Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 77
BvP 4 77.1
नन्द उवाच केन स्पप्नेन किं पुण्यं केन मोक्षो भवेत्सुखम् । कोऽपि कोऽपि च सुस्वप्नस्तत्सर्वं कथय प्रभो
nanda uvāca kena spapnena kiṃ puṇyaṃ kena mokṣo bhavetsukham | ko'pi ko'pi ca susvapnastatsarvaṃ kathaya prabho
Nanda said: By which dream (comes) what merit, by which does liberation and happiness come about? And which and which (dreams) are good dreams? Tell all that, O Lord.
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BvP 4 77.2
श्रीभगवानुवाच वेदेषु सामवेदश्च प्रशस्तः सर्वकर्मसु । तथैव कण्वशाखायां पुण्यकाण्डे मनोहरे
śrībhagavānuvāca vedeṣu sāmavedaśca praśastaḥ sarvakarmasu | tathaiva kaṇvaśākhāyāṃ puṇyakāṇḍe manohare
The blessed Lord said: Among the Vedas the Sāmaveda is praised in all rites, and likewise (it is set forth) in the Kaṇva branch, in the charming section on merit,
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BvP 4 77.3
स व्यवतो यश्च दुःस्वप्नः शश्वतपुण्यफलप्रदः । तत्सर्व निखिलं तात कथयामि निशामय
sa vyavato yaśca duḥsvapnaḥ śaśvatapuṇyaphalapradaḥ | tatsarva nikhilaṃ tāta kathayāmi niśāmaya
...and that bad dream which is [separated/counteracted], which yields everlasting fruit of merit — all that entirely, dear one, I shall tell; listen.
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BvP 4 77.4
स्वप्नाध्यायं प्रवक्ष्यामि बहुपुण्यफलप्रदम् । स्वप्नाध्यायं नरः श्रुत्वा गङ्गास्नानफलं लभेत्
svapnādhyāyaṃ pravakṣyāmi bahupuṇyaphalapradam | svapnādhyāyaṃ naraḥ śrutvā gaṅgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet
I shall declare the chapter on dreams, which yields the fruit of much merit. A man, having heard the chapter on dreams, obtains the fruit of bathing in the Gaṅgā.
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BvP 4 77.5
स्वप्नक्तु प्रथमे यामे संवत्सरफलप्रदः । द्वितीये चाष्टभिर्मासैस्त्रिभिर्मासैस्तृतीयरे
svapnaktu prathame yāme saṃvatsaraphalapradaḥ | dvitīye cāṣṭabhirmāsaistribhirmāsaistṛtīyare
But a dream in the first watch (of the night) yields its fruit within a year; in the second, within eight months; in the third, within three months;
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BvP 4 77.6
चतुर्थे चार्धमासेन स्वप्नः स्वात्मफलप्रदः । दशाहे फलदः स्वप्नोऽप्यरुणोदयदर्णने
caturthe cārdhamāsena svapnaḥ svātmaphalapradaḥ | daśāhe phaladaḥ svapno'pyaruṇodayadarṇane
and in the fourth, within half a month, the dream yields its own fruit; and a dream at the sight of dawn's reddening yields fruit within ten days.
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BvP 4 77.7
प्रातःस्वप्नश्च फलदस्तत्क्षणं यदि बोधितः । दिने मनसि यद्दृष्टं तत्सर्व च लभेद्ध्रुवम्
prātaḥsvapnaśca phaladastatkṣaṇaṃ yadi bodhitaḥ | dine manasi yaddṛṣṭaṃ tatsarva ca labheddhruvam
And a dream at morning yields fruit that very moment, if one is awakened (then). Whatever is seen in the mind by day — all that one surely obtains.
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BvP 4 77.8
चिन्ताव्याधिसमायुक्तो नरः स्वप्नं च पश्यति । तत्सर्व निष्फलं तात प्रयात्येव न संशयः
cintāvyādhisamāyukto naraḥ svapnaṃ ca paśyati | tatsarva niṣphalaṃ tāta prayātyeva na saṃśayaḥ
A man afflicted with anxiety and illness also sees a dream; all that, dear one, goes fruitless indeed — there is no doubt.
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BvP 4 77.9
जचडो मूत्रपुरीषेण पीडितश्च भयाकुलः । दिगम्बरो मुक्तकेशो न लभेत्स्वप्नजं फलम्
jacaḍo mūtrapurīṣeṇa pīḍitaśca bhayākulaḥ | digambaro muktakeśo na labhetsvapnajaṃ phalam
One who is stiff (or dull), oppressed by urine and faeces, distraught with fear, naked, with loosened hair — he does not obtain the fruit born of the dream.
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BvP 4 77.10
दृष्ट्वा स्वप्नं च निद्रालुर्यदि निद्रां प्रयति च । विमूढो वक्ति चेद्रात्रौ न लभेत्स्वप्नजं फलम्
dṛṣṭvā svapnaṃ ca nidrāluryadi nidrāṃ prayati ca | vimūḍho vakti cedrātrau na labhetsvapnajaṃ phalam
If a sleepy person, having seen a dream, goes back to sleep, or if being foolish he tells it at night, he does not obtain the fruit born of the dream.
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BvP 4 77.11
उक्तवा काश्यपगोत्रे च विपर्त्ति लभते ध्रुवम् । दुर्गते दुर्गतिं याति नीचे व्याधिंप्रयाति च
uktavā kāśyapagotre ca vipartti labhate dhruvam | durgate durgatiṃ yāti nīce vyādhiṃprayāti ca
And having told it to one of the Kāśyapa lineage, he surely obtains the opposite (result); (told) to one in misfortune, he goes to misfortune; (told) to a low person, he comes to illness;
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BvP 4 77.12
शत्रौ भयं च लभते मूर्खे च कलहं लभेत् । कामिन्यां धनहानिः स्याद्रात्रौ जोरभयं भवेत्
śatrau bhayaṃ ca labhate mūrkhe ca kalahaṃ labhet | kāminyāṃ dhanahāniḥ syādrātrau jorabhayaṃ bhavet
(told) to an enemy, he gets fear; to a fool, he gets quarrel; to a passionate woman, there would be loss of wealth; at night, there comes danger from thieves;
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BvP 4 77.13
निद्रायां लभते शोकं पण़्डिते वाञ्छितं फलम् । न प्रकाश्यश्च सुस्वप्नः पण्डितैः काश्यपे व्रज
nidrāyāṃ labhate śokaṃ paṇa़ḍite vāñchitaṃ phalam | na prakāśyaśca susvapnaḥ paṇḍitaiḥ kāśyape vraja
in sleep, he gets sorrow; (told) to a learned man, the desired fruit. And a good dream is not to be disclosed by the wise to a Kāśyapa, O Vraja (chief).
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BvP 4 77.14
गवां च कुञ्जराणां च हयानां च व्रजेश्वर । प्रासादानां च शैलानां वृक्षाणां च तथैव च
gavāṃ ca kuñjarāṇāṃ ca hayānāṃ ca vrajeśvara | prāsādānāṃ ca śailānāṃ vṛkṣāṇāṃ ca tathaiva ca
Of cows, of elephants, and of horses, O lord of Vraja, and of palaces, of mountains, and likewise of trees —
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BvP 4 77.15
आरोहणं च धनदं भोजनं रोदनं तथा । प्रतिगृह्यतथा वीणां सस्याढ्यां भूमिमालभेत्
ārohaṇaṃ ca dhanadaṃ bhojanaṃ rodanaṃ tathā | pratigṛhyatathā vīṇāṃ sasyāḍhyāṃ bhūmimālabhet
climbing (them) gives wealth, and likewise eating and weeping; and receiving a vīṇā (as a gift) — one obtains land rich in grain.
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BvP 4 77.16
शस्त्रास्त्रेण यदा विद्धो व्रणेन कृमिणा तथा । विष्ठया रुधिरेणैव संयुक्तोऽप्यर्थवान्भवेत्
śastrāstreṇa yadā viddho vraṇena kṛmiṇā tathā | viṣṭhayā rudhireṇaiva saṃyukto'pyarthavānbhavet
When (a man) is pierced by a weapon or missile, and by a wound with worms in it, and even when he is smeared with excrement and blood, he will become wealthy.
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BvP 4 77.17
स्वप्नेऽप्यगम्यागमतो भार्यालाभं करोति यः । मूत्रसिक्तः पिबेच्छुकं नरकं च विशत्यपि
svapne'pyagamyāgamato bhāryālābhaṃ karoti yaḥ | mūtrasiktaḥ pibecchukaṃ narakaṃ ca viśatyapi
He who in a dream goes to a woman he must not approach brings about the loss of a wife; (and he who) is sprinkled with urine, or drinks semen, also enters hell.
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BvP 4 77.18
नगरं प्रविशेद्रक्तं समुद्रं वा सुधां पिबेत् । शुभवार्तामवाप्नोति विपुलं चार्थमालभेत्
nagaraṃ praviśedraktaṃ samudraṃ vā sudhāṃ pibet | śubhavārtāmavāpnoti vipulaṃ cārthamālabhet
(If) one enters a red city, or (sees) the ocean, or drinks nectar, he obtains good news and gains abundant wealth.
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BvP 4 77.19
गजं नृपं सुवर्ण च वृषभं घेनुमेव च । दीपमन्नं फलं पुष्पं कन्यां छत्रं रथं ध्वजम्
gajaṃ nṛpaṃ suvarṇa ca vṛṣabhaṃ ghenumeva ca | dīpamannaṃ phalaṃ puṣpaṃ kanyāṃ chatraṃ rathaṃ dhvajam
An elephant, a king, gold, a bull, and a cow, a lamp, food, fruit, a flower, a maiden, a parasol, a chariot, a banner —
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BvP 4 77.20
कुटुम्बं लभते दृष्ट्वा कीर्तिं च विपुलां श्रियम् । पूर्णकुम्भंद्विजं वह्निं पुष्पताम्बूलमन्दिरम्
kuṭumbaṃ labhate dṛṣṭvā kīrtiṃ ca vipulāṃ śriyam | pūrṇakumbhaṃdvijaṃ vahniṃ puṣpatāmbūlamandiram
having seen (these) he gains a family, fame, and abundant prosperity; (also) a full jar, a brahmin, fire, flowers, betel, a house —
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BvP 4 77.21
शुक्लधान्यं नदं वेश्यां दृष्ट्वा श्रियमवाप्नुयात् । गोक्षीरं च घृतं दृष्ट्वा चार्थ पुण्यधनं लभेत्
śukladhānyaṃ nadaṃ veśyāṃ dṛṣṭvā śriyamavāpnuyāt | gokṣīraṃ ca ghṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā cārtha puṇyadhanaṃ labhet
having seen white grain, a river, (or) a courtesan, he would obtain prosperity; and having seen cow's milk and ghee, he gains wealth and the wealth of merit.
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BvP 4 77.22
पायसं पद्मपत्रे च दधि दुग्धं घृतं मधु । मिष्टान्नं स्वस्तिकं भुक्त्वा ध्रुवं राजा भविष्यति
pāyasaṃ padmapatre ca dadhi dugdhaṃ ghṛtaṃ madhu | miṣṭānnaṃ svastikaṃ bhuktvā dhruvaṃ rājā bhaviṣyati
(If) after eating milk-rice on a lotus leaf, curds, milk, ghee, honey, sweet food, (or) a svastika (cake), he will surely become a king.
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BvP 4 77.23
पक्षिणां मानुषाणां च भुङ्क्ते मांसं नरो यदि । बह्वर्थं शुभवार्तां च लभते वाञ्छितं फलम्
pakṣiṇāṃ mānuṣāṇāṃ ca bhuṅkte māṃsaṃ naro yadi | bahvarthaṃ śubhavārtāṃ ca labhate vāñchitaṃ phalam
If a man eats the flesh of birds or of human beings, he obtains much wealth, good news, and the fruit he desires.
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BvP 4 77.24
छत्रं वा पादुकां वाऽपि लब्ध्वा धान्यं च गच्छति । असिं च निर्मरं तीक्ष्णं तत्तथैव भविष्यति
chatraṃ vā pādukāṃ vā'pi labdhvā dhānyaṃ ca gacchati | asiṃ ca nirmaraṃ tīkṣṇaṃ tattathaiva bhaviṣyati
(If) having obtained a parasol or a sandal he goes off with grain, and (obtains) a sharp, flawless sword — that (dream) will turn out just so.
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BvP 4 77.25
हेलया संतरेद्यो हि स प्रधानो भविष्यति । दृष्ट्वा च फलितं वृक्षं धनमाप्नोति निश्चितम्
helayā saṃtaredyo hi sa pradhāno bhaviṣyati | dṛṣṭvā ca phalitaṃ vṛkṣaṃ dhanamāpnoti niścitam
He who crosses over (water) with ease will become a chief; and having seen a tree in fruit he certainly obtains wealth.
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BvP 4 77.26
सर्पेण भक्षितो यो हि णर्थलात्रश्च तद्भवेत् । स्वप्ने सूर्य विधुं दृष्ट्वा मुच्यते व्याधिबन्धनात्
sarpeṇa bhakṣito yo hi ṇarthalātraśca tadbhavet | svapne sūrya vidhuṃ dṛṣṭvā mucyate vyādhibandhanāt
He who is devoured by a snake — that will be a gain of wealth for him; having seen the sun and the moon in a dream, one is freed from the bondage of disease.
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BvP 4 77.27
वडवां कुक्कुटीं दृष्ट्वा कौञ्चीं भार्यं लभेद्ध्रुवम् । स्वप्नेयो निगडैर्बद्धः प्रतिष्ठां पुत्रमालभेत्
vaḍavāṃ kukkuṭīṃ dṛṣṭvā kauñcīṃ bhāryaṃ labheddhruvam | svapneyo nigaḍairbaddhaḥ pratiṣṭhāṃ putramālabhet
Having seen a mare, a hen, (or) a heron, he will certainly get a wife; he who is bound with fetters in a dream will obtain standing and a son.
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BvP 4 77.28
दध्यन्नं पायसं भुङ्कते पद्मपत्रे नदीतटे । विशीर्णपद्मपत्रे च सोऽपि राजा मविष्यति
dadhyannaṃ pāyasaṃ bhuṅkate padmapatre nadītaṭe | viśīrṇapadmapatre ca so'pi rājā maviṣyati
(He who) eats curd-rice and milk-rice on a lotus leaf on a riverbank, or on a torn lotus leaf, he too will become a king.
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BvP 4 77.29
जलौकसं वृश्चिकं च सर्प च यदि पश्यति । धनं पुत्रं च विजयं प्रतिष्ठां वा लभेदिति
jalaukasaṃ vṛścikaṃ ca sarpa ca yadi paśyati | dhanaṃ putraṃ ca vijayaṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ vā labhediti
If he sees a leech, a scorpion, and a snake, he will obtain wealth, a son, victory, or standing.
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BvP 4 77.30
शृङ्गिभिर्दंष्ट्रिभिः कोलैर्वानरैः पीडितो यदि । निश्चितं च भवेद्राजा धनं च विपुलं लभेत्
śṛṅgibhirdaṃṣṭribhiḥ kolairvānaraiḥ pīḍito yadi | niścitaṃ ca bhavedrājā dhanaṃ ca vipulaṃ labhet
If he is set upon by horned animals, by tusked animals, by boars, (or) by monkeys, he will certainly become a king and will gain abundant wealth.
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BvP 4 77.31
मत्स्यं मांसं मौक्तिकं च शङ्खं चन्दनहीरकम् । यस्तु पश्यति स्वप्नान्ते विपुलं धनमालभेत्
matsyaṃ māṃsaṃ mauktikaṃ ca śaṅkhaṃ candanahīrakam | yastu paśyati svapnānte vipulaṃ dhanamālabhet
He who at the end of a dream sees a fish, meat, a pearl, a conch, sandalwood, (or) a diamond will gain abundant wealth.
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BvP 4 77.32
सुरां च रुधिरं स्वर्ण भुक्त्वा विष्ठांधनं लभेत्। प्रतिमां शिवलिङ्गंच लभेद्दृष्ट्वा जयं धनम्
surāṃ ca rudhiraṃ svarṇa bhuktvā viṣṭhāṃdhanaṃ labhet| pratimāṃ śivaliṅgaṃca labheddṛṣṭvā jayaṃ dhanam
Having consumed liquor, blood, gold, (or) excrement, he will gain wealth; and having seen an image or a Śiva-liṅga, he will gain victory and wealth.
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BvP 4 77.33
फलितं पुष्पितं बिल्वमाम्रं दृष्ट्वा लभेद्धनम् । दृष्ट्वा च ज्वलदग्निं च धनं बुद्धिं श्रियं लभेत्
phalitaṃ puṣpitaṃ bilvamāmraṃ dṛṣṭvā labheddhanam | dṛṣṭvā ca jvaladagniṃ ca dhanaṃ buddhiṃ śriyaṃ labhet
Having seen a bilva or a mango tree in fruit and in flower, he will gain wealth; and having seen a blazing fire, he gains wealth, intelligence, and prosperity.
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BvP 4 77.34
आमलकं धात्रौफलमुत्पलं च धनागमम् । देवताश्च द्विजा गावः पितरो लिङ्गिनस्तथा
āmalakaṃ dhātrauphalamutpalaṃ ca dhanāgamam | devatāśca dvijā gāvaḥ pitaro liṅginastathā
An āmalaka, a dhātrī fruit, and a blue lotus (mean) the coming of wealth; and deities, brahmins, cows, ancestors, and those who bear (ascetic) marks —
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BvP 4 77.35
यद्ददाति मिथःस्वप्ने तत्तथैव भविष्यति । शुक्लाम्बरधरा नार्यः शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपना । समाश्लिष्यन्ति यं स्वप्ने तस्य श्रीः सर्वतः सुखम्
yaddadāti mithaḥsvapne tattathaiva bhaviṣyati | śuklāmbaradharā nāryaḥ śuklamālyānulepanā | samāśliṣyanti yaṃ svapne tasya śrīḥ sarvataḥ sukham
whatever (they) give in a dream, secretly, that will come about just so. Women wearing white garments, with white garlands and unguents, who embrace someone in a dream — his is prosperity and happiness on all sides.
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BvP 4 77.36
पीताम्बरधरां नारीं पीतमाल्यानुलेपनाम् । अवगूहति यः स्वप्ने कल्याणं तस्य जायते
pītāmbaradharāṃ nārīṃ pītamālyānulepanām | avagūhati yaḥ svapne kalyāṇaṃ tasya jāyate
He who in a dream embraces a woman dressed in yellow, with yellow garlands and unguents—for him welfare comes to be.
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BvP 4 77.37
सर्वाणि शुक्लानि प्रशंसितानि भस्मास्थिकार्पासविवर्जितानि । सर्वाणि कृष्णन्यतिनिन्दितानि गोहस्तिवाजिद्विजदेववर्ज्यम्
sarvāṇi śuklāni praśaṃsitāni bhasmāsthikārpāsavivarjitāni | sarvāṇi kṛṣṇanyatininditāni gohastivājidvijadevavarjyam
All white things are commended, except ashes, bones and cotton; all black things are censured, except cows, elephants, horses, twice-born men and gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.38
दिव्य स्त्री सस्मिता विप्रा नत्नभूषणभूषिता । यस्य मन्दिरमायाति स प्रियं लभते ध्रुवम्
divya strī sasmitā viprā natnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā | yasya mandiramāyāti sa priyaṃ labhate dhruvam
A divine woman, smiling, a brahmin lady, adorned with fresh(?) ornaments—to whose house she comes, he surely obtains what is dear to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 77.39
स्वप्ने च ब्रह्मणो देवो ब्राह्मणी देवकन्यका । ब्राह्मणो ब्राह्मणी वाऽपि संतुष्टा सस्मिता सती
svapne ca brahmaṇo devo brāhmaṇī devakanyakā | brāhmaṇo brāhmaṇī vā'pi saṃtuṣṭā sasmitā satī
And in a dream a god of Brahmā('s world), a brahmin woman, a daughter of the gods, or a brahmin, or a brahmin woman, contented, smiling, virtuous—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 77.40
फलं ददाति यस्मै च तस्य पुत्रो भविष्यति । यं स्वप्ने ब्राह्मणा नन्द कुर्वन्ति च शुभाशिषम्
phalaṃ dadāti yasmai ca tasya putro bhaviṣyati | yaṃ svapne brāhmaṇā nanda kurvanti ca śubhāśiṣam
—to whomever (such a one) gives a fruit, a son will be born to him; and whomever, O Nanda, brahmins in a dream bless with an auspicious blessing—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.41
यद्वदन्ति भवेत्तस्य तस्यैश्वर्य भवेद्ध्रुवम् । परितुष्टो द्विजश्रेष्ठश्टाऽऽयाति यस्य मन्दिरम्
yadvadanti bhavettasya tasyaiśvarya bhaveddhruvam | parituṣṭo dvijaśreṣṭhaśṭā''yāti yasya mandiram
—whatever they say will come about for him, and lordship will surely be his; to whose house a best of the twice-born comes fully satisfied,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.42
नारायणः शिवो ब्रह्मा प्रविशेत्तु तदाश्रमम् । संपत्तिस्वस्य भवति यशश्च विपुलं शुभम्
nārāyaṇaḥ śivo brahmā praviśettu tadāśramam | saṃpattisvasya bhavati yaśaśca vipulaṃ śubham
or (in whose dream) Nārāyaṇa, Śiva, or Brahmā enters his dwelling—prosperity comes to be his, and abundant, auspicious fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.43
पदे पदे सुखं तस्य समानं गौरवं लभेत् । अकस्मादपि स्वप्ने तु लभते सुरभिं यदि
pade pade sukhaṃ tasya samānaṃ gauravaṃ labhet | akasmādapi svapne tu labhate surabhiṃ yadi
At every step happiness is his, and he would obtain equal honour; and if, even without cause, in a dream he obtains a cow,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.44
भूमिलाभो भवेत्तस्य भार्या चापि पतिव्रता । करेण कृत्वा हस्ती यं मस्तके स्थापयेद्यदि
bhūmilābho bhavettasya bhāryā cāpi pativratā | kareṇa kṛtvā hastī yaṃ mastake sthāpayedyadi
he will gain land, and his wife too will be devoted to her husband; and if an elephant, taking (him) with its trunk, sets him on its head,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.45
राज्यलाभोभवेत्तस्य निश्चितं च श्रुतौ मतम् । स्वप्ने तु ब्राह्मणस्तुष्टः समाश्लिष्यतियं व्रज
rājyalābhobhavettasya niścitaṃ ca śrutau matam | svapne tu brāhmaṇastuṣṭaḥ samāśliṣyatiyaṃ vraja
he will gain a kingdom—this is certain and is the view in scripture; whomever, O Vraja(-lord), a pleased brahmin embraces in a dream,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.46
तीर्थस्नायी भवेत्सोऽपि निश्चितं च श्रियाऽन्वितः । स्वप्ने ददाति पुष्पं च यस्मै पुण्यवते द्विजः
tīrthasnāyī bhavetso'pi niścitaṃ ca śriyā'nvitaḥ | svapne dadāti puṣpaṃ ca yasmai puṇyavate dvijaḥ
he too becomes one who has bathed at holy fords, and is certainly attended by prosperity; and to whichever meritorious man a brahmin gives a flower in a dream,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.47
जययुक्तो भवेत्सोऽपि यशस्वी च धरी सुखी । स्वप्ने दृष्टवा च तीर्थानि सौधरत्नगृहाणि च
jayayukto bhavetso'pi yaśasvī ca dharī sukhī | svapne dṛṣṭavā ca tīrthāni saudharatnagṛhāṇi ca
he too becomes possessed of victory, famous, steadfast(?) and happy; and having seen in a dream holy fords and palaces and jewel-houses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.48
जययुक्तश्च धनवांस्तीर्थस्नायी भवेन्नरः । स्वप्ने तु पूणंकलशं कश्चित्कस्मै ददाति च
jayayuktaśca dhanavāṃstīrthasnāyī bhavennaraḥ | svapne tu pūṇaṃkalaśaṃ kaścitkasmai dadāti ca
a man becomes victorious and wealthy, and one who has bathed at the holy fords; and if in a dream someone gives someone a full water-jar,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.49
पुत्रलाभो भवेत्तस्य मंपत्तिं वा समालभेत् । हस्ते कृत्वा तु कुडवमाढकं वारसुन्दरी
putralābho bhavettasya maṃpattiṃ vā samālabhet | haste kṛtvā tu kuḍavamāḍhakaṃ vārasundarī
he will gain a son, or else obtain wealth; and if a courtesan, taking in her hand a kuḍava or an āḍhaka measure,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.50
यस्य मन्दिरमायाति स लक्ष्मीं लभते ध्रुवम् । दिव्या स्त्री यद्गृहं गत्वा पुरीषं विसृजेद्द्विज
yasya mandiramāyāti sa lakṣmīṃ labhate dhruvam | divyā strī yadgṛhaṃ gatvā purīṣaṃ visṛjeddvija
comes to whose house, he surely obtains prosperity; and if a divine woman, going to whose house, voids excrement (there), O twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.51
अर्थलाभो भवेत्तस्य दारिद्र्यं च प्रयाति च । यस्य गेहं समायाति ब्राह्मणो भार्यया सह
arthalābho bhavettasya dāridryaṃ ca prayāti ca | yasya gehaṃ samāyāti brāhmaṇo bhāryayā saha
he will gain wealth, and his poverty departs; to whose house a brahmin comes together with his wife,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.52
पार्वत्या सह शंभुर्वा लक्ष्म्या नारायणोऽथवा । ब्राह्मणो ब्राह्मणी वाऽपि स्वप्ने तस्मै प्रदीयते
pārvatyā saha śaṃbhurvā lakṣmyā nārāyaṇo'thavā | brāhmaṇo brāhmaṇī vā'pi svapne tasmai pradīyate
Or Śambhu together with Pārvatī, or Nārāyaṇa with Lakṣmī, or else a brahmin or a brahmin woman — (if such a one) is granted to him in a dream,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.53
धान्यं पुष्पाञ्जलिं वाऽपि तस्य श्रीः सर्दतोमुखी । मुक्ताहारं पुष्पमाल्यं चन्दनं च लभेद्व्रज
dhānyaṃ puṣpāñjaliṃ vā'pi tasya śrīḥ sardatomukhī | muktāhāraṃ puṣpamālyaṃ candanaṃ ca labhedvraja
or grain, or a handful of flowers — his prosperity faces every way; he would obtain a pearl necklace, a flower garland, and sandal-paste, O (lord of) Vraja.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 77.54
स्वाप्ने ददाति विप्रश्च तस्य श्रीः सर्वo । गोरोचनं पताकां वा हरिद्रामिक्षुदण्डकम्
svāpne dadāti vipraśca tasya śrīḥ sarvao | gorocanaṃ patākāṃ vā haridrāmikṣudaṇḍakam
And (if) a brahmin gives (it) in a dream, his prosperity is complete: gorocanā pigment, or a banner, or turmeric, or a sugarcane stalk —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 77.55
सिद्धान्नं च लभेत्स्वप्ने तस्य श्रीः सर्वo । ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्माणी वाऽपि ददाति यस्य मस्तके
siddhānnaṃ ca labhetsvapne tasya śrīḥ sarvao | brāhmaṇo brahmāṇī vā'pi dadāti yasya mastake
and (if) he obtains cooked food in a dream, his prosperity is complete; or (if) a brahmin or a brahmin woman gives (something) upon whose head —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 77.56
छत्रं वा शुक्लवान्यं व स चराजा भविष्यति । स्वप्ने लथस्थः पुरुषः शुक्लमाल्यानुलेपनः
chatraṃ vā śuklavānyaṃ va sa carājā bhaviṣyati | svapne lathasthaḥ puruṣaḥ śuklamālyānulepanaḥ
(or) a parasol or a white garment — he will become a king. If in a dream a man seated in a chariot, wearing white garlands and unguents,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 77.57
तत्रस्थोदधि भुङ्क्ते च पायसं वा लृपो भवेत् । स्वप्ने ददाति विप्रश्च ब्राह्मणी च सुधांदधि
tatrasthodadhi bhuṅkte ca pāyasaṃ vā lṛpo bhavet | svapne dadāti vipraśca brāhmaṇī ca sudhāṃdadhi
being there eats curds, or milk-rice, he becomes a king. If in a dream a brahmin, or a brahmin woman, gives (him) nectar or curds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 77.58
प्रशस्तपात्रं यस्मै वा सोऽपि राजा भवेद्ध्रुवम् । कुमारी चाष्टवर्षीया रत्नभूषणभूषिता
praśastapātraṃ yasmai vā so'pi rājā bhaveddhruvam | kumārī cāṣṭavarṣīyā ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā
or an excellent vessel — to whomever (they give it), he too will surely become a king. And an eight-year-old maiden adorned with jewel ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.59
यस्य तुष्टा भवेत्स्वप्ने स भवेत्कविपण़्डितः । ददाति पुस्तकं स्वप्ने यस्मै पुण्यवते च सा
yasya tuṣṭā bhavetsvapne sa bhavetkavipaṇa़ḍitaḥ | dadāti pustakaṃ svapne yasmai puṇyavate ca sā
with whom she is pleased in a dream, he becomes a poet and a learned man. And to whatever meritorious man she gives a book in a dream,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.60
स भवेद्विश्वविख्यातः कवीन्द्रः पण़्डितेश्वरः । यं पाठयति स्वप्ने वा मातेव च सुतं यथा
sa bhavedviśvavikhyātaḥ kavīndraḥ paṇa़ḍiteśvaraḥ | yaṃ pāṭhayati svapne vā māteva ca sutaṃ yathā
he becomes world-renowned, a chief of poets, a lord of scholars. And whom, in a dream, she teaches as a mother teaches her son,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.61
सरस्वतीसुतः सोऽपि तत्परो नास्ति पण्डितः । ब्राह्मणः पाठयेद्यं च पितेव यत्नपूर्वकम्
sarasvatīsutaḥ so'pi tatparo nāsti paṇḍitaḥ | brāhmaṇaḥ pāṭhayedyaṃ ca piteva yatnapūrvakam
he too is a son of Sarasvatī; there is no scholar beyond him. And whom a brahmin teaches carefully, like a father,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.62
ददाति पुस्तकं प्रीत्या स च सत्सदृशो भवेत् । प्राप्नोति पुस्तकं स्वप्ने पथि वा यत्र तत्र वा
dadāti pustakaṃ prītyā sa ca satsadṛśo bhavet | prāpnoti pustakaṃ svapne pathi vā yatra tatra vā
(and) gives a book with affection — he becomes like the good; (and) whoever in a dream obtains a book, on a road or anywhere at all,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.63
स पण्डितो यशस्वी च विख्यातश्च महीतले । स्वप्ने यस्मै महामन्त्रं विप्रो विप्रे ददाति चेत्
sa paṇḍito yaśasvī ca vikhyātaśca mahītale | svapne yasmai mahāmantraṃ vipro vipre dadāti cet
he is learned, glorious, and famed on earth. If in a dream a brahmin gives a great mantra to a brahmin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.64
स भवेत्पुरुषः प्राज्ञो धनवान्गुणवान्सुधीः । स्वप्ने ददाति मन्त्रं वा प्रतिमां वा शिलामयीम्
sa bhavetpuruṣaḥ prājño dhanavānguṇavānsudhīḥ | svapne dadāti mantraṃ vā pratimāṃ vā śilāmayīm
that man becomes wise, wealthy, virtuous, of good understanding. If in a dream (someone) gives a mantra, or an image made of stone,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.65
यस्मै ददाति विप्रश्च मन्त् सिद्धिश्च तद्भवेत् । विप्रं विप्रसमूहं च दृष्ट्वा नत्वाऽऽशिषं लभेत्
yasmai dadāti vipraśca mant siddhiśca tadbhavet | vipraṃ viprasamūhaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā natvā''śiṣaṃ labhet
to whomever a brahmin gives a mantra, success in it comes to him. Seeing a brahmin, or a company of brahmins, and bowing, one obtains a blessing:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 77.66
राजेन्द्रः स भवेद्वाऽपि किंवा च कविपण्डितः । शुक्लधान्ययुतां भूमीं यस्मै विप्र समुत्सृजेत्
rājendraḥ sa bhavedvā'pi kiṃvā ca kavipaṇḍitaḥ | śukladhānyayutāṃ bhūmīṃ yasmai vipra samutsṛjet
he becomes a lord of kings, or else a poet and scholar. To whomever a brahmin bestows land together with white grain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.67
स्वप्नेऽपि परितुष्टश्च स भवेत्पृथिवीपतिः । स्वप्न विप्रो रथे कृत्वा नानास्वर्गं प्रदर्शयेत्
svapne'pi parituṣṭaśca sa bhavetpṛthivīpatiḥ | svapna vipro rathe kṛtvā nānāsvargaṃ pradarśayet
and is well pleased, even in a dream, he becomes a lord of the earth. If in a dream a brahmin, placing (him) in a chariot, shows him the various heavens,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.68
चिरंजीवी भवेदायुर्धनवृद्धिर्भवेद्ध्रुवम् । विप्राय विप्रः संतुष्टो यस्मै कन्यां ददाति च
ciraṃjīvī bhavedāyurdhanavṛddhirbhaveddhruvam | viprāya vipraḥ saṃtuṣṭo yasmai kanyāṃ dadāti ca
he becomes long-lived in life-span, and increase of wealth surely comes about. And to whatever brahmin a pleased brahmin gives a daughter
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.69
स्वप्ने च स भवेन्नित्यं धनाढ्यो भूवतिः स्वयम् । स्वप्ने सरोवरं दृष्टवा समुद्रं वा नदीं नदम्
svapne ca sa bhavennityaṃ dhanāḍhyo bhūvatiḥ svayam | svapne sarovaraṃ dṛṣṭavā samudraṃ vā nadīṃ nadam
in a dream — he becomes ever rich in wealth, himself a lord of land. Seeing in a dream a lake, or the ocean, or a river (feminine), or a river (masculine),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.70
शुक्लाहिं शुक्लशैलं च दृष्ट्वा श्रियमवाप्नुयात् । यं पश्यन्ति मृतं स्वप्ने स भवेच्चिरजीवनः
śuklāhiṃ śuklaśailaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā śriyamavāpnuyāt | yaṃ paśyanti mṛtaṃ svapne sa bhaveccirajīvanaḥ
or seeing a white snake and a white mountain, he would obtain prosperity. Whom (people) see dead in a dream, he becomes long-living;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.71
अरोगी रोगिणं दु खी सुशिनं च सुखं भवेत् । दिव्या स्त्री यं प्रवदति मम स्वामी भवानिति
arogī rogiṇaṃ du khī suśinaṃ ca sukhaṃ bhavet | divyā strī yaṃ pravadati mama svāmī bhavāniti
(seeing) a sick man, one becomes healthy; (seeing) a happy man, a sorrowful one becomes happy. Whom a divine woman addresses, saying 'You are my husband,'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.72
स्वप्ने दृष्ट्वा च चागतिं स च राजा भवेद्दृढम् । स्वप्ने वा कालिकां दृष्ट्वा लब्धवा स्फटिकमालिकाम्
svapne dṛṣṭvā ca cāgatiṃ sa ca rājā bhaveddṛḍham | svapne vā kālikāṃ dṛṣṭvā labdhavā sphaṭikamālikām
seeing (her) in a dream and (obtaining her?) — he firmly becomes a king. Or seeing Kālikā in a dream, having obtained a crystal rosary,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 77.73
इन्द्रचापं शक्रवज्रं स प्रतिष्ठां लभेद्ध्रुवम् । स्वप्ने वदति यं विप्रो मम दासो भवेति च
indracāpaṃ śakravajraṃ sa pratiṣṭhāṃ labheddhruvam | svapne vadati yaṃ vipro mama dāso bhaveti ca
(or) Indra's bow (the rainbow), (or) Śakra's thunderbolt — he surely obtains high standing. Whom in a dream a brahmin tells, 'Be my servant,'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.74
हरिदास्यं च मद्भक्तिं स लब्ध्वा वैष्णवो भवेत् । स्वप्ने विप्रो हरीः शंभुर्ब्राह्मणी कमला शिवा
haridāsyaṃ ca madbhaktiṃ sa labdhvā vaiṣṇavo bhavet | svapne vipro harīḥ śaṃbhurbrāhmaṇī kamalā śivā
he, obtaining servitude to Hari and devotion to me, becomes a Vaiṣṇava. In a dream: a brahmin, Hari, Śambhu, a brahmin woman, Kamalā, Śivā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.75
शक्ला स्त्री देवमाता वा जाह्नवी वा सरस्वती । गोपालिकावेषधरी बालिका राधिका मम
śaklā strī devamātā vā jāhnavī vā sarasvatī | gopālikāveṣadharī bālikā rādhikā mama
a woman in white, or the mother of the gods, or Jāhnavī, or Sarasvatī, or a girl in the guise of a cowherdess — (that is) my Rādhikā;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.76
बालश्च बालगोपालः स्वप्नविद्भिः प्रकाशितः । एष ते कथितो नन्द सुस्वप्नः पुण्यहेतुकः ।। श्रोतुमिच्छसि किं वा त्वं किं भूयः कथयामि ते
bālaśca bālagopālaḥ svapnavidbhiḥ prakāśitaḥ | eṣa te kathito nanda susvapnaḥ puṇyahetukaḥ || śrotumicchasi kiṃ vā tvaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ kathayāmi te
“And the child, the young cowherd, has been revealed by the interpreters of dreams. This auspicious dream, whose cause is merit, has been told to you, Nanda. Or what do you wish to hear? What more shall I tell you?”
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 77.77
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारादनाo सुस्वप्नकथानं नाम सप्तसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nārādanāo susvapnakathānaṃ nāma saptasaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus (ends) the seventy-seventh chapter, called “The Account of the Auspicious Dream,” in the Nārada dialogue of the latter (portion) of the Section on Śrī Kṛṣṇa's Birth in the great Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition