Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 80
Sourceअथाशोतितमोऽध्यायः श्रीकृष्ण उवाच पुरा तारा गुरोः पत्नी नवयौवनसंयुता । रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्या वरसूक्ष्माम्बरा सती ।। १ ।। सुश्रोणी सस्मिता रम्य सुन्दरी सुमनोहरा । अतीव कबरीरम्या मालतीमाल्यभूषिता ।। २ ।। मिन्दूरबिन्दुना साकं चारुचंदनबिन्दुभि। । कस्तूरीबिन्दुनाऽधश्च भालमध्यस्थलोज्ज्वला ।। ३ ।। रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणक्वणन्मञ्जीररञ्जिता । सुवक्रलोचना श्यामा सुचारुकज्जलोज्ज्वला ।। ४ ।। सुचारुसारमुक्ताभदन्तपङ्क्तिमनोहरा । रत्नकुण्डलयुग्मेन चारुगण्डस्थलोज्ज्वला ।। ५ ।। कामिनीष्वतुला बाला गजेन्द्रमन्दगामिनी । सुकोमला चन्द्रमुखी कामाधारा च कामुकी ।। ६ ।। स्वर्गमन्दाकिनीतीरे स्नाता स्निग्धाम्बरा वरा । ध्यायन्ती गुरुपादं सा स्वगृहं गमनोन्मुखी ।। ७ ।। दृष्ट्वा तस्याश्च सर्वाङ्गमनङ्गबाणपीडितः । भाद्रे चतुर्थ्यां चन्द्रश्च जहार चेतनां व्रज ।। ८ ।। ज्ञानं क्षणेन संप्राप्य रथस्थो रमिको बली । रथमारोहयामास करे धृत्वा च तारकम् ।। ९ ।। कामोन्मत्तः कामिनीं तां समाश्लिष्य चुचुम्ब च । शृङ्गारं कर्तुमुद्युक्तं तमुवाच गुरुप्रिया ।। १० ।। तारकोवाच त्यज मां त्यज मां चन्द्र सुरेषु कुलपांसन । गुरुपत्नीं ब्राह्मणीं च पातिव्रत्यपरायणाम् ।। ११ ।। गुरुपत्नीसंगमने ब्रह्महत्याशतं भवेत् । गुरुपत्नी विप्रपत्नी यदि सा च पतिव्रता ।। १२ ।। ब्रह्महत्यासहस्रं च तस्याः संगमने लभेत् । पुत्रस्त्वं तव माताऽहं धैर्य कुरु सुरेश्वार ।। १३ ।। धिक्त्वां श्रुत्वा सुरगुरुर्भस्मीभूतं करिष्यति । पुत्राधिकश्च शिष्यश्च प्रियो मत्स्वामिनो भवान् ।। १४ ।। स्वधर्म रक्ष पापिष्ठ मामेवं मातरं त्यज । दास्यामि स्त्रीवधं तुम्यं यदिमां संग्रहीष्यसि ।। १५ ।। विलङ्ध्य तारावचनं तां च संभोक्तुमुद्यतम् । शशाप तारा कोपेन निष्कामा सा पतिव्रता ।। १६ ।। राहुग्रस्तो घनग्रस्तः पापदृश्यो भवान्भव । कलङ्की यक्ष्मणा ग्रस्तो भविष्यसि न संशयः ।। १७ ।। चन्द्रं शप्त्वा तदा तूर्ण कामदेवं शशाप सा । तेजस्विना केनचित्त्वं भस्मीभूतो भविष्यसि ।। १८ ।। चन्द्रस्तारां गृहीत्वा च कृत्वाऽपि रमणं व्रज । क्रोडेनिधाय प्रययौ रुदतीं ता शुचाऽन्विताम् ।। १९ ।। निर्जने निर्जने रम्ये शैले शैले मनोहरे । सरोनदनदीनां च तीरे तीरे मनोहरे ।। २० ।। मधुव्रतपिकोक्ते च पुष्पोद्याने सुपुष्पिते । रम्यायां पुष्पशथ्यायां स रेमे रामया सह ।। २१ ।। चदनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गो मधुपानरतः सुरः । सुखसंभोगसंसक्तो बुबुधे न दिवानिशम् ।। २२ ।। मलये मलयारण्ये मलयानिलसंयुते । स्यन्दने चन्दनवने पश्चिमोदधिसंनिधौ ।। २३ ।। त्रिकूटे वटमूले च तत्र चन्द्रसरोवरे । सुचारुशतपत्राणां पत्रे चन्दनचर्चिते ।। २४ ।। सुचारुचम्पकोद्याने चम्पकानिलपूजिते । क्षीरोदकाञ्चनीभूमौ क्रौञ्चकाञ्चनपर्वते ।। २५ ।। रत्नशैले मणिमये मणिमन्दिरसुन्दरे । माणिक्यमुक्तासारेण हीरहारेण शोभिते ।। २६ ।। सुचारुवस्त्रचित्राढ्ये श्वेतचामारदर्पणैः । भूषिते रत्नदीपैश्च देवक्रीडे प्रियस्थले ।। २७ ।। वारुणीं मदिरां पीत्वा वरुणानीसमन्वितः । बरुणो रमते यत्र तत्र रेमे तया सह ।। २८ ।। पावने पवनोद्याने परिजातानिलेन च । सुगन्धिमोहिते रत्नमालातीरे च निर्मले ।। २९ ।। ऋक्षशैले कल्पवृक्षवने वह्निप्रियाश्रमे । पपौ च कामधेनूनां क्षीरं क्षीरोदधेस्तटे ।। ३० ।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकयुगं वह्निस्तस्मै ददौ मुदा । वरुणो रत्नमालां च नत्नच्छत्रं समीरणः ।। ३१ ।। तत्र दृष्ट्वाऽसुरगुरं बलिगेहात्समागतम् । प्रणम्य सर्वमुक्त्वा च चन्द्रस्तं शरणं ययौ ।। ३२ ।। शुक्रस्तं बोधयामास वचनं नीतियुक्तितः । निरपेक्षो सुनिश्रेष्ठो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः ।। ३३ ।। शुक्र उवाच शृणु वत्स प्रवक्ष्यामि गुरवे देहि तारकाम् । शंभोश्च सुरुपुत्राय पौत्राय ब्रह्मणश्च वै ।। ३४ ।। पूजिताय सुरार्णा च देया तस्मै निशापते । प्रियाय तत्प्रिर्यां दत्तवा शीघ्रं त्वं शरणं व्रज ।। ३५ ।। गुरुपत्नीं मातृतुल्यां त्यज सद्वचनाद्विधो । कुरु पापक्षयं पापनिवृत्तिस्तु महाफला ।। ३६ ।। सतीनां गुरुपत्नीर्नां ग्रहणे च बलेन च । ब्रह्महत्यासहस्रार्णां पातकं लभते जनः ।। ३७ ।। कुम्भीपाके च पच्यन्ते यावद्वै ब्रह्मणः शतम् । साम्यं नारायणस्थाने तृणपर्वतयोः सुर ।। ३८ ।। कस्त्वं वत्स हरेः स्थाने कर्मभोगोऽस्ति ब्रह्मणः । नारायणाश्रीताः सर्वे जीविनस्त्रिविधा भवे ।। ३९ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo भगवन्नन्दसंo ताराहरणेऽशीतितमोऽध्यायः ।। ८० ।।
athāśotitamo'dhyāyaḥ śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca purā tārā guroḥ patnī navayauvanasaṃyutā | ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣāḍhyā varasūkṣmāmbarā satī || 1 || suśroṇī sasmitā ramya sundarī sumanoharā | atīva kabarīramyā mālatīmālyabhūṣitā || 2 || mindūrabindunā sākaṃ cārucaṃdanabindubhi| | kastūrībindunā'dhaśca bhālamadhyasthalojjvalā || 3 || ratnendrasāranirmāṇakvaṇanmañjīrarañjitā | suvakralocanā śyāmā sucārukajjalojjvalā || 4 || sucārusāramuktābhadantapaṅktimanoharā | ratnakuṇḍalayugmena cārugaṇḍasthalojjvalā || 5 || kāminīṣvatulā bālā gajendramandagāminī | sukomalā candramukhī kāmādhārā ca kāmukī || 6 || svargamandākinītīre snātā snigdhāmbarā varā | dhyāyantī gurupādaṃ sā svagṛhaṃ gamanonmukhī || 7 || dṛṣṭvā tasyāśca sarvāṅgamanaṅgabāṇapīḍitaḥ | bhādre caturthyāṃ candraśca jahāra cetanāṃ vraja || 8 || jñānaṃ kṣaṇena saṃprāpya rathastho ramiko balī | rathamārohayāmāsa kare dhṛtvā ca tārakam || 9 || kāmonmattaḥ kāminīṃ tāṃ samāśliṣya cucumba ca | śṛṅgāraṃ kartumudyuktaṃ tamuvāca gurupriyā || 10 || tārakovāca tyaja māṃ tyaja māṃ candra sureṣu kulapāṃsana | gurupatnīṃ brāhmaṇīṃ ca pātivratyaparāyaṇām || 11 || gurupatnīsaṃgamane brahmahatyāśataṃ bhavet | gurupatnī viprapatnī yadi sā ca pativratā || 12 || brahmahatyāsahasraṃ ca tasyāḥ saṃgamane labhet | putrastvaṃ tava mātā'haṃ dhairya kuru sureśvāra || 13 || dhiktvāṃ śrutvā suragururbhasmībhūtaṃ kariṣyati | putrādhikaśca śiṣyaśca priyo matsvāmino bhavān || 14 || svadharma rakṣa pāpiṣṭha māmevaṃ mātaraṃ tyaja | dāsyāmi strīvadhaṃ tumyaṃ yadimāṃ saṃgrahīṣyasi || 15 || vilaṅdhya tārāvacanaṃ tāṃ ca saṃbhoktumudyatam | śaśāpa tārā kopena niṣkāmā sā pativratā || 16 || rāhugrasto ghanagrastaḥ pāpadṛśyo bhavānbhava | kalaṅkī yakṣmaṇā grasto bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ || 17 || candraṃ śaptvā tadā tūrṇa kāmadevaṃ śaśāpa sā | tejasvinā kenacittvaṃ bhasmībhūto bhaviṣyasi || 18 || candrastārāṃ gṛhītvā ca kṛtvā'pi ramaṇaṃ vraja | kroḍenidhāya prayayau rudatīṃ tā śucā'nvitām || 19 || nirjane nirjane ramye śaile śaile manohare | saronadanadīnāṃ ca tīre tīre manohare || 20 || madhuvratapikokte ca puṣpodyāne supuṣpite | ramyāyāṃ puṣpaśathyāyāṃ sa reme rāmayā saha || 21 || cadanokṣitasarvāṅgo madhupānarataḥ suraḥ | sukhasaṃbhogasaṃsakto bubudhe na divāniśam || 22 || malaye malayāraṇye malayānilasaṃyute | syandane candanavane paścimodadhisaṃnidhau || 23 || trikūṭe vaṭamūle ca tatra candrasarovare | sucāruśatapatrāṇāṃ patre candanacarcite || 24 || sucārucampakodyāne campakānilapūjite | kṣīrodakāñcanībhūmau krauñcakāñcanaparvate || 25 || ratnaśaile maṇimaye maṇimandirasundare | māṇikyamuktāsāreṇa hīrahāreṇa śobhite || 26 || sucāruvastracitrāḍhye śvetacāmāradarpaṇaiḥ | bhūṣite ratnadīpaiśca devakrīḍe priyasthale || 27 || vāruṇīṃ madirāṃ pītvā varuṇānīsamanvitaḥ | baruṇo ramate yatra tatra reme tayā saha || 28 || pāvane pavanodyāne parijātānilena ca | sugandhimohite ratnamālātīre ca nirmale || 29 || ṛkṣaśaile kalpavṛkṣavane vahnipriyāśrame | papau ca kāmadhenūnāṃ kṣīraṃ kṣīrodadhestaṭe || 30 || vahniśuddhāṃśukayugaṃ vahnistasmai dadau mudā | varuṇo ratnamālāṃ ca natnacchatraṃ samīraṇaḥ || 31 || tatra dṛṣṭvā'suraguraṃ baligehātsamāgatam | praṇamya sarvamuktvā ca candrastaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau || 32 || śukrastaṃ bodhayāmāsa vacanaṃ nītiyuktitaḥ | nirapekṣo suniśreṣṭho vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ || 33 || śukra uvāca śṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyāmi gurave dehi tārakām | śaṃbhośca suruputrāya pautrāya brahmaṇaśca vai || 34 || pūjitāya surārṇā ca deyā tasmai niśāpate | priyāya tatpriryāṃ dattavā śīghraṃ tvaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja || 35 || gurupatnīṃ mātṛtulyāṃ tyaja sadvacanādvidho | kuru pāpakṣayaṃ pāpanivṛttistu mahāphalā || 36 || satīnāṃ gurupatnīrnāṃ grahaṇe ca balena ca | brahmahatyāsahasrārṇāṃ pātakaṃ labhate janaḥ || 37 || kumbhīpāke ca pacyante yāvadvai brahmaṇaḥ śatam | sāmyaṃ nārāyaṇasthāne tṛṇaparvatayoḥ sura || 38 || kastvaṃ vatsa hareḥ sthāne karmabhogo'sti brahmaṇaḥ | nārāyaṇāśrītāḥ sarve jīvinastrividhā bhave || 39 || iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradanāo bhagavannandasaṃo tārāharaṇe'śītitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 80 ||
English translation
The Reason for not viewing the moon on the fourth day of the bright fortnight of wcq- Tsneit Tftra?)- g^i Sri Krsna said- In earlier times, Tara, the wife of teacher Brhaspati was quite youthful, adorned with gem-studded ornaments, clad in extremely fine garments, was quite chaste, having a developed pelvic region, wearing a serene smile on her face, quite charming, beautiful and good looking, her hair was adorned with the garland of jasmine flowers, she had a developed forehead with sandal-paste and a spot of vermilion and kasturl. She wore anklets which were made of the best of gems, she had beautiful side-glances and collyrium was applied over her eyes, she had beautiful teeth like jewels. She had a pair of ear ornaments which adorned her temples. Thus the beautiful damsel walked like an elephant, quite slowly, having tender limbs, a moon like face and was quite passionate. She after taking a bath
in the river Mandakim was adorned with wet garment. With her mind devoted to the feet of her husband, as soon as she was about to leave for her home, the moon was infatuated with passion at the sight of her beautiful figure and fainted. O lord of Vraja, this moon fainted on the fourth day of the bright fortnight and he retained consciousness. Mounted on the chariot he forcibly carried Tara holding her with her hand and mounted her on the chariot. Getting passionate, he carried her on the chariot and embraced her. Then the moon was foimd getting ready for a union with her, Tara spoke to him.
Tara said- O moon you leave me, O blemish for the gods, leave me alone. I happen to be the j wife of your teacher and also the daughter of a Brahmana, I have always been chaste and virtuous. One has to earn the sin of hundred by cohabiting with the wife of a teacher. If the wife of a teacher happens to be the daughter of a Brahmana and a chaste one, cohabiting with her earns the sins of a thousand Pi Ht if wir§g?Rni;i Therefore, lord of gods, you be patient, look I happen to be your mother and you happen to be my son. In case you indulge in such a type of deplorable action, you will earn disgrace and on hearing this Brhaspati, the teacher of the gods would reduce you to ashes. You happen to be the pupil of my husband and are dear to him like his own son. Therefore, sinful one, don't indulge in this. You leave the mother like me free and protect the dharma and in case you would touch me again I shall shower on you the sin of the
killing of a woman. The moon a on the other hand, did not listen to the words of TSra and got ready to cohabit with her. At this Tara who was free from passion and was quite chaste, became enraged and pronounced a curse on him, "You would be eclipsed by R§hu, covered with the clouds and would be quite sinful to look at. You would be filled with blemish and suffer from the disease of consumption. There is no doubt about Thus pronouncing a curse on the moon she also pronounced a curse on the god of love, "You would be reduced to ashes by an illustrious person. O lord of Vraja, thereafter the moon caught hold of Tara and enjoyed her company who was crying and sobbing. He took her in his lap and moved from that place.
HfTRIrl; g[T;l Thereafter he took her to secluded places, the charming and beautiful mountains pools, rivers and rivulets, the beautiAil valleys, the flower orchards which were surrounded by the black wasps and the cuckoos issuing sweet notes. He also took her to the flower orchards and enjoyed her company on a bed of flowers. Thus the moon having his body plastered with the sandal-paste, consuming beverages and was so immensely absorbed in the company of Tara that he lost track of day and night.".
He moved on the chariot to the Malaya mountain and Malaya forest with the fragrant breeze blowing in the forest of sandal-wood, the shores of the western ocean peaks of the Trikhta mountain, under the shed of the banyan tree, in the pool, over the lotus leaves plastered with sandal-paste, in the charming orchard, of the campaka flowers, on the land of sea-shore of the ocean of milk, over the Kraunca mountain, mountain of gold, mountain of gems, mountain of rubies, sapphire and diamond which looked quite beautifiil. They were decorated with different types of costumes, white fly-whisks, the mirrors, lamps of gems. They visited places of love sports, loving places and consumed the intoxicated beverages at the places were Varuna cohabits with Varunanl. The same places were used by the moon to enjoy the company of TSra.
Thereafter they went to the sacred orchard on the bank of the river Ratnamala, the ^sa mountain, the forest of kalpavrksa and the abode of Svaha, the beloved of Agni. The moon enjoyed the company of Tara. Then they reached the shore of the ocean of milk and consumed the milk of He presented her with a pair of garments sanctified by fire. Varuna gave the garland of gems and the wind god presented a gem-studded In the meantime, he spotted the sage SukracSrya who had returned from the abode of Bali. The moon bowed before him and narrated to him the entire story, taking refuge with him.
SukrScarya, the best of the sages who was well- versed in the Vedas and post-Vedic literature, tried to convince him with appropriate words.
said- O son listen to me, whatever I tell you, you hand over TSrS to Brhaspati, who is the pupil of ^iva, since you are the son of his teacher and the great grandson of Brahma. You hand over the beloved of your teacher, who is adored by the gods and at once take reftise with him.
O virtuous one, at my command you release the wife of your teacher because she happens to be like your mother and perform repentance for your sin, because it is quite virtuous to get relieved of the ill effects of the sin. By forcibly cohabiting with the chaste wife of the teacher was to earn the sins of a thousand Brahmahatyas, He also falls in the kumbhlpdka hell and has to live there up to the life of a hundred Brahma's.
The lord Narayana treats equally all from a blade
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 122409 (2017-09-17T14:16:53Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1406–n1410: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1406/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.