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श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। एकदाऽऽनन्दयुक्तश्च नन्दो गोपव्रजे मुने ।। दुन्दुभिं वादयामास शक्रयागकृतोद्यमः ।। १ ।। दधि क्षीरं घृतं तक्रं नवनीतं गुडं मधु ।। एतान्यादाय शक्रस्य पूजां कुर्वन्त्विति ब्रुवन् ।।२।। येये सन्त्यत्र नगरे गोपा गोप्यश्च बालकाः ।। बालिकाश्च द्विजा भूयो वैश्याः शूद्राश्च भक्तितः ।। ३ ।। इत्येवं श्रावयामास स्वयमेव मुदाऽन्वितः ।। यष्टिमारोपयामास रम्यस्थाने सुविस्तृते ।। ४ ।। ददौ तत्र क्षौमवस्त्रं मालाजालं मनोहरम् ।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीकुङ्कुमद्रवमेव च ।। ५ ।। स्नातः कृताह्निको भक्त्या धृत्वा धौते च वाससी।। उवास स्वर्णपीठे च प्रक्षालितपदाम्बुजः ।।६।। नानाप्रकारपात्रैश्च ब्राह्मणैश्च पुरोहितैः ।। गोपालैर्गोपिकाभिश्च बालाभिः सह बालकैः ।। ७ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्राजग्मुर्नगरवासिनः ।। महासंभृतसंभारा नानोपायनसंयुताः ।। ८ ।। आजग्मुर्मुनयः सर्वे ज्वलन्तं ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। शान्ताः शिष्यगणैः सार्धं वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः ।। ९ ।। गर्गश्च गालवश्चैव शाकल्यः शाकटायनः ।। गौतमः करुषः कण्वो वात्स्यः कात्यायनस्तथा ।। 4.21.१० ।। सौभरिर्वामदेवश्च याज्ञवल्क्यश्च पाणिनिः ।। ऋष्यशृङ्गो गौरमुखो भरद्वाजश्च वामनः ।।११।। कृष्णद्वैपायनः शृङ्गी सुमन्तुर्जैमिनिः कचः ।। पराशरश्च मैत्रेयो वैशम्पायन एव च ।। १२ ।। ब्राह्मणाश्च कतिविधा भिक्षुका बन्दिनस्तथा ।। भूपा वैश्याश्च शूद्राश्च समाजग्मुर्महोत्सवे ।। १३ ।। दृष्ट्वा मुनीन्द्रान्नन्दश्च ब्राह्मणान्भूमिपांस्तथा ।। स्वर्णपीठात्समुत्तस्थौ व्रजाश्चोत्तस्थुरेव च।। १४ ।। प्रणम्य वासयामास मुनीन्द्रान्विप्रभूमिपान् ।। तेषामनुमतिं प्राप्य तत्रोवास पुनर्मुदा ।। १५ ।। पाकं च यष्टिनिकटे कर्तुमाज्ञां चकार ह ।। पाकप्राज्ञं ब्राह्मणानां शतमानीय सादरम् ।। १६ ।। तत्र रत्नप्रदीपाश्च जज्वलुः परितस्तथा ।। अन्धीभूतं च धूपेन स्थानं तत्सुरभीकृतम् ।। १७ ।। नानाविधानि पुष्पाणि माल्यानि विविधानि च ।। नैवेद्यं च बहुविधमपूर्वं सुमनोहरम् ।। १८ ।। तिललड्डुकपूर्णं च मण्डकानां सहस्रकम् ।। स्वस्तिकैः परिपूर्णं च यष्टिस्थानं च नारद ।। १९ ।। कलशानां सहस्रं च पूर्णं शर्करया मुने ।। यवगोधूमचूर्णानां लड्डुकैर्मधुरैर्वरैः ।।4.21.२०।। घृतपक्वैर्विप्रकृतैः पूर्णानि कलशानि च ।। वृक्षपक्वानि रम्याणि चारुरम्भाफलानि च ।।२१।। फलानि परिपक्वानि कालदेशोद्भवानि च।। क्षीराणां कुम्भलक्षाणि दध्नां तावन्ति नारद ।। २२ ।। मधूनां कुम्भशतकं सर्पिष्कुम्भ सहस्रकम् ।। कलशानां त्रिलक्षाणि तक्रपूर्णानि निश्चितम् ।। २३ ।। घटानां पञ्चलक्षाणि गुडपूर्णानि निश्चितम् ।। तिलतैलेन पूर्णं च कलशानां सहस्रकम् ।। २४ ।। वृषेन्द्राश्च बहुविधा भोगार्हद्रव्यवाहकाः ।। नानाविधानि पात्राणि सौवर्णराजतानि च ।। २९ ।। स्वर्णपीठानि च ब्रह्मन्नाजग्मुर्यष्टिसन्निधिम् ।। वस्त्राणि वरणार्हाणि चारूणि भूषणानि च ।। २५ ।। नानाविधानि वाद्यानि चारूणि मधुराणि च ।। वादकाः स्वरयन्त्राणि वादयामासुरुत्सवे ।। २७ ।। छागलानां सहस्राणि महिषाणां शतानि च ।। मेषकाणां च लक्षाणि ह्यानयामास तत्र वै ।।२८।। शतान्येव गण्डकानामाजग्मुर्यष्टिसंनिधिम् ।। प्रेक्षितानि च सर्वाणि रक्षितानि च रक्षकैः।।२९।। बालकानां बालिकानां वृक्षाणां वृक्षयोषिताम् ।। यूनां च युवतीनां च संख्यां कर्तुं च कः क्षमः ।।4.21.३०।। गायकानां च संगीतं नर्तकानां च नर्तनम् ।। श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा जनाः सर्वे मुमुहुः सुमहोत्सवे ।। ३१ ।। रंभोर्वशी मेनका च घृताची मोहिनी रतिः ।। प्रभावती भानुमती विप्रचित्तिस्तिलोत्तमा ।। ३२ ।। चन्द्रप्रभा सुप्रभा च रत्नमाला मदालसा ।। रेणुका रमणी ब्रह्मन्नेता आजग्मुरुत्सवे ।। ३३ ।। तासां नृत्येन गीतेन स्तनास्यश्रोणिदर्शनात् ।। रूपेण वक्रदृष्ट्या च मूर्च्छां प्रापुश्च मानवाः ।। ३४ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शीघ्रमाजगाम हरिः स्वयम् ।। गोपालबालकैः सार्धं बलेन बलशालिना।।३५।। दृष्ट्वा तं च जनाः सर्वे संभ्रान्ता हर्षविह्वलाः ।। उत्तस्थुराराद्भीताश्च पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहाः ।। ३६।। क्रीडास्थानात्समायान्तं शान्तं सुन्दरविग्रहम्।। विनोदमुरलीवेणुशृङ्गशब्दसमन्वितम् ।। ३७ ।। सद्रत्नसारभूषाभिर्भूषितं कौस्तुभेन च ।। चन्दनागुरुपङ्केन चर्चितं श्यामविग्रहम् ।। ३८ ।। शरन्मध्याह्नपद्मास्यं पश्यन्तं रत्नदर्पणे ।। चारुचन्दनचन्द्रेण कस्तूरीबिन्दुना सह ।। ३९ ।। शशाङ्केन यथाऽऽकाशं भालमध्यविराजितम् ।। मालतीमालया श्यामकण्ठवक्षःस्थलोज्ज्वलम् ।।4.21.४०।। बकपङ्क्त्या यथाऽऽकाशं शारदीयं सुनिर्मलम्।। चारुणा पीतवस्त्रेण शोभितं श्यामविग्रहम् ।।४१।। विभान्तं विद्युता शश्वन्नवनिं नीरदं यथा ।। कुन्दप्रसूनैर्गुञ्जाभिर्बद्धवक्रिमचूडकम् ।। ४२ ।। यथेन्द्रधनुषा भाति विभातं भगणैर्नभः ।। रत्नकुण्डलदीप्त्या च स्मितवक्त्रसुशोभितम् ।। ४३ ।। शरत्प्रफुल्लपद्मं च द्युमणेः किरणैर्यथा ।। विप्रक्षत्त्रियवैश्याश्च मुनयो बल्लवा मुने ।। ४४ ।। प्रणम्य वासयामासू रत्नसिंहासने शुभे ।। उवास रत्नपीठे स तेषां मध्ये जगत्पतिः।। ४५ ।। यथा बभौ शरच्चन्द्रो ज्योतिषामन्तरे च खे ।। श्रुत्वा तमूचुस्ते सर्वे जगतामीश्वरं परम् ।। ४६ ।। स्वेच्छामयं गुणातीतं ज्योतीरूपं सनातनम् ।। दृष्ट्वा महोत्सवं शीघ्रमुवाच पितरं हरिः ।। सर्वेषां दुर्लभां नीतिं नीतिशास्त्रविशारदः ।। ४७ ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। भोभो बल्लवराजेंद्र किं करोषीह सुव्रत ।। ४८ ।। आराध्यः कश्च का पूजा किं फलं पूजने भवेत् ।। फलेन साधनं किं वा कः सख्यः साधनेन च ।। ४९ ।। देवे रुष्टे भवेत्किं वा पूजायाः प्रतिबन्धके ।। तुष्टो देवः किं ददाति फलमत्र परत्रकम् ।। 4.21.५० ।। काचिद्ददात्यत्र फलं परत्रेह न काचन ।। काचिच्च नोभयत्रापि चोभयत्रापि काचन ।। ५१ ।। अवेदविहिता पूजा सर्वहानिकरण्डिका ।। पूजेयमधुना वा ते किमु वा पुरुषक्रमात् ।। ५२ ।। दृष्टो देवस्त्वया कस्मिन्पूजेयं चानुसारिणी ।। साक्षात्खादति देवस्ते साक्षात्किं वा न खादति ।। ५३ ।। साक्षाद्भुङ्क्ते च यो देवः सुप्रशस्तं तदर्चनम् ।। साक्षात्खादति नैवेद्यं विप्ररूपी जनार्दनः ।। ५४ ।। ब्राह्मणे परितुष्टे च संतुष्टाः सर्वदेवताः ।। किं तस्य देवपूजायां यो नियुक्तो द्विजार्चने ।। ५५ ।। पूजिता ब्राह्मणा येन पूजिताः सर्वदेवताः ।। देवाय दत्त्वा नैवेद्यं द्विजाय न प्रयच्छति ।। ५६ ।। भस्मीभूतं च नैवेद्यं पूजनं निष्फलं भवेत्।। विप्राय देवनैवेद्यदानाद्ध्रुवमनन्तकम् ।।५७।। तुष्टो देवो वरं दत्त्वा प्रयाति च स्वमन्दिरम् ।। दत्त्वा देवाय नैवेद्यं मूढो भुङ्क्ते स्वयं यदि।।५८।। दत्तापहारी देवस्वं भुक्त्वा च नरकं व्रजेत् ।। देवदत्तं न भोक्तव्यं नैवेद्यं च विना हरेः ।।९९।। प्रशस्तं सर्वदेवेषु विष्णुनैवेद्यभोजनम्।। अन्नं विष्ठा जलं मूत्रं यद्विष्णोरनिवेदितम् ।। 4.21.६० ।। सर्वेषां च क्रममिदं ब्राह्मणानां विशेषतः ।। न दत्त्वा वस्तु देवाय दत्तं विप्राय चेत्सुधीः ।। ६१ ।। भुक्त्वा विप्रमुखे देवास्तुष्टाः स्वर्गं प्रयान्ति च ।। तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन विप्राणामर्चनं कुरु ।।६२।। प्रशस्तफलदातॄणामिह लोके परत्र च।। जपस्तपश्च पूजा वा यज्ञदानं महोत्सवम् ।। ६३ ।। सर्वेषां कर्मणां सारं विप्रतुष्टिश्च दक्षिणा ।। दक्षिणानां शरीरेषु तिष्ठन्ति सर्वदेवताः ।। ।।६४।। पादेषु सर्वतीर्थानि पुण्यानि पादधूलिषु ।। पादोदके च विप्राणां तीर्थतोयानि सन्ति च ।। ६५ ।। तत्स्पर्शात्सर्वतीर्थेषु स्नानजन्यफलं लभेत् ।। नश्यंति भक्षणाद्रोगा भक्तिभावेन बल्लव ।।६६।। सप्तजन्मकृतात्पापान्मुच्यन्ते नात्र संशयः ।। पापं पञ्चविधं कृत्वा यो विप्रं प्रणमेद्व्रजे ।।६७।। स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वपापात्प्रमुच्यते ।। ब्राह्मणस्पर्शमात्रेण मुक्तो भवति पातकी ।। ६८ ।। दर्शनान्मुच्यते पापादिति वेदे निरूपितम् ।। अप्राज्ञो वाऽथ प्राज्ञो वा ब्राह्मणो विष्णुविग्रहः ।। ६९ ।। प्रियाः प्राणाधिका विष्णोर्ये विप्रा हरिसेविनः ।। द्विजानां हरिभक्तानां प्रभावो दुर्लभः श्रुतौ ।।4.21.७०।। येषां पादाब्जरजसा सद्यः पूता वसुन्धरा।। तेषां च पादचिह्नं यत्तीर्थं तत्परिकीर्तितम् ।। ७१ ।। तेषां च स्पर्शमात्रेण तीर्थपापं प्रणश्यति ।। आलिङ्गनात्सदालापात्तेषामुच्छिष्टभोजनात् ।। ।। ७२ ।। दर्शनात्स्पर्शनाच्चैव सर्वपापात्प्रमुच्यते ।। भ्रमणे सर्वतीर्थानां यत्पुण्यं स्नानतो भवेत् ।।७३।। हरिदासस्य विप्रस्य तत्पुण्यं दर्शनाल्लभेत् ।। ये विप्रा हरये दत्त्वा नित्यमन्नं च भुञ्जते ।।७४।। उच्छिष्टभोजनात्तेषां हरेर्दास्यं लभेन्नरः ।। न दत्त्वा हरये भक्त्या भुञ्जते चेद्भ्रमादपि ।। ७५ ।। पुरीषसदृशं वस्तु जलं मूत्रसमं भवेत् ।। शूद्रश्चेद्धरिभक्तश्च नैवेद्यभोजनोत्सुकः ।। ७६ ।। (तु. ब्रह्मवैवर्त २.१०.४९) आमान्नं हरये दत्त्वा कृत्वा पाकं च खादति ।। विप्रक्षत्रियवैश्यानां शालग्रामशिलार्चने ।।७७।। अधिकारो न शूद्राणां हरेरप्यर्चने तथा ।। द्रव्याण्येतानि गोपेन्द्र विप्रेभ्यश्चेन्न दास्यति ।।७८।। भस्मीभूतानि सर्वाणि भविष्यन्ति न संशयः ।। अन्नं च सर्वजीवेभ्यः पुण्यार्थं दातुमर्हति ।। ७९ ।। दत्त्वा विशिष्टजीवेभ्यो विशिष्टं फलमाप्नुयात् ।। अतो दत्त्वा मानुषेभ्यो लभतेऽष्टगुणं फलम् ।। 4.21.८० ।। शूद्राणां द्विगुणं पुण्यं वैश्येभ्योऽन्नं प्रदाय च।। दत्त्वाऽन्नं क्षत्रियेभ्योऽपि वैश्यानां द्विगुणं भवेत्।। क्षत्त्रियाणां शतगुणं विप्रेभ्योऽन्नं प्रदाय च ।। ८१ ।। विप्राणां च शतगुणं शास्त्रज्ञे ब्राह्मणे फलम् ।। शास्त्रज्ञानां शतगुणं भक्ते विप्रे लभेद्ध्रुवम् ।। ८२ ।। स चान्नं हरये दत्त्वा भुङ्क्ते भक्त्या च सादरम् ।। विष्णवे विप्रभक्ताय दत्त्वा दातुश्च यत्फलम् ।। ८३ ।। तत्फलं लभते नूनं भक्तब्राह्मणभोजने ।। भक्ते तुष्टे हरिस्तुष्टो हरौ तुष्टे च देवताः ।। ८४ ।। भवन्ति सिद्धाः शाखाश्च यथा मूलनिषेचनात् ।। द्रव्याण्येतानि देवाय यद्येकस्मै प्रयच्छति ।। ८५ ।। सर्वे देवाश्च रुष्टाश्चेद्देवैः कः किं करिष्यति ।। अथवाऽर्द्धं च वस्तूनां देहि गोवर्धनाय च ।। ८६ ।। गा वर्धयति नित्यं यस्तेन गोवर्धनः स्मृतः ।। गोवर्धनसमस्तात पुण्यवान्न महीतले ।। ८७ ।। नित्यं ददाति गोभ्यो यो नवीनानि तृणानि च ।। तीर्थस्थानेषु यत्पुण्यं यत्पुण्यं विप्रभोजने ।। ८८ ।। सर्वव्रतोपवासेषु सर्वेष्वेव तपःसु च ।। यत्पुण्यं च महादाने यत्पुण्यं हरिसेवने ।। ८९ ।। भुवः पर्यटने यत्तु सर्ववाक्येषु यद्भवेत् ।। यत्पुण्यं सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षायां च लभेन्नरः ।। 4.21.९० ।। तत्पुण्यं लभते प्राज्ञो गोभ्यो दत्त्वा तृणानि च ।। भुक्तवन्तीं तृणं यश्च गां वारयति कामतः ।। ९१ ।। ब्रह्महत्या भवेत्तस्य प्रायश्चित्ताद्विशुध्यति।। सर्वे देवा गवा मङ्गे तीर्थानि तत्पदेषु च ।। ९२ ।। तद्गुह्येषु स्वयं लक्ष्मीस्तिष्ठत्येव सदा पितः ।। गोष्पदाक्तमृदा यो हि तिलकं कुरुते नरः।।९३।। तीर्थस्नातो भवेत्सद्यो जयस्तस्य पदेपदे ।। गावस्तिष्ठंति यत्रैव तत्तीर्थं परिकीर्तितम् ।। ९४ ।। प्राणांस्त्यक्ता नरस्तत्र सद्यो मुक्तो भवेद्ध्रुवम् ।। ब्राह्मणानां गवामङ्गं यो हन्ति मानवाधमः ।। ९५ ।। ब्रह्महत्यासमं पापं भवेत्तस्य न संशयः ।। नारायणांशान्विप्रांश्च गाश्च ये घ्नन्ति मानवाः ।। ९६ ।। कालसूत्रं च ते यान्ति यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा श्रीकृष्णो विरराम च नारद ।।९७।। आनन्दयुक्तो नन्दश्च तमुवाच स्मिताननः ।। नन्द उवाच ।। पौर्वापरीयं पूजेति महेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः ।। ९८ ।। सुवृष्टिसाधनी साध्यं सर्वसस्यमनोहरम् ।। सस्यानि प्राणिनां प्राणाः सस्याज्जीवन्ति जीविनः।।९९।। पूजयन्ति व्रजस्थाश्च महेन्द्रं पुरुषक्रमात्।। महोत्सवं वत्सरान्ते निर्विघ्नाय शिवाय च ।। 4.21.१०० ।। इत्येवं वचनं श्रुत्वा बलेन सह माधवः ।। उच्चैर्जहास स पुनरुवाच पितरं मुदा ।। 4.21.१ ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। अहो श्रुतं विचित्रं ते वचनं परमाद्भुतम् ।। उपहास्यं लोकशास्त्रं वेदेष्वेव विगर्हितम् ।। २।। निरूपणं नास्ति कुत्र शक्राद्वृष्टिः प्रजायते ।। अपूर्वं नीतिवचनं श्रुतमद्य मुखात्तव ।। ३ ।। श्रुणु नीतिं श्रुतिमतां हे तात नानयं वदेः ।। वचनं सामवेदोक्तं सन्तो जानन्ति सर्वत।।४।। प्रश्नं कुरुष्व मन्त्रांश्च विविधानपि संसदि।। ब्रुवन्तु परमार्थं च किमिन्द्राद्वृष्टिरेव च।।५।। सूर्याद्धि जायते तोयं तोयात्सस्यानि शाखिनः ।। तेभ्योऽन्नानि फलान्येव तेभ्यो जीवन्ति जीविनः ।।६।। सूर्यग्रस्तं च नीरं च काले तस्मात्समुद्भवः।। सूर्यो मेघादयः सर्वे विधात्रा ते निरूपिताः ।। ७ ।। यत्राब्दे यो जलधरो गजश्च सागरो मतः ।। सस्याधिपो नृपो मन्त्री विधात्रा ते निरूपिताः ।।८।। जलादिकानां सस्यानां तृणानां च निरूपितम् ।। अब्देऽब्देऽस्त्येव तत्सर्वं कल्पे कल्पे युगेयुगे ।। ९ ।। हस्ती समुद्रादादाय करेण जलमीप्सितम् ।। दद्याद्घनाय तद्दद्याद्वातेन प्रेरितो घनः ।। 4.21.११० ।। स्थानेस्थाने पृथिव्यां च कालेकाले यथोचितम्।। ईशेच्छयाऽऽविर्भूतं च न भवेत्प्रतिबन्धकम् ।। ११ ।। भूतं भव्यं भविष्यच्च महत्क्षुद्रं च मध्यमम् ।। धात्रा निरूपितं कर्म केन तात निवार्यते ।। १२।। जगच्चराचरं सर्वं कृतं तेनेश्वराज्ञया ।। आदौ विनिर्मितं भक्ष्यं पश्चाज्जीव इति स्मृतः ।। १३ ।। अभ्यासात्स स्वभावो हि स्वभावात्कर्म एव च ।। जायते कर्मणां भोगो जीविनां सुखदुःखयोः ।। १४ ।। यातनाजन्ममरणरोगशोकभयानि च ।। समुत्पत्तिर्विपद्विद्या कविता वा यशोऽयशः ।। १५ ।। पुण्यं च स्वर्गवासश्च पापं नरकसंस्थितिः ।। भुक्तिर्मुक्तिर्हरेर्दास्यं कर्मणा घटते नृणाम् ।। १६ ।। सर्वेषां जनको हीशश्चाभ्यासः शीलकर्मणाम् ।। धातुश्च फलदाता च सर्वं तस्येच्छया भवेत् ।।१७।। विनिर्मितो विराड्येन तत्त्वानि प्रकृतिर्जगत् ।। कूर्मश्च शेषधरणी चाब्रह्मस्तम्ब एव च ।।१८।। यस्याज्ञया मरुत्कूर्मं धक्ते शेषं बिभर्ति सः ।। शेषो वसुन्धरां मूर्ध्ना सा च सर्वं चराचरम् ।। १९ ।। यस्याज्ञया सदा वाति जगत्प्राणो जगत्त्रये ।। तपति भ्रमणं कृत्वा भूगोलं सुप्रभाकरः ।। 4.21.१२० ।। दहत्यग्निः संचरते मृत्युश्च सर्वजन्तुषु ।। उत्पत्तिः शाखिनां काले पुष्पाणि च फलानि च ।। २१ ।। स्वेस्वे स्थाने समुद्राश्च तूर्णं मज्जन्त्यधोऽधुना ।। तमीशं भज भक्त्या च शक्रः किं कर्तुमीश्वरः ।। २२ ।। ब्रह्माण्डं च कतिविधमाविर्भूतं तिरोहितम् ।। विधयश्च कतिविधा यस्य भ्रूभङ्गलीलया ।। २३।। मृत्योर्मृत्युः कालकालो विधातुर्विधिरेव स. ।। भज तं शरणं तात स ते रक्षां करिष्यति ।।२४।। अहोऽष्टाविंशदिन्द्राणां पतने यदहर्निशम् ।। विधातुरेव जगतामष्टोत्तरशताधिकः ।। २५ ।। निमेषाद्यस्य पतनं निर्गुणस्यात्मनः प्रभोः ।। एवंभूते तिष्ठतीशे शक्रपूजा विडम्बनम् ।।२६।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा श्रीकृष्णो विरराम च नारद।। प्रशशंसुश्च मुनयो भगवन्तं सभासदः ।। २७ ।। नन्दः सपुलको हृष्टः सभायां साश्रुलोचनः ।। आनन्दयुक्ता मनुजा यदि पुत्रैः परा जिताः ।। २८ ।। श्रीकृष्णाज्ञां समाज्ञाय चकार स्वस्तिवाचनम् ।। क्रमेण वरणं तत्र सर्वेषां च चकार ह ।। २९ ।। पर्वतस्यमुनींद्राणां चकार पूजनं तदा ।। बुधानां ब्राह्मणानां च गवां वह्नेश्च सादरम् ।। 4.21.१३० ।। तत्र पूजासमाप्तौ च क्रतौ च सुमहोत्सवे ।। नानाप्रकारवाद्यानां बभूव शब्द उल्बणः ।। ३१ ।। जयशब्दः शङ्खशब्दो हरिशब्दो बभूव ह ।। वेदमङ्गलकाण्डं च .पपाठ मुनिपुङ्गवः ।।३२।। बन्दिनां प्रवरो डिण्डी कंसस्य सचिवः प्रियः ।। उच्चैः पपाठ पुरतो मङ्गलं मङ्गलाष्टकम् ।।३३।। कृष्णः शैलान्तिकं गत्चा भिन्नां मूर्तिं विधाय च ।। वस्तु खादामि शैलोऽस्मि वरं वृण्वित्युवाच ह।।३४।। उवाच नन्दं श्रीकृष्णः पश्य शौलं पितः पुरः।। वरं प्रार्थय भद्रं ते भविता चेत्युवाच ह ।।३५।। हरेर्दास्यं हरेर्भक्तिं वरं वव्रे स बल्लवः ।। द्रव्यं भुक्त्वा वरं दत्त्वा सोऽन्तर्धानं चकार ह।। ।। ३६ ।। मुनीन्द्रान्ब्राह्मणांश्चैव भोजयित्वा च गोपपाः ।। बन्दिभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च मुनिभ्यश्च धनं ददौ ।।३७।। मुनिभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽपि दत्त्वा नन्दो मुदाऽन्वितः ।। रामकृष्णौ पुरस्कृत्य सगणः स्वालयं ययौ ।।३८।। रौप्यं वस्त्रं सुवर्णं च वरमश्वं मणिं तथा ।। भक्ष्यं द्रव्यं बहुविधं बंदिने डिंडिने ददौ ।। ३९ ।। स्तुत्वा नत्वा रामकृष्णौ मुनयो ब्राह्मणा ययुः ।। ययुरप्सरसः सर्वा गन्धर्वाः किंनरास्तथा ।। 4.21.१४० ।। राजानो बल्लवाः सर्वे चाहूता ये महोत्सवे ।। सर्वे प्रणम्य श्रीकृष्णं ययुः सादरपूर्वकम् ।। ४१ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शक्रः कोपप्रस्फुरिताधरः ।। मखभंगे बहुविधां निंदां श्रुत्वा सुरेश्वरः ।। ४२ ।। मरुद्भिर्वारिदैः सार्धं रथमारुह्य सत्वरम्।। जगाम नंदनगरं वृन्दारण्यं मनोहरम् ।। ४३ ।। सर्वे देवा ययुः पश्चाद्युद्धशास्त्रविशारदाः ।। शस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः कोपाद्रथमारुह्य नारद ।।४४।। वायुशब्दैर्मेघशब्दैः सैन्यशब्दैर्भयानकैः ।। चकम्पे नगरं सर्वं नन्दो भयमवाप ह ।।९। भार्यां संबोध्य स्वगणमुवाच शोककातरः ।। रहः स्थलं समानीय नीतिशास्त्रविशारदः ।। ४६ ।। नन्द उवाच ।। हे यशोदे समागच्छ वचनं शृणु रोहिणि ।। रामकृष्णौ समादाय व्रज दूरं व्रजात्प्रिये ।। बालका बालिका नार्यो यान्तु दूरं भयाकुलाः ।। ४७ ।। बलवन्तश्च गोपालास्तिष्ठंतु मत्समीपतः ।। पश्चाच्च निर्गमिष्यामो वयं च प्राणसंकटात् ।।४८ ।। इत्युक्त्वा बल्लवश्रेष्ठः सस्मार श्रीहरिं भिया ।। पुटाञ्जलियुतो भूत्वा भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः ।। काण्वशाखोक्तस्तोत्रेण तुष्टाव ह शचीपतिम् ।। ४९ ।। नन्द उवाच ।। इन्द्रः सुरपतिः शक्रो दितिजः पवनाग्रजः ।। 4.21.१५० ।। सहस्राक्षो भगाङ्गश्च कश्यपाङ्गज एव च ।। बिडौजाश्च सुनासीरो मरुत्वान्पाकशासनः ।।५१।। जयन्तजनकः श्रीमाञ्छचीशो दैत्यसूदनः ।। वज्रहस्तः कामसखो गौतमीव्रतनाशनः ।। ५२ ।। वृत्रहा वासवश्चैव दधीचिदेहभिक्षुकः ।। विष्णुश्च वामनभ्राता पुरुहूतः पुरन्दरः ।। ५३ ।। दिवस्पतिः शतमखः सुत्रामा गोत्रभिद्विभुः ।। लेखर्षभो बलारातिर्जम्भभेदी सुराश्रयः ।।५४।। संक्रन्दनो दुश्च्यवनस्तुराषाण्मेघवाहनः ।। आखण्डलो हरिहयो नमुचिप्राणनाशनः ।। ५५ ।। वृद्धश्रवा वृषश्चैव दैत्यदर्पनिषूदनः ।। षट्चत्वारिंशन्नामानि पापघ्नानि विनिश्चितम् ।। ५६ ।। स्तोत्रमेतत्कौथुमोक्तं नित्यं यदि पठेन्नरः ।। महाविपत्तौ शक्रस्तं वज्रहस्तश्च रक्षति ।। ५७ ।। अतिवृष्टिशिलावृष्टिवज्रपाताच्च दारुणात् ।। कदाचिन्न भयं तस्य रक्षिता वासवः स्वयम् ।। ५८ ।। यत्र गेहे स्तोत्रमिदं यश्च जानाति पुण्यवान् ।। न तत्र वज्रपतनं शिलावृष्टिश्च नारद ।। ५९ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। स्तोत्रं नंदमुखाच्छ्रुत्वा चुकोप मधुसूदनः ।।4.21.६०।। उवाच पितरं नीतिं प्रज्वलन्ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। कं स्तौषि भीरो को वेन्द्रस्त्यज भीतिं ममान्तिके ।। ६१ ।। क्षणार्द्धे भस्मसात्कर्तुं क्षमोऽहमवलीलया।। गाश्च वत्सांश्च बालांश्च योषितो हि भयातुराः ।।६२।। गोवर्धनस्य कुहरे संस्थाप्य तिष्ठ निर्भयम् ।। बालस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा तच्चकार मुदाऽन्वितः ।। ६३ ।। हरिर्दधार शैलं तं वामहस्तेन दण्डवत् ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र दीप्तोऽपि रत्नतेजसा ।। ६४ ।। अन्धीभूतश्च सहसा बभूव रजसाऽऽवृतः ।। सवातो मेघनिकरश्चच्छाद गगनं मुने ।। ६५ ।। वृन्दावने बभूवातिवृष्टिरेव निरन्तरम्।। शिलावृष्टिर्वज्रवृष्टिरुल्कापातः सुदारुणः ।। ६६ ।। समस्तं पर्वतस्पर्शात्पतितं दूरतस्ततः ।। विफलस्तत्समारम्भो यथाऽनीशोद्यमो मुने ।। ६७ ।। दृष्ट्वा मोघं च तत्सर्वं सद्यः शक्रश्चुकोप ह ।। जग्राहामोघकुलिशं दधीच्यस्थिविनिर्मितम् ।। ।। ६८ ।। दृष्ट्वा तं वज्रहस्तं च जहास मधुसूदनः ।। सहस्तं स्तम्भयामास वज्रमेवातिदारुणम् ।। ६९ ।। सहामरगणं मोघं चकारस्तंभनं विभुः।। सर्वे तस्थुर्निश्चलास्ते भित्तौ पुत्तलिका यथा ।। 4.21.१७० ।। हरिणा जृम्भितः शक्रः सद्यस्तंद्रामवाप ह ।। ददर्श सर्वं तन्द्रायां तत्र कृष्णमयं जगत् ।। ७१ ।। द्विभुजं मुरलीहस्तं रत्नालंकारभूषितम् ।। पीतवस्त्रपरीधानं रत्नसिंहासनस्थितम् ।।७२।। । ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यं भक्तानुग्रहकातरम् ।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वांगमेतत्सर्वं चराचरम् ।। ७३ ।। दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुततमं तत्र सद्यो मूर्च्छामवाप ह ।। जजाप मन्त्रं तत्रैव प्रदत्तं गुरुणा पुरा ।। ७४ ।। सहस्रदलपद्मस्थं ददर्श ज्योतिरुल्बणम् ।। तत्रान्तरे दिव्यरूपमतीव सुमनोहरम् ।। ।।७५।। नवीनजलदोत्कर्षं श्यामसुन्दरविग्रहम् ।। सद्रत्नसारनिर्माणज्वलन्मकरकुण्डलम् ।। ७६।। ज्वलन्मणीन्द्रमकरकिरीटोज्ज्वल शेखरम् ।। ज्वलता कौस्तुभेंद्रेण कण्ठवक्षःस्थलोज्ज्वलम् ।।७७।। मणिकेयूरवलयमणिमञ्जीररंजितम् ।। अन्तर्बहिः समं दृष्ट्वा तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम् ।। ७८ ।। इन्द्र उवाच ।। अक्षरं परमं ब्रह्म ज्योतीरूपं सनातनम् ।। गुणातीतं निराकारं स्वेच्छामयमनंतकम् ।। ।। ७९ ।। भक्तध्यानाय सेवायै नानारूपधरं वरम् ।। शुक्लरक्तपीतश्यामं युगानुक्रमणेन च ।। १८० ।। शुक्लतेजःस्वरूपं च सत्ये सत्यस्वरूपिणम्।। त्रेतायां कुंकुमाकारं ज्वलंतं ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। ८१ ।। द्वापरे पीतवर्णं च शोभितं पीतवाससा ।। कृष्णवर्णं कलौ कृष्णं परिपूर्णतमं प्रभुम् ।। ८२ ।। नवधाराधरोत्कृष्टश्यामसुन्दरविग्रहम् ।। नन्दैकनन्दनं वन्दे यशोदानन्दनं प्रभुम् ।।८३।। गोपिकाचेतनहरं राधाप्राणाधिकं परम् ।। विनोदमुरलीशब्दं कुर्वन्तं कौतुकेन च ।।८४ ।। रूपेणाप्रतिमेनैव रत्नभूषणभूषितम् ।। कन्दर्पकोटिसौन्दर्यं बिभ्रतं शान्तमीश्वरम्।।८९।। क्रीडन्तं राधया सार्धं वृन्दारण्ये च कुत्रचित् ।। कुत्रचिन्निर्जनेऽरण्ये राधावक्षःस्थलस्थितम् ।।८६।। जलक्रीडां प्रकुर्वन्तं राधया सह कुत्रचित् ।। राधिकाकबरीभारं कुर्वन्तं कुत्रचिद्वने ।। ८७ ।। कुत्रचिद्राधिकापादे दत्तवन्तमलक्तकम्।। सदा चर्वितताम्बूलं गृह्णन्तं कुत्रचिन्मुदा ।।८८।। पश्यन्तं कुत्रचिद्राधां पश्यन्तीं वक्रचक्षुषा।। दत्तवन्तं च राधायै कृत्वा मालां च कुत्रचित् ।। ८९ ।। कुत्रचिद्राधया सार्धं गच्छन्तं रासमंडलम् ।। राधादत्तां गले मालां धृतवन्तं च कुत्रचित् ।। 4.21.१९० ।। सार्धं गोपालिकाभिश्च विहरन्तं च कुत्रचित् ।। राधां गृहीत्वा गच्छन्तं विहाय तां च कुत्रचित् ।। ९१ ।। विप्रपत्नीदत्तमन्नं भुक्तवन्तं च कुत्रचित्।। भुक्तवन्तं तालफलं बालकैः सह कुत्रचित् ।।९२।। वस्त्रं गोपालिकानां च हरन्तं कुत्रचिन्मुदा ।। गवां गणं व्याहरन्तं कुत्रचिद्बालकैः सह ।। ९३ ।। कालीयमूर्ध्नि पादाब्जं दत्तवन्तं च कुत्रचित् ।। विनोदमुरलीशब्दं कुर्वन्तं कुत्रचिन्मुदा ।। ९४ ।। गायन्तं रम्यसङ्गीतं कुत्रचिद्बालकैः सह।। स्तुत्वा शक्रः स्तवेन्द्रेण प्रणनाम हरिं भिया ।।९५।। पुरा दत्तेन गुरुणा रणे वृत्रासुरेण च।। कृष्णेन दत्तं कृपया ब्रह्मणे च तपस्यते ।।९६।। एकादशाक्षरो मन्त्रः कवचं सर्वलक्षणम् ।। दत्तमेतत्कुमाराय पुष्करे ब्रह्मणा पुरा ।।९७।। कुमारोऽङ्गिरसे दत्तं गुरवेऽङ्गिरसा मुने ।। इदमिन्द्रकृतं स्तोत्रं नित्यं भक्त्या च यः पठेत् ।। ९८ ।। स हि प्राप्य दृढां भक्तिमन्ते दास्यं लभेद्ध्रुवम्।। जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिशोकेभ्यो मुच्यते नरः ।। न हि पश्यति स्वप्नेऽपि यमदूतं यमालयम्।।९९।। नारायण उवाच ।। इन्द्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रसन्नः श्रीनिकेतनः।।4.21.२००।। प्रीत्या तस्मै वरं दत्त्वा स्थापयामास पर्वतम् ।। प्रणम्य च हरिं शक्रः प्रययौ स्वगणैः सह ।।१।। गह्वरस्था जनाः सर्वे प्रजग्मुर्गह्वराद्गृहम् ।। ते सर्वे मेनिरे कृष्णं परिपूर्णतमं विभुम् ।। २ ।। पुरस्कृत्य व्रजस्थांश्च प्रययौ स्वालयं हरिः ।। तुष्टाव नंदः पुत्रं तं पूर्णब्रह्म सनातनम् ।। पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गो भक्तिपूर्णाश्रुलोचनः ।। ३ ।। नन्द उवाच ।। नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय गोब्राह्मणहिताय च ।।४।। जगद्धिताय कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय नमोनमः ।। नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय ब्रह्मणे परमात्मने ।। ५ ।। अनन्तकोटिब्रह्माण्डधामधाम्ने नमोऽस्तु ते ।। नमो मत्स्यादिरूपाणां जीवरूपायसाक्षिणे ।।६।। निर्लिप्ताय निर्गुणाय निराकाराय ते नमः।। अतिसूक्ष्मस्वरूपाय स्थूलात्स्थूलतमाय च ।।७।। सर्वेश्वराय सर्वाय तेजोरूप नमोऽस्तु ते।। अतिप्रत्यक्षरूपाय ध्यानासाध्याय योगिनाम् ।।८।। ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानां वन्द्याय नित्यरूपिणे ।। धाम्ने चतुर्ण्णां वर्णानां युगेष्वेव चतुर्षु च ।।९।। शुक्लरक्तपीतश्यामाभिधानगुणशालिने ।। योगिने योगरूपाय गुरवे योगिनामपि ।।4.21.२१०।। सिद्धेश्वराय सिद्धाय सिद्धानां गुरवे नमः ।। यं स्तोतुमक्षमो ब्रह्मा विष्णुर्यं स्तोतुमक्षमः ।।११।। यं स्तोतुमक्षमो रुद्रः शेषो यं स्तोतुमक्षमः ।। यं स्तोतुमक्षमो धर्मो यं स्तोतुमक्षमो रविः ।।१२।। यं स्तोतुमक्षमो लम्बोदरश्चापि षडाननः ।। यं स्तोतुमक्षमाः सर्वे मुनयः सनकादयः ।।१३।। कपिलो न क्षमः स्तोतुं सिद्धेन्द्राणां गुरोर्गुरुः।। न शक्तौ स्तवनं कर्तुं नरनारायणावृषी ।।१४।। अन्ये जडधियः के वा स्तोतुं शक्ताः परात्परम्।। वेदा न शक्ता नो वाणी न च लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती ।।१५।। न राधा स्तवने शक्ता किं स्तुवन्ति विपश्चितः ।। क्षमस्व निखिलं ब्रह्मन्नपराधं क्षणेक्षणे ।। १६ ।। रक्ष मां करुणा सिन्धो दीनबन्धो भवार्णवे ।। पुरा तीर्थे तपस्तप्त्वा पुत्रः प्राप्तः सनातनः ।। १७ ।। स्वकीयचरणाम्भोजे भक्तिं दास्यं च देहि मे ।। ब्रह्मत्वममरत्वं वा सालोक्यादिकमेव वा ।।१८।। त्वत्पदाम्भोजदास्यस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् ।। इन्द्रत्वं वा सुरत्वं वा संप्राप्तिं सिद्धिस्वर्गयोः ।।१९।। राजत्वं चिरजीवित्वं सुधियो गणयन्ति किम् ।। एतद्यत्कथितं सर्वं ब्रह्मत्वादिकमीश्वर ।। 4.21.२२० ।। भक्तसङ्गक्षणार्द्धस्य नोपमा ते किमर्हति ।। त्वद्भक्तो यस्त्वत्सदृशः कस्त्वां तर्कितुमीश्वरः ।।२१।। क्षणार्द्धालापमात्रेण पारं कर्तुं स चेश्वरः ।। भक्तसङ्गाद्भवत्येव भक्तिं कर्तुमनेकधा ।। २२ ।। त्वद्भक्तजलदालापजलसेकेन वर्द्धते ।। अभक्तालापतापात्तु शुष्कतां याति तत्क्षणम् ।। ।। २३ ।। त्वद्गुणस्मृतिसेकाच्च वर्द्धते तत्क्षणे स्फुटम् ।। त्वद्भक्त्यङ्कुरमुद्भूतं स्फीतं मानसजं परम् ।। २४ ।। न नश्यं वर्द्धनीयं च नित्यंनित्यं क्षणेक्षणे ।। ततः संप्राप्य ब्रह्मत्वं भक्तस्य जीवनाय च ।। २५ ।। ददात्येव फलं तस्मै हरिदास्यमनुत्तमम् ।। संप्राप्य दुर्लभं दास्यं यदि दासो बभूव ह ।। २६ ।। सुनिश्चयेन तेनैव जितं सर्वं भयादिकम् ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा भक्त्या च नन्दस्तस्थौ हरेः पुरः ।। २७ ।। प्रसन्नवदनः कृष्णो ददौ तस्मै तदीप्सितम् ।। एवं नन्दकृतं स्तोत्रं नित्यं भक्त्या च यः पठेत् ।।२८।। सुदृढां भक्तिमाप्नोति सद्यो दास्यं लभेद्धरेः ।। तपस्तप्त्वा यदा द्रोणस्तीर्थे च धरया सह ।।२९।। स्तोत्रं तस्मै पुरा दत्तं ब्रह्मणा तत्सुदुर्लभम् ।। हरेः षडक्षरो मन्त्रः कवचं सर्वरक्षणम् ।।4.21.२३०।। इह सौभरिणा दत्तं तस्मै तुष्टेन पुष्करे ।। तदेव कवचं स्तोत्रं स च मन्त्रः सुदुर्लभः।। ।। ३१ ।। ब्रह्मणोंऽशेन मुनिना नन्दाय च तपस्यते ।। मन्त्रः स्तोत्रं च कवचमिष्टदेवो गुरुस्तथा ।। ३२ ।। या यस्य विद्या प्राचीना न तां त्यजति निश्चितम् ।। इत्येवं कथितं स्तोत्रं श्रीकृष्णाख्यानमद्भुतम् ।। सुखदं मोक्षदं सारं भवबन्धविमोचनम् ।। २३३ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे इन्द्रयागभञ्जनो नामैकविंशतितमोऽध्यायः ।।२१।।

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || ekadā''nandayuktaśca nando gopavraje mune || dundubhiṃ vādayāmāsa śakrayāgakṛtodyamaḥ || 1 || dadhi kṣīraṃ ghṛtaṃ takraṃ navanītaṃ guḍaṃ madhu || etānyādāya śakrasya pūjāṃ kurvantviti bruvan ||2|| yeye santyatra nagare gopā gopyaśca bālakāḥ || bālikāśca dvijā bhūyo vaiśyāḥ śūdrāśca bhaktitaḥ || 3 || ityevaṃ śrāvayāmāsa svayameva mudā'nvitaḥ || yaṣṭimāropayāmāsa ramyasthāne suvistṛte || 4 || dadau tatra kṣaumavastraṃ mālājālaṃ manoharam || candanāgurukastūrīkuṅkumadravameva ca || 5 || snātaḥ kṛtāhniko bhaktyā dhṛtvā dhaute ca vāsasī|| uvāsa svarṇapīṭhe ca prakṣālitapadāmbujaḥ ||6|| nānāprakārapātraiśca brāhmaṇaiśca purohitaiḥ || gopālairgopikābhiśca bālābhiḥ saha bālakaiḥ || 7 || etasminnantare tatrājagmurnagaravāsinaḥ || mahāsaṃbhṛtasaṃbhārā nānopāyanasaṃyutāḥ || 8 || ājagmurmunayaḥ sarve jvalantaṃ brahmatejasā || śāntāḥ śiṣyagaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ vedavedāṅgapāragāḥ || 9 || gargaśca gālavaścaiva śākalyaḥ śākaṭāyanaḥ || gautamaḥ karuṣaḥ kaṇvo vātsyaḥ kātyāyanastathā || 4.21.10 || saubharirvāmadevaśca yājñavalkyaśca pāṇiniḥ || ṛṣyaśṛṅgo gauramukho bharadvājaśca vāmanaḥ ||11|| kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ śṛṅgī sumanturjaiminiḥ kacaḥ || parāśaraśca maitreyo vaiśampāyana eva ca || 12 || brāhmaṇāśca katividhā bhikṣukā bandinastathā || bhūpā vaiśyāśca śūdrāśca samājagmurmahotsave || 13 || dṛṣṭvā munīndrānnandaśca brāhmaṇānbhūmipāṃstathā || svarṇapīṭhātsamuttasthau vrajāścottasthureva ca|| 14 || praṇamya vāsayāmāsa munīndrānviprabhūmipān || teṣāmanumatiṃ prāpya tatrovāsa punarmudā || 15 || pākaṃ ca yaṣṭinikaṭe kartumājñāṃ cakāra ha || pākaprājñaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ śatamānīya sādaram || 16 || tatra ratnapradīpāśca jajvaluḥ paritastathā || andhībhūtaṃ ca dhūpena sthānaṃ tatsurabhīkṛtam || 17 || nānāvidhāni puṣpāṇi mālyāni vividhāni ca || naivedyaṃ ca bahuvidhamapūrvaṃ sumanoharam || 18 || tilalaḍḍukapūrṇaṃ ca maṇḍakānāṃ sahasrakam || svastikaiḥ paripūrṇaṃ ca yaṣṭisthānaṃ ca nārada || 19 || kalaśānāṃ sahasraṃ ca pūrṇaṃ śarkarayā mune || yavagodhūmacūrṇānāṃ laḍḍukairmadhurairvaraiḥ ||4.21.20|| ghṛtapakvairviprakṛtaiḥ pūrṇāni kalaśāni ca || vṛkṣapakvāni ramyāṇi cārurambhāphalāni ca ||21|| phalāni paripakvāni kāladeśodbhavāni ca|| kṣīrāṇāṃ kumbhalakṣāṇi dadhnāṃ tāvanti nārada || 22 || madhūnāṃ kumbhaśatakaṃ sarpiṣkumbha sahasrakam || kalaśānāṃ trilakṣāṇi takrapūrṇāni niścitam || 23 || ghaṭānāṃ pañcalakṣāṇi guḍapūrṇāni niścitam || tilatailena pūrṇaṃ ca kalaśānāṃ sahasrakam || 24 || vṛṣendrāśca bahuvidhā bhogārhadravyavāhakāḥ || nānāvidhāni pātrāṇi sauvarṇarājatāni ca || 29 || svarṇapīṭhāni ca brahmannājagmuryaṣṭisannidhim || vastrāṇi varaṇārhāṇi cārūṇi bhūṣaṇāni ca || 25 || nānāvidhāni vādyāni cārūṇi madhurāṇi ca || vādakāḥ svarayantrāṇi vādayāmāsurutsave || 27 || chāgalānāṃ sahasrāṇi mahiṣāṇāṃ śatāni ca || meṣakāṇāṃ ca lakṣāṇi hyānayāmāsa tatra vai ||28|| śatānyeva gaṇḍakānāmājagmuryaṣṭisaṃnidhim || prekṣitāni ca sarvāṇi rakṣitāni ca rakṣakaiḥ||29|| bālakānāṃ bālikānāṃ vṛkṣāṇāṃ vṛkṣayoṣitām || yūnāṃ ca yuvatīnāṃ ca saṃkhyāṃ kartuṃ ca kaḥ kṣamaḥ ||4.21.30|| gāyakānāṃ ca saṃgītaṃ nartakānāṃ ca nartanam || śrutvā dṛṣṭvā janāḥ sarve mumuhuḥ sumahotsave || 31 || raṃbhorvaśī menakā ca ghṛtācī mohinī ratiḥ || prabhāvatī bhānumatī vipracittistilottamā || 32 || candraprabhā suprabhā ca ratnamālā madālasā || reṇukā ramaṇī brahmannetā ājagmurutsave || 33 || tāsāṃ nṛtyena gītena stanāsyaśroṇidarśanāt || rūpeṇa vakradṛṣṭyā ca mūrcchāṃ prāpuśca mānavāḥ || 34 || etasminnantare śīghramājagāma hariḥ svayam || gopālabālakaiḥ sārdhaṃ balena balaśālinā||35|| dṛṣṭvā taṃ ca janāḥ sarve saṃbhrāntā harṣavihvalāḥ || uttasthurārādbhītāśca pulakāṅkitavigrahāḥ || 36|| krīḍāsthānātsamāyāntaṃ śāntaṃ sundaravigraham|| vinodamuralīveṇuśṛṅgaśabdasamanvitam || 37 || sadratnasārabhūṣābhirbhūṣitaṃ kaustubhena ca || candanāgurupaṅkena carcitaṃ śyāmavigraham || 38 || śaranmadhyāhnapadmāsyaṃ paśyantaṃ ratnadarpaṇe || cārucandanacandreṇa kastūrībindunā saha || 39 || śaśāṅkena yathā''kāśaṃ bhālamadhyavirājitam || mālatīmālayā śyāmakaṇṭhavakṣaḥsthalojjvalam ||4.21.40|| bakapaṅktyā yathā''kāśaṃ śāradīyaṃ sunirmalam|| cāruṇā pītavastreṇa śobhitaṃ śyāmavigraham ||41|| vibhāntaṃ vidyutā śaśvannavaniṃ nīradaṃ yathā || kundaprasūnairguñjābhirbaddhavakrimacūḍakam || 42 || yathendradhanuṣā bhāti vibhātaṃ bhagaṇairnabhaḥ || ratnakuṇḍaladīptyā ca smitavaktrasuśobhitam || 43 || śaratpraphullapadmaṃ ca dyumaṇeḥ kiraṇairyathā || viprakṣattriyavaiśyāśca munayo ballavā mune || 44 || praṇamya vāsayāmāsū ratnasiṃhāsane śubhe || uvāsa ratnapīṭhe sa teṣāṃ madhye jagatpatiḥ|| 45 || yathā babhau śaraccandro jyotiṣāmantare ca khe || śrutvā tamūcuste sarve jagatāmīśvaraṃ param || 46 || svecchāmayaṃ guṇātītaṃ jyotīrūpaṃ sanātanam || dṛṣṭvā mahotsavaṃ śīghramuvāca pitaraṃ hariḥ || sarveṣāṃ durlabhāṃ nītiṃ nītiśāstraviśāradaḥ || 47 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || bhobho ballavarājeṃdra kiṃ karoṣīha suvrata || 48 || ārādhyaḥ kaśca kā pūjā kiṃ phalaṃ pūjane bhavet || phalena sādhanaṃ kiṃ vā kaḥ sakhyaḥ sādhanena ca || 49 || deve ruṣṭe bhavetkiṃ vā pūjāyāḥ pratibandhake || tuṣṭo devaḥ kiṃ dadāti phalamatra paratrakam || 4.21.50 || kāciddadātyatra phalaṃ paratreha na kācana || kācicca nobhayatrāpi cobhayatrāpi kācana || 51 || avedavihitā pūjā sarvahānikaraṇḍikā || pūjeyamadhunā vā te kimu vā puruṣakramāt || 52 || dṛṣṭo devastvayā kasminpūjeyaṃ cānusāriṇī || sākṣātkhādati devaste sākṣātkiṃ vā na khādati || 53 || sākṣādbhuṅkte ca yo devaḥ supraśastaṃ tadarcanam || sākṣātkhādati naivedyaṃ viprarūpī janārdanaḥ || 54 || brāhmaṇe parituṣṭe ca saṃtuṣṭāḥ sarvadevatāḥ || kiṃ tasya devapūjāyāṃ yo niyukto dvijārcane || 55 || pūjitā brāhmaṇā yena pūjitāḥ sarvadevatāḥ || devāya dattvā naivedyaṃ dvijāya na prayacchati || 56 || bhasmībhūtaṃ ca naivedyaṃ pūjanaṃ niṣphalaṃ bhavet|| viprāya devanaivedyadānāddhruvamanantakam ||57|| tuṣṭo devo varaṃ dattvā prayāti ca svamandiram || dattvā devāya naivedyaṃ mūḍho bhuṅkte svayaṃ yadi||58|| dattāpahārī devasvaṃ bhuktvā ca narakaṃ vrajet || devadattaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ naivedyaṃ ca vinā hareḥ ||99|| praśastaṃ sarvadeveṣu viṣṇunaivedyabhojanam|| annaṃ viṣṭhā jalaṃ mūtraṃ yadviṣṇoraniveditam || 4.21.60 || sarveṣāṃ ca kramamidaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ || na dattvā vastu devāya dattaṃ viprāya cetsudhīḥ || 61 || bhuktvā vipramukhe devāstuṣṭāḥ svargaṃ prayānti ca || tasmātsarvaprayatnena viprāṇāmarcanaṃ kuru ||62|| praśastaphaladātṝṇāmiha loke paratra ca|| japastapaśca pūjā vā yajñadānaṃ mahotsavam || 63 || sarveṣāṃ karmaṇāṃ sāraṃ vipratuṣṭiśca dakṣiṇā || dakṣiṇānāṃ śarīreṣu tiṣṭhanti sarvadevatāḥ || ||64|| pādeṣu sarvatīrthāni puṇyāni pādadhūliṣu || pādodake ca viprāṇāṃ tīrthatoyāni santi ca || 65 || tatsparśātsarvatīrtheṣu snānajanyaphalaṃ labhet || naśyaṃti bhakṣaṇādrogā bhaktibhāvena ballava ||66|| saptajanmakṛtātpāpānmucyante nātra saṃśayaḥ || pāpaṃ pañcavidhaṃ kṛtvā yo vipraṃ praṇamedvraje ||67|| sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvapāpātpramucyate || brāhmaṇasparśamātreṇa mukto bhavati pātakī || 68 || darśanānmucyate pāpāditi vede nirūpitam || aprājño vā'tha prājño vā brāhmaṇo viṣṇuvigrahaḥ || 69 || priyāḥ prāṇādhikā viṣṇorye viprā harisevinaḥ || dvijānāṃ haribhaktānāṃ prabhāvo durlabhaḥ śrutau ||4.21.70|| yeṣāṃ pādābjarajasā sadyaḥ pūtā vasundharā|| teṣāṃ ca pādacihnaṃ yattīrthaṃ tatparikīrtitam || 71 || teṣāṃ ca sparśamātreṇa tīrthapāpaṃ praṇaśyati || āliṅganātsadālāpātteṣāmucchiṣṭabhojanāt || || 72 || darśanātsparśanāccaiva sarvapāpātpramucyate || bhramaṇe sarvatīrthānāṃ yatpuṇyaṃ snānato bhavet ||73|| haridāsasya viprasya tatpuṇyaṃ darśanāllabhet || ye viprā haraye dattvā nityamannaṃ ca bhuñjate ||74|| ucchiṣṭabhojanātteṣāṃ harerdāsyaṃ labhennaraḥ || na dattvā haraye bhaktyā bhuñjate cedbhramādapi || 75 || purīṣasadṛśaṃ vastu jalaṃ mūtrasamaṃ bhavet || śūdraśceddharibhaktaśca naivedyabhojanotsukaḥ || 76 || (tu. brahmavaivarta 2.10.49) āmānnaṃ haraye dattvā kṛtvā pākaṃ ca khādati || viprakṣatriyavaiśyānāṃ śālagrāmaśilārcane ||77|| adhikāro na śūdrāṇāṃ harerapyarcane tathā || dravyāṇyetāni gopendra viprebhyaścenna dāsyati ||78|| bhasmībhūtāni sarvāṇi bhaviṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ || annaṃ ca sarvajīvebhyaḥ puṇyārthaṃ dātumarhati || 79 || dattvā viśiṣṭajīvebhyo viśiṣṭaṃ phalamāpnuyāt || ato dattvā mānuṣebhyo labhate'ṣṭaguṇaṃ phalam || 4.21.80 || śūdrāṇāṃ dviguṇaṃ puṇyaṃ vaiśyebhyo'nnaṃ pradāya ca|| dattvā'nnaṃ kṣatriyebhyo'pi vaiśyānāṃ dviguṇaṃ bhavet|| kṣattriyāṇāṃ śataguṇaṃ viprebhyo'nnaṃ pradāya ca || 81 || viprāṇāṃ ca śataguṇaṃ śāstrajñe brāhmaṇe phalam || śāstrajñānāṃ śataguṇaṃ bhakte vipre labheddhruvam || 82 || sa cānnaṃ haraye dattvā bhuṅkte bhaktyā ca sādaram || viṣṇave viprabhaktāya dattvā dātuśca yatphalam || 83 || tatphalaṃ labhate nūnaṃ bhaktabrāhmaṇabhojane || bhakte tuṣṭe haristuṣṭo harau tuṣṭe ca devatāḥ || 84 || bhavanti siddhāḥ śākhāśca yathā mūlaniṣecanāt || dravyāṇyetāni devāya yadyekasmai prayacchati || 85 || sarve devāśca ruṣṭāśceddevaiḥ kaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati || athavā'rddhaṃ ca vastūnāṃ dehi govardhanāya ca || 86 || gā vardhayati nityaṃ yastena govardhanaḥ smṛtaḥ || govardhanasamastāta puṇyavānna mahītale || 87 || nityaṃ dadāti gobhyo yo navīnāni tṛṇāni ca || tīrthasthāneṣu yatpuṇyaṃ yatpuṇyaṃ viprabhojane || 88 || sarvavratopavāseṣu sarveṣveva tapaḥsu ca || yatpuṇyaṃ ca mahādāne yatpuṇyaṃ harisevane || 89 || bhuvaḥ paryaṭane yattu sarvavākyeṣu yadbhavet || yatpuṇyaṃ sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣāyāṃ ca labhennaraḥ || 4.21.90 || tatpuṇyaṃ labhate prājño gobhyo dattvā tṛṇāni ca || bhuktavantīṃ tṛṇaṃ yaśca gāṃ vārayati kāmataḥ || 91 || brahmahatyā bhavettasya prāyaścittādviśudhyati|| sarve devā gavā maṅge tīrthāni tatpadeṣu ca || 92 || tadguhyeṣu svayaṃ lakṣmīstiṣṭhatyeva sadā pitaḥ || goṣpadāktamṛdā yo hi tilakaṃ kurute naraḥ||93|| tīrthasnāto bhavetsadyo jayastasya padepade || gāvastiṣṭhaṃti yatraiva tattīrthaṃ parikīrtitam || 94 || prāṇāṃstyaktā narastatra sadyo mukto bhaveddhruvam || brāhmaṇānāṃ gavāmaṅgaṃ yo hanti mānavādhamaḥ || 95 || brahmahatyāsamaṃ pāpaṃ bhavettasya na saṃśayaḥ || nārāyaṇāṃśānviprāṃśca gāśca ye ghnanti mānavāḥ || 96 || kālasūtraṃ ca te yānti yāvaccandradivākarau || ityevamuktvā śrīkṛṣṇo virarāma ca nārada ||97|| ānandayukto nandaśca tamuvāca smitānanaḥ || nanda uvāca || paurvāparīyaṃ pūjeti mahendrasya mahātmanaḥ || 98 || suvṛṣṭisādhanī sādhyaṃ sarvasasyamanoharam || sasyāni prāṇināṃ prāṇāḥ sasyājjīvanti jīvinaḥ||99|| pūjayanti vrajasthāśca mahendraṃ puruṣakramāt|| mahotsavaṃ vatsarānte nirvighnāya śivāya ca || 4.21.100 || ityevaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā balena saha mādhavaḥ || uccairjahāsa sa punaruvāca pitaraṃ mudā || 4.21.1 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || aho śrutaṃ vicitraṃ te vacanaṃ paramādbhutam || upahāsyaṃ lokaśāstraṃ vedeṣveva vigarhitam || 2|| nirūpaṇaṃ nāsti kutra śakrādvṛṣṭiḥ prajāyate || apūrvaṃ nītivacanaṃ śrutamadya mukhāttava || 3 || śruṇu nītiṃ śrutimatāṃ he tāta nānayaṃ vadeḥ || vacanaṃ sāmavedoktaṃ santo jānanti sarvata||4|| praśnaṃ kuruṣva mantrāṃśca vividhānapi saṃsadi|| bruvantu paramārthaṃ ca kimindrādvṛṣṭireva ca||5|| sūryāddhi jāyate toyaṃ toyātsasyāni śākhinaḥ || tebhyo'nnāni phalānyeva tebhyo jīvanti jīvinaḥ ||6|| sūryagrastaṃ ca nīraṃ ca kāle tasmātsamudbhavaḥ|| sūryo meghādayaḥ sarve vidhātrā te nirūpitāḥ || 7 || yatrābde yo jaladharo gajaśca sāgaro mataḥ || sasyādhipo nṛpo mantrī vidhātrā te nirūpitāḥ ||8|| jalādikānāṃ sasyānāṃ tṛṇānāṃ ca nirūpitam || abde'bde'styeva tatsarvaṃ kalpe kalpe yugeyuge || 9 || hastī samudrādādāya kareṇa jalamīpsitam || dadyādghanāya taddadyādvātena prerito ghanaḥ || 4.21.110 || sthānesthāne pṛthivyāṃ ca kālekāle yathocitam|| īśecchayā''virbhūtaṃ ca na bhavetpratibandhakam || 11 || bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyacca mahatkṣudraṃ ca madhyamam || dhātrā nirūpitaṃ karma kena tāta nivāryate || 12|| jagaccarācaraṃ sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ teneśvarājñayā || ādau vinirmitaṃ bhakṣyaṃ paścājjīva iti smṛtaḥ || 13 || abhyāsātsa svabhāvo hi svabhāvātkarma eva ca || jāyate karmaṇāṃ bhogo jīvināṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ || 14 || yātanājanmamaraṇarogaśokabhayāni ca || samutpattirvipadvidyā kavitā vā yaśo'yaśaḥ || 15 || puṇyaṃ ca svargavāsaśca pāpaṃ narakasaṃsthitiḥ || bhuktirmuktirharerdāsyaṃ karmaṇā ghaṭate nṛṇām || 16 || sarveṣāṃ janako hīśaścābhyāsaḥ śīlakarmaṇām || dhātuśca phaladātā ca sarvaṃ tasyecchayā bhavet ||17|| vinirmito virāḍyena tattvāni prakṛtirjagat || kūrmaśca śeṣadharaṇī cābrahmastamba eva ca ||18|| yasyājñayā marutkūrmaṃ dhakte śeṣaṃ bibharti saḥ || śeṣo vasundharāṃ mūrdhnā sā ca sarvaṃ carācaram || 19 || yasyājñayā sadā vāti jagatprāṇo jagattraye || tapati bhramaṇaṃ kṛtvā bhūgolaṃ suprabhākaraḥ || 4.21.120 || dahatyagniḥ saṃcarate mṛtyuśca sarvajantuṣu || utpattiḥ śākhināṃ kāle puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca || 21 || svesve sthāne samudrāśca tūrṇaṃ majjantyadho'dhunā || tamīśaṃ bhaja bhaktyā ca śakraḥ kiṃ kartumīśvaraḥ || 22 || brahmāṇḍaṃ ca katividhamāvirbhūtaṃ tirohitam || vidhayaśca katividhā yasya bhrūbhaṅgalīlayā || 23|| mṛtyormṛtyuḥ kālakālo vidhāturvidhireva sa. || bhaja taṃ śaraṇaṃ tāta sa te rakṣāṃ kariṣyati ||24|| aho'ṣṭāviṃśadindrāṇāṃ patane yadaharniśam || vidhātureva jagatāmaṣṭottaraśatādhikaḥ || 25 || nimeṣādyasya patanaṃ nirguṇasyātmanaḥ prabhoḥ || evaṃbhūte tiṣṭhatīśe śakrapūjā viḍambanam ||26|| ityevamuktvā śrīkṛṣṇo virarāma ca nārada|| praśaśaṃsuśca munayo bhagavantaṃ sabhāsadaḥ || 27 || nandaḥ sapulako hṛṣṭaḥ sabhāyāṃ sāśrulocanaḥ || ānandayuktā manujā yadi putraiḥ parā jitāḥ || 28 || śrīkṛṣṇājñāṃ samājñāya cakāra svastivācanam || krameṇa varaṇaṃ tatra sarveṣāṃ ca cakāra ha || 29 || parvatasyamunīṃdrāṇāṃ cakāra pūjanaṃ tadā || budhānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca gavāṃ vahneśca sādaram || 4.21.130 || tatra pūjāsamāptau ca kratau ca sumahotsave || nānāprakāravādyānāṃ babhūva śabda ulbaṇaḥ || 31 || jayaśabdaḥ śaṅkhaśabdo hariśabdo babhūva ha || vedamaṅgalakāṇḍaṃ ca .papāṭha munipuṅgavaḥ ||32|| bandināṃ pravaro ḍiṇḍī kaṃsasya sacivaḥ priyaḥ || uccaiḥ papāṭha purato maṅgalaṃ maṅgalāṣṭakam ||33|| kṛṣṇaḥ śailāntikaṃ gatcā bhinnāṃ mūrtiṃ vidhāya ca || vastu khādāmi śailo'smi varaṃ vṛṇvityuvāca ha||34|| uvāca nandaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaḥ paśya śaulaṃ pitaḥ puraḥ|| varaṃ prārthaya bhadraṃ te bhavitā cetyuvāca ha ||35|| harerdāsyaṃ harerbhaktiṃ varaṃ vavre sa ballavaḥ || dravyaṃ bhuktvā varaṃ dattvā so'ntardhānaṃ cakāra ha|| || 36 || munīndrānbrāhmaṇāṃścaiva bhojayitvā ca gopapāḥ || bandibhyo brāhmaṇebhyaśca munibhyaśca dhanaṃ dadau ||37|| munibhyo brāhmaṇebhyo'pi dattvā nando mudā'nvitaḥ || rāmakṛṣṇau puraskṛtya sagaṇaḥ svālayaṃ yayau ||38|| raupyaṃ vastraṃ suvarṇaṃ ca varamaśvaṃ maṇiṃ tathā || bhakṣyaṃ dravyaṃ bahuvidhaṃ baṃdine ḍiṃḍine dadau || 39 || stutvā natvā rāmakṛṣṇau munayo brāhmaṇā yayuḥ || yayurapsarasaḥ sarvā gandharvāḥ kiṃnarāstathā || 4.21.140 || rājāno ballavāḥ sarve cāhūtā ye mahotsave || sarve praṇamya śrīkṛṣṇaṃ yayuḥ sādarapūrvakam || 41 || etasminnantare śakraḥ kopaprasphuritādharaḥ || makhabhaṃge bahuvidhāṃ niṃdāṃ śrutvā sureśvaraḥ || 42 || marudbhirvāridaiḥ sārdhaṃ rathamāruhya satvaram|| jagāma naṃdanagaraṃ vṛndāraṇyaṃ manoharam || 43 || sarve devā yayuḥ paścādyuddhaśāstraviśāradāḥ || śastrāstrapāṇayaḥ kopādrathamāruhya nārada ||44|| vāyuśabdairmeghaśabdaiḥ sainyaśabdairbhayānakaiḥ || cakampe nagaraṃ sarvaṃ nando bhayamavāpa ha ||9| bhāryāṃ saṃbodhya svagaṇamuvāca śokakātaraḥ || rahaḥ sthalaṃ samānīya nītiśāstraviśāradaḥ || 46 || nanda uvāca || he yaśode samāgaccha vacanaṃ śṛṇu rohiṇi || rāmakṛṣṇau samādāya vraja dūraṃ vrajātpriye || bālakā bālikā nāryo yāntu dūraṃ bhayākulāḥ || 47 || balavantaśca gopālāstiṣṭhaṃtu matsamīpataḥ || paścācca nirgamiṣyāmo vayaṃ ca prāṇasaṃkaṭāt ||48 || ityuktvā ballavaśreṣṭhaḥ sasmāra śrīhariṃ bhiyā || puṭāñjaliyuto bhūtvā bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ || kāṇvaśākhoktastotreṇa tuṣṭāva ha śacīpatim || 49 || nanda uvāca || indraḥ surapatiḥ śakro ditijaḥ pavanāgrajaḥ || 4.21.150 || sahasrākṣo bhagāṅgaśca kaśyapāṅgaja eva ca || biḍaujāśca sunāsīro marutvānpākaśāsanaḥ ||51|| jayantajanakaḥ śrīmāñchacīśo daityasūdanaḥ || vajrahastaḥ kāmasakho gautamīvratanāśanaḥ || 52 || vṛtrahā vāsavaścaiva dadhīcidehabhikṣukaḥ || viṣṇuśca vāmanabhrātā puruhūtaḥ purandaraḥ || 53 || divaspatiḥ śatamakhaḥ sutrāmā gotrabhidvibhuḥ || lekharṣabho balārātirjambhabhedī surāśrayaḥ ||54|| saṃkrandano duścyavanasturāṣāṇmeghavāhanaḥ || ākhaṇḍalo harihayo namuciprāṇanāśanaḥ || 55 || vṛddhaśravā vṛṣaścaiva daityadarpaniṣūdanaḥ || ṣaṭcatvāriṃśannāmāni pāpaghnāni viniścitam || 56 || stotrametatkauthumoktaṃ nityaṃ yadi paṭhennaraḥ || mahāvipattau śakrastaṃ vajrahastaśca rakṣati || 57 || ativṛṣṭiśilāvṛṣṭivajrapātācca dāruṇāt || kadācinna bhayaṃ tasya rakṣitā vāsavaḥ svayam || 58 || yatra gehe stotramidaṃ yaśca jānāti puṇyavān || na tatra vajrapatanaṃ śilāvṛṣṭiśca nārada || 59 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || stotraṃ naṃdamukhācchrutvā cukopa madhusūdanaḥ ||4.21.60|| uvāca pitaraṃ nītiṃ prajvalanbrahmatejasā || kaṃ stauṣi bhīro ko vendrastyaja bhītiṃ mamāntike || 61 || kṣaṇārddhe bhasmasātkartuṃ kṣamo'hamavalīlayā|| gāśca vatsāṃśca bālāṃśca yoṣito hi bhayāturāḥ ||62|| govardhanasya kuhare saṃsthāpya tiṣṭha nirbhayam || bālasya vacanaṃ śrutvā taccakāra mudā'nvitaḥ || 63 || harirdadhāra śailaṃ taṃ vāmahastena daṇḍavat || etasminnantare tatra dīpto'pi ratnatejasā || 64 || andhībhūtaśca sahasā babhūva rajasā''vṛtaḥ || savāto meghanikaraścacchāda gaganaṃ mune || 65 || vṛndāvane babhūvātivṛṣṭireva nirantaram|| śilāvṛṣṭirvajravṛṣṭirulkāpātaḥ sudāruṇaḥ || 66 || samastaṃ parvatasparśātpatitaṃ dūratastataḥ || viphalastatsamārambho yathā'nīśodyamo mune || 67 || dṛṣṭvā moghaṃ ca tatsarvaṃ sadyaḥ śakraścukopa ha || jagrāhāmoghakuliśaṃ dadhīcyasthivinirmitam || || 68 || dṛṣṭvā taṃ vajrahastaṃ ca jahāsa madhusūdanaḥ || sahastaṃ stambhayāmāsa vajramevātidāruṇam || 69 || sahāmaragaṇaṃ moghaṃ cakārastaṃbhanaṃ vibhuḥ|| sarve tasthurniścalāste bhittau puttalikā yathā || 4.21.170 || hariṇā jṛmbhitaḥ śakraḥ sadyastaṃdrāmavāpa ha || dadarśa sarvaṃ tandrāyāṃ tatra kṛṣṇamayaṃ jagat || 71 || dvibhujaṃ muralīhastaṃ ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitam || pītavastraparīdhānaṃ ratnasiṃhāsanasthitam ||72|| | īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyaṃ bhaktānugrahakātaram || candanokṣitasarvāṃgametatsarvaṃ carācaram || 73 || dṛṣṭvā'dbhutatamaṃ tatra sadyo mūrcchāmavāpa ha || jajāpa mantraṃ tatraiva pradattaṃ guruṇā purā || 74 || sahasradalapadmasthaṃ dadarśa jyotirulbaṇam || tatrāntare divyarūpamatīva sumanoharam || ||75|| navīnajaladotkarṣaṃ śyāmasundaravigraham || sadratnasāranirmāṇajvalanmakarakuṇḍalam || 76|| jvalanmaṇīndramakarakirīṭojjvala śekharam || jvalatā kaustubheṃdreṇa kaṇṭhavakṣaḥsthalojjvalam ||77|| maṇikeyūravalayamaṇimañjīraraṃjitam || antarbahiḥ samaṃ dṛṣṭvā tuṣṭāva parameśvaram || 78 || indra uvāca || akṣaraṃ paramaṃ brahma jyotīrūpaṃ sanātanam || guṇātītaṃ nirākāraṃ svecchāmayamanaṃtakam || || 79 || bhaktadhyānāya sevāyai nānārūpadharaṃ varam || śuklaraktapītaśyāmaṃ yugānukramaṇena ca || 180 || śuklatejaḥsvarūpaṃ ca satye satyasvarūpiṇam|| tretāyāṃ kuṃkumākāraṃ jvalaṃtaṃ brahmatejasā || 81 || dvāpare pītavarṇaṃ ca śobhitaṃ pītavāsasā || kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ kalau kṛṣṇaṃ paripūrṇatamaṃ prabhum || 82 || navadhārādharotkṛṣṭaśyāmasundaravigraham || nandaikanandanaṃ vande yaśodānandanaṃ prabhum ||83|| gopikācetanaharaṃ rādhāprāṇādhikaṃ param || vinodamuralīśabdaṃ kurvantaṃ kautukena ca ||84 || rūpeṇāpratimenaiva ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam || kandarpakoṭisaundaryaṃ bibhrataṃ śāntamīśvaram||89|| krīḍantaṃ rādhayā sārdhaṃ vṛndāraṇye ca kutracit || kutracinnirjane'raṇye rādhāvakṣaḥsthalasthitam ||86|| jalakrīḍāṃ prakurvantaṃ rādhayā saha kutracit || rādhikākabarībhāraṃ kurvantaṃ kutracidvane || 87 || kutracidrādhikāpāde dattavantamalaktakam|| sadā carvitatāmbūlaṃ gṛhṇantaṃ kutracinmudā ||88|| paśyantaṃ kutracidrādhāṃ paśyantīṃ vakracakṣuṣā|| dattavantaṃ ca rādhāyai kṛtvā mālāṃ ca kutracit || 89 || kutracidrādhayā sārdhaṃ gacchantaṃ rāsamaṃḍalam || rādhādattāṃ gale mālāṃ dhṛtavantaṃ ca kutracit || 4.21.190 || sārdhaṃ gopālikābhiśca viharantaṃ ca kutracit || rādhāṃ gṛhītvā gacchantaṃ vihāya tāṃ ca kutracit || 91 || viprapatnīdattamannaṃ bhuktavantaṃ ca kutracit|| bhuktavantaṃ tālaphalaṃ bālakaiḥ saha kutracit ||92|| vastraṃ gopālikānāṃ ca harantaṃ kutracinmudā || gavāṃ gaṇaṃ vyāharantaṃ kutracidbālakaiḥ saha || 93 || kālīyamūrdhni pādābjaṃ dattavantaṃ ca kutracit || vinodamuralīśabdaṃ kurvantaṃ kutracinmudā || 94 || gāyantaṃ ramyasaṅgītaṃ kutracidbālakaiḥ saha|| stutvā śakraḥ stavendreṇa praṇanāma hariṃ bhiyā ||95|| purā dattena guruṇā raṇe vṛtrāsureṇa ca|| kṛṣṇena dattaṃ kṛpayā brahmaṇe ca tapasyate ||96|| ekādaśākṣaro mantraḥ kavacaṃ sarvalakṣaṇam || dattametatkumārāya puṣkare brahmaṇā purā ||97|| kumāro'ṅgirase dattaṃ gurave'ṅgirasā mune || idamindrakṛtaṃ stotraṃ nityaṃ bhaktyā ca yaḥ paṭhet || 98 || sa hi prāpya dṛḍhāṃ bhaktimante dāsyaṃ labheddhruvam|| janmamṛtyujarāvyādhiśokebhyo mucyate naraḥ || na hi paśyati svapne'pi yamadūtaṃ yamālayam||99|| nārāyaṇa uvāca || indrasya vacanaṃ śrutvā prasannaḥ śrīniketanaḥ||4.21.200|| prītyā tasmai varaṃ dattvā sthāpayāmāsa parvatam || praṇamya ca hariṃ śakraḥ prayayau svagaṇaiḥ saha ||1|| gahvarasthā janāḥ sarve prajagmurgahvarādgṛham || te sarve menire kṛṣṇaṃ paripūrṇatamaṃ vibhum || 2 || puraskṛtya vrajasthāṃśca prayayau svālayaṃ hariḥ || tuṣṭāva naṃdaḥ putraṃ taṃ pūrṇabrahma sanātanam || pulakāñcitasarvāṅgo bhaktipūrṇāśrulocanaḥ || 3 || nanda uvāca || namo brahmaṇyadevāya gobrāhmaṇahitāya ca ||4|| jagaddhitāya kṛṣṇāya govindāya namonamaḥ || namo brahmaṇyadevāya brahmaṇe paramātmane || 5 || anantakoṭibrahmāṇḍadhāmadhāmne namo'stu te || namo matsyādirūpāṇāṃ jīvarūpāyasākṣiṇe ||6|| nirliptāya nirguṇāya nirākārāya te namaḥ|| atisūkṣmasvarūpāya sthūlātsthūlatamāya ca ||7|| sarveśvarāya sarvāya tejorūpa namo'stu te|| atipratyakṣarūpāya dhyānāsādhyāya yoginām ||8|| brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāṃ vandyāya nityarūpiṇe || dhāmne caturṇṇāṃ varṇānāṃ yugeṣveva caturṣu ca ||9|| śuklaraktapītaśyāmābhidhānaguṇaśāline || yogine yogarūpāya gurave yogināmapi ||4.21.210|| siddheśvarāya siddhāya siddhānāṃ gurave namaḥ || yaṃ stotumakṣamo brahmā viṣṇuryaṃ stotumakṣamaḥ ||11|| yaṃ stotumakṣamo rudraḥ śeṣo yaṃ stotumakṣamaḥ || yaṃ stotumakṣamo dharmo yaṃ stotumakṣamo raviḥ ||12|| yaṃ stotumakṣamo lambodaraścāpi ṣaḍānanaḥ || yaṃ stotumakṣamāḥ sarve munayaḥ sanakādayaḥ ||13|| kapilo na kṣamaḥ stotuṃ siddhendrāṇāṃ gurorguruḥ|| na śaktau stavanaṃ kartuṃ naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī ||14|| anye jaḍadhiyaḥ ke vā stotuṃ śaktāḥ parātparam|| vedā na śaktā no vāṇī na ca lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī ||15|| na rādhā stavane śaktā kiṃ stuvanti vipaścitaḥ || kṣamasva nikhilaṃ brahmannaparādhaṃ kṣaṇekṣaṇe || 16 || rakṣa māṃ karuṇā sindho dīnabandho bhavārṇave || purā tīrthe tapastaptvā putraḥ prāptaḥ sanātanaḥ || 17 || svakīyacaraṇāmbhoje bhaktiṃ dāsyaṃ ca dehi me || brahmatvamamaratvaṃ vā sālokyādikameva vā ||18|| tvatpadāmbhojadāsyasya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm || indratvaṃ vā suratvaṃ vā saṃprāptiṃ siddhisvargayoḥ ||19|| rājatvaṃ cirajīvitvaṃ sudhiyo gaṇayanti kim || etadyatkathitaṃ sarvaṃ brahmatvādikamīśvara || 4.21.220 || bhaktasaṅgakṣaṇārddhasya nopamā te kimarhati || tvadbhakto yastvatsadṛśaḥ kastvāṃ tarkitumīśvaraḥ ||21|| kṣaṇārddhālāpamātreṇa pāraṃ kartuṃ sa ceśvaraḥ || bhaktasaṅgādbhavatyeva bhaktiṃ kartumanekadhā || 22 || tvadbhaktajaladālāpajalasekena varddhate || abhaktālāpatāpāttu śuṣkatāṃ yāti tatkṣaṇam || || 23 || tvadguṇasmṛtisekācca varddhate tatkṣaṇe sphuṭam || tvadbhaktyaṅkuramudbhūtaṃ sphītaṃ mānasajaṃ param || 24 || na naśyaṃ varddhanīyaṃ ca nityaṃnityaṃ kṣaṇekṣaṇe || tataḥ saṃprāpya brahmatvaṃ bhaktasya jīvanāya ca || 25 || dadātyeva phalaṃ tasmai haridāsyamanuttamam || saṃprāpya durlabhaṃ dāsyaṃ yadi dāso babhūva ha || 26 || suniścayena tenaiva jitaṃ sarvaṃ bhayādikam || ityevamuktvā bhaktyā ca nandastasthau hareḥ puraḥ || 27 || prasannavadanaḥ kṛṣṇo dadau tasmai tadīpsitam || evaṃ nandakṛtaṃ stotraṃ nityaṃ bhaktyā ca yaḥ paṭhet ||28|| sudṛḍhāṃ bhaktimāpnoti sadyo dāsyaṃ labheddhareḥ || tapastaptvā yadā droṇastīrthe ca dharayā saha ||29|| stotraṃ tasmai purā dattaṃ brahmaṇā tatsudurlabham || hareḥ ṣaḍakṣaro mantraḥ kavacaṃ sarvarakṣaṇam ||4.21.230|| iha saubhariṇā dattaṃ tasmai tuṣṭena puṣkare || tadeva kavacaṃ stotraṃ sa ca mantraḥ sudurlabhaḥ|| || 31 || brahmaṇoṃ'śena muninā nandāya ca tapasyate || mantraḥ stotraṃ ca kavacamiṣṭadevo gurustathā || 32 || yā yasya vidyā prācīnā na tāṃ tyajati niścitam || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ stotraṃ śrīkṛṣṇākhyānamadbhutam || sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ bhavabandhavimocanam || 233 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde indrayāgabhañjano nāmaikaviṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ ||21||

English translation

Preparation of an Indrayaga by Nanda decorated with silken garments and beautiful garlands of flowers. The face was decorated with sandal-paste, aguru, kastiirl and saffron.

After taking a bath and completing other daily routines Nanda clad himself in two new garments, washing his lotus-like feet, got himself seated on the golden seat. At that point of time many Brahmanas holding different types of vases, the priests, cowherds, cowherdesses, the boys and the girls also arrived there.

In the meantime all the people of the city arrived there carrying the materials with them together with various types of presents.

Narayana said - O sage, once Nanda delightfully made an announcement in the city at the time of performing of Indrayaga, that all the Ksatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras living in Vraja, should bring with devotion, curd, milk, ghee, butter milk, butter, guda and honey besides other materials for the adoration of Indra.

Thus making an announcement, he installed a flag-post delightfully in a vast area and it was The sages well-versed in the Vedic and post- Vedic literature, shining with their divine lustre, having a divine vision also arrived there with their pupils.

He sages like Garga, Galava, Sakalya, Sakat Vaisampayana, together with many Brahmanas, beggars, bards, Icings, Vaisyas and Madras also arrive to attend the function.

Looking at the sages, the Brahmanas and the kings, Nanda got up from the golden pedestal and with him all the people of Vraja also stood Bowing in reverence to the sages, Brahmanas and the kings, he made them seated appropriately and with their permission he also took his seat.

wePH f i He then commanded a hundred Brahmanas, the Brahmanas well-versed in cooking, "You start cooking besides the flag-post." The place was illuminated with burning lamps of diamonds. With the burning of incense, the place was plunged into darkness with its smoke and also filled with fragrance.

O Narada, the place was filled with various types of flowers, several types of divine eatables, sesamum balls and many other sweets.

tto r gah T di Rg^H.1 O sage, there were thousands of pitchers filled with sugar. The sweet balls were made of the flour of wheat and barley, which were fried by the Brahmanas in ghee. There were several pitchers filled with them. O Narada, the beautiful bananas which were ripened in the trees themselves and a large quantity of fruits of the season, a lakh of pitchers filled with milk and an equal number of pitchers filled with curd were also lying there.

There were a hundred pitchers of honey, a thousand pitchers of ghee and three lakh pitchers of butter-milk placed there.

There were five lakhs of vases filled with guda and a thousand vases filled with sesamum oil were available there.

The consumable articles were transported by bulls and various types of vases of gold and silver were also placed there.

O Brahman, by the side of that flag-post, there were pedestals of gold, beautiful costumes for wearing besides beautiful ornaments.

tw i RctR i gunRr tiftiftT xti During the festivities, those who played on musical instruments were doing so in a sweet tone issuing various types of tunes.

Thousands of he-goats, a hundred he-buffaloes and a lakh of sheep were also brought there.

Hundreds of rhinoceros arrived near the flag- post and several articles were put on show there, Who could count the number of boys, girls, trees, creepers and young boys and young girls?.

In the beautiful function all the people were engrossed in the music and dance festivities.

O Brahman, in that function RadhS, Urvasl, Suprabha, RatnamSla, MadalasS and beautiful Renuka also arrived. By looking at the dance and music, the breasts, faces and the pelvic region of the damsels and their overall beauty, besides the side-glances, the people got fainted.

In the meantime Gopala accompanied by valorous Balabhadra arrived there himself. On their arrival and looking at them all the people felt delighted and suddenly got up. Their hair- stood on end and they felt panicky from a Krsna was returning from the playgrotmd, his peaceful appearance was quite charming. The sweet sound of the flute was accompanied by the sound of vind, horn and other musical instruments played at the same time. He was adored with the best of ornaments studded with gems together with the kaustubha gem. His dark- complexioned body was plastered with sandal- paste and aguru.

He was looking at the mirror of diamonds, his face which resembled the glory of the mid-day lotus of the winter season. A spot of kasturl decorated his forehead on which the sandal-paste was also applied and it looked like the moon.

With this on his forehead he seemed as if he was decorated with the moon shining in the sky.

He had a dark-complexioned throat, the chest was decorated with the garland of jasmine flowers and was shinning like a line of sky-larks flying in the sky in the winter season. He was clad in pltdmbara which added to the beauty of the dark-complexioned body. It appeared as if lightning appeared from the clouds. He wore a crown on his head which was tilted towards one side, with the peacock feather and the garland of fragrant flowers were decorating it. It appeared as if the rainbov/ was decorated with the constellation in the sky. His smiling face had the gem-studded kundalas decorating the ears which emitted lustre like the blossomed lotus flower of the summer season.

O sage, thus looking at him, all the Brahmanas, Ksatriyas, Vaisyas and cowherds bowed in reverence to him and made him sit on the gem-studded lion-throne. While thus seated on the gem-studded lion-throne, the lord of the universe, looked as if the full moon of the winter season was surrounded by stars. Thus visualising the entire situation all the people said, "O lord of the universe you are beyond qualities, illustrious and eternal." Looking at the festivities Sr! Krsna well-versed in the scriptures, at once spoke to his father the words which were inaccessible to all.

Sri Krsna said - O lord of the Vallabas and best of the devotees, what is all this you are doing? "Who is your family god?" What is the form of this pujdl After performing this pujd what reward shall accrue the reform? And with that reward which one of the tasks would be established? By performing it which one of the desires would be fulfilled? In case this piljd is not performed what shall be the reaction of the gods and what harm can come to us? And in case he is pleased what type of reward of the world or heaven could be bestowed by the gods on us.

Some 6£ the adoration provide us reward for this world only and not beyond the life. Some of the adorations provide no benefit to the performer either in this world or the next, while some of the adorations provide benefit for the present world as well as the future one.

Such of the adoration which is not prescribed in the Vedas, is bound to cause harm. Is this adoration of modem or ancient origin?.

Where have you visualised the god who is being adored? Does your god consume food in visible and invisible form? Such of the god who appears in visible form, his adoration is blissful.

It has been prescribed in the Vedas that the Brahmanas are like the gods for us. O father, the adoration of the Brahmana is more purposeful than adoring any other gods.

The Brahmanas in the form of Janardana consumes the offerings. When the Brahmana is satisfied all the gods get satisfied.

The one, who engages himself in the adoration of the Brahmana, for him the adoration of the gods is of no consequence. The one who has adored the Brahmanas had adored all the gods.

After offering the food to the gods if the Brahmana shall not be served with the same, in that case the entire offering is reduced to ashes and the entire adoration becomes of no By offering food to the Brahmanas, one achieves merit without measure and the gods getting pleased dwell in his home.

In case a foolish one offers food to the gods without offering the same to the Brahmanas or consumes himself, then he is termed as one who had stolen the riches of the gods and thereafter he has to fall into hell. Therefore except the food offered to t^ie lord one should not accept the same offered food to the gods. The same would not be eaten by anyone else which is offered to the gods. The food offered to Visnu can be consumed by everyone.

felFI I The one, who does not offer food to Visnu, the food and the water so consumed are like refuse and urine. This system has to be followed by everyone but more particularly by the Brahmanas. If an intelligent person without offering the food to the gods offers it to the Brahmanas, then with the food so consumed by the Brahmanas, the gods are pleased and retire to Therefore, making all the efforts one should adore the Brahmanas because by serving them, one would be benefited in this as well as in the future life.

The performing of japam, tapas, piljd, yajna, charities, festivities would end at the serving of Brahmanas to their satisfaction.

All the gods reside in the body of a Brahmana and all the holy places dwell in his feet. With the dust of his feet all the merits are achieved.

The water with which the feet of the Brahmanas are washed, all the holy places reside there. With the very touch of it, one achieves the merits of taking baths in all the holy places, O Ballava, if one consumes with devotion the water of the Brahmanas, all his ailments disappear and he is relieved of all the sins committed by him during the past seven births.

There is no doubt about it.

The one who bows before the Brahmana after committing five types of sins, is relieved of all of them like his taking baths in the holy places.

With the very touch of the Brahmana a sinner is relieved of all the sins and by looking at him, all the sins disappear. This has been ordained in the Vedas.

All the well-read as well as the foolish Brahmanas represent the body of lord Visnu.

Such of the Brahmanas who adore lord Visnu are dearer to the lord than his own life. The influence of the Brahmanas who are devoted to the lord, has been commanded in the Vedas. With the fall of dust from the feet of the Brahmanas, even the sin committed in the holy places vanish. Their embrace, sweet conversation, audience with them and their touch, relieves the people of all the sins.

The merit one gets by visiting all the holy places and taking baths in them, the same merit is achieved with the mere look of the Brahmana who is devoted to lord Visnu.

Such of the Brahmanas who always consume food first offering to the lord and by consuming such food a person achieves the slavehood of the If anyone consumes the food by mistake without offering first to the lord, it becomes like refuse and the water becomes like wine.

A true devotee of Hari always remains anxious to consume the food after offering the same to the lord. He offers uncooked food to the lord and then consumes the food cooked by him.

As the Brahmanas, Ksatriyas, Vaisyas and SQdras have no right to adore Sdlagrama, similarly the ^udras have no right for adoring O lord of the cowherds, in case all these articles are not given to the Brahmana, then they will be reduced to ashes. There is no doubt about The food can be given to all the people for earning merits but by offering the same to specific personalities, one achieves special merit.

Therefore by offering food to the humans one gets eight times the merits and by offering the same to a special type of Sfldras, one gets double the merit.

By offering food to the Vaisyas, one gets eight time more merits. One gets double the merit by giving food to the Sudras as compared to the One earns double the merit, if in case the food is served to the Ksatriyas in place of the Vaisyas.

One gets a hundred times more merit by offering food to the Brahmanas as compared to the food given to the Ksatriyas. In case the food is given to a Brahmana, well-versed in the scriptures, one achieves a hundred times more merit than serving food to an ordinary Brahmana. By serving food to a Brahmana who is devoted to the lord, one achieves a hundred times more merits than giving food to the Brahmanas well- versed in the scriptures. Offering food to Hari one should consume it gracefully. By giving away riches in charity to a Brahmana devoted to Visnu and the merit one earns by that, the same is achieved by offering food to a Brahmana devoted to the lord.

When the devotee of the lord is pleased, lord Hari himself is pleased, as with the watering of the trees at the roots, the new branches are In case the eatables are offered to one single god only then the others get annoyed and what shall the lone god do in the presence of all other Therefore, you offer half of the eatable material collected now to mountain Govardhana.

The mountain is called Govardhana because it increases the flock of cows.

O father, there is no one more meritorious than Govardhana on earth, because the same provides fresh grass to the cows daily.

Visit to the holy places, feeding the Brahmanas, performing all the vratas and fasting, service to the lord, going round the earth, being truthful and performing all the yajnas, the person gets great merit but the same merit is achieved by offering green grass to the cows.

qt qrrqfq gnqq:i The one who deliberately prevents a cow from grazing, earns the sin of Brahmahatyd and can be purified after repentance.

O father, all the gods dwell in all the limbs of the cow, while all the sacred places dwell in her hoofs. LaksmI herself dwells in her body.

The one who applied tilakam on his head from the dust of the hoofs of the cow, earns the merit of having a bath in all the sacred places and faces victory at every step. The place where the cows are kept, becomes like the sacred place and in case one meets his end at that place, he gets redeemed at once. The one who strikes a blow on the limbs of the Brahmanas and the cows, such a wicked person earns the sin of Brahmahatyd.

There is no doubt about it, Such of the degraded people who kill the Brahmanas and the cows who are the ariisa of Narayana, have to fall in kdlasutra hell and remain there up to the life of the sun and the O Narada, thus speaking lord Krsna kept quiet. Thereafter Nanda with a delightful mind said to him, wearing a serene smile on his face.

iMqftq q?Trqq: I Narada said - We are performing this traditional pujd for lord Indra. It is for the cause of good rain and abundance of harvest, The cereals are the life of the people which keep the people alive. The people of Vraja have been performing this piijd traditionally for Indra.

This function is performed at the end of the year for the removal of obstruction and the welfare of On hearing these words, Krsna together with Balabhadra laughed aloud and joyfully spoke to their father.

RgiRRi I? o? I j Sri Krsna said - We have listened to your most astonishing and surprising talk, which could be denounced by the people, the scriptures and the Vedas and are nothing short of a joke. It is nowhere prescribed that it rains because of Indra.

We have only come to know from your mouth today these unprecedented words.

O father, don't indulge in such improper things. You listen to the same council of the intellectuals, the people who are well aware of the words of the Samaveda.

You kindly consult your courtiers in the assembly and other intellectuals, whether it is Indra alone who causes the rain.

RlR RtR Tc RWP l V ll fts l »I:l The water is collected by the rays of the sun and from the water, the cereals, the creepers and the trees grow. The cereals and the fruits grow from the same source which provides life to the RRRTT R3r?R RPTTt RR: I The water which is dried up by the sun with its rays, the same causes the rain during the rainy season. The sun and the clouds are the creations of the lord. Such of the clouds which are considered as the elephants the ocean, those who have been declared as the lords of the cereals and the minister; they are all created by the lord.

The quantity of greenery, the grass is decided every year besides the water. According to the same decision the process is repeated every year fRfr R a ^ ^ l cf T R vilHM)ltRdH.I n & l clR RR: 11 no II The sun extracting the water from the ocean hands it over to the clouds and the clouds with the help of the wind drops the rains appropriately on the earth at different times. The water is created with the will of the lord and no obstruction can be created in the process.

O father, the present, past and future, degraded, mediocre and the high ranking people are created by Brahma, who can negate it.

He has created this movable and immovable universe at the command of the lord. First of all the arrangement for the food is made and then the jiva appears. With the repetition of the process, the arrangement is called nature. One performs everything by nature and by performing the deeds, people have to face pleasure and pain.

rt rrIsrr: i i i In the festivities of the when the piijd came to an end, thundering sounds were heard from all sides.

The sounds of victory echoed in the sky besides the blowing of conches and reciting of the name of Hari. Garga the best of the sages recited the Vedas.

TStiST Ultra: Tsra: I Dindi who was the best of the bards and was very close to Karhsa started reciting the verses of welfare in loud voice.

SrI Krspa went to the Govardhana mountain and taking to another form, he said, "I am the mount Govardhana and am consuming the stuff offered to me. You ask from me.".

At that point of time, ^rl Krsna said to Nanda, father, you look at the mountain in the front and ask for a boon from him which could bestow welfare on you.

gt gt "R gwra:i Then Nanda, the chief of the Ballava, prayed to him, "You bestow on me the slavehood of the lord and his devotion." Consuming the eatables and pronouncing a boon that form disappears.

Nanda, the protector of the cows, served the Brahmanas and the bards with food. He also offered riches to the sages and the Brahmanas.

After distributing the riches among the Brahmanas and the sages, Nanda felt delighted and placing Balarama and Krsna ahead of the cowherds, they moved on to their abodes, They also provided the bards with gold, silver, garments, beautiful horses and several other qrar iTirtni g^:i All the sages and the Brahmanas retired to their respective abodes after bowing in reverence to Balarama and Krsna. All the apsards, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Ballavas who had arrived to participate in the function, returned to their respective abodes bowing before lord Krsna.

In the meantime Indra finding the yajha having been disturbed and hearing about his denouncement, was immensely enraged. His lips started fluttering. He, accompanied by the winds and the clouds mounted on the chariot arrived in the city of Nanda located in Vmdavana.

O Narada, thereafter the gods who were well- versed in the warfare also held the weapons in their hands getting enraged and mounting on the chariot, they also went away.

The thundering of the clouds, the blowing of the winds and the sound was created by the terrific movement of the soldiers. The entire populace of the city was frightened together with Nanda who was well-versed in polity, summoned his wife and attendants in seclusion and spoke to them getting dejected.

I WW ■5515 ftflfnii Nanda said - ”0 Yasoda, O RohinI, come here and listen to my words. O dear one, you move from here to a distant place from Vraja.

Let the boys and girls besides the ladies also move at some distant place and only the strong people should remain here.

We shall leave this place only when we are faced with death." Thus speaking Nanda the best of the Ballavas started reciting the name of Hari in panic.

With folded hands bowing his head he started praising Indra with stotra prescribed in the Nanda said - O Indra, Surapati, Sakra, Ditija, of the vrata of GautamI, killer of Vrtraha, Vasava, desirous of the body of Dadhici, Jisnu, brother of Vamana, Puruhuta, Purandara, Meghavahana, Akhandala, Harihaya, killer of Namuci, Vaddhasrava, Vrsa and the destroyer of the pride of the demons. These forty-six names of Indra surely remove the sins.

Whosoever recites this stotra contained in the Kauthumi-Mkhd, Indra protects him holding a vajra during all the dangers.

Since Indra himself becomes the protector, one is not afraid of the excess of rains, hail-storm and the falling of vajra.

O Ntoda, the house in which this auspicious stotra of Indra is recited the same is protected from the falling of vajra as well as the hail¬ On hearing the stotra from the mouth of Nanda, Madhushdana felt enraged. Illumining with the divine lustre, he spoke to his father the most appropriate words, "O coward, to whom are you offering this prayer. Who is Indra? You shed away all the fears in my presence. I can reduce him to dust in a moment.

Placing the cows, the calves, the boys and the women in the caves of Govardhana, yon become free from fear.

flcT it On hearing the words of the boy, Nanda did so with pleasure and lord Krsna then lifted up that mountain like a rod upwards.

O sage, in the meantime the entire place in spite of having been illuminated with the gems, was covered with darkness due to the dust. The clouds accompanied by the wind covered the entire sky and torrential rains started falling in There were hail-storms, rain of vajras and the falling of comets were also seen but strangely enough all these, while touching Govardhana were thrown apart at a distance.

O sage, thus the entire exercise of Indra became infructuous like the effort of an ordinary person- Finding his efforts becoming unsuccessful, Indra was enraged.

He picked up the infallible vajra made of the bones of Dadhici in his hands. Finding vajra in the hands of Indra Madhusudana started He made the hands of Indra together with the vajra motionless. He made the hand of Indra holding the vajra motionless. Not only this, the lord also made the clouds to be static together with the gods which made them look like puppets studded in a wall. They at once became motionless. With the rendering of the gods immensely motionless Indra was over-powered by swoon.

In his swoon, Indra witnessed the entire universe in the form of Krsna alone. He held flutes in all the hands and was adorned with all the ornaments, clad in pltdmbara, seated on a gem-studded lion-throne, wearing a serene smile on his face, anxious to bestow grace on his devotees and all whose limbs of the body were plastered with sandal-paste. With the sight of this astonishing scene, Indra got fainted.

He then started reciting the mantra given to him by his teacher. At that point of time, he found a block of lustre on the thousand pettailed In the meantime he found the great lord having the charming and divine body, the complexion of the new clouds, having the beautiful form, wearing the gem-studded kundalas, a mukuta adorning his head, with the kaustubha gem decorating his chest and the neck, wearing the armlets, anklets and wristlets who projected the same form inside as well as outside.

He then started adorning the lord.

Indra said - You are indestructible, the eternal Brahman, form of lustre, eternal, devoid of qualities, formless, having your own will, beyond measure, taking to many forms for the sake of your devotees and appear in different complexions like white, red and yellow and dark according to the exigencies of the lord.

In Satyayuga, your lustre appears in white complexion and stands for truth; in the Tretdyuga, the divine lustre illumines in the saffron complexion; in Dvdpara you have a yellow complexion and are adorned with pitdmbara while in Kaliyuga you have the dark complexion having the name of Krsna. In all these forms you happen to be the only great soul.

Your form has the complexion of new clouds which is dark and beautiful. I bow in reverence to the lord who happens to be the son of Nanda of Yasoda.

TiJiragj: i u ^ 11 You are the one who steals away the hearts of the cowherdesses and are dearer to Radha than her life. Playfully you hold the flute in your hands, the sound of which echoes everywhere.

Your beauty is beyond description, you are clad in the gem-studded ornaments, you are more beautiful then the crores of gods of love, are peaceful, the great lord and indulge in divine plays in Vmdavana. You rest you your head on the breasts of Radha in a secluded place in Vmdavana, while sometimes you indulge in water-sports with her. Sometimes you comb the hair of Radha and sometimes you apply paint on the feet of Radha, while sometimes you chew the betel already used by Radha, delightfully.

Sometimes you look at Radha who stares at you with side-glances and sometimes you hand over the garlands of flowers made by you, Sometimes you visit Rdsamaijdala with Radha and sometimes you adorn your neck with the flower garland provided to you by Radha.

Sometimes, you roam about in Vmdavana with the cowherdesses and sometimes you move about with Radha while at times you move alone.

At places you consume the food provided by the wives of the Brahmanas and sometimes you consume the tdla fruits supplied to you by the Sometimes you steal away the costumes of the cowherdesses and sometimes you call for the cows and cowherds.

At times you. place your feet on the hood of serpent Kaliya and sometimes you play on the flute with pleasure. Sometimes you sing beautiful song in the company of the cowherd boys. Thus offering prayer to Krsna, Indra bowed in reverence to him.

In earlier times Brhaspati had given this stotra to Indra at the time of war with Vrtrasura. First of all lord Krsna compassionately gave it to Brahma who had performed this eleven-letter mantra together with the kavaca and the stotra.

Thereafter, Brahma gave it to Kumara in Puskara region and Kumara in turn gave it to Ahgira, while Ahgira gave it to Brhaspati.

Therefore whosoever regularly recites this stotra composed by Indra, achieves the deep devotion and slavehood of the lord undoubtedly.

Such a person is freed from the birth, death, old age, disease and grief He does not have to witness the messengers of Yama or the hell even in dream.

NSrSyana said - On listening to the words of Indra, the lord of Laksml felt delighted and blessing Indra he re-established the mountain.

if # W. wit Wt?l: Wl Indra then bowing before Kysna returned to his abode with his attendants. Thereafter ull the people came out of the caves of the mountain and went back to their homes.

All of them took Kyspa to be the complete Brahman, the lord also returned to his abode together with all the people of Vraja. Nanda felt overwhelmed with delight and his mind was filled with devotion. The tears started emerging out of his eyes. With his heart filled with delight, he adored his son who was eternal Brahman.

f lgcnq gswT ^ i tfeg i d ^ 11? o m i Nanda said - O bestower of welfare, the well- wisher of the cows and Brahmanas and the one who wished well of the entire universe, I bow in reverence to such a Krsna also known as You are the one who always delights the Brahmanas, the form of Brahman, the eternal great soul, the abode of crores of Brahmanas. I bow in reverence to you.

O son, you are the life of the Adityas, are without any qualities, formless, I bow in reverence to you.

You are smaller than the smallest and harder than the hardest, the lord of all, the form of all, lustre of all, I bow in reverence to you.

You are invisible, the one who is difficult to be achieved by the yogis even after great tapas\ you are adorned by Brahma, Visnu and ^iva, are eternal, adored by people of all the varnas in all the four yugas, spotless, red, yellow and dark- complexioned, possess qualities; you are the form of yogis, the form of the form of the yoga, the teacher of the yogis, lord of the siddhas, form of the siddhas, besides being the teacher of the siddhas, I bow in reverence to you. You are the one who is beyond the prayers of Brahma and Visnu and even Siva, Sesa, Dharma, Surya, Ganesa, Karttikeya and Sanaka; besides other sages are unable to offer prayer to him. You are the one and even Nara-narayana cannot offer their prayers to you. The one who is beyond everyone, then how can a person having no wisdom offer prayer to you.

The one who even the Vedas, speech, Laksmi, Sarasvati and Radha are unable to offer prayers, then who else can venture to offer prayers to you.

JTT ^ fTRRIW 5T: 3im: RRRR:I O Brahman, I am feeling sinful at every moment; therefore you kindly forgive me. O ocean of mercy, well-wisher of the down¬ trodden, you kindly protect me in the ocean of the universe. In the earlier time, I had performed great tapas and after visiting holy places, I achieved you as a son. You kindly bestow the devotion of your lotus-like feet and your The Brahmanhood, etemalship and the salvations like Sdlokya do not weigh even one- sixteenth part of the pleasure of achieving your slavehood. Then the place of Indra, the god- hood, the siddhis, heaven, the kingship and long life shall be of no consequence.

Whatever has been spoken by me about Brahman does not compare to the pleasure one achieves by keeping the company of your devotees even for a moment.

Because your devotees are always like you.

Then who can measure your glory? By talking to your devotees even for half of a moment, it makes one to cross over the ocean of the Keeping the company of your devotees, the devotion always sprouts, in the form of the clouds like your devotees and the conversation with them seems like the pouring of rain and with the supply of that water, the devotion in one's mind sprouts.

Such of the people who are not devoted to the lord, sprouting dries away while talking to them and with the watering of the same reciting the glory of the lord and his devotees, they go on When the devotion in one's mind appears and grows up, then it never vanishes, it always continues to increase every moment and every Thereafter such a devotee achieves the highest stage of Brahman and for his welfare, the eternal slavehood is bestowed on him.

When some one becomes the slave of the lord, achieving the inaccessible slavehood, he is freed from all the fetters.

With his mind filled with devotion Nanda spoke all this and thereafter he stood before the lord. Thereafter lord Krsna wearing a smile on his face bestows the desired boon to him.

Thus whosoever recites with devotion the stotra recited by Nanda, with deep devotion aehieves the slavehood of the lord.

d dt T^rafd R?? 11 In the earlier times Drona was performing tapas with Dhara in Puskara region and this inaccessible stotra was bestowed by Brahma to them. In this world, the sage Saubhari with an extremely delightful mind gave to Brahma the six letter mantra of Hari together with the base of kavaca. The same kavaca, the same stotra and the same inaccessible mantra was given by Garga to Nanda who was engaged in tapas. In earlier times the one who achieved whichever mantra, stotra, kavaca, the family god, teacher and the learnings, the same person never parted.

Thus the story of Krsna as well as his stotra has been spelt out which bestow pleasure, salvation, essence of all and relieves one of the worldly

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