Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 11 — Chapter 18
DB 11 18.1
बृहद्रथकथानकम् नारद उवाच पूजाविशेषं श्रीदेव्याः श्रोतुमिच्छामि मानद । येनाश्रितेन मनुजः कृतकृत्यत्वमावहेत्
bṛhadrathakathānakam nārada uvāca pūjāviśeṣaṃ śrīdevyāḥ śrotumicchāmi mānada | yenāśritena manujaḥ kṛtakṛtyatvamāvahet
The Story of Bṛhadratha. Nārada said: I wish to hear, O granter of honour, of the special worship of the glorious Goddess, by resorting to which a man may attain the state of having accomplished all that is to be done.
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DB 11 18.2
श्रीनारायण उवाच देवर्षे शृणु वक्ष्यामि श्रीमत्सु पूजनक्रमम् । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं साक्षात्समस्तापन्निवारणम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca devarṣe śṛṇu vakṣyāmi śrīmatsu pūjanakramam | bhuktimuktipradaṃ sākṣātsamastāpannivāraṇam
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: O sage of the gods, listen — I shall declare the order of worship (as practised) among the prosperous, which directly bestows enjoyment and liberation and averts all calamities.
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DB 11 18.3
आचम्य मौनी सङ्कल्प्य भूतशुद्ध्यादिकं चरेत् । मातृकान्यासपूर्वं तु षडङ्गन्यासमाचरेत्
ācamya maunī saṅkalpya bhūtaśuddhyādikaṃ caret | mātṛkānyāsapūrvaṃ tu ṣaḍaṅganyāsamācaret
Having sipped water, keeping silence, having made the resolve, he should perform the purification of the elements and the rest; then, preceded by the placing of the mātṛkā-letters, he should perform the placing of the six limbs.
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DB 11 18.4
शङ्खस्य स्थापनं कृत्वा सामान्यार्घ्यं विधाय च । पूजाद्रव्याणि चास्त्रेण प्रोक्षयेन्मतिमान्नरः
śaṅkhasya sthāpanaṃ kṛtvā sāmānyārghyaṃ vidhāya ca | pūjādravyāṇi cāstreṇa prokṣayenmatimānnaraḥ
Having set down the conch and having offered the general oblation of water, the intelligent man should sprinkle the articles of worship with the astra (weapon-mantra).
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DB 11 18.5
गुरोरनुज्ञामादाय ततः पूजां समारभेत् । पीठपूजां पुरा कृत्वा देवीं ध्यायेत्ततः परम्
guroranujñāmādāya tataḥ pūjāṃ samārabhet | pīṭhapūjāṃ purā kṛtvā devīṃ dhyāyettataḥ param
Having obtained the teacher's permission, he should then begin the worship; having first performed the worship of the seat, he should thereafter meditate on the Goddess.
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DB 11 18.6
आसनाद्युपचारैश्च भक्तिप्रेमयुतः सदा । स्नापयेत्परदेवीं तां पञ्चामृतरसादिभिः
āsanādyupacāraiśca bhaktipremayutaḥ sadā | snāpayetparadevīṃ tāṃ pañcāmṛtarasādibhiḥ
And with the offering of a seat and the other services, ever filled with devotion and love, he should bathe that supreme Goddess with the five nectars, with juices and the like.
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DB 11 18.7
पौण्ड्रेक्षुरसपूर्णैस्तु कलशैः शतसंख्यकैः । स्तापयेद्यो महेशानीं न स भूयोऽभिजायते
pauṇḍrekṣurasapūrṇaistu kalaśaiḥ śatasaṃkhyakaiḥ | stāpayedyo maheśānīṃ na sa bhūyo'bhijāyate
He who bathes the great Mistress with a hundred jars filled with the juice of pauṇḍra sugarcane is not born again.
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DB 11 18.8
यश्च चूतरसैरेवं स्नापयेज्जगदम्बिकाम् । वेदपारायणं कृत्वा रसेनेक्षूद्भवेन वा
yaśca cūtarasairevaṃ snāpayejjagadambikām | vedapārāyaṇaṃ kṛtvā rasenekṣūdbhavena vā
And he who thus bathes the Mother of the world with mango juices, having performed a complete recitation of the Veda, or with juice produced from sugarcane —
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DB 11 18.9
तद्गेहं न त्यजेन्नित्यं रमा चैव सरस्वती । यस्तु द्राक्षारसेनैव वेदपारायणं चरन्
tadgehaṃ na tyajennityaṃ ramā caiva sarasvatī | yastu drākṣārasenaiva vedapārāyaṇaṃ caran
Ramā and Sarasvatī never forsake that house. And he who, with grape juice, while carrying out a complete recitation of the Veda,
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DB 11 18.10
अभिषिञ्चेन्महेशानीं सकुटुम्बो नरोत्तमः । रसरेणुप्रमाणं च देवीलोके महीयते
abhiṣiñcenmaheśānīṃ sakuṭumbo narottamaḥ | rasareṇupramāṇaṃ ca devīloke mahīyate
— that best of men, together with his family, should consecrate the great Mistress: to the measure of the specks of the juice (so long) is he honoured in the world of the Goddess.
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DB 11 18.11
कर्पूरागुरुकाश्मीरकस्तूरीपङ्कपङ्किलैः । सलिलैः स्नापयेद्देवीं वेदपारायणं चरन्
karpūrāgurukāśmīrakastūrīpaṅkapaṅkilaiḥ | salilaiḥ snāpayeddevīṃ vedapārāyaṇaṃ caran
He who bathes the Goddess with waters made muddy with the paste of camphor, aloe-wood, saffron and musk, while carrying out a recitation of the Veda —
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DB 11 18.12
भस्मीभवन्ति पापानि शतजन्मार्जितानि च । यो दुग्धकलशैर्देवीं स्तापयेद्वेदपाठतः
bhasmībhavanti pāpāni śatajanmārjitāni ca | yo dugdhakalaśairdevīṃ stāpayedvedapāṭhataḥ
— his sins, accumulated over a hundred births, are reduced to ashes. He who bathes the Goddess with jars of milk, along with recitation of the Veda,
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DB 11 18.13
आकल्पं स वसेन्नित्यं तस्मिन् वै क्षीरसागरे । यस्तु दध्नाभिषिञ्चेत्तां दधिकुल्यापतिर्भवेत्
ākalpaṃ sa vasennityaṃ tasmin vai kṣīrasāgare | yastu dadhnābhiṣiñcettāṃ dadhikulyāpatirbhavet
he dwells forever, until the end of the aeon, in that very ocean of milk. And he who consecrates her with curds becomes the lord of a stream of curds.
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DB 11 18.14
मधुना च धृतेनैव तथा शर्करयापि च । स्नापयेन्मधुकुल्यादिनदीनां स पतिर्भवेत्
madhunā ca dhṛtenaiva tathā śarkarayāpi ca | snāpayenmadhukulyādinadīnāṃ sa patirbhavet
And he who bathes (her) with honey, with ghee, and likewise with sugar becomes the lord of the rivers beginning with the stream of honey.
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DB 11 18.15
सहस्रकलशैर्देवीं स्नापयन्भक्तितत्परः । इह लोके सुखी भूत्वाप्यन्यलोके सुखी भवेत्
sahasrakalaśairdevīṃ snāpayanbhaktitatparaḥ | iha loke sukhī bhūtvāpyanyaloke sukhī bhavet
Bathing the Goddess with a thousand jars, intent upon devotion, he becomes happy in this world and, (even) in the other world, is happy.
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DB 11 18.16
क्षौमं वस्त्रद्वयं दत्त्वा वायुलोकं स गच्छति । रत्ननिर्मितभूषाणां दाता निधिपतिर्भवेत्
kṣaumaṃ vastradvayaṃ dattvā vāyulokaṃ sa gacchati | ratnanirmitabhūṣāṇāṃ dātā nidhipatirbhavet
Having given a pair of linen garments, he goes to the world of Vāyu; the giver of ornaments fashioned of jewels becomes the lord of treasures.
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DB 11 18.17
काश्मीरचन्दनं दत्त्वा कस्तूरीबिन्दुभूषितम् । तथा सीमन्तसिन्दूरं चरणेऽलक्तपत्रकम्
kāśmīracandanaṃ dattvā kastūrībindubhūṣitam | tathā sīmantasindūraṃ caraṇe'laktapatrakam
Having offered Kashmiri sandal paste adorned with a dot of musk, and likewise vermilion for the parting of the hair, and lac-designs for the feet —
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DB 11 18.18
इन्द्रासने समारूढो भवेद्देवपतिः परः । पुष्पाणि विविधान्याहुः पूजाकर्मणि साधवः देवीमाहाम्ये बृहद्रथकथानकं नामाष्टादशोऽध्यायः
indrāsane samārūḍho bhaveddevapatiḥ paraḥ | puṣpāṇi vividhānyāhuḥ pūjākarmaṇi sādhavaḥ devīmāhāmye bṛhadrathakathānakaṃ nāmāṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
— mounted on Indra's throne he becomes the supreme lord of the gods. The good declare various flowers (to be used) in the act of worship. [Chapter Eighteen, called "The Story of Bṛhadratha," in the Glorification of the Goddess.]
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DB 11 18.19
तानि दत्त्वा यथालाभं कैलासं लभते स्वयम् । बिल्वपत्राण्यमोघानि यो दद्यात्परशक्तये
tāni dattvā yathālābhaṃ kailāsaṃ labhate svayam | bilvapatrāṇyamoghāni yo dadyātparaśaktaye
Having offered these as they are obtained, he himself attains Kailāsa. He who offers to the Supreme Power the never-fruitless bilva leaves —
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DB 11 18.20
तस्य दुःखं कदाचिच्च क्वचिच्च न भविष्यति । बिल्वपत्रत्रये रक्तचन्दनेन तु संल्लिखेत्
tasya duḥkhaṃ kadācicca kvacicca na bhaviṣyati | bilvapatratraye raktacandanena tu saṃllikhet
For him there will never be sorrow, at any time or in any place. On three bilva leaves one should inscribe with red sandal-paste
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DB 11 18.21
मायाबीजत्रयं यत्नात्सुस्फुटं चातिसुन्दरम् । मायाबीजादिकं नाम चतुर्थ्यन्तं समुच्चरेत्
māyābījatrayaṃ yatnātsusphuṭaṃ cātisundaram | māyābījādikaṃ nāma caturthyantaṃ samuccaret
the three māyā-seeds, carefully (written), very clear and exceedingly beautiful; and one should pronounce the name preceded by the māyā-seed, ending in the dative case,
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DB 11 18.22
नमोऽन्तं परया भक्त्या देवीचरणपङ्कजे । समर्पयेन्महादेव्यै कोमलं तच्च पत्रकम्
namo'ntaṃ parayā bhaktyā devīcaraṇapaṅkaje | samarpayenmahādevyai komalaṃ tacca patrakam
ending with 'namaḥ'; and with the highest devotion one should offer that tender leaf to the Great Goddess, at the lotus-feet of the Goddess.
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DB 11 18.23
य एवं कुरुते भक्त्या मनुत्वं लभते हि सः । यस्तु कोटिदलैरेवं कोमलैरतिनिर्मलैः
ya evaṃ kurute bhaktyā manutvaṃ labhate hi saḥ | yastu koṭidalairevaṃ komalairatinirmalaiḥ
Whoever does this with devotion obtains the state of a Manu. But whoever, with ten million such leaves, tender and utterly spotless,
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DB 11 18.24
पूजयेद्भुवनेशानीं ब्रह्माण्डाधिपतिर्भवेत् । कुन्दपुष्पैर्नवीनैस्तु लुलितैरष्टगन्धतः
pūjayedbhuvaneśānīṃ brahmāṇḍādhipatirbhavet | kundapuṣpairnavīnaistu lulitairaṣṭagandhataḥ
should worship Bhuvaneśānī, he becomes lord of the cosmic egg. But with fresh kunda flowers, smeared with the eight fragrances,
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DB 11 18.25
कोटिसङ्ख्यैः पूजयेत्तु प्राजापत्यं लभेद्ध्रुवम् । मल्लिकामालतीपुष्पैरष्टगन्धेन लोलितैः
koṭisaṅkhyaiḥ pūjayettu prājāpatyaṃ labheddhruvam | mallikāmālatīpuṣpairaṣṭagandhena lolitaiḥ
if he worships with ten million (of them), he surely obtains the rank of Prajāpati. With mallikā and mālatī flowers, smeared with the eight fragrances,
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DB 11 18.26
कोटिसङ्ख्यैः पूजया तु जायते स चतुर्मुखः । दशकोटिभिरप्येवं तैरेव कुसुमैर्मुने
koṭisaṅkhyaiḥ pūjayā tu jāyate sa caturmukhaḥ | daśakoṭibhirapyevaṃ taireva kusumairmune
by worship with ten million he becomes the Four-faced One (Brahmā). And even with a hundred million of those same flowers, O sage,
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DB 11 18.27
विष्णुत्वं लभते मर्त्यो यत्सुरेष्वपि दुर्लभम् । विष्णुनैतद्व्रतं पूर्वं कृतं स्वपदलब्धये
viṣṇutvaṃ labhate martyo yatsureṣvapi durlabham | viṣṇunaitadvrataṃ pūrvaṃ kṛtaṃ svapadalabdhaye
a mortal obtains the state of Viṣṇu, which is hard to attain even among the gods. Formerly this observance was performed by Viṣṇu for the gaining of his own station.
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DB 11 18.28
शतकोटिभिरप्येवं सूत्रात्मत्वं व्रजेद्ध्रुवम् । व्रतमेतत्पुरा सम्यक्कृतं भक्त्या प्रयत्नतः
śatakoṭibhirapyevaṃ sūtrātmatvaṃ vrajeddhruvam | vratametatpurā samyakkṛtaṃ bhaktyā prayatnataḥ
And with a thousand million (flowers) in this way he surely goes to the state of the Thread-Soul (Sūtrātman). Formerly this observance was properly performed with devotion and effort,
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DB 11 18.29
तेन व्रतप्रभावेण हिरण्योदरतां व्रजेत् । जपाकुसुमपुष्पस्य बन्धूककुसुमस्य च
tena vrataprabhāveṇa hiraṇyodaratāṃ vrajet | japākusumapuṣpasya bandhūkakusumasya ca
and by the power of that observance one attains the state of the Golden-Wombed One (Hiraṇyagarbha). For the japā blossom and for the bandhūka blossom,
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DB 11 18.30
दाडिमीकुसुमस्यापि विधिरेष उदीरितः । एवमन्यानि पुष्पाणि श्रीदेव्यै विधिनार्पयेत्
dāḍimīkusumasyāpi vidhireṣa udīritaḥ | evamanyāni puṣpāṇi śrīdevyai vidhinārpayet
and for the pomegranate flower too, this same rule has been declared. In this way one should offer other flowers as well to the glorious Goddess according to the rule.
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DB 11 18.31
तस्य पुण्यफलस्यान्तं न जानातीश्वरोऽपि सः । तत्तदृतूद्भवैः पुष्पैर्नामसाहस्रसंख्यया
tasya puṇyaphalasyāntaṃ na jānātīśvaro'pi saḥ | tattadṛtūdbhavaiḥ puṣpairnāmasāhasrasaṃkhyayā
The limit of his meritorious fruit not even Īśvara himself knows. With flowers produced in each several season, to the number of the thousand names,
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DB 11 18.32
समर्पयेन्महादेव्यै प्रतिवर्षमतन्द्रितः । य एवं कुरुते भक्त्या महापातकसंयुतः
samarpayenmahādevyai prativarṣamatandritaḥ | ya evaṃ kurute bhaktyā mahāpātakasaṃyutaḥ
one should offer (them) to the Great Goddess every year, undiligently unwearied. Whoever does this with devotion, even if joined with a great sin,
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DB 11 18.33
उपपातकयुक्तोऽपि मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः । देहान्ते श्रीपदाम्भोजं दुर्लभं देवसत्तमैः
upapātakayukto'pi mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ | dehānte śrīpadāmbhojaṃ durlabhaṃ devasattamaiḥ
even if joined with a lesser sin, is released from all sins; and at the body's end the lotus-feet of Śrī, hard for the best of gods to attain,
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DB 11 18.34
प्राप्नोति साधकवरो मुने नास्त्यत्र संशयः । कृष्णागुरुं सकर्पूरं चन्दनेन समन्वितम्
prāpnoti sādhakavaro mune nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | kṛṣṇāguruṃ sakarpūraṃ candanena samanvitam
that best of practitioners obtains — O sage, there is no doubt in this. Black aloe-wood together with camphor, combined with sandal,
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DB 11 18.35
सिल्हकं चाज्यसंयुक्तं गुग्गुलेन समन्वितम् । धूपं दद्यान्महादेव्यै येन स्याद्धूपितं गृहम्
silhakaṃ cājyasaṃyuktaṃ guggulena samanvitam | dhūpaṃ dadyānmahādevyai yena syāddhūpitaṃ gṛham
and silhaka resin mixed with ghee, combined with guggulu — such incense one should offer to the Great Goddess, whereby the house becomes perfumed.
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DB 11 18.36
तेन प्रसन्ना देवेशी ददाति भुवनत्रयम् । दीपं कर्पूरखण्डैश्च दद्याद्देव्यै निरन्तरम्
tena prasannā deveśī dadāti bhuvanatrayam | dīpaṃ karpūrakhaṇḍaiśca dadyāddevyai nirantaram
Pleased by that, the Mistress of the gods grants the three worlds. And one should offer a lamp with pieces of camphor to the Goddess continually:
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DB 11 18.37
सूर्यलोकमवाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा । शतदीपांस्तथा दद्यात्सहस्रान्वा समाहितः
sūryalokamavāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | śatadīpāṃstathā dadyātsahasrānvā samāhitaḥ
(thereby) he attains the world of the sun — no reflection need be made about this. And, concentrated, he should offer a hundred lamps, or a thousand.
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DB 11 18.38
नैवेद्यं पुरतो देव्याः स्थापयेत्पर्वताकृतिम् । लेह्यैश्चोष्यैस्तथा पेयैः षड्रसैस्तु समाहितैः
naivedyaṃ purato devyāḥ sthāpayetparvatākṛtim | lehyaiścoṣyaistathā peyaiḥ ṣaḍrasaistu samāhitaiḥ
He should set food-offering before the Goddess in the form of a mountain, with things to be licked and to be sucked, and with drinks, well prepared with the six flavours;
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DB 11 18.39
नानाफलानि दिव्यानि स्वादूनि रसवन्ति च । स्वर्णपात्रस्थितान्नानि दद्याद्देव्यै निरन्तरम्
nānāphalāni divyāni svādūni rasavanti ca | svarṇapātrasthitānnāni dadyāddevyai nirantaram
and various fruits, divine, sweet and juicy, and foods placed in golden vessels, he should offer to the Goddess continually.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.40
तृप्तायां श्रीमहादेव्यां भवेत्तृप्तं जगत्त्रयम् । यतस्तदात्मकं सर्वं रज्जौ सर्पो यथा तथा
tṛptāyāṃ śrīmahādevyāṃ bhavettṛptaṃ jagattrayam | yatastadātmakaṃ sarvaṃ rajjau sarpo yathā tathā
When the glorious Great Goddess is satisfied, the three worlds become satisfied, since everything consists of her, as a snake (appears) in a rope.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.41
ततः पानीयकं दद्याच्छुभं गङ्गाजलं महत् । कर्पूरवालासंयुक्तं शीतलं कलशस्थितम्
tataḥ pānīyakaṃ dadyācchubhaṃ gaṅgājalaṃ mahat | karpūravālāsaṃyuktaṃ śītalaṃ kalaśasthitam
Then he should offer drinking water — auspicious, abundant water of the Gangā, mixed with camphor and vālā (fragrant grass), cool, held in a pitcher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.42
ताम्बूलं च ततो देव्यै कर्पूरशकलान्वितम् । एलालवङ्गसंयुक्तं मुखसौगन्ध्यदायकम्
tāmbūlaṃ ca tato devyai karpūraśakalānvitam | elālavaṅgasaṃyuktaṃ mukhasaugandhyadāyakam
And then betel for the Goddess, furnished with pieces of camphor, joined with cardamom and cloves, giving fragrance to the mouth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.43
दद्याद्देव्यै महाभक्त्या येन देवी प्रसीदति । मृदङ्गवीणामुरजढक्कादुन्दुभिनिःस्वनैः
dadyāddevyai mahābhaktyā yena devī prasīdati | mṛdaṅgavīṇāmurajaḍhakkādundubhiniḥsvanaiḥ
he should offer to the Goddess with great devotion, by which the Goddess is pleased; with the sounds of mṛdaṅga, vīṇā, muraja, ḍhakkā and dundubhi drums,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.44
तोषयेज्जगतां धात्रीं गायनैरतिमोहनैः । वेदपारायणैः स्तोत्रैः पुराणादिभिरप्युत
toṣayejjagatāṃ dhātrīṃ gāyanairatimohanaiḥ | vedapārāyaṇaiḥ stotraiḥ purāṇādibhirapyuta
he should gratify the Sustainer of the worlds with most enchanting songs, with recitations of the Veda, with hymns of praise, and also with the Purāṇas and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.45
छत्रं च चामरे द्वे च दद्याद्देव्यै समाहितः । राजोपचारान् श्रीदेव्यै नित्यमेव समर्पयेत्
chatraṃ ca cāmare dve ca dadyāddevyai samāhitaḥ | rājopacārān śrīdevyai nityameva samarpayet
And, concentrated, he should offer the Goddess a parasol and two yak-tail whisks; he should present royal appurtenances to the glorious Goddess every day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.46
प्रदक्षिणां नमस्कारं कुर्याद्देव्या अनेकधा । क्षमापयेज्जगद्धात्रीं जगदम्बां मुहुर्मुहुः
pradakṣiṇāṃ namaskāraṃ kuryāddevyā anekadhā | kṣamāpayejjagaddhātrīṃ jagadambāṃ muhurmuhuḥ
He should perform circumambulation and obeisance to the Goddess many times over; again and again he should beg forgiveness of the Sustainer of the world, the Mother of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.47
सकृत्स्मरणमात्रेण यत्र देवी प्रसीदति । एतादृशोपचारैश्च प्रसीदेदत्र कः स्मयः
sakṛtsmaraṇamātreṇa yatra devī prasīdati | etādṛśopacāraiśca prasīdedatra kaḥ smayaḥ
Where the Goddess is pleased by the mere act of remembering her once, what wonder is there that she should be pleased by such services as these?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.48
स्वभावतो भवेन्माता पुत्रेऽतिकरुणावती । तेन भक्तौ कृतायां तु वक्तव्यं किं ततः परम्
svabhāvato bhavenmātā putre'tikaruṇāvatī | tena bhaktau kṛtāyāṃ tu vaktavyaṃ kiṃ tataḥ param
By her very nature a mother is exceedingly compassionate toward her son; so when devotion has been offered, what more need be said than that?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.49
अत्र ते कथयिष्यामि पुरावृत्तं सनातनम् । बृहद्रथस्य राजर्षेः प्रियं भक्तिप्रदायकम्
atra te kathayiṣyāmi purāvṛttaṃ sanātanam | bṛhadrathasya rājarṣeḥ priyaṃ bhaktipradāyakam
On this point I shall tell you an ancient, eternal story that happened long ago, dear (to hear) and bestowing devotion, of the royal sage Bṛhadratha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.50
चक्रवाकोऽभवत्पक्षी क्वचिद्देशे हिमालये । भ्रमन्नानाविधान्देशान्ययौ काशीपुरं प्रति
cakravāko'bhavatpakṣī kvaciddeśe himālaye | bhramannānāvidhāndeśānyayau kāśīpuraṃ prati
There was a cakravāka bird in some region in the Himālaya; wandering through lands of many kinds, it went toward the city of Kāśī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.51
अन्नपूर्णामहास्थाने प्रारब्धवशतो द्विजः । जगाम लीलया तत्र कणलोभादनाथवत्
annapūrṇāmahāsthāne prārabdhavaśato dvijaḥ | jagāma līlayā tatra kaṇalobhādanāthavat
By the force of its past karma the bird came, as if in play, to the great shrine of Annapūrṇā there, out of greed for a grain (of food), like one who has no master.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.52
कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणामेकां जगाम स विहायसा । देशान्तरं विहायैव पुरीं मुक्तिप्रदायिनीम्
kṛtvā pradakṣiṇāmekāṃ jagāma sa vihāyasā | deśāntaraṃ vihāyaiva purīṃ muktipradāyinīm
Having made one circumambulation, it went off through the sky, leaving that city which bestows liberation, to another country.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.53
कालान्तरे ममारासौ गतः स्वर्गपुरीं प्रति । बुभुजे विषयान्सर्वान् दिव्यरूपधरो युवा
kālāntare mamārāsau gataḥ svargapurīṃ prati | bubhuje viṣayānsarvān divyarūpadharo yuvā
In the course of time it died and went to the city of heaven; bearing a divine form, a youth, it enjoyed all objects of pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.54
कल्पद्वयं तथा भुक्त्वा पुनः प्राप भुवं प्रति । क्षत्रियाणां कुले जन्म प्राप सर्वोत्तमोत्तमम्
kalpadvayaṃ tathā bhuktvā punaḥ prāpa bhuvaṃ prati | kṣatriyāṇāṃ kule janma prāpa sarvottamottamam
Having thus enjoyed for two kalpas, he came again to the earth, and obtained birth in the family of kṣatriyas, the very best of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.55
बृहद्रथेति नाम्नाभूत्प्रसिद्धः क्षितिमण्डले । महायज्वा धार्मिकश्च सत्यवादी जितेन्द्रियः
bṛhadratheti nāmnābhūtprasiddhaḥ kṣitimaṇḍale | mahāyajvā dhārmikaśca satyavādī jitendriyaḥ
He became famous on the circle of the earth by the name of Bṛhadratha: a great performer of sacrifices, righteous, truthful in speech, with his senses subdued,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.56
त्रिकालज्ञः सार्वभौमो यमी परपुरञ्जयः । पूर्वजन्मस्मृतिस्तस्य वर्तते दुर्लभा भुवि
trikālajñaḥ sārvabhaumo yamī parapurañjayaḥ | pūrvajanmasmṛtistasya vartate durlabhā bhuvi
knowing the three times, a universal sovereign, self-restrained, a conqueror of the cities of his foes; and he possessed the memory of his former birth, which is hard to obtain on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.57
इति श्रुत्वा किंवदन्तीं मुनयः समुपागताः । कृतातिथ्या नृपेन्द्रेण विष्टरेषूषुरेव ते
iti śrutvā kiṃvadantīṃ munayaḥ samupāgatāḥ | kṛtātithyā nṛpendreṇa viṣṭareṣūṣureva te
Having heard this rumour, sages came there; being given hospitality by the lord of kings, they sat down upon the seats.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.58
पप्रच्छुर्मुनयः सर्वे संशयोऽस्ति महान्नृप । केन पुण्यप्रभावेण पूर्वजन्मस्मृतिस्तव
papracchurmunayaḥ sarve saṃśayo'sti mahānnṛpa | kena puṇyaprabhāveṇa pūrvajanmasmṛtistava
All the sages asked: "There is a great doubt, O king. By the power of what merit is there this memory of your former birth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.59
त्रिकालज्ञानमेवापि केन पुण्यप्रभावतः । ज्ञानं तवेति तज्ज्ञातुमागताः स्म तवान्तिकम्
trikālajñānamevāpi kena puṇyaprabhāvataḥ | jñānaṃ taveti tajjñātumāgatāḥ sma tavāntikam
and by the power of what merit is there your knowledge of the three times? We have come into your presence to learn that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.60
वद निर्व्याजया वृत्त्या तदस्माकं यथातथम् । श्रीनारायण उवाच इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा राजा परमधार्मिकः
vada nirvyājayā vṛttyā tadasmākaṃ yathātatham | śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā rājā paramadhārmikaḥ
"Tell us that as it truly is, with a manner free of deceit." Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Hearing that speech of theirs, the king, supremely righteous,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.61
उवाच सकलं ब्रह्मन् त्रिकालज्ञानकारणम् । श्रूयतां मुनयः सर्वे मम ज्ञानस्य कारणम्
uvāca sakalaṃ brahman trikālajñānakāraṇam | śrūyatāṃ munayaḥ sarve mama jñānasya kāraṇam
told the whole cause of his knowledge of the three times, O brahman: "Let it be heard, all you sages — the cause of my knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.62
चक्रवाकः स्थितः पूर्वं नीचयोनिगतोऽपि वा । अज्ञानतोऽपि कृतवानन्नपूर्णाप्रदक्षिणाम्
cakravākaḥ sthitaḥ pūrvaṃ nīcayonigato'pi vā | ajñānato'pi kṛtavānannapūrṇāpradakṣiṇām
Formerly I was a cakravāka bird, though fallen into a low birth; even so, out of ignorance (only), I made a circumambulation of Annapūrṇā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.63
तेन पुण्यप्रभावेण स्वर्गे कल्पद्वयस्थितिः । त्रिकालज्ञानताप्यस्मिन्नभूज्जन्मनि सुव्रताः
tena puṇyaprabhāveṇa svarge kalpadvayasthitiḥ | trikālajñānatāpyasminnabhūjjanmani suvratāḥ
By the power of that merit (came) a stay of two kalpas in heaven, and in this birth, O you of good vows, knowledge of the three times also arose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.64
को वेद जगदम्बायाः पदस्मृतिफलं कियत् । स्मृत्वा तन्महिमानं तु पतन्त्यश्रूणि मेऽनिशम्
ko veda jagadambāyāḥ padasmṛtiphalaṃ kiyat | smṛtvā tanmahimānaṃ tu patantyaśrūṇi me'niśam
Who knows how great the fruit of remembering the feet of the Mother of the world is? Remembering her greatness, my tears fall ceaselessly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.65
धिगस्तु जन्म तेषां वै कृतघ्नानां तु पापिनाम् । ये सर्वमातरं देवीं स्वोपास्यां न भजन्ति हि
dhigastu janma teṣāṃ vai kṛtaghnānāṃ tu pāpinām | ye sarvamātaraṃ devīṃ svopāsyāṃ na bhajanti hi
Shame upon the birth of those ungrateful sinners who do not worship the Goddess, the mother of all, who is to be worshipped by them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.66
न शिवोपासना नित्या न विष्णूपासना तथा । नित्योपास्तिः परा देव्या नित्या श्रुत्यैव चोदिता
na śivopāsanā nityā na viṣṇūpāsanā tathā | nityopāstiḥ parā devyā nityā śrutyaiva coditā
The worship of Śiva is not obligatory, nor likewise the worship of Viṣṇu; the constant worship of the supreme Goddess is obligatory, enjoined by scripture itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.67
किं मया बहु वक्तव्यं स्थाने संशयवर्जिते । सेवनीयं पदाम्भोजं भगवत्या निरन्तरम्
kiṃ mayā bahu vaktavyaṃ sthāne saṃśayavarjite | sevanīyaṃ padāmbhojaṃ bhagavatyā nirantaram
Why should much be said by me in a matter free of doubt? The lotus feet of the Blessed Goddess are to be served without interruption.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.68
नातः परतरं किञ्चिदधिकं जगतीतले । सेवनीया परा देवी निर्गुणा सगुणाथवा
nātaḥ parataraṃ kiñcidadhikaṃ jagatītale | sevanīyā parā devī nirguṇā saguṇāthavā
There is nothing higher or greater than this on the face of the earth: the supreme Goddess is to be served, whether without attributes or with attributes."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.69
श्रीनारायण उवाच इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राजर्षेर्धार्मिकस्य च । प्रसन्नहृदयाः सर्वे गताः स्वस्वनिकेतनम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā rājarṣerdhārmikasya ca | prasannahṛdayāḥ sarve gatāḥ svasvaniketanam
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Hearing that speech of the royal sage, the righteous one, they all, with gladdened hearts, went each to his own dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 11 18.70
एवंप्रभावा सा देवी तत्पूजायाः फलं कियत् । अस्तीति केन प्रष्टव्यं वक्तव्यं वा न केनचित्
evaṃprabhāvā sā devī tatpūjāyāḥ phalaṃ kiyat | astīti kena praṣṭavyaṃ vaktavyaṃ vā na kenacit
Of such power is that Goddess — how much is the fruit of her worship! By whom is it to be asked whether it exists, or to be told by anyone?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 11 18.71
येषां तु जन्मसाफल्यं तेषां श्रद्धा तु जायते । येषां तु जन्मसाङ्कर्यं तेषां श्रद्धा न जायते
yeṣāṃ tu janmasāphalyaṃ teṣāṃ śraddhā tu jāyate | yeṣāṃ tu janmasāṅkaryaṃ teṣāṃ śraddhā na jāyate
But those whose birth bears fruit — in them faith arises; those whose birth is of mixed (impure) kind — in them faith does not arise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition