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Chapter 10

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नारायण उवाच ।। तौ दम्पती बहिर्गत्वा पुत्रमङ्गलहेतवे।। विविधानि च रत्नानि द्विजेभ्यो ददतुर्मुदा ।। १ ।। बन्दिभ्यो भिक्षुकेभ्यश्च दानानि विविधानि च ।। नानाविधानि वाद्यानि वादयामास शङ्करः ।। २ ।। हिमालयश्च रत्नानां ददौ लक्षं द्विजातये ।। सहस्रं च गजेन्द्राणामश्वानां च त्रिलक्षकम् ।। ३ ।। दशलक्षं गवां चैव पञ्चलक्षं सुवर्णकम् ।। मुक्तामाणिक्यरत्नानि मणिश्रेष्ठानि यानि च ।। ४ ।। अन्यान्यपि च दानानि वस्त्राण्याभरणानि च ।। सर्वाण्यमूल्यरत्नानि क्षीरोदोत्पत्तिकानि च ।। ५ ।। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ विष्णुः कौस्तुभं कौतुकान्वितः ।। ब्रह्मा विशिष्टदानानि विप्राणां वाञ्छितानि च ।। सुदुर्लभानि सृष्टौ च ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ मुदा ।। ६ ।। धर्मः सूर्य्यश्च शक्रश्च देवाश्च मुनयस्तथा ।। गन्धर्वाः पर्वता देव्यो ददुर्दानं क्रमेण च ।। ७ ।। माणिक्यानां सहस्राणि रत्नानां च शतानि च ।। शतानि कौस्तुभानां च हीरकाणां शतानि च ।। ८ ।। हरिद्वर्णमणीन्द्राणां सहस्राणि मुदाऽन्विताः ।। गवां रत्नानि लक्षाणि गजरत्नसहस्रकम् ।। अमूल्यान्यन्यरत्नानि श्वेतवर्णानि कौतुकात्।।१०।। शतलक्षं सुवर्णानां वह्निशुद्धांशुकानि च ।। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ ब्रह्मा तत्र क्षीरोदधिर्मुदा ।। ११ ।। हारं चामूल्यरत्नानां त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभम् ।। अतीव निर्मलं सारं सूर्य्यभानुविनिन्दकम् ।।१२।। परिष्कृतं च माणिक्यैर्हीरकैश्च विराजितम् ।। रम्यं कौस्तुभमध्यस्थं ददौ देवी सरस्वती।। ।। १३ ।। त्रैलोक्यसारं हारं च सद्रत्नगणनिर्मितम् ।। भूषणानि च सर्वाणि सा सावित्री ददौ मुदा ।। १४ ।। लक्षं सुवर्णलोष्टानां धनानि विविधानि च ।। शतान्यमूल्यरत्नानां कुबेरश्च ददौ मुदा ।। १५ ।। दानानि दत्त्वा विप्रेभ्यस्ते सर्वे ददृशुः शिशुम् ।। परमानन्दसंयुक्ताः शिवपुत्रोत्सवे मुने ।। १६ ।। भारं वोढुमशक्ताश्च ब्राह्मणा बन्दिनस्तथा ।। स्थायंस्थायं च गच्छन्तो धनानि पथि कातराः ।। १७ ।। कथयन्ति कथाः सर्वे विश्रान्ताः पूर्वदायिनाम् ।। बुद्धाः शृण्वन्ति मुदिता युवानो भिक्षुका मुने ।। १८ ।। विष्णुः प्रमुदितस्तत्र वादयामास दुन्दुभिम् ।। संगीतं पाययामास कारयामास नर्तनम् ।। वेदांश्च पाठयामास पुराणानि च नारद ।। १९ ।। मुनीन्द्रानानयामास पूजयामास तान्मुदा ।। आशिषं दापयामास कारयामास मङ्गलम्।। सार्द्धं देवश्चै देवीभिर्ददौ तस्मै शुभाशिषः ।। ।। २० ।। विष्णुरुवाच ।। शिवेन तुल्यं ज्ञानं ते परमायुश्च बालक ।। पराक्रमे मया तुल्यः सर्वसिद्धीश्वरो भव ।। २१ ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। यशसा ते जगत्पूर्णं सर्वपूज्यो भवाचिरम् ।। सर्वेषां पुरतः पूजा भवत्वतिसुदुर्लभा ।। २२ ।। धर्म्म उवाच ।। मया तुल्यः सुधर्मिष्ठो भवान्भवतु दुर्लभः ।। सर्वज्ञश्च दयायुक्तो हरिभक्तो हरेः समः।।२३।। महादेव उवाच ।। दाता भव मया तुल्यो हरिभक्तश्च बुद्धिमान्।। विद्यावान्पुण्यवाञ्छान्तो दान्तश्च प्राणवल्लभ ।। २४ ।। लक्ष्मीरुवाच ।। मम स्थितिश्च गेहे ते देहे भवतु शाश्वती ।। पतिव्रता मया तुल्या शान्ता कान्ता मनोहरा ।। २५ ।। सरस्वत्युवाच ।। मया तुल्या सुकविता धारणाशक्तिरेव च ।। स्मृतिर्विवेचनाशक्तिर्भवत्वतितरां सुत ।। २६ ।। सावित्र्युवाच ।। वत्साहं वेदजननी वेदज्ञानी भवाचिरम् ।। मन्मन्त्रजपशीलश्च प्रवरो वेदवादिनाम् ।। ।। २७ ।। हिमालय उवाच ।। श्रीकृष्णेऽतिमतिः शश्वद्भक्तिर्भवतु शाश्वती ।। श्रीकृष्णतुल्यो गुणवान्भव कृष्णपरायणः ।। २८ ।। मेनकोवाच ।। समुद्रतुल्यो गाम्भीर्य्ये कामतुल्यश्च रूपवान् ।। श्रीयुक्तः श्रीपतिसमो धर्म्मे धर्मसमो भव ।। २९ ।। वसुन्धरोवाच ।। क्षमाशीलो मया तुल्यः शरण्यः सर्वरत्नवान् ।। निर्विघ्नो विघ्ननिघ्नश्च भव वत्स शुभाश्रयः ।। ३० ।। पार्वत्युवाच ।। ताततुल्यमहायोगी सिद्धः सिद्धिप्रदः शुभः ।। मृत्युञ्जयश्च भगवान्भवत्वतिविशारदः।।३१।। ऋषयो मुनयः सिद्धाः सर्वे युयुजुराशिषः।। ब्राह्मणा बन्दिनश्चैव युयुजुः सर्वमङ्गलम् ।।३२।। सर्वं ते कथितं वत्स सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गलम् ।। गणेशजन्मकथनं सर्वविघ्नविनाशनम् ।।३३।। इमं सुमंगलाध्यक्षं यः शृणोति सुखं यतः ।। सर्वमंगलसंयुक्तः स भवेन्मंगलालयः ।। ३४ ।। अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रमधनो लभते धनम्।। कृपणो लभते सत्त्वं शश्वत्सम्पत्प्रदायि च ।। ३५ ।। भार्य्यार्थी लभते भार्य्यां प्रजार्थी लभते प्रजाम् ।। आरोग्यं लभते रोगी सौभाग्ये दुर्भगा लभेत् ।। ३६ ।। भ्रष्टपुत्रं नष्टधनं प्रोषितं च प्रियं लभेत् ।। शोकाविष्टः सदाऽऽनन्दं लभते नात्र संशयः ।। ३७ ।। यत्पुण्यं लभते मर्त्यो गणेशाख्यानकश्रुतौ ।। तत्फलं लभते नूनमध्यायश्रवणान्मुने ।। ३८ ।। अयं च मङ्गलाध्यायो यस्य गेहं च तिष्ठति ।। सदा मङ्गलसंयुक्तः स भवेन्नात्र संशयः ।। ३९ ।। यात्राकाले च पुण्याहे यः शृणोति समाहितः ।। सर्वाभीष्टं स लभते श्रीगणेशप्रसादतः ।।४० ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे तृतीये गणेशखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे गणेशोद्भवमंगलं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः ।। १० ।।

nārāyaṇa uvāca || tau dampatī bahirgatvā putramaṅgalahetave|| vividhāni ca ratnāni dvijebhyo dadaturmudā || 1 || bandibhyo bhikṣukebhyaśca dānāni vividhāni ca || nānāvidhāni vādyāni vādayāmāsa śaṅkaraḥ || 2 || himālayaśca ratnānāṃ dadau lakṣaṃ dvijātaye || sahasraṃ ca gajendrāṇāmaśvānāṃ ca trilakṣakam || 3 || daśalakṣaṃ gavāṃ caiva pañcalakṣaṃ suvarṇakam || muktāmāṇikyaratnāni maṇiśreṣṭhāni yāni ca || 4 || anyānyapi ca dānāni vastrāṇyābharaṇāni ca || sarvāṇyamūlyaratnāni kṣīrodotpattikāni ca || 5 || brāhmaṇebhyo dadau viṣṇuḥ kaustubhaṃ kautukānvitaḥ || brahmā viśiṣṭadānāni viprāṇāṃ vāñchitāni ca || sudurlabhāni sṛṣṭau ca brāhmaṇebhyo dadau mudā || 6 || dharmaḥ sūryyaśca śakraśca devāśca munayastathā || gandharvāḥ parvatā devyo dadurdānaṃ krameṇa ca || 7 || māṇikyānāṃ sahasrāṇi ratnānāṃ ca śatāni ca || śatāni kaustubhānāṃ ca hīrakāṇāṃ śatāni ca || 8 || haridvarṇamaṇīndrāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi mudā'nvitāḥ || gavāṃ ratnāni lakṣāṇi gajaratnasahasrakam || amūlyānyanyaratnāni śvetavarṇāni kautukāt||10|| śatalakṣaṃ suvarṇānāṃ vahniśuddhāṃśukāni ca || brāhmaṇebhyo dadau brahmā tatra kṣīrodadhirmudā || 11 || hāraṃ cāmūlyaratnānāṃ triṣu lokeṣu durlabham || atīva nirmalaṃ sāraṃ sūryyabhānuvinindakam ||12|| pariṣkṛtaṃ ca māṇikyairhīrakaiśca virājitam || ramyaṃ kaustubhamadhyasthaṃ dadau devī sarasvatī|| || 13 || trailokyasāraṃ hāraṃ ca sadratnagaṇanirmitam || bhūṣaṇāni ca sarvāṇi sā sāvitrī dadau mudā || 14 || lakṣaṃ suvarṇaloṣṭānāṃ dhanāni vividhāni ca || śatānyamūlyaratnānāṃ kuberaśca dadau mudā || 15 || dānāni dattvā viprebhyaste sarve dadṛśuḥ śiśum || paramānandasaṃyuktāḥ śivaputrotsave mune || 16 || bhāraṃ voḍhumaśaktāśca brāhmaṇā bandinastathā || sthāyaṃsthāyaṃ ca gacchanto dhanāni pathi kātarāḥ || 17 || kathayanti kathāḥ sarve viśrāntāḥ pūrvadāyinām || buddhāḥ śṛṇvanti muditā yuvāno bhikṣukā mune || 18 || viṣṇuḥ pramuditastatra vādayāmāsa dundubhim || saṃgītaṃ pāyayāmāsa kārayāmāsa nartanam || vedāṃśca pāṭhayāmāsa purāṇāni ca nārada || 19 || munīndrānānayāmāsa pūjayāmāsa tānmudā || āśiṣaṃ dāpayāmāsa kārayāmāsa maṅgalam|| sārddhaṃ devaścai devībhirdadau tasmai śubhāśiṣaḥ || || 20 || viṣṇuruvāca || śivena tulyaṃ jñānaṃ te paramāyuśca bālaka || parākrame mayā tulyaḥ sarvasiddhīśvaro bhava || 21 || brahmovāca || yaśasā te jagatpūrṇaṃ sarvapūjyo bhavāciram || sarveṣāṃ purataḥ pūjā bhavatvatisudurlabhā || 22 || dharmma uvāca || mayā tulyaḥ sudharmiṣṭho bhavānbhavatu durlabhaḥ || sarvajñaśca dayāyukto haribhakto hareḥ samaḥ||23|| mahādeva uvāca || dātā bhava mayā tulyo haribhaktaśca buddhimān|| vidyāvānpuṇyavāñchānto dāntaśca prāṇavallabha || 24 || lakṣmīruvāca || mama sthitiśca gehe te dehe bhavatu śāśvatī || pativratā mayā tulyā śāntā kāntā manoharā || 25 || sarasvatyuvāca || mayā tulyā sukavitā dhāraṇāśaktireva ca || smṛtirvivecanāśaktirbhavatvatitarāṃ suta || 26 || sāvitryuvāca || vatsāhaṃ vedajananī vedajñānī bhavāciram || manmantrajapaśīlaśca pravaro vedavādinām || || 27 || himālaya uvāca || śrīkṛṣṇe'timatiḥ śaśvadbhaktirbhavatu śāśvatī || śrīkṛṣṇatulyo guṇavānbhava kṛṣṇaparāyaṇaḥ || 28 || menakovāca || samudratulyo gāmbhīryye kāmatulyaśca rūpavān || śrīyuktaḥ śrīpatisamo dharmme dharmasamo bhava || 29 || vasundharovāca || kṣamāśīlo mayā tulyaḥ śaraṇyaḥ sarvaratnavān || nirvighno vighnanighnaśca bhava vatsa śubhāśrayaḥ || 30 || pārvatyuvāca || tātatulyamahāyogī siddhaḥ siddhipradaḥ śubhaḥ || mṛtyuñjayaśca bhagavānbhavatvativiśāradaḥ||31|| ṛṣayo munayaḥ siddhāḥ sarve yuyujurāśiṣaḥ|| brāhmaṇā bandinaścaiva yuyujuḥ sarvamaṅgalam ||32|| sarvaṃ te kathitaṃ vatsa sarvamaṅgalamaṅgalam || gaṇeśajanmakathanaṃ sarvavighnavināśanam ||33|| imaṃ sumaṃgalādhyakṣaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti sukhaṃ yataḥ || sarvamaṃgalasaṃyuktaḥ sa bhavenmaṃgalālayaḥ || 34 || aputro labhate putramadhano labhate dhanam|| kṛpaṇo labhate sattvaṃ śaśvatsampatpradāyi ca || 35 || bhāryyārthī labhate bhāryyāṃ prajārthī labhate prajām || ārogyaṃ labhate rogī saubhāgye durbhagā labhet || 36 || bhraṣṭaputraṃ naṣṭadhanaṃ proṣitaṃ ca priyaṃ labhet || śokāviṣṭaḥ sadā''nandaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 37 || yatpuṇyaṃ labhate martyo gaṇeśākhyānakaśrutau || tatphalaṃ labhate nūnamadhyāyaśravaṇānmune || 38 || ayaṃ ca maṅgalādhyāyo yasya gehaṃ ca tiṣṭhati || sadā maṅgalasaṃyuktaḥ sa bhavennātra saṃśayaḥ || 39 || yātrākāle ca puṇyāhe yaḥ śṛṇoti samāhitaḥ || sarvābhīṣṭaṃ sa labhate śrīgaṇeśaprasādataḥ ||40 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye gaṇeśakhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde gaṇeśodbhavamaṃgalaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ || 10 ||

English translation

Festivity at the Birth of Ganes'a Thus Dharma, Surya and Indra besides other gods, the sages, Gandharvas, the mountains and the goddesses also have given away in charities to the Brahmanas.

Narayana said - The divine couple came at the door and distributed several gems to the Brahmanas in charity.

For the welfare of the child, the bards and beggars were also given various types of riches in charity. Siva then made several musical instraments to be played upon. Himalaya Brahma also gave away in charity thousands of jewels, a hundred gems, a hundred kaustubha gems, a hundred rubies, a thousand sapphires, a lakh of cows, a lakh of gems, a thousand elephants of the best quality, the invaluable white horses, a hundred lakhs of gold coins and the garments sanctified by the fire. The ocean gave away the garland of gems which was difficult to get in the three worlds, spotless, solid ornaments which put the ray of the sun to shame and were studded with gem and jewels having the kaustubha gem in the centre. The goddess Sarasvati gave away in charity the garland which was the essence of the universe and was made of the best of gems. SavitrT gave away all the Kubera delightfully gave away a lakh of gold

coins besides several riches and invaluable gems in charity.

O sage, in the festivity of the birth of the son of ^iva, all the gods were filled with delight and had a look at the child.

At that point of time the Brahmanas and the bards were walking quite slowly because of the heavy load of charities carried by them.

O sage, those people while taking rest were also talking about the earlier people who gave away charities and all the old, the young and the beggars were listening to them attentively.

O Narada, Visnu got delighted and he made the drums to be beaten, besides music and dance to continue. The Vedas and Puranas were recited, the pujas were performed by inviting the sages and all the gods blessed the child.

Thereafter the gods and the goddesses also offered their blessings to the child.

Visnu said - O child, you may acquire knowledge like ^iva and have a long life. You should have the prowess like me and you should be lord of all success.

Brahma said - Your glory should spread over the entire universe. Soon you will be adorable by all and you will be adored first of all.

Dharma said - You will be quite a noble person like me besides becoming all knowledgeable, compassionate, devoted to Hari and like the lord.

Mahadeva said - O son, you are dearer to me than my life. You should perform charities like me, be devoted to Hari, possess great intelligence and be an intellectual, meritorious, peaceful and subjugate your enemies: Sarasvatl said - O son, you will be able to compose beautiful poetry like me with immense power of absorption, wisdom and power of Savitrl said - O son, I am the mother of the Vedas; you will soon become well-versed in all the Vedas. By nature, you will recite my mantra and you will be the best of all those well-versed in the Vedas.

Himalaya said - You should always remain devoted to lord Kfsna and you may achieve his eternal devotion. You will be virtuous like him and should always remain devoted to lord Kysna.

Menaka said - You will be as deep as the ocean, as beautiful as Kama, the god of love, be illustrious like Visnu and quite religious like Vasundhara said - O son, you should be like me in forgiveness, protect the people who come to take refuge with you, should be adorned with all the gems, without obstructions and destroyer of all the obstructions representing welfare all the Parvatl said - You will be a great yogi like your father, a siddha, a bestower of success, auspicious and full of fortune, over-power the death and quite intelligent. Thereafter the sages and the ascetics besides the siddhas variously blessed him. The Brahmanas and the bards showered welfare on him.

O son, I have thus narrated to you the story of the birth of Ganesa which is the welfare of all the welfare and removes all the obstructions.

gtiddis s ira fR W:i The one who listens to this chapter filled with welfare, is bestowed with all the welfare and always meets with welfare and delight.

A sonless person gets a son, a pauper gets the riches, a miser gets the sattva and the riches also.

A person desirous to get a wife gets the same, the one who is desirous of people gets the people, the sick is relieved of all the ailments and an unfortunate person gets all the fortune.

Thus one gets back his lost son, lost property and the beloved who might have gone to some other country. The one whose mind is filled with grief is relieved of the same. There is no doubt about it.

O sage, the merit one gets by listening to the story of the birth of Ganesa, the same merit is also achieved by listening to this chapter.

Whosoever recites this chapter of welfare, he always meets with welfare; there is no doubt about it.

At the time of travelling and at an auspicious time whosoever listens to it attentively, he achieves the desired reward by the grace of lord

Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 117457 (2017-08-08T14:42:43Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n642–n646: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n642/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.