Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 57
BvP 4 57.1
नारायण उवाच देवानां स्तवनं श्रुत्वा त्यक्तवा च रोदनं सती । उवाच सुप्रसन्ना तांस्तेषां स्तोत्रेण नारद
nārāyaṇa uvāca devānāṃ stavanaṃ śrutvā tyaktavā ca rodanaṃ satī | uvāca suprasannā tāṃsteṣāṃ stotreṇa nārada
Nārāyaṇa said: Having heard the gods' praise and having ceased weeping, the chaste one, well pleased by their hymn, spoke to them, Nārada.
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BvP 4 57.2
महालक्ष्मीरुवाच त्यजामि देहं न क्रोधान्न वैराग्योण सांप्रतम् । इदं हृदि समालोच्य देवास्तच्छ्ूयतामिति
mahālakṣmīruvāca tyajāmi dehaṃ na krodhānna vairāgyoṇa sāṃpratam | idaṃ hṛdi samālocya devāstacchūyatāmiti
Mahālakṣmī said: I am giving up (my) body now neither out of anger nor out of detachment. Having considered this in my heart—gods, let that be heard:
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BvP 4 57.3
यस्मिन्सदीशे महति सर्वसाम्यो च निर्गुणे । सर्वात्मनि सदानन्दे समता तृणशैलयोः
yasminsadīśe mahati sarvasāmyo ca nirguṇe | sarvātmani sadānande samatā tṛṇaśailayoḥ
In him who is the eternal Lord, the great one, equal toward all and free of qualities, the Self of all, ever blissful, there is sameness between a blade of grass and a mountain.
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BvP 4 57.4
भ्रूभङ्गलीलया लक्ष्मीर्लक्षं स्रष्टुमलं च यः । भृत्ये स्त्रियां यत्समता किं कार्य तस्च सेवया
bhrūbhaṅgalīlayā lakṣmīrlakṣaṃ sraṣṭumalaṃ ca yaḥ | bhṛtye striyāṃ yatsamatā kiṃ kārya tasca sevayā
He who is able, by the mere play of a knitting of his brows, to create a hundred thousand Lakṣmīs—for him who holds a servant and a wife as the same, what is accomplished by serving (him)?
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BvP 4 57.5
तत्पत्नीनां प्रधानाऽहं नीरस्ता द्वारिणाऽधुना । तद्भृत्यभृत्यभृत्येन परिपूर्णेन नेप्सिता
tatpatnīnāṃ pradhānā'haṃ nīrastā dvāriṇā'dhunā | tadbhṛtyabhṛtyabhṛtyena paripūrṇena nepsitā
I, the chief of his wives, have now been turned away at the door by the servant of the servant of his servant—unwanted by that fully sufficient one.
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BvP 4 57.6
त्यक्ष्यामि जीवनमहमसौभाग्या च स्वामिनि । वह्नौ च कामनां कृत्वा यथा भद्रं भवेत्पुरा
tyakṣyāmi jīvanamahamasaubhāgyā ca svāmini | vahnau ca kāmanāṃ kṛtvā yathā bhadraṃ bhavetpurā
I shall give up (my) life, having become unfortunate with respect to my husband, and having cast (my) desire into the fire, so that it may be well as before.
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BvP 4 57.7
या स्त्री भर्तुरसौभाग्या साऽसौभाग्या च सर्वतः । शयनेऽभोजने तस्या न सुखं जीवनं वृथा
yā strī bharturasaubhāgyā sā'saubhāgyā ca sarvataḥ | śayane'bhojane tasyā na sukhaṃ jīvanaṃ vṛthā
The woman who has no favour from her husband is unfortunate in every way; for her there is no happiness in bed or in food; (her) life is in vain.
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BvP 4 57.8
यस्या नास्ति प्रियप्रेम तस्या जन्म निरर्थकम् । तर्त्कि पुत्रे धने रुपे संपत्तौ यौवनेऽथवा
yasyā nāsti priyaprema tasyā janma nirarthakam | tartki putre dhane rupe saṃpattau yauvane'thavā
She who has no love of her beloved—her birth is fruitless. What then (is the use) of a son, of wealth, of beauty, of riches, or of youth?
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BvP 4 57.9
यद्भक्तिर्नास्ति कान्ते च सर्वप्रियतमे परे । साऽशुचिर्धर्महीना च सर्वकर्मविवर्जिता
yadbhaktirnāsti kānte ca sarvapriyatame pare | sā'śucirdharmahīnā ca sarvakarmavivarjitā
And she who has no devotion toward her husband, who is dearest of all and supreme — she is impure, bereft of dharma, and cut off from all rites.
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BvP 4 57.10
पतिर्बन्धुर्गतिर्भर्ता दैवतं गुरुरेव च । सर्वक्माच्च परः स्वामी न गुरुः स्वामिनः परः
patirbandhurgatirbhartā daivataṃ gurureva ca | sarvakmācca paraḥ svāmī na guruḥ svāminaḥ paraḥ
The husband is (her) kinsman, refuge, supporter, deity and very teacher; the husband is supreme above all — no teacher is higher than the husband.
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BvP 4 57.11
पितामाता सुतो भ्राता क्लिष्टो दातुमिदं धनम् । सर्वस्वदाता स्वामी च मूढानं योषितां सुराः
pitāmātā suto bhrātā kliṣṭo dātumidaṃ dhanam | sarvasvadātā svāmī ca mūḍhānaṃ yoṣitāṃ surāḥ
Father, mother, son and brother are pained to give up this wealth (of theirs); but the husband is the giver of his whole property — for foolish women, O gods.
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BvP 4 57.12
काचिदेव हि जानाति महासाध्वी च स्वामिनम् । अतिसद्वंशजाता च सुशीला कुलपालिका
kācideva hi jānāti mahāsādhvī ca svāminam | atisadvaṃśajātā ca suśīlā kulapālikā
Only some rare woman, greatly chaste, truly knows her husband — one born of a very good lineage, of good conduct, a guardian of her family.
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BvP 4 57.13
आसद्वंशप्रसूता या दुःशीला धर्मवर्जिता । मुखदुष्टा योनिदुष्टा पतिं निन्दति कोपतः
āsadvaṃśaprasūtā yā duḥśīlā dharmavarjitā | mukhaduṣṭā yoniduṣṭā patiṃ nindati kopataḥ
She who is born of a bad lineage, of evil conduct, devoid of dharma, foul of mouth and foul of womb, reviles her husband out of anger.
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BvP 4 57.14
या स्त्री सर्वपरं द्वेष्टि पतिं विष्णुसमं गुरुम् । कुम्भीपाके पचति सा यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
yā strī sarvaparaṃ dveṣṭi patiṃ viṣṇusamaṃ gurum | kumbhīpāke pacati sā yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
The woman who hates her husband — the supreme of all, equal to Viṣṇu, her teacher — she is boiled in the Kumbhīpāka (hell) for as long as fourteen Indras (endure).
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BvP 4 57.15
व्रतं चानशनं दानं सत्यं पुष्यं तपश्चिरम् । पतिभक्तिविहीनाया भस्मीभूतं निरर्थकम्
vrataṃ cānaśanaṃ dānaṃ satyaṃ puṣyaṃ tapaściram | patibhaktivihīnāyā bhasmībhūtaṃ nirarthakam
Vow and fasting, gift, truth, (worship of) Puṣya, long austerity — for a woman lacking devotion to her husband these are turned to ashes, fruitless.
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BvP 4 57.16
अतः रिंचिन्न वक्ष्यामि निष्ठुरं पतिमीश्वरम् । भृत्यापराधैर्देवस्य प्राणांस्तयक्ष्यामि निश्चितम्
ataḥ riṃcinna vakṣyāmi niṣṭhuraṃ patimīśvaram | bhṛtyāparādhairdevasya prāṇāṃstayakṣyāmi niścitam
Therefore I will say nothing harsh to my husband, my lord; for the offences of servants against the god (my lord) I shall assuredly give up my life.
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BvP 4 57.17
पतिदोषे महासाध्वी पतिं न निष्ठुरं वदेत् । यदि सोढुमशक्ता च प्राणांस्त्यजति धर्मतः
patidoṣe mahāsādhvī patiṃ na niṣṭhuraṃ vadet | yadi soḍhumaśaktā ca prāṇāṃstyajati dharmataḥ
Even when the husband is at fault, a greatly chaste woman should not speak harshly to him; and if she is unable to endure it, she gives up her life, as dharma requires.
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BvP 4 57.18
पतिसेवा व्रतं स्त्रीणां पतिसेवा परं तपः । पतिसेवा परो धर्मः पतिसेवा सुरार्चनम्
patisevā vrataṃ strīṇāṃ patisevā paraṃ tapaḥ | patisevā paro dharmaḥ patisevā surārcanam
Service of the husband is (all) vows for women; service of the husband is the highest austerity; service of the husband is the highest dharma; service of the husband is the worship of the gods.
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BvP 4 57.19
पतिसेवा परं सत्यं दानतौर्थानुकीर्तनम् । सर्वदेवमयः स्वामी सर्वदेवमयः शुचिः
patisevā paraṃ satyaṃ dānataurthānukīrtanam | sarvadevamayaḥ svāmī sarvadevamayaḥ śuciḥ
Service of the husband is the highest truth, and (equal to) giving and the recital of the holy places; the husband contains all the gods, the husband containing all the gods is pure.
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BvP 4 57.20
सर्वपुण्यस्वरुपश्च पतिरुपी जनार्दनः । या सतीभर्तुरुच्छिष्टं भुङ्क्तै पादोदकं सदा
sarvapuṇyasvarupaśca patirupī janārdanaḥ | yā satībharturucchiṣṭaṃ bhuṅktai pādodakaṃ sadā
Janārdana in the form of the husband is the very embodiment of all merit; the chaste woman who always eats her husband's leftovers and (drinks) the water from his feet —
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BvP 4 57.21
तस्या दर्शमुपस्पर्श नित्यं वाञ्छन्ति देवताः । ततः सर्वाणि तीर्यानि पुनन्ति पापिनो ह्यघात्
tasyā darśamupasparśa nityaṃ vāñchanti devatāḥ | tataḥ sarvāṇi tīryāni punanti pāpino hyaghāt
the gods constantly desire the sight and the touch of her; through her all sacred fords purify sinners from their sin.
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BvP 4 57.22
इत्युक्त्वा च महासाध्वी रुरोद च सुहुर्मुहुः । उवाच ब्रह्मा भीतश्च भक्तिनम्रात्मकंधरः
ityuktvā ca mahāsādhvī ruroda ca suhurmuhuḥ | uvāca brahmā bhītaśca bhaktinamrātmakaṃdharaḥ
Having spoken thus, the greatly chaste woman wept again and again; and Brahmā, frightened, his neck bowed low with devotion, spoke.
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BvP 4 57.23
ब्रह्मोवाच भविष्यति न भद्रं च जयस्य विजयस्य च । त्वया न शप्तौ तौ मूढौ प्रियापराधभौतया
brahmovāca bhaviṣyati na bhadraṃ ca jayasya vijayasya ca | tvayā na śaptau tau mūḍhau priyāparādhabhautayā
Brahmā said: There will be no good fortune for Jaya and Vijaya; those two fools were not cursed by you, who were (only) fearful of an offence against your beloved.
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BvP 4 57.24
सापराधं च धर्मिष्ठः क्षमया न शपेद्यदी । सर्वनाशो भवेत्तस्य निश्चितं मा चिरं सति
sāparādhaṃ ca dharmiṣṭhaḥ kṣamayā na śapedyadī | sarvanāśo bhavettasya niścitaṃ mā ciraṃ sati
And if a most righteous person, out of forbearance, does not curse an offender, then his (the offender's) complete destruction surely comes about — do not delay, O virtuous lady.
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BvP 4 57.25
यदि शप्तुं न शक्तश्च न द्ण्डं कर्तुमीश्वरः । सापराधे च पुरुषे धर्मो दण्डं करोति च
yadi śaptuṃ na śaktaśca na dṇḍaṃ kartumīśvaraḥ | sāparādhe ca puruṣe dharmo daṇḍaṃ karoti ca
If one is not able to curse and is not master enough to inflict punishment, then, when a man is at fault, Dharma itself inflicts the punishment.
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BvP 4 57.26
सर्वं क्षमस्व हे मार्तगच्छ प्रियान्तिकम् । मां च त्वत्स्वामिनोभक्तं नियोज्य कृष्टिकर्मणि
sarvaṃ kṣamasva he mārtagaccha priyāntikam | māṃ ca tvatsvāminobhaktaṃ niyojya kṛṣṭikarmaṇi
Forgive it all, O mother; go to your beloved, and appoint me, the devotee of your husband, to the work of creation.
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BvP 4 57.27
इत्युक्त्वा तां पुरस्कृत्वा सार्ध देवैर्मुनीन्द्रकैः । शीघ्रं जगाम वैकुण्ठं वैकुण्ठं स्तोतुमीश्वरः
ityuktvā tāṃ puraskṛtvā sārdha devairmunīndrakaiḥ | śīghraṃ jagāma vaikuṇṭhaṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ stotumīśvaraḥ
Having said this and placing her in front, together with the gods and the chief sages, the Lord (Brahmā) went quickly to Vaikuṇṭha to praise Vaikuṇṭha (Viṣṇu).
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BvP 4 57.28
तत्र गत्वा जगत्रायं तुष्टाव कमलासनः । चतुर्वक्त्रैश्चतुर्वक्त्रश्चतुर्वेदविदां गुरुम्
tatra gatvā jagatrāyaṃ tuṣṭāva kamalāsanaḥ | caturvaktraiścaturvaktraścaturvedavidāṃ gurum
Having gone there, the lotus-seated one praised the protector of the world; the four-faced one with his four mouths (praised) the teacher of those who know the four Vedas.
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BvP 4 57.29
ब्रह्मणः क्तवनं श्रुत्वा दृषट्वा लक्ष्मीं पुरः सराम् । रुदतीं नम्रवदनामुवाच कमलापतिः
brahmaṇaḥ ktavanaṃ śrutvā dṛṣaṭvā lakṣmīṃ puraḥ sarām | rudatīṃ namravadanāmuvāca kamalāpatiḥ
Having heard Brahmā's hymn of praise, and seeing Lakṣmī standing before (him), weeping, her face bowed, the husband of Kamalā spoke.
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BvP 4 57.30
श्रीभगवानुवाच सर्वं जानामि सर्वज्ञः सर्वात्मा सर्वपालकः । सर्वशास्ता च सर्वादिकारणं कमलोद्भव
śrībhagavānuvāca sarvaṃ jānāmi sarvajñaḥ sarvātmā sarvapālakaḥ | sarvaśāstā ca sarvādikāraṇaṃ kamalodbhava
The blessed Lord said: I know everything — (I am) the all-knowing, the self of all, the protector of all, the ruler of all, and the first cause of all, O lotus-born one.
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BvP 4 57.31
भक्ते कलत्रे बन्धौ च सर्वत्र समता मम । विशेषतोऽतिमद्भक्तः कलत्रात्पर एव च
bhakte kalatre bandhau ca sarvatra samatā mama | viśeṣato'timadbhaktaḥ kalatrātpara eva ca
Toward a devotee, toward a wife, and toward a kinsman — everywhere I am the same; but particularly, one who is greatly my devotee is even beyond a wife (to me).
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BvP 4 57.32
मद्भक्तौ तव पुतौ च द्वारपालौ दुरन्तकौ । क्षम मामपराथं च तयोश्च भक्तिपूर्णयोः
madbhaktau tava putau ca dvārapālau durantakau | kṣama māmaparāthaṃ ca tayośca bhaktipūrṇayoḥ
Your two sons are my devotees, the gatekeepers, hard to overcome. Forgive me the offence, and (forgive) those two who are filled with devotion.
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BvP 4 57.33
मद्भक्तिपूर्णो बलवान्दैत्यैभ्यो न बिभेति च । रक्षितो मम चक्रेण भक्तिमाध्वीकदुर्मदः
madbhaktipūrṇo balavāndaityaibhyo na bibheti ca | rakṣito mama cakreṇa bhaktimādhvīkadurmadaḥ
One filled with devotion to me is strong and does not fear the daityas; he is guarded by my discus, wildly intoxicated with the mead of devotion.
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BvP 4 57.34
इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नायो लक्ष्मीं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि । समानीय द्वारणकं तमुवाचेदमेव च
ityuktvā jagatāṃ nāyo lakṣmīṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi | samānīya dvāraṇakaṃ tamuvācedameva ca
Having said this, the leader of the worlds, placing Lakṣmī upon his own breast, had the gatekeeper brought (before him) and said just this to him.
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BvP 4 57.35
मा भैर्वत्स सुखं तिष्ठ भयं कि ते मयि स्थिते । मद्भक्तानां च कः शास्ता गच्छ वत्साऽऽत्मनः पदम्
mā bhairvatsa sukhaṃ tiṣṭha bhayaṃ ki te mayi sthite | madbhaktānāṃ ca kaḥ śāstā gaccha vatsā''tmanaḥ padam
Do not fear, child; stay at ease. What fear is there for you while I stand (here)? And who is the chastiser of my devotees? Go, child, to your own station.
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BvP 4 57.36
इत्युक्तवा भगवांस्तत्र विरराम महामुने । ययुर्देवाश्च स्वस्थातं प्रणम्य जगदीश्वरम्
ityuktavā bhagavāṃstatra virarāma mahāmune | yayurdevāśca svasthātaṃ praṇamya jagadīśvaram
Having spoken thus, the Lord fell silent there, O great sage; and the gods, having bowed to the Lord of the world, went to their own abodes.
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BvP 4 57.37
नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा द्वारापाल उवाच तम् । पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गो भक्तिनम्रात्मकंधरः
nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā dvārāpāla uvāca tam | pulakāñcitasarvāṅgo bhaktinamrātmakaṃdharaḥ
Having heard Nārāyaṇa's words, the gatekeeper spoke to him, every limb of his bristling with thrill, his neck bowed low with devotion.
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BvP 4 57.38
जय उवाच नाहं बिभेमि देवंश्च लक्ष्मीं सुनिगणांस्तथा । त्वदीयचरणाम्भोजध्यानैकतानमानसः
jaya uvāca nāhaṃ bibhemi devaṃśca lakṣmīṃ sunigaṇāṃstathā | tvadīyacaraṇāmbhojadhyānaikatānamānasaḥ
Jaya said: I do not fear the gods, nor Lakṣmī, nor the hosts (of her attendants), for my mind is fixed with single concentration on the meditation of your lotus feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 57.57
इति श्रीब्लह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo नारदनाo उत्तo लक्षमी- वैराग्यमोचनं नाम सप्तपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīblahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao nāradanāo uttao lakṣamī- vairāgyamocanaṃ nāma saptapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus (ends) the fifty-seventh chapter, called 'The Release from Lakṣmī's Renunciation', in the Section on the Birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa in the great Śrī Brahmavaivarta (Purāṇa), spoken by Nārada.
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