Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 10
DB 3 10.1
सत्यव्रताख्यानवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच कोऽसौ सत्यव्रतो नाम ब्राह्मणो द्विजसत्तमः । कस्मिन्देशे समुत्पन्नः कीदृशश्च वदस्व मे
satyavratākhyānavarṇanam janamejaya uvāca ko'sau satyavrato nāma brāhmaṇo dvijasattamaḥ | kasmindeśe samutpannaḥ kīdṛśaśca vadasva me
The telling of the tale of Satyavrata. Janamejaya said: Who was that brahmin named Satyavrata, best of the twice-born? In what land was he born, and of what sort was he? Tell me.
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DB 3 10.2
कथं तेन श्रुतः शब्दः कथमुच्चारितः पुनः । सिद्धिश्च कीदृशी जाता तस्य विप्रस्य तत्क्षणात्
kathaṃ tena śrutaḥ śabdaḥ kathamuccāritaḥ punaḥ | siddhiśca kīdṛśī jātā tasya viprasya tatkṣaṇāt
How was the sound heard by him, and how again was it uttered? And what sort of attainment came to that brahmin at that very moment?
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DB 3 10.3
कथं तुष्टा भवानी सा सर्वज्ञा सर्वसंस्थिता । विस्तरेण वदस्वाद्य कथामेतां मनोरमाम्
kathaṃ tuṣṭā bhavānī sā sarvajñā sarvasaṃsthitā | vistareṇa vadasvādya kathāmetāṃ manoramām
How was that Bhavānī, the all-knowing one who abides in all things, pleased? Tell now in full this delightful story.
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DB 3 10.4
सूत उवाच इति पृष्टस्तदा राज्ञा व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः । उवाच परमोदारं वचनं रसवच्छुचि
sūta uvāca iti pṛṣṭastadā rājñā vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ | uvāca paramodāraṃ vacanaṃ rasavacchuci
Sūta said: Thus questioned by the king, Vyāsa, the son of Satyavatī, spoke words most noble, savory and pure.
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DB 3 10.5
व्यास उवाच शृणु राजन् प्रवक्ष्यामि कथां पौराणिकीं शुभाम् । श्रुता मुनिसमाजेषु मया पूर्वं कुरूद्वह
vyāsa uvāca śṛṇu rājan pravakṣyāmi kathāṃ paurāṇikīṃ śubhām | śrutā munisamājeṣu mayā pūrvaṃ kurūdvaha
Vyāsa said: Listen, O king; I shall relate an auspicious tale of ancient lore, which I heard formerly in the assemblies of sages, O scion of the Kurus.
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DB 3 10.6
एकदाऽहं कुरुश्रेष्ठ कुर्वंस्तीर्थाटनं शुचि । सम्प्राप्तो नैमिषारण्यं पावनं मुनिसेवितम्
ekadā'haṃ kuruśreṣṭha kurvaṃstīrthāṭanaṃ śuci | samprāpto naimiṣāraṇyaṃ pāvanaṃ munisevitam
Once, O best of the Kurus, while making a pure pilgrimage to holy places, I reached the Naimiṣa forest, purifying and frequented by sages.
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DB 3 10.7
प्रणम्याहं मुनीन्सर्वान् स्थितस्तत्र वराश्रमे । विधिपुत्रास्तु यत्रासञ्जीवन्मुक्ता महाव्रताः
praṇamyāhaṃ munīnsarvān sthitastatra varāśrame | vidhiputrāstu yatrāsañjīvanmuktā mahāvratāḥ
Having bowed to all the sages, I stayed there in that excellent hermitage, where were the sons of Brahmā (the Creator), liberated while living, of great vows.
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DB 3 10.8
कथाप्रसंग एवासीत्तत्र विप्रसमागमे । जमदग्निस्तु पप्रच्छ मुनीनेवं समास्थितः
kathāprasaṃga evāsīttatra viprasamāgame | jamadagnistu papraccha munīnevaṃ samāsthitaḥ
There, in that gathering of brahmins, a course of conversation arose, and Jamadagni, seated thus, asked the sages.
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DB 3 10.9
जमदग्निरुवाच सन्देहोऽस्ति महाभागा मम चेतसि तापसाः । समाजेषु मुनीनां वै निःसन्देहो भवाम्यहम्
jamadagniruvāca sandeho'sti mahābhāgā mama cetasi tāpasāḥ | samājeṣu munīnāṃ vai niḥsandeho bhavāmyaham
Jamadagni said: O greatly blessed ascetics, there is a doubt in my mind; indeed, in the assemblies of sages I become free of doubt.
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DB 3 10.10
ब्रह्मा विष्णुस्तथा रुद्रो मघवा वरुणोऽनलः । कुबेरः पवनस्त्वष्टा सेनानीश्च गणाधिपः तृतीयस्कन्धे सत्यव्रताख्यानवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः
brahmā viṣṇustathā rudro maghavā varuṇo'nalaḥ | kuberaḥ pavanastvaṣṭā senānīśca gaṇādhipaḥ tṛtīyaskandhe satyavratākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ
Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra, Maghavan (Indra), Varuṇa, Fire, Kubera, Wind, Tvaṣṭā, the general of the army (Skanda), and the lord of the hosts (Gaṇeśa) — [Here ends] the tenth chapter, called the narration of the story of Satyavrata, in the third book.
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DB 3 10.11
सूर्योऽश्विनौ भगः पूषा निशानाथो ग्रहास्तथा । आराधनीयतमः कोऽत्र वाञ्छितार्थफलप्रदः
sūryo'śvinau bhagaḥ pūṣā niśānātho grahāstathā | ārādhanīyatamaḥ ko'tra vāñchitārthaphalapradaḥ
The Sun, the two Aśvins, Bhaga, Pūṣan, the lord of night (Moon), and the planets — who among these is most worthy of worship, the giver of the fruit of one's desired object?
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DB 3 10.12
सुखसेव्यश्च सततं चाशुतोषश्च मानदाः । ब्रुवन्तु मुनयः शीघ्रं सर्वज्ञाः संशितव्रताः
sukhasevyaśca satataṃ cāśutoṣaśca mānadāḥ | bruvantu munayaḥ śīghraṃ sarvajñāḥ saṃśitavratāḥ
And who is easy to serve at all times, and quickly pleased and conferring honor? Let the sages, all-knowing and of strict vows, tell it quickly.
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DB 3 10.13
एवं प्रश्ने कृते तत्र लोमशो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । जमदग्ने शृणुष्वैतद्यत्पृष्टं वै त्वयाऽधुना
evaṃ praśne kṛte tatra lomaśo vākyamabravīt | jamadagne śṛṇuṣvaitadyatpṛṣṭaṃ vai tvayā'dhunā
When the question had thus been put there, Lomaśa spoke these words: O Jamadagni, hear this, what has now been asked by you.
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DB 3 10.14
सेवनीयतमा शक्तिः सर्वेषां शुभमिच्छताम् । परा प्रकृतिराद्या च सर्वगा सर्वदा शिवा
sevanīyatamā śaktiḥ sarveṣāṃ śubhamicchatām | parā prakṛtirādyā ca sarvagā sarvadā śivā
Most worthy of service, for all who desire welfare, is Śakti — supreme, the primordial Nature, present everywhere, always benign.
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DB 3 10.15
देवानां जननी सैव ब्रह्मादीनां महात्मनाम् । आदिप्रकृतिमूलं सा संसारपादपस्य वै
devānāṃ jananī saiva brahmādīnāṃ mahātmanām | ādiprakṛtimūlaṃ sā saṃsārapādapasya vai
She alone is the mother of the gods, of the great-souled ones beginning with Brahmā; she is the primal Nature, the root of the tree of worldly existence.
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DB 3 10.16
स्मृता चोच्चारिता देवी ददाति किल वाञ्छितम् । सर्वदैवार्द्रचित्ता सा वरदानाय सेविता
smṛtā coccāritā devī dadāti kila vāñchitam | sarvadaivārdracittā sā varadānāya sevitā
The Goddess, remembered and uttered, surely gives what is desired; her mind is always tender, and she is served for the granting of boons.
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DB 3 10.17
इतिहासं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृण्वन्तु मुनयः शुभम् । अक्षरोच्चारणादेव यथा प्राप्तं द्विजेन वै
itihāsaṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇvantu munayaḥ śubham | akṣaroccāraṇādeva yathā prāptaṃ dvijena vai
I shall relate an auspicious tale — let the sages listen — how, merely by the pronouncing of a syllable, (a boon) was obtained by a brahmin.
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DB 3 10.18
कोसलेषु द्विजः कश्चिद्देवदत्तेति विश्रुतः । अनपत्यश्चकारेष्टिं पुत्राय विधिपूर्वकम्
kosaleṣu dvijaḥ kaściddevadatteti viśrutaḥ | anapatyaścakāreṣṭiṃ putrāya vidhipūrvakam
Among the Kosalas there was a certain brahmin renowned as Devadatta; being childless, he performed a sacrifice for a son according to the rules.
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DB 3 10.19
तमसातीरमास्थाय कृत्वा मण्डपमुत्तमम् । द्विजानाहूय वेदज्ञान्सत्रकर्मविशारदान्
tamasātīramāsthāya kṛtvā maṇḍapamuttamam | dvijānāhūya vedajñānsatrakarmaviśāradān
Taking his place on the bank of the Tamasā, having built an excellent pavilion, and having summoned brahmins who knew the Vedas and were skilled in the rites of the sacrificial session,
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DB 3 10.20
कृत्वा वेदीं विधानेन स्थापयित्वा विभावसून् । पुत्रेष्टिं विधिवत्तत्र चकार द्विजसत्तमः
kṛtvā vedīṃ vidhānena sthāpayitvā vibhāvasūn | putreṣṭiṃ vidhivattatra cakāra dvijasattamaḥ
having made the altar according to the ordinance and having installed the (sacrificial) fires, that best of brahmins performed the son-producing sacrifice there in due form.
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DB 3 10.21
ब्रह्माणं कल्पयामास सुहोत्रं मुनिसत्तमम् । अध्वर्युं याज्ञवल्क्यं च होतारं च बृहस्पतिम्
brahmāṇaṃ kalpayāmāsa suhotraṃ munisattamam | adhvaryuṃ yājñavalkyaṃ ca hotāraṃ ca bṛhaspatim
He appointed Suhotra, the best of sages, as Brahman priest, Yājñavalkya as Adhvaryu, and Bṛhaspati as Hotṛ,
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DB 3 10.22
प्रस्तोतारं तथा पैलमुद्गातारं च गोभिलम् । सभ्यानन्यान्मुनीन्कृत्वा विधिवत्प्रददौ वसु
prastotāraṃ tathā pailamudgātāraṃ ca gobhilam | sabhyānanyānmunīnkṛtvā vidhivatpradadau vasu
and Paila as Prastotṛ and Gobhila as Udgātṛ; making other sages the assessors, he duly gave (them) wealth.
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DB 3 10.23
उद्गाता सामगः श्रेष्ठः सप्तस्वरसमन्वितम् । रथन्तरमगायत्तु स्वरितेन समन्वितम्
udgātā sāmagaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ saptasvarasamanvitam | rathantaramagāyattu svaritena samanvitam
The udgātā, the best of Sāma-singers, sang the Rathantara (chant) endowed with the seven notes and furnished with the svarita accent.
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DB 3 10.24
तदाऽस्य स्वरभङ्गोऽभूत्कृते श्वासे मुहुर्मुहुः । देवदत्तश्चुकोपाशु गोभिलं प्रत्युवाच ह
tadā'sya svarabhaṅgo'bhūtkṛte śvāse muhurmuhuḥ | devadattaścukopāśu gobhilaṃ pratyuvāca ha
Then, as he drew breath again and again, a break in his note occurred; Devadatta at once grew angry and spoke back to Gobhila.
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DB 3 10.25
मूर्खोऽसि मुनिमुख्याद्य स्वरभङ्गस्त्वया कृतः । काम्यकर्मणि सञ्जाते पुत्रार्थं यजतश्च मे
mūrkho'si munimukhyādya svarabhaṅgastvayā kṛtaḥ | kāmyakarmaṇi sañjāte putrārthaṃ yajataśca me
"You are a fool, O chief of sages! Today a break of the note has been made by you — and that in a rite performed for a desired end, in my sacrifice performed for the sake of a son."
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DB 3 10.26
गोभिलस्तु तदोवाच देवदत्तं सुकोपितः । मूर्खस्ते भविता पुत्रः शठः शब्दविवर्जितः
gobhilastu tadovāca devadattaṃ sukopitaḥ | mūrkhaste bhavitā putraḥ śaṭhaḥ śabdavivarjitaḥ
Then Gobhila, greatly angered, said to Devadatta: "Your son shall be a fool, a cheat, and devoid of speech.
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DB 3 10.27
सर्वप्राणिशरीरे तु श्वासोच्छ्वासः सुदुर्ग्रहः । न मेऽत्र दूषणं किंचित्स्वरभङ्गे महामते
sarvaprāṇiśarīre tu śvāsocchvāsaḥ sudurgrahaḥ | na me'tra dūṣaṇaṃ kiṃcitsvarabhaṅge mahāmate
In the body of every living being breathing in and out is very hard to control; there is no fault of mine here in the breaking of the note, O great-minded one."
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DB 3 10.28
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य गोभिलस्य महात्मनः । शापाद्भीतो देवदत्तस्तमुवाचातिदुःखितः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya gobhilasya mahātmanaḥ | śāpādbhīto devadattastamuvācātiduḥkhitaḥ
Hearing that speech of his, of the great-souled Gobhila, Devadatta, frightened by the curse and greatly grieved, said to him:
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DB 3 10.29
कथं क्रुद्धोऽसि विप्रेन्द्र वृथा मयि निरागसि । अक्रोधना हि मुनयो भवन्ति सुखदाः सदा
kathaṃ kruddho'si viprendra vṛthā mayi nirāgasi | akrodhanā hi munayo bhavanti sukhadāḥ sadā
"Why are you angry, O lord of brahmins, in vain at me who am guiltless? For sages are free from anger and always givers of happiness.
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DB 3 10.30
स्वल्पेऽपराधे विप्रेन्द्र कथं शप्तस्त्वया ह्यहम् । अपुत्रोऽहं सुतप्तः प्राक् तापयुक्तः पुनः कृतः
svalpe'parādhe viprendra kathaṃ śaptastvayā hyaham | aputro'haṃ sutaptaḥ prāk tāpayuktaḥ punaḥ kṛtaḥ
For so slight an offence, O lord of brahmins, how have I been cursed by you? Sonless, I was sorely tormented before; now I have been made afflicted again.
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DB 3 10.31
मूर्खपुत्रादपुत्रत्वं वरं वेदविदो विदुः । तथापि ब्राह्मणो मूर्खः सर्वेषां निन्द्य एव हि
mūrkhaputrādaputratvaṃ varaṃ vedavido viduḥ | tathāpi brāhmaṇo mūrkhaḥ sarveṣāṃ nindya eva hi
Those who know the Vedas hold sonlessness better than a foolish son; and moreover a brahmin who is a fool is indeed blameworthy in the eyes of all.
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DB 3 10.32
पशुवच्छूद्रवच्चैव न योग्यः सर्वकर्मसु । किं करोमीह मूर्खेण पुत्रेण द्विजसत्तम
paśuvacchūdravaccaiva na yogyaḥ sarvakarmasu | kiṃ karomīha mūrkheṇa putreṇa dvijasattama
Like a beast and like a śūdra, he is unfit for all rites. What shall I do here with a foolish son, O best of the twice-born?
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DB 3 10.33
यथा शूद्रस्तथा मूर्खो ब्राह्मणो नात्र संशयः । न पूजार्हो न दानार्हो निन्द्यश्च सर्वकर्मसु
yathā śūdrastathā mūrkho brāhmaṇo nātra saṃśayaḥ | na pūjārho na dānārho nindyaśca sarvakarmasu
As a śūdra, so is a foolish brahmin — there is no doubt of this: he is not worthy of honour, not worthy of gifts, and blameworthy in all rites.
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DB 3 10.34
देशे वै वसमानश्च ब्राह्मणो वेदवर्जितः । करदः शूद्रवच्चैव मन्तव्यः स च भूभुजा
deśe vai vasamānaśca brāhmaṇo vedavarjitaḥ | karadaḥ śūdravaccaiva mantavyaḥ sa ca bhūbhujā
And a brahmin devoid of the Veda who dwells in the land should be considered by the king a payer of tax, just like a śūdra.
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DB 3 10.35
नासने पितृकार्येषु देवकार्येषु स द्विजः । मूर्खः समुपवेश्यश्च कार्यश्च फलमिच्छता
nāsane pitṛkāryeṣu devakāryeṣu sa dvijaḥ | mūrkhaḥ samupaveśyaśca kāryaśca phalamicchatā
That twice-born who is a fool is not to be seated on a seat, nor to be employed, in rites for the fathers or rites for the gods, by one who desires fruit (from them).
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DB 3 10.36
राज्ञा शूद्रसमो ज्ञेयो न योज्यः सर्वकर्मसु । कर्षकस्तु द्विजः कार्यो ब्राह्मणो वेदवर्जितः
rājñā śūdrasamo jñeyo na yojyaḥ sarvakarmasu | karṣakastu dvijaḥ kāryo brāhmaṇo vedavarjitaḥ
By the king he is to be known as equal to a śūdra, not to be employed in any rites; rather that twice-born, a brahmin devoid of the Veda, should be made a plowman.
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DB 3 10.37
विना विप्रेण कर्तव्यं श्राद्धं कुशचटेन वै । न तु विप्रेण मूर्खेण श्राद्धं कार्यं कदाचन
vinā vipreṇa kartavyaṃ śrāddhaṃ kuśacaṭena vai | na tu vipreṇa mūrkheṇa śrāddhaṃ kāryaṃ kadācana
The śrāddha should be performed without a brahmin, with a kuśa-grass figure indeed, but the śrāddha should never be performed with a foolish brahmin.
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DB 3 10.38
आहारादधिकं चान्नं न दातव्यमपण्डिते । दाता नरकमाप्नोति ग्रहीता तु विशेषतः
āhārādadhikaṃ cānnaṃ na dātavyamapaṇḍite | dātā narakamāpnoti grahītā tu viśeṣataḥ
And food beyond (what he) eats should not be given to one who is unlearned; the giver attains hell, and the receiver especially so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.39
धिग्राज्यं तस्य राज्ञो वै यस्य देशेऽबुधा जनाः । पूज्यन्ते ब्राह्मणा मूर्खा दानमानादिकैरपि
dhigrājyaṃ tasya rājño vai yasya deśe'budhā janāḥ | pūjyante brāhmaṇā mūrkhā dānamānādikairapi
Fie on the kingdom of that king in whose land the people are unwise, (and) foolish brahmins are honoured with gifts, respect and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.40
आसने पूजने दाने यत्र भेदो न चाण्वपि । मूर्खपण्डितयोर्भेदो ज्ञातव्यो विबुधेन वै
āsane pūjane dāne yatra bhedo na cāṇvapi | mūrkhapaṇḍitayorbhedo jñātavyo vibudhena vai
Where in seating, in honouring, in giving there is not even a hair's difference — the difference between a fool and a learned man must indeed be recognised by the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.41
मूर्खा यत्र सुगर्विष्ठा दानमानपरिग्रहैः । तस्मिन्देशे न वस्तव्यं पण्डितेन कथञ्चन
mūrkhā yatra sugarviṣṭhā dānamānaparigrahaiḥ | tasmindeśe na vastavyaṃ paṇḍitena kathañcana
Where fools are made very proud by gifts, honours and receipts, in that land a learned man should by no means dwell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.42
असतामुपकाराय दुर्जनानां विभूतयः । पिचुमन्दः फलाढ्योऽपि काकैरेवोपभुज्यते
asatāmupakārāya durjanānāṃ vibhūtayaḥ | picumandaḥ phalāḍhyo'pi kākairevopabhujyate
The prosperities of the wicked serve to benefit bad men: the nimba tree, even though rich in fruit, is enjoyed by crows alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.43
भुक्त्वान्नं वेदविद्विप्रो वेदाभ्यासं करोति वै । क्रीडन्ति पूर्वजास्तस्य स्वर्गे प्रमुदिताः किल
bhuktvānnaṃ vedavidvipro vedābhyāsaṃ karoti vai | krīḍanti pūrvajāstasya svarge pramuditāḥ kila
Having eaten food, a brahmin who knows the Veda does indeed practice recitation of the Veda; his ancestors, delighted, sport in heaven, so it is said.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.44
गोभिलातः विमुक्तं वै त्वया वेदविदुत्तम । संसारे मूर्खपुत्रत्वं मरणादतिगर्हितम्
gobhilātaḥ vimuktaṃ vai tvayā vedaviduttama | saṃsāre mūrkhaputratvaṃ maraṇādatigarhitam
Gobhila said: You have been released, O best of Veda-knowers; in the round of existence, having a foolish son is more blameworthy than death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.45
कृपां कुरु महाभाग शापस्यानुग्रहं प्रति । दीनोद्धारणशक्तोऽसि पतामि तव पादयोः
kṛpāṃ kuru mahābhāga śāpasyānugrahaṃ prati | dīnoddhāraṇaśakto'si patāmi tava pādayoḥ
Show mercy, O greatly fortunate one, in the matter of grace regarding the curse; you are able to lift up the wretched — I fall at your feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.46
लोमश उवाच इत्युक्त्वा देवदत्तस्तु पतितस्तस्य पादयोः । स्तुवन्दीनहृदत्यर्थं कृपणः साश्रुलोचनः
lomaśa uvāca ityuktvā devadattastu patitastasya pādayoḥ | stuvandīnahṛdatyarthaṃ kṛpaṇaḥ sāśrulocanaḥ
Lomaśa said: Having spoken thus, Devadatta fell at his feet, praising him, exceedingly wretched of heart, pitiable, with tear-filled eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.47
गोभिलस्तु तदा तत्र दृष्ट्वा तं दीनचेतसम् । क्षणकोपा महान्तो वै पापिष्ठाः कल्पकोपनाः
gobhilastu tadā tatra dṛṣṭvā taṃ dīnacetasam | kṣaṇakopā mahānto vai pāpiṣṭhāḥ kalpakopanāḥ
But Gobhila then, seeing him there downcast in mind — for the great are angered only for a moment, (while) the most wicked are angry for an aeon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.48
जलं स्वभावतः शीतं पावकातपयोगतः । उष्णं भवति तच्छीघ्रं तद्विना शिशिरं भवेत्
jalaṃ svabhāvataḥ śītaṃ pāvakātapayogataḥ | uṣṇaṃ bhavati tacchīghraṃ tadvinā śiśiraṃ bhavet
Water by its own nature is cool; through contact with fire's heat it quickly becomes hot; without that it becomes cold again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.49
दयावान्गोभिलस्त्वाह देवदत्तं सुदुःखितम् । मूर्खो भूत्वा सुतस्ते वै विद्वानपि भविष्यति
dayāvāngobhilastvāha devadattaṃ suduḥkhitam | mūrkho bhūtvā sutaste vai vidvānapi bhaviṣyati
Gobhila, being compassionate, said to the sorely grieving Devadatta: your son, having been a fool, will nevertheless become learned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.50
इति दत्तवरः सोऽथ मुदितोऽभूद्द्विजर्षभः । इष्टिं समाप्य विप्रान्वै विससर्ज यथाविधि
iti dattavaraḥ so'tha mudito'bhūddvijarṣabhaḥ | iṣṭiṃ samāpya viprānvai visasarja yathāvidhi
Having thus been granted the boon, that bull among twice-born ones then became joyful; completing the sacrifice, he dismissed the brahmins according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.51
कालेन कियता तस्य भार्या रूपमती सती । गर्भं दधार काले सा रोहिणी रोहिणीसमा
kālena kiyatā tasya bhāryā rūpamatī satī | garbhaṃ dadhāra kāle sā rohiṇī rohiṇīsamā
After some time his wife, the beautiful and virtuous Rohiṇī, like Rohiṇī (the star), conceived in due season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.52
गर्भाधानादिकं कर्म चकार विधिवद्द्विजः । पुंसवनविधानञ्च शृङ्गारकरणं तथा
garbhādhānādikaṃ karma cakāra vidhivaddvijaḥ | puṃsavanavidhānañca śṛṅgārakaraṇaṃ tathā
The twice-born performed the rite beginning with the impregnation ceremony according to the rule, and the puṃsavana observance, and likewise the śṛṅgārakaraṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.53
सीमन्तोन्नयनञ्चैव कृतं वेदविधानतः । ददौ दानानि मुदितो मत्वेष्टिं सफलां तथा
sīmantonnayanañcaiva kṛtaṃ vedavidhānataḥ | dadau dānāni mudito matveṣṭiṃ saphalāṃ tathā
And the sīmantonnayana was performed according to Vedic prescription; delighted, considering the sacrifice fruitful, he gave gifts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.54
शुभेऽह्नि सुषुवे पुत्रं रोहिणी रोहिणीयुते । दिने लग्ने शुभेऽत्यर्थं जातकर्म चकार सः
śubhe'hni suṣuve putraṃ rohiṇī rohiṇīyute | dine lagne śubhe'tyarthaṃ jātakarma cakāra saḥ
On an auspicious day Rohiṇī gave birth to a son under the Rohiṇī asterism; on a most auspicious day and ascendant he performed the birth rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.55
पुत्रदर्शनकं कृत्वा नामकर्म चकार च । उतथ्य इति पुत्रस्य कृतं नाम पुराविदा
putradarśanakaṃ kṛtvā nāmakarma cakāra ca | utathya iti putrasya kṛtaṃ nāma purāvidā
Having performed the son-viewing rite, he also performed the naming rite; by that knower of the ancient lore the name "Utathya" was given to the son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.56
स चाष्टमे तथा वर्षे शुभे वै शुभवासरे । तस्योपनयनं कर्म चकार विधिवत्पिता
sa cāṣṭame tathā varṣe śubhe vai śubhavāsare | tasyopanayanaṃ karma cakāra vidhivatpitā
And in the eighth year, on an auspicious, favorable day, the father performed his initiation rite according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.57
वेदमध्यापयामास गुरुस्तं वै व्रते स्थितम् । नोच्चचार तथोतथ्यः संस्थितो मुग्धवत्तदा
vedamadhyāpayāmāsa gurustaṃ vai vrate sthitam | noccacāra tathotathyaḥ saṃsthito mugdhavattadā
The teacher taught him the Veda while he stayed under the vow; but Utathya did not utter it, remaining then like one bewildered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.58
बहुधा पाठितः पित्रा न दधार मतिं शठः । मूढवत्तिष्ठतेऽत्यर्थं तं शुशोच पिता तदा
bahudhā pāṭhitaḥ pitrā na dadhāra matiṃ śaṭhaḥ | mūḍhavattiṣṭhate'tyarthaṃ taṃ śuśoca pitā tadā
Made to recite many times by his father, the dull one did not retain (it) in his mind; he stood there utterly like a fool, and then the father grieved for him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.59
एवं कुर्वन्सदाऽभ्यासं जातो द्वादशवार्षिकः । न वेद विधिवत्कर्तुं सन्ध्यावन्दनकं विधिम्
evaṃ kurvansadā'bhyāsaṃ jāto dvādaśavārṣikaḥ | na veda vidhivatkartuṃ sandhyāvandanakaṃ vidhim
Thus practicing constantly, he became twelve years old; he did not know how to perform even the rule of the twilight worship properly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.60
मूर्खोऽभूदिति लोकेषु गता वार्ताऽतिविस्तरा । ब्राह्मणेषु च सर्वेषु तापसेष्वितरेषु च
mūrkho'bhūditi lokeṣu gatā vārtā'tivistarā | brāhmaṇeṣu ca sarveṣu tāpaseṣvitareṣu ca
"He has turned out a fool" — this news spread very widely among people, among all the brahmins, among the ascetics and among the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.61
जहास लोकस्तं विप्रं यत्र तत्र गतं मुने । पिता माता निनिन्दाथ मूर्खं तमतिभर्त्सयन्
jahāsa lokastaṃ vipraṃ yatra tatra gataṃ mune | pitā mātā ninindātha mūrkhaṃ tamatibhartsayan
People laughed at that brahmin wherever he went, O sage; and his father and mother reproached him, severely rebuking the fool.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.62
निन्दितोऽथ जनैः कामं पितृभ्यामथ बान्धवैः । वैराग्यमगमद्विप्रो जगाम वनमप्यसौ
nindito'tha janaiḥ kāmaṃ pitṛbhyāmatha bāndhavaiḥ | vairāgyamagamadvipro jagāma vanamapyasau
Blamed at will by people, by his parents, and by his kinsmen, the brahmin came to dispassion and went off to the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.63
अन्धो वरस्तथा पङ्गुर्न मूर्खस्तु वरः सुतः । इत्युक्तोऽसौ पितृभ्यां वै विवेश काननं प्रति
andho varastathā paṅgurna mūrkhastu varaḥ sutaḥ | ityukto'sau pitṛbhyāṃ vai viveśa kānanaṃ prati
"A blind (son) is better, and so is a lame one, but a foolish son is no good son" — thus addressed by his parents, he went off into the forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.64
गंगातीरे शुभे स्थाने कृत्वोटजमनुत्तमम् । वन्यां वृत्तिं च सङ्कल्प्य स्थितस्तत्र समाहितः
gaṃgātīre śubhe sthāne kṛtvoṭajamanuttamam | vanyāṃ vṛttiṃ ca saṅkalpya sthitastatra samāhitaḥ
On the bank of the Ganges, in an auspicious spot, having built an excellent hut, and having resolved upon a forest-based livelihood, he stayed there with concentrated mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 10.65
नियमं च परं कृत्वा नासत्यं प्रब्रवीम्यहम् । स्थितस्तत्राश्रमे रम्ये ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतो हि सः
niyamaṃ ca paraṃ kṛtvā nāsatyaṃ prabravīmyaham | sthitastatrāśrame ramye brahmacaryavrato hi saḥ
And having made a supreme resolve — "I will not speak what is untrue" — he remained there in that delightful hermitage, bound by the vow of celibacy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition