Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 6
DB 10 6.1
अगस्त्याश्वासनवर्णनम् सूत उवाच श्रीशस्य वचनाद्देवाः सन्तुष्टाः सर्व एव हि । प्रसन्नमनसो भूत्वा पुनरेनं समूचिरे
agastyāśvāsanavarṇanam sūta uvāca śrīśasya vacanāddevāḥ santuṣṭāḥ sarva eva hi | prasannamanaso bhūtvā punarenaṃ samūcire
Description of the consoling of Agastya. Sūta said: At the Lord of Śrī's word all the gods indeed were satisfied; and becoming glad of mind they addressed him again:
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DB 10 6.2
देवा ऊचुः देवदेव महाविष्णो सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारण । विष्णो विन्ध्यनगोऽर्कस्य मार्गरोधं करोति हि
devā ūcuḥ devadeva mahāviṣṇo sṛṣṭisthityantakāraṇa | viṣṇo vindhyanago'rkasya mārgarodhaṃ karoti hi
The gods said: O God of gods, great Viṣṇu, cause of creation, maintenance and end! O Viṣṇu, the Vindhya mountain is indeed blocking the sun's path.
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DB 10 6.3
तेन भानुविरोधेन सर्व एव महाविभो । अलब्धभोगभागा हि किं कुर्मः कुत्र याम हि
tena bhānuvirodhena sarva eva mahāvibho | alabdhabhogabhāgā hi kiṃ kurmaḥ kutra yāma hi
"By that obstruction of the sun, O greatly mighty one, all of us have obtained no share of the offerings; what shall we do, where shall we go?"
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DB 10 6.4
श्रीभगवानुवाच या कर्त्री सर्वजगतामाद्या च कुलवर्धनी । देवी भगवती तस्याः पूजकः परमद्युतिः
śrībhagavānuvāca yā kartrī sarvajagatāmādyā ca kulavardhanī | devī bhagavatī tasyāḥ pūjakaḥ paramadyutiḥ
The Blessed Lord said: She who is the maker of all the worlds, the primordial one and the increaser of the lineage — the goddess Bhagavatī: her worshipper, of supreme radiance,
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DB 10 6.5
अगस्त्यो मुनिवर्योऽसौ वाराणस्यां समासते । तत्तेजोवञ्चकोऽगस्त्यो भविष्यति सुरोत्तमाः
agastyo munivaryo'sau vārāṇasyāṃ samāsate | tattejovañcako'gastyo bhaviṣyati surottamāḥ
that Agastya, best of sages, dwells in Vārāṇasī; Agastya will be the frustrater of that (mountain's) power, O best of gods.
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DB 10 6.6
तं प्रसाद्य द्विजवरमगस्त्यं परमौजसम् । याचध्वं विबुधाः काशीं गत्वा निःश्रेयसः पदीम्
taṃ prasādya dvijavaramagastyaṃ paramaujasam | yācadhvaṃ vibudhāḥ kāśīṃ gatvā niḥśreyasaḥ padīm
Having propitiated him, that best of brahmins Agastya of supreme vigour, go to Kāśī, the seat of ultimate welfare, and make your request, O gods.
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DB 10 6.7
सूत उवाच एवं समुपदिष्टास्ते विष्णुना विबुधोत्तमाः । प्रतीताः प्रणताः सर्वे जग्मुर्वाराणसीं पुरीम्
sūta uvāca evaṃ samupadiṣṭāste viṣṇunā vibudhottamāḥ | pratītāḥ praṇatāḥ sarve jagmurvārāṇasīṃ purīm
Sūta said: Thus instructed by Viṣṇu, those best of gods, confident and bowing, all went to the city of Vārāṇasī.
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DB 10 6.8
क्षणेन विबुधश्रेष्ठा गत्वा काशीपुरीं शुभाम् । मणिकर्णीं समाप्लुत्य सचैलं भक्तिसंयुताः
kṣaṇena vibudhaśreṣṭhā gatvā kāśīpurīṃ śubhām | maṇikarṇīṃ samāplutya sacailaṃ bhaktisaṃyutāḥ
In an instant those foremost of gods, having gone to the auspicious city of Kāśī, bathing in the Maṇikarṇikā with their garments on, filled with devotion,
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DB 10 6.9
सन्तर्प्य देवांश्च पितॄन्दत्त्वा दानं विधानतः । आगत्य मुनिवर्यस्य चाश्रमं परमं महत्
santarpya devāṃśca pitṝndattvā dānaṃ vidhānataḥ | āgatya munivaryasya cāśramaṃ paramaṃ mahat
and having satisfied the gods and the ancestors, having given gifts according to rule, they came to the sage's great and supreme hermitage —
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DB 10 6.10
प्रशान्तश्वापदाकीर्णं नानापादपसङ्कुलम् । मयूरैः सारसैर्हंसैश्चक्रवाकैरुपाश्रितम्
praśāntaśvāpadākīrṇaṃ nānāpādapasaṅkulam | mayūraiḥ sārasairhaṃsaiścakravākairupāśritam
filled with peaceful wild beasts, thick with many kinds of trees, frequented by peacocks, cranes, geese and cakravāka birds,
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DB 10 6.11
महावराहैः कोलैश्च व्याघ्रैः शार्दूलकैरपि । मृगै रुरुभिरत्यर्थं खड्गैः शरभकैरपि
mahāvarāhaiḥ kolaiśca vyāghraiḥ śārdūlakairapi | mṛgai rurubhiratyarthaṃ khaḍgaiḥ śarabhakairapi
and abundantly by great boars and hogs, tigers and leopards, deer and ruru antelopes, rhinoceroses and śarabhas too —
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DB 10 6.12
समाश्रितं परमया लक्ष्म्या मुनिवरं तदा । दण्डवत्पतिताः सर्वे प्रणेमुश्च पुनः पुनः
samāśritaṃ paramayā lakṣmyā munivaraṃ tadā | daṇḍavatpatitāḥ sarve praṇemuśca punaḥ punaḥ
(and they saw) the best of sages attended then by supreme splendour; all fell like staves and bowed again and again.
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DB 10 6.13
देवा ऊचुः जय द्विजगणाधीश मान्य पूज्य धरासुर । वातापीबलनाशाय नमस्ते कुम्भयोनये
devā ūcuḥ jaya dvijagaṇādhīśa mānya pūjya dharāsura | vātāpībalanāśāya namaste kumbhayonaye
The gods said: Hail, chief of the hosts of the twice-born, honoured one, worthy of worship, god upon earth! Homage to you, born from the jar, for the destruction of Vātāpi's power.
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DB 10 6.14
लोपामुद्रापते श्रीमन्मित्रावरुणसम्भव । सर्वविद्यानिधेऽगस्त्य शास्त्रयोने नमोऽस्तु ते
lopāmudrāpate śrīmanmitrāvaruṇasambhava | sarvavidyānidhe'gastya śāstrayone namo'stu te
Husband of Lopāmudrā, glorious one, born of Mitra and Varuṇa, treasury of all knowledge, Agastya, source of the treatises — homage be to you.
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DB 10 6.15
यस्योदये प्रसन्नानि भवन्त्युज्ज्वलभांज्यपि । तोयानि तोयराशीनां तस्मै तुभ्यं नमोऽस्तु ते
yasyodaye prasannāni bhavantyujjvalabhāṃjyapi | toyāni toyarāśīnāṃ tasmai tubhyaṃ namo'stu te
At whose rising the waters of the masses of water, though (already) bright-shining, become clear — homage be to you, to him.
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DB 10 6.16
काशपुष्पविकासाय लङ्कावासप्रियाय च । जटामण्डलयुक्ताय सशिष्याय नमोऽस्तु ते
kāśapuṣpavikāsāya laṅkāvāsapriyāya ca | jaṭāmaṇḍalayuktāya saśiṣyāya namo'stu te
To him who makes the kāśa flowers bloom, who is fond of dwelling in Laṅkā, who wears a mass of matted locks, who is accompanied by his disciples — homage be to you.
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DB 10 6.17
जय सर्वामरस्तव्य गुणराशे महामुने । वरिष्ठाय च पूज्याय सस्त्रीकाय नमोऽस्तु ते
jaya sarvāmarastavya guṇarāśe mahāmune | variṣṭhāya ca pūjyāya sastrīkāya namo'stu te
Hail, you who are to be praised by all the immortals, mass of virtues, great sage! To the most excellent one, to the one worthy of worship, to the one accompanied by his wife — homage be to you.
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DB 10 6.18
प्रसादः क्रियतां स्वामिन् वयं त्वां शरणं गताः । दुस्तराच्छैलजाद्दुःखात्पीडिताः परमद्युते
prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ svāmin vayaṃ tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ | dustarācchailajādduḥkhātpīḍitāḥ paramadyute
Show us favour, lord; we have come to you for refuge, tormented by the hard-to-cross suffering (that comes) from the mountain-born, O supremely radiant one.
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DB 10 6.19
इत्येवं संस्तुतोऽगस्त्यो मुनिः परमधार्मिकः । प्राह प्रसन्नया वाचा विहसन् द्विजसत्तमः
ityevaṃ saṃstuto'gastyo muniḥ paramadhārmikaḥ | prāha prasannayā vācā vihasan dvijasattamaḥ
Praised in this way, Agastya, the sage supremely devoted to dharma, best of the twice-born, smiling, spoke with gracious speech.
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DB 10 6.20
मुनिरुवाच भवन्तः परमश्रेष्ठा देवास्त्रिभुवनेश्वराः । लोकपाला महात्मानो निग्रहानुग्रहक्षमाः
muniruvāca bhavantaḥ paramaśreṣṭhā devāstribhuvaneśvarāḥ | lokapālā mahātmāno nigrahānugrahakṣamāḥ
The sage said: You gentlemen are the very best, gods, lords of the three worlds, guardians of the world, great souls, capable of punishing and of showing grace.
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DB 10 6.21
योऽमरावत्यधीशानः कुलिशं यस्य चायुधम् । सिद्ध्यष्टकं च यद्द्वारि स शक्रो मरुतां पतिः
yo'marāvatyadhīśānaḥ kuliśaṃ yasya cāyudham | siddhyaṣṭakaṃ ca yaddvāri sa śakro marutāṃ patiḥ
He who is the lord of Amarāvatī, whose weapon is the thunderbolt, and at whose door stand the eight perfections — that is Śakra, lord of the Maruts.
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DB 10 6.22
वैश्वानरः कृशानुर्हि हव्यकव्यवहोऽनिशम् । मुखं सर्वामराणां हि सोऽग्निः किं तस्य दुष्करम्
vaiśvānaraḥ kṛśānurhi havyakavyavaho'niśam | mukhaṃ sarvāmarāṇāṃ hi so'gniḥ kiṃ tasya duṣkaram
Vaiśvānara, Kṛśānu, who ceaselessly bears the offerings to gods and to the ancestors, who is the mouth of all the immortals — that is Agni: what is hard for him?
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DB 10 6.23
रक्षोगणाधिपो भीमः सर्वेषां कर्मसाक्षिकः । दण्डव्यग्रकरो देवः किं तस्यासुकरं सुराः
rakṣogaṇādhipo bhīmaḥ sarveṣāṃ karmasākṣikaḥ | daṇḍavyagrakaro devaḥ kiṃ tasyāsukaraṃ surāḥ
The lord of the hosts of rākṣasas, the terrible one, the witness of everyone's deeds, the god whose hand is busy with the rod — what is not easy for him, O gods?
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DB 10 6.24
तथापि यदि देवेशाः कार्यं मच्छक्तिसिद्धिभृत् । अस्ति चेदुच्यतां देवाः करिष्यामि न संशयः
tathāpi yadi deveśāḥ kāryaṃ macchaktisiddhibhṛt | asti ceducyatāṃ devāḥ kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ
Nevertheless, O lords of the gods, if there is a task that my power can accomplish, then let it be told, gods; I will do it, without doubt.
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DB 10 6.25
एवं मुनिवरेणोक्तं निशम्य विबुधर्षभाः । प्रतीताः प्रणयोद्विग्नाः कार्यं निजगदुर्निजम्
evaṃ munivareṇoktaṃ niśamya vibudharṣabhāḥ | pratītāḥ praṇayodvignāḥ kāryaṃ nijagadurnijam
Hearing this spoken by the best of sages, the bulls among the gods, confident (yet) agitated with affection, declared their own business.
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DB 10 6.26
महर्षे विन्ध्यगिरिणा निरुद्धोऽर्कविनिर्गमः । त्रैलोक्यं तेन संविष्टं हाहाभूतमचेतनम्
maharṣe vindhyagiriṇā niruddho'rkavinirgamaḥ | trailokyaṃ tena saṃviṣṭaṃ hāhābhūtamacetanam
Great sage, the sun's coming forth has been blocked by the Vindhya mountain; because of that the three worlds are overwhelmed, crying 'alas, alas', and senseless.
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DB 10 6.27
तद्वृद्धिं स्तम्भय मुने निजया तपसः श्रिया । भवतस्तेजसागस्त्य नूनं नम्रो भविष्यति । एतदेवास्मदीयं च कार्यं कर्तव्यमस्ति हि
tadvṛddhiṃ stambhaya mune nijayā tapasaḥ śriyā | bhavatastejasāgastya nūnaṃ namro bhaviṣyati | etadevāsmadīyaṃ ca kāryaṃ kartavyamasti hi
Check its growth, sage, by the glory of your own austerity; by your fiery power, Agastya, it will surely be made to bow. Just this is our business, which must be done.
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