Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 60
BvP 4 60.1
नारायण उवाच शाचोस्तोत्रं समाकर्ण्य परितुष्टो बृहस्पतिः । उवाच मधुरं शान्तः कान्तामिन्द्रस्य नारद
nārāyaṇa uvāca śācostotraṃ samākarṇya parituṣṭo bṛhaspatiḥ | uvāca madhuraṃ śāntaḥ kāntāmindrasya nārada
Nārāyaṇa said: Having heard Śacī's hymn, Bṛhaspati was well pleased, and, calm, he spoke sweetly to Indra's wife, O Nārada.
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BvP 4 60.2
बृहस्पतिरुवाच त्यज वत्से भयं सर्व भयं किं ते मयि स्थिते । यथा कचस्य पत्नी मे तथा त्वमपि शोभने
bṛhaspatiruvāca tyaja vatse bhayaṃ sarva bhayaṃ kiṃ te mayi sthite | yathā kacasya patnī me tathā tvamapi śobhane
Bṛhaspati said: Child, give up fear, all fear — what fear have you while I am here? As Kaca's wife is to me, so are you too, O lovely one.
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BvP 4 60.3
यथा पुत्रश्तथा शिष्यो न भेदः पुत्रशिष्ययोः । तर्पणे पितृदाने च पालने परितोषणो
yathā putraśtathā śiṣyo na bhedaḥ putraśiṣyayoḥ | tarpaṇe pitṛdāne ca pālane paritoṣaṇo
As a son is, so is a pupil; there is no difference between son and pupil in the offering of water to the ancestors, in gifts to the fathers, in maintenance and in gratification.
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BvP 4 60.4
यथाऽग्निदाता पुत्रश्च तथा शिष्यश्च निश्चितम् । इतीदं कण्वशाखायामुवाच कमलोद्भवः
yathā'gnidātā putraśca tathā śiṣyaśca niścitam | itīdaṃ kaṇvaśākhāyāmuvāca kamalodbhavaḥ
As a son is the giver of the funeral fire, so too, assuredly, is a pupil. This the lotus-born (Brahmā) declared in the Kaṇva branch (of the Veda).
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BvP 4 60.5
पिता माता गुरुर्भार्या शिशुश्चानाथबान्धवाः । एते पुंसां नित्यपोष्या इत्याह कमलोद्भवः
pitā mātā gururbhāryā śiśuścānāthabāndhavāḥ | ete puṃsāṃ nityapoṣyā ityāha kamalodbhavaḥ
Father, mother, teacher, wife, a child, and kinsfolk without protector — these are always to be supported by men: so said the lotus-born.
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BvP 4 60.6
यश्चैतांश्च न पुष्णाति भस्मान्तं तस्य सूतकम् । दैवे पित्र्ये न कर्मार्हः मोऽपीत्याह महेश्वरः
yaścaitāṃśca na puṣṇāti bhasmāntaṃ tasya sūtakam | daive pitrye na karmārhaḥ mo'pītyāha maheśvaraḥ
And whoever does not support these — his impurity lasts till (he is) ashes; he is fit for no rite, divine or ancestral: so said Maheśvara.
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BvP 4 60.7
कुरुते नरबुर्द्धि च मातरं पितरं गुरुम् । अयशस्तस्य सर्वत्र विध्न एव पदे पदे
kurute naraburddhi ca mātaraṃ pitaraṃ gurum | ayaśastasya sarvatra vidhna eva pade pade
And (whoever) treats mother, father and teacher (with contempt?) — for him there is disgrace everywhere and obstacles at every step.
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BvP 4 60.8
संपन्मत्तो यः करोति स्वगुरोश्च पराभवम् । अचिनात्सर्वनाशाश्च भवेत्तस्य सुनिश्चितम्
saṃpanmatto yaḥ karoti svagurośca parābhavam | acinātsarvanāśāśca bhavettasya suniścitam
He who, drunk with prosperity, humiliates his own teacher — for him utter ruin comes about, quite certainly, without delay.
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BvP 4 60.9
मां च दृष्टवा सभामध्ये नोत्तसथौ पाकशासनः । तत्फलं भुज्यते साक्षात्सद्यः पश्य च सांप्रतम्
māṃ ca dṛṣṭavā sabhāmadhye nottasathau pākaśāsanaḥ | tatphalaṃ bhujyate sākṣātsadyaḥ paśya ca sāṃpratam
And the Chastiser of Pāka (Indra), having seen me in the midst of the assembly, did not rise; the fruit of that is being enjoyed at once, plainly — look at it now.
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BvP 4 60.10
अहं करोमि मोक्षं च तव रक्षां सुनिश्चितम् । शासितुं रक्षितुं शक्तः स एव सुरुच्यते
ahaṃ karomi mokṣaṃ ca tava rakṣāṃ suniścitam | śāsituṃ rakṣituṃ śaktaḥ sa eva surucyate
I bring about (his) release and your protection, assuredly; he alone is fit (to rule) who is able both to chastise and to protect.
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BvP 4 60.11
न पश्यति सतीत्वं च हृच्छुद्धायाश्च योषितः । यन्मानसे विकल्पश्च तस्य धर्मश्च नश्यति
na paśyati satītvaṃ ca hṛcchuddhāyāśca yoṣitaḥ | yanmānase vikalpaśca tasya dharmaśca naśyati
He who does not see the chastity of a woman pure of heart, and in whose mind there is doubt (of her) — his merit perishes.
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BvP 4 60.12
भविष्यति प्रभावस्ते दुर्गायाश्च समः सति । लक्ष्मीसमा प्रतिष्ठा च यशस्तद्यशसा समम्
bhaviṣyati prabhāvaste durgāyāśca samaḥ sati | lakṣmīsamā pratiṣṭhā ca yaśastadyaśasā samam
Your power, O virtuous lady, shall become equal to Durgā's; your standing equal to Lakṣmī's, and your fame equal to her fame.
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BvP 4 60.13
सौभाग्यं राधिकातुल्यं तत्समं प्रेमभर्तरि । तत्तुल्यं गौरवं मान्यं प्रीतिः प्राधान्यमीश्वरे
saubhāgyaṃ rādhikātulyaṃ tatsamaṃ premabhartari | tattulyaṃ gauravaṃ mānyaṃ prītiḥ prādhānyamīśvare
(Your) good fortune equal to Rādhikā's, and love for (your) husband equal to hers; equal to hers (your) dignity, honour, affection and pre-eminence with the lord.
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BvP 4 60.14
रोहिण्याश्च समापेक्षा पूज्या च भारतीसमा । शुद्धा निरुपमा शश्वत्सावित्रीसदृशी सदा
rohiṇyāśca samāpekṣā pūjyā ca bhāratīsamā | śuddhā nirupamā śaśvatsāvitrīsadṛśī sadā
And regard equal to Rohiṇī's, and (you shall be) worthy of worship like Bhāratī; pure, without compare, always and forever like Sāvitrī.
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BvP 4 60.15
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र आगतो नहृषाच्चरः । उवाच वचनं भीतो वाक्पतेर्गोंचरे ततः
etasminnantare tatra āgato nahṛṣāccaraḥ | uvāca vacanaṃ bhīto vākpatergoṃcare tataḥ
Meanwhile a messenger of Nahuṣa came there, and then, afraid, spoke words within the hearing of the lord of speech (Bṛhaspati).
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BvP 4 60.16
दूत उवाच उत्तिष्ठ देवि शीघ्रं त्वं गच्छस्व नहुषं प्रति । क्रीडां कर्तु च रहसि रम्ये नन्दनकानने
dūta uvāca uttiṣṭha devi śīghraṃ tvaṃ gacchasva nahuṣaṃ prati | krīḍāṃ kartu ca rahasi ramye nandanakānane
The messenger said: Rise, goddess, go quickly to Nahuṣa, to play with him in private in the delightful Nandana grove.
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BvP 4 60.17
दूतस्य वचनं श्रुतवा तमुवाच बृहस्पतिः । कम्पितावयवः कोपाद्रक्तपङ्कजलोचनः
dūtasya vacanaṃ śrutavā tamuvāca bṛhaspatiḥ | kampitāvayavaḥ kopādraktapaṅkajalocanaḥ
Hearing the messenger's words, Bṛhaspati spoke to him, his limbs trembling with anger, his eyes red lotuses.
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BvP 4 60.18
गुरुरुवाच नहुषं वद गत्वा त्वं शचीं चे द्भोक्तुमिच्छसि । अपूर्व यानमारुह्य निशायामागमिष्यसि
gururuvāca nahuṣaṃ vada gatvā tvaṃ śacīṃ ce dbhoktumicchasi | apūrva yānamāruhya niśāyāmāgamiṣyasi
The guru said: Go and tell Nahuṣa — if you wish to enjoy Śacī, you must come by night, mounted on an unprecedented vehicle.
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BvP 4 60.19
सप्तर्षीणां च स्कन्धे च दत्वा स्वशिविकां शुभाम् । तामारुह्य सुवेषश्च गमनं कर्तुमर्हसि
saptarṣīṇāṃ ca skandhe ca datvā svaśivikāṃ śubhām | tāmāruhya suveṣaśca gamanaṃ kartumarhasi
Setting your own fine palanquin upon the shoulders of the seven sages, and mounting it, well-adorned, that is how you should make your journey.
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BvP 4 60.20
वाक्पतेर्वचनं श्रुत्वा गत्वोवाच नृपं तदा । दूतस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्योवाच किंकरम्
vākpatervacanaṃ śrutvā gatvovāca nṛpaṃ tadā | dūtasya vacanaṃ śrutvā prahasyovāca kiṃkaram
Having heard the words of the lord of speech (Bṛhaspati), (the messenger) went and then spoke to the king; and hearing the messenger's words, (the king) laughed and said to the servant:
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BvP 4 60.21
गच्छ गच्छ त्वरन् गच्छ सप्तर्षीञ्छीघ्रमानय । उपायं च करिष्यामि तैः सार्धं साप्रतं चर
gaccha gaccha tvaran gaccha saptarṣīñchīghramānaya | upāyaṃ ca kariṣyāmi taiḥ sārdhaṃ sāprataṃ cara
"Go, go, go quickly, bring the seven sages at once; I shall arrange the means — go now together with them."
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BvP 4 60.22
नृपस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा गत्वा दूतस्तदन्तिसम् । उवाच सर्वांस्तत्रैव यथोक्तं नहुषेण च
nṛpasya vacanaṃ śrutvā gatvā dūtastadantisam | uvāca sarvāṃstatraiva yathoktaṃ nahuṣeṇa ca
Having heard the king's words, the messenger went into their presence and told them all, right there, just as Nahuṣa had said.
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BvP 4 60.23
दूतस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा ययुः सप्तर्षयो मुदा । राजा दृष्ट्वा च तान्सर्वान्ननामोवाच सादरम्
dūtasya vacanaṃ śrutvā yayuḥ saptarṣayo mudā | rājā dṛṣṭvā ca tānsarvānnanāmovāca sādaram
Hearing the messenger's words, the seven sages went gladly; and the king, seeing them all, bowed and spoke respectfully:
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BvP 4 60.24
नहुष उवाच यूयं च ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा ज्वलन्तो ब्रह्मतेजसा । ब्रह्मणः मदृशाः सर्वे सततं भक्तवत्सलाः
nahuṣa uvāca yūyaṃ ca brahmaṇaḥ putrā jvalanto brahmatejasā | brahmaṇaḥ madṛśāḥ sarve satataṃ bhaktavatsalāḥ
Nahuṣa said: You are the sons of Brahmā, blazing with brahmic splendour, all like Brahmā, ever tender toward devotees;
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BvP 4 60.25
नारायणपराः शश्वच्छुद्धसत्तवस्वरूपिणः । मोहमात्सर्यहीनाश्च दर्पाहंकारवर्जिताः
nārāyaṇaparāḥ śaśvacchuddhasattavasvarūpiṇaḥ | mohamātsaryahīnāśca darpāhaṃkāravarjitāḥ
devoted to Nārāyaṇa, always of the nature of pure sattva, free of delusion and envy, without pride and egotism;
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BvP 4 60.26
नारायणसमाः सर्वे तेजसा यशसा सदा । गुणेन कृपया प्रेम्णा वरदानेन निश्चितम्
nārāyaṇasamāḥ sarve tejasā yaśasā sadā | guṇena kṛpayā premṇā varadānena niścitam
all equal to Nārāyaṇa always in splendour and in fame, in virtue, in compassion, in love, and assuredly in the granting of boons.
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BvP 4 60.27
इत्युक्तवा प्रणतो राजा तुष्टाव च रुरोद च । दृष्टवा ते कातरं भूपमूचुः परहितैषिणः
ityuktavā praṇato rājā tuṣṭāva ca ruroda ca | dṛṣṭavā te kātaraṃ bhūpamūcuḥ parahitaiṣiṇaḥ
Having spoken thus, the king bowed, praised (them), and wept; and seeing the king distressed, they, who seek the good of others, said:
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BvP 4 60.28
ऋषय ऊचुः वरं पृणीष्व हे वत्स यत्ते मनसि वाञ्छितम् । सर्वं दातुं वयं शक्ता नासार्ध्य नश्च किंचन
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ varaṃ pṛṇīṣva he vatsa yatte manasi vāñchitam | sarvaṃ dātuṃ vayaṃ śaktā nāsārdhya naśca kiṃcana
The sages said: Choose a boon, O child, whatever is desired in your mind; we are able to give everything, and nothing is unattainable for us.
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BvP 4 60.29
इन्द्रत्वं वा मनुत्वं वा चिरायुर्वा ततः परम् । सप्तद्धीपेश्वरत्वं चाप्यतीव सुचिरं सुखम्
indratvaṃ vā manutvaṃ vā cirāyurvā tataḥ param | saptaddhīpeśvaratvaṃ cāpyatīva suciraṃ sukham
Indrahood, or the station of a Manu, or beyond that a long life, or lordship over the seven continents, and happiness lasting exceedingly long;
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BvP 4 60.30
अथापि सर्वसिद्धित्वं सर्वैश्वर्य सुदुर्लभम् । मुक्तिं वा हरिभक्तिं वा तपसा या सुदुर्लभा
athāpi sarvasiddhitvaṃ sarvaiśvarya sudurlabham | muktiṃ vā haribhaktiṃ vā tapasā yā sudurlabhā
or else the possession of all powers, all sovereignty, so hard to obtain; or liberation, or devotion to Hari, which is very hard to gain even by austerity —
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BvP 4 60.31
किमीप्सितं ते हे वत्स ब्रूहि नः सांप्रतं मुदा । सर्व तुम्यं प्रदायैव यास्यामस्तपसे मुदा
kimīpsitaṃ te he vatsa brūhi naḥ sāṃprataṃ mudā | sarva tumyaṃ pradāyaiva yāsyāmastapase mudā
what is it you desire, O child? Tell us now gladly; having given you everything, we shall go gladly to our austerities.
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BvP 4 60.32
युगलक्षसमं यच्च क्षणं कृष्णार्चनं विना । तद्दिनं दुर्दिनं यत्तद्ध्यानसेवनवर्जितम्
yugalakṣasamaṃ yacca kṣaṇaṃ kṛṣṇārcanaṃ vinā | taddinaṃ durdinaṃ yattaddhyānasevanavarjitam
That moment which passes without worship of Kṛṣṇa is equal to a hundred thousand ages; that day is a bad day which is devoid of meditation on him and service to him.
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BvP 4 60.33
विना तत्सेवनं यो हि विषयान्यं च वाञ्छति । विषमत्ति प्रणाशाय विहायामृतमीप्सितम्
vinā tatsevanaṃ yo hi viṣayānyaṃ ca vāñchati | viṣamatti praṇāśāya vihāyāmṛtamīpsitam
He who, without serving him, desires anything else, (namely) sense-objects, eats poison for his own destruction, abandoning the desirable nectar.
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BvP 4 60.34
ब्रह्मा शिवश्च धर्मश्च विष्णुश्चापि महान्विराट् । गणेशश्च दिनेशश्च शषेश्च सनकादयः
brahmā śivaśca dharmaśca viṣṇuścāpi mahānvirāṭ | gaṇeśaśca dineśaśca śaṣeśca sanakādayaḥ
Brahmā, Śiva, Dharma, and Viṣṇu too, the great Cosmic Being, and Gaṇeśa, and the sun, and the lord of Śeṣa(?), and Sanaka and the others —
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BvP 4 60.35
एते यच्चरणम्भोजं ध्यायन्तेऽहर्निशं मुदा । जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिहरं तन्निरता वयम्
ete yaccaraṇambhojaṃ dhyāyante'harniśaṃ mudā | janmamṛtyujarāvyādhiharaṃ tanniratā vayam
these meditate day and night with joy on whose lotus feet, which remove birth, death, old age and disease — to that we are devoted.
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BvP 4 60.36
तेषां च वचनं श्रृत्वा तानुवाच नृपेश्वरः । स लज्जितो नम्रवक्त्र मायामोहितमानसः
teṣāṃ ca vacanaṃ śrṛtvā tānuvāca nṛpeśvaraḥ | sa lajjito namravaktra māyāmohitamānasaḥ
And having heard their words, the lord of kings spoke to them, ashamed, his face bowed, his mind deluded by māyā:
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BvP 4 60.37
नहष उवाच सर्व दातुं समर्थाश्च यूयं च भक्तवत्सलाः । अधुना देहि (दत्त) मे तूर्णं शचीदानमभीप्सितम्
nahaṣa uvāca sarva dātuṃ samarthāśca yūyaṃ ca bhaktavatsalāḥ | adhunā dehi (datta) me tūrṇaṃ śacīdānamabhīpsitam
Nahuṣa said: You are able to give everything and are tender toward devotees; so now give me quickly what I desire — the gift of Śacī.
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BvP 4 60.38
सप्तर्षिवाहनं कान्तं शचीच्छति महासती । एतदेव मम वरं निष्पन्नं कुरुताचिनम्
saptarṣivāhanaṃ kāntaṃ śacīcchati mahāsatī | etadeva mama varaṃ niṣpannaṃ kurutācinam
"The great chaste lady Śacī desires a lover whose vehicle is the seven sages. Just this is my boon — accomplish it for me without delay."
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BvP 4 60.39
नहुषस्य वचः श्रुत्वा मुनयश्च परस्परम् । मत्युच्चैर्जहसुः सर्वे कौतुकेन च नारद
nahuṣasya vacaḥ śrutvā munayaśca parasparam | matyuccairjahasuḥ sarve kautukena ca nārada
Hearing Nahuṣa's words, the sages all laughed loudly among themselves, out of amusement, O Nārada.
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BvP 4 60.40
राजानं मोहितं मत्वा वेष्टितं विष्णुमायया । चक्रुः प्रतिज्ञां तं वोढुं कृपया दीनवत्सलाः
rājānaṃ mohitaṃ matvā veṣṭitaṃ viṣṇumāyayā | cakruḥ pratijñāṃ taṃ voḍhuṃ kṛpayā dīnavatsalāḥ
Judging the king to be deluded, enveloped by Viṣṇu's power of illusion, those who are kind to the wretched, out of compassion, promised to carry him.
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BvP 4 60.41
चक्रुः स्कनधे तच्छिविकां मुक्तामाणिक्यभूषिताम् । राजा ययौ सुवेषश्च रत्नभूषणभूषितः
cakruḥ skanadhe tacchivikāṃ muktāmāṇikyabhūṣitām | rājā yayau suveṣaśca ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ
They placed on their shoulders that palanquin, adorned with pearls and rubies; and the king, finely dressed and decked with jewel-ornaments, went (in it).
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BvP 4 60.42
दृष्ट्वा चातिविलम्बं च भर्त्सयामास तान्नृपः । क्रुधा शाशाप दुर्वासाश्चाग्रगामी च वर्त्मनि
dṛṣṭvā cātivilambaṃ ca bhartsayāmāsa tānnṛpaḥ | krudhā śāśāpa durvāsāścāgragāmī ca vartmani
But seeing too much delay, the king reviled them; and Durvāsas, who was going in front on the road, cursed (him) in anger.
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BvP 4 60.43
महानजगनरो भूत्वा पत वै मूढमानस । दर्शनाद्धर्मपुत्रस्य तव मोक्षो भविष्यति
mahānajaganaro bhūtvā pata vai mūḍhamānasa | darśanāddharmaputrasya tava mokṣo bhaviṣyati
"Becoming a great serpent, fall, you of deluded mind! By the sight of Dharma's son your release shall come about."
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BvP 4 60.44
रत्नयानेन वैकुण्ठं गत्वा वैकुण्ठसेवनम् । करिष्यसि महाराज न कर्म निष्फलं भवेत्
ratnayānena vaikuṇṭhaṃ gatvā vaikuṇṭhasevanam | kariṣyasi mahārāja na karma niṣphalaṃ bhavet
"Going to Vaikuṇṭha by a jewelled vehicle, you shall render service to Vaikuṇṭha('s lord), great king; for no act should be without fruit."
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BvP 4 60.45
इत्युक्त्वा प्रययुः सर्वे प्रहस्य मुनिसत्तमाः । राजा पपात तच्छापात्सर्पों भूत्वा महामुने
ityuktvā prayayuḥ sarve prahasya munisattamāḥ | rājā papāta tacchāpātsarpoṃ bhūtvā mahāmune
Having said this, all those best of sages went away laughing; and the king fell by that curse, having become a serpent, O great sage.
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BvP 4 60.46
शची चगाम त्तच्छ्रृत्वा गुरुं नत्वाऽमरावतीम् । ययौ बृहस्पतिः शीघ्रं यत्रेन्द्रः पद्मतन्तुषु
śacī cagāma ttacchrṛtvā guruṃ natvā'marāvatīm | yayau bṛhaspatiḥ śīghraṃ yatrendraḥ padmatantuṣu
And Śacī, having heard that, bowed to the teacher and went to Amarāvatī; and Bṛhaspati went quickly to where Indra was among the lotus-stalks.
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BvP 4 60.47
गत्वा सनोवराम्याशमाजुहाव सुरेश्वरम् । अतिप्रसन्नवदनः कृपया च कृपानिधिः
gatvā sanovarāmyāśamājuhāva sureśvaram | atiprasannavadanaḥ kṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ
Having gone (there), he called the lord of the gods to (his own) excellent hermitage — he, the treasury of compassion, his face exceedingly gracious, out of pity.
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BvP 4 60.48
बृहस्पतिरुवाच अयिवत्सत्वमागाच्छ भयं किं ते मयि स्थिते । त्यज भीतिमिहागच्छ गुरुस्तेहं बृहस्पतिः
bṛhaspatiruvāca ayivatsatvamāgāccha bhayaṃ kiṃ te mayi sthite | tyaja bhītimihāgaccha gurustehaṃ bṛhaspatiḥ
Bṛhaspati said: "Come, my child! What fear have you while I stand (by you)? Give up your fear, come here; I am your teacher, Bṛhaspati."
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BvP 4 60.49
स्वगुरोश्च स्वरं श्रुत्वा महेन्द्रो हृष्टमानसः । रूपं विहाय सूक्ष्मं च स्वरूपेण समाययौ
svagurośca svaraṃ śrutvā mahendro hṛṣṭamānasaḥ | rūpaṃ vihāya sūkṣmaṃ ca svarūpeṇa samāyayau
Hearing his own teacher's voice, great Indra, with a gladdened mind, abandoned his minute form and came in his own form.
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BvP 4 60.50
पपात दण्डवन्मूर्ध्ना भक्त्या चरणयोर्गुरोः । तं रुदन्तं महाभीतं मुदोरसि चकार सः
papāta daṇḍavanmūrdhnā bhaktyā caraṇayorguroḥ | taṃ rudantaṃ mahābhītaṃ mudorasi cakāra saḥ
He fell headlong like a staff, with devotion, at the teacher's feet; and he (Bṛhaspati) joyfully drew to his breast that weeping, greatly frightened one.
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BvP 4 60.51
कारयित्वा सोमयागं प्रगयश्चित्ताथंमेव च । रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये वासयामास तं गुरुः
kārayitvā somayāgaṃ pragayaścittāthaṃmeva ca | ratnasiṃhāsane ramye vāsayāmāsa taṃ guruḥ
Having had the Soma sacrifice performed, and the expiation as well, the teacher seated him upon a delightful lion-throne of jewels.
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BvP 4 60.53
प्रददौ परमैश्वर्य पूर्वस्माच्च चतुर्गुणम् । आगत्य सर्वदेवाश्च चकुः सेवां मुदाऽन्विता
pradadau paramaiśvarya pūrvasmācca caturguṇam | āgatya sarvadevāśca cakuḥ sevāṃ mudā'nvitā
He bestowed supreme sovereignty, fourfold what it was before; and all the gods came and performed service (to him), filled with joy.
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BvP 4 60.54
इत्येवं कथितं वत्स महेन्द्रदर्पभञ्जनम् । शचीसतीत्वरक्षा च किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vatsa mahendradarpabhañjanam | śacīsatītvarakṣā ca kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
Thus, my child, has the breaking of great Indra's pride been told, and the protection of Śacī's chastity. What further do you wish to hear?
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BvP 4 60.55
नारद उवाच सोमयागविधानं च ब्रूहि मां मुनिसत्तम । कथं तं कारयामास गुरुश्च किं फलं परम्
nārada uvāca somayāgavidhānaṃ ca brūhi māṃ munisattama | kathaṃ taṃ kārayāmāsa guruśca kiṃ phalaṃ param
Nārada said: Tell me too the procedure of the Soma sacrifice, O best of sages: how did the teacher have it performed, and what is its supreme fruit?
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BvP 4 60.56
नारायण उवाच ब्रह्महत्याप्रशमनं सोमयागफलं मुने । वर्ष सोमलतापानं यजमानः करोति च
nārāyaṇa uvāca brahmahatyāpraśamanaṃ somayāgaphalaṃ mune | varṣa somalatāpānaṃ yajamānaḥ karoti ca
Nārāyaṇa said: The fruit of the Soma sacrifice is the quelling of brahmin-murder, O sage; and for one year the sacrificer drinks the juice of the soma creeper.
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BvP 4 60.57
वर्षमेकं फलं भुङक्ते वर्षमेकं जलं मुदा । त्रैवार्षिकं व्रतमिदं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
varṣamekaṃ phalaṃ bhuṅakte varṣamekaṃ jalaṃ mudā | traivārṣikaṃ vratamidaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
For one year he eats fruit, for one year (he takes) water gladly; this three-year observance destroys all sins.
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BvP 4 60.58
यस्य त्रैवाषिकं धान्यं निहितं भूतवृद्धये । अधिकं वाऽपि विद्येत स सोमं पातुमर्हति
yasya traivāṣikaṃ dhānyaṃ nihitaṃ bhūtavṛddhaye | adhikaṃ vā'pi vidyeta sa somaṃ pātumarhati
He who has grain laid up for three years for the sustenance of (his) dependents, or even more, he is fit to drink the soma.
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BvP 4 60.59
महाराजश्च देपो वा यागं कर्तुमलं मुने । न सर्वमाध्यो यज्ञोऽयं बह्वन्नो बहुदक्षिणः
mahārājaśca depo vā yāgaṃ kartumalaṃ mune | na sarvamādhyo yajño'yaṃ bahvanno bahudakṣiṇaḥ
A great king, or else a god, is able to perform this sacrifice, O sage; this sacrifice, with its abundant food and abundant priestly fees, is not (something) accomplishable by everyone.
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BvP 4 60.60
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo शक्रदर्पभङ्गप्रकरणे शक्रमोक्षकथनं नाम षष्टितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo śakradarpabhaṅgaprakaraṇe śakramokṣakathanaṃ nāma ṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the glorious Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, in the Śrīkṛṣṇa-Birth Section, in the latter (half), in the (dialogue of) Nārada and (Nārāyaṇa), in the chapter on the breaking of Śakra's pride, the sixtieth chapter, called "The Telling of Śakra's Release."
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