Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 27
Sourceश्रीनारायण उवाच ।। शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि श्रीकृष्णचरितं पुनः ।। गोपीनां वस्त्रहरणं वरदानं मनीषितम् ।। १ ।। हेमन्ते प्रथमे मासि गोपिकाः काममोहिताः ।। कृत्वा हविष्यं भक्त्या च यावन्मासं सुसंयुताः ।। २ ।। स्नात्वा सूर्यसुतातीरे पार्वतीं वालुकामयीम् ।। कृत्वाऽवाह्य च मन्त्रेण पूजां कुर्वन्ति नित्यशः ।। ३ ।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीकुङ्कुमैश्च मनोहरैः ।। नानाप्रकारपुष्पैश्च माल्यैर्बहुविधैरपि ।। ४ ।। धूपैर्दीपैश्च नैवेद्यैर्वस्त्रैर्नानाफलैर्मुने ।। मणिमुक्ताप्रवालैश्च वाद्यैर्नानाविधैरपि ।। ५ ।। हे देवि जगतां मातः सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारिणि ।। नन्दगोपसुतं कान्तमस्मभ्यं देहि सुव्रते ।। ६ ।। मन्त्रेणानेन देवेशीं परिहारं विधाय च ।। ततः कृत्वा तु संकल्पं पूजयन् मूलमन्त्रतः ।। ७ ।। मन्त्रस्तु सामवेदोक्तोऽयातयामः सबीजकः ।। ॐ श्रीदुर्गायै सर्वविघ्नविनाशिन्यै नम इति ।।८ ।। पुष्पं माल्यं च नैवेद्यं धूपं दीपं तथा शुभम् ।। मन्त्रेणानेन तद्भक्त्या ददुः सर्वा मुदान्विताः ।। ९ ।। प्रवालमालया भक्त्या चेमं मन्त्रं सहस्रधा ।। जपं कृत्वा च स्तुत्वा च प्रणेमुः शिरसा भुवि ।। 4.27.१० ।। सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये सर्वकामप्रदे शिवे ।। देहि मे वाञ्छितं देवि नमस्ते शंकरप्रिये ।। ११ ।। इत्युक्त्वा च नमस्कारं कृत्वा दत्त्वा च दक्षिणाम्।। नैवेद्यानि च सर्वाणि ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ययुर्गृहम् ।। १२ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। स्तवराजं शृणु मुने तुष्टुवुर्येन पार्वतीम् ।। भक्त्या गोपाङ्गनाः सर्वाः सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदाम् ।। १३ ।। जगत्येकार्णवे घोरे रुद्रसूर्यविवर्जिते ।। अञ्जनाकारतोयेन संप्लुते च चराचरे ।। १४ ।। दत्तं पुरा ब्रह्मणे च हरिणा जलशायिना ।। तस्मै दत्त्वा सर्वमिदं निद्रां भेजे जगत्पतिः ।। १५ ।। नाभिपद्मे जगत्स्रष्टा मधुना कैटभेन च ।। पीडितः परितुष्टाव मूलप्रकृतिमीश्वरीम् ।। १६ ।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। दुर्गे शिवेऽभये माये नारायणि सनातनि ।। जये मे मङ्गलं देहि नमस्ते सर्वमङ्गले ।। १७ ।। दैत्यनाशार्थवचनो दकारः परिकीर्तितः ।। उकारो विघ्ननाशार्थं वाचको वेदसंमतः ।। १८ ।। रेफो रोगघ्नवचनो गश्च पापघ्नवाचकः ।। भयशत्रुघ्नवचनश्चाकारः परिकीर्तितः ।। १९ ।। स्मृत्युक्ति स्मरणाद्यस्या एते नश्यन्ति निश्चितम् ।। अतो दुर्गा हरेः शक्तिर्हरिणा परिकीर्तिता ।। 4.27.२० ।। विपत्तिवाचको दुर्गश्चाकारो नाशवाचकः ।। दुर्गं नश्यति या नित्यं सा दुर्गा परिकीर्तिता।।। २१ ।। दुर्गो दैत्येन्द्रवचनोऽप्याकारो नाशवाचकः ।। तं ननाश पुरा तेन बुधैर्दुर्गा प्रकीर्तिता ।। २२ ।। शश्च कल्याणवचन इकारोत्कृष्टवाचकः ।। समूहवाचकश्चैव वाकारो दातृवाचकः ।। २३ ।। श्रेयःसङ्घोत्कृष्टदात्री शिवा तेन प्रकीर्तिता ।। शिवराशिर्मूर्त्तिमती शिवा तेन प्रकीर्तिता ।। २४ ।। शिवो हि मोक्षवचनश्चाकारो दातृवाचकः ।। स्वयं निर्वाणदात्री या सा शिवा परिकीर्तिता ।। २५ ।। अभयो भयनाशोक्तश्चाकारो दातृवाचकः ।। प्रददात्यभयं सद्यः साऽभया परिकीर्तिता ।। २६ ।। राज्यश्रीवचनो माश्च याश्च प्रापणवाचकः ।। तां प्रापयति या सद्यः सा माया परिकीर्तिता ।। २७ ।। माश्च मोक्षार्थवचनो याश्च प्रापणवाचकः ।। तं प्रापयति या नित्यं सा माया परिकीर्तिता।।२८।। नारायणार्धाङ्गभूता तेन तुल्या च तेजसा।। सदा तस्य शरीरस्था तेन नारायणी स्मृता ।।२९ ।। निर्गुणस्य च नित्यस्य वाचकश्च सनातनः ।। सदा नित्या निर्गुणा या कीर्तिता सा सनातनी ।। 4.27.३० ।। जयः कल्याणवचनो याकारो दातृवाचकः ।। जयं ददाति या नित्यं सा जया परिकीर्तिता ।। ३१ ।। सर्व मङ्गलशब्दश्च संपूणैश्वर्यवाचकः ।। आकारो दातृवचनस्तद्दात्री सर्वमङ्गला ।।३२।। नामाष्टकमिदं सारं नामार्थसहसंयुतम् ।। नारायणेन यद्दत्तं ब्रह्मणे नाभिपङ्कजे ।। ३३ ।। तस्मै दत्त्वा निद्रितश्च बभूव जगतां पतिः ।। मधुकैटभौ दुर्गां तौ ब्रह्माणं हन्तुमुद्यतौ ।। ३४ ।। स्तोत्रेणानेन स ब्रह्मा स्तुतिं नत्वा चकार ह ।। साक्षात्स्तुता तदा दुर्गा ब्रह्मणे कवचं ददौ ।। ३५ ।। श्रीकृष्णकवचं दिव्यं सर्वरक्षणनामकम् ।। दत्त्वा तस्मै महामाया साऽन्तर्धानं चकार ह ।। ३६ ।। स्तोत्रं कुर्वन्ति निद्रां च संरक्ष्य कवचेन वै ।। निद्रानुग्रहतः सद्यः स्तोत्रस्यैव प्रभावतः ।। ३७ ।। तत्राजगाम भगवान्वृषरूपी जनार्दनः ।। शक्त्या च दुर्गया सार्धं शंकरस्य जयाय च ।। ३८ ।। सरथं शंकरं मूर्ध्नि कृत्वा च निर्भयं ददौ।। अत्यूर्ध्वं प्रापयामास जया तस्मै जयं ददौ ।। ३९ ।। स्तोत्रस्यैव प्रभावेण संप्राप्य कवचं विधिः ।। वरं च कवचं प्राप्य निर्भयं प्राप निश्चितम् ।। 4.27.४० ।। ब्रह्मा ददौ महेशाय स्तोत्रं च कवचं वरम्।। त्रिपुरस्य च संग्रामे सरथे पतिते हरौ ।। ४१ ।। ब्रह्मास्त्रं च गृहीत्वा स सनिद्रं श्रीहरिं स्मरन् ।। स्तोत्रं च कवचं प्राप्य जघान त्रिपुरं हरः ।। ४२ ।। स्तोत्रेणानेन तां दुर्गां कृत्वा गोपालिका स्तुतिम्।। लेभिरे श्रीहरिं कान्तं स्तोत्रस्यास्य प्रभावतः ।।४३।। गोपकन्या कृतं स्तोत्रं सर्वमङ्गलनामकम् ।। वांछितार्थप्रदं सद्यः सर्वविघ्नविनाशनम् ।। ४४ ।। त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नित्यं भक्तियुक्तश्च मानवः।। शैवो वा वैष्णवो वाऽपि शाक्तो दुर्गात्प्रमुच्यते ।।४५।। राजद्वारे श्मशाने च दावाग्नौ प्राणसंकटे ।। हिंस्रजन्तुभयग्रस्तो मग्नः पोते महार्णवे ।।४६।। शत्रुग्रस्ते च संग्रामे कारागारे विपद्गते ।। गुरुशापे ब्रह्मशापे बन्धुभेदे च दुस्तरे ।।४७।। स्थानभ्रष्टे धनभ्रष्टे जातिभ्रष्टे शुचाऽन्विते ।। पतिभेदे पुत्रभेदे खलसर्पविषान्विते ।।४८।। स्तोत्रस्मरणमात्रेण सद्यो मुच्येत निर्भयः ।। वांछितं लभते सद्यः सर्वैश्वर्यमनुत्तमम् ।। ४९ ।। इह लोके हरेर्भक्तिं दृढां च सततं स्मृतिम् ।। अन्ते दास्यं च लभते पार्वत्याश्च प्रसादतः।।4.27.५०।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते गोपकन्याकृतं सर्वमंगलास्तोत्रम् ।। अनेन स्तवराजेन तुष्टुवुर्नित्यमीश्वरीम् ।। प्रणेमुः परया भक्त्या यावन्मासं व्रजाङ्गनाः ।। ५१ ।। एवं पूर्णे च मासे च समाप्तिदिवसे तथा ।। स्नातुं प्रजग्मुर्गोप्यश्च वस्त्राण्याधाय तत्तटे ।।५२।। नानाविधानि द्रव्याणि रत्नमूल्यानि नारद ।। पीतलोहितशुक्लानि चारूणि मिश्रितानि च ।। ५३ ।। तीरावृतान्यसंख्यानि तैश्च तीरं सुशोभनम् ।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरी वायुना सुरभीकृतम् ।।५४।। नैवेद्यैश्च बहुविधैः कालदेशोद्भवैः फलैः ।। धूपैः प्रदीपैः सिन्दूरैः कुङ्कुमैश्च विराजितम् ।। ५५ ।। जले क्रीडोन्मुखा गोप्यो बभूवुः कौतुकेन च ।। नग्नाः क्रीडाभिरासक्ताः श्रीकृष्णार्पितमानसाः ।। ५६ ।। दृष्ट्वा कृष्णश्च वस्त्राणि द्रव्याणि विविधानि च ।। वासांस्यादाय वस्तूनि चखाद शिशुभिः सह ।।५७।। गत्वा दूरं च गोपालास्तस्थुः सर्वे मुदाऽन्विताः।। वस्त्राणि पुंजीकृत्यादावूचुः स्कन्धेऽतिलोलुपाः ।। ५८ ।। श्रीदामा च सुदामा च वसुदामा तथैव च ।। सुबलश्च सुपार्श्वश्च शुभाङ्गः सुन्दरस्तथा ।। ५९ ।। चन्द्रभानो वीरभानः सूर्यभानस्तथैव च ।। वसुभानो रत्नभानो गोपाला द्वादश स्मृताः ।। 4.27.६० ।। श्रीकृष्णो बलदेवश्च प्रधानाश्च चतुर्दश ।। गोपा हरेर्वयस्याश्च कोटिशः कोटिशो मुने ।। ६१ ।। वस्त्राण्यादाय ते सर्वे तस्थुरेकत्र दूरतः ।। शतशः पुञ्जिकास्तत्र स्थापयामासुरुन्मुखाः ।। ६२ ।। किंचिद्वस्त्रं समादाय कृत्वा च पुञ्जिकां मुदा ।। समारुह्य कदम्बाग्रमुवाच गोपिका हरिः ।। ६३ ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। भोभो गोपालिकाः सर्वा विनष्टा व्रतकर्मणि ।। कृत्वा विधानं मद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा क्रीडत मन्मथात् ।। ६४ ।। संकल्पिते व्रतार्हे च मासे मङ्गलकर्मणि ।। यूयं नग्नाः कथं तोये व्रताङ्गहानिकारिकाः ।। ६५ ।। परिधेयानि वासांसि पुष्पमाल्यानि यानि च ।। व्रतार्हाणि च वस्तूनि केन नीतानि वोऽधुना ।। ६६ ।। व्रते तु नग्ना या स्नाति तां रुष्टो वरुणः स्वयम्।। वरुणानुचराश्चक्रुर्वासोवस्तूपनिर्हृतिम् ।। ६७ ।। कथं यास्यथ नग्नाश्च न व्रतस्या भविष्यति।। व्रताराध्या कथं सा च वस्तूनि किं न रक्षति ।।६८।। चिन्तां कुरुत तां पूज्यां तुष्टाव बलिरीश्वरीम् ।। युष्माकमीदृशी देवी न शक्ता वस्तुरक्षणे ।। ६९ ।। कथं व्रतफलं सा वा दातुं शक्ता सुरेश्वरी ।। फलं प्रदातुं या शक्ता सा शक्ता सर्वकर्मणि ।। 4.27.७० ।। श्रीकृष्णस्य वचः श्रुत्वा चिन्तामापुर्व्रजस्त्रियः ।। ददृशुर्यमुनातीरं वस्त्रवस्तुविहीनकम् ।।७१।। चक्रुर्विषादं तोये च नग्नास्ता रुरुदुर्भृशम् ।। क्व गतानि च वस्त्राणि वस्तूनीत्यूचुरत्र नः ।। ७२ ।। कृत्वा विषादं तत्रैव तमूचुर्गोपकन्यकाः ।। पुटाञ्जलियुताः सर्वा भक्त्या विनयपूर्वकम् ।।७३ ।। गोपालिका ऊचुः ।। परिधेयानि वस्त्राणि किंकरीणां सदीश्वर ।। निबोधयात्मानमेव स्पर्शं कर्तुं त्वमर्हसि ।। ७४ ।। व्रतार्हाणि च वस्तूनि देवस्वानि च साम्प्रतम् ।। अदत्तानि मोचितानि ग्रहीतुं वेदविद्वद ।।७५।। देहि धौतानि धृत्वा च करिष्यामो व्रतं वयम्।। वस्तुनाऽन्येन गोविन्द वस्तूनां भक्षणं कुरु ।। ७६।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र श्रीदामा वस्त्रपुञ्जिकाम् ।। दर्शयित्वा च ताः सर्वा दूरं दुद्राव तत्पुरः ।। ७७ ।। दृष्ट्वा सवस्त्रं गोपालं सर्वासामीश्वरी परा ।। सर्वा वयस्याश्चाववाच कोपयुक्ता जलप्लुता ।।७८।। श्रीराधिकोवाच ।। हे सुशीले शशिकले हे चन्द्रमुखि माधवि ।। कदम्बमाले हे कुन्ति यमुने सर्वमङ्गले।।७९ ।। हे पद्ममुखि सावित्रि पारिजाते च जाह्नवि।। सुधामुखि शुभे पद्मे हे गौरि हे स्वयंप्रभे ।। 4.27.८० ।। कालिके कमले दुर्गे हे सरस्वति भारति ।। अपूर्णे रति हे गंगे चाम्बिके सति सुन्दरि ।। ८१ ।। कृष्णप्रिये मधुमति चम्पे चन्दननन्दिनि ।। यूयं सर्वाः समुत्थाय बद्ध्वाऽऽनयत बल्लवम् ।।८२।। सर्वा राधाज्ञया तूर्णं समुत्थाय जलात्क्रुधा ।। प्रजग्मुर्गोपिका नग्ना योनिमाच्छाद्य पाणिना ।। ८३ ।। एतासां सहचारिण्यो गोप्यस्तूर्णं सहस्रशः ।। प्रजग्मुस्तेन रूपेण कोपादारक्तलोचनाः ।। ८४ ।। वेगेन दुद्रुवुः सर्वाः श्रीदामानं च बालिकाः ।। वेगेन च प्रधावन्तं बिभ्रतं वस्त्रपुंजिकाम् ।। ८५ ।। जगाम शीघ्रं श्रीदामा यत्र गोपाः सहांशुकाः ।। जवेन दुद्रुवुर्गोप्यस्तत्पश्चाद्बलसंयुताः ।। ८६ ।। वस्त्रचोरांश्च गोपांश्च वेष्टयामासुराशु ताः ।। भिया प्रदुद्रुवुर्बाला यत्र कृष्णः सहांशुकः ।। ८७ ।। श्रीकृष्णसहितान्बालान्वरयामासुराशु च ।। गोपिकानां भिया गोपा ददुर्वस्त्राणि माधवम् ।। ८८ ।। माधवः स्थापयामास स्कन्धे स्कन्धे तरोस्तथा।। कदम्बवृक्षः शुशुभे वस्त्रैर्नानाविधैरपि ।।८९ ।। वस्त्राणां पुंजिकाः सर्वाः स्कन्धेषु विनिधाय च ।। उवाच गोपिकाः कृष्णः परिहासपरं वचः ।। 4.27.९० ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। भो भो गोपालिका नग्ना इदानीं किं करिष्यथ ।। वस्त्रयाञ्चां प्रकर्तुं च कुरुताशु पुटाञ्जलिम् ।। ९१ ।। गत्वा वदत युष्माकमीश्वरीमथ राधिकाम् ।। करोतु शीघ्रं वस्त्राणां याञ्चां कृत्वा पुटाञ्जलिम् ।।९२।। अन्यथाऽहं न दास्यामि युष्मभ्यमंशुकानि च ।। युष्माकमीश्वरी राधा किं करिष्यति मेऽधुना ।।९३।। व्रताराध्या च या देवी सा वा मे किं करिष्यति।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं ब्रूत यूयं च राधिकाम् ।। ९४ ।। श्रीकृष्णवचनं श्रुत्वा ताः सर्वा गोपकन्यकाः ।। वीक्ष्य लोचनकोणेन प्रजग्मू राधिकान्तिकम् ।। ९५ ।। चक्रुर्निवेदनं गत्वा यदुवाच हरिः स्वयम् ।। श्रुत्वा जहास सा राधा बभूव कामपीडिता ।। ९६ ।। श्रुत्वा तासां च वचनं पुलकाञ्चितविग्रहा ।। न जगाम हरेः स्थानं व्रीडया सस्मिता सती ।।९७।। जले योगासनं कृत्वा दध्यौ कृष्णपदाम्बुजम् ।। ब्रह्मेशानन्तधर्माणां वन्द्यमीप्सितदं परम् ।। ९८ ।। स्मारंस्मारं पदाम्भोजं साऽश्रुसंपूर्णलोचना ।। भावातिरेकात्प्राणेशं तुष्टाव निर्गुणं परम् ।। ९९ ।। ।। राधिकोवाच ।। ।। गोलोकनाथ गोपीश मदीश प्राणवल्लभ ।। हे दीनबन्धो दीनेश सर्वेश्वर नमोऽस्तु ते ।। 4.27.१०० ।। गोपेश गोसमूहेश यशोदानन्दवर्धन ।। नन्दात्मज सदानन्द नित्यानन्द नमोऽस्तु ते ।। १०१ ।। शतमन्योर्मन्युभग्न ब्रह्मदर्पविनाशक।। कालीयदमन प्राणनाथ कृष्ण नमोऽस्तु ते।। १०२ ।। शिवानन्तेश ब्रह्मेश ब्राह्मणेश परात्पर ।। ब्रह्मस्वरूप ब्रह्मज्ञ ब्रह्मबीज नमोऽस्तु ते ।।१०३।। चराचरतरोर्बीज गुणातीत गुणात्मक ।। गुणबीज गुणाधार गुणेश्वर नमोऽस्तु ते ।।१०४।। अणिमादिकसिद्धीश सिद्धेः सिद्धिस्वरूपक ।। तपस्तपस्विंस्तपसा बीजरूप नमोऽस्तु ते ।। १०५ ।। यदनिर्वचनीयं च वस्तु निर्वचनीयकम् ।। तत्स्वरूप तयोर्बीजं सर्वबीज नमोऽस्तु ते ।।१०६।। अहं सरस्वती लक्ष्मीर्दुर्गा गङ्गा श्रुतिप्रसूः ।। यस्य पादार्चनान्नित्यं पूज्या तस्मै नमोनमः ।। ।। १०७ ।। स्पर्शने यस्य भृत्यानां ध्यानेन च दिवानिशम् ।। पवित्राणि च तीर्थानि तस्मै भगवते नमः ।। १०८ ।। इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा देवी जले संन्यस्य विग्रहम् ।। मनः प्राणांश्च श्रीकृष्णे तस्थौ स्थाणुसमा सती ।। १०९ ।। राधाकृतं हरेः स्तोत्रं त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नरः ।। हरिभक्तिं च दास्यं च लभेद्राधागतिं ध्रुवम् ।। 4.27.११० ।। विपत्तौ यः पठेद्भक्त्या सद्यः संपत्तिमाप्नुयात् ।। चिरकालगतं द्रव्यं हृतं नष्टं च लभ्यते ।।१११।। वस्तुवृद्धिर्भवेत्तस्य प्रसन्नं मानसं परम् ।। चिन्ताग्रस्तः पठेद्भक्त्या परां निर्वृतिमाप्नुयात् ।।११२।। पतिभेदे पुत्रभेदे मित्रभेदे च संकटे ।। मासं भक्त्या यदि पठेत्सद्यः संदर्शनं लभेत् ।। ११३ ।। भक्त्या कुमारी स्तोत्रं च शृणुयाद्वत्सरं यदि ।। श्रीकृष्णसदृशं कान्तं गुणवन्तं लभेद्ध्रुवम् ।।११४।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे राधाकृतं श्रीकृष्ण स्तोत्रम् ।। जलस्था राधिका ध्यात्वा श्रीकृष्णचरणाम्बुजम् ।। स्तुत्वैवं चक्षुरुन्मील्य दृष्ट्वा कृष्णमयं जगत् ।। ११५ ।। ददर्श यमुनातीरं वस्त्रद्रव्यमयं मुने ।। दृष्ट्वा तन्द्राऽथवा स्वप्नमिति मेने च राधिका ।।११६।। यत्र स्थाने यदाधारे यद्द्रव्यं संस्थितं पुरा ।। वस्त्रैश्च सहितं सर्वं तत्प्रापुर्गोपकन्यकाः ।। ११७ ।। जलादुत्थाय ताः सर्वा व्रतं कृत्वा मनीषितम् ।। संप्राप्य च वरं देव्यस्ता सर्वाः स्वालयं ययुः ।। ११८ ।। नारद उवाच ।। व्रतस्य किं विधानं च किं नाम किं फलं प्रभो ।। कानि द्रव्याणि देयानि का देया तत्र दक्षिणा ।। ११९ ।। व्रतान्ते किं रहस्यं च बभूव सुमनोहरम् ।। व्यासं कृत्वा महाभाग वद नारायणीं कथाम् ।। ।। 4.27.१२० ।। सूत उवाच ।। नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य मुनिपुंगवः ।। कथां कथितुमारेभे कवीन्द्राणां गुरोर्गुरुः ।। १२१ ।। नारायण उवाच ।। सर्वं व्रतविधानं च मत्तो वत्स निशामय ।। ख्यातं गौरीव्रतं नाम मार्गे मासि कृतं स्त्रिया ।। ।। १२२ ।। पुंसां च धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदं कृष्णभक्तिदम्।। देशभेदे प्रसिद्धं च व्रतं पौर्वापरं स्मृतम् ।।१२३ ।। कामदं कामुकानां च फलं कान्तनिमित्तकम् ।। उपोष्य पूर्वदिवसे वस्त्रं प्रक्षाल्य संयता ।। १२४ ।। प्रातश्च मार्गसंक्रान्त्यां भक्त्या गत्वा सरित्तटम् ।। धृत्वा धौते च स्नात्वा च नानाद्रव्येण कन्यका ।। १२५।। देवषट्कं च संपूज्य कृत्वा चावाहनं घटे ।। गणेशं च दिनेशं च वह्निं नारायणं शिवम् ।। १२६ ।। दुर्गां पंचोपचारैश्च संपूज्य व्रतमारभेत् ।। घटाधः पिण्डिकां कृत्वा चतुरस्रां सुविस्तृताम् ।। चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरीकुङ्कुमैश्च सुसंस्कृताम् ।। १२७।। निर्माय बालुकानां च दुर्गां दशभुजां पराम् ।। धृत्वा कपाले सिन्दूरं तदधश्चन्दनेन्दुकम् ।।१२८।। तां ध्यात्वाऽऽवाहयेद्देवीं ततो भूत्वा पुटाञ्जलिः ।। इमं मन्त्रं पठित्वाऽऽदौ ततः पूजां समारभेत्।।१२९।। हे गौरि शंकरार्धाङ्गि यथा त्वं शंकरप्रिया ।। तथा मां कुरु कल्याणि कान्तकान्तां सुदुर्लभाम्।। 4.27.१३० ।। इमं मन्त्रं पठित्वा तु ध्यायेद्देवीं जगत्प्रसूम् ।। ध्यानं तत्सामवेदोक्तं निगूढं सर्वकामदम् ।। १३१ ।। शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि मुनीन्द्राणां च दुर्लभम् ।। ध्यायन्त्यनेन सिद्धाश्च दुर्गां दुर्गतिनाशिनीम् ।।१३२।। शिवां शिवप्रियां शैवां शिववक्षःस्थलस्थिताम् ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां सुप्रतिष्ठां सुलोचनाम् ।। १३३ ।। नवयौवनसंपन्नां रत्नाभरणभूषिताम् ।। रत्नकङ्कणकेयूररत्ननूपुरभूषिताम्।ा१३४।। रत्नकुण्डलयुग्मेन गण्डस्थलविराजिताम्।। मालती माल्यसंसक्तकबरभ्रमरान्विताम् ।। १३५ ।। सिन्दूरतिलकं चारुकस्तूरीबिन्दुना सह ।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकां रत्नकिरीटां सुमनोहराम् ।। ।। १३६ ।। मणीन्द्रसारसंसक्तरत्नमालासमुज्ज्वलाम् ।। पारिजातप्रसूनानां मालाजालानुलम्बिताम् ।। १३७ ।। सुपीनकठिनश्रोणीं बिभ्रतीं च स्तनानताम् ।। नवयौवनभारौघादीषन्नम्रां मनोहराम् ।। १३८ ।। ब्रह्मादिभिः स्तूयमानां सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभाम् ।। पक्वबिम्बाधरोष्ठीं च चारुचम्पकसन्निभाम्।।१३९।। मुक्तापङ्क्तिविनिन्द्यैकदन्तराजिविराजिताम् ।। मुक्तिकामप्रदां देवीं शरच्चन्द्रमुखीं भजे।। ।। 4.27.१४० ।। ध्यात्वैवं मस्तके पुष्पं विन्यस्य च व्रती मुदा ।। पुष्पं गृहीत्वा भक्त्या च पुनर्ध्यात्वा च पूजयेत् ।। १४१ ।। दत्त्वा षोडशोपचारान्प्रहृष्टं तत्र नित्यशः ।। पूर्वोक्तेनैव मन्त्रेण मुदा भक्त्या व्रते व्रती ।।१४२।। पूर्वोक्तेनैव स्तोत्रेण स्तुत्वा च प्रणमेत्तदा ।। कृत्वा प्रणामं भक्त्या च संयतः शृणुयात्कथाम् ।। १४३ ।। नारद उवाच ।। व्रतं व्रतविधानं च फलं च स्तोत्रमद्भुतम् ।। अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि गौरीव्रतकथां शुभाम् ।। १४४ ।। व्रतं केन कृतं पूर्वं भूमौ केन प्रकाशितम् ।। एतत्सर्वं सुविस्तार्य वद संदेहभञ्जन ।। ।। १४५ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। कुशध्वजस्य हि सुता नाम्ना वेदवती सती ।। तया कृतं व्रतमिदं महातीर्थे च पुष्करे ।। १४६ ।। समाप्तिदिवसे साक्षाद्बभूव जगदम्बिका ।। योगिनीलक्षसंयुक्ता सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभा ।। १४७ ।। शातकुम्भविनिर्माणरथस्था परमेश्वरी ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्या तामुवाच सुसंयुताम् ।। १४८ ।। पार्वत्युवाच ।। हे वेदवति भद्रं ते वरं वृणु यथेप्सितम् ।। तव व्रतेन तुष्टाऽहं तुभ्यं दास्यामि वाञ्छितम् ।। १४९ ।। पार्वतीवचनं श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा तां हृष्टमानसाम् ।। पुटाञ्जलियुता साध्वी प्रणम्योवाच नारद ।। 4.27.१५० ।। वेदवत्युवाच ।। देवि नारायणं कान्तं मह्यं देहि मनीषितम् ।। वरेऽन्यस्मिन्स्पृहा नास्ति दृढां भक्तिं च तत्पदे ।। १५१ ।। श्रुत्वा वेदवतीवाक्यं प्रहस्य जगदम्बिका ।। अवरुह्य रथात्तूर्णं तामुवाच हरिप्रियाम् ।। १५२ ।। पार्वत्युवाच ।। ज्ञातं सर्वं जगन्मातस्त्वं च लक्ष्मीः स्वयं सती ।। भारतं पादरजसा पूतं कर्तुं समागता ।। त्वत्पादरजसा साध्वि सद्यः पूता वसुंधरा ।। १५३ ।। निखिलानि च तीर्थानि पूतानि परमेश्वरी ।। व्रतं ते लोकशिक्षार्थं तपश्चर तपस्विनि ।। १५४ ।। नारायणस्य कान्ता त्वं प्रिया जन्मनि जन्मनि ।। भारावतरणे विष्णुर्वसुधामागमिष्यति ।। १५५ ।। रामो दाशरथिः पूर्णः कर्तुं दस्युविनिग्रहम् ।। ब्रह्मशापाच्च च्युतयोर्मोक्षणाय च भक्तयोः ।। १५६ ।। अयोध्यायां च त्रेतायामाविर्भावो हरेरपि ।। त्वमेव मिथिलां गच्छ विधाय शिशुविग्रहम् ।। १५७ ।। त्वामिमां प्राप्य जनकोऽप्ययोनिसंभवां सुताम् ।। पालयिष्यति यत्नेन सीता त्वं च भविष्यसि ।। १५८ ।। गत्वा रामोऽपि मिथिलां त्वद्विवाहं करिष्यति ।। नारायणस्य कान्ता त्वं कल्पे कल्पे भविष्यसि ।। १५९ ।। इत्युक्त्वा तां समालिङ्ग्य पार्वती स्वालयं ययौ।। गत्वा सा मिथिलां साध्वी शिशुरूपं विधाय च ।।4.27.१६०।। लाङ्गलस्य च रेखायां सुखात्तस्थौ च मायया ।। विलोक्य जनकस्तां च नग्नां मुद्रितलोचनाम् ।। १६१ ।। तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णां च रुदन्तीं तेजसाऽन्विताम् ।। दृष्ट्वा तां च गृहीत्वा च कृत्वा वक्षसि नारद ।। १६२ ।। गच्छन्तं प्रति तत्रैव वाग्बभूवाशरीरिणी ।। अयोनिसंभवां कन्यां कमलां ग्रहणं कुरु ।। १६३ ।। नारायणस्ते जामाता भवितेत्येव मे वचः ।। श्रुत्वा तदा देववाणीं गृहीत्वा कन्यकामृषिः ।। १६४ ।। गत्वा ददौ स्वकान्तायै पालनाय मुदाऽन्वितः ।। सा लब्धयौवना प्राप रामं दाशरथिं सती ।। १६५ ।। व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावेण कान्तं त्रिजगतां पतिम् ।। प्रकाशितं वशिष्ठेन पृथिव्यां भक्तिभावतः ।। १६६ ।। राधा कृत्वा व्रतमिदं श्रीकृष्णं प्राणवल्लभम् ।। गोपाङ्गनाश्च तं प्रापुर्व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावतः ।। १६७ ।। इत्येवं कथिता विप्र कथा गौरीव्रतस्य च ।। भारते च व्रतमिदं या करोति कुमारिका ।। स्वामिनं कृष्णतुल्यं च सा प्राप्नोति न संशयः ।। १६८ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। एवं व्रतं च चक्रुस्ता यावन्मासं च गोपिकाः ।। पूर्वस्तोत्रेण तां देवीं तुष्टुवुश्च दिनेदिने ।। १६९ ।। समाप्तिदिवसे गोप्यो व्रतं कृत्वा मुदाऽन्विताः ।। कण्वशाखोक्तस्तोत्रेण तुष्टुवुः परमेश्वरीम् ।। 4.27.१७० ।। येन स्तोत्रेण तां स्तुत्वा सीता सत्यपरायणा ।। सद्यः संप्राप कान्तं च रामं राजीवलोचनम् ।। १७१ ।। जानक्युवाच ।। शक्तिस्वरूपे सर्वेषां सर्वाधारे गुणाश्रये ।। सदा शंकरयुक्ते च पतिं देहि नमोऽस्तु ते ।।१७२।। सृष्टिस्थित्यंतरूपेण सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तरूपिणी ।। सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तबीजानां बीजरूपे नमोऽस्तु ते ।।१७३।। हे गौरि पतिमर्मज्ञे पतिव्रतपरायणे ।। पतिव्रते पतिरते पतिं देहि नमोस्तु ते ।। १७४ ।। सर्वमंगलमाङ्गल्ये सर्वमंगलसंयुते ।। सर्वमंगलबीजे च नमस्ते सर्वमंगले ।। १७५ ।। सर्वप्रिये सर्वबीजे सर्वाशुभविनाशिनि ।। सर्वेशे सर्वजनके नमस्ते शंकरप्रिये ।। १७६ ।। परमात्मस्वरूपे च नित्यरूपे सनातनि ।। साकारे च निराकारे सर्वरूपे नमोऽस्तु ते ।। १७७ ।। क्षुत्तृष्णेच्छा दया श्रद्धा निद्रा तन्द्रा स्मृतिः क्षमा ।। एतास्तव कलाः सर्वा नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ।। १७८ ।। लज्जा मेधा तुष्टिपुष्टी शान्तिसंपत्तिवृद्धयः ।। एतास्तव कलाः सर्वाः सर्वरूपे नमोऽस्तु ते ।। १७९ ।। दृष्टादृष्टस्वरूपे च तयोर्बीजफलप्रदे ।। सर्वानिर्वचनीये च महामाये नमोऽस्तु ते ।। 4.27.१८० ।। शिवे शंकरसौभाग्ययुक्ते सौभाग्यदायिनि ।। हरिं कान्तं च सौभाग्यं देहि देवि नमोऽस्तु ते ।। १८१ ।। स्तोत्रेणानेन याः स्तुत्वा समाप्तिदिवसे शिवाम् ।। नमन्ति परया भक्त्या ता लभन्ते हरिं पतिम्।।१८२।। इह कान्तसुखं भुक्त्वा पतिं प्राप्य परात्परम्।। दिव्यं स्यन्दनमारुह्य यात्यन्ते कृष्णसन्निधिम् ।। १८३ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते सीताकृतं पार्वतीस्तोत्रम् ।। समाप्तिदिवसे राधा गोपीभिः सह संयुता ।। देवीं प्रणम्य स्तुत्वा च व्रतं पूर्णं चकार ह ।। १८४ ।। गोसहस्रं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः सुवर्णशतकं मुदा ।। विप्राय दक्षिणां दत्त्वा स्वगृहं गन्तुमुद्यता ।। १८९ ।। ब्राह्मणानां सहस्रं च भोजयामास सादरम् ।। वाद्यानि वादयामास भिक्षुकाय धनं ददौ ।। १८६ ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी ।। आविर्बभूव गगनाज्ज्वलन्ती ब्रह्मतेजसा ।। १८७ ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसनास्या योगिनीशतसंयुता ।। सिंहस्था च दशभुजा रत्नालंकारभूषिता ।।१८८।। शातकुम्भमयाद्दिव्याद्रत्नसारपरिच्छदात् ।। अवरुह्य रथात्तूर्णमालिङ्ग्योरसि राधिकाम् ।।१८९।। दृष्ट्वा गोपाङ्गना देवीं प्रणेमुश्च मुदाऽन्विताः ।। आशिषं युयुजे दुर्गा वाञ्छासिद्धिर्भविष्यति ।। 4.27.१९० ।। गोपिकाभ्यो वरं दत्त्वा ताः संभाष्य च सादरम् ।। उवाच राधिकां दुर्गा स्मेराननसरोरुहा ।। १९१ ।। पार्वत्युवाच ।। राधे सर्वेश्वरप्राणादधिके जगदम्बिके ।। व्रतं ते लोकशिक्षार्थं मायामानुषरूपिणि ।। १९२ ।। गोलोकनाथं गोलोकं श्रीशैलं गिरिजातटम् ।। श्रीरासमण्डलं दिव्यं वृन्दावनमनोहरम् ।। १९३ ।। चरितं रतिचोरस्य स्त्रीणां मानसहारकम् ।। विदुषः कामशास्त्राणां किंस्वित्स्मरसि सुन्दरि ।। १९४ ।। श्रीकृष्णार्धाङ्गसंभूता कृष्णतुल्या च तेजसा ।। तवांशकलया देव्यः कथं त्वं मानुषी सती ।। १९५ ।। भवती च हरेः प्राणा भवत्याश्च हरिः स्वयम् ।। वेदे नास्ति द्वयोर्भेदः कथं त्वं मानुषी सती ।। १९६ ।। षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि ब्रह्मा तप्त्वा तपः पुरा ।। न ते ददर्श पादाब्जं कथं त्वं मानुषी सती ।। १९७ ।। कृष्णाज्ञया च त्वं देवि गोपीरूपं विधाय च ।। आगताऽसि महीं शान्ते कथं त्वं मानुषी सती ।। १९८ ।। सुयज्ञो हि नृपश्रेष्ठो मनुवंशसमुद्भवः ।। त्वत्तो जगाम गोलोकं कथं त्वं मानुषी सती ।। १९९ ।। त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो निर्भूपां चकार पृथिवीं भृगुः ।। तव मन्त्रेण कवचात्कथं त्वं मानुषी सती ।। 4.27.२०० ।। शंकरात्प्राप्य त्वन्मन्त्रं सिद्धं कृत्वा च पुष्करे ।। जघान कार्तवीर्यं च कथं त्वं मानुषी सती ।। २०१ ।। बभञ्ज दर्पाद्दन्तं च गणेशस्य महात्मनः ।। त्वत्तो नाम भयं चक्रे कथं त्वं मानुषी सती ।। २०२ ।। मय्युद्धतायां कोपेन भस्मसात्कर्तुमीश्वरः ।। ररक्षागत्य मत्प्रीत्या कथं त्वं मानुषी सती ।। २०३ ।। कल्पे कल्पे तव पतिः कृष्णो जन्मनि जन्मनि ।। व्रतं लोकहितार्थाय जगन्मातस्त्वया कृतम् ।। २०४ । अहो श्रीदामशापेन भारावतरणेन च ।। भूमौ तवाधिष्ठानं च कथं त्वं मानुषी सती ।। २०५ ।। अयोनिसंभवा त्वं च जन्ममृत्युजरापहा ।। कलावतीसुता पुण्या कथं त्वं मानुषी सती ।। २०६ ।। त्रिषु मासेष्वतीतेषु मधुमासे मनोहरे ।। निर्जने निर्मले रात्रौ सुयोग्ये रासमण्डले ।। २०७ ।। सर्वाभिर्गोपिकाभिश्च सार्धं वृन्दावने वने ।। हर्षेण हरिणा सार्धं क्रीडा ते भविता सति ।। २०८ ।। विधात्रा लिखिता क्रीडा कल्पे कल्पे महीतले ।। तव श्रीहरिणा सार्धं केन राधे निवार्यते ।। २०९ ।। यथा सौभाग्ययुक्ताऽहं हरस्य श्रीहरिप्रिये ।। तथा सौभाग्ययुक्ता त्वं भव कृष्णस्य सुन्दरि ।। 4.27.२१० ।। यथा क्षीरेषु धावल्यं यथा वह्नौ च दाहिका ।। भुवि गन्धो जले शैत्यं तथा कृष्णे स्थितिस्तव ।। २११ ।। देवी वा मानुषी वाऽपि गान्धर्वी राक्षसी तथा ।। त्वत्तः परा च सौभाग्या न भूता न भविष्यति ।। २१२ ।। परात्परो गुणातीतो ब्रह्मादीनां च वन्दितः ।। स्वयं कृष्णस्तवाधीनो मद्वरेण भविष्यति ।। २१३ ।। ब्रह्मानन्तशिवाराध्यो भविता त्वद्वशः सति ।। ध्यानासाध्यो दुराराध्यः सर्वेषामपि योगिनाम् ।।२१४।। त्वं च भाग्यवती राधे स्त्रीजातिषु न ते परा ।। कृष्णेन सार्धं पश्चात्त्वं गोलोकं च गमिष्यसि ।।२१५।। इत्युक्त्वा पार्वती सद्यस्तत्रैवान्तर्दधे मुने ।। सार्धं गोपालिकाभिश्च राधिका गन्तुमुद्यता।।२१६।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे कृष्णो जगाम राधिकापुरः।। राधा ददर्श श्रीकृष्णं किशोरं श्यामसुन्दरम्।।२१७।। पीतवस्त्रपरीधानं नानालंकारभूषितम् ।। आजानुमालतीमालावनमालाविभूषितम्।। २१८ ।। ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यं भक्तानुग्रहकातरम्।। चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं शरत्पङ्कजलोचनम् ।।२१९।। शरत्पार्वणचन्द्रास्यं सद्रत्नमुकुटोज्ज्वलम् ।। पक्वदाडिमबीजाभदशनं सुमनोहरम् ।। 4.27.२२० ।। विनोदमुरलीहस्तन्यस्तलीलासरोरुहम् ।। कोटिकन्दर्पलावण्यं लीलाधाममनोहरम् ।।२२१।। गुणातीतं स्तूयमानं ब्रह्मानन्तशिवादिभिः।। ब्रह्मस्वरूपं ब्रह्मण्यं श्रुतिभिश्चानिरूपितम्।।२२२।। अव्यक्तमक्षराव्यक्तं ज्योतीरूपं सनातनम् ।। माङ्गल्यं मङ्गलाधारं मङ्गलं मङ्गलप्रदम् ।। २२३ ।। दृष्ट्वा तदद्भुतं रूपं संभ्रमात्प्रणनाम तम् ।। तं दृष्ट्वा मूर्च्छिता राधा कामबाणप्रपीडिता ।। २२४ ।। दर्शंदर्शं मुखाम्भोजं सस्मिता वक्रलोचना ।। मुखस्याच्छादनं चक्रे व्रीडया च पुनः पुनः ।।२२५।। दृष्ट्वा हरिस्तामुवाच प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणः ।। गोपालिकासमूहानां सर्वेषां पुरतः स्थितः ।। २२६ ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। ।। प्राणाधिके राधिके त्वं वरं वृणु मनीषितम् ।। भो भो गोपालिका सर्वा वरं वृणुत वाञ्छितम्।।२२७।। कृष्णस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा वरं वव्रे च राधिका ।। गोपालिकाः प्रहृष्टाश्च सर्वसंकल्पपादपात् ।। २२८ ।। राधिकोवाच ।। त्वत्पादाब्जे मन्मनोलिः सततं भ्रमतु प्रभो ।। पातुं भक्तिरसं पद्मे मधुपश्च यथा मधु।।२२९ ।। मदीय प्राणनाथस्त्वं भव जन्मनि जन्मनि ।। त्वदीयचरणाम्भोजे देहि भक्तिं सुदुर्लभाम्।। 4.27.२३० ।। तव स्मृतौ गुणे चित्तं स्वप्ने ज्ञाने दिवानिशम् ।। भवेन्निमग्नं सततमेतन्मम मनीषितम् ।। २३१ ।। गोपालिका ऊचुः ।। यथा राधां तथा नश्च प्राणबन्धो दिवानिशम् ।। भविष्यसि प्राणनाथः पास्यसि प्रतिजन्मनि ।। २३२ ।। आसां च वचनं श्रुत्वा तथाऽस्त्वेवमुवाच ह ।। प्रसन्नवदनः श्रीमान्यशोदानन्दवर्धनः ।। २३३ ।। क्रीडापद्मं राधिकायै सहस्रदलसंयुतम् ।। ललितां मालतीमालां ददौ प्रीत्या जगत्पतिः ।।२३४।। मालासमूहं पुष्पाणि गोपीभ्यो गोपिकापतिः ।। प्रहस्य परमप्रीत्या प्रददावित्युवाच ह ।। २३९ ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। त्रिषु मासेष्वतीतेषु यूयं क्रीडां मया सह ।। रासमण्डलरम्ये च वृन्दारण्ये करिष्यथ ।। २३६ ।। यथाऽहं च तथा यूयं नाहं भेदः श्रुतौ श्रुतः ।। प्राणोऽहं चैव युष्माकं यूयं प्राणा मम प्रभोः ।। २३७ ।। व्रतं वो लोकरक्षार्थं न हि स्वार्थमिदं प्रियाः ।। सहागताश्च गोलोकाद्गमनं च मया सह ।। २३८ ।। गच्छत स्वालयं शीघ्रं वोऽहं जन्मनि जन्मनि ।। प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयस्यो यूयं मे नात्र संशयः ।। २३९ ।। इत्युक्त्वा श्रीहरिस्तत्र तस्थौ सूर्यसुतातटे ।। तस्थुर्गोपालिकाः सर्वा वीक्ष्य कृष्णं पुनःपुनः ।।4.27.२४०।। सर्वाः प्रहृष्टवदनाः सस्मिता वक्रलोचनाः ।। प्रीत्या चक्षुश्चकोराभ्यां मुखचन्द्रं पपुर्हरेः ।। २४१ ।। ताः शीघ्रं प्रययुर्गेहं जयं दत्त्वा पुनःपुनः ।। हरिश्च शिशुभिः सार्द्धं प्रसन्नः स्वालयं ययौ ।। २४२ ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं हरेश्चरितमङ्गलम् ।। गोपीनां वस्त्रहरणं सर्वलोकसुखावहम् ।। २४३ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे गोपिकावस्त्रहरणप्रस्तावो नाम सप्तविंशोऽध्यायः ।। २७ ।।
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi śrīkṛṣṇacaritaṃ punaḥ || gopīnāṃ vastraharaṇaṃ varadānaṃ manīṣitam || 1 || hemante prathame māsi gopikāḥ kāmamohitāḥ || kṛtvā haviṣyaṃ bhaktyā ca yāvanmāsaṃ susaṃyutāḥ || 2 || snātvā sūryasutātīre pārvatīṃ vālukāmayīm || kṛtvā'vāhya ca mantreṇa pūjāṃ kurvanti nityaśaḥ || 3 || candanāgurukastūrīkuṅkumaiśca manoharaiḥ || nānāprakārapuṣpaiśca mālyairbahuvidhairapi || 4 || dhūpairdīpaiśca naivedyairvastrairnānāphalairmune || maṇimuktāpravālaiśca vādyairnānāvidhairapi || 5 || he devi jagatāṃ mātaḥ sṛṣṭisthityantakāriṇi || nandagopasutaṃ kāntamasmabhyaṃ dehi suvrate || 6 || mantreṇānena deveśīṃ parihāraṃ vidhāya ca || tataḥ kṛtvā tu saṃkalpaṃ pūjayan mūlamantrataḥ || 7 || mantrastu sāmavedokto'yātayāmaḥ sabījakaḥ || oṃ śrīdurgāyai sarvavighnavināśinyai nama iti ||8 || puṣpaṃ mālyaṃ ca naivedyaṃ dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ tathā śubham || mantreṇānena tadbhaktyā daduḥ sarvā mudānvitāḥ || 9 || pravālamālayā bhaktyā cemaṃ mantraṃ sahasradhā || japaṃ kṛtvā ca stutvā ca praṇemuḥ śirasā bhuvi || 4.27.10 || sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye sarvakāmaprade śive || dehi me vāñchitaṃ devi namaste śaṃkarapriye || 11 || ityuktvā ca namaskāraṃ kṛtvā dattvā ca dakṣiṇām|| naivedyāni ca sarvāṇi brāhmaṇebhyo yayurgṛham || 12 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || stavarājaṃ śṛṇu mune tuṣṭuvuryena pārvatīm || bhaktyā gopāṅganāḥ sarvāḥ sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradām || 13 || jagatyekārṇave ghore rudrasūryavivarjite || añjanākāratoyena saṃplute ca carācare || 14 || dattaṃ purā brahmaṇe ca hariṇā jalaśāyinā || tasmai dattvā sarvamidaṃ nidrāṃ bheje jagatpatiḥ || 15 || nābhipadme jagatsraṣṭā madhunā kaiṭabhena ca || pīḍitaḥ parituṣṭāva mūlaprakṛtimīśvarīm || 16 || brahmovāca || durge śive'bhaye māye nārāyaṇi sanātani || jaye me maṅgalaṃ dehi namaste sarvamaṅgale || 17 || daityanāśārthavacano dakāraḥ parikīrtitaḥ || ukāro vighnanāśārthaṃ vācako vedasaṃmataḥ || 18 || repho rogaghnavacano gaśca pāpaghnavācakaḥ || bhayaśatrughnavacanaścākāraḥ parikīrtitaḥ || 19 || smṛtyukti smaraṇādyasyā ete naśyanti niścitam || ato durgā hareḥ śaktirhariṇā parikīrtitā || 4.27.20 || vipattivācako durgaścākāro nāśavācakaḥ || durgaṃ naśyati yā nityaṃ sā durgā parikīrtitā||| 21 || durgo daityendravacano'pyākāro nāśavācakaḥ || taṃ nanāśa purā tena budhairdurgā prakīrtitā || 22 || śaśca kalyāṇavacana ikārotkṛṣṭavācakaḥ || samūhavācakaścaiva vākāro dātṛvācakaḥ || 23 || śreyaḥsaṅghotkṛṣṭadātrī śivā tena prakīrtitā || śivarāśirmūrttimatī śivā tena prakīrtitā || 24 || śivo hi mokṣavacanaścākāro dātṛvācakaḥ || svayaṃ nirvāṇadātrī yā sā śivā parikīrtitā || 25 || abhayo bhayanāśoktaścākāro dātṛvācakaḥ || pradadātyabhayaṃ sadyaḥ sā'bhayā parikīrtitā || 26 || rājyaśrīvacano māśca yāśca prāpaṇavācakaḥ || tāṃ prāpayati yā sadyaḥ sā māyā parikīrtitā || 27 || māśca mokṣārthavacano yāśca prāpaṇavācakaḥ || taṃ prāpayati yā nityaṃ sā māyā parikīrtitā||28|| nārāyaṇārdhāṅgabhūtā tena tulyā ca tejasā|| sadā tasya śarīrasthā tena nārāyaṇī smṛtā ||29 || nirguṇasya ca nityasya vācakaśca sanātanaḥ || sadā nityā nirguṇā yā kīrtitā sā sanātanī || 4.27.30 || jayaḥ kalyāṇavacano yākāro dātṛvācakaḥ || jayaṃ dadāti yā nityaṃ sā jayā parikīrtitā || 31 || sarva maṅgalaśabdaśca saṃpūṇaiśvaryavācakaḥ || ākāro dātṛvacanastaddātrī sarvamaṅgalā ||32|| nāmāṣṭakamidaṃ sāraṃ nāmārthasahasaṃyutam || nārāyaṇena yaddattaṃ brahmaṇe nābhipaṅkaje || 33 || tasmai dattvā nidritaśca babhūva jagatāṃ patiḥ || madhukaiṭabhau durgāṃ tau brahmāṇaṃ hantumudyatau || 34 || stotreṇānena sa brahmā stutiṃ natvā cakāra ha || sākṣātstutā tadā durgā brahmaṇe kavacaṃ dadau || 35 || śrīkṛṣṇakavacaṃ divyaṃ sarvarakṣaṇanāmakam || dattvā tasmai mahāmāyā sā'ntardhānaṃ cakāra ha || 36 || stotraṃ kurvanti nidrāṃ ca saṃrakṣya kavacena vai || nidrānugrahataḥ sadyaḥ stotrasyaiva prabhāvataḥ || 37 || tatrājagāma bhagavānvṛṣarūpī janārdanaḥ || śaktyā ca durgayā sārdhaṃ śaṃkarasya jayāya ca || 38 || sarathaṃ śaṃkaraṃ mūrdhni kṛtvā ca nirbhayaṃ dadau|| atyūrdhvaṃ prāpayāmāsa jayā tasmai jayaṃ dadau || 39 || stotrasyaiva prabhāveṇa saṃprāpya kavacaṃ vidhiḥ || varaṃ ca kavacaṃ prāpya nirbhayaṃ prāpa niścitam || 4.27.40 || brahmā dadau maheśāya stotraṃ ca kavacaṃ varam|| tripurasya ca saṃgrāme sarathe patite harau || 41 || brahmāstraṃ ca gṛhītvā sa sanidraṃ śrīhariṃ smaran || stotraṃ ca kavacaṃ prāpya jaghāna tripuraṃ haraḥ || 42 || stotreṇānena tāṃ durgāṃ kṛtvā gopālikā stutim|| lebhire śrīhariṃ kāntaṃ stotrasyāsya prabhāvataḥ ||43|| gopakanyā kṛtaṃ stotraṃ sarvamaṅgalanāmakam || vāṃchitārthapradaṃ sadyaḥ sarvavighnavināśanam || 44 || trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ bhaktiyuktaśca mānavaḥ|| śaivo vā vaiṣṇavo vā'pi śākto durgātpramucyate ||45|| rājadvāre śmaśāne ca dāvāgnau prāṇasaṃkaṭe || hiṃsrajantubhayagrasto magnaḥ pote mahārṇave ||46|| śatrugraste ca saṃgrāme kārāgāre vipadgate || guruśāpe brahmaśāpe bandhubhede ca dustare ||47|| sthānabhraṣṭe dhanabhraṣṭe jātibhraṣṭe śucā'nvite || patibhede putrabhede khalasarpaviṣānvite ||48|| stotrasmaraṇamātreṇa sadyo mucyeta nirbhayaḥ || vāṃchitaṃ labhate sadyaḥ sarvaiśvaryamanuttamam || 49 || iha loke harerbhaktiṃ dṛḍhāṃ ca satataṃ smṛtim || ante dāsyaṃ ca labhate pārvatyāśca prasādataḥ||4.27.50|| iti śrībrahmavaivarte gopakanyākṛtaṃ sarvamaṃgalāstotram || anena stavarājena tuṣṭuvurnityamīśvarīm || praṇemuḥ parayā bhaktyā yāvanmāsaṃ vrajāṅganāḥ || 51 || evaṃ pūrṇe ca māse ca samāptidivase tathā || snātuṃ prajagmurgopyaśca vastrāṇyādhāya tattaṭe ||52|| nānāvidhāni dravyāṇi ratnamūlyāni nārada || pītalohitaśuklāni cārūṇi miśritāni ca || 53 || tīrāvṛtānyasaṃkhyāni taiśca tīraṃ suśobhanam || candanāgurukastūrī vāyunā surabhīkṛtam ||54|| naivedyaiśca bahuvidhaiḥ kāladeśodbhavaiḥ phalaiḥ || dhūpaiḥ pradīpaiḥ sindūraiḥ kuṅkumaiśca virājitam || 55 || jale krīḍonmukhā gopyo babhūvuḥ kautukena ca || nagnāḥ krīḍābhirāsaktāḥ śrīkṛṣṇārpitamānasāḥ || 56 || dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaśca vastrāṇi dravyāṇi vividhāni ca || vāsāṃsyādāya vastūni cakhāda śiśubhiḥ saha ||57|| gatvā dūraṃ ca gopālāstasthuḥ sarve mudā'nvitāḥ|| vastrāṇi puṃjīkṛtyādāvūcuḥ skandhe'tilolupāḥ || 58 || śrīdāmā ca sudāmā ca vasudāmā tathaiva ca || subalaśca supārśvaśca śubhāṅgaḥ sundarastathā || 59 || candrabhāno vīrabhānaḥ sūryabhānastathaiva ca || vasubhāno ratnabhāno gopālā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ || 4.27.60 || śrīkṛṣṇo baladevaśca pradhānāśca caturdaśa || gopā harervayasyāśca koṭiśaḥ koṭiśo mune || 61 || vastrāṇyādāya te sarve tasthurekatra dūrataḥ || śataśaḥ puñjikāstatra sthāpayāmāsurunmukhāḥ || 62 || kiṃcidvastraṃ samādāya kṛtvā ca puñjikāṃ mudā || samāruhya kadambāgramuvāca gopikā hariḥ || 63 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || bhobho gopālikāḥ sarvā vinaṣṭā vratakarmaṇi || kṛtvā vidhānaṃ madvākyaṃ śrutvā krīḍata manmathāt || 64 || saṃkalpite vratārhe ca māse maṅgalakarmaṇi || yūyaṃ nagnāḥ kathaṃ toye vratāṅgahānikārikāḥ || 65 || paridheyāni vāsāṃsi puṣpamālyāni yāni ca || vratārhāṇi ca vastūni kena nītāni vo'dhunā || 66 || vrate tu nagnā yā snāti tāṃ ruṣṭo varuṇaḥ svayam|| varuṇānucarāścakrurvāsovastūpanirhṛtim || 67 || kathaṃ yāsyatha nagnāśca na vratasyā bhaviṣyati|| vratārādhyā kathaṃ sā ca vastūni kiṃ na rakṣati ||68|| cintāṃ kuruta tāṃ pūjyāṃ tuṣṭāva balirīśvarīm || yuṣmākamīdṛśī devī na śaktā vasturakṣaṇe || 69 || kathaṃ vrataphalaṃ sā vā dātuṃ śaktā sureśvarī || phalaṃ pradātuṃ yā śaktā sā śaktā sarvakarmaṇi || 4.27.70 || śrīkṛṣṇasya vacaḥ śrutvā cintāmāpurvrajastriyaḥ || dadṛśuryamunātīraṃ vastravastuvihīnakam ||71|| cakrurviṣādaṃ toye ca nagnāstā rurudurbhṛśam || kva gatāni ca vastrāṇi vastūnītyūcuratra naḥ || 72 || kṛtvā viṣādaṃ tatraiva tamūcurgopakanyakāḥ || puṭāñjaliyutāḥ sarvā bhaktyā vinayapūrvakam ||73 || gopālikā ūcuḥ || paridheyāni vastrāṇi kiṃkarīṇāṃ sadīśvara || nibodhayātmānameva sparśaṃ kartuṃ tvamarhasi || 74 || vratārhāṇi ca vastūni devasvāni ca sāmpratam || adattāni mocitāni grahītuṃ vedavidvada ||75|| dehi dhautāni dhṛtvā ca kariṣyāmo vrataṃ vayam|| vastunā'nyena govinda vastūnāṃ bhakṣaṇaṃ kuru || 76|| etasminnantare tatra śrīdāmā vastrapuñjikām || darśayitvā ca tāḥ sarvā dūraṃ dudrāva tatpuraḥ || 77 || dṛṣṭvā savastraṃ gopālaṃ sarvāsāmīśvarī parā || sarvā vayasyāścāvavāca kopayuktā jalaplutā ||78|| śrīrādhikovāca || he suśīle śaśikale he candramukhi mādhavi || kadambamāle he kunti yamune sarvamaṅgale||79 || he padmamukhi sāvitri pārijāte ca jāhnavi|| sudhāmukhi śubhe padme he gauri he svayaṃprabhe || 4.27.80 || kālike kamale durge he sarasvati bhārati || apūrṇe rati he gaṃge cāmbike sati sundari || 81 || kṛṣṇapriye madhumati campe candananandini || yūyaṃ sarvāḥ samutthāya baddhvā''nayata ballavam ||82|| sarvā rādhājñayā tūrṇaṃ samutthāya jalātkrudhā || prajagmurgopikā nagnā yonimācchādya pāṇinā || 83 || etāsāṃ sahacāriṇyo gopyastūrṇaṃ sahasraśaḥ || prajagmustena rūpeṇa kopādāraktalocanāḥ || 84 || vegena dudruvuḥ sarvāḥ śrīdāmānaṃ ca bālikāḥ || vegena ca pradhāvantaṃ bibhrataṃ vastrapuṃjikām || 85 || jagāma śīghraṃ śrīdāmā yatra gopāḥ sahāṃśukāḥ || javena dudruvurgopyastatpaścādbalasaṃyutāḥ || 86 || vastracorāṃśca gopāṃśca veṣṭayāmāsurāśu tāḥ || bhiyā pradudruvurbālā yatra kṛṣṇaḥ sahāṃśukaḥ || 87 || śrīkṛṣṇasahitānbālānvarayāmāsurāśu ca || gopikānāṃ bhiyā gopā dadurvastrāṇi mādhavam || 88 || mādhavaḥ sthāpayāmāsa skandhe skandhe tarostathā|| kadambavṛkṣaḥ śuśubhe vastrairnānāvidhairapi ||89 || vastrāṇāṃ puṃjikāḥ sarvāḥ skandheṣu vinidhāya ca || uvāca gopikāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ parihāsaparaṃ vacaḥ || 4.27.90 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || bho bho gopālikā nagnā idānīṃ kiṃ kariṣyatha || vastrayāñcāṃ prakartuṃ ca kurutāśu puṭāñjalim || 91 || gatvā vadata yuṣmākamīśvarīmatha rādhikām || karotu śīghraṃ vastrāṇāṃ yāñcāṃ kṛtvā puṭāñjalim ||92|| anyathā'haṃ na dāsyāmi yuṣmabhyamaṃśukāni ca || yuṣmākamīśvarī rādhā kiṃ kariṣyati me'dhunā ||93|| vratārādhyā ca yā devī sā vā me kiṃ kariṣyati|| ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ brūta yūyaṃ ca rādhikām || 94 || śrīkṛṣṇavacanaṃ śrutvā tāḥ sarvā gopakanyakāḥ || vīkṣya locanakoṇena prajagmū rādhikāntikam || 95 || cakrurnivedanaṃ gatvā yaduvāca hariḥ svayam || śrutvā jahāsa sā rādhā babhūva kāmapīḍitā || 96 || śrutvā tāsāṃ ca vacanaṃ pulakāñcitavigrahā || na jagāma hareḥ sthānaṃ vrīḍayā sasmitā satī ||97|| jale yogāsanaṃ kṛtvā dadhyau kṛṣṇapadāmbujam || brahmeśānantadharmāṇāṃ vandyamīpsitadaṃ param || 98 || smāraṃsmāraṃ padāmbhojaṃ sā'śrusaṃpūrṇalocanā || bhāvātirekātprāṇeśaṃ tuṣṭāva nirguṇaṃ param || 99 || || rādhikovāca || || golokanātha gopīśa madīśa prāṇavallabha || he dīnabandho dīneśa sarveśvara namo'stu te || 4.27.100 || gopeśa gosamūheśa yaśodānandavardhana || nandātmaja sadānanda nityānanda namo'stu te || 101 || śatamanyormanyubhagna brahmadarpavināśaka|| kālīyadamana prāṇanātha kṛṣṇa namo'stu te|| 102 || śivānanteśa brahmeśa brāhmaṇeśa parātpara || brahmasvarūpa brahmajña brahmabīja namo'stu te ||103|| carācaratarorbīja guṇātīta guṇātmaka || guṇabīja guṇādhāra guṇeśvara namo'stu te ||104|| aṇimādikasiddhīśa siddheḥ siddhisvarūpaka || tapastapasviṃstapasā bījarūpa namo'stu te || 105 || yadanirvacanīyaṃ ca vastu nirvacanīyakam || tatsvarūpa tayorbījaṃ sarvabīja namo'stu te ||106|| ahaṃ sarasvatī lakṣmīrdurgā gaṅgā śrutiprasūḥ || yasya pādārcanānnityaṃ pūjyā tasmai namonamaḥ || || 107 || sparśane yasya bhṛtyānāṃ dhyānena ca divāniśam || pavitrāṇi ca tīrthāni tasmai bhagavate namaḥ || 108 || ityevamuktvā sā devī jale saṃnyasya vigraham || manaḥ prāṇāṃśca śrīkṛṣṇe tasthau sthāṇusamā satī || 109 || rādhākṛtaṃ hareḥ stotraṃ trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ || haribhaktiṃ ca dāsyaṃ ca labhedrādhāgatiṃ dhruvam || 4.27.110 || vipattau yaḥ paṭhedbhaktyā sadyaḥ saṃpattimāpnuyāt || cirakālagataṃ dravyaṃ hṛtaṃ naṣṭaṃ ca labhyate ||111|| vastuvṛddhirbhavettasya prasannaṃ mānasaṃ param || cintāgrastaḥ paṭhedbhaktyā parāṃ nirvṛtimāpnuyāt ||112|| patibhede putrabhede mitrabhede ca saṃkaṭe || māsaṃ bhaktyā yadi paṭhetsadyaḥ saṃdarśanaṃ labhet || 113 || bhaktyā kumārī stotraṃ ca śṛṇuyādvatsaraṃ yadi || śrīkṛṣṇasadṛśaṃ kāntaṃ guṇavantaṃ labheddhruvam ||114|| iti śrībrahmavaivarte śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍe rādhākṛtaṃ śrīkṛṣṇa stotram || jalasthā rādhikā dhyātvā śrīkṛṣṇacaraṇāmbujam || stutvaivaṃ cakṣurunmīlya dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇamayaṃ jagat || 115 || dadarśa yamunātīraṃ vastradravyamayaṃ mune || dṛṣṭvā tandrā'thavā svapnamiti mene ca rādhikā ||116|| yatra sthāne yadādhāre yaddravyaṃ saṃsthitaṃ purā || vastraiśca sahitaṃ sarvaṃ tatprāpurgopakanyakāḥ || 117 || jalādutthāya tāḥ sarvā vrataṃ kṛtvā manīṣitam || saṃprāpya ca varaṃ devyastā sarvāḥ svālayaṃ yayuḥ || 118 || nārada uvāca || vratasya kiṃ vidhānaṃ ca kiṃ nāma kiṃ phalaṃ prabho || kāni dravyāṇi deyāni kā deyā tatra dakṣiṇā || 119 || vratānte kiṃ rahasyaṃ ca babhūva sumanoharam || vyāsaṃ kṛtvā mahābhāga vada nārāyaṇīṃ kathām || || 4.27.120 || sūta uvāca || nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā prahasya munipuṃgavaḥ || kathāṃ kathitumārebhe kavīndrāṇāṃ gurorguruḥ || 121 || nārāyaṇa uvāca || sarvaṃ vratavidhānaṃ ca matto vatsa niśāmaya || khyātaṃ gaurīvrataṃ nāma mārge māsi kṛtaṃ striyā || || 122 || puṃsāṃ ca dharmakāmārthamokṣadaṃ kṛṣṇabhaktidam|| deśabhede prasiddhaṃ ca vrataṃ paurvāparaṃ smṛtam ||123 || kāmadaṃ kāmukānāṃ ca phalaṃ kāntanimittakam || upoṣya pūrvadivase vastraṃ prakṣālya saṃyatā || 124 || prātaśca mārgasaṃkrāntyāṃ bhaktyā gatvā sarittaṭam || dhṛtvā dhaute ca snātvā ca nānādravyeṇa kanyakā || 125|| devaṣaṭkaṃ ca saṃpūjya kṛtvā cāvāhanaṃ ghaṭe || gaṇeśaṃ ca dineśaṃ ca vahniṃ nārāyaṇaṃ śivam || 126 || durgāṃ paṃcopacāraiśca saṃpūjya vratamārabhet || ghaṭādhaḥ piṇḍikāṃ kṛtvā caturasrāṃ suvistṛtām || candanāgurukastūrīkuṅkumaiśca susaṃskṛtām || 127|| nirmāya bālukānāṃ ca durgāṃ daśabhujāṃ parām || dhṛtvā kapāle sindūraṃ tadadhaścandanendukam ||128|| tāṃ dhyātvā''vāhayeddevīṃ tato bhūtvā puṭāñjaliḥ || imaṃ mantraṃ paṭhitvā''dau tataḥ pūjāṃ samārabhet||129|| he gauri śaṃkarārdhāṅgi yathā tvaṃ śaṃkarapriyā || tathā māṃ kuru kalyāṇi kāntakāntāṃ sudurlabhām|| 4.27.130 || imaṃ mantraṃ paṭhitvā tu dhyāyeddevīṃ jagatprasūm || dhyānaṃ tatsāmavedoktaṃ nigūḍhaṃ sarvakāmadam || 131 || śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi munīndrāṇāṃ ca durlabham || dhyāyantyanena siddhāśca durgāṃ durgatināśinīm ||132|| śivāṃ śivapriyāṃ śaivāṃ śivavakṣaḥsthalasthitām || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyāṃ supratiṣṭhāṃ sulocanām || 133 || navayauvanasaṃpannāṃ ratnābharaṇabhūṣitām || ratnakaṅkaṇakeyūraratnanūpurabhūṣitām|ā134|| ratnakuṇḍalayugmena gaṇḍasthalavirājitām|| mālatī mālyasaṃsaktakabarabhramarānvitām || 135 || sindūratilakaṃ cārukastūrībindunā saha || vahniśuddhāṃśukāṃ ratnakirīṭāṃ sumanoharām || || 136 || maṇīndrasārasaṃsaktaratnamālāsamujjvalām || pārijātaprasūnānāṃ mālājālānulambitām || 137 || supīnakaṭhinaśroṇīṃ bibhratīṃ ca stanānatām || navayauvanabhāraughādīṣannamrāṃ manoharām || 138 || brahmādibhiḥ stūyamānāṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabhām || pakvabimbādharoṣṭhīṃ ca cārucampakasannibhām||139|| muktāpaṅktivinindyaikadantarājivirājitām || muktikāmapradāṃ devīṃ śaraccandramukhīṃ bhaje|| || 4.27.140 || dhyātvaivaṃ mastake puṣpaṃ vinyasya ca vratī mudā || puṣpaṃ gṛhītvā bhaktyā ca punardhyātvā ca pūjayet || 141 || dattvā ṣoḍaśopacārānprahṛṣṭaṃ tatra nityaśaḥ || pūrvoktenaiva mantreṇa mudā bhaktyā vrate vratī ||142|| pūrvoktenaiva stotreṇa stutvā ca praṇamettadā || kṛtvā praṇāmaṃ bhaktyā ca saṃyataḥ śṛṇuyātkathām || 143 || nārada uvāca || vrataṃ vratavidhānaṃ ca phalaṃ ca stotramadbhutam || adhunā śrotumicchāmi gaurīvratakathāṃ śubhām || 144 || vrataṃ kena kṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ bhūmau kena prakāśitam || etatsarvaṃ suvistārya vada saṃdehabhañjana || || 145 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || kuśadhvajasya hi sutā nāmnā vedavatī satī || tayā kṛtaṃ vratamidaṃ mahātīrthe ca puṣkare || 146 || samāptidivase sākṣādbabhūva jagadambikā || yoginīlakṣasaṃyuktā sūryakoṭisamaprabhā || 147 || śātakumbhavinirmāṇarathasthā parameśvarī || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyā tāmuvāca susaṃyutām || 148 || pārvatyuvāca || he vedavati bhadraṃ te varaṃ vṛṇu yathepsitam || tava vratena tuṣṭā'haṃ tubhyaṃ dāsyāmi vāñchitam || 149 || pārvatīvacanaṃ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā tāṃ hṛṣṭamānasām || puṭāñjaliyutā sādhvī praṇamyovāca nārada || 4.27.150 || vedavatyuvāca || devi nārāyaṇaṃ kāntaṃ mahyaṃ dehi manīṣitam || vare'nyasminspṛhā nāsti dṛḍhāṃ bhaktiṃ ca tatpade || 151 || śrutvā vedavatīvākyaṃ prahasya jagadambikā || avaruhya rathāttūrṇaṃ tāmuvāca haripriyām || 152 || pārvatyuvāca || jñātaṃ sarvaṃ jaganmātastvaṃ ca lakṣmīḥ svayaṃ satī || bhārataṃ pādarajasā pūtaṃ kartuṃ samāgatā || tvatpādarajasā sādhvi sadyaḥ pūtā vasuṃdharā || 153 || nikhilāni ca tīrthāni pūtāni parameśvarī || vrataṃ te lokaśikṣārthaṃ tapaścara tapasvini || 154 || nārāyaṇasya kāntā tvaṃ priyā janmani janmani || bhārāvataraṇe viṣṇurvasudhāmāgamiṣyati || 155 || rāmo dāśarathiḥ pūrṇaḥ kartuṃ dasyuvinigraham || brahmaśāpācca cyutayormokṣaṇāya ca bhaktayoḥ || 156 || ayodhyāyāṃ ca tretāyāmāvirbhāvo harerapi || tvameva mithilāṃ gaccha vidhāya śiśuvigraham || 157 || tvāmimāṃ prāpya janako'pyayonisaṃbhavāṃ sutām || pālayiṣyati yatnena sītā tvaṃ ca bhaviṣyasi || 158 || gatvā rāmo'pi mithilāṃ tvadvivāhaṃ kariṣyati || nārāyaṇasya kāntā tvaṃ kalpe kalpe bhaviṣyasi || 159 || ityuktvā tāṃ samāliṅgya pārvatī svālayaṃ yayau|| gatvā sā mithilāṃ sādhvī śiśurūpaṃ vidhāya ca ||4.27.160|| lāṅgalasya ca rekhāyāṃ sukhāttasthau ca māyayā || vilokya janakastāṃ ca nagnāṃ mudritalocanām || 161 || taptakāñcanavarṇāṃ ca rudantīṃ tejasā'nvitām || dṛṣṭvā tāṃ ca gṛhītvā ca kṛtvā vakṣasi nārada || 162 || gacchantaṃ prati tatraiva vāgbabhūvāśarīriṇī || ayonisaṃbhavāṃ kanyāṃ kamalāṃ grahaṇaṃ kuru || 163 || nārāyaṇaste jāmātā bhavitetyeva me vacaḥ || śrutvā tadā devavāṇīṃ gṛhītvā kanyakāmṛṣiḥ || 164 || gatvā dadau svakāntāyai pālanāya mudā'nvitaḥ || sā labdhayauvanā prāpa rāmaṃ dāśarathiṃ satī || 165 || vratasyāsya prabhāveṇa kāntaṃ trijagatāṃ patim || prakāśitaṃ vaśiṣṭhena pṛthivyāṃ bhaktibhāvataḥ || 166 || rādhā kṛtvā vratamidaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ prāṇavallabham || gopāṅganāśca taṃ prāpurvratasyāsya prabhāvataḥ || 167 || ityevaṃ kathitā vipra kathā gaurīvratasya ca || bhārate ca vratamidaṃ yā karoti kumārikā || svāminaṃ kṛṣṇatulyaṃ ca sā prāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ || 168 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || evaṃ vrataṃ ca cakrustā yāvanmāsaṃ ca gopikāḥ || pūrvastotreṇa tāṃ devīṃ tuṣṭuvuśca dinedine || 169 || samāptidivase gopyo vrataṃ kṛtvā mudā'nvitāḥ || kaṇvaśākhoktastotreṇa tuṣṭuvuḥ parameśvarīm || 4.27.170 || yena stotreṇa tāṃ stutvā sītā satyaparāyaṇā || sadyaḥ saṃprāpa kāntaṃ ca rāmaṃ rājīvalocanam || 171 || jānakyuvāca || śaktisvarūpe sarveṣāṃ sarvādhāre guṇāśraye || sadā śaṃkarayukte ca patiṃ dehi namo'stu te ||172|| sṛṣṭisthityaṃtarūpeṇa sṛṣṭisthityantarūpiṇī || sṛṣṭisthityantabījānāṃ bījarūpe namo'stu te ||173|| he gauri patimarmajñe pativrataparāyaṇe || pativrate patirate patiṃ dehi namostu te || 174 || sarvamaṃgalamāṅgalye sarvamaṃgalasaṃyute || sarvamaṃgalabīje ca namaste sarvamaṃgale || 175 || sarvapriye sarvabīje sarvāśubhavināśini || sarveśe sarvajanake namaste śaṃkarapriye || 176 || paramātmasvarūpe ca nityarūpe sanātani || sākāre ca nirākāre sarvarūpe namo'stu te || 177 || kṣuttṛṣṇecchā dayā śraddhā nidrā tandrā smṛtiḥ kṣamā || etāstava kalāḥ sarvā nārāyaṇi namo'stu te || 178 || lajjā medhā tuṣṭipuṣṭī śāntisaṃpattivṛddhayaḥ || etāstava kalāḥ sarvāḥ sarvarūpe namo'stu te || 179 || dṛṣṭādṛṣṭasvarūpe ca tayorbījaphalaprade || sarvānirvacanīye ca mahāmāye namo'stu te || 4.27.180 || śive śaṃkarasaubhāgyayukte saubhāgyadāyini || hariṃ kāntaṃ ca saubhāgyaṃ dehi devi namo'stu te || 181 || stotreṇānena yāḥ stutvā samāptidivase śivām || namanti parayā bhaktyā tā labhante hariṃ patim||182|| iha kāntasukhaṃ bhuktvā patiṃ prāpya parātparam|| divyaṃ syandanamāruhya yātyante kṛṣṇasannidhim || 183 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte sītākṛtaṃ pārvatīstotram || samāptidivase rādhā gopībhiḥ saha saṃyutā || devīṃ praṇamya stutvā ca vrataṃ pūrṇaṃ cakāra ha || 184 || gosahasraṃ brāhmaṇebhyaḥ suvarṇaśatakaṃ mudā || viprāya dakṣiṇāṃ dattvā svagṛhaṃ gantumudyatā || 189 || brāhmaṇānāṃ sahasraṃ ca bhojayāmāsa sādaram || vādyāni vādayāmāsa bhikṣukāya dhanaṃ dadau || 186 || etasminnantare tatra durgā durgārtināśinī || āvirbabhūva gaganājjvalantī brahmatejasā || 187 || īṣaddhāsyaprasanāsyā yoginīśatasaṃyutā || siṃhasthā ca daśabhujā ratnālaṃkārabhūṣitā ||188|| śātakumbhamayāddivyādratnasāraparicchadāt || avaruhya rathāttūrṇamāliṅgyorasi rādhikām ||189|| dṛṣṭvā gopāṅganā devīṃ praṇemuśca mudā'nvitāḥ || āśiṣaṃ yuyuje durgā vāñchāsiddhirbhaviṣyati || 4.27.190 || gopikābhyo varaṃ dattvā tāḥ saṃbhāṣya ca sādaram || uvāca rādhikāṃ durgā smerānanasaroruhā || 191 || pārvatyuvāca || rādhe sarveśvaraprāṇādadhike jagadambike || vrataṃ te lokaśikṣārthaṃ māyāmānuṣarūpiṇi || 192 || golokanāthaṃ golokaṃ śrīśailaṃ girijātaṭam || śrīrāsamaṇḍalaṃ divyaṃ vṛndāvanamanoharam || 193 || caritaṃ raticorasya strīṇāṃ mānasahārakam || viduṣaḥ kāmaśāstrāṇāṃ kiṃsvitsmarasi sundari || 194 || śrīkṛṣṇārdhāṅgasaṃbhūtā kṛṣṇatulyā ca tejasā || tavāṃśakalayā devyaḥ kathaṃ tvaṃ mānuṣī satī || 195 || bhavatī ca hareḥ prāṇā bhavatyāśca hariḥ svayam || vede nāsti dvayorbhedaḥ kathaṃ tvaṃ mānuṣī satī || 196 || ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi brahmā taptvā tapaḥ purā || na te dadarśa pādābjaṃ kathaṃ tvaṃ mānuṣī satī || 197 || kṛṣṇājñayā ca tvaṃ devi gopīrūpaṃ vidhāya ca || āgatā'si mahīṃ śānte kathaṃ tvaṃ mānuṣī satī || 198 || suyajño hi nṛpaśreṣṭho manuvaṃśasamudbhavaḥ || tvatto jagāma golokaṃ kathaṃ tvaṃ mānuṣī satī || 199 || triḥsaptakṛtvo nirbhūpāṃ cakāra pṛthivīṃ bhṛguḥ || tava mantreṇa kavacātkathaṃ tvaṃ mānuṣī satī || 4.27.200 || śaṃkarātprāpya tvanmantraṃ siddhaṃ kṛtvā ca puṣkare || jaghāna kārtavīryaṃ ca kathaṃ tvaṃ mānuṣī satī || 201 || babhañja darpāddantaṃ ca gaṇeśasya mahātmanaḥ || tvatto nāma bhayaṃ cakre kathaṃ tvaṃ mānuṣī satī || 202 || mayyuddhatāyāṃ kopena bhasmasātkartumīśvaraḥ || rarakṣāgatya matprītyā kathaṃ tvaṃ mānuṣī satī || 203 || kalpe kalpe tava patiḥ kṛṣṇo janmani janmani || vrataṃ lokahitārthāya jaganmātastvayā kṛtam || 204 | aho śrīdāmaśāpena bhārāvataraṇena ca || bhūmau tavādhiṣṭhānaṃ ca kathaṃ tvaṃ mānuṣī satī || 205 || ayonisaṃbhavā tvaṃ ca janmamṛtyujarāpahā || kalāvatīsutā puṇyā kathaṃ tvaṃ mānuṣī satī || 206 || triṣu māseṣvatīteṣu madhumāse manohare || nirjane nirmale rātrau suyogye rāsamaṇḍale || 207 || sarvābhirgopikābhiśca sārdhaṃ vṛndāvane vane || harṣeṇa hariṇā sārdhaṃ krīḍā te bhavitā sati || 208 || vidhātrā likhitā krīḍā kalpe kalpe mahītale || tava śrīhariṇā sārdhaṃ kena rādhe nivāryate || 209 || yathā saubhāgyayuktā'haṃ harasya śrīharipriye || tathā saubhāgyayuktā tvaṃ bhava kṛṣṇasya sundari || 4.27.210 || yathā kṣīreṣu dhāvalyaṃ yathā vahnau ca dāhikā || bhuvi gandho jale śaityaṃ tathā kṛṣṇe sthitistava || 211 || devī vā mānuṣī vā'pi gāndharvī rākṣasī tathā || tvattaḥ parā ca saubhāgyā na bhūtā na bhaviṣyati || 212 || parātparo guṇātīto brahmādīnāṃ ca vanditaḥ || svayaṃ kṛṣṇastavādhīno madvareṇa bhaviṣyati || 213 || brahmānantaśivārādhyo bhavitā tvadvaśaḥ sati || dhyānāsādhyo durārādhyaḥ sarveṣāmapi yoginām ||214|| tvaṃ ca bhāgyavatī rādhe strījātiṣu na te parā || kṛṣṇena sārdhaṃ paścāttvaṃ golokaṃ ca gamiṣyasi ||215|| ityuktvā pārvatī sadyastatraivāntardadhe mune || sārdhaṃ gopālikābhiśca rādhikā gantumudyatā||216|| etasminnantare kṛṣṇo jagāma rādhikāpuraḥ|| rādhā dadarśa śrīkṛṣṇaṃ kiśoraṃ śyāmasundaram||217|| pītavastraparīdhānaṃ nānālaṃkārabhūṣitam || ājānumālatīmālāvanamālāvibhūṣitam|| 218 || īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyaṃ bhaktānugrahakātaram|| candanokṣitasarvāṅgaṃ śaratpaṅkajalocanam ||219|| śaratpārvaṇacandrāsyaṃ sadratnamukuṭojjvalam || pakvadāḍimabījābhadaśanaṃ sumanoharam || 4.27.220 || vinodamuralīhastanyastalīlāsaroruham || koṭikandarpalāvaṇyaṃ līlādhāmamanoharam ||221|| guṇātītaṃ stūyamānaṃ brahmānantaśivādibhiḥ|| brahmasvarūpaṃ brahmaṇyaṃ śrutibhiścānirūpitam||222|| avyaktamakṣarāvyaktaṃ jyotīrūpaṃ sanātanam || māṅgalyaṃ maṅgalādhāraṃ maṅgalaṃ maṅgalapradam || 223 || dṛṣṭvā tadadbhutaṃ rūpaṃ saṃbhramātpraṇanāma tam || taṃ dṛṣṭvā mūrcchitā rādhā kāmabāṇaprapīḍitā || 224 || darśaṃdarśaṃ mukhāmbhojaṃ sasmitā vakralocanā || mukhasyācchādanaṃ cakre vrīḍayā ca punaḥ punaḥ ||225|| dṛṣṭvā haristāmuvāca prasannavadanekṣaṇaḥ || gopālikāsamūhānāṃ sarveṣāṃ purataḥ sthitaḥ || 226 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || || prāṇādhike rādhike tvaṃ varaṃ vṛṇu manīṣitam || bho bho gopālikā sarvā varaṃ vṛṇuta vāñchitam||227|| kṛṣṇasya vacanaṃ śrutvā varaṃ vavre ca rādhikā || gopālikāḥ prahṛṣṭāśca sarvasaṃkalpapādapāt || 228 || rādhikovāca || tvatpādābje manmanoliḥ satataṃ bhramatu prabho || pātuṃ bhaktirasaṃ padme madhupaśca yathā madhu||229 || madīya prāṇanāthastvaṃ bhava janmani janmani || tvadīyacaraṇāmbhoje dehi bhaktiṃ sudurlabhām|| 4.27.230 || tava smṛtau guṇe cittaṃ svapne jñāne divāniśam || bhavennimagnaṃ satatametanmama manīṣitam || 231 || gopālikā ūcuḥ || yathā rādhāṃ tathā naśca prāṇabandho divāniśam || bhaviṣyasi prāṇanāthaḥ pāsyasi pratijanmani || 232 || āsāṃ ca vacanaṃ śrutvā tathā'stvevamuvāca ha || prasannavadanaḥ śrīmānyaśodānandavardhanaḥ || 233 || krīḍāpadmaṃ rādhikāyai sahasradalasaṃyutam || lalitāṃ mālatīmālāṃ dadau prītyā jagatpatiḥ ||234|| mālāsamūhaṃ puṣpāṇi gopībhyo gopikāpatiḥ || prahasya paramaprītyā pradadāvityuvāca ha || 239 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || triṣu māseṣvatīteṣu yūyaṃ krīḍāṃ mayā saha || rāsamaṇḍalaramye ca vṛndāraṇye kariṣyatha || 236 || yathā'haṃ ca tathā yūyaṃ nāhaṃ bhedaḥ śrutau śrutaḥ || prāṇo'haṃ caiva yuṣmākaṃ yūyaṃ prāṇā mama prabhoḥ || 237 || vrataṃ vo lokarakṣārthaṃ na hi svārthamidaṃ priyāḥ || sahāgatāśca golokādgamanaṃ ca mayā saha || 238 || gacchata svālayaṃ śīghraṃ vo'haṃ janmani janmani || prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasyo yūyaṃ me nātra saṃśayaḥ || 239 || ityuktvā śrīharistatra tasthau sūryasutātaṭe || tasthurgopālikāḥ sarvā vīkṣya kṛṣṇaṃ punaḥpunaḥ ||4.27.240|| sarvāḥ prahṛṣṭavadanāḥ sasmitā vakralocanāḥ || prītyā cakṣuścakorābhyāṃ mukhacandraṃ papurhareḥ || 241 || tāḥ śīghraṃ prayayurgehaṃ jayaṃ dattvā punaḥpunaḥ || hariśca śiśubhiḥ sārddhaṃ prasannaḥ svālayaṃ yayau || 242 || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ hareścaritamaṅgalam || gopīnāṃ vastraharaṇaṃ sarvalokasukhāvaham || 243 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde gopikāvastraharaṇaprastāvo nāma saptaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 27 ||
English translation
Stealing the costumes of Cowherdesses Narayana Said- O Narada, you listen, I am again narrating the life story of Krsna in which he stole away the costumes of the cowherdesses and also bestowed the desired boon to them.
During the first month of the spring season, the cowherdesses infatuated with passion took the food only once and controlling themselves they performed the vrata with devotion for a month. They went to the river Yamuna, taking a bath in it and making an image of Parvatl in sand, invoked her with the mantras and performed her pUjd.
O sage, they offered the sandal-paste, a gum, kasturi, saffron, various types of flowers and flower garlands, incense, lamp, eatables, several types of fruits, gems and jewels and with the sound of musical instnrment they used to recite.
goddess, we are performing the best of the vrata-, you are the mother of the universe besides being its creator, preserver and the destroyer, therefore you bestow on us Krsna the son of Nanda as our husband. Reciting this mantra making the image of goddess Parvatl in sand, taking a vow and recited the basic mantra. The mantra that has been prescribed in the Samaveda Reciting this mantra the cowherdesses offered to the goddess flower garlands, eatables, incense, lamps and all other materials with devotion.
Thereafter holding the coral rosary in their hands they recited this mantra a hundred times and bowing their heads on the ground, they prayed in reverence to her thus, "O beloved of O Siva, you bestow all the welfare on the people and fulfil all the wishes. O goddess, I bow in reverence to you, let our wish be fulfilled.".
Thus speaking and bowing in reverence they offered eatables to the Brahmanas besides giving away daksirid to them.
Narayana said- O sage, now you listen to the great stotra reciting which the cowherdesses adored Parvatl for the fulfilment of their desires.
When the entire universe was submerged in water in the earlier times leaving no trace of the sun, the moon and the water had completely submerged all the moveable and immovable of the earth. Thereafter Visnu reclining in the water imparted knowledge of the stotra to Brahma.
After bestowing the knowledge of this stotra. Vis nu the lord of the universe was over-powered by Thereafter, Brahma who had emerged, seated on the lotus flowers, the stalk of which emerged from the navel of Visnu, was paralysed by Madhu and Kaitabha. At that point of time Brahma adored the goddess Mula-prakrti.
Brahma said- O Durga, O Siva, you are fearless, Maya, NarayanI and eternal Jaya, you provide welfare to me. You bestow welfare on all. I bow in reverence to you, the word ^ of Durga for the destruction of the demons; ^ stands for the removal of the obstruction, this is the meaning derived according to the Vedas. T in the word Durga stands for removal of the diseases and ^ stands for destruction of the sins and 3 tt stands for destruction of the enemies.
With the reciting of the name of Durga the daityas and all other obstructions disappear. This is the reason why Durga has been termed as the true sakti of the lord by Hari himself.
Otherwise the word ^ stands for misfortune and 3 tt stands for the destruction of the same.
Therefore the one who always destroys misfortune is called Durga.
In another interpretation of Daityendra, stands for the demons and stands for their destroyer.
Since the goddess had destroyed demons in earlier times that is why the intellectual called her as Durga, In the word Siva, ^ stands for the best and j stands for the combination and T stands for the giver. Therefore the one who provides welfare to all, she is called Siva, she happens to be the treasure of the welfare, that is why she is called Siva.
In another interpretation, the word has been used for moksa or redemption and 3 tt stands for the one who provides the same, therefore the word Siva also means the one who provides The word Abhaya stands for removing of danger and stands for the one who provides the same. Since she provides protection from all the dangers she is known as Abhaya.
In the interpretation of RajalaksmI, ^ stands for riches and ^ stands for the one who bestows the same; therefore the one who bestows all the riches is called Maya, Otherwise in the meaning of moksa ^ stands for moksa and ^ stands for the giver. Therefore she is known as Maya because she bestows redemption from the ocean of the universe.
Since she is bom out of half the body of Narayana and because of her remaining in the body of Narayana she is also called NarayanI.
The word Sanatana is used for the eternal principle or the one who is without qualities.
Therefore since she always remains without qualities she is also called Sanatanl.
The word Jaya stands for welfare and ^ stands for the giver. Since she provides victory to everyone, she is given the name of Jaya. The word Sarvamahgala stands for all the fortunes and stands for the giver. Therefore the one who bestows all the fortunes is called These eight names of the goddess represent the essence of this stotra which provides the meaning of her name as well. NSrayana had bestowed the knowledge of this stotra to Brahma who was seated on the lotus emerging from the navel of Visnu. After bestowing the knowledge to Brahma, lord Visnu was over-powered by sleep. Thereafter two demons named Madhu and Kaitabha intended to kill Brahma.
Thereafter, Brahma adored Durga reciting this stotra and bowed in reverence to her. After the offering of prayer to Durga, she herself appeared on the scene and provided a kavaca to Brahma.
Bestowing the knowledge of Sarvamahgala, protector), kavaca to Brahma, Mahamaya By protecting himself with kavaca, Brahma started reciting the prayer. With the influence of the stotra, the goddess of sleep taking to the form of a bull accompanied by Durga and lord Janardana arrived there for the victory of Siva.
The lord carried Siva together with his chariot on his head and relieving him of all the dangers, raised him up. The goddess Jaya bestowed victory to him.
With the influence of this stotra Brahma received kavaca and by receiving kavaca and the boon, he became fearless.
During the battle with TripurSsura, when Siva fell down with his chariot, Brahma bestowed this kavaca to Siva.
g 3IF2I EsraR I 11 After receiving this kavaca, stotra from Brahma, Siva recited the name of Hari who was engrossed in sleep. Siva then killed the demon The cowherdesses adored Durga, reciting this stotra and with the influence of the goddess they achieved the lord as their husband.
Thus this stotra is called Sarvamahgala composed by the cowherdesses fulfils the desires, removes all the obstructions and by reciting it thrice a day with devotion by all including all the Vaisnavas, Saivas and Saktas, one is relieved of all the dangers.
By reciting this stotra one achieves success and freedom in the royal court, cremation ground, forest fire, in danger from the wild animals, getting terrified from the terrific creatures, at the time of sinking of a ship in the great ocean, getting surrounded by the enemies in the battle-field, in the prison, at the time of misfortune, during the curse of the teacher, curse of the Brahmanas, separation from the close relatives, falling from the position, becoming pauper, falling from the caste, having been plunged in grief, during separation from husband | or the son, when in pain, having been bitten by the wicked serpent, whosoever recites this stotra he is relieved of all the dangers and is also freed from the same. One achieves the riches according to the best of his desires.
With the grace of Parvatl, he achieves the infallible devotion of the lord in this world. If he recites his name regularly he ultimately achieves his slavehood. The cowherdesses of Vraja reciting this stotra adored Durga with utmost devotion bowing in reverence to her for one After the completion of the month on the last day, the cowherdesses went to the bank of Yamuna and keeping their costumes on the banks they entered the river water.
O Narada, all the costumes which were as costly as the gems with red, blue, white and mixed colours were lying on the bank of the Yamuna. They were numberless. The bank of the Yamuna looked quite charming with the presence of those costumes. The entire bank was filled with the fragrance of sandal, aguru, kasturl and a fragrant wind was blowing. Various types of eatables, fruits, available during the season, the incense, vermilion and saffron were adding to the beauty of the river Yamuna. After their entry into the water, the cowherdesses were about to start the water-sports. In the meantime Krsna arrived there and saw the various types of costumes lying on the bank of the Yamuna. He therefore reached over the river bank with all the cowherds. They took charge df all the costumes and started consuming all the eatables lying All the cowherds delightfully went to a distant place. All the naughty boys made a bundle of the
clothes and placing it over the shoulders, they The cowherds like Sridama, Sudama, and Vasubhana besides Ratnabhana happened to be the twelve main cowherds.
Adding Krsna and Balabhadra to the number they are counted as fourteen. O sage, otherwise there were crores of cowherds who were friendly with Krsna.
Carrying the costumes of the cowherdesses they moved at a distance and they made hundreds of bundles of those costumes.
Thereafter lord Krsna carried some of the bundles with him and climbed over a kadamba tree and said to the cowherdesses.
Sri Krsna said - ”0 cowherdesses, you have been unsuccessful in the performing of this You first listen to my words and then observe all the prescribed rites. Only after that you can play with the god of love, The month in which the vrata has been performed, the welfare ceremonies have been performed, in the same month all of you after getting unrobed have entered the water. Why did you do so? By doing this you are desecrating your vrata and creating harm for yourself.
Who has carried away your costumes, the flower garlands and the things required in the vratal If a woman takes her bath after unrobing herself during the vrata, lord Vanina gets annoyed with her. The attendants of Varuna have carried away your costumes.
Now how will you return without robes on and what shall happen to your vratal Could the goddess who is adored by you not protect your costumes and other things? You now remember your great goddess who is quite adorable. You please her with your prayer. Is your goddess unable to protect your belongings? If it is not like that then how could she bestow the reward of vrata on you? The one who is competent to bestow the reward of vrata, can also be competent enough to perform all the deeds, On hearing the words of Krsna all this cowherdesses felt deeply concerned; they found that their eOstumes whieh they had placed on the bank of the Yamuna were missing together with other things whieh they had placed there.
Standing in the water without robes on they were filled with grief and started crying and said, could our costumes and other things have disappeared from the river bank?"
Getting upset all the cowherdesses prayed to Krsna with devotion folding their hands.
The cowherdesses said- O supreme lord, you happen to be the lord of the slaves like us therefore you consider our costume which are to be worn by us as your own. You have every right to touch them but the things which we have got to be offered during the vrata are dedicated to the adorable goddess and without offering the same to her, it would not be proper to carry them back. O best of those well-versed in the Vedas, you return our costumes wearing which we shall perform our vrata. O Govinda, you consume all other things for yourself.".
In the meantime Sridama arrived there with the bundle of clothes and showing the same to them, he fled away from the place.
Finding that the cowherd was carrying their costumes Radhika, the adorable of all the cowherdesses, while remaining in the water felt annoyed and addressing the cowherdesses she Radhika said - O SusTla, Sasikalil, Candananandini, all of you should get up and capture the cowherds. At the command of Radhika, all the cowherdesses emerged from the water and covering their pelvic region with hands they rushed towards the cowherds.
Thousands of their attendant cowherdesses also came out of the water and started running after them in the same way.
All the damsels started running after Sridama who was running carrying the bundle of clothes with him.
ytWT riT: i In the meantime Sridama arrived at the place were all the cowherds were seated together with the costumes. All the cowherdesses rushed to the place forcibly and surrounded the cowherds who had stolen the costumes, but all the cowherds getting terrified rushed to the place of Krsna, where he was carrying all the saris with him.
The cowherdesses reaching there surrounded the boys as well as Krsria. Terrified of the cowherdesses, the boys gave away all the clothes to Madhava and Madhava placed all the clothes on the trunk of the tree. With the placing of various types of costumes on the kadamba tree, it looked quite fine.
Thus placing all the bundles of clothes, on the trunk of the trees, Sr! Krsna started rejoicing and spoke the following words.
and meditated upon the lotus-like feet of Krsna which are also adored by Brahma, Siva, Ananta, Garga and others.
Sri Krsna said- O cowherdesses, now you tell me what you will do without robes, you beg for the costumes immediately with folded hands and tell Radhika your chief also to do so.
Otherwise I shall not give you any clothes; what harm can Radhika, your goddess, do to me?
Even otherwise what shall the goddess who is adored by you during the vrata, bring to me? All of you should go and tell this to Radhika.
On hearing the words of Krsna, all the cowherdesses casting their side-glances at Krsna went to Radhika their goddess.
Reaching there they narrated to her whatever had been spoken by Krsna, hearing which Radhika started smiling and abounded with On hearing the words of the cowherdesses, her hair stood on end and she continued smiling but because of shyness, she could not go to the lord.
yl'Ti'R-i fjtgr ^ Thereafter, remaining in the water, she recited the name of the lord Krsna seated in yogOsana With her eyes filled with tears, she devoted her mind to the lotus-like feet of lord Krsna again and again. Thereafter getting emotional and overwhelmed, she offered prayer to the lord.
Radhika said- O lord of the Goloka, lord of the cowherdesses, my lord and lord of my life, O merciful to the down-trodden, lord of the down¬ trodden, the lord of all, I bow in reverence to O lord of the cowherds, lord of the herd of cows, you are the one who increases the pleasure of Yasoda, the son of Nanda. You are SadSnanda, Nityananda, I bow in reverence to You are the one, who made the anger of Indra to be infructuous. Subjugator of Kaliya, O lord of my life, O Kr§ria I bow in reverence to you.
You are the lord of Siva, Ananta, Brahmanas, beyond everything, the form of Brahman, the knower of Brahman and the seed of Brahman, I bow in reverence to you.
You are the seed of the tree of movable and immovable beyond gunas, guijatmaka, the seed of the gunas, the base of the gunas, lord of the gums, I bow in reverence to you.
You are the lord of siddhis including animd, you are the form of success, the form of siddhis^ the seed of tapas, I bow in reverence to you.
You are beyond description, the form of inexplicable one, the seed of both, the seed of all, I bow in reverence to you. I myself, Sarasvatl, Laksml, Durga, have become eternal by adoring at your feet always, I bow in reverence to you.
By adoring whose devotees and by touching them even the sacred places are purified, I bow in reverence to such a lord.
Thus speaking and remaining in the water she completely devoted her mind and remained there Whosoever recites the sMra composed by Radha thrice a day he achieves the devotion of the lord besides his slavehood and also achieves the place of Radha.
Whosoever recites this stotra at the time of danger, he achieves all the fortunes and also gets back the riches which he had lost for long.
There is an increase in his relatives and he always remains delightful. A person who is engrossed in many types of worries, gets relieved of the same by reciting this stotra.
The one who is separated from the husband Cf the son or the friend and during the time Oi danger whosoever recites this stotra for a month, he is relieved of the entire grief. If a maid recites this stotra with devotion for a year without intciTuption, she achieves a husband whose qualities equates lord Krsna.
Radhika adored at the lotus-like feet of Krsna while remaining in water as a result of which when she opened her eyes she found Krsna everywhere. The bank of Yamuna was found by her filled with all the costumes. At the sight of the same, Radhika realised than she was dreaming. Whatever things were placed on the bank of the river were all received by the cowherdesses together with their costumes.
Thereafter all the cowherdesses coming out of the water performed their vrata appropriately pleasing the goddess and receiving boons from Narada said- O lord, how is that vrata performed? What is its name and the reward?
What are the things required for the same and what is the type of daksind to be offered for it?.
O virtuous one, at the end of the vrata what was the pleasant secret revealed? You kindly speak out the story of Narayana in detail.
Suta said- On hearing the words of Narada, Narayana the best of the sages, who happens to be the teacher of all the teachers and the poet smiled and started speaking.
Narayana said- O son, you listen to me in detail, the method of performing the vrata is called GaurT-vra/a. This vrata was performed by the ladies in the month of Agahana.
It also bestows dharma, arthd, kdma and moks a besides the devotion of lord Krsna to the people. It is popular in many regions of the country. It continues from the ancient traditions.
It fulfils the desires of all and one achieves the reward relating to the wife or the women. The maid should perform this vrata by controlling her mind and washing her clothes and the next day on the first day of Agahana she should go to the bank of the river with devotion and take a bath wearing two clothes.
Thereafter, the six gods like Ganesa, Surya, Agni, Visnu, Siva and Durga should be invoked and five-fold adorations for them should be performed. Thereafter starting the vrata a pedestal should be made over which the pitcher should be consecrated. It should be decorated with sandal-paste, aguru, kasturl and saffron, Thereafter an image of ten-armed Durga should be made in sand and the vermilion should be applied on the head and the lower part of the body should be plastered with sandal-paste and eft rfrit I Thereafter the goddess should be invoked with great devotion and with folded hands, the following stotra should be recited saying, It means "O Gaurl, better half of lord Siva, O Kalyanf, as you are beloved of lord Siva, you also make me the beloved of my husband.".
Reciting this mantra^ one should meditate upon the goddess who is the mother of the universe. O Narada, this dhydnam which fulfils all the desires has been prescribed in the O Ntoda, this dhydnam which is beyond the reach of the sages is being spoken by me. You listen to it. The siddhas also meditate upon Durga who is the destroyer of all the wata and as such I shall bestow the boon desired O Narada, on hearing the words of Parvatl and finding her place, the chaste Vedavatl bowed in reverence to her and said.
Vedavatl said- O goddess, you bestow as my husband who is desired by me. I am not interested in any other boon. You kindly bestow upon me the deep devotion of his lotus- On hearing the words of Vedavatl, Jagadambika descended from her chariot smilingly and spoke to the beloved of Hari.
Parvatl said- O mother of the universe, I have known everything about you. You are the chaste LaksmI incarnate on earth and have arrived here to purify the land of Bharata with the dust of your feet. O recluse one, the earth will get immediately purified with the touch of your lotus-like feet, O great goddess, all the sacred places have also been purified. Your this vrata is meant for educating the universe. O ascetic, you perform tapas. In every birth you will always be the beloved of Narayana and his wife as well.
Lord Visnu will incarnate on earth in order to reduce her burden, in order to subjugate the demons, the Purna-Brahma would incarnate as Rama, the son of Dasaratha. His two attendants named as Jay a and Vijaya have fallen from Vaikuntha with the curse of the Brahmanas. In order to redeem them the lord would be bom in Tretayuga in Ayodhya.
Taking to the form of an infant, you go to Mithila where king Janaka would adopt you as his daughter reborn without human contact and will bring you up with considerable care. You will be given the name of Sita, Rama would come to Mithila and marry you.
each and every kalpa you would always be the beloved wife of the lord." Thus speaking Parvatl left for her abode embracing Laksmi. The ascetic Vedavatl turned herself in to the fonn of an infant and went to the earth and comfortably hid herself in the ploughed field. The king, Janaka, saw that an infant devoid of robes was lying on earth closing her eyes. The lustre of her limbs resembled that of the molten gold and the illustrious girl was found crying. Finding her so crying Janaka picked her up and carried her in his lap. When he was about to move from that place, there was a divine voice from the sky, infant girl is the form of Laksm! and bom without human contact. You accept her. In due course of time NarSyana would himself be your This is what has to be spoken by The king Janaka then carried the child delightfully and handed her over to his wife for bringing her up. In due course of time when she
was grown up the chaste Sita with the influence of this vrata, achieved Rama the son of Dasaratha as her husband.
tt i nf idys TiFf 3Rra?T:i The sage Vasistha popularised this vrata on earth with great devotion. Radhika after performing this vrata achieved lord Krsna and her beloved and the cowherdesses also achieved Kfsna after performing this vrata. O Brahmana, I have thus narrated to you the details about Gaurl If any maid in the land of Bharata performed this vrata she achieved the husband equivalent to the glory of lord Krsna. There is no doubt about Narayana said- Thus the cowherdesses performed the vrata for one complete month.
They used to recite the above in praise of the goddess, daily.
At the completion of the vrata, the cowherdesses performed the vrata according to the method prescribed in the kanva-sdkha and offered prayers to her, as a result of which the truthful Sita achieved the lotus eyed Rama as her The same stotra has been given as follows.
JanakI said- 0 Siva, you possess the prowess of all and you happen to be the base of all, you are the treasure of all the virtues and always enjoy the pleasure of the company of the lord Siva. I bow in reverence to you, you bestow a husband on me.
You are the one who creates, maintains and destroys the universe; you represent the seeds for creation, the preservation and the destmction.
They represent your form. I bow in reverence to You are well-aware of the essence of the husband, you are devoted to your husband you are quite chaste, always attracted towards your husband; provide me a husband, I bow in reverence to you.
You are bestower of all the prosperity and are filled with all the welfare, you are the seed of all the welfare; therefore, O Sarvamahgala, I bow in reverence to you.
O beloved of lord Siva, you are loved by all, you are the seed of all, you remove all the misfortunes, you are all and the mother of all, I bow in reverence to you.
You are the form of great soul and eternal, you are visible as well as invisible, I bow in reverence to you.
Hunger, greed, desires, mercy, faith, sleep, drowsiness, memory and forgiveness are all your rays. O NarayanI, I bow in reverence to you.
Shyness, intelligence, satisfaction, support, peace, wealth and wisdom are all your rays. O form of all, I bow in reverence to you.
You have the form of visible and invisible.
You bestow the seed as well as the fruit. No one can make you speechless, O virtuous one, I bow in reverence to you.
O Siva, you possess the fortunes relating to Siva and also bestow the fortune on others; O goddess, you bestow lord Krsna as my husband, I bow in reverence to you.
On the day of completion of the vrata whosoever recites this stotra with great devotion and bows before the goddess Parvatl, she surely gets lord Hari as her husband.
Achieving the husband who is beyond all, she enjoys all the worldly pleasures with her husband in this world and ultimately, mounted over the divine chariot, she reaches the abode of Krsna.
On the day of the completion of the vrata, Radhika offered this prayer with the cowherdesses and bowing in reverence to the goddess completed her vrata. She gave away a thousand cows to the Brahmanas, with a hundred golden cows to the Brahmana and a hundred golden coins. After giving away daksina to the Brahmanas, she was about to leave for her abode. She served food to a thousand Brahmanas gracefully and many types of musical instrument were played upon. The riches were distributed among the beggars. In the meantijne Durga, the remover of all the misfortunes illumining with the divine lustre, appeared in the sky.
She wore a serene smile on her face and was accompanied by hundred yoginis. She was mounted over a lion, had ten arms and was adorned with the gem-studded ornaments.
She descended from the gem-studded chariot and embraced Radhika.
On witnessing the goddess, the cowherdesses were overjoyed who bowed in reverence to her.
Thereafter the goddess Durga blessed them saying, 'The desires of all of you shall be Pronouncing the boon on the cowherdesses and talking to them gracefully, the goddess Durga with the smiling face spoke to Radhika.
Parvatl said - O Radha, you are dearer to the lord of the universe more his own life. You have performed this vrata in order to educate the people. You have appeared in human form due to your illusion. O beautifiil one, do you remember the life story of lord Krsna who is the lord of the Goloka, Srisaila, the banks of river Viraja, the Rasamandala and charming Vrndavana? He is well-versed in the art of making love and steals away the hearts of the women and is the one who indulges in love sports.
You have been bom out of half the body of Krsna and you are equal to him in lustre. All the goddesses have been created out of your arhs'a.
Then you are a chaste woman.
You are the life of the lord and Hari himself happens to be your life. Even the Vedas project you as the one and do not speak of any difference between two. Then how could you be termed as a human being?
In earlier times Brahma meditated for a thousand years but could not have a glance at your lotus-like feet, than how could you be tenued as the human being?, O goddess, 0 peaceful one, you have taken to the form of a cowherdess at the command of lord Krsna and have arrived here on earth, than how could you be termed as a human being?.
Bom in the race of Manu, Suyasa, the best of the kings went to Goloka with your grace; therefore how could you be termed as a human being? Paras'urtoa rid the earth of the Ksatriyas twenty-one times with the influence of your mantra and kavaca; therefore how could you be a human being? He, receiving your mantra from Siva, meditated upon it in the Puskara region and killed Kartavirya. Then how could you be a human being?.
In arrogance Parasurama broke a tusk of Ganesa. He was only afraid of you, than how could you be termed as a human being?.
When I was about to reduce him to ashes in anger then, O goddess, you protected him lovingly. Then how could you be termed as a human being?
Lord Krsna will always be your husband, in all your future births, you are the mother of the universe and this vrata has been performed by you for the welfare of the universe You have incarnated on earth to relieve her of her burden due to the curse of Srldama. Then how could you be termed as a human being?.
You are the daughter of Kalavatl bom without any human contact. You are meritorious and are the remover of the birth, death and old age then; how could you be termed as human being?.
After three months, in the month of Caitra, at night in the beautiful Rdsamandala of Vmdavana you will enjoy the divine dance with the lord and other cowherdesses.
O Radha, in every kalpa, Brahma has ordained your union with lord Hari; then how could any one stop it?.
O beloved of lord Hari, beautiful one as I happen to be the spouse of the fortunate lord Siva, similarly you are also the fortunate spouse garr Rgf?nggi I? ^? 11 As the whiteness in milk, the burning sensation in fire, the fragrance in earth and coolness in water always remain, similarly you always remain in the heart of lord Krsna.
There is no one more fortunate than you, among the goddesses, the women, the Gandharva damsels as well as the demonesses nor shall there be anyone in future.
With the boon pronounced by me, the lord who is beyond everyone, beyond the qualities, the one adored by Brahma and other gods, the same lord Krsna would always be at your Brahma, Ananta, Siva and even lord Krsna will be over-powered by you, who are beyond the conception of the yogis and whose devotion is quite difficult to achieve. Therefore, O Radha, no one else is more fortunate than you in all the universe. At last you will achieve Goloka together with Krsna.
O sage, thus speaking Parvatl disappeared from the scene at once. Thereafter Radhika also got ready to return to her abode with the In the meantime lord Krsna appeared before Radhika. Radhika looked at Krsna who was of tender age having beautiful dark complexion, clad in pitdmbara, adorned with all the ornaments, wearing the garland of jasmine flowers, falling up to the knees, together with the long garland of forest flowers. His eyes resembled the lotus flower of winter season and he was having the face which resembled the foil moon of the winter season. He had a gem- studded crown on his head. His teeth resembled the seeds of pomegranate. He was quite charming and held a flute in his hand playfolly, together with a blue lotus flower. He was beautiful like crores of the gods of love besides being charming and beyond qualities. Brahma, Ananta, Siva and other gods adored him. He is the form of Brahman, well-wishers of the
Brahmanas, well-versed in the srutis, unmanifest, indestructible, manifest, form of lustre, eternal, bestower of grace, the base of welfare, the form of welfare and the bestower of welfare.
Finding Krsna in such an astonishing form, Radha felt nervous and she bowed before him.
At the sight of Krsna, Radha was filled with passion and fainted.
Radhika said- O lord, my mind like a black- wasp always hovers around your lotus-like feet, in order to extract the juice of devotion.
In every birth you should be my lord and you provide us the infallible devotion of your lotus¬ My mind, while sleeping or awake, during day and night should always recite the glory of your virtues, this is what is desired by me.
Looking at the charming face of her beloved, he started smiling and in shyness she started covering her face with cloth again and again.
Lord Hari wearing a smile on his face and with charming eyes, then stood before Radha and the group of cowherdesses and spoke to her.
Sri Krsna said- 0 lady of my life, O Radha, you asked for a desired boon. O cowherdesses, you also spell out your desire.
On hearing the words of lord Krsna, Radha and all the cowherdesses felt delighted and all of them begged for their boon from Krsna who was The cowherdesses said- O lord of our lives, as you are the lord of Radha in all the births and her protector, similarly you should be the same to us On hearing their words, the lord the son of Yasoda, with the smiling face said, ”Be it so."
Saying this he accepted their prayer.
gwrftiT TTrtHqt jnrMcbm(d:i Thereafter, the lord of the universe lovingly handed over a thousand petaled lotus flower to Radhika and a garland of jasmine flowers to Lalita. Thereafter Krsna, the lord of the cowherdesses, smilingly gave away to other cowherdesses flowers and garlands of flowers with utmost devotion.
Krsna said- After the expiry of three months, you will enjoy my company in the charming of Vmdavana.
Whatever I am, you are also like me. There is no difference between us. 1 happen to be your life and you happen to be my life, O dear ones, this vrata had not been performed by you with a selfish motif but is meant for the welfare of the universe. You have arrived here from the Goloka and you have to return to that place with me.
Now you rapidly go back to your abodes. I shall belong to you in every birth. You will be dearer to me than my life. There is no doubt about it.
Thus speaking lord Krsna sat on the bank of the river Yamuna and the cowherdesses also got themselves seated around him.
All the cowberdesses were smiling delightfully and started extracting nectar from the lotus-like face of the lord, with the eyes, looking at him with side glances again and again like the partridge bird.
Thereafter, shouting the slogan of the victory of the lord, the cowherdesses returned to their abodes and the lord, also getting pleased with the cowherds, returned to his abode.
Thus I have narrated to you the charming life story of the lord in the context of the stealing of the costumes of the cowherdesses.
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