Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 70
BvP 4 70.1
नारायण उवाच अथाक्रूरः स्वशरणं गत्वा कंसेन प्रेषितः । चकार शयनं तल्पे भुक्त्वा मीष्टान्नमुत्तमम्
nārāyaṇa uvāca athākrūraḥ svaśaraṇaṃ gatvā kaṃsena preṣitaḥ | cakāra śayanaṃ talpe bhuktvā mīṣṭānnamuttamam
Nārāyaṇa said: Then Akrūra, having been sent by Kaṃsa, went to his own house and, having eaten excellent sweet food, lay down upon his bed.
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BvP 4 70.2
सकर्पूरं च ताम्बूलं चखाद वासितं जलम् । जगाम निद्रां सुखतः सुखसंभोगमात्रतः
sakarpūraṃ ca tāmbūlaṃ cakhāda vāsitaṃ jalam | jagāma nidrāṃ sukhataḥ sukhasaṃbhogamātrataḥ
He chewed betel with camphor and (drank) scented water; he fell asleep happily, simply from that pleasant enjoyment.
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BvP 4 70.3
ततो ददर्श सुस्वप्नं पुराणश्रुतिसंमतम् । निशावशेषसमये बाधादिपरिवर्जितः
tato dadarśa susvapnaṃ purāṇaśrutisaṃmatam | niśāvaśeṣasamaye bādhādiparivarjitaḥ
Then, in the last watch of the night, free of any affliction, he saw an auspicious dream such as the Purāṇas and the Vedic tradition approve.
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BvP 4 70.4
अरोगी बद्धकेशश्च वस्त्रयुग्मसमन्वितः । सुतल्पशायी सुस्निग्धश्चिन्ताशोकविवर्जितः
arogī baddhakeśaśca vastrayugmasamanvitaḥ | sutalpaśāyī susnigdhaścintāśokavivarjitaḥ
(He was) free of illness, his hair bound up, wearing a pair of garments, lying on a fine bed, well anointed, free of care and sorrow.
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BvP 4 70.5
किशोरवयसं श्यामं द्विभुजं मुरलीधरम् । पीतवस्त्रपरीधानं वनमालाविभूषितम्
kiśoravayasaṃ śyāmaṃ dvibhujaṃ muralīdharam | pītavastraparīdhānaṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitam
(He saw one) of youthful age, dark, two-armed, holding a flute, clothed in yellow garments, adorned with a forest garland,
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BvP 4 70.6
चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं मालतीमाल्यशोभितम् । भूषितं भूषणार्हं च सद्रत्नमणिभूषणैः
candanokṣitasarvāṅgaṃ mālatīmālyaśobhitam | bhūṣitaṃ bhūṣaṇārhaṃ ca sadratnamaṇibhūṣaṇaiḥ
all his limbs sprinkled with sandal paste, graced with a garland of jasmine, adorned—and worthy of adornment—with ornaments of true gems and jewels,
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BvP 4 70.7
मयूरपिच्छचूडं च सस्मितं पद्मलोचनम् । एवंभूतं द्विचशिशुं ददर्श प्रथमं मुने
mayūrapicchacūḍaṃ ca sasmitaṃ padmalocanam | evaṃbhūtaṃ dvicaśiśuṃ dadarśa prathamaṃ mune
with a crest of peacock feathers, smiling, lotus-eyed: such a two-armed child he saw first, O sage.
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BvP 4 70.8
ततो ददर्श रुचिरां पतिपुत्रवतीं सतीम् । पीतवस्त्रपरीधानां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम्
tato dadarśa rucirāṃ patiputravatīṃ satīm | pītavastraparīdhānāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām
Then he saw a lovely, virtuous woman, possessed of husband and son, clothed in yellow garments, adorned with jewelled ornaments,
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BvP 4 70.9
ज्वलत्प्रदीपहस्तां च शुक्लधान्यकरां वराम् । शरच्चन्द्रनिभास्यां च सस्मितां वरदां शुभाम
jvalatpradīpahastāṃ ca śukladhānyakarāṃ varām | śaraccandranibhāsyāṃ ca sasmitāṃ varadāṃ śubhāma
with a blazing lamp in her hand and white grain in her palm, excellent, her face like the autumn moon, smiling, granting boons, auspicious.
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BvP 4 70.10
ततो ददर्श विप्रं च प्रकुर्वन्तं शुभाशिषम् । श्वेतपद्मगतं हंसं तुरगं च सरोवरम्
tato dadarśa vipraṃ ca prakurvantaṃ śubhāśiṣam | śvetapadmagataṃ haṃsaṃ turagaṃ ca sarovaram
Then he saw a brahmin uttering an auspicious blessing, a goose seated on a white lotus, a horse, and a lake;
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BvP 4 70.11
ददर्श चित्रितं चारु फलितं पुष्पितं शुभम् । आम्रनिम्बनारिकेलगुर्वर्ककदलीतरुम्
dadarśa citritaṃ cāru phalitaṃ puṣpitaṃ śubham | āmranimbanārikelagurvarkakadalītarum
he saw a beautiful painted (thing), fruiting, flowering, auspicious—mango, nimba, coconut, aguru, arka and plantain trees;
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BvP 4 70.12
दशन्तं श्वेतसर्पं च स्वात्मानं पर्वतस्थितम् । वृक्षस्थं च गजस्थं च तरिस्थं तुरगस्थितम्
daśantaṃ śvetasarpaṃ ca svātmānaṃ parvatasthitam | vṛkṣasthaṃ ca gajasthaṃ ca taristhaṃ turagasthitam
and a white serpent biting, and himself standing on a mountain, in a tree, on an elephant, in a boat, and on a horse;
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BvP 4 70.13
वीणां वादितवन्तं च भुक्तवन्तं च पायसम् । दधिक्षीरयुतान्नं च पद्मपत्रस्थमीप्सितम्
vīṇāṃ vāditavantaṃ ca bhuktavantaṃ ca pāyasam | dadhikṣīrayutānnaṃ ca padmapatrasthamīpsitam
and himself playing a lute, and having eaten milk-rice, and rice mixed with curd and milk, placed on a lotus leaf, just as desired;
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BvP 4 70.14
कृमिविट्सहिताङ्गं च रुदन्तं मोहितं तदा । शुक्लधान्यपुष्पकरं क्षणं चन्दनचर्चितम्
kṛmiviṭsahitāṅgaṃ ca rudantaṃ mohitaṃ tadā | śukladhānyapuṣpakaraṃ kṣaṇaṃ candanacarcitam
and his body covered with worms and dung, and himself weeping and bewildered then, and for a moment holding white grain and flowers in his hand, smeared with sandal paste;
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BvP 4 70.15
प्रासादस्थं समुद्रस्थमात्मानं च सलोहितम् । छिन्नभिन्नं क्षताङ्गं च मेदपूयसमन्वितम्
prāsādasthaṃ samudrasthamātmānaṃ ca salohitam | chinnabhinnaṃ kṣatāṅgaṃ ca medapūyasamanvitam
and himself standing in a palace and standing in the sea, and bloodied, cut and broken, his limbs wounded, covered with fat and pus;
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BvP 4 70.16
ततो ददर्श रजतं मणिं शुभ्रं च काञ्चनम् । सुक्तामाणिक्यरत्नं च पूर्णकुम्भजलं शुभम्
tato dadarśa rajataṃ maṇiṃ śubhraṃ ca kāñcanam | suktāmāṇikyaratnaṃ ca pūrṇakumbhajalaṃ śubham
then he saw silver, a gem, and bright gold, pearl, ruby and jewel, and an auspicious full pot of water;
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BvP 4 70.17
सुरभिं च सवत्सां च वृषभेन्द्रं मयूरकम् । शुकं च सारसं हंसं चिल्लं खञ्जनमेव च
surabhiṃ ca savatsāṃ ca vṛṣabhendraṃ mayūrakam | śukaṃ ca sārasaṃ haṃsaṃ cillaṃ khañjanameva ca
and a cow with her calf, and a lordly bull, a peacock, a parrot, a crane, a goose, a kite, and a wagtail;
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BvP 4 70.18
ताम्बूलं पुष्पमाल्यं च ज्वलदग्निं सुरार्चनम् । पार्वतीप्रतिमां कृष्णप्रतिमां शिवलिङ्गकम्
tāmbūlaṃ puṣpamālyaṃ ca jvaladagniṃ surārcanam | pārvatīpratimāṃ kṛṣṇapratimāṃ śivaliṅgakam
betel, a garland of flowers, blazing fire, the worship of the gods, an image of Pārvatī, an image of Kṛṣṇa, a Śiva-liṅga;
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BvP 4 70.19
विप्रबालां च बालं च सुपक्वफलितां कृषिम् । देवस्थलीं च राजेन्द्रं सिंहं व्याघ्रं गुरुं सुरम्
viprabālāṃ ca bālaṃ ca supakvaphalitāṃ kṛṣim | devasthalīṃ ca rājendraṃ siṃhaṃ vyāghraṃ guruṃ suram
a brahmin girl and a boy, a field with well-ripened fruit, a temple ground, a great king, a lion, a tiger, a teacher, a god.
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BvP 4 70.20
दृष्ट्वा स्वप्नं समुत्तस्थौ चकाराऽऽह्निकमीप्सितम् । उद्धवं कथयामास सर्वं वृत्तान्तमेव च
dṛṣṭvā svapnaṃ samuttasthau cakārā''hnikamīpsitam | uddhavaṃ kathayāmāsa sarvaṃ vṛttāntameva ca
Having seen the dream, he rose and performed the daily rites as he wished; and he told Uddhava the whole occurrence.
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BvP 4 70.21
उद्धवाज्ञां समादाय कृत्वा गुरुसुरार्चनम् । यात्रां चकार श्रीकृष्णं ध्यात्वा मनसि नारद
uddhavājñāṃ samādāya kṛtvā gurusurārcanam | yātrāṃ cakāra śrīkṛṣṇaṃ dhyātvā manasi nārada
Having received Uddhava's permission, and having performed worship of his teacher and of the gods, he set out on the journey, meditating on Śrī Kṛṣṇa in his mind, O Nārada.
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BvP 4 70.22
ददर्श वर्त्मन्येवं च मङ्गलार्हं शुभप्रदम् । वाञ्छाफलप्रदं रम्यं पुरो मङ्गलसूचकम्
dadarśa vartmanyevaṃ ca maṅgalārhaṃ śubhapradam | vāñchāphalapradaṃ ramyaṃ puro maṅgalasūcakam
And thus on the road he saw before him what was worthy of good fortune, bestowing auspiciousness, granting the fruit of one's wishes, delightful, indicative of good luck.
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BvP 4 70.23
वामे शैवं शिवां पूर्णकुम्भं नकुलचाषकम् । पतिपुत्रवतीं साध्वीं दिव्याभरणभूषिताम्
vāme śaivaṃ śivāṃ pūrṇakumbhaṃ nakulacāṣakam | patiputravatīṃ sādhvīṃ divyābharaṇabhūṣitām
On the left, a devotee of Śiva, a woman, a full water-pot, a mongoose and a blue jay, and a virtuous woman possessed of husband and sons, adorned with splendid ornaments;
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BvP 4 70.24
शुक्लपुष्पं च माल्यं च धान्यं च खञ्जनं शुभम् । दक्षिणे ज्वलदग्रिं च विप्रं च वृषभं गजम्
śuklapuṣpaṃ ca mālyaṃ ca dhānyaṃ ca khañjanaṃ śubham | dakṣiṇe jvaladagriṃ ca vipraṃ ca vṛṣabhaṃ gajam
and a white flower, and a garland, and grain, and an auspicious wagtail; on the right, a blazing fire, and a brahmin, and a bull, an elephant,
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BvP 4 70.25
वत्सप्रयुक्तां धेरुं च श्वेताश्वं राजहंसकम् । वेश्यां च पुष्पमालां च पताकां दधि पायसम्
vatsaprayuktāṃ dheruṃ ca śvetāśvaṃ rājahaṃsakam | veśyāṃ ca puṣpamālāṃ ca patākāṃ dadhi pāyasam
and a cow joined with her calf, a white horse, a royal goose, and a courtesan, and a flower-garland, and a banner, curds, milk-rice,
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BvP 4 70.26
मणिं सुवर्ण रचतं मुक्तामाणिक्यमीप्सितम् । मद्यं मांकं चन्दनं च माध्वीकं घृतमुत्तमम्
maṇiṃ suvarṇa racataṃ muktāmāṇikyamīpsitam | madyaṃ māṃkaṃ candanaṃ ca mādhvīkaṃ ghṛtamuttamam
a gem, gold, silver, a longed-for pearl and ruby, wine, meat, sandal, and mead, and excellent ghee,
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BvP 4 70.27
कृष्णशारं फलं लाजाः सिद्धान्नं दर्पणं तथा । विचित्रितं विमानं च सुदीप्तां प्रतिमां तथा
kṛṣṇaśāraṃ phalaṃ lājāḥ siddhānnaṃ darpaṇaṃ tathā | vicitritaṃ vimānaṃ ca sudīptāṃ pratimāṃ tathā
a black antelope, fruit, parched grain, cooked food, and likewise a mirror, and a variously decorated palanquin, and likewise a brightly shining image,
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BvP 4 70.28
शुक्लोत्पलं पद्मवनं शङ्खचिल्लं च कीरकम् । मार्जारं पर्वतं मेघं मयूरं शुकसारसम्
śuklotpalaṃ padmavanaṃ śaṅkhacillaṃ ca kīrakam | mārjāraṃ parvataṃ meghaṃ mayūraṃ śukasārasam
a white water-lily, a lotus grove, a conch and a kite, and a parrot, a cat, a mountain, a cloud, a peacock, a parrot and a crane.
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BvP 4 70.29
शङ्खकोकिलवाद्यानां ध्वनिं शुश्राव मङ्गलम् । विचित्रकृष्णसंगीतं हरिशब्दं जयध्वनिम्
śaṅkhakokilavādyānāṃ dhvaniṃ śuśrāva maṅgalam | vicitrakṛṣṇasaṃgītaṃ hariśabdaṃ jayadhvanim
He heard the auspicious sound of conches, cuckoos, and instruments, wondrous singing about Kṛṣṇa, the utterance of Hari's name, the cry of "Victory!"
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BvP 4 70.30
एवंभूतं शुभं दृष्टवा श्रुत्वा प्रहृष्टमानसः । प्रविवेश हरिं स्मृत्वा पुण्यं वृन्दावनं वनम्
evaṃbhūtaṃ śubhaṃ dṛṣṭavā śrutvā prahṛṣṭamānasaḥ | praviveśa hariṃ smṛtvā puṇyaṃ vṛndāvanaṃ vanam
Having seen and heard such auspiciousness, his mind greatly delighted, remembering Hari, he entered the holy forest of Vṛndāvana.
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BvP 4 70.31
ददर्श पुरतो रम्यं रासमण्डलमीप्सितम् । चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीपुष्पचन्दनवायुना
dadarśa purato ramyaṃ rāsamaṇḍalamīpsitam | candanāgurukastūrīpuṣpacandanavāyunā
He saw before him the delightful, longed-for circle of the rāsa dance, (fragrant) with a breeze of sandal, aloewood, musk, and flowers—
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BvP 4 70.32
वासितं मङ्गलघटै रम्भास्तमभैर्विराजितम् । आम्रपल्लवसंघैश्च पट्टसूत्रविचित्रितैः
vāsitaṃ maṅgalaghaṭai rambhāstamabhairvirājitam | āmrapallavasaṃghaiśca paṭṭasūtravicitritaiḥ
scented, resplendent with auspicious jars and with plantain trunks, and with clusters of mango shoots variegated with silk threads,
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BvP 4 70.33
शोभितैः परितः शश्वत्पद्मरागविनिर्मितम् । शोभितं शोभनार्हं च त्रिकोटिरत्नमन्दिरैः
śobhitaiḥ paritaḥ śaśvatpadmarāgavinirmitam | śobhitaṃ śobhanārhaṃ ca trikoṭiratnamandiraiḥ
adorned all around by (these) ever-lovely things, built of ruby, beautified and worthy of beauty with thirty million jewelled mansions,
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BvP 4 70.34
रम्यैः कुञ्जकुटीरैश्च राजितं शतकोटिभिः । रासं वृन्दावनं दृष्ट्वा कियद्दूरं ययौ च सः
ramyaiḥ kuñjakuṭīraiśca rājitaṃ śatakoṭibhiḥ | rāsaṃ vṛndāvanaṃ dṛṣṭvā kiyaddūraṃ yayau ca saḥ
shining with a billion delightful bower-huts. Having seen the rāsa ground and Vṛndāvana, he went on some distance.
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BvP 4 70.35
ददर्श पुरतो रम्यं नन्दव्रजमनुत्तमम् । परं वेकुण्ठसंकाशं वैकुण्ठ निलयं शुभम्
dadarśa purato ramyaṃ nandavrajamanuttamam | paraṃ vekuṇṭhasaṃkāśaṃ vaikuṇṭha nilayaṃ śubham
He saw before him the delightful, unsurpassed cow-settlement of Nanda, supreme, resembling Vaikuṇṭha, an auspicious abode (like) Vaikuṇṭha,
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BvP 4 70.36
रत्नसोपानसंयुक्तं रत्नस्तम्भैर्विराजितम् । नानाचित्रविचित्राढ्यं सद्रत्नवलयान्वितम्
ratnasopānasaṃyuktaṃ ratnastambhairvirājitam | nānācitravicitrāḍhyaṃ sadratnavalayānvitam
furnished with jewelled staircases, resplendent with jewelled pillars, rich in many varied paintings, set with circles of good gems,
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BvP 4 70.37
खचितं मणिसारेण रचितं विश्वकर्मणा । द्वारि दृष्टेन मार्गेण राजद्वारं विवेश सः
khacitaṃ maṇisāreṇa racitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā | dvāri dṛṣṭena mārgeṇa rājadvāraṃ viveśa saḥ
inlaid with the finest jewels, built by Viśvakarman. By the path seen at the gate he entered the royal gateway—
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BvP 4 70.38
पताकारत्नजालाढ्यं सुक्तामाणिक्यभूषितम् । रत्नदर्पणशोभाढ्यं रत्नचित्रविचित्रितम्
patākāratnajālāḍhyaṃ suktāmāṇikyabhūṣitam | ratnadarpaṇaśobhāḍhyaṃ ratnacitravicitritam
(the gateway) rich with banners and nets of jewels, adorned with pearls and rubies, resplendent with the beauty of jewelled mirrors, variegated with jewelled paintings,
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BvP 4 70.39
रत्नविथीविरचितं मङ्गलं मङ्गरैर्घटैः । अक्रूरागमनं श्रुत्वा साङ्लादो नन्द एव च
ratnavithīviracitaṃ maṅgalaṃ maṅgarairghaṭaiḥ | akrūrāgamanaṃ śrutvā sāṅlādo nanda eva ca
laid out with jewelled paths, auspicious with auspicious jars. And Nanda himself, hearing of Akrūra's arrival, was filled with joy;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.40
सहितो रामकृष्णाभ्यां जगामानुव्रजाय वै । वृषभान्वादिभिर्युक्तः कृत्वा वेश्यां पुरःसरम्
sahito rāmakṛṣṇābhyāṃ jagāmānuvrajāya vai | vṛṣabhānvādibhiryuktaḥ kṛtvā veśyāṃ puraḥsaram
together with Rāma and Kṛṣṇa he went out to escort (him), accompanied by Vṛṣabhānu and the others, placing a courtesan in front,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.41
पूर्णकुम्भं गजेन्द्रं च कृत्वाऽग्रे शुक्लधान्यकम् । कृष्णां गां मधुपर्कं च पाद्यं रत्नासनादिकम्
pūrṇakumbhaṃ gajendraṃ ca kṛtvā'gre śukladhānyakam | kṛṣṇāṃ gāṃ madhuparkaṃ ca pādyaṃ ratnāsanādikam
Having placed in front a full water-jar and a lordly elephant, white grain, a black cow, the honey-mixture, water for the feet, a jewelled seat and the rest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.42
गृहीत्वा सादरः शान्तः सस्मितो विनतस्था । आनन्दयुक्तो नन्दश्च सगणः सहबालकः
gṛhītvā sādaraḥ śāntaḥ sasmito vinatasthā | ānandayukto nandaśca sagaṇaḥ sahabālakaḥ
— taking (these), respectful, calm, smiling, standing bowed down, and filled with joy, Nanda too, with his company and with the boys,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 70.43
दृष्ट्वाऽक्रूरं महाभागं तूर्णमालिङ्गनं ददौ । प्रणेमुः शिरमा सर्वै गोपा जगृहुराशिषम्
dṛṣṭvā'krūraṃ mahābhāgaṃ tūrṇamāliṅganaṃ dadau | praṇemuḥ śiramā sarvai gopā jagṛhurāśiṣam
seeing the greatly blessed Akrūra, at once gave (him) an embrace; all the cowherds bowed with their heads and received (his) blessing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.44
परस्परं च संयोगो बभूव गुणत्रान्मुने । क्रोडे चकाराक्रूरश्च कृष्णं रामं क्रमेण च
parasparaṃ ca saṃyogo babhūva guṇatrānmune | kroḍe cakārākrūraśca kṛṣṇaṃ rāmaṃ krameṇa ca
And there was a mutual joining together out of the three qualities, O sage; and Akrūra took Kṛṣṇa and Rāma in turn onto his lap.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 70.45
चुचुम्ब गण्डयुगुले पुलकाञ्यितविग्रहः । साश्रुनेत्रोऽतिसाह्लादः कृतार्थः सिद्धवाञ्छितः
cucumba gaṇḍayugule pulakāñyitavigrahaḥ | sāśrunetro'tisāhlādaḥ kṛtārthaḥ siddhavāñchitaḥ
He kissed (them) on both cheeks, his body bristling with thrilled hair, his eyes full of tears, exceedingly delighted, his purpose fulfilled, his wish accomplished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.46
ददर्श कृष्णं द्विभुजं क्षणं श्यामलसुन्दरम् । पीतवस्त्रपरीधानं मालतीमाल्यभूषितम्
dadarśa kṛṣṇaṃ dvibhujaṃ kṣaṇaṃ śyāmalasundaram | pītavastraparīdhānaṃ mālatīmālyabhūṣitam
For a moment he saw Kṛṣṇa two-armed, dark and beautiful, clad in a yellow garment, adorned with a garland of mālatī flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.47
चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं परं वंशीधरं वरम् । स्तुतं ब्रह्मेशशेषाद्यैर्मुनीन्द्रैः सनकादिभिः
candanokṣitasarvāṅgaṃ paraṃ vaṃśīdharaṃ varam | stutaṃ brahmeśaśeṣādyairmunīndraiḥ sanakādibhiḥ
all his limbs sprinkled with sandal paste, supreme, excellent, holding a flute, praised by Brahmā, Śiva, Śeṣa and the rest, and by the chief sages Sanaka and the others,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.48
वीक्षितं गोपकन्याभिः परिबूर्णतमं विभुम् । क्षणं ददर्श क्रोडस्थं सस्मितं च चतुर्भुजम्
vīkṣitaṃ gopakanyābhiḥ paribūrṇatamaṃ vibhum | kṣaṇaṃ dadarśa kroḍasthaṃ sasmitaṃ ca caturbhujam
gazed upon by the cowherd maidens, the most utterly complete one, the all-pervading lord; for a moment he saw (him) seated on his lap, smiling, and four-armed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.49
लक्ष्मींसरस्वतीयुक्तं वनमालाविभूषितम् । सुनन्दनन्दकुमुदैः पार्षदैः परिसेवितम्
lakṣmīṃsarasvatīyuktaṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitam | sunandanandakumudaiḥ pārṣadaiḥ parisevitam
joined with Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī, adorned with a forest garland, waited upon all around by the attendants Sunanda, Nanda and Kumuda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.50
सेवितं सिद्धसंघैश्च भक्तिनम्रैः परात्परम् । क्षणं ददर्श देवं तं पञ्चवक्त्रं त्रिलोचनम्
sevitaṃ siddhasaṃghaiśca bhaktinamraiḥ parātparam | kṣaṇaṃ dadarśa devaṃ taṃ pañcavaktraṃ trilocanam
and served by throngs of siddhas bowed low in devotion, higher than the highest; for a moment he saw that god as five-faced and three-eyed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.51
शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं नागराजैर्विराजितम् । दिगम्बरं परं ब्रह्म भस्माङ्गं च जटायुतम्
śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ nāgarājairvirājitam | digambaraṃ paraṃ brahma bhasmāṅgaṃ ca jaṭāyutam
resembling pure crystal, made resplendent by the king-serpents, sky-clad, the supreme Brahman, his body smeared with ash and possessed of matted locks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.52
जपमालाकरं ध्याननिष्ठं श्रेष्ठं च योगिनम् । क्षणं चतुर्मुखं ध्याननिष्ठं श्रेष्ठं मनीषिणाम्
japamālākaraṃ dhyānaniṣṭhaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ ca yoginam | kṣaṇaṃ caturmukhaṃ dhyānaniṣṭhaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ manīṣiṇām
holding a rosary in his hand, fixed in meditation, the best of yogins; for a moment (he saw him) four-faced, fixed in meditation, the best of the wise,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.53
क्षणं धर्मस्वरूपं च शेषरुपं क्षणं क्षणम् । क्षणं भास्कररूपं च ज्योतीरूपं सनातनम्
kṣaṇaṃ dharmasvarūpaṃ ca śeṣarupaṃ kṣaṇaṃ kṣaṇam | kṣaṇaṃ bhāskararūpaṃ ca jyotīrūpaṃ sanātanam
for a moment as Dharma embodied, moment by moment as Śeṣa's form, for a moment as the form of the sun and as everlasting light,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.54
क्षणं परमशोभाढ्यं कोटिकन्दर्पनिन्दितम् । कामिनीकमनीयं च कामुकं कामसंयुतम्
kṣaṇaṃ paramaśobhāḍhyaṃ koṭikandarpaninditam | kāminīkamanīyaṃ ca kāmukaṃ kāmasaṃyutam
for a moment endowed with supreme beauty, putting ten million Kandarpas to shame, lovely to women, amorous and filled with desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.55
एवंभूतं शिशुं दृष्ट्वा स्थापयामास वक्षसि । रत्नमिंहासने रम्ये नन्ददत्ते च नारद
evaṃbhūtaṃ śiśuṃ dṛṣṭvā sthāpayāmāsa vakṣasi | ratnamiṃhāsane ramye nandadatte ca nārada
Seeing the child to be of such a nature, he placed (him) on his chest, and on the delightful jewelled lion-throne given by Nanda, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.56
कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं भक्त्या पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहः । प्रणम्य शिरसा भूमौ तुष्टाव पुरुषोत्तमम्
kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ bhaktyā pulakāñcitavigrahaḥ | praṇamya śirasā bhūmau tuṣṭāva puruṣottamam
Having circumambulated (him) with devotion, his body bristling with thrilled hair, bowing with his head to the ground, he praised the highest Person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.57
अक्रूर उवाच नमः कारणरूपाय परमात्मस्वरूपिणे सर्वेषामपि विश्वानामीश्वराय नमो नमः । पराय प्रकृतेरीश परात्परतराय च
akrūra uvāca namaḥ kāraṇarūpāya paramātmasvarūpiṇe sarveṣāmapi viśvānāmīśvarāya namo namaḥ | parāya prakṛterīśa parātparatarāya ca
Akrūra said: Homage to him whose form is the (first) cause, whose own nature is the supreme Self, homage again and again to the lord of all the universes; to the one beyond Prakṛti, O Lord, and higher than the highest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.58
निर्गुणाय निरीहाय नीरूपाय स्वरूपिणे । सर्वदेवस्वरूपाय सर्वदेवेश्वराय च
nirguṇāya nirīhāya nīrūpāya svarūpiṇe | sarvadevasvarūpāya sarvadeveśvarāya ca
to the one without qualities, without striving, without form, yet having his own form, to the one whose form is all the gods and who is the lord of all the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.59
सर्वदेवाधिदेवाय विश्वादिभूतरूपिणे । असंश्येषु च विश्वेषु ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मक
sarvadevādhidevāya viśvādibhūtarūpiṇe | asaṃśyeṣu ca viśveṣu brahmaviṣṇuśivātmaka
to the god above all gods, whose form is the primal element of the universe: in the countless universes you are the self of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.60
स्वरूपायाऽऽदिबीजाय तदीशविश्वरूपिणे । नमो गोपाङ्गनेशाय गणेशेश्वररूपिणे
svarūpāyā''dibījāya tadīśaviśvarūpiṇe | namo gopāṅganeśāya gaṇeśeśvararūpiṇe
To the one who is his own form, the primal seed, who takes the form of the lord of that (universe) and of the universe itself; homage to the lord of the cowherd women, whose form is the lord of Gaṇeśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 70.61
नमः सुरगणेशाय राधेशाय नमो नमः । राधारमणरूपाय राधारूपधराय च
namaḥ suragaṇeśāya rādheśāya namo namaḥ | rādhāramaṇarūpāya rādhārūpadharāya ca
Homage to the lord of the hosts of gods, homage, homage to Rādhā's lord; to him whose form is the lover of Rādhā, and who takes on Rādhā's own form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.62
राधाराध्याय राधायाः प्राणाधिकतराय च । राधासाध्याय राधाधिदेवप्रियतमाय च
rādhārādhyāya rādhāyāḥ prāṇādhikatarāya ca | rādhāsādhyāya rādhādhidevapriyatamāya ca
To him who is worshipped by Rādhā, who is dearer to Rādhā than her own life-breath, who is to be attained by Rādhā, and who is most beloved of Rādhā's presiding deity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.63
राधाप्राणाधिदेवाय विश्वरूपाय ते नमः । वेदस्तुतात्मवेदज्ञरूपिणे सर्ववेदिने
rādhāprāṇādhidevāya viśvarūpāya te namaḥ | vedastutātmavedajñarūpiṇe sarvavedine
Homage to you, the presiding deity of Rādhā's life-breath, whose form is the universe; to him who is praised by the Vedas, whose form is the knower of the Veda of the Self, who knows all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 70.64
वैदाधिष्ठातृदेवाय वेदबीजाय ते नमः । यस्य लोमसु विश्वानि चासंख्यानि च नित्यशः
vaidādhiṣṭhātṛdevāya vedabījāya te namaḥ | yasya lomasu viśvāni cāsaṃkhyāni ca nityaśaḥ
Homage to you, the god who presides over the Veda(s), the seed of the Veda—(you) in whose body-hairs there are worlds, countless and perpetually (present).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.65
महद्विष्णोरीश्वराय विश्वेशाय नमो नमः । स्वयं प्रकृतिरूपाय प्राकृताय नमोo
mahadviṣṇorīśvarāya viśveśāya namo namaḥ | svayaṃ prakṛtirūpāya prākṛtāya namoo
Homage, homage to the lord of the great Viṣṇu, the lord of the universe; homage to him who is himself the form of Prakṛti, and who belongs to Prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 70.66
प्रकृतीश्वररूपाय प्रधानपुरूषाय च । इत्येवं स्तवनं कृत्वा मूर्च्छामाप सभातले
prakṛtīśvararūpāya pradhānapurūṣāya ca | ityevaṃ stavanaṃ kṛtvā mūrcchāmāpa sabhātale
(Homage) to him whose form is the lord of Prakṛti, and to the primal Person. Having made his praise thus, he fell into a swoon on the floor of the assembly hall.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.67
पपात सहसा भूमौ पुनरीशं ददर्श सः । बहिःस्थं हृदयस्थं च परमात्मानमीश्वरम्
papāta sahasā bhūmau punarīśaṃ dadarśa saḥ | bahiḥsthaṃ hṛdayasthaṃ ca paramātmānamīśvaram
He suddenly fell to the ground, and again he saw the Lord—the supreme Self, the sovereign, standing outside and dwelling in his heart,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.68
परितः श्यामरूपं च विश्वस्थं विश्वमेव च । अक्रूरं मूर्च्छितं दृष्ट्वा नन्दः सादरपूर्वकम्
paritaḥ śyāmarūpaṃ ca viśvasthaṃ viśvameva ca | akrūraṃ mūrcchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā nandaḥ sādarapūrvakam
and all around a dark form, present in the universe and (being) the universe itself. Seeing Akrūra fallen in a swoon, Nanda respectfully
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.69
रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये वासयामास नारद । पप्रच्छ सर्ववृत्तान्तं किंस्विद्दृष्टमिति त्वया
ratnasiṃhāsane ramye vāsayāmāsa nārada | papraccha sarvavṛttāntaṃ kiṃsviddṛṣṭamiti tvayā
had him seated on a lovely jewelled throne, Nārada, and asked for the whole story: "What is it that you have seen?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.70
मिष्टान्नं भोजयामाय कुशलं च पुनः पुनः । अक्रूरेः कथयामस कंसवृत्तान्तमीप्सितम् इति शीब्रह्मo श्रिकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo गोपीविषयो नाम सप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
miṣṭānnaṃ bhojayāmāya kuśalaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ | akrūreḥ kathayāmasa kaṃsavṛttāntamīpsitam iti śībrahmao śrikṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo gopīviṣayo nāma saptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
He fed (him) sweet food and asked after his welfare again and again; Akrūra related the desired account of Kaṃsa. Thus the seventieth chapter, called "The Matter of the Gopīs," in the Nārada section, in the latter part of the Book of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's Birth, in the Śrī Brahmavaivarta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 70.71
स्वपित्रोर्मोक्षणार्थं च गमनं रामकृष्णयोः । इत्यक्रूरकृतं स्तोत्रं यः पठेत्सुसमाहितः
svapitrormokṣaṇārthaṃ ca gamanaṃ rāmakṛṣṇayoḥ | ityakrūrakṛtaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhetsusamāhitaḥ
And the going of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa for the sake of releasing their own parents. Whoever, well concentrated, recites this hymn made by Akrūra—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.72
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रमभार्यों लभते प्रियम् । अधनो धनमाप्नोति निर्भूमिरुर्वरां महीम्
aputro labhate putramabhāryoṃ labhate priyam | adhano dhanamāpnoti nirbhūmirurvarāṃ mahīm
one without a son obtains a son, one without a wife obtains a beloved (wife), one without wealth gains wealth, one without land (gains) fertile ground,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.73
हतप्रजः प्रजालाभं प्रतिष्ठां चाप्रतिष्ठितः । यशः प्राप्नोति विपुलमयशस्वी च लीलया
hataprajaḥ prajālābhaṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ cāpratiṣṭhitaḥ | yaśaḥ prāpnoti vipulamayaśasvī ca līlayā
one whose offspring have perished (gains) the acquisition of offspring, one without standing (gains) standing, and one without fame easily obtains ample fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.74
अथ सुष्वाप समये परं संहृष्टमानसः । रम्ये चम्पकतल्पे च कृष्णं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि
atha suṣvāpa samaye paraṃ saṃhṛṣṭamānasaḥ | ramye campakatalpe ca kṛṣṇaṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi
Then, his mind supremely delighted, he slept at the proper time on a lovely campaka-wood bed, holding Kṛṣṇa on his own chest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.75
प्रातरुथाय सहसा कृत्वाऽऽङ्निकमनुत्तमम् । स्वरथे स्थापयामास रामं कृष्णं जगत्पतिम्
prātaruthāya sahasā kṛtvā''ṅnikamanuttamam | svarathe sthāpayāmāsa rāmaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ jagatpatim
Rising at dawn, he quickly performed the most excellent morning rites and placed Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, the lord of the world, on his chariot,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 70.76
गव्यं पञ्चप्रकारं च नानाद्रव्यं सुदुल्रभम् । वृषभानं च नन्दं च सुनन्दं चन्दभानकम्
gavyaṃ pañcaprakāraṃ ca nānādravyaṃ sudulrabham | vṛṣabhānaṃ ca nandaṃ ca sunandaṃ candabhānakam
and the fivefold produce of the cow and various very hard-to-get substances; and (he placed there) Vṛṣabhānu, Nanda, Sunanda, and Candrabhānaka;
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BvP 4 70.77
नानाप्रकारं वाद्यं च मृदङ्गमुरजादिकम् । पटहं पणवं चैव ढक्कां दुंदुभिमानकम्
nānāprakāraṃ vādyaṃ ca mṛdaṅgamurajādikam | paṭahaṃ paṇavaṃ caiva ḍhakkāṃ duṃdubhimānakam
and instruments of many kinds—mṛdaṅga, muraja and the rest, the paṭaha, the paṇava, the ḍhakkā, the kettledrum and the ānaka,
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BvP 4 70.78
सज्जां संनहनीं कास्यपट्टमर्दलमण्डवीम् । वादयामास सानन्दं नन्दगोपो व्रजेश्वरः
sajjāṃ saṃnahanīṃ kāsyapaṭṭamardalamaṇḍavīm | vādayāmāsa sānandaṃ nandagopo vrajeśvaraḥ
the sajjā, the saṃnahanī, the kāsya, the paṭṭa, the mardala and the maṇḍavī—these Nanda the cowherd, lord of Vraja, had sounded with joy.
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BvP 4 70.79
श्रुत्वा वाद्यं च गोप्यश्च गमनं रामकृष्णयोः । दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं रथस्थं तमाययुः कोपपीडिताः
śrutvā vādyaṃ ca gopyaśca gamanaṃ rāmakṛṣṇayoḥ | dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaṃ rathasthaṃ tamāyayuḥ kopapīḍitāḥ
And the gopīs, hearing the music and (learning of) the departure of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, and seeing Kṛṣṇa standing on the chariot, came to him, afflicted with anger.
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BvP 4 70.80
कृष्णेन वारिताः सर्वाः प्रेरिता राधाया द्विजः । बभञ्जुरीश्वररथं पादाघातेन लीलया
kṛṣṇena vāritāḥ sarvāḥ preritā rādhāyā dvijaḥ | babhañjurīśvararathaṃ pādāghātena līlayā
Though all of them were held back by Kṛṣṇa, urged on by Rādhā, O brahmin, they broke the Lord's chariot in play with a blow of their feet.
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BvP 4 70.81
तत्र सर्वेषु गोपेश हाहाकारं कृतेषु च । प्रययुर्बलवत्यश्च कृष्णं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि
tatra sarveṣu gopeśa hāhākāraṃ kṛteṣu ca | prayayurbalavatyaśca kṛṣṇaṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi
Then, O lord of the cowherds, while all were making cries of "Alas! Alas!", the mighty women went off, having placed Kṛṣṇa on their own breasts.
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BvP 4 70.82
काचित्क्रूरं तमक्रूरं भर्त्सयामास कोपतः । काश्चिद्वद्ध्वा च वस्त्रेण चाकूरं प्रययुस्ततः
kācitkrūraṃ tamakrūraṃ bhartsayāmāsa kopataḥ | kāścidvaddhvā ca vastreṇa cākūraṃ prayayustataḥ
One woman angrily reviled that cruel Akrūra ("the Uncruel"); and some, having bound Akrūra with a cloth, went off from there.
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BvP 4 70.83
काचित्तं ताडयामास कङ्कणेन करेण च । तद्वस्त्रं हारयामास कृत्वा विवसनं मुने
kācittaṃ tāḍayāmāsa kaṅkaṇena kareṇa ca | tadvastraṃ hārayāmāsa kṛtvā vivasanaṃ mune
One beat him with her bangle and with her hand; she had his garment carried off, making him naked, O sage.
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BvP 4 70.84
क्षतविक्षतसर्वाङ्गं दृष्ट्वाऽक्रूरं च माधवः । जगाम राधानिकटं बोधयामास तां पुनः
kṣatavikṣatasarvāṅgaṃ dṛṣṭvā'krūraṃ ca mādhavaḥ | jagāma rādhānikaṭaṃ bodhayāmāsa tāṃ punaḥ
And Mādhava, seeing Akrūra with all his limbs cut and torn, went to Rādhā's side and roused her again.
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BvP 4 70.85
आध्यात्मिकेन योगेन विनयेन च सादरम् । अक्रूरं बोधयामास वोधयामास तां पुनः
ādhyātmikena yogena vinayena ca sādaram | akrūraṃ bodhayāmāsa vodhayāmāsa tāṃ punaḥ
By spiritual discipline and with courtesy, respectfully, he instructed Akrūra, and again he roused her.
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BvP 4 70.86
आकाशात्पतितं दिव्यं सन्त्रप्रस्थापितं रथम् । विचित्रवस्त्रसंयुक्तं ददर्श पुरतो हरिः
ākāśātpatitaṃ divyaṃ santraprasthāpitaṃ ratham | vicitravastrasaṃyuktaṃ dadarśa purato hariḥ
Hari saw before him a divine chariot, fallen from the sky, dispatched (there), furnished with variegated cloths.
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BvP 4 70.87
खचितं मणिराजेन रचितं विश्वकर्मणा । तं दृष्ट्वा मातृभवनमाजगाम जगत्पतिः
khacitaṃ maṇirājena racitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā | taṃ dṛṣṭvā mātṛbhavanamājagāma jagatpatiḥ
(It was) inlaid with the king of gems and fashioned by Viśvakarman. Having seen it, the lord of the world came to his mother's dwelling.
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BvP 4 70.88
भुक्त्वा पीत्वा सुखं सुप्त्वा भगवान्सहबान्धवः । तस्थौ मुनीन्द्रदेवेन्द्रब्रह्मेशशेषवन्दितः
bhuktvā pītvā sukhaṃ suptvā bhagavānsahabāndhavaḥ | tasthau munīndradevendrabrahmeśaśeṣavanditaḥ
Having eaten and drunk and slept comfortably, the Lord, together with his kinsmen, remained (there), praised by the best of sages, by Indra, by Brahmā, Śiva and Śeṣa.
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BvP 4 70.89
मुषुपुर्गोंपिकाः सर्वाः परं संहृष्टमानसाः । पुष्पतल्पे च रम्ये च राधया सह नारद
muṣupurgoṃpikāḥ sarvāḥ paraṃ saṃhṛṣṭamānasāḥ | puṣpatalpe ca ramye ca rādhayā saha nārada
All the cowherd women slept, their minds supremely delighted, on a lovely couch of flowers, together with Rādhā, O Nārada.
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BvP 4 70.90
सर्वे चाऽऽनन्दयुक्ताश्च जना गोकुलवासिनः । केचिद्गोपाश्च ननृतुः केचित्संगीततत्पराः
sarve cā''nandayuktāśca janā gokulavāsinaḥ | kecidgopāśca nanṛtuḥ kecitsaṃgītatatparāḥ
And all the people dwelling in Gokula were filled with joy; some cowherds danced, and some were intent on singing.
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