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श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। माधवो बालकैः सार्द्धमेकदा हलिना सह ।। भुक्त्वा पीत्वा च क्रीडार्थं जगाम श्रीवनं मुने ।।१।। तत्र नानाविधां क्रीडां चकार मधुसूदनः ।। कृत्वा तां शिशुभिः सार्द्धं चालयामास गोधनम् ।। २ ।। ययौ मधुवनं तस्माच्छ्रीकृष्णो गोधनैः सह ।। तत्र स्वादु जलं पीत्वा वने च स महाबलः ।। ।। ३ ।। तत्रैकदैत्यो बलवाञ्छ्वेतवर्णो भयंकरः ।। विकृताकारवदनो बकाकारश्च शैलवत् ।। ४ ।। दृष्ट्वा च गोकुलं गोष्ठे शिशुभिर्बलकेशवौ ।। यथा ह्यगस्त्यो वातापिं सर्वं जग्रास लीलया ।। ५ ।। बकग्रस्तं हरिं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे देवा भयान्विताः ।। चक्रुर्हाहेति संत्रस्ता धावन्तः शस्त्रपाणयः ।। ६ ।। शक्रश्चिक्षेप वज्रं च मुनेरस्थिविनिर्मितम् ।। न ममार बकस्तस्मात्पक्षमेकं ददाह च ।। ७ ।। नीहारास्त्रं शशधरः शीतार्तस्तेन दानवः ।। यमदण्डं सूयर्पुत्रस्तेन कुण्ठो बभूव ह ।। ८ ।। वायव्यास्त्रं च वायुश्च तेन स्थानान्तरं ययौ ।। वरुणश्च शिलावृष्टिं चकार तेन पीडितः ।। ९ ।। हुताशनश्च वाह्नेन पक्षांश्चैव ददाह सः ।। कुबेरस्यार्धचन्द्रेण छिन्नपादो बभूव ह ।। 4.16.१० ।। ईशानस्य च शूलेन बभूव मूर्च्छितोऽसुरः ।। ऋषयो मुनयश्चैव कृष्णं चकुर्भियाऽऽशिषम् ।। ११ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे कृष्णः प्रज्वलन्ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। ददाह दैत्यसर्वाङ्गं बाह्याभ्यन्तरमीश्वरः ।। १२ ।। तत्सर्वं वमनं कृत्वा प्राणांस्तत्याज दानवः ।। बकं निहत्य बलवाञ्छिशुभिर्गोधनैः सह ।। १३ ।। ययौ केलिकदम्बानां काननं सुमनोहरम् ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र वृषरूपधरोऽसुरः ।। १४ ।। नाम्ना प्रलम्बो बलवान्महाधूर्तश्च शैलवत् ।। शृङ्गाभ्यां च हरिं धृत्वा भ्रामयामास तत्र वै ।। १५ ।। दुद्रुवुर्बालकाः सर्वे रुरुदुश्च भयातुराः ।। बलो जहास बलवाञ्ज्ञात्वा भ्रातरमीश्वरम् ।। १६ ।। बालकान्बोधयामास भयं किमित्युवाच ह ।। तद्विषाणं गृहीत्वा च स्वयं श्रीमधुसूदनः ।।१७।। भ्रामयित्वा च गगने पातयामास भूतले ।। प्राणांस्तत्याज दैत्येन्द्रो निपत्य च महीतलम् ।। १८ ।। जहसुर्बालकाः सर्वे ननृतुश्च जगुर्मुदा ।। हत्वा प्रलम्बं श्रीकृष्णो बलेन सह सत्वरम् ।। १९ ।। गोधनं चारयामास ययौ भाण्डीरमीश्वरः ।। गच्छन्तं माधवं दृष्ट्वा केशी दैत्येश्वरो बली ।। 4.16.२० ।। वेष्टयामास तं शीघ्रं खुरेण विलिखन्महीम् ।। मूर्ध्नि कृत्वा हरिं तुष्टो गगनं शतयोजनम् ।। २१ ।। उत्पात्य भ्रामयामास पपात च महीतले ।। जग्राह स हरिं पापी चर्वयामास कोपतः ।। २२ ।। स भग्नदन्तो दैत्यश्च वज्राङ्गचर्वणादहो ।। श्रीकृष्णतेजसा दग्धः प्राणांस्तत्याज भूतले ।।२३।। स्वर्गे दुन्दुभयो नेदुः पुष्पवृष्टिर्बभूव ह ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र पार्षदा दिव्यरूपिणः ।। २४ ।। तत्राजग्मुः स्यन्दनस्था द्विभुजाः पीतवाससः ।। किरीटिनः कुण्डलिनो वनमालाविभूषिताः ।। ।। २५ ।। विनोदमुरलीहस्ताः क्वणन्मञ्जीररञ्जिताः ।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गा गोपवेषधरा वराः ।। २६ ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्या भक्तानुग्रह कातराः ।। प्रदीप्तं रथमास्थाय रत्नसारविनिर्मितम् ।। २७ ।। भाण्डीरवनमाजग्मुर्यत्र सन्निहितो हरिः ।। दिव्यवस्त्रपरीधाना रत्नालंकारभूषिताः ।। २८ ।। प्रणमय्य हरिं स्तुत्वा जग्मुर्गोलोकमुत्तमम् ।। मुक्त्वा देहं परित्यज्य वैष्णवाः पुरुषास्त्रयः ।। संप्राप्य दानवीं योनिं बभूबुः कृष्णपार्षदाः ।। २९ ।। नारद उवाच ।। के ते च दिव्यपुरुषा वैष्णवा दैत्यरूपिणः ।। कथयस्व महाभाग कृतं किं परमाद्भुतम् ।। 4.16.३० ।। नारायण उवाच ।। शृणु बह्मन्प्रवक्ष्येऽहमितिहासं पुरातनम् ।। ३१ ।। श्रुतं महेशवदनात्सूर्यपर्वणि पुष्करे।। हरेर्गुणप्रसङ्गेन कथयामास शंकरः । ३२।। संपृष्टो मुनिसंघैश्च मया धर्मेण ब्रह्मणा ।। ब्रह्मपुत्र महाभाग कथां भुवनपावनीम् ।।३३।। कथयामास विस्तार्य सावधानं निशामय ।। गन्धर्वेशो गन्धवाहः पर्वते गन्धमादने ।। ३४ ।। महांस्तपस्विप्रवरो हरिसेवनतत्परः ।। पुत्रा बभूवुश्चत्वारो गन्धर्वप्रवरा मुने ।। ३५ ।। सस्मरुः कृष्णपादाब्जं स्वप्ने ज्ञाने दिवानिशम्।। ते च दुर्वाससः शिष्याः श्रीकृष्णार्चनतत्पराः ।। ३६ ।। नित्यं दत्त्वा च कमलं संपूज्य तं पपुर्जलम् ।। वसुदेवः सुहोत्रश्च सुदर्शनसुपार्श्वकौ ।। ३७ ।। चत्वारो वैष्णवश्रेष्ठास्तेपुस्ते पुष्करे तपः ।। चिरकालं तपस्तप्त्वा बभूवुः सिद्धमन्त्रिणः ।। ३८ ।। ज्येष्ठो दुर्वाससो योगं संप्राप्य योगिनां वरः।। सिद्धश्चाकृतदारश्च प्रज्वलन्ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। ३९ ।। सद्यो देहं परित्यज्य बभूव कृष्णपार्षदः ।। एकदा भ्रातरस्ते च जग्मुश्चित्रसरोवरम्।। ।। 4.16.४० ।। पद्मानि कृष्णपूजार्थमाहर्तुमुदये रवेः ।। पद्मानां चयनं कृत्वा गच्छतो वैष्णवान्मुने ।। ४१ ।। दृष्ट्वा निबध्य संजग्मुः सर्वे शंकरकिंकराः ।। बलिष्ठा दुर्बलान्धृत्वा जग्मुः शंकरसन्निधिम् ।। ४२ ।। ते सर्वे शंकरं दृष्ट्वा प्रणेमुः शिरसा भुवि ।। तानुवाच शिवः शीघ्रं प्रयुज्याशिषमुत्तमाम् ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यो भक्तानुग्रहकातरः ।। ४३ ।। शिव उवाच ।। के यूयं पद्महर्तारः पार्वत्याश्च सरोवरे ।। ४४ ।। लक्षयक्षै रक्षणीयं पार्वतीव्रतहेतवे ।। नित्यं सहस्रकमलं ददाति हरये सती ।। ४५ ।। व्रते त्रैमासिके भक्त्या पतिसौभाग्यवर्द्धने ।। शिवस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा तमूचुर्वैष्णवा भिया ।। पुटाञ्जलियुताः सर्वे भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धराः ।। ४६ ।। गन्धर्वा ऊचुः ।। ।। वयं गन्धर्वप्रवरा गन्धवाहसुता विभो ।। ४७ ।। हरये कमलं दत्त्वा पिबामो जलमीश्वर ।। वयं न विद्मो हे नाथ पार्वत्या रक्षितं सरः ।। ४८ ।। गृहाण कमलं सर्वं युष्माकं च फलं कुरु ।। न दास्यामोऽद्य कमलं पास्यामोऽद्य जलं हर ।। ४९ ।। किं वा कथं न पास्यामस्तुभ्यं दत्तानि तानि च ।। नित्यं ध्यात्वा यत्पदाब्जं पद्मेन पूजयामहे ।। 4.16.५० ।। साक्षात्तस्मै प्रदत्त्वा च पद्मं पूता वयं प्रभो ।। एकं ब्रह्म ह्यद्वितीयं क्व देहः क्व च रूपवान् ।। ५१ ।। भक्तानुग्रहतो देहो रूपभेदश्च मायया ।। किं तु गृहाण पद्मानि त्वमेव मत्प्रभुः प्रभो ।। ५२ ।। यतो नो मानसं पूर्णं तद्रूपं दर्शयाच्युत ।। द्विभुजं कमनीयं च किशोरं श्यामसुन्दरम्।। ।। ५३ ।। विनोदमुरलीहस्तं पीतांबरधरं परम् ।। एकवक्त्रं द्विनयनं चन्दनागुरुचर्चितम् ।। ५४ ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यं रत्नालंकारभूषितम् ।। कौस्तुभेन मणीन्द्रेण वक्षःस्थलसमुज्ज्वलम्।। ५५ ।। मयूरपिच्छचूडं च मालतीमाल्यभूषितम् ।। पारिजातप्रसूनानां मालाराजिविभूषितम् ।। ५६ ।। कोटिकन्दर्पलावण्यलीलाधाममनोहरम् ।। गोपीसंघैर्दृश्यमानं सस्मितैर्वक्रलोचनैः ।। ५७ ।। नवयौवनसंपन्नं राधावक्षस्थलस्थितम् ।। ब्रह्मादिभिः स्तूयमानं वन्द्यं ध्येयमभीप्सितम् ।। ५८ ।। स्वात्मारामं पूर्णकामं भक्तानुग्रहकातरम् ।। इत्युक्त्वा पुरतः शम्भोस्तस्थुर्गन्धर्वपुङ्गवाः ।। ५९।। श्रीकृष्णरूपश्रवणात्पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहः ।। गन्धर्वाणां वचः श्रुत्वा शिवस्तानित्युवाच ह ।। 4.16.६० ।। श्रीकृष्णरूपश्रवणात्साश्रुपूर्णविलोचनः ।। मयैव यूयं विज्ञाता वैष्णवप्रवरा महीम् ।।६१।। पूतां कर्तुं च भ्रमथ चरणाम्भोजरेणुना ।। अहं वाञ्छां करोम्येव श्रीकृष्णभक्तदर्शने ।। ६२ ।। समागमो हि साधूनां त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभः ।। पार्वत्याश्च सुराणां च सदा यूयं मम प्रियाः ।। ६३ ।। आत्मनश्चात्मभक्तेभ्यो वैष्णवाश्च प्रियाश्च नः ।। किन्तु मोघं च न भवेन्मया यत्स्वीकृतं पुरा ।। ६४ ।। तच्छ्रूयतां महाभागाः पार्वतीव्रतकर्मणि।। सरसश्चैव पद्मानि यैर्हृतानि व्रतान्तरे।। ६५ ।। ते तूर्णमासुरीं योनिं गमिष्यन्ति न संशयः ।। न हि श्रीकृष्णभक्तानामशुभं विद्यते क्वचित् ।। ६६ ।। संप्राप्य मानवीं योनिं गोलोकं यास्यथ ध्रुवम् ।। यूयं श्रीकृष्णरूपं च प्रत्यक्षं द्रष्टुमुत्सुकाः ।। ६७ ।। ध्रुवं द्रक्ष्यथ भो वत्सा वृन्दारण्ये च भारते ।। दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं ततो मृत्युं संप्राप्य वैष्णवोत्तमाः ।। ६८ ।। दिव्यं स्यंदनमारुह्य गमिष्यथ हरेर्गृहम्।। अधुना वाञ्छनीयं च रूपं द्रष्टुमिहोत्सुकाः ।। ६९ ।। तत्सर्वं पश्यतेत्युक्त्वा दर्शयामास तच्छिवः ।। रूपं दृष्ट्वा साश्रुनेत्राः प्रणम्य सर्वरूपिणम् ।। 4.16.७० ।। आजग्मुर्दानवीं योनिमिति ते दानवेश्वराः ।। वसुदेवः पुरा मुक्तः सुहोत्रश्च बकासुरः ।। ७१ ।। सुदर्शनः प्रलम्बोऽयं स्वयं केशी सुपार्श्वकः ।। हरस्य वरदानेन दृष्ट्वा रूपमनुत्तमम् ।। ७२ ।। मृत्युं संप्राप्य श्रीकृष्णाज्जग्मुस्ते कृष्णमन्दिरम् ।। इत्येवं कथितं विप्र हरेश्चरितमद्भुतम् ।। बककेशिप्रलम्बानां मोक्षणं मोक्षकारकम् ।। ७३ ।। नारद उवाच ।। श्रुतं सर्वं महाभाग त्वत्प्रसादाद्यदद्भुतम् ।। ७४ ।। अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि पार्वत्या किं कृतं व्रतम् ।। को वाऽऽराध्यो व्रतस्यास्य किं फलं नियमश्च कः ।।७२।। कानि द्रव्याणि भगवन्व्रतोपयोगिकनि च ।। कतिकालं व्रतं किं वा प्रतिष्ठायां निरूपणम् ।। ७६ ।। सुविचार्य वद विभो श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। व्रतं त्रैमासिकं नाम पतिसौभाग्यवर्धनम् ।। ७७ ।। आराध्यो भगवान्कृष्णो राधिकासहितो मुने ।। विषुवे च समारंभः समाप्तिर्दक्षिणायने ।। ७८ ।। संयम्य पूर्वदिवसे कृत्वाऽवश्यं हविष्यकम्।। स्नात्वा वैशाखसंक्रान्त्यां संकल्प्य जाह्नवीतटे।।७९।। घटे मणौ शालग्रामे जले वा पूजयेद्व्रती।। ध्यायेद्भक्त्या च राधेशं संपूज्य पञ्च देवताः ।। 4.16.८० ।। ध्यानं च सामवेदोक्तं निबोध कथयामि ते ।। नवीननीरदश्यामं पीतकौशेय वाससम् ।।८१।। शरत्पार्वणचन्द्रास्यमीषद्धास्यसमन्वितम् ।। शरत्प्रफुल्लपद्माक्षं मञ्जुलाञ्छनरंजितम् ।।८२।। मानसं गोपिकानां च मोहयन्तं मुहुर्मुहुः ।। राधया दृश्यमानं च राधावक्षःस्थलस्थितम्।।८३।। ब्रह्मानन्तेशधर्माद्यैः स्तूयमानमहं भजे ।। ध्यात्वा कृष्णं च ध्यानेन तमावाह्य व्रती मुदा।।८४।। ध्यायेत्तदा राधिकां च ध्यानं मध्यंदिनेरितम् ।। राधां रासेश्वरीं रम्यां रासोल्लासरसोत्सुकाम् ।। ।।८५।। रासमण्डलमध्यस्थां रासाधिष्ठातृदेवताम् ।। रासेश्वरोरःस्थलस्थां रसिकां रसिकप्रियाम्।।८६ ।। रसिकप्रवरां रम्यां रमां च रमणोत्सुकाम् ।। शरद्राजीवराजीनां प्रभामोचनलोचनाम् ।। ८७ ।। वक्रभ्रूभङ्गसंयुक्तां मञ्जीरेणैव रञ्जिताम् ।। शरत्पार्वणचन्द्रास्यामीषद्धास्यमनोहराम् ।। ८८ ।। चारुचम्पकवर्णाभां चन्दनेन विभूषिताम् ।। कस्तूरीबिन्दुना सार्धं सिंदूरबिंदुना युताम् ।।८९।। चारुपत्रावलीयुक्तां वह्निशुद्धांशुकोज्ज्वलाम् ।। सद्रत्नकुण्डलाभ्यां च सुकपोलस्थलोज्ज्वलाम् ।। 4.16.९० ।। रत्नेन्द्रसारहारेण वक्षःस्थलविराजिताम् ।। रत्नकङ्कणकेयूरकिङ्किणीरत्नरञ्जिताम् ।।९१।। सद्रत्नसाररचितक्वणन्मञ्जीररञ्जिताम् ।। ब्रह्मादिभिश्च सेव्येन श्रीकृष्णेनैव सेविताम् ।। ९२ ।। सर्वेशेन स्तूयमानां सर्वबीजां भजाम्यहम् ।। इति ध्यात्वा च कृष्णेन सहितां तां च पूजयेत् ।। ९३ ।। भक्त्या दत्त्वा प्रतिदिनमुपचारांश्च षोडश ।। प्रत्येकं च पृथक्कृत्वा सर्वं दद्याद्व्रती मुदा ।। ९४ ।। सहस्रकमलं दिव्यं शतमष्टोत्तरं मुने ।। होमं कुर्याद्व्रती नित्यमष्टोत्तरशताहुतीः ।। ९५ ।। दद्याद्भक्त्या च कृष्णाय स्वाहेत्युच्चार्य यत्नतः ।। रसालस्य कदल्याश्च ह्यामं वा पक्वमेव च ।। ९६ ।। नित्यमष्टोत्तरशतं दद्याद्भक्त्याऽक्षतैः फलम् ।। नित्यं च भोजयेद्भक्त्या ब्राह्मणानां शतं मुने ।। ९७ ।। होमं कुर्याद्व्रती नित्यमष्टोत्तरशताहुतीः ।। दद्याद्भक्त्या च कृष्णाय राधिकासहिताय च ।। ९८ ।। तिलेन हवनं कुर्यादाज्यमिश्रेण नारद ।। वाद्यं च वादयेन्नित्यं कारयेद्धरिकीर्तनम् ।। ९९ ।। एवं मासत्रयं कृत्वा प्रतिष्ठां तदनन्तरम् ।। प्रतिष्ठादिवसे तत्र विधानं शृणु नारद।। ।। 4.16.१०० ।। कमलानां च नवतिसहस्राण्यक्षतानि च ।। ब्राह्मणानां सहस्राणि नव विप्रेन्द्र यत्नतः ।। १०१ ।। भोजयेत्परमान्नानि स्वादूनि मिष्टकानि च ।। फलं विंशाधिकं सप्तशतं नवसहस्रकम् ।। १०२ ।। दद्यान्नानाविधं द्रव्यं नैवेद्यं सुमनोहरम् ।। संस्कृताग्निं च संस्थाप्य होमं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः ।। १०३ ।। नवतिं च सहस्राणि हुत्वाऽऽज्येन तिलेन च ।। सवस्त्रं च सभोज्यं च यज्ञसूत्रफलान्वितम् ।। १०४ ।। गन्धपुष्पार्चितान्भक्त्या दद्यान्नवतिलड्डुकान् ।। दद्यान्नवतिकुम्भांश्च शीततोयप्रपूरितान् ।। १०९ ।। एवंविधं व्रतं कृत्वा दद्याद्विप्राय दक्षिणाम् ।। दक्षिणायाः परिमितं वेदेषु यन्निरूपितम् ।। १०६।। वृषेन्द्राणां सहस्रं च स्वर्णशृङ्गसमन्वितम् ।। इत्येवं कथितं विप्र कृतं त्रैमासिकव्रतम् ।। १०७ ।। विशिष्टसंततिकरं पतिसौभाग्यवर्द्धनम् ।। व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावेण सौभाग्यं शतजन्मनि ।। १०८ ।। सत्पुत्रजननी सा च भवेज्जन्मशतं ध्रुवम् ।। कदाऽपि न भवेत्तस्या भेदश्च पतिपुत्रयोः ।। १०९ ।। दासतुल्यो भवेत्पुत्रो भर्ता च स्ववचस्करः ।। अनुक्षणं भवेद्राधाकृष्णभक्तियुता सती ।। 4.16.११० ।। भवेद्व्रतप्रभावेण प्राप्तज्ञानहरिस्स्मृतिः ।। व्रतं च सामवेदोक्तं कृतं पूर्वमथावयोः ।। १११ ।। सर्वेषां च व्रतानां च श्रेष्ठं शृणु वदामि ते ।। स्वायंभुवस्य च मनोः शतरूपाभिधा सती ।। ११२ ।। तया कृतं प्रथमतः कृत्वाऽगस्त्यं पुरोहितम् ।। तदा कृतं देवहूत्या चाकूत्या च कृतं तदा ।। ११३ ।। पुरोहितं पुलस्त्यं च कृत्वा श्रुत्युक्त्या मुने ।। चकार रोहिणी तत्तु क्रतुं कृत्वा पुरोहितम् ।। ११४ ।। रतिश्चकार तद्भक्त्या गौतमस्तत्पुरोहितः ।। अकारि तद्व्रतं भक्त्या तारया गुरुकान्तया ।। ११५ ।। महासंभृतसंभारा वसिष्ठस्तत्पुरोहितः ।। तद्दृष्ट्वा गुरुपत्न्याश्च शक्रशच्या कृतं व्रतम् ।। ११६ ।। महासम्भृतसम्भारस्तत्पुरोधा बृहस्पतिः ।। व्रतं चकार स्वाहा च सर्वतोऽपि विलक्षणम् ।।११७।। अतिसंभृतसंभारो मरीचिस्तत्पुरोहितः ।। तद्दृष्ट्वा पार्वती ब्रह्मन्नुवाच शंकरं मुदा ।। पुटाञ्जलियुता देवी भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरा ।।११८।। पार्वत्युवाच ।। आज्ञां कुरु जगन्नाथ करोमि व्रतमुत्तमम् ।। ११९ ।। आवयोरिष्टदेवस्य व्रतानां च परं व्रतम् ।। हरेराराधनं नाथ सर्वमंगलकारणम् ।। 4.16.१२० ।। इष्टं दत्तं श्रुतेः पाठं तीर्थं पृथ्व्याः प्रदक्षिणम् ।। हरेराराधनस्यापि कलां नार्हति षोडशीम् ।। १२१ ।। बहिरभ्यंतरे यस्य हरिस्मृतिरनुक्षणम् ।। जीवन्मुक्तस्य तस्यैव मुक्तिर्भवति दर्शनात् ।। ।। १२२ ।। तस्य पादाब्जरजसा सद्यः पूता वसुन्धरा ।। तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण पुनाति भुवनत्रयम् ।। १२३ ।। ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च धर्मश्च शेषस्त्वं च गणेश्वरः ।। ध्यायंध्यायं यत्पदाब्जं तेजसा तत्समो महान् ।। १२४ ।। यश्च यं सन्ततं ध्यायेत्स तमाप्नोति निश्चितम् ।। गुणेन तेजसा बुद्ध्या ज्ञानेन तत्समो भवेत् ।। १२५ ।। कृष्णस्य स्मरणाद्ध्यानात्तपसा तस्य सेवया ।। मया प्राप्तो हि भगवान्स्वामी वा पुत्र एव च ।।१२६।। प्रलब्धं लीलया सर्वं पूर्णं मन्मानसं तदा ।। स्वामी मे त्वादृशः पुत्रौ कार्त्तिकेयगणेश्वरौ ।।१२७।। पिता हिमाद्रिः कृष्णांशो मम किं दुर्लभं प्रभो ।। पार्वतीवचनं श्रुत्वा सुप्रीतः शंकरः स्वयम् ।। प्रहस्योवाच मधुरं पुलकांकितविग्रहः।।१२८।। ।। श्रीमहादेव उवाच ।। ।। महालक्ष्मीस्वरूपासि किमसाध्यं तवेश्वरि ।। १२९ ।। सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपा त्वमनन्तशक्ति रूपिणी ।। त्वं च यस्य गृहे देवि स चैश्वर्यस्य भाजनम् ।।4.16.१३०।। न लक्ष्मीर्यद्गृहे तस्य जीवनान्मरणं वरम् ।। अहं ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च त्वयि भक्त्या शुभप्रदे ।। १३१ ।। संहारे सृष्टिकाले च त्वत्प्रसादाद्वयं क्षमाः ।। को वा हिमालयः कोऽहं कौ कार्त्तिकगणेश्वरौ ।। ।।१३२।। त्वद्विहीना अशक्ताश्च त्वया च वयमीश्वराः ।। युक्ताः पतिव्रतायाश्च याः पुराज्ञाः श्रुतौ श्रुताः ।।१३३।। गृहीत्वाऽऽज्ञामीश्वरस्य व्रतं कुरु पतिव्रते ।। व्रतमेतत्कृतं याभिस्ताभ्यः कुरु विलक्षणम् ।। १३४ ।। सनत्कुमारो भगवान्व्रते तेऽस्तु पुरोहितः ।। कमलानां ब्राह्मणानां द्रव्याणां दायकोऽप्यहम्।। १३५ ।। कुबेरं द्रव्यकोशे च रक्षकं कुरु सुन्दरि ।। व्रते च दानाध्यक्षोऽहं धनदात्री च श्रीः स्वयम् ।। १३६ ।। पाठको वह्निदेवश्च वरुणो जलदायकः ।। वस्तूनां वाहका यक्षास्तदध्यक्षः षडाननः ।। १३७ ।। स्थानसंस्कार कर्ता च व्रतेऽत्र पवनः स्वयम् ।। परिवेष्टा स्वयं शक्रश्चन्द्रोऽधिष्ठापको व्रते ।। १३८ ।। सूर्यश्च दाननिर्वक्ता योग्यायोग्यं यथोचितम् ।। व्रतोपयुक्तं यद्द्रव्यं दत्त्वा नियमितं प्रिये ।। १३९ ।। ततोऽधिकं फलं पुष्पं हरये देहि सुन्दरि ।। व्रते नियमितान्विप्रान्भोजयित्वा ततोऽधिकाम्।। 4.16.१४० ।। असंख्यान्ब्राह्मणान्देवि भक्त्या कुरु निमन्त्रणम् ।। समाप्तिदिवसे स्वर्णं रत्नं मुक्तां प्रवालकम्।।१४१।। व्रतोक्तां दक्षिणां दत्त्वा सर्वं देहि द्विजातये ।। इत्युक्त्वा शंकरस्तां च कारयामास तद्व्रतम् ।। १४२ ।। व्रतं चकार सा दुर्गा सर्वाभ्यश्च विलक्षणम् ।। इत्येवं कथितं विप्र पार्वत्या यद्व्रतं कृतम् ।। १४३ ।। रत्नं वोढुमशक्ताश्च ब्राह्मणाः पार्वतीव्रते ।। इतिहासः श्रुतः सर्वः प्रकृतं शृणु नारद ।। १४४ ।। श्रीकृष्णबालचरितं नूत्नं नूत्नं पदे पदे ।। हत्वा तान्दानवेन्द्रांश्च शिशुभिः सह गोकुले ।।१४५।। जगाम स्वगृहं कृष्णः कुबेरभवनोपमम् ।। सर्वेभ्यो वनवार्ता च प्रोक्ता च शिशुभिर्मुदा ।। १४६ ।। श्रुत्वैवं विस्मिताः सर्वे नन्दो भयमवाप ह ।। आनीय वृद्धान्गोपांश्च गोपिकाः स्थविरास्तथा ।। १४७ ।। युक्तिं चकार तैः सार्द्धमालोच्य समयोचिताम् ।। कृत्वा युक्तिं च गोपेशस्तत्स्थानं त्यक्तुमुद्यतः।।१४८।। गन्तुं वृन्दावनं सर्वानुवाच तत्क्षणं मुने।। नन्दाज्ञां च समाकर्ण्य ते सर्वे गन्तुमुद्यताः।।१४९।। गोपाश्च गोपिकाश्चैव बालका बालिकास्तथा ।। कृष्णेन हलिना सार्धं प्रययुर्बालका मुदा ।। 4.16.१५० ।। संगीतं च प्रगायन्तो नानावेष समन्विताः ।। वेणुप्रवादकाः केचित्केचिच्छृङ्गप्रवादकाः ।। १५१ ।। करतालकराः केचिद्वीणाहस्ताश्च केचन।। शरयन्त्रकराः केचिच्छृङ्गहस्ताश्च केचन ।। १५२ ।। नवपल्लवकर्णाश्च केचिद्गोपालबालकाः ।। केचिन्मुकुलकर्णाश्च पुष्पकर्णाश्च केचन ।। १५३ ।। नवमाल्यकराः केचित्केचिदाजानुमालिनः ।। केचित्पल्लवचूडाश्च पुष्पचूडाश्च केचन ।। १५४ ।। गोपालबालकाः सर्वे विप्रेन्द्र नवकोटयः ।। जग्मुर्गोप्यो वयस्याश्च कोटिशः कोटिशो मुदा ।। १५५ ।। वृद्धाश्च कोटिशस्तत्र बृहच्छ्रोण्यश्चलत्कुचाः ।। राधिकासहचारिण्यो बाला गोपालिका मुने ।। १९६ ।। ताः सुशीलादयो भव्या नानालंकारभूषिताः ।। दिव्यवस्त्रपरीधानाः सस्मितास्ता ययुर्मुदा ।।१५७।। काश्चिदारुह्य शिबिकां रथमारुह्य काश्चन ।। राधा स्यन्दनमारुह्य शातकौम्भपरिच्छदम् ।। १५८ ।। ताभिर्युक्ता ययौ देवी रत्नालंकार भूषिता ।। यशोदा रोहिणी चैव रत्नालंकारभूषिता ।। १५९ ।। ययौ स्यन्दनमारुह्य शातकौम्भपरिच्छदम् ।। नन्दः सुनन्दः श्रीदामा गिरिभानुर्विभाकरः ।। 4.16.१६० ।। वीरभानुश्चन्द्रभानुर्गजस्थाः प्रययुर्मुदा ।। श्रीकृष्णबलदेवौ तौ रत्नालंकारभूषितौ ।। १६१ ।। स्वर्ण स्यन्दनमास्थाय जग्मतुः परया मुदा ।। कोटिशः कोटिशो गोपा वृद्धाश्च यौवनान्विताः ।। १६२ ।। अश्वस्थाश्च गजस्थाश्च रथस्थाश्चैव केचन ।। गोपा ययुर्मुदा युक्ताश्चोद्धता नन्दकिंकराः ।।१६३।। वृषस्था गर्दभस्थाश्च संगीततानतत्पराः ।। अपरा राधिकादास्यस्त्रिसप्तशतकोटयः ।। १६४ ।। मुदान्विताः सस्मिताश्च स्वर्णालंकारभूषिताः ।। काश्चित्सिन्दूरहस्ताश्च काश्चित्कज्जलवाहिकाः ।। ।।१६५।। काश्चित्कन्दुकहस्ताश्च काश्चित्पुत्तलिकाकराः ।। भोगद्रव्यकराः काश्चित्क्रीडाद्रव्यकरा वराः ।। १६६ ।। वेषद्रव्यकराः काश्चित्काश्चिन्मालाकरा वराः ।। काश्चिद्वाद्यकहस्ताश्च प्रययुर्गोपिका मुदा ।।१६७।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकानां च वाहिकाश्चैव काश्चन ।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीकुङ्कुमद्रववाहिकाः।।१६८।। काश्चित्संगीतनिरताः काश्चिच्चित्रकथारताः।। कोटिशः कोटिशो रम्याः प्रययुः शिबिकान्विताः।। ।।१६९।। कोटिशः कोटिशश्चाश्वाः कोटिशः कोटिशो रथाः ।। कोटिशः कोटिशश्चैव शकटा द्रव्यपूरिताः ।।4.16.१७०।। कोटिशः कोटिशश्चैव वृषेन्द्रा द्रव्यवाहकाः ।। कोटिशः कोटिशश्चैव दशलक्षाणि हस्तिनाम् ।।१७१।। हस्तिपांकुशयुक्तानि ययुर्वृन्दावनं वनम् ।। सर्वे वृन्दावनं गत्वा दृष्ट्वा शून्यगृहं मुने ।।१७२।। वृक्षमूले यथास्थानं तस्थुः सर्वे यथोचितम् ।। उवाच गोपाञ्छ्रीकृष्णो गृहांश्चेष्टतमान्व्रजाः ।।१७३।। अद्य संतिष्ठतेत्येवं श्रुत्वा श्रीकृष्णभाषितम् ।। कुत्र सन्ति गृहाः कृष्णेत्येवमूचुस्तु गोपकाः ।। इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा श्रीकृष्णो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।। १७४ ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। अत्र स्थाने गृहाः सन्ति प्रसन्ना देवनिर्मिताः ।। १७५ ।। देवप्रीतिं विना शक्ता नहि द्रष्टुं च केचन ।। अद्य तिष्ठत गोपालाः संपूज्य वनदेवताः ।। १७६ ।। प्रातर्यूयं गृहान्रम्यान्द्रक्ष्यथाद्य ध्रुवं मुदा ।। धूपदीपादिनैवेद्यैर्बलिभिः पुष्पचन्दनैः ।।१७७।। देवीं च वटमूलस्थां पूजां कुरुत चण्डिकाम् ।। कृष्णस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा गोपाः संपूज्य देवताम् ।। भुक्त्वा भोगान्दिने रात्रौ तत्रैव सुषुपुर्मुदा ।।१७८।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे बकप्रलम्बकेशिवधपूर्वकवृन्दावनगमनं नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः ।। १६ ।।

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || mādhavo bālakaiḥ sārddhamekadā halinā saha || bhuktvā pītvā ca krīḍārthaṃ jagāma śrīvanaṃ mune ||1|| tatra nānāvidhāṃ krīḍāṃ cakāra madhusūdanaḥ || kṛtvā tāṃ śiśubhiḥ sārddhaṃ cālayāmāsa godhanam || 2 || yayau madhuvanaṃ tasmācchrīkṛṣṇo godhanaiḥ saha || tatra svādu jalaṃ pītvā vane ca sa mahābalaḥ || || 3 || tatraikadaityo balavāñchvetavarṇo bhayaṃkaraḥ || vikṛtākāravadano bakākāraśca śailavat || 4 || dṛṣṭvā ca gokulaṃ goṣṭhe śiśubhirbalakeśavau || yathā hyagastyo vātāpiṃ sarvaṃ jagrāsa līlayā || 5 || bakagrastaṃ hariṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve devā bhayānvitāḥ || cakrurhāheti saṃtrastā dhāvantaḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ || 6 || śakraścikṣepa vajraṃ ca munerasthivinirmitam || na mamāra bakastasmātpakṣamekaṃ dadāha ca || 7 || nīhārāstraṃ śaśadharaḥ śītārtastena dānavaḥ || yamadaṇḍaṃ sūyarputrastena kuṇṭho babhūva ha || 8 || vāyavyāstraṃ ca vāyuśca tena sthānāntaraṃ yayau || varuṇaśca śilāvṛṣṭiṃ cakāra tena pīḍitaḥ || 9 || hutāśanaśca vāhnena pakṣāṃścaiva dadāha saḥ || kuberasyārdhacandreṇa chinnapādo babhūva ha || 4.16.10 || īśānasya ca śūlena babhūva mūrcchito'suraḥ || ṛṣayo munayaścaiva kṛṣṇaṃ cakurbhiyā''śiṣam || 11 || etasminnantare kṛṣṇaḥ prajvalanbrahmatejasā || dadāha daityasarvāṅgaṃ bāhyābhyantaramīśvaraḥ || 12 || tatsarvaṃ vamanaṃ kṛtvā prāṇāṃstatyāja dānavaḥ || bakaṃ nihatya balavāñchiśubhirgodhanaiḥ saha || 13 || yayau kelikadambānāṃ kānanaṃ sumanoharam || etasminnantare tatra vṛṣarūpadharo'suraḥ || 14 || nāmnā pralambo balavānmahādhūrtaśca śailavat || śṛṅgābhyāṃ ca hariṃ dhṛtvā bhrāmayāmāsa tatra vai || 15 || dudruvurbālakāḥ sarve ruruduśca bhayāturāḥ || balo jahāsa balavāñjñātvā bhrātaramīśvaram || 16 || bālakānbodhayāmāsa bhayaṃ kimityuvāca ha || tadviṣāṇaṃ gṛhītvā ca svayaṃ śrīmadhusūdanaḥ ||17|| bhrāmayitvā ca gagane pātayāmāsa bhūtale || prāṇāṃstatyāja daityendro nipatya ca mahītalam || 18 || jahasurbālakāḥ sarve nanṛtuśca jagurmudā || hatvā pralambaṃ śrīkṛṣṇo balena saha satvaram || 19 || godhanaṃ cārayāmāsa yayau bhāṇḍīramīśvaraḥ || gacchantaṃ mādhavaṃ dṛṣṭvā keśī daityeśvaro balī || 4.16.20 || veṣṭayāmāsa taṃ śīghraṃ khureṇa vilikhanmahīm || mūrdhni kṛtvā hariṃ tuṣṭo gaganaṃ śatayojanam || 21 || utpātya bhrāmayāmāsa papāta ca mahītale || jagrāha sa hariṃ pāpī carvayāmāsa kopataḥ || 22 || sa bhagnadanto daityaśca vajrāṅgacarvaṇādaho || śrīkṛṣṇatejasā dagdhaḥ prāṇāṃstatyāja bhūtale ||23|| svarge dundubhayo neduḥ puṣpavṛṣṭirbabhūva ha || etasminnantare tatra pārṣadā divyarūpiṇaḥ || 24 || tatrājagmuḥ syandanasthā dvibhujāḥ pītavāsasaḥ || kirīṭinaḥ kuṇḍalino vanamālāvibhūṣitāḥ || || 25 || vinodamuralīhastāḥ kvaṇanmañjīrarañjitāḥ || candanokṣitasarvāṅgā gopaveṣadharā varāḥ || 26 || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyā bhaktānugraha kātarāḥ || pradīptaṃ rathamāsthāya ratnasāravinirmitam || 27 || bhāṇḍīravanamājagmuryatra sannihito hariḥ || divyavastraparīdhānā ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitāḥ || 28 || praṇamayya hariṃ stutvā jagmurgolokamuttamam || muktvā dehaṃ parityajya vaiṣṇavāḥ puruṣāstrayaḥ || saṃprāpya dānavīṃ yoniṃ babhūbuḥ kṛṣṇapārṣadāḥ || 29 || nārada uvāca || ke te ca divyapuruṣā vaiṣṇavā daityarūpiṇaḥ || kathayasva mahābhāga kṛtaṃ kiṃ paramādbhutam || 4.16.30 || nārāyaṇa uvāca || śṛṇu bahmanpravakṣye'hamitihāsaṃ purātanam || 31 || śrutaṃ maheśavadanātsūryaparvaṇi puṣkare|| harerguṇaprasaṅgena kathayāmāsa śaṃkaraḥ | 32|| saṃpṛṣṭo munisaṃghaiśca mayā dharmeṇa brahmaṇā || brahmaputra mahābhāga kathāṃ bhuvanapāvanīm ||33|| kathayāmāsa vistārya sāvadhānaṃ niśāmaya || gandharveśo gandhavāhaḥ parvate gandhamādane || 34 || mahāṃstapasvipravaro harisevanatatparaḥ || putrā babhūvuścatvāro gandharvapravarā mune || 35 || sasmaruḥ kṛṣṇapādābjaṃ svapne jñāne divāniśam|| te ca durvāsasaḥ śiṣyāḥ śrīkṛṣṇārcanatatparāḥ || 36 || nityaṃ dattvā ca kamalaṃ saṃpūjya taṃ papurjalam || vasudevaḥ suhotraśca sudarśanasupārśvakau || 37 || catvāro vaiṣṇavaśreṣṭhāstepuste puṣkare tapaḥ || cirakālaṃ tapastaptvā babhūvuḥ siddhamantriṇaḥ || 38 || jyeṣṭho durvāsaso yogaṃ saṃprāpya yogināṃ varaḥ|| siddhaścākṛtadāraśca prajvalanbrahmatejasā || 39 || sadyo dehaṃ parityajya babhūva kṛṣṇapārṣadaḥ || ekadā bhrātaraste ca jagmuścitrasarovaram|| || 4.16.40 || padmāni kṛṣṇapūjārthamāhartumudaye raveḥ || padmānāṃ cayanaṃ kṛtvā gacchato vaiṣṇavānmune || 41 || dṛṣṭvā nibadhya saṃjagmuḥ sarve śaṃkarakiṃkarāḥ || baliṣṭhā durbalāndhṛtvā jagmuḥ śaṃkarasannidhim || 42 || te sarve śaṃkaraṃ dṛṣṭvā praṇemuḥ śirasā bhuvi || tānuvāca śivaḥ śīghraṃ prayujyāśiṣamuttamām || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyo bhaktānugrahakātaraḥ || 43 || śiva uvāca || ke yūyaṃ padmahartāraḥ pārvatyāśca sarovare || 44 || lakṣayakṣai rakṣaṇīyaṃ pārvatīvratahetave || nityaṃ sahasrakamalaṃ dadāti haraye satī || 45 || vrate traimāsike bhaktyā patisaubhāgyavarddhane || śivasya vacanaṃ śrutvā tamūcurvaiṣṇavā bhiyā || puṭāñjaliyutāḥ sarve bhaktinamrātmakandharāḥ || 46 || gandharvā ūcuḥ || || vayaṃ gandharvapravarā gandhavāhasutā vibho || 47 || haraye kamalaṃ dattvā pibāmo jalamīśvara || vayaṃ na vidmo he nātha pārvatyā rakṣitaṃ saraḥ || 48 || gṛhāṇa kamalaṃ sarvaṃ yuṣmākaṃ ca phalaṃ kuru || na dāsyāmo'dya kamalaṃ pāsyāmo'dya jalaṃ hara || 49 || kiṃ vā kathaṃ na pāsyāmastubhyaṃ dattāni tāni ca || nityaṃ dhyātvā yatpadābjaṃ padmena pūjayāmahe || 4.16.50 || sākṣāttasmai pradattvā ca padmaṃ pūtā vayaṃ prabho || ekaṃ brahma hyadvitīyaṃ kva dehaḥ kva ca rūpavān || 51 || bhaktānugrahato deho rūpabhedaśca māyayā || kiṃ tu gṛhāṇa padmāni tvameva matprabhuḥ prabho || 52 || yato no mānasaṃ pūrṇaṃ tadrūpaṃ darśayācyuta || dvibhujaṃ kamanīyaṃ ca kiśoraṃ śyāmasundaram|| || 53 || vinodamuralīhastaṃ pītāṃbaradharaṃ param || ekavaktraṃ dvinayanaṃ candanāgurucarcitam || 54 || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyaṃ ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitam || kaustubhena maṇīndreṇa vakṣaḥsthalasamujjvalam|| 55 || mayūrapicchacūḍaṃ ca mālatīmālyabhūṣitam || pārijātaprasūnānāṃ mālārājivibhūṣitam || 56 || koṭikandarpalāvaṇyalīlādhāmamanoharam || gopīsaṃghairdṛśyamānaṃ sasmitairvakralocanaiḥ || 57 || navayauvanasaṃpannaṃ rādhāvakṣasthalasthitam || brahmādibhiḥ stūyamānaṃ vandyaṃ dhyeyamabhīpsitam || 58 || svātmārāmaṃ pūrṇakāmaṃ bhaktānugrahakātaram || ityuktvā purataḥ śambhostasthurgandharvapuṅgavāḥ || 59|| śrīkṛṣṇarūpaśravaṇātpulakāṅkitavigrahaḥ || gandharvāṇāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā śivastānityuvāca ha || 4.16.60 || śrīkṛṣṇarūpaśravaṇātsāśrupūrṇavilocanaḥ || mayaiva yūyaṃ vijñātā vaiṣṇavapravarā mahīm ||61|| pūtāṃ kartuṃ ca bhramatha caraṇāmbhojareṇunā || ahaṃ vāñchāṃ karomyeva śrīkṛṣṇabhaktadarśane || 62 || samāgamo hi sādhūnāṃ triṣu lokeṣu durlabhaḥ || pārvatyāśca surāṇāṃ ca sadā yūyaṃ mama priyāḥ || 63 || ātmanaścātmabhaktebhyo vaiṣṇavāśca priyāśca naḥ || kintu moghaṃ ca na bhavenmayā yatsvīkṛtaṃ purā || 64 || tacchrūyatāṃ mahābhāgāḥ pārvatīvratakarmaṇi|| sarasaścaiva padmāni yairhṛtāni vratāntare|| 65 || te tūrṇamāsurīṃ yoniṃ gamiṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ || na hi śrīkṛṣṇabhaktānāmaśubhaṃ vidyate kvacit || 66 || saṃprāpya mānavīṃ yoniṃ golokaṃ yāsyatha dhruvam || yūyaṃ śrīkṛṣṇarūpaṃ ca pratyakṣaṃ draṣṭumutsukāḥ || 67 || dhruvaṃ drakṣyatha bho vatsā vṛndāraṇye ca bhārate || dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaṃ tato mṛtyuṃ saṃprāpya vaiṣṇavottamāḥ || 68 || divyaṃ syaṃdanamāruhya gamiṣyatha harergṛham|| adhunā vāñchanīyaṃ ca rūpaṃ draṣṭumihotsukāḥ || 69 || tatsarvaṃ paśyatetyuktvā darśayāmāsa tacchivaḥ || rūpaṃ dṛṣṭvā sāśrunetrāḥ praṇamya sarvarūpiṇam || 4.16.70 || ājagmurdānavīṃ yonimiti te dānaveśvarāḥ || vasudevaḥ purā muktaḥ suhotraśca bakāsuraḥ || 71 || sudarśanaḥ pralambo'yaṃ svayaṃ keśī supārśvakaḥ || harasya varadānena dṛṣṭvā rūpamanuttamam || 72 || mṛtyuṃ saṃprāpya śrīkṛṣṇājjagmuste kṛṣṇamandiram || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vipra hareścaritamadbhutam || bakakeśipralambānāṃ mokṣaṇaṃ mokṣakārakam || 73 || nārada uvāca || śrutaṃ sarvaṃ mahābhāga tvatprasādādyadadbhutam || 74 || adhunā śrotumicchāmi pārvatyā kiṃ kṛtaṃ vratam || ko vā''rādhyo vratasyāsya kiṃ phalaṃ niyamaśca kaḥ ||72|| kāni dravyāṇi bhagavanvratopayogikani ca || katikālaṃ vrataṃ kiṃ vā pratiṣṭhāyāṃ nirūpaṇam || 76 || suvicārya vada vibho śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || vrataṃ traimāsikaṃ nāma patisaubhāgyavardhanam || 77 || ārādhyo bhagavānkṛṣṇo rādhikāsahito mune || viṣuve ca samāraṃbhaḥ samāptirdakṣiṇāyane || 78 || saṃyamya pūrvadivase kṛtvā'vaśyaṃ haviṣyakam|| snātvā vaiśākhasaṃkrāntyāṃ saṃkalpya jāhnavītaṭe||79|| ghaṭe maṇau śālagrāme jale vā pūjayedvratī|| dhyāyedbhaktyā ca rādheśaṃ saṃpūjya pañca devatāḥ || 4.16.80 || dhyānaṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ nibodha kathayāmi te || navīnanīradaśyāmaṃ pītakauśeya vāsasam ||81|| śaratpārvaṇacandrāsyamīṣaddhāsyasamanvitam || śaratpraphullapadmākṣaṃ mañjulāñchanaraṃjitam ||82|| mānasaṃ gopikānāṃ ca mohayantaṃ muhurmuhuḥ || rādhayā dṛśyamānaṃ ca rādhāvakṣaḥsthalasthitam||83|| brahmānanteśadharmādyaiḥ stūyamānamahaṃ bhaje || dhyātvā kṛṣṇaṃ ca dhyānena tamāvāhya vratī mudā||84|| dhyāyettadā rādhikāṃ ca dhyānaṃ madhyaṃdineritam || rādhāṃ rāseśvarīṃ ramyāṃ rāsollāsarasotsukām || ||85|| rāsamaṇḍalamadhyasthāṃ rāsādhiṣṭhātṛdevatām || rāseśvaroraḥsthalasthāṃ rasikāṃ rasikapriyām||86 || rasikapravarāṃ ramyāṃ ramāṃ ca ramaṇotsukām || śaradrājīvarājīnāṃ prabhāmocanalocanām || 87 || vakrabhrūbhaṅgasaṃyuktāṃ mañjīreṇaiva rañjitām || śaratpārvaṇacandrāsyāmīṣaddhāsyamanoharām || 88 || cārucampakavarṇābhāṃ candanena vibhūṣitām || kastūrībindunā sārdhaṃ siṃdūrabiṃdunā yutām ||89|| cārupatrāvalīyuktāṃ vahniśuddhāṃśukojjvalām || sadratnakuṇḍalābhyāṃ ca sukapolasthalojjvalām || 4.16.90 || ratnendrasārahāreṇa vakṣaḥsthalavirājitām || ratnakaṅkaṇakeyūrakiṅkiṇīratnarañjitām ||91|| sadratnasāraracitakvaṇanmañjīrarañjitām || brahmādibhiśca sevyena śrīkṛṣṇenaiva sevitām || 92 || sarveśena stūyamānāṃ sarvabījāṃ bhajāmyaham || iti dhyātvā ca kṛṣṇena sahitāṃ tāṃ ca pūjayet || 93 || bhaktyā dattvā pratidinamupacārāṃśca ṣoḍaśa || pratyekaṃ ca pṛthakkṛtvā sarvaṃ dadyādvratī mudā || 94 || sahasrakamalaṃ divyaṃ śatamaṣṭottaraṃ mune || homaṃ kuryādvratī nityamaṣṭottaraśatāhutīḥ || 95 || dadyādbhaktyā ca kṛṣṇāya svāhetyuccārya yatnataḥ || rasālasya kadalyāśca hyāmaṃ vā pakvameva ca || 96 || nityamaṣṭottaraśataṃ dadyādbhaktyā'kṣataiḥ phalam || nityaṃ ca bhojayedbhaktyā brāhmaṇānāṃ śataṃ mune || 97 || homaṃ kuryādvratī nityamaṣṭottaraśatāhutīḥ || dadyādbhaktyā ca kṛṣṇāya rādhikāsahitāya ca || 98 || tilena havanaṃ kuryādājyamiśreṇa nārada || vādyaṃ ca vādayennityaṃ kārayeddharikīrtanam || 99 || evaṃ māsatrayaṃ kṛtvā pratiṣṭhāṃ tadanantaram || pratiṣṭhādivase tatra vidhānaṃ śṛṇu nārada|| || 4.16.100 || kamalānāṃ ca navatisahasrāṇyakṣatāni ca || brāhmaṇānāṃ sahasrāṇi nava viprendra yatnataḥ || 101 || bhojayetparamānnāni svādūni miṣṭakāni ca || phalaṃ viṃśādhikaṃ saptaśataṃ navasahasrakam || 102 || dadyānnānāvidhaṃ dravyaṃ naivedyaṃ sumanoharam || saṃskṛtāgniṃ ca saṃsthāpya homaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ || 103 || navatiṃ ca sahasrāṇi hutvā''jyena tilena ca || savastraṃ ca sabhojyaṃ ca yajñasūtraphalānvitam || 104 || gandhapuṣpārcitānbhaktyā dadyānnavatilaḍḍukān || dadyānnavatikumbhāṃśca śītatoyaprapūritān || 109 || evaṃvidhaṃ vrataṃ kṛtvā dadyādviprāya dakṣiṇām || dakṣiṇāyāḥ parimitaṃ vedeṣu yannirūpitam || 106|| vṛṣendrāṇāṃ sahasraṃ ca svarṇaśṛṅgasamanvitam || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vipra kṛtaṃ traimāsikavratam || 107 || viśiṣṭasaṃtatikaraṃ patisaubhāgyavarddhanam || vratasyāsya prabhāveṇa saubhāgyaṃ śatajanmani || 108 || satputrajananī sā ca bhavejjanmaśataṃ dhruvam || kadā'pi na bhavettasyā bhedaśca patiputrayoḥ || 109 || dāsatulyo bhavetputro bhartā ca svavacaskaraḥ || anukṣaṇaṃ bhavedrādhākṛṣṇabhaktiyutā satī || 4.16.110 || bhavedvrataprabhāveṇa prāptajñānaharissmṛtiḥ || vrataṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ kṛtaṃ pūrvamathāvayoḥ || 111 || sarveṣāṃ ca vratānāṃ ca śreṣṭhaṃ śṛṇu vadāmi te || svāyaṃbhuvasya ca manoḥ śatarūpābhidhā satī || 112 || tayā kṛtaṃ prathamataḥ kṛtvā'gastyaṃ purohitam || tadā kṛtaṃ devahūtyā cākūtyā ca kṛtaṃ tadā || 113 || purohitaṃ pulastyaṃ ca kṛtvā śrutyuktyā mune || cakāra rohiṇī tattu kratuṃ kṛtvā purohitam || 114 || ratiścakāra tadbhaktyā gautamastatpurohitaḥ || akāri tadvrataṃ bhaktyā tārayā gurukāntayā || 115 || mahāsaṃbhṛtasaṃbhārā vasiṣṭhastatpurohitaḥ || taddṛṣṭvā gurupatnyāśca śakraśacyā kṛtaṃ vratam || 116 || mahāsambhṛtasambhārastatpurodhā bṛhaspatiḥ || vrataṃ cakāra svāhā ca sarvato'pi vilakṣaṇam ||117|| atisaṃbhṛtasaṃbhāro marīcistatpurohitaḥ || taddṛṣṭvā pārvatī brahmannuvāca śaṃkaraṃ mudā || puṭāñjaliyutā devī bhaktinamrātmakandharā ||118|| pārvatyuvāca || ājñāṃ kuru jagannātha karomi vratamuttamam || 119 || āvayoriṣṭadevasya vratānāṃ ca paraṃ vratam || harerārādhanaṃ nātha sarvamaṃgalakāraṇam || 4.16.120 || iṣṭaṃ dattaṃ śruteḥ pāṭhaṃ tīrthaṃ pṛthvyāḥ pradakṣiṇam || harerārādhanasyāpi kalāṃ nārhati ṣoḍaśīm || 121 || bahirabhyaṃtare yasya harismṛtiranukṣaṇam || jīvanmuktasya tasyaiva muktirbhavati darśanāt || || 122 || tasya pādābjarajasā sadyaḥ pūtā vasundharā || tasya darśanamātreṇa punāti bhuvanatrayam || 123 || brahmā viṣṇuśca dharmaśca śeṣastvaṃ ca gaṇeśvaraḥ || dhyāyaṃdhyāyaṃ yatpadābjaṃ tejasā tatsamo mahān || 124 || yaśca yaṃ santataṃ dhyāyetsa tamāpnoti niścitam || guṇena tejasā buddhyā jñānena tatsamo bhavet || 125 || kṛṣṇasya smaraṇāddhyānāttapasā tasya sevayā || mayā prāpto hi bhagavānsvāmī vā putra eva ca ||126|| pralabdhaṃ līlayā sarvaṃ pūrṇaṃ manmānasaṃ tadā || svāmī me tvādṛśaḥ putrau kārttikeyagaṇeśvarau ||127|| pitā himādriḥ kṛṣṇāṃśo mama kiṃ durlabhaṃ prabho || pārvatīvacanaṃ śrutvā suprītaḥ śaṃkaraḥ svayam || prahasyovāca madhuraṃ pulakāṃkitavigrahaḥ||128|| || śrīmahādeva uvāca || || mahālakṣmīsvarūpāsi kimasādhyaṃ taveśvari || 129 || sarvasampatsvarūpā tvamanantaśakti rūpiṇī || tvaṃ ca yasya gṛhe devi sa caiśvaryasya bhājanam ||4.16.130|| na lakṣmīryadgṛhe tasya jīvanānmaraṇaṃ varam || ahaṃ brahmā ca viṣṇuśca tvayi bhaktyā śubhaprade || 131 || saṃhāre sṛṣṭikāle ca tvatprasādādvayaṃ kṣamāḥ || ko vā himālayaḥ ko'haṃ kau kārttikagaṇeśvarau || ||132|| tvadvihīnā aśaktāśca tvayā ca vayamīśvarāḥ || yuktāḥ pativratāyāśca yāḥ purājñāḥ śrutau śrutāḥ ||133|| gṛhītvā''jñāmīśvarasya vrataṃ kuru pativrate || vratametatkṛtaṃ yābhistābhyaḥ kuru vilakṣaṇam || 134 || sanatkumāro bhagavānvrate te'stu purohitaḥ || kamalānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ dravyāṇāṃ dāyako'pyaham|| 135 || kuberaṃ dravyakośe ca rakṣakaṃ kuru sundari || vrate ca dānādhyakṣo'haṃ dhanadātrī ca śrīḥ svayam || 136 || pāṭhako vahnidevaśca varuṇo jaladāyakaḥ || vastūnāṃ vāhakā yakṣāstadadhyakṣaḥ ṣaḍānanaḥ || 137 || sthānasaṃskāra kartā ca vrate'tra pavanaḥ svayam || pariveṣṭā svayaṃ śakraścandro'dhiṣṭhāpako vrate || 138 || sūryaśca dānanirvaktā yogyāyogyaṃ yathocitam || vratopayuktaṃ yaddravyaṃ dattvā niyamitaṃ priye || 139 || tato'dhikaṃ phalaṃ puṣpaṃ haraye dehi sundari || vrate niyamitānviprānbhojayitvā tato'dhikām|| 4.16.140 || asaṃkhyānbrāhmaṇāndevi bhaktyā kuru nimantraṇam || samāptidivase svarṇaṃ ratnaṃ muktāṃ pravālakam||141|| vratoktāṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dattvā sarvaṃ dehi dvijātaye || ityuktvā śaṃkarastāṃ ca kārayāmāsa tadvratam || 142 || vrataṃ cakāra sā durgā sarvābhyaśca vilakṣaṇam || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vipra pārvatyā yadvrataṃ kṛtam || 143 || ratnaṃ voḍhumaśaktāśca brāhmaṇāḥ pārvatīvrate || itihāsaḥ śrutaḥ sarvaḥ prakṛtaṃ śṛṇu nārada || 144 || śrīkṛṣṇabālacaritaṃ nūtnaṃ nūtnaṃ pade pade || hatvā tāndānavendrāṃśca śiśubhiḥ saha gokule ||145|| jagāma svagṛhaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ kuberabhavanopamam || sarvebhyo vanavārtā ca proktā ca śiśubhirmudā || 146 || śrutvaivaṃ vismitāḥ sarve nando bhayamavāpa ha || ānīya vṛddhāngopāṃśca gopikāḥ sthavirāstathā || 147 || yuktiṃ cakāra taiḥ sārddhamālocya samayocitām || kṛtvā yuktiṃ ca gopeśastatsthānaṃ tyaktumudyataḥ||148|| gantuṃ vṛndāvanaṃ sarvānuvāca tatkṣaṇaṃ mune|| nandājñāṃ ca samākarṇya te sarve gantumudyatāḥ||149|| gopāśca gopikāścaiva bālakā bālikāstathā || kṛṣṇena halinā sārdhaṃ prayayurbālakā mudā || 4.16.150 || saṃgītaṃ ca pragāyanto nānāveṣa samanvitāḥ || veṇupravādakāḥ kecitkecicchṛṅgapravādakāḥ || 151 || karatālakarāḥ kecidvīṇāhastāśca kecana|| śarayantrakarāḥ kecicchṛṅgahastāśca kecana || 152 || navapallavakarṇāśca kecidgopālabālakāḥ || kecinmukulakarṇāśca puṣpakarṇāśca kecana || 153 || navamālyakarāḥ kecitkecidājānumālinaḥ || kecitpallavacūḍāśca puṣpacūḍāśca kecana || 154 || gopālabālakāḥ sarve viprendra navakoṭayaḥ || jagmurgopyo vayasyāśca koṭiśaḥ koṭiśo mudā || 155 || vṛddhāśca koṭiśastatra bṛhacchroṇyaścalatkucāḥ || rādhikāsahacāriṇyo bālā gopālikā mune || 196 || tāḥ suśīlādayo bhavyā nānālaṃkārabhūṣitāḥ || divyavastraparīdhānāḥ sasmitāstā yayurmudā ||157|| kāścidāruhya śibikāṃ rathamāruhya kāścana || rādhā syandanamāruhya śātakaumbhaparicchadam || 158 || tābhiryuktā yayau devī ratnālaṃkāra bhūṣitā || yaśodā rohiṇī caiva ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitā || 159 || yayau syandanamāruhya śātakaumbhaparicchadam || nandaḥ sunandaḥ śrīdāmā giribhānurvibhākaraḥ || 4.16.160 || vīrabhānuścandrabhānurgajasthāḥ prayayurmudā || śrīkṛṣṇabaladevau tau ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitau || 161 || svarṇa syandanamāsthāya jagmatuḥ parayā mudā || koṭiśaḥ koṭiśo gopā vṛddhāśca yauvanānvitāḥ || 162 || aśvasthāśca gajasthāśca rathasthāścaiva kecana || gopā yayurmudā yuktāścoddhatā nandakiṃkarāḥ ||163|| vṛṣasthā gardabhasthāśca saṃgītatānatatparāḥ || aparā rādhikādāsyastrisaptaśatakoṭayaḥ || 164 || mudānvitāḥ sasmitāśca svarṇālaṃkārabhūṣitāḥ || kāścitsindūrahastāśca kāścitkajjalavāhikāḥ || ||165|| kāścitkandukahastāśca kāścitputtalikākarāḥ || bhogadravyakarāḥ kāścitkrīḍādravyakarā varāḥ || 166 || veṣadravyakarāḥ kāścitkāścinmālākarā varāḥ || kāścidvādyakahastāśca prayayurgopikā mudā ||167|| vahniśuddhāṃśukānāṃ ca vāhikāścaiva kāścana || candanāgurukastūrīkuṅkumadravavāhikāḥ||168|| kāścitsaṃgītaniratāḥ kāściccitrakathāratāḥ|| koṭiśaḥ koṭiśo ramyāḥ prayayuḥ śibikānvitāḥ|| ||169|| koṭiśaḥ koṭiśaścāśvāḥ koṭiśaḥ koṭiśo rathāḥ || koṭiśaḥ koṭiśaścaiva śakaṭā dravyapūritāḥ ||4.16.170|| koṭiśaḥ koṭiśaścaiva vṛṣendrā dravyavāhakāḥ || koṭiśaḥ koṭiśaścaiva daśalakṣāṇi hastinām ||171|| hastipāṃkuśayuktāni yayurvṛndāvanaṃ vanam || sarve vṛndāvanaṃ gatvā dṛṣṭvā śūnyagṛhaṃ mune ||172|| vṛkṣamūle yathāsthānaṃ tasthuḥ sarve yathocitam || uvāca gopāñchrīkṛṣṇo gṛhāṃśceṣṭatamānvrajāḥ ||173|| adya saṃtiṣṭhatetyevaṃ śrutvā śrīkṛṣṇabhāṣitam || kutra santi gṛhāḥ kṛṣṇetyevamūcustu gopakāḥ || iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā śrīkṛṣṇo vākyamabravīt || 174 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || atra sthāne gṛhāḥ santi prasannā devanirmitāḥ || 175 || devaprītiṃ vinā śaktā nahi draṣṭuṃ ca kecana || adya tiṣṭhata gopālāḥ saṃpūjya vanadevatāḥ || 176 || prātaryūyaṃ gṛhānramyāndrakṣyathādya dhruvaṃ mudā || dhūpadīpādinaivedyairbalibhiḥ puṣpacandanaiḥ ||177|| devīṃ ca vaṭamūlasthāṃ pūjāṃ kuruta caṇḍikām || kṛṣṇasya vacanaṃ śrutvā gopāḥ saṃpūjya devatām || bhuktvā bhogāndine rātrau tatraiva suṣupurmudā ||178|| iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde bakapralambakeśivadhapūrvakavṛndāvanagamanaṃ nāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 16 ||

English translation

The Killing of Bakasura, Pralambasura and Narayana said - Once Kjrsna, together with Balabhadra and the cowherd boys, went to the After taking their food and while playing in the forest, Madhusudana pushed the cows ahead of the cowherds.

Moving along with the cows and the cowherds Sri Krsna reached Madhuvana. The valorous lord consumed the delicious water in the forest and spotted a terrific demon of white complexion, having a deformed face in the form of a skylark, which was as huge as the mountain itself.

Finding the cows and the cowherds together with Krsna and Balarama there, he swallowed them the same way as Agastya had swallowed Vatapi in his valley.

Finding the lord having been swallowed by the skylark, all the gods felt frightened and cried in panic. They rushed to the scene carrying Indra shot his vajra at it which was built by the bones of the sage Dadhici. With the strike of vajra the skylark could not be killed, but one of his wings was burnt out.

The moon shot the arrow of snow on it which made the demon to suffer from cold. Yama the son of Surya then attacked it with the Yamadarida which made the skylark motionless.

The wind-god issued the wind-arrow which carried the skylark to some other place. Vanina, on the other hand, showered a rain of stones which injured the skylark.

The fire-god issued the fire-arrow at the skylark which burnt its wings. Kubera attacked it with the crescent-arrow which severed its legs.

The trident of Siva made the demon unconscious.

All the sages and ascetics feeling panic pronounced their blessing on Krsna.

In the meantime Krsna illumining with his divine lustre burnt the demon from within as well as outside which made it vomit out all those who had been swallowed by it and was ultimately Thus lord after having killed BakSsura accompanied with the cowherds and the cows, went to the forest of banana and kadamba trees.

At that point of time a huge bull known as PralambSsura arrived there which was extremely wicked and of the size of a moimtain. Carrying on its horns, it started moving him round and round. All the boys felt panicky and started crying but Balabhadra well realising his brother to be an incarnation of the lord, was smiling and was making the boys to imderstand that there were nothing to worry.

weRl 'era i?? 11 On the other hand, Madhusudana himself caught hold of the bull by the horns and moving it round and round in the sky threw it on the ground. With the fall of the bull on the ground the demon was killed. All the boys started laughing looking at the demon. ^rl Kfsna after killing PralambSsura rapidly went to Bhapdiravana together with Balabhadra. On the way finding Kyspa so moving, the valorous demon KesI surrounded him tearing the earth with its hoofs. It carried Kfspa on its head and flew a hundred yojanas in the sky; the demon moved Krsna round and roimd and then fell down on to the ground. The wicked demon tried to chew lord Kr$Qa holding him tightly but its effort to chew Krsna with its teeth, all his vq/ra- like teeth were broken. Thereafter getting burnt with the lustre of lord Kfsna it fell down and was killed. The big drums were beaten in heaven and flowers were showered.

fgfstr ul tT ^ r mi; i r m i rIhStoiI RTT:I In the meantime the divine attendants arrived there with the chariots. All of them were two¬ armed; they were clad in yellow lower garments, adorned with kirita crown, kundalas and long garlands of forest flowers, each holding playfully a flute in his hands and creating sounds with their movement. They had anklets on their feet, their bodies were plastered with the sandal-paste.

They appeared in beautiful form of the cowherds and wore a serene smile on their faces and could bestow their grace on the devotees of the lord.

They were mounted on the chariot studded with the best of gems and they arrived in the forest at the place were Kfsna was present. They were clad in divine garments and were adorned with gem-studded ornaments. All of them started offering prayers to lord Kfsqa, after bowing in reverence to him. All of them had been Vai^navas in the earlier births who had achieved demon-hood as a result of the curse pronounced on them; all of them, therefore, became the attendants of lord Krsna.

Narada said - O virtuous one, you tell me about the Vaisnavas who were turned into demons. "Who were they"? You tell me all this. I am interested in listening to the same.

Narayana said -O Brahman, in this connection I am going to narrate the story of ancient history which I heard from the mouth of lord Siva at the time of the solar eclipse in the Puskara region.

You please listen to it. Siva had narrated it to me by describing the qualities of the lord, at the instance of the sage, the god of death, Brahma and myself.

O Brahmaputra, O virtuous one, he narrated the story in detail which purifies the universe; the lord of Gandharvas known as Gandhavaha used to live there who had been a great ascetic of the O sage, he had four Gandharva sons who were always devoted at the lotus-like feet of the lord, while sleeping, awake, during the day or the Becoming the pupils of Durvasa they adored lord Krsna and they sipped the water only after offering the lotus flower at the feet of lord Krsna.

They were known by the names of Vasudeva, Suhotra, Sudarsana and Suparsvaka. All the four of them started performing tapas in the Puskara region. After performing tapas for a long time, they achieved success in the mantras. The eldest son known as Vasudeva who happened to be the best of the yogis achieved success, as per the advice of Durvasa, in the yogic practices. He did not marry, burning himself with the lustre of the Brahman. He left for his heavenly abode and became an attendant of lord Krsna.

Once all the brothers went to Citra-sarovara for collecting lotus flowers for offering to the lord, at dawn. O sage, while they were collecting the lotus flowers, the attendants of Siva caught hold of them and bound them in fetters.

The powerful attendants of Siva caught hold of the poor fellows and sent them all to Siva. At the audience with Siva they bowed in reverence to him and prostrated before him. Wearing a serene smile on the face and the one who is always compassionate to his devotees, $iva blessed them variously.

Siva said - "Who are you to steal the lotus flowers from the lake of Parvatl? A lakh of Yaks as protect that lake for the successftil performance of the vrata of Parvatl. She is performing the "three months" vrata for increase in the welfare of her husband and for that purpose she offers a thousand lotus flowers daily with devotions to lord Hari."

On hearing the words of ^iva, the Vaisnavas felt panicky and with folded hands bending before him, they said.

Gandharvas said - O virtuous one, we are the best of the Gandharvas and the sons of Gandhavaha. O lord, we consumed water only after offering lotus flowers to lord Krsna. O lord, we were not aware of the fact that the tank was protected by Parvatl. O Siva, you kindly accept these lotus flowers and make the vrata a success.

We shall not offer the lotus flowers to the lord today and shall consume water without doing so.

Otherwise, when we are offering these flowers to you, then why should we not consume the water.

O lord by meditating at his feet we adore him by offering lotus flowers. We have been purified by offering the lotus flowers to you.

Brahman happens to be one and unparalleled.

Therefore he has no body or form. He takes to human form only to bestow his grace on the people and he takes to other forms under the influence of illusion. Therefore, O lord, kindly accept these lotus flowers because you happen to be our lord. O Acyuta, the form which pleases our mind, you please appear in the same form, having two arms, of tender age, charming dark complexion and beautiful. Playfully you hold the flute in your hand, clad in yellow lower garment.

You should have a single face, two eyes and your body should be plastered with sandal-paste and aguru. The body should be adorned with gem-studded ornament and the kaustubha gem should adorn your bright chest. Your head should be adorned with the peacock feather and the garland of jasmine and Pdrijdta flowers should decorate you. Having the beauty of crores of gods of love, wearing a serene smile on the face and you should be passionately looking at the faces of the cowherdesses. You should be quite young and should occupy the heart of adored by Brahma and other gods. You should be adorable, desirable, fulfil the desires of all and always anxious to bestow your grace on Thus speaking the Gandharvas stood before lord Siva. On hearing the description of lord Krsna, lord Siva felt emotional and his hair stood on end. His eyes were filled with tears and he said, 'T have come to realise that y6u happen to

be the best of Vaisnavas and you are roaming about on the ground in order to purify it with the dust of your feet. I am always anxious to have an audience with the devotees of lord Krsna. It is very difficult to meet the noble people in the three worlds.

rnrt ww ^wRiTrqT:i You are dearer to me always than Parvatl and the gods. Though the Vaisnavas are dearer to me than my own devotees, the promise I have already made cannot be otherwise. O virtuous one, you listen to it. I had ordained that during the performing of the vrata by Parvatl, whosoever will collect lotus flowers from the lake would be turned into demons. There is no doubt about it. But the devotees of lord Krsna never meet with misfortune; therefore after becoming demons you would go back to the Goloka, You are desirous of having an audience with lord Krsna, O son, in the land of Bharata in the forest of Vrndavana you will meet with Krs na being a Vaisnava and meet with your end and getting mounted on a chariot you will go to the abode of the lord.

Presently if you are desirous of having a look at your desired form you can do so. Thus speaking lord Siva made them look at the form of Krsna and looking at the same, the eyes of all the Gandharvas were filled with tears of love.

Thereafter, bowing in reverence before the all- pervading lord, the Gandharvas took to the demonic form and became the lords of the demons. Thus Vasudeva had achieved salvation earlier, his brother Suhotra became Bakasura, Sudarsana became Pralamba and Sup^svaka became Kesl. With the boon of lord Siva all of them had a look at the form of Sri Krsna and met with their end ultimately achieving the abode of Krsna. O dear one, thus I have narrated to you an astonishing story of the lord in which Baka, Kesl and Pralamba achieved salvation. This story provides salvation to all. This has been ordained.

grssTisit g;:i Narada said - O virtuous one, I have listened by your grace to whatever had been astonishing.

Presently I intend to know the vrata Parvatl had to perform and who had been the chief god of the same, what was the reward for the vratal And what are its regulations? O lord, what are the beautiful materials required for the said vrata?

What is the time for it? You kindly also tell me about the performing of the same. O all- pervading one, you think over it carefully and tell me everything since I am getting quite anxious about it.

tq itt ^clrtii if 'Ffjq qseT NarSyana said - O sage, the vrata is to be continued for three months which increases the fortunes of the husband. Lord Kfsna together with Radhika are the chief deities for the same. It starts in the first half of the year and is completed in the second half At the time of the start of the vrata one has to get disciplined and consume the food of havisya and the next day being the first day of Vaisakha one should take a bath in the Ganga and start the vrata on the bank of the Ganga, taking samkalpa (vow). The one performing the vrata should adore the kalasa, the gem, a Sdlagrama, a vase of water. After adoring the five gods, one should adore the lord of Radha with devotion. I am telling you the method of the same as prescribed in the Samaveda. You listen His complexion is like the fresh clouds, is clad in a yellow lower garment, his face wears a smile and looks like the full moon of the winter season,

his eyes are like the fully blossomed lotus of the winter season, in whose eyes the collyrium has been applied. He attracts the minds of the cowherdesses again and again. Radha is looking at him and he resides in the heart of Radha. The gods like Brahma, Ananta, ^iva and Dharma adore him. I meditate upon him.

Thus the performer of the vrata should meditate upon Kfsna and should delightfully invoke him. Thereafter one should meditate upon Radhika. The said dhydnam is contained in the Madhyandina-sakha. According to this dhydnam, Radha is the chief of Rdsa, quite charming, always anxious to perform the Rdsallld, always present in Rdsamandala, the chief goddess of the divine dance, residing in the heart of lord Kr§na, quite attractive, beloved of Kfsna, the best of those performing Rdsa, beautifiil one and anxious for meeting the beloved.

Her eyes resembled the lotus flowers of the winter season. She had curved eyebrows and was adorned with anklets. Her face resembled the lustre of the moon of the winter season and she wore a pleasant smile on her face; her body had the glory of campaka flowers; her body was decorated with sandal-paste, kastUri, vermilion and other cosmetics. Her cheeks were painted with beautiful leaves. She was clad in garments purified by fire, her gem-studded kundalas illumined her cheeks. The garland of gems decorated her breasts; the anklets, armlets and wristlets besides the waist-band were decorated with gems. The anklets decorate her feet which were studded with gems and created sweet sounds. Lord Krsna who is devoted by Brahma and other gods served her always. All the gods adore her and she happens to be the cause of all.

I adore such a type of Radha.

Thus meditating upon Krsna one should adore him. Daily with the devoted mind one should make sixteen types of offering and adore him.

The one who performs the vrata should make every offering separately with a delightful mind.

He should make a hundred and eight offerings with the divine lotus flowers; he should make his offering in the fire with a devoted mind reciting One should make the offering of the unripe or ripe mango or banana fruits a hundred and eight times with devotion. The fruits should be uninjured. O sage, a hundred and eight Brahmana should be served with food daily and the performer of vrata should make a hundred and eight offerings in the fire.

Those offerings should be made both to Radha and Krsna. O Narada, one should perform homa with the sesamum seeds mixed with ghee.

The musical instruments should be played upon daily, besides the recitation of the name of Hari. After doing this, for three months, the vrata is completed.

O Narada, I am now speaking out the method for the same; you please listen to it. One should offer ninety thousand uninjured lotus flowers and should serve to nine thousand Brahmans food which should be delicious and sweet.

One should offer naivedya of nine thousand seven hundred and twenty fruits, several types of beverages besides other eatables; one should perform homa with the sanctified fire making ninety thousand offerings of ghee and sesamum seeds. Thereafter the costumes, food and fruits, ninety fragrant sweet balls and ninety pitchers filled with cool water should be given. Thus completing the vrata in this manner, one should offer daksind to the Brahmanas. The quantity of daksind should be the same as has been prescribed in the Vedas. One should give away in charity a hundred bulls whose horns should be coated with gold. O Brahman, thus I have narrated to you the method of performing the three months* vrata which bestows on the husband competent progeny and increases his With the influence of this vrata one achieves fortune for a hundred births. She produces the best of sons in a hundred births and is never

separated from the husband or the son. The son is always obedient like the slave and the husband also listens to her and such a chaste lady always remains engrossed in the devotion of Radha to Krsna. With the influence of this vrata, she always remains full of knowledge and remembers the god always.

In the earlier times this vrata which is prescribed in the Sdmaveda was performed by us. It is the best of all the vratas and I am going to spell out the names of all of them those who have performed it. You listen to it.

SatarOpa the wife of Svayambhuvamanu making the sage Agastya as the chief priest, performed this vrata first of all. Thereafter, both Devahtiti and Akuti performed this vrata with Pulastya as the priest. O sage, RohinI also performed this vrata with Kratu as the priest.

Rati also performed this vrata making Gautama as the priest, with great devotion. Tara the wife of teacher Brhaspati also performed this vrata with devotion, making Vasistha as the chief priest. Thereafter Tara made elaborate arrangements for this vrata and following her IndranT also performed the vrata with great pomp and show, making Brhaspati as the priest. Svaha performed this astonishing vrata collecting immense materials and making sage Marici as the priest. O Brahman, looking at the same, goddess Parvatl stood before Siva with folded hands and bowing in reverence spoke to him.

TR gcni;i I o 11 Parvat! said - O lord of the universe, if you permit me I intend to perform the best of the vratas, which could bestow the welfare on both of us. O lord, the adoration of the lord is the cause of the welfare. Because the performing of the yajhas, charities, reciting the Vedas, visiting the holy places and going round the earth do not weigh even one-sixteenth part of the adoration of the lord. The one who always remembers the lord outwardly and inwardly and who is free from the death, gets redeemed by having a look at such a person. With the dust of his lotus-like feet, the earth gets purified at once.

At the sight of such a person all the three worlds are purified. By meditating upon whose lotus-like feet, Brahma, Visnu, Dharma and Sesa and you yourself besides Ganesa had achieved similar glory. The one who adores daily such a person, gets a high place and ultimately he becomes like him in qualities, glory, intelligence and knowledge. By adoring at the feet of lord Krsna, remembering his name, performing dhyanam, tapas and serving him at the same time, I have achieved my husband and son; I have got everything playfully. Therefore my mind is completely satisfied and at peace. O lord, I have been fortunate enough to get a husband i like you, sons like Ganesa and Karttikeya and the I father Himalaya who happens to be the arhsa of I Kfsna. Therefore, nothing remains to be desired by me now.

On hearing the words of Parvatl, Siva was extremely delighted and the hair on his body stood on end. Thereafter he spoke to her Mahadeva said - O goddess, you are the form of MahalaksmT and nothing is beyond you. You are the form of all the riches and the prowess which is beyond measure. O goddess, the house in which you remain is bestowed with all the riches. The house which is devoid of LaksmI, death is better than life in that house.

O auspicious one, myself, Brahma and Visnu adore you and by your grace we indulge in the creation of the universe, its preservation and Himalaya, myself, Karttikeya and Ganesa are all of no consequence, without you. All of us are of no consequence without you and with you we are all powerful. Therefore, O chaste lady, whatever is appropriate for a chaste lady and whatever has been heard in the ancient times to be taken as the words of the lord.

Therefore accepting the divine voice you perform this vrata. As the ladies who have performed this vrata, you also perform it in a most astonishing manner. In your vrata, Sanatkumara would conduct himself as the chief priest while I will arrange for the lotuses, Brahmanas and other materials. O beautiful one, Kubera would be the treasure, while I myself would be in charge of the charities. LaksmI herself would provide all the riches. The god of fire would recite the Vedas. Varuna would perform the function of the supply of water and the Yaksas would be responsible for carrying the materials under the leadership of six-headed Karttikeya. The place of yajfia would be kept neat and clean by the wind god himself while Indra would serve in the kitchen. Moon would be the chief organiser while Surya would supervise the charities and make appropriate arrangements.

O dear one, whatever materials are needed for the performing the vratas, you offer the same in greater quantities to please lord Hari. Whatever is the number of Brahmanas prescribed to be fed in the vrata, you invite much more of them and serve them food.

On the concluding day of the vrata, the Brahmanas should be given in charity gold, gems, pearls, coral and other things which have been prescribed in the vrata. These should be given in daksina and the entire riches should be Thus speaking Siva made Parvatl to perform the vrata. Thus Durga performed the vrata in an astonishing manner. O dear one, thus have I narrated to you the details of the vrata performed by Parvatl. O Narada, the Brahmanas were unable to carry the load of the daksina money given away to them by Parvatl. This is what I have heard from history; now I narrate to you further in the context of the story. The childhood plays of lord Krsna would appear to be fresh at every step, After killing the demons, lord Krsna accompanied by the cowherds returned to his home in Gokula which was a huge mansion like that of Kubera. Reaching home the cowherds narrated the happenings of the forest to every one

in Gokula. On listening to these stories the people were surprised while Nanda felt panic.

He summoned all the old cowherds and cowherdesses and consulted them. Deciding on the future course of action, Nanda the chief of the cowherds got prepared to leave the place. O sage, at that point of time, he asked all the people to leave Vmdavana, Listening to the command of Nanda all the people got ready to depart from there; all the cowherds, cowhferdesses, boys and girls delightfully went to Vmdavana together with Kr§ na and Balabhadra. All of them were singing taking to many forms, some of them were playing on vlna, some of them were playing on horns. Some of them were playing on karatdla while others were playing on flutes; some of them played on the arrow instruments in their hands while others had the horns; some of the cowherds were wearing tender leaves in their Many of them had adorned their ears with flower buds while others had inserted the flowers into them. Some of them were carrying fresh

garlands of flowers; some of the boys had worn long garlands of forest flowers, while others had decorated their tufts. O best of the BrShmapas, there were nine crores of cowherd boys and the cowherdesses numbering crores having developed pelvic region and breasts. All the female friends and the old ladies were moving O sage, the female friend of Radhika like Suslla and others were also moving while Radha on the other hand adorned with all the ornaments was clad in divine garment. She was moving wearing a smile on her face. Some of the ladies were moving in palanquins, while others were mounted on the chariots.

They were all moving together on the chariots adorned with all the gem-studded ornaments and gold equipment. Both Yas'oda and RohinI, adorned with all the gem-studded ornaments were travelling in the golden chariots. Nanda, Virabhanu and Candrabhanu were mounted on the chariots and were moving pleasantly.

Both ^rl Krsna and Balabhadra adorned with gem-studded ornaments and mounted on the golden chariots were moving on pleasantly.

Crores of old and young cowherds mounted on horses, elephants and chariots moved on. The arrogant servants of Nanda mounted on bulls and donkeys playing on musical instruments.

The twenty one million slave-girls of Radha were moving with her delightfully. They had smiling faces and were adorned with golden ornaments. Some of them were holding vermilion, collyrium and even balls, while others were holding puppets.

Some of them were carrying cosmetics and materials for decorating the body. Some of them had the material for decorating the costumes while others carried garlands of flowers. Some of them carried the musical instruments and were Therefore, O cowherds, let us adore the god of forest and live here tonight. In the early morning you will surely find beautiful houses. Therefore, all of you should adore goddess Candika here offering incense, lamp, naivedya, offerings, flowers and sandal-paste, who is lodged under the banyan tree. On hearing the words of Kysna all the cowherds adored the goddess during the day time and spent the time delightfully there moving on delightfully. Some of them were clad in the garments purified by fire, while other carried sandal-paste, aguru, kastiirl and saffron in their hands. Some of them were engaged in playing music and while others were engaged in reciting astonishing types of story. Thus crores of

beautifol cowherdesses moved on in palanquins.

There were crores of horses, chariots, bullock- carts filled with several types of materials, crores of bulls carrying the materials, crores of elephants, driven by the elephants, driven by the elephant driver, by means of goads. All of them moved on to Vmdavana. On reaching Vpidavana, they found no dwelling places and as such they had to take shelter under the trees in an appropriate manner. At that point of time lord Krsna pointed out to the places for the stay of the cows as well as the people and said, "You spend the night somehow today." On hearing the words of Krsna all of them said, "O Krsna, where are the houses?" In reply to them ^rl Kr§na said.

SrT Krsna said - There are several clean houses built here by the gods but no one can look at them unless the gods are pleased.

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