Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 81
BvP 4 81.1
श्रीकृष्ण उवाय एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शुक्रः सुरश्रेणीं ददर्श सः । आकाशमार्गादायान्तीं रणशस्त्रास्त्रधारिणीम्
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāya etasminnantare śukraḥ suraśreṇīṃ dadarśa saḥ | ākāśamārgādāyāntīṃ raṇaśastrāstradhāriṇīm
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: In the meantime Śukra saw the array of the gods coming along the path of the sky, bearing weapons and missiles for battle.
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BvP 4 81.2
पताकानां त्रिकोटिश्च शतकोटिर्महारथाः । शतकोटिर्गजेन्द्राणां रथानां तच्चतुर्गुणम्
patākānāṃ trikoṭiśca śatakoṭirmahārathāḥ | śatakoṭirgajendrāṇāṃ rathānāṃ taccaturguṇam
Three crores of banners, a hundred crore great chariot-warriors, a hundred crore lordly elephants, and four times that many chariots;
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BvP 4 81.3
अश्वानां तत्छतगुणं समूहं च सुदारुणम् । पदातीनां समूहं च तुरङ्गेभ्यश्च षड्गुणम्
aśvānāṃ tatchataguṇaṃ samūhaṃ ca sudāruṇam | padātīnāṃ samūhaṃ ca turaṅgebhyaśca ṣaḍguṇam
and a host of horses a hundred times that, most terrible; and a host of foot-soldiers six times (the number) of the horses;
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BvP 4 81.4
दुंदूभीवाद्यभाण्डानां पञ्चलक्षं तथैव च । पटहानां त्रिलक्षं च डिण्डिमानां द्विलक्षकम्
duṃdūbhīvādyabhāṇḍānāṃ pañcalakṣaṃ tathaiva ca | paṭahānāṃ trilakṣaṃ ca ḍiṇḍimānāṃ dvilakṣakam
and likewise five lakhs of kettledrums and musical instruments, three lakhs of paṭaha drums, and two lakhs of ḍiṇḍima drums.
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BvP 4 81.5
ऐरावते महेन्द्रं च श्वेताश्वे धर्ममेव च । कुबेरं वरुणं वह्निं रथस्थं पवनं तथा
airāvate mahendraṃ ca śvetāśve dharmameva ca | kuberaṃ varuṇaṃ vahniṃ rathasthaṃ pavanaṃ tathā
(He saw) great Indra on Airāvata, and Dharma on a white horse, Kubera, Varuṇa, Fire, and likewise the Wind standing in a chariot,
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BvP 4 81.6
महिषस्थं यमं चैव स्यन्दनस्थं दिवाकरम् । ईशानं च वृषेन्द्रस्थमनन्तं नागवाहम्
mahiṣasthaṃ yamaṃ caiva syandanasthaṃ divākaram | īśānaṃ ca vṛṣendrasthamanantaṃ nāgavāham
Yama seated on a buffalo, the Sun standing in his chariot, Īśāna seated on the lordly bull, and Ananta whose mount is a serpent,
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BvP 4 81.7
आदित्यांश्च वसून्रुद्रान्सिद्धगन्धर्वाकिन्नरान् । जीवन्मुक्तमुनीनां च समीहं सूर्यवर्चसम्
ādityāṃśca vasūnrudrānsiddhagandharvākinnarān | jīvanmuktamunīnāṃ ca samīhaṃ sūryavarcasam
and the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Siddhas, Gandharvas and Kinnaras, and the throng of sages liberated while living, with the splendour of the sun.
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BvP 4 81.8
तान्दृष्ट्वा निर्भयः शुक्रः समाश्वास्य निशाकरम् । सुराणां द्विगुणं सैन्यमाजुहाव व्रजेश्वर
tāndṛṣṭvā nirbhayaḥ śukraḥ samāśvāsya niśākaram | surāṇāṃ dviguṇaṃ sainyamājuhāva vrajeśvara
Seeing them, Śukra, unafraid, reassured the Moon and summoned an army twice (as large) as that of the gods, O lord of Vraja.
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BvP 4 81.9
रत्नमालानदीतीरे हुताशनप्रियाश्रमे । तत्र तस्थौ दैत्यसैन्यं पुण्यक्षीरोदधेस्तटे
ratnamālānadītīre hutāśanapriyāśrame | tatra tasthau daityasainyaṃ puṇyakṣīrodadhestaṭe
On the bank of the river Ratnamālā, in the hermitage dear to the Fire-eater, there the demon army took its stand, on the shore of the holy ocean of milk.
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BvP 4 81.10
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शुक्रः समीपे सरसस्तटे । पुण्याश्रमेऽक्षयवटे सुरसैन्यात्समागतम्
etasminnantare śukraḥ samīpe sarasastaṭe | puṇyāśrame'kṣayavaṭe surasainyātsamāgatam
In the meantime Śukra, nearby on the bank of the lake, in the holy hermitage at the undying banyan, (saw one) who had come from the army of the gods —
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BvP 4 81.11
ददर्श वृषभस्थं च शंकरं सर्वंशंकरम् । त्रिशूलपट्टीशधरं व्याघ्रचर्माम्बरं वरम्
dadarśa vṛṣabhasthaṃ ca śaṃkaraṃ sarvaṃśaṃkaram | triśūlapaṭṭīśadharaṃ vyāghracarmāmbaraṃ varam
And he saw Śaṃkara, the benefactor of all, seated on his bull, bearing trident and spear, clad in a tiger skin, excellent,
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BvP 4 81.12
तेजःस्वरूपं परमं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम् । सर्दसंपत्प्रदातारं सर्वज्ञं सर्वकारणम्
tejaḥsvarūpaṃ paramaṃ bhaktānugrahavigraham | sardasaṃpatpradātāraṃ sarvajñaṃ sarvakāraṇam
whose nature is radiance, supreme, whose very form is favour to devotees, the bestower of all prosperity, the all-knowing, the cause of all,
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BvP 4 81.13
सर्वेश्वरं सर्वपूज्यं सर्वहूपं सनातनम् । शरणागतदीनार्तं परित्राणपरायणम्
sarveśvaraṃ sarvapūjyaṃ sarvahūpaṃ sanātanam | śaraṇāgatadīnārtaṃ paritrāṇaparāyaṇam
the lord of all, worshipped by all, having all forms, eternal, devoted to the deliverance of the wretched and afflicted who come for refuge,
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BvP 4 81.14
सस्मितं परमात्मानं ज्वलन्तं ब्रह्मतेजसा । संत्रस्तः सहसोत्थाय प्रणनाम पदाम्बुजे
sasmitaṃ paramātmānaṃ jvalantaṃ brahmatejasā | saṃtrastaḥ sahasotthāya praṇanāma padāmbuje
smiling, the supreme Self, blazing with the splendour of brahman — terrified, rising up at once, he bowed at (his) lotus feet.
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BvP 4 81.15
ददौ शुभाशिषं तस्मै सुप्रसन्नः परात्परः । रत्नसिंहासने तं च वासयामास सादरम्
dadau śubhāśiṣaṃ tasmai suprasannaḥ parātparaḥ | ratnasiṃhāsane taṃ ca vāsayāmāsa sādaram
Well pleased, the higher than the highest gave him an auspicious blessing, and respectfully seated him on a jewelled throne.
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BvP 4 81.16
अथ तत्रान्तरे विप्रं पुरतस्तं ददर्श सः । शान्तं स्वयं विधातारं रत्नस्यन्दनमुन्दरम्
atha tatrāntare vipraṃ puratastaṃ dadarśa saḥ | śāntaṃ svayaṃ vidhātāraṃ ratnasyandanamundaram
Then in that interval he saw before him the brahmin, the peaceful Creator himself, in an excellent jewelled chariot,
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BvP 4 81.17
वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानं रत्नमालाविभूषितम् । प्रसन्नं सुस्मितं शुद्धं जगतामीश्वरं परम्
vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānaṃ ratnamālāvibhūṣitam | prasannaṃ susmitaṃ śuddhaṃ jagatāmīśvaraṃ param
wearing a garment purified by fire, adorned with a garland of jewels, gracious, smiling sweetly, pure, the supreme lord of the worlds,
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BvP 4 81.18
कर्मणां फलदातारं तपोरूपं तपश्विनाम् । वेदानां जनकं वेदप्रसूं कान्तं मनोहरम्
karmaṇāṃ phaladātāraṃ taporūpaṃ tapaśvinām | vedānāṃ janakaṃ vedaprasūṃ kāntaṃ manoharam
the giver of the fruits of actions, the very form of austerity for the ascetics, the begetter of the Vedas, the source of the Veda, lovely, charming.
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BvP 4 81.19
पुटाञ्जलिस्तदा त्रस्तः प्रणनाम सुरेश्वरम् । रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये वासयामास भक्तितः
puṭāñjalistadā trastaḥ praṇanāma sureśvaram | ratnasiṃhāsane ramye vāsayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ
Then, frightened, with cupped hands joined, he bowed to the lord of the gods, and with devotion seated (him) on a delightful jewelled throne.
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BvP 4 81.20
पूजां चकार भक्त्या च तयोश्चरणपङ्कजे । नोचितं कुशलप्रश्नं तयोः कल्याणमेव च
pūjāṃ cakāra bhaktyā ca tayoścaraṇapaṅkaje | nocitaṃ kuśalapraśnaṃ tayoḥ kalyāṇameva ca
And with devotion he performed worship at the lotus feet of those two, and (made) the proper inquiry after their welfare and well-being.
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BvP 4 81.21
विधाता जगतां नन्द शकाचार्यं पुरस्थितम् । सुनीतिं कथयामास यत्नतः शंमुसंमतः
vidhātā jagatāṃ nanda śakācāryaṃ purasthitam | sunītiṃ kathayāmāsa yatnataḥ śaṃmusaṃmataḥ
The Creator of the worlds, O Nanda, with effort spoke good counsel to the preceptor of Śukra (i.e. Śukra), who stood before him, being in agreement with Śambhu.
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BvP 4 81.22
श्रृणु शुक्र प्रवक्ष्यामि तुर्नीतिं शशिनः सुत । लज्जाकारं त्रिजगतां कर्म वेदबहिष्कृतम्
śrṛṇu śukra pravakṣyāmi turnītiṃ śaśinaḥ suta | lajjākāraṃ trijagatāṃ karma vedabahiṣkṛtam
Listen, Śukra, I shall declare good policy (in the matter) of the son of the moon — a deed that brings shame on the three worlds, cast out from the Veda.
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BvP 4 81.23
स्नात्वा गृहोन्मुखीं तारां गुरुपत्नीं पतिव्रताम् । गृहीत्वा शरणापन्नस्त्वयि पापश्च संप्रतम्
snātvā gṛhonmukhīṃ tārāṃ gurupatnīṃ pativratām | gṛhītvā śaraṇāpannastvayi pāpaśca saṃpratam
Having bathed, he seized Tārā, the guru's wife, faithful to her husband, as she was turning homeward; and now the sinner has come to you for refuge.
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BvP 4 81.24
प्रस्तुतं देवसैन्यं च पश्य वत्स रणोद्यतम् । अहं शंभुस्त्वत्समीपं तदर्थं च समागतौ
prastutaṃ devasainyaṃ ca paśya vatsa raṇodyatam | ahaṃ śaṃbhustvatsamīpaṃ tadarthaṃ ca samāgatau
And see, child, the army of the gods drawn up, ready for battle. I and Śambhu have come to you for that very purpose.
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BvP 4 81.25
शंभुरुवाच चन्द्रमानय हे विप्र यद्यात्मशिवमिच्छसि । संहरिष्ये सिरस्तस्य त्रिशूरेन च पापिनः
śaṃbhuruvāca candramānaya he vipra yadyātmaśivamicchasi | saṃhariṣye sirastasya triśūrena ca pāpinaḥ
Śambhu said: Bring the moon, O brahmin, if you wish your own good; else I shall cut off that sinner's head with my trident.
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BvP 4 81.26
अन्यथा संहरिष्यामि सर्वदैत्यान्क्षणेन च । मयि रुष्टे रक्षिता को दैत्यानां च भवेद्द्विज
anyathā saṃhariṣyāmi sarvadaityānkṣaṇena ca | mayi ruṣṭe rakṣitā ko daityānāṃ ca bhaveddvija
Otherwise I shall destroy all the demons in an instant. When I am angered, who, brahmin, will be the protector of the demons?
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BvP 4 81.27
सद्यः पाशुपतेनैव वाय्वस्त्रेण च र्सांप्रतम् । सुराणां रिपुवर्गं च हरिष्यामि च लीलया
sadyaḥ pāśupatenaiva vāyvastreṇa ca rsāṃpratam | surāṇāṃ ripuvargaṃ ca hariṣyāmi ca līlayā
At once, with the Pāśupata and with the wind-weapon, I shall now sportively destroy the gods' host of enemies.
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BvP 4 81.28
दुर्वाससो मदंशस्य गुरुस्तस्याङ्गिरा सुनिः । परस्पराच्च संबन्धाद्गुरुपुत्रो गुरुर्मम
durvāsaso madaṃśasya gurustasyāṅgirā suniḥ | parasparācca saṃbandhādguruputro gururmama
The guru of Durvāsas, who is a portion of me, is the sage Aṅgiras; and by the mutual connection, the guru's son is my guru.
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BvP 4 81.29
बृहस्पतिश्च तेजस्वी तं भस्मीकर्तुमीश्वरः । न चकार कृपालुश्चेत्प्रियशिष्येण हेतुना
bṛhaspatiśca tejasvī taṃ bhasmīkartumīśvaraḥ | na cakāra kṛpāluścetpriyaśiṣyeṇa hetunā
And though the Lord was able to reduce the fiery Bṛhaspati to ashes, being compassionate he did not do so, by reason of his being a dear pupil.
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BvP 4 81.30
उतथ्यपत्नीं दृष्ट्वा स पुरा रेमे स्वकामतः । तत्पतेः शापतोऽस्यैव परग्रस्ता प्रिया सती
utathyapatnīṃ dṛṣṭvā sa purā reme svakāmataḥ | tatpateḥ śāpato'syaiva paragrastā priyā satī
Formerly he, seeing Utathya's wife, took his pleasure with her at his own desire; by the curse of her husband, this man's own dear and virtuous wife was seized by another.
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BvP 4 81.31
पत्नीं मद्गुरुपुत्रस्य देहि तार्रां मनोहराम् । मद्वैरिणं च चन्द्रं च भ्रादृभार्यापहारिणम्
patnīṃ madguruputrasya dehi tārrāṃ manoharām | madvairiṇaṃ ca candraṃ ca bhrādṛbhāryāpahāriṇam
"Hand over the wife of my guru's son, the beautiful Tārā, and my enemy the moon, the abductor of his brother's wife."
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BvP 4 81.32
शरणागतदीनार्तं न हि रक्षेद्यदीश्वरः । पच्यते निरये तावद्यावदिन्दाश्चतुदर्श
śaraṇāgatadīnārtaṃ na hi rakṣedyadīśvaraḥ | pacyate niraye tāvadyāvadindāścatudarśa
For if a lord does not protect one who is wretched and afflicted and has come for refuge, he is cooked in hell for as long as fourteen Indras (endure).
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BvP 4 81.33
अत्र नास्ति विचारो मे पापिष्ठे शरणागते । पापी यं शरणं याति स पापी च न संशयः
atra nāsti vicāro me pāpiṣṭhe śaraṇāgate | pāpī yaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāti sa pāpī ca na saṃśayaḥ
In this I have no deliberation, when even the worst sinner has come for refuge; and he to whom a sinner goes for refuge is himself a sinner — no doubt of it.
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BvP 4 81.34
देहि तं विप्रशार्दूल पापिनं मातृगामिनम् । बहिष्कृत्य स्वाश्रमाच्च तारासाध्वीसमन्वितम्
dehi taṃ vipraśārdūla pāpinaṃ mātṛgāminam | bahiṣkṛtya svāśramācca tārāsādhvīsamanvitam
Hand him over, O tiger among brahmins — that sinner who went in to his mother — expelling him from your own hermitage together with the virtuous Tārā.
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BvP 4 81.35
शुक्र उवाच सुराणामसुराणां च सर्वेषां जगतामपि । त्वमेव शास्ता भगवान्को वा शास्ति सुरेऽसुरे
śukra uvāca surāṇāmasurāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ jagatāmapi | tvameva śāstā bhagavānko vā śāsti sure'sure
Śukra said: Of gods and of asuras and of all the worlds too, you alone, Lord, are the ruler; who else rules god and demon?
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BvP 4 81.36
कृत्वा सुराणां साहाय्यं कथं दैत्यान्हनिष्यसि । संहर्तुः सर्वजगतां दैत्यौधे किं च पौरुषम्
kṛtvā surāṇāṃ sāhāyyaṃ kathaṃ daityānhaniṣyasi | saṃhartuḥ sarvajagatāṃ daityaudhe kiṃ ca pauruṣam
Having given your help to the gods, how will you slay the daityas? And what manliness is there, for the destroyer of all the worlds, against a horde of daityas?
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BvP 4 81.37
त्वं जयोतिः परमं ब्रह्म सगुणो निर्गुणः स्वयम् । गुणभेदान्मूर्तिभेदो ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकः
tvaṃ jayotiḥ paramaṃ brahma saguṇo nirguṇaḥ svayam | guṇabhedānmūrtibhedo brahmaviṣṇuśivātmakaḥ
You are light, the supreme Brahman, yourself both with qualities and without qualities; from the difference of the qualities comes the difference of form, consisting of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva.
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BvP 4 81.38
बलिद्वारे गदापाणिः स्वयमेव भवान्प्रभो । स्वयं प्रदत्ता शक्राय तस्मै श्रीरपि लीलया
balidvāre gadāpāṇiḥ svayameva bhavānprabho | svayaṃ pradattā śakrāya tasmai śrīrapi līlayā
At Bali's door it was you yourself, mace in hand, O Lord; and Śrī too was bestowed by you yourself upon Śakra, in play.
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BvP 4 81.39
क्षमस्व भगञ्छंभो हर क्रोधं च संहर । किं पौरुषं च भवतो ब्रह्मणस्यापि हिंसया
kṣamasva bhagañchaṃbho hara krodhaṃ ca saṃhara | kiṃ pauruṣaṃ ca bhavato brahmaṇasyāpi hiṃsayā
Forgive, O blessed Śambhu; remove your anger and withdraw it. And what manliness is there for you in the killing of a brahmin?
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BvP 4 81.40
अहं जीवञ्छरीरेण न दास्यामि निशाकरम् । शरणागतदीनार्तं लज्जिर्वं पापसंयुतम्
ahaṃ jīvañcharīreṇa na dāsyāmi niśākaram | śaraṇāgatadīnārtaṃ lajjirvaṃ pāpasaṃyutam
While I live, with this body, I will not hand over the maker of night, wretched and afflicted, who has come for refuge, ashamed and burdened with sin.
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BvP 4 81.41
अहं च त्वत्पदाम्भोजे शरणं यामि शंकर । यथोचितं कुरु विभो जगत्सर्वं तथैव च
ahaṃ ca tvatpadāmbhoje śaraṇaṃ yāmi śaṃkara | yathocitaṃ kuru vibho jagatsarvaṃ tathaiva ca
And I too go for refuge to the lotus of your feet, O Śaṃkara; do what is fitting, O pervading Lord, and so likewise for the whole world.
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BvP 4 81.42
शुक्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रसन्नो भगवाञ्छिवः । इत्युवाच निशानाथं समानय शुभं भवेत्
śukrasya vacanaṃ śrutvā prasanno bhagavāñchivaḥ | ityuvāca niśānāthaṃ samānaya śubhaṃ bhavet
Hearing Śukra's words, the Lord Śiva was pleased and said this: "Bring the lord of night here; let it be well."
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BvP 4 81.43
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मा बोधयित्वा कविं विभुः । समानीय निशानाथं तारकासहितं व्रज
etasminnantare brahmā bodhayitvā kaviṃ vibhuḥ | samānīya niśānāthaṃ tārakāsahitaṃ vraja
In this interval the mighty Brahmā, having roused Kavi (Śukra), (said): "Bring the lord of night along with Tārakā and go."
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BvP 4 81.44
शंभोश्च चरणाम्भोजे चकार च समर्पणम् । शंभुस्तं प्रीतियुक्तश्च वासयामास वक्षसि
śaṃbhośca caraṇāmbhoje cakāra ca samarpaṇam | śaṃbhustaṃ prītiyuktaśca vāsayāmāsa vakṣasi
And he made an offering of himself at Śambhu's lotus feet; and Śambhu, filled with affection, set him upon his breast.
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BvP 4 81.45
दत्तवा तस्मै पादरेणुं निष्पापं च चकार सः । दत्तवा तन्मस्तके हस्तं कृपालुरभयं ददौ
dattavā tasmai pādareṇuṃ niṣpāpaṃ ca cakāra saḥ | dattavā tanmastake hastaṃ kṛpālurabhayaṃ dadau
Giving him the dust of his feet, he made him free of sin; and placing his hand on his head, the compassionate one granted him safety.
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BvP 4 81.46
क्षीरोदे स्नापयित्वा च प्रायश्चित्तेन शंकरः । चकार चन्द्रं निष्पापं ब्रह्मणा सहितः शुचिम्
kṣīrode snāpayitvā ca prāyaścittena śaṃkaraḥ | cakāra candraṃ niṣpāpaṃ brahmaṇā sahitaḥ śucim
And having bathed him in the ocean of milk, Śaṃkara, together with Brahmā, made the moon sinless and pure by an expiation.
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BvP 4 81.47
योगेन चन्द्रं योगीन्द्रो द्विखण्डं तं चकार सः । ररक्षार्धं ललाटे च सोऽप्यर्धं ब्रह्मणः पुरः
yogena candraṃ yogīndro dvikhaṇḍaṃ taṃ cakāra saḥ | rarakṣārdhaṃ lalāṭe ca so'pyardhaṃ brahmaṇaḥ puraḥ
By yoga that lord of yogis made the moon into two halves; one half he kept on his forehead, and the other half (he placed) before Brahmā.
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BvP 4 81.48
अत एव महादेवो बभूव चन्द्रशेखरः । मृगाङ्को लज्जितस्तत्र कलङ्कीं देवसंसदि
ata eva mahādevo babhūva candraśekharaḥ | mṛgāṅko lajjitastatra kalaṅkīṃ devasaṃsadi
For just this reason Mahādeva became the one crowned with the moon; and the deer-marked one, stained, was there put to shame in the assembly of the gods.
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BvP 4 81.49
लज्जया च स्वयोगेन देहत्यागं चकार सः । तच्छरीरं च क्षीरोदे ब्रह्मणा च समर्पितम्
lajjayā ca svayogena dehatyāgaṃ cakāra saḥ | taccharīraṃ ca kṣīrode brahmaṇā ca samarpitam
Out of shame he abandoned his body by his own yogic power; and that body was consigned by Brahmā into the ocean of milk.
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BvP 4 81.50
रुरोदात्रिश्च कृबया शुचा क्षीरोदधेस्तटे । अत्रेश्चक्षुर्जलं तस्य पपात च जले व्रज
rurodātriśca kṛbayā śucā kṣīrodadhestaṭe | atreścakṣurjalaṃ tasya papāta ca jale vraja
And Atri wept out of pity and grief on the shore of the milk ocean, and the water of Atri's eye fell into the water, O Vraja(?).
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BvP 4 81.51
तस्माद्बभूव चन्द्रश्च निष्पापो देवसंसदि । ब्रह्मा च भगवाञ्छंभुरभिषेकं चकार तम् ।। उवाच तं महादेवो निर्भयं देवसंसदि
tasmādbabhūva candraśca niṣpāpo devasaṃsadi | brahmā ca bhagavāñchaṃbhurabhiṣekaṃ cakāra tam || uvāca taṃ mahādevo nirbhayaṃ devasaṃsadi
From that the Moon became sinless in the assembly of the gods; and the lord Brahmā and Śambhu performed his consecration. Mahādeva spoke to him, (now) free of fear, in the assembly of the gods:
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BvP 4 81.52
महादेव उवाच स्वस्थानं गच्छ पुत्र त्वं कुरुष्व विषयं मुदा । पश्चात्तस्याश्च शापेनयक्ष्मग्रस्तोभविष्यसि
mahādeva uvāca svasthānaṃ gaccha putra tvaṃ kuruṣva viṣayaṃ mudā | paścāttasyāśca śāpenayakṣmagrastobhaviṣyasi
Mahādeva said: Go to your own place, son, and rule your realm with joy. But afterwards, by her curse, you will be seized by consumption.
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BvP 4 81.53
व्यर्थं पतिव्रताशापं कर्तुमीशश्चको भुवि । मदाशिषा यक्ष्मणश्च प्रतीकारो भविष्यति
vyarthaṃ pativratāśāpaṃ kartumīśaścako bhuvi | madāśiṣā yakṣmaṇaśca pratīkāro bhaviṣyati
And who on earth is able to make void the curse of a devoted wife? Yet by my blessing there will be a counter-remedy for the consumption.
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BvP 4 81.54
यस्माद्भाद्रचतुर्थ्यां तु गुरुपत्नीक्षतिः कृता । तस्मात्तस्मिन्दिने वत्स पापदृश्यो युगे युगे
yasmādbhādracaturthyāṃ tu gurupatnīkṣatiḥ kṛtā | tasmāttasmindine vatsa pāpadṛśyo yuge yuge
Since on the fourth (day) of Bhādra the injury to the teacher's wife was done, therefore on that day, child, you are one whose sight is sinful, age after age.
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BvP 4 81.55
नाभुक्तं क्षीयते कर्म कल्पकोटिशतैरपि । अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कृतं कर्म शुभाशुभम्
nābhuktaṃ kṣīyate karma kalpakoṭiśatairapi | avaśyameva bhoktavyaṃ kṛtaṃ karma śubhāśubham
Karma not experienced does not wear away, even in hundreds of tens of millions of kalpas; the deed done, good or bad, must inevitably be experienced.
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BvP 4 81.56
देहत्यागेन हे वत्स कर्मभोगो न नश्यति । प्रायश्चित्तान्न संदेहो ङ्यस्तमेव भविष्यति
dehatyāgena he vatsa karmabhogo na naśyati | prāyaścittānna saṃdeho ṅyastameva bhaviṣyati
By abandoning the body, O child, the experiencing of karma is not destroyed; there is no doubt that (only) through expiation will it be laid aside.
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BvP 4 81.57
ताराबहरणावत्स कलङ्कश्चन्द्रमण्डले । मृगाकृतिर्विलग्नश्च भविष्यति युगे युगे
tārābaharaṇāvatsa kalaṅkaścandramaṇḍale | mṛgākṛtirvilagnaśca bhaviṣyati yuge yuge
Because of the abduction of Tārā, child, a stain will cling to the moon's disc in the shape of a deer, age after age.
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BvP 4 81.58
शृणु वाक्यमिहाऽऽगच्छ तारके च पतिव्रते । सत्यं ब्रूहि कस्य गर्भंत्यक्त्वा शुद्धाभव प्रिये
śṛṇu vākyamihā''gaccha tārake ca pativrate | satyaṃ brūhi kasya garbhaṃtyaktvā śuddhābhava priye
Hear (my) word: come here, O Tārā, devoted to your husband; speak the truth, whose is the embryo? Having given it up, become pure, dear one.
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BvP 4 81.59
अकामतो बलात्साध्वी न स्त्री जारेण दुष्यति । कामतो नरकं याति यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
akāmato balātsādhvī na strī jāreṇa duṣyati | kāmato narakaṃ yāti yāvaccandradivākarau
A virtuous woman is not defiled by a paramour (who takes her) by force, against her will; but if she consents she goes to hell for as long as the moon and sun (endure).
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BvP 4 81.60
उवाच तारा ब्रह्माणं गर्भं चन्द्रस्य सस्मितम् । जहसुर्देवताः सर्वाः शंभुश्च मुनिसंघकाः
uvāca tārā brahmāṇaṃ garbhaṃ candrasya sasmitam | jahasurdevatāḥ sarvāḥ śaṃbhuśca munisaṃghakāḥ
Tārā, smiling, told Brahmā that the embryo was the Moon's; all the gods laughed, and Śambhu and the assemblies of sages.
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BvP 4 81.61
ददौ तारां च गुरवे लज्जिताय व्रजेश्वर । बृहस्पतिर्ययौ गेहं गृहीत्वा च पतिव्रताम्
dadau tārāṃ ca gurave lajjitāya vrajeśvara | bṛhaspatiryayau gehaṃ gṛhītvā ca pativratām
And he gave Tārā to the teacher, who was ashamed, O lord of Vraja; and Bṛhaspati went home, taking the devoted wife with him.
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BvP 4 81.62
तया प्रसूतं पुत्रं च सुन्दरं कनकप्रभम् । गृहीत्वाप्रययौ चन्दौनमस्कृत्य विधिं शिवाम्
tayā prasūtaṃ putraṃ ca sundaraṃ kanakaprabham | gṛhītvāprayayau candaunamaskṛtya vidhiṃ śivām
And the Moon, having bowed to Brahmā and to Śivā, took the son she had borne, beautiful, with the lustre of gold, and departed.
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BvP 4 81.63
ययुर्देवाश्च मुनयः शंभुश्च कमलोद्भवः । प्रययौ स्वगृहं शुक्रौ दैत्ययुक्तौ मुदाऽन्वितः
yayurdevāśca munayaḥ śaṃbhuśca kamalodbhavaḥ | prayayau svagṛhaṃ śukrau daityayuktau mudā'nvitaḥ
The gods and the sages went (their ways), and Śambhu and the lotus-born; and Śukra, together with the demons, went to his own house, filled with joy.
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BvP 4 81.64
एतत्ते कथितं नन्द ह्याख्यानं पुण्यदं शुभम् । एतच्छ्रु त्वा तु निष्पापो निष्कलङ्की नरो भवेत्
etatte kathitaṃ nanda hyākhyānaṃ puṇyadaṃ śubham | etacchru tvā tu niṣpāpo niṣkalaṅkī naro bhavet
This tale, merit-giving and auspicious, has been told to you, Nanda; and hearing it a man becomes sinless and stainless.
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BvP 4 81.65
धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं सर्वसंपत्करं परम् । शोकापनोदनं हर्षकरं मर्वत्र मङ्गलम्
dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ sarvasaṃpatkaraṃ param | śokāpanodanaṃ harṣakaraṃ marvatra maṅgalam
(It is) conferring wealth, fame and long life, supremely productive of every prosperity, dispelling grief, causing delight, everywhere auspicious.
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BvP 4 81.66
त्यज शोकं सदा नन्द गृहं व्रज व्रजेश्वर । ब्रूहि सर्वं यशोदां च मत्प्रसूं गोपिकागणम्
tyaja śokaṃ sadā nanda gṛhaṃ vraja vrajeśvara | brūhi sarvaṃ yaśodāṃ ca matprasūṃ gopikāgaṇam
Give up grief for ever, Nanda; go home, lord of Vraja; tell it all to Yaśodā my mother and to the throng of cowherd women.
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BvP 4 81.67
बोधयिष्यसि सर्वां तां स्त्रीजातिं शोकसंयुताम् । सदीयज्ञानदत्तेन हर्षयुक्तः सदा भव
bodhayiṣyasi sarvāṃ tāṃ strījātiṃ śokasaṃyutām | sadīyajñānadattena harṣayuktaḥ sadā bhava
You shall enlighten all that womankind, afflicted with grief; by the knowledge given (by me) be always filled with joy.
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BvP 4 81.81
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo ताराहरणं
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo tārāharaṇaṃ
Thus (ends) "The Abduction of Tārā," in the narration of Nārada, in the latter (part) of the Śrīkṛṣṇa-birth section of the glorious great Brahma(vaivarta) Purāṇa.
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