Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 71
BvP 4 71.1
नारायण उवाच राधिकायां च सुप्तायां सुप्तासु गोपिकासु । पुष्पचन्दनतल्पे च वायुना सुरभीकृते
nārāyaṇa uvāca rādhikāyāṃ ca suptāyāṃ suptāsu gopikāsu | puṣpacandanatalpe ca vāyunā surabhīkṛte
Nārāyaṇa said: While Rādhikā slept, and the cowherd women slept, on a couch of flowers and sandal made fragrant by the breeze—
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BvP 4 71.2
तृतीयप्रहरेऽतीते निशायां च शुभे क्षणे । शुभचन्द्रर्क्षयोगे चामृतयोगसमन्विते
tṛtīyaprahare'tīte niśāyāṃ ca śubhe kṣaṇe | śubhacandrarkṣayoge cāmṛtayogasamanvite
when the third watch of the night had passed, at an auspicious moment, in an auspicious conjunction of moon and lunar mansion, attended by the amṛta-yoga—
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BvP 4 71.3
सौम्यस्वामियुते लग्ने सौम्यग्रहविलोकिते । पापग्रहसमासक्तदुष्टदोषादिवर्जिते
saumyasvāmiyute lagne saumyagrahavilokite | pāpagrahasamāsaktaduṣṭadoṣādivarjite
the ascendant being joined with a benign lord and looked upon by benign planets, free from the evil flaws and the like that attach to malefic planets—
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BvP 4 71.4
यशोदां बोधयामास कारयामास मङ्गलम् । वन्धूनाश्वासयामास समुत्थाय हरिः स्वयम्
yaśodāṃ bodhayāmāsa kārayāmāsa maṅgalam | vandhūnāśvāsayāmāsa samutthāya hariḥ svayam
he awakened Yaśodā and had the auspicious rite performed; and Hari himself, having risen, comforted his kinsfolk.
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BvP 4 71.5
वाद्यं निषेधयामास राधिकाभयभीतवत् । स्वतन्त्रो विश्वकर्ता च पाता भर्ता स्वतन्त्रवत्
vādyaṃ niṣedhayāmāsa rādhikābhayabhītavat | svatantro viśvakartā ca pātā bhartā svatantravat
He forbade the music, as though afraid, in fear of Rādhikā—he who is independent, the maker of the universe, protector and husband, (acting only) as if independent.
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BvP 4 71.6
प्रक्षाल्य पादयुगलं धृतवा धौते च वाससी । उवास संस्कृते स्थाने विलिप्ते चन्दनादिना
prakṣālya pādayugalaṃ dhṛtavā dhaute ca vāsasī | uvāsa saṃskṛte sthāne vilipte candanādinā
Having washed both feet and put on two laundered garments, he sat in a prepared place, smeared with sandal and the rest.
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BvP 4 71.7
फलपल्लवसंयुक्तं संस्कृतं चन्दनादिभिः । वामे कृत्वा पूर्णकुम्भं वह्निं विप्रं स्वदक्षिणे
phalapallavasaṃyuktaṃ saṃskṛtaṃ candanādibhiḥ | vāme kṛtvā pūrṇakumbhaṃ vahniṃ vipraṃ svadakṣiṇe
Placing on his left a full jar, furnished with fruit and sprouts and consecrated with sandal and the rest, and on his own right the fire and a brahmin,
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BvP 4 71.8
पतिपुत्रवतीं दीपं दर्पणं पुरतस्तथा । दूर्वाकाण्डं च सुस्निग्धं पुष्पं धान्यं सितं शुभम्
patiputravatīṃ dīpaṃ darpaṇaṃ puratastathā | dūrvākāṇḍaṃ ca susnigdhaṃ puṣpaṃ dhānyaṃ sitaṃ śubham
and in front a woman possessed of husband and sons, a lamp, a mirror, a stalk of dūrvā grass, a glossy flower, and white auspicious grain—
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BvP 4 71.9
गुरुदत्तं गुहीत्वा च प्रदधौ मस्तकोपरि । धृतं ददर्श माध्वीकं रजतं काञ्चनं दधि
gurudattaṃ guhītvā ca pradadhau mastakopari | dhṛtaṃ dadarśa mādhvīkaṃ rajataṃ kāñcanaṃ dadhi
and taking what the guru gave, he set it upon his head; he looked upon ghee, mead, silver, gold and curd.
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BvP 4 71.10
चन्दनं लेपनं कृत्वा पुष्पमालां गले ददौ । गुरुवर्गं ब्राह्मणं च वन्दयामास भक्तितः
candanaṃ lepanaṃ kṛtvā puṣpamālāṃ gale dadau | guruvargaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ ca vandayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ
Having made an anointing with sandal, he placed a garland of flowers on (his) neck; and with devotion he did homage to the company of elders and to the brahmin.
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BvP 4 71.11
शङ्खध्वनिं वेदपाठं संगीतं मङ्गलाष्टकम् । विप्रशीर्वचनं रम्यं शुश्राव परमादरम्
śaṅkhadhvaniṃ vedapāṭhaṃ saṃgītaṃ maṅgalāṣṭakam | vipraśīrvacanaṃ ramyaṃ śuśrāva paramādaram
He heard the sound of the conch, the recitation of the Veda, the singing, the eight auspicious verses, and the lovely blessing-words of the brahmins, with the utmost reverence.
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BvP 4 71.12
ध्यात्वा मङ्गलरूपं च सर्वत्र मङ्गलप्रदम् । चिक्षेप दक्षिणां पादं सुन्दरं स्वात्मविग्रहम्
dhyātvā maṅgalarūpaṃ ca sarvatra maṅgalapradam | cikṣepa dakṣiṇāṃ pādaṃ sundaraṃ svātmavigraham
And having meditated on (the Lord) whose form is auspiciousness, the giver of auspiciousness everywhere, he set forth his right foot — beautiful, (that foot being) his own very body.
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BvP 4 71.13
विधृत्य नासिकावामभागं मध्यमया विभुः । विसृज्य वायुं संपूर्णं नासादक्षिणरन्ध्रतः
vidhṛtya nāsikāvāmabhāgaṃ madhyamayā vibhuḥ | visṛjya vāyuṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ nāsādakṣiṇarandhrataḥ
The mighty one, having closed the left side of the nose with the middle finger, and having released the breath fully through the right nostril of the nose,
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BvP 4 71.14
ततो ययौ नन्दनन्दो नन्दस्य प्राङ्गणं वरम् । सानन्दः परमानन्दो नित्यानन्दः सनातनः
tato yayau nandanando nandasya prāṅgaṇaṃ varam | sānandaḥ paramānando nityānandaḥ sanātanaḥ
then Nanda's joy (Kṛṣṇa) went out to Nanda's excellent courtyard — he who is full of bliss, supreme bliss, eternal bliss, everlasting,
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BvP 4 71.15
नित्योऽनित्यो नित्यबीचस्वरूपो नित्यविग्रहः । नित्याङ्गभूतो नित्येशो नित्यकृत्यविशारदः
nityo'nityo nityabīcasvarūpo nityavigrahaḥ | nityāṅgabhūto nityeśo nityakṛtyaviśāradaḥ
eternal and non-eternal, whose form is the eternal seed, whose body is eternal, who has become the eternal member(?), the eternal lord, skilled in the eternal rites,
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BvP 4 71.16
नित्यनूतनरूपश्च नित्यनूतनयौवनः । नित्यनूतनवेषश्च वयसा नित्यनूतनः
nityanūtanarūpaśca nityanūtanayauvanaḥ | nityanūtanaveṣaśca vayasā nityanūtanaḥ
whose form is ever new, whose youth is ever new, whose dress is ever new, and who is ever new in age,
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BvP 4 71.17
नित्यनूतनसंभाषो यत्प्रेम नित्यनूतनम् । नित्यनूतनसंप्राप्तिः सौभाग्यं नित्यनूतनम्
nityanūtanasaṃbhāṣo yatprema nityanūtanam | nityanūtanasaṃprāptiḥ saubhāgyaṃ nityanūtanam
whose conversation is ever new, whose love is ever new, whose attainment is ever new, whose good fortune is ever new,
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BvP 4 71.18
सुधारसपरं मिष्टं यत्वाक्यं नित्यनूतनम् । नित्यनूतनभक्तं च यत्पदं नित्यनूतनम्
sudhārasaparaṃ miṣṭaṃ yatvākyaṃ nityanūtanam | nityanūtanabhaktaṃ ca yatpadaṃ nityanūtanam
whose speech, sweet and surpassing the nectar's savour, is ever new, whose devotee is ever new, whose state (or foot) is ever new.
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BvP 4 71.19
स्थायं स्थायं प्राङ्गणेऽस्मिनमायेशो मायया युतः । अतीव रम्ये सुस्निग्धो बभूव गमनोन्मुखः
sthāyaṃ sthāyaṃ prāṅgaṇe'sminamāyeśo māyayā yutaḥ | atīva ramye susnigdho babhūva gamanonmukhaḥ
Standing again and again in this courtyard, the lord of māyā, joined with māyā, being exceedingly delightful and very affectionate, became eager to go.
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BvP 4 71.20
रम्भास्तम्भसमूहैश्च रसालपल्लवान्वितैः । पट्टसूत्रनिबद्धैश्च सुन्दरैश्च सुसंस्कृतैः
rambhāstambhasamūhaiśca rasālapallavānvitaiḥ | paṭṭasūtranibaddhaiśca sundaraiśca susaṃskṛtaiḥ
With clusters of plantain-trunks, furnished with mango sprays, bound with silk cords, beautiful and well-arranged,
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BvP 4 71.21
पद्मरागेण खचिते रचिते विश्वकर्मणा । कस्तूरीकुङ्कुमाक्तैश्च चन्दनैश्च सुसंस्कृते
padmarāgeṇa khacite racite viśvakarmaṇā | kastūrīkuṅkumāktaiśca candanaiśca susaṃskṛte
in (a place) inlaid with ruby, fashioned by Viśvakarman, well prepared with musk, saffron-smeared (things) and sandal-pastes,
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BvP 4 71.22
तत्र तस्थौ स्वयं कृष्णः सहाक्रूरः सबान्धवः । यशोदया समाश्लिष्टो वामपार्श्वेन मायया
tatra tasthau svayaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ sahākrūraḥ sabāndhavaḥ | yaśodayā samāśliṣṭo vāmapārśvena māyayā
there Kṛṣṇa himself stood, together with Akrūra and with his kinsmen, embraced by Yaśodā on his left side, by (his) māyā.
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BvP 4 71.23
नन्देनाऽऽनन्दयुक्तेनाऽऽश्लिष्टो दक्षिणपार्श्वतः । संभाषितो बान्धवैश्च पित्रा मात्रा च चुम्बितः
nandenā''nandayuktenā''śliṣṭo dakṣiṇapārśvataḥ | saṃbhāṣito bāndhavaiśca pitrā mātrā ca cumbitaḥ
He was embraced on the right side by Nanda, who was filled with joy; he was spoken to by his kinsmen, and kissed by his father and mother.
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BvP 4 71.71
इति शीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo यात्रामङ्गलं
iti śībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo yātrāmaṅgalaṃ
Thus (ends) in the Śrī Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, in the Śrī Kṛṣṇa-birth section, in the latter part, in Nārada's (dialogue), "The Auspicious Departure."
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