यस्माद्भाद्रचतुर्थ्यां तु गुरुपत्नीक्षतिः कृता । तस्मात्तस्मिन्दिने वत्स पापदृश्यो युगे युगे
Because on the auspicious fourth day, harm was done to the guru’s wife, therefore, O child, on that day, sin will be seen in every age.
नाभुक्तं क्षीयते कर्म कल्पकोटिशतैरपि । अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कृतं कर्म शुभाशुभम्
Unexperienced karma does not perish, even in hundreds of millions of aeons; whatever karma is done, good or bad, must certainly be experienced.
देहत्यागेन हे वत्स कर्मभोगो न नश्यति । प्रायश्चित्तान्न संदेहो ङ्यस्तमेव भविष्यति
O dear child, with the abandonment of the body, the experience of karma does not perish; without doubt, through atonement, it will indeed be diminished.
ताराबहरणावत्स कलङ्कश्चन्द्रमण्डले । मृगाकृतिर्विलग्नश्च भविष्यति युगे युगे
O child, because of taking Tārā away, a blemish will remain on the disc of the moon; the form of a deer, attached there, will appear in every age.
शृणु वाक्यमिहाऽऽगच्छ तारके च पतिव्रते । सत्यं ब्रूहि कस्य गर्भंत्यक्त्वा शुद्धाभव प्रिये
Listen to my words and come here, O devoted Tārā; speak the truth—after abandoning whose child did you become pure, dear one?
अकामतो बलात्साध्वी न स्त्री जारेण दुष्यति । कामतो नरकं याति यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
A virtuous woman is not defiled by another man if it happens against her will and by force; but if by her own desire, she goes to hell as long as the moon and sun endure.
उवाच तारा ब्रह्माणं गर्भं चन्द्रस्य सस्मितम् । जहसुर्देवताः सर्वाः शंभुश्च मुनिसंघकाः
Tārā spoke to Brahmā, smiling: 'The child belongs to Candra.' All the gods, Śiva, and the groups of sages laughed.
ददौ तारां च गुरवे लज्जिताय व्रजेश्वर । बृहस्पतिर्ययौ गेहं गृहीत्वा च पतिव्रताम्
Then, O king of Vraja, Tārā was given back to her husband, who was ashamed; Bṛhaspati took his devoted wife and returned home.
तया प्रसूतं पुत्रं च सुन्दरं कनकप्रभम् । गृहीत्वाप्रययौ चन्दौनमस्कृत्य विधिं शिवाम्
Taking the beautiful, golden-hued son born from her, he went to Candra, bowing to the creator and to Śiva.
ययुर्देवाश्च मुनयः शंभुश्च कमलोद्भवः । प्रययौ स्वगृहं शुक्रौ दैत्ययुक्तौ मुदाऽन्वितः
The gods, sages, Śiva, and the lotus-born one departed; Śukra, accompanied by the Daityas, joyfully returned to his own house.
एतत्ते कथितं नन्द ह्याख्यानं पुण्यदं शुभम् । एतच्छ्रु त्वा तु निष्पापो निष्कलङ्की नरो भवेत्
O Nanda, this auspicious and meritorious story has been told to you; by hearing this, a person becomes free of sin and without blemish.
धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं सर्वसंपत्करं परम् । शोकापनोदनं हर्षकरं मर्वत्र मङ्गलम्
It brings blessedness, fame, long life, and all supreme prosperity; it removes sorrow, brings joy, and is auspicious everywhere.
त्यज शोकं सदा नन्द गृहं व्रज व्रजेश्वर । ब्रूहि सर्वं यशोदां च मत्प्रसूं गोपिकागणम्
Always abandon sorrow, O Nanda; go home, O lord of Vraja; tell everything to Yaśodā, my mother, and to the group of cowherd women.
बोधयिष्यसि सर्वां तां स्त्रीजातिं शोकसंयुताम् । सदीयज्ञानदत्तेन हर्षयुक्तः सदा भव
You will enlighten all those women afflicted by sorrow; always remain joyful, endowed with the knowledge I have given.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo ताराहरणं नामैकाशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-first chapter, named 'The Abduction of Tārā,' in the great Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa, in the section on the birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, as spoken by Nārada.
अथ द्व्यशीतितमोऽध्यायः नन्द उवाच श्रुतं सर्वं महाभाग दुःस्वप्नं कथय प्रभो । उवाच तं वै भगवाञ्छ्रूयतामिति तद्वचः
Chapter eighty-two begins. Nanda said: 'All has been heard, O greatly fortunate one; tell me about the evil dream, O Lord.' The Blessed Lord spoke to him: 'Let this be heard.'
श्रीभगवानुवाच स्वप्ने हसति यो हर्षाद्विवाहं यदि पश्यति । नर्तनं गीतमिष्टं च विपत्तिस्तस्य निश्चितम्
The Blessed Lord said: If one laughs with joy in a dream, or sees a marriage, or sees dancing, singing, or something pleasing, misfortune is certain for him.
दन्ता यस्य विबीड्यन्ते विचरन्तं च पश्यति । धनहानिर्भवेत्तस्य पीडा चापि शरीरजा
If someone's teeth are broken in a dream, or he sees himself wandering, loss of wealth and bodily suffering will befall him.
अम्यङ्गितस्तु तैलेन यो गच्छेद्दक्षिणां दिशम् । खरोष्ट्रमहिषारूढो मृत्युस्तस्य न संशयः
If, anointed with oil, one goes southward in a dream, or rides a donkey, camel, or buffalo, there is no doubt that death will come to him.
स्वपने कर्णे जपापुष्पमशोकं करवीरकम् । विपत्तिस्तस्य तैलं च लवणं यदि पश्यति
If in a dream one sees a hibiscus flower, ashoka, or oleander in the ear, or sees oil or salt, misfortune will come to him.
नग्नां कृष्णां छिन्ननासां शूद्रस्य विधवां तथा । कपर्दकं तालफलं दृष्ट्वा शोकमवाप्नुयात्
Seeing a naked woman, a dark-skinned woman, a woman with a severed nose, a widow of a Shudra, a cowrie shell, or a palm fruit brings sorrow.
स्वप्ने रुष्टं ब्राह्मणं च ब्राह्मणीं कोपसंयुताम् । विपत्तिश्च भवेत्तस्य लक्ष्मीर्याति गृहाद्ध्रुवम्
If one sees an angry Brahmin or a Brahmin woman filled with wrath in a dream, misfortune will befall him and Lakshmi will surely depart from his home.
वनपुष्पं रक्तपुष्पं पलाशं च सुपुष्पितम् । कार्पासं शुक्लवस्त्रं च दृष्ट्वा दुःखमवाप्नुयात्
Seeing forest flowers, red flowers, a blossoming palasha tree, cotton, or white cloth brings suffering.
गायन्तीं च हसन्तीं च कृष्णाम्बरधरां स्त्रियम् । दृष्ट्वा कृष्णां च विधवां नरो मृत्युमवाप्नुयात्
If a man sees a woman singing or laughing, dressed in black garments, or sees a dark-skinned widow, he will encounter death.
देवता यत्र नृत्यन्ति गायन्ति च हसन्ति च । आस्फोटयन्ति धावन्ति तस्य देहो मरिष्यति
Wherever deities are seen dancing, singing, laughing, clapping, or running, the body of that person will perish.
वान्तं मूत्रं पुरीषं च वैद्यं रौप्यं सुवर्णकम् । प्रत्यक्षमथवा स्वप्ने जीवितं दशमावधि
If one sees vomit, urine, excrement, a physician, silver, or gold directly or in a dream, his life will end within ten days.
कृष्णाम्बरधरां नारीं कृष्णमाल्यानुलेपनाम् । उपगूहति यः स्वप्ने तस्य मृत्युर्भविष्यति
Whoever embraces in a dream a woman wearing black garments, adorned with black garlands and ointments, will face death.
मृतवत्सं च मुण्डं च मृगस्य च नरस्य च । यः प्राप्तोत्यस्थिमालां च विपत्तिस्तस्य निश्चितम्
Whoever obtains a dead calf, a shaven head, the bones of an animal or a man, or a garland of bones, will certainly meet with misfortune.
रथं खरोष्ट्रसंयुक्तमेकाकी योऽधिरोहयेत् । तत्रस्थोऽपि च जागर्ति मृत्युरेव न संशयः
If someone alone mounts a chariot drawn by donkeys or camels, even if he remains awake there, death is certain, without doubt.
अम्यङ्गिस्तु हविषा क्षीरेण मधुनाऽपि च । तक्रेणापि गुडेनैव पीडा तस्य विनिश्चितम्
If one is smeared with sacrificial offerings, milk, honey, buttermilk, or jaggery, suffering is assured for him.