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Post by madanmohandas on Oct 8, 2020 3:37:05 GMT -6
Well, having finished the Harivamsha, now continuing with Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Krishna Janma Khanda. Here I will post the odd lines while I proceed.
ratih krisna kathaayaam ca
yasyaasrupulakodgamah
mano mimagnam tatraiva
sa bhaktah kathiti budhaih//
Whoso, with love, of Krishna fondly hears,
Thrilled, with choked voice, and shedding many tears,
And mind deeply absorbed, is said to be,
By the discerning, a true devotee. 1.45
nirjane tirthasamparke
nihsangaa ye mudaanvitaah;
dhyaayante caranaambjoja
sri haris-te ca vaisnavaah//
And whoso to the sacred shrines repairs,
In joy, and solitude, free from all cares,
In trance of meditation e'er enthralled
On Hari's feet, is a Vaisnava called. 1.47
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Post by madanmohandas on Oct 9, 2020 16:51:53 GMT -6
Krishna to Vasudeva and Devaki. This I found amusing in the sense that the Bhagavat tells the same, only here Krishna explains how it was after granting the boon, and thinking about it, he realised that there is no one like him.  putro matsadrsastatra drstvaa maam ca vrto budhah/ mayaa datte varastubhyam matsamo bhavitaa sutah// Because thou soughtst from me the benison To bear one like unto me as thy son, I granted readily that boon to thee, That thou wouldst bear a son like unto me. datttvaa tubhyam varam taata manasaa'locya cintitah/ matsamo naasti bhuvane putro'ham tena hetunaa// Having thy boon granted to have a son, I entered on some consideration, That there can be none like to me on earth, Whence I myself from thee have taken birth. B.V. Krishna Janma Khanda 7.97-98 |
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Post by madanmohandas on Oct 11, 2020 4:53:35 GMT -6
Chapter 13 of Brahma Vaivarta (KJK) begins like this, Narayana Rishi to Narada aparam krsna maahaatmyam srnu kincin-mahaamune/ vighna-vighnam paapaharam mahaapunya-karam param// Again of Krishna's mighty glory hear, As I recount to you, O holy seer; All impediments it eradicates, Sin and iniquity it expiates, It is pious and highly auspicious, Fraught with delight, and meritorious. forgive the padding. If I do net get it into four lines it must go to six. |
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Post by madanmohandas on Oct 12, 2020 5:43:23 GMT -6
After the ceremonies of Krishna's 'annaprasan' first consumption of rice, which is observed with a grand banquet, the beggars on their way home are described in Brahma Vaivarta Purana Ch.
varsaadhiko hi vayasaa
krsnaat-sankarshanah svayam/
tato mudam vardhayantau
vardhitau ca dine dine//
As Sankarshan and Krishna both appear,
Sankarshan is elder more than a year;
They both with joy together grow and play,
Their parent's bliss augmenting every day.
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Post by madanmohandas on Oct 15, 2020 11:26:28 GMT -6
jivanmuktaah samaa santah
krsnapaadaabjamaanasaah/
vaancchanti haridaasyam ca
durlabham na ca nivrtim//
Those who devout contemplation maintain,
On Krishna's lotus feet, tranquil remain;
Who for the rare boon of his service strive,
Are liberated even while alive.
KJK.17.106
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Post by madanmohandas on Oct 17, 2020 4:27:52 GMT -6
Brahma Vaivarta Purana. KJK. 23. 3
mune sarvam suvistaarya
vada samdehabhanjana/
aho kavimukhe kaavyam
nutnam nutnam pade pade//
Narad to Narayana Rishi
All these topics that you expatiate,
Oh Sage, all perplexity dissipate;
Ah me! verses that from poets issue,
At every step are fresh and ever new.
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Post by madanmohandas on Oct 18, 2020 10:52:19 GMT -6
From Brahma Vaivarta Purana KJK. 25. 64-65
traahi maam kamalaakaanta
traahi maam karunaanidhe/
dinabandho'tidinesa
karunaasaagara prabho//
vedavadaangasamsrastur
vidhaatusca svayam vidhi/
mrtyormrtyuh kaalakaala
traahi maam sankatarnave.//
Durvasa to Lord Hari
Oh beloved of Kamala, save me!
Save me! Oh boundless ocean of mercy!
Of the poor and the downtrodden the friend,
Oh sea of grace, your grace to me extend.
Vedas and corollaries you dispense,
You are the providence of providence;
You are the death of death, time's final end,
Save me, and from this sea of woes defend.
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Post by madanmohandas on Oct 21, 2020 4:20:41 GMT -6
From Brahma Vaivarta Purana, KJK. 28. 266-270
Madhavi and Ketaki flowers shed
Sweet odours; Kunda and Malati spread
Delightsome scent; Champak and Yuthi flowers
Lend fragrance to Rasamandala's bowers.
Radhika, apprehending the rare scent,
Some cowherd dames to gather flowers sent.
Some were fine flower garlands to prepare,
Others the Tambul betel nuts to pare;
While others were to the duty consigned,
To pulp the scented Sandal wood to grind.
The wreaths and paste and Tambul were conveyed,
And in the hands of the fair one were laid;
And she with love, and smiles upon her face,
Which restless eyes and crooked glances grace,
Presented to Krishna, her loved Lord,
And with these items worshipped and adored.
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Post by madanmohandas on Oct 23, 2020 14:16:35 GMT -6
Brahma Vaivarta Purana KJK 45
After the marriage of Shiva and Parvati, arriving in Kailash...
Parvati was conducted to the throne,
With vast delight, where radiant gems shone;
Then Shiva with his new beloved spouse,
Showed her around what was erstwhile her house.
'Sati,' he said, 'do you remember well
When from your father's home you came to dwell
In this place? then you were Daksa's offspring;
And now the daughter of the mountain king.
Do you recall events of prior state?
If so, then those occurrences relate.'
Hearing Shankara's speech, so full of grace,
Sati replied with smiles upon her face,
'Lord of my life, I recall why and how,
But better you keep quiet on that now.'
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Post by madanmohandas on Apr 18, 2021 14:44:26 GMT -6
There is a famous phrase, 'sva-karma-phala-bhuk pumaan', and I came across a whole verse in which the above phrase forms the last foot.
ekaaki bhavam-aayaati
yaatyekaaki punah punah/
praani karmaanurodhena
sva-karma-phala-bhuk pumaan//
Uddhava to Radha
Alone a bodied creature comes to be,
Alone departs in perpetuity;
A creature on the path of acts proceeds,
And all men reap the fruits of their own deeds.
Brahma Vaivarta Purana. KJK. 96.6
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