Prakṛti-khaṇḍa · Chapter 3
Sourceश्रीनारायण उवाच ।। अथाण्डं तज्जलेऽतिष्ठद्यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो वयः ।। ततः स्वकाले सहसा द्विधारूपो बभूव सः ।।१।। तन्मध्ये शिशुरेकश्च शतकोटिरविप्रभः।। क्षणं रोरूयमाणश्च स शिशुः पीडितः क्षुधा।।२।। पितृमातृपरित्यक्तो जलमध्ये निराश्रयः ।। नैकब्रह्माण्डनाथो यो ददर्शोर्ध्वमनाथवत् ।। ३ ।। स्थूलात्स्थूलतमः सोऽपि नाम्ना देवो महाविराट् ।। परमाणुर्यथा सूक्ष्मात्परः स्थूलात्तथाऽप्यसौ ।। ४ ।। तेजसां षोडशांशोऽयं कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः ।। आधारोऽसंख्यविश्वानां महाविष्णुस्सुरेश्वरः ।। ५ ।। प्रत्येकं रोमकूपेषु विश्वानि निखिलानि च ।। अद्यापि तेषां संख्यां च कृष्णो वक्तुं न हि क्षमः ।। ६ ।। यथाऽस्ति संख्या रजसां विश्वानां न कदाचन ।। ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादीनां तथा संख्या न विद्यते ।। ७ ।। प्रतिविश्वेषु सन्त्येवं ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः ।। पातालाद्ब्रह्मलोकान्तं ब्रह्माण्डं परिकीर्त्तितम् ।। ८ ।। तत ऊर्ध्वे च वैकुण्ठो ब्रह्माण्डाद्बहिरेव सः ।। स च सत्यस्वरूपश्च शश्वन्नारायणो यथा ।। ९ ।। तदूर्ध्वे गोलकश्चैव पञ्चाशत्कोटियोजनात् ।। नित्यः सत्यस्वरूपश्च यथा कृष्णस्तथाप्ययम् ।। 2.3.१० ।। सप्तद्वीपमिता पृथ्वी सप्तसागरसंयुता ।। एकोनपञ्चाशदुपद्वीपाऽसंख्यवनान्विता ।। ११ ।। ऊर्ध्वं सप्त सुवर्लोका ब्रह्मलोकसमन्विताः ।। पातालानि च सप्ताधश्चैवं ब्रह्माण्डमेव च ।। १२ ।। ऊर्ध्वं धराया भूर्लोको भुवर्लोकस्ततः परः ।। स्वर्लोकस्तु ततः पश्चान्महर्लोकस्ततो जनः ।। १३ ।। ततः परस्तपोलोकः सत्यलोकस्ततः परः ।। ततः परो ब्रह्मलोकस्तप्तकाञ्चननिर्मितः ।। ।।१४ ।। एवं सर्वं कृत्रिमं तद्बाह्याभ्यन्तर एव च ।। तद्विनाशे विनाशश्च सर्वेषामेव नारद ।। १५ ।। जलबुदुदवत्सर्वं विश्वसंघमनित्यकम् ।। नित्यौ गोलोकवैकुण्ठौ सत्यौ शश्वदकृत्रिमौ ।। १६ ।। लोमकूपे च विध्यण्डं प्रत्येकं तस्य निश्चितम् ।। एषां संख्यां न जानाति कृष्णोऽन्यस्यापि का कथा ।। १७ ।। प्रत्येकं प्रतिविध्यण्डे ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः ।। तिस्रः कोट्यः सुराणां च संख्या सर्वत्र पुत्रक ।। १८ ।। दिगीशाश्चैव दिक्पाला नक्षत्राणि ग्रहादयः ।। भुवि वर्णाश्च चत्वारोऽधो नागाश्च चराचराः ।। १९ ।। अथ कालेन स विराडूर्ध्वं दृष्ट्वा पुनः पुनः ।। डिम्भान्तरं च शून्यं च न द्वितीयं कथंचन ।। 2.3.२० ।। चिन्तामवाप क्षुद्युक्तो रुरोद च पुनः पुनः ।। ज्ञानं प्राप्य तदा दध्यौ कृष्णं परमपूरुषम् ।। २१ ।। ततो ददर्श तत्रैव ब्रह्म ज्योतिः सनातनम् ।। नवीननीरदश्यामं द्विभुजं पीतवाससम् ।। २२ ।। सस्मितं मुरलीहस्तं भक्तानुग्रहकारकम् ।। जहास बालकस्तुष्टो दृष्ट्वा जनकमीश्वरम् ।। २३ ।। वरं तस्मै ददौ तुष्टो वरेशः समयोचितम्।। मत्समो ज्ञानयुक्तश्व क्षुत्पिपासाविवर्जितः ।। २४ ।। ब्रह्माण्डासंख्यनिलयो भव वत्स लयावधि ।। निष्कामो निर्भयश्चैव सर्वेषां वरदो वरः ।। रोगमृत्युजराशोकपीडादिपरिवर्जितः ।। २५ ।। इत्युक्त्वा तद्दक्षकर्णे महामन्त्रं षडक्षरम् ।। त्रिः कृत्वा प्रजजापादौ वेदाङ्गमवरं परम् ।। २६ ।। प्रणवादिचतुर्थ्यन्तं कृष्ण इत्यक्षरद्वयम् ।। वह्निज्वालान्तमिष्टं च सर्वविघ्नहरं परम् ।। २७ ।। मन्त्रं दत्त्वा तदाहारं कल्पयामास वै प्रभुः।। श्रूयतां तद्ब्रह्मपुत्र निबोध कथयामि ते ।। २८ ।। प्रतिविश्वेषु नैवेद्यं दद्याद्वै वैष्णवो जनः ।। षोडशांशं विषयिणो विष्णोः पञ्चदशास्य वै ।। २९ ।। निर्गुणस्यात्मनश्चैव परिपूर्णतमस्य च ।। नैवेद्येन च कृष्णस्य नहि किञ्चित्प्रयोजनम् ।। 2.3.३० ।। यद्ददाति व नैवेद्यं यस्मै देवाय यो जनः ।। स च खादति तत्सर्वं लक्ष्मीदृष्ट्या पुनर्भवेत् ।। ३१ ।। तं च मन्त्रं वरं दत्त्वा तमुवाच पुनर्विभुः ।। अन्यो वरः क इष्टस्ते तं मे ब्रूहि ददामि ते ।। ३२ ।। कृष्णस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा तमुवाच महाविराट् ।। अदन्तो बालकस्तत्र वचनं समयोचितम् ।। ३३ ।। महाविराडुवाच ।। वरं मे त्वत्पदाम्भोजे भक्तिर्भवतु निश्चला ।। सन्ततं यावदायुर्मे क्षणं वा सुचिरं च वा ।। ३४ ।। त्वद्भक्तियुक्तो यो लोके जीवन्मुक्तः स सन्ततम् ।। त्वद्भक्तिहीनो मूर्खश्च जीवन्नपि मृतो हि सः ।। ३५ ।। किं तज्जपेन तपसा यज्ञेन यजनेन च ।। व्रतेनैवोपवासेन पुण्यतीर्थनिषेवया ।। ३६ ।। कृष्णभक्तिविहीनस्य पुंसः स्याज्जीवनं वृथा ।। येनात्मना जीवितश्च तमेव नहि मन्यते ।। ३७ ।। यावदात्मा शरीरेऽस्ति तावत्स्याच्छक्तिसंयुतः ।। पश्चाद्यान्ति गते तस्मिन्न स्वतन्त्राश्च शक्तयः ।।३८।। स च त्वं च महाभाग सर्वात्मा प्रकृतेः परः ।। स्वेच्छामयश्च सर्वाद्यो ब्रह्म ज्योतिः सनातनः ।। ३९ ।। इत्युक्त्वा बालकस्तत्र विरराम च नारद ।। उवाच कृष्णः प्रत्युक्तिं मधुरां श्रुतिसुन्दरीम् ।। 2.3.४० ।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। सुचिरं सुस्थिरं तिष्ठ यथाऽहं त्वं तथा भव ।। असंख्यब्रह्मणां पाते पातस्ते न भविष्यति ।। ४१ ।। अंशेन प्रतिविध्यण्डे त्वं च पुत्र विराड् भव ।। त्वन्नाभिपद्मे ब्रह्मा च विश्वस्रष्टा भविष्यति ।। ४२ ।। ललाटे ब्रह्मणश्चैव रुद्राश्चैकादशैव तु ।। शिवांशेन भविष्यन्ति सृष्टिसंचरणाय वै ।। ४३ ।। कालाग्निरुद्रस्तेष्वेको विश्वसंहारकारकः ।। पाता विष्णुश्च विषयी क्षुद्रांशेन भविष्यति।। ।। ४४ ।। मद्भक्तियुक्तः सततं भविष्यसि वरेण मे ।। ध्यानेन कमनीयं मां नित्यं द्रक्ष्यसि निश्चितम् ।। ४५ ।। मातरं कमनीयां च मम वक्षःस्थलस्थिताम् ।। यामि लोकं तिष्ठ वत्सेत्युक्त्वा सोऽन्तरधीयत ।। ४६ ।। गत्वा च नाकं ब्रह्माणं शङ्करं स उवाच ह ।। स्रष्टारं स्रष्टुमीशं च संहर्तारं च तत्क्षणम्।।४७।। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ।। सृष्टिं स्रष्टुं गच्छ वत्स नाभिपद्मोद्भवो भव।। महाविराड् लोमकूपे क्षुद्रस्य च विधेः शृणु ।। ४८ ।। गच्छ वत्स महादेव ब्रह्मभालोद्भवो भव ।। अंशेन च महाभाग स्वयं च सुचिरं तपः ।। ४९ ।। इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथो विरराम विधेः सुतः ।। जगाम नत्वा तं ब्रह्मा शिवश्च शिवदायकः ।। 2.3.५० ।। महाविराड् लोमकूपे ब्रह्माण्डे गोलके जले ।। स बभूव विराट्क्षुद्रो विराडंशेन साम्प्रतम् ।। ५१ ।। श्यामो युवा पीतवासाः शयानो जलतल्पके।। ईषद्धासः प्रसन्नास्यो विश्वरूपी जनार्दनः ।। ५२ ।। तन्नाभिकमले ब्रह्मा बभूव कमलोद्भवः ।। संभूय पद्मदण्डं च बभ्राम युगलक्षकम् ।। ५३ ।। नान्तं जगाम दण्डस्य पद्मनाभस्य पद्मजः ।। नाभिजस्य च पद्मस्य चिन्तामाप पितामहः ।। ५४ ।। स्वस्थानं पुनरागत्य दध्यौ कृष्णपदाम्बुजम् ।। ततो ददर्श क्षुद्रं तं ध्यात्वा तद्दिव्यचक्षुषा ।। ५५ ।। शयानं जलतल्पे च ब्रह्माण्डपिण्डमावृते ।। यल्लोमकूपे ब्रह्माण्डं तं च तत्परमीश्वरम् ।। ५६ ।। श्रीकृष्णं चापि गोलोकं गोपगोपीसमन्वितम् ।। तं संस्तूय वरं प्राप ततः सृष्टिं चकार सः ।। ५७ ।। बभूवुर्ब्रह्मणः पुत्रा मानसाः सनकादयः ।। ततो रुद्राः कपालाच्च शिवस्यैकादश स्मृताः ।। ५८ ।। बभूव पाता विष्णुश्च वामे क्षुद्रस्य पार्श्वतः ।। चतुर्भुजश्च भगवाञ्श्वेतद्वीपनिवासकृत् ।। ५९ ।। क्षुद्रस्य नाभिपद्मे च ब्रह्मा विश्वं ससर्ज सः ।। स्वर्गं मर्त्यं च पातालं त्रिलोकं सचराचरम् ।। 2.3.६० ।। एवं सर्वं लोमकूपे विश्वं प्रत्येकमेव च ।। प्रतिविश्वं क्षुद्रविराड् ब्रह्म विष्णुशिवादयः ।। ६१ ।। इत्येवं कथितं वत्स कृष्णसङ्कीर्त्तनं शुभम् ।। सुखदं मोक्षदं सारं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। ६२ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे विश्वब्रह्माण्डवर्णनं नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः।।३।।
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca || athāṇḍaṃ tajjale'tiṣṭhadyāvadvai brahmaṇo vayaḥ || tataḥ svakāle sahasā dvidhārūpo babhūva saḥ ||1|| tanmadhye śiśurekaśca śatakoṭiraviprabhaḥ|| kṣaṇaṃ rorūyamāṇaśca sa śiśuḥ pīḍitaḥ kṣudhā||2|| pitṛmātṛparityakto jalamadhye nirāśrayaḥ || naikabrahmāṇḍanātho yo dadarśordhvamanāthavat || 3 || sthūlātsthūlatamaḥ so'pi nāmnā devo mahāvirāṭ || paramāṇuryathā sūkṣmātparaḥ sthūlāttathā'pyasau || 4 || tejasāṃ ṣoḍaśāṃśo'yaṃ kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ || ādhāro'saṃkhyaviśvānāṃ mahāviṣṇussureśvaraḥ || 5 || pratyekaṃ romakūpeṣu viśvāni nikhilāni ca || adyāpi teṣāṃ saṃkhyāṃ ca kṛṣṇo vaktuṃ na hi kṣamaḥ || 6 || yathā'sti saṃkhyā rajasāṃ viśvānāṃ na kadācana || brahmaviṣṇuśivādīnāṃ tathā saṃkhyā na vidyate || 7 || prativiśveṣu santyevaṃ brahmaviṣṇuśivādayaḥ || pātālādbrahmalokāntaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ parikīrttitam || 8 || tata ūrdhve ca vaikuṇṭho brahmāṇḍādbahireva saḥ || sa ca satyasvarūpaśca śaśvannārāyaṇo yathā || 9 || tadūrdhve golakaścaiva pañcāśatkoṭiyojanāt || nityaḥ satyasvarūpaśca yathā kṛṣṇastathāpyayam || 2.3.10 || saptadvīpamitā pṛthvī saptasāgarasaṃyutā || ekonapañcāśadupadvīpā'saṃkhyavanānvitā || 11 || ūrdhvaṃ sapta suvarlokā brahmalokasamanvitāḥ || pātālāni ca saptādhaścaivaṃ brahmāṇḍameva ca || 12 || ūrdhvaṃ dharāyā bhūrloko bhuvarlokastataḥ paraḥ || svarlokastu tataḥ paścānmaharlokastato janaḥ || 13 || tataḥ parastapolokaḥ satyalokastataḥ paraḥ || tataḥ paro brahmalokastaptakāñcananirmitaḥ || ||14 || evaṃ sarvaṃ kṛtrimaṃ tadbāhyābhyantara eva ca || tadvināśe vināśaśca sarveṣāmeva nārada || 15 || jalabududavatsarvaṃ viśvasaṃghamanityakam || nityau golokavaikuṇṭhau satyau śaśvadakṛtrimau || 16 || lomakūpe ca vidhyaṇḍaṃ pratyekaṃ tasya niścitam || eṣāṃ saṃkhyāṃ na jānāti kṛṣṇo'nyasyāpi kā kathā || 17 || pratyekaṃ pratividhyaṇḍe brahmaviṣṇuśivādayaḥ || tisraḥ koṭyaḥ surāṇāṃ ca saṃkhyā sarvatra putraka || 18 || digīśāścaiva dikpālā nakṣatrāṇi grahādayaḥ || bhuvi varṇāśca catvāro'dho nāgāśca carācarāḥ || 19 || atha kālena sa virāḍūrdhvaṃ dṛṣṭvā punaḥ punaḥ || ḍimbhāntaraṃ ca śūnyaṃ ca na dvitīyaṃ kathaṃcana || 2.3.20 || cintāmavāpa kṣudyukto ruroda ca punaḥ punaḥ || jñānaṃ prāpya tadā dadhyau kṛṣṇaṃ paramapūruṣam || 21 || tato dadarśa tatraiva brahma jyotiḥ sanātanam || navīnanīradaśyāmaṃ dvibhujaṃ pītavāsasam || 22 || sasmitaṃ muralīhastaṃ bhaktānugrahakārakam || jahāsa bālakastuṣṭo dṛṣṭvā janakamīśvaram || 23 || varaṃ tasmai dadau tuṣṭo vareśaḥ samayocitam|| matsamo jñānayuktaśva kṣutpipāsāvivarjitaḥ || 24 || brahmāṇḍāsaṃkhyanilayo bhava vatsa layāvadhi || niṣkāmo nirbhayaścaiva sarveṣāṃ varado varaḥ || rogamṛtyujarāśokapīḍādiparivarjitaḥ || 25 || ityuktvā taddakṣakarṇe mahāmantraṃ ṣaḍakṣaram || triḥ kṛtvā prajajāpādau vedāṅgamavaraṃ param || 26 || praṇavādicaturthyantaṃ kṛṣṇa ityakṣaradvayam || vahnijvālāntamiṣṭaṃ ca sarvavighnaharaṃ param || 27 || mantraṃ dattvā tadāhāraṃ kalpayāmāsa vai prabhuḥ|| śrūyatāṃ tadbrahmaputra nibodha kathayāmi te || 28 || prativiśveṣu naivedyaṃ dadyādvai vaiṣṇavo janaḥ || ṣoḍaśāṃśaṃ viṣayiṇo viṣṇoḥ pañcadaśāsya vai || 29 || nirguṇasyātmanaścaiva paripūrṇatamasya ca || naivedyena ca kṛṣṇasya nahi kiñcitprayojanam || 2.3.30 || yaddadāti va naivedyaṃ yasmai devāya yo janaḥ || sa ca khādati tatsarvaṃ lakṣmīdṛṣṭyā punarbhavet || 31 || taṃ ca mantraṃ varaṃ dattvā tamuvāca punarvibhuḥ || anyo varaḥ ka iṣṭaste taṃ me brūhi dadāmi te || 32 || kṛṣṇasya vacanaṃ śrutvā tamuvāca mahāvirāṭ || adanto bālakastatra vacanaṃ samayocitam || 33 || mahāvirāḍuvāca || varaṃ me tvatpadāmbhoje bhaktirbhavatu niścalā || santataṃ yāvadāyurme kṣaṇaṃ vā suciraṃ ca vā || 34 || tvadbhaktiyukto yo loke jīvanmuktaḥ sa santatam || tvadbhaktihīno mūrkhaśca jīvannapi mṛto hi saḥ || 35 || kiṃ tajjapena tapasā yajñena yajanena ca || vratenaivopavāsena puṇyatīrthaniṣevayā || 36 || kṛṣṇabhaktivihīnasya puṃsaḥ syājjīvanaṃ vṛthā || yenātmanā jīvitaśca tameva nahi manyate || 37 || yāvadātmā śarīre'sti tāvatsyācchaktisaṃyutaḥ || paścādyānti gate tasminna svatantrāśca śaktayaḥ ||38|| sa ca tvaṃ ca mahābhāga sarvātmā prakṛteḥ paraḥ || svecchāmayaśca sarvādyo brahma jyotiḥ sanātanaḥ || 39 || ityuktvā bālakastatra virarāma ca nārada || uvāca kṛṣṇaḥ pratyuktiṃ madhurāṃ śrutisundarīm || 2.3.40 || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || suciraṃ susthiraṃ tiṣṭha yathā'haṃ tvaṃ tathā bhava || asaṃkhyabrahmaṇāṃ pāte pātaste na bhaviṣyati || 41 || aṃśena pratividhyaṇḍe tvaṃ ca putra virāḍ bhava || tvannābhipadme brahmā ca viśvasraṣṭā bhaviṣyati || 42 || lalāṭe brahmaṇaścaiva rudrāścaikādaśaiva tu || śivāṃśena bhaviṣyanti sṛṣṭisaṃcaraṇāya vai || 43 || kālāgnirudrasteṣveko viśvasaṃhārakārakaḥ || pātā viṣṇuśca viṣayī kṣudrāṃśena bhaviṣyati|| || 44 || madbhaktiyuktaḥ satataṃ bhaviṣyasi vareṇa me || dhyānena kamanīyaṃ māṃ nityaṃ drakṣyasi niścitam || 45 || mātaraṃ kamanīyāṃ ca mama vakṣaḥsthalasthitām || yāmi lokaṃ tiṣṭha vatsetyuktvā so'ntaradhīyata || 46 || gatvā ca nākaṃ brahmāṇaṃ śaṅkaraṃ sa uvāca ha || sraṣṭāraṃ sraṣṭumīśaṃ ca saṃhartāraṃ ca tatkṣaṇam||47|| śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || sṛṣṭiṃ sraṣṭuṃ gaccha vatsa nābhipadmodbhavo bhava|| mahāvirāḍ lomakūpe kṣudrasya ca vidheḥ śṛṇu || 48 || gaccha vatsa mahādeva brahmabhālodbhavo bhava || aṃśena ca mahābhāga svayaṃ ca suciraṃ tapaḥ || 49 || ityuktvā jagatāṃ nātho virarāma vidheḥ sutaḥ || jagāma natvā taṃ brahmā śivaśca śivadāyakaḥ || 2.3.50 || mahāvirāḍ lomakūpe brahmāṇḍe golake jale || sa babhūva virāṭkṣudro virāḍaṃśena sāmpratam || 51 || śyāmo yuvā pītavāsāḥ śayāno jalatalpake|| īṣaddhāsaḥ prasannāsyo viśvarūpī janārdanaḥ || 52 || tannābhikamale brahmā babhūva kamalodbhavaḥ || saṃbhūya padmadaṇḍaṃ ca babhrāma yugalakṣakam || 53 || nāntaṃ jagāma daṇḍasya padmanābhasya padmajaḥ || nābhijasya ca padmasya cintāmāpa pitāmahaḥ || 54 || svasthānaṃ punarāgatya dadhyau kṛṣṇapadāmbujam || tato dadarśa kṣudraṃ taṃ dhyātvā taddivyacakṣuṣā || 55 || śayānaṃ jalatalpe ca brahmāṇḍapiṇḍamāvṛte || yallomakūpe brahmāṇḍaṃ taṃ ca tatparamīśvaram || 56 || śrīkṛṣṇaṃ cāpi golokaṃ gopagopīsamanvitam || taṃ saṃstūya varaṃ prāpa tataḥ sṛṣṭiṃ cakāra saḥ || 57 || babhūvurbrahmaṇaḥ putrā mānasāḥ sanakādayaḥ || tato rudrāḥ kapālācca śivasyaikādaśa smṛtāḥ || 58 || babhūva pātā viṣṇuśca vāme kṣudrasya pārśvataḥ || caturbhujaśca bhagavāñśvetadvīpanivāsakṛt || 59 || kṣudrasya nābhipadme ca brahmā viśvaṃ sasarja saḥ || svargaṃ martyaṃ ca pātālaṃ trilokaṃ sacarācaram || 2.3.60 || evaṃ sarvaṃ lomakūpe viśvaṃ pratyekameva ca || prativiśvaṃ kṣudravirāḍ brahma viṣṇuśivādayaḥ || 61 || ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vatsa kṛṣṇasaṅkīrttanaṃ śubham || sukhadaṃ mokṣadaṃ sāraṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 62 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛtikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde viśvabrahmāṇḍavarṇanaṃ nāma tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ||3||
English translation
Description of the child of Virat form Lord Narayana said—That egg remained in the water during the complete life of Brahma. At the appropriate time, it broke into two.
In the centre of it an infant was found whose lustre resembled the lustre of crores of suns. That infant had no parents and was disowned *by all and had no support in the ocean, it therefore started crying with hunger. He was the leader of several globes. He looked upward like an orphan.
He was solid like all the solid things. He was, therefore, called as Mahavirat every atom represents the smallest form, similarly he was like that.
He happened to be the sixteenth part of the lustre of lord Krsna. And he happened to be the lord of innumerable universes and was called In all the globes Brahma. Visnu and Siva could be beside other gods. There is a possibility of ones counting the particles of dust but the number of globes, Brahma, Visnu, Siva and other gods residing in his body could never be counted. The extent of Brahmanda (globe) extended from Patala to Brahmaloka.
The Vaikuntha is lodged above it which is beyond the globe. It is truthful, eternal and The Goloka with the dimensions of fifty crores yojanas is lodged above it, which is also eternal and everlasting.
The earth consist of seven islands and an equal number of oceans, forty nine small islands and innumerable number of forests. The Brahmaloka is lodged above it besides the several seven heavens above and seven nethers below. All these combined are called Brahmanda or the Several of the universes were lodged in his hair-pits. Their number cannot be counted even by lord Krsna himself.
Bhuloka is above the earth and Bhiivarloka is above this. Then comes Svarloka, then Maharloka then Janoloka, then Tapoloka and above all is the Brahmaloka having the lustre of They are all artificial. Some of them are within the globe and some of them out of it. O Narada, at the destruction of the globe all these are destroyed because the universe appears like a water bubble and is short lived. Out of these only Goloka and Vaikuntha are eternal and In the hair'pits of the child several of the Brahmandas (globes) are lodged. Their exact number can hardly be counted even by lord Krs na, what to speak of others.
O son, in the globe there live three crores of gods including Brahma, Visnu and Siva.
All the directions are protected by the gods of these directions who are known by the name of Dikpalas. The planets and the constellations are included in it. There are four Vanias on earth.
Down below in the Ndgaloka all the immovable and moveable are lodged.
Thereafter that Virat-infant continued to look above again and again, but the entire circular space was vacant. Nothing was available there.
Thereafter the hungry child, getting worried started crying again and again. In the meantime he gained knowledge and started meditating upon lord Krsna and visualised the eternal flame of Brahman resembling the fresh clouds, having dark complexion and two arms, wearing pltdmbam and a smile on his face. He had a flute in his hand and was always compassionate to his devotees. Finding the lord there, the infant was delighted and in delight he laughed.
Lord Krsna then getting pleased bestowed a boon on him, saying, ''O son you attain knowledge like me, getting free from hunger and thirst and be the shelter of the universe till the time of the dissolution. Getting all the desires fulfilled, you become fearless and grant boons to everyone. You will be free from the disease, the death, old age, grief and pain.” Thus speaking he muttered the six-letter mantra in his ear thrice. These three mantras are important part of the Vedas.
There is a sff in the beginning; the middle there are two letters known as and in the last appears Svaha the wife of god Agni, Therefore this is the form of the mantra 3if this mantra removes all the obstructions.
O Narada, the son of Brahma, lord Sri Krsxia gave this mantra to him and thereafter the made the arrangements for his food which you pleased listen from me.
In the entire universe the Vaisnavas offer Naivedya to lord Visnu. A sixtecntn part of such offering reaches Visnu and the rest cf the fifteen parts are meant for the Virat child. Because this child happens to be the complete lord in himself and is the Virat form of lord Krsna. Lord Krsna, however, if in no way concerned with the tgru tr i To whichever god the naivedya is referred by the people, the same is consumed by the same god, but at the sight of Laksm! the same is Thus giving the best of the mantra to the child, the lord said: “what else is dearer to you?
You tell me; I shall get you the boon.” Because whosoever remains devoted to you, frees himself from the human bondage and the one who is the devoid of your devotion, appears to be dead on earth while still alive. The japam, the penance, performing the yajna, worship, observing fast and resolutions as also residing in the holy places are of no value for him.
The life of the one who is deprived of the devotion of Krsna is of no use, because he happens to be the one, who does not know the soul which keeps him alive.
Till such time the soul remains in the body he gets associated with all the powers till then.
Thereafter as soon as the soul leaves the body, all his strength also disappeared. Because these saktis have no individuality of their own.
O sage, you are the one who is beyond nature and the soul of all, the one who moves according to his own sweet will and possess the eternal divine flames.
Listening to the words of lord Krsna the toothless child Mahavirat spoke to the lord thus.
Mahavirat said-I should always remain devoted to your lotus-like feet. Irrespective of my age whether I have a long life or a short life I should remain devoted towards you.
O Narada thus speaking the child kept quiet.
Thereafter lord Krsna spoke to him the sweet Sri Krsna said—^You continue to remains stable on earth like me for a long time you cannot fall even after the fall of innumerable O son, ill all the Brahmandas (globes) you will always be present in part and the lord Brahma who will be bom out of your navel, would be the creator of the universe. Eleven Rudras shall emerge from the forehead of Brahma and shall destroy the universe.
from his navel. Then pointing towards Rudra he son, Mahadeva you go ^nd having been born out of the forehead of Brahma you perform tapas for a long time.
O Narada, Krsna the lord of the universe, kept quiet after speaking thus. Thereafter both Brahma and Siva bowing in reverence to him, left the place. The water which had assembled in the hair-pits of Maliavirat was turned into a small Virat in the centre of it.
One of the Rudras will be known by the name of Kalagni who will destroy the universe. From the particle of Rudra, Visnu the protector of the universe shall appear with my grace. You will achieve my devotion and you will always see my divine face all the time. This is certain.
O son, you will also have a look at you beautiful mother who resides in my heart. I am moving towards my own abode, but you remain Thus speaking Krsna left with a delightful Reaching the heaven he met Brahma, the creator and Siva, the destroyer of the universe.
Lord Krsna said—O son, you move on for the creation of the universe and appear from the hair- pit of the Mahavirat and the lotus that emerges He had dark complexion youthful body and was clad in yellow gannents and was reclining over the bed of water. His face was delightful and he was known by the name of Janardana.
Brahma appeared out of the lotus emerging from his navel and in order to find out the depth of the lotus stalk, Brahma continued to search for a RifiriTPr ^ II r t ir ir fMR i R ' ^:im'8ii But he was unable to find out the beginning or end of the lotus stalk that emerged out of the navel of Visnu which made Brahma restless.
R RigR gt RTR RR; ifg R-.liq^all He then returned to the same lotus and started meditating seated over the same. Thereafter he could have an audience with the small Virat- purusa by means of his divine knowledge. The great Purusa was sleeping in the wateiy bed inside the ocean. There was the globe in each one of his hair-pit. He then saw the great**Iord Krsna and the Mahavirat-purusa. He also could see the Goloka. Thereafter he offered prayers to lord Krsna and getting boon from him he started the work of creation.
First of all the four mind born sons named Sanaka and others were bom from Brahma.
Thereafter the clever Rudras appeared from his forehead being the Arhsas of Siva from the left side of small Virat, lord Visnu the protector of the universe appeared. He had four arms, he started dwelling in Sveta-Dvlpa.
Having been born out of the small Virats' navel, Brahma created the globe, heaven, the world, the Pdtala andmll the three lokas with the creatures. Thus the globes lodged in all the hair- pits of the Mahavirat and in all the globes a separate small Virat, Visnu, Brahma and Siva were lodged.
O son, thus I have narrated to you the story i about lord Krsna which bestows pleasure, salvation and happens to be the gist of everything. What more do you want to listen”?
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 400062 (2023-12-27T19:41:09Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n180–n185: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n180/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.