Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 48
BvP 4 48.1
श्रीराधिकोवाच ।। कथितो भवता मह्यं दर्पभङ्गः श्रुतो हरेः ।। दर्पभङगं रवेश्चापि श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः
śrīrādhikovāca || kathito bhavatā mahyaṃ darpabhaṅgaḥ śruto hareḥ || darpabhaṅagaṃ raveścāpi śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ
Śrī Rādhikā said: The breaking of Hari's pride has been told to me by you and I have heard it; I wish to hear truly of the breaking of the Sun's pride as well.
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BvP 4 48.2
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। एकदैवोदयं कृत्वा रविरस्तं जगाम ह ।। माली सुमाली दैत्येन्द्रौ दीप्तिं कर्तुं समुद्यतौ
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || ekadaivodayaṃ kṛtvā ravirastaṃ jagāma ha || mālī sumālī daityendrau dīptiṃ kartuṃ samudyatau
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Once, having risen, the Sun went to his setting, and the two lords of the demons, Mālī and Sumālī, set about making light.
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BvP 4 48.3
महासंपन्मदोन्मत्तौ शंकरस्य वरेण च ।। तयोश्च प्रभया रात्रिर्न भवेदिति सुन्दरि
mahāsaṃpanmadonmattau śaṃkarasya vareṇa ca || tayośca prabhayā rātrirna bhavediti sundari
The two, maddened with the intoxication of great prosperity, and by Śaṃkara's boon—by the radiance of those two there would be no night, O lovely one.
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BvP 4 48.4
रुष्टः सूर्यः स्वशूलेन तौ जघानावलीलया।। पतितौ सूर्यशूलेन मूर्च्छितौ धरणीतले ब्रह्मोवाच ।। प्रसीद दक्षयज्ञघ्न सूर्यं मच्छरणागतम् ।। त्वयैव सृष्टं सृष्टेश्च समारम्भे जगद्गुरो
ruṣṭaḥ sūryaḥ svaśūlena tau jaghānāvalīlayā|| patitau sūryaśūlena mūrcchitau dharaṇītale brahmovāca || prasīda dakṣayajñaghna sūryaṃ maccharaṇāgatam || tvayaiva sṛṣṭaṃ sṛṣṭeśca samārambhe jagadguro
Angered, the Sun struck the two down effortlessly with his own trident; struck by the Sun's trident they fell senseless on the ground. Brahmā said: Be gracious, O slayer of Dakṣa's sacrifice: the Sun has come to me for refuge; he was created by you yourself at the very beginning of creation, O teacher of the worlds.
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BvP 4 48.5
भक्तापायं च विज्ञाय शंकरो भक्तवत्सलः ।। आगत्य जीवयामास महाज्ञानेन तौ विभुः
bhaktāpāyaṃ ca vijñāya śaṃkaro bhaktavatsalaḥ || āgatya jīvayāmāsa mahājñānena tau vibhuḥ
And learning of the destruction of his devotees, Śaṃkara, fond of his devotees, came and, the mighty lord, revived the two by his great knowledge.
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BvP 4 48.6
तौ च नत्वा शिवं भक्त्या जग्मतुर्निजमन्दिरम् ।। दुद्राव च महादेवः सूर्यं हन्तुं रुषा ज्वलन्
tau ca natvā śivaṃ bhaktyā jagmaturnijamandiram || dudrāva ca mahādevaḥ sūryaṃ hantuṃ ruṣā jvalan
And the two, having bowed to Śiva with devotion, went to their own dwelling; and Mahādeva, blazing with rage, rushed to kill the Sun.
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BvP 4 48.7
दृष्ट्वा संहारकर्तारं जिघांसन्तं हरं रविः ।। भिया पलायमानश्च ब्रह्माणं शरणं ययौ
dṛṣṭvā saṃhārakartāraṃ jighāṃsantaṃ haraṃ raviḥ || bhiyā palāyamānaśca brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau
Seeing Hara, the maker of destruction, intent on killing (him), the Sun fled in fear and went to Brahmā for refuge.
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BvP 4 48.8
दुद्राव च महादेवो ब्रह्मणो निलयं रुषा ।। शूलमत्यर्थमुद्यम्य कालकालो विधेर्विधिः
dudrāva ca mahādevo brahmaṇo nilayaṃ ruṣā || śūlamatyarthamudyamya kālakālo vidhervidhiḥ
And Mahādeva, the death of Death, the ordainer of the ordainer, raising his trident high, rushed in rage to Brahmā's abode.
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BvP 4 48.9
दृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मा हरं रुष्टं तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम् ।। चतुर्वक्त्रेण वेदोक्तस्तोत्रेण जगतां पतिः
dṛṣṭvā brahmā haraṃ ruṣṭaṃ tuṣṭāva parameśvaram || caturvaktreṇa vedoktastotreṇa jagatāṃ patiḥ
Seeing Hara enraged, Brahmā, lord of the worlds, praised the supreme lord with his four mouths, with a hymn declared in the Vedas.
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BvP 4 48.11
आशुतोष महाभाग प्रसीद भक्तवत्सल ।। कृपया च कृपासिन्धो रक्ष रक्ष दिवानिशम्
āśutoṣa mahābhāga prasīda bhaktavatsala || kṛpayā ca kṛpāsindho rakṣa rakṣa divāniśam
O quickly-pleased one, greatly fortunate one, be gracious, O you who are fond of your devotees; and out of compassion, O ocean of compassion, protect, protect (us) day and night.
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BvP 4 48.12
ब्रह्मस्वरूप भगवन्सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारण ।। स्वयं रविं च निर्माय स्वयं संहर्तुमिच्छसि
brahmasvarūpa bhagavansṛṣṭisthityantakāraṇa || svayaṃ raviṃ ca nirmāya svayaṃ saṃhartumicchasi
O Lord whose form is Brahman, cause of creation, maintenance, and end: having yourself fashioned the Sun, you yourself wish to destroy (him).
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BvP 4 48.13
स्वयं ब्रह्मा स्वयं शेषो धर्मः सूर्यो हुताशनः ।। इन्द्रचंद्रादयो देवास्त्वत्तो भीताः परात्पर
svayaṃ brahmā svayaṃ śeṣo dharmaḥ sūryo hutāśanaḥ || indracaṃdrādayo devāstvatto bhītāḥ parātpara
Brahmā himself, Śeṣa himself, Dharma, the Sun, the fire-god, Indra, the Moon and the other gods are afraid of you, O higher than the highest.
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BvP 4 48.14
ऋषयो मुनयश्चैव त्वां निषेव्य तपोधनाः ।। तपसां फलदाता त्वं तपस्त्वं तपसां फलम्
ṛṣayo munayaścaiva tvāṃ niṣevya tapodhanāḥ || tapasāṃ phaladātā tvaṃ tapastvaṃ tapasāṃ phalam
And the seers and sages, whose wealth is austerity, having served you—you are the giver of the fruits of austerities, you are austerity, you are the fruit of austerities.
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BvP 4 48.15
इत्येवमुक्त्वा ब्रह्मा तं सूर्यमानीय भक्तितः ।। प्रीत्या समर्पयामास शङ्करे दीनवत्सले
ityevamuktvā brahmā taṃ sūryamānīya bhaktitaḥ || prītyā samarpayāmāsa śaṅkare dīnavatsale
Having spoken thus, Brahmā brought that Sun with devotion and with affection presented (him) to Śaṅkara, who is kind to the wretched.
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BvP 4 48.16
शंभुस्तमाशिषं कृत्वा विधिं नत्वा जगद्विधिः ।। प्रसन्नवदनः श्रीमानालयं प्रययौ मुदा
śaṃbhustamāśiṣaṃ kṛtvā vidhiṃ natvā jagadvidhiḥ || prasannavadanaḥ śrīmānālayaṃ prayayau mudā
Śambhu, having given him his blessing and having bowed to Brahmā—he, the ordainer of the world, glorious and with a pleased face, went joyfully to his abode.
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BvP 4 48.17
इति धातृकृतं स्तोत्रं संकटे यः पठेन्नरः ।। भयात्प्रमुच्यते भीतो बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात्
iti dhātṛkṛtaṃ stotraṃ saṃkaṭe yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ || bhayātpramucyate bhīto baddho mucyeta bandhanāt
The man who recites this hymn made by the Creator in a time of trouble is freed from fear if afraid; if bound, he would be freed from bondage.
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BvP 4 48.18
राजद्वारे श्मशाने च मग्नपोते महार्णवे ।। स्तोत्रस्मरणमात्रेण मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
rājadvāre śmaśāne ca magnapote mahārṇave || stotrasmaraṇamātreṇa mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
At the king's gate, in a cremation ground, in a ship sunk in the great ocean—merely by remembering the hymn one is freed; there is no doubt of this.
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