Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 12 — Chapter 2
DB 12 2.1
गायत्रिशक्त्यादिप्रतिपादनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच वर्णानां शक्तयः काश्च ताः शृणुष्व महामुने । वामदेवी प्रिया सत्या विश्वा भद्रविलासिनी
gāyatriśaktyādipratipādanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca varṇānāṃ śaktayaḥ kāśca tāḥ śṛṇuṣva mahāmune | vāmadevī priyā satyā viśvā bhadravilāsinī
(Exposition of the powers etc. of the Gāyatrī.) Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Hear, O great sage, what the powers of the syllables are: Vāmadevī, Priyā, Satyā, Viśvā, Bhadravilāsinī,
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DB 12 2.2
प्रभावती जया शान्ता कान्ता दुर्गा सरस्वती । विद्रुमा च विशालेशा व्यापिनी विमला तथा
prabhāvatī jayā śāntā kāntā durgā sarasvatī | vidrumā ca viśāleśā vyāpinī vimalā tathā
Prabhāvatī, Jayā, Śāntā, Kāntā, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Vidrumā, Viśāleśā, Vyāpinī, and Vimalā,
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DB 12 2.3
तमोऽपहारिणी सूक्ष्मा विश्वयोनिर्जया वशा । पद्मालया परा शोभा भद्रा च त्रिपदा स्मृता
tamo'pahāriṇī sūkṣmā viśvayonirjayā vaśā | padmālayā parā śobhā bhadrā ca tripadā smṛtā
Tamo'pahāriṇī, Sūkṣmā, Viśvayoni, Jayā, Vaśā, Padmālayā, Parā, Śobhā, and Bhadrā—(these) are known as Tripadā (the three-footed one's powers).
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DB 12 2.4
चतुर्विंशतिवर्णानां शक्तयः समुदाहृताः । अतः परं वर्णवर्णान्व्याहरामि यथातथम्
caturviṃśativarṇānāṃ śaktayaḥ samudāhṛtāḥ | ataḥ paraṃ varṇavarṇānvyāharāmi yathātatham
The powers of the twenty-four syllables have been enumerated. Next I shall declare, exactly as it is, the colour of each syllable.
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DB 12 2.5
चम्पका अतसीपुष्पसन्निभं विद्रुमं तथा । स्फटिकाकारकं चैव पद्मपुष्पसमप्रभम्
campakā atasīpuṣpasannibhaṃ vidrumaṃ tathā | sphaṭikākārakaṃ caiva padmapuṣpasamaprabham
Like the campaka, like the flax flower, likewise coral-coloured, of crystal form, and of a lustre equal to the lotus flower,
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DB 12 2.6
तरुणादित्यसङ्काशं शङ्खकुन्देन्दुसन्निभम् । प्रवालपद्यपत्राभं पद्मरागसमप्रभम्
taruṇādityasaṅkāśaṃ śaṅkhakundendusannibham | pravālapadyapatrābhaṃ padmarāgasamaprabham
resembling the young (rising) sun, like conch, jasmine and moon, with the sheen of coral and lotus-petal, of lustre equal to the ruby,
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DB 12 2.7
इन्द्रनीलमणिप्रख्यं मौक्तिकं कुङ्कुमप्रभम् । अञ्जनाभं च रक्तं च वैदूर्यं क्षौद्रसन्निभम्
indranīlamaṇiprakhyaṃ mauktikaṃ kuṅkumaprabham | añjanābhaṃ ca raktaṃ ca vaidūryaṃ kṣaudrasannibham
like the sapphire gem, pearl-(white), of saffron lustre, like collyrium, red, beryl-(coloured), like honey,
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DB 12 2.8
हारिद्रं कुन्ददुग्धाभं रविकान्तिसमप्रभम् । शुकपुच्छनिभं तद्वच्छतपत्रनिभं तथा
hāridraṃ kundadugdhābhaṃ ravikāntisamaprabham | śukapucchanibhaṃ tadvacchatapatranibhaṃ tathā
turmeric-(yellow), like jasmine and milk, of a lustre equal to the sun's radiance, like a parrot's tail, and likewise like the hundred-petalled lotus,
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DB 12 2.9
केतकीपुष्पसंकाशं मल्लिकाकुसुमप्रभम् । करवीरश्च इत्येते क्रमेण परिकीर्तिताः
ketakīpuṣpasaṃkāśaṃ mallikākusumaprabham | karavīraśca ityete krameṇa parikīrtitāḥ
resembling the ketakī flower, of the lustre of the mallikā blossom, and oleander—these have been proclaimed in order.
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DB 12 2.10
वर्णाः प्रोक्ताश्च वर्णानां महापापविशोधनाः । पृथिव्यापस्तथा तेजो वायुराकाश एव च
varṇāḥ proktāśca varṇānāṃ mahāpāpaviśodhanāḥ | pṛthivyāpastathā tejo vāyurākāśa eva ca
Thus the colours of the syllables have been declared, which cleanse away great sins. Earth, water, likewise fire, air and space,
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DB 12 2.11
गन्धो रसश्च रूपं च शब्दः स्पर्शस्तथैव च । उपस्थं पायुपादं च पाणी वागपि च क्रमात्
gandho rasaśca rūpaṃ ca śabdaḥ sparśastathaiva ca | upasthaṃ pāyupādaṃ ca pāṇī vāgapi ca kramāt
smell, taste, form, sound and likewise touch, the generative organ, the anus, the feet, the hands, and speech too, in order,
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DB 12 2.12
प्राणं जिह्वा च चक्षुश्च त्वक्श्रोत्रं च ततः परम् । प्राणोऽपानस्तथा व्यानः समानश्च ततः परम्
prāṇaṃ jihvā ca cakṣuśca tvakśrotraṃ ca tataḥ param | prāṇo'pānastathā vyānaḥ samānaśca tataḥ param
the nose, the tongue, the eye, the skin and the ear, and after that prāṇa, apāna, likewise vyāna, and then samāna,
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DB 12 2.13
तत्त्वान्येतानि वर्णानां क्रमशः कीर्तितानि तु । अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि वर्णमुद्राः कमेण तु
tattvānyetāni varṇānāṃ kramaśaḥ kīrtitāni tu | ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi varṇamudrāḥ kameṇa tu
These elements (tattvas) of the syllables have been declared in order. Next I shall proclaim the hand-gestures (mudrās) of the syllables in sequence.
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DB 12 2.14
सुमुखं सम्पुटं चैव विततं विस्मृतं तथा । द्विमुखं त्रिमुखं चैव चतुःपञ्चमुखं तथा
sumukhaṃ sampuṭaṃ caiva vitataṃ vismṛtaṃ tathā | dvimukhaṃ trimukhaṃ caiva catuḥpañcamukhaṃ tathā
Sumukha, sampuṭa, vitata, vismṛta, likewise dvimukha, trimukha, and catuḥmukha and pañcamukha likewise,
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DB 12 2.15
षण्मुखाधोमुखं चैव व्यापकाज्जलिकं तथा । शकटं यमपाशं च ग्रथितं सन्मुखोन्मुखम्
ṣaṇmukhādhomukhaṃ caiva vyāpakājjalikaṃ tathā | śakaṭaṃ yamapāśaṃ ca grathitaṃ sanmukhonmukham
ṣaṇmukha, adhomukha, vyāpaka, añjalika likewise, śakaṭa, yamapāśa, grathita, sanmukhonmukha,
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DB 12 2.16
विलम्बं मुष्टिकं चैव मत्स्यं कूर्मं वराहकम् । सिंहाक्रान्तं महाक्रान्तं मुद्गरं पल्लवं तथा
vilambaṃ muṣṭikaṃ caiva matsyaṃ kūrmaṃ varāhakam | siṃhākrāntaṃ mahākrāntaṃ mudgaraṃ pallavaṃ tathā
vilamba, muṣṭika, matsya, kūrma, varāhaka, siṃhākrānta, mahākrānta, mudgara, and pallava likewise,
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DB 12 2.17
त्रिशूलयोनी सुरभिश्चाक्षमाला च लिङ्गकम् । अम्बुजं च महामुद्रास्तुर्यरूपाः प्रकीर्तिताः
triśūlayonī surabhiścākṣamālā ca liṅgakam | ambujaṃ ca mahāmudrāsturyarūpāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
triśūla, yoni, surabhi, akṣamālā, liṅgaka and ambuja—(these) great mudrās are proclaimed as the forms of the fourth (state).
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DB 12 2.18
इत्येताः कीर्तिता मुद्रा वर्णानां ते महामुने । महापापक्षयकराः कीर्तिदाः कान्तिदा मुने
ityetāḥ kīrtitā mudrā varṇānāṃ te mahāmune | mahāpāpakṣayakarāḥ kīrtidāḥ kāntidā mune
Thus these mudrās of the syllables have been declared to you, O great sage—destroyers of great sin, givers of fame, givers of beauty, O sage.
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