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Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 64

BvP 4 64.1

नारायण उवाच सर्व कृत्वा परामर्शं सत्यकश्च पुरोहितः । बुद्धिमाञ्छुक्रशिष्यश्च तमुवाच हितं मुने

nārāyaṇa uvāca sarva kṛtvā parāmarśaṃ satyakaśca purohitaḥ | buddhimāñchukraśiṣyaśca tamuvāca hitaṃ mune

Nārāyaṇa said: And Satyaka, the household priest, intelligent and a pupil of Śukra, having taken counsel on everything, spoke to him what was beneficial, O sage.

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BvP 4 64.2

सत्यक उवाच भयं त्यज महाभाग भयं किं ते मयि स्थिते । कुरु यागं महेशस्य मर्वारिष्टविनाशनम्

satyaka uvāca bhayaṃ tyaja mahābhāga bhayaṃ kiṃ te mayi sthite | kuru yāgaṃ maheśasya marvāriṣṭavināśanam

Satyaka said: Abandon fear, greatly fortunate one; what fear is there for you while I stand (by you)? Perform the sacrifice to Maheśa, which destroys every misfortune.

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BvP 4 64.3

यागो धनुर्मखो नाम बह्वन्नो बहुदक्षिणः । दुःशप्नानां नाशकरः शत्रुभीतिविनाशकः

yāgo dhanurmakho nāma bahvanno bahudakṣiṇaḥ | duḥśapnānāṃ nāśakaraḥ śatrubhītivināśakaḥ

The sacrifice named the Bow-sacrifice, with much food and much priestly fee, destroys bad dreams and does away with fear of enemies.

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BvP 4 64.4

आध्यात्मिकमाधिदैवमाधिभौतिकमुत्कटम् । एषां त्रिविधोत्पातानां खण्डनो भूतिवर्धंनः

ādhyātmikamādhidaivamādhibhautikamutkaṭam | eṣāṃ trividhotpātānāṃ khaṇḍano bhūtivardhaṃnaḥ

It shatters these three kinds of dire portent — those pertaining to the self, to the gods, and to the elements — and it increases prosperity.

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BvP 4 64.5

ददाति साक्षाद्भवति दाता च सर्वसंपदाम्

dadāti sākṣādbhavati dātā ca sarvasaṃpadām

It gives (this), and becomes directly the giver of all wealth.

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BvP 4 64.6

चकारेमं च यागं च पुरा बाणो महाबलः । नन्दी परशुरामश्च भल्लश्च बलिनां वरः

cakāremaṃ ca yāgaṃ ca purā bāṇo mahābalaḥ | nandī paraśurāmaśca bhallaśca balināṃ varaḥ

And in former times the mighty Bāṇa performed this sacrifice, and Nandin, and Paraśurāma, and Bhalla, the best of the strong.

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BvP 4 64.7

पुरा ददौ धनुरिदं शिवो नन्दीश्वराय च । यागेन भूत्वा सिद्धः स ददौ बाणाय धार्मिकः

purā dadau dhanuridaṃ śivo nandīśvarāya ca | yāgena bhūtvā siddhaḥ sa dadau bāṇāya dhārmikaḥ

In former times Śiva gave this bow to Nandīśvara; and he, having become accomplished by the sacrifice, righteous, gave it to Bāṇa.

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BvP 4 64.8

कृत्वा यागं महासिद्धो ददौ रामाय पुष्करे । तुभ्यं ददौ परशुरामः कृपया च कृपानिधिः

kṛtvā yāgaṃ mahāsiddho dadau rāmāya puṣkare | tubhyaṃ dadau paraśurāmaḥ kṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ

He, greatly accomplished, having performed the sacrifice, gave it to Rāma at Puṣkara; and Paraśurāma, the treasury of compassion, gave it to you out of compassion.

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BvP 4 64.9

सहस्रहस्तपरिमितं दैर्ध्येऽतिकठिनं नृप । दशहस्तप्रशस्तं च शंकरेच्छाविनिर्मितम्

sahasrahastaparimitaṃ dairdhye'tikaṭhinaṃ nṛpa | daśahastapraśastaṃ ca śaṃkarecchāvinirmitam

It measures a thousand cubits, exceedingly hard in its length, O king, and (its grip?) is renowned as ten cubits; it was fashioned by Śaṃkara's will.

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BvP 4 64.10

पशुपतेः पशुपतं युक्तयानेन दुर्वहम् । सर्वे भङ्क्तुं न शक्ताश्च देवं नारायणं विना

paśupateḥ paśupataṃ yuktayānena durvaham | sarve bhaṅktuṃ na śaktāśca devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ vinā

The Pāśupata bow of Paśupati is hard to carry even with a team-drawn vehicle; and none are able to bend it, except the god Nārāyaṇa.

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BvP 4 64.11

यागे च धनुषः पूजां शंकरस्य तु शंकरे । कुरु शीघ्रं शुभार्थं च सर्वान्कुरु निमन्त्रणम्

yāge ca dhanuṣaḥ pūjāṃ śaṃkarasya tu śaṃkare | kuru śīghraṃ śubhārthaṃ ca sarvānkuru nimantraṇam

And at the sacrifice perform the worship of Śaṃkara's bow before Śaṃkara; do it quickly, for an auspicious purpose, and issue the invitation to all.

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BvP 4 64.12

अस्मिन्यागे धनुर्भङ्गो भवेद्यदि नराधिप । विनाशो यजमानस्य भविष्यति न संशयः

asminyāge dhanurbhaṅgo bhavedyadi narādhipa | vināśo yajamānasya bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

If in this sacrifice the bow should break, O lord of men, there will be the destruction of the sacrificer — there is no doubt.

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BvP 4 64.13

भग्ने धनुषि यागश्च भग्नो भवति निश्चितम् । फलं ददाति को वाऽत्र चानिष्पन्ने च कर्मणि

bhagne dhanuṣi yāgaśca bhagno bhavati niścitam | phalaṃ dadāti ko vā'tra cāniṣpanne ca karmaṇi

When the bow is broken, the sacrifice too is certainly broken; and who then grants a reward, when the rite is not completed?

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BvP 4 64.14

ब्रह्मा च धनुषो मूले मध्ये नारायणः स्वयम् । अग्रे चोग्रप्रतापश्च महादेवो महामते

brahmā ca dhanuṣo mūle madhye nārāyaṇaḥ svayam | agre cograpratāpaśca mahādevo mahāmate

At the base of the bow is Brahmā, in the middle Nārāyaṇa himself, and at the tip is Mahādeva of fierce might, O greatly wise one.

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BvP 4 64.15

धनुर्हि त्रिविकारं च सद्रत्नखचितं वरम् । ग्रीष्ममध्याङ्नमार्तंण्डप्रभाप्रच्छन्नकारण्

dhanurhi trivikāraṃ ca sadratnakhacitaṃ varam | grīṣmamadhyāṅnamārtaṃṇḍaprabhāpracchannakāraṇ

For the bow is triply curved and excellent, inlaid with good gems, and (its radiance is) a cause of eclipsing the splendour of the midday sun in summer.

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BvP 4 64.16

अशक्तश्च नमयितुमनन्तश्च महाबलः । सुर्यश्च कार्तिकेयश्च का कथाऽन्यस्य भूमिप

aśaktaśca namayitumanantaśca mahābalaḥ | suryaśca kārtikeyaśca kā kathā'nyasya bhūmipa

Ananta of great strength was unable to bend it, and (so were) Sūrya and Kārtikeya — what talk can there be of anyone else, O lord of the earth?

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BvP 4 64.17

त्रिपुरारिः पुराऽनेन जघान त्रिपुरं मुदा । निर्भयं कुरु स्वच्छन्दं मङ्गलार्ह महोत्सवम्

tripurāriḥ purā'nena jaghāna tripuraṃ mudā | nirbhayaṃ kuru svacchandaṃ maṅgalārha mahotsavam

With this, formerly, the foe of Tripura joyfully slew Tripura. Hold the great festival, fearlessly and at your own pleasure, O you who deserve good fortune.

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BvP 4 64.18

मत्यकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा चन्द्रवंशविवर्धनः । उवाच कंसः सर्वार्थे सततं च हितैषिणम्

matyakasya vacaḥ śrutvā candravaṃśavivardhanaḥ | uvāca kaṃsaḥ sarvārthe satataṃ ca hitaiṣiṇam

Having heard the words of Satyaka, Kaṃsa, the increaser of the lunar dynasty, spoke to him who was ever a well-wisher in every matter.

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BvP 4 64.19

कंस उवाच वसुदेवगृहे जज्ञे मद्वधी कुरनाशनः । स्वच्छन्दं नन्दगेहे च वर्धते नन्दनन्दनः

kaṃsa uvāca vasudevagṛhe jajñe madvadhī kuranāśanaḥ | svacchandaṃ nandagehe ca vardhate nandanandanaḥ

Kaṃsa said: In Vasudeva's house was born my slayer, the destroyer of my family; and in Nanda's house Nanda's son grows up at his own will.

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BvP 4 64.20

मद्वन्धुवर्गाञ्छूरांश्च मन्त्रिणः सुविशारदान् । भगिनीं पूतनां पूतां जघान बालको बली

madvandhuvargāñchūrāṃśca mantriṇaḥ suviśāradān | bhaginīṃ pūtanāṃ pūtāṃ jaghāna bālako balī

That mighty boy has slain my company of kinsmen, my heroes, my very skilled counsellors, and my sister, the pure Pūtanā.

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BvP 4 64.21

गोवर्धनं दधार्रककरेण बलवर्धनः । महेन्द्रस्य च शूरस्य चकार च पराभवम्

govardhanaṃ dadhārrakakareṇa balavardhanaḥ | mahendrasya ca śūrasya cakāra ca parābhavam

That increaser of strength held up Govardhana with a single hand, and brought about the defeat of the heroic great Indra.

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BvP 4 64.22

ब्रह्माणं दर्शयामास ब्रह्मरूपं चराचरम् । निवहं बारवत्सानां चकार कृत्रिमं मुदा

brahmāṇaṃ darśayāmāsa brahmarūpaṃ carācaram | nivahaṃ bāravatsānāṃ cakāra kṛtrimaṃ mudā

He showed Brahmā the moving and unmoving world in the form of Brahman, and joyfully made an artificial host of boys and calves.

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BvP 4 64.23

तमेव बलिनं हन्तुं मन्त्रणां कुरु सत्यक । मम शत्रुर्विना तेन नास्तिह धरणीतले

tameva balinaṃ hantuṃ mantraṇāṃ kuru satyaka | mama śatrurvinā tena nāstiha dharaṇītale

Devise a plan to kill that very mighty one, O Satyaka; apart from him I have no enemy here on the face of the earth.

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BvP 4 64.24

नहि स्वर्गे न पाताले त्रिषु लोकेषु निश्चितम् । सन्ति सन्तश्च राजानः सर्वत्र मम बान्धवाः

nahi svarge na pātāle triṣu lokeṣu niścitam | santi santaśca rājānaḥ sarvatra mama bāndhavāḥ

Certainly (I have no foe) neither in heaven nor in the underworld, in the three worlds; and the good kings that exist everywhere are my kinsmen.

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BvP 4 64.25

महातपस्वी ब्रह्मा च तपस्वीं शंकरः स्वयाम् । विष्णुः सर्वत्र सर्वात्मा समदर्शो सनातनः

mahātapasvī brahmā ca tapasvīṃ śaṃkaraḥ svayām | viṣṇuḥ sarvatra sarvātmā samadarśo sanātanaḥ

Brahmā is a great ascetic, and Śaṃkara himself an ascetic; Viṣṇu, the self of all, present everywhere, eternal, looks on all alike.

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BvP 4 64.26

नन्दपुत्रं निहत्याहं त्रिषु लोकेषु पूजितः । मार्वभौमो भविष्यामि सप्तद्वीपेश्वरो महान्

nandaputraṃ nihatyāhaṃ triṣu lokeṣu pūjitaḥ | mārvabhaumo bhaviṣyāmi saptadvīpeśvaro mahān

Having slain Nanda's son, I shall be honoured in the three worlds; I shall become a universal sovereign, the great lord of the seven continents.

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BvP 4 64.27

स्वर्गे निहत्य शक्रं च दुर्बलं दैत्यनिर्जितम् । भविष्यामि महेन्द्रश्च तत्र निर्जित्य भास्करम्

svarge nihatya śakraṃ ca durbalaṃ daityanirjitam | bhaviṣyāmi mahendraśca tatra nirjitya bhāskaram

Having slain in heaven Śakra, who is weak and vanquished by the demons, and having conquered the sun there, I shall become the great Indra.

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BvP 4 64.28

यक्ष्मग्रस्तं च चन्द्रं च ममैव पूर्वपूरुषम् । वायुं कुबेरं वरुणं यमं जेष्यामि निश्चितम्

yakṣmagrastaṃ ca candraṃ ca mamaiva pūrvapūruṣam | vāyuṃ kuberaṃ varuṇaṃ yamaṃ jeṣyāmi niścitam

And the moon, seized by consumption, who is my own ancestor, and Vāyu, Kubera, Varuṇa and Yama — these I shall surely conquer.

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BvP 4 64.29

गच्छ नन्दव्रजं शीघ्रं नन्दं च नन्दनन्दनम् । तद्भ्रातरं च बलिनं बलमानय संप्रतम्

gaccha nandavrajaṃ śīghraṃ nandaṃ ca nandanandanam | tadbhrātaraṃ ca balinaṃ balamānaya saṃpratam

Go quickly to Nanda's cow-station and bring here at once Nanda, and Nanda's son, and his brother, the mighty Bala.

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BvP 4 64.30

कंसस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा तमुवाच स सत्यकः । हितं सत्यं नीतिसारं परं सामयिकं तथा

kaṃsasya vacanaṃ śrutvā tamuvāca sa satyakaḥ | hitaṃ satyaṃ nītisāraṃ paraṃ sāmayikaṃ tathā

Having heard Kaṃsa's words, that Satyaka said to him what was beneficial, true, the essence of policy, excellent, and suited to the occasion.

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BvP 4 64.31

सत्यक उवाच अक्रूरमुद्धवं वाऽपि वसुदेवमथापि वा । प्रस्थापय महाभाग नन्दव्रजमभीप्सितम्

satyaka uvāca akrūramuddhavaṃ vā'pi vasudevamathāpi vā | prasthāpaya mahābhāga nandavrajamabhīpsitam

Satyaka said: Send Akrūra, or Uddhava, or else Vasudeva, O greatly fortunate one, to Nanda's cow-settlement, (which is) the desired (destination).

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BvP 4 64.32

सत्यकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा वसन्तं तत्र संसदि । स्वर्णसिंहासनस्थं च वसुदेवमुवाच सः

satyakasya vacaḥ śrutvā vasantaṃ tatra saṃsadi | svarṇasiṃhāsanasthaṃ ca vasudevamuvāca saḥ

Having heard Satyaka's speech, he spoke to Vasudeva, who was seated there in the assembly upon a golden lion-throne.

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BvP 4 64.33

कंम उवाच तत्तवज्ञो नीतिशास्त्राणां त्वमुपायविशारदः । व्रज नन्दव्रजं बन्धो वसुदेव मुतालयम्

kaṃma uvāca tattavajño nītiśāstrāṇāṃ tvamupāyaviśāradaḥ | vraja nandavrajaṃ bandho vasudeva mutālayam

Kaṃsa said: You know the true import of the treatises on policy, and you are skilled in expedients; go, kinsman Vasudeva, to Nanda's cow-settlement, to (his) dwelling.

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BvP 4 64.34

वृषभानं च नन्दं च बलं च नन्दनन्दनम् । शीघ्रमानय यज्ञेऽत्र सर्वं गोकुलवासिनम्

vṛṣabhānaṃ ca nandaṃ ca balaṃ ca nandanandanam | śīghramānaya yajñe'tra sarvaṃ gokulavāsinam

Bring quickly to the sacrifice here Vṛṣabhānu and Nanda and Bala and the son of Nanda — everyone who dwells in Gokula.

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BvP 4 64.35

गृहीत्वा पत्रिकां दूता गच्छन्तु च चतुर्दिश्म् । नृपान्मुनिगणान्सर्वान्कर्तुं विज्ञापनं मुदा

gṛhītvā patrikāṃ dūtā gacchantu ca caturdiśm | nṛpānmunigaṇānsarvānkartuṃ vijñāpanaṃ mudā

And let messengers, taking the letter, go in (all) four directions, to make the announcement gladly to the kings and to all the hosts of sages.

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BvP 4 64.36

नृपस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुकः । उवाच वचनं ब्रह्मन् हृदयेन विदूषता

nṛpasya vacanaṃ śrutvā śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukaḥ | uvāca vacanaṃ brahman hṛdayena vidūṣatā

Having heard the king's words, with throat, lips and palate gone dry, he spoke these words, O brahman, with a distressed heart.

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BvP 4 64.37

वसुदेव उवाच नियुक्तमत्र राजेन्द्र गमनं मम सांप्रतम् । विज्ञापितुं नन्दव्रजं नन्दं वा नन्दनन्दनम्

vasudeva uvāca niyuktamatra rājendra gamanaṃ mama sāṃpratam | vijñāpituṃ nandavrajaṃ nandaṃ vā nandanandanam

Vasudeva said: I have now been appointed here for the going, O chief of kings, to inform Nanda's cow-settlement, or Nanda, or Nanda's son.

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BvP 4 64.38

यद्यायातो नन्दपुत्रो यागो ते च महोत्सवे । अवश्यं तद्विरोधश्च भविष्यति त्वया सह

yadyāyāto nandaputro yāgo te ca mahotsave | avaśyaṃ tadvirodhaśca bhaviṣyati tvayā saha

If Nanda's son comes to your sacrifice and great festival, then a conflict with you will inevitably come about.

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BvP 4 64.39

तमहं च समानीय कारयिष्यामि संयुतम् । इति मे न हि भद्रं च विध्नस्तस्य तवापि च

tamahaṃ ca samānīya kārayiṣyāmi saṃyutam | iti me na hi bhadraṃ ca vidhnastasya tavāpi ca

And (that) it is I who, having brought him, shall bring this about together (with him) — so it is not well for me, and (it is) an obstruction for him and for you too.

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BvP 4 64.40

पित्राऽऽनोतो मृतः कृष्ण इति सर्वो वदिष्यति । वसुदेवः सुतद्वारा जघान नृपमेव च

pitrā''noto mṛtaḥ kṛṣṇa iti sarvo vadiṣyati | vasudevaḥ sutadvārā jaghāna nṛpameva ca

"Kṛṣṇa, brought by his father, died" — thus everyone will say: "Vasudeva slew the king by means of his son."

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BvP 4 64.41

द्वयोरेकतरस्यापि सद्यो मृत्युर्भविष्यति । पतिष्यन्ति च शूराश्च नास्ति युद्धं निरामिषम्

dvayorekatarasyāpi sadyo mṛtyurbhaviṣyati | patiṣyanti ca śūrāśca nāsti yuddhaṃ nirāmiṣam

Of the two, one or the other will die at once; and heroes will fall — there is no war without flesh (bloodshed).

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BvP 4 64.42

वसुदेववचः श्रुत्वा रक्तपङ्कचलोचनः । खड्गं गृहीत्वा तं हन्तुं प्रययौ नृपतीश्वरः

vasudevavacaḥ śrutvā raktapaṅkacalocanaḥ | khaḍgaṃ gṛhītvā taṃ hantuṃ prayayau nṛpatīśvaraḥ

Having heard Vasudeva's words, the lord of kings, his eyes red as (red) mud, took up his sword and advanced to kill him.

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BvP 4 64.43

हाहेति कृत्वा पुत्रं च वारयामास तत्क्षणम् । उग्रसेनो महाराजमतीव बलवान्मुने

hāheti kṛtvā putraṃ ca vārayāmāsa tatkṣaṇam | ugraseno mahārājamatīva balavānmune

Crying "alas, alas!", Ugrasena, the great king, exceedingly strong, O sage, restrained his son at that very moment.

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BvP 4 64.44

स्वपीठाद्वसुदेवश्च कोपाविष्टो गृहं ययौ । अक्रूरं प्रेरयामास गन्तुं नन्दव्रजं नृपः

svapīṭhādvasudevaśca kopāviṣṭo gṛhaṃ yayau | akrūraṃ prerayāmāsa gantuṃ nandavrajaṃ nṛpaḥ

And Vasudeva, seized with anger, went home from his own seat; the king urged Akrūra to go to Nanda's cow-settlement.

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BvP 4 64.45

दूतान्प्रस्थापयामास शीघ्रं प्रतिदिशं तथा । आययुर्मुनयः सर्वे नृपश्च सपरिच्छदा

dūtānprasthāpayāmāsa śīghraṃ pratidiśaṃ tathā | āyayurmunayaḥ sarve nṛpaśca saparicchadā

And he quickly dispatched messengers in every direction; all the sages came, and the kings with their retinues.

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BvP 4 64.46

दिक्पालाश्च सुराः सर्वे ब्राह्मणाश्च तपस्विनः । सनकश्च सनन्दश्च वोढुः पञ्चशिखस्तथा

dikpālāśca surāḥ sarve brāhmaṇāśca tapasvinaḥ | sanakaśca sanandaśca voḍhuḥ pañcaśikhastathā

And the guardians of the directions and all the gods, and the brāhmaṇas and the ascetics; and Sanaka and Sananda, and Pañcaśikha, came forward.

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BvP 4 64.47

सनत्कुमारो भगवान्प्रज्वलन्ब्रह्मतेजसा । कपिलश्चासुरिः पैलः सुमन्तुश्च सनातनः

sanatkumāro bhagavānprajvalanbrahmatejasā | kapilaścāsuriḥ pailaḥ sumantuśca sanātanaḥ

Lord Sanatkumāra, blazing with brahmic splendour; and Kapila and Āsuri, Paila, Sumantu, and Sanātana.

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BvP 4 64.48

पुलहश्च पुलस्त्यश्च भृसुश्च क्रतुरङ्गिराः । मरीचिः कश्यपश्चैव दक्षोऽत्रिश्च्यवनस्तथा

pulahaśca pulastyaśca bhṛsuśca kraturaṅgirāḥ | marīciḥ kaśyapaścaiva dakṣo'triścyavanastathā

And Pulaha and Pulastya, and Bhṛgu, Kratu, Aṅgiras; Marīci and Kaśyapa too, Dakṣa, Atri, and Cyavana.

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BvP 4 64.49

भरद्वाजश्च व्यासश्च गौतमश्च पराशरः । प्रचेताश्च वसिष्ठश्च संवर्तश्च बृहस्पतिः

bharadvājaśca vyāsaśca gautamaśca parāśaraḥ | pracetāśca vasiṣṭhaśca saṃvartaśca bṛhaspatiḥ

And Bharadvāja and Vyāsa, and Gautama and Parāśara; and Pracetas and Vasiṣṭha, and Saṃvarta and Bṛhaspati.

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BvP 4 64.50

कात्यायनो याज्ञवल्क्योऽप्युत्तङ्कः सौभरिस्तथा । पर्वतो देवलश्चैव जैगीषव्यश्च जैमिनिः

kātyāyano yājñavalkyo'pyuttaṅkaḥ saubharistathā | parvato devalaścaiva jaigīṣavyaśca jaiminiḥ

Kātyāyana and Yājñavalkya, Uttaṅka and Saubhari likewise, Parvata and Devala too, and Jaigīṣavya and Jaimini,

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BvP 4 64.51

विश्वामित्रश्च सुतपाः पिप्पलः शाकटायनः । जाबालिर्जाङ्गलिश्चैव पिशलिश्च शिलालिकः

viśvāmitraśca sutapāḥ pippalaḥ śākaṭāyanaḥ | jābālirjāṅgaliścaiva piśaliśca śilālikaḥ

and Viśvāmitra, Sutapas, Pippala, Śākaṭāyana, Jābāli and Jāṅgali too, and Piśali and Śilālika,

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BvP 4 64.52

आस्तौकश्च जगत्कारुस्तथा कल्याणमित्रकः । दुर्वासा वामदेवश्च ऋष्यश्रृङ्गो विभाण्डकः

āstaukaśca jagatkārustathā kalyāṇamitrakaḥ | durvāsā vāmadevaśca ṛṣyaśrṛṅgo vibhāṇḍakaḥ

and Āstauka and Jagatkāru, likewise Kalyāṇamitraka, Durvāsas and Vāmadeva, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga (son of) Vibhāṇḍaka,

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BvP 4 64.53

पथिः कविः कणादश्च गौशिकः पाणिनिस्तथा । कौत्सोऽद्यमर्षणश्चैव वाल्मीकिर्लोमहर्षणः

pathiḥ kaviḥ kaṇādaśca gauśikaḥ pāṇinistathā | kautso'dyamarṣaṇaścaiva vālmīkirlomaharṣaṇaḥ

Pathi, Kavi, and Kaṇāda, Gauśika, and likewise Pāṇini, Kautsa and Adyamarṣaṇa, Vālmīki, Lomaharṣaṇa,

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BvP 4 64.54

मार्कणडेयो मृकण्डुश्च पर्शुरामश्च सांकृतिः । अगस्त्यश्च तथा वान्तस्तथाऽन्ये मुनयो मुने

mārkaṇaḍeyo mṛkaṇḍuśca parśurāmaśca sāṃkṛtiḥ | agastyaśca tathā vāntastathā'nye munayo mune

Mārkaṇḍeya and Mṛkaṇḍu, and Paraśurāma, and Sāṃkṛti, and Agastya, and likewise Vānta, and other sages too, O sage,

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BvP 4 64.55

सशिष्याश्च सपुत्राश्च ब्राह्मणाश्च तपस्विनः । जरासंधो दन्तवक्रो दाम्भिको द्रविडाधिपः

saśiṣyāśca saputrāśca brāhmaṇāśca tapasvinaḥ | jarāsaṃdho dantavakro dāmbhiko draviḍādhipaḥ

together with their pupils and their sons, and brāhmaṇas and ascetics; Jarāsaṃdha, Dantavakra, Dāmbhika, the lord of the Draviḍas,

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BvP 4 64.56

शिशुपालो भीष्मकश्च भगदत्तश्च मुद्गलः । धार्तराष्ट्रो धूमकेशो धूम्रकेतुश्च शम्बरः

śiśupālo bhīṣmakaśca bhagadattaśca mudgalaḥ | dhārtarāṣṭro dhūmakeśo dhūmraketuśca śambaraḥ

Śiśupāla and Bhīṣmaka, and Bhagadatta and Mudgala, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Dhūmakeśa, and Dhūmraketu, and Śambara,

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BvP 4 64.57

शल्यः सत्राजितः शङ्कुर्नृपाश्चान्ये महाबलाः । भीष्मो द्रोणः कृपाचार्यो ह्यश्वत्थामा महाबलाः

śalyaḥ satrājitaḥ śaṅkurnṛpāścānye mahābalāḥ | bhīṣmo droṇaḥ kṛpācāryo hyaśvatthāmā mahābalāḥ

Śalya, Satrājit, Śaṅku, and other kings of great strength; Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpācārya, and indeed Aśvatthāman, (all) of great strength,

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BvP 4 64.58

भूरिश्रवाश्च शाल्वश्च कैकेयः कौशलस्तथा । सर्वान्संभाषयामास महाराजो यथोचितम् सत्यको यज्ञदिवसे चकार च शुभक्षणम्

bhūriśravāśca śālvaśca kaikeyaḥ kauśalastathā | sarvānsaṃbhāṣayāmāsa mahārājo yathocitam satyako yajñadivase cakāra ca śubhakṣaṇam

and Bhūriśravas and Śālva, the Kaikeya and likewise the Kausala — the great king addressed them all as was fitting; and Satyaka fixed the auspicious moment on the day of the sacrifice.

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BvP 4 64.64

इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo कंसयज्ञ- कथानं नाम चतुःषष्टितमोध्यायः

iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo kaṃsayajña- kathānaṃ nāma catuḥṣaṣṭitamodhyāyaḥ

Thus (ends) the sixty-fourth chapter, called "The Account of Kaṃsa's Sacrifice," in the words of Nārada, in the latter part of the Section on the Birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, in the great Śrī Brahmavaivarta (Purāṇa).

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