Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 1 — Chapter 8
DB 1 8.1
आराध्यनिर्णयवर्णनम् ऋषय ऊचुः सन्देहोऽत्र महाभाग कथायां तु महाद्भुतः । वेदशास्त्रपुराणैश्च निश्चितं तु सदा बुधैः
ārādhyanirṇayavarṇanam ṛṣaya ūcuḥ sandeho'tra mahābhāga kathāyāṃ tu mahādbhutaḥ | vedaśāstrapurāṇaiśca niścitaṃ tu sadā budhaiḥ
Description of the determination of who is to be worshipped. The sages said: There is a most wondrous doubt here in this narrative, O greatly fortunate one — though it has always been settled by the wise by means of the Vedas, the treatises and the Purāṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.2
ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्च त्रयो देवाः सनातनाः । नातः परतरं किञ्चिद्ब्रह्माण्डेऽस्मिन्महामते
brahmā viṣṇuśca rudraśca trayo devāḥ sanātanāḥ | nātaḥ parataraṃ kiñcidbrahmāṇḍe'sminmahāmate
Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Rudra — these three are the eternal gods; there is nothing higher than these in this cosmic egg, O you of great mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.3
ब्रह्मा सृजति लोकान्वै विष्णुः पात्यखिलं जगत् । रुद्रः संहरते काले त्रय एतेऽत्र कारणम्
brahmā sṛjati lokānvai viṣṇuḥ pātyakhilaṃ jagat | rudraḥ saṃharate kāle traya ete'tra kāraṇam
Brahmā creates the worlds, Viṣṇu protects the whole universe, and Rudra destroys (it) at the (proper) time — these three are the cause here.
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DB 1 8.4
एका मूर्तिस्त्रयो देवा ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । रजःसत्त्वतमोभिश्च संयुताः कार्यकारकाः
ekā mūrtistrayo devā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | rajaḥsattvatamobhiśca saṃyutāḥ kāryakārakāḥ
One form, three gods — Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara; joined with rajas, sattva, and tamas, they are the doers of the work.
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DB 1 8.5
तेषां मध्ये हरिः श्रेष्ठो माधवः पुरुषोत्तमः । आदिदेवो जगन्नाथः समर्थः सर्वकर्मसु
teṣāṃ madhye hariḥ śreṣṭho mādhavaḥ puruṣottamaḥ | ādidevo jagannāthaḥ samarthaḥ sarvakarmasu
Among them Hari is the best, Mādhava, the highest Person, the primal god, the lord of the world, capable in all actions.
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DB 1 8.6
नान्यः कोऽपि समर्थोऽस्ति विष्णोरतुलतेजसः । स कथं स्वापितः स्वामी विवशो योगमायया
nānyaḥ ko'pi samartho'sti viṣṇoratulatejasaḥ | sa kathaṃ svāpitaḥ svāmī vivaśo yogamāyayā
There is no other at all as capable as Viṣṇu of unequalled splendour; how then was that Lord put to sleep, made helpless by Yogamāyā?
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DB 1 8.7
क्व गतं तस्य विज्ञानं जीवतश्चेष्टितं कुतः । सन्देहोऽयं महाभाग कथयस्व यथाशुभम्
kva gataṃ tasya vijñānaṃ jīvataśceṣṭitaṃ kutaḥ | sandeho'yaṃ mahābhāga kathayasva yathāśubham
Where had his knowledge gone? Whence the movement of one (still) living? This is our doubt, O greatly fortunate one; explain (it) as is fitting.
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DB 1 8.8
का सा शक्तिः पुरा प्रोक्ता यया विष्णुजितः प्रभुः । कुतो जाता कथं शक्ता का शक्तिर्वद सुव्रत प्रथमस्कन्धे आराध्यनिर्णयवर्णनं नामाष्टमोऽध्यायः
kā sā śaktiḥ purā proktā yayā viṣṇujitaḥ prabhuḥ | kuto jātā kathaṃ śaktā kā śaktirvada suvrata prathamaskandhe ārādhyanirṇayavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ
What is that Śakti spoken of before, by which the Lord Viṣṇu was overcome? Whence did she arise, how is she powerful, what is (this) Śakti? Tell (us), O you of good vows. [In the First Book, the eighth chapter, called the description of the determination of who is to be worshipped.]
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DB 1 8.9
यस्तु सर्वेश्वरो विष्णुर्वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः । परमात्मा परानन्दः सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहः
yastu sarveśvaro viṣṇurvāsudevo jagadguruḥ | paramātmā parānandaḥ saccidānandavigrahaḥ
He indeed who is Viṣṇu, the lord of all, Vāsudeva, the teacher of the world, the supreme Self, the supreme bliss, whose form is being, consciousness, and bliss —
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DB 1 8.10
सर्वकृत्सर्वभृत्स्रष्टा विरजः सर्वगः शुचिः । स कथं निद्रया नीतः परतन्त्रः परात्परः
sarvakṛtsarvabhṛtsraṣṭā virajaḥ sarvagaḥ śuciḥ | sa kathaṃ nidrayā nītaḥ paratantraḥ parātparaḥ
the maker of all, the supporter of all, the creator, free of passion, all-pervading, pure — how was he carried off by sleep, (he who is) higher than the high, (become) dependent on another?
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DB 1 8.11
एतदाश्चर्यभूतो हि सन्देहो नः परन्तप । छिन्धि ज्ञानासिना सूत व्यासशिष्य महामते
etadāścaryabhūto hi sandeho naḥ parantapa | chindhi jñānāsinā sūta vyāsaśiṣya mahāmate
This doubt of ours is indeed a matter of wonder, O scorcher of foes; cut it with the sword of knowledge, O Sūta, disciple of Vyāsa, O greatly wise one.
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DB 1 8.12
सूत उवाच कः सन्देहं भिनत्त्येनं त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । मुह्यन्ति मुनयः कामं ब्रह्मपुत्राः सनातनाः
sūta uvāca kaḥ sandehaṃ bhinattyenaṃ trailokye sacarācare | muhyanti munayaḥ kāmaṃ brahmaputrāḥ sanātanāḥ
Sūta said: Who in the three worlds, with their moving and unmoving (beings), can break this doubt? The sages are utterly bewildered, (even) the eternal sons of Brahmā.
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DB 1 8.13
नारदः कपिलश्चैव प्रश्नेऽस्मिन्मुनिसत्तमाः । किं ब्रवीमि महाभागा दुर्घटेऽस्मिन्विमर्शने
nāradaḥ kapilaścaiva praśne'sminmunisattamāḥ | kiṃ bravīmi mahābhāgā durghaṭe'sminvimarśane
Nārada and Kapila too (are bewildered) at this question, O best of sages; what shall I say, O greatly fortunate ones, in this hard-to-settle deliberation?
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DB 1 8.14
देवेषु विष्णुः कथितः सर्वगः सर्वपालकः । यतो विराडिदं सर्वमुत्पन्नं सचराचरम्
deveṣu viṣṇuḥ kathitaḥ sarvagaḥ sarvapālakaḥ | yato virāḍidaṃ sarvamutpannaṃ sacarācaram
Among the gods Viṣṇu is declared all-pervading, the protector of all, from whom this whole Vast Being (virāṭ), with its moving and unmoving (beings), has arisen.
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DB 1 8.15
ते सर्वे समुपासन्ते नत्वा देवं परात्परम् । नारायणं हृषीकेशं वासुदेवं जनार्दनम्
te sarve samupāsante natvā devaṃ parātparam | nārāyaṇaṃ hṛṣīkeśaṃ vāsudevaṃ janārdanam
All those (sages) bow to and worship the god higher than the high, Nārāyaṇa, Hṛṣīkeśa, Vāsudeva, Janārdana.
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DB 1 8.16
तथा केचिन्महादेवं शङ्करं शशिशेखरम् । त्रिनेत्रं पञ्चवक्त्रं च शूलपाणिं वृषध्वजम्
tathā kecinmahādevaṃ śaṅkaraṃ śaśiśekharam | trinetraṃ pañcavaktraṃ ca śūlapāṇiṃ vṛṣadhvajam
So too some (worship) Mahādeva, Śaṅkara, the moon-crested, three-eyed, five-faced, trident-in-hand, bull-bannered (god),
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DB 1 8.17
तथा वेदेषु सर्वेषु गीतं नाम्ना त्रियम्बकम् । कपर्दिनं पञ्चवक्त्रं गौरीदेहार्धधारिणम्
tathā vedeṣu sarveṣu gītaṃ nāmnā triyambakam | kapardinaṃ pañcavaktraṃ gaurīdehārdhadhāriṇam
who likewise is sung in all the Vedas by the name Tryambaka, matted-haired, five-faced, bearing Gaurī as half his body,
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DB 1 8.18
कैलासवासनिरतं सर्वशक्तिसमन्वितम् । भूतवृन्दयुतं देवं दक्षयज्ञविघातकम्
kailāsavāsanirataṃ sarvaśaktisamanvitam | bhūtavṛndayutaṃ devaṃ dakṣayajñavighātakam
delighting in dwelling on Kailāsa, endowed with all powers, accompanied by his host of spirits, the god who wrecked Dakṣa's sacrifice.
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DB 1 8.19
तथा सूर्यं वेदविदः सायंप्रातर्दिने दिने । मध्याह्ने तु महाभागाः स्तुवन्ति विविधैः स्तवैः
tathā sūryaṃ vedavidaḥ sāyaṃprātardine dine | madhyāhne tu mahābhāgāḥ stuvanti vividhaiḥ stavaiḥ
So too the knowers of the Veda, the greatly fortunate, praise the Sun with various hymns, evening and morning, day after day, and at midday.
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DB 1 8.20
तथा वेदेषु सर्वेषु सूर्योपासनमुत्तमम् । परमात्मेति विख्यातं नाम तस्य महात्मनः
tathā vedeṣu sarveṣu sūryopāsanamuttamam | paramātmeti vikhyātaṃ nāma tasya mahātmanaḥ
And so in all the Vedas the worship of the Sun is (declared) highest; the name of that great one is proclaimed as 'the Supreme Self'.
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DB 1 8.21
अग्निः सर्वत्र वेदेषु संस्तुतो वेदवित्तमैः । इन्द्रश्चापि त्रिलोकेशो वरुणश्च तथापरः
agniḥ sarvatra vedeṣu saṃstuto vedavittamaiḥ | indraścāpi trilokeśo varuṇaśca tathāparaḥ
Agni is praised everywhere in the Vedas by the best knowers of the Veda, and Indra too, lord of the three worlds, and Varuṇa likewise as another.
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DB 1 8.22
यथा गङ्गा प्रवाहैश्च बहुभिः परिवर्तते । तथैव सर्वदेवेषु विष्णुः प्रोक्तो महर्षिभिः
yathā gaṅgā pravāhaiśca bahubhiḥ parivartate | tathaiva sarvadeveṣu viṣṇuḥ prokto maharṣibhiḥ
Just as the Gaṅgā moves along in many streams, so too Viṣṇu is spoken of by the great sages as (present) in all the gods.
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DB 1 8.23
त्रीण्येव हि प्रमाणानि पठितानि सुपण्डितैः । प्रत्यक्षं चानुमानं च शाब्दं चैव तृतीयकम्
trīṇyeva hi pramāṇāni paṭhitāni supaṇḍitaiḥ | pratyakṣaṃ cānumānaṃ ca śābdaṃ caiva tṛtīyakam
Indeed, three means of knowledge have been taught by the well-learned: perception, inference, and verbal testimony as the third.
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DB 1 8.24
चत्वार्येवेतरे प्राहुरुपमानयुतानि च । अर्थापत्तियुतान्यन्ये पञ्च प्राहुर्महाधियः
catvāryevetare prāhurupamānayutāni ca | arthāpattiyutānyanye pañca prāhurmahādhiyaḥ
Others say they are just four, together with analogy; still others, of great intellect, say five, including presumption (arthāpatti).
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DB 1 8.25
सप्त पौराणिकाश्चैव प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः । एतैः प्रमाणैर्दुर्ज्ञेयं यद्ब्रह्म परमं च तत्
sapta paurāṇikāścaiva pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ | etaiḥ pramāṇairdurjñeyaṃ yadbrahma paramaṃ ca tat
And thinkers of the Purāṇas declare seven; but that supreme Brahman is hard to know by these means of knowledge.
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DB 1 8.26
वितर्कश्चात्र कर्तव्यो बुद्ध्या चैवागमेन च । निश्चयात्मिकया युक्त्या विचार्य च पुनः पुनः
vitarkaścātra kartavyo buddhyā caivāgamena ca | niścayātmikayā yuktyā vicārya ca punaḥ punaḥ
Here reasoning must be applied, both with the intellect and with scripture, having deliberated again and again with a logic that yields certainty.
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DB 1 8.27
प्रत्यक्षतस्तु विज्ञानं चिन्त्यं मतिमता सदा । दृष्टान्तेनापि सततं शिष्टमार्गानुसारिणा
pratyakṣatastu vijñānaṃ cintyaṃ matimatā sadā | dṛṣṭāntenāpi satataṃ śiṣṭamārgānusāriṇā
But knowledge from direct perception should always be considered by one who has intelligence, and constantly by illustration too, by one who follows the path of the cultivated.
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DB 1 8.28
विद्वांसोऽपि वदन्त्येवं पुराणैः परिगीयते । द्रुहिणे सृष्टिशक्तिश्च हरौ पालनशक्तिता
vidvāṃso'pi vadantyevaṃ purāṇaiḥ parigīyate | druhiṇe sṛṣṭiśaktiśca harau pālanaśaktitā
The learned too speak thus, and it is sung throughout the Purāṇas: in Brahmā (Druhiṇa) is the power of creation, in Hari the state of having the power of preservation,
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DB 1 8.29
हरे संहारशक्तिश्च सूर्ये शक्तिः प्रकाशिका । धराधरणशक्तिश्च शेषे कूर्मे तथैव च
hare saṃhāraśaktiśca sūrye śaktiḥ prakāśikā | dharādharaṇaśaktiśca śeṣe kūrme tathaiva ca
and in Hara the power of destruction, in the sun the illuminating power, and the power of upholding the earth in Śeṣa and likewise in the Tortoise.
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DB 1 8.30
साद्या शक्तिः परिणता सर्वस्मिन्या प्रतिष्ठिता । दाहशक्तिस्तथा वह्नौ समीरे प्रेरणात्मिका
sādyā śaktiḥ pariṇatā sarvasminyā pratiṣṭhitā | dāhaśaktistathā vahnau samīre preraṇātmikā
That primal power, having become transformed, is what is established in everything; so too the burning power in fire, and in the wind (the power) that consists of impelling.
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DB 1 8.31
शिवोऽपि शवतां याति कुण्डलिन्या विवर्जितः । शक्तिहीनस्तु यः कश्चिदसमर्थः स्मृतो बुधैः
śivo'pi śavatāṃ yāti kuṇḍalinyā vivarjitaḥ | śaktihīnastu yaḥ kaścidasamarthaḥ smṛto budhaiḥ
Even Śiva becomes a corpse when bereft of Kuṇḍalinī; and whoever is devoid of power is held by the wise to be incapable.
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DB 1 8.32
एवं सर्वत्र भूतेषु स्थावरेषु चरेषु च । ब्रह्मादिस्तम्बपर्यन्तं ब्रह्माण्डेऽस्मिन्महातपाः
evaṃ sarvatra bhūteṣu sthāvareṣu careṣu ca | brahmādistambaparyantaṃ brahmāṇḍe'sminmahātapāḥ
Thus everywhere among beings, both immobile and moving, from Brahmā down to a clump of grass, in this cosmic egg, O greatly austere one—
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DB 1 8.33
शक्तिहीनं तु निन्द्यं स्याद्वस्तुमात्रं चराचरम् । अशक्तः शत्रुविजये गमने भोजने तथा
śaktihīnaṃ tu nindyaṃ syādvastumātraṃ carācaram | aśaktaḥ śatruvijaye gamane bhojane tathā
whatever is devoid of power would be contemptible, a mere thing, whether moving or unmoving; (such a one is) unable in conquering enemies, in going, and likewise in eating.
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DB 1 8.34
एवं सर्वगता शक्तिः सा ब्रह्मेति विविच्यते । सोपास्या विविधैः सम्यग्विचार्या सुधिया सदा
evaṃ sarvagatā śaktiḥ sā brahmeti vivicyate | sopāsyā vividhaiḥ samyagvicāryā sudhiyā sadā
Thus that all-pervading Power is discerned to be Brahman; she is to be worshipped in various ways, and always rightly reflected upon by one of good understanding.
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DB 1 8.35
विष्णौ च सात्त्विकी शक्तिस्तया हीनोऽप्यकर्मकृत् । द्रुहिणे राजसी शक्तिर्यया हीनो ह्यसृष्टिकृत्
viṣṇau ca sāttvikī śaktistayā hīno'pyakarmakṛt | druhiṇe rājasī śaktiryayā hīno hyasṛṣṭikṛt
In Viṣṇu is the sāttvika power, and without it he too does no deed; in Brahmā is the rājasa power, without which he does no creating.
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DB 1 8.36
शिवे च तामसी शक्तिस्तया संहारकारकः । इत्यूह्यं मनसा सर्वं विचार्य च पुनः पुनः
śive ca tāmasī śaktistayā saṃhārakārakaḥ | ityūhyaṃ manasā sarvaṃ vicārya ca punaḥ punaḥ
And in Śiva is the tāmasa power, by which he is the agent of destruction; thus everything is to be inferred with the mind, deliberating again and again.
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DB 1 8.37
शक्तिः करोति ब्रह्माण्डं सा वै पालयतेऽखिलम् । इच्छया संहरत्येषा जगदेतच्चराचरम्
śaktiḥ karoti brahmāṇḍaṃ sā vai pālayate'khilam | icchayā saṃharatyeṣā jagadetaccarācaram
Power makes the cosmic egg, and she indeed protects the whole of it; she withdraws this world, moving and unmoving, at her will.
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DB 1 8.38
न विष्णुर्न हरः शक्रो न ब्रह्मा न च पावकः । न सूर्यो वरुणः शक्तः स्वे स्वे कार्ये कथञ्चन
na viṣṇurna haraḥ śakro na brahmā na ca pāvakaḥ | na sūryo varuṇaḥ śaktaḥ sve sve kārye kathañcana
Neither Viṣṇu nor Hara, nor Indra, nor Brahmā, nor Fire, nor the Sun, nor Varuṇa is in any way capable in his own task.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.39
तया युक्ता हि कुर्वन्ति स्वानि कार्याणि ते सुराः । सैव कारणकार्येषु प्रत्यक्षेणावगम्यते
tayā yuktā hi kurvanti svāni kāryāṇi te surāḥ | saiva kāraṇakāryeṣu pratyakṣeṇāvagamyate
Only when joined with her do those gods perform their own tasks; and she herself is apprehended by direct perception in causes and effects.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.40
सगुणा निर्गुणा सा तु द्विधा प्रोक्ता मनीषिभिः । सगुणा रागिभिः सेव्या निर्गुणा तु विरागिभिः
saguṇā nirguṇā sā tu dvidhā proktā manīṣibhiḥ | saguṇā rāgibhiḥ sevyā nirguṇā tu virāgibhiḥ
She has been declared twofold by the wise: with attributes and without attributes; the one with attributes is to be served by those with passion, the attributeless by the passionless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.41
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां स्वामिनी सा निराकुला । ददाति वाच्छितान्कामान्पूजिता विधिपूर्वकम्
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ svāminī sā nirākulā | dadāti vācchitānkāmānpūjitā vidhipūrvakam
She, untroubled, is mistress of dharma, wealth, pleasure, and liberation; worshipped according to rule, she grants the desires that are wished for.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.42
न जानन्ति जना मूढास्तां सदा माययावृताः । जानन्तोऽपि नराः केचिन्मोहयन्ति परानपि
na jānanti janā mūḍhāstāṃ sadā māyayāvṛtāḥ | jānanto'pi narāḥ kecinmohayanti parānapi
Deluded people, ever covered by māyā, do not know her; and some men, though knowing, delude others as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.43
पण्डिताः स्वोदरार्थं वै पाखण्डानि पूथक्पृथक् । प्रवर्तयन्ति कलिना प्रेरिता मन्दचेतसः
paṇḍitāḥ svodarārthaṃ vai pākhaṇḍāni pūthakpṛthak | pravartayanti kalinā preritā mandacetasaḥ
For the sake of their own bellies, learned men promote heresies, each apart from the other — driven by Kali, dull of mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.44
कलावस्मिन्महाभागा नानाभेदसमुत्थिताः । नान्ये युगे तथा धर्मा वेदबाह्याः कथञ्चन
kalāvasminmahābhāgā nānābhedasamutthitāḥ | nānye yuge tathā dharmā vedabāhyāḥ kathañcana
In this Kali (age), O greatly fortunate ones, (these) have arisen with their various divisions; not in any other age, in any way whatever, (were there) such doctrines outside the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.45
विष्णुश्चरत्यसावुग्र तपो वर्षाण्यनेकशः । ब्रह्मा हरस्त्रयो देवा ध्यायन्तः कमपि धुवम्
viṣṇuścaratyasāvugra tapo varṣāṇyanekaśaḥ | brahmā harastrayo devā dhyāyantaḥ kamapi dhuvam
This Viṣṇu practices fierce austerity for many years; Brahmā, Hara — the three gods — are constantly meditating on someone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.46
कामयानाः सदा कामं ते त्रयः सर्वदैव हि । यजन्ति यज्ञान्विविधान्ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
kāmayānāḥ sadā kāmaṃ te trayaḥ sarvadaiva hi | yajanti yajñānvividhānbrahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ
Always desiring (their) desire, those three — Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara — at all times indeed offer sacrifices of many kinds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.47
ते वै शक्तिं परां देवीं ब्रह्माख्यां परमात्मिकाम् । ध्यायन्ति मनसा नित्यं नित्यां मत्वा सनातनीम्
te vai śaktiṃ parāṃ devīṃ brahmākhyāṃ paramātmikām | dhyāyanti manasā nityaṃ nityāṃ matvā sanātanīm
They indeed constantly meditate with the mind on the supreme Śakti, the Goddess called Brahman, whose nature is the highest Self, holding her to be eternal and everlasting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.48
तस्माच्छक्तिः सदा सेव्या विद्वद्भिः कृतनिश्चयैः । निश्चयः सर्वशास्त्राणां ज्ञातव्यो मुनिसत्तमाः
tasmācchaktiḥ sadā sevyā vidvadbhiḥ kṛtaniścayaiḥ | niścayaḥ sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ jñātavyo munisattamāḥ
Therefore Śakti is always to be served by the wise who have come to (this) conclusion; this conclusion of all the scriptures is to be understood, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.49
कृष्णाच्छ्रुतं मया चैतत्तेन ज्ञातं तु नारदात् । पितुः सकाशात्तेनापि ब्रह्मणा विष्णुवाक्यतः
kṛṣṇācchrutaṃ mayā caitattena jñātaṃ tu nāradāt | pituḥ sakāśāttenāpi brahmaṇā viṣṇuvākyataḥ
And this I heard from Kṛṣṇa, and he learned it from Nārada, and he from his father, from Brahmā, from the words of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.50
न श्रोतव्यं न मन्तव्यमन्येषां वचनं बुधैः । शक्तिरेव सदा सेव्या विद्वद्भिः कृतनिश्चयैः
na śrotavyaṃ na mantavyamanyeṣāṃ vacanaṃ budhaiḥ | śaktireva sadā sevyā vidvadbhiḥ kṛtaniścayaiḥ
The word of others should neither be listened to nor pondered by the wise; Śakti alone is always to be served by the learned who have come to (this) conclusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 8.51
प्रत्यक्षमपि द्रष्टव्यमशक्तस्य विचेष्टितम् । अतः सर्वेषु भूतेषु ज्ञातव्या शक्तिरेव हि
pratyakṣamapi draṣṭavyamaśaktasya viceṣṭitam | ataḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu jñātavyā śaktireva hi
Even by direct perception the floundering of one without power (śakti) is to be seen; hence in all beings it is Śakti alone that is to be recognized.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition