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Chapter 14

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नारायण उवाच ।। देवास्तस्यां सभायां च सर्वे संहृष्टमानसाः ।। गन्धर्वा मुनयः शैलाः पश्यन्तः सुमहोत्सवम्।। ।। १ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे दुर्गा स्मेराननसरोरुहा ।। उवाच विष्णुं प्रणता देवेशं तत्र संसदि ।।२।। पार्वत्युवाच ।। त्वं पाता सर्वजगतां नाथ नाहं जगद्बहिः ।। कथं मत्स्वामिनो वीर्य्यममोघं रक्षितं प्रभो ।। ३ ।। रतिभङ्गे कृते देवैर्ब्रह्मणा प्रेरितैस्त्वया ।। भूमौ निपतितं वीर्यं केन देवेन वै हृतम् ।। ४ ।। सर्वे देवास्त्वत्पुरतस्तदन्विष्यन्तु सादरम् ।। अराजकं कथमिदं तिष्ठति त्वयि राजनि ।। ५ ।। पार्वतीवचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य जगदीश्वरः ।। उवाच देववर्गे च मुनिवर्गे च तिष्ठति ।। ६ ।। श्रीविष्णुरुवाच ।। देवाः शृणुत मद्वाक्यं पार्वतीवचनं श्रुतम् ।। शिवस्यामोघवीर्य्यं यत्तत्पुरा केन निर्हृतम् ।। ७ ।। सभामानयत क्षिप्रं न चेद्दण्डमिहार्हथ ।। स को राजा न शास्ता यः प्रजाबाध्यश्च पाक्षिकः ।। ८ ।। विष्णोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा समालोच्य परस्परम् ।। ऊचुः सर्वे शिवावाक्यैस्त्रासिताः पुरतो हरेः ।। ९ ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। तद्वीर्यं निर्हृतं येन पुण्यभूमौ च भारते ।। स वञ्चितो भवत्वत्र पुण्याहे पुण्यकर्मणि ।। १० ।। श्रीमहादेव उवाच ।। मद्वीर्य्यं निर्हृतं येन पुण्यभूमौ च भारते ।। स वञ्चितो भवत्वत्र सेवने पूजने तव ।। ११ ।। यम उवाच ।। स वञ्चितो भवत्वत्र शरणागतरक्षणे ।। एकादशीव्रते चैव तद्वीर्य्यं येन निर्हृतम् ।।१२।। इन्द्र उवाच ।। तद्वीर्यं निर्हृतं येन पापिनां पापमोचने ।। भवत्वत्र यशो लुप्तं तत्पुण्यं कर्म सन्ततम् ।। १३ ।। वरुण उवाच ।। भवत्वत्र कलौ जन्म वर्षे स्याद्भारते हरे ।। शूद्रयाजकपत्न्याश्च गर्भे तद्येन निर्हृतम् ।। १४ ।। कुबेर उवाच ।। न्यासहारी स भवतु विश्वासघ्नश्च मित्रहा ।। सत्यघ्नश्च कृतघ्नश्च तद्वीर्यं येन निर्हृतम्।।१५।। ईशान उवाच ।। परद्रव्यापहारी च स भवत्वत्र भारते ।। नरघाती गुरुद्रोही तद्वीर्यं येन निर्हृतम्।।१६।। रुद्रा ऊचुः।। ते मिथ्यावादिनः सन्तु भारते पारदारिकाः ।। गुरुनिन्दारताः शश्वत्तद्वीर्य्यं यैश्च निर्हृतम् ।। १७ ।। कामदेव उवाच ।। कृत्वा प्रतिज्ञां यो मूढो न सम्पालयते भ्रमात् ।। भाजनं तस्य पापस्य स भवेद्येन तद्धृतम् ।। १८ ।। स्वर्वैद्यावूचतुः ।। मातुः पितुर्गुरोश्चैव स्त्रीपुत्राणां च पोषणे ।। भवेतां वञ्चितौ तौ च याभ्यां वीर्य्यं च तद्धृतम् ।। १९ ।। सर्वे देवा ऊचुः ।। मिथ्यासाक्ष्यप्रदातारो भवन्त्वत्र च भारते ।। अपुत्रिणो दरिद्राश्च यैश्च वीर्य्यं हि तद्धृतम् ।। २० ।। देवपत्न्य ऊचुः ।। ता निन्दंतु स्वभर्त्तारो गच्छन्तु परपूरुषम् ।। सन्तु बुद्धिविहीनाश्च याभिर्वीर्य्यं हि तद्धृतम् ।। २१ ।। देवानां वचनं श्रुत्वा देवीनां च हरिस्स्वयम् ।। कर्मणां साक्षिणं धर्मं सूर्य्यं चन्द्रं हुताशनम् ।। २२ ।। पवनं पृथिवीं तोयं सन्ध्ये रात्रिं दिवं मुने ।। उवाच जगतां कर्त्ता पाता शास्ता जगत्त्रये ।। २३ ।। श्रीविष्णुरुवाच ।। देवैर्न निर्हृतं वीर्य्यं तदेतत्केन निर्हृतम् ।। तदमोघं भगवतो महेशस्य जगद्गुरोः ।। २४ ।। यूयं च साक्षिणो विश्वे सततं सर्वकर्मणाम् ।। युष्माभिर्निर्हृत किं वा किम्भूतं वक्तुमर्हथ ।। २५ ।। ईश्वरस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सभायां कम्पिताश्च ते ।। परस्परं समालोच्य क्रमेणोचुः पुरो हरेः ।। २६ ।। श्रीधर्म उवाच ।। रतेरुत्तिष्ठतो वीर्य्यं पपात वसुधातले ।। मया ज्ञातममोघं तच्छङ्करस्य प्रकोपतः ।। २७ ।। क्षितिरुवाच ।। वीर्य्यं वोढुमशक्ताऽहं तद्वह्नौ न्यक्षिपं पुरा ।। अतीव दुर्वहं ब्रह्मन्नबलां क्षन्तुमर्हसि ।। २८ ।। अग्निरुवाच ।। वीर्य्यं वोढुमशक्ताऽहं न्यक्षिपं शरकानने ।। दुर्बलस्य जगन्नाथ किं यशः किं च पौरुषम् ।। २९ ।। वायुरुवाच ।। शरेषु पतितं वीर्य्यं सद्यो बालो बभूव ह ।। अतीव सुन्दरो विष्णो स्वर्णरेखानदीतटे ।। ३० ।। श्रीसूर्य्य उवाच ।। रुदन्तं बालकं दृष्ट्वाऽगममस्ताचलं प्रति ।। प्रेरितः कालचक्रेण निशि संस्थातुमक्षमः ।। ३१ ।। चन्द्र उवाच ।। रुदन्तं बालकं प्राप्य गृहीत्वा कृत्तिकागणः ।। जगाम स्वालयं विष्णो गच्छन्बदरिकाश्रमात् ।। ।। ३२ ।। जलमुवाच ।। अमुं रुदन्तमानीय स्तनं दत्त्वा स्तनार्थिने ।। वर्द्धयामासुरीशस्य तं ताः सूर्य्याधिकप्रभम् ।। ३३ ।। सन्ध्ये ऊचतुः ।। अधुना कृत्तिकानां च षण्णां तत्पोष्यपुत्रकः ।। तन्नाम चक्रुस्ताः प्रेम्णा कार्त्तिकेय इति स्वयम् ।। ३४ ।। रात्रिरुवाच ।। न चक्रुर्बालकं ताश्च लोचनानामगोचरम् ।। प्राणेभ्योऽपि प्रेमपात्रं यः पोष्टा तस्य पुत्रकः ।। ३५ ।। दिनमुवाच ।। यानि यानि च वस्तूनि त्रैलोक्ये दुर्लभानि च ।। प्रशंसितानि स्वादूनि भोजयामासुरेव तम् ।। ३६ ।। तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सन्तुष्टो मधुसूदनः ।। ते सर्वे हरिमित्यूचुः सभायां हृष्टमानसाः ।। ३७ ।। पुत्रस्य वार्त्तां सम्प्राप्य पार्वती हृष्टमानसा ।। कोटिरत्नानि विप्रेभ्यो ददौ बहुधनानि च ।। ददौ सर्वाणि विप्रेभ्यो वासांसि विविधानि च।।३८।। लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती मेना सावित्री सर्वयोषितः ।। विष्णुश्च सर्वदेवाश्च ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददुर्धनम् ।। ३९ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे तृतीये गणेशखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे कार्त्तिकेयजन्मकथनं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः ।। १४ ।।

nārāyaṇa uvāca || devāstasyāṃ sabhāyāṃ ca sarve saṃhṛṣṭamānasāḥ || gandharvā munayaḥ śailāḥ paśyantaḥ sumahotsavam|| || 1 || etasminnantare durgā smerānanasaroruhā || uvāca viṣṇuṃ praṇatā deveśaṃ tatra saṃsadi ||2|| pārvatyuvāca || tvaṃ pātā sarvajagatāṃ nātha nāhaṃ jagadbahiḥ || kathaṃ matsvāmino vīryyamamoghaṃ rakṣitaṃ prabho || 3 || ratibhaṅge kṛte devairbrahmaṇā preritaistvayā || bhūmau nipatitaṃ vīryaṃ kena devena vai hṛtam || 4 || sarve devāstvatpuratastadanviṣyantu sādaram || arājakaṃ kathamidaṃ tiṣṭhati tvayi rājani || 5 || pārvatīvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasya jagadīśvaraḥ || uvāca devavarge ca munivarge ca tiṣṭhati || 6 || śrīviṣṇuruvāca || devāḥ śṛṇuta madvākyaṃ pārvatīvacanaṃ śrutam || śivasyāmoghavīryyaṃ yattatpurā kena nirhṛtam || 7 || sabhāmānayata kṣipraṃ na ceddaṇḍamihārhatha || sa ko rājā na śāstā yaḥ prajābādhyaśca pākṣikaḥ || 8 || viṣṇostadvacanaṃ śrutvā samālocya parasparam || ūcuḥ sarve śivāvākyaistrāsitāḥ purato hareḥ || 9 || brahmovāca || tadvīryaṃ nirhṛtaṃ yena puṇyabhūmau ca bhārate || sa vañcito bhavatvatra puṇyāhe puṇyakarmaṇi || 10 || śrīmahādeva uvāca || madvīryyaṃ nirhṛtaṃ yena puṇyabhūmau ca bhārate || sa vañcito bhavatvatra sevane pūjane tava || 11 || yama uvāca || sa vañcito bhavatvatra śaraṇāgatarakṣaṇe || ekādaśīvrate caiva tadvīryyaṃ yena nirhṛtam ||12|| indra uvāca || tadvīryaṃ nirhṛtaṃ yena pāpināṃ pāpamocane || bhavatvatra yaśo luptaṃ tatpuṇyaṃ karma santatam || 13 || varuṇa uvāca || bhavatvatra kalau janma varṣe syādbhārate hare || śūdrayājakapatnyāśca garbhe tadyena nirhṛtam || 14 || kubera uvāca || nyāsahārī sa bhavatu viśvāsaghnaśca mitrahā || satyaghnaśca kṛtaghnaśca tadvīryaṃ yena nirhṛtam||15|| īśāna uvāca || paradravyāpahārī ca sa bhavatvatra bhārate || naraghātī gurudrohī tadvīryaṃ yena nirhṛtam||16|| rudrā ūcuḥ|| te mithyāvādinaḥ santu bhārate pāradārikāḥ || gurunindāratāḥ śaśvattadvīryyaṃ yaiśca nirhṛtam || 17 || kāmadeva uvāca || kṛtvā pratijñāṃ yo mūḍho na sampālayate bhramāt || bhājanaṃ tasya pāpasya sa bhavedyena taddhṛtam || 18 || svarvaidyāvūcatuḥ || mātuḥ piturguroścaiva strīputrāṇāṃ ca poṣaṇe || bhavetāṃ vañcitau tau ca yābhyāṃ vīryyaṃ ca taddhṛtam || 19 || sarve devā ūcuḥ || mithyāsākṣyapradātāro bhavantvatra ca bhārate || aputriṇo daridrāśca yaiśca vīryyaṃ hi taddhṛtam || 20 || devapatnya ūcuḥ || tā nindaṃtu svabharttāro gacchantu parapūruṣam || santu buddhivihīnāśca yābhirvīryyaṃ hi taddhṛtam || 21 || devānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā devīnāṃ ca harissvayam || karmaṇāṃ sākṣiṇaṃ dharmaṃ sūryyaṃ candraṃ hutāśanam || 22 || pavanaṃ pṛthivīṃ toyaṃ sandhye rātriṃ divaṃ mune || uvāca jagatāṃ karttā pātā śāstā jagattraye || 23 || śrīviṣṇuruvāca || devairna nirhṛtaṃ vīryyaṃ tadetatkena nirhṛtam || tadamoghaṃ bhagavato maheśasya jagadguroḥ || 24 || yūyaṃ ca sākṣiṇo viśve satataṃ sarvakarmaṇām || yuṣmābhirnirhṛta kiṃ vā kimbhūtaṃ vaktumarhatha || 25 || īśvarasya vacaḥ śrutvā sabhāyāṃ kampitāśca te || parasparaṃ samālocya krameṇocuḥ puro hareḥ || 26 || śrīdharma uvāca || rateruttiṣṭhato vīryyaṃ papāta vasudhātale || mayā jñātamamoghaṃ tacchaṅkarasya prakopataḥ || 27 || kṣitiruvāca || vīryyaṃ voḍhumaśaktā'haṃ tadvahnau nyakṣipaṃ purā || atīva durvahaṃ brahmannabalāṃ kṣantumarhasi || 28 || agniruvāca || vīryyaṃ voḍhumaśaktā'haṃ nyakṣipaṃ śarakānane || durbalasya jagannātha kiṃ yaśaḥ kiṃ ca pauruṣam || 29 || vāyuruvāca || śareṣu patitaṃ vīryyaṃ sadyo bālo babhūva ha || atīva sundaro viṣṇo svarṇarekhānadītaṭe || 30 || śrīsūryya uvāca || rudantaṃ bālakaṃ dṛṣṭvā'gamamastācalaṃ prati || preritaḥ kālacakreṇa niśi saṃsthātumakṣamaḥ || 31 || candra uvāca || rudantaṃ bālakaṃ prāpya gṛhītvā kṛttikāgaṇaḥ || jagāma svālayaṃ viṣṇo gacchanbadarikāśramāt || || 32 || jalamuvāca || amuṃ rudantamānīya stanaṃ dattvā stanārthine || varddhayāmāsurīśasya taṃ tāḥ sūryyādhikaprabham || 33 || sandhye ūcatuḥ || adhunā kṛttikānāṃ ca ṣaṇṇāṃ tatpoṣyaputrakaḥ || tannāma cakrustāḥ premṇā kārttikeya iti svayam || 34 || rātriruvāca || na cakrurbālakaṃ tāśca locanānāmagocaram || prāṇebhyo'pi premapātraṃ yaḥ poṣṭā tasya putrakaḥ || 35 || dinamuvāca || yāni yāni ca vastūni trailokye durlabhāni ca || praśaṃsitāni svādūni bhojayāmāsureva tam || 36 || teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā santuṣṭo madhusūdanaḥ || te sarve harimityūcuḥ sabhāyāṃ hṛṣṭamānasāḥ || 37 || putrasya vārttāṃ samprāpya pārvatī hṛṣṭamānasā || koṭiratnāni viprebhyo dadau bahudhanāni ca || dadau sarvāṇi viprebhyo vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca||38|| lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī menā sāvitrī sarvayoṣitaḥ || viṣṇuśca sarvadevāśca brāhmaṇebhyo dadurdhanam || 39 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye gaṇeśakhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde kārttikeyajanmakathanaṃ nāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 14 ||

English translation

The birth of KSrttikeya NarSyana said - All the courtiers, the gods, the Gandharvas, the sages and the mountains, were watching the festivities gleefully. In the meantime the lotus-faced Durga wearing a serene smile on her face addressing lord Visnu, spoke to him quite sweet and humble words.

Parvati said - O lord, you are the protector of the universe and I am not beyond it. Therefore, O lord, you kindly tell me the place were the semen of my lord has been preserved.

At your instance, the gods and Brahma disturbed our love-sport, as a result of which the semen fell on the ground. I am not aware as to which of the gods took it. All the gods should search for it in your presence because this type of disturbance is not permissible in your kingdom.

On hearing the words of Parvati, the lord of the universe, thought for a moment and addressing the gods, spoke to them.

Visnu said. - O gods, you listen to my words.

You have to listen to the words of Parvati. Who has usurped the semen of Siva which cannot be rendered infructuous? The semen has to be presented in this court at once, otherwise, you will become entitled to the punishment because the one who does not rule properly the people are troubled or acts one sided, such a king is to be O hearing the words of Visnu, all the gods consulted among themselves and getting terrified with the words of Parvati, started speaking before lord Visnu.

Brahma said - Whosoever has stolen away your semen from the land of Bharata, he will be deprived of the noble merits of the noble days.

Mahadeva said - Whosoever has usurped my semen from the sacred land of Bharata, will be deprived of your adoration.

Yama said - The one who has stolen the semen will be deprived of.the merit of providing protection to the one who takes refuge with him and the merit of the vrata of Ekadasi.

Indra said - Whosoever has stolen the semen, he will be unable to remove the sinners from the sins. Besides the glory and merit will also Varuna said - O lord Hari, whosoever has stolen the semen, will be turned as the performer of yajna of a Sudra in the age Kali and shall be bom from the womb of a ^tidra woman.

Kubera said - The person who has stolen away the semen, will earn the sin of misappropriating the trust, will be known as the betrayer of flie faith, the killer of the friend, killer of the truth and an ungrateful person.

Isana said - Whosoever has stolen away the semen, will be treated in the land of BhSrata as the one who steals away others' riches, the killer of human beings and the one who betrays his own teacher.

Rudra said - The one who has stolen the semen will be treated in the land of Bharata as the one who speaks untruth, visiting others' wives, wicked and the one indulging in the denouncing of the teacher.

Kamadeva said - Whosoever has stolen the semen will be treated like the one who does not fulfil his words and will earn sin.

said - Those who have stolen the semen will be deprived of maintaining their parents, father, teacher, woman and son.

The gods said - Whosoever has usurped the semen, will earn the sin of giving false evidence and become a pauper.

The wives of the gods said - Those laches who have usurped the semen, will be treated like those women who denouncing their husband, enjoy the company of other men and are deprived of wisdom.

O sage, on hearing the word of the gods and the goddesses, lord Vi§nu the creator of the universe and lord of the three worlds besides being the protector, looked at Dharma who stands witness for all besides, Sflrya, Candrama, Agni, Vayu, the earth, water, both the Sandhayas besides the day and the night.

Visnu said - In case the semen of lord ^iva had not been stolen by the gods then who else had done so. You happen to be the witness of all the deeds of earth. Therefore all of you have usurped the same or otherwise you tell me what happened to it.

At that point of time on hearing the words of the lord, all the people started trembling and after mutual consultation they spoke to the lord one by Dharma said - At that time of love-sport, when lord Siva got up, his semen fell on the ground.

This much is known to me.

Ksiti said - O Brahmana, I had been unable to carry the terrific semen myself, therefore I had dropped the same in the fire. You therefore kindly forgive a helpless person like me.

Agni said - O lord of the universe I had been unable to carry the semen with me and I dropped it in the forest of canes because a weak person has no glory or strength.

VSyu said - O Vispu, the semen which fell in the forest of canes immediately turned into the form of a child who was extremely beautiful and went to the bank of the river Svariiarekha.

SQrya said - I saw the child who was crying and went for setting in the region beyond Astacala. Influenced by kdlacakra I could not stay during the night.

Candrama said - O lord Visnu, Krttikas moving from Badrikasrama found the crying child and took him to their abodes.

The water said - The crying child was disturbed and was desirous of sucking milk. He possessed the lustre greater than the sun. Kittikas made the child suck the milk and brought him Candrama said - O lord Visnu, Krttikas moving from Badrik^frama found the crying child and took him to their abodes.

The water said - The crying child was disturbed and was desirous of sucking milk. He possessed the lustre greater than the sun. Krttikas made the child suck the milk and brought him Both the Sandhayas said - Currently the son is being brought up by the Krttikas and lovingly they have given him the name of KMtikeya.

Ratri said - Those Krttikas never allow the child to disappear from their eyes for a moment.

They love him more than their own lives. The son belongs to the one who brings him up.

Coming to know about the news of the son, Parvati felt happy and she gave away the Brahmanas again crores of gems and enormous riches. She gave away to Brahmanas various types of clothes.

Thereafter LaksmI, Sarasvati, Mena, Savitrl and all the ladies accompanied by Visnu distribute enormous charities on the occasion.

The day said - The food stuffs which are difficult to get in the three worlds and which are quite delicious, are given to the child as food.

Thus with a delightful mind the people said to the lord. The lord on hearing them felt delighted.

Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 402657 (2024-05-27T01:18:45Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n663–n667: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n663/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.