Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 12 — Chapter 10
DB 12 10.1
; मणिद्वीपवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच ब्रह्मलोकादूर्ध्वभागे सर्वलोकोऽस्ति यः श्रुतः । मणिद्वीपः स एवास्ति यत्र देवी विराजते
; maṇidvīpavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca brahmalokādūrdhvabhāge sarvaloko'sti yaḥ śrutaḥ | maṇidvīpaḥ sa evāsti yatra devī virājate
The description of Maṇidvīpa. Vyāsa said: In the region above Brahmaloka there is that which is heard of as Sarvaloka; that indeed is Maṇidvīpa, where the Goddess shines forth.
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DB 12 10.2
सर्वस्मादधिको यस्मात्सर्वलोकस्ततः स्मृतः । पुरा पराम्बयैवायं कल्पितो मनसेच्छया
sarvasmādadhiko yasmātsarvalokastataḥ smṛtaḥ | purā parāmbayaivāyaṃ kalpito manasecchayā
Since it is higher than all, it is therefore called Sarvaloka (the world of all). Formerly it was fashioned by the supreme Mother herself, by her mind, by her will,
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DB 12 10.3
सर्वादौ निजवासार्थं प्रकृत्या मूलभूतया । कैलासादधिको लोको वैकुण्ठादपि चोत्तमः
sarvādau nijavāsārthaṃ prakṛtyā mūlabhūtayā | kailāsādadhiko loko vaikuṇṭhādapi cottamaḥ
at the very beginning of all, for her own dwelling, by (her as) Nature which is the root of all. It is a world higher than Kailāsa and superior even to Vaikuṇṭha.
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DB 12 10.4
गोलोकादपि सर्वस्मात्सर्वलोकोऽधिकः स्मृतः । न तत्समं त्रिलोक्यां तु सुन्दरं विद्यते क्वचित्
golokādapi sarvasmātsarvaloko'dhikaḥ smṛtaḥ | na tatsamaṃ trilokyāṃ tu sundaraṃ vidyate kvacit
Sarvaloka is held to be higher than Goloka too, than everything; nothing equal to it in beauty is found anywhere in the three worlds.
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DB 12 10.5
छत्रीभूतं त्रिजगतो भवसन्तापनाशकम् । छायाभूतं तदेवास्ति ब्रह्माण्डानां तु सत्तम
chatrībhūtaṃ trijagato bhavasantāpanāśakam | chāyābhūtaṃ tadevāsti brahmāṇḍānāṃ tu sattama
It has become the umbrella of the three worlds, destroying the fever of existence; it alone is the shade of the cosmic eggs, O best of the good.
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DB 12 10.6
बहुयोजनविस्तीर्णो गम्भीरस्तावदेव हि । मणिद्वीपस्य परितो वर्तते तु सुधोदधिः
bahuyojanavistīrṇo gambhīrastāvadeva hi | maṇidvīpasya parito vartate tu sudhodadhiḥ
Extending many leagues and just as deep, an ocean of nectar surrounds Maṇidvīpa,
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DB 12 10.7
मरुत्सङ्घट्टनोत्कीर्णतरङ्ग शतसङ्कुलः । रत्नाच्छवालुकायुक्तो झषशङ्खसमाकुलः
marutsaṅghaṭṭanotkīrṇataraṅga śatasaṅkulaḥ | ratnācchavālukāyukto jhaṣaśaṅkhasamākulaḥ
crowded with hundreds of waves carved up by the buffeting of the winds, furnished with clear jewel-sands, teeming with fish and conches,
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DB 12 10.8
वीचिसङ्घर्षसञ्जातलहरीकणशीतलः । नानाध्वजसमायुक्तनानापोतगतागतैः
vīcisaṅgharṣasañjātalaharīkaṇaśītalaḥ | nānādhvajasamāyuktanānāpotagatāgataiḥ
cooled by the spray of the surges arisen from the clashing of the billows, (and) by the comings and goings of many ships fitted with many banners —
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DB 12 10.9
विराजमानः परितस्तीररत्नद्रुमो महान् । तदुत्तरमयोधातुनिर्मितो गगने ततः
virājamānaḥ paritastīraratnadrumo mahān | taduttaramayodhātunirmito gagane tataḥ
(There stands) a great jewel-tree on the shore, shining round about; to the north of that, (a rampart) made of iron ore (rises) into the sky.
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DB 12 10.10
सप्तयोजनविस्तीर्णः प्राकारो वर्तते महान् । नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणा नानायुद्धविशारदाः द्वादशस्कन्धे मणिद्वीपवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः
saptayojanavistīrṇaḥ prākāro vartate mahān | nānāśastrapraharaṇā nānāyuddhaviśāradāḥ dvādaśaskandhe maṇidvīpavarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ
A great rampart, seven yojanas broad, stands (there). — (Its guards are) armed with various weapons and skilled in various kinds of combat. [Colophon:] In the Twelfth Book, the tenth chapter, called 'The Description of Maṇidvīpa.'
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DB 12 10.11
रक्षका निवसन्त्यत्र मोदमानाः समन्ततः । चतुर्द्वारसमायुक्तो द्वारपालशतान्वितः
rakṣakā nivasantyatra modamānāḥ samantataḥ | caturdvārasamāyukto dvārapālaśatānvitaḥ
Guards dwell here, rejoicing, on every side. (The rampart) is furnished with four gates and attended by hundreds of gatekeepers,
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DB 12 10.12
नानागणैः परिवृतो देवीभक्तियुतैर्नृप । दर्शनार्थं समायान्ति ये देवा जगदीशितुः
nānāgaṇaiḥ parivṛto devībhaktiyutairnṛpa | darśanārthaṃ samāyānti ye devā jagadīśituḥ
surrounded by various troops filled with devotion to the Goddess, O king. Those gods who come to behold the Ruler of the world—
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DB 12 10.13
तेषां गणा वसन्त्यत्र वाहनानि च तत्र हि । विमानशतसङ्घर्षघण्टास्वनसमाकुलः
teṣāṃ gaṇā vasantyatra vāhanāni ca tatra hi | vimānaśatasaṅgharṣaghaṇṭāsvanasamākulaḥ
their troops dwell here, and their mounts too are there. (The place) is filled with the clash of hundreds of celestial cars and the sound of their bells,
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DB 12 10.14
हयहेषाखराघातबधिरीकृतदिङ्मुखः । गणैः किलकिलारावैर्वेत्रहस्तैश्च ताडिताः
hayaheṣākharāghātabadhirīkṛtadiṅmukhaḥ | gaṇaiḥ kilakilārāvairvetrahastaiśca tāḍitāḥ
the quarters deafened by the neighing of horses and the harsh blows (of hooves); (attendants) beaten with cries of "kilakila" by the troops with staves in hand—
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DB 12 10.15
सेवका देवसङ्घानां भ्राजन्ते तत्र भूमिप । तस्मिन्कोलाहले राजन्न शब्दः केनचित्क्वचित्
sevakā devasaṅghānāṃ bhrājante tatra bhūmipa | tasminkolāhale rājanna śabdaḥ kenacitkvacit
the servants of the hosts of gods shine there, O lord of the earth. In that tumult, O king, no sound made by anyone anywhere
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DB 12 10.16
कस्यचिच्छ्रूयतेऽत्यन्तं नानाध्वनिसमाकुले । पदे पदे मिष्टवारिपरिपूर्णसरांसि च
kasyacicchrūyate'tyantaṃ nānādhvanisamākule | pade pade miṣṭavāriparipūrṇasarāṃsi ca
is heard at all by anyone, so filled is it with manifold noises. And at every step there are lakes brimming with sweet water,
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DB 12 10.17
वाटिका विविधा राजन् रत्नद्रुमविराजिताः । तदुत्तरं महासारधातुनिर्मितमण्डलः
vāṭikā vividhā rājan ratnadrumavirājitāḥ | taduttaraṃ mahāsāradhātunirmitamaṇḍalaḥ
and gardens of many kinds, O king, resplendent with jewel-trees. To the north of that is a circuit wall built of mahāsāra metal:
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DB 12 10.18
सालोऽपरो महानस्ति गगनस्पर्शि यच्छिरः । तेजसा स्याच्छतगुणः पूर्वसालादयं परः
sālo'paro mahānasti gaganasparśi yacchiraḥ | tejasā syācchataguṇaḥ pūrvasālādayaṃ paraḥ
there is another great rampart, whose crest touches the sky; this further one would be a hundred times the former rampart in brilliance,
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DB 12 10.19
गोपुरद्वारसहितो बहुवृक्षसमन्वितः । या वृक्षजातयः सन्ति सर्वास्तास्तत्र सन्ति च
gopuradvārasahito bahuvṛkṣasamanvitaḥ | yā vṛkṣajātayaḥ santi sarvāstāstatra santi ca
provided with gateway-doors and set about with many trees; and whatever kinds of trees exist, all of them are there,
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DB 12 10.20
निरन्तरं पुष्पयुताः सदा फलसमन्विताः । नवपल्लवसंयुक्ताः परसौरभसङ्कुलाः
nirantaraṃ puṣpayutāḥ sadā phalasamanvitāḥ | navapallavasaṃyuktāḥ parasaurabhasaṅkulāḥ
continually in flower, always laden with fruit, covered with fresh shoots, thick with surpassing fragrance:
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DB 12 10.21
पनसा बकुला लोध्राः कर्णिकाराश्च शिंशपाः । देवदारुकाञ्चनारा आम्राश्चैव सुमेरवः
panasā bakulā lodhrāḥ karṇikārāśca śiṃśapāḥ | devadārukāñcanārā āmrāścaiva sumeravaḥ
jackfruit trees, bakulas, lodhras, karṇikāras and śiṃśapās, devadārus, kāñcanāras, mangoes, and sumerus,
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DB 12 10.22
लिकुचा हिङ्गुलाश्चैला लवङ्गाः कट्फलास्तथा । पाटला मुचुकुन्दाश्च फलिन्यो जघनेफलाः
likucā hiṅgulāścailā lavaṅgāḥ kaṭphalāstathā | pāṭalā mucukundāśca phalinyo jaghanephalāḥ
likucas, hiṅgulas, cardamoms, cloves, and kaṭphalas, pāṭalās, mucukundas, phalinīs, and jaghanephalas,
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DB 12 10.23
तालास्तमालाः सालाश्च कङ्कोला नागभद्रकाः । पुन्नागाः पीलवः साल्वका वै कर्पूरशाखिनः
tālāstamālāḥ sālāśca kaṅkolā nāgabhadrakāḥ | punnāgāḥ pīlavaḥ sālvakā vai karpūraśākhinaḥ
palms, tamālas and sālas, kaṅkolas, nāgabhadrakas, punnāgas, pīlus, sālvakas, and camphor trees,
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DB 12 10.24
अश्वकर्णा हस्तिकर्णास्तालपर्णाश्च दाडिमाः । गणिका बन्धुजीवाश्च जम्बीराश्च कुरण्डकाः
aśvakarṇā hastikarṇāstālaparṇāśca dāḍimāḥ | gaṇikā bandhujīvāśca jambīrāśca kuraṇḍakāḥ
aśvakarṇas, hastikarṇas, tālaparṇas and pomegranates, gaṇikās and bandhujīvas, citrons and kuraṇḍakas,
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DB 12 10.25
चाम्पेया बन्धुजीवाश्च तथा वै कनकद्रुमाः । कालागुरुद्रुमाश्चैव तथा चन्दनपादपाः
cāmpeyā bandhujīvāśca tathā vai kanakadrumāḥ | kālāgurudrumāścaiva tathā candanapādapāḥ
campakas and bandhujīvas, and likewise golden trees, and black aloe trees, and sandal trees,
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DB 12 10.26
खर्जूरा यूथिकास्तालपर्ण्यश्चैव तथेक्षवः । क्षीरवृक्षाश्च खदिराश्चिञ्जाभल्लातकास्तथा
kharjūrā yūthikāstālaparṇyaścaiva tathekṣavaḥ | kṣīravṛkṣāśca khadirāściñjābhallātakāstathā
date palms, yūthikās, tālaparṇīs, and sugarcanes, milk-trees, khadiras, ciñjās, and bhallātakas,
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DB 12 10.27
रुचकाः कुटजा वृक्षा बिल्ववृक्षास्तथैव च । तुलसीनां वनान्येवं मल्लिकानां तथैव च
rucakāḥ kuṭajā vṛkṣā bilvavṛkṣāstathaiva ca | tulasīnāṃ vanānyevaṃ mallikānāṃ tathaiva ca
rucakas, kuṭaja trees, and bilva trees as well; and so too groves of tulasī and of mallikā.
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DB 12 10.28
इत्यादितरुजातीनां वनान्युपवनानि च । नानावापीशतैर्युक्तान्येवं सन्ति धराधिप
ityāditarujātīnāṃ vanānyupavanāni ca | nānāvāpīśatairyuktānyevaṃ santi dharādhipa
Thus there are woods and pleasure-groves of these and other kinds of trees, furnished with many hundreds of pools, O lord of the earth.
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DB 12 10.29
कोकिलारावसंयुक्ता गुञ्जद्भ्रमरभूषिताः । निर्यासस्राविणः सर्वे स्निग्धच्छायास्तरूत्तमाः
kokilārāvasaṃyuktā guñjadbhramarabhūṣitāḥ | niryāsasrāviṇaḥ sarve snigdhacchāyāstarūttamāḥ
(The trees are) attended by the calls of cuckoos, adorned with humming bees; all these finest of trees exude resin and have glossy, cool shade.
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DB 12 10.30
नानाऋतुभवा वृक्षा नानापक्षिसमाकुलाः । नानारसस्राविणीभिर्नदीभिरतिशोभिताः
nānāṛtubhavā vṛkṣā nānāpakṣisamākulāḥ | nānārasasrāviṇībhirnadībhiratiśobhitāḥ
There are trees of the various seasons, thronged with birds of many kinds, made exceedingly beautiful by rivers flowing with juices of many flavours.
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DB 12 10.31
पारावतशुकव्रातसारिकापक्षमारुतैः । हंसपक्षसमुद्भूतावातव्रातैश्चलद्द्रुमम्
pārāvataśukavrātasārikāpakṣamārutaiḥ | haṃsapakṣasamudbhūtāvātavrātaiścaladdrumam
With the breezes from the wings of flocks of doves, parrots and mynahs, and with the gusts of wind stirred up by the wings of geese, its trees are set swaying.
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DB 12 10.32
सुगन्धग्राहिपवनपूरितं तद्वनोत्तमम् । सहितं हरिणीयूथैर्धावमानैरितस्ततः
sugandhagrāhipavanapūritaṃ tadvanottamam | sahitaṃ hariṇīyūthairdhāvamānairitastataḥ
That finest of forests is filled with a wind that carries sweet fragrance, and is accompanied by herds of does running here and there.
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DB 12 10.33
नृत्यद्बर्हिकदम्बस्य केकारावैः सुखप्रदैः । नादितं तद्वनं दिव्यं मधुस्रावि समन्ततः
nṛtyadbarhikadambasya kekārāvaiḥ sukhapradaiḥ | nāditaṃ tadvanaṃ divyaṃ madhusrāvi samantataḥ
That divine forest, dripping honey on every side, resounds with the pleasing cries of the flock of dancing peacocks.
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DB 12 10.34
कांस्यसालादुत्तरे तु ताम्रसालः प्रकीर्तितः । चतुरस्रसमाकार उन्नत्या सप्तयोजनः
kāṃsyasālāduttare tu tāmrasālaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | caturasrasamākāra unnatyā saptayojanaḥ
North of the bell-metal wall, a copper wall is declared (to stand), square in shape, seven yojanas in height.
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DB 12 10.35
द्वयोस्तु सालयोर्मध्ये सम्प्रोक्ता कल्पवाटिका । येषां तरूणां पुष्पाणि काञ्चनाभानि भूमिप
dvayostu sālayormadhye samproktā kalpavāṭikā | yeṣāṃ tarūṇāṃ puṣpāṇi kāñcanābhāni bhūmipa
Between the two walls, a garden of kalpa trees is said (to lie) — trees whose flowers have the sheen of gold, O ruler of the earth.
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DB 12 10.36
पत्राणि काञ्चनाभानि रत्नबीजफलानि च । दशयोजनगन्धो हि प्रसर्पति समन्ततः
patrāṇi kāñcanābhāni ratnabījaphalāni ca | daśayojanagandho hi prasarpati samantataḥ
Their leaves have the sheen of gold, and their fruits have jewels for seeds; indeed their fragrance spreads ten yojanas all around.
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DB 12 10.37
तद्वनं रक्षितं राजन् वसन्तेनर्तुनानिशम् । पुष्पसिंहासनासीनः पुष्पच्छत्रविराजितः
tadvanaṃ rakṣitaṃ rājan vasantenartunāniśam | puṣpasiṃhāsanāsīnaḥ puṣpacchatravirājitaḥ
That forest, O king, is guarded ceaselessly by the season Spring, who sits on a throne of flowers and is shaded by a parasol of flowers.
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DB 12 10.38
पुष्पभूषाभूषितश्च पुष्पासवविघूर्णितः । मधुश्रीर्माधवश्रीश्च द्वे भार्ये तस्य सम्मते
puṣpabhūṣābhūṣitaśca puṣpāsavavighūrṇitaḥ | madhuśrīrmādhavaśrīśca dve bhārye tasya sammate
He is adorned with ornaments of flowers and is made to reel by flower-wine; Madhuśrī and Mādhavaśrī are his two beloved wives.
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DB 12 10.39
क्रीडतः स्मेरवदने सुमस्तबककन्दुकैः । अतीव रम्यं विपिनं मधुस्रावि समन्ततः
krīḍataḥ smeravadane sumastabakakandukaiḥ | atīva ramyaṃ vipinaṃ madhusrāvi samantataḥ
As the two, with smiling faces, play with balls made of fine flower-clusters, the grove is exceedingly delightful, dripping honey on every side.
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DB 12 10.40
दशयोजनपर्यन्तं कुसुमामोदवायुना । पूरितं दिव्यगन्धर्वैः साङ्गनैर्गानलोलुपैः
daśayojanaparyantaṃ kusumāmodavāyunā | pūritaṃ divyagandharvaiḥ sāṅganairgānalolupaiḥ
For ten yojanas around it is filled with the wind bearing the fragrance of blossoms, and with divine gandharvas, together with their women, eager for song.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.41
शोभितं तद्वनं दिव्यं मत्तकोकिलनादितम् । वसन्तलक्ष्मीसंयुक्तं कामिकामप्रवर्धनम्
śobhitaṃ tadvanaṃ divyaṃ mattakokilanāditam | vasantalakṣmīsaṃyuktaṃ kāmikāmapravardhanam
That divine forest is beautiful, resounding with intoxicated cuckoos, joined with the splendour of spring, increasing the desire of the desirous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.42
ताम्रसालादुत्तरत्र सीससालः प्रकीर्तितः । समुच्छ्रायः स्मृतोऽप्यस्य सप्तयोजनसंख्यया
tāmrasālāduttaratra sīsasālaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | samucchrāyaḥ smṛto'pyasya saptayojanasaṃkhyayā
North of the copper wall a wall of lead is declared (to stand); its height too is recorded as seven yojanas in measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.43
सन्तानवाटिकामध्ये सालयोस्तु द्वयोर्नृप । दशयोजनगन्धस्तु प्रसूनानां समन्ततः
santānavāṭikāmadhye sālayostu dvayornṛpa | daśayojanagandhastu prasūnānāṃ samantataḥ
Between the two walls, O king, is the garden of santāna trees; the fragrance of their blossoms (spreads) ten yojanas all around.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.44
हिरण्याभानि कुसुमान्युत्फुल्लानि निरन्तरम् । अमृतद्रवसंयुक्तफलानि मधुराणि च
hiraṇyābhāni kusumānyutphullāni nirantaram | amṛtadravasaṃyuktaphalāni madhurāṇi ca
The flowers, gold-hued, are in constant full bloom, and the fruits, sweet, are filled with a nectar-like juice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.45
ग्रीष्मर्तुर्नायकस्तस्या वाटिकाया नृपोत्तम । शुक्रश्रीश्च शुचिश्रीश्च द्वे भार्ये तस्य सम्मते
grīṣmarturnāyakastasyā vāṭikāyā nṛpottama | śukraśrīśca śuciśrīśca dve bhārye tasya sammate
The lord of that garden is the season Summer, O best of kings; Śukraśrī and Śuciśrī are his two beloved wives.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.46
सन्तापत्रस्तलोकास्तु वृक्षमूलेषु संस्थिताः । नानासिद्धैः परिवृतो नानादेवैः समन्वितः
santāpatrastalokāstu vṛkṣamūleṣu saṃsthitāḥ | nānāsiddhaiḥ parivṛto nānādevaiḥ samanvitaḥ
People frightened by the heat take their places at the roots of the trees; he is surrounded by various siddhas and attended by various gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.47
विलासिनीनां वृन्दैस्तु चन्दनद्रवपङ्किलैः । पुष्पमालाभूषितैस्तु तालवृन्तकराम्बुजैः
vilāsinīnāṃ vṛndaistu candanadravapaṅkilaiḥ | puṣpamālābhūṣitaistu tālavṛntakarāmbujaiḥ
With throngs of pleasure-women, smeared with the paste of sandal juice, adorned with garlands of flowers, palm-leaf fans in their lotus hands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.48
प्राकारः शोभितो राजञ्छीतलाम्बुनिषेविभिः । सीससालादुत्तरत्राप्यारकूटमयः शुभः
prākāraḥ śobhito rājañchītalāmbuniṣevibhiḥ | sīsasālāduttaratrāpyārakūṭamayaḥ śubhaḥ
the wall is made beautiful, O king, by those who resort to cool water. And north of the lead wall (there is) an auspicious (wall) made of brass,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.49
प्राकारो वर्तते राजन् मुनियोजनदैर्घ्यवान् । हरिचन्दनवृक्षाणां वाटी मध्ये तयोः स्मृता
prākāro vartate rājan muniyojanadairghyavān | haricandanavṛkṣāṇāṃ vāṭī madhye tayoḥ smṛtā
A rampart stands there, O king, seven yojanas in length; between those two (ramparts) a grove of yellow-sandal trees is said (to lie).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.50
सालयोरधिनाथस्तु वर्षर्तुर्मेघवाहनः । विद्युत्पिङ्गलनेत्रश्च जीमूतकवचः स्मृतः
sālayoradhināthastu varṣarturmeghavāhanaḥ | vidyutpiṅgalanetraśca jīmūtakavacaḥ smṛtaḥ
The overlord of the two ramparts is the Rainy Season, who rides upon clouds, whose eyes are tawny with lightning, and who is said to have a cloud for armour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.51
वज्रनिर्घोषमुखरश्चेन्द्रधन्वा समन्ततः । सहस्रशो वारिधारा मुञ्चन्नास्ते गणावृतः
vajranirghoṣamukharaścendradhanvā samantataḥ | sahasraśo vāridhārā muñcannāste gaṇāvṛtaḥ
Loud with the crash of the thunderbolt, with Indra's bow (the rainbow) on every side, releasing water-streams by the thousand, he abides surrounded by his hosts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.52
नभःश्रीश्च नभस्यश्रीः स्वरस्या रस्यमालिनी । अम्बा दुला निरत्निश्चाभ्रमन्ती मेघयन्तिका
nabhaḥśrīśca nabhasyaśrīḥ svarasyā rasyamālinī | ambā dulā niratniścābhramantī meghayantikā
Nabhaḥśrī and Nabhasyaśrī, Svarasyā, Rasyamālinī, Ambā, Dulā, Niratni, Abhramantī, Meghayantikā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.53
वर्षयन्ती चिपुणिका वारिधारा च सम्मताः । वर्षर्तोर्द्वादश प्रोक्ताः शक्तयो मदविह्वलाः
varṣayantī cipuṇikā vāridhārā ca sammatāḥ | varṣartordvādaśa proktāḥ śaktayo madavihvalāḥ
Varṣayantī, Cipuṇikā and Vāridhārā are the accepted (ones): these twelve, overcome with intoxication, are declared to be the powers of the Rainy Season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.54
नवपल्लववृक्षाश्च नवीनलतिकान्विताः । हरितानि तृणान्येव वेष्टिता यैर्धराखिला
navapallavavṛkṣāśca navīnalatikānvitāḥ | haritāni tṛṇānyeva veṣṭitā yairdharākhilā
And there are trees with fresh shoots, joined with new creepers, and green grasses, by which the whole earth is wrapped about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.55
नदीनदप्रवाहाश्च प्रवहन्ति च वेगतः । सरांसि कलुषाम्बूनि रागिचित्तसमानि च
nadīnadapravāhāśca pravahanti ca vegataḥ | sarāṃsi kaluṣāmbūni rāgicittasamāni ca
The currents of rivers and torrents flow swiftly, and the lakes have turbid waters, resembling the minds of the passionate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.56
वसन्ति देवाः सिद्धाश्च ये देवीकर्मकारिणः । वापीकूपतडागाश्च ये देव्यर्थं समर्पिताः
vasanti devāḥ siddhāśca ye devīkarmakāriṇaḥ | vāpīkūpataḍāgāśca ye devyarthaṃ samarpitāḥ
There dwell the gods and the siddhas who perform the Goddess's rites, and (there are) the step-wells, wells and tanks which have been dedicated for the Goddess's sake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.57
ते गणा निवसन्त्यत्र सविलासाश्च साङ्गनाः । आरकूटमयादग्रे सप्तयोजनदैर्घ्यवान्
te gaṇā nivasantyatra savilāsāśca sāṅganāḥ | ārakūṭamayādagre saptayojanadairghyavān
Those hosts dwell there, with their pleasures and with their women. In front of the one made of brass, seven yojanas in length,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.58
पञ्चलोहात्मकः सालो मध्ये मन्दारवाटिका । नानापुष्पलताकीर्णा नानापल्लवशोभिता
pañcalohātmakaḥ sālo madhye mandāravāṭikā | nānāpuṣpalatākīrṇā nānāpallavaśobhitā
is a rampart made of the five metals, and in the middle a grove of mandāra trees, strewn with manifold flowering creepers and adorned with manifold shoots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.59
अधिष्ठातात्र सम्प्रोक्तः शरद्ऋतुरनामयः । इषुलक्ष्मीरूर्जलक्ष्मीर्द्वे भार्ये तस्य सम्मते
adhiṣṭhātātra samproktaḥ śaradṛturanāmayaḥ | iṣulakṣmīrūrjalakṣmīrdve bhārye tasya sammate
The presiding lord there is declared to be the Autumn Season, free of ailment; Iṣulakṣmī and Ūrjalakṣmī are held to be his two wives.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.60
नानासिद्धा वसन्त्यत्र साङ्गनाः सपरिच्छदाः । पञ्चलोहमयादग्रे सप्तयोजनदैर्घ्यवान्
nānāsiddhā vasantyatra sāṅganāḥ saparicchadāḥ | pañcalohamayādagre saptayojanadairghyavān
Various siddhas dwell there, with their women and their retinues. In front of the one made of the five metals, seven yojanas in length,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.61
दीप्यमानो महाशृङ्गैर्वर्तते रौप्यसालकः । पारिजाताटवीमध्ये प्रसूनस्तबकान्विता
dīpyamāno mahāśṛṅgairvartate raupyasālakaḥ | pārijātāṭavīmadhye prasūnastabakānvitā
stands a silver rampart, blazing with its great pinnacles; in the middle is a pārijāta wood, laden with clusters of blossoms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.62
दशयोजनगन्धीनि कुसुमानि समन्ततः । मोदयन्ति गणान्सर्वान्ये देवीकर्मकारिणः
daśayojanagandhīni kusumāni samantataḥ | modayanti gaṇānsarvānye devīkarmakāriṇaḥ
The blossoms, whose fragrance carries ten yojanas, gladden on every side all the hosts who perform the Goddess's rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.63
तत्राधिनाथः सम्प्रोक्तो हेमन्तर्तुर्महोज्ज्वलः । सगणः सायुधः सर्वान् रागिणो रञ्जयन्नृप
tatrādhināthaḥ samprokto hemantarturmahojjvalaḥ | sagaṇaḥ sāyudhaḥ sarvān rāgiṇo rañjayannṛpa
There the overlord is declared to be the Winter Season, greatly resplendent, with his host and with his weapons, delighting all the passionate, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.64
सहश्रीश्च सहस्यश्रीर्द्वे भार्ये तस्य सम्मते । वसन्ति तत्र सिद्धाश्च ये देवीव्रतकारिणः
sahaśrīśca sahasyaśrīrdve bhārye tasya sammate | vasanti tatra siddhāśca ye devīvratakāriṇaḥ
Sahaśrī and Sahasyaśrī are held to be his two wives; and there dwell the siddhas who keep the Goddess's vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.65
रौप्यसालमयादग्रे सप्तयोजनदैर्घ्यवान् । सौवर्णसालः सम्प्रोक्तस्तप्तहाटककल्पितः
raupyasālamayādagre saptayojanadairghyavān | sauvarṇasālaḥ samproktastaptahāṭakakalpitaḥ
In front of the one made of silver, seven yojanas in length, is declared a golden rampart, fashioned of refined gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.66
मध्ये कदम्बवाटी तु पुष्पपल्लवशोभिता । कदम्बमदिराधाराः प्रवर्तन्ते सहस्रशः
madhye kadambavāṭī tu puṣpapallavaśobhitā | kadambamadirādhārāḥ pravartante sahasraśaḥ
In the middle is a grove of kadamba trees, adorned with flowers and shoots; streams of kadamba liquor flow there by the thousand,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.67
याभिर्निपीतपीताभिर्निजानन्दोऽनुभूयते । तत्राधिनाथः सम्प्रोक्तः शैशिरर्तुर्महोदयः
yābhirnipītapītābhirnijānando'nubhūyate | tatrādhināthaḥ samproktaḥ śaiśirarturmahodayaḥ
by which, when they are deeply drunk, one's own bliss is experienced. There the overlord is declared to be the Cool Season, of great splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.68
तपःश्रीश्च तपस्यश्रीर्द्वे भार्ये तस्य सम्मते । मोदमानः सहैताभ्यां वर्तते शिशिराकृतिः
tapaḥśrīśca tapasyaśrīrdve bhārye tasya sammate | modamānaḥ sahaitābhyāṃ vartate śiśirākṛtiḥ
Tapaḥśrī and Tapasyaśrī are held to be his two wives; rejoicing together with these two, he abides in the form of the cool season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.69
नानाविलाससंयुक्तो नानागणसमावृतः । निवसन्ति महासिद्धा ये देवीदानकारिणः
nānāvilāsasaṃyukto nānāgaṇasamāvṛtaḥ | nivasanti mahāsiddhā ye devīdānakāriṇaḥ
(It is) joined with manifold delights and encircled by manifold troops; there dwell the great Siddhas who make gifts to the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.70
नानाभोगसमुत्पन्नमहानन्दसमन्विताः । साङ्गनाः परिवारैस्तु सङ्घशः परिवारिताः
nānābhogasamutpannamahānandasamanvitāḥ | sāṅganāḥ parivāraistu saṅghaśaḥ parivāritāḥ
Filled with great joy arisen from manifold enjoyments, together with their women, surrounded in throngs by their retinues.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.71
स्वर्णसालमयादग्रे मुनियोजनदैर्घ्यवान् । पुष्परागमयः सालः कुङ्कुमारुणविग्रहः
svarṇasālamayādagre muniyojanadairghyavān | puṣparāgamayaḥ sālaḥ kuṅkumāruṇavigrahaḥ
In front of the one made of gold there is a wall made of topaz, seven yojanas in extent, its body red as saffron.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.72
पुष्परागमयी भूमिर्वनान्युपवनानि च । रत्नवृक्षालवालाश्च पुष्परागमयाः स्मृताः
puṣparāgamayī bhūmirvanānyupavanāni ca | ratnavṛkṣālavālāśca puṣparāgamayāḥ smṛtāḥ
The ground is made of topaz, and (so are) the forests and the pleasure-groves; and the jewel-trees and their watering-basins are said to be made of topaz.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.73
प्राकारो यस्य रत्नस्य तद्रत्नरचिता द्रुमाः । वनभूः पक्षिणश्चैव रत्नवर्णजलानि च
prākāro yasya ratnasya tadratnaracitā drumāḥ | vanabhūḥ pakṣiṇaścaiva ratnavarṇajalāni ca
Of whatever jewel the rampart is made, the trees are fashioned of that same jewel, and so the forest-ground, the birds, and the waters of that jewel's colour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.74
मण्डपा मण्डपस्तम्भाः सरांसि कमलानि च । प्राकारे तत्र यद्यत्स्यात्तत्सर्वं तत्समं भवेत्
maṇḍapā maṇḍapastambhāḥ sarāṃsi kamalāni ca | prākāre tatra yadyatsyāttatsarvaṃ tatsamaṃ bhavet
The pavilions, the pavilion-pillars, the lakes and the lotuses — whatever there is in that rampart, all of it is of the same (jewel).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.75
परिभाषेयमुद्दिष्टा रत्नसालादिषु प्रभो । तेजसा स्याल्लक्षगुणः पूर्वसालात्परो नृप
paribhāṣeyamuddiṣṭā ratnasālādiṣu prabho | tejasā syāllakṣaguṇaḥ pūrvasālātparo nṛpa
This general rule has been declared with respect to the jewel-walls and the rest, O lord; each wall beyond the previous one is a hundred thousand times (greater) in brilliance, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.76
दिक्पाला निवसन्त्यत्र प्रतिब्रह्माण्डवर्तिनाम् । दिक्पालानां समष्ट्यात्मरूपाः स्फूर्जद्वरायुधाः
dikpālā nivasantyatra pratibrahmāṇḍavartinām | dikpālānāṃ samaṣṭyātmarūpāḥ sphūrjadvarāyudhāḥ
Here dwell the guardians of the directions, being the collective embodiments of the guardians of the directions who abide in each individual world-egg, with their excellent weapons flashing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.77
पूर्वाशायां समुत्तुङ्गशृङ्गा पूरमरावती । नानोपवनसंयुक्तो महेन्द्रस्तत्र राजते
pūrvāśāyāṃ samuttuṅgaśṛṅgā pūramarāvatī | nānopavanasaṃyukto mahendrastatra rājate
In the eastern quarter is the city Amarāvatī with lofty peaks; there the great Indra shines, provided with manifold pleasure-groves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.78
स्वर्गशोभा च या स्वर्गे यावती स्यात्ततोऽधिका । समष्टिशतनेत्रस्य सहस्रगुणतः स्मृता
svargaśobhā ca yā svarge yāvatī syāttato'dhikā | samaṣṭiśatanetrasya sahasraguṇataḥ smṛtā
And whatever splendour of heaven there is in heaven, the splendour of the collective hundred-eyed one is held to be a thousand times greater than that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.79
ऐरावतसमारूढो वज्रहस्तः प्रतापवान् । देवसेनापरिवृतो राजतेऽत्र शतक्रतुः
airāvatasamārūḍho vajrahastaḥ pratāpavān | devasenāparivṛto rājate'tra śatakratuḥ
Mounted upon Airāvata, thunderbolt in hand, full of majesty, surrounded by the army of the gods, here shines the performer of a hundred sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.80
देवाङ्गनागणयुता शची तत्र विराजते । वह्निकोणे वह्निपुरी वह्निपूःसदृशी नृप
devāṅganāgaṇayutā śacī tatra virājate | vahnikoṇe vahnipurī vahnipūḥsadṛśī nṛpa
There Śacī shines, attended by throngs of divine women. In the fire-corner (southeast) is the city of Fire, resembling Fire's own city, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.81
स्वाहास्वधासमायुक्तो वह्निस्तत्र विराजते । निजवाहनभूषाढ्यो निजदेवगणैर्वृतः
svāhāsvadhāsamāyukto vahnistatra virājate | nijavāhanabhūṣāḍhyo nijadevagaṇairvṛtaḥ
There Fire shines, together with Svāhā and Svadhā, richly adorned with his own mount and ornaments, surrounded by his own hosts of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.82
याम्याशायां यमपुरी तत्र दण्डधरो महान् । स्वभटैर्वेष्टितो राजन् चित्रगुप्तपुरोगमैः
yāmyāśāyāṃ yamapurī tatra daṇḍadharo mahān | svabhaṭairveṣṭito rājan citraguptapurogamaiḥ
In the southern quarter is the city of Yama; there the great bearer of the rod, encircled by his own servants headed by Citragupta, O king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.83
निजशक्तियुतो भास्वत्तनयोऽस्ति यमो महान् । नैर्ऋत्यां दिशि राक्षस्यां राक्षसैः परिवारितः
nijaśaktiyuto bhāsvattanayo'sti yamo mahān | nairṛtyāṃ diśi rākṣasyāṃ rākṣasaiḥ parivāritaḥ
the great Yama, son of the Sun, is present with his own consort-power. In the southwest, the rākṣasa direction, surrounded by rākṣasas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.84
खड्गधारी स्फुरन्नास्ते निर्ऋतिर्निजशक्तियुक् । वारुण्यां वरुणो राजा पाशधारी प्रतापवान्
khaḍgadhārī sphurannāste nirṛtirnijaśaktiyuk | vāruṇyāṃ varuṇo rājā pāśadhārī pratāpavān
stands Nirṛti, sword in hand, blazing, joined with his own consort-power. In the west is king Varuṇa, holder of the noose, full of majesty,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.85
महाझषसमारूढो वारुणीमधुविह्वलः । निजशक्तिसमायुक्तो निजयादोगणान्वितः
mahājhaṣasamārūḍho vāruṇīmadhuvihvalaḥ | nijaśaktisamāyukto nijayādogaṇānvitaḥ
mounted upon a great fish, overcome by the wine of the waters, joined with his own consort-power, accompanied by his own hosts of sea-creatures,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.86
समास्ते वारुणे लोके वरुणानीरताकुलः । वायुकोणे वायुलोको वायुस्तत्राधितिष्ठति
samāste vāruṇe loke varuṇānīratākulaḥ | vāyukoṇe vāyuloko vāyustatrādhitiṣṭhati
he abides in Varuṇa's world, agitated by his dalliance with Vāruṇī. In the northwest corner is the world of Wind; Wind presides there,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.87
वायुसाधनसंसिद्धयोगिभिः परिवारितः । ध्वजहस्तो विशालाक्षो मृगवाहनसंस्थितः
vāyusādhanasaṃsiddhayogibhiḥ parivāritaḥ | dhvajahasto viśālākṣo mṛgavāhanasaṃsthitaḥ
surrounded by yogins perfected through the practice of breath, banner in hand, wide-eyed, seated on his deer-mount,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.88
मरुद्गणैः परिवृतो निजशक्तिसमन्वितः । उत्तरस्यां दिशि महान् यक्षलोकोऽस्ति भूमिप
marudgaṇaiḥ parivṛto nijaśaktisamanvitaḥ | uttarasyāṃ diśi mahān yakṣaloko'sti bhūmipa
encircled by the hosts of Maruts, joined with his own consort-power. In the northern direction there is the great world of the Yakṣas, O ruler of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.89
यक्षाधिराजस्तत्रास्ते वृद्धिऋद्ध्यादिशक्तिभिः । नवभिर्निधिभिर्युक्तस्तुन्दिलो धननायकः
yakṣādhirājastatrāste vṛddhiṛddhyādiśaktibhiḥ | navabhirnidhibhiryuktastundilo dhananāyakaḥ
There dwells the overlord of the Yakṣas, together with his powers Vṛddhi, Ṛddhi and the rest, joined with the nine treasures — the pot-bellied lord of wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.90
मणिभद्रः पूर्णभद्रो मणिमान्मणिकन्धरः । मणिभूषो मणिस्रग्वी मणिकार्मुकधारकः
maṇibhadraḥ pūrṇabhadro maṇimānmaṇikandharaḥ | maṇibhūṣo maṇisragvī maṇikārmukadhārakaḥ
Maṇibhadra, Pūrṇabhadra, Maṇimān, Maṇikandhara, Maṇibhūṣa, Maṇisragvin, Maṇikārmukadhāraka (the bearer of a jewelled bow) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.91
इत्यादियक्षसेनानीसहितो निजशक्तियुक् । ईशानकोणे सम्प्रोक्तो रुद्रलोको महत्तरः
ityādiyakṣasenānīsahito nijaśaktiyuk | īśānakoṇe samprokto rudraloko mahattaraḥ
accompanied by these and other commanders of the Yakṣa army, and joined with his own power (consort) — (thus he dwells). In the north-eastern corner, it is said, lies the greater world of Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.92
अनर्घ्यरत्नखचितो यत्र रुद्रोऽधिदैवतम् । मन्युमान्दीप्तनयनो बद्धपृष्ठमहेषुधिः
anarghyaratnakhacito yatra rudro'dhidaivatam | manyumāndīptanayano baddhapṛṣṭhamaheṣudhiḥ
studded with priceless gems, where Rudra is the presiding deity — full of wrath, with blazing eyes, a great quiver bound on his back,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.93
स्फूर्जद्धनुर्वामहस्तोऽधिज्यधन्वभिराधृतः । स्वसमानैरसंख्यातरुद्रैः शूलवरायुधैः
sphūrjaddhanurvāmahasto'dhijyadhanvabhirādhṛtaḥ | svasamānairasaṃkhyātarudraiḥ śūlavarāyudhaiḥ
a crackling bow in his left hand, attended by (Rudras) with strung bows — by countless Rudras equal to himself, whose chief weapon is the trident,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.94
विकृतास्यैः करालास्यैर्वमद्वह्निभिरास्यतः । दशहस्तैः शतकरैः सहस्रभुजसंयुतैः
vikṛtāsyaiḥ karālāsyairvamadvahnibhirāsyataḥ | daśahastaiḥ śatakaraiḥ sahasrabhujasaṃyutaiḥ
with misshapen faces, with gaping fearsome mouths, vomiting fire from their mouths, with ten hands, with a hundred hands, endowed with a thousand arms,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.95
दशपादैर्दशग्रीवैस्त्रिनेत्रैरुग्रमूर्तिभिः । अन्तरिक्षचरा ये च ये च भूमिचरा स्मृताः
daśapādairdaśagrīvaistrinetrairugramūrtibhiḥ | antarikṣacarā ye ca ye ca bhūmicarā smṛtāḥ
with ten feet, with ten necks, three-eyed, of terrible form — those who move in the atmosphere and those who are said to move on the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.96
रुद्राध्याये स्मृता रुद्रास्तैः सर्वैश्च समावृतः । रुद्राणीकोटिसहितो भद्रकाल्यादिमातृभिः
rudrādhyāye smṛtā rudrāstaiḥ sarvaiśca samāvṛtaḥ | rudrāṇīkoṭisahito bhadrakālyādimātṛbhiḥ
the Rudras recorded in the Rudra chapter — surrounded by all of these, accompanied by a crore of Rudrāṇīs, with the Mothers beginning with Bhadrakālī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.97
नानाशक्तिसमाविष्टडामर्यादिगणावृतः । वीरभद्रादिसहितो रुद्रो राजन् विराजते
nānāśaktisamāviṣṭaḍāmaryādigaṇāvṛtaḥ | vīrabhadrādisahito rudro rājan virājate
encircled by the troops of Ḍāmarī and the rest, who are pervaded by various powers, and accompanied by Vīrabhadra and the others — thus, O king, Rudra shines forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.98
मुण्डमालाधरो नागवलयो नागकन्धरः । व्याघ्रचर्मपरीधानो गजचर्मोत्तरीयकः
muṇḍamālādharo nāgavalayo nāgakandharaḥ | vyāghracarmaparīdhāno gajacarmottarīyakaḥ
wearing a garland of skulls, with serpents for bracelets, with a serpent about his neck, clad in a tiger's skin, with an elephant's hide for an upper garment,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.99
चिताभस्माङ्ग लिप्ताङ्गः प्रमथादिगणावृतः । निनदड्डमरुध्वानैर्बधिरीकृतदिङ्मुखः
citābhasmāṅga liptāṅgaḥ pramathādigaṇāvṛtaḥ | ninadaḍḍamarudhvānairbadhirīkṛtadiṅmukhaḥ
his limbs smeared with the ashes of the funeral pyre, surrounded by the Pramathas and other troops, the quarters deafened by the resounding beats of his ḍamaru drum,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 10.100
अट्टहासास्फोटशब्दैः सन्त्रासितनभस्तलः । भूतसङ्घसमाविष्टो भूतावासो महेश्वरः । ईशानदिक्पतिः सोऽयं नाम्ना चेशान एव च
aṭṭahāsāsphoṭaśabdaiḥ santrāsitanabhastalaḥ | bhūtasaṅghasamāviṣṭo bhūtāvāso maheśvaraḥ | īśānadikpatiḥ so'yaṃ nāmnā ceśāna eva ca
the vault of the sky terrified by the sounds of his loud laughter and hand-claps, pervaded by the host of spirits, the dwelling-place of beings (or: of ghosts), the Great Lord — he is the guardian of the north-eastern quarter, and by name Īśāna indeed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition