Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 18
BvP 4 18.1
।। शौनक उवाच ।। अहो किमद्भुतं सूत रहस्यं सुमनोहरम् ।। श्रुतं कृष्णस्य चरितं सुखदं मोक्षदं परम्
|| śaunaka uvāca || aho kimadbhutaṃ sūta rahasyaṃ sumanoharam || śrutaṃ kṛṣṇasya caritaṃ sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ param
Śaunaka said: Ah, what a wondrous, most delightful secret, O Sūta! (Now) I have heard the story of Kṛṣṇa, which gives happiness and grants supreme liberation.
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BvP 4 18.2
सूत उवाच ।। श्रुत्वा नगरनिर्माणं नारदो मुनिसत्तमः ।। पप्रच्छ कृष्णचरितमपरं सुमनोहरम्
sūta uvāca || śrutvā nagaranirmāṇaṃ nārado munisattamaḥ || papraccha kṛṣṇacaritamaparaṃ sumanoharam
Sūta said: Having heard about the building of the city, Nārada, best of sages, asked about another most delightful deed of Kṛṣṇa.
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BvP 4 18.3
नारद उवाच ।। श्रीकृष्णाख्यानचरितं पीयूषमृषिसत्तम ।। ज्ञानसिंधो निगद मां शिष्यं च शरणागतम्
nārada uvāca || śrīkṛṣṇākhyānacaritaṃ pīyūṣamṛṣisattama || jñānasiṃdho nigada māṃ śiṣyaṃ ca śaraṇāgatam
Nārada said: The nectar that is the tale and deeds of Śrī Kṛṣṇa — O best of sages, O ocean of knowledge, tell it to me, your disciple, who has come to you for refuge.
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BvP 4 18.4
नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा मुदा नारायणः स्वयम् ।। उवाच परमीशस्य चरितं परमाद्भुतम् विप्रा आंगिरसाः सर्वे स्वाश्रमे श्रीवनान्तिके ।। यज्ञं कुर्वन्ति विप्राश्च श्रुतिस्मृतिविशारदाः बाला ऊचुः ।। प्रेषिता रामकृष्णाभ्यां वयं क्षुत्पीडिता भृशम् ।। दत्तान्नं मातरोऽस्मभ्यं क्षिप्रं यामस्तदन्तिकम् रत्नकेयूरवलयरत्ननूपुरभूषितम् ।। आजानुलम्बितां शुभ्रां बिभ्रतं रत्नमालिकाम् तेजस्त्वं चापि तेजस्वी ज्ञानं ज्ञानी च तत्परः ।। वेदेऽनिर्वचनीयस्त्वं कस्त्वां स्तोतुमिहेश्वरः श्रीकृष्णस्य वचः श्रुत्वा विप्रपन्त्यो मुदाऽन्विताः।। तमूचुर्वचनं भक्त्या भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धराः द्विभुजैर्मुरलीहस्तैर्गोपवेषधरैर्वरैः ।। शिखिपिच्छगुञ्जमालाबद्धवक्रिमचूडकैः श्रीकृष्णो हृदये यस्य तस्य किं कर्मभिः कृतैः ।। किं वा न सागरस्यैव पौरुषं कूपलङ्घने।। दृष्ट्वा तासां स्तनश्रोणिमुखानि सुन्दराणि च ।। अनलश्चकमे ताश्च मदनानलपीडितः खड्गच्छेदाद्वज्रपातात्सर्वप्रहरणान्मुने ।। दारुणः कान्तविच्छेदः साध्वीनां दुःसहः सदा सर्वे बभूवुः शोकार्ता विरहोद्विग्नमानसाः।। निरीक्ष्य तासां वक्त्राणि तस्थुः पुत्तलिका यथा।। कलत्रं पाकपात्रं च सदा रक्षितुमर्हति ।। परस्पर्शादशुद्धां च शुद्धां स्वस्पर्शने सदा यात यूयं च पृथिवीं मानुषीं योनिमीप्सिताम् ।। कृष्णदर्शनमात्रेण गोलोकं यास्यथ ध्रुवम् नारद उवाच ।। यद्यच्छ्रुतं त्वया पूर्वं गुरुवक्त्रात्कृपानिधे ।। मङ्गलं कृष्णचरितं तन्मे ब्रूहि जगद्गुरो
nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā mudā nārāyaṇaḥ svayam || uvāca paramīśasya caritaṃ paramādbhutam viprā āṃgirasāḥ sarve svāśrame śrīvanāntike || yajñaṃ kurvanti viprāśca śrutismṛtiviśāradāḥ bālā ūcuḥ || preṣitā rāmakṛṣṇābhyāṃ vayaṃ kṣutpīḍitā bhṛśam || dattānnaṃ mātaro'smabhyaṃ kṣipraṃ yāmastadantikam ratnakeyūravalayaratnanūpurabhūṣitam || ājānulambitāṃ śubhrāṃ bibhrataṃ ratnamālikām tejastvaṃ cāpi tejasvī jñānaṃ jñānī ca tatparaḥ || vede'nirvacanīyastvaṃ kastvāṃ stotumiheśvaraḥ śrīkṛṣṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā viprapantyo mudā'nvitāḥ|| tamūcurvacanaṃ bhaktyā bhaktinamrātmakandharāḥ dvibhujairmuralīhastairgopaveṣadharairvaraiḥ || śikhipicchaguñjamālābaddhavakrimacūḍakaiḥ śrīkṛṣṇo hṛdaye yasya tasya kiṃ karmabhiḥ kṛtaiḥ || kiṃ vā na sāgarasyaiva pauruṣaṃ kūpalaṅghane|| dṛṣṭvā tāsāṃ stanaśroṇimukhāni sundarāṇi ca || analaścakame tāśca madanānalapīḍitaḥ khaḍgacchedādvajrapātātsarvapraharaṇānmune || dāruṇaḥ kāntavicchedaḥ sādhvīnāṃ duḥsahaḥ sadā sarve babhūvuḥ śokārtā virahodvignamānasāḥ|| nirīkṣya tāsāṃ vaktrāṇi tasthuḥ puttalikā yathā|| kalatraṃ pākapātraṃ ca sadā rakṣitumarhati || parasparśādaśuddhāṃ ca śuddhāṃ svasparśane sadā yāta yūyaṃ ca pṛthivīṃ mānuṣīṃ yonimīpsitām || kṛṣṇadarśanamātreṇa golokaṃ yāsyatha dhruvam nārada uvāca || yadyacchrutaṃ tvayā pūrvaṃ guruvaktrātkṛpānidhe || maṅgalaṃ kṛṣṇacaritaṃ tanme brūhi jagadguro
Having heard Nārada's words, Nārāyaṇa himself gladly told the supremely wondrous deed of the supreme Lord. — All the brahmins of the Āṅgirasa line, in their own hermitage near Śrīvana, are performing a sacrifice, brahmins well versed in śruti and smṛti. — The boys said: We have been sent by Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, sorely afflicted by hunger; mothers, give us food, (for) we must go back to them quickly. — (him) adorned with jewelled armlets, bracelets and jewelled anklets, wearing a bright jewelled garland hanging down to his knees. — You are radiance and also the radiant one, knowledge and the knower devoted to it; you are inexpressible in the Veda — what lord here is able to praise you? — Having heard Śrī Kṛṣṇa's words, the brahmins' wives, filled with joy, spoke this word to him with devotion, their necks bowed with devotion. — by excellent (forms) two-armed, flute in hand, wearing cowherd dress, with curved crests bound with peacock feathers and guñjā-berry garlands. — He in whose heart Śrī Kṛṣṇa dwells — what is (the use) of deeds performed by him? Or (rather): where is the ocean's prowess (to be shown) in crossing over a well? — Seeing their breasts, hips and lovely faces, the Fire, tormented by the fire of desire, desired them. — More dreadful than a sword's cut, than the fall of a thunderbolt, than all weapons, O sage, is separation from the beloved, always unbearable to faithful wives. — All became stricken with grief, their minds distraught with separation; gazing at their faces they stood like puppets. — A wife and a cooking-pot always deserve to be guarded: impure by another's touch, always pure at one's own touch. — Go you to the earth, to the human birth you desire; merely by the sight of Kṛṣṇa you will surely go to Goloka. — Nārada said: Whatever auspicious story of Kṛṣṇa you heard before from your teacher's mouth, tell that to me, O treasury of compassion, O teacher of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 18.5
श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। एकदा बालकैः सार्धं बलेन सह माधवः ।। जगाम श्रीमधुवनं यमुनातीरनीरजम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || ekadā bālakaiḥ sārdhaṃ balena saha mādhavaḥ || jagāma śrīmadhuvanaṃ yamunātīranīrajam
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Once, together with the boys and with Bala, Mādhava went to the lovely Madhuvana on the bank of the Yamunā, abounding in lotuses.
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BvP 4 18.6
विचेरुर्गोसहस्रैश्च चिक्रीडुर्बालकास्तदा ।। विश्रान्तास्तृट्परीताश्च क्षुधा च परिपीडिताः
vicerurgosahasraiśca cikrīḍurbālakāstadā || viśrāntāstṛṭparītāśca kṣudhā ca paripīḍitāḥ
They roamed about with thousands of cows, and the boys played then; (soon) they were tired, gripped by thirst and sorely afflicted by hunger.
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BvP 4 18.7
तमूचुर्गोपशिशवः श्रीकृष्णं परया मुदा ।। क्षुदस्मान्बाधते कृष्ण किं कुर्मो ब्रूहि किंकरान्
tamūcurgopaśiśavaḥ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ parayā mudā || kṣudasmānbādhate kṛṣṇa kiṃ kurmo brūhi kiṃkarān
With great joy the cowherd boys said to Śrī Kṛṣṇa: Hunger torments us, Kṛṣṇa; tell us, your servants, what we should do.
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BvP 4 18.8
शिशूनां वचनं श्रुत्वा तानुवाच दयानिधिः ।। हितं तथ्यं च वचनं प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणः
śiśūnāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā tānuvāca dayānidhiḥ || hitaṃ tathyaṃ ca vacanaṃ prasannavadanekṣaṇaḥ
Hearing the children's words, the ocean of compassion, his face and eyes serene, spoke to them a word that was both beneficial and true.
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BvP 4 18.9
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। बाला गच्छत विप्राणां यज्ञस्थानं सुखावहम् ।। अन्नं याचत ताञ्छीघ्रं ब्राह्मणांश्च क्रतून्मुखान्
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || bālā gacchata viprāṇāṃ yajñasthānaṃ sukhāvaham || annaṃ yācata tāñchīghraṃ brāhmaṇāṃśca kratūnmukhān
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Boys, go to the brahmins' sacrificial ground, which brings comfort; quickly beg food from them, from those brahmins intent upon the sacrifices.
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BvP 4 18.11
निःस्पृहा वैष्णवाः सर्वे मां यजन्ति मुमुक्षवः। मायया मां न जानन्ति मायामानुषरूपिणम्
niḥspṛhā vaiṣṇavāḥ sarve māṃ yajanti mumukṣavaḥ| māyayā māṃ na jānanti māyāmānuṣarūpiṇam
All Vaiṣṇavas, free from craving, worship me, desiring liberation; through māyā they do not recognise me, who wear a human form by māyā.
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BvP 4 18.12
न चेद्ददति युष्मभ्यमन्नं विप्राः क्रतून्मुखाः ।। तत्कान्ता याचत क्षिप्रं दयायुक्ताः शिशून्प्रति
na ceddadati yuṣmabhyamannaṃ viprāḥ kratūnmukhāḥ || tatkāntā yācata kṣipraṃ dayāyuktāḥ śiśūnprati
And if the brahmins engaged in the sacrifices do not give you food, then at once beg from their wives, who are full of compassion toward children.
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BvP 4 18.13
श्रीकृष्णवचनं श्रुत्वा ययुर्बालकपुंगवाः ।। पुरतो ब्राह्मणानां च तस्थुरानम्रकंधराः
śrīkṛṣṇavacanaṃ śrutvā yayurbālakapuṃgavāḥ || purato brāhmaṇānāṃ ca tasthurānamrakaṃdharāḥ
Hearing Śrī Kṛṣṇa's words, the foremost of the boys went and stood before the brahmins, their necks bowed low.
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BvP 4 18.14
इत्यूचुर्बालकाः शीघ्रमन्नं दत्त द्विजोत्तमाः ।। न शुश्रुवुर्द्विजाः केचित्केचिच्छ्रुत्वा स्थिताः स्थिताः
ityūcurbālakāḥ śīghramannaṃ datta dvijottamāḥ || na śuśruvurdvijāḥ kecitkecicchrutvā sthitāḥ sthitāḥ
The boys said this: "Give us food quickly, O best of the twice-born." Some of the brahmins did not hear; some, though they heard, remained just as they were.
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BvP 4 18.16
नत्वोचुर्बालकाः सर्वे विप्रभार्याः पतिव्रताः ।। अन्नं दत्त मातरोऽस्मान्क्षुधार्तान्बालकानपि
natvocurbālakāḥ sarve viprabhāryāḥ pativratāḥ || annaṃ datta mātaro'smānkṣudhārtānbālakānapi
Then all the boys bowed and said to the brahmins' wives, devoted to their husbands: "Give food, mothers, to us, mere boys afflicted with hunger."
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BvP 4 18.17
बालानां वचनं श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा तांश्च मनोहरान् ।। पप्रच्छुः सादरं साध्व्यः स्मेराननसरोरुहाः
bālānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā tāṃśca manoharān || papracchuḥ sādaraṃ sādhvyaḥ smerānanasaroruhāḥ
Having heard the boys' words and seen them, so charming, the virtuous women, their lotus-faces smiling, asked respectfully:
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BvP 4 18.18
विप्रपत्न्य ऊचुः ।। के यूयं प्रेषिताः केन कानि नामानि कोविदाः ।। दास्यामोऽन्नं बहुविधं व्यञ्जनैः सहितं वरम्
viprapatnya ūcuḥ || ke yūyaṃ preṣitāḥ kena kāni nāmāni kovidāḥ || dāsyāmo'nnaṃ bahuvidhaṃ vyañjanaiḥ sahitaṃ varam
The brahmins' wives said: Who are you, by whom sent, what are your names, O clever ones? We shall give you excellent food of many kinds, together with side-dishes.
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BvP 4 18.19
ते ययू रन्धनागारं ब्राह्मण्यो यत्र पाचिकाः ।। गत्वा बाला विप्रभार्याः प्रणेमुर्नतकन्धराः ब्राह्मणीनां वचः श्रुत्वा ता ऊचुस्ते मुदाऽन्विताः ।। स्निग्धा हसन्तः स्फीताश्च सर्वे गोपालबालकाः
te yayū randhanāgāraṃ brāhmaṇyo yatra pācikāḥ || gatvā bālā viprabhāryāḥ praṇemurnatakandharāḥ brāhmaṇīnāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā tā ūcuste mudā'nvitāḥ || snigdhā hasantaḥ sphītāśca sarve gopālabālakāḥ
They went to the cooking-house, where the brahmin women were cooking. Having gone there, the boys bowed to the brahmins' wives with necks inclined. Having heard the brahmin women's speech, those cowherd boys, all of them tender, laughing and beaming, spoke to them, filled with joy:
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BvP 4 18.21
इतो विदूरे भाण्डीरे वनाभ्यन्तरमेव च ।। वटमूले मधुवने वसन्तौ रामकेशवौ
ito vidūre bhāṇḍīre vanābhyantarameva ca || vaṭamūle madhuvane vasantau rāmakeśavau
Not far from here, at Bhāṇḍīra, indeed within the forest, at the foot of a banyan in Madhuvana, Rāma and Keśava are staying.
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BvP 4 18.22
विश्रान्तौ क्षुधितौ तौ च याचेतेऽन्नं च मातरः ।। किमु देयमदेयं वा शीघ्रं वदत नोऽधुना
viśrāntau kṣudhitau tau ca yācete'nnaṃ ca mātaraḥ || kimu deyamadeyaṃ vā śīghraṃ vadata no'dhunā
The two are resting and hungry, and they ask for food, O mothers. Tell us quickly now, what is to be given or not to be given?
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BvP 4 18.23
गोपानां वचनं श्रुत्वा हृष्टानन्दाश्रुलोचनाः ।। पुलकांकितसर्वांगास्तत्पादाब्जमनोरथाः
gopānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā hṛṣṭānandāśrulocanāḥ || pulakāṃkitasarvāṃgāstatpādābjamanorathāḥ
Having heard the cowherds' words, delighted, with tears of joy in their eyes, all their limbs marked with thrilling of the hair, their hearts set on his lotus feet,
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BvP 4 18.24
नानाव्यञ्जनसंयुक्तं शाल्यन्नं सुमनोहरम्।। पायसं पिष्टकं स्वादु दधि क्षीरं घृतं मधु
nānāvyañjanasaṃyuktaṃ śālyannaṃ sumanoharam|| pāyasaṃ piṣṭakaṃ svādu dadhi kṣīraṃ ghṛtaṃ madhu
(they took) most delightful rice of fine grain joined with various side-dishes, milk-pudding, sweet cakes, curd, milk, ghee, honey,
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BvP 4 18.25
रौप्ये कांस्ये राजते च पात्रे कृत्वा मुदाऽन्विताः ।। ताः सर्वा विप्रपत्न्यश्च प्रययुः कृष्णसन्निधिम्
raupye kāṃsye rājate ca pātre kṛtvā mudā'nvitāḥ || tāḥ sarvā viprapatnyaśca prayayuḥ kṛṣṇasannidhim
and having placed (it) in vessels of silver and of bell-metal, filled with joy, all those brahmins' wives set out for Kṛṣṇa's presence.
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BvP 4 18.26
नानामनोरथं कृत्वा मनसा गमनोत्सुकाः ।। पतिव्रतास्ता धन्याश्च श्रीकृष्णदर्शनोत्सुकाः
nānāmanorathaṃ kṛtvā manasā gamanotsukāḥ || pativratāstā dhanyāśca śrīkṛṣṇadarśanotsukāḥ
Forming many wishes in their minds, eager to go, those blessed devoted wives were eager for the sight of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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BvP 4 18.27
श्रीकृष्णं ददृशुर्गत्वा रामं च सह बालकम् ।। वटमूले वसन्तं तमुडुमध्ये यथोडुपम्
śrīkṛṣṇaṃ dadṛśurgatvā rāmaṃ ca saha bālakam || vaṭamūle vasantaṃ tamuḍumadhye yathoḍupam
Having gone, they saw Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Rāma along with the boys — him dwelling at the foot of the banyan like the moon among the stars;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.28
श्यामं किशोरवयसं पीतकौशेयवाससम् ।। सुन्दरं सस्मितं शान्तं राधाकान्तं मनोहरम्
śyāmaṃ kiśoravayasaṃ pītakauśeyavāsasam || sundaraṃ sasmitaṃ śāntaṃ rādhākāntaṃ manoharam
dark, of youthful age, wearing yellow silk, handsome, smiling, calm, the beloved of Rādhā, captivating;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.29
शरत्पार्वणचन्द्रास्यं रत्नालंकारभूषितम् ।। रत्नकुण्डलयुग्माभ्यां गण्डस्थलविराजितम्
śaratpārvaṇacandrāsyaṃ ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitam || ratnakuṇḍalayugmābhyāṃ gaṇḍasthalavirājitam
his face the full moon of autumn, adorned with jewelled ornaments, his cheeks resplendent with a pair of jewelled earrings;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.31
मालतीमालया कण्ठवक्षःस्थलविराजितम्।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीकुङ्कुमाञ्चितविग्रहम्
mālatīmālayā kaṇṭhavakṣaḥsthalavirājitam|| candanāgurukastūrīkuṅkumāñcitavigraham
his throat and chest resplendent with a garland of mālatī flowers, his body smeared with sandal, aloe-wood, musk and saffron;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.32
सुनखं सुकपोलं च पक्व बिम्बाधरं वरम् ।। पक्वदाडिमबीजाभं बिभ्रतं दन्तमुत्तमम्
sunakhaṃ sukapolaṃ ca pakva bimbādharaṃ varam || pakvadāḍimabījābhaṃ bibhrataṃ dantamuttamam
with fine nails and fine cheeks, excellent, his lower lip a ripe bimba fruit, bearing splendid teeth like the seeds of a ripe pomegranate;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.33
शिखिपिच्छसमायुक्तं बद्धचूडं परात्परम्।। कदम्बपुष्पयुग्माभ्यां कर्णमूले विराजितम्
śikhipicchasamāyuktaṃ baddhacūḍaṃ parātparam|| kadambapuṣpayugmābhyāṃ karṇamūle virājitam
with a peacock feather, his crest bound up, higher than the highest, resplendent at the roots of his ears with a pair of kadamba flowers;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.34
ध्यानासाध्यं योगिनां च भक्तानुग्रहकातरम्।। ब्रह्मेशधर्मशेषेन्द्रैः स्तूयमानं मुनीश्वरैः
dhyānāsādhyaṃ yogināṃ ca bhaktānugrahakātaram|| brahmeśadharmaśeṣendraiḥ stūyamānaṃ munīśvaraiḥ
unattainable by the meditation of yogins, yet anxious to show favour to his devotees, praised by Brahmā, Śiva, Dharma, Śeṣa and Indra and by the lords of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.35
दृष्ट्वैवमीश्वरं भक्त्या प्रणेमुर्द्विजयोषितः ।। स्वानां ज्ञानानुरूपं च तुष्टुवुर्मधुसूदनम्
dṛṣṭvaivamīśvaraṃ bhaktyā praṇemurdvijayoṣitaḥ || svānāṃ jñānānurūpaṃ ca tuṣṭuvurmadhusūdanam
Seeing the Lord thus, the brahmins' wives bowed with devotion and praised the slayer of Madhu according to their own understanding.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.36
विप्रपत्न्य ऊचुः ।। त्वं ब्रह्म परमं धाम निरीहो निरहंकृतिः ।। निर्गुणश्च निराकारः साकारः सगुणः स्वयम्
viprapatnya ūcuḥ || tvaṃ brahma paramaṃ dhāma nirīho nirahaṃkṛtiḥ || nirguṇaśca nirākāraḥ sākāraḥ saguṇaḥ svayam
The brahmins' wives said: You are Brahman, the supreme abode, free of striving, free of ego, without qualities and without form, and yourself possessed of form and of qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.37
साक्षिरूपश्च निर्लिप्तः परमात्मा निराकृतिः ।। प्रकृतिः पुरुषस्त्वं च कारणं च तयोः परम्
sākṣirūpaśca nirliptaḥ paramātmā nirākṛtiḥ || prakṛtiḥ puruṣastvaṃ ca kāraṇaṃ ca tayoḥ param
You are the witness-form, unattached, the supreme Self, formless; you are Prakṛti and Puruṣa, and the cause beyond those two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.38
सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तविषये ये च देवास्त्रयः स्मृताः ।। ते त्वदंशाः सर्वबीजा ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः ।।
sṛṣṭisthityantaviṣaye ye ca devāstrayaḥ smṛtāḥ || te tvadaṃśāḥ sarvabījā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ ||
And the three gods who are declared (to preside) over creation, maintenance and dissolution — Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara, the seeds of all — they are portions of you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.39
यस्य लोम्नां च विवरे चाखिलं विश्वमीश्वर।। महाविराण्महाविष्णुस्त्वं तस्य जनको विभो
yasya lomnāṃ ca vivare cākhilaṃ viśvamīśvara|| mahāvirāṇmahāviṣṇustvaṃ tasya janako vibho
He in the hollow of whose body-hairs the entire universe (rests), O Lord — the great Virāṭ, the great Viṣṇu — of him you are the begetter, O all-pervading one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.41
महदादिसृष्टिसूत्रं पञ्चतन्मात्रमेव च ।। बीजं त्वं सर्वशक्तीनां सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपकः
mahadādisṛṣṭisūtraṃ pañcatanmātrameva ca || bījaṃ tvaṃ sarvaśaktīnāṃ sarvaśaktisvarūpakaḥ
The thread of creation beginning with the mahat, and the five subtle elements as well — you are the seed of all powers, you whose very form is all power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.42
सर्वशक्तीश्वरः सर्वः सर्वशक्त्याश्रयः सदा ।। त्वमनीहः स्वयंज्योतिः सर्वानन्दः सनातनः
sarvaśaktīśvaraḥ sarvaḥ sarvaśaktyāśrayaḥ sadā || tvamanīhaḥ svayaṃjyotiḥ sarvānandaḥ sanātanaḥ
You are the lord of all powers, you are all, ever the support of all powers; you are without striving, self-luminous, all-bliss, eternal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.43
अहोऽप्याकारहीनस्त्वं सर्वविग्रहवानपि।। सर्वेंद्रियाणां विषयं जानासि नेन्द्रियी भवान्
aho'pyākārahīnastvaṃ sarvavigrahavānapi|| sarveṃdriyāṇāṃ viṣayaṃ jānāsi nendriyī bhavān
Ah, though you are devoid of shape, you also possess every form; you know the object of all the senses, yet you are not one possessed of senses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.44
सरस्वती जडीभूता यत्स्तोत्रे यन्निरूपणे।। जडीभूतो महेशश्च शेषो धर्मो विधिः स्वयम्
sarasvatī jaḍībhūtā yatstotre yannirūpaṇe|| jaḍībhūto maheśaśca śeṣo dharmo vidhiḥ svayam
(He) in praising whom, in describing whom, Sarasvatī became dumb, and Maheśa became dumb, and Śeṣa, Dharma, and Vidhi (Brahmā) himself —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.46
वयं किं स्तवनं कुर्मः स्त्रियः प्राणेश्वरेश्वर ।। प्रसन्नो भव नो देव दीनबन्धो कृपां कुरु।।
vayaṃ kiṃ stavanaṃ kurmaḥ striyaḥ prāṇeśvareśvara || prasanno bhava no deva dīnabandho kṛpāṃ kuru||
What praise can we offer, (we who are only) women, O Lord of the lord of (our) life-breaths? Be pleased with us, O God; O friend of the wretched, show mercy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.47
इति पेतुश्च ता विप्रपत्न्यस्तच्चरणाम्बुजे ।। अभयं प्रददौ ताभ्यः प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणः
iti petuśca tā viprapatnyastaccaraṇāmbuje || abhayaṃ pradadau tābhyaḥ prasannavadanekṣaṇaḥ
So saying, those brahmins' wives fell at his lotus feet; with pleased face and eyes he granted them freedom from fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.48
विप्रपत्नीकृतं स्तोत्रं पूजाकाले च यः पठेत् ।। स गतिं विप्रपत्नीनां लभते नात्र संशयः
viprapatnīkṛtaṃ stotraṃ pūjākāle ca yaḥ paṭhet || sa gatiṃ viprapatnīnāṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
And whoever recites, at the time of worship, the hymn made by the brahmins' wives, he attains the goal of the brahmins' wives — there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.49
पार्वती कमला राधा सावित्री वेदसूरपि ।। वेदश्च जडतां याति के वा शक्ता विपश्चितः नारायण उवाच ।। ताः पदाम्भोजपतिता दृष्ट्वा श्रीमधुसूदनः ।। वरं वृणुत कल्याणं भविता चेत्युवाच ह
pārvatī kamalā rādhā sāvitrī vedasūrapi || vedaśca jaḍatāṃ yāti ke vā śaktā vipaścitaḥ nārāyaṇa uvāca || tāḥ padāmbhojapatitā dṛṣṭvā śrīmadhusūdanaḥ || varaṃ vṛṇuta kalyāṇaṃ bhavitā cetyuvāca ha
Pārvatī, Kamalā, Rādhā, Sāvitrī, and even the mother of the Vedas, and the Veda itself, fall dumb (before him) — who then among the learned is able (to praise him)? Nārāyaṇa said: Seeing them fallen at his lotus feet, the blessed slayer of Madhu said, "Choose a boon; it shall be for your welfare."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.51
द्विजपत्न्य ऊचुः ।। वरं कृष्ण न गृह्णीमो नः स्पृहा त्वत्पदाम्बुजे ।। देहि स्वं दास्यमस्मभ्यं दृढां भक्तिं सुदुर्लभाम्
dvijapatnya ūcuḥ || varaṃ kṛṣṇa na gṛhṇīmo naḥ spṛhā tvatpadāmbuje || dehi svaṃ dāsyamasmabhyaṃ dṛḍhāṃ bhaktiṃ sudurlabhām
The brahmins' wives said: We will not take a boon, O Kṛṣṇa; our longing is for your lotus feet. Give us your own service, and firm devotion, so very hard to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.52
पश्यामोऽनुक्षणं वक्त्रसरोजं तव केशव ।। अनुग्रहं कुरु विभो न यास्यामो गृहं पुनः
paśyāmo'nukṣaṇaṃ vaktrasarojaṃ tava keśava || anugrahaṃ kuru vibho na yāsyāmo gṛhaṃ punaḥ
Let us behold your lotus face at every moment, O Keśava; show us favour, O mighty one — we will not go home again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.53
द्विजपत्नीवचः श्रुत्वा श्रीकृष्णः करुणानिधिः ।। ओमित्युक्त्वा त्रिलोकेशस्तस्थौ बालकसंसदि
dvijapatnīvacaḥ śrutvā śrīkṛṣṇaḥ karuṇānidhiḥ || omityuktvā trilokeśastasthau bālakasaṃsadi
Hearing the words of the brahmins' wives, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the treasury of compassion, the lord of the three worlds, said "Om (so be it)," and remained in the assembly of the boys.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.54
प्रदत्तं विप्रपत्नीभिर्मिष्टमन्नं सुधोपमम् ।। बालकान्भोजयित्वा तु स्वयं च बुभुजे विभुः
pradattaṃ viprapatnībhirmiṣṭamannaṃ sudhopamam || bālakānbhojayitvā tu svayaṃ ca bubhuje vibhuḥ
The sweet food, like nectar, given by the brahmins' wives — the Lord fed it to the boys and then ate himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.55
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र शातकुम्भं रथं परम् ।। ददृशुर्विप्रपत्न्यश्च पतन्तं गगनादहो
etasminnantare tatra śātakumbhaṃ rathaṃ param || dadṛśurviprapatnyaśca patantaṃ gaganādaho
Meanwhile, the brahmins' wives saw there a supreme golden chariot descending from the sky — ah!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.56
रत्नदर्पणसंयुक्तं रत्नसारपरिच्छदम् ।। रत्नस्तम्भैर्निबद्धं च सद्रत्नकलशोज्ज्वलम्
ratnadarpaṇasaṃyuktaṃ ratnasāraparicchadam || ratnastambhairnibaddhaṃ ca sadratnakalaśojjvalam
Fitted with jewelled mirrors, with coverings of the finest gems, bound about with jewelled pillars, and gleaming with fine jewelled pitchers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.57
श्वेतचामरसंयुक्तं वह्निशुद्धांशुकान्वितम् ।। पारिजातप्रसूनानां मालाजालैर्विराजितम्
śvetacāmarasaṃyuktaṃ vahniśuddhāṃśukānvitam || pārijātaprasūnānāṃ mālājālairvirājitam
furnished with white yak-tail whisks, hung with cloth pure as fire, and resplendent with clusters of garlands of pārijāta blossoms,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.59
पीतवस्त्रपरीधानै रत्नालंकारभूषितैः ।। नवयौवनसंपन्नैः श्यामलैः सुमनोहरैः
pītavastraparīdhānai ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitaiḥ || navayauvanasaṃpannaiḥ śyāmalaiḥ sumanoharaiḥ
(and attended) by (servants) clad in yellow garments, adorned with jewelled ornaments, endowed with fresh youth, dark-hued and most charming.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.61
अवरुह्य रथात्तूर्णं ते प्रणम्य हरेः पदम् ।। रथमारोहणं कर्तुमूचुर्ब्राह्मणकामिनीः
avaruhya rathāttūrṇaṃ te praṇamya hareḥ padam || rathamārohaṇaṃ kartumūcurbrāhmaṇakāminīḥ
Quickly descending from the chariot, they bowed at Hari's feet and told the brahmins' wives to mount the chariot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.62
विप्रभार्या हरिं नत्वा जग्मुर्गोलोकमीप्सितम् ।। बभूवुर्गोपिकाः सद्यस्त्यक्त्वा मानुषविग्रहान्
viprabhāryā hariṃ natvā jagmurgolokamīpsitam || babhūvurgopikāḥ sadyastyaktvā mānuṣavigrahān
The brahmins' wives, having bowed to Hari, went to the longed-for Goloka; abandoning their human bodies, they at once became gopīs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.63
हरिश्छायां विनिर्माय तासां च विष्णुमायया ।। प्रस्थापयामास गृहान्ब्राह्मणानां स्वयं विभुः
hariśchāyāṃ vinirmāya tāsāṃ ca viṣṇumāyayā || prasthāpayāmāsa gṛhānbrāhmaṇānāṃ svayaṃ vibhuḥ
And Hari, the Lord himself, having fashioned by Viṣṇu's māyā shadow-forms of them, sent them off to the houses of the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.64
विप्राश्च भार्या उद्दिश्य परमोद्विग्नमानसाः ।। अन्वेषणं प्रकुर्वन्तो ददृशुः पथि कामिनीः
viprāśca bhāryā uddiśya paramodvignamānasāḥ || anveṣaṇaṃ prakurvanto dadṛśuḥ pathi kāminīḥ
And the brahmins, with minds extremely agitated on account of their wives, while making a search, saw the women on the road.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.65
दृष्ट्वोचुर्ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे तास्ते च विनयान्विताः ।। पुलकाङ्कितसर्वाङ्गाः प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणाः ।।
dṛṣṭvocurbrāhmaṇāḥ sarve tāste ca vinayānvitāḥ || pulakāṅkitasarvāṅgāḥ prasannavadanekṣaṇāḥ ||
Having seen them, all the brahmins spoke to those (women), who were full of modesty, all their limbs studded with thrilling hairs, with cheerful faces and eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.66
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः ।। अहोऽतिधन्या यूयं च दृष्टो युष्माभिरीश्वरः ।। अस्माकं जीवनं व्यर्थं वेदपाठोऽप्यनर्थकः
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ || aho'tidhanyā yūyaṃ ca dṛṣṭo yuṣmābhirīśvaraḥ || asmākaṃ jīvanaṃ vyarthaṃ vedapāṭho'pyanarthakaḥ
The brahmins said: Ah, you are exceedingly blessed, and the Lord has been seen by you. Our life is in vain, and even our recitation of the Veda is fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.67
वेदे पुराणे सर्वत्र विद्वद्भिः परिकीर्तिताः ।। हरेर्विभूतयः सर्वाः सर्वेषां जनको हरिः
vede purāṇe sarvatra vidvadbhiḥ parikīrtitāḥ || harervibhūtayaḥ sarvāḥ sarveṣāṃ janako hariḥ
In the Veda, in the Purāṇa, everywhere, it is proclaimed by the learned that all manifestations of power are Hari's, and that Hari is the begetter of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.68
तपो जपो व्रतं ज्ञानं वेदा ध्ययनमर्चनम् ।। तीर्थस्नानमनशनं सर्वेषां फलदो हरिः
tapo japo vrataṃ jñānaṃ vedā dhyayanamarcanam || tīrthasnānamanaśanaṃ sarveṣāṃ phalado hariḥ
Austerity, muttered prayer, vows, knowledge, recitation of the Vedas, worship, bathing at holy places, fasting — Hari is the giver of the fruit of all (of these).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.69
श्रीकृष्णः सेवितो येन किं तस्य तपसां फलैः ।। प्राप्तः कल्पतरुर्येन किं तस्यान्येन शाखिना
śrīkṛṣṇaḥ sevito yena kiṃ tasya tapasāṃ phalaiḥ || prāptaḥ kalpataruryena kiṃ tasyānyena śākhinā
He by whom Śrī Kṛṣṇa has been served — what has he to do with the fruits of austerities? He by whom the wish-fulfilling tree has been obtained — what has he to do with another tree?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.71
इत्येवमुक्त्वा विप्राश्च गृहीत्वा कामिनीवराः ।। आजग्मुः स्वगृहं हृष्टास्ताभिः सार्धं च रेमिरे
ityevamuktvā viprāśca gṛhītvā kāminīvarāḥ || ājagmuḥ svagṛhaṃ hṛṣṭāstābhiḥ sārdhaṃ ca remire
Having spoken thus, the brahmins took the excellent women and came to their own houses delighted, and took their pleasure together with them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.72
तासां ततोऽधिकं प्रेम क्रीडासु सर्वकर्मसु ।। दाक्षिण्यं मायया शक्त्या ब्राह्मणानामतर्कितम्
tāsāṃ tato'dhikaṃ prema krīḍāsu sarvakarmasu || dākṣiṇyaṃ māyayā śaktyā brāhmaṇānāmatarkitam
Thereafter (there was) greater love in them, (and) in plays and in all acts a courtesy toward the brahmins (that was) unimagined — (all this) by the power of Māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 18.73
अथ नारायणः सोऽयं बलेन शिशुभिः सह ।। जगाम स्वालयं तूर्णं पूर्णब्रह्म सनातनः
atha nārāyaṇaḥ so'yaṃ balena śiśubhiḥ saha || jagāma svālayaṃ tūrṇaṃ pūrṇabrahma sanātanaḥ
Then this Nārāyaṇa, the eternal, complete Brahman, went quickly to his own dwelling with Bala and the boys.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.74
इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं हरेर्माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् ।। पुरा श्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रात्किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।।
ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ harermāhātmyamuttamam || purā śrutaṃ dharmavaktrātkiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi ||
Thus has been told in full the supreme greatness of Hari, which I heard long ago from the mouth of Dharma. What more do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.75
नारद उवाच ।। ऋषीन्द्र केन पुण्येन बभूव विप्रयोषिताम् ।। मुनीन्द्रयोगसिद्धानां दुर्लभा गतिरीश्वरी
nārada uvāca || ṛṣīndra kena puṇyena babhūva viprayoṣitām || munīndrayogasiddhānāṃ durlabhā gatirīśvarī
Nārada said: Best of sages, by what merit did there come to the brahmins' wives that supreme goal, hard to attain (even) for the foremost of sages and those perfected in yoga?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.76
इमाः का वा पुण्यवत्यः पुरा तस्थुर्महीतलम् ।। आजग्मुः केन दोषेण वद संदेहभञ्जनम्
imāḥ kā vā puṇyavatyaḥ purā tasthurmahītalam || ājagmuḥ kena doṣeṇa vada saṃdehabhañjanam
Or who were these meritorious women, who dwelt formerly (in heaven)? By what fault did they come to the surface of the earth? Speak, so as to break my doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 18.77
।। श्रीनारायण उवाच।। सप्तर्षीणां रमण्यश्च रूपेणाप्रतिमाः पराः ।। गुणवत्यः सुशीलाश्च धर्मिष्ठाश्च पतिव्रताः
|| śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca|| saptarṣīṇāṃ ramaṇyaśca rūpeṇāpratimāḥ parāḥ || guṇavatyaḥ suśīlāśca dharmiṣṭhāśca pativratāḥ
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: The wives of the seven sages were supreme, unequalled in beauty, endowed with good qualities, of good character, most righteous, and devoted to their husbands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.78
नवीनयौवनाः सर्वाः पीनश्रोणि पयोधराः ।। दिव्यवस्त्रपरीधाना रत्नालंकारभूषिताः
navīnayauvanāḥ sarvāḥ pīnaśroṇi payodharāḥ || divyavastraparīdhānā ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitāḥ
All were in fresh youth, with full hips and breasts, clothed in divine garments, adorned with jewel ornaments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.79
तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाभाः स्मेराननसरोरुहाः ।। मुनीनां मोहितुं शक्ता मानसं वक्रचक्षुषा
taptakāñcanavarṇābhāḥ smerānanasaroruhāḥ || munīnāṃ mohituṃ śaktā mānasaṃ vakracakṣuṣā
With the lustre of the colour of molten gold, their lotus-faces smiling, able to bewilder the minds of sages with a sidelong glance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.81
अग्निस्थानस्थितानां च शिखया सुरतोन्मुखः ।। स्पृष्ट्वा चाङ्गानि तासां च बभूव हृतचेतनः
agnisthānasthitānāṃ ca śikhayā suratonmukhaḥ || spṛṣṭvā cāṅgāni tāsāṃ ca babhūva hṛtacetanaḥ
And (Fire), turned toward lovemaking, touched with his flame the limbs of those (women) who were standing at the fire-place, and became one whose consciousness was carried away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.82
पतिव्रता न जानन्ति पतिपादाब्जमानसाः ।। अग्निरङ्गानि तासां च दर्शंदर्शं मुमोह च
pativratā na jānanti patipādābjamānasāḥ || agniraṅgāni tāsāṃ ca darśaṃdarśaṃ mumoha ca
The devoted wives did not know it, their minds (fixed) on their husbands' lotus feet; and Fire, gazing again and again at their limbs, was bewildered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.83
वह्नेश्च मानसं ज्ञात्वा भगवानङ्गिरा मुनिः ।। शशाप तं चेत्युवाच सर्वभक्षो भवेति ह
vahneśca mānasaṃ jñātvā bhagavānaṅgirā muniḥ || śaśāpa taṃ cetyuvāca sarvabhakṣo bhaveti ha
Knowing the mind of Fire, the blessed sage Aṅgiras cursed him and said this: "Become the eater of everything!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.84
वह्निः सचेतनो भूत्वा तुष्टाव मुनिपुंगवम् ।। व्रीडया नम्रवदनश्चकम्पे ब्रह्मतेजसा
vahniḥ sacetano bhūtvā tuṣṭāva munipuṃgavam || vrīḍayā namravadanaścakampe brahmatejasā
Fire, becoming conscious again, praised the bull among sages; with his face bowed down in shame, he trembled at the brahmin's fiery power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.85
क्रुद्धो मुनिवरः स्पृष्टाः कामिन्यश्च शशाप ह ।। यात यूयं पापयुक्ता मानुषीं योनिमेव च
kruddho munivaraḥ spṛṣṭāḥ kāminyaśca śaśāpa ha || yāta yūyaṃ pāpayuktā mānuṣīṃ yonimeva ca
The angry best of sages cursed also the women who had been touched: "You, tainted with sin, go to a human womb!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.86
भारते ब्राह्मणानां च गृहे लभत जन्म वै ।। करिष्यन्ति विवाहं च युष्माकं कुलजा द्विजाः
bhārate brāhmaṇānāṃ ca gṛhe labhata janma vai || kariṣyanti vivāhaṃ ca yuṣmākaṃ kulajā dvijāḥ
"Take birth in India, in the house of brahmins; twice-born men born of your own lineage will marry you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.87
श्रुत्वा वाक्यं मुनेस्ताश्च रुरुदुः प्रेमविह्वलाः ।। पुटाञ्जलियुताः सर्वा ऊचुस्तं विदुषां वरम्
śrutvā vākyaṃ munestāśca ruruduḥ premavihvalāḥ || puṭāñjaliyutāḥ sarvā ūcustaṃ viduṣāṃ varam
Hearing the sage's words, they wept, overcome with love; all of them, with hands cupped in salutation, spoke to him, the best of the learned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.88
मुनिपत्न्य ऊचुः ।। न त्यजास्मान्मुनिश्रेष्ठ निष्पापाश्च पतिव्रताः ।। अजानन्त्यः परस्पृष्टा न च नस्त्यक्तुमर्हसि
munipatnya ūcuḥ || na tyajāsmānmuniśreṣṭha niṣpāpāśca pativratāḥ || ajānantyaḥ paraspṛṣṭā na ca nastyaktumarhasi
The sages' wives said: "Do not abandon us, best of sages; we are sinless and devoted to our husbands. Unknowingly we were touched by another, and you ought not to abandon us."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.89
भक्तानां किंकरीणां च न दण्डं कर्तुमर्हसि।। युष्माकं चरणाम्भोजं कदा द्रक्ष्यामहे वयम्।।
bhaktānāṃ kiṃkarīṇāṃ ca na daṇḍaṃ kartumarhasi|| yuṣmākaṃ caraṇāmbhojaṃ kadā drakṣyāmahe vayam||
"You ought not to inflict punishment on us, who are devotees and servants. When shall we behold your lotus feet?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.91
ब्रह्मिष्ठानां गुणवतां परान्कान्तान्महामुनीन् ।। एवंभूतान्कथं त्यक्त्वा यास्यामः पृथिवीतलम्
brahmiṣṭhānāṃ guṇavatāṃ parānkāntānmahāmunīn || evaṃbhūtānkathaṃ tyaktvā yāsyāmaḥ pṛthivītalam
"How shall we go to the surface of the earth, abandoning such great sages as these, supreme, beloved, devoted to Brahman and full of virtues?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.92
यास्यामो यदि विप्रेश कदाऽत्रागमनं वद ।। अज्ञानस्पर्शदोषश्च न स्यान्नो विधिबोधितः
yāsyāmo yadi vipreśa kadā'trāgamanaṃ vada || ajñānasparśadoṣaśca na syānno vidhibodhitaḥ
"If we must go, lord of brahmins, say when (our) return here (will be); and let there be for us no fault from an unknowing touch — (as) declared by the rule."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.93
अहल्यया पुनः प्राप्तः स्वामीन्द्रस्य प्रधर्षणात् ।। सा संभोगात्पुनः शुद्धा स्पर्शनाद्वर्जिता वयम्
ahalyayā punaḥ prāptaḥ svāmīndrasya pradharṣaṇāt || sā saṃbhogātpunaḥ śuddhā sparśanādvarjitā vayam
"Ahalyā was taken back by her husband after Indra's assault; she, though (there was) intercourse, was again pure, while we, from a mere touch, are cast off."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.94
विचारं कुरु धर्मिष्ठ वेदवेदाङ्गपारग।। विश्वकर्तुश्च पुत्रस्त्वं सर्ववेदविदां वर
vicāraṃ kuru dharmiṣṭha vedavedāṅgapāraga|| viśvakartuśca putrastvaṃ sarvavedavidāṃ vara
"Consider (this), most righteous one, master of the Vedas and the Vedic auxiliaries; you are the son of the maker of the universe, best of all who know the Vedas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.95
अन्येषां च भयात्कान्ता व्रजन्ति शरणं पतिम्।। स्वकान्तभयसंविग्नाः शरणं कं व्रजन्ति ताः
anyeṣāṃ ca bhayātkāntā vrajanti śaraṇaṃ patim|| svakāntabhayasaṃvignāḥ śaraṇaṃ kaṃ vrajanti tāḥ
"Wives, out of fear of others, go to their husband for refuge; but those terrified by fear of their own husband — to whom do they go for refuge?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.96
अभयं देहि धर्मिष्ठ भययुक्ताभ्य एव च।। पुत्रे शिष्ये कलत्रे च को दण्डं कर्तुमक्षमः
abhayaṃ dehi dharmiṣṭha bhayayuktābhya eva ca|| putre śiṣye kalatre ca ko daṇḍaṃ kartumakṣamaḥ
"Grant safety, most righteous one, to us who are gripped by fear. Who is unable to withhold punishment upon a son, a pupil, or a wife?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 18.97
दुर्बलः सबलो वापि स्ववस्तूनामपीश्वरः ।। स्वद्रव्यविक्रयं कर्तुं न चान्यो रक्षितुं क्षमः
durbalaḥ sabalo vāpi svavastūnāmapīśvaraḥ || svadravyavikrayaṃ kartuṃ na cānyo rakṣituṃ kṣamaḥ
"Weak or strong, a man is still master of his own possessions; (only he) can sell his own property, and no other is able to protect (it)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.98
शतचक्रसमायुक्तं मनोयायि मनोहरम्।। वेष्टितं पार्षदैर्दिव्यैर्वनमालाविभूषितैः। कामिनीनां वचः श्रुत्वा दयालुर्मुनिपुंगवः ।। प्रेम्णा रुरोद तासां च निरीक्ष्य मुखपङ्कजम्
śatacakrasamāyuktaṃ manoyāyi manoharam|| veṣṭitaṃ pārṣadairdivyairvanamālāvibhūṣitaiḥ| kāminīnāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā dayālurmunipuṃgavaḥ || premṇā ruroda tāsāṃ ca nirīkṣya mukhapaṅkajam
(A chariot) fitted with a hundred wheels, going at will, delightful, surrounded by divine attendants adorned with forest garlands. — Hearing the women's speech, the compassionate bull among sages wept out of affection, gazing at their lotus faces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 18.99
वेदवेदाङ्गपारज्ञो ज्ञानिनां योगिनां वरः ।। पत्नीविच्छेदविषये मूर्च्छां प्राप तथापि सः
vedavedāṅgapārajño jñānināṃ yogināṃ varaḥ || patnīvicchedaviṣaye mūrcchāṃ prāpa tathāpi saḥ
Though he was one who had mastered the Vedas and their auxiliaries, best among the knowers and the yogins, he nevertheless fell into a swoon at the matter of separation from his wives.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.101
कृत्वा विलापं सुचिरं सर्ववेदविदां वरः ।। भ्रातृभिश्च सहालोच्य ता उवाच शुचाऽऽतुरः
kṛtvā vilāpaṃ suciraṃ sarvavedavidāṃ varaḥ || bhrātṛbhiśca sahālocya tā uvāca śucā''turaḥ
Having lamented for a long while, the best of all knowers of the Vedas, after deliberating together with his brothers, stricken with grief, said to them:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.102
अङ्गिरा उवाच ।। यूयं शृणुत वक्ष्यामि वचनं सत्यमेव च ।। स्वकर्मभोगिनां भोगमाकर्माच्च श्रुतौ श्रुतम्
aṅgirā uvāca || yūyaṃ śṛṇuta vakṣyāmi vacanaṃ satyameva ca || svakarmabhogināṃ bhogamākarmācca śrutau śrutam
Aṅgiras said: "Listen, you (women); I shall speak, and (it will be) the very truth. In scripture it is heard that those who enjoy (the fruit of) their own deeds have their enjoyment from the deed onward."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 18.103
गतो भोगश्च युष्माकमस्माभिः सह निश्चितम् ।। गते भोगे पुनर्भोगो न हि वेदे निरूपितः
gato bhogaśca yuṣmākamasmābhiḥ saha niścitam || gate bhoge punarbhogo na hi vede nirūpitaḥ
"Your enjoyment together with us is certainly gone; and when enjoyment is gone, a further enjoyment is not laid down in the Veda."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.104
शुभाशुभं च यत्कर्म भारते कृतिभिः सह ।। नाभुक्तं क्षीयते कर्म जन्मकोटिशतैरपि
śubhāśubhaṃ ca yatkarma bhārate kṛtibhiḥ saha || nābhuktaṃ kṣīyate karma janmakoṭiśatairapi
"Whatever deed, good or bad, (is done) in India along with its doers, that deed, unenjoyed, does not perish even in hundreds of millions of births."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.106
न सा दैवे न सा पैत्र्ये पाकार्हा पापसंयुता ।। तस्या आलिंगने भर्ता भ्रष्टश्रीस्तेजसा हतः
na sā daive na sā paitrye pākārhā pāpasaṃyutā || tasyā āliṃgane bhartā bhraṣṭaśrīstejasā hataḥ
"She, tainted with sin, is fit to cook neither for the rite to the gods nor for the rite to the ancestors; upon embracing her the husband loses his prosperity and is destroyed in his lustre."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.107
देवताः पितरस्तस्य हव्यदाने च तर्पणे ।। सुखिनो न भवन्त्येवमित्याह कमलोद्भवः
devatāḥ pitarastasya havyadāne ca tarpaṇe || sukhino na bhavantyevamityāha kamalodbhavaḥ
"The gods and the ancestors are not made happy by his offering of oblations and his libations — so said the lotus-born (Brahmā)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.108
तस्माद्यत्नेन भार्याया रक्षणं कुरुते सुधीः ।। अन्यथा पापभाग्भर्ता निश्चितं नरकं व्रजेत्
tasmādyatnena bhāryāyā rakṣaṇaṃ kurute sudhīḥ || anyathā pāpabhāgbhartā niścitaṃ narakaṃ vrajet
"Therefore a wise man takes care to guard his wife; otherwise the husband, sharing in the sin, would surely go to hell."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.109
परभुक्तां च कान्तां च यो भुङ्क्ते स नराधमः ।। स पच्यते कालसूत्रे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ पदेपदे सावधानः कान्तां रक्षति पण्डितः ।। न व्रती न स्थली योषा दोषाणां च करण्डिका
parabhuktāṃ ca kāntāṃ ca yo bhuṅkte sa narādhamaḥ || sa pacyate kālasūtre yāvaccandradivākarau padepade sāvadhānaḥ kāntāṃ rakṣati paṇḍitaḥ || na vratī na sthalī yoṣā doṣāṇāṃ ca karaṇḍikā
And whoever enjoys a beloved (woman) who has been enjoyed by another, he is the lowest of men; he is cooked in (the hell called) Kālasūtra as long as the moon and the sun (endure). The wise man guards his wife attentively at every step; a woman is neither an observer of vows nor firm ground — she is a basket of faults.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.111
स्वकान्तं च परित्यज्य परं गच्छति याऽधमा ।। कुम्भीपाकं सा प्रयाति यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
svakāntaṃ ca parityajya paraṃ gacchati yā'dhamā || kumbhīpākaṃ sā prayāti yāvaccandradivākarau
And that base woman who abandons her own husband and goes to another, she goes to (the hell) Kumbhīpāka for as long as the moon and the sun (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.112
तामेव यमदूताश्च संस्थाप्य नरकान्तरे ।। उत्तिष्ठति विदूराच्चेत्कुर्वन्ति दण्डताडनाम्
tāmeva yamadūtāśca saṃsthāpya narakāntare || uttiṣṭhati vidūrāccetkurvanti daṇḍatāḍanām
And Yama's messengers, having set her down there inside the hell, if she rises up (and moves) far off, they beat her with a rod.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.113
सर्पप्रमाणाः कीटाश्च तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्राः सुदारुणाः ।। दशन्ति पुंश्चलीं तत्र सततं च दिवानिशम्
sarpapramāṇāḥ kīṭāśca tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrāḥ sudāruṇāḥ || daśanti puṃścalīṃ tatra satataṃ ca divāniśam
And worms the size of snakes, with sharp fangs, most terrible, bite the unchaste woman there constantly, day and night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.114
विकृताकारशब्दं च करोति शाश्वतं भिया ।। न ममार प्रहारेण सूक्ष्मदेहविधारिणी
vikṛtākāraśabdaṃ ca karoti śāśvataṃ bhiyā || na mamāra prahāreṇa sūkṣmadehavidhāriṇī
Out of fear she makes distorted shapes and cries perpetually; she did not die from the blows, since she bears a subtle body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.115
मुहूर्तार्धं सुखं भुक्त्वा लोकेऽत्र यशसा हता ।। पतिता परलोके च गतिमेतादृशीं लभेत्
muhūrtārdhaṃ sukhaṃ bhuktvā loke'tra yaśasā hatā || patitā paraloke ca gatimetādṛśīṃ labhet
Having enjoyed pleasure for half a moment, ruined in her reputation in this world, and fallen, she obtains such a destiny in the other world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.116
परस्पृष्टा च वै नारी या स्पृहां कुरुते परम् ।। साऽपि दुष्टा परित्याज्या चेत्याह कमलोद्भवः
paraspṛṣṭā ca vai nārī yā spṛhāṃ kurute param || sā'pi duṣṭā parityājyā cetyāha kamalodbhavaḥ
And indeed a woman who, having been touched by another, feels desire for another — she too is corrupt and to be abandoned: so said the lotus-born (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.117
तस्मान्नारी परैर्यत्नाददृष्टा कृतिभिः कृता ।। असूर्यंपश्या या दाराः शुद्धास्ताश्च पतिव्रताः
tasmānnārī parairyatnādadṛṣṭā kṛtibhiḥ kṛtā || asūryaṃpaśyā yā dārāḥ śuddhāstāśca pativratāḥ
Therefore a woman was made by the capable ones, with effort, unseen by others; those wives who do not (even) look upon the sun are pure, and they are devoted to their husbands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.118
स्वच्छन्दगामिनी या च स्वतन्त्रा सूकरीसमा ।। अन्तर्दुष्टा सदा सैव निश्चितं परगामिनी
svacchandagāminī yā ca svatantrā sūkarīsamā || antarduṣṭā sadā saiva niścitaṃ paragāminī
And the woman who goes about at her own will, independent, is like a sow; she alone is always corrupt within and certainly goes to other men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.119
स्वामिसाध्या च या नारी कुलधर्मभिया स्थिता ।। कान्तेन सार्द्धं सा कान्ता वैकुण्ठं याति निश्चितम्
svāmisādhyā ca yā nārī kuladharmabhiyā sthitā || kāntena sārddhaṃ sā kāntā vaikuṇṭhaṃ yāti niścitam
And the woman who is governed by her husband and abides in fear of the law of her family — that wife certainly goes to Vaikuṇṭha together with her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.121
हरिणा निर्मिताश्छाया युष्माकं योगमायया ।। ता विप्रमन्दिरे स्थित्वा चागमिष्यन्ति नो ध्रुवम्
hariṇā nirmitāśchāyā yuṣmākaṃ yogamāyayā || tā vipramandire sthitvā cāgamiṣyanti no dhruvam
(These) shadow-forms of you were fashioned by Hari through his Yogamāyā; those (shadows), having stayed in the brahmin's house, will surely come to us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.122
पुनरंशेन नः पत्न्यो भविष्यथ न संशयः ।। युष्माकं मम शापश्च बभूव च वराधिकः
punaraṃśena naḥ patnyo bhaviṣyatha na saṃśayaḥ || yuṣmākaṃ mama śāpaśca babhūva ca varādhikaḥ
Again, by a portion (of yourselves) you shall be our wives — there is no doubt; and this curse of mine upon you has turned out to be more than a boon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.123
इत्येवमुक्त्वा स मुनिर्विरराम शुचाऽन्वितः ।। ता आगत्य महीं शापाद्बभूवुर्विप्रयोषितः
ityevamuktvā sa munirvirarāma śucā'nvitaḥ || tā āgatya mahīṃ śāpādbabhūvurviprayoṣitaḥ
Having spoken thus, that sage fell silent, filled with grief; and they, coming to the earth by the curse, became the wives of brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.124
दत्त्वाऽन्नं हरये भक्त्या प्रजग्मुर्हरिमन्दिरम् ।। बभूव निश्चितं तासां शापश्च संपदोऽधिकः
dattvā'nnaṃ haraye bhaktyā prajagmurharimandiram || babhūva niścitaṃ tāsāṃ śāpaśca saṃpado'dhikaḥ
Having given food to Hari with devotion, they went to Hari's abode; certainly for them the curse turned out to be greater than good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.125
निन्द्या नीचा च संपत्तिर्विपत्तिर्महतो वरा ।। अहो सद्यः सतां कोपश्चोपकाराय कल्पते
nindyā nīcā ca saṃpattirvipattirmahato varā || aho sadyaḥ satāṃ kopaścopakārāya kalpate
Prosperity that is blameworthy is low, (while) misfortune is better than greatness; ah, the anger of the good at once turns to (one's) benefit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 18.126
विना विपत्तेर्महिमा कुतः कस्य भवेद्भुवि ।। भूताः कान्तपरित्यागान्मुक्ता ब्राह्मणयोषितः
vinā vipattermahimā kutaḥ kasya bhavedbhuvi || bhūtāḥ kāntaparityāgānmuktā brāhmaṇayoṣitaḥ
Without misfortune, whence would greatness come to anyone on earth? The brahmins' wives, having come into being, were liberated by abandoning their husbands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.127
इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं हरेश्चरितमुत्तमम् ।। अहो पुण्यवतीनां च मोक्षाख्यानं मनोहरम्
ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ hareścaritamuttamam || aho puṇyavatīnāṃ ca mokṣākhyānaṃ manoharam
Thus has been told the whole excellent deed of Hari — ah, the delightful account of the liberation of the meritorious women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.128
श्रीकृष्णाख्यानं विप्रेन्द्र नूत्नं नूत्नं पदेपदे ।। न हि तृप्तिः श्रुतवतां केन श्रेयसि तृप्यते
śrīkṛṣṇākhyānaṃ viprendra nūtnaṃ nūtnaṃ padepade || na hi tṛptiḥ śrutavatāṃ kena śreyasi tṛpyate
The tale of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, O best of brahmins, is new and new at every step; there is indeed no satiety for those who have heard it — by what (else) is one satisfied in what is highest?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.129
यावद्रम्यं तत्कथितं यच्छ्रुतं गुरुवक्त्रतः ।। वद मां वाञ्छितं यत्ते किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
yāvadramyaṃ tatkathitaṃ yacchrutaṃ guruvaktrataḥ || vada māṃ vāñchitaṃ yatte kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
As far as it is delightful, that has been told, which was heard from the mouth of (my) teacher. Tell me what you wish: what more do you desire to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 18.131
सूत उवाच ।। श्रुत्वा देवर्षिवचनमृषिर्नारायणः स्वयम् ।। अपरं कृष्णमाहात्म्यं प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे
sūta uvāca || śrutvā devarṣivacanamṛṣirnārāyaṇaḥ svayam || aparaṃ kṛṣṇamāhātmyaṃ pravaktumupacakrame
Sūta said: Having heard the words of the divine sage, the sage Nārāyaṇa himself began to declare another (account of) Kṛṣṇa's greatness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition