Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 7
DB 10 7.1
विन्ध्यवृद्ध्यवरोधवर्णनम् सूत उवाच इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य विबुधानां द्विजोत्तमः । करिष्ये कार्यमेतद्वः प्रत्युवाच ततो मुनिः
vindhyavṛddhyavarodhavarṇanam sūta uvāca iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya vibudhānāṃ dvijottamaḥ | kariṣye kāryametadvaḥ pratyuvāca tato muniḥ
The description of the checking of the Vindhya's growth. Sūta said: Having heard this speech of the gods, the best of the twice-born, the sage, then replied: "I will do this task of yours."
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DB 10 7.2
अङ्गीकृते तदा कार्ये मुनिना कुम्भजन्मना । देवाः प्रमुदिताः सर्वे बभूबुर्द्विजसत्तमाः
aṅgīkṛte tadā kārye muninā kumbhajanmanā | devāḥ pramuditāḥ sarve babhūburdvijasattamāḥ
When the task had been accepted by the sage born from the jar, all the gods became delighted, O best of the twice-born.
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DB 10 7.3
ते देवाः स्वानि धिष्ण्यानि भेजिरे मुनिवाक्यतः । पत्नीं मुनिवरः श्रीमानुवाच नृपकन्यकाम्
te devāḥ svāni dhiṣṇyāni bhejire munivākyataḥ | patnīṃ munivaraḥ śrīmānuvāca nṛpakanyakām
Those gods, at the sage's word, went to their own abodes; and the glorious best of sages spoke to his wife, the king's daughter.
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DB 10 7.4
अये नृपसुते प्राप्तो विघ्नोऽनर्थस्य कारकः । भानुमार्गनिरोधेन कृतो विन्ध्यमहीभृता
aye nṛpasute prāpto vighno'narthasya kārakaḥ | bhānumārganirodhena kṛto vindhyamahībhṛtā
Ah, daughter of the king, an obstacle has arrived, a producer of calamity, made by the Vindhya mountain through its blocking of the sun's path.
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DB 10 7.5
आज्ञातं कारणं तच्च स्मृतं वाक्यं पुरातनम् । काशीमुद्दिश्य यद्गीतं मुनिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः
ājñātaṃ kāraṇaṃ tacca smṛtaṃ vākyaṃ purātanam | kāśīmuddiśya yadgītaṃ munibhistattvadarśibhiḥ
The cause of that is known, and the ancient saying is recalled, which was uttered by the sages who see the truth with reference to Kāśī.
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DB 10 7.6
अविमुक्तं न मोक्तव्यं सर्वथैव मुमुक्षुभिः । किन्तु विघ्ना भविष्यन्ति काश्यां निवसतां सताम्
avimuktaṃ na moktavyaṃ sarvathaiva mumukṣubhiḥ | kintu vighnā bhaviṣyanti kāśyāṃ nivasatāṃ satām
"Avimukta (Kashi) should never be abandoned by those who seek liberation, in any way; yet obstacles will arise for good people dwelling in Kashi."
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DB 10 7.7
सोऽन्तरायो मया प्राप्तः काश्यां निवसता प्रिये । इत्येवमुक्त्वा भार्यां तां मुनिः परमतापनः
so'ntarāyo mayā prāptaḥ kāśyāṃ nivasatā priye | ityevamuktvā bhāryāṃ tāṃ muniḥ paramatāpanaḥ
"That impediment has come upon me, dear, while I was dwelling in Kashi." Having spoken thus to his wife, the sage, greatly afflicted (or: a great ascetic),
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DB 10 7.8
मणिकर्ण्यां समाप्लुत्य दृष्ट्वा विश्वेश्वरं विभुम् । दण्डपाणिं समभ्यर्च्य कालराजं समागतः
maṇikarṇyāṃ samāplutya dṛṣṭvā viśveśvaraṃ vibhum | daṇḍapāṇiṃ samabhyarcya kālarājaṃ samāgataḥ
having bathed at Manikarnika, having seen the mighty lord Vishveshvara, and having worshipped Dandapani, he came to Kalaraja.
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DB 10 7.9
कालराज महाबाहो भक्तानां भयहारक । कथं दूरयसे पुर्याः काशीपुर्यास्त्वमीश्वरः
kālarāja mahābāho bhaktānāṃ bhayahāraka | kathaṃ dūrayase puryāḥ kāśīpuryāstvamīśvaraḥ
"Kalaraja, mighty-armed one, remover of the fear of devotees, why do you remove (me) far from the city? You are the lord of the city of Kashi."
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DB 10 7.10
त्वं काशीवासविघ्नानां नाशको भक्तरक्षकः । मां किं दूरयसे स्वामिन् भक्तार्तिविनिवारक
tvaṃ kāśīvāsavighnānāṃ nāśako bhaktarakṣakaḥ | māṃ kiṃ dūrayase svāmin bhaktārtivinivāraka
"You are the destroyer of the obstacles to residence in Kashi, the protector of devotees; why do you send me away, O master, averter of the devotees' distress?"
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DB 10 7.11
परापवादो नोक्तो मे न पैशुन्यं न चानृतम् । केन कर्मविपाकेन काश्या दूरं करोषि माम्
parāpavādo nokto me na paiśunyaṃ na cānṛtam | kena karmavipākena kāśyā dūraṃ karoṣi mām
"No slander of others has been spoken by me, no backbiting, and no falsehood. By the ripening of what deed do you put me far from Kashi?"
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DB 10 7.12
एवं प्रार्थ्य च तं कालनाथं कुम्भोद्भवो मुनिः । जगाम साक्षिविघ्नेशं सर्वविघ्ननिवारणम्
evaṃ prārthya ca taṃ kālanāthaṃ kumbhodbhavo muniḥ | jagāma sākṣivighneśaṃ sarvavighnanivāraṇam
And having thus entreated that lord of time, the sage born from the jar went to Sakshi-Vighnesha, the averter of all obstacles.
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DB 10 7.13
तं दृष्ट्वाभ्यर्च्य सम्प्रार्थ्य ततः पुर्या विनिर्गतः । लोपामुद्रापतिः श्रीमानगस्त्यो दक्षिणां दिशम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvābhyarcya samprārthya tataḥ puryā vinirgataḥ | lopāmudrāpatiḥ śrīmānagastyo dakṣiṇāṃ diśam
Having seen him, worshipped him, and made his petition, the illustrious Agastya, husband of Lopamudra, then went out from the city toward the southern direction.
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DB 10 7.14
काशीविरहसन्तप्तो महाभाग्यनिधिर्मुनिः । संस्मृत्यानुक्षणं काशीं जगाम सह भार्यया
kāśīvirahasantapto mahābhāgyanidhirmuniḥ | saṃsmṛtyānukṣaṇaṃ kāśīṃ jagāma saha bhāryayā
Tormented by separation from Kashi, that sage, a treasury of great good fortune, went on with his wife, remembering Kashi at every moment.
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DB 10 7.15
तपोयानमिवारुह्य निमिषार्धेन वै मुनिः । अग्रे ददर्श तं विन्ध्यं रुद्धाम्बरमथोन्नतम्
tapoyānamivāruhya nimiṣārdhena vai muniḥ | agre dadarśa taṃ vindhyaṃ ruddhāmbaramathonnatam
As if mounted on the vehicle of his austerity, in half an instant the sage saw before him that lofty Vindhya, blocking the sky.
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DB 10 7.16
चकम्पे चाचलस्तूर्णं दृष्ट्वैवाग्रे स्थितं मुनिम् । गिरिः खर्वतरो भूत्वा विवक्षुरवनीमिव
cakampe cācalastūrṇaṃ dṛṣṭvaivāgre sthitaṃ munim | giriḥ kharvataro bhūtvā vivakṣuravanīmiva
And at once the mountain trembled, merely on seeing the sage standing before it; the mountain became shorter, as if wishing to enter the earth.
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DB 10 7.17
दण्डवत्पतितो भूमौ साष्टाङ्गं भक्तिभावितः । तं दृष्ट्वा नम्रशिखरं विन्ध्यं नाम महागिरिम्
daṇḍavatpatito bhūmau sāṣṭāṅgaṃ bhaktibhāvitaḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā namraśikharaṃ vindhyaṃ nāma mahāgirim
Filled with devotion, it fell to the ground like a staff, with the eight limbs (touching). Seeing that great mountain named Vindhya with its peaks bowed low,
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DB 10 7.18
प्रसन्नवदनोऽगस्त्यो मुनिर्विन्ध्यमथाब्रवीत् । वत्सैवं तिष्ठ तावत्त्वं यावदागम्यते मया
prasannavadano'gastyo munirvindhyamathābravīt | vatsaivaṃ tiṣṭha tāvattvaṃ yāvadāgamyate mayā
Agastya, with a pleased face, then said to Vindhya: "Child, stay just so, until I come (back)."
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DB 10 7.19
अशक्तोऽहं गण्डशैलारोहणे तव पुत्रक । एवमुक्त्वा मुनिर्याम्यदिशं प्रति गमोत्सुकः
aśakto'haṃ gaṇḍaśailārohaṇe tava putraka | evamuktvā muniryāmyadiśaṃ prati gamotsukaḥ
"I am unable to climb your rocky crags, little son." Having said this, the sage, eager to go toward the southern direction,
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DB 10 7.20
आरुह्य तस्य शिखराण्यवारुहदनुक्रमात् । गतो याम्यदिशं चापि श्रीशैलं प्रेक्ष्य वर्त्मनि
āruhya tasya śikharāṇyavāruhadanukramāt | gato yāmyadiśaṃ cāpi śrīśailaṃ prekṣya vartmani
climbed its peaks and descended them one after another; and he went to the southern direction, seeing Shrishaila on the way.
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DB 10 7.21
मलयाचलमासाद्य तत्राश्रमपरोऽभवत् । सापि देवी तत्र विन्ध्यमागता मनुपूजिता
malayācalamāsādya tatrāśramaparo'bhavat | sāpi devī tatra vindhyamāgatā manupūjitā
Reaching the Malaya mountain, he made his hermitage there. And that goddess too, worshipped by Manu, having come there to the Vindhya,
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DB 10 7.22
लोकेषु प्रथिता विन्ध्यवासिनीति च शौनक । सूत उवाच एतच्चरित्रं परमं शत्रुनाशनमुत्तमम्
lokeṣu prathitā vindhyavāsinīti ca śaunaka | sūta uvāca etaccaritraṃ paramaṃ śatrunāśanamuttamam
became renowned in the worlds as Vindhyavasini, O Shaunaka. Suta said: This supreme account is excellent, destroying enemies;
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DB 10 7.23
अगस्त्यविन्ध्यनगयोराख्यानं पापनाशनम् । राज्ञां विजयदं तच्च द्विजानां ज्ञानवर्धनम्
agastyavindhyanagayorākhyānaṃ pāpanāśanam | rājñāṃ vijayadaṃ tacca dvijānāṃ jñānavardhanam
the tale of Agastya and the Vindhya mountain destroys sin; it gives victory to kings and increases the knowledge of twice-born ones;
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DB 10 7.24
वैश्यानां धान्यधनदं शूद्राणां सुखदं तथा । धर्मार्थी धर्ममाप्नोति धनार्थी धनमाप्नुयात्
vaiśyānāṃ dhānyadhanadaṃ śūdrāṇāṃ sukhadaṃ tathā | dharmārthī dharmamāpnoti dhanārthī dhanamāpnuyāt
it gives grain and wealth to vaishyas and happiness to shudras; one who desires dharma obtains dharma, one who desires wealth would obtain wealth,
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DB 10 7.25
कामानवाप्नुयात्कामी भक्त्या चास्य सकृच्छ्रवात् । एवं स्वायम्भुवमनुर्देवीमाराध्य भक्तितः
kāmānavāpnuyātkāmī bhaktyā cāsya sakṛcchravāt | evaṃ svāyambhuvamanurdevīmārādhya bhaktitaḥ
one who has desires would obtain his desires, from hearing this even once with devotion. Thus Svayambhuva Manu, having worshipped the Goddess with devotion,
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DB 10 7.26
लेभे राज्यं धरायाश्च निजमन्वन्तराश्रयम् । इत्येतद्वर्णितं सौम्य मया मन्वन्तराश्रितम् । आद्यं चरित्रं श्रीदेव्याः किं पुनः कथयामि ते
lebhe rājyaṃ dharāyāśca nijamanvantarāśrayam | ityetadvarṇitaṃ saumya mayā manvantarāśritam | ādyaṃ caritraṃ śrīdevyāḥ kiṃ punaḥ kathayāmi te
(He) obtained the kingship of the earth, which is the support of his own manvantara. Thus, O gentle one, this has been recounted by me, (the tale) belonging to that manvantara — the first exploit of the glorious Goddess. What more shall I tell you?
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