Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 49
BvP 4 49.1
।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। सूर्यः प्रणम्य ब्रह्माणं मुदायुक्तस्तदाज्ञया ।। चकार विनयं प्रीत्या तेजस्वी त्रिगुणात्मकः
|| śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || sūryaḥ praṇamya brahmāṇaṃ mudāyuktastadājñayā || cakāra vinayaṃ prītyā tejasvī triguṇātmakaḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: The Sun, bowing to Brahmā, filled with joy, at his command showed humility with affection—he the radiant one, made of the three qualities.
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BvP 4 49.2
अथ वह्नेरुपाख्यानं सावधानं निशामय ।। गोपनीयं पुराणेषु कर्णपीयूषमुत्तमम्
atha vahnerupākhyānaṃ sāvadhānaṃ niśāmaya || gopanīyaṃ purāṇeṣu karṇapīyūṣamuttamam
Now listen attentively to the tale of Fire — (a thing) to be kept secret in the Purāṇas, the finest nectar for the ears.
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BvP 4 49.3
त्रैलोक्यं भस्मसात्कर्तुमेकदाऽग्निः समुद्यतः।। शततालप्रमाणान्तां शिखां कृत्वा भयानकीम्
trailokyaṃ bhasmasātkartumekadā'gniḥ samudyataḥ|| śatatālapramāṇāntāṃ śikhāṃ kṛtvā bhayānakīm
Once Fire rose up to reduce the three worlds to ashes, making his flame terrifying, a hundred palm-trees in measure at its tip.
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BvP 4 49.4
क्षुभितः कुपितश्चैव भृगोः शापस्य कारणात् ।। स्वं च तेजस्विनं मत्वा तुच्छं मत्वाऽन्यमात्मनः तत्कथं भस्मसात्कर्तुमीश्वरे शंकरे स्थिते ।। रक्षितारं हरिं जित्वा संहारं कुरु सत्वरम्
kṣubhitaḥ kupitaścaiva bhṛgoḥ śāpasya kāraṇāt || svaṃ ca tejasvinaṃ matvā tucchaṃ matvā'nyamātmanaḥ tatkathaṃ bhasmasātkartumīśvare śaṃkare sthite || rakṣitāraṃ hariṃ jitvā saṃhāraṃ kuru satvaram
He was agitated and enraged because of Bhṛgu's curse, thinking himself full of energy and thinking anyone other than himself trifling. But how (could he) reduce (them) to ashes, when the Lord Śaṃkara stands (there)? "Conquer Hari the protector, and then do the destroying quickly!"
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BvP 4 49.5
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे विष्णुराजगामावलीलया।। वह्नेस्तां दाहिकीं शक्तिं तां जहार पुरः स्थितः
etasminnantare viṣṇurājagāmāvalīlayā|| vahnestāṃ dāhikīṃ śaktiṃ tāṃ jahāra puraḥ sthitaḥ
In the meantime Viṣṇu came effortlessly, and standing before (him) he took away that burning power of Fire.
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BvP 4 49.6
मायया शिशुरूपी च तमुवाच जनार्दनः ।। सस्मितो विनयं कृत्वा भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः
māyayā śiśurūpī ca tamuvāca janārdanaḥ || sasmito vinayaṃ kṛtvā bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ
And Janārdana, having by his māyā the form of a child, smiling and behaving modestly, his neck bent low as if in devotion, spoke to him.
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BvP 4 49.7
शिशुरुवाच ।। कथं रुष्टोऽसि भगवन्भवान्मां कारणं वद ।। त्रैलोक्यं भस्मसात्कर्तुमुद्यतोऽसि निरर्थकम्
śiśuruvāca || kathaṃ ruṣṭo'si bhagavanbhavānmāṃ kāraṇaṃ vada || trailokyaṃ bhasmasātkartumudyato'si nirarthakam
The child said: Why are you angry, lord? Tell me the reason. Pointlessly you are set on reducing the three worlds to ashes.
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BvP 4 49.8
त्वमेव भृगुणा शप्तो भृगोश्च दमनं कुरु ।। एकापराधात्त्रैलोक्यं भस्मीकर्तुं न चार्हसि
tvameva bhṛguṇā śapto bhṛgośca damanaṃ kuru || ekāparādhāttrailokyaṃ bhasmīkartuṃ na cārhasi
It was you alone who were cursed by Bhṛgu, so subdue Bhṛgu; you ought not to reduce the three worlds to ashes for one offence.
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BvP 4 49.9
विश्वं च ब्रह्मणा सृष्टं तस्य पाता स्वयं हरिः ।। संहर्ता भगवान्रुद्र एवमेव क्रमो भवेत्
viśvaṃ ca brahmaṇā sṛṣṭaṃ tasya pātā svayaṃ hariḥ || saṃhartā bhagavānrudra evameva kramo bhavet
The universe was created by Brahmā, its protector is Hari himself, and the destroyer is Lord Rudra — just this should be the order (of things).
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BvP 4 49.11
इत्युक्त्वा ब्राह्मणबटुः शरपत्रं पुरः स्थितम् ।। अतिशुष्कं करे धृत्वा दग्धं कर्तुं ददौ मुदा
ityuktvā brāhmaṇabaṭuḥ śarapatraṃ puraḥ sthitam || atiśuṣkaṃ kare dhṛtvā dagdhaṃ kartuṃ dadau mudā
Having said this, the brahmin lad took in his hand a very dry reed-leaf lying before (him) and gladly gave it (to Fire) to be burnt.
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BvP 4 49.12
दृष्ट्वा शुष्केन्धनो वह्निर्लेलिहानो भयानकः ।। स वव्रे शिखया विप्रं मेघेन शशिनं यथा
dṛṣṭvā śuṣkendhano vahnirlelihāno bhayānakaḥ || sa vavre śikhayā vipraṃ meghena śaśinaṃ yathā
Seeing (it), Fire, with dry fuel (before him), licking (at it) and terrifying, enveloped the brahmin with his flame, as a cloud (covers) the moon.
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BvP 4 49.13
न च दग्धं शुष्कपत्रं लोमैकं च शिशोस्तथा ।। दृष्ट्वा व्रीडायुतो वह्निर्निस्तब्धो हि शिशोः पुरः
na ca dagdhaṃ śuṣkapatraṃ lomaikaṃ ca śiśostathā || dṛṣṭvā vrīḍāyuto vahnirnistabdho hi śiśoḥ puraḥ
But neither the dry leaf nor a single hair of the child was burnt; seeing (this), Fire, filled with shame, stood dumbfounded before the child.
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BvP 4 49.14
कृत्वा वह्नेर्दर्पभङ्गमन्तर्धानं चकार सः ।। वह्निः स्वमूर्तिं संहृत्य स्वस्थानं भीतवद्ययौ
kṛtvā vahnerdarpabhaṅgamantardhānaṃ cakāra saḥ || vahniḥ svamūrtiṃ saṃhṛtya svasthānaṃ bhītavadyayau
Having broken Fire's pride, he vanished; and Fire, withdrawing his form, went to his own place like one afraid.
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BvP 4 49.15
उक्तो वह्नेर्दर्पभङ्गः परं वै श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। नित्यनूतनमाख्यानं देवानां दर्पमोचनम्
ukto vahnerdarpabhaṅgaḥ paraṃ vai śrotumicchasi || nityanūtanamākhyānaṃ devānāṃ darpamocanam
The breaking of Fire's pride has been told; do you wish to hear more — the ever-new narrative of the releasing of the gods' pride?
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BvP 4 49.16
श्रीराधिकोवाच ।। शेषाणां दर्पभंगं च क्रमेण कथय प्रभो ।। कथापीयूषधारांते श्रुत्वा तृप्येत को भुवि
śrīrādhikovāca || śeṣāṇāṃ darpabhaṃgaṃ ca krameṇa kathaya prabho || kathāpīyūṣadhārāṃte śrutvā tṛpyeta ko bhuvi
Śrī Rādhikā said: Tell me in order, O lord, the breaking of the pride of the rest. Who on earth, having heard the nectar-stream of your story, would be sated?
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BvP 4 49.17
श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। राधिकावचनं श्रुत्वा सस्मितो भगवान्प्रभुः ।। कथां कथितुमारेभे श्रुत्वा रम्यां पुरातनीम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || rādhikāvacanaṃ śrutvā sasmito bhagavānprabhuḥ || kathāṃ kathitumārebhe śrutvā ramyāṃ purātanīm
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Having heard Rādhikā's words, the Lord, the master, smiling, began to tell the delightful ancient story.
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