Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 4
DB 10 4.1
रुद्रप्रार्थनम् सूत उवाच ततः सर्वे सुरगणा महेन्द्रप्रमुखास्तदा । पद्मयोनिं पुरस्कृत्य रुद्रं शरणमन्वयुः
rudraprārthanam sūta uvāca tataḥ sarve suragaṇā mahendrapramukhāstadā | padmayoniṃ puraskṛtya rudraṃ śaraṇamanvayuḥ
The petition to Rudra. Sūta said: Then all the hosts of gods, headed by great Indra, putting the lotus-born (Brahmā) in front, went for refuge to Rudra.
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DB 10 4.2
उपतस्थुः प्रणतिभिः स्तोत्रैश्चारुविभूतिभिः । देवदेवं गिरिशयं शशिलोलितशेखरम्
upatasthuḥ praṇatibhiḥ stotraiścāruvibhūtibhiḥ | devadevaṃ giriśayaṃ śaśilolitaśekharam
With prostrations and with hymns and with lovely offerings they attended upon the god of gods, who dwells on the mountain, whose crest is adorned with the moon.
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DB 10 4.3
देववा ऊचुः जय देव गणाध्यक्ष उमालालितपङ्कज । अष्टसिद्धिविभूतीनां दात्रे भक्तजनाय ते
devavā ūcuḥ jaya deva gaṇādhyakṣa umālālitapaṅkaja | aṣṭasiddhivibhūtīnāṃ dātre bhaktajanāya te
The gods said: Victory to you, O god, lord of the hosts, O lotus fondled by Umā! To you, the giver of the powers of the eight siddhis to the devout folk —
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DB 10 4.4
महामायाविलसितस्थानाय परमात्मने । वृषाङ्कायामरेशाय कैलासस्थितिशालिने
mahāmāyāvilasitasthānāya paramātmane | vṛṣāṅkāyāmareśāya kailāsasthitiśāline
— to him whose station is the play of the great Māyā, to the Supreme Self, to him marked with the bull, to the lord of the immortals, to him who abides gloriously on Kailāsa,
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DB 10 4.5
अहिर्बुध्न्याय मान्याय मनवे मानदायिने । अजाय बहुरूपाय स्वात्मारामाय शम्भवे
ahirbudhnyāya mānyāya manave mānadāyine | ajāya bahurūpāya svātmārāmāya śambhave
to Ahirbudhnya, to the venerable one, to Manu, to the giver of honour, to the unborn, to him of many forms, to Śambhu who delights in his own Self,
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DB 10 4.6
गणनाथाय देवाय गिरिशाय नमोऽस्तु ते । महाविभूतिदात्रे ते महाविष्णुस्तुताय च
gaṇanāthāya devāya giriśāya namo'stu te | mahāvibhūtidātre te mahāviṣṇustutāya ca
to the lord of the hosts, to the god, to the dweller on the mountain—homage be to you; to you, the giver of great splendour, and praised by the great Viṣṇu,
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DB 10 4.7
विष्णुहृत्कञ्जवासाय महायोगरताय च । योगगम्याय योगाय योगिनां पतये नमः
viṣṇuhṛtkañjavāsāya mahāyogaratāya ca | yogagamyāya yogāya yogināṃ pataye namaḥ
to him who dwells in the lotus of Viṣṇu's heart, and who delights in the great yoga, to him attainable by yoga, to Yoga (itself), to the lord of yogins—homage.
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DB 10 4.8
योगीशाय नमस्तुभ्यं योगानां फलदायिने । दीनदानपरायापि दयासागरमूर्तये
yogīśāya namastubhyaṃ yogānāṃ phaladāyine | dīnadānaparāyāpi dayāsāgaramūrtaye
Homage to you, lord of yogins, giver of the fruits of the yogas, intent on giving to the wretched, embodiment of the ocean of compassion,
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DB 10 4.9
आर्तिप्रशमनायोग्रवीर्याय गुणमूर्तये । वृषध्वजाय कालाय कालकालाय ते नमः
ārtipraśamanāyogravīryāya guṇamūrtaye | vṛṣadhvajāya kālāya kālakālāya te namaḥ
to the queller of distress, of fierce might, to the embodiment of the qualities, to him with the bull-banner, to Time, to the Time of Time—homage to you.
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DB 10 4.10
सूत उवाच एवं स्तुतः स देवेशो यज्ञभुग्भिर्वृषध्वजः । प्राह गम्भीरया वाचा प्रहसन्विबुधर्षभान्
sūta uvāca evaṃ stutaḥ sa deveśo yajñabhugbhirvṛṣadhvajaḥ | prāha gambhīrayā vācā prahasanvibudharṣabhān
Sūta said: Thus praised by the eaters of the sacrifice, that lord of gods with the bull-banner spoke in a deep voice, smiling, to the bulls among the gods.
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DB 10 4.11
श्रीभगवानुवाच प्रसन्नोऽहं दिविषदः स्तोत्रेणोत्तमपूरुषाः । मनोरथं पूरयामि सर्वेषां देवतर्षभाः
śrībhagavānuvāca prasanno'haṃ diviṣadaḥ stotreṇottamapūruṣāḥ | manorathaṃ pūrayāmi sarveṣāṃ devatarṣabhāḥ
The Blessed Lord said: I am pleased, O dwellers in heaven, with the hymn, O excellent persons; I shall fulfil the heart's wish of all of you, O bulls among the gods.
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DB 10 4.12
देवा ऊचुः सर्वदेवेश गिरिश शशिमौलिविराजित । आर्तानां शङ्करस्त्वं च शं विधेहि महाबल
devā ūcuḥ sarvadeveśa giriśa śaśimaulivirājita | ārtānāṃ śaṅkarastvaṃ ca śaṃ vidhehi mahābala
The gods said: O lord of all the gods, dweller on the mountain, resplendent with the moon on your head—you are Śaṅkara (the maker of peace) for those in distress; bring about our welfare, O mighty one.
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DB 10 4.13
पर्वतो विन्ध्यनामास्ति मेरुद्वेष्टा महोन्नतः । भानुमार्गनिरोद्धा हि सर्वेषां दुःखदोऽनघ
parvato vindhyanāmāsti merudveṣṭā mahonnataḥ | bhānumārganiroddhā hi sarveṣāṃ duḥkhado'nagha
There is a mountain named Vindhya, a hater of Meru, exceedingly lofty, indeed a blocker of the sun's path, causing suffering to all, O sinless one.
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DB 10 4.14
तदवृद्धिं स्तम्भयेशान सर्वकल्याणकृद्भव । भानुसञ्चाररोधेन कालज्ञानं कथं भवेत्
tadavṛddhiṃ stambhayeśāna sarvakalyāṇakṛdbhava | bhānusañcārarodhena kālajñānaṃ kathaṃ bhavet
Halt its growth, O Lord, be the doer of good to all. If the sun's course is blocked, how can there be knowledge of time?
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DB 10 4.15
नष्टे स्वाहास्वधाकारे लोके कः शरणं भवेत् । अस्माकं च भयार्तानां भवानेव हि दृश्यते
naṣṭe svāhāsvadhākāre loke kaḥ śaraṇaṃ bhavet | asmākaṃ ca bhayārtānāṃ bhavāneva hi dṛśyate
When the cries of "svāhā" and "svadhā" have perished in the world, who shall be a refuge? And for us, afflicted by fear, you alone indeed are seen (as such).
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DB 10 4.16
दुःखनाशकरो देव प्रसीद गिरिजापते । श्रीशिव उवाच नास्माकं शक्तिरस्तीह तद्वृद्धिस्तम्भने सुराः
duḥkhanāśakaro deva prasīda girijāpate | śrīśiva uvāca nāsmākaṃ śaktirastīha tadvṛddhistambhane surāḥ
O god who destroys sorrow, be gracious, O husband of the mountain-born! Śrī Śiva said: We have no power here, O gods, to halt its growth.
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DB 10 4.17
इममेवं वदिष्यामो भगवन्तं रमाधवम् । सोऽस्माकं प्रभुरात्मा च पूज्यः कारणरूपधृक्
imamevaṃ vadiṣyāmo bhagavantaṃ ramādhavam | so'smākaṃ prabhurātmā ca pūjyaḥ kāraṇarūpadhṛk
We shall tell this in this way to the Blessed Lord, the husband of Ramā; he is our master and our Self, to be worshipped, the bearer of the form of the Cause.
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DB 10 4.18
गोविन्दो भगवान्विष्णुः सर्वकारणकारणः । तं गत्वा कथयिष्यामः स दुःखान्तो भविष्यति
govindo bhagavānviṣṇuḥ sarvakāraṇakāraṇaḥ | taṃ gatvā kathayiṣyāmaḥ sa duḥkhānto bhaviṣyati
Govinda, the Blessed Viṣṇu, is the cause of all causes; going to him we shall tell (him), and there will be an end of this suffering.
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DB 10 4.19
इत्येवमाकर्ण्य गिरीशभाषितं देवाश्च सेन्द्राः सपयोजसम्भवाः । रुद्रं पुरस्कृत्य च वेपमाना वैकुण्ठलोकं प्रतिजग्मुरञ्जसा
ityevamākarṇya girīśabhāṣitaṃ devāśca sendrāḥ sapayojasambhavāḥ | rudraṃ puraskṛtya ca vepamānā vaikuṇṭhalokaṃ pratijagmurañjasā
Having heard the words of the Lord of the Mountain thus, the gods together with Indra and with the lotus-born (Brahmā), putting Rudra at their head and trembling, went at once to the world of Vaikuṇṭha.
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