Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 12 — Chapter 11
DB 12 11.1
thumb|६४ कला-१ thumb|६४ कला - २ thumb|६४ कला- ३ thumb|६४ कला- ४ पद्मरागादिमणिविनिर्मितप्राकारवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच पुष्परागमयादग्रे कुङ्कुमारुणविग्रहः । पद्मरागमयः सालो मध्ये भूश्चैव तादृशी
thumb|64 kalā-1 thumb|64 kalā - 2 thumb|64 kalā- 3 thumb|64 kalā- 4 padmarāgādimaṇivinirmitaprākāravarṇanam vyāsa uvāca puṣparāgamayādagre kuṅkumāruṇavigrahaḥ | padmarāgamayaḥ sālo madhye bhūścaiva tādṛśī
[image captions: 64 kalā-1; 64 kalā-2; 64 kalā-3; 64 kalā-4] Description of the rampart made of ruby and other gems. Vyāsa said: Beyond the one made of topaz there is a rampart made of ruby, its body red as saffron, and the ground within it is likewise (red).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.2
दशयोजनवान्दैर्घ्ये गोपुरद्वारसंयुतः । तन्मणिस्तम्भसंयुक्ता मण्डपाः शतशो नृप
daśayojanavāndairghye gopuradvārasaṃyutaḥ | tanmaṇistambhasaṃyuktā maṇḍapāḥ śataśo nṛpa
Ten yojanas in breadth and length, provided with gateways and doors; and pavilions by the hundreds, O king, furnished with pillars of that gem.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.3
मध्ये भुवि समासीनाश्चतुःषष्टिमिताः कलाः । नानायुधधरा वीरा रत्नभूषणभूषिताः
madhye bhuvi samāsīnāścatuḥṣaṣṭimitāḥ kalāḥ | nānāyudhadharā vīrā ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitāḥ
Seated on the ground in the middle are the kalās, sixty-four in number, heroines bearing various weapons, adorned with jewelled ornaments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.4
प्रत्येकलोकस्तासां तु तत्तल्लोकस्य नायकाः । समन्तात्पद्मरागस्य परिवार्य स्थिताः सदा
pratyekalokastāsāṃ tu tattallokasya nāyakāḥ | samantātpadmarāgasya parivārya sthitāḥ sadā
Each of them has her own world, and they are the rulers of those respective worlds; they abide always all around the ruby (rampart), encircling it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.5
स्वस्वलोकजनैर्जुष्टाः स्वस्ववाहनहेतिभिः । तासां नामानि वक्ष्यामि शृणु त्वं जनमेजय
svasvalokajanairjuṣṭāḥ svasvavāhanahetibhiḥ | tāsāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ janamejaya
attended by the people of their own worlds, each with her own mount and weapons. I shall tell their names — listen, Janamejaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.6
पिङ्गलाक्षी विशालाक्षी समृद्धिर्वृद्धिरेव च । श्रद्धा स्वाहा स्वधाभिख्या माया संज्ञा वसुन्धरा
piṅgalākṣī viśālākṣī samṛddhirvṛddhireva ca | śraddhā svāhā svadhābhikhyā māyā saṃjñā vasundharā
Piṅgalākṣī, Viśālākṣī, Samṛddhi and Vṛddhi, Śraddhā, Svāhā, she named Svadhā, Māyā, Saṃjñā, Vasundharā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.7
त्रिलोकधात्री सावित्री गायत्री त्रिदशेश्वरी । सुरूपा बहुरूपा च स्कन्दमाताच्युतप्रिया
trilokadhātrī sāvitrī gāyatrī tridaśeśvarī | surūpā bahurūpā ca skandamātācyutapriyā
Trilokadhātrī, Sāvitrī, Gāyatrī, Tridaśeśvarī, Surūpā and Bahurūpā, Skandamātā, Acyutapriyā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.8
विमला चामला तद्वदरुणी पुनरारुणी । प्रकृतिर्विकृतिः सृष्टिः स्थितिः संहृतिरेव च
vimalā cāmalā tadvadaruṇī punarāruṇī | prakṛtirvikṛtiḥ sṛṣṭiḥ sthitiḥ saṃhṛtireva ca
Vimalā and Amalā, likewise Aruṇī and again Āruṇī, Prakṛti, Vikṛti, Sṛṣṭi, Sthiti, and Saṃhṛti,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.9
सन्ध्या माता सती हंसी मर्दिका वज्रिका परा । देवमाता भगवती देवकी कमलासना
sandhyā mātā satī haṃsī mardikā vajrikā parā | devamātā bhagavatī devakī kamalāsanā
Sandhyā, Mātā, Satī, Haṃsī, Mardikā, Vajrikā, Parā, Devamātā, Bhagavatī, Devakī, Kamalāsanā (she who is seated on a lotus),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.10
त्रिमुखी सप्तमुख्यन्या सुरासुरविमर्दिनी । लम्बोष्ठी चोर्ध्वकेशी च बहुशीर्षा वृकोदरी
trimukhī saptamukhyanyā surāsuravimardinī | lamboṣṭhī cordhvakeśī ca bahuśīrṣā vṛkodarī
Trimukhī (Three-faced), another seven-faced one, Surāsuravimardinī (Crusher of gods and demons), Lamboṣṭhī (Pendulous-lipped), Ūrdhvakeśī (Hair-erect), Bahuśīrṣā (Many-headed), Vṛkodarī (Wolf-bellied),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.11
रथरेखाह्वया पश्चाच्छशिरेखा तथापरा । गगनवेगा पवनवेगा वेगा चैव ततः परम् पद्मरागादिमणिविनिर्मितप्राकारवर्णनं नामैकादशोऽध्यायः
ratharekhāhvayā paścācchaśirekhā tathāparā | gaganavegā pavanavegā vegā caiva tataḥ param padmarāgādimaṇivinirmitaprākāravarṇanaṃ nāmaikādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 12 11.12
अग्रे भुवनपाला स्यात्तत्पश्चान्मदनातुरा । अनङ्गानङ्गमथना तथैवानङ्गमेखला
agre bhuvanapālā syāttatpaścānmadanāturā | anaṅgānaṅgamathanā tathaivānaṅgamekhalā
In front would be Bhuvanapālā, and after her Madanāturā; (then) Anaṅgā and Anaṅgamathanā, and likewise Anaṅgamekhalā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.13
अनङ्गकुसुमा पश्चाद्विश्वरूपा सुरादिका । क्षयङ्करी भवेच्छक्तिरक्षोभ्या च ततः परम्
anaṅgakusumā paścādviśvarūpā surādikā | kṣayaṅkarī bhavecchaktirakṣobhyā ca tataḥ param
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 12 11.14
सत्यवादिन्यथ प्रोक्ता बहुरूपा शुचितव्रता । उदाराख्या च वागीशी चतुःषष्टिमिताः स्मृताः
satyavādinyatha proktā bahurūpā śucitavratā | udārākhyā ca vāgīśī catuḥṣaṣṭimitāḥ smṛtāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 12 11.15
ज्वलज्जिह्नाननाः सर्वा वमन्त्यो वह्निमुल्बणम् । जलं पिबामः सकलं संहरामो विभावसुम्
jvalajjihnānanāḥ sarvā vamantyo vahnimulbaṇam | jalaṃ pibāmaḥ sakalaṃ saṃharāmo vibhāvasum
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 12 11.16
पवनं स्तम्भयामोऽद्य भक्षयामोऽखिलं जगत् । इति वाचं संगिरन्ते क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनाः
pavanaṃ stambhayāmo'dya bhakṣayāmo'khilaṃ jagat | iti vācaṃ saṃgirante krodhasaṃraktalocanāḥ
"Today we will bring the wind to a standstill, we will devour the whole world!" — such words they uttered together, their eyes red with rage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.17
चापबाणधराः सर्वा युद्धायैवोत्सुकाः सदा । दंष्ट्राकटकटारावैर्बधिरीकृतदिङ्मुखाः
cāpabāṇadharāḥ sarvā yuddhāyaivotsukāḥ sadā | daṃṣṭrākaṭakaṭārāvairbadhirīkṛtadiṅmukhāḥ
All (of them) bearing bows and arrows, always eager for nothing but battle, deafening the quarters of the sky with the gnashing clatter of their fangs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.18
पिङ्गोर्ध्वकेश्यः सम्प्रोक्ताश्चापबाणकराः सदा । शताक्षौहिणिका सेनाप्येकैकस्याः प्रकीर्तिता
piṅgordhvakeśyaḥ samproktāścāpabāṇakarāḥ sadā | śatākṣauhiṇikā senāpyekaikasyāḥ prakīrtitā
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 12 11.19
एकैकशक्तेः सामर्थ्यं लक्षब्रह्माण्डनाशने । शताक्षौहिणिका सेना तादृशी नृपसत्तम
ekaikaśakteḥ sāmarthyaṃ lakṣabrahmāṇḍanāśane | śatākṣauhiṇikā senā tādṛśī nṛpasattama
The power of each single Śakti suffices to destroy a hundred thousand universes; and such is (each one's) army of a hundred akṣauhiṇīs, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.20
किं न कुर्याज्जगत्यस्मिन्नशक्यं वक्तुमेव तत् । सर्वापि युद्धसामग्री तस्मिन्साले स्थिता मुने
kiṃ na kuryājjagatyasminnaśakyaṃ vaktumeva tat | sarvāpi yuddhasāmagrī tasminsāle sthitā mune
What could it not do in this world? That indeed is impossible to tell. All the equipment of war, O sage, was stationed in that rampart (sāla).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 12 11.21
रथानां गणना नास्ति हयानां करिणां तथा । शस्त्राणां गणना तद्वद्गणानां गणना तथा
rathānāṃ gaṇanā nāsti hayānāṃ kariṇāṃ tathā | śastrāṇāṃ gaṇanā tadvadgaṇānāṃ gaṇanā tathā
There is no counting of the chariots, nor of the horses and elephants; likewise no counting of the weapons, and so too no counting of the troops.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.22
पद्मरागमयादग्रे गोमेदमणिनिर्मितः । दशयोजनदैर्घ्येण प्राकारो वर्तते महान्
padmarāgamayādagre gomedamaṇinirmitaḥ | daśayojanadairghyeṇa prākāro vartate mahān
Beyond the one made of ruby stands a great rampart, built of gomeda stone, ten yojanas in length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.23
भास्वज्जपाप्रसूनाभो मध्यभूस्तस्य तादृशी । गोमेदकल्पितान्येव तद्वासिसदनानि च
bhāsvajjapāprasūnābho madhyabhūstasya tādṛśī | gomedakalpitānyeva tadvāsisadanāni ca
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 12 11.24
पक्षिणः स्तम्भवर्याश्च वृक्षा वाप्यः सरांसि च । गोमेदकल्पिता एव कुङ्कुमारुणविग्रहाः
pakṣiṇaḥ stambhavaryāśca vṛkṣā vāpyaḥ sarāṃsi ca | gomedakalpitā eva kuṅkumāruṇavigrahāḥ
The birds, the excellent pillars, the trees, the wells and the lakes there are all fashioned of gomeda (zircon/hessonite), their forms red as saffron.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.25
तन्मध्यस्था महादेव्यो द्वात्रिंशच्छक्तयः स्मृताः । नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणा गोमेदमणिभूषिताः
tanmadhyasthā mahādevyo dvātriṃśacchaktayaḥ smṛtāḥ | nānāśastrapraharaṇā gomedamaṇibhūṣitāḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 12 11.26
प्रत्येकलोकवासिन्यः परिवार्य समन्ततः । गोमेदसाले सन्नद्धाः पिशाचवदना नृप
pratyekalokavāsinyaḥ parivārya samantataḥ | gomedasāle sannaddhāḥ piśācavadanā nṛpa
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 12 11.27
स्वर्लोकवासिभिर्नित्यं पूजिताश्चक्रबाहवः । क्रोधरक्तेक्षणा भिन्धि पचच्छिन्धि दहेति च
svarlokavāsibhirnityaṃ pūjitāścakrabāhavaḥ | krodharaktekṣaṇā bhindhi pacacchindhi daheti ca
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 12 11.28
वदन्ति सततं वाचं युद्धोत्सुकहृदन्तराः । एकैकस्या महाशक्तेर्दशाक्षौहिणिका मता
vadanti satataṃ vācaṃ yuddhotsukahṛdantarāḥ | ekaikasyā mahāśakterdaśākṣauhiṇikā matā
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 12 11.29
सेना तत्राप्येकशक्तिर्लक्षब्रह्माण्डनाशिनी । तादृशीनां महासेना वर्णनीया कथं नृप
senā tatrāpyekaśaktirlakṣabrahmāṇḍanāśinī | tādṛśīnāṃ mahāsenā varṇanīyā kathaṃ nṛpa
There too a single Śakti's army is destroyer of a hundred thousand cosmic eggs; how, O king, could the great army of such (Śaktis) be described?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.30
रथानां नैव गणना वाहनानां तथैव च । सर्वयुद्धसमारम्भस्तत्र देव्या विराजते
rathānāṃ naiva gaṇanā vāhanānāṃ tathaiva ca | sarvayuddhasamārambhastatra devyā virājate
There is no counting of the chariots, nor likewise of the mounts; there every kind of preparation for war shines forth for the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.31
तासां नामानि वक्ष्यामि पापनाशकराणि च । विद्याह्रीपुष्टयः प्रज्ञा सिनीवाली कुहूस्तथा
tāsāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi pāpanāśakarāṇi ca | vidyāhrīpuṣṭayaḥ prajñā sinīvālī kuhūstathā
I shall tell their names, which destroy sin: Vidyā, Hrī and Puṣṭi, Prajñā, Sinīvālī, and Kuhū,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.32
रुद्रा वीर्या प्रभा नन्दा पोषिणी ऋद्धिदा शुभा । कालरात्रिर्महारात्रिर्भद्रकाली कपर्दिनी
rudrā vīryā prabhā nandā poṣiṇī ṛddhidā śubhā | kālarātrirmahārātrirbhadrakālī kapardinī
Rudrā, Vīryā, Prabhā, Nandā, Poṣiṇī, Ṛddhidā, Śubhā, Kālarātri, Mahārātri, Bhadrakālī, Kapardinī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.33
विकृतिर्दण्डिमुण्डिन्यौ सेन्दुखण्डा शिखण्डिनी । निशुम्भशुम्भमथिनी महिषासुरमर्दिनी
vikṛtirdaṇḍimuṇḍinyau sendukhaṇḍā śikhaṇḍinī | niśumbhaśumbhamathinī mahiṣāsuramardinī
Vikṛti, Daṇḍī and Muṇḍinī, Sendukhaṇḍā, Śikhaṇḍinī, Niśumbhaśumbhamathinī (crusher of Niśumbha and Śumbha), Mahiṣāsuramardinī (slayer of the buffalo demon),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.34
इन्द्राणी चैव रुद्राणी शङ्करार्धशरीरिणी । नारी नारायणी चैव त्रिशूलिन्यपि पालिनी
indrāṇī caiva rudrāṇī śaṅkarārdhaśarīriṇī | nārī nārāyaṇī caiva triśūlinyapi pālinī
Indrāṇī and Rudrāṇī, Śaṅkarārdhaśarīriṇī (she who is half of Śaṅkara's body), Nārī and Nārāyaṇī, and also Triśūlinī and Pālinī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.35
अम्बिका ह्लादिनी पश्चादित्येवं शक्तयः स्मृताः । यद्येताः कुपिता देव्यस्तदा ब्रह्माण्डनाशनम्
ambikā hlādinī paścādityevaṃ śaktayaḥ smṛtāḥ | yadyetāḥ kupitā devyastadā brahmāṇḍanāśanam
then Ambikā and Hlādinī — thus are the Śaktis remembered. If these goddesses become angered, then there is destruction of the cosmic egg.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.36
पराजयो न चैतासां कदाचित्क्वचिदस्ति हि । गोमेदकमयादग्रे सद्वज्रमणिनिर्मितः
parājayo na caitāsāṃ kadācitkvacidasti hi | gomedakamayādagre sadvajramaṇinirmitaḥ
And for them there is never, anywhere, any defeat. In front, beyond the one made of gomedaka gem, (there is a rampart) built of fine diamond-gems,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 12 11.37
दशयोजनतुङ्गोऽसौ गोपुरद्वारसंयुतः । कपाटशृङ्खलाबद्धो नववृक्षसमुज्ज्वलः
daśayojanatuṅgo'sau gopuradvārasaṃyutaḥ | kapāṭaśṛṅkhalābaddho navavṛkṣasamujjvalaḥ
It is ten yojanas high, furnished with gateway-doors, its door-panels fastened with chains, brilliant with nine trees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 12 11.38
सालस्तन्मध्यभूम्यादि सर्वं हीरमयं स्मृतम् । गृहाणि वीथयो रथ्या महामार्गाङ्गणानि च
sālastanmadhyabhūmyādi sarvaṃ hīramayaṃ smṛtam | gṛhāṇi vīthayo rathyā mahāmārgāṅgaṇāni ca
That rampart, the ground within it and the rest — all is said to be made of diamond: the houses, the lanes, the carriage-roads, the great highways and the courtyards,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.39
वृक्षालवालतरवः सारङ्गा अपि तादृशाः । दीर्घिकाश्रेणयो वाप्यस्तडागाः कूपसंयुताः
vṛkṣālavālataravaḥ sāraṅgā api tādṛśāḥ | dīrghikāśreṇayo vāpyastaḍāgāḥ kūpasaṃyutāḥ
the tree-basins and the trees, and the deer too are of the same kind; and (there are) rows of oblong ponds, wells, tanks, together with water-holes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 12 11.40
तत्र श्रीभुवनेश्वर्या वसन्ति परिचारिकाः । एकैका लक्षदासीभिः सेविता मदगर्विताः
tatra śrībhuvaneśvaryā vasanti paricārikāḥ | ekaikā lakṣadāsībhiḥ sevitā madagarvitāḥ
There dwell the attendant women of Śrī Bhuvaneśvarī, each one served by a hundred thousand maidservants, proud with intoxication.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.41
तालवृन्तधराः काश्चिच्चषकाढ्यकराम्बुजाः । काश्चित्ताम्बूलपात्राणि धारयन्त्योऽतिगर्विताः
tālavṛntadharāḥ kāściccaṣakāḍhyakarāmbujāḥ | kāścittāmbūlapātrāṇi dhārayantyo'tigarvitāḥ
Some hold fans of palm-leaf, some have lotus-hands filled with cups, and some, exceedingly proud, carry the betel trays.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.42
काश्चित्तच्छत्रधारिण्यश्चामराणां विधारिकाः । नानावस्त्रधराः काश्चित्काश्चित्पुष्पकराम्बुजाः
kāścittacchatradhāriṇyaścāmarāṇāṃ vidhārikāḥ | nānāvastradharāḥ kāścitkāścitpuṣpakarāmbujāḥ
Some are bearers of her parasol, some the holders of the yak-tail whisks; some carry various garments, some have lotus-hands (full) of flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.43
नानादर्शकराः काश्चित्काश्चित्कुङ्कुमलेपनम् । धारयन्त्यः कज्जलं च सिन्दूरचषकं पराः
nānādarśakarāḥ kāścitkāścitkuṅkumalepanam | dhārayantyaḥ kajjalaṃ ca sindūracaṣakaṃ parāḥ
some have various mirrors in hand, some carry the saffron ointment, and others the lampblack and the vermilion cup,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.44
काश्चिच्चित्रकनिर्मात्र्यः पादसंवाहने रताः । काश्चित्तु भूषाकारिण्यो नानाभूषाधराः पराः
kāściccitrakanirmātryaḥ pādasaṃvāhane ratāḥ | kāścittu bhūṣākāriṇyo nānābhūṣādharāḥ parāḥ
some are makers of the forehead-mark, some are devoted to massaging the feet, some are makers of ornaments, and others wear various ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.45
पुष्पभूषणनिर्मात्र्यः पुष्पशृङ्गारकारिकाः । नानाविलासचतुरा बह्व्य एवंविधाः पराः
puṣpabhūṣaṇanirmātryaḥ puṣpaśṛṅgārakārikāḥ | nānāvilāsacaturā bahvya evaṃvidhāḥ parāḥ
(some are) makers of flower-ornaments, makers of the flower adornment; and many others of this sort, skilled in various charms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.46
निबद्धपरिधानीया युवत्यः सकला अपि । देवीकृपालेशवशात्तुच्छीकृतजगत्त्रयाः
nibaddhaparidhānīyā yuvatyaḥ sakalā api | devīkṛpāleśavaśāttucchīkṛtajagattrayāḥ
All of them are young women with their garments girded, who through the power of a fragment of the Goddess's grace have made the three worlds contemptible (by comparison).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.47
एता दूत्यः स्मृता देव्यः शृङ्गारमदगर्विताः । तासां नामानि वक्ष्यामि शृणु मे नृपसत्तम
etā dūtyaḥ smṛtā devyaḥ śṛṅgāramadagarvitāḥ | tāsāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi śṛṇu me nṛpasattama
These goddesses are known as the (Goddess's) female messengers, proud with the intoxication of erotic charm. I shall tell their names; hear from me, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.48
अनङ्गरूपा प्रथमाप्यनङ्गमदना परा । तृतीया तु ततः प्रोक्ता सुन्दरी मदनातुरा
anaṅgarūpā prathamāpyanaṅgamadanā parā | tṛtīyā tu tataḥ proktā sundarī madanāturā
The first is Anaṅgarūpā, another is Anaṅgamadanā, and then the third is called Sundarī, (and) Madanāturā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.49
ततो भुवनवेगा स्यात्तथा भुवनपालिका । स्यात्सर्वशिशिरानङ्गवदनानङ्गमेखला
tato bhuvanavegā syāttathā bhuvanapālikā | syātsarvaśiśirānaṅgavadanānaṅgamekhalā
Then would come Bhuvanavegā, and likewise Bhuvanapālikā; and there would be Sarvaśiśirā, Anaṅgavadanā, and Anaṅgamekhalā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.50
विद्युद्दामसमानाङ्ग्यः क्वणत्काञ्चीगुणान्विताः । रणन्मञ्जीरचरणा बहिरन्तरितस्ततः
vidyuddāmasamānāṅgyaḥ kvaṇatkāñcīguṇānvitāḥ | raṇanmañjīracaraṇā bahirantaritastataḥ
With limbs like flashes of lightning, wearing tinkling girdle-strings, their feet with jingling anklets, (they move) outside and within, here and there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 12 11.51
धावमानास्तु शोभन्ते सर्वा विद्युल्लतोपमाः । कुशलाः सर्वकार्येषु वेत्रहस्ताः समन्ततः
dhāvamānāstu śobhante sarvā vidyullatopamāḥ | kuśalāḥ sarvakāryeṣu vetrahastāḥ samantataḥ
As they run they all shine like lightning-creepers, skilled in every task, with canes in their hands, on all sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.52
अष्टदिक्षु तथैतासां प्राकाराद्बहिरेव च । सदनानि विराजन्ते नानावाहनहेतिभिः
aṣṭadikṣu tathaitāsāṃ prākārādbahireva ca | sadanāni virājante nānāvāhanahetibhiḥ
And in the eight directions, outside the rampart, their dwellings shine with various vehicles and weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.53
वज्रसालादग्रभागे सालो वैदूर्यनिर्मितः । दशयोजनतुङ्गोऽसौ गोपुरद्वारभूषितः
vajrasālādagrabhāge sālo vaidūryanirmitaḥ | daśayojanatuṅgo'sau gopuradvārabhūṣitaḥ
In front of the diamond wall is a wall made of beryl; it is ten yojanas high, adorned with gateways and doors.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.54
वैदूर्यभूमिः सर्वापि गृहाणि विविधानि च । वीथ्यो रथ्या महामार्गाः सर्वे वैदूर्यनिर्मिताः
vaidūryabhūmiḥ sarvāpi gṛhāṇi vividhāni ca | vīthyo rathyā mahāmārgāḥ sarve vaidūryanirmitāḥ
Its ground is all of beryl, and the manifold houses too; the lanes, the carriage-roads, the great highways—all are made of beryl.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.55
वापीकूपतडागाश्च स्रवन्तीनां तटानि च । बालुका चैव सर्वापि वैदूर्यमणिनिर्मिता
vāpīkūpataḍāgāśca sravantīnāṃ taṭāni ca | bālukā caiva sarvāpi vaidūryamaṇinirmitā
And the tanks, wells and ponds, and the banks of the streams, and even all the sand, are made of beryl gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.56
तत्राष्टदिक्षु परितो ब्राह्म्यादीनां च मण्डलम् । निजैर्गणैः परिवृतं भ्राजते नृपसत्तम
tatrāṣṭadikṣu parito brāhmyādīnāṃ ca maṇḍalam | nijairgaṇaiḥ parivṛtaṃ bhrājate nṛpasattama
There, all around in the eight directions, is the circle of Brāhmī and the rest, surrounded by their own hosts; it shines, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.57
प्रतिब्रह्माण्डमातॄणां ताः समष्टय ईरिताः । ब्राह्मी माहेश्वरी चैव कौमारी वैष्णवी तथा
pratibrahmāṇḍamātṝṇāṃ tāḥ samaṣṭaya īritāḥ | brāhmī māheśvarī caiva kaumārī vaiṣṇavī tathā
They are declared to be the totalities of the mothers of each individual world-egg: Brāhmī, Māheśvarī, Kaumārī and Vaiṣṇavī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.58
वाराही च तथेन्द्राणी चामुण्डा सप्त मातरः । अष्टमी तु महालक्ष्मीर्नाम्ना प्रोक्तास्तु मातरः
vārāhī ca tathendrāṇī cāmuṇḍā sapta mātaraḥ | aṣṭamī tu mahālakṣmīrnāmnā proktāstu mātaraḥ
and Vārāhī, and likewise Indrāṇī and Cāmuṇḍā—the seven mothers; and the eighth is Mahālakṣmī: such are the mothers named.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.59
ब्रह्मरुद्रादिदेवानां समाकारास्तु ताः स्मृताः । जगत्कल्याणकारिण्यः स्वस्वसेनासमावृताः
brahmarudrādidevānāṃ samākārāstu tāḥ smṛtāḥ | jagatkalyāṇakāriṇyaḥ svasvasenāsamāvṛtāḥ
They are held to have forms like those of the gods Brahmā, Rudra and the rest; they work the welfare of the world, each surrounded by her own army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.60
तत्सालस्य चतुर्द्वार्षु वाहनानि महेशितुः । सज्जानि नृपते सन्ति सालङ्काराणि नित्यशः
tatsālasya caturdvārṣu vāhanāni maheśituḥ | sajjāni nṛpate santi sālaṅkārāṇi nityaśaḥ
At the four doors of that wall, O king, the vehicles of the Great Sovereign (Goddess) stand ready at all times, together with their ornaments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.61
दन्तिनः कोटिशो वाहाः कोटिशः शिबिकास्तथा । हंसाः सिंहाश्च गरुडा मयूरा वृषभास्तथा
dantinaḥ koṭiśo vāhāḥ koṭiśaḥ śibikāstathā | haṃsāḥ siṃhāśca garuḍā mayūrā vṛṣabhāstathā
Elephants by the crore, horses by the crore, and palanquins likewise; geese, lions, garuḍas, peacocks, and bulls;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.62
तैर्युक्ताः स्यन्दनास्तद्वत्कोटिशो नृपनन्दन । पार्ष्णिग्राहसमायुक्ता ध्वजैराकाशचुम्बिनः
tairyuktāḥ syandanāstadvatkoṭiśo nṛpanandana | pārṣṇigrāhasamāyuktā dhvajairākāśacumbinaḥ
and chariots yoked with them, likewise by the crore, O son of a king, provided with rear-guard attendants, with banners that touch the sky;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.63
कोटिशस्तु विमानानि नानाचिह्नान्वितानि च । नानावादित्रयुक्तानि महाध्वजयुतानि च
koṭiśastu vimānāni nānācihnānvitāni ca | nānāvāditrayuktāni mahādhvajayutāni ca
and flying palaces by the crore, marked with various emblems, furnished with various musical instruments and with great banners.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.64
वैदूर्यमणिसालस्याप्यग्रे सालः परः स्मृतः । दशयोजनतुङ्गोऽसाविन्द्रनीलाश्मनिर्मितः
vaidūryamaṇisālasyāpyagre sālaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ | daśayojanatuṅgo'sāvindranīlāśmanirmitaḥ
In front of the beryl-gem wall there is said to be a further wall; it is ten yojanas high, made of sapphire stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.65
तन्मध्यभूस्तथा वीथ्यो महामार्गा गृहाणि च । वापीकूपतडागाश्च सर्वे तन्मणिनिर्मिताः
tanmadhyabhūstathā vīthyo mahāmārgā gṛhāṇi ca | vāpīkūpataḍāgāśca sarve tanmaṇinirmitāḥ
The ground within it, and the lanes, the great highways and the houses, and the tanks, wells and ponds—all are made of that gem.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.66
तत्र पद्मं तु सम्प्रोक्तं बहुयोजनविस्तृतम् । षोडशारं दीप्यमानं सुदर्शनमिवापरम्
tatra padmaṃ tu samproktaṃ bahuyojanavistṛtam | ṣoḍaśāraṃ dīpyamānaṃ sudarśanamivāparam
There a lotus is described, extending many yojanas, with sixteen petals, blazing, like a second Sudarśana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.67
तत्र षोडशशक्तीनां स्थानानि विविधानि च । सर्वोपस्करयुक्तानि समृद्धानि वसन्ति हि
tatra ṣoḍaśaśaktīnāṃ sthānāni vividhāni ca | sarvopaskarayuktāni samṛddhāni vasanti hi
There stand the various abodes of the sixteen powers, provided with every appurtenance and abounding in wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.68
तासां नामानि वक्ष्यामि शृणु मे नृपसत्तम । कराली विकराली च तथोमा च सरस्वती
tāsāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi śṛṇu me nṛpasattama | karālī vikarālī ca tathomā ca sarasvatī
I shall tell their names; hear me, O best of kings: Karālī and Vikarālī, and Umā and Sarasvatī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.69
श्रीदुर्गोषा तथा लक्ष्मीः श्रुतिश्चैव स्मृतिर्धृतिः । श्रद्धा मेधा मतिः कान्तिरार्या षोडश शक्तयः
śrīdurgoṣā tathā lakṣmīḥ śrutiścaiva smṛtirdhṛtiḥ | śraddhā medhā matiḥ kāntirāryā ṣoḍaśa śaktayaḥ
Śrī, Durgā, Uṣā, and Lakṣmī, Śruti, Smṛti, Dhṛti, Śraddhā, Medhā, Mati, Kānti, Āryā — (these are) the sixteen powers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.70
नीलजीमूतसंकाशाः करवालकराम्बुजाः । समाः खेटकधारिण्यो युद्धोपक्रान्तमानसाः
nīlajīmūtasaṃkāśāḥ karavālakarāmbujāḥ | samāḥ kheṭakadhāriṇyo yuddhopakrāntamānasāḥ
Resembling dark rain-clouds, with swords in their lotus-hands, all alike, bearing shields, their minds set upon the onset of battle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.71
सेनान्यः सकला एताः श्रीदेव्या जगदीशितुः । प्रतिब्रह्माण्डसंस्थानां शक्तीनां नायिकाः स्मृताः
senānyaḥ sakalā etāḥ śrīdevyā jagadīśituḥ | pratibrahmāṇḍasaṃsthānāṃ śaktīnāṃ nāyikāḥ smṛtāḥ
All these are the generals of the glorious Goddess, the ruler of the world; they are declared to be the leaders of the powers stationed in each several universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.72
ब्रह्माण्डक्षोभकारिण्यो देवीशक्त्युपबृंहिताः । नानारथसमारूढा नानाशक्तिभिरन्विताः
brahmāṇḍakṣobhakāriṇyo devīśaktyupabṛṃhitāḥ | nānārathasamārūḍhā nānāśaktibhiranvitāḥ
Causing the universe to tremble, swollen with the Goddess's power, mounted on various chariots, attended by various powers —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.73
एतत्पराक्रमं वक्तुं सहस्रास्योऽपि न क्षमः । इन्द्रनीलमहासालादग्रे तु बहुविस्तृतः
etatparākramaṃ vaktuṃ sahasrāsyo'pi na kṣamaḥ | indranīlamahāsālādagre tu bahuvistṛtaḥ
Even one with a thousand mouths is unable to tell their valour. Now, in front of the great wall of sapphire, very widely extended,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.74
मुक्ताप्राकार उदितो दशयोजनदैर्घ्यवान् । मध्यभूः पूर्ववत्प्रोक्ता तन्मध्येऽष्टदलाम्बुजम्
muktāprākāra udito daśayojanadairghyavān | madhyabhūḥ pūrvavatproktā tanmadhye'ṣṭadalāmbujam
a rampart of pearl rises, ten yojanas in height. The middle ground is described as before; in the midst of it is an eight-petalled lotus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.75
मुक्तामणिगणाकीर्णं विस्तृतं तु सकेसरम् । तत्र देवीसमाकारा देव्यायुधधराः सदा
muktāmaṇigaṇākīrṇaṃ vistṛtaṃ tu sakesaram | tatra devīsamākārā devyāyudhadharāḥ sadā
strewn with pearls and gems, broad, and provided with filaments. There, forms like the Goddess's own, always bearing the Goddess's weapons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.76
सम्प्रोक्ता अष्टमन्त्रिण्यो जगद्वार्ताप्रबोधिकाः । देवीसमानभोगास्ता इङ्गितज्ञास्तु पण्डिताः
samproktā aṣṭamantriṇyo jagadvārtāprabodhikāḥ | devīsamānabhogāstā iṅgitajñāstu paṇḍitāḥ
are declared to be the eight female ministers, who make known the news of the world; they share the Goddess's enjoyments, they understand a hint, and are learned,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.77
कुशलाः सर्वकार्येषु स्वामिकार्यपरायणाः । देव्यभिप्रायबोध्यस्ताश्चतुरा अतिसुन्दराः
kuśalāḥ sarvakāryeṣu svāmikāryaparāyaṇāḥ | devyabhiprāyabodhyastāścaturā atisundarāḥ
skilled in all affairs, devoted to their mistress's business, discerning the Goddess's intention, clever and exceedingly beautiful,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.78
नानाशक्तिसमायुक्ताः प्रतिब्रह्माण्डवर्तिनाम् । प्राणिनां ताः समाचारं ज्ञानशक्त्या विदन्ति च
nānāśaktisamāyuktāḥ pratibrahmāṇḍavartinām | prāṇināṃ tāḥ samācāraṃ jñānaśaktyā vidanti ca
endowed with various powers; and by their power of knowledge they know the whole conduct of the living beings dwelling in each several universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.79
तासां नामानि वक्ष्यामि मत्तः शृणु नृपोत्तम । अनङ्गकुसुमा प्रोक्ताप्यनङ्गकुसुमातुरा
tāsāṃ nāmāni vakṣyāmi mattaḥ śṛṇu nṛpottama | anaṅgakusumā proktāpyanaṅgakusumāturā
I shall tell their names; hear them from me, best of kings: Anaṅgakusumā is named, and Anaṅgakusumāturā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.80
अनङ्गमदना तद्वदनङ्गमदनातुरा । भुवनपाला गगनवेगा चैव ततः परम्
anaṅgamadanā tadvadanaṅgamadanāturā | bhuvanapālā gaganavegā caiva tataḥ param
Anaṅgamadanā, and likewise Anaṅgamadanāturā, Bhuvanapālā, and Gaganavegā thereafter,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.81
शशिरेखा च गगनरेखा चैव ततः परम् । पाशाङ्कुशवराभीतिधरा अरुणविग्रहाः
śaśirekhā ca gaganarekhā caiva tataḥ param | pāśāṅkuśavarābhītidharā aruṇavigrahāḥ
and Śaśirekhā, and Gaganarekhā thereafter. They hold noose, goad, the boon-gesture and the fear-dispelling gesture, and their bodies are red.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.82
विश्वसम्बन्धिनीं वार्तां बोधयन्ति प्रतिक्षणम् । मुक्तासालादग्रभागे महामारकतोऽपरः
viśvasambandhinīṃ vārtāṃ bodhayanti pratikṣaṇam | muktāsālādagrabhāge mahāmārakato'paraḥ
At every moment they report the news concerning the universe. In the region in front of the pearl wall there is another, of great emerald,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.83
सालोत्तमः समुद्दिष्टो दशयोजनदैर्घ्यवान् । नानासौभाग्यसंयुक्तो नानाभोगसमन्वितः
sālottamaḥ samuddiṣṭo daśayojanadairghyavān | nānāsaubhāgyasaṃyukto nānābhogasamanvitaḥ
declared to be the finest of walls, ten yojanas in height, joined with manifold splendour and furnished with manifold delights.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.84
मध्यभूस्तादृशी प्रोक्ता सदनानि तथैव च । षट्कोणमत्र विस्तीर्णं कोणस्था देवताः शृणु
madhyabhūstādṛśī proktā sadanāni tathaiva ca | ṣaṭkoṇamatra vistīrṇaṃ koṇasthā devatāḥ śṛṇu
The middle ground is described as of the same sort, and so too the dwellings. Here a hexagram is spread out; hear (of) the deities stationed in its corners.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.85
पूर्वकोणे चतुर्वक्त्रो गायत्रीसहितो विधिः । कुण्डिकाक्षगुणाभीतिदण्डायुधधरः परः
pūrvakoṇe caturvaktro gāyatrīsahito vidhiḥ | kuṇḍikākṣaguṇābhītidaṇḍāyudhadharaḥ paraḥ
In the eastern corner is the four-faced Ordainer (Brahmā) together with Gāyatrī, that supreme one holding water-pot, rosary, the fear-dispelling gesture, staff, and weapon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.86
तदायुधधरा देवी गायत्री परदेवता । वेदाः सर्वे मूर्तिमन्तः शास्त्राणि विविधानि च
tadāyudhadharā devī gāyatrī paradevatā | vedāḥ sarve mūrtimantaḥ śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca
Holding those same weapons is the goddess Gāyatrī, the supreme deity. All the Vedas embodied, and the various treatises,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.87
स्मृतयश्च पुराणानि मूर्तिमन्ति वसन्ति हि । ये ब्रह्मविग्रहाः सन्ति गायत्रीविग्रहाश्च ये
smṛtayaśca purāṇāni mūrtimanti vasanti hi | ye brahmavigrahāḥ santi gāyatrīvigrahāśca ye
and the Smṛtis and the Purāṇas dwell there embodied. Those that are Brahmā's forms, and those that are Gāyatrī's forms,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.88
व्याहृतीनां विग्रहाश्च ते नित्यं तत्र सन्ति हि । रक्षःकोणे शङ्खचक्रगदाम्बुजकराम्बुजा
vyāhṛtīnāṃ vigrahāśca te nityaṃ tatra santi hi | rakṣaḥkoṇe śaṅkhacakragadāmbujakarāmbujā
and those that are the forms of the vyāhṛtis — they are always present there. In the southwestern corner, she who holds conch, discus, mace and lotus in her lotus-hands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.89
सावित्री वर्तते तत्र महाविष्णुश्च तादृशः । ये विष्णुविग्रहाः सन्ति मत्स्यकूर्मादयोऽखिलाः
sāvitrī vartate tatra mahāviṣṇuśca tādṛśaḥ | ye viṣṇuvigrahāḥ santi matsyakūrmādayo'khilāḥ
Sāvitrī abides there, and Mahāviṣṇu likewise; and all the embodied forms of Viṣṇu that there are — Matsya, Kūrma and the rest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.90
सावित्रीविग्रहा ये च ते सर्वे तत्र सन्ति हि । वायुकोणे परश्वक्षमालाभयवरान्वितः
sāvitrīvigrahā ye ca te sarve tatra santi hi | vāyukoṇe paraśvakṣamālābhayavarānvitaḥ
and whatever embodied forms of Sāvitrī there are, all of them are indeed there. In the Vāyu corner (northwest), holding an axe, a rosary, and (making the gestures of) fearlessness and boon-giving,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.91
महारुद्रो वर्ततेऽत्र सरस्वत्यपि तादृशी । ये ये तु रुद्रभेदाः स्युर्दक्षिणास्यादयो नृप
mahārudro vartate'tra sarasvatyapi tādṛśī | ye ye tu rudrabhedāḥ syurdakṣiṇāsyādayo nṛpa
Mahārudra abides here, and Sarasvatī too, of like form; and whatever distinct forms of Rudra there may be — Dakṣiṇāsya (the south-faced) and the rest, O king —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.92
गौरीभेदाश्च ये सर्वे ते तत्र निवसन्ति हि । चतुःषष्ट्यागमा ये च ये चान्येऽप्यागमाः स्मृताः
gaurībhedāśca ye sarve te tatra nivasanti hi | catuḥṣaṣṭyāgamā ye ca ye cānye'pyāgamāḥ smṛtāḥ
and all the distinct forms of Gaurī — they dwell there indeed; and the sixty-four Āgamas, and whatever other Āgamas are recorded,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.93
ते सर्वे मूर्तिमन्तश्च तत्रैव निवसन्ति हि । अग्निकोणे रत्नकुम्भं तथा मणिकरण्डकम्
te sarve mūrtimantaśca tatraiva nivasanti hi | agnikoṇe ratnakumbhaṃ tathā maṇikaraṇḍakam
all those too, in embodied form, dwell right there. In the fire corner (southeast), a jewelled pot and likewise a casket of gems
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.94
दधानो निजहस्ताभ्यां कुबेरो धनदायकः । नानावीथीसमायुक्तो महालक्ष्मीसमन्वितः
dadhāno nijahastābhyāṃ kubero dhanadāyakaḥ | nānāvīthīsamāyukto mahālakṣmīsamanvitaḥ
holding in his own two hands, Kubera, the giver of wealth, provided with many streets (of dwellings), accompanied by Mahālakṣmī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.95
देव्या निधिपतिस्त्वास्ते स्वगुणैः परिवेष्टितः । वारुणे तु महाकोणे मदनो रतिसंयुतः
devyā nidhipatistvāste svaguṇaiḥ pariveṣṭitaḥ | vāruṇe tu mahākoṇe madano ratisaṃyutaḥ
the lord of treasures abides (there) by the Goddess, surrounded by his own attributes. But in the great western corner, Madana (Kāma) together with Rati,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.96
पाशाङ्कुशधनुर्बाणधरो नित्यं विराजते । शृङ्गारा मूर्तिमन्तस्तु तत्र सन्निहिताः सदा
pāśāṅkuśadhanurbāṇadharo nityaṃ virājate | śṛṅgārā mūrtimantastu tatra sannihitāḥ sadā
bearing noose, goad, bow and arrow, shines forever; and the erotic sentiments (śṛṅgāras), in embodied form, are always present there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.97
ईशानकोणे विघ्नेशो नित्यं पुष्टिसमन्वितः । पाशाङ्कुशधरो वीरो विघ्नहर्ता विराजते
īśānakoṇe vighneśo nityaṃ puṣṭisamanvitaḥ | pāśāṅkuśadharo vīro vighnahartā virājate
In the Īśāna corner (northeast), the lord of obstacles, always accompanied by Puṣṭi, bearing noose and goad, the hero, the remover of obstacles, shines forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.98
विभूतयो गणेशस्य या याः सन्ति नृपोत्तम । ताः सर्वा निवसन्त्यत्र महैश्वर्यसमन्विताः
vibhūtayo gaṇeśasya yā yāḥ santi nṛpottama | tāḥ sarvā nivasantyatra mahaiśvaryasamanvitāḥ
Whatever powers of Gaṇeśa there are, O best of kings, all of them dwell there, endowed with great sovereignty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.99
प्रतिब्रह्माण्डसंस्थानां ब्रह्मादीनां समष्टयः । एते ब्रह्मादयः प्रोक्ताः सेवन्ते जगदीश्वरीम्
pratibrahmāṇḍasaṃsthānāṃ brahmādīnāṃ samaṣṭayaḥ | ete brahmādayaḥ proktāḥ sevante jagadīśvarīm
These aforesaid Brahmā and the rest are the aggregates of the Brahmās and others stationed in each individual universe; they serve the Mistress of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.100
महामारकतस्याग्रे शतयोजनदैर्घ्यवान् । प्रवालसालोऽस्त्यपरः कुङ्कुमारुणविग्रहः
mahāmārakatasyāgre śatayojanadairghyavān | pravālasālo'styaparaḥ kuṅkumāruṇavigrahaḥ
In front of the great emerald (rampart) there is another rampart of coral, a hundred yojanas in length, its body red as saffron.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.101
मध्यभूस्तादृशी प्रोक्ता सदनानि च पूर्ववत् । तन्मध्ये पञ्चभूतानां स्वामिन्यः पञ्च सन्ति च
madhyabhūstādṛśī proktā sadanāni ca pūrvavat | tanmadhye pañcabhūtānāṃ svāminyaḥ pañca santi ca
The middle ground is said to be of the same sort, and the dwellings as before; and in the midst of it are the five mistresses of the five elements.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.102
हृल्लेखा गगना रक्ता चतुर्थी तु करालिका । महोच्छुष्मा पञ्चमी च पञ्चभूतसमप्रभाः
hṛllekhā gaganā raktā caturthī tu karālikā | mahocchuṣmā pañcamī ca pañcabhūtasamaprabhāḥ
Hṛllekhā, Gaganā, Raktā, and the fourth Karālikā, and the fifth Mahocchuṣmā — equal in radiance to the five elements,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.103
पाशाङ्कुशवराभीतिधारिण्योऽमितभूषणाः । देवीसमानवेषाढ्या नवयौवनगर्विताः
pāśāṅkuśavarābhītidhāriṇyo'mitabhūṣaṇāḥ | devīsamānaveṣāḍhyā navayauvanagarvitāḥ
bearing noose, goad, and (the gestures of) boon and fearlessness, with measureless ornaments, richly clad in garb like the Goddess's, proud with fresh youth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.104
प्रवालसालादग्रे तु नवरत्नविनिर्मितः । बहुयोजनविस्तीर्णो महासालोऽस्ति भूमिप
pravālasālādagre tu navaratnavinirmitaḥ | bahuyojanavistīrṇo mahāsālo'sti bhūmipa
In front of the coral rampart there is a great rampart made of the nine gems, extending many yojanas, O ruler of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.105
तत्र चाम्नायदेवीनां सदनानि बहून्यपि । नवरत्नमयान्येव तडागाश्च सरांसि च
tatra cāmnāyadevīnāṃ sadanāni bahūnyapi | navaratnamayānyeva taḍāgāśca sarāṃsi ca
And there are many dwellings of the Āmnāya goddesses, made of the nine gems indeed, and ponds and lakes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.106
श्रीदेव्या येऽवताराः स्युस्ते तत्र निवसन्ति हि । महाविद्या महाभेदाः सन्ति तत्रैव भूमिप
śrīdevyā ye'vatārāḥ syuste tatra nivasanti hi | mahāvidyā mahābhedāḥ santi tatraiva bhūmipa
Whatever incarnations of Śrīdevī there may be, they dwell there; the great Vidyās and the great divisions (of her) are right there, O ruler of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.107
निजावरणदेवीभिर्निजभूषणवाहनैः । सर्वदेव्यो विराजन्ते कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभाः
nijāvaraṇadevībhirnijabhūṣaṇavāhanaiḥ | sarvadevyo virājante koṭisūryasamaprabhāḥ
With their own attendant goddesses of the enclosures, with their own ornaments and mounts, all the goddesses shine, radiant as ten million suns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.108
सप्तकोटिमहामन्त्रदेवताः सन्ति तत्र हि । नवरत्नमयादग्रे चिन्तामणिगृहं महत्
saptakoṭimahāmantradevatāḥ santi tatra hi | navaratnamayādagre cintāmaṇigṛhaṃ mahat
The deities of the seventy million great mantras are there indeed. In front of the (rampart) made of the nine gems is the great house of the wish-granting gem.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.109
तत्रत्यं वस्तुमात्रं तु चिन्तामणिविनिर्मितम् । सूर्योद्गारोपलैस्तद्वच्चन्द्रोद्गारोपलैस्तथा
tatratyaṃ vastumātraṃ tu cintāmaṇivinirmitam | sūryodgāropalaistadvaccandrodgāropalaistathā
And every single object there is fashioned of wish-granting gems (cintāmaṇi) — likewise of sun-emitting stones and of moon-emitting stones,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 12 11.110
विद्युत्प्रभोपलैः स्तम्भाः कल्पितास्तु सहस्रशः । येषां प्रभाभिरन्तःस्थं वस्तु किञ्चिन्न दृश्यते
vidyutprabhopalaiḥ stambhāḥ kalpitāstu sahasraśaḥ | yeṣāṃ prabhābhirantaḥsthaṃ vastu kiñcinna dṛśyate
and pillars, by the thousand, are fashioned of lightning-radiance stones, by whose radiance no object standing within (them) is visible at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition