Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 12
DB 3 12.1
अम्बायज्ञविधिवर्णनम् राजोवाच वद यज्ञविधिं सम्यग्देव्यास्तस्याः समन्ततः । श्रुत्वा करोम्यहं स्वामिन्यथाशक्ति ह्यतन्द्रितः
ambāyajñavidhivarṇanam rājovāca vada yajñavidhiṃ samyagdevyāstasyāḥ samantataḥ | śrutvā karomyahaṃ svāminyathāśakti hyatandritaḥ
Description of the rule for the Mother's sacrifice. The king said: Tell (me) rightly, in full, the rule of sacrifice for that Goddess. Having heard it, my lord, I shall do it according to my ability, untiringly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.2
पूजाविधिं च मन्त्रांश्च होमद्रव्यमसंशयम् । ब्राह्मणाः कतिसंख्याश्च दक्षिणाश्चतथा पुनः
pūjāvidhiṃ ca mantrāṃśca homadravyamasaṃśayam | brāhmaṇāḥ katisaṃkhyāśca dakṣiṇāścatathā punaḥ
And (tell me) the rule of worship and the mantras and the materials for the oblation, without doubt; and how many brahmins in number, and likewise again the (proper) gifts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.3
व्यास उवाच शृणु राजन् प्रवक्ष्यामि देव्या यज्ञं विधानतः । त्रिविधं तु सदा ज्ञेयं विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा
vyāsa uvāca śṛṇu rājan pravakṣyāmi devyā yajñaṃ vidhānataḥ | trividhaṃ tu sadā jñeyaṃ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
Vyāsa said: Listen, O king, I shall declare the Goddess's sacrifice according to the prescription — it is always to be known as threefold, by the act performed as the rule sees it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.4
सात्त्विकं राजसं चैव तामसं च तथापरम् । मुनीनां सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तं नृपाणां राजसं स्मृतम्
sāttvikaṃ rājasaṃ caiva tāmasaṃ ca tathāparam | munīnāṃ sāttvikaṃ proktaṃ nṛpāṇāṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam
Sāttvika, and rājasa, and likewise the other, tāmasa. For sages the sāttvika is declared; for kings the rājasa is held (proper).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.5
तामसं राक्षसानां वै ज्ञानिनां तु गुणोज्झितम् । विमुक्तानां ज्ञानमयं विस्तरात्प्रब्रवीमि ते
tāmasaṃ rākṣasānāṃ vai jñānināṃ tu guṇojjhitam | vimuktānāṃ jñānamayaṃ vistarātprabravīmi te
The tāmasa indeed (is) for rākṣasas; but for the knowers (of truth it is) free of the guṇas; for the liberated (it is) made of knowledge. I shall tell you at length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.6
देशः कालस्तथा द्रव्यं मन्त्राश्च ब्राह्मणास्तथा । श्रद्धा च सात्वकी यत्र तं यज्ञं सात्त्विकं विदुः
deśaḥ kālastathā dravyaṃ mantrāśca brāhmaṇāstathā | śraddhā ca sātvakī yatra taṃ yajñaṃ sāttvikaṃ viduḥ
Where the place, the time, and likewise the materials, the mantras and likewise the brahmins, and the faith, are sāttvika — that sacrifice they know as sāttvika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.7
द्रव्यशुद्धिः क्रियाशुद्धिर्मन्त्रशुद्धिश्च भूमिप । भवेद्यदि तदा पूर्णं फलं भवति नान्यथा
dravyaśuddhiḥ kriyāśuddhirmantraśuddhiśca bhūmipa | bhavedyadi tadā pūrṇaṃ phalaṃ bhavati nānyathā
If there be purity of materials, purity of action, and purity of mantra, O ruler of the earth, then the fruit becomes full; not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.8
अन्यायोपार्जितेनैव कर्तव्यं सुकृतं कृतम् । न कीर्तिरिह लोके च परलोके न तत्फलम्
anyāyopārjitenaiva kartavyaṃ sukṛtaṃ kṛtam | na kīrtiriha loke ca paraloke na tatphalam
If a good deed is done with (wealth) acquired unjustly, there is no fame here in this world, nor is there any fruit of it in the other world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.9
तस्मान्न्यायार्जितेनैव कर्तव्यं सुकृतं सदा । यशसे परलोकाय भवत्येव सुखाय च
tasmānnyāyārjitenaiva kartavyaṃ sukṛtaṃ sadā | yaśase paralokāya bhavatyeva sukhāya ca
Therefore a good deed should always be done with (wealth) acquired justly; it turns out indeed for renown, for the other world, and for happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.10
प्रत्यक्षं तव राजेन्द्र पाण्डवैस्तु मखः कृतः ।
pratyakṣaṃ tava rājendra pāṇḍavaistu makhaḥ kṛtaḥ |
Before your very eyes, O lord of kings, a sacrifice was performed by the Pāṇḍavas,
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DB 3 12.11
यत्र साक्षाद्धरिः कृष्णो यादवेन्द्रो महामनाः । ब्राह्मणाः पूर्णविद्याश्च भारद्वाजादयस्तथा
yatra sākṣāddhariḥ kṛṣṇo yādavendro mahāmanāḥ | brāhmaṇāḥ pūrṇavidyāśca bhāradvājādayastathā
where Hari Kṛṣṇa, the lord of the Yādavas, the great-minded one, was present in person, and brahmins of complete learning, Bhāradvāja and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.12
कृत्वा यज्ञं सुसम्पूर्णं मासमात्रेण पाण्डवैः । प्राप्तं महत्तरं कष्टं वनवासश्च दारुणः तृतीयस्कन्धे अम्बायज्ञविधिवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः
kṛtvā yajñaṃ susampūrṇaṃ māsamātreṇa pāṇḍavaiḥ | prāptaṃ mahattaraṃ kaṣṭaṃ vanavāsaśca dāruṇaḥ tṛtīyaskandhe ambāyajñavidhivarṇanaṃ nāma dvādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
Having performed the sacrifice quite completely in a mere month, the Pāṇḍavas obtained very great hardship and a terrible dwelling in the forest. — In the third book, the twelfth chapter, called "The Description of the Rule for the Mother's Sacrifice."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.13
पीडनञ्चैव पाञ्चाल्यास्तथा द्यूते पराजयः । वनवासो महत्कष्टं क्व गतं मखजं फलम्
pīḍanañcaiva pāñcālyāstathā dyūte parājayaḥ | vanavāso mahatkaṣṭaṃ kva gataṃ makhajaṃ phalam
And the tormenting of the Pāñcāla princess, and the defeat at dice, the forest dwelling, the great hardship — where had the fruit born of the sacrifice gone?
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DB 3 12.14
दासत्वञ्च विराटस्य कृतं सर्वमहात्मभिः । कीचकेन परिक्लिष्टा द्रौपदी च प्रमद्वरा
dāsatvañca virāṭasya kṛtaṃ sarvamahātmabhiḥ | kīcakena parikliṣṭā draupadī ca pramadvarā
And servitude to Virāṭa was undergone by all those great souls, and Draupadī, the best of women, was harassed by Kīcaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.15
आशीर्वादा द्विजातीनां क्व गताः शुद्धचेतसाम् । भक्तिर्वा वासुदेवस्य क्व गता तत्र संकटे
āśīrvādā dvijātīnāṃ kva gatāḥ śuddhacetasām | bhaktirvā vāsudevasya kva gatā tatra saṃkaṭe
Where had the blessings of the twice-born of pure mind gone? Or where had devotion to Vāsudeva gone in that distress?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.16
न रक्षिता तदा बाला केनापि द्रुपदात्मजा । प्राप्तकेशग्रहा काले साध्वी च वरवर्णिनी
na rakṣitā tadā bālā kenāpi drupadātmajā | prāptakeśagrahā kāle sādhvī ca varavarṇinī
The young woman, Drupada's daughter, was then not protected by anyone; the chaste, beautiful-hued one had her hair seized at that time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.17
किमत्र चिन्तनीयं वै धर्मवैगुण्यकारणम् । केशवे सति देवेशे धर्मपुत्रे युधिष्ठिरे
kimatra cintanīyaṃ vai dharmavaiguṇyakāraṇam | keśave sati deveśe dharmaputre yudhiṣṭhire
What here is to be considered the cause of this failure of dharma, when Keśava, lord of gods, was there, and Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma?
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DB 3 12.18
भवितव्यमिति प्रोक्ते निष्फलः स्यात्तदागमः । वेदमन्त्रास्तथान्ये च वितथाः स्युरसंशयम्
bhavitavyamiti prokte niṣphalaḥ syāttadāgamaḥ | vedamantrāstathānye ca vitathāḥ syurasaṃśayam
If it is said "it was bound to happen," then scripture would be fruitless, and the Vedic mantras and the others too would undoubtedly be false.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.19
साधनं निष्फलं सर्वमुपायश्च निरर्थकः । भवितव्यं भवत्येव वचने प्रतिपादके
sādhanaṃ niṣphalaṃ sarvamupāyaśca nirarthakaḥ | bhavitavyaṃ bhavatyeva vacane pratipādake
Every means is fruitless and every device pointless, if the statement that establishes "what is to be will surely be" (holds).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 12.20
आगमोऽप्यर्थवादः स्यात्क्रियाः सर्वा निरर्थकाः । स्वर्गार्थञ्च तपो व्यर्थं वर्णधर्मश्च वै तथा
āgamo'pyarthavādaḥ syātkriyāḥ sarvā nirarthakāḥ | svargārthañca tapo vyarthaṃ varṇadharmaśca vai tathā
Scripture too would be mere figurative praise, and all rites would be pointless; austerity for the sake of heaven would be futile, and likewise the duties of the classes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.21
सर्वं प्रमाणं व्यर्थं स्याद्भवितव्ये कृते हृदि । उभयञ्चापि मन्तव्यं दैवं चोपाय एव च
sarvaṃ pramāṇaṃ vyarthaṃ syādbhavitavye kṛte hṛdi | ubhayañcāpi mantavyaṃ daivaṃ copāya eva ca
Every authority would be futile, if in one's heart one takes what is to be as already settled; therefore both must be reckoned with — fate as well as effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.22
कृते कर्मणि चेत्सिद्धिर्विपरिता यदा भवेत् । वैगुण्यं कल्पनीयं स्यात्प्राज्ञैः पण्डितमौलिभिः
kṛte karmaṇi cetsiddhirviparitā yadā bhavet | vaiguṇyaṃ kalpanīyaṃ syātprājñaiḥ paṇḍitamaulibhiḥ
If, when the rite has been performed, the result turns out contrary, then a defect (in the rite) is to be inferred by the wise, the foremost among scholars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.23
तत्कर्म बहुधा प्रोक्तं विद्वद्भिः कर्मकारिभिः । कर्तृभेदान्मन्त्रभेदाद्द्रव्यभेदात्तथा पुनः
tatkarma bahudhā proktaṃ vidvadbhiḥ karmakāribhiḥ | kartṛbhedānmantrabhedāddravyabhedāttathā punaḥ
That rite has been declared to be of many kinds by the learned performers of rites: by difference of agent, by difference of mantra, and again by difference of material.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.24
यथा मघवता पूर्वं विश्वरूपो वृतो गुरुः । विपरीतं कृतं तेन कर्म मातृहिताय वै
yathā maghavatā pūrvaṃ viśvarūpo vṛto guruḥ | viparītaṃ kṛtaṃ tena karma mātṛhitāya vai
As formerly Viśvarūpa was chosen as priest by Maghavan (Indra), and he performed the rite in a contrary way, for the benefit of his mother('s kin).
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DB 3 12.25
देवेभ्यो दानवेभ्यस्तु स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा पुनः पुनः । असुरा मातृपक्षीयाः कृतं तेषाञ्च रक्षणम्
devebhyo dānavebhyastu svastītyuktvā punaḥ punaḥ | asurā mātṛpakṣīyāḥ kṛtaṃ teṣāñca rakṣaṇam
Saying again and again "welfare to the gods and to the Dānavas" — the Asuras were on his mother's side, and so protection was accorded to them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.26
दैत्यान् दृष्ट्वातिसम्पुष्टांश्चुकोप मघवा तदा । शिरांसि तस्य वज्रेण चिच्छेद तरसा हरिः
daityān dṛṣṭvātisampuṣṭāṃścukopa maghavā tadā | śirāṃsi tasya vajreṇa ciccheda tarasā hariḥ
Then, seeing the Daityas grown exceedingly fat (prosperous), Maghavan grew angry, and Hari (Indra) swiftly cut off his heads with the thunderbolt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.27
क्रियावैगुण्यमत्रैव कर्तृभेदादसंशयम् । नोचेत्पञ्चालराजेन रोषेणापि कृता क्रिया
kriyāvaiguṇyamatraiva kartṛbhedādasaṃśayam | nocetpañcālarājena roṣeṇāpi kṛtā kriyā
Here indeed there was defect of the rite due to difference of agent, without doubt; otherwise, (consider) the rite performed by the king of Pañcāla out of rage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.28
भारद्वाजविनाशाय पुत्रस्योत्पादनाय च । धृष्टद्युम्नः समुत्पन्नो वेदिमध्याच्च द्रौपदी
bhāradvājavināśāya putrasyotpādanāya ca | dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ samutpanno vedimadhyācca draupadī
for the destruction of Bhāradvāja (Drona) and for the begetting of a son: Dhṛṣṭadyumna arose, and from the middle of the altar, Draupadī (too).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.29
पुरा दशरथेनापि पुत्रेष्टिस्तु कृता यदा । अपुत्रस्य सुतास्तस्य चत्वारः सम्प्रजज्ञिरे
purā daśarathenāpi putreṣṭistu kṛtā yadā | aputrasya sutāstasya catvāraḥ samprajajñire
Formerly too, when Daśaratha performed the sacrifice for a son, four sons were born to him who had been sonless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.30
अतः क्रिया कृता युक्त्या सिद्धिदा सर्वथा भवेत् । अयुक्त्या विपरिता स्यात्सर्वथा नृपसत्तम
ataḥ kriyā kṛtā yuktyā siddhidā sarvathā bhavet | ayuktyā viparitā syātsarvathā nṛpasattama
Hence a rite performed with proper method is in every way a giver of success; performed without method it turns out contrary in every way, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.31
पाण्डवानां यथा यज्ञे किञ्चिद्वैगुण्ययोगतः । विपरीतं फलं प्राप्तं निर्जितास्ते दुरोदरे
pāṇḍavānāṃ yathā yajñe kiñcidvaiguṇyayogataḥ | viparītaṃ phalaṃ prāptaṃ nirjitāste durodare
As at the sacrifice of the Pāṇḍavas, through the occurrence of some slight defect, a contrary fruit was obtained: they were defeated at the dice-game.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.32
सत्यवादी तथा राजन् धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः । द्रौपदी च तथा साध्वी तथान्येप्यनुजाः शुभाः
satyavādī tathā rājan dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | draupadī ca tathā sādhvī tathānyepyanujāḥ śubhāḥ
(Though) truth-speaking, O king, was Yudhiṣṭhira the son of Dharma, and Draupadī likewise chaste, and the other younger brothers too were good —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.33
कुद्रव्ययोगाद्वैगुण्यं समुत्पन्नं मखेऽथवा । साभिमानैः कृताद्वापि दूषणं समुपस्थितम्
kudravyayogādvaiguṇyaṃ samutpannaṃ makhe'thavā | sābhimānaiḥ kṛtādvāpi dūṣaṇaṃ samupasthitam
the defect arose in the sacrifice either from the use of bad materials, or else, because it was performed with pride, a blemish came upon it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.34
सात्त्विकस्तु महाराज दुर्लभो वै मखः स्मृतः । वैखानसमुनीनां हि विहितोऽसौ महामखः
sāttvikastu mahārāja durlabho vai makhaḥ smṛtaḥ | vaikhānasamunīnāṃ hi vihito'sau mahāmakhaḥ
But a sāttvika sacrifice, great king, is said to be hard to come by; that great sacrifice is prescribed for the Vaikhānasa sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.35
सात्त्विकं भोजनं ये वै नित्यं कुर्वन्ति तापसाः । न्यायार्जितञ्च वन्यञ्च तथा ऋष्यं सुसंस्कृतम्
sāttvikaṃ bhojanaṃ ye vai nityaṃ kurvanti tāpasāḥ | nyāyārjitañca vanyañca tathā ṛṣyaṃ susaṃskṛtam
Those ascetics who always take sāttvika food — acquired justly, from the forest, and likewise (the flesh) of the deer, well prepared —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 12.36
पुरोडाशपरा नित्यं वियूपा मन्त्रपूर्वकाः । श्रद्धाधिका मखा राजन् सात्त्विकाः परमाः स्मृताः
puroḍāśaparā nityaṃ viyūpā mantrapūrvakāḥ | śraddhādhikā makhā rājan sāttvikāḥ paramāḥ smṛtāḥ
(their) sacrifices, devoted always to the sacrificial cake, without sacrificial posts, preceded by mantras, abounding in faith — these, O king, are declared the highest, sāttvika ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.37
राजसा द्रव्यबहुलाः सयूपाश्च सुसंस्कृताः । क्षत्रियाणां विशाञ्चैव साभिमानाश्च वै मखाः
rājasā dravyabahulāḥ sayūpāśca susaṃskṛtāḥ | kṣatriyāṇāṃ viśāñcaiva sābhimānāśca vai makhāḥ
Rājasa are those sacrifices abounding in materials, with sacrificial posts and well prepared, (belonging) to Kṣatriyas and Vaiśyas and attended with pride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.38
तामसा दानवानां वै सक्रोधा मदवर्धकाः । सामर्षाः संस्कृताः क्रूरा मखाः प्रोक्ता महात्मभिः
tāmasā dānavānāṃ vai sakrodhā madavardhakāḥ | sāmarṣāḥ saṃskṛtāḥ krūrā makhāḥ proktā mahātmabhiḥ
The tāmasa ones, belonging to the Dānavas, are attended with anger and increase intoxication; accompanied by fury, (though) properly prepared, cruel — such sacrifices have been declared by the great souls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.39
मुनीनां मोक्षकामानां विरक्तानां महात्मनाम् । मानसस्तु स्मृतो यागः सर्वसाधनसंयुतः
munīnāṃ mokṣakāmānāṃ viraktānāṃ mahātmanām | mānasastu smṛto yāgaḥ sarvasādhanasaṃyutaḥ
For sages desiring liberation, detached and great-souled, the sacrifice is said to be the mental one, complete with all its means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.40
अन्येषु सर्वयज्ञेषु किञ्चिन्न्यूनं भवेदपि । द्रव्येण श्रद्धया वाऽपि क्रियया ब्राह्मणैस्तथा
anyeṣu sarvayajñeṣu kiñcinnyūnaṃ bhavedapi | dravyeṇa śraddhayā vā'pi kriyayā brāhmaṇaistathā
In all other sacrifices something may fall short — whether in materials, or in faith, or in the ritual acts, or likewise in the brahmins;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.41
देशकालपृथग्द्रव्यसाधनैः सकलैस्तथा । नान्यो भवति पूर्णे वै तथा भवति मानसः
deśakālapṛthagdravyasādhanaiḥ sakalaistathā | nānyo bhavati pūrṇe vai tathā bhavati mānasaḥ
but with respect to place, time, the various materials and all the means, no other (sacrifice) becomes complete — the mental one does become so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.42
प्रथमं तु मनः शोध्यं कर्तव्यं गुणवर्जितम् । शुद्धे मनसि देहो वै शुद्ध एव न संशयः
prathamaṃ tu manaḥ śodhyaṃ kartavyaṃ guṇavarjitam | śuddhe manasi deho vai śuddha eva na saṃśayaḥ
First, however, the mind must be purified and made free of the qualities (guṇas); when the mind is pure, the body too is surely pure — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.43
इन्द्रियार्थपरित्यक्तं यदा जातं मनः शुचि । तदा तस्य मखस्यासौ प्रभवेदधिकारवान्
indriyārthaparityaktaṃ yadā jātaṃ manaḥ śuci | tadā tasya makhasyāsau prabhavedadhikāravān
When the mind has become pure, having abandoned the objects of the senses, then that (person) becomes entitled to that sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.44
तदाऽसौ मण्डपं कृत्वा बहुयोजनविस्तृतम् । स्तम्भैश्च विपुलैः श्लक्ष्णैर्यज्ञियद्रुमसम्भवैः
tadā'sau maṇḍapaṃ kṛtvā bahuyojanavistṛtam | stambhaiśca vipulaiḥ ślakṣṇairyajñiyadrumasambhavaiḥ
Then, having made a pavilion extending many leagues, with broad, smooth pillars made of trees fit for sacrifice,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.45
वेदीं च विशदां तत्र मनसा परिकल्पयेत् । अग्नयोऽपि तथा स्थाप्या विधिवन्मनसा किल
vedīṃ ca viśadāṃ tatra manasā parikalpayet | agnayo'pi tathā sthāpyā vidhivanmanasā kila
he should also fashion there, with the mind, a bright altar; and the fires too are to be established with the mind, according to rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.46
ब्राह्मणानाञ्च वरणं तथैव प्रतिपाद्य च । ब्रह्माध्वर्युस्तथा होता प्रस्तोता विधिपूर्वकम्
brāhmaṇānāñca varaṇaṃ tathaiva pratipādya ca | brahmādhvaryustathā hotā prastotā vidhipūrvakam
And having likewise carried out the selection of the brahmins — the brahman-priest, the adhvaryu, the hotā, the prastotā, in due order,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.47
उद्गाता प्रतिहर्ता च सभ्याश्चान्ये यथाविधि । पूजनीयाः प्रयत्नेन मनसैव द्विजोत्तमाः
udgātā pratihartā ca sabhyāścānye yathāvidhi | pūjanīyāḥ prayatnena manasaiva dvijottamāḥ
the udgātā, the pratihartā, and the other members of the assembly, as prescribed — those best of twice-born are to be worshipped diligently with the mind alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.48
प्राणोऽपानस्तथा व्यानः समानोदान एव च । पावकाः पञ्च एवैते स्थाप्या वेद्यां विधानतः
prāṇo'pānastathā vyānaḥ samānodāna eva ca | pāvakāḥ pañca evaite sthāpyā vedyāṃ vidhānataḥ
Prāṇa, apāna, and vyāna, samāna and udāna — these very five are the fires, to be established on the altar according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.49
गार्हपत्यस्तदा प्राणोऽपानश्चाहवनीयकः । दक्षिणाग्निस्तथा व्यानः समानश्चावसथ्यकः
gārhapatyastadā prāṇo'pānaścāhavanīyakaḥ | dakṣiṇāgnistathā vyānaḥ samānaścāvasathyakaḥ
Then prāṇa is the gārhapatya fire, and apāna the āhavanīya; vyāna is the southern fire, and samāna the āvasathya;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.50
सभ्योदानः स्मृता ह्येते पावकाः परमोत्कटाः । द्रव्यञ्च मनसा भाव्यं निर्गुणं परमं शुचि
sabhyodānaḥ smṛtā hyete pāvakāḥ paramotkaṭāḥ | dravyañca manasā bhāvyaṃ nirguṇaṃ paramaṃ śuci
udāna is held to be the sabhya — these are the fires, supremely blazing; and the offering material is to be conceived by the mind as quality-less, supreme, utterly pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.51
मन एव तदा होता यजमानस्तथैव तत् । यज्ञाधिदेवता ब्रह्म निर्गुणं च सनातनम्
mana eva tadā hotā yajamānastathaiva tat | yajñādhidevatā brahma nirguṇaṃ ca sanātanam
Then the mind itself is the hotā, and that same (mind) is the sacrificer; the presiding deity of the sacrifice is Brahman, quality-less and eternal —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.52
फलदा निर्गुणा शक्तिः सदा निर्वेददा शिवा । ब्रह्मविद्याखिलाधारा व्याप्य सर्वत्र संस्थिता
phaladā nirguṇā śaktiḥ sadā nirvedadā śivā | brahmavidyākhilādhārā vyāpya sarvatra saṃsthitā
the quality-less Śakti, giver of fruits, ever granting detachment, auspicious, the knowledge of Brahman, the support of everything, pervading and abiding everywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.53
तदुद्देशेन तद्द्रव्यं हुनेत्प्राणाग्निषु द्विजः । पश्चाच्चित्तं निरालम्बं कृत्वा प्राणानपि प्रभो
taduddeśena taddravyaṃ hunetprāṇāgniṣu dvijaḥ | paścāccittaṃ nirālambaṃ kṛtvā prāṇānapi prabho
With that (Śakti) as the intended recipient, the twice-born should offer that material into the fires of the breaths; afterwards, O lord, having made the mind supportless, and the breaths as well,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.54
कुण्डलीमुखमार्गेण हुनेद्ब्रह्मणि शाश्वते । स्वानुभूत्या स्वयं साक्षात्स्वात्मभूतां महेश्वरीम्
kuṇḍalīmukhamārgeṇa hunedbrahmaṇi śāśvate | svānubhūtyā svayaṃ sākṣātsvātmabhūtāṃ maheśvarīm
he should offer (them) by the path of the mouth of the kuṇḍalinī into the eternal Brahman; and by his own experience, directly, of himself, (he should contemplate) the great Goddess who has become his own self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.55
समाधिनैव योगेन ध्यायेच्चेतस्यनाकुलः । सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि
samādhinaiva yogena dhyāyeccetasyanākulaḥ | sarvabhūtasthamātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni cātmani
By yoga in the form of samādhi alone, undistracted in mind, he should meditate on the Self as standing in all beings and on all beings as in the Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.56
यदा पश्यति भूतात्मा तदा पश्यति तां शिवाम् । दृष्ट्वा तां ब्रह्मविद्भूयात्सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणीम्
yadā paśyati bhūtātmā tadā paśyati tāṃ śivām | dṛṣṭvā tāṃ brahmavidbhūyātsaccidānandarūpiṇīm
When the embodied self sees (thus), then it sees that auspicious Goddess; having seen her whose form is being, consciousness and bliss, one becomes a knower of Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.57
तदा मायादिकं सर्वं दग्धं भवति भूमिप । प्रारब्धं कर्ममात्रं तु यावद्देहं च तिष्ठति
tadā māyādikaṃ sarvaṃ dagdhaṃ bhavati bhūmipa | prārabdhaṃ karmamātraṃ tu yāvaddehaṃ ca tiṣṭhati
Then all that begins with māyā becomes burnt up, O king; only the karma already set in motion remains, as long as the body lasts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.58
जीवन्मुक्तस्तदा जातो मृतो मोक्षमवाप्नुयात् । कृतकृत्यो भवेत्तात यो भजेज्जगदम्बिकाम्
jīvanmuktastadā jāto mṛto mokṣamavāpnuyāt | kṛtakṛtyo bhavettāta yo bhajejjagadambikām
He has then become liberated while living, and when dead he would attain release; he who worships the Mother of the world becomes one whose task is accomplished, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.59
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन ध्येया श्रीभुवनेश्वरी । श्रोतव्या चैव मन्तव्या गुरुवाक्यानुसारतः
tasmātsarvaprayatnena dhyeyā śrībhuvaneśvarī | śrotavyā caiva mantavyā guruvākyānusārataḥ
Therefore, with every effort, the glorious Bhuvaneśvarī is to be meditated on, and to be heard of and reflected upon, in accordance with the words of the guru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.60
राजन्नेवं कृतो यज्ञो मोक्षदो नात्र संशयः । अन्ये यज्ञाः सकामास्तु प्रभवन्ति क्षयोन्मुखाः
rājannevaṃ kṛto yajño mokṣado nātra saṃśayaḥ | anye yajñāḥ sakāmāstu prabhavanti kṣayonmukhāḥ
O king, a sacrifice performed in this way gives liberation — there is no doubt of it. But other sacrifices, done with desire, bear fruit that tends toward decay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.61
अग्निष्टोमेन विधिवत्स्वर्गकामो यजेदिति । वेदानुशासनं चैतत्प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः
agniṣṭomena vidhivatsvargakāmo yajediti | vedānuśāsanaṃ caitatpravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ
"One who desires heaven should sacrifice with the Agniṣṭoma according to rule" — the wise declare that this is the Veda's injunction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.62
क्षीणे पुण्ये मृत्युलोकं विशन्ति च यथामति । तस्मात्तु मानसः श्रेष्ठो यज्ञोऽप्यक्षय एव सः
kṣīṇe puṇye mṛtyulokaṃ viśanti ca yathāmati | tasmāttu mānasaḥ śreṣṭho yajño'pyakṣaya eva saḥ
And when the merit is spent they enter the world of death, each according to his thinking. Therefore the mental sacrifice is best, for that one is imperishable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.63
न राज्ञा साधितुं योग्यो मखोऽसौ जयमिच्छता । तामसस्तु कृतः पूर्वं सर्पयज्ञस्त्वयाधुना
na rājñā sādhituṃ yogyo makho'sau jayamicchatā | tāmasastu kṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ sarpayajñastvayādhunā
That sacrifice is not fit to be accomplished by a king who desires victory. Formerly a tamasic (sacrifice) was performed by you — namely the snake-sacrifice, now (past).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 12.64
वैरं निर्वाहितं राजंस्तक्षकस्य दुरात्मनः । यत्कृते निहताः सर्पास्त्वयाऽग्नौ कोटिशः परे
vairaṃ nirvāhitaṃ rājaṃstakṣakasya durātmanaḥ | yatkṛte nihatāḥ sarpāstvayā'gnau koṭiśaḥ pare
O king, the enmity toward the evil-souled Takṣaka has been carried through — for the sake of which other serpents were slain by you in the fire by the crore.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.65
देवीयज्ञं कुरुष्वाद्य विततं विधिपूर्वकम् । विष्णुना यः कृतः पूर्वं सृष्ट्यादौ नृपसत्तम
devīyajñaṃ kuruṣvādya vitataṃ vidhipūrvakam | viṣṇunā yaḥ kṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ sṛṣṭyādau nṛpasattama
Perform today the extended sacrifice to the Goddess, according to the rule — that which was performed of old by Viṣṇu at the beginning of creation, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.66
तथा त्वं कुरु राजेन्द्र विधिं ते प्रब्रवीम्यहम् । ब्राह्मणाः सन्ति राजेन्द्र विधिज्ञा वेदवित्तमाः
tathā tvaṃ kuru rājendra vidhiṃ te prabravīmyaham | brāhmaṇāḥ santi rājendra vidhijñā vedavittamāḥ
So do you perform it, lord of kings; I shall declare the procedure to you. There are brahmins, lord of kings, who know the rite and are the best of Veda-knowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.67
देवीबीजविधानज्ञा मन्त्रमार्गविचक्षणाः । याजकास्ते भविष्यन्ति यजमानस्त्वमेव हि
devībījavidhānajñā mantramārgavicakṣaṇāḥ | yājakāste bhaviṣyanti yajamānastvameva hi
who know the rule of the Goddess's seed(-mantra) and are skilled in the way of mantras. They shall be your officiants, and you yourself the sacrificer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.68
कृत्वा यज्ञं विधानेन दत्त्वा पुण्य़ं मखार्जितम् । समुद्धर महाराज पितरं दुर्गतिङ्गतम्
kṛtvā yajñaṃ vidhānena dattvā puṇya़ṃ makhārjitam | samuddhara mahārāja pitaraṃ durgatiṅgatam
Having performed the sacrifice according to rule, and having given the merit won by the sacrifice, raise up, great king, your father who has gone to an evil state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.69
विप्रावमानजं पापं दुर्घटं नरकप्रदम् । तथैव शापजो दोषः प्राप्तः पित्रा तवानघ
viprāvamānajaṃ pāpaṃ durghaṭaṃ narakapradam | tathaiva śāpajo doṣaḥ prāptaḥ pitrā tavānagha
The sin arising from insulting a brahmin is hard to undo and gives hell; and likewise the fault born of the curse was incurred by your father, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.70
तथा दुर्मरणं प्राप्तं सर्पदंशेन भूभुजा । अन्तराले तथा मृत्यूर्न भूमौ कुशसंस्तरे
tathā durmaraṇaṃ prāptaṃ sarpadaṃśena bhūbhujā | antarāle tathā mṛtyūrna bhūmau kuśasaṃstare
And so an evil death was met by that king through a serpent's bite: death in mid-air, and not on the ground on a spread of kuśa grass,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.71
न सङ्ग्रामे न गङ्गायां स्नानदानादिवर्जितम् । मरणं ते पितुस्तत्र सौधे जातं कुरूद्वह
na saṅgrāme na gaṅgāyāṃ snānadānādivarjitam | maraṇaṃ te pitustatra saudhe jātaṃ kurūdvaha
not in battle, not on the Gaṅgā, devoid of bathing, giving and the rest — such was your father's death there in the palace, O scion of the Kurus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.72
कृपणानि च सर्वाणि नरकस्य नृपोत्तम । तत्रैकं कारणं तस्य न जातं चातिदुर्लभम्
kṛpaṇāni ca sarvāṇi narakasya nṛpottama | tatraikaṃ kāraṇaṃ tasya na jātaṃ cātidurlabham
And all the wretched (conditions) of hell (were there), O best of kings; yet the one cause (of release) for him, which is exceedingly hard to obtain, did not come about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 12.73
यत्र यत्र स्थितःप्राणो ज्ञात्वा कालं समागतम् । साधनानामभावेऽपि ह्यवशश्चातिसङ्कटे
yatra yatra sthitaḥprāṇo jñātvā kālaṃ samāgatam | sādhanānāmabhāve'pi hyavaśaścātisaṅkaṭe
Wherever a living being may be, knowing that his time has come, even in the absence of means, helpless and in the utmost straits —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.74
यदा निर्वेदमायाति मनसा निर्मलेन वै । पञ्चभूतात्मको देहो मम किञ्चात्र दुःखदम्
yadā nirvedamāyāti manasā nirmalena vai | pañcabhūtātmako deho mama kiñcātra duḥkhadam
when he comes to detachment with a pure mind (thinking): "The body is made of the five elements; what in it is mine, and what here gives pain?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.75
पतत्वद्य यथाकामं मुक्तोऽहं निर्गुणोऽव्ययः । नाशात्मकानि तत्त्वानि तत्र का परिदेवना
patatvadya yathākāmaṃ mukto'haṃ nirguṇo'vyayaḥ | nāśātmakāni tattvāni tatra kā paridevanā
"Let it fall now as it will; I am free, without qualities, unchanging. The elements are by nature perishable — what is there to lament in that?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.76
ब्रह्मैवाहं न संसारी सदा मुक्तः सनातनः । देहेन मम सम्बन्धः कर्मणा प्रतिपादितः
brahmaivāhaṃ na saṃsārī sadā muktaḥ sanātanaḥ | dehena mama sambandhaḥ karmaṇā pratipāditaḥ
"I am brahman itself, not a transmigrator; I am ever free, eternal. My connection with the body was brought about by action."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.77
तानि सर्वाणि मुक्तानि शुभानि चेतराणि च । मनुष्यदेहयोगेन सुखदुःखानुसाधनात्
tāni sarvāṇi muktāni śubhāni cetarāṇi ca | manuṣyadehayogena sukhaduḥkhānusādhanāt
"All those (actions), the good and the other kind, are released, since through the joining with a human body pleasure and pain were duly worked out."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 12.78
विमुक्तोऽतिभयाद्घोरादस्मात्संसारसङ्कटात् । इत्येवं चिन्त्यमानस्तु स्नानदानविवर्जितः
vimukto'tibhayādghorādasmātsaṃsārasaṅkaṭāt | ityevaṃ cintyamānastu snānadānavivarjitaḥ
"I am freed from this terrible, most fearful strait of transmigration" — one who thus reflects, though lacking bathing and giving,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.79
मरणं चेदवाप्नोति स मुच्च्येज्जन्मदुःखतः । एषा काष्ठा परा प्रोक्ता योगिनामपि दुर्लभा
maraṇaṃ cedavāpnoti sa muccyejjanmaduḥkhataḥ | eṣā kāṣṭhā parā proktā yogināmapi durlabhā
if he meets death (so), he would be released from the pain of birth. This is called the supreme limit, hard to reach even for yogins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.80
पिता ते नृपशार्दूल श्रुत्वा शापं द्विजोदितम् । देहे ममत्वं कृतवान्न निर्वेदमवाप्तवान्
pitā te nṛpaśārdūla śrutvā śāpaṃ dvijoditam | dehe mamatvaṃ kṛtavānna nirvedamavāptavān
Your father, O tiger among kings, having heard the curse uttered by the brahmin, made attachment to (his) body and did not arrive at detachment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.81
नीरोगो मम देहोऽयं राज्यं निहतकण्टकम् । कथं जीवाम्यहं कामं मन्त्रज्ञानानयन्तु वै
nīrogo mama deho'yaṃ rājyaṃ nihatakaṇṭakam | kathaṃ jīvāmyahaṃ kāmaṃ mantrajñānānayantu vai
"This body of mine is free of disease, my kingdom's thorns are slain; how shall I live as I please? Let them bring the knowers of mantras!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.82
औषधं मणिमन्त्रं च यन्त्रं परमकं तथा । आरोहणं तथा सौधे कृतवान्नृपतिस्तदा
auṣadhaṃ maṇimantraṃ ca yantraṃ paramakaṃ tathā | ārohaṇaṃ tathā saudhe kṛtavānnṛpatistadā
Then the king made use of medicine, gem and mantra, and a supreme mechanical device, and likewise an ascent into a lofty mansion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.83
न स्नानं न कृतं दानं न देव्याः स्मरणं कृतम् । न भूमौ शयनं चैव दैवं मत्वा परं तथा
na snānaṃ na kṛtaṃ dānaṃ na devyāḥ smaraṇaṃ kṛtam | na bhūmau śayanaṃ caiva daivaṃ matvā paraṃ tathā
No bathing was done, no gift given, no remembrance of the Goddess made, nor sleeping on the ground, deeming fate supreme (or: rather than deeming...).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 12.84
मग्नो मोहार्णवे घोरे मृतः सौधेऽहिना हतः । कृत्वा पापं कलेर्योगात्तापसस्यावमानजम्
magno mohārṇave ghore mṛtaḥ saudhe'hinā hataḥ | kṛtvā pāpaṃ kaleryogāttāpasasyāvamānajam
Sunk in the terrible ocean of delusion, he died in the mansion, struck down by the serpent, having committed—through the influence of Kali—the sin born of insulting an ascetic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.85
अवश्यमेव नरकं एतैराचरणैर्भवेत् । तस्मात्तं पितरं पापात्समुद्धर नृपोत्तम
avaśyameva narakaṃ etairācaraṇairbhavet | tasmāttaṃ pitaraṃ pāpātsamuddhara nṛpottama
By such conduct hell must inevitably come about; therefore rescue that father (of yours) from (his) sin, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.86
सूत उवाच इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य व्यासस्यामिततेजसः । साश्रुकण्ठोऽतिदुःखार्तो बभूव जनमेजयः
sūta uvāca iti śrutvā vacastasya vyāsasyāmitatejasaḥ | sāśrukaṇṭho'tiduḥkhārto babhūva janamejayaḥ
Sūta said: Hearing that speech of Vyāsa of measureless splendour, Janamejaya, his throat choked with tears, became stricken with great grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 12.87
धिगिदं जीवितं मेऽद्य पिता मे नरके स्थितः । तत्करोमि यथैवाद्य स्वर्गं यात्युत्तरासुतः
dhigidaṃ jīvitaṃ me'dya pitā me narake sthitaḥ | tatkaromi yathaivādya svargaṃ yātyuttarāsutaḥ
"Shame on this life of mine today, (since) my father dwells in hell! So I shall act today in such a way that the son of Uttarā goes to heaven."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition