Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 66
BvP 4 66.1
नारायण उवाच अथ रासेश्वरीयुक्तो रासे रासेश्वरः स्वयम् । स च रेमे तया सार्धंमतीव रमणोत्सुकः
nārāyaṇa uvāca atha rāseśvarīyukto rāse rāseśvaraḥ svayam | sa ca reme tayā sārdhaṃmatīva ramaṇotsukaḥ
Nārāyaṇa said: Then the Lord of the Rāsa himself, joined with the Mistress of the Rāsa, in the rāsa — he took his pleasure with her, exceedingly eager for love-play.
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BvP 4 66.2
सुखसंभोगमात्रेण ययौ निद्रां च राधिका । दृष्ट्वा स्वप्नं समुत्वाय दीनोवाच प्रियं दिने
sukhasaṃbhogamātreṇa yayau nidrāṃ ca rādhikā | dṛṣṭvā svapnaṃ samutvāya dīnovāca priyaṃ dine
And merely from the pleasure of that enjoyment Rādhikā fell asleep; having seen a dream, she rose up and, dejected, spoke to her beloved by day.
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BvP 4 66.3
राधिकोवाच अहो स्वामिन्निहाऽऽगच्छ त्वां करोमि स्ववक्षसि । परिणामे विधाता मे न जाने किं करिष्यति
rādhikovāca aho svāminnihā''gaccha tvāṃ karomi svavakṣasi | pariṇāme vidhātā me na jāne kiṃ kariṣyati
Rādhikā said: Ah, my lord, come here — I will hold you on my breast. I do not know what the Ordainer will do to me in the end.
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BvP 4 66.4
इत्युक्त्वा का महाभागा प्रियं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि । दुःस्वप्नं कथायामास हृदयेन विदूयता
ityuktvā kā mahābhāgā priyaṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi | duḥsvapnaṃ kathāyāmāsa hṛdayena vidūyatā
Having said this, she of great fortune, placing her beloved on her breast, told the bad dream with an anguished heart.
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BvP 4 66.5
राधिकोवाच रत्नसिंहासनेऽहं च रत्नच्छत्रं च बिभ्रती । तदातपत्रं जग्राह रुषटो विप्रश्च मे प्रभो
rādhikovāca ratnasiṃhāsane'haṃ ca ratnacchatraṃ ca bibhratī | tadātapatraṃ jagrāha ruṣaṭo vipraśca me prabho
Rādhikā said: I was on a jewelled throne holding a jewelled parasol, and an angry brahmin seized that sunshade of mine, my lord.
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BvP 4 66.6
सागरे कज्जलाकारे महाघोरे च दुस्तरे । गभीरे प्रेरयामास मामेव दुर्बलां स च
sāgare kajjalākāre mahāghore ca dustare | gabhīre prerayāmāsa māmeva durbalāṃ sa ca
And he thrust me, weak as I was, into an ocean black as lampblack, most terrible, hard to cross, and deep.
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BvP 4 66.7
तत्र स्रोतसि शोकार्ता भ्रमामि च मुहुर्मुहुः । महोर्मीणां च वेगेन व्याकुला नक्रसंकुले
tatra srotasi śokārtā bhramāmi ca muhurmuhuḥ | mahormīṇāṃ ca vegena vyākulā nakrasaṃkule
There in the current, stricken with grief, I whirl about again and again, distraught by the force of the great waves, in (waters) crowded with crocodiles.
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BvP 4 66.8
त्राहि त्राहीति हे नाथ त्वां वदामि पुनः पुनः । त्वां न दृष्ट्वा महाभीता करोमि प्रार्थनां सुरम्
trāhi trāhīti he nātha tvāṃ vadāmi punaḥ punaḥ | tvāṃ na dṛṣṭvā mahābhītā karomi prārthanāṃ suram
"Save me, save me, O lord!" — thus I say to you again and again; not seeing you, greatly afraid, I make my plea to the gods.
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BvP 4 66.9
कृष्ण तत्र निमज्जन्ती पश्यामि चन्द्रमण़्डलम् । निपतन्तं च गगनाच्छतखण्डं च भूतले
kṛṣṇa tatra nimajjantī paśyāmi candramaṇa़ḍalam | nipatantaṃ ca gaganācchatakhaṇḍaṃ ca bhūtale
O Kṛṣṇa, sinking there I see the orb of the moon falling from the sky to the earth in a hundred pieces.
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BvP 4 66.10
क्षणान्तरे च पश्यामि गगनात्सूर्यंमण्डलम् । बभूव च चतुःखण्डं निपत्य धरणीतले
kṣaṇāntare ca paśyāmi gaganātsūryaṃmaṇḍalam | babhūva ca catuḥkhaṇḍaṃ nipatya dharaṇītale
And a moment later I see the orb of the sun (fall) from the sky, and it became four pieces, having fallen on the earth's surface.
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BvP 4 66.11
एककाले च गगने मण्डलं चन्द्रसूर्ययोः । अतीव कज्जलाकारं सर्वं ग्रस्तं च राहुणा
ekakāle ca gagane maṇḍalaṃ candrasūryayoḥ | atīva kajjalākāraṃ sarvaṃ grastaṃ ca rāhuṇā
And at one and the same time in the sky the orbs of both moon and sun, utterly black as lampblack, all swallowed by Rāhu.
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BvP 4 66.12
क्षणान्तरे च पश्यामि ब्रह्मणो दीप्तिमानिति । सत्क्रोडस्थं सुधाकुम्भं बभञ्ज च रुषेति च
kṣaṇāntare ca paśyāmi brahmaṇo dīptimāniti | satkroḍasthaṃ sudhākumbhaṃ babhañja ca ruṣeti ca
And a moment later I see a brahmin, radiant, and (I see that) in anger he smashed the pot of nectar that lay in (his?) noble lap.
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BvP 4 66.13
क्षणान्तरे च पश्यामि महारुष्टं च ब्राह्मणम् । गृहीत्वा च व्रजन्तं च चक्षुषोः पुरुषं मम
kṣaṇāntare ca paśyāmi mahāruṣṭaṃ ca brāhmaṇam | gṛhītvā ca vrajantaṃ ca cakṣuṣoḥ puruṣaṃ mama
And a moment later I see a brahmin, greatly enraged, seizing and carrying off the man (who dwells) in my two eyes.
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BvP 4 66.14
क्रीडाकमलदण्डं च हस्ताद्ध्वस्तं मम प्रभो । सहसा खण्डशण्डं च बभूव सह हेतुना
krīḍākamaladaṇḍaṃ ca hastāddhvastaṃ mama prabho | sahasā khaṇḍaśaṇḍaṃ ca babhūva saha hetunā
And my toy lotus-stalk fell from my hand, O Lord, and at once it broke into pieces, together with its base.
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BvP 4 66.15
हस्ताद्ष्वस्तश्च सहसा सद्रत्नसारदर्पणः । निर्मलः कज्जलाकारः खण्डकण्डो बभूव ह
hastādṣvastaśca sahasā sadratnasāradarpaṇaḥ | nirmalaḥ kajjalākāraḥ khaṇḍakaṇḍo babhūva ha
And suddenly there fell from my hand the mirror of fine gem-substance; spotless, it took on the look of lampblack and broke into pieces.
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BvP 4 66.16
हारो मे रत्नमाराणां छिन्नो भूत्वा च वक्षसः । अतीव मरिनं पद्मं पपात धरणीतले
hāro me ratnamārāṇāṃ chinno bhūtvā ca vakṣasaḥ | atīva marinaṃ padmaṃ papāta dharaṇītale
And my necklace of strings of jewels, snapped, fell from my breast, and the utterly withered lotus fell to the surface of the earth.
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BvP 4 66.17
सौधपुत्तलिकाः सर्वा नृत्यन्ति च हसन्ति च । आस्फोटयन्ति गायन्ति रुदन्ति य क्षणं क्षणम्
saudhaputtalikāḥ sarvā nṛtyanti ca hasanti ca | āsphoṭayanti gāyanti rudanti ya kṣaṇaṃ kṣaṇam
All the figures on the palace dance and laugh, and they slap their arms, sing, and weep, moment by moment.
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BvP 4 66.18
कृष्णवर्णं बृहच्चक्रं खे भ्रमन्तं मुहुर्मुहुः । निपतन्तं चोत्पतन्तं पश्यामि च भयंकरम्
kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ bṛhaccakraṃ khe bhramantaṃ muhurmuhuḥ | nipatantaṃ cotpatantaṃ paśyāmi ca bhayaṃkaram
And I see a great black-coloured wheel, whirling again and again in the sky, falling and rising up, terrifying.
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BvP 4 66.19
प्राणाधिदेवः पुरुषो निःसृत्याम्यन्तरान्मम । राधे विदायं देहीति ततो यामीत्युवाच ह
prāṇādhidevaḥ puruṣo niḥsṛtyāmyantarānmama | rādhe vidāyaṃ dehīti tato yāmītyuvāca ha
The man who is the presiding deity of my life-breath, coming out from within me, said: "Rādhā, grant me leave; I am going now."
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BvP 4 66.20
कृष्णवर्णा च प्रतिमा मामाश्लिष्यति चुम्बति । कृष्णवस्त्रपरीधाना चेति पश्यामि सांप्रतम्
kṛṣṇavarṇā ca pratimā māmāśliṣyati cumbati | kṛṣṇavastraparīdhānā ceti paśyāmi sāṃpratam
And a black-coloured image embraces me and kisses me, clothed in black garments — this is what I see just now.
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BvP 4 66.21
इतीदं विपरीतं च दृष्टावा च प्राणावल्लभ । नृत्यन्ति तक्षिणाङ्गानि प्राणा आन्दोलयन्ति मे
itīdaṃ viparītaṃ ca dṛṣṭāvā ca prāṇāvallabha | nṛtyanti takṣiṇāṅgāni prāṇā āndolayanti me
Having seen this contrary (dream), O beloved of my life, my right-side limbs are twitching, my life-breaths are heaving,
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BvP 4 66.22
रुदन्ति शोकात्कर्षन्ति समुद्विग्नं च मानसम् । किमिदं किमिदं नाथ वद वेदविदां वर
rudanti śokātkarṣanti samudvignaṃ ca mānasam | kimidaṃ kimidaṃ nātha vada vedavidāṃ vara
they weep, they are dragged down by grief, and my mind is greatly agitated. What is this, what is this, O lord? Tell me, best of the knowers of the Veda.
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BvP 4 66.23
इत्युक्त्वा राधिका देवी शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुका । पपात तत्पदाम्भोजे भीता स शोकविङ्वला
ityuktvā rādhikā devī śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukā | papāta tatpadāmbhoje bhītā sa śokaviṅvalā
Having said this, the goddess Rādhikā, her throat, lips and palate dry, fell at his lotus feet, frightened and overcome with grief.
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BvP 4 66.24
श्रुत्वा स्वप्नं जगन्नाथो देवीं कृत्वा स्ववक्षमि । आध्यात्मिकेन योगेन वोधयामास तत्क्षणम्
śrutvā svapnaṃ jagannātho devīṃ kṛtvā svavakṣami | ādhyātmikena yogena vodhayāmāsa tatkṣaṇam
Hearing the dream, the Lord of the world placed the goddess on his breast and, by the yoga concerning the inner self, awakened her that very moment.
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BvP 4 66.25
त्तयाच शोकं स देवी ज्ञानं संप्राप्य निर्मलम् । शान्तं च भगवंतं च कृत्वा कान्तं स्ववक्षसि
ttayāca śokaṃ sa devī jñānaṃ saṃprāpya nirmalam | śāntaṃ ca bhagavaṃtaṃ ca kṛtvā kāntaṃ svavakṣasi
And having let go of grief, that goddess, having attained spotless knowledge, placed the calmed Lord, her beloved, upon her own breast.
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BvP 4 66.66
इतिo श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजान्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo राधाशोका- पनोदने षट्षष्टितमोऽध्यायः
itio śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajānmakhao uttao nāradanāo rādhāśokā- panodane ṣaṭṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the glorious Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, in the Śrīkṛṣṇa-birth section, in the latter part, in the discourse of Nārada, the sixty-sixth chapter, on the dispelling of Rādhā's grief.
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