Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 2 — Chapter 2
DB 2 2.1
व्यासजन्मवर्णनम् सूत उवाच एकदा तीर्थयात्रायां व्रजन् पाराशरो मुनिः । आजगाम महातेजाः कालिन्द्यास्तटमुत्तमम्
vyāsajanmavarṇanam sūta uvāca ekadā tīrthayātrāyāṃ vrajan pārāśaro muniḥ | ājagāma mahātejāḥ kālindyāstaṭamuttamam
The Description of Vyāsa's Birth. Sūta said: Once, travelling on a pilgrimage to holy places, the sage, son of Parāśara, of great splendour, came to the excellent bank of the Kālindī (Yamunā).
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DB 2 2.2
निषादमाह धर्मात्मा कुर्वन्तं भोजनं तदा । प्रापयस्व परं पारं कालिन्द्या उडुपेन माम् द्वितीयस्कन्धे व्यासजन्मवर्णनं नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः
niṣādamāha dharmātmā kurvantaṃ bhojanaṃ tadā | prāpayasva paraṃ pāraṃ kālindyā uḍupena mām dvitīyaskandhe vyāsajanmavarṇanaṃ nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ
Then the righteous one said to the fisherman, who was preparing food: "Take me across to the far shore of the Kālindī by boat." — Chapter Two, called The Description of Vyāsa's Birth, in the Second Book.
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DB 2 2.3
दाशः श्रुत्वा मुनेर्वाक्यं कुर्वाणो भोजनं तटे । उवाच तां सुतां बालां मत्स्यगन्धां मनोरमाम्
dāśaḥ śrutvā munervākyaṃ kurvāṇo bhojanaṃ taṭe | uvāca tāṃ sutāṃ bālāṃ matsyagandhāṃ manoramām
The fisherman, hearing the sage's words while preparing food on the bank, spoke to that young daughter of his, the charming Matsyagandhā:
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DB 2 2.4
उडुपेन मुनिं बाले परं पारं नयस्व ह । गन्तुकामोऽस्ति धर्मात्मा तापसोऽयं शुचिस्मिते
uḍupena muniṃ bāle paraṃ pāraṃ nayasva ha | gantukāmo'sti dharmātmā tāpaso'yaṃ śucismite
"Girl, carry the sage across to the far shore by boat; this righteous ascetic wishes to go, O you of pure smile."
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DB 2 2.5
इत्युक्ता सा तदा पित्रा मत्स्यगन्धाथ वासवी । उडुपे मुनिमासीनं संवाहयति भामिनी
ityuktā sā tadā pitrā matsyagandhātha vāsavī | uḍupe munimāsīnaṃ saṃvāhayati bhāminī
Thus told by her father, Matsyagandhā then, the Vāsavī, the fair woman, ferried the sage seated in the boat.
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DB 2 2.6
व्रजन् सूर्यसुतातोये भावित्वाद्दैवयोगतः । कामार्तस्तु मुनिर्जातो दृष्ट्वा तां चारुलोचनाम्
vrajan sūryasutātoye bhāvitvāddaivayogataḥ | kāmārtastu munirjāto dṛṣṭvā tāṃ cārulocanām
As he travelled on the water of the Sun's daughter (the Yamunā), by what was destined to be and by the conjunction of fate, the sage became stricken with desire on seeing her of the lovely eyes.
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DB 2 2.7
ग्रहीतुकामः स मुनिर्दृष्ट्वा व्यञ्जितयौवनाम् । दक्षिणेन करेणैनामस्पृशद्दक्षिणे करे
grahītukāmaḥ sa munirdṛṣṭvā vyañjitayauvanām | dakṣiṇena kareṇaināmaspṛśaddakṣiṇe kare
Wishing to take hold of her, that sage, seeing her with her youth manifest, touched her right hand with his right hand.
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DB 2 2.8
तमुवाचासितापाङ्गी स्मितपूर्वमिदं वचः । कुलस्य सदृशं वः किं श्रुतस्य तपसश्च किम्
tamuvācāsitāpāṅgī smitapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ | kulasya sadṛśaṃ vaḥ kiṃ śrutasya tapasaśca kim
The dark-cornered-eyed girl said this word to him, prefaced by a smile: "What of this befits your family? What of your learning and your austerity?"
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DB 2 2.9
त्वं वै वसिष्ठदायादः कुलशीलसमन्वितः । किं चिकीर्षसि धर्मज्ञ मन्मथेन प्रपीडितः
tvaṃ vai vasiṣṭhadāyādaḥ kulaśīlasamanvitaḥ | kiṃ cikīrṣasi dharmajña manmathena prapīḍitaḥ
"You indeed are Vasiṣṭha's heir, endowed with (good) family and character; what do you intend to do, O knower of dharma, tormented by the god of love?"
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DB 2 2.10
दुर्लभं मानुषं जन्म भुवि ब्राह्मणसत्तम । तत्रापि दुर्लभं मन्ये ब्राह्मणत्वं विशेषतः
durlabhaṃ mānuṣaṃ janma bhuvi brāhmaṇasattama | tatrāpi durlabhaṃ manye brāhmaṇatvaṃ viśeṣataḥ
"Human birth is hard to obtain on earth, O best of brāhmaṇas; and even therein I hold brāhmaṇa-hood especially hard to obtain."
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DB 2 2.11
कुलेन शीलेन तथा श्रुतेन द्विजोत्तमस्त्वं किल धर्मविच्च । अनार्यभावं कथमागतोऽसि विप्रेन्द्र मां वीक्ष्य च मीनगन्धाम्
kulena śīlena tathā śrutena dvijottamastvaṃ kila dharmavicca | anāryabhāvaṃ kathamāgato'si viprendra māṃ vīkṣya ca mīnagandhām
"By family, by character, and by learning you are surely the foremost of the twice-born and a knower of dharma; how have you come to an ignoble disposition, O lord of brāhmaṇas, upon seeing me who smell of fish?"
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DB 2 2.12
मदीये शरीरे द्विजामोघबुद्धे ॥ शुभं किं समालोक्य पाणिं ग्रहीतुम् । समीपं समायासि कामातुरस्त्वं कथं नाभिजानासि धर्मं स्वकीयम्
madīye śarīre dvijāmoghabuddhe || śubhaṃ kiṃ samālokya pāṇiṃ grahītum | samīpaṃ samāyāsi kāmāturastvaṃ kathaṃ nābhijānāsi dharmaṃ svakīyam
"O twice-born one of futile understanding, what beauty have you seen in my body, that you come near to take my hand? Stricken with desire, how do you not recognize your own dharma?"
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DB 2 2.13
अहो मन्दबुद्धिर्द्विजोऽयं ग्रहीष्य- ञ्जले मग्न एवाद्य मां वै गृहीत्वा । मनो व्याकुलं पञ्चबाणातिविद्धं न कोऽपीह शक्तः प्रतीपं हि कर्तुम्
aho mandabuddhirdvijo'yaṃ grahīṣya- ñjale magna evādya māṃ vai gṛhītvā | mano vyākulaṃ pañcabāṇātividdhaṃ na ko'pīha śaktaḥ pratīpaṃ hi kartum
"Alas, this dull-witted brāhmaṇa, seizing me today right here, sunk in the water, will take hold of me; his mind is confounded, pierced through by the Five-arrowed one (Kāma) — no one here is able to act against it."
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DB 2 2.14
इति सञ्चिन्त्य सा बाला तमुवाच महामुनिम् । धैर्यं कुरु महाभाग परं पारं नयामि वै
iti sañcintya sā bālā tamuvāca mahāmunim | dhairyaṃ kuru mahābhāga paraṃ pāraṃ nayāmi vai
Having thus reflected, that girl said to the great sage: "Have patience, greatly fortunate one; I will indeed take you to the far shore."
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DB 2 2.15
सूत उवाच पराशरस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं हितपूर्वकम् । करं त्यक्त्वा स्थितस्तत्र सिन्धोः पारं गतः पुनः
sūta uvāca parāśarastu tacchrutvā vacanaṃ hitapūrvakam | karaṃ tyaktvā sthitastatra sindhoḥ pāraṃ gataḥ punaḥ
Sūta said: But Parāśara, hearing that speech spoken with (his) welfare in view, let go of her hand and stayed there; then he reached the far side of the stream.
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DB 2 2.16
मत्स्यगन्धां प्रजग्राह मुनिः कामातुरस्तदा । वेपमाना तु सा कन्या तमुवाच पुरःस्थितम्
matsyagandhāṃ prajagrāha muniḥ kāmāturastadā | vepamānā tu sā kanyā tamuvāca puraḥsthitam
Then the sage, stricken with desire, took hold of Matsyagandhā; and that maiden, trembling, said to him standing before her:
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DB 2 2.17
दुर्गन्धाहं मुनिश्रेष्ठ कथं त्वं नोपशङ्कसे । समानरूपयोः कामसंयोगस्तु सुखावहः
durgandhāhaṃ muniśreṣṭha kathaṃ tvaṃ nopaśaṅkase | samānarūpayoḥ kāmasaṃyogastu sukhāvahaḥ
"I am foul-smelling, best of sages — how is it that you feel no misgiving? Sexual union is pleasant only for two of equal appearance."
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DB 2 2.18
इत्युक्तेन तु सा कन्या क्षणमात्रेण भामिनी । कृता योजनगन्धा तु सुरूपा च वरानना
ityuktena tu sā kanyā kṣaṇamātreṇa bhāminī | kṛtā yojanagandhā tu surūpā ca varānanā
Being thus addressed, that maiden, the fair one, was in a mere instant made fragrant for a league (yojana), lovely, and beautiful of face.
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DB 2 2.19
मृगनाभिसुगन्धां तां कृत्वा कान्तां मनोहराम् । जग्राह दक्षिणे पाणौ मुनिर्मन्मथपीडितः
mṛganābhisugandhāṃ tāṃ kṛtvā kāntāṃ manoharām | jagrāha dakṣiṇe pāṇau munirmanmathapīḍitaḥ
Having made her sweet-scented with musk, a charming beloved, the sage, tormented by the god of love, took her by the right hand.
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DB 2 2.20
ग्रहीतुकामं तं प्राह नाम्ना सत्यवती शुभा । मुने पश्यति लोकोऽयं पिता चैव तटस्थितः
grahītukāmaṃ taṃ prāha nāmnā satyavatī śubhā | mune paśyati loko'yaṃ pitā caiva taṭasthitaḥ
To him, who wished to take her, the auspicious woman named Satyavatī said: "Sage, this world is looking on, and my father too stands on the bank.
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DB 2 2.21
पशुधर्मो न मे प्रीतिं जनयत्यतिदारुणः । प्रतीक्षस्व मुनिश्रेष्ठ यावद्भवति यामिनी
paśudharmo na me prītiṃ janayatyatidāruṇaḥ | pratīkṣasva muniśreṣṭha yāvadbhavati yāminī
The way of beasts does not give me pleasure — it is too cruel. Wait, best of sages, until night comes."
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DB 2 2.22
रात्रौ व्यवाय उद्दिष्टो दिवा न मनुजस्य हि । दिवासङ्गे महान् दोषः पश्यन्ति किल मानवाः
rātrau vyavāya uddiṣṭo divā na manujasya hi | divāsaṅge mahān doṣaḥ paśyanti kila mānavāḥ
"Intercourse is prescribed for a human being at night, not by day; in daytime coupling there is great fault — people, surely, are watching.
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DB 2 2.23
कामं यच्छ महाबुद्धे लोकनिन्दा दुरासदा । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्या युक्तमुक्तमुदारधीः
kāmaṃ yaccha mahābuddhe lokanindā durāsadā | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasyā yuktamuktamudāradhīḥ
Restrain your desire, greatly wise one; the world's censure is hard to bear." Hearing that fitting speech of hers, the noble-minded one
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DB 2 2.24
नीहारं कल्पयामास शीघ्रं पुण्यबलेन वै । नीहारे च समुत्पन्ने तटेऽतितमसा युते
nīhāraṃ kalpayāmāsa śīghraṃ puṇyabalena vai | nīhāre ca samutpanne taṭe'titamasā yute
quickly produced a fog by the power of his merit; and when the fog had arisen, the bank being filled with deep darkness,
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DB 2 2.25
कामिनी तं मुनिं प्राह मृदुपूर्वमिदं वचः । कन्याहं द्विजशार्दूल भुक्त्वा गन्तासि कामतः
kāminī taṃ muniṃ prāha mṛdupūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ | kanyāhaṃ dvijaśārdūla bhuktvā gantāsi kāmataḥ
the passionate woman spoke this speech, gentle at the outset, to the sage: "I am a maiden, tiger among twice-born; having enjoyed me you will go as you please.
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DB 2 2.26
अमोघवीर्यस्त्वं ब्रह्मन् का गतिर्मे भवेदिति । पितरं किं ब्रवीम्यद्य सगर्भा चेद्भवाम्यहम्
amoghavīryastvaṃ brahman kā gatirme bhavediti | pitaraṃ kiṃ bravīmyadya sagarbhā cedbhavāmyaham
Your virility is not fruitless, brahmin — what will be my recourse? What shall I say to my father today if I become pregnant?
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DB 2 2.27
त्वं गमिष्यसि भुक्त्वा मां किं करोमि वदस्व तत् । पराशर उवाच कान्तेऽद्य मत्प्रियं कृत्वा कन्यैव त्वं भविष्यसि
tvaṃ gamiṣyasi bhuktvā māṃ kiṃ karomi vadasva tat | parāśara uvāca kānte'dya matpriyaṃ kṛtvā kanyaiva tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi
You will go once you have enjoyed me — what am I to do? Tell me that." Parāśara said: "Beloved, today, after doing what pleases me, you will still be a maiden.
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DB 2 2.28
वृणीष्व च वरं भीरु यं त्वमिच्छसि भामिनि । सत्यवत्युवाच यथा मे पितरौ लोके न जानीतो हि मानद
vṛṇīṣva ca varaṃ bhīru yaṃ tvamicchasi bhāmini | satyavatyuvāca yathā me pitarau loke na jānīto hi mānada
And choose a boon, timid one, whichever you wish, fair lady." Satyavatī said: "So that my parents in the world do not come to know, O giver of honour,
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DB 2 2.29
कन्याव्रतं न मे हन्यात्तथा कुरु द्विजोत्तम । पुत्रश्च त्वत्समः कामं भवेदद्भुतवीर्यवान्
kanyāvrataṃ na me hanyāttathā kuru dvijottama | putraśca tvatsamaḥ kāmaṃ bhavedadbhutavīryavān
and so that my vow of maidenhood is not destroyed — act so, best of the twice-born. And let a son be born, equal to you at will, of wondrous power;
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DB 2 2.30
गन्धोऽयं सर्वदा मे स्याद्यौवनं च नवं नवम् । पराशर उवाच शृणु सुन्दरि पुत्रस्ते विष्ण्वंशसम्भवः शुचिः
gandho'yaṃ sarvadā me syādyauvanaṃ ca navaṃ navam | parāśara uvāca śṛṇu sundari putraste viṣṇvaṃśasambhavaḥ śuciḥ
and let this fragrance be mine always, and youth ever new." Parāśara said: "Listen, beautiful one: your son will be pure, born of a portion of Viṣṇu,
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DB 2 2.31
भविष्यति च विख्यातस्त्रैलोक्ये वरवर्णिनि । केनचित्कारणेनाहं जातः कामातुरस्त्वयि
bhaviṣyati ca vikhyātastrailokye varavarṇini | kenacitkāraṇenāhaṃ jātaḥ kāmāturastvayi
and he will become renowned in the three worlds, O you of excellent complexion. By some cause I have become stricken with desire for you.
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DB 2 2.32
कदापि च न सम्मोहो भूतपूर्वो वरानने । दृष्ट्वा चाप्सरसां रूपं सदाहं धैर्यमावहम्
kadāpi ca na sammoho bhūtapūrvo varānane | dṛṣṭvā cāpsarasāṃ rūpaṃ sadāhaṃ dhairyamāvaham
Never before has such bewilderment occurred (to me), fair-faced one; even on seeing the beauty of the apsarases I always maintained my composure.
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DB 2 2.33
दैवयोगेन वीक्ष्य त्वां कामस्य वशगोऽभवम् । तत्किञ्चित्कारणं विद्धि दैवं हि दुरतिक्रमम्
daivayogena vīkṣya tvāṃ kāmasya vaśago'bhavam | tatkiñcitkāraṇaṃ viddhi daivaṃ hi duratikramam
By the conjunction of fate, on seeing you, I fell under the sway of desire. Know that to be some cause: fate indeed is hard to overcome.
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DB 2 2.34
दृष्ट्वाहं चातिदुर्गन्धां त्वां कथं मोहमाप्नुयाम् । पुराणकर्ता पुत्रस्ते भविष्यति वरानने
dṛṣṭvāhaṃ cātidurgandhāṃ tvāṃ kathaṃ mohamāpnuyām | purāṇakartā putraste bhaviṣyati varānane
And seeing you extremely foul-smelling, how should I have fallen into infatuation? Your son will be the maker of the Purāṇas, fair-faced one,
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DB 2 2.35
वेदविद्भागकर्ता च ख्यातश्च भुवनत्रये । सूत उवाच इत्युक्त्वा तां वशं यातां भुक्त्वा स मुनिसत्तमः
vedavidbhāgakartā ca khyātaśca bhuvanatraye | sūta uvāca ityuktvā tāṃ vaśaṃ yātāṃ bhuktvā sa munisattamaḥ
a knower of the Vedas, the maker of their divisions, and renowned in the three worlds." Sūta said: Having spoken thus, that best of sages, having enjoyed her who had come under his sway,
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DB 2 2.36
जगाम तरसा स्नात्वा कालिन्दीसलिले मुनिः । सापि सत्यवती जाता सद्यो गर्भवती सती
jagāma tarasā snātvā kālindīsalile muniḥ | sāpi satyavatī jātā sadyo garbhavatī satī
the sage bathed in the water of the Kālindī and swiftly departed. And she, Satyavatī, the chaste one, became pregnant at once.
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DB 2 2.37
सुषुवे यमुनाद्वीपे पुत्रं काममिवापरम् । जातमात्रस्तु तेजस्वी तामुवाच स्वमातरम्
suṣuve yamunādvīpe putraṃ kāmamivāparam | jātamātrastu tejasvī tāmuvāca svamātaram
On an island in the Yamunā she gave birth to a son, like a second Kāma. But the moment he was born, being full of splendour, he said to his own mother:
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DB 2 2.38
तपस्येव मनः कृत्वा विविशे चातिवीर्यवान् । गच्छ मातर्यथाकामं गच्छाम्यहमतः परम्
tapasyeva manaḥ kṛtvā viviśe cātivīryavān | gaccha mātaryathākāmaṃ gacchāmyahamataḥ param
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 2 2.39
तपः कर्तुं महाभागे दर्शयिष्यामि वै स्मृतः । मातर्यदा भवेत्कार्यं तव किञ्चिदनुत्तमम्
tapaḥ kartuṃ mahābhāge darśayiṣyāmi vai smṛtaḥ | mātaryadā bhavetkāryaṃ tava kiñcidanuttamam
"(I go) to perform austerity, O greatly blessed one; when called to mind, I will indeed show myself. Mother, whenever some most important task of yours arises—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 2 2.40
स्मर्तव्योऽहं तदा शीघ्रमागमिष्यामि भामिनि । स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु गमिष्यामि त्यक्त्वा चिन्तां सुखं वस
smartavyo'haṃ tadā śīghramāgamiṣyāmi bhāmini | svasti te'stu gamiṣyāmi tyaktvā cintāṃ sukhaṃ vasa
"I am to be remembered then, and I will come quickly, O radiant lady. May it be well with you; I shall go — abandon worry and dwell in ease."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 2.41
इत्युक्त्वा निर्ययौ व्यासः सापि पित्रन्तिकं गता । द्वीपे न्यस्तस्तया बालस्तस्माद्द्वैपायनोऽभवत्
ityuktvā niryayau vyāsaḥ sāpi pitrantikaṃ gatā | dvīpe nyastastayā bālastasmāddvaipāyano'bhavat
Having said this, Vyāsa departed, and she too went to her father's presence. The boy was placed by her on an island, and from that he became Dvaipāyana ("island-born").
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 2.42
जातमात्रो जगामाशु वृद्धिं विष्ण्वंशयोगतः । तीर्थे तीर्थे कृतस्तानश्चचार तप उत्तमम्
jātamātro jagāmāśu vṛddhiṃ viṣṇvaṃśayogataḥ | tīrthe tīrthe kṛtastānaścacāra tapa uttamam
As soon as he was born he quickly came to full growth, through his being joined with a portion of Viṣṇu; and bathing at one sacred ford after another, he practised the highest austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 2.43
एवं द्वैपायनो जज्ञे सत्यवत्यां पराशरात् । चकार वेदशाखाश्च प्राप्तं ज्ञात्वा कलेर्युगम्
evaṃ dvaipāyano jajñe satyavatyāṃ parāśarāt | cakāra vedaśākhāśca prāptaṃ jñātvā kaleryugam
Thus Dvaipāyana was born of Satyavatī from Parāśara; and knowing that the Kali age had arrived, he made the branches of the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 2.44
वेदविस्तारकरणाद्व्यासनामाभवन्मुनिः । पुराणसंहिताश्चक्रे महाभारतमुत्तमम्
vedavistārakaraṇādvyāsanāmābhavanmuniḥ | purāṇasaṃhitāścakre mahābhāratamuttamam
Because he effected the extension (i.e. division) of the Vedas, the sage came to bear the name Vyāsa; he composed the Purāṇa collections and the excellent Mahābhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 2.45
शिष्यानध्यापयामास वेदान्कृत्वा विभागशः । सुमन्तुं जैमिनिं पैलं वैशम्पायनमेव च
śiṣyānadhyāpayāmāsa vedānkṛtvā vibhāgaśaḥ | sumantuṃ jaiminiṃ pailaṃ vaiśampāyanameva ca
Having divided the Vedas into parts, he taught (them) to his disciples — Sumantu, Jaimini, Paila, and Vaiśampāyana as well,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 2.46
असितं देवलं चैव शुकं चैव स्वमात्मजम् । सूत उवाच एतच्च कथितं सर्वं कारणं मुनिसत्तमाः
asitaṃ devalaṃ caiva śukaṃ caiva svamātmajam | sūta uvāca etacca kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kāraṇaṃ munisattamāḥ
(and) Asita Devala, and Śuka, his own son. Sūta said: And all this — the cause (of it) — has been told, O best of sages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 2.47
सत्यवत्याः सुतस्यापि समुत्पत्तिस्तथा शुभा । संशयोऽत्र न कर्तव्यः सम्भवे मुनिसत्तमाः
satyavatyāḥ sutasyāpi samutpattistathā śubhā | saṃśayo'tra na kartavyaḥ sambhave munisattamāḥ
And thus (has been told) the auspicious birth of Satyavatī's son as well. No doubt should be entertained here concerning (his) origin, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 2.48
महतां चरिते चैव गुणा ग्राह्या मुनेरिति । कारणाच्च समुत्पत्तिः सत्यवत्या झषोदरे
mahatāṃ carite caiva guṇā grāhyā muneriti | kāraṇācca samutpattiḥ satyavatyā jhaṣodare
And in the deeds of the great, (only) the good qualities are to be taken up — so too of the sage. And for a (particular) reason Satyavatī's birth came about in the belly of a fish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 2.49
पराशरेण संयोगः पुनः शन्तनुना तथा । अन्यथा तु मुनेश्चित्तं कथं कामाकुलं भवेत्
parāśareṇa saṃyogaḥ punaḥ śantanunā tathā | anyathā tu muneścittaṃ kathaṃ kāmākulaṃ bhavet
(Her) union with Parāśara, and then again with Śantanu — for otherwise how could the sage's mind have become troubled by desire?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 2.50
अनार्यजुष्टं धर्मज्ञः कृतवान्स कथं मुनिः । सकारणेयमुत्पत्तिः कथिताश्चर्यकारिणी
anāryajuṣṭaṃ dharmajñaḥ kṛtavānsa kathaṃ muniḥ | sakāraṇeyamutpattiḥ kathitāścaryakāriṇī
How could that sage, a knower of dharma, have done what (only) the ignoble practice? (Thus) this birth, together with its cause, has been recounted — a wonder-working one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 2.51
श्रुत्वा पापाच्च निर्मुक्तो नरो भवति सर्वथा । य एतच्छुभमाख्यानं शृणोति श्रुतिमान्नरः
śrutvā pāpācca nirmukto naro bhavati sarvathā | ya etacchubhamākhyānaṃ śṛṇoti śrutimānnaraḥ
Having heard (it), a man becomes wholly freed from sin. The attentive man who listens to this auspicious narrative —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 2 2.52
न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति सुखी भवति सर्वदा
na durgatimavāpnoti sukhī bhavati sarvadā
He does not come to an evil destiny, and is happy always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition