Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 31
BvP 4 31.1
।। श्रीराधिकोवाच ।। किमाश्चर्यं श्रुतं नाथ चरितं सुमनोहरम् ।। अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि ब्रह्मणः शापकारणम्
|| śrīrādhikovāca || kimāścaryaṃ śrutaṃ nātha caritaṃ sumanoharam || adhunā śrotumicchāmi brahmaṇaḥ śāpakāraṇam
Shri Radhika said: What a marvel is the very charming story I have heard, my lord! Now I wish to hear the reason for Brahma's curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.2
यो विधाता त्रिजगतां तपसां फलदायकः ।। स कथं कुलटाशापादपूज्यश्च बभूव ह
yo vidhātā trijagatāṃ tapasāṃ phaladāyakaḥ || sa kathaṃ kulaṭāśāpādapūjyaśca babhūva ha
He who is the ordainer of the three worlds, the giver of the fruit of austerities — how did he come to be unworshipped through the curse of an unchaste woman?
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BvP 4 31.3
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। मन्वन्तरे रैवतस्य सुचन्द्रो नृपपुंगव ।। तपस्वी वैष्णवः श्रेष्ठो ज्ञानी परमधार्मिकः
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || manvantare raivatasya sucandro nṛpapuṃgava || tapasvī vaiṣṇavaḥ śreṣṭho jñānī paramadhārmikaḥ
Shri Krishna said: In the manvantara of Raivata there was Sucandra, O best of kings — an ascetic, a Vaishnava, excellent, wise, supremely righteous.
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BvP 4 31.4
स च पूर्वं तपः कुर्वन्नाजगाम मम प्रिये ।। इमां च मलयद्रोणीं भारतेषु मनोहराम् तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वरं वव्रे परात्परम् ।। ममैव चरणे भक्तिं मदीयं दास्यमेव च ऋषयो मुनयः सिद्धाः प्रकुर्वन्तो मुदाऽऽशिषम् ।। प्रशशंसुः सुराः सर्वे राजानं हर्षनिर्भराः सकामा सा च कुलटा बभूव हतचेतना ।। दिवानिशं चिन्तयन्ती स्वप्ने ज्ञाने चतुर्मुखम् सह सख्या समालोक्य मनसा गच्छ तं प्रियम् ।। निबद्ध्य नीवी केशांश्च कृत्वा वेषमभीप्सितम् गन्तुं स्थातुं न शक्ताऽहं शयनं कर्तुमुद्यता।। धिगस्तु पुंश्चलीजातिं मामेव च विशेषतः क्षणं ननर्त सुचिरं सुगानेन क्षणं जगौ ।। संगीतं मम संबन्धि भक्तानां चित्तमोहनम् शश्वद्योषिदधिष्ठान योषित्प्राणाधिकप्रिय ।। योषिद्वाहन योषास्त्र योषिद्बन्धो नमोऽस्तु ते
sa ca pūrvaṃ tapaḥ kurvannājagāma mama priye || imāṃ ca malayadroṇīṃ bhārateṣu manoharām tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā varaṃ vavre parātparam || mamaiva caraṇe bhaktiṃ madīyaṃ dāsyameva ca ṛṣayo munayaḥ siddhāḥ prakurvanto mudā''śiṣam || praśaśaṃsuḥ surāḥ sarve rājānaṃ harṣanirbharāḥ sakāmā sā ca kulaṭā babhūva hatacetanā || divāniśaṃ cintayantī svapne jñāne caturmukham saha sakhyā samālokya manasā gaccha taṃ priyam || nibaddhya nīvī keśāṃśca kṛtvā veṣamabhīpsitam gantuṃ sthātuṃ na śaktā'haṃ śayanaṃ kartumudyatā|| dhigastu puṃścalījātiṃ māmeva ca viśeṣataḥ kṣaṇaṃ nanarta suciraṃ sugānena kṣaṇaṃ jagau || saṃgītaṃ mama saṃbandhi bhaktānāṃ cittamohanam śaśvadyoṣidadhiṣṭhāna yoṣitprāṇādhikapriya || yoṣidvāhana yoṣāstra yoṣidbandho namo'stu te
And he, long ago, while performing austerities, came, my dear, to this lovely Malaya valley in the lands of Bharata. — Hearing that speech of his, he chose the boon higher than the highest: devotion at my very feet, and servitude to me. — Sages, seers, and siddhas, joyfully pronouncing blessings, and all the gods, filled with delight, praised the king. — And that wanton woman became full of desire, her wits destroyed, thinking day and night, in dream and in waking, of the four-faced one. — "Having beheld him in mind, go to that beloved together with your friend" — having tied up her skirt-knot and her hair, and put on the attire she desired. — "I am able neither to go nor to stay; I am moved to lie down. A curse on the class of wanton women, and on me especially!" — For a moment she danced, for a long while, for a moment she sang with fine song — music connected with me, bewitching the minds of devotees. — "O you who ever dwell upon women, to whom a woman is dearer than life, whose vehicle is woman, whose weapon is woman, whose kinsman is woman — homage to you!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 31.5
तपश्चकार राजेन्द्रो वर्षाणां च सहस्रकम् ।। जीर्णं तस्य शरीरं च कठोरेण तपस्विनः
tapaścakāra rājendro varṣāṇāṃ ca sahasrakam || jīrṇaṃ tasya śarīraṃ ca kaṭhoreṇa tapasvinaḥ
The king of kings performed austerity for a thousand years, and the body of that ascetic became worn out by its harshness.
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BvP 4 31.6
वल्मीकाच्छादितं देहं दृष्ट्वा धाता कृपानिधिः ।। आजगाम वरं दातुं तपःस्थानं सुनिर्जनम्
valmīkācchāditaṃ dehaṃ dṛṣṭvā dhātā kṛpānidhiḥ || ājagāma varaṃ dātuṃ tapaḥsthānaṃ sunirjanam
Seeing the body covered over by an anthill, the Creator, a treasury of compassion, came to that place of austerity, wholly deserted, in order to grant a boon.
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BvP 4 31.7
कमण्डलुजलेनैव मम देहोद्भवेन च।। सिषेच तं च मन्त्रेण मया दत्तेन योगवित्
kamaṇḍalujalenaiva mama dehodbhavena ca|| siṣeca taṃ ca mantreṇa mayā dattena yogavit
And with the water of his water-pot, which arose from my body, and with the mantra given by me, that knower of yoga sprinkled him.
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BvP 4 31.8
कमण्डलुजलस्पर्शादुत्थाय नृपतिः स्वयम् ।। ननाम भक्त्या जगतां स्रष्टारं च पुरः स्थितम्
kamaṇḍalujalasparśādutthāya nṛpatiḥ svayam || nanāma bhaktyā jagatāṃ sraṣṭāraṃ ca puraḥ sthitam
At the touch of the water-pot water the king rose up of himself and bowed with devotion to the Maker of the worlds standing before (him).
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BvP 4 31.9
स तं नमन्तं राजानमुवाच कमलोद्भवः ।। वरं वृण्विति राजेन्द्र यत्ते मनसि वाञ्छितम्
sa taṃ namantaṃ rājānamuvāca kamalodbhavaḥ || varaṃ vṛṇviti rājendra yatte manasi vāñchitam
The lotus-born one said to that king who was bowing: "Choose a boon, best of kings, whatever is wished for in your mind."
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BvP 4 31.11
कृपया च वरं ब्रह्मा दत्तवानभिवाञ्छितम् ।। स च तत्पुरतस्तस्थौ कामदेवसमप्रभः
kṛpayā ca varaṃ brahmā dattavānabhivāñchitam || sa ca tatpuratastasthau kāmadevasamaprabhaḥ
And out of compassion Brahmā granted the boon that was desired; and he stood before him, with a radiance equal to the God of Love's.
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BvP 4 31.12
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजा ददर्श रथमुत्तमम् ।। आकाशान्निपतन्तं वै शतसूर्यसमप्रभम्
etasminnantare rājā dadarśa rathamuttamam || ākāśānnipatantaṃ vai śatasūryasamaprabham
In this interval the king saw an excellent chariot descending from the sky, with a radiance equal to a hundred suns.
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BvP 4 31.13
तेजसाऽऽच्छादितं सर्वं सुप्रदीप्तं दिशो दश ।। रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणं शतचक्रसमन्वितम्
tejasā''cchāditaṃ sarvaṃ supradīptaṃ diśo daśa || ratnendrasāranirmāṇaṃ śatacakrasamanvitam
everything covered by its brilliance, the ten directions brightly ablaze; fashioned of the finest of the best of jewels, fitted with a hundred wheels;
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BvP 4 31.14
अमूल्यरत्नरचितं विचित्रकलशोज्ज्वलम् ।। मुक्तामाणिक्यहीराणां मालाजालैश्च राजितम्
amūlyaratnaracitaṃ vicitrakalaśojjvalam || muktāmāṇikyahīrāṇāṃ mālājālaiśca rājitam
made with priceless gems, gleaming with variegated pinnacles, and shining with lattices of garlands of pearls, rubies and diamonds;
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BvP 4 31.15
सद्रत्नदर्पणैर्दीप्तैरतीव सुमनोहरम् ।। भूषितं दिव्यवस्त्रैश्च श्वेतचामरकोटिभिः
sadratnadarpaṇairdīptairatīva sumanoharam || bhūṣitaṃ divyavastraiśca śvetacāmarakoṭibhiḥ
exceedingly delightful with bright mirrors set with fine jewels, decorated with divine garments and with tens of millions of white yak-tail fans;
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BvP 4 31.16
पारिजातप्रसूनानां मालाजालैः सुशोभितम् ।। मनोयायि महाश्चर्यं नानाचित्रेण चित्रितम्
pārijātaprasūnānāṃ mālājālaiḥ suśobhitam || manoyāyi mahāścaryaṃ nānācitreṇa citritam
beautifully adorned with lattices of garlands of pārijāta blossoms, moving at will, a great marvel, painted with many a picture;
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BvP 4 31.17
वेष्टितं पार्षदैर्दिव्यै रत्नभूषणभूषितैः।। चतुर्भुजैः श्यामलैश्च ज्वलद्भिः स्थिरयौवनैः
veṣṭitaṃ pārṣadairdivyai ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaiḥ|| caturbhujaiḥ śyāmalaiśca jvaladbhiḥ sthirayauvanaiḥ
encircled by divine attendants adorned with jewelled ornaments, four-armed, dark-hued, blazing, of unchanging youth,
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BvP 4 31.18
पीतवस्त्रपरीधानैश्चन्दनागुरुचर्चितैः ।। दृष्ट्वा रथस्थान्देवांश्च ननाम नृपतिर्मुदा
pītavastraparīdhānaiścandanāgurucarcitaiḥ || dṛṣṭvā rathasthāndevāṃśca nanāma nṛpatirmudā
clothed in yellow garments, smeared with sandal and aguru — seeing those gods standing in the chariot, the king bowed with joy.
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BvP 4 31.19
सहसा तस्य शिरसि पुष्पवृष्टिर्बभूव ह ।। नेदुर्दुन्दुभयः स्वर्गे चानकाश्च मनोहराः
sahasā tasya śirasi puṣpavṛṣṭirbabhūva ha || nedurdundubhayaḥ svarge cānakāśca manoharāḥ
At once there was a rain of flowers upon his head; kettle-drums resounded in heaven, and charming drums too.
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BvP 4 31.21
राजा च पार्षदान्ध्यात्वा तद्रूपश्च बभूव ह ।। पार्षदास्तं रथे कृत्वा नीत्वा जग्मुर्ममालयम्
rājā ca pārṣadāndhyātvā tadrūpaśca babhūva ha || pārṣadāstaṃ rathe kṛtvā nītvā jagmurmamālayam
And the king, meditating upon the attendants, took on that same form; and the attendants, having set him in the chariot, conveyed him and went to my abode.
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BvP 4 31.22
मदीयः पार्षदो भूत्वा स च तस्थौ ममान्तिके ।। ततः स्वमन्दिरं यान्तं ददर्श मोहिनी विधिम्
madīyaḥ pārṣado bhūtvā sa ca tasthau mamāntike || tataḥ svamandiraṃ yāntaṃ dadarśa mohinī vidhim
Having become an attendant of mine, he stayed at my side. Then Mohinī saw Vidhi (Brahmā) going to his own house,
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BvP 4 31.23
पुष्पोद्याने च रम्ये च पुष्पचन्दनवायुना।। सद्यो मुमोह तं दृष्ट्वा प्रदग्धा मदानानलैः
puṣpodyāne ca ramye ca puṣpacandanavāyunā|| sadyo mumoha taṃ dṛṣṭvā pradagdhā madānānalaiḥ
in the lovely flower-garden, with its breeze of blossoms and sandal; seeing him she was at once infatuated, burnt up by the fires of passion.
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BvP 4 31.24
विलोक्य वक्रनयना जुगोप सस्मितं मुखम्।। सिन्दूरबिन्दुं दधती कस्तूरीबिन्दुना सह
vilokya vakranayanā jugopa sasmitaṃ mukham|| sindūrabinduṃ dadhatī kastūrībindunā saha
Glancing with sidelong eyes, she hid her smiling face, wearing a dot of vermilion together with a dot of musk;
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BvP 4 31.25
चारुचम्पकवर्णाभा सततं स्थिरयौवना।। बृहन्नितम्बयुगला पीनश्रोणिपयोधरा
cārucampakavarṇābhā satataṃ sthirayauvanā|| bṛhannitambayugalā pīnaśroṇipayodharā
having the lovely hue of the campaka flower, of ever-unfading youth, with a full pair of buttocks, with plump hips and breasts;
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BvP 4 31.26
शरत्पार्वणशुभ्रांशुप्रभामुष्टकरानना ।। सूक्ष्मवस्त्रपरीधाना रत्नालंकारभूषिता
śaratpārvaṇaśubhrāṃśuprabhāmuṣṭakarānanā || sūkṣmavastraparīdhānā ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitā
her face stealing the radiance of the bright-rayed moon of the autumn full-moon night, clad in fine garments, adorned with jewelled ornaments;
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BvP 4 31.27
त्रैलोक्यं मोहितुं शक्ता कटाक्षैरेव लीलया ।। अतीव कामिनी शश्वद्गजेन्द्रमन्दगामिनी
trailokyaṃ mohituṃ śaktā kaṭākṣaireva līlayā || atīva kāminī śaśvadgajendramandagāminī
able to bewilder the three worlds by her sidelong glances alone, in play; exceedingly amorous, always moving slowly like a lordly elephant.
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BvP 4 31.28
पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गी मूर्च्छां संप्राप वर्त्मनि ।। सन्निरीक्ष्य च तां ब्रह्मा जगाम श्रीहरिं स्मरन्
pulakāñcitasarvāṅgī mūrcchāṃ saṃprāpa vartmani || sannirīkṣya ca tāṃ brahmā jagāma śrīhariṃ smaran
With all her limbs bristling with thrills, she fell into a swoon on the road; and Brahmā, having looked at her, went off, thinking of Śrī Hari.
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BvP 4 31.29
स विकारं न हि प्राप ह्यात्मारामो जितेंद्रियः ।। ब्रह्मलोकं च संप्राप ब्रह्मा च जगतां पतिः
sa vikāraṃ na hi prāpa hyātmārāmo jiteṃdriyaḥ || brahmalokaṃ ca saṃprāpa brahmā ca jagatāṃ patiḥ
He underwent no alteration (of feeling), for he delighted in the Self and had conquered his senses; and Brahmā, the lord of the worlds, reached the world of Brahmā.
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BvP 4 31.31
सर्वं जारं विसस्मार तत्याज हरिमीश्वरी ।। उत्तिष्ठन्ती निवसती शयनं कुर्वती क्षणम्
sarvaṃ jāraṃ visasmāra tatyāja harimīśvarī || uttiṣṭhantī nivasatī śayanaṃ kurvatī kṣaṇam
The lady forgot every (other) lover and abandoned Hari (too); rising up, sitting down, lying down for a moment—
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BvP 4 31.32
तप्तपात्रे यथा सस्यं भ्रमत्येव तथा पथि ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे रम्भा विदग्धाऽप्सरसां वरा ।।
taptapātre yathā sasyaṃ bhramatyeva tathā pathi || etasminnantare rambhā vidagdhā'psarasāṃ varā ||
just as a grain (parches) in a heated pan, so she wandered about on the path. Meanwhile Rambhā, clever, the best of the apsarases,
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BvP 4 31.33
गच्छन्ती कामलोकं सा सकामा तेन वर्त्मना ।। दृष्ट्वा सहचरीं तत्र शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुकाम् ।। अभिप्रायेण बुबुधे पप्रच्छ सस्मिता तदा
gacchantī kāmalokaṃ sā sakāmā tena vartmanā || dṛṣṭvā sahacarīṃ tatra śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukām || abhiprāyeṇa bubudhe papraccha sasmitā tadā
—she, filled with desire, was going by that same road to the world of Kāma; seeing her companion there, her throat, lips and palate dry, she understood her intent and then, smiling, asked her.
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BvP 4 31.34
रम्भोवाच ।। कथमेवंविधा त्वं हि त्रैलोक्यचित्तमोहिनि
rambhovāca || kathamevaṃvidhā tvaṃ hi trailokyacittamohini
Rambhā said: How is it that you are in such a state, you who bewitch the minds of the three worlds?
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BvP 4 31.35
वद शीघ्रं महाभागे रम्भाऽहं चेतनं कुरु ।। कमुद्दिश्य सकामा त्वं गच्छ त्वं कान्तमीप्सितम्
vada śīghraṃ mahābhāge rambhā'haṃ cetanaṃ kuru || kamuddiśya sakāmā tvaṃ gaccha tvaṃ kāntamīpsitam
Tell (me) quickly, greatly fortunate one—I am Rambhā—regain your senses! With whom in view are you, filled with desire, going to the lover you long for?
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BvP 4 31.36
कुलटा सर्वसौभाग्या न वयं कुलपालिकाः ।। सर्वे व्यग्रा इन्द्रियाणां सुखाय भुवनत्रये
kulaṭā sarvasaubhāgyā na vayaṃ kulapālikāḥ || sarve vyagrā indriyāṇāṃ sukhāya bhuvanatraye
A wanton woman has every good fortune; we are not guardians of family (honour). In the three worlds all are intent upon the pleasure of the senses.
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BvP 4 31.37
यान्ति प्राणा यतः काले का लज्जा तत्र जीविनाम् ।। न चात्मनः परः कश्चित्प्रियोऽस्ति भुवनत्रये
yānti prāṇā yataḥ kāle kā lajjā tatra jīvinām || na cātmanaḥ paraḥ kaścitpriyo'sti bhuvanatraye
Since the life-breaths depart when their time comes, what shame is there in that for living beings? And in the three worlds no one else is dearer than oneself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.38
कान्तेऽपत्ये स्वबन्धौ च स्नेहो यः स्वात्महेतुकः ।। सम्बन्धः स्वात्मनो यावत्तावत्स्नेहोऽस्ति तत्र वै
kānte'patye svabandhau ca sneho yaḥ svātmahetukaḥ || sambandhaḥ svātmano yāvattāvatsneho'sti tatra vai
The affection (one has) for a lover, a child, or one's own kinsman has oneself as its cause: as long as there is a connection with oneself, just so long is there affection there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.39
येषु यन्मानसं शश्वत्तेषां प्राणास्त एव हि ।। गच्छन्तीं कामलोकं च सकामां पश्य मां प्रिये
yeṣu yanmānasaṃ śaśvatteṣāṃ prāṇāsta eva hi || gacchantīṃ kāmalokaṃ ca sakāmāṃ paśya māṃ priye
Whatever the mind is constantly fixed on, those (things) are indeed one's very life. Look at me, dear one, going to the world of Kāma, filled with desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.41
मुनिमोहनबीजं च तं मोहं कुरु मोहिनि ।। कथयस्व महाभागे वचनं हृदयंगमम्
munimohanabījaṃ ca taṃ mohaṃ kuru mohini || kathayasva mahābhāge vacanaṃ hṛdayaṃgamam
And that infatuation which is the seed of the bewitching of sages—bring it about, O bewitcher! Speak, greatly fortunate one, the word that goes to the heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.42
रक्षात्मानं प्रभावं च स्त्रीजातीनां जगत्त्रये ।। स्वाभिप्रायश्च सुरतौ न प्रकाश्यः कदाचन
rakṣātmānaṃ prabhāvaṃ ca strījātīnāṃ jagattraye || svābhiprāyaśca suratau na prakāśyaḥ kadācana
Protect yourself and the power of womankind in the three worlds; and one's own intention in love-making should never be revealed—
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BvP 4 31.43
स्वान्तं कान्तं स्वानुरक्तमृज्वीं सहचरीं विना ।। तस्माद्यत्नेन हृद्वाक्यं प्रकाश्यं च प्रिये प्रिये
svāntaṃ kāntaṃ svānuraktamṛjvīṃ sahacarīṃ vinā || tasmādyatnena hṛdvākyaṃ prakāśyaṃ ca priye priye
—except to one's own heart, to one's lover, and to an honest companion devoted to oneself. Therefore, dear one, the heart's word is to be revealed (only) to one who is dear, and with care.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.44
अन्यथा चोपहासाय मरणायैव कल्पते ।। तस्याश्च वचनं श्रुत्वा सस्मिता सा सुलज्जिता ।। हृद्यं च कथयामास यद्धेतोस्तादृशी गतिः
anyathā copahāsāya maraṇāyaiva kalpate || tasyāśca vacanaṃ śrutvā sasmitā sā sulajjitā || hṛdyaṃ ca kathayāmāsa yaddhetostādṛśī gatiḥ
Otherwise it turns out only for ridicule and for death. And hearing her words, she, smiling and much abashed, told her heart's matter—the reason for such a condition (of hers).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.45
मोहिन्युवाच ।। यावद्दृष्टो मया रम्भे निर्जने चतुराननः
mohinyuvāca || yāvaddṛṣṭo mayā rambhe nirjane caturānanaḥ
Mohinī said: From the moment I saw the four-faced one in a lonely place, O Rambhā,
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BvP 4 31.46
तावन्मनो मेऽतिदग्धं शश्वन्मनसिजानलैः ।। न दत्तमात्मने भक्ष्यमन्तरे न हि रोचते ।।
tāvanmano me'tidagdhaṃ śaśvanmanasijānalaiḥ || na dattamātmane bhakṣyamantare na hi rocate ||
from then on my mind has been utterly burned by the constant fires of the mind-born (god); I have taken no food, nor does anything (else) please me in the meantime.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.47
जानामि नाहमुदयं यामिनीशदिनेशयोः ।। अधुना नहि भेदो मे सततं स्वप्नज्ञानयोः
jānāmi nāhamudayaṃ yāminīśadineśayoḥ || adhunā nahi bhedo me satataṃ svapnajñānayoḥ
I do not know the rising of the moon or of the sun; now there is for me no distinction at all between dreaming and waking knowledge.
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BvP 4 31.48
मम प्राणाः प्रतीक्षन्ते तस्यालिङ्गनमेव च ।। क्षणं विज्ञाय न चिरं यास्यन्ति नान्यथा प्रिये
mama prāṇāḥ pratīkṣante tasyāliṅganameva ca || kṣaṇaṃ vijñāya na ciraṃ yāsyanti nānyathā priye
My life-breaths are waiting only for his embrace; knowing it to be a moment, they will not go for long—not otherwise, dear one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 31.49
कामज्वालाकलापैश्च स्वर्णाकारं कलेवरम् ।। अनाहारेण चेदानीं बभूव दग्धशैलवत्
kāmajvālākalāpaiśca svarṇākāraṃ kalevaram || anāhāreṇa cedānīṃ babhūva dagdhaśailavat
And by the masses of flames of desire, and by fasting, my body of golden form has now become like a burnt mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.51
कमुपायं करिष्यामि वद रम्भेऽतिसाम्प्रतम् ।। लज्जां वाऽपि शरीरं वा विसृजामि च किं द्वयोः
kamupāyaṃ kariṣyāmi vada rambhe'tisāmpratam || lajjāṃ vā'pi śarīraṃ vā visṛjāmi ca kiṃ dvayoḥ
“What means shall I adopt? Tell me, Rambhā, what is most fitting now. Shall I let go of my shame, or of my body — which of the two?”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.52
मोहिनीवचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्याप्सरसां वरा ।। तामुवाच हितं नीतमुपायं शुभकारणम्
mohinīvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasyāpsarasāṃ varā || tāmuvāca hitaṃ nītamupāyaṃ śubhakāraṇam
Hearing Mohinī's words, the best of the apsarases laughed and told her a means that was beneficial, sound, and productive of good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.53
रम्भोवाच ।। एवमेतदहो भद्रे भद्रस्य कारणं तव ।। सर्वं त्वपनयिष्यामि शृणूपायं भयं त्यज
rambhovāca || evametadaho bhadre bhadrasya kāraṇaṃ tava || sarvaṃ tvapanayiṣyāmi śṛṇūpāyaṃ bhayaṃ tyaja
Rambhā said: So it is indeed, good lady; there is cause for your welfare. I shall remove it all — hear the means, and give up fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.54
कृत्वा वेषमपूर्वं च पूर्वमाराध्य मन्मथम् ।। तेन सार्द्धं स्वयं गत्वा मोहं कुरु च भामिनि ।।
kṛtvā veṣamapūrvaṃ ca pūrvamārādhya manmatham || tena sārddhaṃ svayaṃ gatvā mohaṃ kuru ca bhāmini ||
Having put on an unprecedented guise, and first propitiating Manmatha (the god of love), go yourself together with him and work the bewitching, O passionate lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.55
जितेन्द्रियाणां प्रवरं साक्षान्नारायणात्मकम् ।। विना कामसहायेन का शक्ता जेतुमीश्वरम्
jitendriyāṇāṃ pravaraṃ sākṣānnārāyaṇātmakam || vinā kāmasahāyena kā śaktā jetumīśvaram
Without the help of Kāma, what woman is able to conquer that lord, foremost among those who have mastered their senses, who is Nārāyaṇa himself in essence?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.56
भज कामं तपः कृत्वा पुष्करे व्रज मोहिनि ।। सद्यः साक्षात्स भविता दयालुर्योषितां प्रभुः
bhaja kāmaṃ tapaḥ kṛtvā puṣkare vraja mohini || sadyaḥ sākṣātsa bhavitā dayāluryoṣitāṃ prabhuḥ
Worship Kāma; having performed austerity, go to Puṣkara, Mohinī. At once he will appear in person — he is compassionate, the lord of women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.57
इत्युक्त्वा तामप्सरसां प्रवरा काममन्तिकम् ।। जगामेन्द्रियशान्त्यर्थं सा जगाम च पुष्करम्
ityuktvā tāmapsarasāṃ pravarā kāmamantikam || jagāmendriyaśāntyarthaṃ sā jagāma ca puṣkaram
Having said this to her, the foremost of the apsarases went into the presence of Kāma for the sake of quieting her senses; and she went to Puṣkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.58
पुष्करे च तपः कृत्वा कामं संप्राप्य मोहिनी ।। जगाम तेन सार्द्धं च ब्रह्मलोकमनामयम्
puṣkare ca tapaḥ kṛtvā kāmaṃ saṃprāpya mohinī || jagāma tena sārddhaṃ ca brahmalokamanāmayam
And having performed austerity at Puṣkara and obtained Kāma, Mohinī went together with him to the flawless world of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.59
ददर्श निर्जनस्थं च मोहिनी कमलोद्भवम् ।। तमेव मोहनं कर्तुं समारेभे पुरः स्थिता
dadarśa nirjanasthaṃ ca mohinī kamalodbhavam || tameva mohanaṃ kartuṃ samārebhe puraḥ sthitā
Mohinī saw the lotus-born (Brahmā) sitting in a solitary place; standing before him, she set about bewitching him.
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BvP 4 31.61
विधाता जगतां तस्याः श्रुत्वा संगीतमीप्सितम् ।। पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गो मुमोह साश्रुलोचनः
vidhātā jagatāṃ tasyāḥ śrutvā saṃgītamīpsitam || pulakāñcitasarvāṅgo mumoha sāśrulocanaḥ
The maker of the worlds, hearing her longed-for singing, with every limb bristling with thrilled hairs, was bewitched, his eyes full of tears.
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BvP 4 31.62
दृष्ट्वा मुग्धं चतुर्वक्त्रं मोहिनी हृष्टमानसा ।। कलाप्रमाणं भावं च चकार तत्र लीलया
dṛṣṭvā mugdhaṃ caturvaktraṃ mohinī hṛṣṭamānasā || kalāpramāṇaṃ bhāvaṃ ca cakāra tatra līlayā
Seeing the four-faced one infatuated, Mohinī, delighted in mind, playfully displayed there an emotion measured out in its parts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 31.63
स्वाङ्गं संदर्शयामास स्मेरभ्रूभङ्गपूर्वकम् ।। का लज्जा तस्य संसारे यः कामहतचेतनः
svāṅgaṃ saṃdarśayāmāsa smerabhrūbhaṅgapūrvakam || kā lajjā tasya saṃsāre yaḥ kāmahatacetanaḥ
She showed her own body, preceded by smiling arches of her brows — what shame is there in the world for one whose mind is struck down by desire?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.64
विज्ञाय ब्रह्मा तद्भावं नतवक्त्रो बभूव ह ।। प्रदाय तस्या दानं च विरतः श्रीहरिं स्मरन्
vijñāya brahmā tadbhāvaṃ natavaktro babhūva ha || pradāya tasyā dānaṃ ca virataḥ śrīhariṃ smaran
Brahmā, understanding her intent, indeed bowed his face; and having given her a gift, he desisted, remembering Śrī Hari.
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BvP 4 31.65
विज्ञाय ब्रह्मणो भावं शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुका ।। हतोद्यमा सा तुष्टाव कामं कामप्रदं वरम्
vijñāya brahmaṇo bhāvaṃ śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukā || hatodyamā sā tuṣṭāva kāmaṃ kāmapradaṃ varam
Understanding Brahmā's intent, her throat, lips, and palate dry, her effort thwarted, she praised Kāma, the excellent granter of desires.
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BvP 4 31.66
मोहिन्युवाच ।। सर्वेन्द्रियाणां प्रवरं विष्णोरंशं च मानसम् ।। तदेव कर्मणां बीजं तदुद्भव नमोऽस्तु ते
mohinyuvāca || sarvendriyāṇāṃ pravaraṃ viṣṇoraṃśaṃ ca mānasam || tadeva karmaṇāṃ bījaṃ tadudbhava namo'stu te
Mohinī said: Homage to you, foremost of all the senses, portion of Viṣṇu, the mind itself — that indeed is the seed of actions; you who arise from it, homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.67
स्वयमात्मा हि भगवाञ्ज्ञानरूपो महेश्वरः ।। नमो ब्रह्मञ्जगत्स्रष्टस्तदुद्भव नमोऽस्तु ते
svayamātmā hi bhagavāñjñānarūpo maheśvaraḥ || namo brahmañjagatsraṣṭastadudbhava namo'stu te
For the Lord himself is the Self, the great Lord whose form is knowledge. Homage, O brahman, O creator of the world; you who arise from that, homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 31.68
सृष्टिः सर्वशरीरेषु दृष्टिश्च योगिनामपि ।। जगत्साध्य दुराराध्य दुर्निवार नमोऽस्तु ते
sṛṣṭiḥ sarvaśarīreṣu dṛṣṭiśca yogināmapi || jagatsādhya durārādhya durnivāra namo'stu te
You are the procreation in all bodies, and the sight even of yogins. O you to be won by the world, hard to propitiate, hard to ward off — homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 31.69
सर्वाजित जगज्जेतर्जीव जीवमनोहर।। रतिबीज रतिस्वामिन्रतिप्रिय नमोऽस्तु ते
sarvājita jagajjetarjīva jīvamanohara|| ratibīja ratisvāminratipriya namo'stu te
O unconquered by all, conqueror of the world, life, stealer of the hearts of living beings; seed of pleasure, husband of Rati, beloved of Rati — homage to you.
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BvP 4 31.71
पतिसाध्यकराशेषरूपाधार गुणाश्रय ।। सुगन्धिवातसचिव मधुमित्र नमोऽस्तु ते
patisādhyakarāśeṣarūpādhāra guṇāśraya || sugandhivātasaciva madhumitra namo'stu te
O you who bring about the winning of a husband, support of all forms without remainder, refuge of the qualities; you whose minister is the fragrant breeze, friend of spring — homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 31.72
शश्वद्योनिकृताधार स्त्रीसंदर्शनवर्धन ।। विदग्धानां विरहिणां प्राणान्तक नमोऽस्तु ते
śaśvadyonikṛtādhāra strīsaṃdarśanavardhana || vidagdhānāṃ virahiṇāṃ prāṇāntaka namo'stu te
O perpetual support of what is done in the womb, O you who grow at the sight of women, ender of the lives of the sophisticated and the separated — homage to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 31.73
अकृपा येषु तेऽनर्थास्तेषां ज्ञानविनाशनम् ।। अनूहरूपभक्तेषु कृपासिन्धो नमोऽस्तु ते
akṛpā yeṣu te'narthāsteṣāṃ jñānavināśanam || anūharūpabhakteṣu kṛpāsindho namo'stu te
Those toward whom you have no favour come to ruin — theirs is the destruction of knowledge. O ocean of grace toward devotees whose form is beyond conjecture, homage be to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 31.74
तपस्विनां च तपसां विघ्नबीजावलीलया ।। मनः सकामं मुक्तानां कर्तुं शक्त नमोऽस्तु ते
tapasvināṃ ca tapasāṃ vighnabījāvalīlayā || manaḥ sakāmaṃ muktānāṃ kartuṃ śakta namo'stu te
You who are able, by the mere play of the seed-row of obstacles, to make the minds of ascetics and of the liberated full of desire, (destroying) their austerities — homage be to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 31.75
तपःसाध्याश्चाराध्याश्च सदैवं पाञ्चभौतिकाः ।। पञ्चेन्द्रियकृताधार पञ्चबाण नमोऽस्तु ते
tapaḥsādhyāścārādhyāśca sadaivaṃ pāñcabhautikāḥ || pañcendriyakṛtādhāra pañcabāṇa namo'stu te
Those attainable by austerity and those to be propitiated are always thus made of the five elements. O support fashioned of the five senses, O five-arrowed one, homage be to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 31.76
मोहिनीत्येवमुक्त्वा तु मनसा सा विधेः पुरः ।। विरराम नम्रवक्त्रा बभूव ध्यानतत्परा
mohinītyevamuktvā tu manasā sā vidheḥ puraḥ || virarāma namravaktrā babhūva dhyānatatparā
Having spoken thus in her mind, Mohinī fell silent before Vidhi (Brahmā), her face bowed, and became intent on meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.77
उक्तं माध्यंदिने कान्ते स्तोत्रमेतन्मनोहरम् ।। पुरा दुर्वाससा दत्तं मोहिन्यै गन्धमादने
uktaṃ mādhyaṃdine kānte stotrametanmanoharam || purā durvāsasā dattaṃ mohinyai gandhamādane
This charming hymn was spoken at midday, dear one; long ago it was given by Durvāsas to Mohinī on Gandhamādana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.78
स्तोत्रमेतन्महापुण्यं कामी भक्त्या यदा पठेत् ।। अभीष्टं लभते नूनं निष्कलङ्को भवेद् ध्रुवम्
stotrametanmahāpuṇyaṃ kāmī bhaktyā yadā paṭhet || abhīṣṭaṃ labhate nūnaṃ niṣkalaṅko bhaved dhruvam
When a man of desire recites this hymn of great merit with devotion, he surely obtains what he wishes and certainly becomes free of blemish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 31.79
चेष्टां न कुरुते कामः कदाचिदपि तं प्रियम् ।। भवेदरोगी श्रीयुक्तः कामदेवसमप्रभः ।। वनितां लभते साध्वीं पत्नीं त्रैलोक्यमोहिनीम्
ceṣṭāṃ na kurute kāmaḥ kadācidapi taṃ priyam || bhavedarogī śrīyuktaḥ kāmadevasamaprabhaḥ || vanitāṃ labhate sādhvīṃ patnīṃ trailokyamohinīm
Desire (Kāma) never makes any move against him who is dear (to him); he becomes free of disease, endowed with prosperity, of splendour equal to Kāmadeva, and he obtains a chaste woman as wife, one who enchants the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition