Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 16:131-141

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Baka-kesi-pralamba-vadha-vrndavana-gamana

The Killing of Baka, Kesi, and Pralamba, and the journey to Vrndavana

Chapter 16: Verse 131-141

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 131.Sri Siva said: O goddess, You are Maha-Laksmi in person. What is not attainable for you? You have all opulences. You have limitless powers. 132.O goddess, a person who keeps you in his home attains all opulences. A person to whose home you do not bring opulences finds death better than life. 133.O goddess that brings happiness, it is by your power and your mercy that Brahma, Visnu and I are able to create, maintain and destroy the universe. 134.Who is King Himalaya? Who am I? Who are Karttikeya and Ganesa? Without you we are powerless. With you we are powerful controllers of the universe. 135.The Vedas say that a chaste wife should obey her husband. O chaste and devoted one, I order you to follow this vow. Follow it more opulently than your predecessors. 136.Saintly Sanat-kumara will be your priest. I will provide brahmanas, lotuses and the ingredients of worship. 137.Appoint, O beautiful one, Kuvera as your treasurer. I will be the superintendent of charity. Goddess Laksmi will personally give the charity. 138.Agnideva will be the cook. Varuna will supply the water. The yaksas will be the bearers, and Karttikeya will supervise their activities. 139.Vayu will be the sweeper, Indra will serve the meals, and Candra will be the supervisor. 140.-141.Surya will say who should and should nor receive charity. O beautiful beloved, make the offering proper for this vow, and then after that offer even more fruits and flowers to Lord Krsna.