अगम्यामामिनं दुष्टं चतुर्वणं नराधमम् । माता सपत्नीमाता च श्वश्रूश्च भगिनी सुता
One who approaches forbidden women, wicked, the lowest among men of all four castes; one's mother, stepmother, mother-in-law, sister, and daughter.
गुरुपत्नी पुत्रपत्नी सोदरस्य प्रिया सती । मातृष्वसा पितृष्वसा भामिनेयप्रिया तथा
The wife of the teacher, the wife of the son, the beloved of one's brother; maternal aunt, paternal aunt, and the beloved of one's cousin.
मातुलानी नवोढा य पितृव्यस्त्री रजस्वला । पितृमातृप्रसूश्चैव चागम्याष्टादश स्मृताः
Maternal uncle's wife, newly married woman, paternal uncle's wife during menstruation; and one born of one's father or mother—these eighteen are considered forbidden.
कीर्तिताः सामवेदे च परिपाल्याः सतां व्रज । एता दृष्ट्वा च स्पृष्ट्वा च ब्रह्महत्यां लभेन्नरः
These are mentioned in the Sama Veda and must be avoided by the virtuous; seeing or touching them causes a man to incur the sin of killing a Brahmin.
तस्माद्दैवेन ता दृष्ट्वा सूर्यं दृष्ट्वा हरिं स्मरेत् । कामतो यदि पश्यन्ति विनिन्द्यास्ते भवन्ति वै
Therefore, upon seeing them by fate, one should remember Hari after seeing the sun; if seen intentionally, they become blameworthy.
तस्मात्सन्तो न पश्यन्ति शापभीता व्रजेश्वर । राहुग्रस्तं रविं सोभं न पश्यन्ति विपश्चितः
Thus, the wise do not look upon them, fearing a curse, O Lord of Vraja; the learned do not look at the sun when it is eclipsed by Rahu.
जन्माष्टसप्तरिः फाङ्कदशमस्थे दिवाकरे । जन्मर्क्षे निधने चापि चतुर्थेऽपि कलानिधौ
On the eighth, seventh, or tenth day of birth, when the sun is in the birth constellation, at death, or on the fourth day during the lunar phase.
सर्वैरंशैर्न पश्यन्ति कम्पितं चन्द्रभास्करम् । नेष्टचन्द्रो न दृश्यश्य भाद्रे मासि सितासिते
On all these occasions, they do not look at the trembling moon or sun; the moon is not to be seen, whether bright or dark, in the month of Bhadra.
चतुर्थ्यामुदितश्चन्द्रः परित्यक्तो मनीषिमिः । चन्द्रस्तारापहरणं कलङ्गमतिदुष्करम्
On the fourth day, when the moon rises, the wise abandon it; the moon's eclipse and its blemish are considered extremely inauspicious.
तस्मै ददाति हे नन्द कामतो दि पश्यति । अकामतो नरो दृष्ट्वा मन्त्रपूतं जलं पिबेत्
To such a one, O Nanda, if seen intentionally, desire is given; if seen unintentionally, one should drink water purified by mantra.
तदा शुद्धो भवेत्सद्यो निष्कलङ्की महीतले । सिंहः प्रसेनमवधीत्सिंहो जाम्बवता हतः
Then he becomes pure at once, spotless upon the earth; the lion killed Prasena, and the lion was slain by Jāmbavat.
सुकुमारक मा रोदीस्तव ह्येष स्यमन्तकः । इति मन्त्रेण पूतं च जलं साधुः पिबेद्ध्रुवम्
"O gentle one, do not weep; indeed, this is your Syamantaka gem." Thus, with this mantra, water is purified, and the virtuous one should certainly drink it.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डo उत्तo नारदनाo भगवन्नन्दसंo अष्टसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the seventy-eighth chapter, called 'The Dialogue of Nārada and the Blessed Nanda,' in the section on the Birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, in the great Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa.
अथैकोनाशीतितमोऽध्यायः नन्द उवाच राहुग्रस्तः कथं सूर्यश्चन्द्रो वाऽपि जगत्प्रभो । नेष्टश्चन्द्रः कथं भाद्रे चतुर्थ्यां चासिते सिते
Now, the seventy-ninth chapter. Nanda said: O Lord of the world, how is it that the sun or the moon is seized by Rāhu? Why is the moon not favored in Bhādra, on the fourth day, whether waxing or waning?
वेदानां जनकस्त्वं च कं पृच्छामित्वया विना । वेदे पुराणे गोप्यं यन्न जानन्ति विपश्यितः
You are the origin of the Vedas; whom else shall I ask but you? That which is secret in the Vedas and Purāṇas, which even the wise do not know—
श्रीभगवानुवाच अतथ्यं वचनं चेदं निषिद्धं वैदिकैरपि । क्षमस्व नन्द भद्रं ते प्रश्नमन्यं कुरुष्व माम्
The Blessed Lord said: This statement is untrue and is forbidden even by the Vedic authorities. Forgive me, Nanda; may good be yours. Ask me another question.
बिश्वस्तं वचनं तात न प्रकाश्यं मनीषिभिः । विघ्नः प्रकाशे भवति सतां छिद्रं च दैवतः
O dear one, a trustworthy statement should not be revealed by the wise; for, when revealed, obstacles arise for the virtuous, and the gods find a flaw.
नन्द उवाच कथयस्व जगन्नाथ न भक्ते व़ञ्चनं कुरु । अदृश्यौ चापि देवेशौ राहुग्रस्तौ च पुष्यदौ
Nanda said: Tell me, Lord of the universe; do not deceive your devotee. The two gods, though invisible, are seized by Rāhu at Puṣya.
श्रीभगवानुवाच शृणु नन्द प्रवक्षयामि कथामेतां पुरातनीम् । यां श्रुत्वा निष्कलङ्कश्च तीर्थस्नायी भवेन्नरः
The Blessed Lord said: Listen, Nanda, I will tell you this ancient tale; by hearing it, a man becomes spotless, as if he had bathed at a sacred ford.
सर्वपातकिनं दृष्ट्वा यत्पापं लभते नरः । आख्यानश्रवणोनैव भस्मीभूतं भविष्यति
Whatever sin a man incurs by seeing all the sinful, by merely hearing this story, it will be reduced to ashes.
एकदा जमदग्निश्च महाकौतूहलान्वितः । रेणुकासहितस्तुष्टो जगाम नर्मदातटम्
Once, Jamadagni, filled with great curiosity and accompanied by Reṇukā, pleased, went to the bank of the Narmadā.
निर्जने नर्मदातीरे विजहार तया सह । नवोढया च सुन्दर्या नवयौवनयुक्तया
In a secluded spot on the bank of the Narmadā, he sported there with her, his newly-wedded, beautiful wife, endowed with fresh youth.
सुवेषया सुस्मितया रत्नभूषणयुक्तया । नतया स्तनभारेण श्रोणीभारेण मन्दया
Adorned in fine garments, with a lovely smile, adorned with jeweled ornaments, her gait slowed by the weight of her breasts and hips.
सुन्दरीणामतुलया श्वेतचम्पकवर्णया । सुपूर्णचन्द्राननया कटाक्षयुतया तथा
Unmatched among beautiful women, with the complexion of white campaka flowers, her face full as the moon, and graced with sidelong glances.
अतीवसूक्ष्माम्बरया कामबाणार्तया व्रज । पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गसंभोगेनापि मूर्च्छया
Clad in exceedingly fine garments, stricken by the arrows of love, her whole body thrilled with delight, and even fainting from enjoyment.
पुंस्कोकिलयुते रम्ये शब्दिते सुमधुव्रते । सुगन्धिवायुसंयुक्ते पुष्पतल्पान्विते शुभे
In that charming place, filled with the song of male cuckoos, with sweet sounds and delightful fragrance, adorned with a bed of flowers.
चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं वस्त्रमाल्यधरं मुनिम् । महारासरसाढ्यं तमुवाच भास्करः स्वयम्
The sage, his whole body anointed with sandalwood, wearing garments and garlands, filled with the joy of the great rasa, was addressed by Bhāskara himself.
वेदकर्तुः प्रपौत्रस्तवं ब्रह्मणश्च जगत्वतेः । चतुर्वेदविधेयेषु सुनिष्णातः सदा शुचिः
"You are the great-grandson of the creator of the Vedas, and of Brahmā, the Lord of the universe; always pure, thoroughly learned in the four Vedas."
वेदाङ्गकर्ता धर्मज्ञः श्रेष्ठो वेदविदां वरः । महातपस्वी तेजस्वी ब्रह्मचारी च सुव्रती
He is the creator of the Vedic limbs, knowledgeable in dharma, the foremost among those versed in the Vedas, a great ascetic, radiant, a celibate, and steadfast in his vows.
युष्मद्विधोक्तं शास्त्रं च पठित्वाऽन्यश्च पण्डितः । वेदप्रणिहितो धर्मो ह्यधर्मस्तद्विपर्ययः
Having studied the scripture spoken by you and others, he is learned; dharma is established by the Vedas, and its opposite is adharma.