Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 5
DB 10 5.1
श्रीविष्णुना देवेभ्यो वरप्रदानम् सूत उवाच ते गत्वा देवदेवेशं रमानाथं जगद्गुरुम् । विष्णुं कमलपत्राक्षं ददृशुः प्रभयान्वितम्
śrīviṣṇunā devebhyo varapradānam sūta uvāca te gatvā devadeveśaṃ ramānāthaṃ jagadgurum | viṣṇuṃ kamalapatrākṣaṃ dadṛśuḥ prabhayānvitam
The granting of a boon to the gods by Śrī Viṣṇu. Sūta said: Going (there), they beheld Viṣṇu, the god of the gods, lord of Ramā, teacher of the world, lotus-petal-eyed, endowed with radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.2
स्तोत्रेण तुष्टुवुर्भक्त्या गद्गदस्वरसत्कृताः । देवा ऊचुः जय विष्णो रमेशाद्य महापुरुष पूर्वज
stotreṇa tuṣṭuvurbhaktyā gadgadasvarasatkṛtāḥ | devā ūcuḥ jaya viṣṇo rameśādya mahāpuruṣa pūrvaja
With devotion they praised (him) with a hymn, honored (or: attended) by voices choked (with emotion). The gods said: Victory to you, Viṣṇu, lord of Ramā, primal one, great Person, first-born!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.3
दैत्यारे कामजनक सर्वकामफलप्रद । महावराह गोविन्द महायज्ञस्वरूपक
daityāre kāmajanaka sarvakāmaphalaprada | mahāvarāha govinda mahāyajñasvarūpaka
O enemy of the daityas, begetter of desire, granter of the fruit of all desires, great Boar, Govinda, you whose very form is the great sacrifice!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.4
महाविष्णो ध्रुवेशाद्य जगदुत्पत्तिकारण । मत्स्यावतारे वेदानामुद्धाराधाररूपक
mahāviṣṇo dhruveśādya jagadutpattikāraṇa | matsyāvatāre vedānāmuddhārādhārarūpaka
O great Viṣṇu, lord of the firm (or: of Dhruva), primal one, cause of the world's origin, in the Fish incarnation the one whose form was the support for the rescue of the Vedas!
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DB 10 5.5
सत्यव्रत धराधीश मत्स्यरूपाय ते नमः । जयाकूपार दैत्यारे सुरकार्यसमर्पक
satyavrata dharādhīśa matsyarūpāya te namaḥ | jayākūpāra daityāre surakāryasamarpaka
O Satyavrata, lord of the earth, homage to you in the form of the Fish! Victory, O ocean, O enemy of the daityas, accomplisher of the gods' purpose!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.6
अमृताप्तिकरेशान कूर्मरूपाय ते नमः । जयादिदैत्यनाशार्थमादिसूकररूपधृक्
amṛtāptikareśāna kūrmarūpāya te namaḥ | jayādidaityanāśārthamādisūkararūpadhṛk
O lord who brought about the obtaining of the nectar, homage to you in the form of the Tortoise! Victory, you who bore the form of the primal Boar for the destruction of the first daitya!
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DB 10 5.7
मह्युद्धारकृतोद्योगकोलरूपाय ते नमः । नारसिंहं वपुः कृत्वा महादैत्यं ददार यः
mahyuddhārakṛtodyogakolarūpāya te namaḥ | nārasiṃhaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā mahādaityaṃ dadāra yaḥ
Homage to you in the form of the Boar, whose effort was made for the lifting up of the earth! (Homage to him) who, taking on the body of the Man-Lion, tore open the great daitya,
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DB 10 5.8
करजैर्वरदृप्ताङ्गं तस्मै नृहरये नमः । वामनं रूपमास्थाय त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यमोहितम्
karajairvaradṛptāṅgaṃ tasmai nṛharaye namaḥ | vāmanaṃ rūpamāsthāya trailokyaiśvaryamohitam
whose limbs were swollen with pride from a boon — with his claws: to that Man-Lion, homage! Taking on the Dwarf form, (he) deluded by the sovereignty of the three worlds
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 10 5.9
बलिं सञ्छलयामास तस्मै वामनरूपिणे । दुष्टक्षत्रविनाशाय सहस्रकरशत्रवे
baliṃ sañchalayāmāsa tasmai vāmanarūpiṇe | duṣṭakṣatravināśāya sahasrakaraśatrave
beguiled Bali: to him of the Dwarf form (homage)! To the enemy of the thousand-armed one, for the destruction of the wicked kṣatriyas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.10
रेणुकागर्भजाताय जामदग्न्याय ते नमः । दुष्टराक्षसपौलस्त्यशिरश्छेदपटीयसे
reṇukāgarbhajātāya jāmadagnyāya te namaḥ | duṣṭarākṣasapaulastyaśiraśchedapaṭīyase
born from Reṇukā's womb — to you, the son of Jamadagni, homage! To you most skilled at cutting off the heads of the wicked rākṣasa descendants of Pulastya,
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DB 10 5.11
श्रीमद्दाशरथे तुभ्यं नमोऽनन्तक्रमाय च । कंसदुर्योधनाद्यैश्च दैत्यैः पृथ्वीशलाञ्छनैः
śrīmaddāśarathe tubhyaṃ namo'nantakramāya ca | kaṃsaduryodhanādyaiśca daityaiḥ pṛthvīśalāñchanaiḥ
to you, the glorious son of Daśaratha, homage, and to you of endless strides! (He) who, when the earth was oppressed by the burden of daityas such as Kaṃsa and Duryodhana, marked as lords of the earth,
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DB 10 5.12
भाराक्रान्तां महीं योऽसावुज्जहार महाविभुः । धर्मं संस्थापयामास पापं कृत्वा सुदूरतः
bhārākrāntāṃ mahīṃ yo'sāvujjahāra mahāvibhuḥ | dharmaṃ saṃsthāpayāmāsa pāpaṃ kṛtvā sudūrataḥ
— that great, all-pervading one lifted up the burdened earth and established dharma, putting sin far away:
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DB 10 5.13
तस्मै कृष्णाय देवाय नमोऽस्तु बहुधा विभो । दुष्टयज्ञविघाताय पशुहिंसानिवृत्तये
tasmai kṛṣṇāya devāya namo'stu bahudhā vibho | duṣṭayajñavighātāya paśuhiṃsānivṛttaye
to that god Kṛṣṇa let there be homage many times over, O mighty one! For the obstruction of wicked sacrifices and for the ceasing of the killing of animals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.14
बौद्धरूपं दधौ योऽसौ तस्मै देवाय ते नमः । म्लेच्छप्रायेऽखिले लोके दुष्टराजन्यपीडिते
bauddharūpaṃ dadhau yo'sau tasmai devāya te namaḥ | mlecchaprāye'khile loke duṣṭarājanyapīḍite
he who assumed the form of the Buddha — homage to you, that god! When the whole world was mostly mleccha and afflicted by wicked kings,
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DB 10 5.15
कल्किरूपं समादध्यौ देवदेवाय ते नमः । दशावतारास्ते देव भक्तानां रक्षणाय वै
kalkirūpaṃ samādadhyau devadevāya te namaḥ | daśāvatārāste deva bhaktānāṃ rakṣaṇāya vai
(he) took up the form of Kalki — homage to you, god of gods! These ten incarnations of yours, O god, are indeed for the protection of the devotees
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DB 10 5.16
दुष्टदैत्यविघाताय तस्मात्त्वं सर्वदुःखहृत् । जय भक्तार्तिनाशाय धृतं नारीजलात्मसु
duṣṭadaityavighātāya tasmāttvaṃ sarvaduḥkhahṛt | jaya bhaktārtināśāya dhṛtaṃ nārījalātmasu
and for the destruction of the wicked daityas; therefore you are the remover of all sorrow. Victory! For the destruction of devotees' distress a form was taken by you in woman, in water, and in (living) selves —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 10 5.17
रूपं येन त्वया देव कोऽन्यस्त्वत्तो दयानिधिः । इत्येवं देवदेवेशं स्तुत्वा श्रीपीतवाससम्
rūpaṃ yena tvayā deva ko'nyastvatto dayānidhiḥ | ityevaṃ devadeveśaṃ stutvā śrīpītavāsasam
— that form (was assumed) by you, O god: who else is a treasury of compassion like you? Having thus praised the god of gods, the glorious one clad in yellow,
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DB 10 5.18
प्रणेमुर्भक्तिसहिताः साष्टाङ्गं विबुधर्षभाः । तेषां स्तवं समाकर्ण्य देवः श्रीपुरुषोत्तमः
praṇemurbhaktisahitāḥ sāṣṭāṅgaṃ vibudharṣabhāḥ | teṣāṃ stavaṃ samākarṇya devaḥ śrīpuruṣottamaḥ
the bulls among the gods bowed down with devotion, prostrating with all eight limbs. Hearing their hymn of praise, the god, the glorious Supreme Person,
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DB 10 5.19
उवाच विबुधान्सर्वान् हर्षयच्छ्रीगदाधरः । श्रीभगवानुवाच - प्रसन्नोऽस्मि स्तवेनाहं देवास्तापं विमुञ्चथ
uvāca vibudhānsarvān harṣayacchrīgadādharaḥ | śrībhagavānuvāca - prasanno'smi stavenāhaṃ devāstāpaṃ vimuñcatha
the glorious bearer of the mace, gladdening them, spoke to all the gods. The Blessed Lord said: I am pleased with the hymn; gods, let go of your distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.20
भवतां नाशयिष्यामि दुःखं परमदुःसहम् । वृणुध्वं च वरं मत्तो देवाः परमदुर्लभम्
bhavatāṃ nāśayiṣyāmi duḥkhaṃ paramaduḥsaham | vṛṇudhvaṃ ca varaṃ matto devāḥ paramadurlabham
"I shall destroy your sorrow, which is most hard to bear. And choose from me, O gods, a boon most hard to obtain;"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.21
ददामि परमप्रीतः स्तवस्यास्य प्रसादतः । य एतत्पठते स्तोत्रं कल्य उत्थाय मानवः
dadāmi paramaprītaḥ stavasyāsya prasādataḥ | ya etatpaṭhate stotraṃ kalya utthāya mānavaḥ
"greatly pleased, I grant (it) by the grace of this hymn. Whatever man rises at dawn and recites this hymn,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.22
मयि भक्तिं परां कृत्वा न तं शोकः स्पृशेत्कदा । अलक्ष्मीः कालकर्णी च नाक्रामेत्तद्गृहं सुराः
mayi bhaktiṃ parāṃ kṛtvā na taṃ śokaḥ spṛśetkadā | alakṣmīḥ kālakarṇī ca nākrāmettadgṛhaṃ surāḥ
"having made supreme devotion to me — grief shall never touch him; nor shall misfortune and ill-luck (Kālakarṇī) invade that house, O gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.23
नोपसर्गा न वेताला न ग्रहा ब्रह्मराक्षसाः । न रोगा वातिकाः पैत्ताः श्लेष्मसम्भविनस्तथा
nopasargā na vetālā na grahā brahmarākṣasāḥ | na rogā vātikāḥ paittāḥ śleṣmasambhavinastathā
"No calamities, no vetālas, no seizing spirits, no brahma-rākṣasas, no diseases arising from wind, from bile, or likewise from phlegm;"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.24
नाकालमरणं तस्य कदापि च भविष्यति । सन्ततिश्चिरकालस्था भोगाः सर्वे सुखादयः
nākālamaraṇaṃ tasya kadāpi ca bhaviṣyati | santatiścirakālasthā bhogāḥ sarve sukhādayaḥ
"and there will never be an untimely death for him; offspring long-enduring, and all enjoyments beginning with happiness"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.25
सम्भविष्यन्ति तन्मर्त्यगृहे यः स्तोत्रपाठकः । किं पुनर्बहुनोक्तेन स्तोत्रं सर्वार्थसाधकम्
sambhaviṣyanti tanmartyagṛhe yaḥ stotrapāṭhakaḥ | kiṃ punarbahunoktena stotraṃ sarvārthasādhakam
"will come to be in the house of that mortal who is a reciter of the hymn. What more need be said at length? The hymn accomplishes every aim."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.26
एतस्य पठनानॄणां भुक्तिमुक्ती न दूरतः । देवा भवत्सु यद्दुःखं कथ्यतां तदसंशयम्
etasya paṭhanānṝṇāṃ bhuktimuktī na dūrataḥ | devā bhavatsu yadduḥkhaṃ kathyatāṃ tadasaṃśayam
"By the recitation of this, enjoyment and liberation are not far off for men. O gods, let whatever sorrow is in you be told — that, without doubt,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 10 5.27
नाशयामि न सन्देहश्चात्र कार्योऽणुरेव च । एवं श्रीभगवद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा सर्वे दिवौकसः । प्रसन्नमनसः सर्वे पुनरूचुर्वृषाकपिम्
nāśayāmi na sandehaścātra kāryo'ṇureva ca | evaṃ śrībhagavadvākyaṃ śrutvā sarve divaukasaḥ | prasannamanasaḥ sarve punarūcurvṛṣākapim
"I destroy; and not even an atom of doubt is to be entertained here." Having heard the Blessed Lord's words thus, all the dwellers of heaven, all with gladdened minds, spoke again to Vṛṣākapi:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition