महादेव उवाच गणेश्वर महाभाग श्रूयतां वचनं मम । हितं तथ्यं नीतिसारं परिणामसुखावहम्
Mahādeva said: O lord of the Gaṇas, greatly fortunate one, listen to my words—beneficial, true, the essence of wisdom, and bringing happiness in the end.
असंख्यविश्वसंघं च सर्व कृष्णात्मजं सुतम् । कृष्णं जानीहि यत्कार्यं कारणानां च कारणम्
Know Kṛṣṇa, the son of all, the cause of all causes, who encompasses the countless hosts of worlds.
ब्रह्मादितृणपर्यन्तं जगत्मर्व गणेश्वर । निबोध सत्यं कृष्णं च भगवन्तं सनातनम्
From Brahmā down to the blade of grass, O lord of the Gaṇas, know that the entire universe is Kṛṣṇa, the eternal blessed one, the truth.
गोलोके द्विभुजं शान्तं राधाकान्तं मनोहरम् । शिशुरूपं गोपवेषं गोपवेषं परिपूर्णतमं प्रभुम्
In Goloka, he appears with two arms, peaceful, enchanting as Rādhā's beloved, in the form of a child, dressed as a cowherd, the most complete lord.
गोपीभिर्गोपनिकरैः सहितं कामधेनुभिः । पुण्ये वृन्दावने रम्ये सुन्दरे रासमण्डले
He is together with the gopīs, the cowherd boys, and the wish-fulfilling cows, in the holy, beautiful Vṛndāvana, within the lovely circle of the rāsa dance.
चरन्तं मुरलीहस्तं ब्रह्मेशशेषवन्दितम् । शतशृङ्गै च शैलेशे वटमूले निराकुले
He wanders, flute in hand, worshipped by Brahmā, Śiva, and Śeṣa, on the mountain with a hundred peaks, beneath the banyan tree, in a place without disturbance.
गोष्ठे भाण्डीरनिकटे निर्मले विरजातटे । नवीननीरदश्यामं शोभितं पीतवाससा
In the cowherd settlement, near Bhāṇḍīra, on the pure bank of the Virajā river, he shines dark as a fresh raincloud, adorned in yellow garments.
यथा नवं घनौघं च सौदामिन्था विराजितम् । आविर्भावश्च तेषां वै गोलोके रासमण्डले
Just as a new mass of clouds is illumined by lightning, so is his appearance among them in Goloka, within the circle of the rāsa dance.
तावन्तो गोकुले रम्ये पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने । सर्वे चांशकलाः पुंसःकृष्णस्तु भगवान्स्वयम्
So many are there in the delightful, holy forest of Vṛndāvana in Gokula; all are portions and powers of the Supreme Person, but Kṛṣṇa alone is the Lord himself.
परिपूर्णतमः कामो ब्रह्मशापात्स्वविस्मृतः । तस्य पुत्रोऽनिरुद्धश्च महाबलपराक्रमः
He is the most complete, the very desire itself, who, due to Brahmā's curse, was made to forget himself; his son is Aniruddha, of great strength and valor.
मया प्रस्थापितः स्कन्दो महायुद्धे सुदारुणे । मृतो बाणश्च संग्रामे तेन स्कन्देन रक्षितः
By me, Skanda was sent into the terrible great battle; Bāṇa was slain in the fight, but was protected by that Skanda.
स्कन्दानिरुद्धयोर्युद्धे समत्वं तु गणेश्वर । अष्टौ च भैरवाः सर्वे रुद्राश्चैकादशैव ते
In the battle between Skanda and Aniruddha, there was equality, O lord of the Gaṇas; all eight Bhairavas and the eleven Rudras were present.
अष्टौ च वसवश्चैते देवाः शक्रादयस्तथा । तथैव द्वादशादित्याः सर्वे दैत्येश्वरास्तथा
These eight Vasus, the gods beginning with Indra, and likewise the twelve Adityas, as well as all the lords of the Daityas—
देवानामग्रणीः स्कन्दो बाणश्च सगणस्तथा । सर्वे ते चानिरुद्धं च संग्रामे जेतुमक्षमाः
Skanda, the chief among the gods, and Bana together with his followers—all of them, as well as Aniruddha, are unable to defeat him in battle.
अनिरुद्धः स्वयं ब्रह्मा प्रद्युम्नः काम एव च । बलदेवः स्वयं शेषः कृष्णश्च प्रकृतेः परः
Aniruddha is Brahma himself; Pradyumna is indeed Kama; Baladeva is Sesha himself; and Krishna is beyond Prakriti.
एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं बाणं रक्ष गणेश्वर । भवाञ्शुभस्वरूपश्च विघ्नखण्डनकारकः
All this has been told to you; protect Bana, O Lord of the Ganas. You are of auspicious form and the remover of obstacles.
आरादायास्यति हरिर्गृहीत्वा च सुदर्शनम् । अव्यर्थमस्त्रप्रवरं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम्
Hari will soon arrive, having taken up the Sudarshana discus, the supreme and unfailing weapon, shining with the brilliance of ten million suns.
इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदनाo बाणयुद्धे शिवलम्बोदरसंo सप्तदशाधिकशाततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred seventeenth chapter, entitled 'The Battle of Bana, the Support of Shiva and Lambodara,' in the Great Brahma Vaivarta Purana, in the section on the birth of Shri Krishna, as narrated by Narada.
अथाष्टादशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः नारायण उवाच गणेशं बोधयित्वा तु शंभुरम्यन्तरं ययौ । तत्र सिंहासने रम्ये दुर्गा दुर्गतिनाशिनी
Chapter one hundred and eighteenth. Narayana said: After instructing Ganesha, Shambhu went to another delightful place, where Durga, the destroyer of misfortune, sat on a beautiful throne.
भैरवी भद्रकाली च उग्रचण्डा च कोटरी । ताः समुत्थाय सहसा प्रणेमुर्जगदीश्वम्
Bhairavi, Bhadrakali, Ugracanda, and Kotari—these goddesses rose up at once and bowed to the Lord of the universe.
तत्राऽऽययौ गणेशश्च कार्तिकेयश्च वीर्यवान् । बाणश्च वीरभद्रश्च स्वयं नन्दी सुनन्दकः
There arrived Ganesha, Kartikeya the mighty, Bana, Virabhadra, and Nandi himself, along with Sunandaka.
महाकालो महामन्त्री ह्यथाष्टौं भैरवास्तथा । सिद्धेन्द्राश्चापि योगीन्द्रा रुद्राश्चैकादशैव ते
Mahakala, the great minister, and then the eight Bhairavas, as well as the Siddha lords, the Yogis, and the eleven Rudras.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र मणिभद्रः समाययौ । सिहद्वारे स्वयं द्वारी तभीश्वरमुवाच सः
Meanwhile, there Manibhadra arrived; he himself was the doorkeeper at the lion-gate, and he spoke to the Lord of the hosts.
मणिभद्र उवाच असंख्यानि च सैन्यानि यादवानां महेश्वर । बलदेवश्च प्रद्युम्नः साम्बश्च सात्यकिस्तथा
Manibhadra said: 'Countless armies of the Yadavas are here, O Maheshvara, along with Baladeva, Pradyumna, Samba, and Satyaki.'
राजा महोग्रसेनश्च भीमश्च स्वयमर्जुनः । अक्रूनश्चोद्यवश्चैव जयन्तः शक्रनन्दनः
'King Mahograsena, Bhima, Arjuna himself, Akrura, Uddhava, and Jayanta, the son of Shakra, are also present.'
रत्नेनद्रसारनिर्माणरथेन्द्रे सुमनोहरे । विधेर्विधाता भगवाञ्छ्रीकृष्णः परमेश्वरः
'On a most beautiful chariot, crafted from the essence of precious gems, is the blessed Lord Krishna, the supreme Lord, the creator of destiny.'
सप्तभिः पार्षदैगोंपैः सेवितः श्वेतयामरैः । कन्दर्पकोटिलीलाभो वनमालाविभूषितः
'Attended by seven chief companions, served by white Yamara horses, possessing the beauty of ten million Cupids, adorned with a garland of forest flowers.'
दधार चक्रमतुलं कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभम् । गदां कौमोदकीं शूलमव्यर्थं संनिधाय च
'He bore the incomparable discus, shining like ten million suns, the Kaumodaki mace, and kept the unfailing spear at hand.'
रथमध्ये महाशङ्खं विश्वसंहारकारणम् । महारथानां लक्षैश्च रथानां च त्रिकोटिभिः
'In the middle of the chariot was the great conch, cause of the destruction of the universe, and with hundreds of thousands of great chariots and thirty million chariots.'
त्रिकोटिभिर्गजेन्द्राणां मल्लानां च त्रिकोटिमिः । शतकोटिभिरश्वानां चर्मिणां तच्चतुर्गुणैः
'With thirty million lordly elephants, and thirty million wrestlers, with a hundred million horses, and four times as many charioteers.'