बलाद्गृह्णाति दुष्टश्चच्छत्रं च यस्य मस्तकात् । पितुर्नाशो भवेत्तस्य गुरोर्वाऽपि नृपस्य वा
If an evil person forcibly takes the umbrella from someone's head, the destruction of his father, teacher, or king will occur.
सुरभिर्यस्य गेहाच्च याति त्रस्ता सवत्मिका । प्रयाति पापिनस्तस्य लक्ष्मीरपि वसुंधरा
If the cow, frightened, leaves the house with her calf, even Lakshmi and the earth will depart from the sinner.
पाशेन कृत्वा बद्वं च यं गृहीत्वा प्रयान्ति च । यमदूताश्च ये म्लेच्छास्तस्य मृत्युर्विनिश्चितम्
If, with a noose, someone is bound and taken away by messengers of Yama or foreigners, death is certain for him.
गणको ब्राह्मणो वाऽपि ब्राह्मणी वा गुरुस्तथा । परिरुष्टः शपति यं विपत्तिस्तस्य निश्चितम्
If a mathematician, Brahmin, Brahmin woman, or teacher curses someone, calamity is certain for him.
विरोधिनश्य काकाश्च कुक्कुटा भल्लुकास्तथा । पतन्त्यागत्य यद्गात्रे तस्य मृत्युर्न संशयः
If crows, roosters, or bears, being hostile, come and fall upon someone's body, there is no doubt of death for him.
महिषा भल्लुका उष्ट्रा सूकरा गर्दभास्तथा । रुष्टा धावन्ति यं स्वप्ने स रोगी निश्चितं भवेत्
If buffaloes, bears, camels, pigs, or donkeys, enraged, chase someone in a dream, he will certainly become diseased.
रक्तचन्दनकाष्ठानि घृताक्तानि जुहोति यः । गायत्र्याश्च महस्रेण तेन शान्तिर्विधीयते
Whoever offers pieces of red sandalwood anointed with ghee, accompanied by the thousand-syllabled Gayatri, by that is peace established.
सहस्रधा चपेद्यो हि भक्त्यैनं मधुसूदनम् । निष्पाणो हि भवेत्सोऽपि दुःस्वप्नः सुस्वप्नो भवेत्
He who, with devotion, praises Madhusudana a thousand times, even if he has seen an evil dream, it becomes auspicious.
अच्युतं केशवं विष्णुं हरिं सत्यं जनार्दनम् । हंसं नारायणं चैव ह्येतन्नामाष्टकं शुभम्
Acyuta, Keshava, Vishnu, Hari, Satya, Janardana, Hamsa, and Narayana—these eight auspicious names,
शुचिः पूर्वमुखः प्राज्ञो दशकृत्वश्च यो जपेत् । निष्पापोऽपि भवेत्सोऽपि दुःस्वप्नः शुभवान्भवेत्
He who, pure and facing east, wise, recites these ten times, even if he has seen an evil dream, it becomes auspicious.
विष्णुं नारायणं कृष्णं माधवं मधुमूदनम् । हरिं नरहरिं रामं गोविन्दं दधिवामनम्
Vishnu, Narayana, Krishna, Madhava, Madhusudana, Hari, Narahari, Rama, Govinda, Dadhivamana—
भक्त्या चेमानि नामानि दश भद्राणियो जपेत् । शतकृत्यो भक्तियुक्तो जप्त्वा नीरोगतां व्रजेत्
Whoever recites these ten auspicious names with devotion, a hundred times with devotion, attains freedom from disease.
लक्षधा हि जपेद्यो हि बन्धनान्मुच्यते ध्रुवम् । जप्त्वा च दशलक्षं च महावन्ध्या प्रसूयते
He who recites a hundred thousand times is certainly freed from bondage; and having recited a million times, even a great barren woman bears a child.
हविष्याशी यतः शुद्धो दरिद्रो धनवान्भवेत् । शतलक्षं च जप्त्वा च जीवन्मुक्तो भवेन्नरः
He who, pure and eating sacrificial food, is poor, becomes wealthy; and having recited a hundred thousand times, a man becomes liberated while living.
ओं नमः शिवं दुर्गां गणपतिं कार्तिकेयं दिनेश्वनम् । धर्मं गङ्गां च तुलसीं राधां लक्ष्मीं सरस्वतीम्
Om, obeisance to Shiva, Durga, Ganapati, Kartikeya, the Lord of the Day, Dharma, Ganga, Tulasi, Radha, Lakshmi, Sarasvati—
नामान्येतानि भद्राणि जले स्नात्वा च यो जपेत् । वाञ्छितं च लभेत्सोऽपि दुःस्वप्नः शुभवान्भवेत्
Whoever, having bathed in water, recites these auspicious names, obtains his desired wish, and even an evil dream becomes auspicious.
ओं ह्रीं क्लीं पूर्वदूर्गतिनाशिन्यै महामायायै स्वाहा । कल्पवृक्षो हि लोकानां सन्त्रः सप्तदशाक्षरः
Om hrim klim, to the great Maya who destroys previous misfortune, svaha; this seventeen-syllabled mantra is indeed the wish-fulfilling tree for the worlds.
शुचिश्च दशधा जप्त्वा दुःस्वप्नः सुखवान्भवेत् । शतलक्षजपेनैव मन्त्रसिद्धिर्भवेन्नृणाम्
Reciting it ten times with purity, an evil dream becomes pleasant; by reciting it a hundred thousand times, the mantra becomes perfected for people.
सिद्धमन्त्रस्तु लभते सर्वसिद्धिं च वाञ्छितम् । ओं नमो मृत्युंजयायेति स्वाहान्तं लक्षधा जपेत्
The perfected mantra bestows all desired accomplishments; 'Om namo Mrityunjaya'—reciting this with 'svaha' a hundred thousand times,
दृष्ट्वा च मरणं स्वप्ने शतायुश्च भवेन्नरः । पूर्वोत्तरमुखो भूत्वा स्वप्नं प्राज्ञे प्रकाशयेत्
Having seen death in a dream, a man becomes long-lived; facing east or north, he should reveal the dream to a wise person.
काश्यपे दुर्गते नीचे देवब्राह्मणनिन्दके । मूर्खे चैवानभिज्ञे च न च स्वप्नं प्रकाशयेत्
But to a wicked, fallen, low person, one who reviles gods or brahmins, a fool, or one unlearned, the dream should not be revealed.
अश्वत्थे गणके विप्रे पितृदेवासनेषु च । आर्ये च वैष्णवे मित्रे दिवा स्वप्नं प्रकाशयेत्
In the presence of a sacred fig tree, an astrologer, a brahmin, on a seat of ancestors or gods, to an honorable person, a Vaishnava, or a friend, the dream should be revealed during the day.
इति ते पुण्यमाख्यातं कथितं पापनाशनम् । धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
Thus, the meritorious account has been told to you, which destroys sin, brings fortune, fame, and long life. What more do you wish to hear?
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo भगवन्नन्दसंo द्व्यशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-second chapter in the glorious Brahmavaivarta Purana, in the section concerning the birth of Sri Krishna, the conversation between Narada and the blessed Nanda.
अथ त्र्यशीतितमोऽध्यायः नन्द उवाच वेदानां कारणं त्वं च ब्रह्मादीनां च पुत्रक । सर्वं कथय भद्रं ते कं पृच्छामि त्वया विना
Nanda said: You are the cause of the Vedas and also of Brahma and the others, my son. Tell me everything, may good be yours; whom else can I ask but you?
विप्राणां यो हि धर्मश्च क्षत्रविद्शूद्रकर्मणाम् । संन्यासिनां च यो धर्मो यतीनां ब्रह्मचारिणाम्
What is the dharma of the Brahmins, and the duties of Kshatriyas and Shudras? What is the dharma for renunciants, ascetics, and celibates?
विप्राणां विधवास्त्रीणां वैष्णवानां सतामपि । पतिव्रतानां स्त्रीणां च तत्सर्व वक्तुमर्हसि
You should also speak about the duties of Brahmins, widows, Vaishnavas, the virtuous, and women devoted to their husbands.
गृहिणां गृहिणीनां च शिष्याणां च विशेषतः । पुत्राणां चापि कन्यानां पितरं मातरं प्रति
And the duties of householders, their wives, disciples especially, and of sons and daughters towards their father and mother.
स्त्रीजातिश्च कतिविधा भक्तः कतिविधः प्रभो । ब्रह्माण्डं च कतिविधं वदनं च किमात्मकम्
How many kinds of women are there, O Lord, and how many kinds of devotees? How many universes are there, and what is the nature of the mouth?
श्रीभगवानुवाच संध्यापूतः सदा विप्रः कुरुते मम सेवनम् । नित्यं भुङ्कते मत्प्रसादमनिवेद्य कदा च न
The Blessed Lord said: A Brahmin purified by sandhya who always serves Me, always partakes of My offered food, and never eats without offering.