Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 8
DB 10 8.1
मनूत्पत्तिवर्णनम् शौनक उवाच आद्यो मन्वन्तरः प्रोक्तो भवता चायमुत्तमः । अन्येषामुद्भवं ब्रूहि मनूनां दिव्यतेजसाम्
manūtpattivarṇanam śaunaka uvāca ādyo manvantaraḥ prokto bhavatā cāyamuttamaḥ | anyeṣāmudbhavaṃ brūhi manūnāṃ divyatejasām
The Description of the Origin of the Manus. Śaunaka said: The first manvantara has been declared by you, and it is excellent; now tell (me) of the arising of the other Manus, (who are) of divine brilliance.
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DB 10 8.2
सूत उवाच एवमाद्यस्य चोत्पत्तिं श्रुत्वा स्वायम्भुवस्य हि । अन्येषां क्रमशस्तेषां सम्भूतिं परिपृच्छति
sūta uvāca evamādyasya cotpattiṃ śrutvā svāyambhuvasya hi | anyeṣāṃ kramaśasteṣāṃ sambhūtiṃ paripṛcchati
Sūta said: Having thus heard the origin of the first (Manu), Svāyambhuva, he asks in full about the coming-to-be of those others in order —
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DB 10 8.3
नारदः परमो ज्ञानी देवीतत्त्वार्थकोविदः । नारद उवाच मनूनां मे समाख्याहि सूत्पत्तिं च सनातन
nāradaḥ paramo jñānī devītattvārthakovidaḥ | nārada uvāca manūnāṃ me samākhyāhi sūtpattiṃ ca sanātana
Nārada, the supreme knower, expert in the true meaning of the Goddess. Nārada said: Relate to me the good origin of the Manus, O eternal one.
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DB 10 8.4
श्रीनारायण उवाच प्रथमोऽयं मनुः स्वायम्भुव उक्तो महामुने । देव्याराधनतो येन प्राप्तं राज्यमकण्टकम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca prathamo'yaṃ manuḥ svāyambhuva ukto mahāmune | devyārādhanato yena prāptaṃ rājyamakaṇṭakam
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: This first Manu, Svāyambhuva, has been spoken of, O great sage — by whom, through worship of the Goddess, a kingdom free of thorns was obtained.
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DB 10 8.5
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ मनुपुत्रौ महौजसौ । राज्यपालनकर्तारौ विख्यातौ वसुधातले
priyavratottānapādau manuputrau mahaujasau | rājyapālanakartārau vikhyātau vasudhātale
Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, the two sons of Manu, of great vigour, both protectors of the kingdom, were renowned on the surface of the earth.
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DB 10 8.6
द्वितीयश्च मनुः स्वारोचिष उक्तो मनीषिभिः । प्रियव्रतसुतः श्रीमानप्रमेयपराक्रमः
dvitīyaśca manuḥ svārociṣa ukto manīṣibhiḥ | priyavratasutaḥ śrīmānaprameyaparākramaḥ
And the second Manu is called Svārociṣa by the wise — the son of Priyavrata, glorious, of immeasurable valour.
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DB 10 8.7
स स्वारोचिषनामापि कालिन्दीकूलतो मनुः । निवासं कल्पयामास सर्वसत्त्वप्रियङ्करः
sa svārociṣanāmāpi kālindīkūlato manuḥ | nivāsaṃ kalpayāmāsa sarvasattvapriyaṅkaraḥ
That Manu, named Svārociṣa, made his dwelling on the bank of the Kālindī, doing what is dear to all beings.
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DB 10 8.8
जीर्णपत्राशनो भूत्वा तपः कर्तुमनुव्रतः । देव्या मूर्तिं मृण्मयीं च पूजयामास भक्तितः
jīrṇapatrāśano bhūtvā tapaḥ kartumanuvrataḥ | devyā mūrtiṃ mṛṇmayīṃ ca pūjayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ
Becoming an eater of withered leaves, devoted to the vow of performing austerity, he worshipped with devotion an image of the Goddess made of clay.
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DB 10 8.9
एवं द्वादश वर्षाणि वनस्थस्य तपस्यतः । देवी प्रादुरभूत्तात सहस्रार्कसमद्युतिः
evaṃ dvādaśa varṣāṇi vanasthasya tapasyataḥ | devī prādurabhūttāta sahasrārkasamadyutiḥ
Thus, as he dwelt in the forest and practised austerity for twelve years, the Goddess appeared, my dear, with a radiance equal to a thousand suns.
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DB 10 8.10
ततः प्रसन्ना देवेशी स्तवराजेन सुव्रता । ददौ स्वारोचिषायैव सर्वमन्वन्तराश्रयम्
tataḥ prasannā deveśī stavarājena suvratā | dadau svārociṣāyaiva sarvamanvantarāśrayam
Then the Mistress of the gods, pleased by the king of hymns, she of good vows, gave to Svārociṣa the whole support of the manvantara,
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DB 10 8.11
आधिपत्यं जगद्धात्री तारिणीति प्रथामगात् । एवं स्वारोचिषमनुस्तारिण्याराधनात्ततः
ādhipatyaṃ jagaddhātrī tāriṇīti prathāmagāt | evaṃ svārociṣamanustāriṇyārādhanāttataḥ
(and) overlordship; the Sustainer of the world came to be renowned as "Tāriṇī." Thus the Manu Svārociṣa, from the worship of Tāriṇī,
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DB 10 8.12
आधिपत्यं च लेभे स सर्वारातिविवर्जितम् । धर्मं संस्थाप्य विधिवद्राज्यं पुत्रैः समं विभुः
ādhipatyaṃ ca lebhe sa sarvārātivivarjitam | dharmaṃ saṃsthāpya vidhivadrājyaṃ putraiḥ samaṃ vibhuḥ
obtained overlordship free of all enemies; and having duly established dharma, the mighty one, together with his sons,
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DB 10 8.13
भुक्त्वा जगाम स्वर्लोकं निजमन्वन्तराश्रयात् । तृतीय उत्तमो नाम प्रियव्रतसुतो मनुः
bhuktvā jagāma svarlokaṃ nijamanvantarāśrayāt | tṛtīya uttamo nāma priyavratasuto manuḥ
enjoyed the kingdom and went to heaven from the support of his own manvantara. The third Manu, named Uttama, was a son of Priyavrata.
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DB 10 8.14
गङ्गाकूले तपस्तप्त्वा वाग्भवं सञ्जपन् रहः । वर्षाणि त्रीण्युपवसन् देव्यनुग्रहमाविशत्
gaṅgākūle tapastaptvā vāgbhavaṃ sañjapan rahaḥ | varṣāṇi trīṇyupavasan devyanugrahamāviśat
Having practised austerity on the bank of the Gaṅgā, muttering the vāgbhava (seed-syllable) in secret, fasting for three years, he entered into the Goddess's favour.
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DB 10 8.15
स्तुत्वा देवीं स्तोत्रवरैर्भक्तिभावितमानसः । राज्यं निष्कण्टकं लेभे सन्ततिं चिरकालिकीम्
stutvā devīṃ stotravarairbhaktibhāvitamānasaḥ | rājyaṃ niṣkaṇṭakaṃ lebhe santatiṃ cirakālikīm
Having praised the Goddess with the best of hymns, his mind suffused with devotion, he obtained a kingdom free of thorns and long-lasting offspring.
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DB 10 8.16
राज्योत्थान्यानि सौख्यानि भुक्त्वा धर्मान्युगस्य च । सोऽप्याजगाम पदवीं राजर्षिवरभाविताम्
rājyotthānyāni saukhyāni bhuktvā dharmānyugasya ca | so'pyājagāma padavīṃ rājarṣivarabhāvitām
Having enjoyed the pleasures arising from the kingdom, and the dharmas of the age, he too came to the station honoured by the best of royal sages.
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DB 10 8.17
चतुर्थस्तामसो नाम प्रियव्रतसुतो मनुः । नर्मदादक्षिणे कूले समाराध्य जगन्मयीम्
caturthastāmaso nāma priyavratasuto manuḥ | narmadādakṣiṇe kūle samārādhya jaganmayīm
The fourth Manu, named Tāmasa, was a son of Priyavrata; on the southern bank of the Narmadā, having worshipped her who consists of the world,
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DB 10 8.18
महेश्वरीं कामराजकूटजापपरायणः । वासन्ते शारदे काले नवरात्रसपर्यया
maheśvarīṃ kāmarājakūṭajāpaparāyaṇaḥ | vāsante śārade kāle navarātrasaparyayā
the great Goddess, intent on the muttering of the Kāmarāja group (of syllables), in the spring and autumn seasons, with the nine-night worship,
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DB 10 8.19
तोषयामास देवेशीं जलजाक्षीमनूपमाम् । तस्याः प्रसादमासाद्य नत्वा स्तोत्रैरनुत्तमैः
toṣayāmāsa deveśīṃ jalajākṣīmanūpamām | tasyāḥ prasādamāsādya natvā stotrairanuttamaiḥ
he gratified the Mistress of the gods, the lotus-eyed, the incomparable one; having gained her grace, having bowed with the highest hymns,
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DB 10 8.20
अकण्टकं महद्राज्यं बुभुजे गतसाध्वसः । पुत्रान्वलोद्धताञ्छूरान्दश वीर्यनिकेतनान्
akaṇṭakaṃ mahadrājyaṃ bubhuje gatasādhvasaḥ | putrānvaloddhatāñchūrāndaśa vīryaniketanān
Free of fear, he enjoyed a great kingdom free of thorns; (and having begotten) ten sons, mighty and proud in strength, heroic, abodes of valour,
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DB 10 8.21
उत्पाद्य निजभार्यायां जगामाम्बरमुत्तमम् । पञ्चमो मनुराख्यातो रैवतस्तामसानुजः
utpādya nijabhāryāyāṃ jagāmāmbaramuttamam | pañcamo manurākhyāto raivatastāmasānujaḥ
having begotten (them) upon his own wife, he went to the highest heaven. The fifth Manu is declared to be Raivata, the younger brother of Tāmasa.
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DB 10 8.22
कालिन्दीकूलमाश्रित्य जजाप कामसंज्ञकम् । बीजं परमवाग्दर्पदायकं साधकाश्रयम्
kālindīkūlamāśritya jajāpa kāmasaṃjñakam | bījaṃ paramavāgdarpadāyakaṃ sādhakāśrayam
Taking his stand on the bank of the Kālindī, he muttered the seed-syllable called Kāma, which gives supreme pride of speech and is the refuge of practitioners.
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DB 10 8.23
एतदाराधनादाप स्वाराज्यर्द्धिमनुत्तमाम् । बलमप्रहतं लोके सर्वसिद्धिविधायकम्
etadārādhanādāpa svārājyarddhimanuttamām | balamaprahataṃ loke sarvasiddhividhāyakam
By worshipping her he obtained unsurpassed prosperity of sovereignty, and strength unbroken in the world, which brings about all attainments,
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DB 10 8.24
सन्ततिं चिरकालीनां पुत्रपौत्रमयीं शुभाम् । धर्मान्व्यस्य व्यवस्थाप्य विषयानुपभुज्य च । जगामाप्रतिमः शूरो महेन्द्रालयमुत्तमम्
santatiṃ cirakālīnāṃ putrapautramayīṃ śubhām | dharmānvyasya vyavasthāpya viṣayānupabhujya ca | jagāmāpratimaḥ śūro mahendrālayamuttamam
and auspicious long-lasting offspring consisting of sons and grandsons; and having laid down and established the duties, and having enjoyed the objects of sense, that incomparable hero went to the excellent abode of great Indra.
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