Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 54
Sourceनारद उवाच ।। अतः परं किं रहस्यं बभूव मुनिसत्तम ।। कथं जगाम भगवान्मथुरां नन्दमन्दिरात् ।। १ ।। नन्दो दधार प्राणांश्च विच्छेदेन हरेः कथम् ।। गोपाङ्गना यशोदा वा कृष्णैकतानमानसाः ।।२।। चक्षुर्निमेषविच्छेदाद्या राधा न हि जीवति ।। कथं दधार सा देवी प्राणान्प्राणेश्वरं विना ।। ३ ।। येये तत्सङ्गिनो गोपाः शयनासनभोगतः ।। कथं विसस्मरुस्ते च तादृशं बांधवं व्रजे ।।४ ।। श्रीकृष्णो मथुरां गत्वा किं किं कर्म चकार सः ।। स्वर्गारोहणपर्यन्तं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ।। ५ ।। श्रीनारायण उवाच ।। कंसश्चकार यज्ञं च समाहूतो धनुर्मखम् ।। जगाम तत्र भगवांस्तेन राज्ञा निमन्त्रितः ।। ६ ।। राजा प्रस्थापयामास चाक्रूरं भगवत्प्रियम् ।। अक्रूरः प्रेरितो राज्ञा गत्वा च नन्दमन्दिरम्।। ७ ।। श्रीकृष्णं च गृहीत्वा स सगणं मथुरां गतः ।। कृष्णः श्रीमथुरां गत्वा जघान नृपतिं मुने ।। ८ ।। जघान रजकं चैव चाणूरं मुष्टिकं गजम् ।। चकार पित्रोरुद्धारं बान्धवानां च बान्धवः ।। ९ ।। कुब्जया सह शृङ्गारं कृत्वा च कौतुकेन च ।। तं च प्रस्थापयामास गोलोकं गोपिकापतिः ।। 4.54.१० ।। चकार कृपया विष्णुर्मालाकारस्य मोक्षणम् ।। कृपया चोद्धवद्वारा बोधयामास गोपिकाः ।। ११ ।। तदोपनीतो भगवानवन्तीनगरं ययौ ।। चकार विद्याग्रहणं मुनेः सांदीपनेर्गुरोः ।। १२ ।। ततो जित्वा जरासन्धं निहत्य यवनेश्वरम् ।। उग्रसेनं च नृपतिं चकार विधिपूर्वकम् ।। १३ ।। गत्वा समुद्रनिकटं निर्माय द्वारकां पुरीम् ।। जहार रुक्मिणीं देवीं जित्वा नृपतिसंघकम् ।।१४ ।। कालिंदीं लक्ष्मणां शैब्यां सत्यां जांबवतीं सतीम् ।। मित्रविंदां नाग्नजितीं समुद्वाहं चकार सः ।। १५ ।। निहत्य नरकं भूपं रणेन दारुणेन च ।। पत्नीषोडशसाहस्रं विहारं च चकार सः ।। १६ ।। जहार पारिजातं च जित्वा शक्रं च लीलया ।। चिच्छेद बाणहस्तांश्च जित्वा च चन्द्रशेखरम् ।। १७ ।। पौत्रस्य मोक्षणं कृत्वा पुनरागत्य द्वारकाम् ।। आत्मानं दर्शयामास लोकांश्च प्रतिमन्दिरम् ।।१८ ।। योगे च वसुदेवस्य तीर्थयात्राप्रसंगतः ।। प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेवीं च ददर्श तत्र राधिकाम् ।। १९ ।। पूर्णे च शतवर्षे च सुदाम्नः शापमोक्षणे ।। पुनर्ययौ तया सार्द्धं पुण्यं वृन्दावनं वनम् ।। 4.54.२० ।। पुनश्चतुर्दशाब्दं च तया सार्धं जगत्पतिः ।। चकार रासं रासे च पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते ।। २१ ।। पूर्णमेकादशाब्दं च निवृत्य नन्दमंदिरे ।। मथुरायां द्वारकायां पूर्णमब्दशतं विभुः ।। २२ ।। चकार भारहरणं पृथिव्यां पृथुविक्रमः।। पंचविंशतिवर्षे च शतवर्षाधिकं मुने ।। २३ ।। तिष्ठञ्जगाम गोलोकं पृथिव्यां च पुरातनः ।। यशोदायै च नन्दाय वृषभानाय धीमते ।। २४ ।। राधामात्रे कलावत्यै ददौ सामीप्यमोक्षणम् ।। कृष्णेन सार्द्धं गोपी च राधिका च कुतूहलात् ।। २५ ।। निबध्य धर्मसेतुं च वेदोक्तं च युगे युगे ।। इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं समासेन महामुने ।।२६।। श्रीकृष्णचरितं रम्यं चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदम् ।। ब्रह्मादिस्तम्बपर्यन्तं सर्वं नश्वरमेव च ।।२७।। भज तं परमानन्दं सानन्दं नन्दनन्दनम् ।। स्वेच्छामयं परं ब्रह्म परमात्मानमीश्वरम्।।२८।। परमव्ययमव्यक्तं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम् ।। सत्य नित्यं स्वतंत्रं च सर्वेशं प्रकृतेः परम् ।। २९ ।। निर्गुणं च निरीहं च निराकारं निरञ्जनम् ।। 4.54.३० ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मैववर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे नारायणनारदसंवादे श्रीकृष्णराधिकासंवादो नाम चतुष्पञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ।। ५४ ।। ।।
nārada uvāca || ataḥ paraṃ kiṃ rahasyaṃ babhūva munisattama || kathaṃ jagāma bhagavānmathurāṃ nandamandirāt || 1 || nando dadhāra prāṇāṃśca vicchedena hareḥ katham || gopāṅganā yaśodā vā kṛṣṇaikatānamānasāḥ ||2|| cakṣurnimeṣavicchedādyā rādhā na hi jīvati || kathaṃ dadhāra sā devī prāṇānprāṇeśvaraṃ vinā || 3 || yeye tatsaṅgino gopāḥ śayanāsanabhogataḥ || kathaṃ visasmaruste ca tādṛśaṃ bāṃdhavaṃ vraje ||4 || śrīkṛṣṇo mathurāṃ gatvā kiṃ kiṃ karma cakāra saḥ || svargārohaṇaparyantaṃ tadbhavānvaktumarhati || 5 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || kaṃsaścakāra yajñaṃ ca samāhūto dhanurmakham || jagāma tatra bhagavāṃstena rājñā nimantritaḥ || 6 || rājā prasthāpayāmāsa cākrūraṃ bhagavatpriyam || akrūraḥ prerito rājñā gatvā ca nandamandiram|| 7 || śrīkṛṣṇaṃ ca gṛhītvā sa sagaṇaṃ mathurāṃ gataḥ || kṛṣṇaḥ śrīmathurāṃ gatvā jaghāna nṛpatiṃ mune || 8 || jaghāna rajakaṃ caiva cāṇūraṃ muṣṭikaṃ gajam || cakāra pitroruddhāraṃ bāndhavānāṃ ca bāndhavaḥ || 9 || kubjayā saha śṛṅgāraṃ kṛtvā ca kautukena ca || taṃ ca prasthāpayāmāsa golokaṃ gopikāpatiḥ || 4.54.10 || cakāra kṛpayā viṣṇurmālākārasya mokṣaṇam || kṛpayā coddhavadvārā bodhayāmāsa gopikāḥ || 11 || tadopanīto bhagavānavantīnagaraṃ yayau || cakāra vidyāgrahaṇaṃ muneḥ sāṃdīpanerguroḥ || 12 || tato jitvā jarāsandhaṃ nihatya yavaneśvaram || ugrasenaṃ ca nṛpatiṃ cakāra vidhipūrvakam || 13 || gatvā samudranikaṭaṃ nirmāya dvārakāṃ purīm || jahāra rukmiṇīṃ devīṃ jitvā nṛpatisaṃghakam ||14 || kāliṃdīṃ lakṣmaṇāṃ śaibyāṃ satyāṃ jāṃbavatīṃ satīm || mitraviṃdāṃ nāgnajitīṃ samudvāhaṃ cakāra saḥ || 15 || nihatya narakaṃ bhūpaṃ raṇena dāruṇena ca || patnīṣoḍaśasāhasraṃ vihāraṃ ca cakāra saḥ || 16 || jahāra pārijātaṃ ca jitvā śakraṃ ca līlayā || ciccheda bāṇahastāṃśca jitvā ca candraśekharam || 17 || pautrasya mokṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā punarāgatya dvārakām || ātmānaṃ darśayāmāsa lokāṃśca pratimandiram ||18 || yoge ca vasudevasya tīrthayātrāprasaṃgataḥ || prāṇādhiṣṭhātṛdevīṃ ca dadarśa tatra rādhikām || 19 || pūrṇe ca śatavarṣe ca sudāmnaḥ śāpamokṣaṇe || punaryayau tayā sārddhaṃ puṇyaṃ vṛndāvanaṃ vanam || 4.54.20 || punaścaturdaśābdaṃ ca tayā sārdhaṃ jagatpatiḥ || cakāra rāsaṃ rāse ca puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate || 21 || pūrṇamekādaśābdaṃ ca nivṛtya nandamaṃdire || mathurāyāṃ dvārakāyāṃ pūrṇamabdaśataṃ vibhuḥ || 22 || cakāra bhāraharaṇaṃ pṛthivyāṃ pṛthuvikramaḥ|| paṃcaviṃśativarṣe ca śatavarṣādhikaṃ mune || 23 || tiṣṭhañjagāma golokaṃ pṛthivyāṃ ca purātanaḥ || yaśodāyai ca nandāya vṛṣabhānāya dhīmate || 24 || rādhāmātre kalāvatyai dadau sāmīpyamokṣaṇam || kṛṣṇena sārddhaṃ gopī ca rādhikā ca kutūhalāt || 25 || nibadhya dharmasetuṃ ca vedoktaṃ ca yuge yuge || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ samāsena mahāmune ||26|| śrīkṛṣṇacaritaṃ ramyaṃ caturvargaphalapradam || brahmādistambaparyantaṃ sarvaṃ naśvarameva ca ||27|| bhaja taṃ paramānandaṃ sānandaṃ nandanandanam || svecchāmayaṃ paraṃ brahma paramātmānamīśvaram||28|| paramavyayamavyaktaṃ bhaktānugrahavigraham || satya nityaṃ svataṃtraṃ ca sarveśaṃ prakṛteḥ param || 29 || nirguṇaṃ ca nirīhaṃ ca nirākāraṃ nirañjanam || 4.54.30 || iti śrībrahmaivavarte mahāpurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhaṇḍe nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde śrīkṛṣṇarādhikāsaṃvādo nāma catuṣpañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 54 || ||
English translation
Conversation between ^rl Kf^pa and Radha M i u Tt?^ gssinti Narada said- O best of the sages what did Kf^ iia do thereafter why did he go to Mathura leaving the abode of Nanda? How did Nanda, the cowherdess Yasoda behave in the absence of Kr$ na? How could they remain alive without him?.
The goddess Radhika who could not remain alive with the separation from Kr§na even for the sinking of the eyes, how could she remain alive after the departure of his beloved.
How could the cowherds who always ate the food and slept with Kr§na spend the time with out him besides enjoying other pleasure, how could they forget him.
Then arriving at Mathura what did Krsna do.
You kindly let me know all the events relating to the Kfsna up to the time of his departure for the TjffigT wm RfTt TRr:i Narayaija said- In the city of Mathura, the king Karhsa performed a yajna of bow in which Krsna was invited. Kysna arrived in Mathura at the invitation of the king. In order to invite him the king deputed AkrQra as a messenger. At the instance of the king Akrura went to Nandagaihva in the house of Nanda and accompanied with Kr§ pa and other cowherds he went back to Mathura.
sage, reaching Mathura, Kysna killed the king, he freed his parents from the prison. Kr§na the lord of the Oopis enjoyed the company of Kubja and sent her to Goloka.
With the grace, lord Kfsna have been given the salvation to the gardener and the cowherdesses have been addressed by Uddhava.
Thereafter the thread ceremony of Krsna was performed. He then went to the dsrama of the sage Sandrpani at AvantI for getting education.
On return from that place he defeated Jarasandha and killing Kalayavana, Ugrasena was properly crowned as the king. There-after he built the city of Dvaraka within the ocean and becoming victorious on the group of kings, he abducted RukminI and married her.
Thus he married also Kalindi, LaksmanS, Saivya, Satya, Satl, Jambavati, Mitravinda and Nagnajitl. Thereafter lord Krsna killed Narakasura in the battle-field and abducted the sixteen thousand damsels kept by him in captivity and marrying them he enjoyed their Thereafter he won Indra quite easily and winning Candrasekhara cut of the hands of Banasura. He freed his grandson from the captivity of Banasura and returned to Dvaraka and he appeared before all the people in their He than met in the yajna of Vasudeva, his beloved Radhika who had arrived there to attend they yajna. After freeing SudamS from the curse after a hundred years he again visited the auspicious Vmdavana together with Radha.
jM g Tiiw g R q I ^ Thereafter in the sacred land of Bharata ^rl the lord of the universe performed Rasallld in Rdsamandala of Vmdavana for fourteen years. He stayed in the house of Nanda for eleven years. Thus lord Kjrspa remained on earth for a thousand hundred years, living in Mathura and Dvaraka. During this period the lord rid the earth of her weight. O sage the eternal lord Kr§na spent hundred and twenty five years on earth and thereafter he left for heaven, he bestowed Yasoda Nanda, the intelligent Vrs abhahu, Kalavatl the mother of Radha, the Sdmlpya type of salvation. O great sage, the cowherdesses Radhika on the other hand accompanying Krsna reached Goloka for performing Dharma in every yuga. Thus I have narrated to you the story of lord Krsna in brief which bestows dharma, artha and moksa.
Considering all to be perishable right from Brahma to the blade of grass, one should recite the name of the blissful son of Nanda who moves at will is the eternal Brahman, great soul, the lord imperishable, invisible, who bestows his grace on his devotees and takes to a definite form, is tmthflil, eternal, independent, the lord of all, beyond Prakrti is without qualities, unattached, invisible and without blemish.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 125609 (2017-10-10T01:21:31Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1269–n1271: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1269/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.