Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 12 — Chapter 13
DB 12 13.1
जनमेजयेनाम्बामखकरण-देवीभागवतश्रवणपूर्वकं स्वपित्रुद्धारवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच इति ते कथितं भूप यद्यत्पृष्टं त्वयानघ । नारायणेन यत्प्रोक्तं नारदाय महात्मने
janamejayenāmbāmakhakaraṇa-devībhāgavataśravaṇapūrvakaṃ svapitruddhāravarṇanam vyāsa uvāca iti te kathitaṃ bhūpa yadyatpṛṣṭaṃ tvayānagha | nārāyaṇena yatproktaṃ nāradāya mahātmane
[Janamejaya's performance of the sacrifice to the Mother, preceded by his hearing the Devībhāgavata, and the account of the deliverance of his own father.] Vyāsa said: Thus, O king, has been told to you, O sinless one, whatever you asked—that which was declared by Nārāyaṇa to the great-souled Nārada.
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DB 12 13.2
श्रुत्वैतत्तु महादेव्याः पुराणं परमाद्भुतम् । कृतकृत्यो भवेन्मर्त्यो देव्याः प्रियतमो हि सः
śrutvaitattu mahādevyāḥ purāṇaṃ paramādbhutam | kṛtakṛtyo bhavenmartyo devyāḥ priyatamo hi saḥ
Having heard this most wonderful Purāṇa of the Great Goddess, a mortal becomes one who has accomplished his purpose, and he is indeed most dear to the Goddess.
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DB 12 13.3
कुरु चाम्बामखं राजन् स्वपित्रुद्धरणाय वै । खिन्नोऽसि येन राजेन्द्र पितुर्ज्ञात्वा तु दुर्गतिम्
kuru cāmbāmakhaṃ rājan svapitruddharaṇāya vai | khinno'si yena rājendra piturjñātvā tu durgatim
And perform, O king, the sacrifice to the Mother for the deliverance of your own father—on whose account, O best of kings, you are grieved, having learned of your father's evil state.
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DB 12 13.4
गृहाण त्वं महादेव्या मन्त्रं सर्वोत्तमोत्तमम् । यथाविधिविधानेन जन्मसाफल्यदायकम्
gṛhāṇa tvaṃ mahādevyā mantraṃ sarvottamottamam | yathāvidhividhānena janmasāphalyadāyakam
Receive the mantra of the Great Goddess, the highest of all the high, in accordance with the prescribed rule—(the mantra) that makes one's birth fruitful.
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DB 12 13.5
सूत उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा नृपशार्दूलः प्रार्थयित्वा मुनीश्वरम् । तस्मादेव महामन्त्रं देवीप्रणवसंज्ञकम्
sūta uvāca tacchrutvā nṛpaśārdūlaḥ prārthayitvā munīśvaram | tasmādeva mahāmantraṃ devīpraṇavasaṃjñakam
Sūta said: Hearing that, the tiger among kings entreated the lord of sages, and from him that best of kings received, with the proper procedure of initiation, the great mantra known as the Devī-praṇava.
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DB 12 13.6
दीक्षाविधिं विधानेन जग्राह नृपसत्तमः । तत आहूय धौम्यादीन्नवरात्रसमागमे
dīkṣāvidhiṃ vidhānena jagrāha nṛpasattamaḥ | tata āhūya dhaumyādīnnavarātrasamāgame
The best of kings received the rite of initiation according to the prescribed procedure. Then, summoning Dhaumya and the others at the coming of the nine-night festival,
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DB 12 13.7
अम्बायज्ञं चकाराशु वित्तशाढ्यविवर्जितः । ब्राह्मणैः पाठयामास पुराणं त्वेतदुत्तमम्
ambāyajñaṃ cakārāśu vittaśāḍhyavivarjitaḥ | brāhmaṇaiḥ pāṭhayāmāsa purāṇaṃ tvetaduttamam
he quickly performed the sacrifice to the Mother, free of stinginess with his wealth; and he had the brahmins recite this excellent Purāṇa,
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DB 12 13.8
श्रीदेव्यग्रेऽम्बिकाप्रीत्यै देवीभागवतं परम् । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयामासाप्यसंख्यातान्सुवासिनीः
śrīdevyagre'mbikāprītyai devībhāgavataṃ param | brāhmaṇānbhojayāmāsāpyasaṃkhyātānsuvāsinīḥ
the supreme Devībhāgavata, before the Śrī Devī, for the Mother's pleasure; and he fed brahmins and married women beyond counting,
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DB 12 13.9
कुमारीर्वटुकादींश्च दीनानाथांस्तथैव च । द्रव्यप्रदानैस्तान्सर्वान् सन्तोष्य वसुधाधिपः
kumārīrvaṭukādīṃśca dīnānāthāṃstathaiva ca | dravyapradānaistānsarvān santoṣya vasudhādhipaḥ
and maidens, and boys (vaṭukas) and the rest, and likewise the poor and the helpless; and having satisfied all of them with gifts of goods, the lord of the earth,
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DB 12 13.10
समाप्य यज्ञं संस्थाने संस्थितो यावदेव हि । तावदेव हि चाकाशान्नारदः समवातरत्
samāpya yajñaṃ saṃsthāne saṃsthito yāvadeva hi | tāvadeva hi cākāśānnāradaḥ samavātarat
having completed the sacrifice, was seated in the assembly place — and at that very moment Nārada descended from the sky,
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DB 12 13.11
रणयन्महतीं वीणां ज्वलदग्निशिखोपमः । ससम्भमः समुत्थाय दृष्ट्वा तं नारदं मुनिम्
raṇayanmahatīṃ vīṇāṃ jvaladagniśikhopamaḥ | sasambhamaḥ samutthāya dṛṣṭvā taṃ nāradaṃ munim
making his great lute resound, like a blazing tongue of fire. Rising up in haste, seeing that sage Nārada,
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DB 12 13.12
आसनाद्युपचारैश्च पूजयामास भूमिपः । कृत्वा तु कुशलप्रश्नं पप्रच्छागमकारणम्
āsanādyupacāraiśca pūjayāmāsa bhūmipaḥ | kṛtvā tu kuśalapraśnaṃ papracchāgamakāraṇam
the king honoured him with a seat and the other courtesies; and after asking after his welfare, he inquired the reason for his coming.
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DB 12 13.13
राजोवाच कुत आगमनं साधो ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते । सनाथोऽहं कृतार्थोऽहं त्वदागमनकारणात्
rājovāca kuta āgamanaṃ sādho brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te | sanātho'haṃ kṛtārtho'haṃ tvadāgamanakāraṇāt
The king said: From where have you come, good sir? Tell me, what may I do for you? By the fact of your coming I have found a protector, I have attained my aim.
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DB 12 13.14
इति राज्ञो वचः श्रुत्वा प्रोवाच मुनिसत्तमः । अद्याश्चर्यं मया दृष्टं देवलोके नृपोत्तम
iti rājño vacaḥ śrutvā provāca munisattamaḥ | adyāścaryaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ devaloke nṛpottama
Hearing these words of the king, the best of sages said: Today, O best of kings, a marvel was seen by me in the world of the gods.
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DB 12 13.15
तन्निवेदयितुं प्राप्तस्त्वत्सकाशे सुविस्मितः । पिता ते दुर्गतिं प्राप्तो निजकर्मविपर्ययात्
tannivedayituṃ prāptastvatsakāśe suvismitaḥ | pitā te durgatiṃ prāpto nijakarmaviparyayāt
Greatly amazed, I have come into your presence to report it. Your father had come to an evil state through the reversal of his own deeds;
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DB 12 13.16
स एवायं दिव्यरूपवपुर्भूत्वाधुनैव हि । देवदेवैः स्तुतः सम्यगप्सरोभिः समन्ततः
sa evāyaṃ divyarūpavapurbhūtvādhunaiva hi | devadevaiḥ stutaḥ samyagapsarobhiḥ samantataḥ
and that very same (father), having now become one whose body has a divine form, is fully praised by the gods of gods, surrounded on all sides by apsarases.
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DB 12 13.17
विमानवरमारुह्य मणिद्वीपं गतोऽभवत् । देवीभागवतस्यास्य श्रवणोत्थफलेन च
vimānavaramāruhya maṇidvīpaṃ gato'bhavat | devībhāgavatasyāsya śravaṇotthaphalena ca
Mounting an excellent celestial car, he went to the Jewel Island; by the fruit arising from the hearing of this Devībhāgavata,
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DB 12 13.18
अम्बामखफलेनापि पिता ते सुगतिं गतः । धन्योऽसि कृतकृत्योऽसि जीवितं सफलं तव
ambāmakhaphalenāpi pitā te sugatiṃ gataḥ | dhanyo'si kṛtakṛtyo'si jīvitaṃ saphalaṃ tava
and also by the fruit of the sacrifice to the Mother, your father has gone to a good state. You are blessed, you have accomplished your task, your life has borne fruit.
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DB 12 13.19
नरकादुद्धृतस्तातस्त्वया तु कुलभूषण । देवलोके स्फीतकीर्तिस्तवाद्य विपुलाभवत्
narakāduddhṛtastātastvayā tu kulabhūṣaṇa | devaloke sphītakīrtistavādya vipulābhavat
Your father has been lifted out of hell by you, O ornament of your line; today your fame has become abundant and swollen in the world of the gods.
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DB 12 13.20
सूत उवाच नारदोक्तं समाकर्ण्य प्रेमगद्गदितान्तरः । पपात पादाम्बुजयोर्व्यासस्याद्भुतकर्मणः
sūta uvāca nāradoktaṃ samākarṇya premagadgaditāntaraḥ | papāta pādāmbujayorvyāsasyādbhutakarmaṇaḥ
Sūta said: Having heard what Nārada said, his inward parts choked with love, he fell at the lotus feet of Vyāsa of wondrous deeds.
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DB 12 13.21
तवानुग्रहतो देव कृतार्थोऽहं महामुने । किं मया प्रतिकर्तव्यं नमस्कारादृते तव
tavānugrahato deva kṛtārtho'haṃ mahāmune | kiṃ mayā pratikartavyaṃ namaskārādṛte tava
"By your grace, lord, I have attained my aim, O great sage. What is to be done by me in return, apart from my obeisance to you?
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DB 12 13.22
अनुग्राह्यः सदैवाहमेवमेव त्वया मुने । इति राज्ञो वचः श्रुत्वाप्याशीर्भिरभिनन्द्य च
anugrāhyaḥ sadaivāhamevameva tvayā mune | iti rājño vacaḥ śrutvāpyāśīrbhirabhinandya ca
May I always be one to be favoured by you just in this way, O sage." Hearing these words of the king, and greeting him with blessings,
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DB 12 13.23
उवाच वचनं श्लक्ष्णं भगवान् बादरायणः । राजन्सर्वं परित्यज्य भज देवीपदाम्बुजम्
uvāca vacanaṃ ślakṣṇaṃ bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ | rājansarvaṃ parityajya bhaja devīpadāmbujam
the venerable Bādarāyaṇa spoke gentle words: O king, abandoning everything, worship the lotus feet of the Goddess.
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DB 12 13.24
देवीभागवतं चैव पठ नित्यं समाहितः । अम्बामखं सदा भक्त्या कुरु नित्यमतन्द्रितः
devībhāgavataṃ caiva paṭha nityaṃ samāhitaḥ | ambāmakhaṃ sadā bhaktyā kuru nityamatandritaḥ
And recite the Devībhāgavata constantly, with concentrated mind; always perform the sacrifice to the Mother with devotion, constantly, without slackness.
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DB 12 13.25
अनायासेन तेन त्वं मोक्ष्यसे भवबन्धनात् । सन्त्यन्यानि पुराणानि हरिरुद्रमुखानि च
anāyāsena tena tvaṃ mokṣyase bhavabandhanāt | santyanyāni purāṇāni harirudramukhāni ca
By that you will be released from the bondage of existence without effort. There are other Purāṇas too, headed by those of Hari and Rudra;
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DB 12 13.26
देवीभागवतस्यास्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् । सारमेतत्पुराणानां वेदानां चैव सर्वशः
devībhāgavatasyāsya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm | sārametatpurāṇānāṃ vedānāṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ
They are not worth a sixteenth part of this Devībhāgavata; this is the essence of the Purāṇas and of the Vedas in every respect.
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DB 12 13.27
मूलप्रकृतिरेवैषा यत्र तु प्रतिपाद्यते । समं तेन पुराणं स्यात्कथमन्यन्नृपोत्तम
mūlaprakṛtirevaiṣā yatra tu pratipādyate | samaṃ tena purāṇaṃ syātkathamanyannṛpottama
Since it is precisely the root Nature (mūlaprakṛti) that is expounded here, how could any other Purāṇa be equal to it, O best of kings?
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DB 12 13.28
पाठे वेदसमं पुण्यं यस्य स्याज्जनमेजय । पठितव्यं प्रयत्नेन तदेव विबुधोत्तमैः
pāṭhe vedasamaṃ puṇyaṃ yasya syājjanamejaya | paṭhitavyaṃ prayatnena tadeva vibudhottamaiḥ
That whose recitation yields merit equal to (the recitation of) the Veda, O Janamejaya — that very (text) should be recited with effort by the best of the wise.
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DB 12 13.29
इत्युक्त्वा नृपवर्यं तं जगाम मुनिराट् ततः । जग्मुश्चैव यथास्थानं धौम्यादिमुनयोऽमलाः
ityuktvā nṛpavaryaṃ taṃ jagāma munirāṭ tataḥ | jagmuścaiva yathāsthānaṃ dhaumyādimunayo'malāḥ
Having said this to that foremost of kings, the king of sages then departed; and the spotless sages, Dhaumya and the rest, also went, each to his own place.
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DB 12 13.30
देवीभागवतस्यैव प्रशंसां चक्रुरुत्तमाम् । राजा शशास धरणीं ततः सन्तुष्टमानसः । देवीभागवतं चैव पठच्छृण्वन्तिरन्तरम्
devībhāgavatasyaiva praśaṃsāṃ cakruruttamām | rājā śaśāsa dharaṇīṃ tataḥ santuṣṭamānasaḥ | devībhāgavataṃ caiva paṭhacchṛṇvantirantaram
They offered the highest praise of the Devībhāgavata itself. Then the king, his mind well satisfied, ruled the earth, and constantly recited and heard the Devībhāgavata.
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