Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 4
BvP 4 4.1
।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। केन वा प्रार्थितः कृष्णो महीं च केन हेतुना ।। आजगाम जगन्नाथो वद वेदविदां वर
|| nārada uvāca || || kena vā prārthitaḥ kṛṣṇo mahīṃ ca kena hetunā || ājagāma jagannātho vada vedavidāṃ vara
Nārada said: By whom was Kṛṣṇa entreated, and for what reason did the Lord of the world come to the earth? Tell (me), O best of the knowers of the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.2
।। नारायण उवाच ।। ।। पुरा वाराहकल्पे सा भाराक्रांता वसुंधरा ।। भृशं बभूव शोकार्ता ब्रह्माणं शरणं ययौ
|| nārāyaṇa uvāca || || purā vārāhakalpe sā bhārākrāṃtā vasuṃdharā || bhṛśaṃ babhūva śokārtā brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau
Nārāyaṇa said: Formerly, in the Vārāha kalpa, that Earth, oppressed by (her) burden, became greatly afflicted with sorrow and went for refuge to Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.3
सुरैश्चासुरसंतप्तैर्भृशमुद्विग्नमानसैः ।। सार्द्धं तैस्तां दुर्गमां च जगाम वेधसः सभाम्
suraiścāsurasaṃtaptairbhṛśamudvignamānasaiḥ || sārddhaṃ taistāṃ durgamāṃ ca jagāma vedhasaḥ sabhām
Together with the gods, who were tormented by the demons and much distressed in mind, she went to that hard-to-reach assembly of the Creator.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.4
ददर्श तस्यां देवेशं ज्वलंतं ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। ऋषीन्द्रैश्च मुनीन्द्रैश्च सिद्धेंद्रैः सेवितं मुदा
dadarśa tasyāṃ deveśaṃ jvalaṃtaṃ brahmatejasā || ṛṣīndraiśca munīndraiśca siddheṃdraiḥ sevitaṃ mudā
There she saw the lord of gods, blazing with the splendour of Brahman, attended with delight by the chief seers, the chief sages, and the chief siddhas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.5
अप्सरोगणनृत्यं च पश्यंतं सस्मितं मुदा ।। गंधर्वाणां च संगीतं श्रुतवंतं मनोहरम्
apsarogaṇanṛtyaṃ ca paśyaṃtaṃ sasmitaṃ mudā || gaṃdharvāṇāṃ ca saṃgītaṃ śrutavaṃtaṃ manoharam
(She saw him) watching with a smile, in delight, the dance of the throng of apsarases, and listening to the charming song of the gandharvas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.6
जपंतं परमं ब्रह्म कृष्ण इत्यक्षरद्वयम् ।। भक्त्यानंदाश्रुपूर्णं तं पुलकांकितविग्रहम्
japaṃtaṃ paramaṃ brahma kṛṣṇa ityakṣaradvayam || bhaktyānaṃdāśrupūrṇaṃ taṃ pulakāṃkitavigraham
muttering the supreme Brahman, the two syllables "Kṛṣṇa", him filled with tears of joy from devotion, his body marked with thrilling hair.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.7
भक्त्या सा त्रिदशैः सार्द्धं प्रणम्य चतुराननम् ।। सर्वं निवेदनं चक्रे दैत्यभारादिकं मुने ।। साऽश्रुपूर्णा सपुलका तुष्टाव च रुरोद च
bhaktyā sā tridaśaiḥ sārddhaṃ praṇamya caturānanam || sarvaṃ nivedanaṃ cakre daityabhārādikaṃ mune || sā'śrupūrṇā sapulakā tuṣṭāva ca ruroda ca
With devotion she, together with the thirty (gods), bowed to the four-faced one and made her whole representation, of the burden of the demons and the rest, O sage; filled with tears and with hair bristling, she praised (him) and wept.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.8
तामुवाच जगद्धाता कथं स्तौषि च रोदिषि ।। कथमागमनं भद्रे वद भद्रं भविष्यति
tāmuvāca jagaddhātā kathaṃ stauṣi ca rodiṣi || kathamāgamanaṃ bhadre vada bhadraṃ bhaviṣyati
The Maker of the world said to her: "Why do you praise and weep? Why (this) coming, good lady? Speak; it will be well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.9
सुस्थिरा भव कल्याणि भयं किं ते मयि स्थिते।। आश्वास्य पृथिवीं ब्रह्मा देवान्पप्रच्छ सादरम्
susthirā bhava kalyāṇi bhayaṃ kiṃ te mayi sthite|| āśvāsya pṛthivīṃ brahmā devānpapraccha sādaram
"Be steady, auspicious one; what fear is there for you while I stand (by)?" Having reassured the Earth, Brahmā respectfully questioned the gods:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.10
कथमागमनं देवा युष्माकं मम सन्निधिम् ।। ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा देवा ऊचुः प्रजापतिम्
kathamāgamanaṃ devā yuṣmākaṃ mama sannidhim || brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā devā ūcuḥ prajāpatim
"How is it, gods, that you have come into my presence?" Hearing Brahmā's words, the gods spoke to the Lord of Creatures:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.11
भाराक्रांता च वसुधा दस्युग्रस्ता वयं प्रभो ।। त्वमेव जगतां स्रष्टा शीघ्रं नो निष्कृतिं कुरु
bhārākrāṃtā ca vasudhā dasyugrastā vayaṃ prabho || tvameva jagatāṃ sraṣṭā śīghraṃ no niṣkṛtiṃ kuru
"The earth is oppressed by a burden, and we are seized upon by brigands, O Lord. You alone are the creator of the worlds; quickly bring about our deliverance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.12
गतिस्त्वमस्या भो ब्रह्मन्निर्वृतिं कर्तुमर्हसि ।। पीडिता येन भारेण पृथिवीयं पितामह
gatistvamasyā bho brahmannirvṛtiṃ kartumarhasi || pīḍitā yena bhāreṇa pṛthivīyaṃ pitāmaha
You are her recourse, O Brahmā; you should bring (her) relief. The burden by which this earth is afflicted, O Grandfather—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.13
वयं तेनैव दुःखार्तास्तद्भारहरणं कुरु ।। देवानां वचनं श्रुत्वा तां पप्रच्छ जगद्विधिः
vayaṃ tenaiva duḥkhārtāstadbhāraharaṇaṃ kuru || devānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā tāṃ papraccha jagadvidhiḥ
—by that very (burden) we too are stricken with sorrow. Remove that burden." Hearing the gods' words, the Ordainer of the world questioned her:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.14
दूरीकृत्य भयं वत्से सुखं तिष्ठ ममांतिकम् ।। केषां भारमशक्ता त्वं सोढुं पंकजलोचने अमूल्यरत्नकलशसमूहान्वितशेखरैः।। सूक्ष्मवस्त्राभ्यंतरितैः संयुक्तं शतकोटिभिः
dūrīkṛtya bhayaṃ vatse sukhaṃ tiṣṭha mamāṃtikam || keṣāṃ bhāramaśaktā tvaṃ soḍhuṃ paṃkajalocane amūlyaratnakalaśasamūhānvitaśekharaiḥ|| sūkṣmavastrābhyaṃtaritaiḥ saṃyuktaṃ śatakoṭibhiḥ
"Putting fear far away, my child, stay happily near me. Whose burden is it, lotus-eyed one, that you are unable to bear?"—(the burden) joined with a hundred crores (of armies) with crests set with clusters of priceless jewelled pitchers, concealed within fine cloth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 4.15
अपनेष्यामि तं भद्रे भद्रं ते भविता धुवम् ।। तस्य सा वचनं श्रुत्वा तमुवाच स्वपीडनम्।। पीडिता येन येनैवं प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणा
apaneṣyāmi taṃ bhadre bhadraṃ te bhavitā dhuvam || tasya sā vacanaṃ śrutvā tamuvāca svapīḍanam|| pīḍitā yena yenaivaṃ prasannavadanekṣaṇā
"I will remove it, good lady; well-being will surely be yours." Hearing his words, she, with serene face and eyes, told him her own affliction—by whom and by what she was thus afflicted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.16
।। क्षितिरुवाच ।। ।। शृणु तात प्रवक्ष्यामि स्वकीयां मानसीं व्यथाम् ।। विना बंधुं सविश्वासं नान्यं कथितुमर्हति
|| kṣitiruvāca || || śṛṇu tāta pravakṣyāmi svakīyāṃ mānasīṃ vyathām || vinā baṃdhuṃ saviśvāsaṃ nānyaṃ kathitumarhati
The Earth said: Listen, father, I shall declare my own inward pain. Save to a trusted kinsman, one ought not tell it to another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.17
स्त्रीजातिरबला शश्वद्रक्षणीया स्वबंधुभिः ।। जनकस्वामिपुत्रैश्च गर्हिताऽन्यैश्च निश्चितम्
strījātirabalā śaśvadrakṣaṇīyā svabaṃdhubhiḥ || janakasvāmiputraiśca garhitā'nyaiśca niścitam
Womankind is weak, always to be protected by her own kin—by father, husband, and sons—and is certainly censured by others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.18
त्वया पृष्टा जगत्तात न लज्जा कथितुं मम ।। येषां भारैः पीडिताऽहं श्रूयतां कथयामि ते
tvayā pṛṣṭā jagattāta na lajjā kathituṃ mama || yeṣāṃ bhāraiḥ pīḍitā'haṃ śrūyatāṃ kathayāmi te
Since you have asked, O father of the world, it is no shame for me to tell. Let it be heard: I shall tell you those by whose burdens I am oppressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.19
कृष्णभक्तिविहीना ये ये च तद्भक्तनिंदकाः ।। तेषां महापातकिनामशक्ता भारवाहने
kṛṣṇabhaktivihīnā ye ye ca tadbhaktaniṃdakāḥ || teṣāṃ mahāpātakināmaśaktā bhāravāhane
Those who are devoid of devotion to Kṛṣṇa, and those who revile his devotees—those great sinners, (their) burden I am unable to carry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.20
स्वधर्माचारहीना ये नित्यकृत्यविवर्जिताः ।। श्रद्धाहीनाश्च वेदेषु तेषां भारेण पीडिता
svadharmācārahīnā ye nityakṛtyavivarjitāḥ || śraddhāhīnāśca vedeṣu teṣāṃ bhāreṇa pīḍitā
Those who lack the practice of their own duty, who omit the daily observances, and who have no faith in the Vedas—by their burden I am oppressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.21
पितृमातृगुरुस्त्रीणां पोषणं पुत्रपोष्ययोः ।। ये न कुर्वंति तेषां च न शक्ता भारवाहने
pitṛmātṛgurustrīṇāṃ poṣaṇaṃ putrapoṣyayoḥ || ye na kurvaṃti teṣāṃ ca na śaktā bhāravāhane
Those who do not provide support for father, mother, teacher and wife, for son and dependents—of these too I am unable to carry the burden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.22
ये मिथ्यावादिनस्तात दयासत्य विवर्जिताः ।। निंदका गुरुदेवानां तेषां भारेण पीडिता
ye mithyāvādinastāta dayāsatya vivarjitāḥ || niṃdakā gurudevānāṃ teṣāṃ bhāreṇa pīḍitā
Those who are speakers of falsehood, father, who are without compassion and truth, revilers of teachers and gods—by their burden I am oppressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.23
मित्रद्रोही कृतघ्नश्च मिथ्यासाक्ष्यप्रदायकः ।। विश्वासघ्नो न्यासहर्ता तेषां भारेण पीडिता
mitradrohī kṛtaghnaśca mithyāsākṣyapradāyakaḥ || viśvāsaghno nyāsahartā teṣāṃ bhāreṇa pīḍitā
The betrayer of a friend, the ingrate, the giver of false witness, the destroyer of trust, the stealer of a deposit—by their burden I am oppressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.24
कल्याणसूक्तसामानि हरेर्नामैकमंगलम् ।। कुर्वंति विक्रयं ये वै तेषां भारेण पीडिता
kalyāṇasūktasāmāni harernāmaikamaṃgalam || kurvaṃti vikrayaṃ ye vai teṣāṃ bhāreṇa pīḍitā
Those who sell the auspicious hymns and Sāman chants and the sole blessing that is Hari's name—by their burden I am oppressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.25
जीवघाती गुरुद्रोही ग्रामयाजी च लुब्धकः ।। शवदाही शूद्रभोजी तेषां भारेण पीडिता
jīvaghātī gurudrohī grāmayājī ca lubdhakaḥ || śavadāhī śūdrabhojī teṣāṃ bhāreṇa pīḍitā
The killer of living beings, the betrayer of his teacher, the village priest, the hunter, the burner of corpses, one who eats a Śūdra's food—by their burden I am oppressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.26
पूजायज्ञोपवासादि व्रतानि विविधानि च ।। ये ये मूढा विहंतारस्तेषां भारेण पीडिता
pūjāyajñopavāsādi vratāni vividhāni ca || ye ye mūḍhā vihaṃtārasteṣāṃ bhāreṇa pīḍitā
Whatever fools are the destroyers of worship, sacrifice, fasting and the like, and of the various vows—by their burden I am oppressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.27
सदा द्विषंति ये पापा गोविप्रसुरवैष्णवान् ।। हरिं हरिकथां भक्तिं तेषां भारेण पीडिता
sadā dviṣaṃti ye pāpā goviprasuravaiṣṇavān || hariṃ harikathāṃ bhaktiṃ teṣāṃ bhāreṇa pīḍitā
Those sinners who always hate cows, brahmins, gods and Vaiṣṇavas, Hari, the tales of Hari, and devotion—by their burden I am oppressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.28
शंखादीनां च भारेण पीडिताऽहं यथा विधे ।। ततोऽधिकानां दैत्यानां भारेण परिपीडिता
śaṃkhādīnāṃ ca bhāreṇa pīḍitā'haṃ yathā vidhe || tato'dhikānāṃ daityānāṃ bhāreṇa paripīḍitā
And by the burden of Śaṅkha and the rest I am oppressed, O Ordainer, and still more by the burden of the demons greater than they am I sorely oppressed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.29
इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं मद्व्यथाया निवेदनम् ।। त्वया यदि सुपाल्याऽहं प्रतीकारं कुरु प्रभो
ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ madvyathāyā nivedanam || tvayā yadi supālyā'haṃ pratīkāraṃ kuru prabho
Thus has the whole declaration of my pain been told. If I am to be well protected by you, provide the remedy, O Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.30
इत्येवमुक्त्वा वसुधा रुरोद च मुहुर्मुहुः ।। ब्रह्मा तद्रोदनं दृष्ट्वा तामुवाच कृपानिधिः
ityevamuktvā vasudhā ruroda ca muhurmuhuḥ || brahmā tadrodanaṃ dṛṣṭvā tāmuvāca kṛpānidhiḥ
Having spoken thus, the Earth wept again and again; and Brahmā, the treasury of compassion, seeing that weeping, said to her:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.31
भारं तवापनेष्यामि दस्यूनामप्युपायतः ।। उपायतोऽपि कार्याणि सिद्ध्यंत्येव वसुन्धरे
bhāraṃ tavāpaneṣyāmi dasyūnāmapyupāyataḥ || upāyato'pi kāryāṇi siddhyaṃtyeva vasundhare
"I shall remove your burden, even that of the robbers, by a stratagem; for by a stratagem too tasks are indeed accomplished, O Vasundharā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.32
कालेन भारहरणं करिष्यति मदीश्वरः ।। मन्त्रं मंगलकुम्भं च शिवलिंगं च कुंकुमम्
kālena bhāraharaṇaṃ kariṣyati madīśvaraḥ || mantraṃ maṃgalakumbhaṃ ca śivaliṃgaṃ ca kuṃkumam
In time my Lord will effect the removal of the burden. A mantra, an auspicious water-jar, a Śiva-liṅga, kuṅkuma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.33
मधुकाष्ठं चंदनं च कस्तूरीं तीर्थमृत्तिकाम् ।। खङ्गगंडकखंडं च स्फाटिकं पद्मरागकम्
madhukāṣṭhaṃ caṃdanaṃ ca kastūrīṃ tīrthamṛttikām || khaṅgagaṃḍakakhaṃḍaṃ ca sphāṭikaṃ padmarāgakam
madhuka wood, sandal, musk, earth from a sacred ford, a piece of rhinoceros horn, crystal, ruby,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.34
इंद्रनीलं सूर्यमणिं रुद्राक्षं कुशमूलकम् ।। शालग्रामशिलां शंखं तुलसीं प्रतिमां जलम्
iṃdranīlaṃ sūryamaṇiṃ rudrākṣaṃ kuśamūlakam || śālagrāmaśilāṃ śaṃkhaṃ tulasīṃ pratimāṃ jalam
sapphire, sun-gem, rudrākṣa, kuśa root, a śālagrāma stone, a conch, tulasī, an image, water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.35
शंखं प्रदीपमालां च शिलामर्च्यां च घंटिकाम्।। निर्माल्यं चैव नैवेद्यं हरिद्वर्णमणिं तथा।। ग्रंथियुक्तं यज्ञसूत्रं दर्पणं श्वेतचामरम्
śaṃkhaṃ pradīpamālāṃ ca śilāmarcyāṃ ca ghaṃṭikām|| nirmālyaṃ caiva naivedyaṃ haridvarṇamaṇiṃ tathā|| graṃthiyuktaṃ yajñasūtraṃ darpaṇaṃ śvetacāmaram
a conch, a row of lamps, a stone fit for worship, a small bell, the remnants of offered flowers, food offered (to a deity), likewise a yellow-coloured gem, a sacrificial thread with its knot, a mirror, a white yak-tail fan,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.36
गोरोचनं च मुक्तां च शुक्तिं माणिक्यमेव च ।। पुराणसंहितां वह्निं कर्पूरं परशुं तथा
gorocanaṃ ca muktāṃ ca śuktiṃ māṇikyameva ca || purāṇasaṃhitāṃ vahniṃ karpūraṃ paraśuṃ tathā
gorocanā, a pearl, an oyster-shell, and a ruby, a Purāṇa collection, fire, camphor, and likewise an axe,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.37
रजतं कांचनं चैव प्रवालं रत्नमेव च ।। कुशबीजं तीर्थतोयं गव्यं गोमूत्रगोमयम्
rajataṃ kāṃcanaṃ caiva pravālaṃ ratnameva ca || kuśabījaṃ tīrthatoyaṃ gavyaṃ gomūtragomayam
silver and gold, coral and gems, kuśa seed, water from a sacred ford, cow-products, cow's urine and cow-dung —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.38
त्वयि ये स्थापयिष्यंति मूढाश्चैतानि सुन्दरि ।। पच्यन्ते कालसूत्रेण वर्षाणामयुतं ध्रुवम्
tvayi ye sthāpayiṣyaṃti mūḍhāścaitāni sundari || pacyante kālasūtreṇa varṣāṇāmayutaṃ dhruvam
those fools who set these down upon you, O lovely one, are surely cooked by the Kālasūtra (hell) for ten thousand years."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.39
ब्रह्मा पृथ्वीं समाश्वास्य देवताभिस्तया सह ।। जगाम जगतां धाता कैलासं शंकरालयम्
brahmā pṛthvīṃ samāśvāsya devatābhistayā saha || jagāma jagatāṃ dhātā kailāsaṃ śaṃkarālayam
Brahmā, having consoled the Earth, went together with her and with the gods — he, the ordainer of the worlds — to Kailāsa, the abode of Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.40
गत्वा तमाश्रमं रम्यं ददर्श शंकरं विधिः ।। वसंतमक्षयवटमूले स्वःसरितस्तटे
gatvā tamāśramaṃ ramyaṃ dadarśa śaṃkaraṃ vidhiḥ || vasaṃtamakṣayavaṭamūle svaḥsaritastaṭe
Having gone to that lovely hermitage, the Ordainer beheld Śaṅkara, dwelling at the foot of the imperishable banyan on the bank of the heavenly river,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.41
व्याघ्रचर्मपरीधानं दक्षकन्यास्थिभूषणम् ।। त्रिशूलपट्टिशधरं पंचवक्त्रं त्रिलोचनम्
vyāghracarmaparīdhānaṃ dakṣakanyāsthibhūṣaṇam || triśūlapaṭṭiśadharaṃ paṃcavaktraṃ trilocanam
clad in a tiger-skin, ornamented with the bones of Dakṣa's daughter, bearing trident and spear, five-faced, three-eyed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.42
नानासिद्धैः परिवृतं योगींद्रगणसेवितम्।। परितोऽप्सरसां नृत्यं पश्यंतं सस्मितं मुदा
nānāsiddhaiḥ parivṛtaṃ yogīṃdragaṇasevitam|| parito'psarasāṃ nṛtyaṃ paśyaṃtaṃ sasmitaṃ mudā
surrounded by various Siddhas, attended by the host of chief yogins, watching with a smile and with delight the dance of the apsarases all around,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.43
गंधर्वाणां च संगीतं श्रुतवंतं कुतूहलात् ।। पश्यंतीं पार्वतीं प्रीत्या पश्यंतं वक्रचक्षुषा
gaṃdharvāṇāṃ ca saṃgītaṃ śrutavaṃtaṃ kutūhalāt || paśyaṃtīṃ pārvatīṃ prītyā paśyaṃtaṃ vakracakṣuṣā
listening with curiosity to the singing of the Gandharvas, and looking with a sidelong eye at Pārvatī, who was gazing (at him) with love,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.44
जपंतं पञ्चवक्त्रेण हरेर्नामैकमङ्गलम् ।। मंदाकिनीपद्मबीजमालया पुलकांकितम्
japaṃtaṃ pañcavaktreṇa harernāmaikamaṅgalam || maṃdākinīpadmabījamālayā pulakāṃkitam
muttering with his five mouths the one auspicious name of Hari, his hair bristling (with rapture), with a rosary of lotus-seeds from the Mandākinī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.45
एतस्मिन्नंतरे ब्रह्मा तस्थावग्रे स धूर्जटेः ।। पृथिव्या सुरसंघैश्च सार्द्धं प्रणतकंधरैः
etasminnaṃtare brahmā tasthāvagre sa dhūrjaṭeḥ || pṛthivyā surasaṃghaiśca sārddhaṃ praṇatakaṃdharaiḥ
At this juncture Brahmā stood before that one with matted hair, together with the Earth and the hosts of gods, their necks bowed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.46
उत्तस्थौ शंकरः शीघ्रं भक्त्या दृष्ट्वा जगद्गुरुम् ।। ननाम मूर्ध्ना संप्रीत्या लब्धवानाशिषं ततः
uttasthau śaṃkaraḥ śīghraṃ bhaktyā dṛṣṭvā jagadgurum || nanāma mūrdhnā saṃprītyā labdhavānāśiṣaṃ tataḥ
Śaṅkara rose up quickly, seeing the Guru of the world with devotion; he bowed with his head in great affection, and thereupon received a blessing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.47
प्रणेमुर्देवताः सर्वे शंकरं चंद्रशेखरम् ।। प्रणनाम धरा भक्त्या चाशिषं युयुजे हरः
praṇemurdevatāḥ sarve śaṃkaraṃ caṃdraśekharam || praṇanāma dharā bhaktyā cāśiṣaṃ yuyuje haraḥ
All the gods bowed to Śaṅkara, who bears the moon on his crest; the Earth bowed with devotion, and Hara bestowed a blessing (on her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.48
वृत्तांतं कथयामास पार्वतीशं प्रजापतिः ।। श्रुत्वा नतमुखस्तूर्णं शंकरो भक्तवत्सलः
vṛttāṃtaṃ kathayāmāsa pārvatīśaṃ prajāpatiḥ || śrutvā natamukhastūrṇaṃ śaṃkaro bhaktavatsalaḥ
The lord of creatures related the matter to Pārvatī's husband; and Śaṅkara, fond of his devotees, hearing it, at once (stood) with face bowed down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.49
भक्तापायं समाकर्ण्य पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ ।। बभूवतुस्तौ दुःखार्तौ बोधयामास तौ विधिः
bhaktāpāyaṃ samākarṇya pārvatīparameśvarau || babhūvatustau duḥkhārtau bodhayāmāsa tau vidhiḥ
Hearing of the harm done to the devotees, Pārvatī and the Supreme Lord both became stricken with grief; and the Ordainer instructed them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.50
ततो ब्रह्मा महेशश्च सुरसंघान्वसुंधराम् ।। गृहं प्रस्थापयामास समाश्वास्य प्रयत्नतः
tato brahmā maheśaśca surasaṃghānvasuṃdharām || gṛhaṃ prasthāpayāmāsa samāśvāsya prayatnataḥ
Then Brahmā and Maheśa, having carefully consoled (them), sent the hosts of gods and the Earth home.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.51
ततो देवेश्वरैस्तूर्णमागत्य धर्ममंदिरम् ।। सह तेन समालोच्य प्रजग्मुर्भवनं हरेः
tato deveśvaraistūrṇamāgatya dharmamaṃdiram || saha tena samālocya prajagmurbhavanaṃ hareḥ
Then, having quickly come with the lords of the gods to Dharma's abode, and having taken counsel together with him, they went to the dwelling of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.53
वैकुंठं परमं धाम जरामृत्युहरं परम् ।। वायुना धार्यमाणं च ब्रह्मांडादूर्ध्वमुत्तमम् ।। कोटियोजनमूर्ध्वं च ब्रह्मलोकात्सनातनम् ५२ ।। वर्णनीयं न कविभिर्विचित्रं रत्ननिर्मितम् ।। पद्मरागैरिंद्रनीलै राजमार्गैर्विभूषितम्
vaikuṃṭhaṃ paramaṃ dhāma jarāmṛtyuharaṃ param || vāyunā dhāryamāṇaṃ ca brahmāṃḍādūrdhvamuttamam || koṭiyojanamūrdhvaṃ ca brahmalokātsanātanam 52 || varṇanīyaṃ na kavibhirvicitraṃ ratnanirmitam || padmarāgairiṃdranīlai rājamārgairvibhūṣitam
(They went to) Vaikuṇṭha, the supreme abode, the highest, remover of old age and death, upheld by the wind, the loftiest, above the cosmic egg — eternal, ten million yojanas above the Brahmā-world — not to be described by poets, wondrous, made of jewels, adorned with royal highways of rubies and sapphires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.54
ते मनोयायिनः सर्वे संप्रापुस्तं मनोहरम् ।। हरेरंतःपुरं गत्वा ददृशुः श्रीहरिं सुराः
te manoyāyinaḥ sarve saṃprāpustaṃ manoharam || hareraṃtaḥpuraṃ gatvā dadṛśuḥ śrīhariṃ surāḥ
All of them, travelling by the power of thought, reached that delightful (place); and going into Hari's inner apartments, the gods beheld Śrī Hari:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.56
रत्नकुण्डलयुग्मेन गंडस्थलविराजितम् ।। पीतवस्त्रपरीधानं वनमालाविभूषितम्
ratnakuṇḍalayugmena gaṃḍasthalavirājitam || pītavastraparīdhānaṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitam
(him) resplendent on the cheeks with a pair of jewelled earrings, clad in a yellow garment, adorned with a forest-garland,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.57
शांतं सरस्वतीकांतं लक्ष्मीधृतपदांबुजम् ।। कोटिकंदर्पलीलाभं स्मितवक्त्रं चतुर्भुजम्
śāṃtaṃ sarasvatīkāṃtaṃ lakṣmīdhṛtapadāṃbujam || koṭikaṃdarpalīlābhaṃ smitavaktraṃ caturbhujam
tranquil, the beloved of Sarasvatī, his lotus-feet held by Lakṣmī, with the playful radiance of ten million Kāmas, with a smiling face, four-armed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.58
सुनंदनंदकुमुदैः पार्षदैरुपसेवितम् ।। चंदनोक्षितसर्वांगं सुरत्नमुकुटोज्ज्वलम् ।। परमानंदरूपं च भक्तानुग्रहकारकम्
sunaṃdanaṃdakumudaiḥ pārṣadairupasevitam || caṃdanokṣitasarvāṃgaṃ suratnamukuṭojjvalam || paramānaṃdarūpaṃ ca bhaktānugrahakārakam
attended by his companions Sunanda, Nanda and Kumuda, all his limbs sprinkled with sandal-paste, brilliant with a crown of fine jewels, whose form is supreme bliss, the bestower of grace upon devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.60
ब्रह्मोवाच ।। ।। नमामि कमलाकांतं शांतं सर्वेष्टमच्युतम् ।। वयं यस्य कलाभेदाः कलांशकलया सुराः
brahmovāca || || namāmi kamalākāṃtaṃ śāṃtaṃ sarveṣṭamacyutam || vayaṃ yasya kalābhedāḥ kalāṃśakalayā surāḥ
Brahmā said: I bow to the beloved of Kamalā, the tranquil, the desired of all, the unfailing one, of whom we gods are portions differentiated, (existing) by a fraction of a fraction of a portion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.61
मनवश्च मुनींद्राश्च मानुषाश्च चराचराः ।। कलाकलांशकलया भूतास्त्वत्तो निरंजन
manavaśca munīṃdrāśca mānuṣāśca carācarāḥ || kalākalāṃśakalayā bhūtāstvatto niraṃjana
And the Manus and the chief sages and men, moving and unmoving beings, have come into being from you, O stainless one, by a fraction of a fraction of a portion of a portion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.62
शंकर उवाच ।। त्वामक्षयमक्षरं वा व्यक्तमव्यक्तमीश्वरम् ।। अनादिमादिमानंदरूपिणं सर्वरूपिणम्
śaṃkara uvāca || tvāmakṣayamakṣaraṃ vā vyaktamavyaktamīśvaram || anādimādimānaṃdarūpiṇaṃ sarvarūpiṇam
Śaṅkara said: You, the imperishable, the unchanging, manifest or unmanifest, the Lord, without beginning, the first, whose form is bliss, who has all forms —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.63
अणिमादिकसिद्धीनां कारणं सर्वकारणम्।। सिद्धिज्ञं सिद्धिदं सिद्धिरूपं कः स्तोतुमीश्वरः
aṇimādikasiddhīnāṃ kāraṇaṃ sarvakāraṇam|| siddhijñaṃ siddhidaṃ siddhirūpaṃ kaḥ stotumīśvaraḥ
the cause of the powers beginning with aṇimā, the cause of all, knower of the siddhis, giver of the siddhis, siddhi itself — who is able to praise (you)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.64
।। धर्म उवाच ।। ।। वेदे निरूपितं वस्तु वर्णनीयं विचक्षणैः ।। वेदे निर्वचनीयं यत्तन्निर्वक्तुं च कः क्षमः ।। यस्य संभावनीयं यद्गुणरूपं निरंजनम्
|| dharma uvāca || || vede nirūpitaṃ vastu varṇanīyaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥ || vede nirvacanīyaṃ yattannirvaktuṃ ca kaḥ kṣamaḥ || yasya saṃbhāvanīyaṃ yadguṇarūpaṃ niraṃjanam
Dharma said: The reality set forth in the Veda is to be described (only) by the discerning; and who is competent to expound what is (only) to be expounded in the Veda — whose stainless quality-form is (merely) to be surmised?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 4.66
पठित्वा मुच्यते दुर्गाद्वाञ्छितं च लभेन्नरः ।। देवानां स्तवनं श्रुत्वा तानुवाच हरिः स्वयम्
paṭhitvā mucyate durgādvāñchitaṃ ca labhennaraḥ || devānāṃ stavanaṃ śrutvā tānuvāca hariḥ svayam
Having recited (this), a man is freed from difficulty and obtains what he wishes. Having heard the praise of the gods, Hari himself said to them:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.67
गोलोकं यात यूयं च यामि पश्चाच्छ्रिया सह ।। नरनारायणौ तौ द्वौ श्वेतद्वीपनिवासिनौ
golokaṃ yāta yūyaṃ ca yāmi paścācchriyā saha || naranārāyaṇau tau dvau śvetadvīpanivāsinau
"Go you to Goloka; and I shall come afterwards together with Śrī. Those two, Nara and Nārāyaṇa, dwellers on the White Island —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.68
एते यास्यंति गोलोके तथा देवी सरस्वती ।। अनंता मम माया च कार्त्तिकेयो गणाधिपः ।। सावित्री वेदमाता च पश्चाद्यास्यंति निश्चितम्
ete yāsyaṃti goloke tathā devī sarasvatī || anaṃtā mama māyā ca kārttikeyo gaṇādhipaḥ || sāvitrī vedamātā ca paścādyāsyaṃti niścitam
these will go to Goloka, and likewise the goddess Sarasvatī, and my endless Māyā, and Kārttikeya the lord of the hosts, and Sāvitrī the mother of the Vedas — they will assuredly come afterwards."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.69
तदतिरिक्तं स्तवनं किमहं स्तौमि निर्गुणम् ।। ब्रह्मादीनामिदं स्तोत्रं षट्श्लोकोक्तं महामुने तत्राहं द्विभुजः कृष्णो गोपीभी राधया सह ।। अत्राहं कमलायुक्तः सुनंदादिभिरावृतः
tadatiriktaṃ stavanaṃ kimahaṃ staumi nirguṇam || brahmādīnāmidaṃ stotraṃ ṣaṭślokoktaṃ mahāmune tatrāhaṃ dvibhujaḥ kṛṣṇo gopībhī rādhayā saha || atrāhaṃ kamalāyuktaḥ sunaṃdādibhirāvṛtaḥ
"Beyond that, what praise am I to offer, praising the qualityless one? This hymn of Brahmā and the others, spoken in six verses, O great sage — there I am the two-armed Kṛṣṇa with the gopīs and with Rādhā; here I am joined with Kamalā, surrounded by Sunanda and the rest."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 4.70
नारायणश्च कृष्णोऽहं श्वेतद्वीपनिवासकृत् ।। ममैवैताः कलाः सर्वे देवा ब्रह्मादयः स्मृताः
nārāyaṇaśca kṛṣṇo'haṃ śvetadvīpanivāsakṛt || mamaivaitāḥ kalāḥ sarve devā brahmādayaḥ smṛtāḥ
"And (I am) Nārāyaṇa; I am Kṛṣṇa, the dweller on the White Island. All these gods, Brahmā and the rest, are held to be portions of me alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.71
कलाकलांशकलया सुरासुरनरादयः ।। गोलोकं यात यूयं च कार्यसिद्धिर्भविष्यति
kalākalāṃśakalayā surāsuranarādayaḥ || golokaṃ yāta yūyaṃ ca kāryasiddhirbhaviṣyati
Gods, demons, men and the rest (exist) by a fraction of a fraction of a portion of a portion. Go you to Goloka; the accomplishment of the task will come about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.72
वयं पश्चाद्गमिष्यामः सर्वेषामिष्टसिद्धये ।। इत्युक्त्वा वै सभामध्ये विरराम हरिः स्वयम्
vayaṃ paścādgamiṣyāmaḥ sarveṣāmiṣṭasiddhaye || ityuktvā vai sabhāmadhye virarāma hariḥ svayam
We shall come afterwards, for the fulfilment of what all desire." Having said this in the midst of the assembly, Hari himself fell silent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.73
प्रणम्य देवताः सर्वा जग्मुर्गोलोकमद्भुतम् ।। विचित्रं परमं धाम जरामृत्युहरं परम्
praṇamya devatāḥ sarvā jagmurgolokamadbhutam || vicitraṃ paramaṃ dhāma jarāmṛtyuharaṃ param
Having bowed, all the deities went to wondrous Goloka, the marvellous supreme abode, the highest, remover of old age and death,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.74
ऊर्ध्वं वैकुंठतो गम्यं पंचाशत्कोटियोजनम् ।। वायुना धार्यमाणं च निर्मितं स्वेच्छया विभोः
ūrdhvaṃ vaikuṃṭhato gamyaṃ paṃcāśatkoṭiyojanam || vāyunā dhāryamāṇaṃ ca nirmitaṃ svecchayā vibhoḥ
It is to be reached fifty crore leagues above Vaikuṇṭha, and it is upheld by the wind, fashioned by the Lord's own will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.75
तमनिर्वचनीयं च देवास्ते गमनोत्सुकाः ।। ते मनोयायिनः सर्वे संप्रापुर्विरजातटम्
tamanirvacanīyaṃ ca devāste gamanotsukāḥ || te manoyāyinaḥ sarve saṃprāpurvirajātaṭam
And that (realm) is indescribable; those gods, eager to go, all travelling by the speed of thought, arrived at the bank of the Virajā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.76
दृष्ट्वा देवाः सरित्तीरं विस्मयं परमं ययुः ।। शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं सुविस्तीर्णं मनोहरम्
dṛṣṭvā devāḥ sarittīraṃ vismayaṃ paramaṃ yayuḥ || śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ suvistīrṇaṃ manoharam
Seeing the river's shore, the gods were filled with the utmost wonder — it resembled pure crystal, very broad and charming.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.77
मुक्तामाणिक्यपरममणिरत्नाकरान्वितम् ।। कृष्णशुभ्रहरिद्रक्तमणिराजिविराजितम्
muktāmāṇikyaparamamaṇiratnākarānvitam || kṛṣṇaśubhraharidraktamaṇirājivirājitam
(It was) furnished with mines of pearls, rubies, supreme gems and jewels, resplendent with rows of black, white, green and red gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.78
प्रवालांकुरमुद्भूतं कुत्रचित्सुमनोहरम् ।। परमामूल्यसद्रत्नाकरराजिविभूषितम्
pravālāṃkuramudbhūtaṃ kutracitsumanoharam || paramāmūlyasadratnākararājivibhūṣitam
In places most lovely with sprouting coral, adorned with rows of mines of priceless genuine jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.79
विधेरदृश्यामाश्चर्य निधिश्रेष्ठाकरान्वितम् ।। पद्मरागेंद्रनीलानामाकरं कुत्रचिन्मुने
vidheradṛśyāmāścarya nidhiśreṣṭhākarānvitam || padmarāgeṃdranīlānāmākaraṃ kutracinmune
Provided with the finest treasure-mines, a wonder unseen even by Brahmā; in places, O sage, a mine of rubies and sapphires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.80
कुत्रचिच्च मरकताकरश्रेणीसमन्वितम् ।। स्यमंतकाकरं कुत्र कुत्रचिद्रुचकाकरम्
kutracicca marakatākaraśreṇīsamanvitam || syamaṃtakākaraṃ kutra kutracidrucakākaram
And in one place furnished with a series of emerald mines; somewhere a mine of syamantaka gems, somewhere a mine of rucaka gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.81
अमूल्यपीतवर्णाभं मणिश्रेण्याकरान्वितम् ।। रत्नाकरं कुत्रचिच्च कुत्रचित्कौस्तुभाकरम्
amūlyapītavarṇābhaṃ maṇiśreṇyākarānvitam || ratnākaraṃ kutracicca kutracitkaustubhākaram
Somewhere a jewel-mine gleaming with priceless yellow colour, endowed with mines of rows of gems, and somewhere a mine of kaustubha gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.82
कुत्र निर्वचनीयानां मणीनामाकरं परम् ।। कुत्रचित्कुत्रचिद्रम्यविहारस्थलमुत्तमम्
kutra nirvacanīyānāṃ maṇīnāmākaraṃ param || kutracitkutracidramyavihārasthalamuttamam
Somewhere a supreme mine of indescribable gems, and here and there an excellent, delightful place for pleasure-sport.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.83
दृष्ट्वा तु परमाश्चर्यं जग्मुस्तत्पारमीश्वराः ।। ददृशुः पर्वतश्रेष्ठं शतशृंगं मनोरमम्
dṛṣṭvā tu paramāścaryaṃ jagmustatpāramīśvarāḥ || dadṛśuḥ parvataśreṣṭhaṃ śataśṛṃgaṃ manoramam
But having seen that supreme marvel, the lords went to the far shore of it; (there) they saw the best of mountains, the charming Śataśṛṅga (hundred-peaked).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.84
पारिजाततरूणां च वनराजिविराजितम् ।। कल्पवृक्षैः परिवृतं वेष्टितं कामधेनुभिः
pārijātatarūṇāṃ ca vanarājivirājitam || kalpavṛkṣaiḥ parivṛtaṃ veṣṭitaṃ kāmadhenubhiḥ
Resplendent with rows of groves of pārijāta trees, surrounded by wish-fulfilling trees, encircled by wish-yielding cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.85
कोटियोजनमूर्ध्वं च दैर्घ्यं दशगुणोत्तरम् ।। शैलप्रस्थपरिमितं पंचाशत्कोटियोजनम्
koṭiyojanamūrdhvaṃ ca dairghyaṃ daśaguṇottaram || śailaprasthaparimitaṃ paṃcāśatkoṭiyojanam
A crore of leagues in height, and ten times that in length; the mountain's tableland measured fifty crore leagues.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.86
प्राकाराकारमस्यैव शिखरे रासमंडलम् ।। दशयोजनविस्तीर्णं वर्तुलाकारमुत्तमम्
prākārākāramasyaiva śikhare rāsamaṃḍalam || daśayojanavistīrṇaṃ vartulākāramuttamam
On its very summit, wall-shaped, is the circle of the rāsa dance, ten leagues in extent, excellent and round in form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.87
पुष्पोद्यानसहस्रेण पुष्पितेन सुगंधिना ।। संकुलेन मधुघ्राणां समूहेन समन्वितम्
puṣpodyānasahasreṇa puṣpitena sugaṃdhinā || saṃkulena madhughrāṇāṃ samūhena samanvitam
Endowed with a thousand flower-gardens, blossoming and fragrant, thronged with swarms of honey-scenting bees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.88
सुरत द्रव्यसंयुक्तै राजितं रतिमंदिरैः ।। रत्नमंडपकोटीनां सहस्रेण समन्वितम्
surata dravyasaṃyuktai rājitaṃ ratimaṃdiraiḥ || ratnamaṃḍapakoṭīnāṃ sahasreṇa samanvitam
Made splendid by pleasure-chambers supplied with the materials of love-making, and provided with a thousand crores of jewelled pavilions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.89
रत्नसोपानयुक्तेन सद्रत्नकलशेन च ।। हरिन्मणीनां स्तंभेन शोभितेन च शोभितम्
ratnasopānayuktena sadratnakalaśena ca || harinmaṇīnāṃ staṃbhena śobhitena ca śobhitam
Beautified by (a pavilion) furnished with jewelled steps and with a pot of genuine gems, and made beautiful with pillars of green gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.90
सिंदूरवर्णमणिभिः परितः खचितेन च ।। इन्द्रनीलैर्मध्यगतैर्मंडितेन मनोहरैः
siṃdūravarṇamaṇibhiḥ paritaḥ khacitena ca || indranīlairmadhyagatairmaṃḍitena manoharaiḥ
Inlaid all around with vermilion-coloured gems, and ornamented with lovely sapphires set in the middle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.91
रत्नप्राकारसंयुक्तमणिभेदैर्विराजितम् ।। द्वारैः कपाटसंयुक्तैश्चतुर्भिश्च विराजितम्
ratnaprākārasaṃyuktamaṇibhedairvirājitam || dvāraiḥ kapāṭasaṃyuktaiścaturbhiśca virājitam
Resplendent with the various gems joined into its jewelled enclosing wall, and resplendent with four gates fitted with door-panels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.92
रज्जुग्रंथिसमायुक्तरसालपल्लवान्वितैः । परितः कदलीस्तंभसमूहैश्च समन्वितम्
rajjugraṃthisamāyuktarasālapallavānvitaiḥ | paritaḥ kadalīstaṃbhasamūhaiśca samanvitam
Surrounded on all sides by clusters of plantain trunks together with mango sprays tied on with knotted cords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.93
शुक्लधान्यपर्णजालफलदूवांर्कुरान्वितम् ।। चंदनागरुकस्तूरीकुंकुमद्रवचर्चितम्
śukladhānyaparṇajālaphaladūvāṃrkurānvitam || caṃdanāgarukastūrīkuṃkumadravacarcitam
Furnished with white rice-grains, networks of leaves, fruits and sprouts of dūrvā grass, smeared with liquid sandal, aloe, musk and saffron.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.94
वेष्टितं गोपकन्यानां समूहैः कोटिशो मुने ।। रत्नालंकारसंयुक्तै रत्नमालाविराजितैः
veṣṭitaṃ gopakanyānāṃ samūhaiḥ koṭiśo mune || ratnālaṃkārasaṃyuktai ratnamālāvirājitaiḥ
(He was) encircled, O sage, by groups of cowherd girls in tens of millions, (girls) fitted with jewelled ornaments and resplendent with jewelled garlands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.95
रत्नसिंहासनस्थं च रत्नालंकारभूषितम् ।। रत्नकेयूरवलयरत्ननूपुरशोभितम् रत्नकंकणकेयूर रत्ननूपुरभूषितैः ।। रत्नकुण्डलयुग्मेन गंडस्थलविराजितैः
ratnasiṃhāsanasthaṃ ca ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitam || ratnakeyūravalayaratnanūpuraśobhitam ratnakaṃkaṇakeyūra ratnanūpurabhūṣitaiḥ || ratnakuṇḍalayugmena gaṃḍasthalavirājitaiḥ
And (he was) seated on a jewelled lion-throne, adorned with jewelled ornaments, shining with jewelled armlets and bracelets and jewelled anklets — (surrounded by girls) adorned with jewelled bangles, armlets and jewelled anklets, whose cheeks were made brilliant by a pair of jewelled earrings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.96
रत्नांगुलीयललितैर्हस्तांगुलिविराजितैः ।। रत्नपाशकवृन्दैश्च विराजितपदांगुलैः
ratnāṃgulīyalalitairhastāṃgulivirājitaiḥ || ratnapāśakavṛndaiśca virājitapadāṃgulaiḥ
Their hand-fingers gleaming with lovely jewelled rings, and their toes resplendent with clusters of jewelled toe-rings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.97
भूषितै रत्नभूषाभिः सद्रत्नमुकुटोज्ज्वलैः ।। गजेंद्रमुक्तालंकारैर्नासिकामध्यराजितैः
bhūṣitai ratnabhūṣābhiḥ sadratnamukuṭojjvalaiḥ || gajeṃdramuktālaṃkārairnāsikāmadhyarājitaiḥ
Adorned with jewelled ornaments, bright with crowns of fine jewels, their nose-centres resplendent with ornaments of great-elephant pearls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.98
सिंदूरबिंदुना सार्द्धमलकाधःस्थलोज्ज्वलैः ।। चारुचम्पकवर्णाभैश्चंदनद्रवचर्चितैः
siṃdūrabiṃdunā sārddhamalakādhaḥsthalojjvalaiḥ || cārucampakavarṇābhaiścaṃdanadravacarcitaiḥ
With the region below their curls made bright, together with a dot of vermilion, gleaming with the lovely hue of campaka blossoms, and smeared with sandal paste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.99
तं प्रणेमुः सुरेंद्राश्च भक्त्या ब्रह्मादयो मुने ।। तुष्टुवुः परया भक्त्या भक्तिनम्रात्मकंधराः ।। परमानंदभारार्ताः पुलकांचितविग्रहाः पीतवस्त्रपरीधानैर्बिंबाधरमनोहरैः ।। शरत्पार्वणचंद्राणां प्रभां मुष्णन्मुखोज्ज्वलैः
taṃ praṇemuḥ sureṃdrāśca bhaktyā brahmādayo mune || tuṣṭuvuḥ parayā bhaktyā bhaktinamrātmakaṃdharāḥ || paramānaṃdabhārārtāḥ pulakāṃcitavigrahāḥ pītavastraparīdhānairbiṃbādharamanoharaiḥ || śaratpārvaṇacaṃdrāṇāṃ prabhāṃ muṣṇanmukhojjvalaiḥ
To him Brahmā and the other lords of the gods bowed with devotion, O sage, and they praised (him) with supreme devotion, their necks bent low in devotion, afflicted by the weight of highest bliss, their bodies covered with thrilling hair — (the girls) clothed in yellow garments, charming with lips like bimba fruit, their faces shining so as to steal the radiance of full autumn moons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.100
शरत्प्रफुल्लपद्मानां शोभामोषणलोचनैः ।। कस्तूरीपात्रिकायुक्तै रेखाक्तकज्जलोज्ज्वलैः
śaratpraphullapadmānāṃ śobhāmoṣaṇalocanaiḥ || kastūrīpātrikāyuktai rekhāktakajjalojjvalaiḥ
With eyes that robbed the beauty of autumn's full-blown lotuses, holding little vessels of musk, bright with lines drawn in lampblack.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.101
प्रफुल्लमालतीमालाजालैःकबरशोभितैः ।। मधुलुब्धमधुघ्राणां समूहैश्चापि संकुलैः ।। चारुणा गमनेनैव गजखंजनगंजनैः
praphullamālatīmālājālaiḥkabaraśobhitaiḥ || madhulubdhamadhughrāṇāṃ samūhaiścāpi saṃkulaiḥ || cāruṇā gamanenaiva gajakhaṃjanagaṃjanaiḥ
Their braids adorned with clusters of garlands of blossoming mālatī, and thronged too with swarms of honey-greedy bees smelling the nectar, putting to shame both elephants and wagtails by the very grace of their gait.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.102
वक्रभ्रूभंगसंयोगश्लक्ष्णस्मितसमन्वितैः ।। पक्वदाडिमबीजाभदंतपंक्तिविराजितैः
vakrabhrūbhaṃgasaṃyogaślakṣṇasmitasamanvitaiḥ || pakvadāḍimabījābhadaṃtapaṃktivirājitaiḥ
Endowed with soft smiles joined to the arching of curved brows, resplendent with rows of teeth like the seeds of a ripe pomegranate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.103
खगेंद्रचंचुशोभाढ्यनासिकोन्नतभूषितैः ।। गजेंद्रगंडयुग्माभस्तनभारनतैरिव
khageṃdracaṃcuśobhāḍhyanāsikonnatabhūṣitaiḥ || gajeṃdragaṃḍayugmābhastanabhāranatairiva
Adorned with the high line of a nose rich in the beauty of a great bird's beak, and bent, as it were, by the weight of breasts like the pair of temples of a lordly elephant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.104
नितम्बकठिनश्रोणीपीनभारभरानतैः ।। कंदर्पशरचेष्टाभिर्जर्जरीभूतमानसै
nitambakaṭhinaśroṇīpīnabhārabharānataiḥ || kaṃdarpaśaraceṣṭābhirjarjarībhūtamānasai
Bowed down under the heavy weight of stout hips, firm buttocks and loins — (and by them) minds were made to crumble through the play of Kāma's arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 4.105
दर्पणैः पूर्णचंद्रास्यसौंदर्यदर्शनोत्सुकैः ।। राधिकाचरणांभोजसेवासक्तमनोरथैः
darpaṇaiḥ pūrṇacaṃdrāsyasauṃdaryadarśanotsukaiḥ || rādhikācaraṇāṃbhojasevāsaktamanorathaiḥ
With mirrors, eager to look on the beauty of their full-moon faces, their desires fixed upon service at Rādhikā's lotus feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.106
सुंदरीणां समूहैश्च रक्षितं राधिकाज्ञया ।। क्रीडासरोवराणां च लक्षैश्च परिवेष्टितम् पुष्पोद्यानसहस्रेण पुष्पितेन समन्वितम् ।। कोटिकुंजकुटीरैश्च पुष्पशय्यासमन्वितैः
suṃdarīṇāṃ samūhaiśca rakṣitaṃ rādhikājñayā || krīḍāsarovarāṇāṃ ca lakṣaiśca pariveṣṭitam puṣpodyānasahasreṇa puṣpitena samanvitam || koṭikuṃjakuṭīraiśca puṣpaśayyāsamanvitaiḥ
And (the place was) guarded, by Rādhikā's command, by hosts of beautiful women, and encircled by hundreds of thousands of pleasure-lakes; provided with a thousand flower-gardens in bloom, and with ten million bower-huts furnished with beds of flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.107
श्वेतरक्तैर्लोहितैश्च वेष्टितैः पद्मराजितैः ।। सुकूजद्भिर्मधुघ्राणां समूहैः संकुलैः सदा
śvetaraktairlohitaiśca veṣṭitaiḥ padmarājitaiḥ || sukūjadbhirmadhughrāṇāṃ samūhaiḥ saṃkulaiḥ sadā
Surrounded by white, red and crimson (lotuses), resplendent with lotuses, ever thronged with sweetly humming swarms of bees smelling the nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.109
भोगद्रव्यसकर्पूरतांबूलवस्त्रसंयुतैः ।। रत्नप्रदीपैः परितः श्वेतचामरदर्पणैः ।।
bhogadravyasakarpūratāṃbūlavastrasaṃyutaiḥ || ratnapradīpaiḥ paritaḥ śvetacāmaradarpaṇaiḥ ||
Provided with articles of enjoyment together with camphor, betel and garments, and all round with jewelled lamps, white yak-tail fans and mirrors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.110
विचित्रपुष्पमालाभिः शोभितैः शोभितं मुने ।। तं रासमंडपं दृष्ट्वा जग्मुस्ते पर्वताद्बहिः
vicitrapuṣpamālābhiḥ śobhitaiḥ śobhitaṃ mune || taṃ rāsamaṃḍapaṃ dṛṣṭvā jagmuste parvatādbahiḥ
Made beautiful, O sage, by lovely garlands of many-coloured flowers — having seen that rāsa pavilion, they went out beyond the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.111
ततो विचक्षणं रम्यं ददृशुः सुंदरं वनम् ।। वनं वृदावनं नाम राधामाधवयोः प्रियम्
tato vicakṣaṇaṃ ramyaṃ dadṛśuḥ suṃdaraṃ vanam || vanaṃ vṛdāvanaṃ nāma rādhāmādhavayoḥ priyam
Then they saw a wondrous, delightful, beautiful wood: the wood named Vṛndāvana, dear to Rādhā and Mādhava.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.112
क्रीडास्थानं तयोरेव कल्पवृक्षचयान्वितम् ।। विरजातीरनीराक्तैः कंपितं मंदवायुभिः
krīḍāsthānaṃ tayoreva kalpavṛkṣacayānvitam || virajātīranīrāktaiḥ kaṃpitaṃ maṃdavāyubhiḥ
The very playground of those two, filled with clusters of wish-fulfilling trees, stirred by gentle breezes moist with the water of the Virajā's bank.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.113
कस्तूरीयुक्तपत्राब्जैः पुष्पौघैः सुरभीकृतम् ।। नवपल्लवसंसक्तपरपुष्टरुतैर्युतम्
kastūrīyuktapatrābjaiḥ puṣpaughaiḥ surabhīkṛtam || navapallavasaṃsaktaparapuṣṭarutairyutam
Made fragrant by masses of flowers, with lotuses and leaves bearing musk, filled with the cries of cuckoos clinging to fresh shoots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.114
कुत्र हेलिकदंबानां कदंबैः कमनीयकम् ।। मंदाराणां चंपकानां चन्दनानां तथैव च
kutra helikadaṃbānāṃ kadaṃbaiḥ kamanīyakam || maṃdārāṇāṃ caṃpakānāṃ candanānāṃ tathaiva ca
Somewhere it was made lovely by kadambas of the helikadamba kind, and likewise by mandāras, campakas and sandal trees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.115
सुगंधिकुसुमानां च गंधेन सुरभीकृतम् ।। आम्राणां नागरंगाणां पनसानां तथैव च
sugaṃdhikusumānāṃ ca gaṃdhena surabhīkṛtam || āmrāṇāṃ nāgaraṃgāṇāṃ panasānāṃ tathaiva ca
and (it was) made fragrant by the scent of sweet-smelling flowers; and likewise of mangoes, oranges, and jackfruits —
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BvP 4 4.116
तालानां नारिकेलानां वृंदैर्वृंदारकं वनम् ।। जंबूनां बदरीणां च खर्जूराणां विशेषतः
tālānāṃ nārikelānāṃ vṛṃdairvṛṃdārakaṃ vanam || jaṃbūnāṃ badarīṇāṃ ca kharjūrāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ
with clusters of palms and coconuts the forest was excellent; and of rose-apples, jujubes, and especially of dates,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.117
गुर्वाकाम्रातकानां च जंबीराणां च नारद ।। कदलीनां श्रीफलानां दाडिमानां मनोहरैः
gurvākāmrātakānāṃ ca jaṃbīrāṇāṃ ca nārada || kadalīnāṃ śrīphalānāṃ dāḍimānāṃ manoharaiḥ
and of gurvāka(?) and hog-plums, and of citrons, O Nārada; with the delightful (clusters) of plantains, bilva fruits and pomegranates,
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BvP 4 4.118
सुपक्वफलसंयुक्तैः समूहैश्च विराजितम् ।। पिप्पलीनां च शालानामश्वत्थानां तथैव च
supakvaphalasaṃyuktaiḥ samūhaiśca virājitam || pippalīnāṃ ca śālānāmaśvatthānāṃ tathaiva ca
and it was resplendent with clusters laden with well-ripened fruit; and likewise of pepper-vines, sāla trees and aśvattha trees,
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BvP 4 4.119
निंबानां शाल्मलीनां च तित्तिडीनां च शोभनैः ।। अन्येषां तरुभेदानां संकुलैः संकुलं सदा
niṃbānāṃ śālmalīnāṃ ca tittiḍīnāṃ ca śobhanaiḥ || anyeṣāṃ tarubhedānāṃ saṃkulaiḥ saṃkulaṃ sadā
with the beautiful (throngs) of nimba, silk-cotton and tamarind trees, (and) with the thickets of other kinds of trees it was ever dense.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.120
परितः कल्पवृक्षाणां वृन्दैर्वृन्दैर्विराजितम् ।। मल्लिकामालतीकुंदकेतकीमाधवी लताः
paritaḥ kalpavṛkṣāṇāṃ vṛndairvṛndairvirājitam || mallikāmālatīkuṃdaketakīmādhavī latāḥ
All around it shone with cluster upon cluster of wish-granting trees; the creepers of mallikā, mālatī, kunda, ketakī and mādhavī —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.121
एतासां च समूहैश्च यूथिकाभिः समन्वितम् ।। चारुकुंजकुटीरैस्तैः पंचाशत्कोटिभिर्मुने
etāsāṃ ca samūhaiśca yūthikābhiḥ samanvitam || cārukuṃjakuṭīraistaiḥ paṃcāśatkoṭibhirmune
and it was furnished with masses of these and with yūthikā jasmines, and with those fifty crores of lovely bower-huts, O sage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.122
रत्नप्रदीपदीपैश्च धूपेन सुरभीकृतैः ।। शृंगारद्रव्ययुक्तैश्च वासितैर्गंधवायुभिः
ratnapradīpadīpaiśca dhūpena surabhīkṛtaiḥ || śṛṃgāradravyayuktaiśca vāsitairgaṃdhavāyubhiḥ
(huts) with lamps that were jewel-lights, made fragrant with incense, provided with articles of adornment, and (filled) with scented breezes bearing perfume,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.123
चंदनाक्तैः पुष्पतल्पैर्मालाजालसमन्वितैः ।। मधुलुब्धमधुघ्राणां कलशब्दैश्च शब्दितम्
caṃdanāktaiḥ puṣpatalpairmālājālasamanvitaiḥ || madhulubdhamadhughrāṇāṃ kalaśabdaiśca śabditam
with flower-couches smeared with sandal and hung with networks of garlands; and it resounded with the sweet sounds of honey-bees greedy for honey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.124
रत्नालंकारशोभाढयैर्गोपीवृंदैश्च वेष्टितम् ।। पंचाशत्कोटिगोपीभी रक्षितं राधिकाज्ञया
ratnālaṃkāraśobhāḍhayairgopīvṛṃdaiśca veṣṭitam || paṃcāśatkoṭigopībhī rakṣitaṃ rādhikājñayā
It was encircled by throngs of gopīs rich in the splendour of jewel-ornaments, and guarded by fifty crores of gopīs at Rādhikā's command;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.126
सुपक्वमधुरस्वादुफलैर्वृंदारकं मुने ॥ गोष्ठानां च गवां चैव समूहैश्च समन्वितम्
supakvamadhurasvāduphalairvṛṃdārakaṃ mune || goṣṭhānāṃ ca gavāṃ caiva samūhaiśca samanvitam
(it was) excellent with well-ripened, sweet, tasty fruits, O sage, and provided with multitudes of cow-pens and of cows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.127
पुष्पोद्यानसहस्रेण पुष्पितेन सुगंधिना ॥ मधुलुब्धमधुघ्राणां |समूहेन समन्वितम्
puṣpodyānasahasreṇa puṣpitena sugaṃdhinā || madhulubdhamadhughrāṇāṃ |samūhena samanvitam
with a thousand flower-gardens, blossoming and fragrant, attended by a swarm of honey-bees greedy for honey,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.128
पंचाशत्कोटिगोपीनां विलासैश्च विराजितम् ॥ श्रीकृष्णतुल्यरूपाणां सद्रत्नगुंठितैर्वरैः
paṃcāśatkoṭigopīnāṃ vilāsaiśca virājitam || śrīkṛṣṇatulyarūpāṇāṃ sadratnaguṃṭhitairvaraiḥ
and it shone with the sports of fifty crores of gopīs, (and) with the excellent (dwellings?) studded with fine jewels of those whose form equalled Śrī Kṛṣṇa's —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 4.129
द्वात्रिंशत्काननं तत्र रम्यं रम्यं मनोहरम् ॥ वृंदावनाभ्यंतरितं निर्जनस्थानमुत्तमम् दृष्ट्वा वृंदावनं रम्यं ययुर्गोलोकमीश्वराः ॥ परितो वर्तुलाकारं कोटियोजनविस्तृतम्
dvātriṃśatkānanaṃ tatra ramyaṃ ramyaṃ manoharam || vṛṃdāvanābhyaṃtaritaṃ nirjanasthānamuttamam dṛṣṭvā vṛṃdāvanaṃ ramyaṃ yayurgolokamīśvarāḥ || parito vartulākāraṃ koṭiyojanavistṛtam
There (were) thirty-two groves, each lovelier than the last and enchanting; within Vṛndāvana (was) a supreme solitary spot. Having seen lovely Vṛndāvana, the lords went to Goloka, which is round in shape all about and extends a crore of yojanas,
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BvP 4 4.130
रत्नप्राकारसंयुक्तं चतुर्द्धारान्वितं मुने।। गोपानां च समूहैश्च द्वारपालैः समन्वितम्
ratnaprākārasaṃyuktaṃ caturddhārānvitaṃ mune|| gopānāṃ ca samūhaiśca dvārapālaiḥ samanvitam
furnished with a jewelled rampart and provided with four gates, O sage, and attended by throngs of cowherds serving as gatekeepers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.131
आश्रमै रत्नखचितैर्नानाभोगसमन्वितैः ॥ गोपीनां कृष्णभृत्यानां पंचाशत्कोटिभिर्युतम्
āśramai ratnakhacitairnānābhogasamanvitaiḥ || gopīnāṃ kṛṣṇabhṛtyānāṃ paṃcāśatkoṭibhiryutam
joined with fifty crores of hermitages, inlaid with jewels and supplied with various enjoyments, (belonging) to the gopīs who are Kṛṣṇa's servants,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.132
भक्तानां गोपवृन्दानामाश्रमैः शतकोटिभिः ॥ ततोऽधिकसुविस्तीर्णैः सद्रत्नग्रथितैर्युतम्
bhaktānāṃ gopavṛndānāmāśramaiḥ śatakoṭibhiḥ || tato'dhikasuvistīrṇaiḥ sadratnagrathitairyutam
provided with a hundred crores of hermitages of the devoted throngs of cowherds, more spacious than those, and set with fine jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.133
आश्रमैः पार्षदानां च ततोऽधिकविलक्षणैः ॥ अमूल्यरत्नरचितैः संयुक्तं दशकोटिभिः
āśramaiḥ pārṣadānāṃ ca tato'dhikavilakṣaṇaiḥ || amūlyaratnaracitaiḥ saṃyuktaṃ daśakoṭibhiḥ
and furnished with ten crores of hermitages of the attendants, more remarkable than those, fashioned of priceless jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.134
पार्षदप्रवराणां च श्रीकृष्णरूपधारिणाम् ॥ आश्रमैः कोटिभिर्युक्तं सद्रत्नेन विनिर्मितैः
pārṣadapravarāṇāṃ ca śrīkṛṣṇarūpadhāriṇām || āśramaiḥ koṭibhiryuktaṃ sadratnena vinirmitaiḥ
and joined with crores of hermitages, made of fine jewels, of the foremost attendants who bear the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.135
राधिकाशुद्धभक्तानां गोपीनामाश्रमैर्वरैः ॥ सद्रत्नरचितैर्द्रव्यैर्द्वात्रिंशत्कोटिभिर्युतम्
rādhikāśuddhabhaktānāṃ gopīnāmāśramairvaraiḥ || sadratnaracitairdravyairdvātriṃśatkoṭibhiryutam
joined with thirty-two crores of excellent hermitages of the gopīs who are pure devotees of Rādhikā, with furnishings fashioned of fine jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.136
तासां च किकरीणां च भवनैः सुमनोहरैः।। मणिरत्नादिरचितैः शोभितं दशकोटिभिः
tāsāṃ ca kikarīṇāṃ ca bhavanaiḥ sumanoharaiḥ|| maṇiratnādiracitaiḥ śobhitaṃ daśakoṭibhiḥ
(It was) adorned with the very lovely dwellings of those (gopīs) and of their maidservants, fashioned of gems, jewels and the like — ten crores (of them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.137
शतजन्मतपःपूता भक्ता ये भारते भुवि ॥ हरिभक्तिपरा ये च कर्मनिर्वाणकारकाः
śatajanmatapaḥpūtā bhaktā ye bhārate bhuvi || haribhaktiparā ye ca karmanirvāṇakārakāḥ
Those devotees on the land of Bhārata who are purified by the austerities of a hundred births, and who are devoted to the worship of Hari, bringing their karma to extinction,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.138
स्वप्ने ज्ञाने हरेर्ध्याने विविष्टमानसा मुने ॥ राधाकृष्णेति कृष्णेति प्रजपंतो दिवानिशम्
svapne jñāne harerdhyāne viviṣṭamānasā mune || rādhākṛṣṇeti kṛṣṇeti prajapaṃto divāniśam
whose minds have entered, O sage, into dream, into knowledge, into meditation on Hari, murmuring day and night 'Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa!' and 'Kṛṣṇa!' —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 4.139
तेषां श्रीकृष्णभक्तानां निवासैः सुमनोहरैः ॥ सद्रत्नमणिनिर्माणैर्नानाभोगसमन्वितैः
teṣāṃ śrīkṛṣṇabhaktānāṃ nivāsaiḥ sumanoharaiḥ || sadratnamaṇinirmāṇairnānābhogasamanvitaiḥ
with the very lovely dwellings of those devotees of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, built of fine jewels and gems, furnished with various enjoyments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.140
पुष्पशय्यापुष्पमालाश्वेतचामरशोभितैः।। रत्नदर्पणशोभाढ्यैर्हरिन्मणिसपर्पितैः
puṣpaśayyāpuṣpamālāśvetacāmaraśobhitaiḥ|| ratnadarpaṇaśobhāḍhyairharinmaṇisaparpitaiḥ
adorned with flower-beds, flower-garlands and white yak-tail fans, rich in the splendour of jewelled mirrors, and inlaid with emeralds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.142
१ ॥ देवास्तमद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा कियद्दूरं ययुर्मुदा ॥ तत्राक्षयवटं रम्यं ददृशुर्जगदीश्वराः ॥ |
1 || devāstamadbhutaṃ dṛṣṭvā kiyaddūraṃ yayurmudā || tatrākṣayavaṭaṃ ramyaṃ dadṛśurjagadīśvarāḥ || |
Having seen that marvel, the gods went on some distance in delight; there the lords of the world beheld the lovely imperishable banyan tree.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.143
पंचयोजनविस्तीर्णमूर्ध्वं तद्द्विगुणं मुने ॥ सहस्रस्कंधसंयुक्तशाखासंस्थासमन्वितम्
paṃcayojanavistīrṇamūrdhvaṃ taddviguṇaṃ mune || sahasraskaṃdhasaṃyuktaśākhāsaṃsthāsamanvitam
Five yojanas broad, and twice that in height, O sage, joined with a thousand trunks and furnished with a mass of branches,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.144
रक्तपक्कफलाकीर्णं शोभितं रत्नवेदिभिः ॥ कृष्णस्वरूपांस्तन्मूले ददृशुर्वल्लभाञ्छिशून्
raktapakkaphalākīrṇaṃ śobhitaṃ ratnavedibhiḥ || kṛṣṇasvarūpāṃstanmūle dadṛśurvallabhāñchiśūn
strewn with red ripe fruits, adorned with jewelled platforms — at its foot they saw dear children having the very form of Kṛṣṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.145
पीतवस्त्रपरीधानान्क्रीडासक्तमनोहरान् ॥ चन्दनोक्षितसर्वांगान्रत्नभूषणभूषितान्
pītavastraparīdhānānkrīḍāsaktamanoharān || candanokṣitasarvāṃgānratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitān
clad in yellow garments, charming, intent on play, all their limbs sprinkled with sandal-paste, decked with jewelled ornaments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.146
ददृशुस्तत्र देवेशाः पार्षदप्रवरान्हरेः ।। ततोऽविदूरे ददृशू राजमार्गं मनोहरम्
dadṛśustatra deveśāḥ pārṣadapravarānhareḥ || tato'vidūre dadṛśū rājamārgaṃ manoharam
There the lords of the gods saw the foremost of Hari's attendants; then, not far off, they saw a lovely royal highway,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.147
सिंदूराकारमणिभिः परितो रचितं मुने ।। इंद्रनीलैः पद्मरागैर्हीरकै रुचकैस्तथा
siṃdūrākāramaṇibhiḥ parito racitaṃ mune || iṃdranīlaiḥ padmarāgairhīrakai rucakaistathā
fashioned all around with gems of the colour of vermilion, O sage, with sapphires, rubies, diamonds and rucaka stones,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.148
निर्मितैर्वेदिभिर्युक्तं परितो रत्नमंडपम् ।। चंदनागुरुकस्तूरीकुंकुमद्रवचर्चितम्
nirmitairvedibhiryuktaṃ parito ratnamaṃḍapam || caṃdanāgurukastūrīkuṃkumadravacarcitam
provided with platforms made (of these), and all around a jewelled pavilion, smeared with the liquid of sandal, aloe-wood, musk and saffron,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.149
दधिपूर्णलाजफलपुष्पदूर्वांकुरान्वितम् ।। सूक्ष्मसूत्रग्रंथियुक्तश्रीखंडपल्लवान्वितम्
dadhipūrṇalājaphalapuṣpadūrvāṃkurānvitam || sūkṣmasūtragraṃthiyuktaśrīkhaṃḍapallavānvitam
furnished with vessels full of curds, parched grain, fruit, flowers and dūrva shoots, and with sandalwood sprigs tied with fine thread,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 4.150
रंभास्तंभसमूहैश्च कुङ्कुमाक्तैर्विराजितम् ।। सद्रत्नमंडलघटैः फलशाखासमन्वितैः
raṃbhāstaṃbhasamūhaiśca kuṅkumāktairvirājitam || sadratnamaṃḍalaghaṭaiḥ phalaśākhāsamanvitaiḥ
and shining with clusters of plantain-trunks smeared with saffron, with jars ringed with fine jewels, set with fruit and branches,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.151
सिंदूरकुंकुमाक्तैश्च गंधचंदनचर्चितैः ।। भूषितैः पुष्पमालाभिः पादपैः परिभूषितम्
siṃdūrakuṃkumāktaiśca gaṃdhacaṃdanacarcitaiḥ || bhūṣitaiḥ puṣpamālābhiḥ pādapaiḥ paribhūṣitam
and it was adorned all round with trees smeared with vermilion and saffron, anointed with fragrant sandal, decorated with flower-garlands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.152
गोपिकानां समूहैश्च क्रीडासक्तैश्च वेष्टितम ।। बहुमूल्येन रत्नेन रत्नसोपाननिर्मितान्
gopikānāṃ samūhaiśca krīḍāsaktaiśca veṣṭitama || bahumūlyena ratnena ratnasopānanirmitān
and encircled by throngs of gopīs intent on play. (They saw houses) built with stairways of jewels, of very costly gems,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.153
वह्निशौचांशुकै रम्यैः श्वेतचामरदर्पणैः ।। रत्नतल्पविचित्रैश्च पुष्पमाल्यैर्विराजितान
vahniśaucāṃśukai ramyaiḥ śvetacāmaradarpaṇaiḥ || ratnatalpavicitraiśca puṣpamālyairvirājitāna
resplendent with lovely fire-cleansed cloths, with white yak-tail fans and mirrors, with variegated jewelled couches and flower-garlands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.154
षोडशद्वारसंयुक्तान्द्वारपालैश्च रक्षितान् ।। परितः परिखायुक्तान्रत्नप्राकारवेष्टितान्
ṣoḍaśadvārasaṃyuktāndvārapālaiśca rakṣitān || paritaḥ parikhāyuktānratnaprākāraveṣṭitān
having sixteen gates and guarded by gatekeepers, surrounded on all sides by moats and encircled by jewelled ramparts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.155
चंदनागुरुकस्तूरीकुंकुमद्रवचर्चितान्।। गृहान्मनोरमान्दृष्ट्वा ते देवा गमनोत्सुकाः
caṃdanāgurukastūrīkuṃkumadravacarcitān|| gṛhānmanoramāndṛṣṭvā te devā gamanotsukāḥ
smeared with the liquid of sandal, aloe-wood, musk and saffron — having seen these delightful houses, those gods were eager to go on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.156
जग्मुः शीघ्रं कियद्दूरं ददृशुः सुन्दरं ततः ।। आश्रमं राधिकायाश्च रासेश्वर्याश्च नारद
jagmuḥ śīghraṃ kiyaddūraṃ dadṛśuḥ sundaraṃ tataḥ || āśramaṃ rādhikāyāśca rāseśvaryāśca nārada
They went swiftly some distance and then saw the beautiful hermitage of Rādhikā, the mistress of the rāsa dance, O Nārada,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.157
देवाधिदेव्या गोपीनां वरायाश्चारुनिर्मितम् ।। प्राणाधिकायाः कृष्णस्य रम्यद्रव्यमनोहरम्
devādhidevyā gopīnāṃ varāyāścārunirmitam || prāṇādhikāyāḥ kṛṣṇasya ramyadravyamanoharam
(The hermitage) of the goddess above the gods, the best of the gopīs, dearer than life to Kṛṣṇa, beautifully constructed, charming with delightful materials.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.158
सर्वानिर्वचनीयं च पंडितैर्न निरूपितम् ।। सुचारुवर्तुलाकारं षड्गव्यूतिप्रमाणकम्
sarvānirvacanīyaṃ ca paṃḍitairna nirūpitam || sucāruvartulākāraṃ ṣaḍgavyūtipramāṇakam
And it is altogether indescribable, not defined even by the learned; of a very lovely round shape, six gavyūtis in measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.159
शतमंदिरसंयुक्तं ज्वलितं रत्नतेजसा ।। अमूल्यरत्नसाराणां चयौर्विरचितं वरम्
śatamaṃdirasaṃyuktaṃ jvalitaṃ ratnatejasā || amūlyaratnasārāṇāṃ cayaurviracitaṃ varam
Furnished with a hundred mansions, blazing with the radiance of jewels, excellent, built up with heaps of the finest priceless gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.160
दुर्लंघ्याभिर्गभीराभिः परिखाभिः सुशोभितम् ।। कल्पवृक्षैः परिवृतं पुष्पोद्यानशतांतरम्
durlaṃghyābhirgabhīrābhiḥ parikhābhiḥ suśobhitam || kalpavṛkṣaiḥ parivṛtaṃ puṣpodyānaśatāṃtaram
Beautifully adorned with deep moats hard to cross, encircled by wish-granting trees, with a hundred flower-gardens within.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.161
सुमूल्यरत्नखचितप्राकारैः परिवेष्टितम् ।। सद्रत्नवेदिकायुक्तैर्युक्तं द्वारैश्च सप्तभिः
sumūlyaratnakhacitaprākāraiḥ pariveṣṭitam || sadratnavedikāyuktairyuktaṃ dvāraiśca saptabhiḥ
Surrounded by ramparts inlaid with costly jewels, and provided with seven gates furnished with platforms of genuine gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.162
संयुक्तरत्नचित्रैश्च विचित्रैर्वर्तुलं मुने ।। प्रधानसप्तद्वारेभ्यः क्रमशः क्रमशो मुने
saṃyuktaratnacitraiśca vicitrairvartulaṃ mune || pradhānasaptadvārebhyaḥ kramaśaḥ kramaśo mune
And round, O sage, with jewel-work joined together, variegated and manifold; from the seven principal gates, step by step, O sage—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 4.163
सर्वतोऽपि ततस्तत्र षोडशद्वारसंयुतम् ।। देवा द्दष्ट्वा च प्राकारं सहस्रधनुरुच्छ्रितम्
sarvato'pi tatastatra ṣoḍaśadvārasaṃyutam || devā ddaṣṭvā ca prākāraṃ sahasradhanurucchritam
—then and there, on every side, it was provided with sixteen gates; and the gods, seeing the rampart raised a thousand bow-lengths high,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.164
सद्रत्नक्षुद्रकलशसमूहैः सुमनोहरैः ।। प्रदीप्तं तेजसा रम्यं परमं विस्मयं ययुः
sadratnakṣudrakalaśasamūhaiḥ sumanoharaiḥ || pradīptaṃ tejasā ramyaṃ paramaṃ vismayaṃ yayuḥ
blazing with radiance, lovely, (adorned) with clusters of small pots of genuine jewels, most charming—they fell into the greatest astonishment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.165
ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य कियद्दूरं ययुर्मुदा ।। पुरतो गच्छतां तेषां पश्चाद्भूतस्तदाश्रमः
tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya kiyaddūraṃ yayurmudā || purato gacchatāṃ teṣāṃ paścādbhūtastadāśramaḥ
Then, having circumambulated it, they went on some distance with joy; and as they moved forward that hermitage came to be behind them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.166
गोपानां गोपिकानां च ददृशुश्चाश्रमान्परान् ।। अमूल्यरत्नरचिताञ्छतकोटिमितान्मुने
gopānāṃ gopikānāṃ ca dadṛśuścāśramānparān || amūlyaratnaracitāñchatakoṭimitānmune
And they saw the other hermitages of the cowherds and the cowherd women, made of priceless jewels, a hundred crores in number, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.167
दर्शंदर्शं च परितो गोपानां सर्वमाश्रमम् ।। गोपिकानां चापरं वा रम्यं रम्यं नवंनवम्
darśaṃdarśaṃ ca parito gopānāṃ sarvamāśramam || gopikānāṃ cāparaṃ vā ramyaṃ ramyaṃ navaṃnavam
And looking again and again all around at every hermitage of the cowherds, and at the other (hermitages) of the cowherd women, each lovelier and lovelier, ever new,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.169
ददृशुः शतशृंगं च तद्बहिर्विरजानदीम् ।। विरजां तां ययुर्देवा ददृशुः शून्यमेव च
dadṛśuḥ śataśṛṃgaṃ ca tadbahirvirajānadīm || virajāṃ tāṃ yayurdevā dadṛśuḥ śūnyameva ca
they saw Śataśṛṅga and, outside it, the river Virajā; the gods went to that Virajā and saw that it was quite empty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.170
वाय्वाधारं च गोलोकं सद्रत्नमयमद्भुतम् ।। ईश्वरेच्छाविनिर्माणं राधिकाज्ञानुबंधनात्
vāyvādhāraṃ ca golokaṃ sadratnamayamadbhutam || īśvarecchāvinirmāṇaṃ rādhikājñānubaṃdhanāt
And (they saw) Goloka, resting on the wind, made of genuine jewels, wondrous, fashioned by the Lord's will in accordance with Rādhikā's command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.171
युक्तं सहस्रैः सरसां केवलं मंगलालयम् ।। नृत्यं च ददृशुस्तत्र देवाश्च सुमनोहरम्
yuktaṃ sahasraiḥ sarasāṃ kevalaṃ maṃgalālayam || nṛtyaṃ ca dadṛśustatra devāśca sumanoharam
Joined with thousands of lakes, wholly an abode of auspiciousness; and there the gods saw a most charming dance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.172
सुतानं चारुसंगीतं राधाकृष्णगुणान्वितम् ।। श्रुत्वैव गीतपीयूषं मूर्छामापुः सुरा मुने
sutānaṃ cārusaṃgītaṃ rādhākṛṣṇaguṇānvitam || śrutvaiva gītapīyūṣaṃ mūrchāmāpuḥ surā mune
and the lovely singing of fine melodies, filled with the qualities of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; merely on hearing that nectar of song the gods fainted, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.173
क्षणेन चेतनां प्राप्य ते देवाः कृष्णमानसाः ।। ददृशुः परमाश्चर्यं स्थानेस्थाने मनोहरम्
kṣaṇena cetanāṃ prāpya te devāḥ kṛṣṇamānasāḥ || dadṛśuḥ paramāścaryaṃ sthānesthāne manoharam
In a moment regaining consciousness, those gods, their minds on Kṛṣṇa, saw the supreme marvel, charming in place after place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.174
ददृशुर्गोपिकाः सर्वा नानावेषविधायिकाः ।। काश्चिन्मृदंगहस्ताश्च काश्चिद्वीणाकरा वराः
dadṛśurgopikāḥ sarvā nānāveṣavidhāyikāḥ || kāścinmṛdaṃgahastāśca kāścidvīṇākarā varāḥ
They saw all the gopīs arranging themselves in various costumes: some with drums in their hands, and some excellent ones with lutes in hand;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.175
काश्चिच्चामरहस्ताश्च करतालकराः पराः ।। काश्चिद्यंत्रवाद्यहस्ता रत्ननूपुरशोभिताः
kāściccāmarahastāśca karatālakarāḥ parāḥ || kāścidyaṃtravādyahastā ratnanūpuraśobhitāḥ
some with yak-tail fans in their hands, others with cymbals in hand, some with mechanical instruments in hand, adorned with jewelled anklets;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.176
सद्रत्नकिंकिणीजालशब्देन शब्दिता वराः ।। काश्चिन्मस्तककुंभाश्च नृत्यभेदमनोरथाः
sadratnakiṃkiṇījālaśabdena śabditā varāḥ || kāścinmastakakuṃbhāśca nṛtyabhedamanorathāḥ
excellent ones sounding with the noise of nets of little bells of genuine jewels; and some with pots on their heads, their hearts set on the different modes of dance;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.177
पुंवेषनायिकाः काश्चित्काश्चित्तासां च नायिकाः ।। कृष्णवेषधराः काश्चिद्राधावेषधराः पराः
puṃveṣanāyikāḥ kāścitkāścittāsāṃ ca nāyikāḥ || kṛṣṇaveṣadharāḥ kāścidrādhāveṣadharāḥ parāḥ
some heroines in male dress, and some the heroines of those (women); some wearing Kṛṣṇa's dress, others wearing Rādhā's dress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.178
काश्चित्संयोगविरताः काश्चिदालिंगने रताः ।। क्रीडासक्ताश्च ता दृष्ट्वा सस्मिता जगदीश्वराः
kāścitsaṃyogaviratāḥ kāścidāliṃgane ratāḥ || krīḍāsaktāśca tā dṛṣṭvā sasmitā jagadīśvarāḥ
Some were engaged in union, some were absorbed in embracing; and seeing them intent on their play, the lords of the world smiled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.179
प्रगच्छंतः कियद्दूरं ददृशुश्चाश्रमान्बहून् ।। राधासखीनां गेहांश्च प्रधानानां च नारद
pragacchaṃtaḥ kiyaddūraṃ dadṛśuścāśramānbahūn || rādhāsakhīnāṃ gehāṃśca pradhānānāṃ ca nārada
Going on for some distance, they saw many hermitages, and the houses of Rādhā's companions, and of the principal ones, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.180
रूपेणैव गुणेनैव वेषेण यौवनेन च ।। सौभाग्येनैव वयसा सदृशीनां च तत्र वै
rūpeṇaiva guṇenaiva veṣeṇa yauvanena ca || saubhāgyenaiva vayasā sadṛśīnāṃ ca tatra vai
(The houses) there of those who were alike in beauty, in quality, in dress, and in youth, in good fortune and in age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.181
त्रयस्त्रिंशद्वयस्याश्च राधिकायाश्च गोपिकाः ।। वेषानिर्वचनीयाश्च तासां नामानि च शृणु
trayastriṃśadvayasyāśca rādhikāyāśca gopikāḥ || veṣānirvacanīyāśca tāsāṃ nāmāni ca śṛṇu
And the thirty-three cowherd women who are Rādhikā's companions — their dress indescribable; hear their names too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.182
सुशीला च शशिकला यमुना माधवी रती ।। कदंबमाला कुंती च जाह्नवी च स्वयंप्रभा
suśīlā ca śaśikalā yamunā mādhavī ratī || kadaṃbamālā kuṃtī ca jāhnavī ca svayaṃprabhā
Suśīlā and Śaśikalā, Yamunā, Mādhavī, Rati, Kadambamālā and Kuntī, and Jāhnavī and Svayaṃprabhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.183
चंद्रमुखी च सावित्री गायत्री सुमुखी सुखा ।। पद्मालया पारिजाता गौरी च सर्वमंगला
caṃdramukhī ca sāvitrī gāyatrī sumukhī sukhā || padmālayā pārijātā gaurī ca sarvamaṃgalā
And Candramukhī and Sāvitrī, Gāyatrī, Sumukhī, Sukhā, Padmālayā, Pārijātā, and Gaurī and Sarvamaṅgalā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.184
कालिका कमला दुर्गा भारती च सरस्वती ।। गंगा ऽम्बिका मधुमती चंपाऽपर्णा च सुंदरी
kālikā kamalā durgā bhāratī ca sarasvatī || gaṃgā 'mbikā madhumatī caṃpā'parṇā ca suṃdarī
Kālikā, Kamalā, Durgā, and Bhāratī, Sarasvatī, Gaṅgā, Ambikā, Madhumatī, Campā, Aparṇā and Sundarī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.185
कृष्णप्रिया सती चैव नंदिनी नंदनेति च ।। एताः समानाः सद्रत्नरचिता राधिकाप्रियाः एतासां समरूपाणां रत्नधातुविचित्रितान् ।। नानाप्रकारचित्रेण चित्रितान्सुमनोहरान्
kṛṣṇapriyā satī caiva naṃdinī naṃdaneti ca || etāḥ samānāḥ sadratnaracitā rādhikāpriyāḥ etāsāṃ samarūpāṇāṃ ratnadhātuvicitritān || nānāprakāracitreṇa citritānsumanoharān
And Kṛṣṇapriyā, Satī, Nandinī, and Nandanā — these, equal (to one another), fashioned of excellent jewels, are dear to Rādhikā. (They saw the dwellings) of these women of equal form, variegated with jewels and (precious) metals, adorned with paintings of many kinds, most charming.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 4.187
अमूल्यरत्नकलशसमूहैः शिखरोज्ज्वलान् ।। सद्रत्नरचिताञ्छुभ्रानाश्रमान्ददृशुस्तथा
amūlyaratnakalaśasamūhaiḥ śikharojjvalān || sadratnaracitāñchubhrānāśramāndadṛśustathā
So too they saw the hermitages, their spires blazing with clusters of priceless jewelled pinnacle-pots, fashioned of excellent jewels, and white.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.188
ब्रह्मांडाद्बहिरूर्ध्वं च नास्ति लोकस्तदूर्ध्वकः ।। ऊर्ध्वं शून्यमयं सर्वं तदंता सृष्टिरेव च
brahmāṃḍādbahirūrdhvaṃ ca nāsti lokastadūrdhvakaḥ || ūrdhvaṃ śūnyamayaṃ sarvaṃ tadaṃtā sṛṣṭireva ca
Outside and above the cosmic egg there is no world higher than that; above, all is made of void, and creation indeed ends there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.189
. ।। रसातलेभ्यः सप्तभ्यो नास्त्यधः सृष्टिरेव च ।। तदधश्च जलं ध्वांतमगंतव्यमदृश्यकम् ।। ब्रह्मांडांतं तद्बहिश्च सर्वं मत्तो निशामय
. || rasātalebhyaḥ saptabhyo nāstyadhaḥ sṛṣṭireva ca || tadadhaśca jalaṃ dhvāṃtamagaṃtavyamadṛśyakam || brahmāṃḍāṃtaṃ tadbahiśca sarvaṃ matto niśāmaya
... Below the seven Rasātalas there is no creation either; and below that is water, darkness, not to be traversed, invisible. Hear from me all that is within the cosmic egg and outside it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 4.368
गोलोकं निखिलं दृष्ट्वा पुलकांगं ययुः सुराः ।। तदेव वर्तुलाकारं रम्यं वृंदावनं वनम्
golokaṃ nikhilaṃ dṛṣṭvā pulakāṃgaṃ yayuḥ surāḥ || tadeva vartulākāraṃ ramyaṃ vṛṃdāvanaṃ vanam
Having seen the whole of Goloka, the gods went with their bodies thrilled — that very same round and delightful forest, Vṛndāvana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition