Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 76
BvP 4 76.1
नन्द उवाच येषां च दर्शने पुण्यं पापं यस्य च दर्शने । तत्सर्व वद सर्वेश श्रोतुं कौतूहरं मम
nanda uvāca yeṣāṃ ca darśane puṇyaṃ pāpaṃ yasya ca darśane | tatsarva vada sarveśa śrotuṃ kautūharaṃ mama
Nanda said: At the sight of whom there is merit, and at whose sight there is sin — tell all that, O lord of all; I am curious to hear (it).
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BvP 4 76.2
श्रीभगवानुवाच सुब्राह्मणानां तीर्थानां वैष्णवानां च दर्शने । देवताप्रतिमादर्शी तीर्थस्नायी भवेन्नरः
śrībhagavānuvāca subrāhmaṇānāṃ tīrthānāṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca darśane | devatāpratimādarśī tīrthasnāyī bhavennaraḥ
The blessed Lord said: At the sight of good brahmins, of holy fords, and of Vaiṣṇavas — a man who looks upon the images of the gods becomes one who has bathed in the holy fords.
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BvP 4 76.3
सूर्यस्य दर्शने भक्त्या मतीनां दर्शने तथाः । संन्यासिनां यतीनां च तथैव ब्रह्मचारिणाम्
sūryasya darśane bhaktyā matīnāṃ darśane tathāḥ | saṃnyāsināṃ yatīnāṃ ca tathaiva brahmacāriṇām
So too at the sight of the sun with devotion, at the sight of the wise, and of renunciants, of ascetics, and likewise of celibate students;
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BvP 4 76.4
भक्त्या गवां च वह्नीनां गुरूणां च विशेषतः । गजेन्द्राणां च सिंहानां श्वेताश्वानां तथैव च
bhaktyā gavāṃ ca vahnīnāṃ gurūṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | gajendrāṇāṃ ca siṃhānāṃ śvetāśvānāṃ tathaiva ca
With devotion, (at the sight) of cows and of fires, and especially of teachers, and of lordly elephants, of lions, and likewise of white horses;
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BvP 4 76.5
शुकानां च पिकानां च खञ्जनानां तथैव च । हंसानां च मयूराणां चाषाणां शङ्खपक्षिणाम्
śukānāṃ ca pikānāṃ ca khañjanānāṃ tathaiva ca | haṃsānāṃ ca mayūrāṇāṃ cāṣāṇāṃ śaṅkhapakṣiṇām
And of parrots and of cuckoos and likewise of wagtails, and of geese and of peacocks, of blue jays and of the śaṅkha birds;
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BvP 4 76.6
वत्सप्रयुक्तधेनूनासश्वत्थानां तथैव च । पतिपुत्रवतीनां च नराणां तीन्थयायिनाम्
vatsaprayuktadhenūnāsaśvatthānāṃ tathaiva ca | patiputravatīnāṃ ca narāṇāṃ tīnthayāyinām
And likewise of milch cows together with their calves, and of aśvattha trees, and of women who have husband and sons, and of men who go on pilgrimage;
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BvP 4 76.7
प्रदीपानां सुवर्णानां मणीनां च विशेषतः । णुक्तानां हीरकाणां च माणिक्यानां महाशय
pradīpānāṃ suvarṇānāṃ maṇīnāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | ṇuktānāṃ hīrakāṇāṃ ca māṇikyānāṃ mahāśaya
Of lamps, of gold pieces, and especially of gems, of pearls and of diamonds and of rubies, O great-minded one;
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BvP 4 76.8
तुलसीशुक्लपुष्पाणां दर्शनं पापनाशम् । फलानि शुक्लधान्यानि घृतं दधि मधूनि च
tulasīśuklapuṣpāṇāṃ darśanaṃ pāpanāśam | phalāni śukladhānyāni ghṛtaṃ dadhi madhūni ca
The sight of tulasī and of white flowers destroys sin; (so too) fruits, white grains, ghee, curd and honeys;
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BvP 4 76.9
पूर्णकुम्भं च लाजांश्च राजेन्द्रं दर्पणं जलम् । मालां च शुक्लपुष्पाणां दृष्ट्वा पुण्यं लभेन्नरः
pūrṇakumbhaṃ ca lājāṃśca rājendraṃ darpaṇaṃ jalam | mālāṃ ca śuklapuṣpāṇāṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇyaṃ labhennaraḥ
A full water jar, parched grain, a great king, a mirror, water, and a garland of white flowers — seeing (these) a man obtains merit.
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BvP 4 76.10
गोरोचनं च कर्पूरं रजतं च सरोवरम् । पुष्पोद्यानं पुष्पितां च दृष्ट्वा पुण्यं लभेन्नरः
gorocanaṃ ca karpūraṃ rajataṃ ca sarovaram | puṣpodyānaṃ puṣpitāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā puṇyaṃ labhennaraḥ
Gorocanā pigment, camphor, silver, and a lake, a flower garden and a woman in flower — seeing (these) a man obtains merit.
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BvP 4 76.11
शुक्लपक्षस्य चन्द्रं च पीयूषं चन्दनं तथा । कस्तूरीं कुङ्कुमं दृष्ट्वा नन्द पुण्यं
śuklapakṣasya candraṃ ca pīyūṣaṃ candanaṃ tathā | kastūrīṃ kuṅkumaṃ dṛṣṭvā nanda puṇyaṃ
The moon of the bright fortnight, nectar, and sandal, musk and saffron — seeing (these), Nanda, (a man obtains) merit.
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BvP 4 76.12
पताकामक्षयवटं तरुं देवोत्थितं शुभम् । देवालयं देवखातं दृष्ट्वा पुण्यं लभेन्नरः
patākāmakṣayavaṭaṃ taruṃ devotthitaṃ śubham | devālayaṃ devakhātaṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇyaṃ labhennaraḥ
A banner, the imperishable banyan, an auspicious tree raised (in honour) of a god, a temple, a pool dug for a god — seeing (these) a man obtains merit.
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BvP 4 76.13
देवाक्षितां देवद्यटं सुगन्धिपवनं तथा । शङ्खं च दुंदुभिं दृष्ट्वा सद्यः पुण्यं लभेन्नरः
devākṣitāṃ devadyaṭaṃ sugandhipavanaṃ tathā | śaṅkhaṃ ca duṃdubhiṃ dṛṣṭvā sadyaḥ puṇyaṃ labhennaraḥ
Land consecrated to a god, a god's ... , and likewise a fragrant breeze, a conch and a drum — seeing (these) a man at once obtains merit.
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BvP 4 76.14
शुकिंत प्रवालं रजतं स्फटिकं कुशमूलकम् । गङ्गामृदं कुशं ताम्रं दृष्ट्वा पुण्यं लभेन्नरः
śukiṃta pravālaṃ rajataṃ sphaṭikaṃ kuśamūlakam | gaṅgāmṛdaṃ kuśaṃ tāmraṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇyaṃ labhennaraḥ
A pearl-oyster(?), coral, silver, crystal, kuśa root, Ganges clay, kuśa grass, copper — seeing (these) a man obtains merit.
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BvP 4 76.15
पुराणपुस्तकं शुद्धं सबीजं विष्णुयन्त्रकम् । स्निग्धदूर्वाक्षते रत्नं दृष्ट्वा पुण्यं लभेन्नरः
purāṇapustakaṃ śuddhaṃ sabījaṃ viṣṇuyantrakam | snigdhadūrvākṣate ratnaṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇyaṃ labhennaraḥ
A pure book of the Purāṇas, a Viṣṇu diagram with its seed-syllable, glossy dūrvā grass and unbroken rice, a jewel — seeing (these) a man obtains merit.
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BvP 4 76.16
तपस्विनां सिद्धमन्त्रं मसुद्रं कृष्णसारकम् । यज्ञं महोत्सवं दृष्ट्वा स पुण्यं लभते नरः
tapasvināṃ siddhamantraṃ masudraṃ kṛṣṇasārakam | yajñaṃ mahotsavaṃ dṛṣṭvā sa puṇyaṃ labhate naraḥ
A perfected mantra of ascetics, ... , a black antelope, a sacrifice, a great festival — seeing (these) that man obtains merit.
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BvP 4 76.17
गोमूत्रं गोमयं दुग्धं गोधूलिं गोष्ठगोष्पदम् । पक्वसस्यान्वितं क्षेत्रं दृष्ट्वा पुण्यं लभेद्ध्रुवम्
gomūtraṃ gomayaṃ dugdhaṃ godhūliṃ goṣṭhagoṣpadam | pakvasasyānvitaṃ kṣetraṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇyaṃ labheddhruvam
Cow's urine, cow dung, milk, the dust raised by cows, a cow-pen, a cow's hoofprint, a field filled with ripened grain — seeing (these) he surely obtains merit.
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BvP 4 76.18
रुचिरां पद्मिनीं श्यामां न्यग्रोधपरिमण्डलाम् । सुवेषकां सुवसनां दिव्यभूषणभूषिताम्
rucirāṃ padminīṃ śyāmāṃ nyagrodhaparimaṇḍalām | suveṣakāṃ suvasanāṃ divyabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām
(Seeing) a lovely woman, lotus-like, dark-complexioned, round as a banyan, well dressed, finely clothed, adorned with splendid ornaments —
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BvP 4 76.19
वेश्यां क्षेमकरीं गन्धं सुदूर्वाक्षततण्डुलम् । सिद्धान्नं परमान्नं च दृष्ट्वा पुण्यं लभेन्नरः
veśyāṃ kṣemakarīṃ gandhaṃ sudūrvākṣatataṇḍulam | siddhānnaṃ paramānnaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā puṇyaṃ labhennaraḥ
— a courtesan, an auspicious woman, fragrance, fine dūrvā grass, unbroken grains of rice, cooked food and the finest food: seeing (these) a man obtains merit.
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BvP 4 76.20
कान्तिक्यां पूर्णिमायां च राधिकाप्रतिमां शुभाम् । संपूज्य दृष्ट्वा नत्वा च करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
kāntikyāṃ pūrṇimāyāṃ ca rādhikāpratimāṃ śubhām | saṃpūjya dṛṣṭvā natvā ca karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
On the full-moon night of Kārtika, having worshipped, seen and bowed to the auspicious image of Rādhikā, one destroys (further) birth.
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BvP 4 76.21
हिङ्गुलायां तथाऽष्टम्यामिषे मासि सिते शुभे । श्रीदुर्गाप्रतिमां दृष्ट्वा करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
hiṅgulāyāṃ tathā'ṣṭamyāmiṣe māsi site śubhe | śrīdurgāpratimāṃ dṛṣṭvā karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
At Hiṅgulā, likewise on the eighth (day) in the auspicious bright (fortnight) of the desired month, seeing the image of Śrī Durgā, one destroys (further) birth.
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BvP 4 76.22
शिवरात्रौ च काश्यां च विश्वनाथस्य दर्शनम् । कृत्वोपवासं पूजां च करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
śivarātrau ca kāśyāṃ ca viśvanāthasya darśanam | kṛtvopavāsaṃ pūjāṃ ca karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
And on Śivarātri, at Kāśī, the sight of Viśvanātha — having kept the fast and made the worship, one destroys (further) birth.
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BvP 4 76.23
जन्माष्टमीदिने भक्तो दृष्ट्वा मां बिन्दुमाधवम् । प्रणम्य पूजां कृत्वा च करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
janmāṣṭamīdine bhakto dṛṣṭvā māṃ bindumādhavam | praṇamya pūjāṃ kṛtvā ca karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
On the day of Janmāṣṭamī the devotee, having seen me as Bindumādhava, having bowed and made worship, destroys (further) birth.
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BvP 4 76.24
पौषे मासि शुक्लरात्रौ यत्र यत्र स्थले नरः । पद्मायाः प्रतिमां दृष्ट्वा करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
pauṣe māsi śuklarātrau yatra yatra sthale naraḥ | padmāyāḥ pratimāṃ dṛṣṭvā karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
In the month of Pauṣa, on a night of the bright fortnight, in whatever place a man sees the image of Padmā (Lakṣmī), he destroys (further) birth.
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BvP 4 76.25
सप्तजन्म भवेत्तस्य पुत्रः पौत्रो धनेश्वरः । उपोष्यैकादशीं स्नात्वा प्रभाते द्वादशीदिने
saptajanma bhavettasya putraḥ pautro dhaneśvaraḥ | upoṣyaikādaśīṃ snātvā prabhāte dvādaśīdine
For seven births he will have a son and a grandson who are lords of wealth. Having fasted on the eleventh and bathed at dawn on the day of the twelfth,
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BvP 4 76.26
दृष्ट्वा काश्यामन्नपूर्णां करोति जन्मखण्डनम् । चैत्रै मासि चतुर्दश्यां कामरूपेषु पुण्यदे
dṛṣṭvā kāśyāmannapūrṇāṃ karoti janmakhaṇḍanam | caitrai māsi caturdaśyāṃ kāmarūpeṣu puṇyade
having seen Annapūrṇā at Kāśī, one destroys (further) birth. In the month of Caitra, on the fourteenth, in the merit-granting Kāmarūpa region,
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BvP 4 76.27
दृष्ट्वा नत्वा भद्रकालीं करोति जन्मखण्डनम् । अयोध्यायां च रामं च श्रीरामनवमीदिने
dṛṣṭvā natvā bhadrakālīṃ karoti janmakhaṇḍanam | ayodhyāyāṃ ca rāmaṃ ca śrīrāmanavamīdine
having seen and bowed to Bhadrakālī, one destroys (further) birth. And (having seen) Rāma at Ayodhyā on the day of Śrī Rāma's ninth,
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BvP 4 76.28
संपूज्य नत्वा दृष्ट्वा च करोति जन्मखण्डनम् । उपोष्य पुष्करे स्नात्वा किंवा बदरिकाश्रमे
saṃpūjya natvā dṛṣṭvā ca karoti janmakhaṇḍanam | upoṣya puṣkare snātvā kiṃvā badarikāśrame
having worshipped, bowed and seen, one destroys (further) birth. Having fasted and bathed at Puṣkara, or at Badarikāśrama,
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BvP 4 76.29
मंपूज्य दृष्ट्वा मामेकं करोति जन्मखण्डनम् । दत्तवा तिष्णुपदे पिण्डं विष्णुं यश्च प्रपूज्येत्
maṃpūjya dṛṣṭvā māmekaṃ karoti janmakhaṇḍanam | dattavā tiṣṇupade piṇḍaṃ viṣṇuṃ yaśca prapūjyet
having worshipped and seen me alone, one destroys (further) birth. And whoever offers a piṇḍa at Viṣṇupada and worships Viṣṇu,
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BvP 4 76.30
पितणां स्वात्मनश्चैव करोति जन्मखण्डनम् । प्रयागे मुण्डनं कृत्वा दानं च कुरुते यदि
pitaṇāṃ svātmanaścaiva karoti janmakhaṇḍanam | prayāge muṇḍanaṃ kṛtvā dānaṃ ca kurute yadi
he brings about the destruction of (further) birth for his forefathers and for himself. If at Prayāga one has one's head shaved and gives gifts,
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BvP 4 76.31
उपोष्य नैमिषारण्ये करोति जन्मखण्डनम् । सिद्धिं कृत्वा च वदरींभुङ्क्ते बदरिकाश्रमे
upoṣya naimiṣāraṇye karoti janmakhaṇḍanam | siddhiṃ kṛtvā ca vadarīṃbhuṅkte badarikāśrame
having fasted at Naimiṣāraṇya, one destroys (further) birth. And having accomplished the rite, one eats a badarī fruit at Badarikāśrama;
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BvP 4 76.32
दृष्टवा मत्प्रतिमां नन्द करोति जन्मखण्डनम् । देलायमानं गोविन्दं पुण्ये वृन्दावने च माम्
dṛṣṭavā matpratimāṃ nanda karoti janmakhaṇḍanam | delāyamānaṃ govindaṃ puṇye vṛndāvane ca mām
having seen my image, Nanda, one destroys (further) birth; and (seeing) Govinda swaying (on the swing), and me in holy Vṛndāvana,
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BvP 4 76.33
दृष्टवा संपूज्य नत्वा च करोति जन्मखण्डनम् । भाद्रे दृष्ट्वा च मञ्चस्थं मामेव मधुसूदनम्
dṛṣṭavā saṃpūjya natvā ca karoti janmakhaṇḍanam | bhādre dṛṣṭvā ca mañcasthaṃ māmeva madhusūdanam
having seen, worshipped and bowed, one destroys (further) birth. And in (the month of) Bhādra, seeing me, Madhusūdana, seated on the couch,
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BvP 4 76.34
संपूज्य नत्वा भक्तश्च करोति जन्मखण्डनम् । रथस्थं च जगन्नाथं यो द्रक्ष्यति कलौ नरः ।। संपूज्य नत्वा भक्त्या च करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
saṃpūjya natvā bhaktaśca karoti janmakhaṇḍanam | rathasthaṃ ca jagannāthaṃ yo drakṣyati kalau naraḥ || saṃpūjya natvā bhaktyā ca karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
the devotee, having worshipped and bowed, destroys (further) birth. And the man in the Kali age who will see Jagannātha seated on his chariot — having worshipped and bowed with devotion, he destroys (further) birth.
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BvP 4 76.35
उत्तरायणसंक्रान्त्यां प्रयागे स्नानमाचरेत् । संपूज्य नत्वा मामेव करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
uttarāyaṇasaṃkrāntyāṃ prayāge snānamācaret | saṃpūjya natvā māmeva karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
At the winter-solstice transit one should perform bathing at Prayāga; having worshipped and bowed to me alone, one destroys (further) birth.
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BvP 4 76.36
कार्तिक्यां पूर्णिमायां च दृष्ट्वा मत्प्रतिमां शुभाम् । उपोष्य पूजरं कृत्वा करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
kārtikyāṃ pūrṇimāyāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā matpratimāṃ śubhām | upoṣya pūjaraṃ kṛtvā karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
And on the full-moon day of Kārtika, having seen my auspicious image, having fasted and made worship, one destroys (further) birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.37
चन्द्रभागासमीपे च माध्यां च मां नमेत्सुधीः । राधया सह मां दृष्ट्वा करोति जन्मनः क्षयम्
candrabhāgāsamīpe ca mādhyāṃ ca māṃ nametsudhīḥ | rādhayā saha māṃ dṛṣṭvā karoti janmanaḥ kṣayam
And near the Candrabhāgā the wise man should bow to me at midday; seeing me together with Rādhā, he brings about the destruction of (further) birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.38
रामेश्वरं सेतुबन्ध अषाणीपूर्णिमादिने । उपेष्य दृष्ट्वा संपूज्य करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
rāmeśvaraṃ setubandha aṣāṇīpūrṇimādine | upeṣya dṛṣṭvā saṃpūjya karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
Whoever, on the full-moon day of Āṣāḍha, fasts at Rāmeśvara at Setubandha and, having seen and duly worshipped (the Lord), brings about the cutting off of (further) birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.39
स्वर्गे विद्याधरा रात्रौ नृत्यन्ति च सुहुर्मुहुः। प्रणामं कर्तुमीशं तं समायाति विभीषणः
svarge vidyādharā rātrau nṛtyanti ca suhurmuhuḥ| praṇāmaṃ kartumīśaṃ taṃ samāyāti vibhīṣaṇaḥ
In heaven the Vidyādharas dance by night again and again; and Vibhīṣaṇa comes there to make obeisance to that Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.40
गायन्ति किंनरा रात्रौ गन्धर्वाश्च मनोहरम् । प्रणामं कर्तुमीशं त समायाति य माधवः
gāyanti kiṃnarā rātrau gandharvāśca manoharam | praṇāmaṃ kartumīśaṃ ta samāyāti ya mādhavaḥ
By night the Kiṃnaras sing, and the Gandharvas too, delightfully; and Mādhava himself comes there to make obeisance to that Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.41
दृष्ट्वा साक्षाद्वसन्तं च सर्वेशं चन्द्रशेखरम् । जीवन्मुक्तो भवेदन्ते प्रयाति हरिमन्दिरम्
dṛṣṭvā sākṣādvasantaṃ ca sarveśaṃ candraśekharam | jīvanmukto bhavedante prayāti harimandiram
Having seen the Moon-crested one, the Lord of all, dwelling there in visible presence, one becomes liberated while living, and at the end goes to Hari's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.42
दीननाथं दिनकरं कोणार्के चोत्तरायणे । उपोष्य दृष्ट्वा संपूज्य करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
dīnanāthaṃ dinakaraṃ koṇārke cottarāyaṇe | upoṣya dṛṣṭvā saṃpūjya karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
At Koṇārka, during the sun's northward course, whoever fasts and, having seen and duly worshipped the Sun, the protector of the wretched, brings about the cutting off of (further) birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.43
कृषिकोष्ठे सुवसने कलर्विके वसुंधरे । विस्पन्दके राजकोष्ठे नन्दके पुष्पभद्रके
kṛṣikoṣṭhe suvasane kalarvike vasuṃdhare | vispandake rājakoṣṭhe nandake puṣpabhadrake
At Kṛṣikoṣṭha, at Suvasana, at Kalarvika, at Vasuṃdhara, at Vispandaka, at Rājakoṣṭha, at Nandaka, at Puṣpabhadraka —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.44
पार्वतीप्रतिमां दृष्ट्वा कार्तिकेयं गणेश्वरम् । नन्दिनं शंकरं दृष्ट्वा करोति जन्मनः क्षयम्
pārvatīpratimāṃ dṛṣṭvā kārtikeyaṃ gaṇeśvaram | nandinaṃ śaṃkaraṃ dṛṣṭvā karoti janmanaḥ kṣayam
— having seen the image of Pārvatī, and Kārtikeya, and Gaṇeśvara, and having seen Nandin and Śaṃkara, one brings about the destruction of (further) birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.45
उपोष्य प्रातः संपूज्य दृष्ट्वा स्तुत्वा स्तुतौ नतः । पारणं च दधि प्राश्य करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
upoṣya prātaḥ saṃpūjya dṛṣṭvā stutvā stutau nataḥ | pāraṇaṃ ca dadhi prāśya karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
Whoever fasts, and in the morning worships, sees, and praises (the Lord), bowing down at the hymn, and breaks the fast by eating curds, brings about the cutting off of (further) birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.46
त्रिकूटे मणिभद्रे च पश्चिमोदधिसंनिधौ । समुपोष्य दधि प्रश्य मां दृष्ट्वा मुक्तिमाप्नुयात्
trikūṭe maṇibhadre ca paścimodadhisaṃnidhau | samupoṣya dadhi praśya māṃ dṛṣṭvā muktimāpnuyāt
At Trikūṭa and at Maṇibhadra, near the western ocean, having fasted and eaten curds and seen me, one would attain liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.47
प्रतिमासु मदीयासु पार्वतीप्रतिमासु च । जीवं संन्यस्य संपूज्य करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
pratimāsu madīyāsu pārvatīpratimāsu ca | jīvaṃ saṃnyasya saṃpūjya karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
Whoever, committing his life to my images and to the images of Pārvatī, worships them, brings about the cutting off of (further) birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.48
शिवदुर्गालयं कृत्वा मदीयं च विशेषतः । शिवसंस्थापनं कृत्वा करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
śivadurgālayaṃ kṛtvā madīyaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | śivasaṃsthāpanaṃ kṛtvā karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
Whoever makes a temple of Śiva and Durgā, and especially one of mine, and performs the installation of Śiva, brings about the cutting off of (further) birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.49
पुष्पोद्यानं च शंकुं च सेतुं खातं सरोवरम् । विप्रसंस्थापनं कृत्वा करोति जन्मखण्डनम्
puṣpodyānaṃ ca śaṃkuṃ ca setuṃ khātaṃ sarovaram | viprasaṃsthāpanaṃ kṛtvā karoti janmakhaṇḍanam
Whoever (makes) a flower-garden, a flagstaff, a causeway, a well, a lake, and performs the settling of a brahmin, brings about the cutting off of (further) birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.50
न च वेदाः पुराणानि ब्रह्मसंस्थापनं फलम् । जानन्ति सन्तो मुनयः सुरा विप्रादयः पितः
na ca vedāḥ purāṇāni brahmasaṃsthāpanaṃ phalam | jānanti santo munayaḥ surā viprādayaḥ pitaḥ
Neither the Vedas nor the Purāṇas know the fruit of settling a brahmin, nor do the good men, the sages, the gods, the brahmins and the rest, O father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.51
गण्यन्ते पांसवो भूमेर्गण्यन्ते वृष्टिबिन्दवः । न गण्यते विधात्राऽपि विप्रसंस्थापने फलम्
gaṇyante pāṃsavo bhūmergaṇyante vṛṣṭibindavaḥ | na gaṇyate vidhātrā'pi viprasaṃsthāpane phalam
The dust-grains of the earth can be counted, the raindrops can be counted; but even by the Creator the fruit in the settling of a brahmin is not counted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.52
कृत्वोपजींयं विप्रस्य जीवन्मुक्तो भवेन्नरः । अचलां श्रीयमाप्नोति परे सुक्तिचतुष्टयम्
kṛtvopajīṃyaṃ viprasya jīvanmukto bhavennaraḥ | acalāṃ śrīyamāpnoti pare sukticatuṣṭayam
Having provided a brahmin's livelihood, a man becomes liberated while living; he obtains unshakable prosperity, and beyond, the fourfold liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.53
मद्दास्यभक्तिं स लभेद्वैकुण्ठे मोदके चिरम् । न हि पातो भवेत्तस्य यथा मे परमात्मनः
maddāsyabhaktiṃ sa labhedvaikuṇṭhe modake ciram | na hi pāto bhavettasya yathā me paramātmanaḥ
He would obtain the devotion of servitude to me, and rejoice long in Vaikuṇṭha; for him there is no falling away, just as there is none for me, the Supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.54
कुमारीमष्टवर्षोयां सुविप्रय ददाति यः । संपूज्य सर्वाभरणां दुर्गादानफलं लभेत्
kumārīmaṣṭavarṣoyāṃ suvipraya dadāti yaḥ | saṃpūjya sarvābharaṇāṃ durgādānaphalaṃ labhet
Whoever, having adorned her with all ornaments, gives a maiden of eight years to a good brahmin, obtains the fruit of the gift of Durgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.55
सर्व स्वर्ग्य समालोक्य ब्रह्मलोकेषु पूजितः । लभते मम दास्यं च वैसुण्ठे मोदते चिरम्
sarva svargya samālokya brahmalokeṣu pūjitaḥ | labhate mama dāsyaṃ ca vaisuṇṭhe modate ciram
Having beheld all the heavens, honoured in the Brahmā-worlds, he obtains servitude to me and rejoices long in Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.56
विवाहदर्शने कोटिस्वर्णदानफलं लभेत् । अन्ते स्वर्गे प्रयात्येवमिहैव निश्चलां श्रियम्
vivāhadarśane koṭisvarṇadānaphalaṃ labhet | ante svarge prayātyevamihaiva niścalāṃ śriyam
By witnessing a marriage one obtains the fruit of giving ten million (pieces of) gold; thus at the end he goes to heaven, and here itself (has) unwavering prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.57
यः सुविप्रमनाथं च दरिद्रं च सुपण़्डितम् । दृष्ट्वा कुर्यात्तद्विवाहं स मोक्षं लभते ध्रुवम्
yaḥ suvipramanāthaṃ ca daridraṃ ca supaṇa़ḍitam | dṛṣṭvā kuryāttadvivāhaṃ sa mokṣaṃ labhate dhruvam
Whoever, seeing a good brahmin who is without a protector and poor though very learned, brings about his marriage, he assuredly obtains liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.58
यच्छत्रपादुकादानं शालग्रामस्य योषितः । करोति भक्त्या पुण्याहे पृथ्वीदानफलं लभेत्
yacchatrapādukādānaṃ śālagrāmasya yoṣitaḥ | karoti bhaktyā puṇyāhe pṛthvīdānaphalaṃ labhet
Whoever, with devotion, on an auspicious day makes a gift of an umbrella and sandals (for the worship) of the Śālagrāma and of women, obtains the fruit of a gift of land.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.59
गजचदाने च तल्लोममानवर्ष श्रुतौ श्रुतम् । चतुर्गुणं गजेन्द्रं च मोदते मम मन्दिरे
gajacadāne ca tallomamānavarṣa śrutau śrutam | caturguṇaṃ gajendraṃ ca modate mama mandire
And for the gift of an elephant, (he dwells in heaven) for as many years as (that elephant has) hairs — so it is heard in scripture; and (giving) a lordly elephant, four times (that), he rejoices in my abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.60
गजर्ध श्वेततुरगे तदर्ध चेतने पितः । गजतुल्यं कृष्णगवां दाने च तत्फलं लभेत्
gajardha śvetaturage tadardha cetane pitaḥ | gajatulyaṃ kṛṣṇagavāṃ dāne ca tatphalaṃ labhet
Half of (the fruit) of an elephant in the case of a white horse, half of that for another (horse), O father; and in the gift of black cows he obtains a fruit equal to that of an elephant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.61
तत्तुल्यं धेनुदाने च ह्यर्धं सामान्यगोस्तथा । लभेद्वत्सप्रसूतानां दाने दाने फलं भुवः
tattulyaṃ dhenudāne ca hyardhaṃ sāmānyagostathā | labhedvatsaprasūtānāṃ dāne dāne phalaṃ bhuvaḥ
Equal to that in the gift of a milch cow, and half of it likewise for an ordinary cow; and in the gift of cows that have borne calves he obtains, gift by gift, the fruit of (giving) the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.62
भूमिदाने रेणुमानवर्ष स्थानं च मत्पदे । ज्ञानदाने महत्पुण्यं वैकुण्ठे मोदते चिरम्
bhūmidāne reṇumānavarṣa sthānaṃ ca matpade | jñānadāne mahatpuṇyaṃ vaikuṇṭhe modate ciram
For the gift of land, (he dwells) as many years (as there are) grains of dust, and a place at my feet; in the gift of knowledge there is great merit — he rejoices long in Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.63
श्रियं लभेत्स्वर्णदाने राजत्वं रजतेन च । अन्नदाने फलं गहं कथं जानामि पै शुतम्
śriyaṃ labhetsvarṇadāne rājatvaṃ rajatena ca | annadāne phalaṃ gahaṃ kathaṃ jānāmi pai śutam
By the gift of gold he obtains prosperity, and by silver kingship; as for the fruit of the gift of food — how am I to know that weighty (fruit) that has been heard of?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.64
लभते सर्वदानस्य फलं ब्रह्मणभोजने । अन्नदानात्परं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति
labhate sarvadānasya phalaṃ brahmaṇabhojane | annadānātparaṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati
In the feeding of a brahmin one obtains the fruit of all gifts; there has not been, nor will there be, a gift higher than the gift of food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.65
नात्र पात्रपरीक्षाऽस्ति न कालनियमः क्वचित् । अन्नदाने शुभं पुण्यं दातुः पात्रं त्वपातकी
nātra pātraparīkṣā'sti na kālaniyamaḥ kvacit | annadāne śubhaṃ puṇyaṃ dātuḥ pātraṃ tvapātakī
Here there is no examination of the recipient, nor any restriction of time whatsoever; in the gift of food the merit is auspicious for the giver, and the recipient is (merely required to be) one free of grave sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.66
अन्नदानं च धन्यं स्याद्भूमौ वैकुण्ठहेतुकम् । वस्त्रं ददाति विप्रय दरिद्राय कुटुम्बिने
annadānaṃ ca dhanyaṃ syādbhūmau vaikuṇṭhahetukam | vastraṃ dadāti vipraya daridrāya kuṭumbine
And the gift of food is the blessed thing on earth, the cause of (attaining) Vaikuṇṭha; (so) let one give a garment to a poor brahmin with a family to support.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.67
वस्त्रंसूत्रमानवर्ष वैकुण्ठे मोदते चिरम् । सुरम्ये चन्द्रलोके च वारुणे च तथैव च
vastraṃsūtramānavarṣa vaikuṇṭhe modate ciram | suramye candraloke ca vāruṇe ca tathaiva ca
(He dwells) as many years as there are threads in the garment, and rejoices long in Vaikuṇṭha, and in the delightful lunar world, and likewise in Varuṇa's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.68
कृत्वा लोहप्रदीपं च स्वर्णवर्तिसमन्वितम् । दत्तवा घृतप्रदीपं च हरये परमात्मने
kṛtvā lohapradīpaṃ ca svarṇavartisamanvitam | dattavā ghṛtapradīpaṃ ca haraye paramātmane
Having made an iron lamp fitted with a golden wick, and having offered a ghee-lamp to Hari, the Supreme Self —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.69
अन्धकारं च न गृहं यमदूतं यमं तथा । न हि पश्यति दाता च प्रयाति मम मन्दिरम्
andhakāraṃ ca na gṛhaṃ yamadūtaṃ yamaṃ tathā | na hi paśyati dātā ca prayāti mama mandiram
— the giver does not see darkness, nor the house (of Yama), nor Yama's messenger, nor Yama; and he goes to my abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.70
ब्रह्मणाय च दत्तवैव न याति यमयातनाम् । दिव्यवर्षसहश्रं च मोदते शक्रमन्दिरे
brahmaṇāya ca dattavaiva na yāti yamayātanām | divyavarṣasahaśraṃ ca modate śakramandire
And having given (it) to a brahmin, he does not go to the torments of Yama, and he rejoices for a thousand divine years in Indra's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.71
आसनं लभते स्वर्गे वस्तुमात्रानुरूपतः । उत्तमे लक्षवर्षे च तदर्ध चेतरे व्रजेत्
āsanaṃ labhate svarge vastumātrānurūpataḥ | uttame lakṣavarṣe ca tadardha cetare vrajet
He obtains a seat in heaven in proportion to the mere material (given); for an excellent (seat), a hundred thousand years, and for another he goes for half of that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.72
ताम्पूलेन लभेद्भोगं स्वर्गे वर्षशतं व्रजेत् । माल्यदाने प्रियं स्वर्ग वस्तुमात्रानुरूपतः
tāmpūlena labhedbhogaṃ svarge varṣaśataṃ vrajet | mālyadāne priyaṃ svarga vastumātrānurūpataḥ
By (giving) betel he obtains enjoyment; he goes to heaven for a hundred years; in the gift of garlands, (he gets) what is dear in heaven, in proportion to the mere material.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 76.73
फलदानफलं स्वर्ग लभते नात्र संशयः । सामान्यशय्यादानेन स्वर्ग वर्षशतं व्रजेत्
phaladānaphalaṃ svarga labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ | sāmānyaśayyādānena svarga varṣaśataṃ vrajet
He obtains heaven as the fruit of the gift of fruit — there is no doubt here; by the gift of an ordinary bed he goes to heaven for a hundred years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 76.74
चतुर्गुणं प्रकृष्टायां गुणलक्षं दिलक्षणे । अनाथाय सुविप्राय यदि गेहं प्रदीयते
caturguṇaṃ prakṛṣṭāyāṃ guṇalakṣaṃ dilakṣaṇe | anāthāya suviprāya yadi gehaṃ pradīyate
Fourfold for an excellent one, a hundred thousand-fold for one of (special) marks; if a house is given to a good brahmin who is without support —
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BvP 4 76.75
अत्रैव मानवर्ष च शक्रलोके महीयते । दृष्ट्वा बुभुक्षितं विप्रमन्नं तस्मै प्रदीयते
atraiva mānavarṣa ca śakraloke mahīyate | dṛṣṭvā bubhukṣitaṃ vipramannaṃ tasmai pradīyate
— for just that many years he is honoured in Indra's world. If, on seeing a hungry brahmin, food is given to him,
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BvP 4 76.76
अयलां श्रियमाप्नोति पुत्रपौत्रविवर्धिनीम् । व्रजनाथ व्रजं गत्वा व्रजभूमौ व्रजाधुना इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo भगवन्नन्दसंo
ayalāṃ śriyamāpnoti putrapautravivardhinīm | vrajanātha vrajaṃ gatvā vrajabhūmau vrajādhunā iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo bhagavannandasaṃo
he obtains unfailing prosperity that increases sons and grandsons. O lord of Vraja, having gone to Vraja, (dwell) now in the land of Vraja, in Vraja! — Thus (ends the section) in the Śrī Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa, the latter part, the dialogue of Nārada, the conversation with the blessed Nanda.
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BvP 4 76.77
व्रज भोजय विपांश्च व्रज सर्व व्रजे व्रजे । गोकुले गोकुले वत्स वत्स वत्स निराकुले
vraja bhojaya vipāṃśca vraja sarva vraje vraje | gokule gokule vatsa vatsa vatsa nirākule
Go, and feed the brahmins; go, all of you, into Vraja after Vraja; in Gokula after Gokula, child, child, child, in the untroubled (place) —
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BvP 4 76.78
व्याकुलानां गोकुलानां संकुले च व्रजे व्रजे । एतत्ते कथितं नन्द सानन्दं पुण्यवर्धनम् ।। सुस्वप्नदर्शनं पुण्यं यदि नीचं न वक्ति च
vyākulānāṃ gokulānāṃ saṃkule ca vraje vraje | etatte kathitaṃ nanda sānandaṃ puṇyavardhanam || susvapnadarśanaṃ puṇyaṃ yadi nīcaṃ na vakti ca
(Go) among the agitated cow-settlements and into the throng, into pasture after pasture. This has been told to you, Nanda, joyfully — (it is) a increaser of merit. The seeing of a good dream is meritorious, if one does not tell it to a low person,
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BvP 4 76.79
काश्यपं दुर्भगं नीचं शत्रुमज्ञानिनं स्त्रेयम् । त्यक्त्वा रात्रिं च दिवसे वक्ति विप्रं मुपण्डितम्
kāśyapaṃ durbhagaṃ nīcaṃ śatrumajñāninaṃ streyam | tyaktvā rātriṃ ca divase vakti vipraṃ mupaṇḍitam
Avoiding one of the Kāśyapa lineage, an unlucky man, a low man, an enemy, an ignorant man, a woman-like (or effeminate) man, and (avoiding) the night, he should tell it by day to a learned brahmin.
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BvP 4 76.80
देवालये च देवं वाऽप्यश्वत्थतुलशीवटम् । उक्त्वा तद्द्विगुणं पुण्यमप्रकाश्य चतुर्गुणम्
devālaye ca devaṃ vā'pyaśvatthatulaśīvaṭam | uktvā taddviguṇaṃ puṇyamaprakāśya caturguṇam
And having told it in a temple, or to a deity, or to an aśvattha, a tulasī, or a banyan, the merit of that is doubled; by not disclosing (it at all), fourfold.
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BvP 4 76.81
सुस्वप्नदर्शने प्राज्ञो गंगास्नानफलं लभेत् । अर्थं वित्तं च भार्या च भूमिं पुत्रं लभेत्प्रजाम्
susvapnadarśane prājño gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet | arthaṃ vittaṃ ca bhāryā ca bhūmiṃ putraṃ labhetprajām
On seeing a good dream the wise man obtains the fruit of bathing in the Gaṅgā; he obtains wealth, riches, a wife, land, a son, and offspring.
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BvP 4 76.82
मोक्षं च परमैश्वर्यं लभते सर्ववाञ्छितम् । इत्येवं कथितं तात किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
mokṣaṃ ca paramaiśvaryaṃ labhate sarvavāñchitam | ityevaṃ kathitaṃ tāta kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
And he obtains liberation and supreme lordship, everything desired. Thus has it been told, dear one; what further do you wish to hear?
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