कंसादीनां वधे वृत्ते कृष्णस्य द्विजसंस्कृतिः
After the slaying of Kamsa and others, Krishna's sacred rites as a twice-born were performed.
यवनस्य वधः पश्चाद्द्वारकागमनं हरेः
After the slaying of the Yavana, Hari's journey to Dvaraka took place.
कृष्णखण्डमिदं विप्र नृणां संसारखण्डनम्
O Brahmin, this Krishna section is the destruction of worldly existence for men.
इत्येतद्ब्रह्मवैवर्तपुराणं चात्यलौकिकम्
Thus, this Brahmavaivarta Purana is truly extraordinary.
विज्ञानाज्ञानशमनाद्धोरात्संसारसागरात्
By dispelling knowledge and ignorance, from the dreadful ocean of worldly existence,
ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति स मुक्तो ऽज्ञानबन्धनात्
One attains the world of Brahma, liberated from the bondage of ignorance.
सो ऽपि कृष्णप्रसादेन लभते वाञ्छितं फलम्
By Krishna's grace, he also obtains the desired fruit.
इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने ब्रह्मवैवर्तपुराणानुक्रमणीनिरूपणं नामैकोत्तरशततमो ऽध्यायाः
Thus ends the one hundred and first chapter, entitled 'Enumeration of the Brahmavaivarta Purana,' in the great narrative of the Purvabhaga of the illustrious Brihannaradīya Purana.
पठतां शृण्वतां चैव भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम्
For those who recite and listen, it bestows both enjoyment and liberation.
मह्यं धर्मादिसिद्ध्यर्थं मग्निकल्पकथाश्रयम्
To me, for the accomplishment of dharma and other aims, it is based on the stories of the Agnikalpa.
पुराणं लिङ्गमुदितं बह्वाख्यानविचित्रितम्
The Purāṇa, manifest as the Liṅga, is adorned with many wondrous tales.
परं सर्वपुराणानां सारभूतं जगत्त्रये
It is supreme among all Purāṇas, the very essence for the three worlds.
योगाख्यानं ततः प्रोक्तं कल्पाख्यानं ततः परम्
Thereafter, the narration of Yoga is given, and then the narration of Kalpa.
सनत्कुमारशैलादिसंवादश्चाथ पावनः
Then follows the sacred dialogue of Sanatkumāra and Śailādi.
ततो भुवन कोशाख्या सूर्यसोमान्वयस्ततः
Next is the account called Bhuvanakośa, then the lineage of the Sun and Moon.
लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठा च ततः पशुपाशविमोक्षणम्
Then the establishment of the Liṅga and the liberation from the bonds of the soul.
प्रायश्चितान्यरिष्टानि काशीश्रीशैलवर्णनम्
Acts of atonement, inauspicious events, and the description of Kāśī and Śrīśaila.
नृसिंहचरितं पश्चाज्जलन्धरवधस्ततः
Afterwards, the deeds of Nṛsiṃha, then the slaying of Jalandhara.
कामस्य दहनं पश्चाद्गिरिजायाः करग्रहः
Next, the burning of Kāma, and the taking of Girijā's hand.
उपमन्युकथा चापि पूर्वभाग इतीरितः
Also, the story of Upamanyu is declared as the earlier section.
सनत्कुमारनन्दीशसंवादश्च पुनर्मुने
Again, O sage, the dialogue of Sanatkumāra and Nandīśa.
सूर्यपूजाविधिश्चैव शिवपूजा च मुक्तिदा
The rite of worshipping the Sun, and also the worship of Śiva, which grants liberation.
प्रतिष्ठातं त्रमुदितं ततो ऽघोरस्य कीर्तनम्
The procedure for consecration is described, then the praise of Aghora.
त्र्यंबकस्य च माहात्म्यं पुराणश्रवणस्य च
The greatness of Tryambaka, and also of listening to the Purāṇa.
व्यासेन हि निबद्धस्य रुद्रामाहात्म्यसूचितः
Composed by Vyāsa, it reveals the glory of Rudra.
फआल्गुन्यां पूर्णिमायां यो दद्याद्भक्त्या द्विजातये
Whoever gives it with devotion to a twice-born on the full moon of Phālguna—
यः पटेच्छृणुयाद्वापि लैङ्गं पापापहं नरः
Whoever recites or even listens to the account of the liṅga, which removes sin—
लिङ्गानुक्रमणीमेतां पठेद्यः शृणुयात्तथा
Whoever reads or hears this enumeration of the liṅgas—
जायतां गिरिजाभर्तुः प्रसादान्नात्र संशयः
By the grace of the Lord of Girijā, such a one is born; there is no doubt of this.
भागद्वययुतं शश्वद्विष्णुमाहात्म्यसूचकम्
Endowed with two parts, always indicating the greatness of Viṣṇu—