Gaṇapati-khaṇḍa · Chapter 21
Sourceनारद उवाच ।। ते देवा ब्रह्मशापेन निःश्रीका केन वा प्रभो ।। बभूवुस्तद्रहस्यं च गोपनीयं सुदुर्लभम् ।। १ ।। कथं वा प्रापुरेते तां कमलां जगतां प्रसूम् ।। किं चकार महेन्द्रश्च तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ।। २ ।। नारायण उवाच ।। गजेन्द्रेण पराभूतो रम्भया च सुमन्दधीः ।। भ्रष्टश्रीर्दैन्ययुक्तश्च स जगामामरावतीम् ।। ।। ३ ।। तां ददर्श निरानन्दो निरानन्दां पुरीं मुने ।। दैन्यग्रस्तां बन्धुहीनां वैरिवर्गैः समाकुलाम् ।। ४ ।। इति श्रुत्वा दूतमुखाज्जगाम गुरुमन्दिरम् ।। तेन देवगणैः सार्द्धं जगाम ब्रह्मणः सभाम् ।। ५ ।। गत्वा ननाम तं शक्रः सुरैः सार्द्धं तथा गुरुः ।। तुष्टाव वेदवाक्यैश्च स्तोत्रेणापि च संयतः ।। ६ ।। प्रवृत्तिं कथयामास वाक्पतिस्तं प्रजापतिम् ।। श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा नम्रवक्त्रः प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे ।। ७ ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। मत्प्रपौत्रोऽसि देवेन्द्र शश्वद्राजञ्छ्रिया ज्वलन् ।। लक्ष्मीसमशचीभर्त्ता परस्त्रीलोलुपः सदा ।। ८ ।। गौतमस्याभिशापेन भगांगः सुरसंसदि ।। पुनर्लज्जाविहीनस्त्वं परस्त्रीरतिलोलुपः ।। ९ ।। यः परस्त्रीषु निरतस्तस्य श्री वा कुतो यशः ।। स च निन्द्यः पापयुक्तः शश्वत्सर्वसभासु च ।। १० ।। नैवेद्यं श्रीहरेरेव दत्तं दुर्वाससा च ते ।। गजमूर्ध्नि त्वया न्यस्तं रम्भयाऽऽहृतचेतसा ।। ११ ।। क्व सा रम्भा सर्वभोग्या क्वाधुना त्वं श्रिया हतः ।। सर्वसौख्यप्रदात्री त्वां गता त्यक्त्वा क्षणेन सा ।। १२ ।। वेश्या सश्रीकमिच्छन्ती निःश्रीकं न च चञ्चला ।। नवं नवं प्रार्थयन्ती परिनिन्द्य पुरातनम् ।। १३ ।। यद्गतं तद्गतं वत्स निष्पन्नं न निवर्त्तते ।। भज नारायणं भक्त्या पद्मायाः प्राप्तिहेतवे ।।१४।। इत्युक्त्वा तं जगत्स्रष्टुः स्तोत्रं च कवचं ददौ ।। नारायणस्य मन्त्रं च नारायणपरायणः ।।१५।। स तैः सार्द्धं च गुरुणा ह्यजपन्मन्त्रमीप्सितम् ।। गृहीत्वा कवचं तेन पर्यष्टौत्पुष्करे हरिम् ।।१६।। वर्षमेकं निराहारो भारते पुण्यदे शुभे ।। सिषेवे कमलाकान्तं कमलाप्राप्तिहेतवे ।। १७ ।। आगत्य तं हरिस्तस्मै वाञ्छितं च वरं ददौ ।। लक्ष्मीस्तोत्रं च कवचं मन्त्रमैश्वर्य्यवर्द्धनम् ।। १८ ।। दत्त्वा जगाम वैकुण्ठमिन्द्रः क्षीरोदमेव च ।। गृहीत्वा कवचं स्तुत्वा प्राप पद्मालयां मुने ।। १९ ।। सुरेश्वरोऽरिं जित्वा वै ह्यलभच्चामरावतीम् ।। प्रत्येकं च सुराः सर्वे स्वालयं प्रापुरीप्सितम् ।। २० ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे तृतीये गणपतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे शक्रलक्ष्मीप्राप्तिर्नामैकविंशतितमोऽध्यायः ।। २१ ।।
nārada uvāca || te devā brahmaśāpena niḥśrīkā kena vā prabho || babhūvustadrahasyaṃ ca gopanīyaṃ sudurlabham || 1 || kathaṃ vā prāpurete tāṃ kamalāṃ jagatāṃ prasūm || kiṃ cakāra mahendraśca tadbhavānvaktumarhati || 2 || nārāyaṇa uvāca || gajendreṇa parābhūto rambhayā ca sumandadhīḥ || bhraṣṭaśrīrdainyayuktaśca sa jagāmāmarāvatīm || || 3 || tāṃ dadarśa nirānando nirānandāṃ purīṃ mune || dainyagrastāṃ bandhuhīnāṃ vairivargaiḥ samākulām || 4 || iti śrutvā dūtamukhājjagāma gurumandiram || tena devagaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ jagāma brahmaṇaḥ sabhām || 5 || gatvā nanāma taṃ śakraḥ suraiḥ sārddhaṃ tathā guruḥ || tuṣṭāva vedavākyaiśca stotreṇāpi ca saṃyataḥ || 6 || pravṛttiṃ kathayāmāsa vākpatistaṃ prajāpatim || śrutvā brahmā namravaktraḥ pravaktumupacakrame || 7 || brahmovāca || matprapautro'si devendra śaśvadrājañchriyā jvalan || lakṣmīsamaśacībharttā parastrīlolupaḥ sadā || 8 || gautamasyābhiśāpena bhagāṃgaḥ surasaṃsadi || punarlajjāvihīnastvaṃ parastrīratilolupaḥ || 9 || yaḥ parastrīṣu niratastasya śrī vā kuto yaśaḥ || sa ca nindyaḥ pāpayuktaḥ śaśvatsarvasabhāsu ca || 10 || naivedyaṃ śrīharereva dattaṃ durvāsasā ca te || gajamūrdhni tvayā nyastaṃ rambhayā''hṛtacetasā || 11 || kva sā rambhā sarvabhogyā kvādhunā tvaṃ śriyā hataḥ || sarvasaukhyapradātrī tvāṃ gatā tyaktvā kṣaṇena sā || 12 || veśyā saśrīkamicchantī niḥśrīkaṃ na ca cañcalā || navaṃ navaṃ prārthayantī parinindya purātanam || 13 || yadgataṃ tadgataṃ vatsa niṣpannaṃ na nivarttate || bhaja nārāyaṇaṃ bhaktyā padmāyāḥ prāptihetave ||14|| ityuktvā taṃ jagatsraṣṭuḥ stotraṃ ca kavacaṃ dadau || nārāyaṇasya mantraṃ ca nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ ||15|| sa taiḥ sārddhaṃ ca guruṇā hyajapanmantramīpsitam || gṛhītvā kavacaṃ tena paryaṣṭautpuṣkare harim ||16|| varṣamekaṃ nirāhāro bhārate puṇyade śubhe || siṣeve kamalākāntaṃ kamalāprāptihetave || 17 || āgatya taṃ haristasmai vāñchitaṃ ca varaṃ dadau || lakṣmīstotraṃ ca kavacaṃ mantramaiśvaryyavarddhanam || 18 || dattvā jagāma vaikuṇṭhamindraḥ kṣīrodameva ca || gṛhītvā kavacaṃ stutvā prāpa padmālayāṃ mune || 19 || sureśvaro'riṃ jitvā vai hyalabhaccāmarāvatīm || pratyekaṃ ca surāḥ sarve svālayaṃ prāpurīpsitam || 20 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye gaṇapatikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde śakralakṣmīprāptirnāmaikaviṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 21 ||
English translation
in reverence. The sage pronounced his blessings on Indra. The sage Durvasa then handed over the Pdrijata flower to Indra which he had received from Narayana.
O virtuous one, O merciful sage, after handing over the flower narrated its glory to Indra which was unprecedented.
Durvasa said - O Davendra, this is the flower given by the lord which removes all the obstructions and the person on whose head it is placed, will be victorious all round.
He will be adored by the people first of all and will be the foremost of the gods. MahalaksmI will not part company from him and follow him like a shadow.
He will equate himself with Visnu in knowledge, lustre, wisdom, prowess. He will be more powerful than all the gods and will be The degraded person who will not honour this flower or place it on his head, his fall from his caste is imminent and he will be deprived of all Thus speaking Durvasa went to the abode of Siva. (Intoxicated with the presence of Rambha with him), Indra threw away in arrogance, the garland of Pdrijata flowers on the head of an elephant, which at once relieved him of all the glories. Finding Indra in such a pitiable condition, Rambha went back to the heaven because degraded women are unstable and are desirous of a person like her alone and not of The great elephant also left Indra and entered the forest and getting intoxicated he started enjoying the company of other cow elephants forcibly defeating other elephants. Being a female the cow elephant was overpowered by the
elephant of Indra. He then produced many off¬ shoots from that cow-elephant. Lord Visnu cut off the head of the same elephant and fixed it on the head of Ganesa.
O son, I have narrated to you the story of fixing the elephant head which removes all the sins. What else do you want to listen to from me?
Narada said - O lord tell me the reason why Indra and other gods lost their lustre and fortune.
This is a secret knowledge and difficult to get, but you kindly be graceful to reveal the same to me. You may also kindly tell me as to how Indra got back LaksmI, the mother of the universe and what Indra did thereafter.
NarSyana said- Indra the great god having been humiliated by RambhS and the elephant, lost LaksmI and his condition became miserable.
In that condition he went to Amaravatl.
O sage, reaching there he found the city of Amaravatl devoid of pleasure, filled with miseries, devoid of relatives and surrounded by the enemies.
Listening to these words from the mouth of the messengers Indra took him and reached the abode of Brhaspati. Accompanied by Byhaspati and others gods, Indra reached Brahma. Indra and Brhaspati bowed in reverence before Brahma with all the gods offering many prayers Thereafter, Brhaspati narrated the entire story to Brahma hearing which Brahma lowered his head and said.
Brahma said - O Indra, you are my great grandson and you are always blessed by the royal fortune and you happen to be the husband of Sad who is comparable to LaksmI but still you always fall for the wives of others.
Because of the curse of Gautama in the court of the gods you had developed Vaginas on your entire body. Inspite of that you are shameless and are always desirous of enjoying the company of The one who feels attracted towards the wives of others, is always deprived of fortune and glory. He is always considered a shiner and earns disgrace in all the assemblies.
DurvasS had given you the garland of flowers as a gift of the lord which you threw away on the head of the elephant under the influence of r fi fi pa 33d3H.iI II Now where is Rambha who was enjoyed by all and where are you having lost all your fortunes. Rambha who had pleased you for a moment left you in no time proceeding to some other place.
The wicked women are of unstable mind and they remain so always.
O son, whatever has happened cannot be undone. Therefore for getting back Lak§ml you adore NarSyana. Thus speaking, Brahma the creator of the universe gave away to Indra the stotra, kavaca and mantra of the lord.
ct'Jil'i The gods together with Bfhaspati recited the mantra and held the kavaca. Indra going to the Puskara-ksetra adored the gods and performed tapas at that sacred place for one full year remaining without food. He adored lord Narayana for achieving LaksmI.
Thereafter, the lord appeared before him and granted him his desired boon besides Laksmi- strotra, kavaca and the mantra which increased his fortune.
O sage, giving all these to Indra, the lord went back to Vaikuntha. Indra went on the other hand to the ocean of milk, wore the kavaca on his person and offering prayers, he got back LaksmI Indra then overpowered his enemies and got back Amaravatl. He then restored all the gods to their respective places.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 117470 (2017-08-08T21:14:48Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n690–n694: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n690/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.