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Chapter 109

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Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 109

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नारायण उवाच एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राज्ञी रुक्मिणीजननी शभा । पतिपुत्रवतीभिश्च साध्वीभिः सहिता मुदा ।। १ ।। आगत्य मङ्गलं कृत्वा तत्र निर्मञ्छनादिकम् । दंपती वेशयामास रत्ननिर्माणमन्दिरम् ।। २ ।। नानाचित्रविचित्राढ्यं हीरहारेण भूषितम् । मुक्तामाणिक्यरत्नेन मुदीप्तं दर्पणेन च ।। ३ ।। ददर्श कृष्णस्तत्रैव दुर्गां दुर्गतिनाशिनीम् । सरस्वतीं च सावित्रीं रतिं च रोहिणीं सतीम् ।। ४ ।। देवपत्नीं राजपत्नीं मुनिपत्नीं पतिव्रताम् । रत्नमिहानस्थां च रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् ।। ५ ।। उत्तस्थुराराद्दृष्ट्वा च श्रीकृष्णं जगतीपतिम् । रत्नसिहासने रम्ये वारयामास तां मुदा ।। ६ ।। स्तुतिं चक्रुश्च देवाश्च मुनिपत्न्यश्च माधवम् । पुटाञ्जलियुतास्तत्र त्रमेण च पृधक्पृथक् ।। ७ ।। भोजयामास राज्ञी च वरेण सह कन्यकाम् । सकर्पूरं सताम्बूलं प्रददौ वासितं जलम् ।। ८ ।। दुर्गा कृष्णाय प्रददौ तत्र मङ्गलपत्रिकाम् । सर्वासामाज्ञया देवी पठेति तमुवाच सा ।। ९ ।। पपाठ पत्रिकां कृष्णो देवीसंसदि सस्मितः । लक्ष्मी सरस्वती दुर्गा सावित्री राधिका सती ।। १० ।। तुलसी पृथिवी गङ्गाऽरुन्धति यमुनाऽदितिः । शतरूपा च सीता च देवहूतिश्च मेनका ।। ११ ।। दैव्यश्चैताश्च दंपत्योः कुर्वन्तु परम् । पपाठ चेति कृष्णश्च शुश्रुवुर्जहसुश्च ताः ।। १२ ।। पार्वत्युवाचरुक्मिणीं रुक्मिणीकान्त त्वां पश्यन्तीं च सस्मिताम् । पश्य प्रौढां रुपवतीं सुन्दरीं नवयौवनाम् ।। १३ ।। शच्युवाच तव योग्या च युवती रत्नभूषणभूषिता । त्वां प्रार्थयन्ती सुचिरमवमन्यान्यमीश्वरम् ।। १४ ।। सावित्र्युवाच यथा वरस्तथा कन्या विधिना योजिता पुरा । विदग्धाया विदग्धेन सर्वत्र संगमः शुभः ।। १५ ।। रत्युवाच ईश्वरेण परीहासं का वा कर्तुं क्षमा भुवि । ध्यानासाध्यो दुराराध्यश्चावमन्यान्यमीश्वरम् ।। १६ ।। गायत्र्युवाच यथा वरस्तथा कन्या चाक्षुब्धे भैष्मके गृहे ।। १७ ।। रोहिण्युवाच सत्यं ब्रूहि जगन्नाथ कामिनीनां च संसदि । कीदृशी राधिका रम्या रुक्मिणी चापि कीदृशी ।। १८ ।। सरस्वत्युवाच राधायां यादृशी प्रीती रुक्मिण्यां नैव तादृशी । सा सङ्गिनी पूर्वकाले सर्वक्रीडासु वर्धिनी ।। १९ ।। प्राणाधिष्ठातुदेवी सा पञ्चप्राणाधिका सती । रुक्मिणी कमला साक्षात्संपदामधिदेवता ।। २० ।। सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा च कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः । बुद्धेरप्यधिदेवी च दुर्गा नारायणी परा ।। २१ ।। देवाधिष्ठातृदेवी त्वं सावित्री वेदमातृका । विद्याधिदेवताऽहं च ततोऽन्याश्च कलाकलाः ।। २२ ।। न ब्रह्मणि शिवे शेषे गणेशे च दिनेश्वरे । न भक्तेषु च पद्मायां न शिवायां च मय्यपि ।। २३ ।। प्रसादो यादृशस्तस्यामन्येषु च न तादृशः । त्रैलोक्ये पृथिवी धन्या सुपुण्यं भारतं यतः ।। २४ ।। तत्र वृन्दावनं धन्यं राधापादाब्जचिह्नितम् । सर्वासामपि देवीनां राधा पुण्यवती सती ।। २५ ।। राधापादाब्जनखरे ददौ स्निग्धमलक्तकम् । अयमेवमिति श्रुत्वा जहसुः सर्वयोषितः ।। २६ ।। ध्यायन्ते दूर्तः सर्वा राधा वक्षःस्थलस्थिता । तस्माद्राधां नमस्कृत्य तुलनां मन्यते किल ।। २७ ।। सरस्वतीवचः श्रुत्वा सावित्री पार्वती सती । अन्याश्च योषितः सर्वाः साध्वित्यूचुश्च संसदि ।। २८ ।। लोपामुद्राऽनसूया चाप्यहल्याऽरुन्धती तथा । सर्वास्ता मुनिपत्न्यश्च रभसं चक्रुरीश्वरम् ।। २९ ।। अथ देवांश्च भूपांश्च मुनीद्रांश्चापि भीष्मकः । पूजयामास विधिना भोजयामास सादरम् ।। ३० ।। खाद्यतां लोका दीयतां दीयतामिति । शब्दो बभूव नगरे वाद्यसंगीतमङ्गलैः ।। ३१ ।। अथ प्रभाते ब्रह्मेशसेषास्त्रिदशास्तथा । यानमारोहणं भूपाश्चक्रिरे च त्वरान्विताः ।। ३२ ।। राजा महोग्रसेनश्च वसुदेवस्त्वरान्वितः । कारयामास यात्रां च श्रीकृष्णं रुक्मिणीं सतीम् ।। ३३ ।। सुभद्रा रुक्मिणीमाता कन्यां कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि । रुरोदोच्चैस्तत्सखीभिर्बान्धवैरित्युवाच सा ।। ३४ ।। सुभद्रोवाच क्व यासि मां परित्यज्य वत्से मातरमीश्वरीम् । कथं जीवामि त्वां त्यक्त्वा कथं त्वं वाऽपि जीवसि ।। ३५ ।। महालक्ष्मीर्मम गृहात्कन्यारूपा च मायया । वसुदेवालयं यासि वासुदेवप्रिया सतीः ।। ३६ ।। इत्युक्त्वा कन्यकां शोकात्सिषेव नेत्रजैर्जलैः । भीष्मकः साश्रुनेत्रश्च कन्यां कृष्णे समर्प्य च ।। ३७ ।। तं च कृत्वा परीहारं रुरोदोच्चैरतीव सः । रुरोद रुक्मिणी देवी श्रीकृष्णश्चापि मायया ।। ३८ ।। रथमारोपयामास वसुदेवः सुतं वधूम् । एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजा जामात्रे यौतुकं ददौ ।। ३९ ।। गचेन्द्राणां सहस्रं च षङ्गुणं च तुरंगमम् । दासीनां च सहस्रं च किंकराणां शतं शतम् ।। ४० ।। रत्नानां च सहस्रं चैवामुल्यरत्नभूषणम् । स्वर्णानां परिशुद्धानां पञ्चलक्षं च सादरम ।। ४१ ।। तोयभोजनपात्राणि कुतानि विश्वकर्मणा । सौवर्णानि च रम्याणि सुरभीः प्रददौ मुदा ।। ४२ ।। दुग्धवतीनां धेनुनां सवत्सानां सहस्रकम् । अमूल्यानि च रम्याणि वह्निशुद्धांशुकानि च ।। ४३ ।। वसुदेवश्चोग्रसेनो देवैश्च मुनीभिः सह । प्रहृष्टवदनः शीघ्रं द्वारकाभिसुखं ययौ ।। ४४ ।। प्रविश्य स्वपुरीं रम्या कारयामास मङ्गलम् । वाद्यं च वादयामास सुन्दरं सुमनोहरम् ।। ४५ ।। देवकी रोहिणी रम्या यशोदा नन्दगेहिनी । अदितिश्च दितिश्चैव तथा च वरकामिनी ।। ४६ ।। श्रीकृष्णं रुक्मिणीं रम्यां विलोक्य च पुनः पुनः । गृहं प्रवेशयामास कारयामास मङ्गलम् ।। ४७ ।। चतुर्विधं भोजयित्वा देवांश्च मुनिपुंगवान् । नृपांश्च बान्धवांश्चैव परीहारं चकार च ।। ४८ ।। भट्टेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽपि ददौ रत्नादिकं मुदा । तांश्चपि भोजयामास परितुष्टांश्च सस्मितान् ।। ४९ ।। एवं भुक्त्वा धनं लब्ध्वा ययुः सर्वे गृहं मुदा । मङ्गलं कारयामास वसुदेवस्य वल्लभा ।। ५० ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारादनाo रुक्मिण्यु- द्वाहो नाम नवाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ।। १०९ ।।

nārāyaṇa uvāca etasminnantare rājñī rukmiṇījananī śabhā | patiputravatībhiśca sādhvībhiḥ sahitā mudā || 1 || āgatya maṅgalaṃ kṛtvā tatra nirmañchanādikam | daṃpatī veśayāmāsa ratnanirmāṇamandiram || 2 || nānācitravicitrāḍhyaṃ hīrahāreṇa bhūṣitam | muktāmāṇikyaratnena mudīptaṃ darpaṇena ca || 3 || dadarśa kṛṣṇastatraiva durgāṃ durgatināśinīm | sarasvatīṃ ca sāvitrīṃ ratiṃ ca rohiṇīṃ satīm || 4 || devapatnīṃ rājapatnīṃ munipatnīṃ pativratām | ratnamihānasthāṃ ca ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || 5 || uttasthurārāddṛṣṭvā ca śrīkṛṣṇaṃ jagatīpatim | ratnasihāsane ramye vārayāmāsa tāṃ mudā || 6 || stutiṃ cakruśca devāśca munipatnyaśca mādhavam | puṭāñjaliyutāstatra trameṇa ca pṛdhakpṛthak || 7 || bhojayāmāsa rājñī ca vareṇa saha kanyakām | sakarpūraṃ satāmbūlaṃ pradadau vāsitaṃ jalam || 8 || durgā kṛṣṇāya pradadau tatra maṅgalapatrikām | sarvāsāmājñayā devī paṭheti tamuvāca sā || 9 || papāṭha patrikāṃ kṛṣṇo devīsaṃsadi sasmitaḥ | lakṣmī sarasvatī durgā sāvitrī rādhikā satī || 10 || tulasī pṛthivī gaṅgā'rundhati yamunā'ditiḥ | śatarūpā ca sītā ca devahūtiśca menakā || 11 || daivyaścaitāśca daṃpatyoḥ kurvantu param | papāṭha ceti kṛṣṇaśca śuśruvurjahasuśca tāḥ || 12 || pārvatyuvācarukmiṇīṃ rukmiṇīkānta tvāṃ paśyantīṃ ca sasmitām | paśya prauḍhāṃ rupavatīṃ sundarīṃ navayauvanām || 13 || śacyuvāca tava yogyā ca yuvatī ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā | tvāṃ prārthayantī suciramavamanyānyamīśvaram || 14 || sāvitryuvāca yathā varastathā kanyā vidhinā yojitā purā | vidagdhāyā vidagdhena sarvatra saṃgamaḥ śubhaḥ || 15 || ratyuvāca īśvareṇa parīhāsaṃ kā vā kartuṃ kṣamā bhuvi | dhyānāsādhyo durārādhyaścāvamanyānyamīśvaram || 16 || gāyatryuvāca yathā varastathā kanyā cākṣubdhe bhaiṣmake gṛhe || 17 || rohiṇyuvāca satyaṃ brūhi jagannātha kāminīnāṃ ca saṃsadi | kīdṛśī rādhikā ramyā rukmiṇī cāpi kīdṛśī || 18 || sarasvatyuvāca rādhāyāṃ yādṛśī prītī rukmiṇyāṃ naiva tādṛśī | sā saṅginī pūrvakāle sarvakrīḍāsu vardhinī || 19 || prāṇādhiṣṭhātudevī sā pañcaprāṇādhikā satī | rukmiṇī kamalā sākṣātsaṃpadāmadhidevatā || 20 || sarvaśaktisvarūpā ca kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ | buddherapyadhidevī ca durgā nārāyaṇī parā || 21 || devādhiṣṭhātṛdevī tvaṃ sāvitrī vedamātṛkā | vidyādhidevatā'haṃ ca tato'nyāśca kalākalāḥ || 22 || na brahmaṇi śive śeṣe gaṇeśe ca dineśvare | na bhakteṣu ca padmāyāṃ na śivāyāṃ ca mayyapi || 23 || prasādo yādṛśastasyāmanyeṣu ca na tādṛśaḥ | trailokye pṛthivī dhanyā supuṇyaṃ bhārataṃ yataḥ || 24 || tatra vṛndāvanaṃ dhanyaṃ rādhāpādābjacihnitam | sarvāsāmapi devīnāṃ rādhā puṇyavatī satī || 25 || rādhāpādābjanakhare dadau snigdhamalaktakam | ayamevamiti śrutvā jahasuḥ sarvayoṣitaḥ || 26 || dhyāyante dūrtaḥ sarvā rādhā vakṣaḥsthalasthitā | tasmādrādhāṃ namaskṛtya tulanāṃ manyate kila || 27 || sarasvatīvacaḥ śrutvā sāvitrī pārvatī satī | anyāśca yoṣitaḥ sarvāḥ sādhvityūcuśca saṃsadi || 28 || lopāmudrā'nasūyā cāpyahalyā'rundhatī tathā | sarvāstā munipatnyaśca rabhasaṃ cakrurīśvaram || 29 || atha devāṃśca bhūpāṃśca munīdrāṃścāpi bhīṣmakaḥ | pūjayāmāsa vidhinā bhojayāmāsa sādaram || 30 || khādyatāṃ lokā dīyatāṃ dīyatāmiti | śabdo babhūva nagare vādyasaṃgītamaṅgalaiḥ || 31 || atha prabhāte brahmeśaseṣāstridaśāstathā | yānamārohaṇaṃ bhūpāścakrire ca tvarānvitāḥ || 32 || rājā mahograsenaśca vasudevastvarānvitaḥ | kārayāmāsa yātrāṃ ca śrīkṛṣṇaṃ rukmiṇīṃ satīm || 33 || subhadrā rukmiṇīmātā kanyāṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi | rurodoccaistatsakhībhirbāndhavairityuvāca sā || 34 || subhadrovāca kva yāsi māṃ parityajya vatse mātaramīśvarīm | kathaṃ jīvāmi tvāṃ tyaktvā kathaṃ tvaṃ vā'pi jīvasi || 35 || mahālakṣmīrmama gṛhātkanyārūpā ca māyayā | vasudevālayaṃ yāsi vāsudevapriyā satīḥ || 36 || ityuktvā kanyakāṃ śokātsiṣeva netrajairjalaiḥ | bhīṣmakaḥ sāśrunetraśca kanyāṃ kṛṣṇe samarpya ca || 37 || taṃ ca kṛtvā parīhāraṃ rurodoccairatīva saḥ | ruroda rukmiṇī devī śrīkṛṣṇaścāpi māyayā || 38 || rathamāropayāmāsa vasudevaḥ sutaṃ vadhūm | etasminnantare rājā jāmātre yautukaṃ dadau || 39 || gacendrāṇāṃ sahasraṃ ca ṣaṅguṇaṃ ca turaṃgamam | dāsīnāṃ ca sahasraṃ ca kiṃkarāṇāṃ śataṃ śatam || 40 || ratnānāṃ ca sahasraṃ caivāmulyaratnabhūṣaṇam | svarṇānāṃ pariśuddhānāṃ pañcalakṣaṃ ca sādarama || 41 || toyabhojanapātrāṇi kutāni viśvakarmaṇā | sauvarṇāni ca ramyāṇi surabhīḥ pradadau mudā || 42 || dugdhavatīnāṃ dhenunāṃ savatsānāṃ sahasrakam | amūlyāni ca ramyāṇi vahniśuddhāṃśukāni ca || 43 || vasudevaścograseno devaiśca munībhiḥ saha | prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ śīghraṃ dvārakābhisukhaṃ yayau || 44 || praviśya svapurīṃ ramyā kārayāmāsa maṅgalam | vādyaṃ ca vādayāmāsa sundaraṃ sumanoharam || 45 || devakī rohiṇī ramyā yaśodā nandagehinī | aditiśca ditiścaiva tathā ca varakāminī || 46 || śrīkṛṣṇaṃ rukmiṇīṃ ramyāṃ vilokya ca punaḥ punaḥ | gṛhaṃ praveśayāmāsa kārayāmāsa maṅgalam || 47 || caturvidhaṃ bhojayitvā devāṃśca munipuṃgavān | nṛpāṃśca bāndhavāṃścaiva parīhāraṃ cakāra ca || 48 || bhaṭṭebhyo brāhmaṇebhyo'pi dadau ratnādikaṃ mudā | tāṃścapi bhojayāmāsa parituṣṭāṃśca sasmitān || 49 || evaṃ bhuktvā dhanaṃ labdhvā yayuḥ sarve gṛhaṃ mudā | maṅgalaṃ kārayāmāsa vasudevasya vallabhā || 50 || iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nārādanāo rukmiṇyu- dvāho nāma navādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 109 ||

English translation

Festivities of the Marriage of Kr$na and NarSyana said- In the meantime the queen mother of RukminI arrived with other chaste woman whose husbands and sons were alive to complete the welfare ceremonies. Both the bride and the groom were made to enter the palace made of gems. The palace was decorated with several types of diamonds, the garland of gems as well as the paintings. The sapphire emeralds and others gems besides the mirrors were found that Durga, the remover of wives of the gods, Indra, the queen and the chaste wives of the sages were seated on the gem-studded lion thrones. All of them were adorned with gem-studded ornaments. At the entry of Sri Kr§na into the palace, all the people stood up in reverence and made him sit on the charming lion throne. All the wives of the sages and the gods praised him individually. The queen served food to both the newlyweds and offered fragrant water and the betels with camphor.

Durga handed over to Krspa the letter of welfare and with the permission of all, she asked him to read it out. In the courtyard of the goddess, Kr§pa smiling read it. It said Lak§ml, Sita, DevahQti and Menaka bestow welfare upon the newly wedded couple. When Krsna read it all the goddesses present there Parvatl said- "0 beloved of RukminI, I look at you with a smiling face you look at the young, beautiful damsel named RukminI".

Indram said- The one who had been desirous of you since long insulting other gods, this Rukminl who is. adorned with all the gem- studded ornaments is quite suitable for you.”.

Savitn said- ”Both the bride and the groom are equal and they were made for each other by the lord earlier. The union of the equals is always Rati said- "Who else is competent enough to cut jokes at the lord disregarding the other Gayatrr said- "In the house of Bhismaka, with so much of hustle and bustle, the bride is equal to the groom".

RohinI said- "O lord of the universe, you speak out the truth in the assembly of the damsels as to how did you like Radhika in comparison to Rukminl".

Sarasvatl said- The love he had for Radha, cannot be had in Rukmipl. In the earlier times, she was always with him in all his sports and increased interested in sports.

She happens to be the goddess of his life, she is dearer to him than all the five prams. Rukminl happens to be an incarnation of LaksmI and the bestower of all the riches, Radha on the other hand happens to represents the entire prowess of lord Krsna besides being the goddess of wisdom.

Durga, NarayanI, Parvati the great goddess of the gods, Savitrl the mother of the Vedas, Sarasvatl the goddess of learning and all other goddesses are only the rays of Radha.

R g ggrgt R f^Tgigt g ggjfgi I ^ u devotees, LaksmI, Parvati and myself do not enjoy the same grace of Krsna was has been enjoyed by Radha. The earth is graceful of all the three lokas on which the land of Bharata is located. Out of the land of Bharata, VmdSvana is graceful, having the impression of the lotus-like feet of the Radha. Radha happens to be the most virtuous and auspicious of all the chaste ladies.

is the one who painted the toes of Radha with paint." On hearing this all these damsels The one who is adored by all the ladies from a distance, the heart of the same lord adores Radha who always remains present there. A comparison should thus be made keeping Radha in view.

On hearing these words of Sarasvatl, Savitrl, Satl, Pdrvatl and all other damsels spoke out in the assembly, "You have spoken out the truth".

Lopamudra, AnusOya, Ahalya, Arundhatl and all the wives of the sages, felicitated lord Krsna.

Thereafter the king Bhismaka properly adored all the kings, the gods and the sages serving them food at the same time.

The sound of welfare music besides, "Eat more and give more", echoed in the sky.

After this, in the early morning Brahma, ^iva, Ananta and the gods besides Vasudeva were mounted on the vehicles.

The king Ugrasena and Vasudeva made Krsna and RukminI to move on the journey, Subhadra the mother of RukminI embraced her daughter and then started ciying in presence of her relatives and female friends.

Subhadra said- O daughter, where are you going leaving alone the queen mother? How can I disown you? And how can you disown me?.

You had been bom as my daughter with the illusion of Mahalak§ml and you are leaving for the house of lord Krsna, becoming his chaste wife, leaving from my house, go to the Thus speaking with her mind filled with grief, the mother soaked her daughters body with her tears. Bhismaka on the other hand with his eyes filled with tears entrusted her daughter to Krspa, begging forgiveness for any short coming, crying aloud at the same time. RukminI also started sobbing while Kr§pa too also followed suit.

j yci # t i ' qciHtRi Vasudeva made the son and the daughter-in- law to moimt the chariot. In the meantime the king gave away the dowry to his son-in-law which included a thousand elephants six time more the horses, a thousand slave girls, a hundred servants, a thousand gems, invaluable gem-studded ornaments, gracefully, beside five lakhs of coins of pure gold, the gold vases made by VisvakarmS for taking food and a large number of cows delightfully. The number of calves of those cows was one thousand. He gave away beautiful costumes which were shining like the fire and were invaluable. Both Vasudeva and

Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 222784 (2020-01-20T00:12:44Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1581–n1583: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1581/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.