Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 2 — Chapter 9

DB 2 9.1

परीक्षिद्राज्ञो गुप्तगृहे वासवर्णनम् परीक्षिदुवाच कामार्तः स मुनिर्गत्वा रुरुः सुप्तो निजाश्रमे । पिता पप्रच्छ दीनं तं किं रुरो विमना असि

parīkṣidrājño guptagṛhe vāsavarṇanam parīkṣiduvāca kāmārtaḥ sa munirgatvā ruruḥ supto nijāśrame | pitā papraccha dīnaṃ taṃ kiṃ ruro vimanā asi

The description of (Parīkṣit's) dwelling in the hidden house of King Parīkṣit. Parīkṣit said: That sage Ruru, tormented by desire, went and lay down in his own hermitage. His father asked him, in his wretched state: "Ruru, why are you downcast?"

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DB 2 9.2

स तमाहातिकामार्तः स्थूलकेशस्य चाश्रमे । कन्या प्रमद्वरा नाम सा मे भार्या भवेदिति

sa tamāhātikāmārtaḥ sthūlakeśasya cāśrame | kanyā pramadvarā nāma sā me bhāryā bhavediti

Sorely tormented by desire, he said to him: "In Sthūlakeśa's hermitage there is a girl named Pramadvarā — may she become my wife."

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DB 2 9.3

स गत्वा प्रमतिस्तूर्णं स्थूलकेशं महामुनिम् । प्रमुह्य सुमुखं कृत्वा ययाचे तां वराननाम्

sa gatvā pramatistūrṇaṃ sthūlakeśaṃ mahāmunim | pramuhya sumukhaṃ kṛtvā yayāce tāṃ varānanām

Pramati went at once to the great sage Sthūlakeśa, and having made his face pleasant (i.e. spoken agreeably), asked for that fair-faced girl.

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DB 2 9.4

ददौ वाचं स्थूलकेशः प्रदास्यामि शुभेऽहनि । विवाहार्थं च सम्भारं रचयामासतुर्वने

dadau vācaṃ sthūlakeśaḥ pradāsyāmi śubhe'hani | vivāhārthaṃ ca sambhāraṃ racayāmāsaturvane

Sthūlakeśa gave his word: "I shall give (her) on an auspicious day." And the two of them prepared the materials for the wedding in the forest.

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DB 2 9.5

प्रमतिः स्थूलकेशश्च विवाहार्थं समुद्यतौ । बभूवतुर्महात्मानौ समीपस्थौ तपोवने

pramatiḥ sthūlakeśaśca vivāhārthaṃ samudyatau | babhūvaturmahātmānau samīpasthau tapovane

Pramati and Sthūlakeśa, the two great-souled ones, were engaged in the wedding preparations, staying close by in the penance-grove.

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DB 2 9.6

तस्मिन्नवसरे कन्या रममाणा गृहाङ्गणे । प्रसुप्तं पन्नगं पादेनास्पृशच्चारुलोचना

tasminnavasare kanyā ramamāṇā gṛhāṅgaṇe | prasuptaṃ pannagaṃ pādenāspṛśaccārulocanā

On that occasion the girl, playing in the courtyard of the house, the lovely-eyed one, touched with her foot a sleeping snake.

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DB 2 9.7

दष्टा तु पन्नगेनाथ सा ममार वराङ्गना । कोलाहलस्तदा जातो मृतां दृष्ट्वा प्रमद्वराम्

daṣṭā tu pannagenātha sā mamāra varāṅganā | kolāhalastadā jāto mṛtāṃ dṛṣṭvā pramadvarām

Bitten by the snake, that beautiful-limbed girl then died; and an outcry arose when they saw Pramadvarā dead.

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DB 2 9.8

मिलिता मुनयः सर्वे चुक्रुशुः शोकसंयुताः । भूमौ तां पतितां दृष्ट्वा पिता तस्यातिदुःखितः

militā munayaḥ sarve cukruśuḥ śokasaṃyutāḥ | bhūmau tāṃ patitāṃ dṛṣṭvā pitā tasyātiduḥkhitaḥ

All the sages gathered and cried out, filled with grief; and her father, seeing her fallen on the ground, was greatly stricken with sorrow.

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DB 2 9.9

रुरोद विगतप्राणां दीप्यमानां सुतेजसा । रुरुः श्रुत्वा तदाक्रन्दं दर्शनार्थं समागतः परीक्षिद्राज्ञो गुप्तगृहे वासवर्णनं नाम नवमोऽध्यायः

ruroda vigataprāṇāṃ dīpyamānāṃ sutejasā | ruruḥ śrutvā tadākrandaṃ darśanārthaṃ samāgataḥ parīkṣidrājño guptagṛhe vāsavarṇanaṃ nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ

He wept for her, lifeless yet shining with her own splendour. Ruru, hearing that wailing, came to see. Thus the ninth chapter, called "The Description of (the) Dwelling in the Hidden House of King Parīkṣit."

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DB 2 9.10

ददर्श पतितां तत्र सजीवामिव कामिनीम् । रुदन्तं स्थूलकेशं च दृष्ट्वान्यानृषिसत्तमान्

dadarśa patitāṃ tatra sajīvāmiva kāminīm | rudantaṃ sthūlakeśaṃ ca dṛṣṭvānyānṛṣisattamān

There he saw the beloved girl fallen, as though still alive, and saw Sthūlakeśa weeping and the other most excellent sages.

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DB 2 9.11

रुरुः स्थानाद्बहिर्गत्वा रुरोद विरहाकुलः । अहो दैवेन सर्पोऽयं प्रेषितः परमाद्भुतः

ruruḥ sthānādbahirgatvā ruroda virahākulaḥ | aho daivena sarpo'yaṃ preṣitaḥ paramādbhutaḥ

Ruru went out from that place and wept, distraught with separation: "Ah, this utterly astonishing snake was sent by fate!

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DB 2 9.12

मम शर्मविघाताय दुःखहेतुरयं किल । किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि मृता मे प्राणवल्लभा

mama śarmavighātāya duḥkhaheturayaṃ kila | kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi mṛtā me prāṇavallabhā

Surely it is the cause of my grief, come to destroy my happiness. What shall I do? Where shall I go? The darling of my life is dead.

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DB 2 9.13

न वै जीवितुमिच्छामि वियुक्तः प्रिययानया । नालिङ्गिता वरारोहा न मया चुम्बिता मुखे

na vai jīvitumicchāmi viyuktaḥ priyayānayā | nāliṅgitā varārohā na mayā cumbitā mukhe

Truly I do not wish to live, parted from this beloved. The fair-hipped one was never embraced by me, nor kissed on the mouth;

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DB 2 9.14

न पाणिग्रहणं प्राप्तं मन्दभाग्येन सर्वथा । लाजाहोमस्तथा चाग्नौ न कृतस्त्वनया सह

na pāṇigrahaṇaṃ prāptaṃ mandabhāgyena sarvathā | lājāhomastathā cāgnau na kṛtastvanayā saha

By me, wretched in fortune, her hand was in no way obtained (in marriage), nor was the parched-grain offering made in the fire together with her.

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DB 2 9.15

मानुष्यं धिगिदं कामं गच्छन्त्वद्य ममासवः । दुःखितस्य न वा मृत्युर्वाञ्छितः समुपैति हि

mānuṣyaṃ dhigidaṃ kāmaṃ gacchantvadya mamāsavaḥ | duḥkhitasya na vā mṛtyurvāñchitaḥ samupaiti hi

Shame on this human condition! Let my breaths depart today. Or rather, death, though longed for, does not come to one who suffers.

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DB 2 9.16

सुखं तर्हि कथं दिव्यमाप्यते भुवि वाञ्छितम् । प्रपतामि ह्रदे घोरे पावके प्रपताम्यहम्

sukhaṃ tarhi kathaṃ divyamāpyate bhuvi vāñchitam | prapatāmi hrade ghore pāvake prapatāmyaham

How then is divine happiness, the thing desired, to be obtained on earth? I shall throw myself into a dreadful pool; I shall throw myself into fire;

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DB 2 9.17

विषमद्मि गले पाशं कृत्वा प्राणांस्त्यजाम्यहम् । विलप्यैवं रुरुस्तत्र विचार्य मनसा पुनः

viṣamadmi gale pāśaṃ kṛtvā prāṇāṃstyajāmyaham | vilapyaivaṃ rurustatra vicārya manasā punaḥ

I shall eat poison; I shall put a noose on my neck and give up my life." Having lamented thus there, Ruru reflected again in his mind,

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DB 2 9.18

उपायं चिन्तयामास स्थितस्तस्मिन्नदीतटे । मरणात्किं फलं मे स्यादात्महत्या दुरत्यया

upāyaṃ cintayāmāsa sthitastasminnadītaṭe | maraṇātkiṃ phalaṃ me syādātmahatyā duratyayā

and standing on that riverbank he pondered a means: "What fruit would come to me from dying? Suicide is hard to get past (i.e. its consequence is inescapable).

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DB 2 9.19

दुःखितश्च पिता मे स्याज्जननी चातिदुःखिता । दैवस्तुष्टो भवेत्कामं दृष्ट्वा मां त्यक्तजीवितम्

duḥkhitaśca pitā me syājjananī cātiduḥkhitā | daivastuṣṭo bhavetkāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā māṃ tyaktajīvitam

My father would be grieved, and my mother greatly grieved; and fate would surely be pleased to see me with my life cast away.

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DB 2 9.20

सर्वः प्रमुदितश्च स्यान्मत्क्षये नात्र संशयः । उपकारः प्रियायाः कः परलोके भवेदपि

sarvaḥ pramuditaśca syānmatkṣaye nātra saṃśayaḥ | upakāraḥ priyāyāḥ kaḥ paraloke bhavedapi

Everyone would rejoice at my destruction — of this there is no doubt. And what benefit would there be for my beloved in the other world?

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DB 2 9.21

मृते मय्यात्मघातेन विरहात्पीडितेऽपि च । परलोके प्रिया सापि न मे स्यादात्मघातिनः

mṛte mayyātmaghātena virahātpīḍite'pi ca | paraloke priyā sāpi na me syādātmaghātinaḥ

"If I die by suicide, though I am tormented by separation, that beloved too will not be mine in the next world, since I would be a self-slayer."

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DB 2 9.22

एतदर्थं मृते दोषा मयि नैवामृते पुनः । विमृश्यैव रुरुस्तत्र स्नात्वाचम्य शुचिः स्थितः

etadarthaṃ mṛte doṣā mayi naivāmṛte punaḥ | vimṛśyaiva rurustatra snātvācamya śuciḥ sthitaḥ

"For this reason there are faults (for me) if I die, but none if I do not die again." Having reflected thus, Ruru bathed there, sipped water, and stood purified.

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DB 2 9.23

अब्रवीद्वचनं कृत्वा जलं पाणावसौ मुनिः । यन्मया सुकृतं किञ्चित्कृतं देवार्चनादिकम्

abravīdvacanaṃ kṛtvā jalaṃ pāṇāvasau muniḥ | yanmayā sukṛtaṃ kiñcitkṛtaṃ devārcanādikam

Taking water in his hand, that sage spoke these words: "Whatever good I have done, whatever worship of the gods and the like I have performed,

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DB 2 9.24

गुरवः पूजिता भक्त्या हुतं जप्तं तपः कृतम् । अधीतास्त्वखिला वेदा गायत्री संस्कृता यदि

guravaḥ pūjitā bhaktyā hutaṃ japtaṃ tapaḥ kṛtam | adhītāstvakhilā vedā gāyatrī saṃskṛtā yadi

if the teachers have been honoured with devotion, if oblations have been offered, recitation done, austerity practised, if all the Vedas have been studied and the Gāyatrī duly consecrated,

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DB 2 9.25

रविराराधितस्तेन सञ्जीवतु मम प्रिया । यदि जीवेन्न मे कान्ता त्यजे प्राणानहं ततः

ravirārādhitastena sañjīvatu mama priyā | yadi jīvenna me kāntā tyaje prāṇānahaṃ tataḥ

if the Sun has been worshipped by me — by that merit let my beloved come to life. If my wife does not live, then I shall give up my life."

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DB 2 9.26

इत्युक्त्वा तज्जलं भूमौ चिक्षेपाराध्य देवताः । राजोवाच एवं विलपतस्तस्य भार्यया दुःखितस्य च

ityuktvā tajjalaṃ bhūmau cikṣepārādhya devatāḥ | rājovāca evaṃ vilapatastasya bhāryayā duḥkhitasya ca

Having said this, he worshipped the gods and threw that water on the ground. The king said: As he was lamenting thus, grieving for his wife,

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DB 2 9.27

देवदूतस्तदाभ्येत्य वाक्यमाह रुरुं ततः । देवदूत उवाच माकार्षीः साहसं ब्रह्मन्कथं जीवेन्मृता प्रिया

devadūtastadābhyetya vākyamāha ruruṃ tataḥ | devadūta uvāca mākārṣīḥ sāhasaṃ brahmankathaṃ jīvenmṛtā priyā

a messenger of the gods then approached and spoke these words to Ruru. The messenger of the gods said: Do not act rashly, Brahmin; how can a dead beloved live?

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DB 2 9.28

गतायुरेषा सुश्रोणी गन्धर्वाप्सरसोः सुता । अन्यां कामय चार्वङ्गीं मृतेयं चाविवाहिता

gatāyureṣā suśroṇī gandharvāpsarasoḥ sutā | anyāṃ kāmaya cārvaṅgīṃ mṛteyaṃ cāvivāhitā

This fair-hipped girl, the daughter of a Gandharva and an Apsaras, has had her lifespan run out. Desire another woman of lovely limbs; this one is dead, and she was not (yet) married.

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DB 2 9.29

किं रोदिषि सुदुर्बुद्धे का प्रीतिस्तेऽनया सह । रुरुरुवाच देवदूत न चान्यां वै वरिष्याम्यहमङ्गनाम्

kiṃ rodiṣi sudurbuddhe kā prītiste'nayā saha | rururuvāca devadūta na cānyāṃ vai variṣyāmyahamaṅganām

Why do you weep, you of very poor understanding? What pleasure have you with her? Ruru said: Messenger of the gods, I will not choose another woman.

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DB 2 9.30

यदि जीवेन्न जीवेद्वा मर्तव्यं चाधुना मया । राजोवाच विदित्वेति हठं तस्य देवदूतो मुदान्वितः

yadi jīvenna jīvedvā martavyaṃ cādhunā mayā | rājovāca viditveti haṭhaṃ tasya devadūto mudānvitaḥ

Whether she lives or does not live, I must die now. The king said: Knowing his obstinacy thus, the messenger of the gods, filled with joy,

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DB 2 9.31

उवाच वचनं तथ्यं सत्यं चातिमनोहरम् । उपायं शृणु विप्रेन्द्र विहितं यत्सुरैः पुरा

uvāca vacanaṃ tathyaṃ satyaṃ cātimanoharam | upāyaṃ śṛṇu viprendra vihitaṃ yatsuraiḥ purā

spoke words that were true, real, and exceedingly charming: "Hear a means, best of Brahmins, that was ordained by the gods of old.

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DB 2 9.32

आयुषोऽर्धप्रदानेन जीवयाशु प्रमद्वराम् । रुरुरुवाच आयुषोऽर्धं प्रयच्छामि कन्यायै नात्र संशयः

āyuṣo'rdhapradānena jīvayāśu pramadvarām | rururuvāca āyuṣo'rdhaṃ prayacchāmi kanyāyai nātra saṃśayaḥ

By giving half your lifespan, quickly bring Pramadvarā to life." Ruru said: I give half my lifespan to the maiden — there is no doubt in this.

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DB 2 9.33

अद्य प्रत्यावृतप्राणा प्रोत्तिष्ठतु मम प्रिया । विश्वावसुस्तदा तत्र विमानेन समागतः

adya pratyāvṛtaprāṇā prottiṣṭhatu mama priyā | viśvāvasustadā tatra vimānena samāgataḥ

"Let my beloved rise up today with her life restored." Then Viśvāvasu came there by an aerial chariot,

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DB 2 9.34

ज्ञात्वा पुत्रीं मृतां चाशु स्वर्गलोकात्प्रमद्वराम् । ततो गन्धर्वराजश्च देवदूतश्च सत्तमः

jñātvā putrīṃ mṛtāṃ cāśu svargalokātpramadvarām | tato gandharvarājaśca devadūtaśca sattamaḥ

having quickly learned from the world of heaven that his daughter Pramadvarā was dead. Then the Gandharva king and the excellent messenger of the gods,

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DB 2 9.35

धर्मराजमुपेत्येदं वचनं प्रत्यभाषताम् । धर्मराज रुरोः पत्नी सुता विश्वावसोस्तथा

dharmarājamupetyedaṃ vacanaṃ pratyabhāṣatām | dharmarāja ruroḥ patnī sutā viśvāvasostathā

approaching the King of Dharma, spoke these words in reply: "King of Dharma, Ruru's wife, the daughter of Viśvāvasu,

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DB 2 9.36

मृता प्रमद्वरा कन्या दष्टा सर्पेण चाधुना । सा रुरोरायुषोऽर्धेन मर्तुकामस्य सूर्यज

mṛtā pramadvarā kanyā daṣṭā sarpeṇa cādhunā | sā rurorāyuṣo'rdhena martukāmasya sūryaja

the maiden Pramadvarā, has just now died, bitten by a snake. Let her, O son of the Sun, by half the lifespan of Ruru, who wishes to die,

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DB 2 9.37

समुत्तिष्ठतु तन्वङ्गी व्रतचर्याप्रभावतः । धर्म उवाच विश्वावसुसुतां कन्यां देवदूत यदीच्छसि

samuttiṣṭhatu tanvaṅgī vratacaryāprabhāvataḥ | dharma uvāca viśvāvasusutāṃ kanyāṃ devadūta yadīcchasi

rise up, the slender-limbed one, by the power of his observance of the vow." Dharma said: Messenger of the gods, if you wish it for the maiden, the daughter of Viśvāvasu,

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DB 2 9.38

उत्तिष्ठत्वायुषोऽर्धेन रुरुं गत्वा त्वमर्पय । राजोवाच एवमुक्तस्ततो गत्वा जीवयित्वा प्रमद्वराम्

uttiṣṭhatvāyuṣo'rdhena ruruṃ gatvā tvamarpaya | rājovāca evamuktastato gatvā jīvayitvā pramadvarām

let her rise up by half his lifespan; go and hand her over to Ruru. The king said: Being told thus, the messenger of the gods then went, revived Pramadvarā,

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DB 2 9.39

रुरोः समर्पयामास देवदूतस्त्वरान्वितः । ततः शुभेऽह्नि विधिना रुरुणापि विवाहिता

ruroḥ samarpayāmāsa devadūtastvarānvitaḥ | tataḥ śubhe'hni vidhinā ruruṇāpi vivāhitā

and in haste presented her to Ruru. Then on an auspicious day she was married by Ruru according to the rite.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 9.40

इत्थं चोपाययोगेन मृताप्युज्जीविता तदा । उपायस्तु प्रकर्तव्यः सर्वथा शास्त्रसम्मतः

itthaṃ copāyayogena mṛtāpyujjīvitā tadā | upāyastu prakartavyaḥ sarvathā śāstrasammataḥ

Thus by the application of a means, though dead she was then brought back to life. A means should indeed be employed in every case, one approved by the scriptures,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 9.41

मणिमन्त्रौषधीभिश्च विधिवत्प्राणरक्षणे । इत्युक्त्वा सचिवान् राजा कल्पयित्वा सुरक्षकान्

maṇimantrauṣadhībhiśca vidhivatprāṇarakṣaṇe | ityuktvā sacivān rājā kalpayitvā surakṣakān

"...and (life) is to be protected duly by gems, mantras and herbs." Having said this to his ministers, the king appointed good guards,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 9.42

कारयित्वाथ प्रासादं सप्तभूमिकमुत्तमम् । आरुरोहोत्तरासूनुः सचिवैः सह तत्क्षणम्

kārayitvātha prāsādaṃ saptabhūmikamuttamam | ārurohottarāsūnuḥ sacivaiḥ saha tatkṣaṇam

and then, having had an excellent seven-storeyed palace built, Uttarā's son climbed it at that very moment together with his ministers.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 9.43

मणिमन्त्रधराः शूराः स्थापितास्तत्र रक्षणे । प्रेषयामास भूपालो मुनिं गौरमुखं ततः

maṇimantradharāḥ śūrāḥ sthāpitāstatra rakṣaṇe | preṣayāmāsa bhūpālo muniṃ gauramukhaṃ tataḥ

Brave men bearing gems and mantras were stationed there for protection; then the king sent the sage Gauramukha,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 9.44

प्रसादार्थं सेवकस्य क्षमस्वेति पुनः पुनः । ब्राह्मणान्सिद्धमन्त्रज्ञान् रक्षणार्थमितस्ततः

prasādārthaṃ sevakasya kṣamasveti punaḥ punaḥ | brāhmaṇānsiddhamantrajñān rakṣaṇārthamitastataḥ

for (Śṛṅgin's) favour, (saying) "forgive your servant" again and again; and brahmins knowing accomplished mantras (he stationed) here and there for protection.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

DB 2 9.45

मन्त्रिपुत्रः स्थितस्तत्र स्थापयामास दन्तिनः । न कश्चिदारुहेत्तत्र प्रासादे चातिरक्षिते

mantriputraḥ sthitastatra sthāpayāmāsa dantinaḥ | na kaścidāruhettatra prāsāde cātirakṣite

The minister's son stayed there and stationed elephants; no one could climb up there, the palace being extremely well guarded.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 9.46

वातोऽपि न चरेत्तत्र प्रवेशे विनिवार्यते । भक्ष्यभोज्यादिकं राजा तत्रस्थश्च चकार सः

vāto'pi na carettatra praveśe vinivāryate | bhakṣyabhojyādikaṃ rājā tatrasthaśca cakāra saḥ

Not even the wind could move there; it was blocked at the entrance. The king, staying there, took his food and drink and the rest,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 9.47

स्तानसन्ध्यादिकं कर्म तत्रैव विनिवर्त्य च । राजकार्याणि सर्वाणि तत्रस्थश्चाकरोन्नृपः

stānasandhyādikaṃ karma tatraiva vinivartya ca | rājakāryāṇi sarvāṇi tatrasthaścākaronnṛpaḥ

and performing there itself the rites of bathing, the twilight worship and so on, the king, staying there, did all the royal business,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 9.48

मन्त्रिभिः सह सम्मन्त्र्य गणयन्दिवसानपि । कश्चिच्च कश्यपो नाम ब्राह्मणो मन्त्रिसत्तमः

mantribhiḥ saha sammantrya gaṇayandivasānapi | kaścicca kaśyapo nāma brāhmaṇo mantrisattamaḥ

taking counsel with the ministers and also counting the days. Now there was a certain brahmin named Kaśyapa, best of counsellors,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 9.49

शुश्राव च तथा शापं प्राप्तं राज्ञा महात्मना । स धनार्थी द्विजश्रेष्ठः कश्यपः समचिन्तयत्

śuśrāva ca tathā śāpaṃ prāptaṃ rājñā mahātmanā | sa dhanārthī dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ kaśyapaḥ samacintayat

and he heard how the curse had been incurred by the great-souled king; that best of twice-born, Kaśyapa, desiring wealth, thought to himself:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 9.50

व्रजामि तत्र यत्रास्ते शप्तो राजा द्विजेन ह । इति कृत्वा मतिं विप्रः स्वगृहान्निःसृतः पथि

vrajāmi tatra yatrāste śapto rājā dvijena ha | iti kṛtvā matiṃ vipraḥ svagṛhānniḥsṛtaḥ pathi

"I shall go there, where the king cursed by the brahmin is." Having made up his mind thus, the brahmin set out from his own house upon the road—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 2 9.51

कश्यपो मन्त्रविद्विद्वान्धनार्थी मुनिसत्तमः

kaśyapo mantravidvidvāndhanārthī munisattamaḥ

Kaśyapa, learned, knowing mantras, best of sages, desiring wealth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition