Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 86
BvP 4 86.1
नन्द उवाच केदारकन्याप्रस्तावात्कथितं कर्मकीर्तनम् । कृत्यास्त्रीणां प्रसङ्गेन तद्व्यासेन वद प्रभो
nanda uvāca kedārakanyāprastāvātkathitaṃ karmakīrtanam | kṛtyāstrīṇāṃ prasaṅgena tadvyāsena vada prabho
Nanda said: Beginning from the topic of the daughter of Kedāra, the recital of deeds was told; (it was told) incidentally to (the account of) the Kṛtyā women — tell that in detail, O Lord.
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BvP 4 86.2
केदारकन्या सा का वा को वा केदारभूपतिः । कस्य वंशेचतज्जन्म तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
kedārakanyā sā kā vā ko vā kedārabhūpatiḥ | kasya vaṃśecatajjanma tanme vyākhyātumarhasi
Who was that daughter of Kedāra, and who was king Kedāra? In whose lineage was his birth? You ought to explain that to me.
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BvP 4 86.3
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच पुरातु ब्रह्मणाः पुत्रो मनुः स्वांयभुवस्तथा । तस्य स्त्री शतरूपा च धन्या मान्या च योषिताम्
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca purātu brahmaṇāḥ putro manuḥ svāṃyabhuvastathā | tasya strī śatarūpā ca dhanyā mānyā ca yoṣitām
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Formerly (there was) Manu, son of Brahmā, of Svāyaṃbhuva (lineage); his wife was Śatarūpā, blessed and honoured among women.
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BvP 4 86.4
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ तयोः पुत्रौ बभूवतुः । उत्तानपादपुत्रश्च ध्रुव एव महायशाः
priyavratottānapādau tayoḥ putrau babhūvatuḥ | uttānapādaputraśca dhruva eva mahāyaśāḥ
Priyavrata and Uttānapāda were the two sons born to them; and Uttānapāda's son was Dhruva of great fame.
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BvP 4 86.5
तत्पुत्रो नन्दसावर्णिः केदारश्च तदात्मजः । सप्तद्वीपपतिः श्रीमान्केदारो वैष्णवः स्वयम्
tatputro nandasāvarṇiḥ kedāraśca tadātmajaḥ | saptadvīpapatiḥ śrīmānkedāro vaiṣṇavaḥ svayam
His son was Nandasāvarṇi, and Kedāra was his son; Kedāra, lord of the seven continents, glorious, was himself a Vaiṣṇava.
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BvP 4 86.6
तस्य रक्षानिमित्तेन सत्सभायां सुदर्शनम् । गवां लक्षं शुद्धं स्वर्णशृङ्गं च भूषितम्
tasya rakṣānimittena satsabhāyāṃ sudarśanam | gavāṃ lakṣaṃ śuddhaṃ svarṇaśṛṅgaṃ ca bhūṣitam
For the sake of his protection, in the assembly of the good, (there was) Sudarśana; a hundred thousand cows, pure, with gold-covered horns and adorned,
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BvP 4 86.7
वह्निशुद्धानि वस्त्राणि दत्तानि वरुणेन च । सुवर्णानां तथा लक्षं सर्वसस्यां वसुंधराम्
vahniśuddhāni vastrāṇi dattāni varuṇena ca | suvarṇānāṃ tathā lakṣaṃ sarvasasyāṃ vasuṃdharām
and garments purified by fire were given, and by Varuṇa; likewise a hundred thousand gold pieces, and the earth with all its crops,
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BvP 4 86.8
मणिरत्नं च मुक्ताश्च हीरकं परमं तथा । माणिक्यामश्वरत्नानां लक्षं लक्षं चहस्तिनाम्
maṇiratnaṃ ca muktāśca hīrakaṃ paramaṃ tathā | māṇikyāmaśvaratnānāṃ lakṣaṃ lakṣaṃ cahastinām
and jewels and gems and pearls, and a supreme diamond, and rubies, and a hundred thousand each of choice horses and of elephants —
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BvP 4 86.9
रौप्यं प्रवालं मिष्टान्नं शतधान्याचलं वरम् । नित्यं नित्यं ब्राह्मणेम्यो ददौ च रत्नभूषणाम्
raupyaṃ pravālaṃ miṣṭānnaṃ śatadhānyācalaṃ varam | nityaṃ nityaṃ brāhmaṇemyo dadau ca ratnabhūṣaṇām
Silver, coral, sweet food, and a fine mountain of a hundred kinds of grain — day after day he gave to the brahmins, and jewelled ornaments too.
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BvP 4 86.10
शतलक्षं ब्राह्मणानां भोजयामास नित्यशः । जलभोजनपात्राणि सुवर्णानां ददौ नृपः
śatalakṣaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ bhojayāmāsa nityaśaḥ | jalabhojanapātrāṇi suvarṇānāṃ dadau nṛpaḥ
He constantly fed a hundred lakhs of brahmins; the king gave vessels of gold for water and for food.
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BvP 4 86.11
सुवर्णानां यज्ञसूत्रमङ्गुलीयकमुत्तमम् । आसनं स्वर्णरत्नानां ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ मुदा
suvarṇānāṃ yajñasūtramaṅgulīyakamuttamam | āsanaṃ svarṇaratnānāṃ brāhmaṇebhyo dadau mudā
A sacred thread of gold and an excellent finger-ring, and a seat of gold and jewels — these he gave gladly to the brahmins.
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BvP 4 86.12
ब्राह्मणानां च लक्षं च सूपकारं नृपस्य च । ब्राह्मणानां द्विलक्षं च परिवेषणकारकम्
brāhmaṇānāṃ ca lakṣaṃ ca sūpakāraṃ nṛpasya ca | brāhmaṇānāṃ dvilakṣaṃ ca pariveṣaṇakārakam
And a lakh of brahmins (served) as cooks for the king, and two lakhs of brahmins as servers of the food.
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BvP 4 86.13
घृतकुल्या मधुकुल्या दधिकुल्या मनोहराः । गुडकुल्या दुग्धकुल्या नित्यं प्रार्थनमीप्सितम्
ghṛtakulyā madhukulyā dadhikulyā manoharāḥ | guḍakulyā dugdhakulyā nityaṃ prārthanamīpsitam
Delightful streams of ghee, streams of honey, streams of curd, streams of raw sugar, streams of milk — whatever was desired was constantly requested (and given).
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BvP 4 86.14
प्रातरारभ्य संध्यान्तं विप्राणां भोजनं तथा । दुःशिनां भिक्षुकाणां च धनदानं यथोचितम्
prātarārabhya saṃdhyāntaṃ viprāṇāṃ bhojanaṃ tathā | duḥśināṃ bhikṣukāṇāṃ ca dhanadānaṃ yathocitam
From morning until the end of twilight there was likewise the feeding of the brahmins, and to the wretched and to beggars the giving of wealth as was fitting.
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BvP 4 86.15
फलमूलाशनो राजा वैष्णवश्च जितेन्द्रियः । सर्व मदर्पणं कृत्वाऽजपन्मां च दिवानिशम्
phalamūlāśano rājā vaiṣṇavaśca jitendriyaḥ | sarva madarpaṇaṃ kṛtvā'japanmāṃ ca divāniśam
The king, eating fruits and roots, a Vaiṣṇava with his senses subdued, having offered everything to me, muttered my name day and night.
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BvP 4 86.16
एकदा सूपकारश्च तमुवाच नृपेश्वरम् । विप्राणां भोजनायैव दशलक्षमुपस्थितम्
ekadā sūpakāraśca tamuvāca nṛpeśvaram | viprāṇāṃ bhojanāyaiva daśalakṣamupasthitam
Once the cook said to him, the lord of kings: "For the feeding of the brahmins alone ten lakhs are present.
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BvP 4 86.17
भुञ्जते ब्राह्मणाश्चाद्य रूक्षमन्नं वद प्रभो । कुर्वन्तु भक्षणं ते वै विप्राः सूपादिना नृप
bhuñjate brāhmaṇāścādya rūkṣamannaṃ vada prabho | kurvantu bhakṣaṇaṃ te vai viprāḥ sūpādinā nṛpa
"And today the brahmins eat dry food — give the word, O lord; let those brahmins take their meal with broth and the rest, O king."
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BvP 4 86.18
चतुर्योजनपर्यन्तमधिकारो नृपस्य च । यो राजा तच्छतसुणः स एव मण्डलेश्वरः
caturyojanaparyantamadhikāro nṛpasya ca | yo rājā tacchatasuṇaḥ sa eva maṇḍaleśvaraḥ
A king's authority extends as far as four yojanas; the king who is a hundred times that is a maṇḍaleśvara (lord of a province).
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BvP 4 86.19
तत्तद्दशगुणो राजा राजेन्द्रः परिकीर्तितः । राजेन्द्राणां पञ्चलक्षं नित्यं केदारसंसदि
tattaddaśaguṇo rājā rājendraḥ parikīrtitaḥ | rājendrāṇāṃ pañcalakṣaṃ nityaṃ kedārasaṃsadi
A king ten times each of those is proclaimed a rājendra (chief of kings); five lakhs of rājendras were constantly in the assembly at Kedāra.
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BvP 4 86.20
अमूल्यरत्नमाणिक्यं मुक्ताहीरं मणीश्वरम् । गजरत्नमश्वरत्नं केदाराय करं ददौ
amūlyaratnamāṇikyaṃ muktāhīraṃ maṇīśvaram | gajaratnamaśvaratnaṃ kedārāya karaṃ dadau
Priceless gems and rubies, pearls and diamonds, the finest jewel, a prize elephant and a prize horse — such tribute he gave to Kedāra.
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BvP 4 86.21
कमलाकलया जाता यज्ञकुण्डसमुद्भवाः । वह्रिशुद्धांसुकाधाना रत्नभूषणभूषिता
kamalākalayā jātā yajñakuṇḍasamudbhavāḥ | vahriśuddhāṃsukādhānā ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā
Born from a portion of Kamalā, arisen from the sacrificial fire-pit, wearing a garment purified by fire, adorned with jewelled ornaments —
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BvP 4 86.22
कामुकी कामिनीश्रेष्ठा कन्या कमललोचना । कन्याऽस्मि ते महाराजेत्युवाच नृपतिं च सा
kāmukī kāminīśreṣṭhā kanyā kamalalocanā | kanyā'smi te mahārājetyuvāca nṛpatiṃ ca sā
amorous, best of lovely women, a maiden with lotus eyes — she said to the king, "O great king, I am your daughter."
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BvP 4 86.23
राजा संपूज्य तां भक्त्या तस्थौ पत्नींसर्प्य च । सा विज्ञाय प्रसूं तातं कृत्वा च विनयं सुदा
rājā saṃpūjya tāṃ bhaktyā tasthau patnīṃsarpya ca | sā vijñāya prasūṃ tātaṃ kṛtvā ca vinayaṃ sudā
The king, having honoured her with devotion, remained (there), having approached his wife; and she, recognising (her) mother and father, made her salutation, that fair one,
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BvP 4 86.24
ययौ पुण्यवनं रम्यं तपसे यमृनान्तिकम् । तत्तपस्यावनं यस्मात्तस्माद्दृन्दावनं स्मृतम्
yayau puṇyavanaṃ ramyaṃ tapase yamṛnāntikam | tattapasyāvanaṃ yasmāttasmāddṛndāvanaṃ smṛtam
and went to the lovely holy grove near the Yamunā for austerity; because that was the grove of her austerity, it is therefore remembered as Vṛndāvana.
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BvP 4 86.25
तपसा वरयामास मां वरं च वरं वरम् । ब्रह्मा ददौ वरं तस्यै पश्यात्कृष्णं लभेष्यसि
tapasā varayāmāsa māṃ varaṃ ca varaṃ varam | brahmā dadau varaṃ tasyai paśyātkṛṣṇaṃ labheṣyasi
By her austerity she chose me as her husband, the best of the best; Brahmā granted her the boon: "Hereafter you shall obtain Kṛṣṇa."
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BvP 4 86.26
स चैकदा नदीतीने वसन्ते सस्मिता सती । शयाना पुष्पशय्यायां रत्नाभरणभूषिता
sa caikadā nadītīne vasante sasmitā satī | śayānā puṣpaśayyāyāṃ ratnābharaṇabhūṣitā
And once, in spring, on the river bank, that virtuous woman was smiling, lying on a bed of flowers, adorned with jewelled ornaments.
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BvP 4 86.27
ब्रह्मा परीक्षितुं यातःसाध्वीं च सुमनोहराम् । ददर्श कन्या रहसि युवानं पुरुषं परम्
brahmā parīkṣituṃ yātaḥsādhvīṃ ca sumanoharām | dadarśa kanyā rahasi yuvānaṃ puruṣaṃ param
Brahmā went to test the virtuous and most lovely woman; the maiden saw in that solitary place a youth, a supreme man,
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BvP 4 86.28
चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं रत्नभूषणभूषितम् । सस्मीतं कामुकं रम्यं रमणीनां च वाञ्छितम्
candanokṣitasarvāṅgaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam | sasmītaṃ kāmukaṃ ramyaṃ ramaṇīnāṃ ca vāñchitam
all his limbs anointed with sandal paste, adorned with jewelled ornaments, smiling, amorous, charming, and desired by women.
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BvP 4 86.29
यथा षोडशवर्षीयं कुमारं कनकप्रभम् । कोटिकन्दर्पलीलाभं वीताम्बरधरं वरम्
yathā ṣoḍaśavarṣīyaṃ kumāraṃ kanakaprabham | koṭikandarpalīlābhaṃ vītāmbaradharaṃ varam
(She saw him) as it were a youth of sixteen years, golden in radiance, with the playful beauty of ten million Kāmas, clad in fine (?) garments, excellent —
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BvP 4 86.30
शरत्पार्वणाचन्द्रास्यं शरत्पद्मसुलोचनम् । दृष्ट्वा तं च समुत्थाय वासयामास संनिधौ
śaratpārvaṇācandrāsyaṃ śaratpadmasulocanam | dṛṣṭvā taṃ ca samutthāya vāsayāmāsa saṃnidhau
— with a face like the full moon of autumn, with lovely eyes like autumn lotuses; and having seen him she rose up and seated him beside her.
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BvP 4 86.31
पूजां चकार भक्त्या च फलं मूलं ददौ मुदा। सुवा सितं जलं दत्त्वा प्रणनाम मुदाऽन्विता
pūjāṃ cakāra bhaktyā ca phalaṃ mūlaṃ dadau mudā| suvā sitaṃ jalaṃ dattvā praṇanāma mudā'nvitā
She performed worship with devotion and gladly gave (him) fruit and roots; having offered well-scented water, filled with joy she bowed down.
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BvP 4 86.32
पूजां गृहीत्वा मुदितः सादरं तामुवाच ह । विप्ररूपी च भगवान्प्रज्वलन्ब्रह्मातेजसा ।। कामुकीनां च काम्यं च सतीनां दुष्करं व्रज
pūjāṃ gṛhītvā muditaḥ sādaraṃ tāmuvāca ha | viprarūpī ca bhagavānprajvalanbrahmātejasā || kāmukīnāṃ ca kāmyaṃ ca satīnāṃ duṣkaraṃ vraja
Accepting the worship, pleased, he respectfully said to her — the Lord in the form of a brahmin, blazing with brahminical splendour: "(This is) what lustful women desire, and a vow hard for chaste women (to keep)."
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BvP 4 86.33
धर्म उवाच भवती कस्य कन्या वा किं ते नाम मनोहरे । किं करोषि रहस्येव तन्मे कथितुमर्हसि
dharma uvāca bhavatī kasya kanyā vā kiṃ te nāma manohare | kiṃ karoṣi rahasyeva tanme kathitumarhasi
Dharma said: Whose daughter are you, and what is your name, O charming one? What are you doing here in solitude? You ought to tell me that.
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BvP 4 86.34
कस्य हेतोस्तपस्या ते किं वा वाञ्छसि सुन्दरि । वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते यत्ते मनसि वाञ्छितम्
kasya hetostapasyā te kiṃ vā vāñchasi sundari | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te yatte manasi vāñchitam
For what reason is this austerity of yours, and what do you wish, O beautiful one? Choose a boon — blessings on you — whatever is desired in your heart.
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BvP 4 86.35
वृन्दोवाच विप्र केदारकन्याऽहं वृन्दा वृन्दावने स्थिता । तपः करोमि रहसि चिन्तयामि हरिं पतिम्
vṛndovāca vipra kedārakanyā'haṃ vṛndā vṛndāvane sthitā | tapaḥ karomi rahasi cintayāmi hariṃ patim
Vṛndā said: Brahmin, I am the daughter of Kedāra, Vṛndā, dwelling in Vṛndāvana. I practise austerity in solitude; I meditate on Hari as (my) husband.
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BvP 4 86.36
यदि दातुं समर्थोऽसि देहि मे वाञ्छितं वरम् । असमर्थोऽसि चेद्गच्छ किं ते प्रश्नेन ब्राह्मण
yadi dātuṃ samartho'si dehi me vāñchitaṃ varam | asamartho'si cedgaccha kiṃ te praśnena brāhmaṇa
If you are able to give (it), give me the boon I desire; but if you are unable, go — what use is your questioning, brahmin?
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BvP 4 86.37
धर्म उवाच निरीहमवितर्क्यं च परमात्मानमीश्वरम् । निर्गुणं च निराकारं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
dharma uvāca nirīhamavitarkyaṃ ca paramātmānamīśvaram | nirguṇaṃ ca nirākāraṃ bhaktānugrahavigraham
Dharma said: (He is) without craving, beyond thought, the Supreme Self, the Lord, without qualities and without form, whose body is (assumed for) grace to devotees —
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BvP 4 86.38
का क्षमा तं पतिं कर्तुं विना लक्षमीं सरस्वतीम् ।। चतुर्भुजस्य द्वे भार्ये हरेर्वैकुण्ठशाथिनः
kā kṣamā taṃ patiṃ kartuṃ vinā lakṣamīṃ sarasvatīm || caturbhujasya dve bhārye harervaikuṇṭhaśāthinaḥ
— who is able to make him her husband, apart from Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī? The four-armed Hari who reclines in Vaikuṇṭha has two wives;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.39
गोलोके द्विभुजस्यापि श्रीवंशीवदनस्य च । किशोरगोपवेषस्य परिपूर्णतमस्य च
goloke dvibhujasyāpi śrīvaṃśīvadanasya ca | kiśoragopaveṣasya paripūrṇatamasya ca
and in Goloka, of the two-armed one whose mouth holds the blessed flute, who wears the dress of a young cowherd, who is the most completely perfect —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.40
तस्य भार्या स्वयं राधा महालक्ष्मीः परात्परा । ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा परमात्मानमीश्वरम्
tasya bhāryā svayaṃ rādhā mahālakṣmīḥ parātparā | brahmasvarūpā paramā paramātmānamīśvaram
— his wife is Rādhā herself, Mahālakṣmī, higher than the highest, whose nature is Brahman, supreme; (she worships) the Supreme Self, the Lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.41
भजते सततं शान्तं सुरम्यं श्यामसुन्दरम् । कोटिकन्दर्पसौन्दर्यनिन्दितं सुकलेवरम्
bhajate satataṃ śāntaṃ suramyaṃ śyāmasundaram | koṭikandarpasaundaryaninditaṃ sukalevaram
she worships constantly the peaceful, most delightful, dark and beautiful one, whose fair body shames the loveliness of ten million Kāmas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.42
अमूल्यरत्नाभरणं सत्यं च नित्यविग्रहम् । पीताम्बरधरं रम्यं दातारं सर्वसंपदाम्
amūlyaratnābharaṇaṃ satyaṃ ca nityavigraham | pītāmbaradharaṃ ramyaṃ dātāraṃ sarvasaṃpadām
whose ornaments are priceless jewels, who is real and of eternal body, clad in yellow garments, delightful, the giver of all riches.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.43
श्रीकृष्णश्च द्विधारूपो द्विभुजश्च चतुर्भुजः । चतुर्भुजश्च वैकुण्ठे गोलोके द्विभुजः स्वयम्
śrīkṛṣṇaśca dvidhārūpo dvibhujaśca caturbhujaḥ | caturbhujaśca vaikuṇṭhe goloke dvibhujaḥ svayam
And Śrī Kṛṣṇa is of twofold form, two-armed and four-armed: four-armed in Vaikuṇṭha, and in Goloka two-armed himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.44
यन्निमेषो भवेद्वृन्दे ब्रह्मणः पततेन च । पञ्चविंशत्सहस्रेणा युगेनेन्द्रस्य पातनम्
yannimeṣo bhavedvṛnde brahmaṇaḥ patatena ca | pañcaviṃśatsahasreṇā yugenendrasya pātanam
In one blink of whose (eye), Vṛndā, the falling of a Brahmā occurs; and with twenty-five thousand yugas, the fall of an Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.45
चतुर्दशेन्द्रावच्छिन्नकालेन ब्रह्मणो दिनम् । तावतीति निशा तस्य विधातुर्जगतामपि
caturdaśendrāvacchinnakālena brahmaṇo dinam | tāvatīti niśā tasya vidhāturjagatāmapi
By the span of time measured out by fourteen Indras (comes) a day of Brahmā; and just so long is the night of that ordainer of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.46
एवं त्रिंशद्दिनैर्मासं द्विषट्के मासि वर्षकम् । एवं शतायुस्तस्यैव निबोध बोधतत्परम्
evaṃ triṃśaddinairmāsaṃ dviṣaṭke māsi varṣakam | evaṃ śatāyustasyaiva nibodha bodhatatparam
Thus by thirty (such) days a month, by twice six months a year; thus his lifespan is a hundred (years) — understand this, you who are intent on understanding.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.47
यावज्जीवनपर्यन्तं सेवन्ते सनकादयः । कल्पानां कोटिकोटिं च तन्न साध्याश्चयो विभुः
yāvajjīvanaparyantaṃ sevante sanakādayaḥ | kalpānāṃ koṭikoṭiṃ ca tanna sādhyāścayo vibhuḥ
Sanaka and the others serve (him) as long as their life lasts, for ten million times ten million kalpas, and yet he, the mighty one, is not attained by them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.48
सहस्रवक्त्रः शेषश्च सेवते च जपन्सदा । दिवानिशं च यं भक्त्या कल्पकोटिशतं शतम्
sahasravaktraḥ śeṣaśca sevate ca japansadā | divāniśaṃ ca yaṃ bhaktyā kalpakoṭiśataṃ śatam
And thousand-mouthed Śeṣa serves (him), ever reciting (his name), day and night with devotion, for a hundred times a hundred crores of kalpas —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.49
तन्न साध्यो हितकरो दुराराध्यः परात्परः । ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मास्वरूपं तं भजेज्जन्मनि जन्मनि
tanna sādhyo hitakaro durārādhyaḥ parātparaḥ | brahmā brahmāsvarūpaṃ taṃ bhajejjanmani janmani
He is not to be attained, (though) He is the doer of good, hard to propitiate, higher than the highest; Brahmā should worship Him, whose nature is Brahman, birth after birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.50
वक्त्रैश्चतुर्भिः सततं स्तौति नित्यं सनातनम् । वेदेऽनिर्वचनीयश्च वेदानां जनको विधिः
vaktraiścaturbhiḥ satataṃ stauti nityaṃ sanātanam | vede'nirvacanīyaśca vedānāṃ janako vidhiḥ
With his four mouths he constantly praises the eternal, everlasting One; and Vidhi (Brahmā), the begetter of the Vedas, is (himself) not describable in the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.51
विधाता फलदाता च दाता च सर्वसंपदाम् । तन्न साध्यो हि भगवान्कालकालान्तकः
vidhātā phaladātā ca dātā ca sarvasaṃpadām | tanna sādhyo hi bhagavānkālakālāntakaḥ
(He is) the ordainer, the giver of fruits, and the giver of all riches; He indeed is not to be attained, the Lord, the death of Time and the ender (of all).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.52
संहारकर्ता जगतां कलया रुद्ररूपतः । स स्तौति पञ्चवक्त्रेण कोऽन्योऽन्यस्यापि का कथा
saṃhārakartā jagatāṃ kalayā rudrarūpataḥ | sa stauti pañcavaktreṇa ko'nyo'nyasyāpi kā kathā
The destroyer of the worlds, by a portion (of himself), in the form of Rudra — he praises (Him) with his five mouths; who else (could)? What indeed is to be said of anyone else?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.53
तत्परश्च प्रियो नास्ति वृन्दे भगवातः शृणु । सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा सा दुर्गा दुर्गतिनाशिनी
tatparaśca priyo nāsti vṛnde bhagavātaḥ śṛṇu | sarvaśaktisvarūpā sā durgā durgatināśinī
There is none dearer than Him, O Vṛndā; hear from the Lord: she, Durgā, who destroys misfortune, is the embodiment of all power,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.54
ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी । नारायणी विष्णुमाया वैष्णवी सा सनातनी
brahmasvarūpā paramā mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī | nārāyaṇī viṣṇumāyā vaiṣṇavī sā sanātanī
of the nature of Brahman, supreme, the root Nature, the sovereign lady, Nārāyaṇī, Viṣṇu's Māyā, the Vaiṣṇavī, she the everlasting one —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.55
यन्मायया जगद्भ्रान्तमनित्ये भ्रमते सदा । सा स्तौति भक्त्यायं देवं वृन्देऽयङ्गे.दिवानिशम्
yanmāyayā jagadbhrāntamanitye bhramate sadā | sā stauti bhaktyāyaṃ devaṃ vṛnde'yaṅge.divāniśam
she by whose Māyā the deluded world ever wanders in the impermanent — she praises this God with devotion, O Vṛndā, day and night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.56
स्तौति भक्त्या स्वशक्त्या च गजवक्त्रः षडाननः । ध्यायते यं गणेशश्च सर्वादौ यस्य पूजनम्
stauti bhaktyā svaśaktyā ca gajavaktraḥ ṣaḍānanaḥ | dhyāyate yaṃ gaṇeśaśca sarvādau yasya pūjanam
With devotion and with his own power the elephant-faced one praises (Him), and the six-faced one; and Gaṇeśa, whose worship comes first of all, meditates on Him —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.57
भगवान्सर्वदेवेशो ज्ञानिनां च गुरोर्गुरुः । सिद्वेन्द्रेषु च देवेन्द्रे योमीन्द्रे ज्ञानिनां गुरौ
bhagavānsarvadeveśo jñānināṃ ca gurorguruḥ | sidvendreṣu ca devendre yomīndre jñānināṃ gurau
(Gaṇeśa who is) lord, master of all the gods, and the guru of the gurus of the knowers — among the chiefs of the Siddhas, among the lord of gods, among the chief of yogins, among the guru of the knowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.58
न गणेशात्परो विद्वान्गणेशश्च सुराधिपः । सरस्वती च यं स्तोतुमशक्ता परमेश्वरी
na gaṇeśātparo vidvāngaṇeśaśca surādhipaḥ | sarasvatī ca yaṃ stotumaśaktā parameśvarī
there is no wise one greater than Gaṇeśa, and Gaṇeśa is the lord of the gods; and Sarasvatī, the supreme goddess, is unable to praise Him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.59
दिवानिशं पादपद्मं भक्त्या पद्मा निषेवते । यत्कटाक्षाज्जगत्सर्व परिपूर्णतमं शिवम्
divāniśaṃ pādapadmaṃ bhaktyā padmā niṣevate | yatkaṭākṣājjagatsarva paripūrṇatamaṃ śivam
Day and night Padmā (Lakṣmī) attends with devotion upon (His) lotus feet — by whose sidelong glance the whole world (becomes) most complete and auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.60
यद्भयाद्वाति वातोऽयं सूर्यस्तपति यद्भयात् । वर्षतीन्द्रो दहत्यग्निर्मृत्युश्चरति जन्तुषु
yadbhayādvāti vāto'yaṃ sūryastapati yadbhayāt | varṣatīndro dahatyagnirmṛtyuścarati jantuṣu
For fear of whom this wind blows, for fear of whom the sun burns, Indra rains, fire consumes, and death moves among living beings;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.61
पृथिवी सेवया यस्य सर्वाधारा वसंधरा । समृद्रा निश्चलाः शैला यस्य भीताश्च सुन्दरि
pṛthivī sevayā yasya sarvādhārā vasaṃdharā | samṛdrā niścalāḥ śailā yasya bhītāśca sundari
by service to whom the earth, the support of all, is the bearer of wealth; the oceans and the mountains are unmoving through fear of whom, O beautiful one;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.62
तीर्थसारा च सा गङ्गा पवित्रा मुक्तिदायिनी । जगतां पावनी देवी यस्य पादाब्जसेवया
tīrthasārā ca sā gaṅgā pavitrā muktidāyinī | jagatāṃ pāvanī devī yasya pādābjasevayā
and Gaṅgā, the essence of holy places, pure, granting liberation, is the purifying goddess of the worlds by service to whose lotus feet;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.63
पवित्रा तुलसी देवी स्मरणाद्यस्य सेवनात् । नवग्रहाश्च दिक्पाला भीता यस्य प्रतापतः
pavitrā tulasī devī smaraṇādyasya sevanāt | navagrahāśca dikpālā bhītā yasya pratāpataḥ
the goddess Tulasī is pure through remembrance of Him, through service to Him; and the nine planets and the guardians of the directions are afraid of His might.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.64
ब्रह्मण्डेषु च सर्वेषु ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवात्मकाः । अन्ये ये ये सुरेशाश्च शेषाद्या मुनयस्तथा
brahmaṇḍeṣu ca sarveṣu brahmaviṣṇuśivātmakāḥ | anye ye ye sureśāśca śeṣādyā munayastathā
And in all the world-eggs, those beings who are of the nature of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, and whatever other lords of gods there are, and Śeṣa and the rest, and the sages likewise —
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BvP 4 86.65
केचित्कलास्वरूपाश्चाप्यंशरूपाश्च केचन । केचित्कलांशाः कृष्णस्य केचिच्च परमात्मनः
kecitkalāsvarūpāścāpyaṃśarūpāśca kecana | kecitkalāṃśāḥ kṛṣṇasya kecicca paramātmanaḥ
some are of the nature of portions, and some of the nature of parts; some are parts of a portion of Kṛṣṇa, and some of the Supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.66
पतिमिच्छसि कल्याणि प्रकृतेः परमीश्वरम् । गोलोके राधिका साध्यो नान्येषां च कदाचन
patimicchasi kalyāṇi prakṛteḥ paramīśvaram | goloke rādhikā sādhyo nānyeṣāṃ ca kadācana
You desire as husband, O auspicious one, the Supreme Lord beyond Nature; in Goloka (only) Rādhikā is to be won (by Him), never by any others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.67
मां भजस्व महाभागे नृपाणामीश्वरं पतिम् । बलवन्तं च देवेभ्यो दैत्येभ्यश्च वरानने
māṃ bhajasva mahābhāge nṛpāṇāmīśvaraṃ patim | balavantaṃ ca devebhyo daityebhyaśca varānane
Worship me, O greatly fortunate one, the lord of kings, as husband — one stronger than the gods and than the demons, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.68
सुखानि यानि कल्याणि त्रिषु लोकेषु सन्ति वै । भुङ्क्ष्व तान्येव सर्वाणि मत्प्रसादान्न संशयः
sukhāni yāni kalyāṇi triṣu lokeṣu santi vai | bhuṅkṣva tānyeva sarvāṇi matprasādānna saṃśayaḥ
Whatever pleasures, O auspicious one, exist in the three worlds — enjoy all of those by my favour; there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.69
सप्तसागलपारे च काञ्चनी रुचिरा वरे । देवानां क्रीडनार्थाय विधात्रा निर्मिता पुरी
saptasāgalapāre ca kāñcanī rucirā vare | devānāṃ krīḍanārthāya vidhātrā nirmitā purī
Beyond the seven seas, O excellent lady, there is a golden, lovely city, built by the Creator for the sport of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.70
तत्रैव गच्छभद्रं ते रम रामे मया सह । महेन्द्रस्य प्रियवनं पुष्पोद्यानसमन्वितम्
tatraiva gacchabhadraṃ te rama rāme mayā saha | mahendrasya priyavanaṃ puṣpodyānasamanvitam
Go there — blessings on you! — enjoy yourself with me, O Rāmā: (there is) Mahendra's beloved grove, furnished with flower-gardens.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.71
गच्छ स्वर्णमयीं लङ्कां नानारत्नविभूषिताम् । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
gaccha svarṇamayīṃ laṅkāṃ nānāratnavibhūṣitām | tatraiva gaccha bhadraṃ te ramao
Go to golden Laṅkā, adorned with many jewels; go there — blessings on you! — enjoy (yourself with me...)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.72
विस्पन्दकं सुवसनं नन्दकं पुष्पभद्रकम् । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
vispandakaṃ suvasanaṃ nandakaṃ puṣpabhadrakam | tatraiva gaccha bhadraṃ te ramao
(There are) Vispandaka, Suvasana, Nandaka, Puṣpabhadraka; go there — blessings on you! — enjoy (yourself with me...)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.73
सुमेरुगह्वरं वाऽपि क्षीरोर्द वा मनोहरम् । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
sumerugahvaraṃ vā'pi kṣīrorda vā manoharam | tatraiva gaccha bhadraṃ te ramao
Or the cave of Sumeru, or the lovely Ocean of Milk; go there — blessings on you! — enjoy (yourself with me...)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.74
सत्यलोकं ब्रह्मलोकं रम्यं सद्म रहःस्थलम् । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
satyalokaṃ brahmalokaṃ ramyaṃ sadma rahaḥsthalam | tatraiva gaccha bhadraṃ te ramao
(Or) Satyaloka, Brahmaloka, a delightful dwelling, a secluded spot; go there — blessings on you! — enjoy (yourself with me...)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.75
मलये निलयं रम्यं रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्मितम् । सुगन्धियुक्तं सततं शुद्धं चन्दनवायुना
malaye nilayaṃ ramyaṃ ratnendrasāranirmitam | sugandhiyuktaṃ satataṃ śuddhaṃ candanavāyunā
(Or) a lovely abode on Malaya, made of the finest of jewels, always fragrant, purified by the sandal-scented breeze,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.76
मालती यूथिका रम्या केतकी माधवी तथा । चारुचम्पकपुष्पाणां गन्धेन सुमनोहरम्
mālatī yūthikā ramyā ketakī mādhavī tathā | cārucampakapuṣpāṇāṃ gandhena sumanoharam
(where there are) mālatī, yūthikā, lovely ketakī and mādhavī, most charming with the scent of beautiful campaka flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.77
पिकानां भ्रमराणां च मधुरध्वनिसंयुतम् । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
pikānāṃ bhramarāṇāṃ ca madhuradhvanisaṃyutam | tatraiva gaccha bhadraṃ te ramao
attended by the sweet sounds of cuckoos and bees; go there — blessings on you! — enjoy (yourself with me...)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.78
इन्द्रस्य वरुणास्यैव वायोरपि यमस्य च । धनेश्वरस्य बह्रेश्च धर्मस्य शशिनस्तथा
indrasya varuṇāsyaiva vāyorapi yamasya ca | dhaneśvarasya bahreśca dharmasya śaśinastathā
Of Indra, and of Varuṇa, of Vāyu too, and of Yama, of the Lord of Wealth (Kubera), and of Agni, of Dharma, and likewise of the Moon —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.79
सुरम्यं लोकमेतेषां मध्ये तेवि यथेच्छसि । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
suramyaṃ lokameteṣāṃ madhye tevi yathecchasi | tatraiva gaccha bhadraṃ te ramao
whichever most delightful world among these you wish for: go there — blessings on you! — enjoy (yourself with me...)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.80
रत्नद्वीपं मणिद्वीपं रम्यं चन्द्रसरोवरम् । तत्रैव गच्छ भद्रं ते रमo
ratnadvīpaṃ maṇidvīpaṃ ramyaṃ candrasarovaram | tatraiva gaccha bhadraṃ te ramao
(Or) Ratnadvīpa, Maṇidvīpa, the lovely Candra lake; go there — blessings on you! — enjoy (yourself with me...)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.81
इत्येवमुक्त्वा संभोक्तुं गच्छन्तं तं छलेन च । न वास्तवपरीक्षार्थं सतीत्वं बोधितुं व्रज
ityevamuktvā saṃbhoktuṃ gacchantaṃ taṃ chalena ca | na vāstavaparīkṣārthaṃ satītvaṃ bodhituṃ vraja
Having spoken thus, (she said) to him, who was approaching by a trick in order to enjoy her — not really, but to test her, to make her chastity known: "Go away!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.82
उवाच सा नृपसुता कोपवक्त्रास्यलोचना । हितं सत्यं योगयुक्तं धर्मार्थं च यशस्करम्
uvāca sā nṛpasutā kopavaktrāsyalocanā | hitaṃ satyaṃ yogayuktaṃ dharmārthaṃ ca yaśaskaram
That king's daughter, her face and eyes (filled) with anger, spoke what was beneficial, true, consistent (with yoga/right conduct), conducive to dharma, and productive of good repute:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.83
वृन्दोवाच धैर्य कुरु महाभाग श्रेष्ठो जातिषु ब्रह्मणः । ब्रह्मणानां तपो मूलं सत्यं वेदव्रतं धृतिः
vṛndovāca dhairya kuru mahābhāga śreṣṭho jātiṣu brahmaṇaḥ | brahmaṇānāṃ tapo mūlaṃ satyaṃ vedavrataṃ dhṛtiḥ
Vṛndā said: Be steadfast, greatly fortunate one; the brahmin is the highest among the castes. For brahmins the root is austerity, truth, the Vedic vow, and firmness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.84
परस्त्रीसहसंभोगः स्वभावश्चाप्यधर्मिणाम् । अधर्मेणैव हे विप्र दुष्टोऽभद्राणि पश्यति
parastrīsahasaṃbhogaḥ svabhāvaścāpyadharmiṇām | adharmeṇaiva he vipra duṣṭo'bhadrāṇi paśyati
Forcible enjoyment of another's wife is the very nature of the unrighteous; and it is through unrighteousness, O brahmin, that a wicked man meets with misfortunes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.85
ततः सपत्ने जयति समूलस्थो विनश्यति । पतिव्रतानां गमने बलात्कारेण निश्चितम्
tataḥ sapatne jayati samūlastho vinaśyati | pativratānāṃ gamane balātkāreṇa niścitam
Thereupon he conquers his rival, (but) he who is (thus) rooted perishes; for those who go to women devoted to their husbands by force it is certain —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.86
मातृगामी भवेत्सद्यो ब्रह्महत्याशतं भवेत् । कुम्भीपाके पच्यते च यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
mātṛgāmī bhavetsadyo brahmahatyāśataṃ bhavet | kumbhīpāke pacyate ca yāvaccandradivākarau
he becomes at once one who has gone to his own mother, and a hundred brahmin-murders accrue (to him); and he is cooked in Kumbhīpāka as long as moon and sun (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.87
प्रदग्धस्तैलतप्तेषु न मृतः सूक्ष्मदेहतः । ताडितो यमदूतैश्च लोहदण़्डेन मूर्धनि
pradagdhastailatapteṣu na mṛtaḥ sūkṣmadehataḥ | tāḍito yamadūtaiśca lohadaṇa़ḍena mūrdhani
Burnt in the boiling oil, he does not die, because of his subtle body, and he is struck on the head by Yama's messengers with an iron rod.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.88
क्षणं सुखं चिरं दुःखं सर्वनाशस्य कारणम् । अगम्यागमनं दुःखं धर्मिष्ठो नैव वाञ्छति
kṣaṇaṃ sukhaṃ ciraṃ duḥkhaṃ sarvanāśasya kāraṇam | agamyāgamanaṃ duḥkhaṃ dharmiṣṭho naiva vāñchati
A moment's pleasure, long grief, the cause of total ruin — going to a woman who must not be approached is suffering; the man devoted to dharma does not desire it at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.89
क्षमस्वगच्छ भद्रं ते ब्राह्मण ज्ञानदुर्बल । यथा दीपशिखां दृष्ट्वा कीटः पतति निश्चितम्
kṣamasvagaccha bhadraṃ te brāhmaṇa jñānadurbala | yathā dīpaśikhāṃ dṛṣṭvā kīṭaḥ patati niścitam
Forgive me; go, blessings upon you, O brahmin, feeble in knowledge. Just as an insect, on seeing the flame of a lamp, falls into it for certain;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.90
मिष्टं दृष्ट्वा बडीशाग्रे लुब्धमीनो मृगो यथा । यथा विषाक्तं भक्ष्यं च भुङ्क्ते भोक्ता बुभुक्षितः
miṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭvā baḍīśāgre lubdhamīno mṛgo yathā | yathā viṣāktaṃ bhakṣyaṃ ca bhuṅkte bhoktā bubhukṣitaḥ
as a greedy fish, seeing a tasty morsel on the point of a hook, (does), or as a deer, and as a famished eater eats food laced with poison;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.91
गृह्णाति दुष्टो दुष्टं च विषकुम्भं पयोमुखम् । तथा दृष्ट्वा परस्त्रीणां मुखपद्मं मनोहरम्
gṛhṇāti duṣṭo duṣṭaṃ ca viṣakumbhaṃ payomukham | tathā dṛṣṭvā parastrīṇāṃ mukhapadmaṃ manoharam
and as an evil man takes up an evil pot of poison whose surface is milk — so, seeing the charming lotus-face of other men's wives,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.92
विनाशबीजं मोहेन भ्रान्तो भवति लम्पटः । मुखं च रुचिरं स्त्रीणां श्रोणियुग्मं मनोहरम्
vināśabījaṃ mohena bhrānto bhavati lampaṭaḥ | mukhaṃ ca ruciraṃ strīṇāṃ śroṇiyugmaṃ manoharam
the lecher, deluded, becomes bewildered by (that) seed of destruction. Women's face is lovely and the pair of hips is charming —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.93
कामाधारं नाशबीजमधर्मस्थलमेव च । भगं नरककुण्डं च लालामूत्रसमन्वितम्
kāmādhāraṃ nāśabījamadharmasthalameva ca | bhagaṃ narakakuṇḍaṃ ca lālāmūtrasamanvitam
(but) the vulva is the seat of lust, the seed of ruin, the very ground of unrighteousness, a pit of hell, filled with slime and urine,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.94
दुर्गन्धियुक्तं पापं च यमदण्डस्य कारणम् । यथा लिङ्गं विशत्येव पापयोनौ च योषिताम्
durgandhiyuktaṃ pāpaṃ ca yamadaṇḍasya kāraṇam | yathā liṅgaṃ viśatyeva pāpayonau ca yoṣitām
attended with foul smell, sinful, the cause of Yama's rod. Just as the penis enters the sinful womb of women,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.95
तथा पुमान्विशत्येव रौरवे च युगे युगे । रहस्यं चाऽऽपदं दृष्ट्वा मां तवं धर्षितुमिच्छसि
tathā pumānviśatyeva raurave ca yuge yuge | rahasyaṃ cā''padaṃ dṛṣṭvā māṃ tavaṃ dharṣitumicchasi
so does the man enter Raurava (hell), age after age. Seeing a secluded place with no one about, you wish to force me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.96
अत्रैव सर्वदेवाश्च लोकपालाश्च ब्राह्मणा । जाज्वल्यमानो धर्मश्च साक्षी शास्ता च कर्मणाम्
atraiva sarvadevāśca lokapālāśca brāhmaṇā | jājvalyamāno dharmaśca sākṣī śāstā ca karmaṇām
Right here are all the gods, and the guardians of the regions, and the brahmins, and blazing Dharma, the witness and the chastiser of deeds;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.97
यमश्च दण़्डकर्ता च स्थापितो हरिणा स्वयम् । स्वयं कुष्णश्च धर्मात्मा ज्ञानरुपो महेश्वरः
yamaśca daṇa़ḍakartā ca sthāpito hariṇā svayam | svayaṃ kuṣṇaśca dharmātmā jñānarupo maheśvaraḥ
and Yama, the inflicter of punishment, appointed by Hari himself; and Kṛṣṇa himself, whose very self is dharma, Maheśvara in the form of knowledge;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.98
दुर्गा बुद्धिर्मनो ब्रह्म चेन्द्रियाणि सुरास्तथा । सर्वप्राणिषु तिष्ठन्ति साक्षिणाः कर्मणां द्विज
durgā buddhirmano brahma cendriyāṇi surāstathā | sarvaprāṇiṣu tiṣṭhanti sākṣiṇāḥ karmaṇāṃ dvija
Durgā, intellect, mind, Brahman, and the senses, and likewise the gods — they abide in all living beings as witnesses of (their) deeds, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.99
क्व गुप्तं क्व रहस्यं वा ब्रह्मण ज्ञानदुर्बल । क्षमस्व गच्छ भद्रं ते अवध्याश्च द्विजातयः
kva guptaṃ kva rahasyaṃ vā brahmaṇa jñānadurbala | kṣamasva gaccha bhadraṃ te avadhyāśca dvijātayaḥ
Where is anything concealed, where is there any secrecy, O brahmin, feeble in knowledge? Forgive me; go, blessings upon you — brahmins are not to be slain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.100
शक्ताऽहं भमसात्कर्तुं गच्छ वत्स यथासुखम् । तपस्यासु मम गतमष्टोत्तरशतं युगम्
śaktā'haṃ bhamasātkartuṃ gaccha vatsa yathāsukham | tapasyāsu mama gatamaṣṭottaraśataṃ yugam
I am able to reduce (you) to ashes; go, child, as you please. One hundred and eight ages of mine have passed in austerities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.101
नास्ति गोर्त्र मत्पितुश्च न माता न पिता मम । सर्वान्तरात्मा भगवान्कृष्णो रक्षति मां द्विज
nāsti gortra matpituśca na mātā na pitā mama | sarvāntarātmā bhagavānkṛṣṇo rakṣati māṃ dvija
I have no father's lineage; I have neither mother nor father; the Lord Kṛṣṇa, the inner self of all, protects me, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.102
कृष्णेन स्थापितो धर्मो मां च रक्षति नित्यशः । आदित्यश्च तथा चन्द्रः पवनश्च हुताशनः
kṛṣṇena sthāpito dharmo māṃ ca rakṣati nityaśaḥ | ādityaśca tathā candraḥ pavanaśca hutāśanaḥ
The dharma established by Kṛṣṇa protects me perpetually, and the sun, and the moon, and the wind, and fire;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.103
ब्रह्मा शंभुर्भगवती दुर्गा रक्षति मां सदा । येन शुक्लीकृता हंसाः शुकाश्च हरिताः कृताः
brahmā śaṃbhurbhagavatī durgā rakṣati māṃ sadā | yena śuklīkṛtā haṃsāḥ śukāśca haritāḥ kṛtāḥ
Brahmā, Śambhu, and the blessed goddess Durgā always protect me — He by whom geese were made white and parrots made green,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.104
मयूराश्चित्रिता येन स मे रक्षां करिष्यति । अनाथबालवृद्धानां रक्षकाः सर्वदेवताः
mayūrāścitritā yena sa me rakṣāṃ kariṣyati | anāthabālavṛddhānāṃ rakṣakāḥ sarvadevatāḥ
by whom peacocks were made many-coloured: He will grant me protection. All the deities are the protectors of the orphaned, the young, and the old.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.105
नारीबुद्व्या न मां धर्मस्त्यक्त्वा गच्छेद्धि सर्वदा । मां मातरं परित्यज्य गच्छ वत्स यथासुखम्
nārībudvyā na māṃ dharmastyaktvā gaccheddhi sarvadā | māṃ mātaraṃ parityajya gaccha vatsa yathāsukham
Dharma would never abandon me and depart, (regarding me) merely as a woman. Leaving me, your mother, aside, go, child, as you please.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.106
इत्येवमुक्त्वा देवी सा तस्थौ तत्र धरा यथा । आगच्छन्तं च संभोक्तुं मा यान्तं बोधनेन च
ityevamuktvā devī sā tasthau tatra dharā yathā | āgacchantaṃ ca saṃbhoktuṃ mā yāntaṃ bodhanena ca
Having spoken thus, that goddess stood there like the earth. And (as he) came on to have intercourse and would not go even when admonished,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.107
शशापेति च सा कोपाद्ब्रह्मपन्धो क्षयो भव । क्षयो भव दुराचार हे पापिष्ठ क्षयो भव
śaśāpeti ca sā kopādbrahmapandho kṣayo bhava | kṣayo bhava durācāra he pāpiṣṭha kṣayo bhava
she cursed him thus in anger: "O disgrace to brahmins, be destroyed! Be destroyed, you of wicked conduct! O most sinful one, be destroyed!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.108
पुनः शप्तं स्वयं सूर्यो वारयामास यत्नतः । एतसिमन्नन्तरे तात तत्रव जगदीश्वराः
punaḥ śaptaṃ svayaṃ sūryo vārayāmāsa yatnataḥ | etasimannantare tāta tatrava jagadīśvarāḥ
The Sun himself with effort held (her) back from cursing again. In that interval, dear one, right there the lords of the world
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.109
आजग्मुरतिसंत्रस्ता ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः । धर्म दृष्ट्वा कलारूपं रुरुदुस्त्रिदशेश्वराः
ājagmuratisaṃtrastā brahmaviṣṇuśivādayaḥ | dharma dṛṣṭvā kalārūpaṃ rurudustridaśeśvarāḥ
They came, greatly terrified — Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest; and seeing Dharma reduced to a mere fragment, the lords of the thirty (gods) wept.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.110
कृत्वा क्रोडेऽतीव कृशं कुह्वा भीतं यथा विधुम् । निश्चेष्टं मलिनं दग्धं सतीकोपाग्निना व्रज
kṛtvā kroḍe'tīva kṛśaṃ kuhvā bhītaṃ yathā vidhum | niśceṣṭaṃ malinaṃ dagdhaṃ satīkopāgninā vraja
Having placed in her lap (that Dharma), exceedingly emaciated, like the moon frightened by the new-moon night, motionless, soiled, burnt by the fire of the chaste woman's wrath — O Vraja (lord).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.111
श्रीभवानुवाच क्षमस्व वृन्दे मद्भक्ते जन्ममृत्युजराहरे । धर्म जीवय मद्भक्तं रक्ष धर्म पतिव्रते
śrībhavānuvāca kṣamasva vṛnde madbhakte janmamṛtyujarāhare | dharma jīvaya madbhaktaṃ rakṣa dharma pativrate
Śrī Bhava said: Forgive (him), O Vṛndā, my devotee, remover of birth, death and old age; revive Dharma, my devotee — protect Dharma, O you devoted to your husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.112
ब्रह्मोवाच ध्वान्तपूर्ण जगत्सर्दं विना धर्म बभूव ह । कम्पितौ चन्द्रसूर्यौ च शेषश्चापि वसुंधरा
brahmovāca dhvāntapūrṇa jagatsardaṃ vinā dharma babhūva ha | kampitau candrasūryau ca śeṣaścāpi vasuṃdharā
Brahmā said: Without Dharma the whole world has indeed become filled with darkness; the moon and the sun are shaken, and Śeṣa too, and the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.113
महदेव उवाच प्रनष्टं च जगत्सर्वं विना धर्मेण सुन्दरि । धर्मं जीवय भद्रं ते स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु वरानने
mahadeva uvāca pranaṣṭaṃ ca jagatsarvaṃ vinā dharmeṇa sundari | dharmaṃ jīvaya bhadraṃ te svasti te'stu varānane
Mahādeva said: The whole world is destroyed without Dharma, O beautiful one; revive Dharma — blessings on you, may there be well-being for you, O you of the lovely face.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.114
सूर्य उवाच वरं वृष्णीष्व भद्रं ते यत्ते मनसि वाञ्छितम् । धर्मं जीवय भद्रं ते रक्ष सृष्टिं पतिव्रते
sūrya uvāca varaṃ vṛṣṇīṣva bhadraṃ te yatte manasi vāñchitam | dharmaṃ jīvaya bhadraṃ te rakṣa sṛṣṭiṃ pativrate
The Sun said: Choose a boon, blessings on you — whatever is wished in your mind; revive Dharma, blessings on you, protect the creation, O faithful wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.115
अनन्त उवाच धर्मं करोषि तपसा कथं धर्मं विहसि च । धर्मं जीवय भद्रं ते सर्वधर्मो भवेत्तव
ananta uvāca dharmaṃ karoṣi tapasā kathaṃ dharmaṃ vihasi ca | dharmaṃ jīvaya bhadraṃ te sarvadharmo bhavettava
Ananta said: You practise dharma through austerity — how then do you strike down Dharma? Revive Dharma, blessings on you; may all dharma (merit) be yours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.116
चन्द्र उवाच द्विजरूपधरो धर्मस्त्वां परीक्षितुमागतः । ब्रह्मणा प्रेरितश्चैव निर्दोषश्च विहिंसितः
candra uvāca dvijarūpadharo dharmastvāṃ parīkṣitumāgataḥ | brahmaṇā preritaścaiva nirdoṣaśca vihiṃsitaḥ
The Moon said: Dharma, bearing the form of a brahmin, came to test you; he was sent by Brahmā, and though guiltless he has been injured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.117
महेन्द्र उवाच तपसोपान्जितो धर्मो धर्मेण च फलं नृपाम् । कथं फलं च तपसां यदि धर्मः क्षयं गतः
mahendra uvāca tapasopānjito dharmo dharmeṇa ca phalaṃ nṛpām | kathaṃ phalaṃ ca tapasāṃ yadi dharmaḥ kṣayaṃ gataḥ
Mahendra said: Dharma is acquired by austerity, and by dharma comes the fruit for men; how can there be fruit of austerities if dharma has gone to destruction?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.118
वरुण उवाच धर्मं जीवय धर्मिष्ठे धर्मं रक्ष सनातनम् । निष्फलं कर्मिणां कर्म विना धर्मेणा धार्मिके
varuṇa uvāca dharmaṃ jīvaya dharmiṣṭhe dharmaṃ rakṣa sanātanam | niṣphalaṃ karmiṇāṃ karma vinā dharmeṇā dhārmike
Varuṇa said: Revive Dharma, O most dharmic one; protect eternal Dharma. Without dharma the deed of the doers of deeds is fruitless, O righteous one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.119
पवन उवाच जगत्पूतं कुरु शुभे धर्मं जौवय सांप्रतम् । धर्मे प्रनष्टे तपसां तवापूर्वं विनङ्क्ष्यति
pavana uvāca jagatpūtaṃ kuru śubhe dharmaṃ jauvaya sāṃpratam | dharme pranaṣṭe tapasāṃ tavāpūrvaṃ vinaṅkṣyati
The Wind said: Make the world pure, O auspicious one; revive Dharma now. If dharma perishes, the former (store) of your austerities will be destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.120
वह्निरुवाच स्वधर्मोपार्जनं कर्तुमागताऽसि च भारतम् । विहंसि धर्ममज्ञात्वा पुनर्जीवय सुन्दरि
vahniruvāca svadharmopārjanaṃ kartumāgatā'si ca bhāratam | vihaṃsi dharmamajñātvā punarjīvaya sundari
Fire said: You came to Bhārata to acquire your own dharma, and (now) unknowingly you slay Dharma — revive him again, O beautiful one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.121
यम उवाच वेदोक्तकर्मकर्तणासहं विश्वे वरानने । धर्मानुसारात्फलदो धर्म जीवय सत्वरम्
yama uvāca vedoktakarmakartaṇāsahaṃ viśve varānane | dharmānusārātphalado dharma jīvaya satvaram
Yama said: (Dharma is) the support of those who perform the rites enjoined in the Vedas, in the universe, O you of the lovely face; he gives fruit according to dharma — revive Dharma quickly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.122
देवानां वचनं क्षुत्वा समुत्थाय पतिव्रता । नमस्कृत्य सुरेशांश्चतानुवाच तपस्विनी
devānāṃ vacanaṃ kṣutvā samutthāya pativratā | namaskṛtya sureśāṃścatānuvāca tapasvinī
Hearing the speech of the gods, the faithful wife rose up, and bowing to those lords of the gods the ascetic woman said to them:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.123
वृन्दोवाच अहं देवा न जानामि धर्मं ब्राह्मणरूपिणम् । कृतः क्षयो मया कोपान्मां परीङितुमागतः
vṛndovāca ahaṃ devā na jānāmi dharmaṃ brāhmaṇarūpiṇam | kṛtaḥ kṣayo mayā kopānmāṃ parīṅitumāgataḥ
Vṛndā said: O gods, I did not know Dharma in the form of a brahmin; his destruction was wrought by me out of anger — he had come to test me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.124
जीवयामि ध्रुवं धर्मं युष्माकं च प्रसादतः । इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा वृन्दा चेत्युवाच व्पजेश्वर
jīvayāmi dhruvaṃ dharmaṃ yuṣmākaṃ ca prasādataḥ | ityevamuktvā sā vṛndā cetyuvāca vpajeśvara
I shall surely revive Dharma, by your grace as well. Having spoken thus, that Vṛndā said this, O lord of Vraja:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.125
तपः सत्यं यदि मम सत्यं च विष्णुपूजनम् । तेन पुण्येन सद्योऽत्र द्विजो भवतु विज्वरः
tapaḥ satyaṃ yadi mama satyaṃ ca viṣṇupūjanam | tena puṇyena sadyo'tra dvijo bhavatu vijvaraḥ
If my austerity is true, and my worship of Viṣṇu true, by that merit let the brahmin here at once become free of affliction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.126
यदि मे च भवेत्सत्यं व्रतं सत्यं तपःशुचि । तेन पुण्येन सत्येन द्विजो भo
yadi me ca bhavetsatyaṃ vrataṃ satyaṃ tapaḥśuci | tena puṇyena satyena dvijo bhao
And if my vow be true, and my pure austerity true, by that merit, by that truth, let the brahmin become (free of affliction).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.127
यदि नारायणः सत्यः सर्वात्मा नित्यविग्रहः । ज्ञानात्मकः शिवः सत्यो द्विजो भo
yadi nārāyaṇaḥ satyaḥ sarvātmā nityavigrahaḥ | jñānātmakaḥ śivaḥ satyo dvijo bhao
If Nārāyaṇa is true, the Self of all, of eternal form, and Śiva, whose nature is knowledge, is true, let the brahmin become (free of affliction).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.128
ब्रह्म सत्यं च ते देवाः प्रकृतिः परमा यदि । यज्ञः सत्यस्तपः सत्यं द्विजो भo
brahma satyaṃ ca te devāḥ prakṛtiḥ paramā yadi | yajñaḥ satyastapaḥ satyaṃ dvijo bhao
If Brahman is true, and you gods, and the supreme Prakṛti; if sacrifice is true and austerity true, let the brahmin become (free of affliction).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.129
इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा वृन्दा धर्म क्रोडे चकार च । तं दृष्ट्वा च कलारूपं रुरोद कृपयासती
ityevamuktvā sā vṛndā dharma kroḍe cakāra ca | taṃ dṛṣṭvā ca kalārūpaṃ ruroda kṛpayāsatī
Having spoken thus, Vṛndā placed Dharma in her lap; and seeing him reduced to (a mere) fragment, the chaste woman wept out of pity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.130
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे मूर्तिर्धर्मभार्या शुचाऽऽकुला । निपत्य विष्णुपादे य शिरसा चेत्युवाच सा
etasminnantare mūrtirdharmabhāryā śucā''kulā | nipatya viṣṇupāde ya śirasā cetyuvāca sā
Meanwhile Mūrti, Dharma's wife, distraught with grief, fell with her head at Viṣṇu's feet and said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.131
मूर्तिरुवाच हे नाथ करुणासिन्धो दीनबन्धो कृपां कुरु । तूर्णं जीवय कान्तं मे जगन्नाथ कृपामय
mūrtiruvāca he nātha karuṇāsindho dīnabandho kṛpāṃ kuru | tūrṇaṃ jīvaya kāntaṃ me jagannātha kṛpāmaya
Mūrti said: O Lord, ocean of compassion, friend of the wretched, show mercy! Quickly bring my husband to life, O Jagannātha, full of compassion!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.132
पतिहीना च या नारी पापिनी सा भवार्णवे । यथाऽऽस्यं चक्षुर्विरतं प्राणहीना यथा तनूः
patihīnā ca yā nārī pāpinī sā bhavārṇave | yathā''syaṃ cakṣurvirataṃ prāṇahīnā yathā tanūḥ
A woman who is without a husband is a sinful woman in the ocean of existence, like a face whose eye has ceased (to see), like a body bereft of breath.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.133
मितं ददाति हि पिता मितं भ्रादा मितं सुतः । मितं बन्धुर्मितं माता सर्वदाता पतिः प्रभुः
mitaṃ dadāti hi pitā mitaṃ bhrādā mitaṃ sutaḥ | mitaṃ bandhurmitaṃ mātā sarvadātā patiḥ prabhuḥ
A father indeed gives a limited amount, a brother a limited amount, a son a limited amount; a kinsman a limited amount, a mother a limited amount — the husband, the master, is the giver of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.134
इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा देवी तत्र तस्थौ रुरोद च । उवाच वृन्दां णगवान्सर्वात्मा प्रकृतेः परः
ityevamuktvā sā devī tatra tasthau ruroda ca | uvāca vṛndāṃ ṇagavānsarvātmā prakṛteḥ paraḥ
Having spoken thus, that goddess stood there and wept; and the Lord, the Self of all, beyond Prakṛti, spoke to Vṛndā:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.135
श्रीभगवानुवाच त्वयाऽऽयुस्तपसा लब्धं यावदायुश्च ब्रह्मणः । तदेव देहि धर्माय गोलोकं गच्छ सुन्दरि
śrībhagavānuvāca tvayā''yustapasā labdhaṃ yāvadāyuśca brahmaṇaḥ | tadeva dehi dharmāya golokaṃ gaccha sundari
The blessed Lord said: By austerity you have obtained a lifespan as long as the lifespan of Brahmā; give just that to Dharma, and go to Goloka, O beautiful one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.136
तन्वाऽनया च तपसा पश्चान्मां च लभिष्यसि । पश्चाद्गोलोकमागत्य वाराहे च वरानने
tanvā'nayā ca tapasā paścānmāṃ ca labhiṣyasi | paścādgolokamāgatya vārāhe ca varānane
And with this body, by austerity, you shall afterwards obtain me; and afterwards, having come to Goloka, in the Vārāha (kalpa), O fair-faced one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.137
वृषभानसुता त्वं च राधाच्छाया भविष्यसि । मत्कलांशश्च रायाणस्त्वां विवाह ग्रहीष्यति
vṛṣabhānasutā tvaṃ ca rādhācchāyā bhaviṣyasi | matkalāṃśaśca rāyāṇastvāṃ vivāha grahīṣyati
you shall become the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu, the shadow of Rādhā; and Rāyāṇa, a portion of a portion of me, shall take you in marriage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.138
मां लभिष्यसि रासे च गोपीभी राधया सह । राधा श्रीदामशापेन वृषभानसुता यदा
māṃ labhiṣyasi rāse ca gopībhī rādhayā saha | rādhā śrīdāmaśāpena vṛṣabhānasutā yadā
You shall obtain me in the rāsa (dance) together with the gopīs and with Rādhā. When, by Śrīdāma's curse, Rādhā (becomes) the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.139
सा चैव वास्तवी राधा त्वं च च्छायास्वरुपिणी । विवाहकाले रायाणस्त्वां च च्छायां ग्रहीष्यति
sā caiva vāstavī rādhā tvaṃ ca cchāyāsvarupiṇī | vivāhakāle rāyāṇastvāṃ ca cchāyāṃ grahīṣyati
she indeed is the real Rādhā, and you are one whose form is (her) shadow; at the time of the wedding Rāyāṇa will take you, the shadow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.140
त्वां दत्त्वा वास्तवी राधा साऽन्तर्धाना भविष्यति । राधैवेति विमूढाश्च विज्ञास्यन्ति ।। च गोकुले
tvāṃ dattvā vāstavī rādhā sā'ntardhānā bhaviṣyati | rādhaiveti vimūḍhāśca vijñāsyanti || ca gokule
Having given you (in marriage), that real Rādhā will become invisible; and the deluded ones in Gokula will suppose, "She is Rādhā herself."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.141
स्वप्ने राधापदाम्भोजं न रि पश्यन्ति बल्लवाः । स्वयं राधा मम क्रोडे छाया रायाणकामिनी
svapne rādhāpadāmbhojaṃ na ri paśyanti ballavāḥ | svayaṃ rādhā mama kroḍe chāyā rāyāṇakāminī
The cowherds do not see Rādhā's lotus feet even in a dream; Rādhā herself is in my lap, (while) the shadow is Rāyāṇa's wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.142
विष्णोश्च वचनं श्रुत्वा ददावायुश्च सुन्दरी । उत्तस्थौ पूर्ण धर्मश्च तप्तकाञ्चनसंनिभः ।। पूर्वस्मात्सुन्दरः श्रीमान्प्रणनाम परात्परम्
viṣṇośca vacanaṃ śrutvā dadāvāyuśca sundarī | uttasthau pūrṇa dharmaśca taptakāñcanasaṃnibhaḥ || pūrvasmātsundaraḥ śrīmānpraṇanāma parātparam
Hearing Viṣṇu's words, the beautiful woman gave her lifespan; and Dharma rose up complete, like refined gold — more beautiful than before, glorious — and bowed to the Highest of the high.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.143
वृन्दोवाच देवाः शृणुत मद्वाक्यं दुर्लङ्घ्यं सावधानतः । न हि मिथ्या भवेद्वाक्यं मदीयं च निशामय
vṛndovāca devāḥ śṛṇuta madvākyaṃ durlaṅghyaṃ sāvadhānataḥ | na hi mithyā bhavedvākyaṃ madīyaṃ ca niśāmaya
Vṛndā said: Gods, hear attentively my word, which is hard to transgress; my word cannot become false — listen!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.144
क्षयो भवेति वाक्यं च मयोक्तं कोपभीतया । वारत्रयं पुनर्वक्तुं वारयामास भास्करः
kṣayo bhaveti vākyaṃ ca mayoktaṃ kopabhītayā | vāratrayaṃ punarvaktuṃ vārayāmāsa bhāskaraḥ
The word "Let there be decay" was spoken by me out of fear of anger; the Sun prevented (me) from speaking it again a third time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.145
सत्ये च परिपूर्णोऽयं यथापूर्वो यथाऽधुना । त्रिपादश्चापि त्रेतायां द्वापदो द्विपरे तथा
satye ca paripūrṇo'yaṃ yathāpūrvo yathā'dhunā | tripādaścāpi tretāyāṃ dvāpado dvipare tathā
In the Satya (age) he is entirely complete, as before so now; in the Tretā he has three feet, and in the Dvāpara likewise two feet;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.146
एकपादश्च दर्मोऽयं कलेश्च प्रथमे हरे । शेषे कलाषोडशांशः पुनः सत्ये यथा पुरा
ekapādaśca darmo'yaṃ kaleśca prathame hare | śeṣe kalāṣoḍaśāṃśaḥ punaḥ satye yathā purā
and this Dharma has one foot in the first part of the Kali (age), O Hari; in the remainder (of Kali) a sixteenth part, and again in the Satya (age) as before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.147
त्रिर्निर्गतं मम मुखात्क्षयस्तेन ततः क्रमात् । पुनरुक्ते च मनसि वारयामास भास्करः
trirnirgataṃ mama mukhātkṣayastena tataḥ kramāt | punarukte ca manasi vārayāmāsa bhāskaraḥ
Three times it came out from my mouth, "decay" — hence it is so, in stages; and when it was uttered again in (my) mind, the Sun prevented it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.148
तेनैव रेतुनाऽयं च करिशेषे कलामयः । तथा शप्तः स्थितो दुर्गे कलिशेषे तथा ध्रुवम्
tenaiva retunā'yaṃ ca kariśeṣe kalāmayaḥ | tathā śaptaḥ sthito durge kaliśeṣe tathā dhruvam
For that very reason he will consist of (only) a fraction in the remainder (of Kali); thus cursed, he stands in the fortress (of Durgā?) at the end of Kali — so it is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.149
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे नन्द ददृशुर्देवता रथम् । गोलोकादागतं वेगादतीव सुन्दरं शुभम्
etasminnantare nanda dadṛśurdevatā ratham | golokādāgataṃ vegādatīva sundaraṃ śubham
In the meantime, Nanda, the gods saw a chariot come swiftly from Goloka, exceedingly beautiful and auspicious,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.150
अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणं हीरहारपरिष्कृतम् । मणिमाणिक्यमुक्ताभिर्वस्त्रैश्च श्वेतचामरै।
amūlyaratnanirmāṇaṃ hīrahārapariṣkṛtam | maṇimāṇikyamuktābhirvastraiśca śvetacāmarai|
made of priceless jewels, adorned with strings of diamonds, with gems, rubies and pearls, and with cloths and white yak-tail fans,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 86.151
विभूषितं भूषणौश्च रुचिरै स्तनदर्पणैः । नत्वा हरिं हरं वृन्दा ब्रह्माणं सर्वदेवताः
vibhūṣitaṃ bhūṣaṇauśca rucirai stanadarpaṇaiḥ | natvā hariṃ haraṃ vṛndā brahmāṇaṃ sarvadevatāḥ
decorated with lovely ornaments and with breast-mirrors. Having bowed to Hari, to Hara, to Brahmā and to all the gods, Vṛndā —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 86.152
समारुङ्य रथं दृष्ट्वा गोलोकं च जगाम सा । देवा जग्मुश्च स्वस्थानं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
samāruṅya rathaṃ dṛṣṭvā golokaṃ ca jagāma sā | devā jagmuśca svasthānaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
mounting the chariot, she went, beholding Goloka; and the gods went to their own abodes. What more do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition