Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 3
DB 10 3.1
देवीमाहात्म्ये विन्ध्योपाख्यानवर्णनम् सूतउवाच एवं समुपदिश्यायं देवर्षिः परमः स्वराट् । जगाम ब्रह्मणो लोकं स्वैरचारी महामुनिः
devīmāhātmye vindhyopākhyānavarṇanam sūtauvāca evaṃ samupadiśyāyaṃ devarṣiḥ paramaḥ svarāṭ | jagāma brahmaṇo lokaṃ svairacārī mahāmuniḥ
The description of the tale of the Vindhya, in the Glorification of the Goddess. Sūta said: Having thus given his instruction, that supreme divine sage, self-sovereign, went to the world of Brahmā — the great sage who roams as he pleases.
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DB 10 3.2
गते मुनिवरे विन्ध्यश्चिन्तां लेभेऽनपायिनीम् । नैव शान्तिं स लेभे च सदान्तःकृतशोचनः
gate munivare vindhyaścintāṃ lebhe'napāyinīm | naiva śāntiṃ sa lebhe ca sadāntaḥkṛtaśocanaḥ
When that best of sages had gone, Vindhya fell into an anxiety that would not leave him; nor did he find any peace, grieving always within himself.
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DB 10 3.3
कथं किं त्वत्र मे कार्यं कथं मेरुं जयाम्यहम् । नैव शान्तिं लभे नापि स्वास्थ्यं मे मानसे भवेत्
kathaṃ kiṃ tvatra me kāryaṃ kathaṃ meruṃ jayāmyaham | naiva śāntiṃ labhe nāpi svāsthyaṃ me mānase bhavet
"How, and what, is my task here? How shall I conquer Meru? I get no peace, nor would there be any ease in my mind."
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DB 10 3.4
(धिगुत्साहं च मानं च धिङ्मे कीर्तिं च धिक्कुलम्) धिग्बलं मे पौरुषं धिक् स्मृतं पूर्वैर्महात्मभिः । एवं चिन्तयमानस्य विन्ध्यस्य मनसि स्फुटम्
(dhigutsāhaṃ ca mānaṃ ca dhiṅme kīrtiṃ ca dhikkulam) dhigbalaṃ me pauruṣaṃ dhik smṛtaṃ pūrvairmahātmabhiḥ | evaṃ cintayamānasya vindhyasya manasi sphuṭam
"A curse on my zeal and my pride, a curse on my fame, a curse on my lineage, a curse on my strength, my manliness, and on what has been recounted of my great-souled ancestors!" As Vindhya was brooding thus, there arose clearly in his mind—
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DB 10 3.5
प्रादुर्भूता मतिः कार्ये कर्तव्ये दोषकारिणी । मेरुप्रदक्षिणां कुर्वन्नित्यमेव दिवाकरः
prādurbhūtā matiḥ kārye kartavye doṣakāriṇī | merupradakṣiṇāṃ kurvannityameva divākaraḥ
—a thought about a deed, a deed to be done that would cause harm: "The maker of day, always circling Meru to the right,
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DB 10 3.6
सग्रहर्क्षगणोपेतः सदा दृप्यत्ययं नगः । तस्य मार्गस्य संरोधं करिष्यामि निजैः करैः
sagraharkṣagaṇopetaḥ sadā dṛpyatyayaṃ nagaḥ | tasya mārgasya saṃrodhaṃ kariṣyāmi nijaiḥ karaiḥ
accompanied by the host of planets and stars—this mountain is forever puffed up. I shall block his path with my own arms (or: peaks).
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DB 10 3.7
तदा निरुद्धो द्युमणिः परिक्रामेत्कथं नगम् । एवं मार्गे निरुद्धे तु मया दिनकरस्य च
tadā niruddho dyumaṇiḥ parikrāmetkathaṃ nagam | evaṃ mārge niruddhe tu mayā dinakarasya ca
Then, blocked, how could the jewel of day circle the mountain? And when the sun's path is thus blocked by me,
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DB 10 3.8
भग्नदर्पो दिव्यनगो भविष्यति विनिश्चयम् । एवं निश्चित्य विन्ध्याद्रिः खं स्पृशन् ववृधे भुजैः
bhagnadarpo divyanago bhaviṣyati viniścayam | evaṃ niścitya vindhyādriḥ khaṃ spṛśan vavṛdhe bhujaiḥ
the divine mountain will assuredly have its pride broken." Having so resolved, the Vindhya mountain grew with its arms, touching the sky,
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DB 10 3.9
महोन्नतैः शृङ्गवरैः सर्वं व्याप्य व्यवस्थितः । कदोदेष्यति भास्वांस्तं रोधयिष्याम्यहं कदा
mahonnataiḥ śṛṅgavaraiḥ sarvaṃ vyāpya vyavasthitaḥ | kadodeṣyati bhāsvāṃstaṃ rodhayiṣyāmyahaṃ kadā
and stood there, covering everything with its towering, lofty peaks: "When will the shining one rise, and when shall I block him?"
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DB 10 3.10
एवं सञ्चिन्तयानस्य सा व्यतीयाय शर्वरी । प्रभातं विमलं जज्ञे दिशो वितिमिराः करैः
evaṃ sañcintayānasya sā vyatīyāya śarvarī | prabhātaṃ vimalaṃ jajñe diśo vitimirāḥ karaiḥ
While he was pondering thus, that night passed away; a clear dawn came to be, the quarters freed of darkness by (the sun's) rays.
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DB 10 3.11
कुर्वन्स निर्गतो भानुरुदयायोदये गिरौ । प्रकाशते स्म विमलं नभो भानुकरैः शुभैः
kurvansa nirgato bhānurudayāyodaye girau | prakāśate sma vimalaṃ nabho bhānukaraiḥ śubhaiḥ
The sun came forth on the mountain of rising for his rising, making (the day); the cloudless sky shone with the sun's fair rays.
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DB 10 3.12
विकासं नलिनी भेजे मीलनं च कुमुद्वती । स्वानि कार्याणि सर्वे च लोकाः समुपतस्थिरे
vikāsaṃ nalinī bheje mīlanaṃ ca kumudvatī | svāni kāryāṇi sarve ca lokāḥ samupatasthire
The lotus-cluster took to opening and the night-lily to closing, and all the worlds set about their own tasks.
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DB 10 3.13
हव्यं कव्यं भूतबलिं देवानां च प्रवर्धयन् । प्राह्णापराह्णमध्याह्नविभागेन त्विषां पतिः
havyaṃ kavyaṃ bhūtabaliṃ devānāṃ ca pravardhayan | prāhṇāparāhṇamadhyāhnavibhāgena tviṣāṃ patiḥ
Increasing the oblation to the gods, the offering to the ancestors, and the offering to the spirits, the lord of light (moved on) by the division of forenoon, midday, and afternoon.
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DB 10 3.14
एवं प्राचीं तथाग्नेयीं समाश्वास्य वियोगिनीम् । ज्वलन्तीं चिरकालीनविरहादिव कामिनीम्
evaṃ prācīṃ tathāgneyīṃ samāśvāsya viyoginīm | jvalantīṃ cirakālīnavirahādiva kāminīm
Thus having comforted the eastern quarter and likewise the south-eastern, separated (from him), blazing like a lover from long-standing separation,
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DB 10 3.15
भास्करोऽथ कृशानोश्च दिशं नूनं विहाय च । याम्यां गन्तुं ततस्तूर्णं प्रतस्थे कमलाकरः
bhāskaro'tha kṛśānośca diśaṃ nūnaṃ vihāya ca | yāmyāṃ gantuṃ tatastūrṇaṃ pratasthe kamalākaraḥ
then the sun, leaving behind indeed the quarter of Fire, set out at once, the lotus-lover, to go to the southern quarter.
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DB 10 3.16
न शशाकाग्रतो गन्तुं ततोऽनूरुर्व्यजिज्ञपत् । अनूरुरुवाच भानो मानोन्नतो विन्ध्यो निरुध्य गगनं स्थितः
na śaśākāgrato gantuṃ tato'nūrurvyajijñapat | anūruruvāca bhāno mānonnato vindhyo nirudhya gaganaṃ sthitaḥ
He could not go forward; then Anūru (Aruṇa) informed (him). Anūru said: "O sun, the Vindhya, swollen with pride, stands blocking the sky.
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DB 10 3.17
स्पर्धते मेरुणा प्रेप्सुस्त्वद्दत्तां च प्रदक्षिणाम् । सूत उवाच अनूरुवाक्यमाकर्ण्य सविता ह्यास चिन्तयन्
spardhate meruṇā prepsustvaddattāṃ ca pradakṣiṇām | sūta uvāca anūruvākyamākarṇya savitā hyāsa cintayan
He rivals Meru, wanting to obtain the circumambulation granted by you." Sūta said: Hearing Anūru's words, the sun fell to brooding.
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DB 10 3.18
अहो गगनमार्गोऽपि रुध्यते चातिविस्मयः । प्रायः शूरो न किं कुर्यादुत्पथे वर्त्मनि स्थितः
aho gaganamārgo'pi rudhyate cātivismayaḥ | prāyaḥ śūro na kiṃ kuryādutpathe vartmani sthitaḥ
"Alas, even the path of the sky is blocked—what a great wonder! Indeed, what would a hero not do, once set on a wrong course?
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DB 10 3.19
निरुद्धो नो वाजिमार्गो दैवं हि बलवत्तरम् । राहुबाहुग्रहव्यग्रो यः क्षणं नावतिष्ठते
niruddho no vājimārgo daivaṃ hi balavattaram | rāhubāhugrahavyagro yaḥ kṣaṇaṃ nāvatiṣṭhate
Our horses' path is blocked—fate is stronger indeed. He who, harried by the planet Rāhu's arms, does not stand still for a moment—
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DB 10 3.20
स चिरं रुद्धमार्गोऽपि किं करोति विधिर्बली । एवं च मार्गे संरुद्धे लोकाः सर्वे च सेश्वराः
sa ciraṃ ruddhamārgo'pi kiṃ karoti vidhirbalī | evaṃ ca mārge saṃruddhe lokāḥ sarve ca seśvarāḥ
he, though his path be long blocked, what can he do? Mighty is destiny." And when the path was thus blocked, all the worlds together with their lords
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DB 10 3.21
नान्वविन्दन्त शरणं कर्तव्यं नान्वपद्यत । चित्रगुप्तादयः सर्वे कालं जानन्ति सूर्यतः
nānvavindanta śaraṇaṃ kartavyaṃ nānvapadyata | citraguptādayaḥ sarve kālaṃ jānanti sūryataḥ
found no refuge, and no course of action presented itself. Citragupta and all the others know time from the sun—
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DB 10 3.22
संरुद्धो विन्ध्यगिरिणा अहो दैवविपर्ययः । यदा निरुद्धः सविता गिरिणा स्पर्धया तदा
saṃruddho vindhyagiriṇā aho daivaviparyayaḥ | yadā niruddhaḥ savitā giriṇā spardhayā tadā
(and he is) blocked by the Vindhya mountain: alas, the reversal of fate! When the sun was blocked by the mountain out of rivalry, then
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DB 10 3.23
नष्टः स्वाहास्वधाकारो नष्टप्रायमभूज्जगत् । एवं च पाश्चिमा लोका दाक्षिणात्यास्तथैव च
naṣṭaḥ svāhāsvadhākāro naṣṭaprāyamabhūjjagat | evaṃ ca pāścimā lokā dākṣiṇātyāstathaiva ca
the cries of 'svāhā' and 'svadhā' were lost, and the world became all but lost. And so the western peoples and likewise the southern ones
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DB 10 3.24
निद्रामीलितचक्षुष्का निशामेव प्रपेदिरे । प्राञ्चस्तथोत्तराहाश्च तीक्ष्णतापप्रतापिताः
nidrāmīlitacakṣuṣkā niśāmeva prapedire | prāñcastathottarāhāśca tīkṣṇatāpapratāpitāḥ
Their eyes closed in sleep, (the western and southern peoples) entered upon what was like night; while those of the east and the northern regions were scorched by the fierce heat.
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DB 10 3.25
मृता नष्टाश्च भग्नाश्च विनाशमभजन् प्रजाः । हाहाभूतं जगत्सर्वं स्वधाकव्यविवर्जितम् । देवाः सेन्द्राः समुद्विग्नाः किं कुर्म इतिवादिनः
mṛtā naṣṭāśca bhagnāśca vināśamabhajan prajāḥ | hāhābhūtaṃ jagatsarvaṃ svadhākavyavivarjitam | devāḥ sendrāḥ samudvignāḥ kiṃ kurma itivādinaḥ
The creatures died, perished and were broken, and met with destruction; the whole world became a cry of woe, deprived of offerings to the gods and of oblations to the ancestors. The gods together with Indra were greatly agitated, saying, "What shall we do?"
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