Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 97
BvP 4 97.1
नारायण उवाच गच्छन्तमुद्धवं दृष्ट्वा संत्रस्ता श्रीहरेः प्रिया । समुत्थायाऽऽसनाच्छीघ्रं हृदयेन विदूयता
nārāyaṇa uvāca gacchantamuddhavaṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃtrastā śrīhareḥ priyā | samutthāyā''sanācchīghraṃ hṛdayena vidūyatā
Nārāyaṇa said: Seeing Uddhava departing, the beloved of Śrī Hari, greatly alarmed, rose at once from her seat with an aching heart.
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BvP 4 97.2
गोपीभिः सहिता शीघ्रं समुद्विग्ना सहासती । ददौ शुभाशिषं तस्मै तस्य मूर्ध्नि करं तथा
gopībhiḥ sahitā śīghraṃ samudvignā sahāsatī | dadau śubhāśiṣaṃ tasmai tasya mūrdhni karaṃ tathā
Together with the gopīs, that chaste lady, greatly agitated, quickly (came) and gave him her auspicious blessing, laying her hand upon his head.
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BvP 4 97.3
स्तिग्धदूर्वाक्षतं शुक्लधान्यं पुष्पं च मङ्गलम् । प्रेरयामास लाजांश्च फलं पर्णं तथा दधि
stigdhadūrvākṣataṃ śukladhānyaṃ puṣpaṃ ca maṅgalam | prerayāmāsa lājāṃśca phalaṃ parṇaṃ tathā dadhi
She sent along moist dūrvā grass and unbroken rice, white grain, a flower, and an auspicious token, and also parched grain, fruit, a leaf, and curds.
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BvP 4 97.4
दर्मणं दर्शयामास पूर्णकुम्भ सपल्लवम् । सफलं गन्धसिन्धूरकस्तूरीचन्दनान्वितम्
darmaṇaṃ darśayāmāsa pūrṇakumbha sapallavam | saphalaṃ gandhasindhūrakastūrīcandanānvitam
She showed him a hide (darma), a full jar with sprouts (on it), with fruit, and furnished with fragrance, vermilion, musk and sandal.
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BvP 4 97.5
पुष्पमाल्यं प्रदीपं च रत्नं गन्धं द्विजोत्तम । पतिपुत्रवती साध्वी काञ्चनं रजतं तथा
puṣpamālyaṃ pradīpaṃ ca ratnaṃ gandhaṃ dvijottama | patiputravatī sādhvī kāñcanaṃ rajataṃ tathā
And a flower-garland, a lamp, a jewel, perfume, O best of brāhmaṇas, (and) the virtuous woman possessed of husband and son (showed him) gold and silver as well.
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BvP 4 97.6
तमुवाच महासाध्वी हितं सत्यं च मङ्गलम् । संगोप्यं साश्रुनेत्रं च पतितं दुःखिता हृदि
tamuvāca mahāsādhvī hitaṃ satyaṃ ca maṅgalam | saṃgopyaṃ sāśrunetraṃ ca patitaṃ duḥkhitā hṛdi
The greatly chaste lady spoke to him what was beneficial, true and auspicious, and to be kept secret — with tearful eyes, pained in heart, having fallen (at his side).
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BvP 4 97.7
राधिकोवाच शुभं भवतु मार्गस्ते कल्याणमस्तु संततम् । ज्ञानं लभ हरेः स्थानात्कृष्णस्य सुप्रियो भव
rādhikovāca śubhaṃ bhavatu mārgaste kalyāṇamastu saṃtatam | jñānaṃ labha hareḥ sthānātkṛṣṇasya supriyo bhava
Rādhikā said: May your road be auspicious; may there be well-being for you always. Obtain knowledge from Hari's abode; become well beloved of Kṛṣṇa.
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BvP 4 97.8
कृष्णभक्तिः कृष्णदास्यं दलेषु च वरं वरम् । श्रेष्ठा पञ्चविधा मुक्तेर्हरिभक्तिर्गरीयसी
kṛṣṇabhaktiḥ kṛṣṇadāsyaṃ daleṣu ca varaṃ varam | śreṣṭhā pañcavidhā mukterharibhaktirgarīyasī
Devotion to Kṛṣṇa and servitude to Kṛṣṇa are the best of the best among the parts (of religion); devotion to Hari is superior, weightier than the five kinds of liberation.
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BvP 4 97.9
ब्रह्मत्वादपि देवत्वादिन्द्रत्वादमरादपि । अमृतात्सिद्धिलाभाच्च हरिदास्यं सुदुर्लभम्
brahmatvādapi devatvādindratvādamarādapi | amṛtātsiddhilābhācca haridāsyaṃ sudurlabham
More than the state of Brahmā, than godhood, than the rank of Indra, than immortality itself, than nectar and the attainment of powers — servitude to Hari is very hard to get.
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BvP 4 97.10
अनेकनन्मतपसा संभूय भारते द्विजः । हरिभक्तिं यदि लभेत्तस्य जन्म सुदुर्लभम्
anekananmatapasā saṃbhūya bhārate dvijaḥ | haribhaktiṃ yadi labhettasya janma sudurlabham
If a twice-born, having come to be in Bhārata through the austerity of many births, should obtain devotion to Hari, his birth is (a thing) very hard to attain.
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BvP 4 97.11
सफलं जीवनं तस्य कुर्वतः कर्मणः क्षयम् । पितॄणां च सहस्राणि स्वस्य मातुश्च निश्चितम्
saphalaṃ jīvanaṃ tasya kurvataḥ karmaṇaḥ kṣayam | pitṝṇāṃ ca sahasrāṇi svasya mātuśca niścitam
Fruitful is the life of him who brings about the destruction of (his) karma — and certainly (so too the life) of thousands of his forefathers, of himself and of his mother.
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BvP 4 97.12
मातामहानां पुंसां च शतानां सोदरस्य च । बान्धवस्यापि पत्न्याश्च गुरूणां शिष्यभृत्ययोः
mātāmahānāṃ puṃsāṃ ca śatānāṃ sodarasya ca | bāndhavasyāpi patnyāśca gurūṇāṃ śiṣyabhṛtyayoḥ
And of a hundred maternal grandfathers and (their) men, and of a brother, and of a kinsman too, and of a wife, of teachers, of pupil and servant.
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BvP 4 97.13
तत्कर्म शोभरं वत्स यच्च कृष्णो समर्पणम् । तत्कर्म शोभनं शुद्धं कुष्णसंतोषणं यतः
tatkarma śobharaṃ vatsa yacca kṛṣṇo samarpaṇam | tatkarma śobhanaṃ śuddhaṃ kuṣṇasaṃtoṣaṇaṃ yataḥ
That act is splendid, my child, which is an offering to Kṛṣṇa; that act is splendid and pure, since it gives satisfaction to Kṛṣṇa.
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BvP 4 97.14
संकल्पसाधनं कर्म संप्रीतिविधिपूर्वकम् । तदेव मङ्गलं धन्यं परिणामसुखावहम्
saṃkalpasādhanaṃ karma saṃprītividhipūrvakam | tadeva maṅgalaṃ dhanyaṃ pariṇāmasukhāvaham
An act that accomplishes one's resolve, done in accordance with the rule of loving affection — that alone is auspicious and blessed, bringing happiness in its outcome.
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BvP 4 97.15
तद्व्रतं तत्तपः सत्यं तद्भक्तिः पूजनं तथा । तदुद्देश्यमनशनं केवलं दास्यकालणम्
tadvrataṃ tattapaḥ satyaṃ tadbhaktiḥ pūjanaṃ tathā | taduddeśyamanaśanaṃ kevalaṃ dāsyakālaṇam
That is the vow, that the austerity, the truth, the devotion and the worship; fasting undertaken with that aim is solely the cause of (his) service.
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BvP 4 97.16
समस्तपृथिवीदानं प्रदक्षिण्यं भुवस्तथा । समस्ततीर्थस्नानं च समस्तं च व्रतं तपः
samastapṛthivīdānaṃ pradakṣiṇyaṃ bhuvastathā | samastatīrthasnānaṃ ca samastaṃ ca vrataṃ tapaḥ
The gift of the whole earth, and likewise circumambulation of the earth, bathing at all sacred fords, and every vow and austerity,
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BvP 4 97.17
समस्तयज्ञकरणं सर्वदानफलं तथा । समस्तवेदवेदाङ्गपठनं पाठनं तथा
samastayajñakaraṇaṃ sarvadānaphalaṃ tathā | samastavedavedāṅgapaṭhanaṃ pāṭhanaṃ tathā
the performance of all sacrifices, and likewise the fruit of every gift, the study of all the Vedas and Vedāṅgas and the teaching of them too,
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BvP 4 97.18
भीतस्थं रक्षणं चैव ज्ञानदानं सुदुर्लभम् । अतिथीनां पूजनं च शरणागतरक्षणम्
bhītasthaṃ rakṣaṇaṃ caiva jñānadānaṃ sudurlabham | atithīnāṃ pūjanaṃ ca śaraṇāgatarakṣaṇam
and the protection of one who stands in fear, the very rare gift of knowledge, honouring guests, and the protection of one who has come for refuge,
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BvP 4 97.19
सर्वदेवार्चनं चैव वन्दनं जपनं मनोः । भोजनं विप्रदेवानां पुरश्चरणपूर्वकम्
sarvadevārcanaṃ caiva vandanaṃ japanaṃ manoḥ | bhojanaṃ vipradevānāṃ puraścaraṇapūrvakam
and the worship of all the gods, salutation, the muttering of a mantra, the feeding of brāhmaṇas and gods preceded by preliminary rites,
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BvP 4 97.20
गुरुशुश्रूषणं चैव पित्रोर्भक्तिश्च पोषणम् । सर्वं श्रीकृष्णदास्यस्य कलां नार्हति षोडशीम्
guruśuśrūṣaṇaṃ caiva pitrorbhaktiśca poṣaṇam | sarvaṃ śrīkṛṣṇadāsyasya kalāṃ nārhati ṣoḍaśīm
and attendance upon the teacher, devotion to one's parents and their support — all this is not worth a sixteenth part of servitude to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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BvP 4 97.21
तस्मादुद्धव यत्नेन भज कृष्णं परात्परम् । निर्गुणं च निरीहं च परमात्मानमीश्वरम्
tasmāduddhava yatnena bhaja kṛṣṇaṃ parātparam | nirguṇaṃ ca nirīhaṃ ca paramātmānamīśvaram
Therefore, Uddhava, with effort worship Kṛṣṇa, higher than the high, free of qualities, free of striving, the supreme Self, the Lord,
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BvP 4 97.22
नित्यं सत्यं परं ब्रह्म प्रकृतेः परमीश्वरम् । परिपूर्णतमं शुद्धं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
nityaṃ satyaṃ paraṃ brahma prakṛteḥ paramīśvaram | paripūrṇatamaṃ śuddhaṃ bhaktānugrahavigraham
(Worship him who is) eternal, real, the supreme Brahman, the Lord higher than primordial nature, most utterly complete, pure, whose form is (his) grace toward devotees.
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BvP 4 97.23
कर्मिणां कर्मणां साक्ष्यप्रदं निर्लिप्तमेव च । ज्योतिः स्वरूपं परमं कारणानां च कारणम्
karmiṇāṃ karmaṇāṃ sākṣyapradaṃ nirliptameva ca | jyotiḥ svarūpaṃ paramaṃ kāraṇānāṃ ca kāraṇam
(Him) who grants witness of the deeds of the doers of deeds, and yet is unattached; whose own form is light, the supreme, the cause of causes.
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BvP 4 97.24
सर्वस्वरूपं सर्वेशं सर्वसंपत्प्रदं शुभम् । भक्तिदं दास्यदं स्वस्य निजसंपत्पदप्रदम्
sarvasvarūpaṃ sarveśaṃ sarvasaṃpatpradaṃ śubham | bhaktidaṃ dāsyadaṃ svasya nijasaṃpatpadapradam
(Him) who is the form of all, the lord of all, giver of all wealth, auspicious, granter of devotion, granter of servitude to himself, granter of the station of his own riches.
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BvP 4 97.25
विसृज्य ज्ञातिबुद्धिं च मात्सर्यमशुभप्रदम् । भज तं परमानन्दं सानन्दं नन्दनन्दनम्
visṛjya jñātibuddhiṃ ca mātsaryamaśubhapradam | bhaja taṃ paramānandaṃ sānandaṃ nandanandanam
Having abandoned the notion of kinship and jealousy, which brings misfortune, worship him, the supreme bliss, the joyful son of Nanda.
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BvP 4 97.26
वेदे कौथुमिशाखायां तस्य नाम्नां सहस्रकम् । नन्दनन्दननामोक्तं कृतौ विघ्नं सुदुर्लभम्
vede kauthumiśākhāyāṃ tasya nāmnāṃ sahasrakam | nandanandananāmoktaṃ kṛtau vighnaṃ sudurlabham
In the Veda, in the Kauthumi branch, a thousand of his names (are given); the name 'son of Nanda' is declared (there), very hard to obtain, (removing?) obstacle in action.
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BvP 4 97.27
उद्धवः सर्वमाकर्ण्य परमं विस्मयं ययौ । ज्ञानं संप्राप्य संपूर्ण परिबूर्णे भभूव ह
uddhavaḥ sarvamākarṇya paramaṃ vismayaṃ yayau | jñānaṃ saṃprāpya saṃpūrṇa paribūrṇe bhabhūva ha
Uddhava, having heard it all, fell into the greatest amazement; and having obtained knowledge in full, he became complete indeed.
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BvP 4 97.28
स्ववस्त्रं च गले बद्ध्वा दण्डवत्प्रणनाम् ताम् । मुर्ध्नः केशैश्च तत्पादं निबध्य च पुनाः पुनः
svavastraṃ ca gale baddhvā daṇḍavatpraṇanām tām | murdhnaḥ keśaiśca tatpādaṃ nibadhya ca punāḥ punaḥ
And having tied his own garment about his neck, he bowed to her like a staff (prostrate), and binding her feet with the hair of his head, again and again—
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BvP 4 97.29
पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गः साश्रुनेत्रश्च भक्तितः । तद्विच्छेदशुचा प्रेम्ण रुरोदोच्चैश्च नारद
pulakāñcitasarvāṅgaḥ sāśrunetraśca bhaktitaḥ | tadvicchedaśucā premṇa rurodoccaiśca nārada
with all his limbs bristling with thrill and his eyes full of tears, out of devotion, he wept aloud with love, in grief at separation from him (Kṛṣṇa), O Nārada.
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BvP 4 97.30
रुरोद राधा तत्प्रेम्णा रुरोद बल्लवीगणः । उद्धवस्य गलं धृत्वा सथापयामास लोभतः
ruroda rādhā tatpremṇā ruroda ballavīgaṇaḥ | uddhavasya galaṃ dhṛtvā sathāpayāmāsa lobhataḥ
Rādhā wept out of love for him; the throng of cowherd women wept; and clasping Uddhava's neck, she set (him) up out of eagerness.
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BvP 4 97.31
उद्ववं मूर्च्छितं दृष्ट्वा जृम्भितं त्यक्तचेतनम् । शीघ्रसुत्थापयामास राधिका कृष्णमानसम्
udvavaṃ mūrcchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā jṛmbhitaṃ tyaktacetanam | śīghrasutthāpayāmāsa rādhikā kṛṣṇamānasam
Seeing Uddhava fainted, gasping, having lost consciousness, Rādhikā, whose mind was on Kṛṣṇa, quickly raised him up.
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BvP 4 97.32
चेतनं कारयामास जलं दत्त्वा मुखाम्बुजे । शुभाशिषं च प्रददौ वत्स जीवेति नारद
cetanaṃ kārayāmāsa jalaṃ dattvā mukhāmbuje | śubhāśiṣaṃ ca pradadau vatsa jīveti nārada
She restored him to consciousness by sprinkling water on his lotus face, and gave him an auspicious blessing: "Live, child," O Nārada.
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BvP 4 97.33
उद्धवश्चेतनां प्राप्य तमुवाच सुसंसदि । रुदतीनां च गोपीनां पुरतः परमार्थदम्
uddhavaścetanāṃ prāpya tamuvāca susaṃsadi | rudatīnāṃ ca gopīnāṃ purataḥ paramārthadam
Uddhava, regaining consciousness, spoke to her in that good assembly, before the weeping gopīs, (words) that bestow the highest good.
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BvP 4 97.34
उद्धव उवाच धन्यो यशस्यो द्वीपानां जम्बुद्वीपः सुदुर्लभः । यत्र भारतवर्ष तु सर्वैषामीप्सितं वरम्
uddhava uvāca dhanyo yaśasyo dvīpānāṃ jambudvīpaḥ sudurlabhaḥ | yatra bhāratavarṣa tu sarvaiṣāmīpsitaṃ varam
Uddhava said: Blessed and glorious among the continents is Jambudvīpa, very hard to attain, wherein Bhāratavarṣa is the boon desired by all.
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BvP 4 97.35
अहो भारतवर्षे तु पुण्यं वृन्दावनं वनम् । राधापादाब्जसंस्पर्शरजः पूतं सुरेप्सितम्
aho bhāratavarṣe tu puṇyaṃ vṛndāvanaṃ vanam | rādhāpādābjasaṃsparśarajaḥ pūtaṃ surepsitam
Ah, in Bhāratavarṣa there is the holy forest of Vṛndāvana, purified by the dust touched by Rādhā's lotus feet, desired by the gods.
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BvP 4 97.36
धन्या मान्या च पृथिवी त्रेषु लोकेषु पूजिता । राधायास्तीर्थपूतायाः पादाब्जरजसा वरा
dhanyā mānyā ca pṛthivī treṣu lokeṣu pūjitā | rādhāyāstīrthapūtāyāḥ pādābjarajasā varā
Blessed and honoured is the earth, worshipped in the three worlds, made excellent by the dust of the lotus feet of Rādhā, who is purified by (or: purifier of) the sacred fords.
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BvP 4 97.37
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि दिव्यानि पुष्करे पुरा । ब्रह्मणा च तपस्तप्तं वेदोक्तं भक्तिपूर्वकम्
ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi divyāni puṣkare purā | brahmaṇā ca tapastaptaṃ vedoktaṃ bhaktipūrvakam
Formerly at Puṣkara, for sixty thousand divine years, Brahmā performed the austerity taught in the Veda, accompanied by devotion,
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BvP 4 97.38
गोलोके राधिकाकृष्णदर्शनार्थं मनोरथात् । गोलोके राधिकाकृष्णो न दृष्टः स्वप्नतस्तदा
goloke rādhikākṛṣṇadarśanārthaṃ manorathāt | goloke rādhikākṛṣṇo na dṛṣṭaḥ svapnatastadā
out of his heart's wish, in order to see Rādhikā and Kṛṣṇa in Goloka; yet Rādhikā and Kṛṣṇa were not then seen in Goloka, even in a dream.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 97.39
श्रुता तेनाऽऽकाशवाणी सत्यरूपा च लीलया । वाराहे भारते वर्षे पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने
śrutā tenā''kāśavāṇī satyarūpā ca līlayā | vārāhe bhārate varṣe puṇye vṛndāvane vane
He heard a voice from the sky, true in form and (spoken) in play: "In the Vārāha (kalpa), in Bhāratavarṣa, in the holy forest of Vṛndāvana,
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BvP 4 97.40
रासोत्सवे महाराम्ये तत्रैव रासमण्डले । द्रक्ष्यसीति च देवानां मध्ये सुस्थो न संशयः
rāsotsave mahārāmye tatraiva rāsamaṇḍale | drakṣyasīti ca devānāṃ madhye sustho na saṃśayaḥ
at the festival of the rāsa, greatly delightful, there in the very circle of the rāsa, you shall see (them)," (standing) at ease among the gods—there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 97.41
श्रुत्वा च विरतो ब्रह्मा तपसः स्वगृहं गतः ।कृष्णो दृष्टश्च हृष्टश्च परिपूर्णमनोरथः
śrutvā ca virato brahmā tapasaḥ svagṛhaṃ gataḥ |kṛṣṇo dṛṣṭaśca hṛṣṭaśca paripūrṇamanorathaḥ
Hearing that, Brahmā desisted from austerity and went to his own abode; and Kṛṣṇa was seen (by him), and he rejoiced, his wish wholly fulfilled.
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BvP 4 97.42
गोपानां गोपिकानां च सफलं जन्म जीवनम् । नित्यं पश्यन्ति ते पादपद्मं ब्रह्मादिदुर्लभम्
gopānāṃ gopikānāṃ ca saphalaṃ janma jīvanam | nityaṃ paśyanti te pādapadmaṃ brahmādidurlabham
Fruitful is the birth and the life of the cowherds and cowherd women: they constantly behold that lotus-foot which is hard for Brahmā and the rest to obtain.
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BvP 4 97.43
मानिनीं राधिकां सन्तः सदा सेवन्ति नित्यशः । योगीन्द्राश्च मुनीन्द्राश्च सिद्धेन्द्रा वैष्णवास्तथा
māninīṃ rādhikāṃ santaḥ sadā sevanti nityaśaḥ | yogīndrāśca munīndrāśca siddhendrā vaiṣṇavāstathā
The good always serve, perpetually, the proud Rādhikā — and the chief of yogis, the chief of sages, the chief of siddhas, and the Vaiṣṇavas (serve her too).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 97.44
सतीं पुण्यां तीर्थपूतां स्वतः शुद्धां सुदुर्लभाम् । सुलभं यत्वदाम्भोजं ब्रह्मादीनां सुदुर्लभम्
satīṃ puṇyāṃ tīrthapūtāṃ svataḥ śuddhāṃ sudurlabhām | sulabhaṃ yatvadāmbhojaṃ brahmādīnāṃ sudurlabham
(They serve her who is) chaste, holy, purified by the sacred fords, pure of herself, very hard to reach — (and) your lotus (foot), which (for them) is easy to obtain (though) very hard for Brahmā and the rest.
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BvP 4 97.45
यत्पादपद्मनखरं कृतं यावकचिह्नितम् । सर्वेश्वरेश्वरेणैव कृष्णेन परमात्मना
yatpādapadmanakharaṃ kṛtaṃ yāvakacihnitam | sarveśvareśvareṇaiva kṛṣṇena paramātmanā
— she whose lotus-foot nails were made marked with lac by Kṛṣṇa himself, the Supreme Self, the Lord of all lords;
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BvP 4 97.46
चकार यस्याः पूजां च स्तोत्रराजं सुदुर्लभम् । शतशृङ्गे स्वयं कृष्णो गोलोके रासमण्डले
cakāra yasyāḥ pūjāṃ ca stotrarājaṃ sudurlabham | śataśṛṅge svayaṃ kṛṣṇo goloke rāsamaṇḍale
— she whose worship, and whose very rare king of hymns, Kṛṣṇa himself performed at Śataśṛṅga, in Goloka, in the circle of the rāsa dance;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 97.47
पारिजातप्रसूनानामञ्जलिं गन्धयन्दनम् । ददौ दूर्वाक्षतं स्निग्धं यस्याः पादारविन्दयोः
pārijātaprasūnānāmañjaliṃ gandhayandanam | dadau dūrvākṣataṃ snigdhaṃ yasyāḥ pādāravindayoḥ
— at whose lotus feet he laid a handful of pārijāta blossoms, sandal-paste, and glossy dūrva grass with unhusked rice;
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BvP 4 97.48
त्रिंशत्सहस्रकोटीनां गोपीनामीश्वरी च या । तत्षट्त्रिंशत्सखीनां च ईश्वरी राधिकाभिधा
triṃśatsahasrakoṭīnāṃ gopīnāmīśvarī ca yā | tatṣaṭtriṃśatsakhīnāṃ ca īśvarī rādhikābhidhā
— she who is mistress of thirty thousand crores of gopīs, and mistress also of those thirty-six companions, she named Rādhikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 97.49
ये वा द्विषन्ति निन्दन्ति पापिनश्च हसन्ति च । कृष्णप्राणाधिकादेवदेवीं च राधिकां वराम्
ye vā dviṣanti nindanti pāpinaśca hasanti ca | kṛṣṇaprāṇādhikādevadevīṃ ca rādhikāṃ varām
Those sinners who hate, or revile, or laugh at Rādhikā, the excellent goddess of the gods, dearer to Kṛṣṇa than his own life —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 97.50
ब्रह्महत्याशतं ते च लभन्ते नात्र संशयः । तत्पापेन च पच्यन्ते कुम्भीपाके च रौरवे
brahmahatyāśataṃ te ca labhante nātra saṃśayaḥ | tatpāpena ca pacyante kumbhīpāke ca raurave
they incur (the guilt of) a hundred brahmin-murders — there is no doubt of this — and by that sin they are cooked in Kumbhīpāka and in Raurava,
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BvP 4 97.51
तप्ततैले महाघोरे ध्वान्ते कीटे च यन्त्रके । चतुर्दशेन्द्रावच्छिन्नं पितृभिः सप्तभिः सह
taptataile mahāghore dhvānte kīṭe ca yantrake | caturdaśendrāvacchinnaṃ pitṛbhiḥ saptabhiḥ saha
in boiling oil, in the terrible darkness, among worms and in the press(-hell), for fourteen Indra-reigns unbroken, together with seven generations of ancestors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 97.52
ततः परं च जायन्ते जन्मैकं लोकजन्मतः । दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं च विष्ठाकीटाश्च पापतः
tataḥ paraṃ ca jāyante janmaikaṃ lokajanmataḥ | divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ ca viṣṭhākīṭāśca pāpataḥ
And after that they are born — one birth reckoned from birth in (this) world — and by that sin (they become) worms in dung for a thousand divine years,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 97.53
पुंश्चलीनां योनिकीटास्तद्रक्तमलभक्षकाः । मलकीटाश्च तन्मानवर्षं च पूयभक्षकाः
puṃścalīnāṃ yonikīṭāstadraktamalabhakṣakāḥ | malakīṭāśca tanmānavarṣaṃ ca pūyabhakṣakāḥ
(then) worms in the wombs of unchaste women, feeding on their blood and filth, and worms in filth, and for that same count of years eaters of pus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 97.54
वेदे च काण्वशाखायामित्याह कमलोद्भवः । इत्युक्तवन्तं तं यान्तमुवाच राधिका पुनः रुदन्तं च रुदन्ती सा कृष्णविच्छेदकातरा
vede ca kāṇvaśākhāyāmityāha kamalodbhavaḥ | ityuktavantaṃ taṃ yāntamuvāca rādhikā punaḥ rudantaṃ ca rudantī sā kṛṣṇavicchedakātarā
Thus spoke the lotus-born (Brahmā) in the Kāṇva branch of the Veda. To him, who had spoken thus and was departing weeping, Rādhikā spoke again, she herself weeping, stricken by separation from Kṛṣṇa.
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BvP 4 97.55
राधिकोवाच गच्छ वत्स मधुपुरीं सर्वं बोधय माधवम् । यथा पश्यामि गोविन्दं प्रयत्नेन तथा कुरु
rādhikovāca gaccha vatsa madhupurīṃ sarvaṃ bodhaya mādhavam | yathā paśyāmi govindaṃ prayatnena tathā kuru
Rādhikā said: Go, child, to Madhupurī; make Mādhava aware of everything. Act with such effort that I may see Govinda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 97.56
निष्फलं च गतं जन्म गच्छ मिथ्यादुराशया । आशा हि परमं दुःखं नैराश्यं परमं सुखम्
niṣphalaṃ ca gataṃ janma gaccha mithyādurāśayā | āśā hi paramaṃ duḥkhaṃ nairāśyaṃ paramaṃ sukham
My birth has gone fruitless; go — (I speak) out of a false, wretched hope. For hope is the highest pain, and hopelessness the highest happiness.
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BvP 4 97.57
पश्चाद्विचिन्त्य गोविन्दं जीवन्मुक्ता बभूव सा । इत्युक्त्वा राधिका तत्र रुरोद च भृशं पुनः
paścādvicintya govindaṃ jīvanmuktā babhūva sā | ityuktvā rādhikā tatra ruroda ca bhṛśaṃ punaḥ
Afterwards, meditating on Govinda, she became liberated while still living. Having spoken thus, Rādhikā wept there again violently.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 97.58
प्रणम्य तां रुदन्तीं च यशोदाभवनं ययौ । अथोद्धवे गते राधा मूर्च्छां मंप्राप नारद
praṇamya tāṃ rudantīṃ ca yaśodābhavanaṃ yayau | athoddhave gate rādhā mūrcchāṃ maṃprāpa nārada
Having bowed to her as she wept, he went to Yaśodā's house. Then, when Uddhava had gone, Rādhā fell into a swoon, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 97.59
तत्याज चेतनां शश्वद्बभूव ध्यानतत्परा । पङ्कस्थे पङ्कजदके सजले शयने मुने
tatyāja cetanāṃ śaśvadbabhūva dhyānatatparā | paṅkasthe paṅkajadake sajale śayane mune
She lost consciousness altogether and became wholly absorbed in meditation — on a couch of lotus (petals) set in mud, wet with water, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 97.60
गोप्यस्तां स्थापयामासुः साश्रुनेत्रोत्पला वराः । तत्स्पर्शमात्राच्छयनं भस्मीभूतं बभूव ह
gopyastāṃ sthāpayāmāsuḥ sāśrunetrotpalā varāḥ | tatsparśamātrācchayanaṃ bhasmībhūtaṃ babhūva ha
The excellent gopīs, the lotuses of their eyes filled with tears, laid her down; by her mere touch the couch turned to ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 97.61
पुनः स्निग्धस्थले स्थिग्धनिचोले चन्दनाङ्किते । पुनस्तां स्थापयामासुर्विरहज्वरकातराम्
punaḥ snigdhasthale sthigdhanicole candanāṅkite | punastāṃ sthāpayāmāsurvirahajvarakātarām
Again, on a smooth spot, on a soft coverlet marked with sandal paste, they laid her down once more, stricken with the fever of separation.
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BvP 4 97.62
सहसा शुष्कतां प्राप सुगन्धि चन्दनोदकम् । निमेषेण शतयुगं तद्बभूवोद्धवं विना
sahasā śuṣkatāṃ prāpa sugandhi candanodakam | nimeṣeṇa śatayugaṃ tadbabhūvoddhavaṃ vinā
All at once the fragrant sandal-water went dry; in the space of an eye-blink that (time) became a hundred ages without Uddhava.
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BvP 4 97.63
हा होद्धवोद्धव हरिं शीघ्रं गत्वा वदेति च । समानय हरिं शीघ्रं मत्प्राणेश्वरमित्यपि
hā hoddhavoddhava hariṃ śīghraṃ gatvā vadeti ca | samānaya hariṃ śīghraṃ matprāṇeśvaramityapi
"Alas, alas, Uddhava, Uddhava! Go quickly and speak to Hari — and bring Hari here quickly, the lord of my life!"
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BvP 4 97.64
इत्युक्तवचनां दीनां संतापहृतचेतनाम् । रुरुदुर्गोपिकाः सर्वा राधां कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि चेतनां कारयामासुर्बोधयामासुरौप्सितम्
ityuktavacanāṃ dīnāṃ saṃtāpahṛtacetanām | rurudurgopikāḥ sarvā rādhāṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi cetanāṃ kārayāmāsurbodhayāmāsuraupsitam
When she had spoken these words, wretched, her consciousness carried off by her burning grief, all the cowherd women wept, holding Rādhā to their breasts; they restored her to consciousness and roused her to what she wished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 97.97
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo राधोद्धवसंo
iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo rādhoddhavasaṃo
Thus (ends the chapter on) the conversation of Rādhā and Uddhava, in the Nārada–Nārāyaṇa (dialogue), in the latter portion of the Śrī-Kṛṣṇa-birth section of the glorious great Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition