Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 79
BvP 4 79.1
नन्द उवाच राहुग्रस्तः कथं सूर्यश्चन्द्रो वाऽपि जगत्प्रभो । नेष्टश्चन्द्रः कथं भाद्रे चतुर्थ्यां चासिते सिते
nanda uvāca rāhugrastaḥ kathaṃ sūryaścandro vā'pi jagatprabho | neṣṭaścandraḥ kathaṃ bhādre caturthyāṃ cāsite site
Nanda said: How is the sun, or the moon too, seized by Rāhu, O Lord of the world? Why is the moon not desirable in Bhādra on the fourth, in both the dark and the bright (fortnight)?
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BvP 4 79.2
वेदानां जनकस्त्वं च कं पृच्छामित्वया विना । वेदे पुराणे गोप्यं यन्न जानन्ति विपश्यितः ।। इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा चेदं वचनमब्रवीत्
vedānāṃ janakastvaṃ ca kaṃ pṛcchāmitvayā vinā | vede purāṇe gopyaṃ yanna jānanti vipaśyitaḥ || iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā cedaṃ vacanamabravīt
You are the father of the Vedas; whom should I ask apart from you — that which is secret in Veda and Purāṇa, which the discerning do not know? Having heard that speech of his, he spoke these words:
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BvP 4 79.3
श्रीभगवानुवाच अतथ्यं वचनं चेदं निषिद्धं वैदिकैरपि । क्षमस्व नन्द भद्रं ते प्रश्नमन्यं कुरुष्व माम्
śrībhagavānuvāca atathyaṃ vacanaṃ cedaṃ niṣiddhaṃ vaidikairapi | kṣamasva nanda bhadraṃ te praśnamanyaṃ kuruṣva mām
The blessed Lord said: This speech is untrue and forbidden even by those versed in the Veda. Forgive (me), Nanda — blessings on you — put another question to me.
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BvP 4 79.4
बिश्वस्तं वचनं तात न प्रकाश्यं मनीषिभिः । विघ्नः प्रकाशे भवति सतां छिद्रं च दैवतः
biśvastaṃ vacanaṃ tāta na prakāśyaṃ manīṣibhiḥ | vighnaḥ prakāśe bhavati satāṃ chidraṃ ca daivataḥ
A matter entrusted in confidence, my dear, should not be divulged by the wise; in divulging it there arises obstruction, and a flaw (comes) to good men through fate.
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BvP 4 79.5
नन्द उवाच कथयस्व जगन्नाथ न भक्ते व़ञ्चनं कुरु । अदृश्यौ चापि देवेशौ राहुग्रस्तौ च पुष्यदौ
nanda uvāca kathayasva jagannātha na bhakte va़ñcanaṃ kuru | adṛśyau cāpi deveśau rāhugrastau ca puṣyadau
Nanda said: Tell (it), Lord of the world; do not deceive a devotee. And (why) are the two lords of the gods invisible, and seized by Rāhu, though they are givers of prosperity?
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BvP 4 79.6
श्रीभगवानुवाच शृणु नन्द प्रवक्षयामि कथामेतां पुरातनीम् । यां श्रुत्वा निष्कलङ्कश्च तीर्थस्नायी भवेन्नरः
śrībhagavānuvāca śṛṇu nanda pravakṣayāmi kathāmetāṃ purātanīm | yāṃ śrutvā niṣkalaṅkaśca tīrthasnāyī bhavennaraḥ
The blessed Lord said: Listen, Nanda, I shall declare this ancient story, hearing which a man becomes free of blemish and (as if) one who has bathed at holy fords.
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BvP 4 79.7
सर्वपातकिनं दृष्ट्वा यत्पापं लभते नरः । आख्यानश्रवणोनैव भस्मीभूतं भविष्यति
sarvapātakinaṃ dṛṣṭvā yatpāpaṃ labhate naraḥ | ākhyānaśravaṇonaiva bhasmībhūtaṃ bhaviṣyati
The sin that a man incurs by looking upon one guilty of every crime will, merely by the hearing of this narrative, be reduced to ashes.
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BvP 4 79.8
एकदा जमदग्निश्च महाकौतूहलान्वितः । रेणुकासहितस्तुष्टो जगाम नर्मदातटम्
ekadā jamadagniśca mahākautūhalānvitaḥ | reṇukāsahitastuṣṭo jagāma narmadātaṭam
Once Jamadagni, filled with great curiosity and pleased, went with Reṇukā to the bank of the Narmadā.
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BvP 4 79.9
निर्जने नर्मदातीरे विजहार तया सह । नवोढया च सुन्दर्या नवयौवनयुक्तया
nirjane narmadātīre vijahāra tayā saha | navoḍhayā ca sundaryā navayauvanayuktayā
On the deserted shore of the Narmadā he sported with her — newly wed, beautiful, in the freshness of youth,
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BvP 4 79.10
सुवेषया सुस्मितया रत्नभूषणयुक्तया । नतया स्तनभारेण श्रोणीभारेण मन्दया
suveṣayā susmitayā ratnabhūṣaṇayuktayā | natayā stanabhāreṇa śroṇībhāreṇa mandayā
finely dressed, sweetly smiling, adorned with jewelled ornaments, bent by the weight of her breasts, made slow by the weight of her hips,
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BvP 4 79.11
सुन्दरीणामतुलया श्वेतचम्पकवर्णया । सुपूर्णचन्द्राननया कटाक्षयुतया तथा
sundarīṇāmatulayā śvetacampakavarṇayā | supūrṇacandrānanayā kaṭākṣayutayā tathā
unequalled among beautiful women, of the colour of the white campaka, her face like the full moon, and with sidelong glances,
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BvP 4 79.12
अतीवसूक्ष्माम्बरया कामबाणार्तया व्रज । पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गसंभोगेनापि मूर्च्छया
atīvasūkṣmāmbarayā kāmabāṇārtayā vraja | pulakāñcitasarvāṅgasaṃbhogenāpi mūrcchayā
in exceedingly fine garments, afflicted by Love's arrow, O (lord of) Vraja, all her limbs bristling with thrill, swooning even in the enjoyment,
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BvP 4 79.13
पुंस्कोकिलयुते रम्ये शब्दिते सुमधुव्रते । सुगन्धिवायुसंयुक्ते पुष्पतल्पान्विते शुभे
puṃskokilayute ramye śabdite sumadhuvrate | sugandhivāyusaṃyukte puṣpatalpānvite śubhe
in a lovely (place) frequented by male cuckoos, resounding with sweet bees, filled with fragrant breeze, auspicious, provided with a couch of flowers.
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BvP 4 79.14
चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं वस्त्रमाल्यधरं मुनिम् । महारासरसाढ्यं तमुवाच भास्करः स्वयम्
candanokṣitasarvāṅgaṃ vastramālyadharaṃ munim | mahārāsarasāḍhyaṃ tamuvāca bhāskaraḥ svayam
To that sage, all his limbs sprinkled with sandal paste, wearing garments and garlands, rich in the delight of the great dance/love-play, the Sun himself spoke.
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BvP 4 79.15
वेदकर्तुः प्रपौत्रस्तवं ब्रह्मणश्च जगत्वतेः । चतुर्वेदविधेयेषु सुनिष्णातः सदा शुचिः
vedakartuḥ prapautrastavaṃ brahmaṇaśca jagatvateḥ | caturvedavidheyeṣu suniṣṇātaḥ sadā śuciḥ
"You are the great-grandson of the maker of the Veda, and of Brahmā the lord of the world; you are thoroughly skilled in the injunctions of the four Vedas, and always pure."
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BvP 4 79.16
वेदाङ्गकर्ता धर्मज्ञः श्रेष्ठो वेदविदां वरः । महातपस्वी तेजस्वी ब्रह्मचारी च सुव्रती
vedāṅgakartā dharmajñaḥ śreṣṭho vedavidāṃ varaḥ | mahātapasvī tejasvī brahmacārī ca suvratī
"(You are) the composer of the Vedāṅgas, a knower of dharma, foremost, the best of those who know the Veda, a great ascetic, full of splendour, chaste, and firm in your vows."
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BvP 4 79.17
युष्मद्विधोक्तं शास्त्रं च पठित्वाऽन्यश्च पण्डितः । वेदप्रणिहितो धर्मो ह्यधर्मस्तद्विपर्ययः
yuṣmadvidhoktaṃ śāstraṃ ca paṭhitvā'nyaśca paṇḍitaḥ | vedapraṇihito dharmo hyadharmastadviparyayaḥ
"And another man too, having studied the treatise spoken by such as you, is learned: dharma is what is enjoined by the Veda, and adharma is the opposite of that."
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BvP 4 79.18
धर्म त्यजति धर्मज्ञो ह्यधर्मेण रतः कथम् । दिवामैथुनदोषं च वक्ति वेदो विशेषतः
dharma tyajati dharmajño hyadharmeṇa rataḥ katham | divāmaithunadoṣaṃ ca vakti vedo viśeṣataḥ
"How does a knower of dharma abandon dharma and take pleasure in adharma? And the Veda declares expressly the fault of sexual union by day."
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BvP 4 79.19
अहं च धर्मिणां साक्षी तेन त्वां कथयामि ते । सूर्यस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा तत्याज मैथुनं द्विजः
ahaṃ ca dharmiṇāṃ sākṣī tena tvāṃ kathayāmi te | sūryasya vacanaṃ śrutvā tatyāja maithunaṃ dvijaḥ
"And I am the witness of the righteous; therefore I say this to you." Hearing the words of the Sun, the twice-born abandoned the intercourse.
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BvP 4 79.20
दृष्ट्वा पुरो विप्ररूपं सूर्य तेजस्विनं सुरम् । उवाच सूर्य रक्तास्यः कोपलज्जासमन्वितः ।। रेणुका लज्जिता तत्र विधार्य वाससी सती
dṛṣṭvā puro viprarūpaṃ sūrya tejasvinaṃ suram | uvāca sūrya raktāsyaḥ kopalajjāsamanvitaḥ || reṇukā lajjitā tatra vidhārya vāsasī satī
Seeing before him the radiant god, the Sun, in the form of a brahmin, red-faced, filled with anger and shame, he spoke to the Sun; and Reṇukā, the chaste woman, ashamed there, drew her garments about her.
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BvP 4 79.21
जमदग्निरुवाच को भवान्पण़्डितंमन्यो न त्वदन्योऽस्ति पण्डितः । अहं भृगोर्भगवतः शिष्यस्त्वं कश्यपस्य च
jamadagniruvāca ko bhavānpaṇa़ḍitaṃmanyo na tvadanyo'sti paṇḍitaḥ | ahaṃ bhṛgorbhagavataḥ śiṣyastvaṃ kaśyapasya ca
Jamadagni said: "Who are you, who think yourself learned—as though there were no learned man other than you? I am a pupil of the blessed Bhṛgu, and you of Kaśyapa."
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BvP 4 79.22
चतुर्वेदांश्च जानामि धर्माधर्मनिरूपणो । वेदप्रणिहितो धर्मे ह्यधर्मस्तद्विपर्ययः
caturvedāṃśca jānāmi dharmādharmanirūpaṇo | vedapraṇihito dharme hyadharmastadviparyayaḥ
"And I know the four Vedas, being one who determines dharma and adharma: dharma is what is enjoined by the Veda, and adharma is the opposite of that."
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BvP 4 79.23
अज्ञानी पुरुषः शश्वज्जडितश्च स्वकर्मणा । तेजीयसां न दोषाय वङ्नेः सर्वभुजो यथा
ajñānī puruṣaḥ śaśvajjaḍitaśca svakarmaṇā | tejīyasāṃ na doṣāya vaṅneḥ sarvabhujo yathā
An ignorant man is forever dulled by his own deeds; but for the more powerful there is no fault, as (there is none) for fire, which devours everything.
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BvP 4 79.24
अन्ये भवांश्च धर्मश्च साक्षी सर्वे च कर्मणाम् । फलदाता च शास्त्रज्ञो यतस्त्वत्तनयः सदा
anye bhavāṃśca dharmaśca sākṣī sarve ca karmaṇām | phaladātā ca śāstrajño yatastvattanayaḥ sadā
"Others, and you, and Dharma—the witness of all deeds and the bestower of their fruits, the knower of the scriptures—since he is always your son..."
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BvP 4 79.25
न वैष्णवानां शास्तारो यूयमस्माकमेव च । न वासुदेवभक्तानामशुभं विद्यते क्वचित्
na vaiṣṇavānāṃ śāstāro yūyamasmākameva ca | na vāsudevabhaktānāmaśubhaṃ vidyate kvacit
"You are not chastisers of Vaiṣṇavas, nor of us; for the devotees of Vāsudeva no misfortune ever exists."
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BvP 4 79.26
हरेः सुदर्शनं चक्रं शश्वद्रक्षति वैष्णवान् । नारायणश्च भगवान्स्वयं ब्रह्मा च शंकरः
hareḥ sudarśanaṃ cakraṃ śaśvadrakṣati vaiṣṇavān | nārāyaṇaśca bhagavānsvayaṃ brahmā ca śaṃkaraḥ
"Hari's discus Sudarśana ever protects the Vaiṣṇavas, and so do the Lord Nārāyaṇa himself, and Brahmā, and Śaṃkara."
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BvP 4 79.27
शास्ता यमश्च नास्माकं त्वं वै नापि दिवाकर। राजपुत्रो यथा स्थाने वयं स्वच्छन्दगामिनः
śāstā yamaśca nāsmākaṃ tvaṃ vai nāpi divākara| rājaputro yathā sthāne vayaṃ svacchandagāminaḥ
"Yama is no chastiser of ours, nor indeed are you, O maker of day; like a king's son in his own place, we go as we please."
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BvP 4 79.28
शक्तोऽहं भस्मसात्कर्तुं यमं सर्वसुरांस्तथा । महेन्द्रप्रभृतीन्सूर्य क्षणेनैवावलीलया
śakto'haṃ bhasmasātkartuṃ yamaṃ sarvasurāṃstathā | mahendraprabhṛtīnsūrya kṣaṇenaivāvalīlayā
"I am able, O Sun, to reduce to ashes Yama and all the gods, Mahendra and the rest, in a moment, as if in play."
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BvP 4 79.29
कस्त्वं धर्मप्रवक्ता मे याहि स्वस्थानमेव च । मम शास्ता तु भगवाञ्छ्रीकृष्णः प्रकृतेः परः
kastvaṃ dharmapravaktā me yāhi svasthānameva ca | mama śāstā tu bhagavāñchrīkṛṣṇaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ
"Who are you to preach dharma to me? Go to your own place. My chastiser is the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is beyond Prakṛti."
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BvP 4 79.30
अद्य मे निर्जने स्थाने रसभङ्गस्त्वया कृतः । मम शापात्पाप दृश्यो राहुग्रस्तो भविष्यसि
adya me nirjane sthāne rasabhaṅgastvayā kṛtaḥ | mama śāpātpāpa dṛśyo rāhugrasto bhaviṣyasi
"Today, in my solitary place, my pleasure has been broken by you; by my curse, O sinner, you shall become visibly seized by Rāhu."
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BvP 4 79.31
द्रष्टुं त्वां ये घनाः सर्वे दूरीभूता भवन्ति ते । त्वामाच्छन्नं करिष्यन्ति वायुना प्रेरितास्तथा
draṣṭuṃ tvāṃ ye ghanāḥ sarve dūrībhūtā bhavanti te | tvāmācchannaṃ kariṣyanti vāyunā preritāstathā
"All those clouds that are far off shall become (near) to look upon you, and driven by the wind they will cover you over."
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BvP 4 79.32
स्वतेजसा भवान्गर्वाद्धततेजा भविष्यसि । मेघाच्छन्नः स्वल्पतेजा राहुग्रस्तो भवान्भव
svatejasā bhavāngarvāddhatatejā bhaviṣyasi | meghācchannaḥ svalpatejā rāhugrasto bhavānbhava
"Through pride in your own splendour you shall become one whose splendour is destroyed; covered by clouds, of little splendour, seized by Rāhu—so be it with you."
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BvP 4 79.33
ब्राह्मणस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्भास्करः स्वयम् । ततः पुटाञ्जलिर्भूत्वा तुष्टाव मुनिपुंगवम्
brāhmaṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānbhāskaraḥ svayam | tataḥ puṭāñjalirbhūtvā tuṣṭāva munipuṃgavam
Hearing the brahmin's words, the blessed Sun himself, then, with hands joined in a cup, praised that bull among sages.
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BvP 4 79.34
भास्कर उवाच अवध्याः सर्वे धर्मज्ञ धन्या मान्याः पुरस्कृताः । नारायणश्च भगवाञ्छंभुर्ब्रह्मा स्वयं प्रभुः
bhāskara uvāca avadhyāḥ sarve dharmajña dhanyā mānyāḥ puraskṛtāḥ | nārāyaṇaśca bhagavāñchaṃbhurbrahmā svayaṃ prabhuḥ
The Sun said: "O knower of dharma, all (brahmins) are not to be slain, are blessed, worthy of honour, given precedence—and (so hold) the Lord Nārāyaṇa, Śambhu, and Brahmā the lord himself."
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BvP 4 79.35
गणेशाश्चापि शेषश्च धर्मश्चापि सनातनः । स्तुवान्ति ब्रह्मणं सर्वे विप्ररूपी जनार्दनः
gaṇeśāścāpi śeṣaśca dharmaścāpi sanātanaḥ | stuvānti brahmaṇaṃ sarve viprarūpī janārdanaḥ
The Gaṇeśas too, and Śeṣa, and Dharma the eternal — all praise the brāhmaṇa; Janārdana (himself) takes the form of a brāhmaṇa.
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BvP 4 79.36
विप्रदत्तश्च यो ब्रह्मन्वयमस्मन्मुखो द्विजः । हुताशनश्च द्विमुखाः सुराः सर्वे द्विजो वरः
vipradattaśca yo brahmanvayamasmanmukho dvijaḥ | hutāśanaśca dvimukhāḥ surāḥ sarve dvijo varaḥ
Whatever is given to a brāhmaṇa, O brahman — we (receive it) through the twice-born as our mouth; and Hutāśana (Fire) and the gods all have two mouths (i.e., the brāhmaṇa is their second mouth): the twice-born is the best.
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BvP 4 79.37
क्षमस्व वैष्णवः शुद्धः स्वधर्म स समाचर । वैष्णवानां कृतः कोपो हृदि येषां जनार्दनः
kṣamasva vaiṣṇavaḥ śuddhaḥ svadharma sa samācara | vaiṣṇavānāṃ kṛtaḥ kopo hṛdi yeṣāṃ janārdanaḥ
Forgive; you are a pure Vaiṣṇava — practice that, your own duty. Anger has been directed at Vaiṣṇavas, in whose heart Janārdana (dwells).
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BvP 4 79.38
अस्माभिः पूजिता विप्रा युषमाभिः पूजिताः सुराः । परस्परं स्नेहपात्रं चेदमाचरणं द्विज
asmābhiḥ pūjitā viprā yuṣamābhiḥ pūjitāḥ surāḥ | parasparaṃ snehapātraṃ cedamācaraṇaṃ dvija
By us brāhmaṇas are honoured, by you the gods are honoured; and this conduct (of ours) is mutually an object of affection, O twice-born.
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BvP 4 79.39
अहमेवं त्वया शप्तो मया शप्तो भवान्भव । अन्यथा मां वदन्त्येवं सूर्य निस्तेजसं जनाः
ahamevaṃ tvayā śapto mayā śapto bhavānbhava | anyathā māṃ vadantyevaṃ sūrya nistejasaṃ janāḥ
Since I have been cursed thus by you, be you cursed by me (as well); otherwise, O Sun, people would say of me that I am devoid of splendour.
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BvP 4 79.40
पराभूतः क्षत्रियेण भविष्यसि द्विजेश्वर । मरणं क्षत्रियास्त्रेण भवतश्च भविष्यति
parābhūtaḥ kṣatriyeṇa bhaviṣyasi dvijeśvara | maraṇaṃ kṣatriyāstreṇa bhavataśca bhaviṣyati
You shall be defeated by a kṣatriya, O lord of the twice-born, and your death shall come about by a kṣatriya's weapon.
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BvP 4 79.41
सूर्यस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा चुकोप ब्राह्मणः पुनः । तं शशापातिरक्तास्यः शंभुना निर्जितो भवान्
sūryasya vacanaṃ śrutvā cukopa brāhmaṇaḥ punaḥ | taṃ śaśāpātiraktāsyaḥ śaṃbhunā nirjito bhavān
Hearing the Sun's speech, the brāhmaṇa grew angry again, and with face exceedingly red he cursed him: "You shall be vanquished by Śambhu."
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BvP 4 79.42
उभयोः कलहं ज्ञात्वा कश्यपेन सह व्रज । आजगाम स्वयं ब्रह्मा विधाता जगतामपि
ubhayoḥ kalahaṃ jñātvā kaśyapena saha vraja | ājagāma svayaṃ brahmā vidhātā jagatāmapi
Learning of the quarrel of the two, (Brahmā set out) together with Kaśyapa; Brahmā himself, the ordainer even of the worlds, came.
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BvP 4 79.43
आगत्य ब्रह्मा संत्रस्तं बोधयामास भास्करम् । मुनिश्रेष्ठं च धर्मज्ञं धर्मज्ञानां गुरोर्गुरुः
āgatya brahmā saṃtrastaṃ bodhayāmāsa bhāskaram | muniśreṣṭhaṃ ca dharmajñaṃ dharmajñānāṃ gurorguruḥ
Having come, Brahmā consoled the terrified Sun, and (also) the best of sages, the knower of dharma — he, the teacher of the teachers of the knowers of dharma.
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BvP 4 79.44
ब्रह्मोवाच क्षमस्व भास्कर त्वं च साक्षान्नारायणो भवान् । युष्माकं परिपाल्यश्चाप्यवध्यो ब्राह्मणाः सदा
brahmovāca kṣamasva bhāskara tvaṃ ca sākṣānnārāyaṇo bhavān | yuṣmākaṃ paripālyaścāpyavadhyo brāhmaṇāḥ sadā
Brahmā said: Forgive, O Sun; you too are Nārāyaṇa himself. Brāhmaṇas are always to be protected by you and never to be slain.
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BvP 4 79.45
अहं करोमि भवतो विप्रशापान्तमुल्बणम् । अत्राहमागतस्त्रस्तो भृगुणा प्रेरितस्ततः
ahaṃ karomi bhavato vipraśāpāntamulbaṇam | atrāhamāgatastrasto bhṛguṇā preritastataḥ
I shall put an end to the terrible brahmin's curse upon you. I have come here in fear, urged on by Bhṛgu.
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BvP 4 79.46
स्फुटोऽहं प्रेरितश्चापि कश्यपेन मरीचिना । शान्तो भव सुरक्षेष्ठ साक्षीत्वं सर्वकर्मणाम्
sphuṭo'haṃ preritaścāpi kaśyapena marīcinā | śānto bhava surakṣeṣṭha sākṣītvaṃ sarvakarmaṇām
I have been made plain (in this), and urged also by Kaśyapa and by Marīci. Be calm, O best of gods; you are the witness of all deeds.
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BvP 4 79.47
कुत्रचिद्दिवसे ब्रह्मंस्त्वं तत्र कुत्रचित्क्षणम् । भविष्यसि घनाच्छन्नः सद्यो मुक्तो भविष्यसि
kutraciddivase brahmaṃstvaṃ tatra kutracitkṣaṇam | bhaviṣyasi ghanācchannaḥ sadyo mukto bhaviṣyasi
On some day, O brahman, and at some moment therein, you will be covered by a cloud; (but) you will at once be released.
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BvP 4 79.48
न्यूनातिरक्ते वर्षे च राहुग्रस्तो भविष्यसि । तत्रादृश्यश्च केषांचित्पुण्यदृश्यो हि कस्यचित्
nyūnātirakte varṣe ca rāhugrasto bhaviṣyasi | tatrādṛśyaśca keṣāṃcitpuṇyadṛśyo hi kasyacit
And in a year, whether short or long, you will be seized by Rāhu; then you will be invisible to some, and visible only to some meritorious person.
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BvP 4 79.49
अन्यथा सर्वकालेन पुण्यदृश्यो भवान्भुवि । त्वां दृष्ट्वा च नमस्कृत्य सर्वे निष्पापिनो जनाः
anyathā sarvakālena puṇyadṛśyo bhavānbhuvi | tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā ca namaskṛtya sarve niṣpāpino janāḥ
Otherwise, at all times you are auspicious to behold on earth; and all people, having seen you and bowed to you, become free of sin.
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BvP 4 79.50
जन्मसप्ताष्टरिः फाङ्कचतुर्थे दशमे तथा । जन्मर्क्षे निधनै नणामदृश्यस्त्वं भविष्यसि
janmasaptāṣṭariḥ phāṅkacaturthe daśame tathā | janmarkṣe nidhanai naṇāmadṛśyastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi
In the birth (sign), the seventh, the eighth ... in the fourth and likewise the tenth, in the birth asterism, and in the death (house), you will be invisible to men.
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BvP 4 79.51
अस्तकाले घनाच्छन्ने मध्याहनस्थे जलेऽपि वा । अर्धोदिते च काने च पापदृश्यो भविष्यसि
astakāle ghanācchanne madhyāhanasthe jale'pi vā | ardhodite ca kāne ca pāpadṛśyo bhaviṣyasi
At the time of setting, when covered by cloud, when standing at midday, or in water, and when half-risen, and when 'one-eyed' (partly obscured), you will be inauspicious to behold.
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BvP 4 79.52
भार्यादुःखनिमित्तेन भार्यया हेतुभूतया । श्वशुरेण शालकेन हततेजा भविष्यसि
bhāryāduḥkhanimittena bhāryayā hetubhūtayā | śvaśureṇa śālakena hatatejā bhaviṣyasi
On account of a wife's sorrow, with the wife as the cause, by a father-in-law and a brother-in-law you will be deprived of your splendour.
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BvP 4 79.53
अन्यथा तव तेजश्च संज्ञा सहितुमक्षमा । मालीसुमालियुद्धे च शंभुना त्वं पराचितः
anyathā tava tejaśca saṃjñā sahitumakṣamā | mālīsumāliyuddhe ca śaṃbhunā tvaṃ parācitaḥ
Otherwise your splendour — Saṃjñā was unable to bear it; and in the battle of Mālī and Sumālī you were overcome by Śambhu.
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BvP 4 79.54
इत्येवमुक्त्वा सूर्य च बोधयामास ब्राह्मणम् । नम्रं शापपराभूतं लज्जितं कोपितं व्रज
ityevamuktvā sūrya ca bodhayāmāsa brāhmaṇam | namraṃ śāpaparābhūtaṃ lajjitaṃ kopitaṃ vraja
Having spoken thus, he consoled the Sun and (also) the brāhmaṇa — humbled, overcome by the curse, ashamed, angered.
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BvP 4 79.55
हे विप्र श्वगृहं गच्छ गच्छ वत्स यथासुखम् । त्वत्तेजसा क्षणेनैव भस्मीभूतं भवेज्जगत्
he vipra śvagṛhaṃ gaccha gaccha vatsa yathāsukham | tvattejasā kṣaṇenaiva bhasmībhūtaṃ bhavejjagat
"O brahmin, go to your own house; go, my child, as you please. By your fiery power the world could be reduced to ashes in a mere instant."
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BvP 4 79.56
सूर्यस्त्वत्परिपाल्यश्च भवान्सूर्यस्य नित्यशः । परस्परं च पूज्यश्च संबन्धः पोष्यपोष्कः
sūryastvatparipālyaśca bhavānsūryasya nityaśaḥ | parasparaṃ ca pūjyaśca saṃbandhaḥ poṣyapoṣkaḥ
"The Sun is to be protected by you, and you (belong) to the Sun always; and each is to be honoured by the other—the relation is that of the nourished and the nourisher."
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BvP 4 79.57
हर्यशेन क्षत्रियेण कार्तवीर्यार्जुनेन च । भविष्यसि न संदेहः पराभूतो द्विजो मृतः
haryaśena kṣatriyeṇa kārtavīryārjunena ca | bhaviṣyasi na saṃdehaḥ parābhūto dvijo mṛtaḥ
"By the kṣatriya Haryaśva and by Kārtavīrya Arjuna you will be (slain)—there is no doubt: the brahmin, overcome, was killed."
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BvP 4 79.58
पुरा ते प्राक्तनं सर्व कदाचिन्न हि खण्डितम् । नारायणाश्च स्वांशोन तव पुत्रो भविष्यति
purā te prāktanaṃ sarva kadācinna hi khaṇḍitam | nārāyaṇāśca svāṃśona tava putro bhaviṣyati
"Formerly all this was fated for you; it is never broken. And Nārāyaṇa, by his own portion, will become your son."
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BvP 4 79.59
त्रिः सप्तकृत्वो जगतीं निःक्षत्रां च करिष्यति । मृत्युस्ते यशसो बीजं भदिष्यति महीतले
triḥ saptakṛtvo jagatīṃ niḥkṣatrāṃ ca kariṣyati | mṛtyuste yaśaso bījaṃ bhadiṣyati mahītale
"Thrice seven times he will make the earth free of kṣatriyas; your death will become the seed of your fame on the surface of the earth."
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BvP 4 79.60
इत्येवमुक्त्ता ब्रह्मा च ययौ गेहं व्रजेश्वर । प्रययौ जमदग्निश्च भास्करश्च स्वमन्दिरम्
ityevamukttā brahmā ca yayau gehaṃ vrajeśvara | prayayau jamadagniśca bhāskaraśca svamandiram
Having spoken thus, Brahmā went to his abode, O lord of Vraja; and Jamadagni departed, and the Sun (went) to his own mansion.
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BvP 4 79.61
इत्येवं कथितं तात आख्यानं पुण्यकारकम् । राहुग्रस्तो भास्करश्चाप्यदृश्यो येन हेतुना
ityevaṃ kathitaṃ tāta ākhyānaṃ puṇyakārakam | rāhugrasto bhāskaraścāpyadṛśyo yena hetunā
Thus, my dear, has the merit-producing narrative been told—for what reason the Sun, seized by Rāhu, becomes invisible.
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BvP 4 79.62
चतुर्थ्यामुदितश्चन्द्रो भाद्रे मासि सितासिते । अदृश्यो नष्टरूपश्च श्रूयतां येन हेतुरा
caturthyāmuditaścandro bhādre māsi sitāsite | adṛśyo naṣṭarūpaśca śrūyatāṃ yena heturā
The Moon that has risen on the fourth day in the month of Bhādra, in the bright and dark (fortnights), is not to be looked at, and its form is lost—hear for what reason.
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BvP 4 79.63
राहुग्रस्तः कलङ्की वा पुराशप्तो मया पितः । सर्व त्वां कथयिष्यामि कथामेतां पुरातनीम्
rāhugrastaḥ kalaṅkī vā purāśapto mayā pitaḥ | sarva tvāṃ kathayiṣyāmi kathāmetāṃ purātanīm
Whether seized by Rāhu or stained, he was formerly cursed by me, father. I shall tell you all of this ancient story.
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BvP 4 79.79
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo भगवन्नन्दसंo ।।
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo bhagavannandasaṃo ||
Thus (ends the chapter) in the Śrī Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, in the Śrīkṛṣṇa-janma section, the latter part, in the conversation of Nārada, the Lord's dialogue with Nanda.
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