Brahma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 27
Sourceनारद उवाच ।। भक्ष्यं किं वाऽप्यभक्ष्यं च द्विजानां गृहिणां प्रभो ।। यतीनां वैष्णवानां च विधवाब्रह्मचारिणाम् ।। १ ।। किं कर्त्तव्यमकर्त्तव्यमभोग्यं भोग्यमेव वा ।। सर्वं कथय सर्वज्ञ सर्वेशः सर्वकारणम् ।। २ ।। महेश्वर उवाच ।। कश्चित्तपस्वी विप्रश्च निराहारी चिरं मुनिः ।। कश्चित्समीरणाहारी फलाहारी च कश्चन ।। ३ ।। अन्नाहारी यथा काले गृही च गृहिणीयुतः ।। येषामिच्छा च या ब्रह्मन्रुचीनां विविधा गतिः ।। ४ ।। हविष्यान्नं ब्राह्मणानां प्रशस्तं गृहिणां सदा ।। नारायणोच्छिष्टमिष्टमभक्ष्यमनिवेदितम् ।। ५ ।। अन्नं विष्ठा जलं मूत्रं यद्विष्णोरनिवेदितम्।। विण्मूत्रं सर्वथा प्रोक्तमन्नं च हरिवासरे ।।६।। ब्राह्मणः कामतोऽन्नं च यो भुङ्क्ते हरिवासरे।। त्रैलोक्यजनितं पापं सोऽपि भुङ्क्ते न संशयः।।७।। न भोक्तव्यं न भोक्तव्यं न भोक्तव्यं च नारद ।। गृहिभिर्ब्राह्मणैरन्नं संप्राप्ते हरिवासरे ।।८।। गृही शैवश्च शाक्तश्च ब्राह्मणो ज्ञानदुर्बलः ।। प्रयाति कालसूत्रं च भुक्त्वा च हरिवासरे ।। ९ ।। कृमिभिः शालिमानैश्च भक्षितस्तत्र तिष्ठति ।। विण्मूत्रभोजनं कृत्वा यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश ।। 1.27.१० ।। जन्माष्टमीदिने रामनवमीदिवसे हरेः।। शिवरात्रौ च यो भुङ्क्ते सोऽपि द्विगुणपातकी ।। ११ ।। उपवासासमर्थश्च फलं मूलं जलं पिबेत् ।। नष्टे शरीरे स भवेदन्यथा चात्मघातकः ।।१२।। सकृद्भुङ्क्ते हविष्यान्नं विष्णोर्नैवेद्यमेव च।। न भवेत्प्रत्यवायी स चोपवासफलं लभेत् ।। १३ ।। एकादश्यामनाहारं गृही विप्रश्च भारते ।। स च तिष्ठति वैकुण्ठे यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो वयः ।। १४ ।। गृहिणां शैवशाक्तानामिदमुक्तं च नारद ।। विशेषतो वैष्णवानां यतीनां ब्रह्मचारिणाम् ।। १५ ।। नित्यं नैवेद्यभोजो यः श्रीविष्णोस्स हि वैष्णवः ।। नित्यं शतोपवासानां जीवन्मुक्तफलं भवेत् ।। १६ ।। वाञ्छन्ति तस्य संस्पर्शं तीर्थान्यखिलदेवताः ।। आलापं दर्शनं चैव सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ।। १७ ।। द्विः स्विन्नमन्नं पृथुकं शुद्धं देशविशेषके ।। नात्यन्तशस्तं विप्राणां भक्षणे न निवेदने।। १८ ।। अभक्ष्यं वै यतीनां च विधवाब्रह्मचारिणाम् ।। ताम्बूलं च यथा ब्रह्मंस्तथैतद्वस्तु न ध्रुवम् ।। १९ ।। ताम्बूलं विधवास्त्रीणां यतीनां ब्रह्मचारिणाम् ।। तपस्विनां च विप्रेन्द्र गोमांससदृशं ध्रुवम् ।। 1.27.२० ।। सर्वेषां ब्राह्मणानां यदभक्ष्यं शृणु नारद ।। यदुक्तं सामवेदे च हरिणा चाह्निकक्रमे ।। २१ ।। ताम्रपात्रे पयःपानमुच्छिष्टे घृतभोजनम् ।। दुग्धं लवणसार्द्धं च सद्यो गोमांसभक्षणम् ।। २२ ।। नारिकेलोदकं कांस्ये ताम्रपात्रे स्थितं लघु ।। ऐक्षवं ताम्रपात्रस्थं सुरातुल्यं न संशयः ।। २३ ।। उत्थाय वामहस्तेन यस्तोयं पिबति द्विजः ।। सुरापी च स विज्ञेयः सर्वधर्मबहिष्कृतः ।। २४ ।। अनिवेद्यं हरेरन्नं भुक्तशेषं च नित्यशः ।। पीतशेषजलं चैव गोमांससदृशं मुने ।। २५ ।। वानिङ्गणफलं चैव गोमांसं कार्त्तिके स्मृतम् ।। माघे च मूलकं चैव कलम्बी शयने तथा ।। २६ ।। श्वेतवर्णं च तालं च मसूरं मत्स्यमेव च ।। सर्वेषां ब्राह्मणानां च त्याज्यं सर्वत्र देशके ।। २७ ।। मत्स्यांश्च कामतो भुक्त्वा सोपवासस्त्र्यहं वसेत् ।। प्रायश्चित्तं ततः कृत्वा शुद्धिमाप्नोति वाडवः ।। २८ ।। प्रतिपत्सु च कूष्माण्डमभक्ष्यं ह्यर्थनाशनम् ।। द्वितीयायां च बृहतीभोजनेन स्मरेद्धरिम् ।। २९ ।। अभक्ष्यं च पटोलं च शत्रुवृद्धिकरं परम् ।। तृतीयायां चतुर्थ्यां च मूलकं धननाशनम् ।। 1.27.३० ।। कलङ्ककारणं चैव पंचम्यां बिल्वभक्षणम् ।। तिर्य्यग्योनिं प्रापयेत्तु षष्ठ्यां वै निम्बभक्षणम् ।। ३१ ।। रोगवृद्धिकरं चैव नराणां तालभक्षणम्।। सप्तम्यां च तथा तालं शरीरस्य च नाशकम् ।। ३२ ।। नारिकेलफलं भक्ष्यमष्टम्यां बुद्धिनाशनम् ।। तुम्बी नवम्यां गोमांसं दशम्यां च कलम्बिका ।। ३३ ।। एकादश्यां तथा शिम्बी द्वादश्यां पूतिका तथा ।। त्रयोदश्यां च वार्त्ताकी न भक्ष्या पुत्रनाशनम् ।।३४।। चतुर्दश्यां माषभक्ष्यं महापापकरं परम् ।। पञ्चदश्यां तथा मांसमभक्ष्यं गृहिणां मुने ।।३५।। गृहिणां प्रोक्षितं मांसं भक्ष्यमन्यदिनेषु च ।। प्रातः स्नाने तथा श्राद्धे पार्वणे व्रतवासरे ।। ३६ ।। प्रशस्तं सार्षपं तैलं पक्वतैलं च नारद ।। कुहूपूर्णेन्दुसंक्रांतिचतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु च ।।३७।। रवौ श्राद्धे व्रताहे च दुष्टं स्त्रीतिलतैलकम् ।। मांसं च रक्तशाकं च कांस्यपात्रे च भोजनम् ।। ३८ ।। निषिद्धं शयनं चैव कूर्ममांसं च मन्त्रितम् ।। निषिद्धं सर्ववर्णानां दिवा स्वस्त्रीनिषेवणम् ।। ३९ ।। रात्रौ च दधि भक्ष्यं च शयनं सन्ध्ययोर्दिने ।। रजस्वलास्त्रीगमनमेतन्नरककारणम् ।। 1.27.४० ।। उदक्यवीरयोरन्नं पुंश्चल्यन्नमभक्षकम् ।। शूद्रान्नं याजकान्नं च शूद्रश्राद्धान्नमेव च ।।४१।। अभक्ष्यान्नं च विप्रर्षे यदन्नं वृषलीपतेः ।। ब्रह्मन्वार्धुषिकान्नं च गणकान्नमभक्षकम् ।। ४२ ।। अग्रदानिद्विजान्नं च चिकित्साकारकस्य च ।। हस्तचित्राहरौ तैलमग्राह्यं चाप्यभक्षकम् ।। ४३ ।। मूले मृगे भाद्रपदे मांसं गोमांसतुल्यकम् ।। अमायां कृत्तिकायां च द्विजैः क्षौरं विवर्जितम् ।। ४४ ।। कृत्वा तु मैथुनं क्षौरं यो देवांस्तर्पयेत्पितॄन् ।। रुधिरं तद्भवेत्तोयं दाता च नरकं व्रजेत् ।। ४५ ।। यत्कर्त्तव्यमकर्त्तव्यं यद्भोज्यं यदभोज्यकम् ।। सर्वं तुभ्यं निगदितं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। ४६ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे ब्रह्मखण्डे सौतिशौनकसंवादे नारदं प्रति शिवोपदेशे भक्ष्याभक्ष्यादिविवरणं नाम सप्तविंशतितमोऽध्यायः ।।२७।।
nārada uvāca || bhakṣyaṃ kiṃ vā'pyabhakṣyaṃ ca dvijānāṃ gṛhiṇāṃ prabho || yatīnāṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca vidhavābrahmacāriṇām || 1 || kiṃ karttavyamakarttavyamabhogyaṃ bhogyameva vā || sarvaṃ kathaya sarvajña sarveśaḥ sarvakāraṇam || 2 || maheśvara uvāca || kaścittapasvī vipraśca nirāhārī ciraṃ muniḥ || kaścitsamīraṇāhārī phalāhārī ca kaścana || 3 || annāhārī yathā kāle gṛhī ca gṛhiṇīyutaḥ || yeṣāmicchā ca yā brahmanrucīnāṃ vividhā gatiḥ || 4 || haviṣyānnaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ praśastaṃ gṛhiṇāṃ sadā || nārāyaṇocchiṣṭamiṣṭamabhakṣyamaniveditam || 5 || annaṃ viṣṭhā jalaṃ mūtraṃ yadviṣṇoraniveditam|| viṇmūtraṃ sarvathā proktamannaṃ ca harivāsare ||6|| brāhmaṇaḥ kāmato'nnaṃ ca yo bhuṅkte harivāsare|| trailokyajanitaṃ pāpaṃ so'pi bhuṅkte na saṃśayaḥ||7|| na bhoktavyaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ ca nārada || gṛhibhirbrāhmaṇairannaṃ saṃprāpte harivāsare ||8|| gṛhī śaivaśca śāktaśca brāhmaṇo jñānadurbalaḥ || prayāti kālasūtraṃ ca bhuktvā ca harivāsare || 9 || kṛmibhiḥ śālimānaiśca bhakṣitastatra tiṣṭhati || viṇmūtrabhojanaṃ kṛtvā yāvadindrāścaturdaśa || 1.27.10 || janmāṣṭamīdine rāmanavamīdivase hareḥ|| śivarātrau ca yo bhuṅkte so'pi dviguṇapātakī || 11 || upavāsāsamarthaśca phalaṃ mūlaṃ jalaṃ pibet || naṣṭe śarīre sa bhavedanyathā cātmaghātakaḥ ||12|| sakṛdbhuṅkte haviṣyānnaṃ viṣṇornaivedyameva ca|| na bhavetpratyavāyī sa copavāsaphalaṃ labhet || 13 || ekādaśyāmanāhāraṃ gṛhī vipraśca bhārate || sa ca tiṣṭhati vaikuṇṭhe yāvadvai brahmaṇo vayaḥ || 14 || gṛhiṇāṃ śaivaśāktānāmidamuktaṃ ca nārada || viśeṣato vaiṣṇavānāṃ yatīnāṃ brahmacāriṇām || 15 || nityaṃ naivedyabhojo yaḥ śrīviṣṇossa hi vaiṣṇavaḥ || nityaṃ śatopavāsānāṃ jīvanmuktaphalaṃ bhavet || 16 || vāñchanti tasya saṃsparśaṃ tīrthānyakhiladevatāḥ || ālāpaṃ darśanaṃ caiva sarvapāpapraṇāśanam || 17 || dviḥ svinnamannaṃ pṛthukaṃ śuddhaṃ deśaviśeṣake || nātyantaśastaṃ viprāṇāṃ bhakṣaṇe na nivedane|| 18 || abhakṣyaṃ vai yatīnāṃ ca vidhavābrahmacāriṇām || tāmbūlaṃ ca yathā brahmaṃstathaitadvastu na dhruvam || 19 || tāmbūlaṃ vidhavāstrīṇāṃ yatīnāṃ brahmacāriṇām || tapasvināṃ ca viprendra gomāṃsasadṛśaṃ dhruvam || 1.27.20 || sarveṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ yadabhakṣyaṃ śṛṇu nārada || yaduktaṃ sāmavede ca hariṇā cāhnikakrame || 21 || tāmrapātre payaḥpānamucchiṣṭe ghṛtabhojanam || dugdhaṃ lavaṇasārddhaṃ ca sadyo gomāṃsabhakṣaṇam || 22 || nārikelodakaṃ kāṃsye tāmrapātre sthitaṃ laghu || aikṣavaṃ tāmrapātrasthaṃ surātulyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 23 || utthāya vāmahastena yastoyaṃ pibati dvijaḥ || surāpī ca sa vijñeyaḥ sarvadharmabahiṣkṛtaḥ || 24 || anivedyaṃ harerannaṃ bhuktaśeṣaṃ ca nityaśaḥ || pītaśeṣajalaṃ caiva gomāṃsasadṛśaṃ mune || 25 || vāniṅgaṇaphalaṃ caiva gomāṃsaṃ kārttike smṛtam || māghe ca mūlakaṃ caiva kalambī śayane tathā || 26 || śvetavarṇaṃ ca tālaṃ ca masūraṃ matsyameva ca || sarveṣāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca tyājyaṃ sarvatra deśake || 27 || matsyāṃśca kāmato bhuktvā sopavāsastryahaṃ vaset || prāyaścittaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā śuddhimāpnoti vāḍavaḥ || 28 || pratipatsu ca kūṣmāṇḍamabhakṣyaṃ hyarthanāśanam || dvitīyāyāṃ ca bṛhatībhojanena smareddharim || 29 || abhakṣyaṃ ca paṭolaṃ ca śatruvṛddhikaraṃ param || tṛtīyāyāṃ caturthyāṃ ca mūlakaṃ dhananāśanam || 1.27.30 || kalaṅkakāraṇaṃ caiva paṃcamyāṃ bilvabhakṣaṇam || tiryyagyoniṃ prāpayettu ṣaṣṭhyāṃ vai nimbabhakṣaṇam || 31 || rogavṛddhikaraṃ caiva narāṇāṃ tālabhakṣaṇam|| saptamyāṃ ca tathā tālaṃ śarīrasya ca nāśakam || 32 || nārikelaphalaṃ bhakṣyamaṣṭamyāṃ buddhināśanam || tumbī navamyāṃ gomāṃsaṃ daśamyāṃ ca kalambikā || 33 || ekādaśyāṃ tathā śimbī dvādaśyāṃ pūtikā tathā || trayodaśyāṃ ca vārttākī na bhakṣyā putranāśanam ||34|| caturdaśyāṃ māṣabhakṣyaṃ mahāpāpakaraṃ param || pañcadaśyāṃ tathā māṃsamabhakṣyaṃ gṛhiṇāṃ mune ||35|| gṛhiṇāṃ prokṣitaṃ māṃsaṃ bhakṣyamanyadineṣu ca || prātaḥ snāne tathā śrāddhe pārvaṇe vratavāsare || 36 || praśastaṃ sārṣapaṃ tailaṃ pakvatailaṃ ca nārada || kuhūpūrṇendusaṃkrāṃticaturdaśyaṣṭamīṣu ca ||37|| ravau śrāddhe vratāhe ca duṣṭaṃ strītilatailakam || māṃsaṃ ca raktaśākaṃ ca kāṃsyapātre ca bhojanam || 38 || niṣiddhaṃ śayanaṃ caiva kūrmamāṃsaṃ ca mantritam || niṣiddhaṃ sarvavarṇānāṃ divā svastrīniṣevaṇam || 39 || rātrau ca dadhi bhakṣyaṃ ca śayanaṃ sandhyayordine || rajasvalāstrīgamanametannarakakāraṇam || 1.27.40 || udakyavīrayorannaṃ puṃścalyannamabhakṣakam || śūdrānnaṃ yājakānnaṃ ca śūdraśrāddhānnameva ca ||41|| abhakṣyānnaṃ ca viprarṣe yadannaṃ vṛṣalīpateḥ || brahmanvārdhuṣikānnaṃ ca gaṇakānnamabhakṣakam || 42 || agradānidvijānnaṃ ca cikitsākārakasya ca || hastacitrāharau tailamagrāhyaṃ cāpyabhakṣakam || 43 || mūle mṛge bhādrapade māṃsaṃ gomāṃsatulyakam || amāyāṃ kṛttikāyāṃ ca dvijaiḥ kṣauraṃ vivarjitam || 44 || kṛtvā tu maithunaṃ kṣauraṃ yo devāṃstarpayetpitṝn || rudhiraṃ tadbhavettoyaṃ dātā ca narakaṃ vrajet || 45 || yatkarttavyamakarttavyaṃ yadbhojyaṃ yadabhojyakam || sarvaṃ tubhyaṃ nigaditaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 46 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe brahmakhaṇḍe sautiśaunakasaṃvāde nāradaṃ prati śivopadeśe bhakṣyābhakṣyādivivaraṇaṃ nāma saptaviṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ ||27||
English translation
Eatables and non-eatables for the Narada said—0 lord tell me what is eatable and what is non-eatable for Brahmanas house¬ holders, Yati, Vaisnava, widows and a Brahmacarl. You also tell me all their duties and the deeds from which they should reframe. The things which they should enjoy and should avoid, because you,, are well aware of all these details being lord of the universe.
Mahesvara said—Some of the ascetic Brahmanas remain without food, some of them live only by in-hailing the air, some of them live on the fruits and roots.
O Brahmana the house-holders appropriately consumes foods with their wives. Similarly everyone does according to his liking because everyone has different taste and different liking.
But for a Brahmana house-holder the taking of the food available after the perfonning of homa is prescribed, is the best. The left over of Narayana are consumed by them as a gifts. Only that food can be described as non-eatables which was not been initially offered to lord.
IT ytqciimTiH II Because the food which is not offered to lord Visnu can be treated as refuse and the urine.
Thus on the eleventh day of the fort-night, the food and the water is discarded.
The one who consumes the food of the homa, offering the same to lord Visnu, he does not attract any sin and on the other hand, he earns the merit of performing the fast.
Therefore a Brahmana who willingly or at the instance of someone else takes food actually consumes the sins. There is no doubt about it.
O Narada that is why, the house-holder Brahmanas are prohibited from taking any food on the eleventh day of the fortnight.
Wrfisr wgroTt I On the day of Hari, the house-holder Brahmana whether he believes in Siva are sakti, if he eats the food he falls in the hell called The same food is turned into the insects and they eat up his body bit by bit. Therefore that person consuming refuse and urine spends the time in hell for the longevity of the age of fourteen Indras. Similarly the person who consumes food on Janmastml, RamanavamT and Sivaratrl, meets with the same fate.
If one is unable to maintain the fast he should consume fruits and roots besides the water; otherwise if the body is destroyed the human invites the sin of self-killing.
Therefore, the house-holder Brahmanas perfonn the Ekadasl-vrata while fasting in the Bharatvarsa, as a result of which they enjoy the Vaikuntha up to the life of Brahma.
The same process has been prescribed for the house-holder, whether he believes in Siva, sakti or is a Vaisnava or is a Yati and Brahmacari.
The one who consumes the food after offering it to Visnu he is considered to be a Vaisnava and earns the merit of performing hundred fasts and achieves ultimately the salvation.
All the gods and the sacred places get desirous of meeting, touching and talking with him.
The food which is cooked twice or the dura fried rice) which is considered to be pure in some regions are not considered quite appropriate for offering to the lord and for the consumption of the Brahmanas.
O Brahmana, a recluse, widow and Brahmacarls are prohibited from consuming the O best of the Brahmanas, the widow, the Yati, Brahmacarls and Tapasvis are strictly prohibiting from consuming the betels.
O Narada, the things which are prohibited for consumption of the Brahmanas as ordained in the Samaveda by lord Hari, are now going to be described by me, you therefore listen to it.
One should not consume milk in a copper vase, one should not consume ghee which is left over and the milk with salt. All these tantamount to consuming the flesh of the cow.
few Wf I The coconut water should not be taken in the copper vase or the vase of a copper alloy bronze.
If one takes honey or the juice of sugarcane in a copper vase, it turns into wine, there is no doubt about it. A Brahmana, who drinks water with his left hand, is treated like a drunkard and he should be discarded for all the religious rites.
O sage, if one takes food without first offering to lord Visnu and the food or water that is left over, such food or water Is prohibited from Similarly in the month of KSrtika," the fruit of egg-plant, the radish in the month of MSgha and in the four rainy months, the cabbage ^ should not be taken. The white palm tree, the small grained pulses, the fish of any country is prohibited and should not be taken by a Brahmapa. If a Brahmana willingly consumes the fish, he will have to fast for three days and thereafter perfoim the repentance. Only after that, he gets purified.
The consumption of Kusamanda is prohibited on the first day of moon, because it results into the loss of riches. On the second day of moon, the forest fruit is prohibited and if one does so, he should recite the name of Visnu. On the third day of the moon, cucumber should not be taken and in case one does so, his so, the enemies are increased. Therefore it should not be eaten on that particular day. On the fourth day of the moon the radish should not be taken which results into the lose of money. By consuming the wood-apples on the fifth day of the moon one earns blemish. If one consumes Nlma on the sixth day of the moon, he is reborn as a bird.
On the seventh day of the moon if one consumes date-palm he attracts ailments, it also is injurious for the body.
On the eighth day of the moon the wisdom is lost by consuming the coconut. If the guard is consumed on the ninth day of fortnight it is sinful and the vegetable of Kalambl prohibited to be taken on the tenth day of the fortnight.
The beans are prohibited to be taken on the eleventh day of the fortnight and the fried rice on the twelve day of the fortnight. The fruit of egg¬ plant is prohibited for the thirteenth day of the fortnight which might result in the loss of the O sage the black-grams are prohibited to be taken for fourteenth day of the fortnight. On the moonless dark night the consumption of meat is prohibited for the house-holder, For the rest of the days a house-holder is allowed to take meat available from thQ yajna. O Narada one should get up early in the morning, take a bath and on the day of performing the vrata and sraddha the use of sea-same oil or fried oil has been considered to be useful. On the moonless day, full moon day, first day of the month, fourteen day of the fortnight, eighth day of the fortnight Sundays and the days on which sraddha are performed, the co-habitation with the wife is strictly prohibited. Similarly on these
days the consumption of meat, vegetables of red colour and the consumption of food in the copper alloy or bronze is strictly prohibited.
Sleeping in the day is prohibited for all the people of the four varnas. Besides by eating of the meat of the tortoise and enjoying of the conjugal pleasures with wife, one vies hell. By consuming curd during the night, sleeping in the morning and evening and enjoying the company of a lady in the period one attracts sin.
The food cooked by a woman in period, a wicked woman, a Sudras woman and the food offered by a priest and the food offered by a Sudra is strictly prohibited from consumption. O best of the Brahmana, the food of the Sudra is prohibited from consumption in the Hasta and Citra constellations. Oil should not be applied on the body or consumed as such days. The food of the Brahmana and of Vaishya should not be In the Mula and Mrgasira constellations, in the month of Bhadrapada, the consumption of'raeat is strictly prohibited. O Narada the one who co- habits in the Krttika and Utlara constellations, he falls in the terrific hell. The shaving of the head in the RohinI, Visakha, Anuradha, Uttratrya and Krttika constellations besides on the moonless day, is strictly prohibited. The one who performs tarpaua for the gods and the manes, the water so offered by him turns like blood and he ultimately achieves the hell; O Narada I have explained to
you the deeds which are to be performed and those which are prohibited, for a householder. I have also told you the eatables and those which are not to be eaten. “Now what more do you want listen from me”?
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 400047 (2023-12-26T21:59:42Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n145–n150: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n145/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.