Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 95
BvP 4 95.1
नारायण उवाच उद्धवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा चेतनं प्राप्य राधिका । सा चोवाच समुत्थाय रत्नसिंहासने वरे
nārāyaṇa uvāca uddhavasya vacaḥ śrutvā cetanaṃ prāpya rādhikā | sā covāca samutthāya ratnasiṃhāsane vare
Nārāyaṇa said: Having heard Uddhava's words and regained consciousness, Rādhikā rose up on the excellent jewelled throne and spoke.
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BvP 4 95.2
उवाच मधुरं देवी हृदयेन विदूयता । गोपीभिः सप्तभिर्भकत्या सेविता श्वेतचामरैः
uvāca madhuraṃ devī hṛdayena vidūyatā | gopībhiḥ saptabhirbhakatyā sevitā śvetacāmaraiḥ
The goddess spoke sweetly, with a heart that was burning, attended devotedly by the seven gopīs with white yak-tail fans.
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BvP 4 95.3
राधिकोवाच मथुरां गच्छवत्स त्वं मांच (न) विस्मर संवदा । अतोऽप्यधर्मो नास्त्येव भवतो भवसागरे
rādhikovāca mathurāṃ gacchavatsa tvaṃ māṃca (na) vismara saṃvadā | ato'pyadharmo nāstyeva bhavato bhavasāgare
Rādhikā said: Go to Mathurā, child, and do not forget me and (our) conversation; even so there is no unrighteousness for you in the ocean of existence.
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BvP 4 95.4
मदीयं वचनं सर्वं गत्वा कथय सांप्रतम् । श्रीकृष्णं परमानन्दं शीघ्रमानय मत्प्रभुम्
madīyaṃ vacanaṃ sarvaṃ gatvā kathaya sāṃpratam | śrīkṛṣṇaṃ paramānandaṃ śīghramānaya matprabhum
Go now and tell all my words; bring quickly Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the supreme bliss, my lord.
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BvP 4 95.5
योषिज्जन्मनि योषित्सु संप्राप्य तादृशं पतिम् । भेदो बभूव कस्या वा मदन्या काऽपि दुःखिनी
yoṣijjanmani yoṣitsu saṃprāpya tādṛśaṃ patim | bhedo babhūva kasyā vā madanyā kā'pi duḥkhinī
In a woman's birth, among women, who else, having obtained such a husband, has come to separation? Is any other woman as sorrowful as I?
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BvP 4 95.6
किं ददासि प्रबोधं मे नास्ति मे बोधनोचितम् । निष्फलो देहिनां देहो विनाऽऽत्मानं सहोद्धव
kiṃ dadāsi prabodhaṃ me nāsti me bodhanocitam | niṣphalo dehināṃ deho vinā''tmānaṃ sahoddhava
Why do you give me consolation? There is nothing in me fit for consoling. Fruitless is the body of the embodied without the self, Uddhava.
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BvP 4 95.7
संप्रीत्या सह सौभाग्यं गौरवं नित्यनूतनम् । अतीव दुर्लभं प्रेम रहस्यं नवसंगमम्
saṃprītyā saha saubhāgyaṃ gauravaṃ nityanūtanam | atīva durlabhaṃ prema rahasyaṃ navasaṃgamam
Along with mutual love, good fortune, honour ever new, love exceedingly hard to obtain, secrecy, and fresh union —
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BvP 4 95.8
स्मरामि मनसा शश्वन्नान्यो मनसि वर्तते । रात्रौ निद्रां परित्यज्य स्मरणं शोकवर्धनम्
smarāmi manasā śaśvannānyo manasi vartate | rātrau nidrāṃ parityajya smaraṇaṃ śokavardhanam
I remember (him) with my mind constantly; no other dwells in my mind. Abandoning sleep at night, remembrance (only) increases the grief.
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BvP 4 95.9
मामुद्धर ध्रुवं वत्स निमग्नां शोकसागरे । जीवाभवप्रदानेन तीर्थे स्नानफलं नृणाम्
māmuddhara dhruvaṃ vatsa nimagnāṃ śokasāgare | jīvābhavapradānena tīrthe snānaphalaṃ nṛṇām
Rescue me, dear child, sunk deep in the ocean of grief; for men, by the giving of life to a living being, (comes) the fruit of bathing at a holy ford.
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BvP 4 95.10
प्रबोधितुं न शक्नोमि दुर्निवारं च मानसम् । चिन्तये चरणाम्भोजं कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
prabodhituṃ na śaknomi durnivāraṃ ca mānasam | cintaye caraṇāmbhojaṃ kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ
I cannot instruct (my) mind, which is hard to restrain; I keep thinking of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self.
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BvP 4 95.11
तद्गुणं महिमानं च प्रीतिं च प्रेमसागरम् । स्मारं स्मारं च सौभाग्यं मनो मे न स्थिरं चलम्
tadguṇaṃ mahimānaṃ ca prītiṃ ca premasāgaram | smāraṃ smāraṃ ca saubhāgyaṃ mano me na sthiraṃ calam
Remembering again and again his qualities, his greatness, his affection, that ocean of love, and (my) good fortune, my mind is not steady but wavers.
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BvP 4 95.12
जगतां युवतीनां च कासां वा दुःखमीदृशम् । श्रीकृष्णभेददुःख च का वा जानाति मां विना
jagatāṃ yuvatīnāṃ ca kāsāṃ vā duḥkhamīdṛśam | śrīkṛṣṇabhedaduḥkha ca kā vā jānāti māṃ vinā
Among which of the young women of the worlds is there such sorrow? And who but me knows the sorrow of separation from Śrī Kṛṣṇa?
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BvP 4 95.13
किं चिज्जानाति सीता साऽप्यहं च विधिबोधितम् । मत्परा दुःखिनी नास्ति कामिनीषु जगत्त्रये
kiṃ cijjānāti sītā sā'pyahaṃ ca vidhibodhitam | matparā duḥkhinī nāsti kāminīṣu jagattraye
Sītā knows something (of it), and I too, taught (of it) by fate; there is no woman more sorrowful than me among all lovers in the three worlds.
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BvP 4 95.14
कावायाति प्रतीतिं मे श्रुत्वा च मानसीं व्यथाम् । कासां वा मत्समं दुःखं युवतीनां सुतोद्धव
kāvāyāti pratītiṃ me śrutvā ca mānasīṃ vyathām | kāsāṃ vā matsamaṃ duḥkhaṃ yuvatīnāṃ sutoddhava
Who will believe me, having heard my mental anguish? Which of the young women has sorrow like mine, son Uddhava?
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BvP 4 95.15
राधिकासदृशी स्त्रीषु न भूता न भविष्यति । दुःखिनी विरहातप्ता सुखसौभाग्यवर्चिता
rādhikāsadṛśī strīṣu na bhūtā na bhaviṣyati | duḥkhinī virahātaptā sukhasaubhāgyavarcitā
Among women, one like Rādhikā has not been and will not be — sorrowful, scorched by separation, deprived of happiness and good fortune.
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BvP 4 95.16
संप्राप्य कल्पवृक्षं च पतिं च जगतां पतिम् । वञ्चिताऽहं विधात्रा च निर्दयेन च पापिना
saṃprāpya kalpavṛkṣaṃ ca patiṃ ca jagatāṃ patim | vañcitā'haṃ vidhātrā ca nirdayena ca pāpinā
Having obtained a wish-fulfilling tree for a husband, and the Lord of the worlds as husband, I have been cheated by the Creator, pitiless and sinful.
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BvP 4 95.17
जीवनं सफल जन्म सुस्निग्धं चक्षुषी मनः । तत्पादपद्मवक्त्रेन्दुरूपवेषप्रदर्शनात्
jīvanaṃ saphala janma susnigdhaṃ cakṣuṣī manaḥ | tatpādapadmavaktrendurūpaveṣapradarśanāt
(My) life is fruitful, (my) birth, and (my) two eyes and mind are made tender, from the sight of his lotus feet, his moon-like face, his form and dress.
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BvP 4 95.18
यन्नामश्रुतिमात्रेण पञ्च प्राणाः प्रहर्षिताः । स्मृतिमात्रात्प्रफुल्ल्यन्त आत्मा सुस्निग्ध एव च
yannāmaśrutimātreṇa pañca prāṇāḥ praharṣitāḥ | smṛtimātrātpraphullyanta ātmā susnigdha eva ca
By the mere hearing of whose name the five life-breaths are thrilled, by mere remembrance they blossom and the self itself is made tender —
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BvP 4 95.19
यश्च पस्पर्श सुरतौ यशस्त्रिभुवनष्वपि । कथा वा संपदा वत्स विस्मरामि तमीश्वरम्
yaśca pasparśa suratau yaśastribhuvanaṣvapi | kathā vā saṃpadā vatsa vismarāmi tamīśvaram
and who touched (me) in love-making, whose fame (spreads) even in the three worlds — by what fortune, dear child, could I forget that Lord?
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BvP 4 95.20
त्रैलोक्यविजयं रूपं गुणमेव बिभर्ति यः । न निर्मितो यो विधिना तेनैव निर्मितो विधिः
trailokyavijayaṃ rūpaṃ guṇameva bibharti yaḥ | na nirmito yo vidhinā tenaiva nirmito vidhiḥ
He who bears a beauty and a quality that conquer the three worlds; who was not made by the Creator, but by whom the Creator himself was made —
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BvP 4 95.21
तं विधेश्च विधातारं दातारं सर्वसंपदाम् । कल्पवृक्षात्परं शान्तं लक्ष्मीकान्तं मनोहरम्
taṃ vidheśca vidhātāraṃ dātāraṃ sarvasaṃpadām | kalpavṛkṣātparaṃ śāntaṃ lakṣmīkāntaṃ manoharam
him, the ordainer even of the ordainer, the giver of all riches, surpassing the wish-granting tree, tranquil, the beloved of Lakṣmī, captivating the mind,
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BvP 4 95.22
सर्वेशं सर्वबीजं च परमात्मानमीश्वरम् । कया वा संपदा तात विस्मरामि चतं पतिम्
sarveśaṃ sarvabījaṃ ca paramātmānamīśvaram | kayā vā saṃpadā tāta vismarāmi cataṃ patim
the Lord of all, the seed of all, the Supreme Self, the sovereign — by what fortune, father, could I forget that husband?
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BvP 4 95.23
यस्य निर्मञ्छनार्हश्च न चन्द्रो न च मन्मथः । नैवाश्विनीकुमारश्च गुणसाभ्यं न दिश्वतः
yasya nirmañchanārhaśca na candro na ca manmathaḥ | naivāśvinīkumāraśca guṇasābhyaṃ na diśvataḥ
He for whom neither the moon nor the god of love is worthy to perform the lustration-rite, nor even the Aśvin youths — in qualities there is no equal (to him) anywhere.
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BvP 4 95.24
ध्यायन्ते यत्पदाम्भोजं ब्रह्मेशशेषसंज्ञकाः । कया वा संपदा तात विस्मरामि च तं प्रभुम्
dhyāyante yatpadāmbhojaṃ brahmeśaśeṣasaṃjñakāḥ | kayā vā saṃpadā tāta vismarāmi ca taṃ prabhum
Whose lotus feet those named Brahmā, Śiva and Śeṣa meditate upon — by what fortune, father, could I forget that master?
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BvP 4 95.25
स्वप्ने पश्यन्ति ये रूपमतुलं च मनोहरम् । तेऽपि सर्वं परित्यज्य ध्यायान्ते तमर्निशम्
svapne paśyanti ye rūpamatulaṃ ca manoharam | te'pi sarvaṃ parityajya dhyāyānte tamarniśam
Those who see in a dream (his) incomparable and mind-captivating form — they too, abandoning everything, meditate on him day and night.
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BvP 4 95.26
गुणेन शैलः सलिलं शुष्ककाष्ठं द्रवेदिति । मृतवृक्षो मुकुलितः स्तम्भितश्च समीरणः
guṇena śailaḥ salilaṃ śuṣkakāṣṭhaṃ dravediti | mṛtavṛkṣo mukulitaḥ stambhitaśca samīraṇaḥ
By (his) quality the mountain melts, and water, and dry wood, so it is said; the dead tree buds, and the wind is brought to a standstill.
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BvP 4 95.27
सूर्यश्च जलधिश्चैव स्थगितो भक्तिभावतः । कया वा संपदा पुत्र विस्मरामि चतं प्रियम्
sūryaśca jaladhiścaiva sthagito bhaktibhāvataḥ | kayā vā saṃpadā putra vismarāmi cataṃ priyam
And the sun, and the ocean too, were held back by (his) devotion. By what prosperity, son, could I forget that beloved one?
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BvP 4 95.28
यद्भयाद्वाति वातोऽयं सूर्यस्तपति यद्भयात् । वर्षतीन्द्रो दहत्यग्निर्मृत्युश्चरति जन्तुषु
yadbhayādvāti vāto'yaṃ sūryastapati yadbhayāt | varṣatīndro dahatyagnirmṛtyuścarati jantuṣu
Through fear of whom this wind blows, through fear of whom the sun burns, Indra rains, fire consumes, and death moves among living creatures —
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BvP 4 95.29
यद्भयात्फलिनो वृक्षाः पुष्पिताः समयेऽपि च । समुद्राः स्वात्मविषये ग्रहाश्च मुनयः सुराः
yadbhayātphalino vṛkṣāḥ puṣpitāḥ samaye'pi ca | samudrāḥ svātmaviṣaye grahāśca munayaḥ surāḥ
through fear of whom the trees bear fruit and blossom, and that in due season, and the oceans (keep) within their own bounds, and the planets, the sages, the gods —
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BvP 4 95.30
कालस्य कालः संहर्तुः संहर्ता स्रष्टुरीश्वरः । स्वाधीनश्च स्वतन्त्रश्च स्वयमेवाऽऽत्मसंज्ञकः
kālasya kālaḥ saṃhartuḥ saṃhartā sraṣṭurīśvaraḥ | svādhīnaśca svatantraśca svayamevā''tmasaṃjñakaḥ
(He is) the Time of time, the destroyer of the destroyer, the lord of the creator; self-dependent and self-governing, himself the one designated as the Self —
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BvP 4 95.31
कया वा संपदा भक्त विस्मरामि च तं प्रभुम् । प्रबोधो नास्ति तद्भेदे येन मां बोधयेद्बुधः
kayā vā saṃpadā bhakta vismarāmi ca taṃ prabhum | prabodho nāsti tadbhede yena māṃ bodhayedbudhaḥ
by what prosperity, devotee, could I forget that Lord? There is no awakening in (holding) any difference from him, by which a learned man might instruct me.
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BvP 4 95.32
मां च बोधयितुं शक्ता न सावित्री सरस्वती । न वेदा न च वेदाङ्गाः के वा सन्तश्च के सुराः
māṃ ca bodhayituṃ śaktā na sāvitrī sarasvatī | na vedā na ca vedāṅgāḥ ke vā santaśca ke surāḥ
And Sāvitrī and Sarasvatī are not able to instruct me, nor the Vedas, nor the ancillary sciences of the Vedas; and who then are the good men, and who the gods?
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BvP 4 95.33
सहस्रवक्त्रोऽनन्तश्च वेदानां जनको विधिः । न शंभुनं गणेशाश्च योगीन्द्राणां गुरोर्गुरुः
sahasravaktro'nantaśca vedānāṃ janako vidhiḥ | na śaṃbhunaṃ gaṇeśāśca yogīndrāṇāṃ gurorguruḥ
(Nor) the thousand-mouthed, endless one, (nor) Vidhi (Brahmā) the begetter of the Vedas, nor Śambhu, nor the Gaṇeśas — (he is) the guru of the guru of the lords of yogins.
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BvP 4 95.34
स्थितेर्गतिश्चिन्तनीया मार्गशून्ये कुतो गतिः । कालसाध्यं च सर्व च सुखं दुःखं शुभाशुभम्
sthitergatiścintanīyā mārgaśūnye kuto gatiḥ | kālasādhyaṃ ca sarva ca sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ śubhāśubham
The course of what abides is to be pondered; where there is no path, how can there be a going? And everything is brought about by time — pleasure, pain, good and evil.
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BvP 4 95.35
दुर्निवारः स कालश्च कालसाध्यं जगत्सु च । उत्तिष्ठ मथुरां गच्छ सुखं वत्स मनोहरम्
durnivāraḥ sa kālaśca kālasādhyaṃ jagatsu ca | uttiṣṭha mathurāṃ gaccha sukhaṃ vatsa manoharam
That Time is hard to ward off, and in the worlds (all) is accomplished by Time. Rise, go to Mathurā; (there is) delightful happiness, child.
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BvP 4 95.36
व्रजवाकं परित्यज्य भवांश्च गमनोत्सुकः । सुचिरं कृष्णविच्छेदो दुःखाय न सुखाय च
vrajavākaṃ parityajya bhavāṃśca gamanotsukaḥ | suciraṃ kṛṣṇavicchedo duḥkhāya na sukhāya ca
And you, having abandoned the speech of Vraja, are eager to go; separation from Kṛṣṇa for a long time makes for sorrow, not for happiness.
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BvP 4 95.37
पश्य चन्द्रमुखं तस्य जन्ममृत्युजरापहम् । राधिकावचनं श्रुत्वा रुरोद भृशमुद्धवः रुदतीं राधिकां दृष्ट्वा बन्धुविच्छेदकातराम्
paśya candramukhaṃ tasya janmamṛtyujarāpaham | rādhikāvacanaṃ śrutvā ruroda bhṛśamuddhavaḥ rudatīṃ rādhikāṃ dṛṣṭvā bandhuvicchedakātarām
Behold his moon-like face, which takes away birth, death and old age. — Hearing Rādhikā's words, Uddhava wept greatly; seeing Rādhikā weeping, stricken by separation from her kinsman...
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BvP 4 95.95
इतिo श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo राधोद्धवसंo
itio śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo rādhoddhavasaṃo
Thus (ends) in the glorious Brahmavaivarta Mahāpurāṇa, in the Book of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's Birth, latter part, in Nārada's narration, the chapter on the conversation of Rādhā and Uddhava.
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