सुकृतीनां दुष्कृतीनां यद्यत्स्थानं शुभाशुभम्
The various auspicious and inauspicious destinations of the virtuous and the wicked are stated.
ततो गणेशखण्डे च तज्जन्म परिकीर्तितम्
Then, in the section on Gaṇeśa, his birth is recounted.
गणेशभृगुसंवादे सर्वतत्त्वनिरूपणम्
In the dialogue between Gaṇeśa and Bhṛgu, all principles are explained.
श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डं च कीर्तितं च ततः परम्
Then, the section on the birth of Śrī Kṛṣṇa is also recounted.
भुवो भारावतरणं क्रीडाकौतुकमङ्गलम्
The removal of the burden of the earth, a play, a wonder, and an auspicious event.
इदं ते कथितं विप्र पुराणप्रवरं परम्
O sage, this most excellent and supreme Purāṇa has been told to you.
सर्वेषामीप्सितं श्रीदं सर्वाशापूर्णकारणम्
It is desired by all, bestows prosperity, and fulfills every hope.
सारभूतं पुराणेषु केवलं वेदसंमितम्
It is the essence among Purāṇas, solely in accordance with the Vedas.
ब्रह्मवैवर्तकं तेन प्रवदन्ति पुराविदः
Therefore, those who know the Purāṇas call it the Brahmavaivarta.
निरामये च गोलोके कृष्णेन परमात्मना 1.1.
In Goloka, free from all disease, by Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self.
धर्मेण दत्तं पुत्राय प्रीत्या नारायणाय च
Given righteously to his son, with affection, and also to Nārāyaṇa.
नारदो व्यासदेवाय प्रददौ जाह्नवीतटे
Nārada gave it to Vyāsadeva on the bank of the Jahnavi.
मह्यं ददौ सिद्धक्षेत्रे पुण्यदेशे मनोहरम्
He gave it to me in the sacred land of Siddha, delightful and holy.
अष्टादशसहस्रं तु व्यासेनेदं पुराणकम् तत्फलं लभते नूनमध्यायश्रवणेन च
This Purāṇa, consisting of eighteen thousand verses, was given by Vyāsa; its fruit is surely obtained by hearing its chapters.
शौनक उवाच सर्वं कथय संव्यस्य ब्रह्मखण्डमनुत्तमम्
Śaunaka said: Tell everything in detail, the supreme Brahma section.
सौतिरुवाच हरिं देवान्द्विजान्नत्वा धर्मान्वक्ष्ये सनातनान्
Sauti said: Having bowed to Hari, the gods, and the twice-born, I will declare the eternal dharmas.
यच्छ्रुतं व्यासवक्त्रेण ब्रह्मखण्डमनुत्तमम्
That supreme Brahma section which was heard from the mouth of Vyāsa.
ज्योतिःसमूहं प्रलये पुराऽऽसीत्केवलं द्विज
At the time of dissolution, O sage, there was only a mass of light.
स्वेच्छामयस्य च विभोस्तज्ज्योतिरुज्ज्वलं महत्
That radiant, great light belonged to the Lord, who acts by his own will.
तेषामुपरि गोलोकं नित्यमीश्वरवद् द्विज
Above them is Goloka, eternal and like the Lord, O sage.
तेजःस्वरूपं सुमहद्रत्नभूमिमयं परम्
Its form is brilliance, exceedingly great, composed of precious gems, and supreme.
योगेन धृतमीशेन चान्तरिक्षस्थितं वरम्
Sustained by the Lord through yoga, it is excellent and situated in the sky.
सद्रत्नरचितासंख्यमन्दिरैः परिशोभितम्
Adorned with countless palaces fashioned from true jewels.
तदधो दक्षिणे सव्ये पञ्चाशत्कोटियोजनान् 1.2.
Below that, to the south and to the left, extending fifty crore yojanas.
कोटियोजनविस्तीर्णं वैकुण्ठं मण्डलाकृति
Vaikuntha, circular in form, spans a crore yojanas in breadth.
चतुर्भुजैः पार्षदैश्च जरामृत्य्वादिवर्जितम्
Attended by four-armed companions, free from old age, death, and the like.
लये शून्यं च सृष्टौ च सपार्षदशिवान्वितम्
In dissolution, it is void; in creation, it is endowed with Shiva and his attendants.
परमाह्लादकं शश्वत्परमानन्दकारकम्
Supremely delightful, it is the eternal source of the highest bliss.
तदेवानन्दजनकं निराकारं परात्परम्
That alone generates bliss, formless, transcending even the supreme.
नवीननीरदश्यामं रक्तपङ्कजलोचनम्
Of fresh raincloud hue, with eyes like red lotuses.