Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 11
DB 10 11.1
देवीमाहात्म्ये मधुकैटभवधवर्णनम् राजोवाच का सा देवी त्वया प्रोक्ता ब्रूहि कालविदां वर । का मोहयति सत्त्वानि कारणं किं भवेद् द्विज
devīmāhātmye madhukaiṭabhavadhavarṇanam rājovāca kā sā devī tvayā proktā brūhi kālavidāṃ vara | kā mohayati sattvāni kāraṇaṃ kiṃ bhaved dvija
In the Greatness of the Goddess, the description of the slaying of Madhu and Kaiṭabha. The king said: Who is that Goddess of whom you have spoken? Tell (me), O best of those who know time. Who deludes beings, and what might be the cause, O twice-born?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 11.2
कस्मादुत्पद्यते देवी किंरूपा सा किमात्मिका । सर्वमाख्याहि भूदेव कृपया मम सर्वतः
kasmādutpadyate devī kiṃrūpā sā kimātmikā | sarvamākhyāhi bhūdeva kṛpayā mama sarvataḥ
"From what does the Goddess arise? Of what form is she, of what nature? Tell me all of it fully, O earth-god (brahmin), out of compassion for me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 11.3
मुनिरुवाच राजन् देव्याः स्वरूपं ते वर्णयामि निशामय । यथा चोत्पतिता देवी येन वा सा जगन्मयी
muniruvāca rājan devyāḥ svarūpaṃ te varṇayāmi niśāmaya | yathā cotpatitā devī yena vā sā jaganmayī
The sage said: O king, I shall describe to you the Goddess's own form; listen — and how the Goddess arose, and by whom she, who is (made of) all the worlds, (arose).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 11.4
यदा नारायणो देवो विश्वं संहृत्य योगराट् । आस्तीर्य शेषं भगवान् समुद्रे निद्रितोऽभवत्
yadā nārāyaṇo devo viśvaṃ saṃhṛtya yogarāṭ | āstīrya śeṣaṃ bhagavān samudre nidrito'bhavat
When the god Nārāyaṇa, the king of yoga, having withdrawn the universe, the Lord, spreading out Śeṣa (as his couch), lay asleep upon the ocean —
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DB 10 11.5
तदा प्रस्वापवशगो देवदेवो जनार्दनः । तत्कर्णमलसञ्जातौ दानवौ मधुकैटभौ
tadā prasvāpavaśago devadevo janārdanaḥ | tatkarṇamalasañjātau dānavau madhukaiṭabhau
then, while the god of gods Janārdana was under the sway of deep sleep, two demons, Madhu and Kaiṭabha, were born from the wax of his ears.
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DB 10 11.6
ब्रह्माणं हन्तुमुद्युक्तौ दानवौ घोररूपिणौ । तदा कमलजो देवो दृष्ट्वा तौ मधुकैटभौ
brahmāṇaṃ hantumudyuktau dānavau ghorarūpiṇau | tadā kamalajo devo dṛṣṭvā tau madhukaiṭabhau
The two demons of dreadful form were bent on killing Brahmā; then the lotus-born god, seeing those two, Madhu and Kaiṭabha,
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DB 10 11.7
निद्रितं देवदेवेशं चिन्तामाप दुरत्ययाम् । निद्रितो भगवानीशो दानवौ च दुरासदौ
nidritaṃ devadeveśaṃ cintāmāpa duratyayām | nidrito bhagavānīśo dānavau ca durāsadau
and (seeing) the Lord of the gods of gods asleep, fell into anxiety hard to get past: "The Lord God is asleep, and the two demons are hard to assail.
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DB 10 11.8
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि कथं शर्म लभे ह्यहम् । एवं चिन्तयतस्तस्य पद्ययोनेर्महात्मनः
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi kathaṃ śarma labhe hyaham | evaṃ cintayatastasya padyayonermahātmanaḥ
What shall I do? Where shall I go? How indeed shall I find safety?" — as the great-souled lotus-born one was thinking thus,
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DB 10 11.9
बुद्धिः प्रादूरभूत्तात तदा कार्यप्रसाधिनी । यस्या वशं गतो देवो निद्रितो भगवान् हरिः
buddhiḥ prādūrabhūttāta tadā kāryaprasādhinī | yasyā vaśaṃ gato devo nidrito bhagavān hariḥ
a thought arose, my dear, that then accomplished the task: "She to whose power the divine Lord Hari has gone, asleep —
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DB 10 11.10
तां देवीं शरणं यामि निद्रां सर्वप्रसूतिकाम् । ब्रह्मोवाच देवि देवि जगद्धात्रि भक्ताभीष्टफलप्रदे
tāṃ devīṃ śaraṇaṃ yāmi nidrāṃ sarvaprasūtikām | brahmovāca devi devi jagaddhātri bhaktābhīṣṭaphalaprade
to that Goddess, Sleep, the mother of all, I go for refuge." Brahmā said: O Goddess, O Goddess, upholder of the world, granter of the desired fruits to devotees,
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DB 10 11.11
जगन्माये महामाये समुद्रशयने शिवे । त्वदाज्ञावशगाः सर्वे स्वस्वकार्यविधायिनः
jaganmāye mahāmāye samudraśayane śive | tvadājñāvaśagāḥ sarve svasvakāryavidhāyinaḥ
O you who are the world's illusion, great illusion, you who lie on the ocean, auspicious one — all (beings), each performing his own task, are subject to your command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 11.12
कालरात्रिर्महारात्रिर्मोहरात्रिर्मदोत्कटा । व्यापिनी वशगा मान्या महानन्दैकशेवधिः
kālarātrirmahārātrirmoharātrirmadotkaṭā | vyāpinī vaśagā mānyā mahānandaikaśevadhiḥ
(You are) the night of time, the great night, the night of delusion, excited with intoxication, all-pervading, obedient (to devotees), to be honoured, the sole treasure-store of great bliss.
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DB 10 11.13
महनीया महाराध्या माया मधुमती मही । परापराणां सर्वेषां परमा त्वं प्रकीर्तिता
mahanīyā mahārādhyā māyā madhumatī mahī | parāparāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ paramā tvaṃ prakīrtitā
To be extolled, greatly to be worshipped, Māyā, honey-sweet, the earth: of all things higher and lower you are proclaimed the highest.
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DB 10 11.14
लज्जा पुष्टिः क्षमा कीर्तिः कान्तिः कारुण्यविग्रहा । कमनीया जगद्वन्द्या जाग्रदादिस्वरूपिणी
lajjā puṣṭiḥ kṣamā kīrtiḥ kāntiḥ kāruṇyavigrahā | kamanīyā jagadvandyā jāgradādisvarūpiṇī
(You are) modesty, nourishment, patience, fame, beauty, compassion embodied, lovely, worshipped by the world, having waking (sleep, and deep sleep) as your forms.
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DB 10 11.15
परमा परमेशानी परानन्दपरायणा । एकाप्येकस्वरूपा च सद्वितीया द्वयात्मिका
paramā parameśānī parānandaparāyaṇā | ekāpyekasvarūpā ca sadvitīyā dvayātmikā
Supreme, supreme sovereign lady, devoted to the highest bliss; though one, of a single form, yet with a second, twofold in nature;
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DB 10 11.16
त्रयी त्रिवर्गनिलया तुर्या तुर्यपदात्मिका । पञ्चमी पञ्चभूतेशी षष्ठी षष्ठेश्वरीति च
trayī trivarganilayā turyā turyapadātmikā | pañcamī pañcabhūteśī ṣaṣṭhī ṣaṣṭheśvarīti ca
the triad (of Vedas), the abode of the three aims of life, the fourth, of the nature of the fourth state; the fifth, mistress of the five elements, the sixth, and mistress of the sixth;
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DB 10 11.17
सप्तमी सप्तवारेशी सप्तसप्तवरप्रदा । अष्टमी वसुनाथा च नवग्रहमयीश्वरी
saptamī saptavāreśī saptasaptavarapradā | aṣṭamī vasunāthā ca navagrahamayīśvarī
the seventh, ruler of the seven days of the week, granter of seven times seven boons; the eighth, mistress of the Vasus, and the sovereign lady consisting of the nine planets;
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DB 10 11.18
नवरागकला रम्या नवसंख्या नवेश्वरी । दशमी दशदिक्पूज्या दशाशाव्यापिनी रमा
navarāgakalā ramyā navasaṃkhyā naveśvarī | daśamī daśadikpūjyā daśāśāvyāpinī ramā
the delightful art of the nine musical modes, the number nine, the mistress of nine; the tenth, worshipped in the ten directions, pervading the ten quarters, Ramā;
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DB 10 11.19
एकादशात्मिका चैकादशरुद्रनिषेविता । एकादशीतिथिप्रीता एकादशगणाधिपा
ekādaśātmikā caikādaśarudraniṣevitā | ekādaśītithiprītā ekādaśagaṇādhipā
elevenfold in nature and served by the eleven Rudras, pleased by the eleventh lunar day, lord of the eleven troops;
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DB 10 11.20
द्वादशी द्वादशभुजा द्वादशादित्यजन्मभूः । त्रयोदशात्मिका देवी त्रयोदशगणप्रिया
dvādaśī dvādaśabhujā dvādaśādityajanmabhūḥ | trayodaśātmikā devī trayodaśagaṇapriyā
the twelfth, twelve-armed, the birthplace of the twelve Ādityas; the Goddess thirteenfold in nature, dear to the thirteen troops;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 11.21
त्रयोदशाभिधा भिन्ना विश्वेदेवाधिदेवता । चतुर्दशेन्द्रवरदा चतुर्दशमनुप्रसूः
trayodaśābhidhā bhinnā viśvedevādhidevatā | caturdaśendravaradā caturdaśamanuprasūḥ
distinguished by the thirteen names, the presiding deity of the Viśvedevas; granter of boons to the fourteen Indras, mother of the fourteen Manus;
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DB 10 11.22
पञ्चाधिकदशी वेद्या पञ्चाधिकदशी तिथिः । षोडशी षोडशभुजा षोडशेन्दुकलामयी
pañcādhikadaśī vedyā pañcādhikadaśī tithiḥ | ṣoḍaśī ṣoḍaśabhujā ṣoḍaśendukalāmayī
(She) is to be known as the fifteenth, (she is) the fifteenth lunar day; (she is) the sixteenth, sixteen-armed, made of the sixteen digits of the moon.
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DB 10 11.23
षोडशात्मकचन्द्रांशुव्याप्तदिव्यकलेवरा । एवंरूपासि देवेशि निर्गुणे तामसोदये
ṣoḍaśātmakacandrāṃśuvyāptadivyakalevarā | evaṃrūpāsi deveśi nirguṇe tāmasodaye
(Your) divine body is pervaded by the moon's rays consisting of sixteen (parts). Such is your form, O mistress of the gods, when, though free of the qualities, you arise as darkness (tamas).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 11.24
त्वया गृहीतो भगवान्देवदेवो रमापतिः । एतौ दुरासदौ दैत्यौ विक्रान्तौ मधुकैटभौ
tvayā gṛhīto bhagavāndevadevo ramāpatiḥ | etau durāsadau daityau vikrāntau madhukaiṭabhau
By you the Lord, the god of gods, the husband of Ramā, has been seized; these two demons, Madhu and Kaiṭabha, are hard to assail and mighty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 11.25
एतयोश्च वधार्थाय देवेशं प्रतिबोधय । मुनिरुवाच एवं स्तुता भगवती तामसी भगवत्प्रिया
etayośca vadhārthāya deveśaṃ pratibodhaya | muniruvāca evaṃ stutā bhagavatī tāmasī bhagavatpriyā
And for the slaying of these two, awaken the lord of the gods. The sage said: Thus praised, the goddess, the dark (tāmasī) one, dear to the Lord,
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DB 10 11.26
देवदेवं तदा त्यक्त्वा मोहयामास दानवौ । तदैव भगवान्विष्णुः परमात्मा जगत्पतिः
devadevaṃ tadā tyaktvā mohayāmāsa dānavau | tadaiva bhagavānviṣṇuḥ paramātmā jagatpatiḥ
then released the god of gods and bewildered the two Dānavas. At that very moment the Lord Viṣṇu, the supreme Self, the master of the world,
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DB 10 11.27
प्रबोधमाप देवेशो ददृशे दानवोत्तमौ । तदा तौ दानवौ घोरौ दृष्ट्वा तं मधुसूदनम्
prabodhamāpa deveśo dadṛśe dānavottamau | tadā tau dānavau ghorau dṛṣṭvā taṃ madhusūdanam
the lord of the gods awoke and saw the two foremost Dānavas. Then those two dreadful Dānavas, seeing that slayer of Madhu,
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DB 10 11.28
युद्धाय कृतसङ्कल्पौ जग्मतुः सन्निधिं हरेः । युयुधे च ततस्ताभ्यां भगवान्मधुसूदनः
yuddhāya kṛtasaṅkalpau jagmatuḥ sannidhiṃ hareḥ | yuyudhe ca tatastābhyāṃ bhagavānmadhusūdanaḥ
resolved on battle and came into Hari's presence; and then the Lord, the slayer of Madhu, fought with those two,
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DB 10 11.29
पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि बाहुप्रहरणो विभुः । तौ तदातिबलोन्मत्तौ जगन्मायाविमोहितौ
pañcavarṣasahasrāṇi bāhupraharaṇo vibhuḥ | tau tadātibalonmattau jaganmāyāvimohitau
the mighty one, striking with his arms, for five thousand years. Then those two, maddened by their excessive strength, deluded by the world-Māyā,
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DB 10 11.30
व्रियतां वर इत्येवमूचतुः परमेश्वरम् । एवं तयोर्वचः श्रुत्वा भगवानादिपूरुषः
vriyatāṃ vara ityevamūcatuḥ parameśvaram | evaṃ tayorvacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānādipūruṣaḥ
said to the Supreme Lord: "Let a boon be chosen (by you)." Hearing their words thus, the Lord, the primal Person,
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DB 10 11.31
वव्रे वध्याबुभौ मेऽद्य भवेतामिति निश्चितम् । तौ तदातिबलौ देवं पुनरेवोचतुर्हरिम्
vavre vadhyābubhau me'dya bhavetāmiti niścitam | tau tadātibalau devaṃ punarevocaturharim
chose: "Let you both today certainly become slayable by me." Then those two of great strength spoke again to the god Hari:
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DB 10 11.32
आवां जहि न यत्रोर्वी पयसा च परिप्लुता । तथेत्युक्त्वा भगवता गदाशङ्खभृता नृप
āvāṃ jahi na yatrorvī payasā ca pariplutā | tathetyuktvā bhagavatā gadāśaṅkhabhṛtā nṛpa
"Slay us two where the earth is not flooded with water." Saying "So be it," O king, by the Lord who bears mace and conch,
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DB 10 11.33
कृत्वा चक्रेण वै छिन्ने जघने शिरसी तयोः । एवं देवी समुत्पन्ना ब्रह्मणा संस्तुता नृप
kṛtvā cakreṇa vai chinne jaghane śirasī tayoḥ | evaṃ devī samutpannā brahmaṇā saṃstutā nṛpa
having (placed them) on his thigh, their two heads were cut off with the discus. Thus, O king, the goddess arose, praised by Brahmā—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 10 11.34
महाकाली महाराज सर्वयोगेश्वरेश्वरी । महालक्ष्म्यास्तथोत्पत्तिं निशामय महीपते
mahākālī mahārāja sarvayogeśvareśvarī | mahālakṣmyāstathotpattiṃ niśāmaya mahīpate
Mahākālī, O great king, the sovereign of all lords of yoga. Now hear, O lord of the earth, the origin of Mahālakṣmī likewise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition