Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 1 — Chapter 11
DB 1 11.1
बुधोत्पत्तिः ऋषय ऊचुः कोऽसौ पुरूरवा राजा कोर्वशी देवकन्यका । कथं कष्टं च सम्प्राप्तं तेन राज्ञा महात्मना
budhotpattiḥ ṛṣaya ūcuḥ ko'sau purūravā rājā korvaśī devakanyakā | kathaṃ kaṣṭaṃ ca samprāptaṃ tena rājñā mahātmanā
The birth of Budha. The sages said: Who was that King Purūravas, and who was Urvaśī, the daughter of the gods? And how did that great-souled king come to grief?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.2
सर्वं कथानकं ब्रूहि लोमहर्षणजाधुना । श्रोतुकामा वयं सर्वे त्वन्मुखाब्जच्युतं रसम्
sarvaṃ kathānakaṃ brūhi lomaharṣaṇajādhunā | śrotukāmā vayaṃ sarve tvanmukhābjacyutaṃ rasam
Tell the whole tale now, son of Lomaharṣaṇa. We all wish to hear the sap that drips from the lotus of your mouth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.3
अमृतादपि मिष्टा ते वाणी सूत रसात्मिका । न तृप्यामो वयं सर्वे सुधया च यथामराः
amṛtādapi miṣṭā te vāṇī sūta rasātmikā | na tṛpyāmo vayaṃ sarve sudhayā ca yathāmarāḥ
Sweeter even than the nectar of immortality is your speech, Sūta, full of savour. We are none of us sated with it, as the gods are not with the draught of immortality.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.4
सूत उवाच शृणुध्वं मुनयः सर्वे कथां दिव्यां मनोरमाम् । वक्ष्याम्यहं यथाबुद्ध्या श्रुतां व्यासवरोत्तमात्
sūta uvāca śṛṇudhvaṃ munayaḥ sarve kathāṃ divyāṃ manoramām | vakṣyāmyahaṃ yathābuddhyā śrutāṃ vyāsavarottamāt
Sūta said: Hear, sages, all of you, this divine and delightful tale. I shall tell it as best my understanding allows, as I heard it from Vyāsa, best of the excellent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.5
गुरोस्तु दयिता भार्या तारा नामेति विश्रुता । रूपयौवनयुक्ता सा चार्वङ्गी मदविह्वला
gurostu dayitā bhāryā tārā nāmeti viśrutā | rūpayauvanayuktā sā cārvaṅgī madavihvalā
Now the beloved wife of Guru (Bṛhaspati) was famed by the name of Tārā; endowed with beauty and youth, she was fair-limbed and overcome with passion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.6
गतैकदा विधोर्धाम यजमानस्य भामिनी । दृष्टा च शशिनात्यर्थं रूपयौवनशालिनी
gataikadā vidhordhāma yajamānasya bhāminī | dṛṣṭā ca śaśinātyarthaṃ rūpayauvanaśālinī
One day that lovely woman went to the house of the Moon, who was performing a sacrifice, and she, resplendent with beauty and youth, was seen by the Moon exceedingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.7
कामातुरस्तदा जातः शशी शशिमुखीं प्रति । सापि वीक्ष्य विधुं कामं जाता मदनपीडिता
kāmāturastadā jātaḥ śaśī śaśimukhīṃ prati | sāpi vīkṣya vidhuṃ kāmaṃ jātā madanapīḍitā
Then the Moon became sick with desire for that moon-faced woman; and she too, beholding the Moon, was indeed stricken with love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.8
तावन्योन्यं प्रेमयुक्तौ स्मरार्तौ च बभूवतुः । तारा शशी मदोन्मत्तौ कामबाणप्रपीडितौ
tāvanyonyaṃ premayuktau smarārtau ca babhūvatuḥ | tārā śaśī madonmattau kāmabāṇaprapīḍitau
The two of them became filled with love for one another and tormented by desire — Tārā and the Moon, maddened with passion, sorely afflicted by Kāma's arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.9
रेमाते मदमत्तौ तौ परस्परस्पृहान्वितौ । दिनानि कतिचित्तत्र जातानि रममाणयोः
remāte madamattau tau parasparaspṛhānvitau | dināni katicittatra jātāni ramamāṇayoḥ
Those two, drunk with passion, took their pleasure, each longing for the other; and some days passed there while they enjoyed themselves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.10
बृहस्पतिस्तु दुःखार्तस्तारामानयितुं गृहम् । प्रेषयामास शिष्यं तु नायाता सा वशीकृता
bṛhaspatistu duḥkhārtastārāmānayituṃ gṛham | preṣayāmāsa śiṣyaṃ tu nāyātā sā vaśīkṛtā
But Bṛhaspati, stricken with grief, sent a pupil to bring Tārā home; she did not come, however, for she was under (the Moon's) sway.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.11
पुनः पुनर्यदा शिष्यं परावर्तत चन्द्रमाः । बृहस्पतिस्तदा क्रुद्धो जगाम स्वयमेव हि प्रथमस्कन्धे बुधोत्पत्तिर्नामेकादशोऽध्यायः
punaḥ punaryadā śiṣyaṃ parāvartata candramāḥ | bṛhaspatistadā kruddho jagāma svayameva hi prathamaskandhe budhotpattirnāmekādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
When the Moon turned the pupil back again and again, then Bṛhaspati, angered, went himself. — In the first book, the eleventh chapter, called the birth of Budha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.12
गत्वा सोमगृहं तत्र वाचस्पतिरुदारधीः । उवाच शशिनं क्रुद्धः स्मयमानं मदान्वितम्
gatvā somagṛhaṃ tatra vācaspatirudāradhīḥ | uvāca śaśinaṃ kruddhaḥ smayamānaṃ madānvitam
Having gone there to the Moon's house, Vācaspati of noble mind said angrily to the Moon, who was smiling and full of arrogance:
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DB 1 11.13
किं कृतं किल शीतांशो कर्म धर्मविगर्हितम् । रक्षिता मम भार्येयं सुन्दरी केन हेतुना
kiṃ kṛtaṃ kila śītāṃśo karma dharmavigarhitam | rakṣitā mama bhāryeyaṃ sundarī kena hetunā
"What deed condemned by dharma is this you have done, O cool-rayed one? For what reason has this beautiful wife of mine been kept (here)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.14
तव देव गुरुश्चाहं यजमानोऽसि सर्वथा । गुरुभार्या कथं मूढ भुक्ता किं रक्षिताथवा
tava deva guruścāhaṃ yajamāno'si sarvathā | gurubhāryā kathaṃ mūḍha bhuktā kiṃ rakṣitāthavā
I am your teacher, O god, and you are in every way my sacrificial patron. How, fool, has the teacher's wife been enjoyed — or (why) has she been detained?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.15
ब्रह्महा हेमहारी च सुरापो गुरुतल्पगः । महापातकिनो ह्येते तत्संसर्गी च पञ्चमः
brahmahā hemahārī ca surāpo gurutalpagaḥ | mahāpātakino hyete tatsaṃsargī ca pañcamaḥ
A killer of a brahmin, a stealer of gold, a drinker of liquor, one who goes to the teacher's bed — these indeed are the great sinners, and one who associates with them is the fifth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.16
महापातकयुक्तस्त्वं दुराचारोऽतिगर्हितः । न देवसदनार्होऽसि यदि भुक्तेयमङ्गना
mahāpātakayuktastvaṃ durācāro'tigarhitaḥ | na devasadanārho'si yadi bhukteyamaṅganā
You are guilty of a great sin, of evil conduct, utterly to be condemned; you are not fit for the assembly of the gods, if this woman has been enjoyed (by you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.17
मुञ्चेमामसितापाङ्गीं नयामि सदनं मम । नोचेद्वक्ष्यामि दुष्टात्मन् गुरुदारापहारिणम्
muñcemāmasitāpāṅgīṃ nayāmi sadanaṃ mama | nocedvakṣyāmi duṣṭātman gurudārāpahāriṇam
Release this dark-eyed one; I shall take her to my house. If not, I shall proclaim you, O evil-souled one, a stealer of the teacher's wife."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.18
इत्येवं भाषमाणं तमुवाच रोहिणीपतिः । गुरुं क्रोधसमायुक्तं कान्ताविरहदुःखितम्
ityevaṃ bhāṣamāṇaṃ tamuvāca rohiṇīpatiḥ | guruṃ krodhasamāyuktaṃ kāntāvirahaduḥkhitam
To him who spoke thus, to the teacher filled with anger and pained by separation from his beloved, the lord of Rohiṇī said:
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DB 1 11.19
इन्दुरुवाच क्रोधात्ते तु दुराराध्या ब्राह्मणाः क्रोधवर्जिताः । पूजार्हा धर्मशास्त्रज्ञा वर्जनीयास्ततोऽन्यथा
induruvāca krodhātte tu durārādhyā brāhmaṇāḥ krodhavarjitāḥ | pūjārhā dharmaśāstrajñā varjanīyāstato'nyathā
The Moon said: "Brahmins free from anger are hard to win over by anger; knowing the treatises on dharma, they are worthy of honour — otherwise they are to be shunned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 1 11.20
आगमिष्यति सा कामं गृहं ते वरवर्णिनी । अत्रैव संस्थिता बाला का ते हानिरिहानघ
āgamiṣyati sā kāmaṃ gṛhaṃ te varavarṇinī | atraiva saṃsthitā bālā kā te hānirihānagha
That woman of lovely hue will surely come to your house. If the young woman stays right here, what loss is that to you, O sinless one?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.21
इच्छया संस्थिता चात्र सुखकामार्थिनी हि सा । दिनानि कतिचित्स्थित्वा स्वेच्छया चागमिष्यति
icchayā saṃsthitā cātra sukhakāmārthinī hi sā | dināni katicitsthitvā svecchayā cāgamiṣyati
She stays here of her own wish, for she seeks the pleasure of love; after staying a few days she will come (back) of her own accord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.22
त्वयैवोदाहृतं पूर्वं धर्मशास्त्रमतं तथा । न स्त्री दुष्यति चारेण न विप्रो वेदकर्मणा
tvayaivodāhṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ dharmaśāstramataṃ tathā | na strī duṣyati cāreṇa na vipro vedakarmaṇā
And earlier you yourself cited the view of the treatises on dharma thus: a woman is not defiled by (her) conduct, nor a brahmin by the rites of the Veda."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 1 11.23
इत्युक्तः शशिना तत्र गुरुरत्यन्तदुःखितः । जगाम स्वगृहं तूर्णं चिन्ताविष्टः स्मरातुरः
ityuktaḥ śaśinā tatra gururatyantaduḥkhitaḥ | jagāma svagṛhaṃ tūrṇaṃ cintāviṣṭaḥ smarāturaḥ
Thus addressed by the Moon, the teacher, exceedingly grieved, went quickly to his own house, sunk in brooding and tormented by desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.24
दिनानि कतिचित्तत्र स्थित्वा चिन्तातुरो गुरुः । ययावथ गृहं तस्य त्वरितश्चौषधीपतेः
dināni katicittatra sthitvā cintāturo guruḥ | yayāvatha gṛhaṃ tasya tvaritaścauṣadhīpateḥ
After staying there some days, the teacher, sick with brooding, then went in haste to the house of that lord of herbs (the Moon).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.25
स्थितः क्षत्रा निषिद्धोऽसौ द्वारदेशे रुषान्वितः । नाजगाम शशी तत्र चुकोपाति बृहस्पतिः
sthitaḥ kṣatrā niṣiddho'sau dvāradeśe ruṣānvitaḥ | nājagāma śaśī tatra cukopāti bṛhaspatiḥ
Barred by the doorkeeper, he stood at the doorway filled with rage; the Moon did not come out there, and Bṛhaspati grew exceedingly angry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.26
अयं मे शिष्यतां यातो गुरुपत्नीं तु मातरम् । जग्राह बलतोऽधर्मी शिक्षणीयो मयाधुना
ayaṃ me śiṣyatāṃ yāto gurupatnīṃ tu mātaram | jagrāha balato'dharmī śikṣaṇīyo mayādhunā
"This one, who has entered pupilship under me, has by force seized his teacher's wife, who is a mother to him — the lawless one; he must now be chastised by me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.27
उवाच वाचं कोपात्तु द्वारदेशस्थितो बहिः । किं शेषे भवने मन्द पापाचार सुराधम
uvāca vācaṃ kopāttu dvāradeśasthito bahiḥ | kiṃ śeṣe bhavane manda pāpācāra surādhama
Standing outside at the doorway, he spoke words out of anger: "Why do you lie in the house, dullard, evil-doer, basest of gods?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.28
देहि मे कामिनीं शीघ्रं नोचेच्छापं ददाम्यहम् । करोमि भस्मसान्नूनं न ददासि प्रियां मम
dehi me kāminīṃ śīghraṃ nocecchāpaṃ dadāmyaham | karomi bhasmasānnūnaṃ na dadāsi priyāṃ mama
Give me the woman at once; if not, I shall lay a curse (on you). If you do not give me my beloved, I shall certainly reduce (you) to ashes."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.29
सूत उवाच क्रूराणि चैवमादीनि भाषणानि बृहस्पतेः । श्रुत्वा द्विजपतिः शीघ्रं निर्गतः सदनाद्बहिः
sūta uvāca krūrāṇi caivamādīni bhāṣaṇāni bṛhaspateḥ | śrutvā dvijapatiḥ śīghraṃ nirgataḥ sadanādbahiḥ
Sūta said: Hearing these cruel words and others like them from Bṛhaspati, the lord of the twice-born quickly went out of the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.30
तमुवाच हसन्सोमः किमिदं बहु भाषसे । न ते योग्यासितापाङ्गी सर्वलक्षणसंयुता
tamuvāca hasansomaḥ kimidaṃ bahu bhāṣase | na te yogyāsitāpāṅgī sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā
Soma, laughing, said to him: "Why do you talk so much? This dark-cornered-eyed woman, endowed with all (auspicious) marks, is not fit for you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.31
कुरूपां च स्वसदृशीं गृहाणान्यां स्त्रियं द्विज । भिक्षुकस्य गृहे योग्या नेदृशी वरवर्णिनी
kurūpāṃ ca svasadṛśīṃ gṛhāṇānyāṃ striyaṃ dvija | bhikṣukasya gṛhe yogyā nedṛśī varavarṇinī
"Take some other woman, ugly and like yourself, O brahmin; in a beggar's house a woman of such fine complexion is not suitable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.32
रतिः स्वसदृशे कान्ते नार्याः किल निगद्यते । त्वं न जानासि मन्दात्मन् कामशास्त्रविनिर्णयम्
ratiḥ svasadṛśe kānte nāryāḥ kila nigadyate | tvaṃ na jānāsi mandātman kāmaśāstravinirṇayam
"A woman's pleasure, they say, is in a lover who is her own equal. You do not know, dull-witted one, the conclusions of the treatise on love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.33
यथेष्टं गच्छ दुर्बुद्धे नाहं दास्यामि कामिनीम् । यच्छक्यं कुरु तत्कामं न देया वरवर्णिनी
yatheṣṭaṃ gaccha durbuddhe nāhaṃ dāsyāmi kāminīm | yacchakyaṃ kuru tatkāmaṃ na deyā varavarṇinī
"Go where you please, evil-minded one; I shall not give up the lovely woman. Do what you can as you desire — the fair-complexioned one is not to be given.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.34
कामार्तस्य च ते शापो न मां बाधितुमर्हति । नाहं ददे गुरो कान्तां यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु
kāmārtasya ca te śāpo na māṃ bādhitumarhati | nāhaṃ dade guro kāntāṃ yathecchasi tathā kuru
"And the curse of you, afflicted by lust, cannot harm me. I do not give up the beloved, O teacher; do as you wish."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.35
सूत उवाच इत्युक्तः शशिना चेज्यश्चिन्तामाप रुषान्वितः । जगाम तरसा सद्म क्रोधयुक्तः शचीपतेः
sūta uvāca ityuktaḥ śaśinā cejyaścintāmāpa ruṣānvitaḥ | jagāma tarasā sadma krodhayuktaḥ śacīpateḥ
Sūta said: Thus addressed by the Moon, the sacrificer (Bṛhaspati), filled with anger, fell into brooding, and, possessed by wrath, swiftly went to the dwelling of Śacī's lord (Indra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.36
दृष्ट्वा शतक्रतुस्तत्र गुरुं दुःखातुरं स्थितम् । पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयाद्यैः पूजयित्वा सुसंस्थितः
dṛṣṭvā śatakratustatra guruṃ duḥkhāturaṃ sthitam | pādyārghyācamanīyādyaiḥ pūjayitvā susaṃsthitaḥ
Seeing the teacher standing there stricken with grief, the performer of a hundred sacrifices (Indra), having honoured him with water for the feet, guest-offering, water for rinsing the mouth and the rest, seated himself properly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.37
पप्रच्छ परमोदारस्तं तथावस्थितं गुरुम् । का चिन्ता ते महाभाग शोकार्तोऽसि महामुने
papraccha paramodārastaṃ tathāvasthitaṃ gurum | kā cintā te mahābhāga śokārto'si mahāmune
Most magnanimous, he asked the teacher who stood in that condition: "What is your worry, greatly fortunate one? You are stricken with sorrow, great sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.38
केनापमानितोऽसि त्वं मम राज्ये गुरुश्च मे । त्वदधीनमिदं सर्वं सैन्यं लोकाधिपैः सह
kenāpamānito'si tvaṃ mama rājye guruśca me | tvadadhīnamidaṃ sarvaṃ sainyaṃ lokādhipaiḥ saha
"By whom have you been dishonoured — you, in my kingdom, and my teacher? All this army, together with the rulers of the worlds, is subject to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.39
बह्मा विष्णुस्तथा शम्भुर्ये चान्ये देवसत्तमाः । करिष्यन्ति च साहाय्यं का चिन्ता वद साम्प्रतम्
bahmā viṣṇustathā śambhurye cānye devasattamāḥ | kariṣyanti ca sāhāyyaṃ kā cintā vada sāmpratam
"Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śambhu, and the other best of the gods, will give help. What is your worry? Tell it now."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.40
गुरुरुवाच शशिनापहृता भार्या तारा मम सुलोचना । न ददाति स दुष्टात्मा प्रार्थितोऽपि पुनः पुनः
gururuvāca śaśināpahṛtā bhāryā tārā mama sulocanā | na dadāti sa duṣṭātmā prārthito'pi punaḥ punaḥ
The teacher said: My wife Tārā, the fair-eyed, has been carried off by the Moon; that evil-souled one does not give her back, though asked again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.41
किं करोमि सुरेशान त्वमेव शरणं मम । साहाय्यं कुरु देवेश दुःखितोऽस्मि शतक्रतो
kiṃ karomi sureśāna tvameva śaraṇaṃ mama | sāhāyyaṃ kuru deveśa duḥkhito'smi śatakrato
What am I to do, lord of the gods? You alone are my refuge. Give help, lord of the gods; I am in misery, O performer of a hundred sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.42
इन्द्र उवाच मा शोकं कुरु धर्मज्ञ दासोऽस्मि तव सुव्रत । आनयिष्याम्यहं नूनं भार्यां तव महामते
indra uvāca mā śokaṃ kuru dharmajña dāso'smi tava suvrata | ānayiṣyāmyahaṃ nūnaṃ bhāryāṃ tava mahāmate
Indra said: Do not grieve, knower of dharma; I am your servant, O firm in vows. I shall certainly bring back your wife, greatly wise one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.43
प्रेषिते चेन्मया दूते न दास्यति मदाकुलः । ततो युद्धं करिष्यामि देवसैन्यैः समावृतः
preṣite cenmayā dūte na dāsyati madākulaḥ | tato yuddhaṃ kariṣyāmi devasainyaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ
If, when a messenger has been sent by me, he does not give her up, being deranged by intoxication, then I shall make war, surrounded by the armies of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.44
इत्याश्वास्य गुरुं शक्रो दूतं वक्तृविचक्षणम् । प्रेषयामास सोमाय वार्ताशंसिनमद्भुतम्
ityāśvāsya guruṃ śakro dūtaṃ vaktṛvicakṣaṇam | preṣayāmāsa somāya vārtāśaṃsinamadbhutam
Having thus consoled the teacher, Śakra sent to Soma a wonderful messenger, skilled in speaking, to report the matter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.45
स गत्वा शशिलोकं तु त्वरितः सुविचक्षणः । उवाच वचनेनैव वचनं रोहिणीपतिम्
sa gatvā śaśilokaṃ tu tvaritaḥ suvicakṣaṇaḥ | uvāca vacanenaiva vacanaṃ rohiṇīpatim
He, very skilful, went in haste to the world of the Moon and spoke a speech, word for word (as told), to the husband of Rohiṇī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.46
प्रेषितोऽहं महाभाग शक्रेण त्वां विवक्षया । कथितं प्रभुणा यच्च तद्ब्रवीमि महामते
preṣito'haṃ mahābhāga śakreṇa tvāṃ vivakṣayā | kathitaṃ prabhuṇā yacca tadbravīmi mahāmate
"I have been sent, greatly fortunate one, by Śakra with the wish to speak to you; what has been said by the lord, that I tell you, greatly wise one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.47
धर्मज्ञोऽसि महाभाग नीतिं जानासि सुव्रत । अत्रिः पिता ते धर्मात्मा न निद्यं कर्तुमर्हसि
dharmajño'si mahābhāga nītiṃ jānāsi suvrata | atriḥ pitā te dharmātmā na nidyaṃ kartumarhasi
"You know dharma, greatly fortunate one; you know right conduct, O firm in vows. Atri, your father, is righteous of soul; you ought not to do what is blameworthy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.48
भार्या रक्ष्या सर्वभूतैर्यथाशक्ति ह्यतन्द्रितैः । तदर्थे कलहः कामं भविता नात्र संशयः
bhāryā rakṣyā sarvabhūtairyathāśakti hyatandritaiḥ | tadarthe kalahaḥ kāmaṃ bhavitā nātra saṃśayaḥ
"A wife must be protected by all beings, unweariedly, to the best of their power; for her sake there will surely be strife — of that there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.49
यथा तव तथा तस्य यत्नः स्याद्दाररक्षणे । आत्मवत्सर्वभूतानि चिन्तय त्वं सुधानिधे
yathā tava tathā tasya yatnaḥ syāddārarakṣaṇe | ātmavatsarvabhūtāni cintaya tvaṃ sudhānidhe
As for you, so for him should the effort be in guarding his wife; think of all beings as of yourself, O treasury of nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.50
अष्टाविंशतिसंख्यास्ते कामिन्यो दक्षजाः शुभाः । गुरुपत्नीं कथं भोक्तुं त्वमिच्छसि सुधानिधे
aṣṭāviṃśatisaṃkhyāste kāminyo dakṣajāḥ śubhāḥ | gurupatnīṃ kathaṃ bhoktuṃ tvamicchasi sudhānidhe
Those lovely women born of Dakṣa are twenty-eight in number; how is it that you wish to enjoy your teacher's wife, O treasury of nectar?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.51
स्वर्गे सदा वसन्त्येता मेनकाद्या मनोरमाः । भुंक्ष्व ताः स्वेच्छया कामं मुञ्च पत्नीं गुरोरपि
svarge sadā vasantyetā menakādyā manoramāḥ | bhuṃkṣva tāḥ svecchayā kāmaṃ muñca patnīṃ gurorapi
These delightful ones, Menakā and the rest, dwell always in heaven; enjoy them at will as you please, but release the wife of your teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.52
ईश्वरा यदि कुर्वन्ति जुगुप्सितमहन्तया । अज्ञास्तदनुवर्तन्ते तदा धर्मक्षयो भवेत्
īśvarā yadi kurvanti jugupsitamahantayā | ajñāstadanuvartante tadā dharmakṣayo bhavet
If those in power do what is contemptible out of arrogance, the ignorant follow after that, and then there comes a decay of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.53
तस्मान्मुञ्च महाभाग गुरोः पत्नीं मनोरमाम् । कलहस्त्वन्निमित्तोऽद्य सुराणां न भवेद्यथा
tasmānmuñca mahābhāga guroḥ patnīṃ manoramām | kalahastvannimitto'dya surāṇāṃ na bhavedyathā
Therefore release the teacher's charming wife, O greatly fortunate one, so that no quarrel among the gods may arise today on your account.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.54
सूत उवाच सोमः शक्रवचः श्रुत्वा किञ्चित्क्रोधसमाकुलः । भङ्ग्या प्रतिवचः प्राह शक्रदूतं तदा शशी
sūta uvāca somaḥ śakravacaḥ śrutvā kiñcitkrodhasamākulaḥ | bhaṅgyā prativacaḥ prāha śakradūtaṃ tadā śaśī
Sūta said: Soma, having heard Śakra's words, somewhat filled with anger, then the moon spoke a reply to Śakra's messenger in a crooked (indirect) way.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.55
इन्दुरावाच धर्मज्ञोऽसि महाबाहो देवानामधिपः स्वयम् । पुरोधापि च ते तादृग्युवयोः सदृशी मतिः
indurāvāca dharmajño'si mahābāho devānāmadhipaḥ svayam | purodhāpi ca te tādṛgyuvayoḥ sadṛśī matiḥ
The moon said: You know dharma, O mighty-armed one, you are yourself the lord of the gods; and your priest too is such — the minds of you two are alike.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.56
परोपदेशे कुशला भवन्ति बहवो जनाः । दुर्लभस्तु स्वयं कर्ता प्राप्ते कर्मणि सर्वदा
paropadeśe kuśalā bhavanti bahavo janāḥ | durlabhastu svayaṃ kartā prāpte karmaṇi sarvadā
Many people are skilled in instructing others; but one who himself acts, when the deed is at hand, is always hard to find.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.57
बार्हस्पत्यप्रणीतं च शास्त्रं गृह्णन्ति मानवाः । को विरोधोऽत्र देवेश कामयानां भजन्स्त्रियम्
bārhaspatyapraṇītaṃ ca śāstraṃ gṛhṇanti mānavāḥ | ko virodho'tra deveśa kāmayānāṃ bhajanstriyam
And men accept the treatise composed by Bṛhaspati; what conflict is there here, O lord of gods, in enjoying a woman who desires (one)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.58
स्वकीयं बलिनां सर्वं दुर्बलानां न किञ्चन । स्वीया च परकीया च भ्रमोऽयं मन्दचेतसाम्
svakīyaṃ balināṃ sarvaṃ durbalānāṃ na kiñcana | svīyā ca parakīyā ca bhramo'yaṃ mandacetasām
To the strong everything is their own; to the weak nothing (is). 'One's own' and 'another's' — this is a delusion of the dull-minded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.59
तारा मय्यनुरक्ता च यथा न तु तथा गुरौ । अनुरक्ता कथं त्याज्या धर्मतो न्यायतस्तथा
tārā mayyanuraktā ca yathā na tu tathā gurau | anuraktā kathaṃ tyājyā dharmato nyāyatastathā
And Tārā is attached to me as she is not to her teacher-husband; how is one who is attached to be abandoned, either by dharma or by justice?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.60
गृहारम्भस्तु रक्तायां विरक्तायां कथं भवेत् । विरक्तेयं यदा जाता चकमेऽनुजकामिनीम्
gṛhārambhastu raktāyāṃ viraktāyāṃ kathaṃ bhavet | virakteyaṃ yadā jātā cakame'nujakāminīm
The undertaking of a household is possible with one who loves; how can it be with one who is averse? This one became averse when he desired his younger brother's wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.61
न दास्येऽहं वरारोहां गच्छ दूत वद स्वयम् । ईश्वरोऽसि सहस्राक्ष यदिच्छसि कुरुष्व तत्
na dāsye'haṃ varārohāṃ gaccha dūta vada svayam | īśvaro'si sahasrākṣa yadicchasi kuruṣva tat
I will not give up the fair-hipped one; go, messenger, and speak for yourself: you are the lord, thousand-eyed one — do what you wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.62
सूत उवाच इत्युक्तः शशिना दूतः प्रययौ शक्रसन्निधिम् । इन्द्रायाचष्ट तत्सर्वं यदुक्तं शीतरश्मिना
sūta uvāca ityuktaḥ śaśinā dūtaḥ prayayau śakrasannidhim | indrāyācaṣṭa tatsarvaṃ yaduktaṃ śītaraśminā
Sūta said: Thus addressed by the moon, the messenger went to Śakra's presence, and reported to Indra all that had been said by the cool-rayed one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.63
तुराषाडपि तच्छ्रुत्वा क्रोधयुक्तो बभूव ह । सेनोद्योगं तथा चक्रे साहाय्यार्थं गुरोर्विभुः
turāṣāḍapi tacchrutvā krodhayukto babhūva ha | senodyogaṃ tathā cakre sāhāyyārthaṃ gurorvibhuḥ
Turāṣāḍ (Indra) too, hearing that, became filled with anger, and the lord thus mustered his army for the sake of aiding his teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.64
शुक्रस्तु विग्रहं श्रुत्वा गुरुद्वेषात्ततो ययौ । मा ददस्वेति तं वाक्यमुवाच शशिनं प्रति
śukrastu vigrahaṃ śrutvā gurudveṣāttato yayau | mā dadasveti taṃ vākyamuvāca śaśinaṃ prati
But Śukra, hearing of the strife, went there out of hatred for Bṛhaspati, and spoke this word to the moon: "Do not give her up."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.65
साहाय्यं ते करिष्यामि मन्त्रशक्त्या महामते । भविता यदि संग्रामस्तव चेन्द्रेण मारिष
sāhāyyaṃ te kariṣyāmi mantraśaktyā mahāmate | bhavitā yadi saṃgrāmastava cendreṇa māriṣa
"I shall render you aid by the power of mantras, O great-minded one, if a battle comes about between you and Indra, my good sir."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.66
शङ्करस्तु तदाकर्ण्य गुरुदाराभिमर्शनम् । गुरुशत्रुं भृगुं मत्वा साहाय्यमकरोत्तदा
śaṅkarastu tadākarṇya gurudārābhimarśanam | guruśatruṃ bhṛguṃ matvā sāhāyyamakarottadā
But Śaṅkara, hearing of that touching of the teacher's wife, and considering Bhṛgu (Śukra) an enemy of the teacher, then gave his aid (to Bṛhaspati's side).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.67
संग्रामस्तु तदा वृत्तो देवदानवयोर्द्रुतम् । बहूनि तत्र वर्षाणि तारकासुरवत्किल
saṃgrāmastu tadā vṛtto devadānavayordrutam | bahūni tatra varṣāṇi tārakāsuravatkila
Then a battle took place at once between the gods and the demons, (lasting) many years there, as in the case of the asura Tāraka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.68
देवासुरकृतं युद्धं दृष्ट्वा तत्र पितामहः । हंसारूढो जगामाशु तं देशं क्लेशशान्तये
devāsurakṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ dṛṣṭvā tatra pitāmahaḥ | haṃsārūḍho jagāmāśu taṃ deśaṃ kleśaśāntaye
Seeing the war made by gods and demons there, the Grandfather, mounted on his goose, went quickly to that place to quell the trouble.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.69
राकापतिं तदा प्राह मुञ्च भार्यां गुरोरिति । नोचेद्विष्णुं समाहूय करिष्यामि तु संक्षयम्
rākāpatiṃ tadā prāha muñca bhāryāṃ guroriti | nocedviṣṇuṃ samāhūya kariṣyāmi tu saṃkṣayam
Then he said to the lord of the full-moon night (the Moon): "Release the teacher's wife! Otherwise I shall summon Viṣṇu and bring about (your) destruction."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.70
भृगुं निवारयामास ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । किमन्यायमतिर्जाता सङ्गदोषान्महामते
bhṛguṃ nivārayāmāsa brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | kimanyāyamatirjātā saṅgadoṣānmahāmate
Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, restrained Bhṛgu: "Why has an unjust intention arisen (in you), O great-minded one, from the fault of (bad) company?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.71
निषेधयामास ततो भृगुस्तं चौषधीपतिम् । मुञ्च भार्यां गुरोरद्य पित्राहं प्रेषितस्तव
niṣedhayāmāsa tato bhṛgustaṃ cauṣadhīpatim | muñca bhāryāṃ guroradya pitrāhaṃ preṣitastava
Then Bhṛgu forbade him, the lord of herbs (the Moon): "Release the teacher's wife today; I have been sent by your father."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.72
सूत उवाच द्विजराजस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा भृगोर्वचनमद्भुतम् । ददौ च तत्प्रियां भार्यां गुरोर्गर्भवतीं शुभाम्
sūta uvāca dvijarājastu tacchrutvā bhṛgorvacanamadbhutam | dadau ca tatpriyāṃ bhāryāṃ gurorgarbhavatīṃ śubhām
Sūta said: But the king of the twice-born (the Moon), having heard that wondrous speech of Bhṛgu, gave over that beloved, auspicious wife of the teacher, who was pregnant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.73
प्राप्य कान्तां गुरुर्हृष्टः स्वगृहं मुदितो ययौ । ततो देवास्ततो दैत्या ययुः स्वान्स्वान्गृहान्प्रति
prāpya kāntāṃ gururhṛṣṭaḥ svagṛhaṃ mudito yayau | tato devāstato daityā yayuḥ svānsvāngṛhānprati
Having regained his wife, the teacher, delighted and glad, went to his own house; then the gods and then the Daityas went, each to his own home.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.74
ब्रह्मा स्वसदनं प्राप्तः कैलासं चापि शङ्करः । बृहस्पतिस्तु सन्तुष्टः प्राप्य भार्यां मनोरमाम्
brahmā svasadanaṃ prāptaḥ kailāsaṃ cāpi śaṅkaraḥ | bṛhaspatistu santuṣṭaḥ prāpya bhāryāṃ manoramām
Brahmā reached his own abode, and Śaṅkara Kailāsa; and Bṛhaspati was content, having obtained his charming wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.75
ततः कालेन कियता तारासूत सुतं शुभम् । सुदिने शुभनक्षत्रे तारापतिसमं गुणैः
tataḥ kālena kiyatā tārāsūta sutaṃ śubham | sudine śubhanakṣatre tārāpatisamaṃ guṇaiḥ
Then after some time Tārā bore an auspicious son, on a good day, under a favourable star, equal in qualities to the lord of stars (the Moon).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.76
दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं गुरुर्जातं चकार विधिपूर्वकम् । जातकर्मादिकं सर्वं प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना
dṛṣṭvā putraṃ gururjātaṃ cakāra vidhipūrvakam | jātakarmādikaṃ sarvaṃ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā
Seeing the son that was born, the teacher performed, according to the rules, all the birth-rites and the rest, with a greatly delighted heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.77
श्रुतं चन्द्रमसा जन्म पुत्रस्य मुनिसत्तमाः । दूतं च प्रेषयामास गुरुं प्रति महामतिः
śrutaṃ candramasā janma putrasya munisattamāḥ | dūtaṃ ca preṣayāmāsa guruṃ prati mahāmatiḥ
The birth of the son was heard of by the Moon, O best of sages; and the great-minded one sent a messenger to the teacher:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.78
न चायं तव पुत्रोऽस्ति मम वीर्यसमुद्भवः । कथं त्वं कृतवान्कामं जातकर्मादिकं विधिम्
na cāyaṃ tava putro'sti mama vīryasamudbhavaḥ | kathaṃ tvaṃ kṛtavānkāmaṃ jātakarmādikaṃ vidhim
"This is not your son; he has arisen from my seed. How have you performed at will the rite of the birth-ceremonies and the rest?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.79
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य दूतस्य च बृहस्पतिः । उवाच मम पुत्रो मे सदृशो नात्र संशयः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya dūtasya ca bṛhaspatiḥ | uvāca mama putro me sadṛśo nātra saṃśayaḥ
Having heard that speech of his messenger, Bṛhaspati said: "He is my son, resembling me; there is no doubt in this."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.80
पुनर्विवादः सञ्जातो मिलिता देवदानवाः । युद्धार्थमागतास्तेषां समाजः समजायत
punarvivādaḥ sañjāto militā devadānavāḥ | yuddhārthamāgatāsteṣāṃ samājaḥ samajāyata
Again a dispute arose; the gods and the Dānavas assembled, having come for battle; a gathering of them took place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.81
तत्रागतः स्वयं ब्रह्मा शान्तिकामः प्रजापतिः । निवारयामास मुखे संस्थितान्युद्धदुर्मदान्
tatrāgataḥ svayaṃ brahmā śāntikāmaḥ prajāpatiḥ | nivārayāmāsa mukhe saṃsthitānyuddhadurmadān
There Brahmā himself, the lord of creatures, came, desiring peace, and restrained those wild with battle-lust who stood at the front.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.82
तारां पप्रच्छ धर्मात्मा कस्यायं तनयः शुभे । सत्यं वद वरारोहे यथा क्लेशः प्रशाम्यति
tārāṃ papraccha dharmātmā kasyāyaṃ tanayaḥ śubhe | satyaṃ vada varārohe yathā kleśaḥ praśāmyati
The righteous one asked Tārā: "Whose son is this, O fair one? Speak the truth, O lovely-hipped one, so that the trouble may be quelled."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.83
तमुवाचासितापाङ्गी लज्जमानाप्यधोमुखी । चन्द्रस्येति शनैरन्तर्जगाम वरवर्णिनी
tamuvācāsitāpāṅgī lajjamānāpyadhomukhī | candrasyeti śanairantarjagāma varavarṇinī
The dark-eyed one, though ashamed and with face downcast, said to him softly, "The Moon's"; and the fair-complexioned woman went inside.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.84
जग्राह तं सुतं सोमः प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना । नाम चक्रे बुध इति जगाम स्वगृहं पुनः
jagrāha taṃ sutaṃ somaḥ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā | nāma cakre budha iti jagāma svagṛhaṃ punaḥ
Soma took that son with a greatly delighted heart, gave him the name Budha, and went back to his own house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.85
ययौ ब्रह्मा स्वकं धाम सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । यथागतं गतं सर्वैः सर्वशः प्रेक्षकैर्जनैः
yayau brahmā svakaṃ dhāma sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | yathāgataṃ gataṃ sarvaiḥ sarvaśaḥ prekṣakairjanaiḥ
Brahmā went to his own abode, and all the gods together with Vāsava; all the onlooking people went everywhere as they had come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 11.86
कथितेयं बुधोत्पत्तिर्गुरुक्षेत्रे च सोमतः । यथा श्रुता मया पूर्वं व्यासात्सत्यवतीसुतात्
kathiteyaṃ budhotpattirgurukṣetre ca somataḥ | yathā śrutā mayā pūrvaṃ vyāsātsatyavatīsutāt
This birth of Budha in the teacher's field (i.e. wife) from Soma has been told, as I heard it formerly from Vyāsa, the son of Satyavatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition