Brahmavaivarta Purana — Krishnajanma Khanda — Chapter 99
BvP 4 99.1
नारायण उवाच एतस्मिन्नन्तरे गर्गो वसुदेवाश्रमं ययौ । दण्डी छत्री च जटिलो दीप्तश्च ब्रह्मतेजसा
nārāyaṇa uvāca etasminnantare gargo vasudevāśramaṃ yayau | daṇḍī chatrī ca jaṭilo dīptaśca brahmatejasā
Narayana said: Meanwhile Garga went to Vasudeva's hermitage — bearing a staff and a parasol, with matted hair, blazing with brahminical splendour;
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BvP 4 99.2
शुक्लयज्ञोपवीती च तपस्वी संयतः सदा । शुक्लदन्तः शुक्लवासा यदोः कुलपुरोहितः
śuklayajñopavītī ca tapasvī saṃyataḥ sadā | śukladantaḥ śuklavāsā yadoḥ kulapurohitaḥ
wearing a white sacred thread, an ascetic, ever self-restrained, white-toothed, white-robed, the family priest of the Yadu line.
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BvP 4 99.3
तं दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्थाय देवकी प्रणनाम च । वसुदेवश्च भक्त्या च रत्नसिहासनं ददौ
taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya devakī praṇanāma ca | vasudevaśca bhaktyā ca ratnasihāsanaṃ dadau
Seeing him, Devaki rose at once and bowed down, and Vasudeva, with devotion, offered (him) a jewelled throne.
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BvP 4 99.4
मधुपर्कं कामधेनुं वह्निशुद्धांशुकं तथा । दत्त्वा गन्धं पुष्पमाल्यं पूजयामास भक्तितः
madhuparkaṃ kāmadhenuṃ vahniśuddhāṃśukaṃ tathā | dattvā gandhaṃ puṣpamālyaṃ pūjayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ
Giving the honey-mixture, a wish-yielding cow, and cloth purified by fire, and scent and a flower-garland, he worshipped (him) devotedly.
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BvP 4 99.5
मिष्टान्नं परमान्नं च पिण्टकं मधुरं मधु । भोजयामास यत्नेन ताम्बूलं वासितं ददौ
miṣṭānnaṃ paramānnaṃ ca piṇṭakaṃ madhuraṃ madhu | bhojayāmāsa yatnena tāmbūlaṃ vāsitaṃ dadau
Sweet food and the finest rice-dish, a cake, sweet honey — he carefully fed (him), and gave scented betel.
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BvP 4 99.6
प्रणम्य कृष्णं मनसा सबलं तं विलोक्य च । उवाच वसुदेवं च देवकीं च पतिव्रताम्
praṇamya kṛṣṇaṃ manasā sabalaṃ taṃ vilokya ca | uvāca vasudevaṃ ca devakīṃ ca pativratām
Having bowed to Krishna in his mind, and looking at him together with Bala, he spoke to Vasudeva and to Devaki, devoted to her husband.
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BvP 4 99.7
गर्ग उवाच वसुदेव निबोधेनं सवलं पश्य पुत्रकम् । उवनीतोचितं शुद्धं वयमा सांप्रतं वरम्
garga uvāca vasudeva nibodhenaṃ savalaṃ paśya putrakam | uvanītocitaṃ śuddhaṃ vayamā sāṃprataṃ varam
Garga said: Vasudeva, understand this; look at the little boy along with Bala. He is now pure and fit for the initiation, at the right age.
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BvP 4 99.8
वसुदेव उवाच शुभक्षणं कुरु गृरो यदूनां पूज्यदैवत । उपनीतोचितं शुद्धं प्रशंस्यं च सतामपि
vasudeva uvāca śubhakṣaṇaṃ kuru gṛro yadūnāṃ pūjyadaivata | upanītocitaṃ śuddhaṃ praśaṃsyaṃ ca satāmapi
Vasudeva said: Set the auspicious moment, O sage, worshipful deity of the Yadus — (a time) pure and fit for the initiation, and praiseworthy even to the good.
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BvP 4 99.9
गर्ग उवाच सर्वेम्यो बान्धवेम्योऽपि देह्यामन्त्रणपत्रिकाम् । संभारं कुरु यत्नेन वसुदेव वसुपम
garga uvāca sarvemyo bāndhavemyo'pi dehyāmantraṇapatrikām | saṃbhāraṃ kuru yatnena vasudeva vasupama
Garga said: Send letters of invitation to all the kinsmen too; make the preparations with care, Vasudeva, you who are like a Vasu.
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BvP 4 99.10
परश्वः सुभमेवास्ति चोपेनतुमिहार्हसि । दिनं सतामपि मतं विशुद्धं चन्द्रतारयोः
paraśvaḥ subhamevāsti copenatumihārhasi | dinaṃ satāmapi mataṃ viśuddhaṃ candratārayoḥ
The day after tomorrow is indeed auspicious, and you ought to make the preparation here; the day is approved even by the good, and pure with respect to moon and stars.
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BvP 4 99.11
गर्गस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा वसुदेवो वसूपमः । प्रस्थापयामास सर्वान्बन्धून्मङ्गलपत्रिकाम्
gargasya vacanaṃ śrutvā vasudevo vasūpamaḥ | prasthāpayāmāsa sarvānbandhūnmaṅgalapatrikām
Having heard Garga's words, Vasudeva, like a Vasu, sent out to all the kinsmen the auspicious letter.
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BvP 4 99.12
घृतकुल्यां दुग्धकुल्यां दधिकुल्यां मनोहराम् । मधुकुल्यां गुडकुल्यां प्रचकार समन्वितः
ghṛtakulyāṃ dugdhakulyāṃ dadhikulyāṃ manoharām | madhukulyāṃ guḍakulyāṃ pracakāra samanvitaḥ
Together (with the others) he made a stream of ghee, a stream of milk, a lovely stream of curds, a stream of honey, and a stream of molasses.
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BvP 4 99.13
राशिं नानोपहाराणां मणिरत्नं सुवर्णकम् । नानालंकारवस्त्रं च मुक्तामाणिक्यहीरकम्
rāśiṃ nānopahārāṇāṃ maṇiratnaṃ suvarṇakam | nānālaṃkāravastraṃ ca muktāmāṇikyahīrakam
(He made) a heap of various presents, gems and jewels and gold, and manifold ornaments and garments, pearls, rubies and diamonds.
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BvP 4 99.14
श्रीकृष्णो देववर्गाश्च मुनीन्द्रसिद्धपुंगवान् । सस्मार मनसा भक्त्या भक्ताश्च भक्तवत्सलः
śrīkṛṣṇo devavargāśca munīndrasiddhapuṃgavān | sasmāra manasā bhaktyā bhaktāśca bhaktavatsalaḥ
And Śrī Kṛṣṇa, fond of his devotees, called to mind with devotion the hosts of gods, the chief sages, the foremost of the siddhas, and the devotees.
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BvP 4 99.15
शुभे दिने च संप्राप्ते ते च सर्वे समाययुः । मुनीन्द्रा बान्धवा देवा राजानो बहुशस्तथा
śubhe dine ca saṃprāpte te ca sarve samāyayuḥ | munīndrā bāndhavā devā rājāno bahuśastathā
And when the auspicious day arrived, they all came together: the chief sages, the kinsmen, the gods, and kings in great numbers.
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BvP 4 99.16
देवकन्या नागकन्या राजकन्याश्च सर्वशः । विद्याधर्यश्च गन्धर्वाश्चाऽऽययुर्वाद्यभाण्डकाः
devakanyā nāgakanyā rājakanyāśca sarvaśaḥ | vidyādharyaśca gandharvāścā''yayurvādyabhāṇḍakāḥ
Daughters of the gods, daughters of the nāgas, and daughters of kings from everywhere, and Vidyādhara women, and Gandharvas with their musical instruments, came.
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BvP 4 99.17
ब्राह्मणा भिक्षुका भट्टा यतयो ब्रह्मचारिणः । संन्यासिनश्चावधूता योगिनश्च समाययुः
brāhmaṇā bhikṣukā bhaṭṭā yatayo brahmacāriṇaḥ | saṃnyāsinaścāvadhūtā yoginaśca samāyayuḥ
Brahmins, mendicants, bhaṭṭas, ascetics, celibate students, renunciants, avadhūtas and yogins came together.
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BvP 4 99.18
स्त्रीबान्धवाः स्वबन्धूनां वर्गा मातामहस्य च । बन्धूनां बान्धवाः सर्वे स्वाययुः शुभकर्मणि
strībāndhavāḥ svabandhūnāṃ vargā mātāmahasya ca | bandhūnāṃ bāndhavāḥ sarve svāyayuḥ śubhakarmaṇi
The women relatives, the groups of his own kinsmen and those of the maternal grandfather, and all the kinsmen of the kinsmen came of themselves to the auspicious rite.
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BvP 4 99.19
भीष्मो द्रोणश्च कर्णश्चाप्यश्वत्थामा कृपो द्विजः । सुपुत्रो धृतराष्ट्रश्च सभार्यश्च समाययौ
bhīṣmo droṇaśca karṇaścāpyaśvatthāmā kṛpo dvijaḥ | suputro dhṛtarāṣṭraśca sabhāryaśca samāyayau
Bhīṣma and Droṇa and Karṇa, and Aśvatthāman, Kṛpa the brahmin, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra with his good sons and his wife came.
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BvP 4 99.20
कुन्ती सपुत्रा विधवा हर्षशोकसमाप्लुता । नानादेशोद्भवा योग्या राजानो राजपुत्रकाः
kuntī saputrā vidhavā harṣaśokasamāplutā | nānādeśodbhavā yogyā rājāno rājaputrakāḥ
Kuntī the widow with her sons, overwhelmed by joy and grief, and worthy kings and princes born in various lands (came).
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BvP 4 99.21
अत्रिर्वसिष्ठश्च्यवनो भरद्वाजो महातपाः । याज्ञवल्क्यश्च भीमश्च गार्ग्यो गर्गो महातपाः
atrirvasiṣṭhaścyavano bharadvājo mahātapāḥ | yājñavalkyaśca bhīmaśca gārgyo gargo mahātapāḥ
Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Cyavana, Bharadvāja of great austerity, Yājñavalkya and Bhīma, Gārgya and Garga of great austerity,
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BvP 4 99.22
वत्सः सपुत्रश्च धर्मो जैगीषव्यः पराशरः । पुलहश्च पुलस्त्यश्चाप्यगस्त्यश्वापि सौभरिः
vatsaḥ saputraśca dharmo jaigīṣavyaḥ parāśaraḥ | pulahaśca pulastyaścāpyagastyaśvāpi saubhariḥ
Vatsa with his son, Dharma, Jaigīṣavya, Parāśara, Pulaha and Pulastya, and Agastya, and also Saubhari,
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BvP 4 99.23
सनकश्च सनन्दश्च तृतीयश्च मनातनः । सनत्कुमारो भगवान्वोढुः पञ्चशिखस्तथा
sanakaśca sanandaśca tṛtīyaśca manātanaḥ | sanatkumāro bhagavānvoḍhuḥ pañcaśikhastathā
Sanaka and Sananda and the third, Sanātana, the lord Sanatkumāra, Voḍhu, and Pañcaśikha likewise,
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BvP 4 99.24
तुर्वासाश्चाङ्गिरा व्यासो व्यासपुत्रः शुकस्तथा । कुशिकः कौशिको राम ऋष्यशृङ्गो विभाण्डकः
turvāsāścāṅgirā vyāso vyāsaputraḥ śukastathā | kuśikaḥ kauśiko rāma ṛṣyaśṛṅgo vibhāṇḍakaḥ
Durvāsas and Aṅgiras, Vyāsa, and Vyāsa's son Śuka, Kuśika, Kauśika, Rāma, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, Vibhāṇḍaka,
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BvP 4 99.25
शृङ्गी च वामदेवश्च गौतमश्च गुणार्णवः । क्रतुर्यतिश्चाऽऽरुणिश्च शुक्राचार्यो बृहस्पतिः
śṛṅgī ca vāmadevaśca gautamaśca guṇārṇavaḥ | kraturyatiścā''ruṇiśca śukrācāryo bṛhaspatiḥ
And Śṛṅgī and Vāmadeva, and Gautama, an ocean of virtues, Kratu and Yati and Āruṇi, Śukrācārya, Bṛhaspati,
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BvP 4 99.26
अष्टावक्रो वामनश्च वाल्मीकिः पारिभद्रकः । पैलो वैशंपायनश्च प्रचेताः पुरुजित्तथा
aṣṭāvakro vāmanaśca vālmīkiḥ pāribhadrakaḥ | pailo vaiśaṃpāyanaśca pracetāḥ purujittathā
Aṣṭāvakra and Vāmana, Vālmīki, Pāribhadraka, Paila and Vaiśaṃpāyana, Pracetas, and Purujit likewise,
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BvP 4 99.27
भृगुर्मरीचिर्मधुजित्कश्यपश्च प्रजापतिः । अदितिर्देवमाता च दितिर्दैत्यप्रसूस्तथा
bhṛgurmarīcirmadhujitkaśyapaśca prajāpatiḥ | aditirdevamātā ca ditirdaityaprasūstathā
Bhṛgu, Marīci, Madhujit, and Kaśyapa the lord of creatures, and Aditi the mother of the gods, and Diti the bearer of the daityas,
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BvP 4 99.28
सुमन्तुश्च सुभानुश्च कण्वः कात्यायनस्तथा । मार्कण्डेयो लोमशश्च कपिलश्च पराशरः
sumantuśca subhānuśca kaṇvaḥ kātyāyanastathā | mārkaṇḍeyo lomaśaśca kapilaśca parāśaraḥ
And Sumantu and Subhānu, Kaṇva and Kātyāyana, Mārkaṇḍeya and Lomaśa, and Kapila and Parāśara,
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BvP 4 99.29
पाणिनिः पारियात्रश्च पारिभद्रश्च पुंगवः । संवर्तश्चाप्युतथ्यश्च नरोऽहं चापि नारद
pāṇiniḥ pāriyātraśca pāribhadraśca puṃgavaḥ | saṃvartaścāpyutathyaśca naro'haṃ cāpi nārada
Pāṇini and Pāriyātra, and the eminent Pāribhadra, and Saṃvarta and Utathya, and Nara, and I myself, O Nārada,
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BvP 4 99.30
विश्वामित्रः शतानन्दो जाबालिस्तैतिलस्तथा । सांदीपनिश्च ब्रह्मांशो योगिनां ज्ञानिनां गुरुः
viśvāmitraḥ śatānando jābālistaitilastathā | sāṃdīpaniśca brahmāṃśo yogināṃ jñānināṃ guruḥ
Viśvāmitra, Śatānanda, Jābāli and Taitila, and Sāṃdīpani, a portion of Brahmā, the teacher of yogins and of the wise,
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BvP 4 99.31
उपमन्युर्गौरमुखो मैत्रेयश्च श्रुतश्रवाः । कठः कचश्च करखो भरद्वाजश्च धर्मवित्
upamanyurgauramukho maitreyaśca śrutaśravāḥ | kaṭhaḥ kacaśca karakho bharadvājaśca dharmavit
Upamanyu, Gauramukha, and Maitreya, Śrutaśravas, Kaṭha and Kaca and Karakha, and Bharadvāja who knows dharma,
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BvP 4 99.32
सशिष्या मुनयः सर्वे वसुदेवाश्रमं ययुः । वसुदेवश्च तान्दृष्ट्वा ववन्दे दण्डवद्भुवि
saśiṣyā munayaḥ sarve vasudevāśramaṃ yayuḥ | vasudevaśca tāndṛṣṭvā vavande daṇḍavadbhuvi
All the sages together with their disciples went to Vasudeva's hermitage; and Vasudeva, seeing them, saluted them, prostrate like a staff upon the ground.
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BvP 4 99.33
अथास्मिन्नन्तरे ब्रह्मा सस्मितो हंसवाहनः । रत्ननिर्माणयानेन पार्वत्या सह शंकरः
athāsminnantare brahmā sasmito haṃsavāhanaḥ | ratnanirmāṇayānena pārvatyā saha śaṃkaraḥ
Then, at that very moment, Brahmā, smiling, borne on his goose, and Śaṃkara together with Pārvatī in a chariot fashioned of jewels (came),
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BvP 4 99.34
नन्दी स्वयं महाकालो वीरभद्रः सुभद्रकः । मणिभद्रः पारिभद्रः कार्तिकेयो गणेश्वरः
nandī svayaṃ mahākālo vīrabhadraḥ subhadrakaḥ | maṇibhadraḥ pāribhadraḥ kārtikeyo gaṇeśvaraḥ
Nandin himself, Mahākāla, Vīrabhadra, Subhadraka, Maṇibhadra, Pāribhadra, Kārtikeya, the lord of the hosts (Gaṇeśa),
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BvP 4 99.35
गजेन्द्रेण महेन्द्रश्च धर्मश्चन्द्रो रविस्तथा । कुबेरो वरुणश्चैव पवनो वह्निरेव च
gajendreṇa mahendraśca dharmaścandro ravistathā | kubero varuṇaścaiva pavano vahnireva ca
and great Indra with his lordly elephant, Dharma, the Moon and likewise the Sun, Kubera, and Varuṇa, and Wind, and Fire as well,
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BvP 4 99.36
यमः संयमिनीनाथो जयन्तो नलकूबरः । सर्वे ग्रहाश्च वसवो रुद्राश्च सगणस्तथा
yamaḥ saṃyaminīnātho jayanto nalakūbaraḥ | sarve grahāśca vasavo rudrāśca sagaṇastathā
Yama the lord of Saṃyaminī, Jayanta, Nalakūbara, all the planets, the Vasus, and the Rudras with their host,
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BvP 4 99.37
आदित्याश्च तथा शेणो नानादेवाः समाययुः । वसुदेवश्च भक्त्या च ववन्दे शिरसा भुवि
ādityāśca tathā śeṇo nānādevāḥ samāyayuḥ | vasudevaśca bhaktyā ca vavande śirasā bhuvi
and the Ādityas, and likewise Śeṇa(?)—the various gods came together; and Vasudeva with devotion saluted (them) with his head to the ground.
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BvP 4 99.38
तुष्टाव परया भक्त्या देवेन्द्रांश्च तथा सुरान् । भक्तिन म्रात्ममूर्धा च पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहः
tuṣṭāva parayā bhaktyā devendrāṃśca tathā surān | bhaktina mrātmamūrdhā ca pulakāñcitavigrahaḥ
With supreme devotion he praised the lords of the gods and the gods likewise, his head bowed in devotion, his body bristling with thrills of joy.
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BvP 4 99.39
वसुदेव उवाच परं ब्रह्म परं धाम परमेशः परात्परः । स्वयं विधाता मद्गेहे जगतां परिपालकः
vasudeva uvāca paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma parameśaḥ parātparaḥ | svayaṃ vidhātā madgehe jagatāṃ paripālakaḥ
Vasudeva said: The supreme Brahman, the supreme abode, the highest lord, higher than the high, the Ordainer himself, the protector of the worlds, is in my house—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 99.40
वेदानां जनकः स्रष्टा सृष्टिहेतुः सनातनः । सुराणां च मुनीन्द्राणां सिद्धेन्द्राणां गुरोर्गुरुः
vedānāṃ janakaḥ sraṣṭā sṛṣṭihetuḥ sanātanaḥ | surāṇāṃ ca munīndrāṇāṃ siddhendrāṇāṃ gurorguruḥ
the father of the Vedas, the creator, the cause of creation, the eternal one, the teacher of the teachers of gods, of the best of sages, and of the best of the perfected ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 99.41
स्वप्ने यत्पादपद्मं च क्षणं द्रष्टुं सुदुर्लभम् । शिवस्मरणमोत्रेण सर्वानिष्टाः पलायिताः
svapne yatpādapadmaṃ ca kṣaṇaṃ draṣṭuṃ sudurlabham | śivasmaraṇamotreṇa sarvāniṣṭāḥ palāyitāḥ
He whose lotus feet are very hard to behold even for an instant in a dream—by the mere remembrance of Śiva all misfortunes are put to flight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 99.42
सर्वसंकटमुत्तीर्य कल्याणं लभते नरः । सर्वाग्रे पूजनं यस्य देवानामग्रणीः परः
sarvasaṃkaṭamuttīrya kalyāṇaṃ labhate naraḥ | sarvāgre pūjanaṃ yasya devānāmagraṇīḥ paraḥ
Having crossed over every peril, a man obtains welfare. He whose worship comes before all others, the foremost of the gods, the supreme one,
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BvP 4 99.43
घटेषु मङ्गलं मन्त्रैर्भक्त्या चाऽऽवाहनेन च । स्वयं गणेशो भगवान् साक्षाद्विघ्नविनाशकः
ghaṭeṣu maṅgalaṃ mantrairbhaktyā cā''vāhanena ca | svayaṃ gaṇeśo bhagavān sākṣādvighnavināśakaḥ
(who is invoked) with auspiciousness in the water-jars by mantras and with devotion and by the summoning rite—Gaṇeśa himself, the Lord, the very destroyer of obstacles (is here);
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BvP 4 99.44
कार्तिकेयश्च भगवान्देवादीनां च पूजितः । देवानां प्रवरा पूज्या महालक्ष्मीः परात्परा
kārtikeyaśca bhagavāndevādīnāṃ ca pūjitaḥ | devānāṃ pravarā pūjyā mahālakṣmīḥ parātparā
and Lord Kārtikeya, worshipped by the gods and the rest; and the foremost of the gods, to be worshipped, Mahālakṣmī, higher than the highest;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 99.45
मद्गेहे पार्वती माता जगतामादिरूपिणी । सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा च मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी
madgehe pārvatī mātā jagatāmādirūpiṇī | sarvaśaktisvarūpā ca mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī
in my house is Mother Pārvatī, the primal form of the worlds, whose very nature is all power, the root nature, the sovereign lady,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 99.46
परापराणां परमा परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी । यस्याः पादौ समाराध्य वाञ्छितं लभते नरः
parāparāṇāṃ paramā parabrahmasvarūpiṇī | yasyāḥ pādau samārādhya vāñchitaṃ labhate naraḥ
supreme over the higher and the lower, whose form is the supreme Brahman—by duly worshipping whose feet a man obtains what he wishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 99.47
शरत्कारे च भक्त्या च सा साक्षान्मम मन्दिरे । सर्वदेवैश्च सहिता सगणा भक्तवात्सला
śaratkāre ca bhaktyā ca sā sākṣānmama mandire | sarvadevaiśca sahitā sagaṇā bhaktavātsalā
And in the autumn season, through devotion, she is here in person in my dwelling, accompanied by all the gods and with her host, tender toward her devotees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 99.48
कृपामयी च कृपया चाऽऽविर्भूता च भारते । धन्योऽहं कृतकृत्योऽहं सफलं जीवनं मम
kṛpāmayī ca kṛpayā cā''virbhūtā ca bhārate | dhanyo'haṃ kṛtakṛtyo'haṃ saphalaṃ jīvanaṃ mama
full of compassion, and out of compassion she has become manifest in Bhārata. Blessed am I, my purpose is fulfilled, my life has borne fruit,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BvP 4 99.49
आगताऽसि यतो दुर्गे परमाद्या च मद्गृहे । एवं सर्वांश्च तुष्टाव क्रमेण च परस्परम्
āgatā'si yato durge paramādyā ca madgṛhe | evaṃ sarvāṃśca tuṣṭāva krameṇa ca parasparam
since you have come, O Durgā, supreme and primal, to my house. Thus he praised them all in turn, one after another.
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BvP 4 99.50
सर्वान्मुनीन्द्रान्विप्रांश्च गले बद्ध्वांऽशुकं मुदा । प्रत्येकं वासयामास रत्नसिहासने वरे
sarvānmunīndrānviprāṃśca gale baddhvāṃ'śukaṃ mudā | pratyekaṃ vāsayāmāsa ratnasihāsane vare
Having with joy tied a cloth about his neck (in humility), he seated each one of the great sages and the brahmins separately on an excellent jewelled throne,
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BvP 4 99.51
पूजयामास विधिवत्क्रमेण च पृथक्पृथक् । प्रत्येकं वरयामास ब्रह्मादींश्च सुरानपि
pūjayāmāsa vidhivatkrameṇa ca pṛthakpṛthak | pratyekaṃ varayāmāsa brahmādīṃśca surānapi
and worshipped (them) according to rule, in order, each one severally; and each one he honoured with gifts, Brahmā and the other gods as well,
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BvP 4 99.52
मुनिवर्गान्ब्राह्मणांश्च भक्त्या गर्गं पुरोहितम् । रत्नैः प्रवालैर्मणिभिर्मुवतामाणिक्यहीरकैः
munivargānbrāhmaṇāṃśca bhaktyā gargaṃ purohitam | ratnaiḥ pravālairmaṇibhirmuvatāmāṇikyahīrakaiḥ
(He honoured) the companies of sages and the brahmins, and with devotion Garga the family priest, with jewels, corals, gems, pearls(?), rubies and diamonds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 99.53
भूषणैर्वसनैश्चैव माल्यैश्च गन्धचन्दनैः । लत्नसिहासने रम्ये सर्वेषां मध्यदेशतः
bhūṣaṇairvasanaiścaiva mālyaiśca gandhacandanaiḥ | latnasihāsane ramye sarveṣāṃ madhyadeśataḥ
and with ornaments, garments, garlands, and fragrances and sandal-paste; on a lovely jewelled throne, in the midst of them all,
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BvP 4 99.54
गणेशं वासयामास पूजार्थं शुभकर्मणि । सप्ततीर्थोदकेनैव सुवर्णकलशेन च
gaṇeśaṃ vāsayāmāsa pūjārthaṃ śubhakarmaṇi | saptatīrthodakenaiva suvarṇakalaśena ca
he seated Gaṇeśa, for worship in the auspicious rite — with the water of seven sacred fords and with a golden pitcher,
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BvP 4 99.55
पुष्पजन्द्रनयुक्तेन शीतेन वासितेन च । स्वर्गगङ्गाजलेनैव पुष्करोदकुण्यतः
puṣpajandranayuktena śītena vāsitena ca | svargagaṅgājalenaiva puṣkarodakuṇyataḥ
(water) mixed with flowers and sandal, cool and scented, and with the water of the heavenly Gaṅgā and water from Puṣkara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BvP 4 99.56
पञ्चामृतेन शुद्धेन पञ्चगव्येन भक्तितः । हेरम्बं स्नापयामास समुद्रोदेन मन्त्रतः
pañcāmṛtena śuddhena pañcagavyena bhaktitaḥ | herambaṃ snāpayāmāsa samudrodena mantrataḥ
with the pure five nectars and with the five cow-products, devotedly, and with ocean water, with mantras, he bathed Heramba;
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BvP 4 99.57
वरयामास माल्येन पारिजातस्य नारद । रत्नेन्द्रभूषणेनैव वह्निशुद्धेन वाससा
varayāmāsa mālyena pārijātasya nārada | ratnendrabhūṣaṇenaiva vahniśuddhena vāsasā
he honoured (him) with a garland of pārijāta blossoms, Nārada, and with an ornament of the best of jewels and with a fire-purified garment,
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BvP 4 99.58
गन्धयन्दनपुष्पैश्च रत्नमाल्याङ्गुलीयकम् । तुष्टाव पार्वतीपुत्रं सर्वदेवाधिपं शुभम् विघ्ननिघ्नकरं शान्तं भगवन्तं सनातनम्
gandhayandanapuṣpaiśca ratnamālyāṅgulīyakam | tuṣṭāva pārvatīputraṃ sarvadevādhipaṃ śubham vighnanighnakaraṃ śāntaṃ bhagavantaṃ sanātanam
and with fragrance, sandal and flowers, (and) a jewelled garland and a ring; he praised the son of Pārvatī, the auspicious lord of all the gods, the remover of obstacles, the peaceful, the blessed, the eternal one.
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BvP 4 99.99
इति श्रीब्रह्मo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo भगवदुपनयने गणेशाभिषेको नाम नवनवतितमोऽध्यायः
iti śrībrahmao śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo bhagavadupanayane gaṇeśābhiṣeko nāma navanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus (ends) the ninety-ninth chapter, named "The Consecration of Gaṇeśa," in the latter part of the Śrī Kṛṣṇa Birth Section of the glorious Brahmavaivarta (Purāṇa), in the narration of Nārada, concerning the Lord's initiation.
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