Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 61
BvP 4 61.1
नारायण उवाच इति ते कथितं किंचिदिन्द्रस्य दर्पभञ्जनम् । अपरं श्रूयतां ब्रह्मन्सावधानं निगूढकम्
nārāyaṇa uvāca iti te kathitaṃ kiṃcidindrasya darpabhañjanam | aparaṃ śrūyatāṃ brahmansāvadhānaṃ nigūḍhakam
Nārāyaṇa said: Thus something of the breaking of Indra's pride has been told to you. Now hear, O brahmin, attentively, another secret matter.
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BvP 4 61.2
समुद्रमथनं कृत्वा पीत्वाऽमृतरसं पुरा । निर्जित्य दैत्यसंघांश्च बहुदर्पो बभूव ह
samudramathanaṃ kṛtvā pītvā'mṛtarasaṃ purā | nirjitya daityasaṃghāṃśca bahudarpo babhūva ha
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 4 61.3
तदा कृष्णो बलिद्वारा शक्रदर्प बभञ्ज ह । भ्रष्टश्रियो बभूवुस्ते देवा इन्द्रपुरोगमाः
tadā kṛṣṇo balidvārā śakradarpa babhañja ha | bhraṣṭaśriyo babhūvuste devā indrapurogamāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 4 61.4
तदा बृहस्पतेः स्तौत्राददितेश्च व्रतेन ते । जातश्च स्वांशकलयाऽप्यदित्यां वामनो विभुः
tadā bṛhaspateḥ stautrādaditeśca vratena te | jātaśca svāṃśakalayā'pyadityāṃ vāmano vibhuḥ
Then, through the praise-hymn of Bṛhaspati and through the vow (observed) by Aditi, they (were favoured); and (the Lord), the mighty one, was born too of Aditi as Vāmana by a portion of his own portion.
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BvP 4 61.5
याच्ञां कृत्वा बलिं राज्यं कृपया च कृपानिधिः । तस्मै ददौ महेन्द्राय देवेम्यश्चापि संपदम्
yācñāṃ kṛtvā baliṃ rājyaṃ kṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ | tasmai dadau mahendrāya devemyaścāpi saṃpadam
Having made his request of Bali, that treasury of compassion, out of compassion gave the kingdom to great Indra, and wealth to the gods as well.
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BvP 4 61.6
बभूव शक्रदर्पश्च पुनः कल्पान्तने पुरा । विभुर्दुवसिसो द्वारा जहार तच्छ्रियं मुने
babhūva śakradarpaśca punaḥ kalpāntane purā | vibhurduvasiso dvārā jahāra tacchriyaṃ mune
And Indra's pride arose again, long ago, in another kalpa; the Lord, by means of Durvāsas, took away that prosperity of his, O sage.
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BvP 4 61.7
पुनर्ददौ च कृपया कृपालुर्भक्तवत्सलः । पुनः श्रीदुर्मदः सोऽपि जहार गौतमप्रियाम्
punardadau ca kṛpayā kṛpālurbhaktavatsalaḥ | punaḥ śrīdurmadaḥ so'pi jahāra gautamapriyām
And again, out of compassion, the compassionate one, tender toward his devotees, gave (it) back; and again he, made arrogant by that prosperity, carried off Gautama's beloved (wife).
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BvP 4 61.8
तदा गौतमशापेन भमाङ्गश्च बभूव सः । संप्राप यातनामिन्द्रः स्वाङ्गवेदनया पुरा
tadā gautamaśāpena bhamāṅgaśca babhūva saḥ | saṃprāpa yātanāmindraḥ svāṅgavedanayā purā
Then, by Gautama's curse, he became one whose body (was covered) with yonis; Indra formerly underwent torment through the pain of his own body.
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BvP 4 61.9
उच्चैस्तं जहसुर्दृष्ट्वा ऋषयो मनवस्तदा । देवाश्च लज्जिताः सर्वे मृततुल्यो बृहस्पतिः
uccaistaṃ jahasurdṛṣṭvā ṛṣayo manavastadā | devāśca lajjitāḥ sarve mṛtatulyo bṛhaspatiḥ
Seeing him, the seers and the Manus then laughed aloud; and all the gods were ashamed, and Bṛhaspati was as one dead.
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BvP 4 61.10
तदा सहस्रवर्ष च तपस्तप्त्वा रवेः पुरा । रवेर्वरेण शक्रः स सहस्राक्षो बभूव ह
tadā sahasravarṣa ca tapastaptvā raveḥ purā | ravervareṇa śakraḥ sa sahasrākṣo babhūva ha
Then, having performed austerity for a thousand years before the Sun, that Śakra, by the Sun's boon, became the thousand-eyed one.
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BvP 4 61.11
कलङ्करूपमिन्द्रस्य तच्चक्षुर्निकरं परम् । यथा चनद्रे कलङ्कश्च तानकाहरणादभूत्
kalaṅkarūpamindrasya taccakṣurnikaraṃ param | yathā canadre kalaṅkaśca tānakāharaṇādabhūt
That vast multitude of eyes was Indra's mark of disgrace, just as on the moon the blemish came about from the carrying off of Tārā.
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BvP 4 61.12
नारद उवाच ब्रह्मन् केन प्रगारेण जहार गौतमप्रियाम् । महासतीसमहल्यां च पूज्यां भुवनपादनीम्
nārada uvāca brahman kena pragāreṇa jahāra gautamapriyām | mahāsatīsamahalyāṃ ca pūjyāṃ bhuvanapādanīm
Nārada said: Brahman, by what means did (Indra) carry off Gautama's beloved — Ahalyā, the great and faithful wife, worthy of worship, purifier of the world?
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BvP 4 61.13
शुद्धाशायां महाभागां निर्मलां कमलाकलाम् । एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि वद वेदविदां वर
śuddhāśāyāṃ mahābhāgāṃ nirmalāṃ kamalākalām | etadveditumicchāmi vada vedavidāṃ vara
(Her who is) pure in intent, greatly blessed, spotless, a partial manifestation of Kamalā — this I wish to know: tell (me), O best of the knowers of the Vedas.
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BvP 4 61.14
नारायण उवाच पुष्करे तीर्थयात्रायां सूर्यपर्वणि नारद । तत्राऽऽगतामहल्यां च ददर्श पाकशासनः
nārāyaṇa uvāca puṣkare tīrthayātrāyāṃ sūryaparvaṇi nārada | tatrā''gatāmahalyāṃ ca dadarśa pākaśāsanaḥ
Nārāyaṇa said: At Puṣkara, on a pilgrimage during the solar festival, O Nārada, the Chastiser of Pāka (Indra) saw Ahalyā, who had come there.
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BvP 4 61.15
सुस्मितां सुदर्ती शान्तां पीनक्षोणिपयोधराम् । म्रर्च्छामवाप चेन्द्रश्च दृष्टिमात्रेण तत्त्क्षणात्
susmitāṃ sudartī śāntāṃ pīnakṣoṇipayodharām | mrarcchāmavāpa cendraśca dṛṣṭimātreṇa tattkṣaṇāt
(He saw her) sweetly smiling, fine-toothed, calm, with full hips and breasts; and Indra, by the mere sight (of her), fell into a swoon that very instant.
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BvP 4 61.16
अथापरदिने तां च दृष्ट्वा सन्दाकिनी तटे । एकाकिनीं सुस्मिसां च स्नातीं नग्नां सलज्जिताम्
athāparadine tāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā sandākinī taṭe | ekākinīṃ susmisāṃ ca snātīṃ nagnāṃ salajjitām
— tr. refused: cyber
BvP 4 61.17
दृष्ट्वा श्रोणिं स्तनयुगमतीव विपुलं हरिः । मूर्च्छमवाप कामार्तो जहार चेतनां पुनः
dṛṣṭvā śroṇiṃ stanayugamatīva vipulaṃ hariḥ | mūrcchamavāpa kāmārto jahāra cetanāṃ punaḥ
Seeing (her) hips and her pair of breasts, exceedingly full, Hari, stricken with desire, fell into a swoon; (desire) again robbed (him) of consciousness.
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BvP 4 61.18
क्षणेन चेतनां प्राप्य गत्वा कामी तदन्तिकम् । उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा विनयेन पतिव्रताम्
kṣaṇena cetanāṃ prāpya gatvā kāmī tadantikam | uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā vinayena pativratām
In a moment, regaining consciousness, the lustful one went up to her and, with smooth speech and with courtesy, addressed the husband-devoted woman.
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BvP 4 61.19
महेन्द्र उवाच अहो गुणमहो रूपमहो किं वा नवं वयः । अहो किं वा मुखश्रीस्ते शरच्चन्द्रं विनिन्दती
mahendra uvāca aho guṇamaho rūpamaho kiṃ vā navaṃ vayaḥ | aho kiṃ vā mukhaśrīste śaraccandraṃ vinindatī
Mahendra said: Ah, what virtue! Ah, what beauty! Ah, and what fresh youth! Ah, and what is this loveliness of your face, that puts the autumn moon to shame!
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BvP 4 61.20
अहोकटाक्षं कुटिलं पुंसां चित्तविकर्षणम् । किमहो लोचनं पद्मप्रभामोचनमीप्सितम्
ahokaṭākṣaṃ kuṭilaṃ puṃsāṃ cittavikarṣaṇam | kimaho locanaṃ padmaprabhāmocanamīpsitam
Ah, that crooked sidelong glance, which draws away the minds of men! Ah, what is this eye, desirable, surpassing the radiance of the lotus!
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BvP 4 61.21
गमनं रमणीयं च गचखञ्जनभञ्जनम् । अहो वाक्यं सुमधुरं पीयूषादपि दुर्लभम्
gamanaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ ca gacakhañjanabhañjanam | aho vākyaṃ sumadhuraṃ pīyūṣādapi durlabham
And (your) gait is delightful, outdoing the wagtail's walk; ah, (your) speech is most sweet, harder to obtain than nectar.
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BvP 4 61.22
किमहो विपुलश्रोणी कामाधारा मनोहरा । कामदा कामुकायैव मुनिमानसमोहिनी
kimaho vipulaśroṇī kāmādhārā manoharā | kāmadā kāmukāyaiva munimānasamohinī
Ah, what broad hips, the seat of desire, captivating, granting desire to the lover alone, bewildering the minds of sages!
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BvP 4 61.23
अतीव कठिना पीना रम्भास्च म्भविडम्बिता । अहो नितम्बयुगुलं वर्तुलं चन्द्रबिम्बवत्
atīva kaṭhinā pīnā rambhāsca mbhaviḍambitā | aho nitambayugulaṃ vartulaṃ candrabimbavat
Exceedingly firm and full, mocking the plantain stem—ah, that pair of buttocks, round as the disc of the moon!
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BvP 4 61.24
श्रीयुक्तं श्रीफलयुगतुल्यं ते स्तनयुग्मकम् । अत्युन्नतं सुकठिनं त्रैलोक्यचित्तमोहनम्
śrīyuktaṃ śrīphalayugatulyaṃ te stanayugmakam | atyunnataṃ sukaṭhinaṃ trailokyacittamohanam
Your pair of breasts is graced with beauty, like a pair of bael fruits, very high and very firm, bewildering the minds of the three worlds.
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BvP 4 61.25
अहो किं वा तपस्तेपे गौतमश्च तपोधनः । संप्राप यत्फलेनैव सुदतीं सुन्दरीं वराम्
aho kiṃ vā tapastepe gautamaśca tapodhanaḥ | saṃprāpa yatphalenaiva sudatīṃ sundarīṃ varām
Ah, and what austerity did Gautama, rich in penance, perform, by the fruit of which alone he obtained this beautiful, excellent, fine-toothed woman?
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BvP 4 61.26
निषेव्य प्रकृतिं दुर्गा विष्णुमायां सनातनीम् । लक्ष्मीं च लक्ष्मीसदृशीमीदृशीं प्राप पद्मिनीम्
niṣevya prakṛtiṃ durgā viṣṇumāyāṃ sanātanīm | lakṣmīṃ ca lakṣmīsadṛśīmīdṛśīṃ prāpa padminīm
By worshipping Prakṛti, Durgā, Viṣṇu's eternal Māyā, and Lakṣmī, he obtained such a lotus-lady, resembling Lakṣmī herself,
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BvP 4 61.27
सुकोमलां सुवदनां ललनां नलिनाननाम् । शुद्धां च सुदतीं श्यामां न्यग्रोधदलमध्यमाम्
sukomalāṃ suvadanāṃ lalanāṃ nalinānanām | śuddhāṃ ca sudatīṃ śyāmāṃ nyagrodhadalamadhyamām
very tender, fair-faced, a graceful woman with a lotus face, pure and fine-toothed, dark-hued, with a waist (slender) as a banyan leaf.
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BvP 4 61.28
त्वत्पालनं च जानामिकामशास्त्रविचक्षणः । कामो वा कामुकश्चन्द्र किं त्वा जानाति गौतमः
tvatpālanaṃ ca jānāmikāmaśāstravicakṣaṇaḥ | kāmo vā kāmukaścandra kiṃ tvā jānāti gautamaḥ
And I know how to tend you, being skilled in the treatise of love. Does Gautama know you, O moon, as Kāma or a lover does?
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BvP 4 61.29
मां प्रशंसन्ति नित्यं ते कामशास्त्रविचक्षणाः । उर्वश्याद्यश्चाप्सरसो मां प्रशंसन्ति संततम्
māṃ praśaṃsanti nityaṃ te kāmaśāstravicakṣaṇāḥ | urvaśyādyaścāpsaraso māṃ praśaṃsanti saṃtatam
Those skilled in the treatise of love praise me constantly, and the apsarases, Urvaśī and the rest, praise me continually.
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BvP 4 61.30
दासिं कृत्वा च दास्यामि शचीं तुम्यं वरानने । त्रैलोक्यलक्ष्मी विपुलां गृहण त्यज गौतमम्
dāsiṃ kṛtvā ca dāsyāmi śacīṃ tumyaṃ varānane | trailokyalakṣmī vipulāṃ gṛhaṇa tyaja gautamam
And I will make Śacī a maidservant and give her to you, O fair-faced one. Take the abundant wealth of the three worlds; abandon Gautama—
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BvP 4 61.31
अनभिज्ञं कामशास्त्रे दुर्बलं च तपस्विनम् । अव्यवाहार्य निष्कामं नारायणपरायणम्
anabhijñaṃ kāmaśāstre durbalaṃ ca tapasvinam | avyavāhārya niṣkāmaṃ nārāyaṇaparāyaṇam
ignorant of the treatise of love, feeble, an ascetic, not fit to deal with, without desire, devoted to Nārāyaṇa.
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BvP 4 61.32
अविदग्धो विधाता च योजयामाम योऽक्षमम् । ईदृशीं कामुकीं रम्यां ददाति च तपस्विने
avidagdho vidhātā ca yojayāmāma yo'kṣamam | īdṛśīṃ kāmukīṃ ramyāṃ dadāti ca tapasvine
And the Creator was unskilled, who joined (you to one) incapable—and gives such a lovely, passionate woman to an ascetic!
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BvP 4 61.33
इत्युक्त्वा कामुकः शक्रः पपात चरणे मृदा । तमुवाच महासध्वी वेदोक्तं च यथौचितम्
ityuktvā kāmukaḥ śakraḥ papāta caraṇe mṛdā | tamuvāca mahāsadhvī vedoktaṃ ca yathaucitam
Having spoken thus, the lustful Śakra fell at (her) feet in soft entreaty; the great chaste woman said to him what the Veda declares, as was fitting.
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BvP 4 61.34
अहल्योवाच अभाग्याद्ब्रह्मणश्चापि मरीचेश्च तपस्विनः । अभाग्यात्कश्यपस्यापि त्वं पुत्रः पापमानसः
ahalyovāca abhāgyādbrahmaṇaścāpi marīceśca tapasvinaḥ | abhāgyātkaśyapasyāpi tvaṃ putraḥ pāpamānasaḥ
Ahalyā said: By the ill fortune of Brahmā and of the ascetic Marīci, and by the ill fortune of Kaśyapa too, you are (their) son, with a sinful mind.
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BvP 4 61.35
किं तज्जपेन तपसा मौनेन च व्रतेन च । सुरार्चनेन तीर्थेन स्त्रीभिर्यस्य मनोहृतम्
kiṃ tajjapena tapasā maunena ca vratena ca | surārcanena tīrthena strībhiryasya manohṛtam
What use is that muttering of prayers, austerity, silence, vow, worship of the gods, or pilgrimage, for him whose mind has been stolen by women?
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BvP 4 61.36
स्त्रीरूपं निर्मितं सृष्टौ मोहाय कामिनां मनः । अन्यथा न भवेत्सृष्टिः स्रष्टा तेने पुराऽऽज्ञया
strīrūpaṃ nirmitaṃ sṛṣṭau mohāya kāmināṃ manaḥ | anyathā na bhavetsṛṣṭiḥ sraṣṭā tene purā''jñayā
Woman's form was fashioned at creation to delude the minds of the lustful; otherwise creation would not come about—the Creator made it long ago by (God's) command.
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BvP 4 61.37
सर्व मायाकरण्डश्च धर्ममार्गार्गलं नृणाम् । व्यवधानं च तपसां दोषाणामाश्रयं परम्
sarva māyākaraṇḍaśca dharmamārgārgalaṃ nṛṇām | vyavadhānaṃ ca tapasāṃ doṣāṇāmāśrayaṃ param
She is a whole basket of illusion, a bolt (barring) men's path of dharma, an obstruction to austerities, the supreme abode of faults,
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BvP 4 61.38
कर्मबन्धनिबद्धानां निगडं कठिनं स्मृतम् । प्रदीपरूपं कीटानां मीनानां बडिशं यथा
karmabandhanibaddhānāṃ nigaḍaṃ kaṭhinaṃ smṛtam | pradīparūpaṃ kīṭānāṃ mīnānāṃ baḍiśaṃ yathā
and she is reckoned a hard fetter for those bound in the bondage of karma—like a lamp's flame for insects, like a hook for fish.
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BvP 4 61.39
विषकृम्भं दुग्धमुखमारम्भे मधुनोपमम् । परिणामे दुःखबीजं सोपानं नरकस्य च
viṣakṛmbhaṃ dugdhamukhamārambhe madhunopamam | pariṇāme duḥkhabījaṃ sopānaṃ narakasya ca
(It is) a jar of poison with milk at its mouth, like honey at the outset, but in its ripening the seed of suffering, and a stairway to hell.
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BvP 4 61.40
ऋषयः सनकाद्याश्च नोद्वाहं चक्रुरीप्सित्म् । परस्त्रीषु मनो येषां तेषां सर्व च निष्फलम्
ṛṣayaḥ sanakādyāśca nodvāhaṃ cakrurīpsitm | parastrīṣu mano yeṣāṃ teṣāṃ sarva ca niṣphalam
And the sages beginning with Sanaka did not take the marriage they desired; for those whose mind is on other men's wives, everything (they do) is fruitless.
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BvP 4 61.41
परस्त्रीसेवनं शक्र इहैवात्ययशस्कनम् । परत्र नरकं घोरं ददाति कामुकाय च
parastrīsevanaṃ śakra ihaivātyayaśaskanam | paratra narakaṃ ghoraṃ dadāti kāmukāya ca
Resorting to another man's wife, O Śakra, brings exceeding disgrace right here, and in the world beyond it gives a terrible hell to the lustful man.
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BvP 4 61.42
इत्युक्तवा च महासाध्वी विहाय तं च कामुकम् । प्रययौ स्वगृहं तूर्ण गृहिणी गौतमस्य च
ityuktavā ca mahāsādhvī vihāya taṃ ca kāmukam | prayayau svagṛhaṃ tūrṇa gṛhiṇī gautamasya ca
Having spoken thus, the greatly virtuous woman left that lustful one and went quickly to her own house — she, the wife of Gautama.
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BvP 4 61.43
तत्सर्व कथयामास गौतमाय तपस्विने । तस्थौ प्रहस्य स मुनिर्महन्द्रं च विनिन्द्य च
tatsarva kathayāmāsa gautamāya tapasvine | tasthau prahasya sa munirmahandraṃ ca vinindya ca
She told all of it to Gautama, the ascetic; and that sage, laughing, stood there, reviling great Indra.
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BvP 4 61.44
एकदा गौतमः शीघ्रं जगाम शंकरालयम् । शक्रो गौतमरूपेण तां संभोगं चकार सः
ekadā gautamaḥ śīghraṃ jagāma śaṃkarālayam | śakro gautamarūpeṇa tāṃ saṃbhogaṃ cakāra saḥ
One day Gautama went quickly to Śaṃkara's abode; Śakra, in Gautama's form, had intercourse with her.
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BvP 4 61.45
सर्व ज्ञात्वा च सर्वज्ञः मन्दिरद्वारमाययौ । निर्गच्छन्तं महेन्दं च ददर्श मुनिपुंगवः
sarva jñātvā ca sarvajñaḥ mandiradvāramāyayau | nirgacchantaṃ mahendaṃ ca dadarśa munipuṃgavaḥ
And the all-knowing one, knowing everything, came to the door of the dwelling; that bull among sages saw great Indra coming out.
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BvP 4 61.46
नग्नामहल्यां रहसि पीनश्रोणिपयोधराम् । मुनिः शशाप शकं च भगाङ्गश्च भवेति च
nagnāmahalyāṃ rahasi pīnaśroṇipayodharām | muniḥ śaśāpa śakaṃ ca bhagāṅgaśca bhaveti ca
(And he saw) Ahalyā naked in private, with full hips and breasts; the sage cursed Śakra: "May you become one whose body is (marked with) vulvas!"
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BvP 4 61.47
कोपाच्छशाप पत्नीं च रुदतीं भयविह्वलाम् । त्वं च पाषाणरूपा च महारण्ये भवेति च
kopācchaśāpa patnīṃ ca rudatīṃ bhayavihvalām | tvaṃ ca pāṣāṇarūpā ca mahāraṇye bhaveti ca
Out of anger he cursed his wife too, who was weeping and overcome with fear: "And you shall become stone-formed in the great forest!"
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BvP 4 61.48
ययौ च स्वगृहं शक्रो लज्जैकतानमानसः । उवाच मधुरं भीता स्वामिनं शोककर्शिता
yayau ca svagṛhaṃ śakro lajjaikatānamānasaḥ | uvāca madhuraṃ bhītā svāminaṃ śokakarśitā
And Śakra went to his own house, his mind wholly fixed on shame; (while she,) frightened and worn with grief, spoke sweetly to her husband.
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BvP 4 61.49
अहल्योवाच मां च दासीं च निर्दोषां कथं त्यजसिधार्मिक । त्वं च वेदविदां श्रेष्ठो विचारं कुरु धर्मतः
ahalyovāca māṃ ca dāsīṃ ca nirdoṣāṃ kathaṃ tyajasidhārmika | tvaṃ ca vedavidāṃ śreṣṭho vicāraṃ kuru dharmataḥ
Ahalyā said: How can you abandon me, your servant, who am without fault, O righteous one? You are the best of those who know the Vedas — make your judgment according to dharma.
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BvP 4 61.50
गौतम उवाच त्वां जानामि मनःशुद्धां सुव्रतां च पतिव्रताम् । त्यक्ष्यामि च तथाऽपि त्वां परवीर्यं च बिभ्रतीम्
gautama uvāca tvāṃ jānāmi manaḥśuddhāṃ suvratāṃ ca pativratām | tyakṣyāmi ca tathā'pi tvāṃ paravīryaṃ ca bibhratīm
Gautama said: I know you to be pure in mind, of good vows, and devoted to your husband; yet still I shall abandon you, for you bear another's seed.
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BvP 4 61.51
परभोग्या च या कान्ता साऽशुद्धा सर्वकर्मसु । तां योगच्छेन्महामूढो नरकं तस्य कल्पकम्
parabhogyā ca yā kāntā sā'śuddhā sarvakarmasu | tāṃ yogacchenmahāmūḍho narakaṃ tasya kalpakam
A wife who has been enjoyed by another is impure for all rites; the great fool who would unite with her — for him there is hell for an aeon.
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BvP 4 61.52
अन्नं विष्ठा जलं मूत्रं परभोग्याश्च (या)निश्चितम् । उपस्पृशेन्न तस्याश्च हन्ति पुप्यं पुराकृतम्
annaṃ viṣṭhā jalaṃ mūtraṃ parabhogyāśca (yā)niścitam | upaspṛśenna tasyāśca hanti pupyaṃ purākṛtam
Food (touched by her) is excrement, water is urine — so it is settled for women enjoyed by another; one should not touch her, (for) that destroys the merit formerly earned.
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BvP 4 61.53
अनिच्छया च श्रृङ्गाने स्त्री जारेण न दुष्यति । दुष्टा स्त्री निश्चितं साध्वी स्वेच्छाश्रृङ्गारकर्मणि
anicchayā ca śrṛṅgāne strī jāreṇa na duṣyati | duṣṭā strī niścitaṃ sādhvī svecchāśrṛṅgārakarmaṇi
In lovemaking (undertaken) unwillingly a woman is not defiled by a paramour; a woman is certainly defiled (only) in an act of lovemaking done of her own will — (otherwise) she is virtuous.
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BvP 4 61.54
त्वं शक्रं स्वामिनं मत्वा सुखं भुक्त्वा रतिं गृहे । पश्चाद्बभूव ते ज्ञानं मां दृष्ट्वा च निशामय
tvaṃ śakraṃ svāminaṃ matvā sukhaṃ bhuktvā ratiṃ gṛhe | paścādbabhūva te jñānaṃ māṃ dṛṣṭvā ca niśāmaya
You, thinking Śakra to be your husband, enjoyed pleasure, love-making, in the house; afterwards, on seeing me, knowledge came to you — listen.
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BvP 4 61.55
गच्छ गच्छ महारण्यं भव पाषाणरूपिणी । रामपादाङ्गुलिस्पर्शात्सद्यः पूता भपिष्यसि
gaccha gaccha mahāraṇyaṃ bhava pāṣāṇarūpiṇī | rāmapādāṅgulisparśātsadyaḥ pūtā bhapiṣyasi
Go, go to the great forest, become one having the form of stone; by the touch of Rāma's toe you will at once become purified.
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BvP 4 61.56
मां संप्राप्स्यसि तत्पुण्यात्पुनरेवाऽऽगमिष्यसि । गच्छ कान्ते महारण्यमित्युक्त्वा तपसे ययौ
māṃ saṃprāpsyasi tatpuṇyātpunarevā''gamiṣyasi | gaccha kānte mahāraṇyamityuktvā tapase yayau
By that merit you will regain me, you will come back again. Go, beloved, to the great forest" — having said this, he went off to austerity.
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BvP 4 61.57
इत्येवं कथितं सर्व महेन्द्रदर्पभञ्जनम् । पुनः संप्राप लक्ष्मीं च विभोश्च कृपया मुने
ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarva mahendradarpabhañjanam | punaḥ saṃprāpa lakṣmīṃ ca vibhośca kṛpayā mune
Thus all this has been told, the breaking of great Indra's pride; and by the Lord's grace he obtained Lakṣmī again, O sage.
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BvP 4 61.61
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मख o उत्तo नारदनाo
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakha o uttao nāradanāo
Thus (ends the chapter) in the venerable Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, in the Kṛṣṇa-birth section, the latter part, in the discourse of Nārada.
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