Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 1 — Chapter 9
DB 1 9.1
हरिकृतमधुकैटभवधवर्णनम् सूत उवाच यदा विनिर्गता निद्रा देहात्तस्य जगद्गुरोः । नेत्रास्यनासिकाबाहुहृदयेभ्यस्तथोरसः
harikṛtamadhukaiṭabhavadhavarṇanam sūta uvāca yadā vinirgatā nidrā dehāttasya jagadguroḥ | netrāsyanāsikābāhuhṛdayebhyastathorasaḥ
Description of the slaying of Madhu and Kaiṭabha by Hari. Sūta said: When sleep went out from the body of that teacher of the world — from his eyes, mouth, nostrils, arms, heart and chest —
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DB 1 9.2
निःसृत्य गगने तस्थौ तामसी शक्तिरुत्तमा । उदतिष्ठज्जगन्नाथो जृम्भमाणः पुनः पुनः
niḥsṛtya gagane tasthau tāmasī śaktiruttamā | udatiṣṭhajjagannātho jṛmbhamāṇaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
having come forth, the supreme dark (tāmasic) Śakti stood in the sky; and the Lord of the world rose up, yawning again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.3
तदापश्यत् स्थितं तत्र भयत्रस्तं प्रजापतिम् । उवाच च महातेजा मेघगम्भीरया गिरा
tadāpaśyat sthitaṃ tatra bhayatrastaṃ prajāpatim | uvāca ca mahātejā meghagambhīrayā girā
Then he saw the Lord of creatures standing there, trembling with fear, and the greatly radiant one spoke in a voice deep as a cloud:
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DB 1 9.4
विष्णुरुवाच किमागतोऽसि भगवंस्तपस्त्यक्त्वात्र पद्मज । कस्माच्चिन्तातुरोऽसि त्वं भयाकुलितमानसः
viṣṇuruvāca kimāgato'si bhagavaṃstapastyaktvātra padmaja | kasmāccintāturo'si tvaṃ bhayākulitamānasaḥ
Viṣṇu said: Why have you come here, O lord, abandoning your austerity, O lotus-born? Why are you stricken with anxiety, your mind agitated with fear?
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DB 1 9.5
ब्रह्मोवाच त्वत्कर्णमलजौ देव दैत्यौ च मधुकैटभौ । हन्तुं मां समुपायातौ घोररूपौ महाबलौ
brahmovāca tvatkarṇamalajau deva daityau ca madhukaiṭabhau | hantuṃ māṃ samupāyātau ghorarūpau mahābalau
Brahmā said: O god, the two demons Madhu and Kaiṭabha, born from the wax of your ears, of dreadful form and great strength, have come at me to kill me.
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DB 1 9.6
भयात्तयोः समायातस्त्वत्समीपं जगत्पते । त्राहि मां वासुदेवाद्य भयत्रस्तं विचेतनम्
bhayāttayoḥ samāyātastvatsamīpaṃ jagatpate | trāhi māṃ vāsudevādya bhayatrastaṃ vicetanam
Out of fear of those two I have come near you, O Lord of the world; protect me, O primal Vāsudeva, terrified with fear and out of my senses.
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DB 1 9.7
विष्णुरुवाच तिष्ठाद्य निर्भयो जातस्तौ हनिष्याम्यहं किल । युद्धायाजग्मतुर्मूढौ मत्समीपं गतायुषौ
viṣṇuruvāca tiṣṭhādya nirbhayo jātastau haniṣyāmyahaṃ kila | yuddhāyājagmaturmūḍhau matsamīpaṃ gatāyuṣau
Viṣṇu said: Stand now, become free of fear; I shall surely slay those two. The fools have come near me for battle, their life-span at its end.
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DB 1 9.8
सूत उवाच एवं वदति देवेशे दानवौ तौ महाबलौ । विचिन्वानावजं चोभौ संप्राप्तौ मदगर्वितौ
sūta uvāca evaṃ vadati deveśe dānavau tau mahābalau | vicinvānāvajaṃ cobhau saṃprāptau madagarvitau
Sūta said: While the Lord of gods was speaking thus, those two mighty demons, both searching for the unborn one (Brahmā), arrived, puffed up with arrogance.
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DB 1 9.9
निराधारौ जले तत्र संस्थितौ विगतज्वरौ । तावूचतुर्मदोन्मत्तौ ब्रह्माणं मुनिसत्तमाः प्रथमस्कन्धे हरिकृतमधुकैटभवधवर्णनं नाम नवमोऽध्यायः
nirādhārau jale tatra saṃsthitau vigatajvarau | tāvūcaturmadonmattau brahmāṇaṃ munisattamāḥ prathamaskandhe harikṛtamadhukaiṭabhavadhavarṇanaṃ nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ
Standing there in the water without support, their agitation gone, the two, mad with intoxication, spoke to Brahmā, O best of sages. — In the first book, the ninth chapter, called "The Description of the Slaying of Madhu and Kaiṭabha by Hari."
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DB 1 9.10
पलायित्वा समायातः सन्निधावस्य किं ततः । युद्धं कुरु हनिष्यावः पश्यतोऽस्यैव सन्निधौ
palāyitvā samāyātaḥ sannidhāvasya kiṃ tataḥ | yuddhaṃ kuru haniṣyāvaḥ paśyato'syaiva sannidhau
"Having fled, you have come into his presence — what of that? Fight! We shall kill you in his very presence, while he looks on.
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DB 1 9.11
पश्चादेनं हनिष्यावः सर्पभोगोपरिस्थितम् । त्वमद्य कुरु संग्रामं दासोऽस्मीति च वा वद
paścādenaṃ haniṣyāvaḥ sarpabhogoparisthitam | tvamadya kuru saṃgrāmaṃ dāso'smīti ca vā vada
Afterwards we shall kill this one who sits upon the serpent's coil. You, today, do battle — or else say, 'I am your servant.'
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DB 1 9.12
सूत उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विष्णुस्तावुवाच जनार्दनः । कुरुतं समरं कामं मया दानवपुङ्गवौ
sūta uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ viṣṇustāvuvāca janārdanaḥ | kurutaṃ samaraṃ kāmaṃ mayā dānavapuṅgavau
Sūta said: Hearing that speech, Viṣṇu, Janārdana, said to those two: "Make battle with me as you please, O bulls among Dānavas!"
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DB 1 9.13
हरिष्यामि मदं चाहं युवयोर्मत्तयोः किल । आगच्छतं महाभागौ श्रद्धा चेद्वां महाबलौ
hariṣyāmi madaṃ cāhaṃ yuvayormattayoḥ kila | āgacchataṃ mahābhāgau śraddhā cedvāṃ mahābalau
"And I shall take away the intoxication of you two who are drunk (with pride). Come, O greatly fortunate, mighty ones, if you two have the confidence."
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DB 1 9.14
सूत उवाच श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं चोभौ क्रोधव्याकुललोचनौ । निराधारौ जलस्थौ च युद्धोद्युक्तौ बभूवतुः
sūta uvāca śrutvā tadvacanaṃ cobhau krodhavyākulalocanau | nirādhārau jalasthau ca yuddhodyuktau babhūvatuḥ
Sūta said: Hearing that speech, both, their eyes troubled with anger, standing in the water without support, became eager for battle.
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DB 1 9.15
मधुश्च कुपितस्तत्र हरिणा सह संयुगम् । कर्तुं प्रचलितस्तूर्णं कैटभस्तु तथा स्थितः
madhuśca kupitastatra hariṇā saha saṃyugam | kartuṃ pracalitastūrṇaṃ kaiṭabhastu tathā sthitaḥ
And Madhu, enraged, at once set out there to make combat with Hari, while Kaiṭabha stood by so (waiting).
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DB 1 9.16
बाहुयुद्धं तयोरासीन्मल्लयोरिव मत्तयोः । श्रान्ते मधौ कैटभस्तु संग्राममकरोत्तदा
bāhuyuddhaṃ tayorāsīnmallayoriva mattayoḥ | śrānte madhau kaiṭabhastu saṃgrāmamakarottadā
There was an arm-to-arm fight between those two, like two drunken wrestlers; and when Madhu grew weary, then Kaiṭabha carried on the battle.
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DB 1 9.17
पुनर्मधुः कैटभश्च युयुधाते पुनः पुनः । बाहुयुद्धेन रागान्धौ विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना
punarmadhuḥ kaiṭabhaśca yuyudhāte punaḥ punaḥ | bāhuyuddhena rāgāndhau viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā
Again Madhu, and Kaiṭabha, fought again and again by arm-combat, blinded by passion, with Viṣṇu the mighty one.
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DB 1 9.18
प्रेक्षकस्तु तदा ब्रह्मा देवी चैवान्तरिक्षगा । न मम्लतुस्तदा तौ तु विष्णुस्तु ग्लानिमाप्तवान्
prekṣakastu tadā brahmā devī caivāntarikṣagā | na mamlatustadā tau tu viṣṇustu glānimāptavān
Brahmā then was a spectator, and the Goddess too, moving in the sky; those two did not flag then, but Viṣṇu came to exhaustion.
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DB 1 9.19
पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि यदा जातानि युद्ध्यता । हरिणा चिन्तितं तत्र कारणं मरणे तयोः
pañcavarṣasahasrāṇi yadā jātāni yuddhyatā | hariṇā cintitaṃ tatra kāraṇaṃ maraṇe tayoḥ
When five thousand years had passed for (him) fighting, Hari thereupon pondered the means of the death of those two.
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DB 1 9.20
पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि मया युद्धं कृतं किल । न श्रान्तौ दानवौ घोरौ श्रान्तोऽहं चैतदद्भुतम्
pañcavarṣasahasrāṇi mayā yuddhaṃ kṛtaṃ kila | na śrāntau dānavau ghorau śrānto'haṃ caitadadbhutam
"Five thousand years indeed the fight has been made by me; the terrible Dānavas are not tired, and I am tired — this is a marvel."
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DB 1 9.21
क्व गतं मे बलं शौर्यं कस्माच्चेमावनामयौ । किमत्र कारणं चिन्त्यं विचार्य मनसा त्विह
kva gataṃ me balaṃ śauryaṃ kasmāccemāvanāmayau | kimatra kāraṇaṃ cintyaṃ vicārya manasā tviha
"Where has my strength, my valour gone? And why are these two free of ailment? What is the cause here, to be pondered, after reflecting with the mind here?"
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DB 1 9.22
इति चिन्तापरं दृष्ट्वा हरिं हर्षपरावुभौ । ऊचतुस्तौ मदोन्मत्तौ मेघमम्भीरनिःस्वनौ
iti cintāparaṃ dṛṣṭvā hariṃ harṣaparāvubhau | ūcatustau madonmattau meghamambhīraniḥsvanau
Seeing Hari thus absorbed in thought, those two, full of joy and mad with pride, spoke with voices deep as a cloud:
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DB 1 9.23
तव नोचेद्बलं विष्णो यदि श्रान्तोऽसि युद्धतः । ब्रूहि दासोऽस्मि वां नूनं कृत्वा शिरसि चाञ्जलिम्
tava nocedbalaṃ viṣṇo yadi śrānto'si yuddhataḥ | brūhi dāso'smi vāṃ nūnaṃ kṛtvā śirasi cāñjalim
"If you have no strength, Viṣṇu, if you are worn out from the fight, then say, making the folded hands upon your head: 'I am surely the servant of you two.'"
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DB 1 9.24
न चेद्युद्धं कुरुष्वाद्य समर्थोऽसि महामते । हत्वा त्वां निहनिष्यावः पुरुषं च चतुर्मुखम्
na cedyuddhaṃ kuruṣvādya samartho'si mahāmate | hatvā tvāṃ nihaniṣyāvaḥ puruṣaṃ ca caturmukham
"If not, make battle today, if you are able, O great-minded one; having slain you, we two shall kill also the four-faced Person."
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DB 1 9.25
सूत उवाच श्रुत्वा तद्भाषितं विष्णुस्तयोस्तस्मिन्महोदधौ । उवाच वचनं श्लक्ष्णं सामपूर्वं महामनाः
sūta uvāca śrutvā tadbhāṣitaṃ viṣṇustayostasminmahodadhau | uvāca vacanaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ sāmapūrvaṃ mahāmanāḥ
Sūta said: Hearing that speech of theirs, Viṣṇu, great-minded, in that great ocean spoke a smooth word, beginning with conciliation:
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DB 1 9.26
हरिरुवाच श्रान्ते भीते त्यक्तशस्त्रे पतिते बालके तथा । प्रहरन्ति न वीरास्ते धर्म एष सनातनः
hariruvāca śrānte bhīte tyaktaśastre patite bālake tathā | praharanti na vīrāste dharma eṣa sanātanaḥ
Hari said: Upon one weary, one afraid, one who has laid down his weapon, one fallen, and likewise upon a child, heroes do not strike: this is the eternal law.
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DB 1 9.27
पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि कृतं युद्धं मया त्विह । एकोऽहं भ्रातरौ वां च बलिनौ सदृशौ तथा
pañcavarṣasahasrāṇi kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ mayā tviha | eko'haṃ bhrātarau vāṃ ca balinau sadṛśau tathā
"Five thousand years the fight has been made by me here; I am alone, while you two are brothers, strong and equally matched."
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DB 1 9.28
कृतं विश्रमणं मध्ये युवाभ्यां च पुनः पुनः । तथा विश्रमणं कृत्वा युध्येऽहं नात्र संशयः
kṛtaṃ viśramaṇaṃ madhye yuvābhyāṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ | tathā viśramaṇaṃ kṛtvā yudhye'haṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
"And rest was taken in between by you two, again and again; having likewise taken rest, I shall fight — there is no doubt in this."
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DB 1 9.29
तिष्ठतं हि युवां तावद्बलवन्तौ मदोत्कटौ । विश्रम्याहं करिष्यामि युद्धं वा न्यायमार्गतः
tiṣṭhataṃ hi yuvāṃ tāvadbalavantau madotkaṭau | viśramyāhaṃ kariṣyāmi yuddhaṃ vā nyāyamārgataḥ
"So wait, you two strong ones swollen with pride, meanwhile; having rested I shall make the fight in the way of what is right."
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DB 1 9.30
सूत उवाच इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य विश्रब्धौ दानवोत्तमौ । संस्थितौ दूरतस्तत्र संग्रामे कृतनिश्चयौ
sūta uvāca iti śrutvā vacastasya viśrabdhau dānavottamau | saṃsthitau dūratastatra saṃgrāme kṛtaniścayau
Sūta said: Having heard that speech of his, the two best of Dānavas, trusting (him), stood there at a distance, resolved upon the battle.
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DB 1 9.31
अतिदूरे च तौ दृष्ट्वा वासुदेवश्चतुर्भुजः । दध्यौ च मनसा तत्र कारणं मरणे तयोः
atidūre ca tau dṛṣṭvā vāsudevaścaturbhujaḥ | dadhyau ca manasā tatra kāraṇaṃ maraṇe tayoḥ
And seeing those two very far off, four-armed Vāsudeva pondered there in his mind the means of the death of those two.
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DB 1 9.32
चिन्तनाज्ज्ञानमुत्पन्नं देवीदत्तवरावुभौ । कामं वाञ्छितमरणौ न मम्लतुरतस्त्विमौ
cintanājjñānamutpannaṃ devīdattavarāvubhau | kāmaṃ vāñchitamaraṇau na mamlaturatastvimau
From (his) reflection knowledge arose: both of these have been granted a boon by the Goddess; they die only when they themselves wish to die — therefore these two have not perished.
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DB 1 9.33
वृथा मया कृतं युद्धं श्रमोऽयं मे वृथा गतः । करोमि च कथं युद्धमेवं ज्ञात्वा विनिश्चयम्
vṛthā mayā kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ śramo'yaṃ me vṛthā gataḥ | karomi ca kathaṃ yuddhamevaṃ jñātvā viniścayam
In vain has the battle been fought by me; this toil of mine has gone for nothing. And how am I to fight, once I know this conclusion?
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DB 1 9.34
अकृते च तथा युद्धे कथमेतौ गमिष्यतः । विनाशं दुःखदौ नित्यं दानवौ वरदर्पितौ
akṛte ca tathā yuddhe kathametau gamiṣyataḥ | vināśaṃ duḥkhadau nityaṃ dānavau varadarpitau
And if the battle is not fought thus, how will these two go to destruction — these two demons, ever givers of pain, made arrogant by their boon?
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DB 1 9.35
भगवत्या वरो दत्तस्तया सोऽपि च दुर्घटः । मरणं चेच्छया कामं दुःखितोऽपि न वाञ्छति
bhagavatyā varo dattastayā so'pi ca durghaṭaḥ | maraṇaṃ cecchayā kāmaṃ duḥkhito'pi na vāñchati
The boon was granted by the Blessed Goddess, and that (boon) too is hard to overcome; for death by (one's own) wish — even one in misery does not truly desire it.
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DB 1 9.36
रोगग्रस्तोऽपि दीनोऽपि न मुमूर्षति कश्चन । कथं चेमौ मदोन्मत्तौ मर्तुकामौ भविष्यतः
rogagrasto'pi dīno'pi na mumūrṣati kaścana | kathaṃ cemau madonmattau martukāmau bhaviṣyataḥ
Even one seized by disease, even one wretched, no one wishes to die; and how will these two, mad with intoxication, come to desire death?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.37
नन्वद्य शरणं यामि विद्यां शक्तिं सुकामदाम् । विना तया न सिध्यन्ति कामाः सम्यक्प्रसन्नया
nanvadya śaraṇaṃ yāmi vidyāṃ śaktiṃ sukāmadām | vinā tayā na sidhyanti kāmāḥ samyakprasannayā
Surely today I shall go for refuge to Vidyā, the Power who grants desires well; without her, when she is not fully pleased, desires are not accomplished.
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DB 1 9.38
एवं सञ्चिन्त्यमानस्तु गगने संस्थितां शिवाम् । अपश्यद्भगवान्विष्णुर्योगनिद्रां मनोहराम्
evaṃ sañcintyamānastu gagane saṃsthitāṃ śivām | apaśyadbhagavānviṣṇuryoganidrāṃ manoharām
But as he was thus reflecting, the Blessed Viṣṇu saw Śivā standing in the sky, the enchanting Yoganidrā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.39
कृताज्जलिरमेयात्मा तां च तुष्टाव योगवित् । विनाशार्थं तयोस्तत्र वरदां भुवनेश्वरीम्
kṛtājjalirameyātmā tāṃ ca tuṣṭāva yogavit | vināśārthaṃ tayostatra varadāṃ bhuvaneśvarīm
With palms joined, that immeasurable one, the knower of yoga, praised her there — Bhuvaneśvarī, the giver of boons — for the destruction of those two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.40
विष्णुरुवाच नमो देवि महामाये सृष्टिसंहारकारिणि । अनादिनिधने चण्डि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदे शिवे
viṣṇuruvāca namo devi mahāmāye sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāriṇi | anādinidhane caṇḍi bhuktimuktiprade śive
Viṣṇu said: Homage to you, O Goddess, Mahāmāyā, worker of creation and dissolution, without beginning or end, O Caṇḍī, giver of enjoyment and liberation, O Śivā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.41
न ते रूपं विजानामि सगुणं निर्गुणं तथा । चरित्राणि कुतो देवि संख्यातीतानि यानि ते
na te rūpaṃ vijānāmi saguṇaṃ nirguṇaṃ tathā | caritrāṇi kuto devi saṃkhyātītāni yāni te
I do not know your form, whether with qualities or without qualities; how then, O Goddess, (should I know) your deeds, which are beyond counting?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.42
अनुभूतो मया तेऽद्य प्रभावश्चातिदुर्घटः । यदहं निद्रया लीनः सञ्जातोऽस्मि विचेतनः
anubhūto mayā te'dya prabhāvaścātidurghaṭaḥ | yadahaṃ nidrayā līnaḥ sañjāto'smi vicetanaḥ
Today your power, exceedingly hard to fathom, has been experienced by me — in that I, absorbed in sleep, became devoid of consciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.43
ब्रह्मणा चातियत्नेन बोधितोऽपि पुनः पुनः । न प्रबुद्धः सर्वथाहं सङ्कोचितषडिन्द्रियः
brahmaṇā cātiyatnena bodhito'pi punaḥ punaḥ | na prabuddhaḥ sarvathāhaṃ saṅkocitaṣaḍindriyaḥ
Though roused again and again by Brahmā with the greatest effort, I did not wake at all, my six senses drawn in.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.44
अचेतनत्वं सम्प्राप्तः प्रभावात्तव चाम्बिके । त्वया मुक्तः प्रबुद्धोऽहं युद्धं च बहुधा कृतम्
acetanatvaṃ samprāptaḥ prabhāvāttava cāmbike | tvayā muktaḥ prabuddho'haṃ yuddhaṃ ca bahudhā kṛtam
I fell into unconsciousness by your power, O Ambikā; released by you I woke, and the battle was fought in many ways.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.45
श्रान्तोऽहं न च तौ श्रान्तौ त्वया दत्तवरौ वरौ । ब्रह्माणं हन्तुमायातौ दानवौ मदगर्वितौ
śrānto'haṃ na ca tau śrāntau tvayā dattavarau varau | brahmāṇaṃ hantumāyātau dānavau madagarvitau
I am exhausted, but those two are not exhausted, having been given boons by you; those demons, puffed up with intoxication, came to kill Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.46
आहूतौ च मया कामं द्वन्द्वयुद्धाय मानदे । कृतं युद्धं महाघोरं मया ताभ्यां महार्णवे
āhūtau ca mayā kāmaṃ dvandvayuddhāya mānade | kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ mahāghoraṃ mayā tābhyāṃ mahārṇave
And they were duly challenged by me to single combat, O giver of honour; a most terrible battle was fought by me with those two in the great ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.47
मरणे वरदानं ते ततो ज्ञातं महाद्भुतम् । ज्ञात्वाहं शरणं प्राप्तस्त्वामद्य शरणप्रदाम्
maraṇe varadānaṃ te tato jñātaṃ mahādbhutam | jñātvāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptastvāmadya śaraṇapradām
Then your most wondrous granting of the boon concerning (their) death was learned (by me); having learned it, I have today come for refuge to you, the giver of refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.48
साहाय्यं कुरु मे मातः खिन्नोऽहं युद्धकर्मणा । दृप्तौ तौ वरदानेन तव देवार्तिनाशने
sāhāyyaṃ kuru me mātaḥ khinno'haṃ yuddhakarmaṇā | dṛptau tau varadānena tava devārtināśane
Give me help, O Mother; I am worn out by the work of battle. Those two are insolent through your granting of the boon, O destroyer of the gods' distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.49
हन्तुं मामुद्यतौ पापौ किं करोमि क्व यामि च । इत्युक्ता सा तदा देवी स्मितपूर्वमुवाच ह
hantuṃ māmudyatau pāpau kiṃ karomi kva yāmi ca | ityuktā sā tadā devī smitapūrvamuvāca ha
The two evil ones are set on killing me; what shall I do, and where shall I go? Thus addressed, the Goddess then spoke, smiling first,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.50
प्रणमन्तं जगन्नाथं वासुदेवं सनातनम् । देवदेव हरे विष्णो कुरु युद्धं पुनः स्वयम्
praṇamantaṃ jagannāthaṃ vāsudevaṃ sanātanam | devadeva hare viṣṇo kuru yuddhaṃ punaḥ svayam
to the bowing lord of the world, Vāsudeva, the eternal: "O god of gods, Hari, Viṣṇu, wage the battle yourself once more.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.51
वञ्चयित्वा त्विमौ शूरौ हन्तव्यौ च विमोहितौ । मोहयिष्याम्यहं नूनं दानवौ वक्रया दृशा
vañcayitvā tvimau śūrau hantavyau ca vimohitau | mohayiṣyāmyahaṃ nūnaṃ dānavau vakrayā dṛśā
But these two heroes are to be killed by deceiving them and bewildering them; I shall surely bewilder the two demons with a sidelong glance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.52
जहि नारायणाशु त्वं मम मायाविमोहितौ । सूत उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विष्णुस्तस्याः प्रीतिरसान्वितम्
jahi nārāyaṇāśu tvaṃ mama māyāvimohitau | sūta uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ viṣṇustasyāḥ prītirasānvitam
"Slay them quickly, Nārāyaṇa — these two bewildered by my magic!" Sūta said: Hearing that speech of hers, imbued with the savour of affection, Viṣṇu (went)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.53
संग्रामस्थलमासाद्य तस्थौ तत्र महार्णवे । तदायातौ च तौ वीरौ युद्धकामौ महाबलौ
saṃgrāmasthalamāsādya tasthau tatra mahārṇave | tadāyātau ca tau vīrau yuddhakāmau mahābalau
and reaching the field of battle he took his stand there in the great ocean. Then those two heroes, of great strength, eager for battle, came,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.54
वीक्ष्य विष्णुं स्थितं तत्र हर्षयुक्तौ बभूवतुः । तिष्ठ तिष्ठ महाकाम कुरु युद्धं चतुर्भुज
vīkṣya viṣṇuṃ sthitaṃ tatra harṣayuktau babhūvatuḥ | tiṣṭha tiṣṭha mahākāma kuru yuddhaṃ caturbhuja
and seeing Viṣṇu standing there the two became filled with joy: "Stand, stand, O greatly lustful one! Do battle, four-armed one!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.55
दैवाधीनौ विदित्वाद्य नूनं जयपराजयौ । सबलो जयमाप्नोति दैवाज्जयति दुर्बलः
daivādhīnau viditvādya nūnaṃ jayaparājayau | sabalo jayamāpnoti daivājjayati durbalaḥ
Knowing now for certain that victory and defeat depend on fate — the strong man wins, (yet) by fate the weak man conquers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.56
सर्वथैव न कर्तव्यौ हर्षशोकौ महात्मना । पुरा वै बहवो दैत्या जिता दानववैरिणा
sarvathaiva na kartavyau harṣaśokau mahātmanā | purā vai bahavo daityā jitā dānavavairiṇā
So a great-souled one should in no way indulge in joy or grief. Formerly indeed many Daityas were conquered by the foe of the Dānavas (Viṣṇu),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.57
अधुना चावयोः सार्धं युध्यमानः पराजितः । सूत उवाच इत्युक्त्वा तौ महाबाहू युद्धाय समुपस्थितौ
adhunā cāvayoḥ sārdhaṃ yudhyamānaḥ parājitaḥ | sūta uvāca ityuktvā tau mahābāhū yuddhāya samupasthitau
but now, fighting with the two of us, he is defeated!" Sūta said: Having spoken thus, those two mighty-armed ones stood ready for battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.58
वीक्ष्य विष्णुर्जघानाशु मुष्टिनाद्भुतकर्मणा । तावप्यतिबलोन्मत्तौ जध्नतुर्मुष्टिना हरिम्
vīkṣya viṣṇurjaghānāśu muṣṭinādbhutakarmaṇā | tāvapyatibalonmattau jadhnaturmuṣṭinā harim
Seeing (them), Viṣṇu, of wondrous deeds, at once struck (them) with his fist; and those two, frenzied with excessive strength, struck Hari with their fists.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.59
एवं परस्परं जातं युद्धं परमदारुणम् । युध्यमानौ महावीर्यौ दृष्ट्वा नारायणस्तदा
evaṃ parasparaṃ jātaṃ yuddhaṃ paramadāruṇam | yudhyamānau mahāvīryau dṛṣṭvā nārāyaṇastadā
Thus a most terrible fight arose between them; and Nārāyaṇa, seeing the two of great valour fighting on,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.60
अपश्यत्सम्मुखं देव्याः कृत्वा दीनां दृशं हरिः । सूत उवाच तं वीक्ष्य तादृशं विष्णुं करुणारससंयुतम्
apaśyatsammukhaṃ devyāḥ kṛtvā dīnāṃ dṛśaṃ hariḥ | sūta uvāca taṃ vīkṣya tādṛśaṃ viṣṇuṃ karuṇārasasaṃyutam
Hari looked toward the Goddess, casting a piteous glance. Sūta said: Seeing Viṣṇu in such a state, filled with the mood of pity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.61
जहासातीव ताम्राक्षी वीक्षमाणा तदासुरौ । तौ जघान कटाक्षैश्च कामबाणैरिवापरैः
jahāsātīva tāmrākṣī vīkṣamāṇā tadāsurau | tau jaghāna kaṭākṣaiśca kāmabāṇairivāparaiḥ
the red-eyed one laughed exceedingly, looking then at the two Asuras; and she struck those two with her sidelong glances, as if with other arrows of Kāma —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.62
मन्दस्मितयुतैः कामं प्रेमभावयुतैरनु । दृष्ट्वा मुमुहतुः पापौ देव्या वक्रविलोकनम्
mandasmitayutaiḥ kāmaṃ premabhāvayutairanu | dṛṣṭvā mumuhatuḥ pāpau devyā vakravilokanam
(glances) joined with faint smiles and, thereafter, full of loving feeling, at will. Seeing the Goddess's sidelong gaze, the two sinners were bewildered,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.63
विशेषमिति मन्वानौ कामबाणातिपीडितौ । वीक्षमाणौ स्थितौ तत्र तां देवीं विशदप्रभाम्
viśeṣamiti manvānau kāmabāṇātipīḍitau | vīkṣamāṇau sthitau tatra tāṃ devīṃ viśadaprabhām
each thinking it was meant for himself in particular; sorely wounded by Kāma's arrows they stood there gazing at that Goddess of radiant splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.64
हरिणापि च तद्दृष्टं देव्यास्तत्र चिकीर्षितम् । मोहितौ तौ परिज्ञाय भगवान्कार्यवित्तमः
hariṇāpi ca taddṛṣṭaṃ devyāstatra cikīrṣitam | mohitau tau parijñāya bhagavānkāryavittamaḥ
And by Hari too was seen what the Goddess intended there; recognising that those two were bewildered, the Lord, best of those who know what is to be done,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.65
उवाच तौ हसन् श्लक्ष्णं मेघगम्भीरया गिरा । वरं वरयतां वीरौ युवयोर्योऽभिवाच्छितः
uvāca tau hasan ślakṣṇaṃ meghagambhīrayā girā | varaṃ varayatāṃ vīrau yuvayoryo'bhivācchitaḥ
spoke to them smoothly, laughing, in a voice deep as a cloud: "Choose a boon, heroes, whatever is desired by you two;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.66
ददामि परमप्रीतो युद्धेन युवयोः किल । दानवा बहवो दृष्टा युध्यमाना मया पुरा
dadāmi paramaprīto yuddhena yuvayoḥ kila | dānavā bahavo dṛṣṭā yudhyamānā mayā purā
I give it, being highly pleased with your fighting indeed. Many Dānavas have been seen by me fighting before,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.67
युवयोः सदृशः कोऽपि न दृष्टो न च वै श्रुतः । तस्मात्तुष्टोऽस्मि कामं वै निस्तुलेन बलेन च
yuvayoḥ sadṛśaḥ ko'pi na dṛṣṭo na ca vai śrutaḥ | tasmāttuṣṭo'smi kāmaṃ vai nistulena balena ca
but anyone equal to you two has neither been seen nor heard of. Therefore I am well pleased, indeed, with your matchless strength;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.68
भ्रात्रोश्च वाञ्छितं कामं प्रयच्छामि महाबलौ । सूत उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विष्णोः साभिमानौ स्मरातुरौ
bhrātrośca vāñchitaṃ kāmaṃ prayacchāmi mahābalau | sūta uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ viṣṇoḥ sābhimānau smarāturau
and I grant to you brothers, mighty ones, the desire you wish for." Sūta said: Hearing that speech of Viṣṇu, the two, full of pride and afflicted by love,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.69
वीक्षमाणौ महामायां जगदानन्दकारिणीम् । तमूचतुश्च कामार्तौ विष्णुं कमललोचनौ
vīkṣamāṇau mahāmāyāṃ jagadānandakāriṇīm | tamūcatuśca kāmārtau viṣṇuṃ kamalalocanau
gazing at the Great Māyā who gives delight to the world, the two lotus-eyed ones, tormented by desire, said to Viṣṇu:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.70
हरे न याचकावावां त्वं किं दातुमिहेच्छसि । ददाव तुल्यं देवेश दातारौ नौ न याचकौ
hare na yācakāvāvāṃ tvaṃ kiṃ dātumihecchasi | dadāva tulyaṃ deveśa dātārau nau na yācakau
"Hari, we two are not beggars — what do you wish to give here? We two shall give alike, lord of gods: we are givers, not beggars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.71
प्रार्थय त्वं हृषीकेश मनोऽभिलषितं वरम् । तुष्टौ स्वस्तव युद्धेन वासुदेवाद्भुतेन च
prārthaya tvaṃ hṛṣīkeśa mano'bhilaṣitaṃ varam | tuṣṭau svastava yuddhena vāsudevādbhutena ca
You ask, Hṛṣīkeśa, for the boon your mind desires; we two are pleased with your wondrous fighting, Vāsudeva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.72
तयोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच जनार्दनः । भवेतामद्य मे तुष्टौ मम वध्यावुभावपि
tayostadvacanaṃ śrutvā pratyuvāca janārdanaḥ | bhavetāmadya me tuṣṭau mama vadhyāvubhāvapi
Hearing that speech of theirs, Janārdana replied: "Let both of you be pleased with me today — and let both of you be slain by me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.73
सूत उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विष्णोर्दानवौ चातिविस्मितौ । वञ्चिताविति मन्वानौ तस्थतुः शोकसंयुतौ
sūta uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ viṣṇordānavau cātivismitau | vañcitāviti manvānau tasthatuḥ śokasaṃyutau
Sūta said: Hearing that speech of Viṣṇu, the two Dānavas were greatly astonished, and thinking, "We have been deceived," they stood filled with sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.74
विचार्य मनसा तौ तु दानवौ विष्णुमूचतुः । प्रेक्ष्य सर्वं जलमयं भूमिं स्थलविवर्जिताम्
vicārya manasā tau tu dānavau viṣṇumūcatuḥ | prekṣya sarvaṃ jalamayaṃ bhūmiṃ sthalavivarjitām
But those two Dānavas, having pondered in mind, and having seen that all was made of water, the earth devoid of any dry ground, said to Viṣṇu:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.75
हरे योऽयं वरो दत्तस्त्वया पूर्वं जनार्दन । सत्यवागसि देवेश देहि तं वाञ्छितं वरम्
hare yo'yaṃ varo dattastvayā pūrvaṃ janārdana | satyavāgasi deveśa dehi taṃ vāñchitaṃ varam
"O Hari, O Janārdana, that boon which was earlier given by you — you are one whose word is true, O lord of gods; grant that desired boon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.76
निर्जले विपुले देशे हनस्व मधुसूदन । वध्यावावां तु भवतः सत्यवाग्भव माधव
nirjale vipule deśe hanasva madhusūdana | vadhyāvāvāṃ tu bhavataḥ satyavāgbhava mādhava
Slay (us), O Madhusūdana, in a broad place without water. Let us two be ones to be slain by you; be true of speech, O Mādhava."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.77
स्मृत्वा चक्रं तदा विष्णुस्तावुवाच हसन्हरिः । हन्म्यद्य वां महाभागौ निर्जले विपुले स्थले
smṛtvā cakraṃ tadā viṣṇustāvuvāca hasanhariḥ | hanmyadya vāṃ mahābhāgau nirjale vipule sthale
Then Viṣṇu, calling his discus to mind, Hari, laughing, said to those two: "I shall slay you two today, O greatly fortunate ones, on broad dry ground without water."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.78
इत्युक्त्या देवदेवेश ऊरू कृत्वातिविस्तरौ । दर्शयामास तौ तत्र निर्जलं च जलोपरि
ityuktyā devadeveśa ūrū kṛtvātivistarau | darśayāmāsa tau tatra nirjalaṃ ca jalopari
Having said this, the lord of the lords of gods, making his two thighs very broad, showed them there a waterless (place) above the water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.79
नास्त्यत्र दानवौ वारि शिरसी मुञ्चतामिह । सत्यवागहमद्यैव भविष्यामि च वां तथा
nāstyatra dānavau vāri śirasī muñcatāmiha | satyavāgahamadyaiva bhaviṣyāmi ca vāṃ tathā
"Here, O Dānavas, there is no water; let the two of you lay your heads here. This very day I shall be true of speech, and so shall you two be."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.80
तदाकर्ण्य वचस्तथ्यं विचिन्त्य मनसा च तौ । वर्धयामासतुर्देहं योजनानां सहस्रकम्
tadākarṇya vacastathyaṃ vicintya manasā ca tau | vardhayāmāsaturdehaṃ yojanānāṃ sahasrakam
Hearing that true speech and reflecting in mind, those two enlarged their bodies by a thousand leagues (yojanas).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.81
भगवान्द्विगुणं चक्रे जघनं विस्मितौ तदा । शीर्षे सन्दधतां तत्र जघने परमाद्भुते
bhagavāndviguṇaṃ cakre jaghanaṃ vismitau tadā | śīrṣe sandadhatāṃ tatra jaghane paramādbhute
The Lord made his loins twice as large; then, astonished, they laid their two heads there upon those most wondrous loins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.82
रथांगेन तदा छिन्ने विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । जघनोपरि वेगेन प्रकृष्टे शिरसी तयोः
rathāṃgena tadā chinne viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | jaghanopari vegena prakṛṣṭe śirasī tayoḥ
Then, when the two heads of those two had been swiftly severed upon the loins by the discus, by Viṣṇu the mighty lord, (and) dragged (away) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.83
गतप्राणौ तदा जातौ दानवौ मधुकैटभौ । सागरः सकलो व्याप्तस्तदा वै मेदसा तयोः
gataprāṇau tadā jātau dānavau madhukaiṭabhau | sāgaraḥ sakalo vyāptastadā vai medasā tayoḥ
then the two Dānavas Madhu and Kaiṭabha became bereft of life, and then the whole ocean was pervaded by the fat (medas) of those two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.84
मेदिनीति ततो जातं नाम पृथ्व्याः समन्ततः । अभक्ष्या मृत्तिका तेन कारणेन मुनीश्वराः
medinīti tato jātaṃ nāma pṛthvyāḥ samantataḥ | abhakṣyā mṛttikā tena kāraṇena munīśvarāḥ
From that came about the name "Medinī" for the earth everywhere; for that reason, O lords among sages, earth (clay) is not to be eaten.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.85
इति वः कथितं सर्वं यत्पृष्टोऽस्मि सुनिश्चितम् । महाविद्या महामाया सेवनीया सदा बुधैः
iti vaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yatpṛṣṭo'smi suniścitam | mahāvidyā mahāmāyā sevanīyā sadā budhaiḥ
Thus all that I was asked has been told to you with full certainty: the great knowledge, the great Māyā, is always to be served by the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.86
आराध्या परमा शक्तिः सर्वैरपि सुरासुरैः । नातः परतरं किञ्चिदधिकं भुवनत्रये
ārādhyā paramā śaktiḥ sarvairapi surāsuraiḥ | nātaḥ parataraṃ kiñcidadhikaṃ bhuvanatraye
The supreme Śakti is to be worshipped by all, even by gods and demons; there is nothing higher, nothing greater than her in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 1 9.87
सत्यं सत्यं पुनः सत्यं वेदशास्त्रार्थनिर्णयः । पूजनीया परा शक्तिर्निर्गुणा सगुणाथवा
satyaṃ satyaṃ punaḥ satyaṃ vedaśāstrārthanirṇayaḥ | pūjanīyā parā śaktirnirguṇā saguṇāthavā
It is true, true, again true — this is the settled meaning of the Vedas and the treatises: the supreme Śakti is to be worshipped, whether without attributes or with attributes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition