Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 49
Source।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। सूर्यः प्रणम्य ब्रह्माणं मुदायुक्तस्तदाज्ञया ।। चकार विनयं प्रीत्या तेजस्वी त्रिगुणात्मकः ।। १ ।। अथ वह्नेरुपाख्यानं सावधानं निशामय ।। गोपनीयं पुराणेषु कर्णपीयूषमुत्तमम् ।।२।। त्रैलोक्यं भस्मसात्कर्तुमेकदाऽग्निः समुद्यतः।। शततालप्रमाणान्तां शिखां कृत्वा भयानकीम्।।३।। क्षुभितः कुपितश्चैव भृगोः शापस्य कारणात् ।। स्वं च तेजस्विनं मत्वा तुच्छं मत्वाऽन्यमात्मनः ।।४।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे विष्णुराजगामावलीलया।। वह्नेस्तां दाहिकीं शक्तिं तां जहार पुरः स्थितः ।। ५ ।। मायया शिशुरूपी च तमुवाच जनार्दनः ।। सस्मितो विनयं कृत्वा भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः ।। ६ ।। शिशुरुवाच ।। कथं रुष्टोऽसि भगवन्भवान्मां कारणं वद ।। त्रैलोक्यं भस्मसात्कर्तुमुद्यतोऽसि निरर्थकम् ।।७।। त्वमेव भृगुणा शप्तो भृगोश्च दमनं कुरु ।। एकापराधात्त्रैलोक्यं भस्मीकर्तुं न चार्हसि ।। ८ ।। विश्वं च ब्रह्मणा सृष्टं तस्य पाता स्वयं हरिः ।। संहर्ता भगवान्रुद्र एवमेव क्रमो भवेत् ।। ९ ।। तत्कथं भस्मसात्कर्तुमीश्वरे शंकरे स्थिते ।। रक्षितारं हरिं जित्वा संहारं कुरु सत्वरम् ।। 4.49.१० ।। इत्युक्त्वा ब्राह्मणबटुः शरपत्रं पुरः स्थितम् ।। अतिशुष्कं करे धृत्वा दग्धं कर्तुं ददौ मुदा ।।११।। दृष्ट्वा शुष्केन्धनो वह्निर्लेलिहानो भयानकः ।। स वव्रे शिखया विप्रं मेघेन शशिनं यथा ।। १२ ।। न च दग्धं शुष्कपत्रं लोमैकं च शिशोस्तथा ।। दृष्ट्वा व्रीडायुतो वह्निर्निस्तब्धो हि शिशोः पुरः ।।१३।। कृत्वा वह्नेर्दर्पभङ्गमन्तर्धानं चकार सः ।। वह्निः स्वमूर्तिं संहृत्य स्वस्थानं भीतवद्ययौ ।। १४ ।। उक्तो वह्नेर्दर्पभङ्गः परं वै श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। नित्यनूतनमाख्यानं देवानां दर्पमोचनम् ।। १५ ।। श्रीराधिकोवाच ।। शेषाणां दर्पभंगं च क्रमेण कथय प्रभो ।। कथापीयूषधारांते श्रुत्वा तृप्येत को भुवि ।। १६ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। राधिकावचनं श्रुत्वा सस्मितो भगवान्प्रभुः ।। कथां कथितुमारेभे श्रुत्वा रम्यां पुरातनीम् ।। १७ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे अग्निदर्पमोचनं नामैकोनपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ।। ४९ ।। ।।
|| śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || sūryaḥ praṇamya brahmāṇaṃ mudāyuktastadājñayā || cakāra vinayaṃ prītyā tejasvī triguṇātmakaḥ || 1 || atha vahnerupākhyānaṃ sāvadhānaṃ niśāmaya || gopanīyaṃ purāṇeṣu karṇapīyūṣamuttamam ||2|| trailokyaṃ bhasmasātkartumekadā'gniḥ samudyataḥ|| śatatālapramāṇāntāṃ śikhāṃ kṛtvā bhayānakīm||3|| kṣubhitaḥ kupitaścaiva bhṛgoḥ śāpasya kāraṇāt || svaṃ ca tejasvinaṃ matvā tucchaṃ matvā'nyamātmanaḥ ||4|| etasminnantare viṣṇurājagāmāvalīlayā|| vahnestāṃ dāhikīṃ śaktiṃ tāṃ jahāra puraḥ sthitaḥ || 5 || māyayā śiśurūpī ca tamuvāca janārdanaḥ || sasmito vinayaṃ kṛtvā bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ || 6 || śiśuruvāca || kathaṃ ruṣṭo'si bhagavanbhavānmāṃ kāraṇaṃ vada || trailokyaṃ bhasmasātkartumudyato'si nirarthakam ||7|| tvameva bhṛguṇā śapto bhṛgośca damanaṃ kuru || ekāparādhāttrailokyaṃ bhasmīkartuṃ na cārhasi || 8 || viśvaṃ ca brahmaṇā sṛṣṭaṃ tasya pātā svayaṃ hariḥ || saṃhartā bhagavānrudra evameva kramo bhavet || 9 || tatkathaṃ bhasmasātkartumīśvare śaṃkare sthite || rakṣitāraṃ hariṃ jitvā saṃhāraṃ kuru satvaram || 4.49.10 || ityuktvā brāhmaṇabaṭuḥ śarapatraṃ puraḥ sthitam || atiśuṣkaṃ kare dhṛtvā dagdhaṃ kartuṃ dadau mudā ||11|| dṛṣṭvā śuṣkendhano vahnirlelihāno bhayānakaḥ || sa vavre śikhayā vipraṃ meghena śaśinaṃ yathā || 12 || na ca dagdhaṃ śuṣkapatraṃ lomaikaṃ ca śiśostathā || dṛṣṭvā vrīḍāyuto vahnirnistabdho hi śiśoḥ puraḥ ||13|| kṛtvā vahnerdarpabhaṅgamantardhānaṃ cakāra saḥ || vahniḥ svamūrtiṃ saṃhṛtya svasthānaṃ bhītavadyayau || 14 || ukto vahnerdarpabhaṅgaḥ paraṃ vai śrotumicchasi || nityanūtanamākhyānaṃ devānāṃ darpamocanam || 15 || śrīrādhikovāca || śeṣāṇāṃ darpabhaṃgaṃ ca krameṇa kathaya prabho || kathāpīyūṣadhārāṃte śrutvā tṛpyeta ko bhuvi || 16 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || rādhikāvacanaṃ śrutvā sasmito bhagavānprabhuḥ || kathāṃ kathitumārebhe śrutvā ramyāṃ purātanīm || 17 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde agnidarpamocanaṃ nāmaikonapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 49 || ||
English translation
Shattering of the Pride of Agni Sri Krsna said- Surya who happens to be Trigundtmaka and the illustrious one bowed in reverence to Brahma and at his command shedding his pride started behaving in a docile manner. Now you listen to the story of Agni quite carefully. This story is quite secretive in the Puranas and serve as a nectar and is the best for the ears.
n?T 5iqiU? t eft Once Agni, the god of fire got ready to reduce the three lokas to ashes. At that point of time his flame were rising to the height of hundred tala trees. He had been enraged getting upset with the curse of Bhrgu. Thinking himself to be an extremely illustrious one he thought others to be of no consequence.
In the meantime, Visnu arrived there and standing before him Agni took away the power of Agni to bum.
Having the form of a boy by his illution, lord Janardana told him smilingly and gently with The boy said- O lord, why are you annoyed you tell me the reason for it? Why have you got ready to bum the three worlds for nothing.
Bhrgu has pronounced a curse on you, therefore you can suppress Bhrgu, how far is it justified to destroy all the three worlds for the fault of one person?.
Brahma has created this world and Visnu is the preserver of the same, the responsibility for destruction of the universe rests with Siva this is the order prescribed since the time immemorial.
How have you thought of destroying the universe, yourself when Siva is very much present? In case you have to do this, better be victorious over Visnu and thereafter, you can destroy the universe.
Thus speaking the BrShmana mendicant nicked up a dried leaf of a tree in his hand and with a delightful mind, gave it to Agni for burning it.
At the sight of that any leaf, the god Agni started moving his tongue. He covered the BrShmana boy with his flames in the same way as the moon is covered the clouds.
But he could neither bum the dry leaf of the tree nor could he do any harm to the BrShmana boy. At the sight of this, the god Agni felt ashamed and he felt standing totally surprised before the boy.
fjtgr it:i The lord in the form of a boy shattered the pride of Agni and then disappeared. He felt terrified and shedding away his terrific form, felt frightened and left for his abide.
I have narrated to you the story of the shattering of the pride of Agni. What more do you want to listen from me? The shattering of the pride of gods is a new story.
Radhika said- 0 lord, you narrate to me about the shattering of the pride of others. Who can be satisfied by with the nectar-like story spoken from your mouth.
w i jf ic RX n Narayana said- On hearing the words of Radhika ^rl Krsna smiled and started narrating the ancient but charming story,
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 125604 (2017-10-10T01:17:35Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1249–n1251: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1249/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.