Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 57
Sourceअथ सप्तपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच देवानां स्तवनं श्रुत्वा त्यक्तवा च रोदनं सती । उवाच सुप्रसन्ना तांस्तेषां स्तोत्रेण नारद ।। १ ।। महालक्ष्मीरुवाच त्यजामि देहं न क्रोधान्न वैराग्योण सांप्रतम् । इदं हृदि समालोच्य देवास्तच्छ्ूयतामिति ।। २ ।। यस्मिन्सदीशे महति सर्वसाम्यो च निर्गुणे । सर्वात्मनि सदानन्दे समता तृणशैलयोः ।। ३ ।। भ्रूभङ्गलीलया लक्ष्मीर्लक्षं स्रष्टुमलं च यः । भृत्ये स्त्रियां यत्समता किं कार्य तस्च सेवया ।। ४ ।। तत्पत्नीनां प्रधानाऽहं नीरस्ता द्वारिणाऽधुना । तद्भृत्यभृत्यभृत्येन परिपूर्णेन नेप्सिता ।। ५ ।। त्यक्ष्यामि जीवनमहमसौभाग्या च स्वामिनि । वह्नौ च कामनां कृत्वा यथा भद्रं भवेत्पुरा ।। ६ ।। या स्त्री भर्तुरसौभाग्या साऽसौभाग्या च सर्वतः । शयनेऽभोजने तस्या न सुखं जीवनं वृथा ।। ७ ।। यस्या नास्ति प्रियप्रेम तस्या जन्म निरर्थकम् । तर्त्कि पुत्रे धने रुपे संपत्तौ यौवनेऽथवा ।। ८ ।। यद्भक्तिर्नास्ति कान्ते च सर्वप्रियतमे परे । साऽशुचिर्धर्महीना च सर्वकर्मविवर्जिता ।। ९ ।। पतिर्बन्धुर्गतिर्भर्ता दैवतं गुरुरेव च । सर्वक्माच्च परः स्वामी न गुरुः स्वामिनः परः ।। १० ।। पितामाता सुतो भ्राता क्लिष्टो दातुमिदं धनम् । सर्वस्वदाता स्वामी च मूढानं योषितां सुराः ।। ११ ।। काचिदेव हि जानाति महासाध्वी च स्वामिनम् । अतिसद्वंशजाता च सुशीला कुलपालिका ।। १२ ।। आसद्वंशप्रसूता या दुःशीला धर्मवर्जिता । मुखदुष्टा योनिदुष्टा पतिं निन्दति कोपतः ।। १३ ।। या स्त्री सर्वपरं द्वेष्टि पतिं विष्णुसमं गुरुम् । कुम्भीपाके पचति सा यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश ।। १४ ।। व्रतं चानशनं दानं सत्यं पुष्यं तपश्चिरम् । पतिभक्तिविहीनाया भस्मीभूतं निरर्थकम् ।। १५ ।। अतः रिंचिन्न वक्ष्यामि निष्ठुरं पतिमीश्वरम् । भृत्यापराधैर्देवस्य प्राणांस्तयक्ष्यामि निश्चितम् ।। १६ ।। पतिदोषे महासाध्वी पतिं न निष्ठुरं वदेत् । यदि सोढुमशक्ता च प्राणांस्त्यजति धर्मतः ।। १७ ।। पतिसेवा व्रतं स्त्रीणां पतिसेवा परं तपः । पतिसेवा परो धर्मः पतिसेवा सुरार्चनम् ।। १८ ।। पतिसेवा परं सत्यं दानतौर्थानुकीर्तनम् । सर्वदेवमयः स्वामी सर्वदेवमयः शुचिः ।। १९ ।। सर्वपुण्यस्वरुपश्च पतिरुपी जनार्दनः । या सतीभर्तुरुच्छिष्टं भुङ्क्तै पादोदकं सदा ।। २० ।। तस्या दर्शमुपस्पर्श नित्यं वाञ्छन्ति देवताः । ततः सर्वाणि तीर्यानि पुनन्ति पापिनो ह्यघात् ।। २१ ।। इत्युक्त्वा च महासाध्वी रुरोद च सुहुर्मुहुः । उवाच ब्रह्मा भीतश्च भक्तिनम्रात्मकंधरः ।। २२ ।। ब्रह्मोवाच भविष्यति न भद्रं च जयस्य विजयस्य च । त्वया न शप्तौ तौ मूढौ प्रियापराधभौतया ।। २३ ।। सापराधं च धर्मिष्ठः क्षमया न शपेद्यदी । सर्वनाशो भवेत्तस्य निश्चितं मा चिरं सति ।। २४ ।। यदि शप्तुं न शक्तश्च न द्ण्डं कर्तुमीश्वरः । सापराधे च पुरुषे धर्मो दण्डं करोति च ।। २५ ।। सर्वं क्षमस्व हे मार्तगच्छ प्रियान्तिकम् । मां च त्वत्स्वामिनोभक्तं नियोज्य कृष्टिकर्मणि ।। २६ ।। इत्युक्त्वा तां पुरस्कृत्वा सार्ध देवैर्मुनीन्द्रकैः । शीघ्रं जगाम वैकुण्ठं वैकुण्ठं स्तोतुमीश्वरः ।। २७ ।। तत्र गत्वा जगत्रायं तुष्टाव कमलासनः । चतुर्वक्त्रैश्चतुर्वक्त्रश्चतुर्वेदविदां गुरुम् ।। २८ ।। ब्रह्मणः क्तवनं श्रुत्वा दृषट्वा लक्ष्मीं पुरः सराम् । रुदतीं नम्रवदनामुवाच कमलापतिः ।। २९ ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच सर्वं जानामि सर्वज्ञः सर्वात्मा सर्वपालकः । सर्वशास्ता च सर्वादिकारणं कमलोद्भव ।। ३० ।। भक्ते कलत्रे बन्धौ च सर्वत्र समता मम । विशेषतोऽतिमद्भक्तः कलत्रात्पर एव च ।। ३१ ।। मद्भक्तौ तव पुतौ च द्वारपालौ दुरन्तकौ । क्षम मामपराथं च तयोश्च भक्तिपूर्णयोः ।। ३२ ।। मद्भक्तिपूर्णो बलवान्दैत्यैभ्यो न बिभेति च । रक्षितो मम चक्रेण भक्तिमाध्वीकदुर्मदः ।। ३३ ।। इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नायो लक्ष्मीं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि । समानीय द्वारणकं तमुवाचेदमेव च ।। ३४ ।। मा भैर्वत्स सुखं तिष्ठ भयं कि ते मयि स्थिते । मद्भक्तानां च कः शास्ता गच्छ वत्साऽऽत्मनः पदम् ।। ३५ ।। इत्युक्तवा भगवांस्तत्र विरराम महामुने । ययुर्देवाश्च स्वस्थातं प्रणम्य जगदीश्वरम् ।। ३६ ।। नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा द्वारापाल उवाच तम् । पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गो भक्तिनम्रात्मकंधरः ।। ३७ ।। जय उवाच नाहं बिभेमि देवंश्च लक्ष्मीं सुनिगणांस्तथा । त्वदीयचरणाम्भोजध्यानैकतानमानसः ।। ३८ ।। इति श्रीब्लह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo नारदनाo उत्तo लक्षमी- वैराग्यमोचनं नाम सप्तपञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ।। ५७ ।।
atha saptapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ nārāyaṇa uvāca devānāṃ stavanaṃ śrutvā tyaktavā ca rodanaṃ satī | uvāca suprasannā tāṃsteṣāṃ stotreṇa nārada || 1 || mahālakṣmīruvāca tyajāmi dehaṃ na krodhānna vairāgyoṇa sāṃpratam | idaṃ hṛdi samālocya devāstacchūyatāmiti || 2 || yasminsadīśe mahati sarvasāmyo ca nirguṇe | sarvātmani sadānande samatā tṛṇaśailayoḥ || 3 || bhrūbhaṅgalīlayā lakṣmīrlakṣaṃ sraṣṭumalaṃ ca yaḥ | bhṛtye striyāṃ yatsamatā kiṃ kārya tasca sevayā || 4 || tatpatnīnāṃ pradhānā'haṃ nīrastā dvāriṇā'dhunā | tadbhṛtyabhṛtyabhṛtyena paripūrṇena nepsitā || 5 || tyakṣyāmi jīvanamahamasaubhāgyā ca svāmini | vahnau ca kāmanāṃ kṛtvā yathā bhadraṃ bhavetpurā || 6 || yā strī bharturasaubhāgyā sā'saubhāgyā ca sarvataḥ | śayane'bhojane tasyā na sukhaṃ jīvanaṃ vṛthā || 7 || yasyā nāsti priyaprema tasyā janma nirarthakam | tartki putre dhane rupe saṃpattau yauvane'thavā || 8 || yadbhaktirnāsti kānte ca sarvapriyatame pare | sā'śucirdharmahīnā ca sarvakarmavivarjitā || 9 || patirbandhurgatirbhartā daivataṃ gurureva ca | sarvakmācca paraḥ svāmī na guruḥ svāminaḥ paraḥ || 10 || pitāmātā suto bhrātā kliṣṭo dātumidaṃ dhanam | sarvasvadātā svāmī ca mūḍhānaṃ yoṣitāṃ surāḥ || 11 || kācideva hi jānāti mahāsādhvī ca svāminam | atisadvaṃśajātā ca suśīlā kulapālikā || 12 || āsadvaṃśaprasūtā yā duḥśīlā dharmavarjitā | mukhaduṣṭā yoniduṣṭā patiṃ nindati kopataḥ || 13 || yā strī sarvaparaṃ dveṣṭi patiṃ viṣṇusamaṃ gurum | kumbhīpāke pacati sā yāvadindrāścaturdaśa || 14 || vrataṃ cānaśanaṃ dānaṃ satyaṃ puṣyaṃ tapaściram | patibhaktivihīnāyā bhasmībhūtaṃ nirarthakam || 15 || ataḥ riṃcinna vakṣyāmi niṣṭhuraṃ patimīśvaram | bhṛtyāparādhairdevasya prāṇāṃstayakṣyāmi niścitam || 16 || patidoṣe mahāsādhvī patiṃ na niṣṭhuraṃ vadet | yadi soḍhumaśaktā ca prāṇāṃstyajati dharmataḥ || 17 || patisevā vrataṃ strīṇāṃ patisevā paraṃ tapaḥ | patisevā paro dharmaḥ patisevā surārcanam || 18 || patisevā paraṃ satyaṃ dānataurthānukīrtanam | sarvadevamayaḥ svāmī sarvadevamayaḥ śuciḥ || 19 || sarvapuṇyasvarupaśca patirupī janārdanaḥ | yā satībharturucchiṣṭaṃ bhuṅktai pādodakaṃ sadā || 20 || tasyā darśamupasparśa nityaṃ vāñchanti devatāḥ | tataḥ sarvāṇi tīryāni punanti pāpino hyaghāt || 21 || ityuktvā ca mahāsādhvī ruroda ca suhurmuhuḥ | uvāca brahmā bhītaśca bhaktinamrātmakaṃdharaḥ || 22 || brahmovāca bhaviṣyati na bhadraṃ ca jayasya vijayasya ca | tvayā na śaptau tau mūḍhau priyāparādhabhautayā || 23 || sāparādhaṃ ca dharmiṣṭhaḥ kṣamayā na śapedyadī | sarvanāśo bhavettasya niścitaṃ mā ciraṃ sati || 24 || yadi śaptuṃ na śaktaśca na dṇḍaṃ kartumīśvaraḥ | sāparādhe ca puruṣe dharmo daṇḍaṃ karoti ca || 25 || sarvaṃ kṣamasva he mārtagaccha priyāntikam | māṃ ca tvatsvāminobhaktaṃ niyojya kṛṣṭikarmaṇi || 26 || ityuktvā tāṃ puraskṛtvā sārdha devairmunīndrakaiḥ | śīghraṃ jagāma vaikuṇṭhaṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ stotumīśvaraḥ || 27 || tatra gatvā jagatrāyaṃ tuṣṭāva kamalāsanaḥ | caturvaktraiścaturvaktraścaturvedavidāṃ gurum || 28 || brahmaṇaḥ ktavanaṃ śrutvā dṛṣaṭvā lakṣmīṃ puraḥ sarām | rudatīṃ namravadanāmuvāca kamalāpatiḥ || 29 || śrībhagavānuvāca sarvaṃ jānāmi sarvajñaḥ sarvātmā sarvapālakaḥ | sarvaśāstā ca sarvādikāraṇaṃ kamalodbhava || 30 || bhakte kalatre bandhau ca sarvatra samatā mama | viśeṣato'timadbhaktaḥ kalatrātpara eva ca || 31 || madbhaktau tava putau ca dvārapālau durantakau | kṣama māmaparāthaṃ ca tayośca bhaktipūrṇayoḥ || 32 || madbhaktipūrṇo balavāndaityaibhyo na bibheti ca | rakṣito mama cakreṇa bhaktimādhvīkadurmadaḥ || 33 || ityuktvā jagatāṃ nāyo lakṣmīṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi | samānīya dvāraṇakaṃ tamuvācedameva ca || 34 || mā bhairvatsa sukhaṃ tiṣṭha bhayaṃ ki te mayi sthite | madbhaktānāṃ ca kaḥ śāstā gaccha vatsā''tmanaḥ padam || 35 || ityuktavā bhagavāṃstatra virarāma mahāmune | yayurdevāśca svasthātaṃ praṇamya jagadīśvaram || 36 || nārāyaṇavacaḥ śrutvā dvārāpāla uvāca tam | pulakāñcitasarvāṅgo bhaktinamrātmakaṃdharaḥ || 37 || jaya uvāca nāhaṃ bibhemi devaṃśca lakṣmīṃ sunigaṇāṃstathā | tvadīyacaraṇāmbhojadhyānaikatānamānasaḥ || 38 || iti śrīblahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao nāradanāo uttao lakṣamī- vairāgyamocanaṃ nāma saptapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 57 ||
English translation
Detachment of Lak§mi Narayana said- O Narada adoring the gods, the chaste LaksmI stopped crying who was pleased with their prayer.
if? -sraifllRlIRII MahalaksmI said- O gods, I am not ending my life because of detachment on anger. Therefore whatever has been resolved by me in my mind, I am going to tell you. You please listen to it.
The woman who is deprived of the fortune of her husband, becomes unfortunate from all sides.
She does not enjoy any pleasure in sleep and taking food and her life beconies useless. The one who cannot achieve love for her husband, her life is of no consequence. Therefore, the sun, riches, beauty, wealth and youthfulness are of no consequence to her.
The one who is not devoted lovingly towards her husband, becomes impure, devoid of dharma and is prevented from performing all the duties.
ftciT rm w 8R?;i Because the husband happens to be the true relative, the movement, the preserver, the god and the teacher and as such he happens to be the supreme lord. There is no other teacher better than the husband. O gods, the partxits, the sun and brother can endow with the riches with difficulties but even to the foolish wives, their husbands provide them everything.
Therefore only an immensely chaste lady could realise the true importance of her husband.
Having been bom in a high family such a damsel is quite humble and follows the tradition of the The one who is bom in a low family, possessing a hostile temperament, devoid of dharma, speaker of harsh words and becomes a loose woman, always denounces her husband in Such of the women who is the best of all and becomes envious and her husband like Visnu who happens to be her teacher. She has to fall in the kiimbhipdka hell for a period of fourteen Indras. The woman who is not devoted to her husband, all her vratas, fasting, performing of charities, good deeds and the tapas performed for a long time, are reduced to ashes.
Therefore I shall not speak out anything against my heartless husband who happens to be the lord and because of the sin committed by his servants, I shall end my life.
Because the immensely chaste woman does not utter harsh words to her husband even when he is at fault and in case she is unable to bear the insult she devotedly ends her life.
Therefore, it is incumbent on the women to serve their husband. The serving of husband is a great tapas. The serving of the husband is the great dharma and the serving of the husband is like the adoration of the gods, the serving of the husband is quite tmthftil and is the form of the holy places as well as the performing of the charities. Therefore, the husband of the woman is equated with gods. He has the form of the gods and has the auspicious form.
He is immensely chaste and happens to be lord Krsna in the form of husband. Therefore, such of the women who consume the food taken by her husband and sip the water of his feet, the gods are always anxious to have an audience with such women. With the touch of such women all the holy places are relieved of all the sins.
Thus speaking the immensely chaste LaksmI started sobbing again and again. Witnessing this Brahma spoke to her in great devotion.
Brahma said- O chaste damsel, you have not pronounced a curse on Jaya and Vijaya, taking it to be sinful, keeping in view the mind of the husband. Therefore those foolish people will never achieve salvation. If a noble person out of his merciful nature does not pronounce a curse, he surely meets with his destruction.
In case he is unable to pronounce a curse and is also not in a position to give some punishment then in such a case the sinner is punished by Therefore O mother, whatever has happened you kindly forgive it and direct me who happens to be a devotee of your lord, in engaging myself in the task of the creation of the universe. You also better go back to your beloved.
Thus speaking Brahma in the company of the | gods and the sages placing Laksmi in the fore¬ front proceeded to Vaikuntha in order to offer prayer to lord Visnu.
On reaching there Brahma who was seated on the seat of lotus flower, started adoring the lord i with all his four faces. I The lord Kamalapati listened to the prayer of Brahma and also looked at Laksmi who was standing there lowering her head.
Lord said- O Brahma bom of the lotus, I know everything and happen to be the soul of all, I am the preserver of all, I control all and happen to be the cause of all. Thus I know everything.
xi -R^g -rrut rri I have a feeling of equality for my devotees, the wife of other relatives but the main thing is that my devotee is greater than my wife therefore the invincible gate-keepers who happen to be my great devotees and are your own sons, you kindly forgive their fault and also mine.
A devotee of mine filled with my devotion never gets panicky from the valorous warriors or even the demons. By consuming the wine of the devotion, my devotees get intoxicated and they are protected always with my Sudarsana-cakra.
Thus speaking the lord of the universe held Laks ml and embraced her. Thereafter he called for the gate-keepers and said to them, 'O sons, don't be afraid. Remain comfortable. You cannot be afraid of any one till I am there. Who else can rule on my devotees? Therefore, O sons, you be established nicely in your position.
O great sage, thus speaking lord Visnu kept quiet. Thereafter all the gods bowing in reverence to the lord of the universe retired to their respective abodes.
On hearing the words of Narayana, the bodies of the gate-keeper were overwhelmed and their hair stood on end, they stood in devotion and Jaya said- O lord since I am devoted at your lotus-like feet with a stable mind, I am not afraid of Laksmi, the gods and the sages.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 122387 (2017-09-17T13:47:24Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1280–n1284: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1280/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.