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Chapter 1

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नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् ।। देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ।। १ ।। नारद उवाच ।। ।। श्रुतं प्रथमतो ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मखण्डं मनोहरम् ।। ब्रह्मणो वदनांभोजात्परमाद्भुतमेव च ।।१।। ततस्तद्वचनात्तूर्णं समागत्य तवांतिकम् ।। श्रुतं प्रकृतिखण्डं च सुधाखंडात्परं वरम् ।। २ ।। ततो गणपतेः खंडमखंडभवखंडनम् ।। न मे तृप्तं मनो लोलं विशिष्टं श्रोतुमिच्छति ।। ३ ।। श्रीकृष्णजन्मखंडं च जन्मादेः खंडनं नृणाम् ।। प्रदीपं सर्वतत्त्वानां कर्मघ्नं हरिभक्तिदम् ।। ४ ।। सद्यो वैराग्यजननं भवरोगनिकृंतनम् ।। कारणं मुक्तिबीजानां भवाब्धेस्तारणं परम् ।। ५ ।। कर्मोपभोगरोगाणां खंडने च रसायनम् ।। श्रीकृष्णचरणांभोजप्राप्तिसोपान कारणम् ।। ६ ।। जीवनं वैष्णवानां च जगतां पावनं परम् ।। वद विस्तार्य मां भक्तं शिष्यं च शरणागतम् ।। ७ ।। केन वा प्रार्थितः कृष्ण आजगाम महीतलम् ।। सर्वांशैरेक एवेशः परिपूर्णतमः स्वयम् ।।८।। युगे कुत्र कुतो हेतोः कुत्र वाऽऽविर्बभूव ह ।। वसुदेवोऽस्य जनकः को वा का वा च देवकी ।। ९ ।। वद कस्य कुले जन्म मायया सुविडंबनम् ।। किं चकार समागत्य केन रूपेण वा हरिः ।। ।। 4.1.१० ।। जगाम गोकुलं कंसभयेन सूतिकागृहात् ।। कथं कंसात्कीटतुल्याद्भयेशस्य भयं मुने ।। ११ ।। हरिर्वा गोपवेषेण गोकुले किं चकार ह ।। कुतो गोपाङ्गनासार्धं विजहार जगत्पतिः ।।१२।। का वा गोपांगना के वा गोपाला बालरूपिणः ।। का वा यशोदा को नंदः किं वा पुण्यं चकार ह ।।१३।। कथं राधा पुण्यवती देवी गोकुलवासिनी ।। व्रजे वा व्रजकन्या सा बभूव प्रेयसो हरेः।।१४।। कथं गोप्यो दुराराध्यं संप्रापुरीश्वरं परम् ।। कथं ताश्च परित्यज्य जगाम मथुरां पुनः ।। १९ ।। भारावतरणं कृत्वा किं विधाय जगाम सः ।। कथयस्व महाभाग पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तन ।। १६ ।। सुदुर्लभां हरिकथां तरणिं भवसागरे ।। निषेकभोगनिगडक्लेशच्छेदन कर्तनीम् ।। १७ ।। पापेंधनानां दहने ज्वलदग्निशिखामिव ।। पुंसां श्रुतवतां कोटिजन्मकिल्बिषनाशिनीम् ।। १८ ।। मुक्तिं कर्णसुधारम्यां शोकसागरनाशिनीम् ।। मह्यं भक्ताय शिष्याय ज्ञानं देहि कृपानिधे ।। १९ ।। तपोजपमहादानात्पृथिव्यां तीर्थदर्शनात् ।। श्रुतिपाठादनशनाद्व्रताद्देवार्चनादपि ।। 4.1.२० ।। दीक्षायाः सर्वयज्ञेषु यत्फलं लभते नरः ।। षोडशीं ज्ञानदानस्य कलां नार्हति तत्फलम् ।। २१ ।। पित्राऽहं प्रेषितो ज्ञानादानाय तव सन्निधिम् ।। सुधासमुद्रं संप्राप्य को वाऽन्यत्पातुमिच्छति ।। २२ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। ।। मया ज्ञातोऽसि धन्यस्त्वं पुण्यराशिः सुमूर्तिमान् ।। करोषि भ्रमणं लोकान्पावितुं कुलपावन ।। २३ ।। जनानां हृदयं सद्यः सुव्यक्तं वचनेन वै ।। शिष्ये कलत्रे कन्यायां दौहित्रे बांधवेऽपि च ।। २४ ।। पुत्रे पौत्रे च वचसि प्रतापे चापदि स्त्रियाम् ।। वृद्धौ वैरिणि विद्यायां ज्ञायते हृदयं नृणाम् ।। २५ ।। जीवन्मुक्तोऽसि पूतस्त्वं शुद्धभक्तो गदाभृतः ।। पुनासि पादरजसा सर्वाधारां वसुन्धराम् ।। २६ ।। पुनासि लोकान्त्सर्वांश्च स्वीयविग्रहदर्शनात् ।। सुमंगलां हरिकथां तेन त्वं श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। २७ ।। यत्र कृष्णकथाः संति तत्रैव सर्वदेवताः ।। ऋषयो मुनयश्चैव तीर्थानि निखिलानि च ।। २८ ।। कथाः श्रुत्वा कथांते ते यांति सन्तो निरापदम् ।। भवंति तानि तीर्थानि येषु कृष्णकथाः शुभाः ।। २९ ।। सद्यः कृष्णकथावक्ता स्वस्य पुंसां शतं शतम्।। समुद्धृत्य श्रुतवतां पुनाति निखिलं कुलम् ।। 4.1.३० ।। प्रष्टा तु प्रश्नमात्रेण पुनाति कुलमात्मनः ।। श्रोता श्रवणमात्रेण स्वकुलं स्व स्वबांधवान् ।। ३१ ।। शतजन्मतपस्तप्तो जन्मेदं भारते लभेत् ।। करोति सफलं जन्म श्रुत्वा हरिकथामृतम् ।। ३२ ।। अर्चनं वंदनं मन्त्रजपः सेवनमेव च ।। स्मरणं कीर्तनं शश्वद्गुणश्रवणमीप्सितम् ।। ३३ ।। निवेदनं तस्य दास्यं नवधा भक्तिलक्षणम् ।। करोति जन्म सुफलं कृत्वैतानि च नारद ।। ३४ ।। न च विघ्नो भवेत्तस्य परमायुर्न नश्यति ।। न याति तत्पुरः कालो वैनतेयमिवोरगः ।। ३५ ।। न जहाति समीपं च क्षणं तस्य हरिः स्वयम् ।। उपतिष्ठति तूर्णं तमणिमादिकसिद्धयः ।। ३६ ।। सुदर्शनं भ्रमत्येव तस्य पार्श्वे दिवानिशम् ।। कृष्णाज्ञया च रक्षार्थं को वा किं कर्तुमीश्वरः ।। ३७ ।। न यांति तत्समीपं च स्वप्नेऽपि यमकिंकराः ।। ज्वलदग्निं यथा दृष्ट्वा शलभा न व्रजंति तम् ।। ३६ ।। व्याधयो विपदः शोका विप्राश्च न प्रयांति तम् ।। न याति तत्समीपं च मृत्युर्मृत्युभयान्मुने ।। ३९ ।। ऋषयो मुनयः सिद्धाः सन्तुष्टाः सर्वदेवताः ।। स च सर्वत्र निःशंकः सुखी कृष्णप्रसादतः ।। 4.1.४० ।। तव कृष्णकथायां च रतिरात्यंतिकी सदा ।। जनकस्य स्वभावो हि जन्ये तिष्ठति निश्चितम् ।। ४१ ।। विप्रेंद्र का प्रशंसेयं जन्म ते ब्रह्ममानसे ।। यत्र यत्र कुले जन्म तन्मतिस्तादृशी भवेत् ।। ४२ ।। पिता विधाता जगतां कृष्णपादाब्जसेवया ।। नित्यं करोति यः शश्वन्नवधा भक्तिलक्षणम् ।। ४३ ।। रतिः कृष्णकथायां च यस्याश्रुपुलकोद्गमः ।। मनो निमग्नं तत्रैव स भक्तः कथितो बुधैः ।।४४।। पुत्रदारादिकं सर्वं जानाति श्रीहरेरिति ।। आत्मना मनसा वाचा स भक्तः कथितो बुधैः ।। ४५ ।। निर्जने तीर्थसंपर्के निःसंगा ये मुदाऽन्विताः ।। ध्यायंते चरणांभोजं श्रीहरेस्ते च वैष्णवाः ।।४६।। दयाऽस्ति सर्वजीवेषु सर्वं कृष्णम यं जगत् ।। यो जानाति महाज्ञानी स भक्तो वैष्णवो मतः ।।४७।। शश्वद्ये नाम गायंति गुणं मंत्रं जपंति च ।। कुर्वंति श्रवणं गाथा वदंति तेऽतिवैष्णवाः ।। ४६ ।। लब्धानीष्टानि वस्तूनि प्रदातुं हरये मुदा ।। तूर्णं यस्य मनो हृष्टं स भक्तो ज्ञानिनां वरः ।। ४९ ।। यन्मनो हरिपादाब्जे स्वप्ने ज्ञाने दिवानिशम्।। पूर्वकर्मोपभोगं च बहिर्भुङ्क्ते स वैष्णवः ।। 4.1.५० ।। गुरुवक्त्राद्विष्णुमंत्रो यस्य कर्णे विशत्यलम् ।। तं वैष्णवं महापूतं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः ।। ५१ ।। पूर्वान्त्सप्त परान्त्सप्त सप्त मातामहादिकान् ।। सोदरानुद्धरेद्भक्तः स्वप्रसूं च प्रसूप्रसूम् ।।५२।। कलत्रं कन्यकां बंधुं शिष्यं दौहित्रमात्मनः ।। किंकरान्किंकरीश्चैवमुद्धरेद्वैष्णवः सदा ।। ५३ ।। सदा वांछति तीर्थानि वैष्णवस्पर्शदर्शने ।। पापिदत्तानि पापानि तेषां नश्यंति संगतः ।। ५४ ।। गोदोहनक्षणं यावद्यत्र तिष्ठंति वैष्णवाः ।। तत्र सर्वाणि तीर्थानि संति तावन्महीतले ।।५५।। ध्रुवं तत्र मृतः पापी मुक्तो याति हरेः पदम् ।। तथैव ज्ञानगंगायामंते कृष्णस्मृतौ यथा।।५६।। तुलसीकानने गोष्ठे श्रीकृष्णमंदिरे परे।। वृंदारण्ये हरिद्वारे तीर्थेष्वन्येषु वा यथा ।।५७।। पापानि पापिनां यांति तीर्थस्नानावगाहनात् ।। तेषां पापानि नश्यंति वैष्णवस्पर्शवायुना ।।५८।। न हि स्थातुं शक्नुवंति पापान्येव कृतानि च ।। ज्वलदग्नौ यथा क्षिप्रं शुष्काणि हि तृणानि च ।।५९।। भक्तं वर्त्मनि गच्छंतं ये ये पश्यंति मानवाः।। सप्तजन्मार्जिताघानि तेषां नश्यंति निश्चितम् ।।4.1.६०।। ये निंदंति हृषीकेशं तद्भक्तं पुण्यरूपिणम् ।। शतजन्मार्जितं पुण्यं तेषां नश्यति निश्चितम्।। ६१ ।। ते पच्यंते महाघोरे कुंभीपाके भयानके ।। भक्षिताः कीटसंघेन यावच्चंद्रदिवाकरौ ।। ६२ ।। तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण पुण्यं नश्यति निश्चितम् ।। गंगां स्नात्वा रविं नत्वा तदा विद्वान्विशुध्यति ।। ६३ ।। वैष्णवस्पर्शमात्रेण मुक्तो भवति पातकी ।। तस्य पापानि हंत्येव स्वांतःस्थो मधुसूदनः।। ।। ६४ ।। इत्येवं कथितो विप्र विष्णुवैष्णवयोर्गुणः ।। अधुना श्रीहरेर्जन्म निबोध कथयामि ते ।। ६५ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखंडे नारायणनारदसंवादे विष्णुवैष्णवयोर्गुणप्रशंसाप्रस्ताववर्णनं नाम प्रथमोऽध्यायः ।। १ ।।

nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamam || devīṃ sarasvatīṃ vyāsaṃ tato jayamudīrayet || 1 || nārada uvāca || || śrutaṃ prathamato brahmanbrahmakhaṇḍaṃ manoharam || brahmaṇo vadanāṃbhojātparamādbhutameva ca ||1|| tatastadvacanāttūrṇaṃ samāgatya tavāṃtikam || śrutaṃ prakṛtikhaṇḍaṃ ca sudhākhaṃḍātparaṃ varam || 2 || tato gaṇapateḥ khaṃḍamakhaṃḍabhavakhaṃḍanam || na me tṛptaṃ mano lolaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ śrotumicchati || 3 || śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṃḍaṃ ca janmādeḥ khaṃḍanaṃ nṛṇām || pradīpaṃ sarvatattvānāṃ karmaghnaṃ haribhaktidam || 4 || sadyo vairāgyajananaṃ bhavaroganikṛṃtanam || kāraṇaṃ muktibījānāṃ bhavābdhestāraṇaṃ param || 5 || karmopabhogarogāṇāṃ khaṃḍane ca rasāyanam || śrīkṛṣṇacaraṇāṃbhojaprāptisopāna kāraṇam || 6 || jīvanaṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca jagatāṃ pāvanaṃ param || vada vistārya māṃ bhaktaṃ śiṣyaṃ ca śaraṇāgatam || 7 || kena vā prārthitaḥ kṛṣṇa ājagāma mahītalam || sarvāṃśaireka eveśaḥ paripūrṇatamaḥ svayam ||8|| yuge kutra kuto hetoḥ kutra vā''virbabhūva ha || vasudevo'sya janakaḥ ko vā kā vā ca devakī || 9 || vada kasya kule janma māyayā suviḍaṃbanam || kiṃ cakāra samāgatya kena rūpeṇa vā hariḥ || || 4.1.10 || jagāma gokulaṃ kaṃsabhayena sūtikāgṛhāt || kathaṃ kaṃsātkīṭatulyādbhayeśasya bhayaṃ mune || 11 || harirvā gopaveṣeṇa gokule kiṃ cakāra ha || kuto gopāṅganāsārdhaṃ vijahāra jagatpatiḥ ||12|| kā vā gopāṃganā ke vā gopālā bālarūpiṇaḥ || kā vā yaśodā ko naṃdaḥ kiṃ vā puṇyaṃ cakāra ha ||13|| kathaṃ rādhā puṇyavatī devī gokulavāsinī || vraje vā vrajakanyā sā babhūva preyaso hareḥ||14|| kathaṃ gopyo durārādhyaṃ saṃprāpurīśvaraṃ param || kathaṃ tāśca parityajya jagāma mathurāṃ punaḥ || 19 || bhārāvataraṇaṃ kṛtvā kiṃ vidhāya jagāma saḥ || kathayasva mahābhāga puṇyaśravaṇakīrtana || 16 || sudurlabhāṃ harikathāṃ taraṇiṃ bhavasāgare || niṣekabhoganigaḍakleśacchedana kartanīm || 17 || pāpeṃdhanānāṃ dahane jvaladagniśikhāmiva || puṃsāṃ śrutavatāṃ koṭijanmakilbiṣanāśinīm || 18 || muktiṃ karṇasudhāramyāṃ śokasāgaranāśinīm || mahyaṃ bhaktāya śiṣyāya jñānaṃ dehi kṛpānidhe || 19 || tapojapamahādānātpṛthivyāṃ tīrthadarśanāt || śrutipāṭhādanaśanādvratāddevārcanādapi || 4.1.20 || dīkṣāyāḥ sarvayajñeṣu yatphalaṃ labhate naraḥ || ṣoḍaśīṃ jñānadānasya kalāṃ nārhati tatphalam || 21 || pitrā'haṃ preṣito jñānādānāya tava sannidhim || sudhāsamudraṃ saṃprāpya ko vā'nyatpātumicchati || 22 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || || mayā jñāto'si dhanyastvaṃ puṇyarāśiḥ sumūrtimān || karoṣi bhramaṇaṃ lokānpāvituṃ kulapāvana || 23 || janānāṃ hṛdayaṃ sadyaḥ suvyaktaṃ vacanena vai || śiṣye kalatre kanyāyāṃ dauhitre bāṃdhave'pi ca || 24 || putre pautre ca vacasi pratāpe cāpadi striyām || vṛddhau vairiṇi vidyāyāṃ jñāyate hṛdayaṃ nṛṇām || 25 || jīvanmukto'si pūtastvaṃ śuddhabhakto gadābhṛtaḥ || punāsi pādarajasā sarvādhārāṃ vasundharām || 26 || punāsi lokāntsarvāṃśca svīyavigrahadarśanāt || sumaṃgalāṃ harikathāṃ tena tvaṃ śrotumicchasi || 27 || yatra kṛṣṇakathāḥ saṃti tatraiva sarvadevatāḥ || ṛṣayo munayaścaiva tīrthāni nikhilāni ca || 28 || kathāḥ śrutvā kathāṃte te yāṃti santo nirāpadam || bhavaṃti tāni tīrthāni yeṣu kṛṣṇakathāḥ śubhāḥ || 29 || sadyaḥ kṛṣṇakathāvaktā svasya puṃsāṃ śataṃ śatam|| samuddhṛtya śrutavatāṃ punāti nikhilaṃ kulam || 4.1.30 || praṣṭā tu praśnamātreṇa punāti kulamātmanaḥ || śrotā śravaṇamātreṇa svakulaṃ sva svabāṃdhavān || 31 || śatajanmatapastapto janmedaṃ bhārate labhet || karoti saphalaṃ janma śrutvā harikathāmṛtam || 32 || arcanaṃ vaṃdanaṃ mantrajapaḥ sevanameva ca || smaraṇaṃ kīrtanaṃ śaśvadguṇaśravaṇamīpsitam || 33 || nivedanaṃ tasya dāsyaṃ navadhā bhaktilakṣaṇam || karoti janma suphalaṃ kṛtvaitāni ca nārada || 34 || na ca vighno bhavettasya paramāyurna naśyati || na yāti tatpuraḥ kālo vainateyamivoragaḥ || 35 || na jahāti samīpaṃ ca kṣaṇaṃ tasya hariḥ svayam || upatiṣṭhati tūrṇaṃ tamaṇimādikasiddhayaḥ || 36 || sudarśanaṃ bhramatyeva tasya pārśve divāniśam || kṛṣṇājñayā ca rakṣārthaṃ ko vā kiṃ kartumīśvaraḥ || 37 || na yāṃti tatsamīpaṃ ca svapne'pi yamakiṃkarāḥ || jvaladagniṃ yathā dṛṣṭvā śalabhā na vrajaṃti tam || 36 || vyādhayo vipadaḥ śokā viprāśca na prayāṃti tam || na yāti tatsamīpaṃ ca mṛtyurmṛtyubhayānmune || 39 || ṛṣayo munayaḥ siddhāḥ santuṣṭāḥ sarvadevatāḥ || sa ca sarvatra niḥśaṃkaḥ sukhī kṛṣṇaprasādataḥ || 4.1.40 || tava kṛṣṇakathāyāṃ ca ratirātyaṃtikī sadā || janakasya svabhāvo hi janye tiṣṭhati niścitam || 41 || vipreṃdra kā praśaṃseyaṃ janma te brahmamānase || yatra yatra kule janma tanmatistādṛśī bhavet || 42 || pitā vidhātā jagatāṃ kṛṣṇapādābjasevayā || nityaṃ karoti yaḥ śaśvannavadhā bhaktilakṣaṇam || 43 || ratiḥ kṛṣṇakathāyāṃ ca yasyāśrupulakodgamaḥ || mano nimagnaṃ tatraiva sa bhaktaḥ kathito budhaiḥ ||44|| putradārādikaṃ sarvaṃ jānāti śrīhareriti || ātmanā manasā vācā sa bhaktaḥ kathito budhaiḥ || 45 || nirjane tīrthasaṃparke niḥsaṃgā ye mudā'nvitāḥ || dhyāyaṃte caraṇāṃbhojaṃ śrīhareste ca vaiṣṇavāḥ ||46|| dayā'sti sarvajīveṣu sarvaṃ kṛṣṇama yaṃ jagat || yo jānāti mahājñānī sa bhakto vaiṣṇavo mataḥ ||47|| śaśvadye nāma gāyaṃti guṇaṃ maṃtraṃ japaṃti ca || kurvaṃti śravaṇaṃ gāthā vadaṃti te'tivaiṣṇavāḥ || 46 || labdhānīṣṭāni vastūni pradātuṃ haraye mudā || tūrṇaṃ yasya mano hṛṣṭaṃ sa bhakto jñānināṃ varaḥ || 49 || yanmano haripādābje svapne jñāne divāniśam|| pūrvakarmopabhogaṃ ca bahirbhuṅkte sa vaiṣṇavaḥ || 4.1.50 || guruvaktrādviṣṇumaṃtro yasya karṇe viśatyalam || taṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ mahāpūtaṃ pravadaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ || 51 || pūrvāntsapta parāntsapta sapta mātāmahādikān || sodarānuddharedbhaktaḥ svaprasūṃ ca prasūprasūm ||52|| kalatraṃ kanyakāṃ baṃdhuṃ śiṣyaṃ dauhitramātmanaḥ || kiṃkarānkiṃkarīścaivamuddharedvaiṣṇavaḥ sadā || 53 || sadā vāṃchati tīrthāni vaiṣṇavasparśadarśane || pāpidattāni pāpāni teṣāṃ naśyaṃti saṃgataḥ || 54 || godohanakṣaṇaṃ yāvadyatra tiṣṭhaṃti vaiṣṇavāḥ || tatra sarvāṇi tīrthāni saṃti tāvanmahītale ||55|| dhruvaṃ tatra mṛtaḥ pāpī mukto yāti hareḥ padam || tathaiva jñānagaṃgāyāmaṃte kṛṣṇasmṛtau yathā||56|| tulasīkānane goṣṭhe śrīkṛṣṇamaṃdire pare|| vṛṃdāraṇye haridvāre tīrtheṣvanyeṣu vā yathā ||57|| pāpāni pāpināṃ yāṃti tīrthasnānāvagāhanāt || teṣāṃ pāpāni naśyaṃti vaiṣṇavasparśavāyunā ||58|| na hi sthātuṃ śaknuvaṃti pāpānyeva kṛtāni ca || jvaladagnau yathā kṣipraṃ śuṣkāṇi hi tṛṇāni ca ||59|| bhaktaṃ vartmani gacchaṃtaṃ ye ye paśyaṃti mānavāḥ|| saptajanmārjitāghāni teṣāṃ naśyaṃti niścitam ||4.1.60|| ye niṃdaṃti hṛṣīkeśaṃ tadbhaktaṃ puṇyarūpiṇam || śatajanmārjitaṃ puṇyaṃ teṣāṃ naśyati niścitam|| 61 || te pacyaṃte mahāghore kuṃbhīpāke bhayānake || bhakṣitāḥ kīṭasaṃghena yāvaccaṃdradivākarau || 62 || tasya darśanamātreṇa puṇyaṃ naśyati niścitam || gaṃgāṃ snātvā raviṃ natvā tadā vidvānviśudhyati || 63 || vaiṣṇavasparśamātreṇa mukto bhavati pātakī || tasya pāpāni haṃtyeva svāṃtaḥstho madhusūdanaḥ|| || 64 || ityevaṃ kathito vipra viṣṇuvaiṣṇavayorguṇaḥ || adhunā śrīharerjanma nibodha kathayāmi te || 65 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṃḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde viṣṇuvaiṣṇavayorguṇapraśaṃsāprastāvavarṇanaṃ nāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ || 1 ||

English translation

The praise for Vi§iiu and Vai§ijavas Offering salutation to NarSyana and Nara the best of the humans, the goddess Sarasvatl and Vyasa, one should thereafter recite the Jaya tT 'Jtuni me(d tl^l Narada said- O Brahman, I have seen listened to the astonishing story of Brahma-khanda from the mouth of Brahma, thereafter with his permission I went to him and also listened to the Prakrti-khanda which was nectar-like sweet and thereafter I listened to the Ganapati Khanda which removes the cycle of birth and death for humans. But my unstable mind has not been satisfied. I therefore, intend to listen to some special type of story relating to the birth of Krsna in the form of Krsna Janma-khanda. Therefore youplease narrate the same to me. It removes the cycle of birth and death among the humans and bestows salvation and the devotion of the gods. It is instrumental in developed attachment and also removes the disease of involvement in the

worldly pleasures. It is the seed of redemption, is like a boat in the ocean of the universe, removes the ailments of several births after bearing the result of the same, serving at the form of the medicine. It serves as the step for the achievement of lotus-like feet of lord Krsna and is the purifier of the entire universe. I happen to be your pupil having taken refuge with you.

Therefore, you narrate the same to me quite extensively. At whose request did lord Krsna appear or earth in all the arhsas.

In which yuga did he appear and for what reason and at which place on earth? Who was Vasudeva his father and Devak! his mother?.

In whose rays was he bom with this illusion?

And what were the deeds performed by him in which form.

O sage, (it is leant) that being afraid of Kaihsa, he disappeared from the labour room and was carried to Gokula but Kaihsa happen to be like a small insect for him and he could appear in a dangerous form then was he afraid of Kaihsa?

The lord of the universe, arriving in Goloka what type of deeds were perfomjed by him in the form of a cowherds? Where did he perform the divine dance with the cowherdesses?

Who were the cowherdesses? Who was the child Gopala? Who were Nanda and Yasoda?

What merit did they earn as a result of which the lord was bom as their son? Why was the virtuous Radha, the dweller of the Goloka descended in Vraja and became the beloved of Krsna?.

The auspicious story of the lord is quite inaccessible and serves as a boat to cross the ocean of the universe including the flatters of the deeds and removal of the pain. It serve as a burning wood for the sins and also destroys like fire many of the sins performed in the earlier births. It serves like nectar for the ear and relieves one of all the pain. O merciful one, you kindly enlighten a devotee like me who happens to be your pupil as well as.

ggiH gT:i Because one earns merit by performing tapas, recitation of the name of the lord, performing great charity, visiting of the holy places on earth, listening to the recitation of the Vedas, fasting, vrata, adoration of the gods and performing of various yajfias; all these do not compare even one sixteenth part the listening to the glory of the How could the cowherdesses achieve the lord who is difficult to get even with devotion, as their spouse. Why did the lord leave Goloka and went to Mathura?

gRiggRT f^gr fggig ggR w.i O Brahman, you have listened to auspicious words and also recited them; therefore, O virtuous one, you kindly tell me that the lord who had actually incarnated on earth to rid her of the burden of the evil people, what did he actually My father has asked me to seek the divine knowledge from you. After reaching the ocean of nectar who will seek the ordinary water.

Sri Narayana said- O purifier of the race, you are quite graceful, meritorious and quite an intelligent one. I am do realise this for purifying the universe you move around here and there on With the speaking of a few words, the mind of a person becomes clear. One know the mind through the pupil, the wife, the daughter, the son of the daughter brother, son, grandson, speaking, influenced wife, misery, elevation, enemy and You are free from birth and death, are quite spotless and are the devout follower of lord Vis nu, the holder of gada. You are purifying this earth with the dust of your feet.

You remove all the miseries the people by appearing before them. Because of this you are getting interested in listening to the story of the lord which provides prosperity.

Whosoever listens to the story of lord Krsna or recites it all the gods, sages, ascetics and all the holy places reside there.

After listening to the sacred story of the lord and after his completion, the noble people achieve the infallible place of the lord. Wherever the story of lord Krsna is recited the place is turned as the sacred one. The one who recites the story of lord Krsna he redeems a hundred The one who puts a question about the same purifies his race with the putting of the question and the listener purifies his entire race together with the brothers and other relatives. After performing tapas for a hundred births one is bom in the land of BhSrata to enable him to be successful in his births after listening to the story of the lord.

Performing the adoration of the lord and the reciting of his mantra^ performing pujd reciting of his name always, performing kirtana, listening to his virtues with complete surrender serving as a slave or performing the nine types of adoration of the lord. O Narada, performing all these acts, a person becomes successful in life.

Such a person never has to face obstructions and his life span never gets waisted and the god of death gets terrified from him like the serpent getting testified from Garuda.

The lord never leaves him alone and all the siddhis like animd and others, automatically reach him.

At the command of the lord, his Sudarsana- cakra always hovers round his devotees and as such no one can do any harm toys.

As the fire-flies do not approach the place were the fire bums in flame, similarly the messengers of Yama never approach such a person even in dream. O sage, the diseases, misfortune, grief, obstructions never approach, him and because of the fear of destruction even the death avoids him.

The sages, the ascetics, siddhas and the gods remain always pleased with him. Because of the grace of lord Kr§na, he moves about fearlessly with comfort.

You have always been far attracted to the listening of story of lord Krspa. Truly the nature of the father is inherited by son.

O Indra among the BrShmapas, how shall I praise you, you are mind-bom son of Brahma.

The race from which one is bom, he inherits the intelligence of similar type.

fggmr ' fni i M RiT g T ^eWi i Your father became the creator of the universe by the grace of lotus-like feet of lord Kf§na and he always remains devoted his lotus-like feet.

iT?rpjTf5vrats?T:i The intelligent people call only such a person as the true devotee of lord Kr§na who remains attracted towards the listening to the story of lord Krsna with tears flowing from his eyes in emotion and he remains engrossed in the same He treats with action, thought and behaviour, his son, wife and the entire family as having blessed by the lord. Such a person is considered to be a true devotee of the lord.

The one who devote himself at the lotus-like feet of lord Krsna at the lonely places as well as the sacred places, he is called the tme Vaisnava.

Those who are merciful on all the creatures, visualise the entire universe like Kfsna himself.

Such great intellectuals are known as a Vaisnava devotee of the lord.

One who recites the name of the lord besides his virtues, reciting of the mantras performing japam and listens to the sacred story of the lord, he. is indeed considered as great Vaispava. The one who offers the things desired by him to the lord with pleasure, such a devotee is considered to be best of the intellectuals.

The one whose mind is always engrossed in the lotus-like feet of the lord throughout the day and night whether in sleeps or awake and who places the reward of the deeds performed by him in earlier births outwardly in an attached manner, he is called the tme Vaisnava.

Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 120708 (2017-09-11T03:09:01Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n825–n831: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n825/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.