Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 27:151-160

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Çri Gopikä-vastra-haraëa

Stealing the Gopis' Garments

Chapter 27: Verse 151-160

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 151.O saintly goddess, the dust of your feet at once sanctifies the earth and its holy places. 152.O austere goddess, you performed austerities and followed this vow only to teach the people of the world. Birth after birth you are Lord Näryäëa's dear wife. 153.In the future Lord Viñëu will come to the earth to relieve the earth's burden. He will appear in His perfect form of Räma, the son of Daçaratha, and He will kill the thieves and demons. 154.He will appear in Ayodhyä to deliver two servants fallen by some brähmaëas' curse. 155.Please go to Mithilä and assume the form of an infant. King Janaka will find you and accept you as his daughter, a daughter that was not born from a mother's womb. 156.Janaka will raise you very carefully. You will be known as Sitä. Räma will come to Mithilä and marry you. 157.Kalpa after kalpa you are Lord Näräyaëa's dear wife. After speaking these words, Goddess Pärvati embraced the girl, and then returned to her own abode. 158.The saintly girl went to Mithilä, assumed the form of an infant, and, with the aid of the Lord's Yogamäyä potency, fell asleep in a furrow. 159.-160.King Janaka saw the naked infant girl, her eyes closed, and her complexion splendid like molten gold. The infant suddenly began to cry. Janaka picked her up and held her to his chest. As he was walking on the path, a disembodied voice spoke to him.