Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 69
BvP 4 69.1
नारद उवाच अतः परं किं रहस्यं राधाकेशवयोर्वद । निगूढतत्वामस्पष्टं तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
nārada uvāca ataḥ paraṃ kiṃ rahasyaṃ rādhākeśavayorvada | nigūḍhatatvāmaspaṣṭaṃ tanme vyākhyātumarhasi
Nārada said: Tell (me) what secret of Rādhā and Keśava comes after this; that deeply hidden truth is unclear—you ought to explain it to me.
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BvP 4 69.2
नारायण उवाच शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि रहस्यं परमाद्भुतम् । गोपनीयं च वेदेषु पुराणेषु पुराविदाम्
nārāyaṇa uvāca śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi rahasyaṃ paramādbhutam | gopanīyaṃ ca vedeṣu purāṇeṣu purāvidām
Nārāyaṇa said: Listen, Nārada, I shall tell the supremely wondrous secret, which is kept concealed in the Vedas and in the Purāṇas of those who know the past.
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BvP 4 69.3
पुनः सकामो भगवान्कृष्णः स्वेच्छामयो विभुः । रेमे स रमया सार्धं विदग्धश्च विदग्धया
punaḥ sakāmo bhagavānkṛṣṇaḥ svecchāmayo vibhuḥ | reme sa ramayā sārdhaṃ vidagdhaśca vidagdhayā
Again the Lord Kṛṣṇa, desirous, all-pervading, acting by his own will, made love with the delightful one; clever, he with the clever one.
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BvP 4 69.4
चतुःषष्टिकलाशक्त्या यथा कान्ता कलावती । कामशास्त्रेषु निपुणा विदग्धा रसिकेश्वरी
catuḥṣaṣṭikalāśaktyā yathā kāntā kalāvatī | kāmaśāstreṣu nipuṇā vidagdhā rasikeśvarī
(She was) like a beloved skilled in arts, with mastery of the sixty-four arts, expert in the treatises on love, clever, mistress of connoisseurs,
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BvP 4 69.5
शृङ्गारलीलानिपुणा शश्वत्कामा च कामुकी । सुन्दरी सुन्दरीष्वेव शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवना
śṛṅgāralīlānipuṇā śaśvatkāmā ca kāmukī | sundarī sundarīṣveva śaśvatsusthirayauvanā
skilled in the plays of love, ever desirous and passionate, beautiful even among beautiful women, her youth ever unfading,
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BvP 4 69.6
पितणां मानसी कन्या धन्या मान्या च मानिनी । शंभोः शिष्या ज्ञानयुता शतकल्पान्तजीविनी
pitaṇāṃ mānasī kanyā dhanyā mānyā ca māninī | śaṃbhoḥ śiṣyā jñānayutā śatakalpāntajīvinī
a mind-born daughter of the Fathers, blessed, honoured and proud, a pupil of Śambhu, possessed of knowledge, living to the end of a hundred kalpas,
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BvP 4 69.7
वेदवेदाङ्गनिपुणा योगनीतिविशारदा । नानारूपधरा साध्वी प्रसिद्धा सिद्धयोगिनी
vedavedāṅganipuṇā yoganītiviśāradā | nānārūpadharā sādhvī prasiddhā siddhayoginī
skilled in the Vedas and their auxiliaries, learned in yoga and statecraft, assuming many forms, chaste, renowned, a perfected yoginī.
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BvP 4 69.8
तत्कन्या राधिका देवी मातृतुल्या च कामुकी । चकार नानाभावं सा सुशीला स्वामिनं प्रति
tatkanyā rādhikā devī mātṛtulyā ca kāmukī | cakāra nānābhāvaṃ sā suśīlā svāminaṃ prati
Her daughter, the goddess Rādhikā, equal to her mother and passionate, well-conducted, displayed many moods toward her lord.
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BvP 4 69.9
चतुःषष्टिकलामानं श्रृङ्गारं च चकार सः । त्या विशिष्टया साकं रासे रामरसोत्सुकः
catuḥṣaṣṭikalāmānaṃ śrṛṅgāraṃ ca cakāra saḥ | tyā viśiṣṭayā sākaṃ rāse rāmarasotsukaḥ
And he, eager for the pleasure of love-play in the rāsa, performed with that excellent woman the love-making that is measured by the sixty-four arts.
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BvP 4 69.10
तां नखाग्रक्षतश्रोणीं नखक्षतपयोधराम् । लुप्तचन्दनसिंदूरां कबरीशिथिलां सतीम्
tāṃ nakhāgrakṣataśroṇīṃ nakhakṣatapayodharām | luptacandanasiṃdūrāṃ kabarīśithilāṃ satīm
Her, with hips scratched by nail-tips, breasts marked by nails, her sandal-paste and vermilion rubbed away, her braid loosened, the chaste one—
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BvP 4 69.11
सुखसंभोगमग्नां च नग्नां च शोकमूर्च्छिताम् । पुलकाञ्चितसर्पाङ्गीं निद्रादेवी समाययौ
sukhasaṃbhogamagnāṃ ca nagnāṃ ca śokamūrcchitām | pulakāñcitasarpāṅgīṃ nidrādevī samāyayau
sunk in happy enjoyment, naked, and swooning with grief, her limbs (creeping) bristling with gooseflesh—the goddess Sleep came upon (her).
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BvP 4 69.12
दृष्ट्वा तां निद्रितां कृष्णःकृपया च कृपानिधिः । रुरोद मायया मायी मयेशो लोकशिक्षया
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ nidritāṃ kṛṣṇaḥkṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ | ruroda māyayā māyī mayeśo lokaśikṣayā
Seeing her asleep, Kṛṣṇa, the treasury of compassion, out of compassion — he the possessor of māyā, the lord of māyā — wept by (his) māyā, to instruct the world.
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BvP 4 69.13
कृत्वा वक्षसि राधां च चुचुम्ब च पुनः पुनः । स्नातां च नेत्रसलिलैः प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेवताम्
kṛtvā vakṣasi rādhāṃ ca cucumba ca punaḥ punaḥ | snātāṃ ca netrasalilaiḥ prāṇādhiṣṭhātṛdevatām
And placing Rādhā on (his) chest he kissed (her) again and again — (her,) the goddess presiding over (his) life-breath, bathed in the water of (his) eyes.
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BvP 4 69.14
प्राणाधिकां प्रियतमां धारयामास वाससी । वह्निशुद्धेऽतिसूक्ष्मे चामूल्ये विश्वमुदुर्लभे
prāṇādhikāṃ priyatamāṃ dhārayāmāsa vāsasī | vahniśuddhe'tisūkṣme cāmūlye viśvamudurlabhe
He clothed (her), the dearest one, dearer than life, in two garments, fire-purified, very fine, priceless, hard to obtain in the world.
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BvP 4 69.15
कबरीं च ददौ कुङ्कुमचन्दनम् । तद्गात्रे च गले हारममूल्यं रत्ननिर्मितम्
kabarīṃ ca dadau kuṅkumacandanam | tadgātre ca gale hāramamūlyaṃ ratnanirmitam
And he gave (her) the braid, and kuṅkuma and sandal-paste, and upon her body, on (her) neck, a priceless necklace made of jewels.
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BvP 4 69.16
सिन्दूरं च ददौ तस्याः सीमन्ताधःस्थलेऽमले । दाडिमीकुसुमाकारं युक्तं चन्दनबिन्दुभि
sindūraṃ ca dadau tasyāḥ sīmantādhaḥsthale'male | dāḍimīkusumākāraṃ yuktaṃ candanabindubhi
And he applied vermilion to her on the spotless place below the parting (of her hair), in the shape of a pomegranate blossom, joined with drops of sandal-paste.
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BvP 4 69.17
चकार पद्मकं गण्डे नानाचित्रविचित्रकम् । ददौ तत्पादपद्मे च रत्नमञ्जीररञ्जितम्
cakāra padmakaṃ gaṇḍe nānācitravicitrakam | dadau tatpādapadme ca ratnamañjīrarañjitam
He made a lotus-mark on (her) cheek, variegated with many designs, and he gave to her lotus-feet (anklets) adorned with jewelled ankle-bells.
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BvP 4 69.18
पादाङ्गुलिनखागे च सुन्दरालक्तकं ददौ । नानासुवेषोज्ज्वलितां तां निद्राकुलितां विभुः
pādāṅgulinakhāge ca sundarālaktakaṃ dadau | nānāsuveṣojjvalitāṃ tāṃ nidrākulitāṃ vibhuḥ
And on the tips of the nails of her toes he applied beautiful red lac; and the mighty one (looked upon) her, radiant with many fine adornments, overcome by sleep.
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BvP 4 69.19
पुनश्चकार मोहेन गाढालिङ्गनमीप्सितम् । पुनश्च चुम्बनं कृत्वा निवेश्य च स्ववक्षसि
punaścakāra mohena gāḍhāliṅganamīpsitam | punaśca cumbanaṃ kṛtvā niveśya ca svavakṣasi
Again, out of infatuation, he made the longed-for tight embrace; and again, having kissed (her) and placed (her) on his own chest,
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BvP 4 69.20
सुष्वाप जगतां स्वामी कान्ताविरहकातरः । एतस्मिन्नन्तरे काने ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः
suṣvāpa jagatāṃ svāmī kāntāvirahakātaraḥ | etasminnantare kāne brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
the lord of the worlds slept, distressed at (the thought of) separation from his beloved. In this interval, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds,
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BvP 4 69.21
शिवशेषादिभिर्देवैर्मुनीन्द्रैः सार्धमाययौ । आगत्य नत्वा सिरसा तुष्टाव संपुटाञ्जलिः
śivaśeṣādibhirdevairmunīndraiḥ sārdhamāyayau | āgatya natvā sirasā tuṣṭāva saṃpuṭāñjaliḥ
came together with the gods, Śiva, Śeṣa and the rest, and with the chief sages; and having come and bowed with (his) head, he praised (him), with hands folded together,
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BvP 4 69.22
सामवेदोक्तस्तोत्रेण परिपूर्णतमं विभुम्
sāmavedoktastotreṇa paripūrṇatamaṃ vibhum
with a hymn spoken in the Sāmaveda, (praising) the most utterly complete Lord.
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BvP 4 69.23
ब्रह्मोवाच जय जय जगदीश वन्दितचरण निर्गुण निराकार स्वेच्छामय भक्तानुग्रह नित्यविग्रह
brahmovāca jaya jaya jagadīśa vanditacaraṇa nirguṇa nirākāra svecchāmaya bhaktānugraha nityavigraha
Brahmā said: Victory, victory, O Lord of the world, whose feet are worshipped, free of qualities, without form, acting by your own will, gracious to devotees, whose body is eternal!
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BvP 4 69.24
गोपवेष मायया मायेश सुवेष सुशील शान्त सर्वकान्त दान्त नितान्तज्ञानानन्द परात्परतर प्रकृतेः पर सर्वान्तरात्मरूप निर्लिप्त साक्षिस्वरूप व्यक्ताव्यक्त निरञ्जन भारावतारण करुणार्णव शोकसेतापग्रसन जरामृत्युभयादिहरण शरणपञ्जर भक्तानुग्रहकारक भक्तवत्सल भक्तसंचितधन ओं नमोऽस्तु ते
gopaveṣa māyayā māyeśa suveṣa suśīla śānta sarvakānta dānta nitāntajñānānanda parātparatara prakṛteḥ para sarvāntarātmarūpa nirlipta sākṣisvarūpa vyaktāvyakta nirañjana bhārāvatāraṇa karuṇārṇava śokasetāpagrasana jarāmṛtyubhayādiharaṇa śaraṇapañjara bhaktānugrahakāraka bhaktavatsala bhaktasaṃcitadhana oṃ namo'stu te
O you in cowherd's garb, lord of māyā through māyā, finely dressed, of good character, tranquil, beloved of all, self-controlled, whose knowledge and bliss are absolute, higher than the highest, beyond primal nature, whose form is the inner self of all, untouched, whose nature is that of a witness, manifest and unmanifest, unstained, remover of the (earth's) burden, ocean of compassion, devourer of sorrow and pain, remover of old age, death, fear and the rest, cage of refuge, bestower of grace on devotees, tender to devotees, wealth amassed by devotees — oṃ, homage be to you!
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BvP 4 69.25
सर्पाधिष्ठातृदेवायेत्युक्त्वा वै प्रीणनाय च । पुनःपुनःरुवाचेदं मूर्च्छितश्च बभूव ह
sarpādhiṣṭhātṛdevāyetyuktvā vai prīṇanāya ca | punaḥpunaḥruvācedaṃ mūrcchitaśca babhūva ha
Having said "...to the god who presides over serpents," and for (the god's) pleasing, he spoke this again and again, and indeed fell into a swoon.
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BvP 4 69.26
इति ब्रह्मकृतं स्तोत्रं यः शृणोति समाहितः । तत्सर्पाभीष्टसिद्धिश्च भवत्येव न संशयः
iti brahmakṛtaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti samāhitaḥ | tatsarpābhīṣṭasiddhiśca bhavatyeva na saṃśayaḥ
Whoever, with a concentrated mind, listens to this hymn made by Brahmā — for him the attainment of the serpent's desired object comes about indeed, there is no doubt.
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BvP 4 69.27
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं प्रियाहीनो लभेत्प्रियाम् । निर्धनो लभते सत्यं परिपूर्णतमं धनम्
aputro labhate putraṃ priyāhīno labhetpriyām | nirdhano labhate satyaṃ paripūrṇatamaṃ dhanam
One without a son obtains a son, one bereft of a beloved obtains a beloved; the destitute man truly obtains the most complete wealth.
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BvP 4 69.28
इह लोके सुखं भुक्त्वा चान्ते दास्यं लभेद्धरेः । अचलां भक्तिमाप्नोति मुक्तेरपि सुदुर्लभाम्
iha loke sukhaṃ bhuktvā cānte dāsyaṃ labheddhareḥ | acalāṃ bhaktimāpnoti mukterapi sudurlabhām
Having enjoyed happiness in this world, at the end he obtains servitude to Hari; he attains unshakable devotion, harder to get than even liberation.
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BvP 4 69.29
स्तुत्वा च जगतां धाता प्रणम्य च पुनः पुनः । शनैः शनैः समुत्थाय भक्त्या पुनरुवाच ह
stutvā ca jagatāṃ dhātā praṇamya ca punaḥ punaḥ | śanaiḥ śanaiḥ samutthāya bhaktyā punaruvāca ha
And having praised (him) and bowed again and again, the creator of the worlds rose up very slowly and spoke again with devotion:
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BvP 4 69.30
ब्रह्मोवाच उत्तिष्ठ देवदेवेश परमानन्दकारण । नन्दनन्दन सानन्द नित्यानन्द नमोऽस्तु ते
brahmovāca uttiṣṭha devadeveśa paramānandakāraṇa | nandanandana sānanda nityānanda namo'stu te
Brahmā said: Arise, O lord of the gods of gods, cause of the highest bliss! O son of Nanda, blissful one, eternally blissful one, homage be to you!
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BvP 4 69.31
व्रज नन्दालयं नाथ त्यज वृन्दावनं वनम् । स्मर सृदामशापं च शतवर्षनिबन्धनम्
vraja nandālayaṃ nātha tyaja vṛndāvanaṃ vanam | smara sṛdāmaśāpaṃ ca śatavarṣanibandhanam
Go to Nanda's house, O Lord; leave the forest of Vṛndāvana. And remember Śrīdāman's curse, binding (you) for a hundred years.
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BvP 4 69.32
भक्तशापानृरोधेन शतवर्ष प्रियां त्यज । पुनरेनां च संप्राप्य गोलोकं च गमिष्यसि
bhaktaśāpānṛrodhena śatavarṣa priyāṃ tyaja | punarenāṃ ca saṃprāpya golokaṃ ca gamiṣyasi
In deference to your devotee's curse, give up (your) beloved for a hundred years; and having obtained her again, you will go to Goloka.
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BvP 4 69.33
गत्वा पितृगृहं देव पश्याकूरं समागतम् । पितृव्यमतिथिं मान्यं धन्यं वैष्णवमीश्वर
gatvā pitṛgṛhaṃ deva paśyākūraṃ samāgatam | pitṛvyamatithiṃ mānyaṃ dhanyaṃ vaiṣṇavamīśvara
Going to (your) father's house, O god, behold Akrūra arrived — (your) father's kinsman, a guest, worthy of honour, blessed, a Vaiṣṇava, O Lord.
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BvP 4 69.34
तेन सार्धं मधुपुरीं भगवान् गच्छ संप्रतम् । कुरु शंभोर्धनुर्भङ्गं भग्नं वैरिगणं हरे
tena sārdhaṃ madhupurīṃ bhagavān gaccha saṃpratam | kuru śaṃbhordhanurbhaṅgaṃ bhagnaṃ vairigaṇaṃ hare
Together with him, O Bhagavān, go now to Madhupurī; break Śambhu's bow, and (let) the host of enemies (be) broken, O Hari.
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BvP 4 69.35
हन कंसं दुरात्मानं तातं बोधय मातरम् । निर्माणं द्वारकायाश्च भारावतरणं भुवः
hana kaṃsaṃ durātmānaṃ tātaṃ bodhaya mātaram | nirmāṇaṃ dvārakāyāśca bhārāvataraṇaṃ bhuvaḥ
Slay Kaṃsa, the evil-souled one; awaken (your) father and mother; (accomplish) the building of Dvārakā and the removal of the earth's burden.
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BvP 4 69.36
दह वाराणसीं शंभोः शक्रस्य सदनं विभो । शिवस्य जृम्भणं युद्धे बाणस्य भुजकृन्तनम्
daha vārāṇasīṃ śaṃbhoḥ śakrasya sadanaṃ vibho | śivasya jṛmbhaṇaṃ yuddhe bāṇasya bhujakṛntanam
Burn Śambhu's Vārāṇasī, and Śakra's dwelling, O all-pervading one; (and there is to be) the paralysing of Śiva in battle and the lopping off of Bāṇa's arms.
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BvP 4 69.37
रुक्मिणीहरणं नाथ घातनं नरकस्य च । षोडशानां सहस्रं च स्त्रीणां पाणिग्रहं कुरु
rukmiṇīharaṇaṃ nātha ghātanaṃ narakasya ca | ṣoḍaśānāṃ sahasraṃ ca strīṇāṃ pāṇigrahaṃ kuru
Carry off Rukmiṇī, O Lord, and the slaying of Naraka — and take the hands of sixteen thousand women (in marriage).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.38
त्यज प्रियां प्राणसमां व्रजेश्वर व्रजं व्रज । उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते यावद्राधा न जाग्रति
tyaja priyāṃ prāṇasamāṃ vrajeśvara vrajaṃ vraja | uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṃ te yāvadrādhā na jāgrati
Give up (your) beloved, dear as life, O Lord of Vraja; go to Vraja. Rise up, rise up — blessings on you — while Rādhā is not awake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.39
त्येवमुक्त्वा ब्रह्मा च सेन्द्रैर्देवगणैः सह । जगाम ब्रह्मलोकं च शेषश्च शंकरस्तथा
tyevamuktvā brahmā ca sendrairdevagaṇaiḥ saha | jagāma brahmalokaṃ ca śeṣaśca śaṃkarastathā
Having spoken thus, Brahmā, together with Indra and the hosts of gods, went to Brahmaloka, and so too Śeṣa and Śaṃkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.40
पुष्पचन्दनवृष्टिं च कुष्णस्योपरि देवताः । चक्रुः प्रीत्या च भक्त्या च वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी
puṣpacandanavṛṣṭiṃ ca kuṣṇasyopari devatāḥ | cakruḥ prītyā ca bhaktyā ca vāgbabhūvāśarīriṇī
And the gods made a rain of flowers and sandal-paste upon Kṛṣṇa, with affection and with devotion; and a bodiless voice arose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.41
बध कंसं वथार्ह च स्वपित्रोर्मोक्षणं कुरु । क्षयं कुरुभुवो भारं नारदेत्येवमेव च
badha kaṃsaṃ vathārha ca svapitrormokṣaṇaṃ kuru | kṣayaṃ kurubhuvo bhāraṃ nāradetyevameva ca
"Slay Kaṃsa as is fitting, and bring about the release of your own parents; (bring about) the destruction of the burden of the Kuru land" — and Nārada spoke just so as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 69.42
इत्येवं तद्वचः श्रुत्वा भगवान् भूतभावनः । राधा भगवतीं त्यक्त्वा समुत्तस्थौ शनैः शनैः
ityevaṃ tadvacaḥ śrutvā bhagavān bhūtabhāvanaḥ | rādhā bhagavatīṃ tyaktvā samuttasthau śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
Having heard that speech thus, Bhagavān, the source of beings, left the goddess Rādhā and rose up very slowly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.43
ययौ हरिः कियद्दूरं निरीक्ष्य च पुनः पुनः । क्षणं तस्थौ चन्दनानां वने वाससमीपतः
yayau hariḥ kiyaddūraṃ nirīkṣya ca punaḥ punaḥ | kṣaṇaṃ tasthau candanānāṃ vane vāsasamīpataḥ
Hari went some distance, looking back again and again; for a moment he stood in the sandal grove, near the dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.44
विहाय राधा निन्द्रां सा समुत्तस्थौ स्वतल्पतः । न निरीक्ष्य हरीं शान्तं कान्तं च प्राणवल्लभम्
vihāya rādhā nindrāṃ sā samuttasthau svatalpataḥ | na nirīkṣya harīṃ śāntaṃ kāntaṃ ca prāṇavallabham
Rādhā, casting off sleep, rose from her couch, and did not see Hari, the tranquil one, the lover, dearer than life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.45
हा नाथ रमण प्रेष्ठ प्राणेश प्राणवल्लभ । प्राणचोर प्रियतम क्व गतोऽसीत्युवाच ह
hā nātha ramaṇa preṣṭha prāṇeśa prāṇavallabha | prāṇacora priyatama kva gato'sītyuvāca ha
"Alas, lord, lover, dearest, master of my life, beloved as life, thief of my life, most dear one — where have you gone?" — thus indeed she spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.46
क्षणमन्वेषणं कृत्वा बभ्राम मालतीवनम् । उवास क्षणमुत्तस्थौ क्षणं सुष्वाप भूतले
kṣaṇamanveṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā babhrāma mālatīvanam | uvāsa kṣaṇamuttasthau kṣaṇaṃ suṣvāpa bhūtale
Having searched for a moment, she wandered through the jasmine grove; a moment she sat, (then) rose up, a moment she lay down on the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.47
रुरोद क्षणमत्युच्चैर्विललाप मुहुर्मुहुः । आगच्छाऽऽगच्छ हे नाथेत्येवसुक्त्वा पुनः पुनः
ruroda kṣaṇamatyuccairvilalāpa muhurmuhuḥ | āgacchā''gaccha he nāthetyevasuktvā punaḥ punaḥ
For a while she wept very loudly, she lamented again and again, saying over and over, "Come, come, O lord!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.48
मूर्च्छां संप्राप संतापात्संप्तता विरहानलैः । भूतले च तृणाच्छन्ने पपात च यथा मृता
mūrcchāṃ saṃprāpa saṃtāpātsaṃptatā virahānalaiḥ | bhūtale ca tṛṇācchanne papāta ca yathā mṛtā
She fell into a swoon from anguish, scorched by the fires of separation, and fell upon the grass-covered ground like one dead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.49
आययुस्तत्र गोप्यश्च ब्रह्मञ्छतसहस्रशः । काश्चिच्चामरहस्ताश्च गृहीत्वा चन्दनद्रवम्
āyayustatra gopyaśca brahmañchatasahasraśaḥ | kāściccāmarahastāśca gṛhītvā candanadravam
And the gopīs came there, O brahmin, in hundreds of thousands; some with fans in their hands, and (some) having taken liquid sandal-paste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.50
तासां मध्ये प्रिया लीला कृत्वा राधां स्ववक्षसि । मृतामिव प्रियां दृष्ट्वा रुरोद प्रेमविह्वला
tāsāṃ madhye priyā līlā kṛtvā rādhāṃ svavakṣasi | mṛtāmiva priyāṃ dṛṣṭvā ruroda premavihvalā
Among them, her dear friend Līlā, placing Rādhā on her own breast, seeing her dear one as if dead, wept, overwhelmed with love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.51
सजलं पङ्कजदलं पङ्कोपरि निधाय च । स्थापयामास तां राधां निश्चेष्टां च मृतामिव
sajalaṃ paṅkajadalaṃ paṅkopari nidhāya ca | sthāpayāmāsa tāṃ rādhāṃ niśceṣṭāṃ ca mṛtāmiva
And having laid a moist lotus-petal upon the mud, she set down that Rādhā, motionless and as if dead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.52
गोपीभिः सेवितां तत्र रुचिरैः श्वेतचामरैः । चन्दनद्रवयुक्तां च स्निग्धवस्त्रान्वितां सतीम्
gopībhiḥ sevitāṃ tatra ruciraiḥ śvetacāmaraiḥ | candanadravayuktāṃ ca snigdhavastrānvitāṃ satīm
(He saw her) there attended by the gopīs with lovely white yak-tail fans, smeared with liquid sandal-paste, and covered with a soft garment, that chaste lady —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.53
ददर्श कृष्णस्तत्रैत्य तामेव प्राणवल्लभाम् । निवारितश्च गोपीभिर्बलिष्ठाभिश्च नारद
dadarśa kṛṣṇastatraitya tāmeva prāṇavallabhām | nivāritaśca gopībhirbaliṣṭhābhiśca nārada
Krishna, having come there, saw her, the very beloved of his life; and he was held back by the gopīs, who were strong ones, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.54
यथा नीतः सापराधो दण्डथो राजभटादिभिः । चकार राधां क्रोडे च समागत्य कृपानिधिः
yathā nītaḥ sāparādho daṇḍatho rājabhaṭādibhiḥ | cakāra rādhāṃ kroḍe ca samāgatya kṛpānidhiḥ
As an offender is led off to punishment by the king's soldiers and the rest (so was he held back); yet the treasure-house of compassion came up and took Rādhā upon his lap.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.55
चेतनां कारयामास बोधयामास बोधनैः । संप्राप्य चेतनां देवी ददर्श प्राणवल्लाभाम्
cetanāṃ kārayāmāsa bodhayāmāsa bodhanaiḥ | saṃprāpya cetanāṃ devī dadarśa prāṇavallābhām
He brought her to consciousness, he roused her with rousing means; and having regained consciousness the goddess beheld the beloved of her life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.56
बभूव सुस्थिरा देवी तत्याज विरहज्वरम् । चकार कान्तं सा कान्ता गात्रालिङ्गनमीप्सितम्
babhūva susthirā devī tatyāja virahajvaram | cakāra kāntaṃ sā kāntā gātrāliṅganamīpsitam
The goddess became steady and left off the fever of separation; and she, the loving woman, gave her lover the longed-for embrace of body to body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.57
नानाप्रकारशृङ्गारं चकार मधुसूदनः । उवास रत्नतल्पे च राधां कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि
nānāprakāraśṛṅgāraṃ cakāra madhusūdanaḥ | uvāsa ratnatalpe ca rādhāṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi
Madhusūdana performed love-play of many kinds; and he sat on the jewelled couch, having placed Rādhā upon his own breast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.58
राधासखी रत्नमाला विदग्धा सर्वपूजिता । उवाच कृष्णं मधुरं नीतिसारमनुत्तमम्
rādhāsakhī ratnamālā vidagdhā sarvapūjitā | uvāca kṛṣṇaṃ madhuraṃ nītisāramanuttamam
Rādhā's friend Ratnamālā, clever and honoured by all, spoke sweetly to Krishna the unsurpassed essence of good counsel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.59
रत्नमारोवाच शृणु कृष्ण प्रवक्ष्यामि परिणामसुखावहम् । हितं तथ्यं नीतिसारं दंपत्योः प्रीतिकारणम्
ratnamārovāca śṛṇu kṛṣṇa pravakṣyāmi pariṇāmasukhāvaham | hitaṃ tathyaṃ nītisāraṃ daṃpatyoḥ prītikāraṇam
Ratnamālā said: Listen, Krishna, I shall declare what brings happiness in the outcome — beneficial, true, the essence of good counsel, the cause of affection between husband and wife;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.60
संमतं कामशास्त्रेषु नीतौ वेदपुराणयोः । लौकिकव्यवरारेषु प्रशस्यं सुयशस्करम्
saṃmataṃ kāmaśāstreṣu nītau vedapurāṇayoḥ | laukikavyavarāreṣu praśasyaṃ suyaśaskaram
approved in the treatises on love, in polity, in the Veda and the Purāṇa, commended in worldly dealings, and productive of good repute.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.61
नारीणां च प्रिया माता प्रियो भ्राता च वन्धुषु । ततः प्रियश्च पुत्रश्च पुत्रादेव प्रियः पतिः
nārīṇāṃ ca priyā mātā priyo bhrātā ca vandhuṣu | tataḥ priyaśca putraśca putrādeva priyaḥ patiḥ
For women the mother is dear, and among kinsmen the brother is dear; dearer than that is the son, and dearer than the son is the husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.62
शतपुत्रात्प्रियः स्वामी साध्वीनां साधुसंमतः । रसिकानां विदग्धानां न हि भर्तुः परः प्रियः
śataputrātpriyaḥ svāmī sādhvīnāṃ sādhusaṃmataḥ | rasikānāṃ vidagdhānāṃ na hi bhartuḥ paraḥ priyaḥ
For virtuous women the husband is dearer than a hundred sons — so the good agree; and for women of feeling and refinement there is indeed nothing dearer than the husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.63
यदि भर्ता विदग्धश्च विदग्धानां सुखावहः । अन्यथा विषतुल्यश्च विषमश्चेत्खलः खलु
yadi bhartā vidagdhaśca vidagdhānāṃ sukhāvahaḥ | anyathā viṣatulyaśca viṣamaścetkhalaḥ khalu
If the husband is refined, he brings pleasure to refined women; otherwise he is equal to poison, and if he is a scoundrel he is surely harsh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.64
संसारे चानृते वत्स दंपत्योः प्रीतिरेव च । परस्परं च समता प्रियसौभाग्यमीप्सितम्
saṃsāre cānṛte vatsa daṃpatyoḥ prītireva ca | parasparaṃ ca samatā priyasaubhāgyamīpsitam
In this untrue round of existence, dear one, it is just the mutual affection of husband and wife, and equality with each other, that is the desired good fortune of love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.65
दंपत्योः समता नास्ति यत्र-यत्र हि मन्तिरे । अलक्ष्मीस्तत्र तत्रैव विफलं जीवनं तयोः
daṃpatyoḥ samatā nāsti yatra-yatra hi mantire | alakṣmīstatra tatraiva viphalaṃ jīvanaṃ tayoḥ
In whatever house there is no equality between husband and wife, right there is misfortune, and the life of the two is fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 69.66
सुस्वामिनां विभेदश्च परं दुःखं च योषिताम् । शोकसंतापबीजं च जीवितं मरणाधिकम्
susvāmināṃ vibhedaśca paraṃ duḥkhaṃ ca yoṣitām | śokasaṃtāpabījaṃ ca jīvitaṃ maraṇādhikam
Separation from good husbands is the utmost grief for women, the seed of sorrow and burning distress, and their living is worse than dying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.67
स्वप्ने जागरणे चापि पतिः प्राणाश्च योषितः । पतिरेव गुरुः स्त्रीणामिह लोके परत्र च
svapne jāgaraṇe cāpi patiḥ prāṇāśca yoṣitaḥ | patireva guruḥ strīṇāmiha loke paratra ca
In sleep and in waking too the husband is a woman's very breath of life; the husband alone is the teacher of women, in this world and beyond.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.68
अस्मात्तवयि गते नाथे मूर्च्छां संप्राप राधिका । पपात सहसा भूमौ तृणाच्छन्ने च भूतले
asmāttavayi gate nāthe mūrcchāṃ saṃprāpa rādhikā | papāta sahasā bhūmau tṛṇācchanne ca bhūtale
Therefore, when you, her lord, had gone, Rādhikā fell into a swoon; she dropped all at once to the ground, on earth covered with grass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.69
मया दत्तं मुखेऽस्याश्च शीतलं जलमुत्तमम् । तदा श्वासो बभूवास्याश्चेतनं बाल्यमेव च इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णचन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo श्रीकृष्णागमनं
mayā dattaṃ mukhe'syāśca śītalaṃ jalamuttamam | tadā śvāso babhūvāsyāścetanaṃ bālyameva ca iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇacanmakhao uttao nāradanāo śrīkṛṣṇāgamanaṃ
Cool, excellent water was given by me into her mouth; then her breathing came, and consciousness, and her childlike state as well. — Thus in the Śrī Brahmavaivarta, the great (Purāṇa), in the Śrī Krishna Birth Section, the latter part, the chapter of Nārada's narration: the coming of Śrī Krishna.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 69.70
क्षणं वदति हे नाथ हे कृष्णेति क्षणं सखी । क्षणं रोदिति संतप्ता मूर्च्छां प्राप्नोति तत्क्षणम्
kṣaṇaṃ vadati he nātha he kṛṣṇeti kṣaṇaṃ sakhī | kṣaṇaṃ roditi saṃtaptā mūrcchāṃ prāpnoti tatkṣaṇam
For a moment the friend says "O lord!", for a moment "O Krishna!"; for a moment she weeps, burning with pain, and that very moment she falls into a swoon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.71
राधिकायाः शरीरं च संतप्तं विरहानलैः । दग्धलोहयष्टिसममस्पृश्यमनलोपमम्
rādhikāyāḥ śarīraṃ ca saṃtaptaṃ virahānalaiḥ | dagdhalohayaṣṭisamamaspṛśyamanalopamam
And Rādhikā's body, scorched by the fires of separation, was like a rod of iron burnt red — untouchable, comparable to fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.72
स्वप्ने जागनणे रात्रौ दिवसे च गृहे वने । जले स्थले चान्तरिक्षेऽभ्युदये चन्द्रसूर्ययोः
svapne jāganaṇe rātrau divase ca gṛhe vane | jale sthale cāntarikṣe'bhyudaye candrasūryayoḥ
In sleep, in waking, at night and by day, in the house, in the forest, in water, on land, and in the sky, at the rising of the moon and of the sun—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.73
नास्ति भेदश्च राधाया मृततुल्या जडाकृतिः । शश्वत्पश्यति स्थानस्था सर्वं विष्णुमयं जगत्
nāsti bhedaśca rādhāyā mṛtatulyā jaḍākṛtiḥ | śaśvatpaśyati sthānasthā sarvaṃ viṣṇumayaṃ jagat
—there is no difference for Rādhā; her form is inert, like that of a dead woman. Remaining in one place she constantly sees the whole world as consisting of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.74
स्निग्धपङ्के पङ्कजानां सजलानि दलानि च । निपत्य तत्कृते तल्पे सुष्वाप विरहातुरा
snigdhapaṅke paṅkajānāṃ sajalāni dalāni ca | nipatya tatkṛte talpe suṣvāpa virahāturā
Upon the soft mud and the water-laden petals of lotuses, having fallen down onto the couch made of them, she slept, afflicted by separation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.75
सेविता सा प्रियालीभिः संततं श्वेतचामरैः । चन्दनद्रवसंसिक्ता स्निग्धवस्त्रसमन्विता
sevitā sā priyālībhiḥ saṃtataṃ śvetacāmaraiḥ | candanadravasaṃsiktā snigdhavastrasamanvitā
She was continually attended by her dear companions with white yak-tail fans, sprinkled with sandal-paste liquid, and provided with soft garments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.76
राधाङ्गस्पर्शमात्रेण पङ्कः संप्राप शुष्कताम् । स्निग्धानि पद्मपत्राणि बभूवुर्भस्मसात्क्षणम्
rādhāṅgasparśamātreṇa paṅkaḥ saṃprāpa śuṣkatām | snigdhāni padmapatrāṇi babhūvurbhasmasātkṣaṇam
Merely by the touch of Rādhā's body the mud attained dryness, and the moist lotus petals were turned to ashes in an instant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.77
चन्दनं शुष्कतां प्राप वर्णश्चम्पकसंनिभः । बभुव कज्जलाकारः केशस्य वर्णतो हरे
candanaṃ śuṣkatāṃ prāpa varṇaścampakasaṃnibhaḥ | babhuva kajjalākāraḥ keśasya varṇato hare
The sandal-paste became dry, and its colour, which was like that of the campaka flower, turned into the form of lampblack, the colour of hair, O Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.78
सिन्दूरबिन्दू रुचिरः श्यामतां प्राप तत्क्षणम् । वेषो विलासो लीला च क्रीडा त्यक्ता बभूव ह
sindūrabindū ruciraḥ śyāmatāṃ prāpa tatkṣaṇam | veṣo vilāso līlā ca krīḍā tyaktā babhūva ha
The lovely dot of vermilion at that very moment turned black; and her dress, her charm, her play and her sport were all abandoned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.79
रत्नमाला तु तां दृष्ट्वा गत्वा कृष्णान्तिकं तदा । उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं राधाहितकरं परम्
ratnamālā tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā gatvā kṛṣṇāntikaṃ tadā | uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ rādhāhitakaraṃ param
But Ratnamālā, having seen her, then went into Kṛṣṇa's presence and spoke sweet words, wholly for Rādhā's benefit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.80
रत्नमालोवाच हे कृष्ण कमलाकान्त त्वद्वियोगेन मत्सखी । प्राणांस्त्यक्ष्यति शीघ्रं सा यदि नाऽऽयास्यसि ध्रुवम्
ratnamālovāca he kṛṣṇa kamalākānta tvadviyogena matsakhī | prāṇāṃstyakṣyati śīghraṃ sā yadi nā''yāsyasi dhruvam
Ratnamālā said: O Kṛṣṇa, beloved of Kamalā, through separation from you my friend will surely and swiftly give up her life, if you do not come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.81
विचार्य मनसा कृष्ण यत्तत्समृचितं कुरु । न भवेत्कामिनीहत्या येन नीतिविशारद
vicārya manasā kṛṣṇa yattatsamṛcitaṃ kuru | na bhavetkāminīhatyā yena nītiviśārada
Consider in your mind, Kṛṣṇa, and do whatever is fitting, so that there be no killing of a loving woman, O you who are skilled in right conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.82
रत्नमालावाचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्योवाच माधवः । हितं सत्यं नीतिसारं परिणमसुखावहम्
ratnamālāvācaḥ śrutvā prahasyovāca mādhavaḥ | hitaṃ satyaṃ nītisāraṃ pariṇamasukhāvaham
Having heard Ratnamālā's words, Mādhava laughed and spoke what was beneficial, true, the essence of right policy, and bringing happiness in the end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.83
श्रीभगवानुवाच ईशो यद्यपि शक्तोऽहं निषेकं खण्डितुं प्रिये । तथाऽपि न क्षमो रत्ने नियतेर्नं करोम्यहम्
śrībhagavānuvāca īśo yadyapi śakto'haṃ niṣekaṃ khaṇḍituṃ priye | tathā'pi na kṣamo ratne niyaternaṃ karomyaham
The Blessed Lord said: Although I am the Lord and able to break the ordinance, dear one, yet I am not free to do so, O Ratnā: I do not act against destiny.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 69.84
ब्रह्माण्डेषु च सर्वेषु मर्यादा स्थापिता मया । तया कर्म प्रकुर्वन्ति मुनयश्च सुरा नराः
brahmāṇḍeṣu ca sarveṣu maryādā sthāpitā mayā | tayā karma prakurvanti munayaśca surā narāḥ
In all the world-spheres a boundary has been established by me; in accordance with it the sages, the gods and men perform their actions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.85
सुदामशापाद्विच्छेदः शतवर्षमनीप्सितः । भविष्यत्येव दंपत्योरावयोरेव सुन्दरि
sudāmaśāpādvicchedaḥ śatavarṣamanīpsitaḥ | bhaviṣyatyeva daṃpatyorāvayoreva sundari
By Sudāman's curse an unwished-for separation for a hundred years will indeed come about for us two, who are husband and wife, O beautiful one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.86
भेदो जागरणेऽस्याश्च मया सह सुमध्यमे । संश्लेषः संततं स्वप्ने मद्वरेण भविष्यति
bhedo jāgaraṇe'syāśca mayā saha sumadhyame | saṃśleṣaḥ saṃtataṃ svapne madvareṇa bhaviṣyati
Her separation from me will be in the waking state, O slender-waisted one; but by my boon there will be constant union in dream.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.87
आध्यात्मिकी मया दत्ता शोकच्छेदो भविष्यति । राधां बोधय भद्रं ते यास्यामि नन्दमन्दिरम्
ādhyātmikī mayā dattā śokacchedo bhaviṣyati | rādhāṃ bodhaya bhadraṃ te yāsyāmi nandamandiram
The knowledge of the self has been given by me; the cutting off of her grief will come about. Instruct Rādhā—blessings on you—I shall go to Nanda's house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.88
इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथो ययौ नन्दालयं प्रति । राधिकां बोधयामासुरालिसंघाश्च नारद
ityuktvā jagatāṃ nātho yayau nandālayaṃ prati | rādhikāṃ bodhayāmāsurālisaṃghāśca nārada
Having said this, the Lord of the worlds went off toward Nanda's dwelling; and the throngs of companions awakened Rādhikā, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.89
गत्वा गृहं च पितरं ननाम मातरं तथा । चकार माता क्रोडे च नवनीतं च नूतनम्
gatvā gṛhaṃ ca pitaraṃ nanāma mātaraṃ tathā | cakāra mātā kroḍe ca navanītaṃ ca nūtanam
Having gone home, he bowed to his father and likewise to his mother; and the mother placed him on her lap, and (gave him) fresh butter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.90
मातृदत्तं च ताम्बूलं चखाद शीतलं जलम् । उवास तत्र जगतां नाथो मातृसमीपतः
mātṛdattaṃ ca tāmbūlaṃ cakhāda śītalaṃ jalam | uvāsa tatra jagatāṃ nātho mātṛsamīpataḥ
He ate the betel given by his mother, and cool water; there the Lord of the worlds sat down near his mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 69.91
सर्वैर्गोपसमूहैश्च सेवितः श्वेतचामरैः । माल्यचन्दनताम्बूलं ते च तस्मै ददुर्मुदा
sarvairgopasamūhaiśca sevitaḥ śvetacāmaraiḥ | mālyacandanatāmbūlaṃ te ca tasmai dadurmudā
He was attended by all the assembled cowherds with white yak-tail fans, and they gladly gave him garlands, sandal-paste and betel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition