Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 1
DB 10 1.1
मनुकृतं देवीस्तवनम् नारद उवाच नारायण धराधार सर्वपालनकारण । भवतोदीरितं देवीचरितं पापनाशनम्
manukṛtaṃ devīstavanam nārada uvāca nārāyaṇa dharādhāra sarvapālanakāraṇa | bhavatodīritaṃ devīcaritaṃ pāpanāśanam
The hymn to the Goddess made by Manu. Nārada said: O Nārāyaṇa, upholder of the earth, cause of the protection of all, the Goddess's story, destroyer of sin, has been recounted by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.2
मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु सा देवी यत्स्वरूपिणी । यदाकारेण कुरुते प्रादुर्भावं महेश्वरी
manvantareṣu sarveṣu sā devī yatsvarūpiṇī | yadākāreṇa kurute prādurbhāvaṃ maheśvarī
In all the Manu-intervals, with what own-form that Goddess, the Great Sovereign, makes her manifestation, and in what shape—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.3
तान्नः सर्वान्समाख्याहि देवीमाहात्म्यमिश्रितान् । यथा च येन येनेह पूजिता संस्तुतापि हि
tānnaḥ sarvānsamākhyāhi devīmāhātmyamiśritān | yathā ca yena yeneha pūjitā saṃstutāpi hi
tell us all those (manifestations), mingled with the greatness of the Goddess, and how and by whom here she was worshipped and also praised.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.4
मनोरथान्पूरयति भक्तानां भक्तवत्सला । तन्नः शुभूषमाणानां देवीचरितमुत्तमम्
manorathānpūrayati bhaktānāṃ bhaktavatsalā | tannaḥ śubhūṣamāṇānāṃ devīcaritamuttamam
Fond of her devotees, she fulfils the wishes of the devotees; so, to us who wish to hear, (recount) the excellent story of the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.5
वर्णयस्व कृपासिन्धो येनाप्नोति सुखं महत् । श्रीनारायण उवाच आकर्णय महर्षे त्वं चरितं पापनाशनम्
varṇayasva kṛpāsindho yenāpnoti sukhaṃ mahat | śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca ākarṇaya maharṣe tvaṃ caritaṃ pāpanāśanam
Describe (it), O ocean of compassion, by which one obtains great happiness. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Listen, O great sage, to the story that destroys sin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.6
भक्तानां भक्तिजननं महासम्पत्तिकारकम् । जगद्योनिर्महातेजा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः
bhaktānāṃ bhaktijananaṃ mahāsampattikārakam | jagadyonirmahātejā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
which generates devotion in the devotees and brings about great prosperity. The womb of the world, of great splendour, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.7
आविरासीन्नाभिपद्माद्देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः । स चतुर्मुख आसाद्य प्रादुर्भावं महामते
āvirāsīnnābhipadmāddevadevasya cakriṇaḥ | sa caturmukha āsādya prādurbhāvaṃ mahāmate
appeared from the navel-lotus of the god of gods, the wielder of the discus; and he, the four-faced one, having attained manifestation, O greatly wise one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.8
मनुं स्वायम्भुवं नाम जनयामास मानसात् । स मानसो मनुः पुत्रो ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः
manuṃ svāyambhuvaṃ nāma janayāmāsa mānasāt | sa mānaso manuḥ putro brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ
produced from his mind (a son) named Svāyambhuva Manu. That Manu, the mind-born son of Brahmā, the highest lord,—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.9
शतरूपां च तत्पत्नीं जज्ञे धर्मस्वरूपिणीम् । स मनुः क्षीरसिन्धोश्च तीरे परमपावने
śatarūpāṃ ca tatpatnīṃ jajñe dharmasvarūpiṇīm | sa manuḥ kṣīrasindhośca tīre paramapāvane
and he (Brahmā) begot Śatarūpā, his wife, who was the very form of dharma. That Manu, on the supremely purifying shore of the ocean of milk,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.10
देवीमाराधयामास महाभाग्यफलप्रदाम् । मूर्तिं च मृण्मयीं तस्या विधाय पृथिवीपतिः
devīmārādhayāmāsa mahābhāgyaphalapradām | mūrtiṃ ca mṛṇmayīṃ tasyā vidhāya pṛthivīpatiḥ
worshipped the Goddess, the giver of the fruit of great good fortune; and having fashioned an image of her out of clay, the lord of the earth
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.11
उपासते स्म तां देवीं वाग्भवं स जपन् रहः । निराहारो जितश्वासो नियमव्रतकर्शितः
upāsate sma tāṃ devīṃ vāgbhavaṃ sa japan rahaḥ | nirāhāro jitaśvāso niyamavratakarśitaḥ
attended upon that Goddess, muttering in secret the vāgbhava (seed-mantra), without food, his breath controlled, emaciated by observances and vows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.12
एकपादेन सन्तिष्ठन् धरायामनिशं स्थिरः । शतवर्षं जितः कामः क्रोधस्तेन महात्मना
ekapādena santiṣṭhan dharāyāmaniśaṃ sthiraḥ | śatavarṣaṃ jitaḥ kāmaḥ krodhastena mahātmanā
standing on one foot, steady upon the earth day and night for a hundred years; desire and anger were conquered by that great soul,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.13
जे स्थावरतां देव्याश्चरणौ चिन्तयन् हृदि । तस्य तत्तपसा देवी प्रादुर्भूता जगन्मयी
je sthāvaratāṃ devyāścaraṇau cintayan hṛdi | tasya tattapasā devī prādurbhūtā jaganmayī
... immobility(?), meditating in his heart on the feet of the Goddess. By that austerity of his the Goddess, who is the world itself, became manifest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 10 1.14
उवाच वचनं दिव्यं वरं वरय भूमिप । तत आनन्दजनकं श्रुत्वा वाक्यं महीपतिः
uvāca vacanaṃ divyaṃ varaṃ varaya bhūmipa | tata ānandajanakaṃ śrutvā vākyaṃ mahīpatiḥ
and spoke divine words: "Choose a boon, O king of the earth." Then, having heard that speech which produced joy, the lord of the earth
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.15
वरयामास तान् हृत्स्थान् वरानमरदुर्लभान् । मनुरुवाच जय देवि विशालाक्षि जय सर्वान्तरस्थिते
varayāmāsa tān hṛtsthān varānamaradurlabhān | manuruvāca jaya devi viśālākṣi jaya sarvāntarasthite
chose those boons that were in his heart, hard for even the immortals to obtain. Manu said: Victory to you, O Goddess, wide-eyed one; victory to you who dwell within all beings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.16
मान्ये पूज्ये जगद्धात्रि सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गले । त्वत्कटाक्षावलोकेन पद्मभूः सृजते जगत्
mānye pūjye jagaddhātri sarvamaṅgalamaṅgale | tvatkaṭākṣāvalokena padmabhūḥ sṛjate jagat
"O venerable one, O worshipful one, O sustainer of the world, O auspiciousness of all auspicious things! By the glance of your sidelong look the lotus-born (Brahmā) creates the world;"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.17
वैकुण्ठः पालयत्येव हरः संहरते क्षणात् । शचीपतिस्त्रिलोक्याश्च शासको भवदाज्ञया
vaikuṇṭhaḥ pālayatyeva haraḥ saṃharate kṣaṇāt | śacīpatistrilokyāśca śāsako bhavadājñayā
Vaikuṇṭha (Viṣṇu) indeed protects, Hara destroys in an instant, and Śacī's lord (Indra) is the ruler of the three worlds — by your command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.18
प्राणिनः शिक्षयत्येव दण्डेन च परेतराट् । यादसामधिपः पाशी पालनं मादृशामपि
prāṇinaḥ śikṣayatyeva daṇḍena ca paretarāṭ | yādasāmadhipaḥ pāśī pālanaṃ mādṛśāmapi
And the king of the dead (Yama) does indeed chastise living beings with the rod; the lord of the water-creatures, the noose-bearer (Varuṇa), (and Kubera too) provide the protection even of such as me—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.19
कुरुते स कुबेरोऽपि निधीनां पतिरव्ययः । हुतभुङ्नैर्ऋतो वायुरीशानः शेष एव च
kurute sa kubero'pi nidhīnāṃ patiravyayaḥ | hutabhuṅnairṛto vāyurīśānaḥ śeṣa eva ca
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 10 1.20
त्वदंशसम्भवा एव त्वच्छक्तिपरिबृंहिताः । अथापि यदि मे देवि वरो देयोऽस्ति साम्प्रतम्
tvadaṃśasambhavā eva tvacchaktiparibṛṃhitāḥ | athāpi yadi me devi varo deyo'sti sāmpratam
(They) have come into being only from a portion of you, and are made great by your power. Yet if, O Goddess, a boon is now to be granted me —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 1.21
तदा प्रह्वाः सर्गकार्ये विघ्ना नश्यन्तु मे शिवे । वाग्भवस्यापि मन्त्रस्य ये केचिदुपसेविनः
tadā prahvāḥ sargakārye vighnā naśyantu me śive | vāgbhavasyāpi mantrasya ye kecidupasevinaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 10 1.22
तेषां सिद्धिः सत्वरापि कार्याणां जायतामपि । ये संवादमिमं देवि पठन्ति श्रावयन्ति च
teṣāṃ siddhiḥ satvarāpi kāryāṇāṃ jāyatāmapi | ye saṃvādamimaṃ devi paṭhanti śrāvayanti ca
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 10 1.23
तेषां लोके भुक्तिमुक्ती सुलभे भवतां शिवे । जातिस्मरत्वं भवतु वक्तृत्वं सौष्ठवं तथा
teṣāṃ loke bhuktimuktī sulabhe bhavatāṃ śive | jātismaratvaṃ bhavatu vaktṛtvaṃ sauṣṭhavaṃ tathā
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 10 1.24
ज्ञानसिद्धिः कर्ममार्गसंसिद्धिरपि चास्तु हि । पुत्रपौत्रसमृद्धिश्च जायेदित्येव मे वचः
jñānasiddhiḥ karmamārgasaṃsiddhirapi cāstu hi | putrapautrasamṛddhiśca jāyedityeva me vacaḥ
"And let there be attainment of knowledge, and also full success in the path of ritual action; and let abundance of sons and grandsons arise — this is my word (i.e. my request)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition