Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 17
DB 3 17.1
विश्वामित्रकथोत्तरं राजपुत्रस्य कामबीजप्राप्तिवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य मुनेस्तत्रावनीपतिः । मन्त्रिवृद्धं समाहूय पप्रच्छ तमतन्द्रितः
viśvāmitrakathottaraṃ rājaputrasya kāmabījaprāptivarṇanam vyāsa uvāca ityākarṇya vacastasya munestatrāvanīpatiḥ | mantrivṛddhaṃ samāhūya papraccha tamatandritaḥ
(Chapter:) After the tale of Viśvāmitra, the account of the prince's obtaining of the seed of desire. Vyāsa said: Having heard that speech of the sage there, the lord of the earth summoned his aged counsellor and, alert, questioned him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.2
किं कर्तव्यं सुबुद्धेऽत्र मयाऽद्य वद सुव्रत । बलान्नयामि तां कामं सपुत्राञ्च सुभाषिणीम्
kiṃ kartavyaṃ subuddhe'tra mayā'dya vada suvrata | balānnayāmi tāṃ kāmaṃ saputrāñca subhāṣiṇīm
"What is to be done by me here now, O wise one of good vows? Tell me. I would gladly take her away by force, sweet-speaking as she is, together with her son."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.3
रिपुरल्पोऽपि नोपेक्ष्यः सर्वथा शुभमिच्छता । राजयक्ष्मेव संवृद्धो मृत्यवे परिकल्पयेत्
ripuralpo'pi nopekṣyaḥ sarvathā śubhamicchatā | rājayakṣmeva saṃvṛddho mṛtyave parikalpayet
"An enemy, even a small one, is not to be disregarded by one who wishes his own welfare in every way; grown great, like consumption, he may bring about (one's) death."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.4
नात्र सैन्यं न योद्धास्ति यो मामत्र निवारयेत् । गृहीत्वा हन्मि तं तत्र दौहित्रस्य रिपुं किल
nātra sainyaṃ na yoddhāsti yo māmatra nivārayet | gṛhītvā hanmi taṃ tatra dauhitrasya ripuṃ kila
"There is no army here, nor any warrior who could hold me back in this place. I shall seize and kill him there, the enemy of my daughter's son."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.5
निष्कण्टकं भवेद्राज्यं यताम्यद्य बलादहम् । हते सुदर्शने नूनं निर्भयोऽसौ भवेदिति
niṣkaṇṭakaṃ bhavedrājyaṃ yatāmyadya balādaham | hate sudarśane nūnaṃ nirbhayo'sau bhavediti
"The kingdom would become free of thorns; today I shall make the effort by force. When Sudarśana is slain, he (my grandson) will surely become free of fear."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.6
प्रधान उवाच साहसं न हि कर्तव्यं श्रुतं राजन् मुनेर्वचः । विश्वामित्रस्य दृष्टान्तः कथितस्तेन मारिष
pradhāna uvāca sāhasaṃ na hi kartavyaṃ śrutaṃ rājan munervacaḥ | viśvāmitrasya dṛṣṭāntaḥ kathitastena māriṣa
The chief minister said: Rash action is not to be done, O king; the sage's word has been heard. The example of Viśvāmitra has been told by him, worthy sir.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.7
पुरा गाधिसुतः श्रीमान्विश्वामित्रोऽतिविश्रुतः । विचरन्स नृपश्रेष्ठो वसिष्ठाश्रममभ्यगात्
purā gādhisutaḥ śrīmānviśvāmitro'tiviśrutaḥ | vicaransa nṛpaśreṣṭho vasiṣṭhāśramamabhyagāt
Long ago the illustrious son of Gādhi, Viśvāmitra, exceedingly renowned, that best of kings, while roaming about came to Vasiṣṭha's hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.8
नमस्कृत्य च तं राजा विश्वामित्रः प्रतापवान् । उपविष्टो नृपश्रेष्ठो मुनिना दत्तविष्टरः
namaskṛtya ca taṃ rājā viśvāmitraḥ pratāpavān | upaviṣṭo nṛpaśreṣṭho muninā dattaviṣṭaraḥ
And having bowed to him, the mighty king Viśvāmitra, best of kings, sat down on the seat given by the sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.9
निमन्त्रितो वसिष्ठेन भोजनाय महात्मना । ससैन्यश्च स्थितो राजा गाधिपुत्रो महायशाः
nimantrito vasiṣṭhena bhojanāya mahātmanā | sasainyaśca sthito rājā gādhiputro mahāyaśāḥ
Invited to a meal by the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, the king, the son of Gādhi of great fame, stayed on together with his army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.10
नन्दिन्याऽऽसादितं सर्वं भक्ष्यभोज्यादिकं च यत् । भुक्त्वा राजा ससैन्यश्च वाञ्छितं तत्र भोजनम्
nandinyā''sāditaṃ sarvaṃ bhakṣyabhojyādikaṃ ca yat | bhuktvā rājā sasainyaśca vāñchitaṃ tatra bhojanam
And all the food to be chewed and eaten and the rest, which had been provided by Nandinī — the king with his army ate there the meal (just as) desired.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.11
प्रतापं तञ्च नन्दिन्याः परिज्ञाय स पार्थिवः । ययाचे नन्दिनीं राजा वसिष्ठं मुनिसत्तमम्
pratāpaṃ tañca nandinyāḥ parijñāya sa pārthivaḥ | yayāce nandinīṃ rājā vasiṣṭhaṃ munisattamam
And recognizing that power of Nandinī's, that lord of the earth, the king, asked Vasiṣṭha, best of sages, for Nandinī.
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DB 3 17.12
विश्वामित्र उवाच मुने धेनुसहस्रं ते घटोध्नीनां ददाम्यहम् । नन्दिनीं देहि मे धेनुं प्रार्थयामि परन्तप
viśvāmitra uvāca mune dhenusahasraṃ te ghaṭodhnīnāṃ dadāmyaham | nandinīṃ dehi me dhenuṃ prārthayāmi parantapa
Viśvāmitra said: Sage, I will give you a thousand cows with udders like pots; give me the cow Nandinī — I beg (you), O scorcher of foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.13
वसिष्ठ उवाच होमधेनुरियं राजन्न ददामि कथञ्चन । सहस्रञ्चापि धेनूनां तवेदं तव तिष्ठतु
vasiṣṭha uvāca homadhenuriyaṃ rājanna dadāmi kathañcana | sahasrañcāpi dhenūnāṃ tavedaṃ tava tiṣṭhatu
Vasiṣṭha said: This is my oblation-cow, O king; I will not give her on any account. And let that thousand cows of yours remain yours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.14
विश्वामित्र उवाच अयुतं वाथ लक्ष्यं वा ददामि मनसेप्सितम् । द्देहि मे नन्दिनीं साधो ग्रहीष्यामि बलादथ
viśvāmitra uvāca ayutaṃ vātha lakṣyaṃ vā dadāmi manasepsitam | ddehi me nandinīṃ sādho grahīṣyāmi balādatha
Viśvāmitra said: I will give ten thousand, or even a hundred thousand, whatever is wished in the mind. Give me Nandinī, good sir, or else I shall take her by force.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.15
वसिष्ठ उवाच कामं गृहाण नृपते बलादद्य यथारुचि । नाहं ददामि ते राजन्स्वेच्छया नन्दिनीं गृहात्
vasiṣṭha uvāca kāmaṃ gṛhāṇa nṛpate balādadya yathāruci | nāhaṃ dadāmi te rājansvecchayā nandinīṃ gṛhāt
Vasiṣṭha said: Take her by force today as you please, O king, if you will; I do not give Nandinī to you from my house of my own will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.16
तच्छ्रुत्वा नृपतिर्भृत्यानादिदेश महाबलान् । नयध्वं नन्दिनीं धेनुं बलदर्पसुसंस्थिताः
tacchrutvā nṛpatirbhṛtyānādideśa mahābalān | nayadhvaṃ nandinīṃ dhenuṃ baladarpasusaṃsthitāḥ
Hearing that, the king commanded his very strong servants: "Lead away the cow Nandinī, you who stand firm in the pride of your strength!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.17
ते भृत्या जगृहुस्तां तु हठादाक्रम्य यन्त्रिताम् । वेपमाना मुनिं प्राह सुरभिः साश्रुलोचना विश्वामित्रकथोत्तरं राजपुत्रस्य कामबीजप्राप्तिवर्णनं नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः
te bhṛtyā jagṛhustāṃ tu haṭhādākramya yantritām | vepamānā muniṃ prāha surabhiḥ sāśrulocanā viśvāmitrakathottaraṃ rājaputrasya kāmabījaprāptivarṇanaṃ nāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ
But those servants attacked and seized her, who was tethered; and trembling, with tears in her eyes, the cow spoke to the sage. — (Here ends) the seventeenth chapter, called "After the tale of Viśvāmitra, the account of the prince's obtaining of the seed of desire."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.18
मुने त्यजसि मां कस्मात्कर्षयन्ति सुयन्त्रिताम् । मुनिस्तां प्रत्युवाचेदं त्यजे नाहं सुदुग्धदे
mune tyajasi māṃ kasmātkarṣayanti suyantritām | munistāṃ pratyuvācedaṃ tyaje nāhaṃ sudugdhade
"Sage, why do you abandon me? They are dragging me, tightly bound." The sage replied to her: "I do not abandon you, giver of good milk."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.19
बलान्नयति राजाऽसौ पूजितोऽद्य मया शुभे । किं करोमि न चेच्छामि त्यक्तुं त्वां मनसा किल
balānnayati rājā'sau pūjito'dya mayā śubhe | kiṃ karomi na cecchāmi tyaktuṃ tvāṃ manasā kila
"That king is taking (you) by force, he who was honoured by me today, O fair one. What can I do? Indeed I do not wish, even in mind, to give you up."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.20
इत्युक्ता मुनिना धेनुः क्रोधयुक्ता बभूव ह । हम्भारवं चकाराशु क्रूरशब्दं सुदारुणम्
ityuktā muninā dhenuḥ krodhayuktā babhūva ha | hambhāravaṃ cakārāśu krūraśabdaṃ sudāruṇam
Thus addressed by the sage, the cow became filled with rage, and at once let out a bellow, a harsh and most terrible sound.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.21
उद्गतास्तत्र देहात्तु दैत्या घोरतरास्तदा । सायुधास्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति ब्रुवन्तः कवचावृताः
udgatāstatra dehāttu daityā ghoratarāstadā | sāyudhāstiṣṭha tiṣṭheti bruvantaḥ kavacāvṛtāḥ
Then there came forth from her body most fearsome demons, armed and clad in armour, crying out "Stand! Stand!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.22
सैन्यं सर्वं हतं तैस्तु नन्दिनी प्रतिमोचिता । एकाकी निर्गतो राजा विश्वामित्रोऽतिदुःखितः
sainyaṃ sarvaṃ hataṃ taistu nandinī pratimocitā | ekākī nirgato rājā viśvāmitro'tiduḥkhitaḥ
By them the whole army was slain, and Nandinī was set free; the king Viśvāmitra went out alone, exceedingly wretched.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.23
हन्त पापोऽतिदीनात्मा निन्दन् क्षात्रबलं महत् । ब्राह्मं बलं दुराराध्यं मत्वा तपसि संस्थितः
hanta pāpo'tidīnātmā nindan kṣātrabalaṃ mahat | brāhmaṃ balaṃ durārādhyaṃ matvā tapasi saṃsthitaḥ
Alas! (Thus) the sinful one, utterly dejected in spirit, reviling the great might of the warrior class, and reckoning the brahmin's power hard to win over, took his stand in ascetic practice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.24
तप्त्वा बहूनि वर्षाणि तपो घोरं महावने । ऋषित्वं प्राप गाधेयस्त्यक्त्वा क्षात्रं विधिं पुनः
taptvā bahūni varṣāṇi tapo ghoraṃ mahāvane | ṛṣitvaṃ prāpa gādheyastyaktvā kṣātraṃ vidhiṃ punaḥ
Having performed terrible austerity for many years in the great forest, Gādhi's son abandoned the warrior's rule and attained sagehood instead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.25
तस्मात्त्वमपि राजेन्द्र मा कृथा वैरमद्भुतम् । कुलनाशकरं नूनं तापसैः सह संयुगम्
tasmāttvamapi rājendra mā kṛthā vairamadbhutam | kulanāśakaraṃ nūnaṃ tāpasaiḥ saha saṃyugam
Therefore you too, best of kings, do not make this extraordinary enmity; battle with ascetics surely brings the destruction of one's family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.26
मुनिवर्यं व्रजाद्य त्वं समाश्वास्य तपोनिधिम् । सुदर्शनोऽपि राजेन्द्र तिष्ठत्वत्र यथासुखम्
munivaryaṃ vrajādya tvaṃ samāśvāsya taponidhim | sudarśano'pi rājendra tiṣṭhatvatra yathāsukham
Go today to that best of sages, that treasury of austerity, and reassure him; and let Sudarśana too, O best of kings, remain there at his ease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.27
बालोऽयं निर्धनः किं ते करिष्यति नृपाहितम् । वृथा ते वैरभावोऽयमनाथे दुर्बले शिशौ
bālo'yaṃ nirdhanaḥ kiṃ te kariṣyati nṛpāhitam | vṛthā te vairabhāvo'yamanāthe durbale śiśau
This boy is without wealth: what harm to you, O king, will he do? This hostile feeling of yours toward a helpless, weak child is in vain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.28
दया सर्वत्र कर्तव्या दैवाधीनमिदं जगत् । ईर्ष्यया किं नृपश्रेष्ठ यद्भाव्यं तद्भविष्यति
dayā sarvatra kartavyā daivādhīnamidaṃ jagat | īrṣyayā kiṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha yadbhāvyaṃ tadbhaviṣyati
Compassion should be shown everywhere; this world is subject to fate. What use is envy, O best of kings? What is to be will be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.29
वज्रं तृणायते राजन् दैवयोगान्न संशयः । तृणं वज्रायते क्वापि समये दैवयोगतः
vajraṃ tṛṇāyate rājan daivayogānna saṃśayaḥ | tṛṇaṃ vajrāyate kvāpi samaye daivayogataḥ
A thunderbolt becomes like straw, O king, by the working of fate—there is no doubt; and straw becomes like a thunderbolt at some time, through the working of fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.30
शशको हन्ति शार्दूलं मशको वै तथा गजम् । साहसं मुञ्च मेधाविन् कुरु मे वचनं हितम्
śaśako hanti śārdūlaṃ maśako vai tathā gajam | sāhasaṃ muñca medhāvin kuru me vacanaṃ hitam
A rabbit kills a tiger, and likewise a mosquito an elephant. Give up rashness, O wise one; act on my beneficial word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.31
व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य युधाजिन्नृपसत्तमः । प्रणम्य तं मुनिं मूर्घ्ना जगाम स्वपुरं नृपः
vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya yudhājinnṛpasattamaḥ | praṇamya taṃ muniṃ mūrghnā jagāma svapuraṃ nṛpaḥ
Vyāsa said: Having heard that speech of his, Yudhājit, the best of kings, bowed his head to that sage and went to his own city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.32
मनोरमाऽपि स्वस्थाऽभूदाश्रमे तत्र संस्थिता । पालयामास पुत्रं तं सुदर्शनमृतव्रतम्
manoramā'pi svasthā'bhūdāśrame tatra saṃsthitā | pālayāmāsa putraṃ taṃ sudarśanamṛtavratam
Manoramā too became at ease, settled there in the hermitage, and she raised that son Sudarśana, who was true to his vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.33
दिने दिने कुमारोऽसौ जगामोपचयं ततः । मुनिबालगतः क्रीडन्निर्भयः सर्वतः शुभः
dine dine kumāro'sau jagāmopacayaṃ tataḥ | munibālagataḥ krīḍannirbhayaḥ sarvataḥ śubhaḥ
Day by day that boy then grew, playing in the company of the sages' children, fearless, in every way lovely.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.34
एकस्मिन्समये तत्र विदल्लं समुपागतम् । क्लीबेति मुनिपुत्रस्तमामन्त्रयत्तदन्तिके
ekasminsamaye tatra vidallaṃ samupāgatam | klībeti muniputrastamāmantrayattadantike
On one occasion a eunuch came there; the sage's son, in his presence, addressed him with the word "klība" (eunuch).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 17.35
सुदर्शनस्तु तच्छ्रुत्वा दधारैकाक्षरं स्फुटम् । अनुस्वारयुतं तच्च प्रोवाचापि पुनः पुनः
sudarśanastu tacchrutvā dadhāraikākṣaraṃ sphuṭam | anusvārayutaṃ tacca provācāpi punaḥ punaḥ
But Sudarśana, hearing that, retained clearly a single syllable (of it), that (syllable) joined with the nasal anusvāra, and uttered it again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.36
बीजं वै कामराजाख्यं गृहीतं मनसा तदा । जजाप बालकोऽत्यर्थं धृत्वा चेतसि सादरम्
bījaṃ vai kāmarājākhyaṃ gṛhītaṃ manasā tadā | jajāpa bālako'tyarthaṃ dhṛtvā cetasi sādaram
Thus the seed-syllable called Kāmarāja was then taken up in his mind, and the boy recited it intensely, holding it reverently in his heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.37
भावियोगान्महाराज कामराजाख्यमद्भुतम् । स्वभावेनैव तेनेत्थं गृहीतं बालकेन वै
bhāviyogānmahārāja kāmarājākhyamadbhutam | svabhāvenaiva tenetthaṃ gṛhītaṃ bālakena vai
Through the working of what was destined, O great king, the wondrous (syllable) called Kāmarāja was thus taken up by that boy simply by its own nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.38
तदाऽसौ पञ्चमे वर्षे प्राप्य मन्त्रमनुत्तमम् । ऋषिच्छन्दोविहीनञ्च ध्यानन्यासविवर्जितम्
tadā'sau pañcame varṣe prāpya mantramanuttamam | ṛṣicchandovihīnañca dhyānanyāsavivarjitam
So then, in his fifth year, he obtained that supreme mantra, though without (knowledge of) its seer and metre, and devoid of meditation and ritual placement (nyāsa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.39
प्रजपन्मनसा नित्यं क्रीडत्यपि स्वपित्यपि । विसस्मार न तं मन्त्रं ज्ञात्वा सारमिति स्वयम्
prajapanmanasā nityaṃ krīḍatyapi svapityapi | visasmāra na taṃ mantraṃ jñātvā sāramiti svayam
Reciting it constantly in his mind, even while playing, even while sleeping, he did not forget that mantra, having himself known it to be the essence.
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DB 3 17.40
वर्षे चैकादशे प्राप्ते कुमारोऽसौ नृपात्मजः । मुनिना चोपनीतोऽथ वेदमध्यापितस्तथा
varṣe caikādaśe prāpte kumāro'sau nṛpātmajaḥ | muninā copanīto'tha vedamadhyāpitastathā
And when the eleventh year had come, that prince, the king's son, was initiated by the sage and then taught the Veda.
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DB 3 17.41
धनुर्वेदं तथा साङ्गं नीतिशास्त्रं विधानतः । अभ्यस्ताः सकला विद्यास्तेन मन्त्रबलादिना
dhanurvedaṃ tathā sāṅgaṃ nītiśāstraṃ vidhānataḥ | abhyastāḥ sakalā vidyāstena mantrabalādinā
Likewise the science of archery together with its ancillaries, and the science of statecraft, according to rule; all the branches of knowledge were mastered by him through the power of the mantra and the rest.
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DB 3 17.42
कदाचित्सोऽपि प्रत्यक्षं देवीरूपं ददर्श ह । रक्ताम्बरं रक्तवर्णं रक्तसर्वाङ्गभूषणम्
kadācitso'pi pratyakṣaṃ devīrūpaṃ dadarśa ha | raktāmbaraṃ raktavarṇaṃ raktasarvāṅgabhūṣaṇam
Once he too saw the Goddess's form before his very eyes: clad in red, red in colour, with red ornaments on all her limbs,
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DB 3 17.43
गरुडे वाहने संस्थां वैष्णवीं शक्तिमद्भुताम् । दृष्ट्वा प्रसन्नवदनः स बभूव नृपात्मजः
garuḍe vāhane saṃsthāṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ śaktimadbhutām | dṛṣṭvā prasannavadanaḥ sa babhūva nṛpātmajaḥ
seated on Garuḍa as her mount, the wondrous Vaiṣṇavī Śakti; having seen (her), that son of the king became glad of face.
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DB 3 17.44
वने तस्मिंस्थितः सोऽथ सर्वविद्यार्थतत्त्ववित् । मातरं सेवमानस्तु विजहार नदीतटे
vane tasmiṃsthitaḥ so'tha sarvavidyārthatattvavit | mātaraṃ sevamānastu vijahāra nadītaṭe
Then, dwelling in that forest, knowing the truth and meaning of all the sciences, and serving (his) mother, he roamed about on the river bank.
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DB 3 17.45
शरासनञ्च सम्प्राप्तं विशिखाश्च शिलाशिताः । तूणीरकवचं तस्मै दत्तं चाम्बिकया वने
śarāsanañca samprāptaṃ viśikhāśca śilāśitāḥ | tūṇīrakavacaṃ tasmai dattaṃ cāmbikayā vane
And a bow was obtained, and arrows sharpened on stone; a quiver and armour were given to him by Ambikā in the forest.
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DB 3 17.46
एतस्मिन्समये पुत्री काशिराजस्य सुप्रिया । नाम्ना शशिकला दिव्या सर्वलक्षणसंयुता
etasminsamaye putrī kāśirājasya supriyā | nāmnā śaśikalā divyā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā
At this time the dear daughter of the king of Kāśi, Śaśikalā by name, divine, endowed with all auspicious marks,
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DB 3 17.47
शुश्राव नृपपुत्रं तं वनस्थञ्च सुदर्शनम् । सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नं शूरं काममिवापरम्
śuśrāva nṛpaputraṃ taṃ vanasthañca sudarśanam | sarvalakṣaṇasampannaṃ śūraṃ kāmamivāparam
heard of that king's son, Sudarśana, dwelling in the forest, endowed with all auspicious marks, a hero, like a second Kāma.
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DB 3 17.48
बन्दीजनमुखाच्छ्रुत्वा राजपुत्रं सुसङ्गतम् । चकमे मनसा तं वै वरं वरयितुं धिया
bandījanamukhācchrutvā rājaputraṃ susaṅgatam | cakame manasā taṃ vai varaṃ varayituṃ dhiyā
Having heard from the mouth of the bards of the prince, so well-favoured, she desired him in her mind, with the intention of choosing him as (her) husband.
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DB 3 17.49
स्वप्ने तस्याः समागम्य जगदम्बा निशान्तरे । उवाच वचनं चेदं समाश्वास्य सुसंस्थिता
svapne tasyāḥ samāgamya jagadambā niśāntare | uvāca vacanaṃ cedaṃ samāśvāsya susaṃsthitā
Coming to her in a dream at the end of night, the Mother of the world, well composed, comforted her and spoke these words:
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DB 3 17.50
वरं वरय सुश्रोणि मम भक्तः सुदर्शनः । सर्वकामप्रदस्तेऽस्तु वचनान्मम भामिनि
varaṃ varaya suśroṇi mama bhaktaḥ sudarśanaḥ | sarvakāmapradaste'stu vacanānmama bhāmini
"Choose (your) husband, fair-hipped one: Sudarśana is my devotee. By my word, O lovely lady, let him be the giver of all your desires."
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DB 3 17.51
एवं शशिकला दृष्टा स्वप्ने रूपं मनोहरम् । अम्बाया वचनं स्मृत्वा जहर्ष भृशभामिनी
evaṃ śaśikalā dṛṣṭā svapne rūpaṃ manoharam | ambāyā vacanaṃ smṛtvā jaharṣa bhṛśabhāminī
Thus Śaśikalā saw in a dream that enchanting form; recalling the Mother's words, the lady rejoiced exceedingly.
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DB 3 17.52
उत्थिता सा मुदा युक्ता पृष्टा मात्रा पुनः पुनः । प्रमोदे कारणं बाला नोवाचातित्रपान्विता
utthitā sā mudā yuktā pṛṣṭā mātrā punaḥ punaḥ | pramode kāraṇaṃ bālā novācātitrapānvitā
She arose filled with joy, and though asked by (her) mother again and again the reason for her delight, the girl, overcome with much bashfulness, did not tell it.
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DB 3 17.53
जहास मुदमापन्ना स्मृत्वा स्वप्नं मुहुर्मुहुः । सखीं प्राह तदान्यां वै स्वप्नवृत्तं सविस्तरम्
jahāsa mudamāpannā smṛtvā svapnaṃ muhurmuhuḥ | sakhīṃ prāha tadānyāṃ vai svapnavṛttaṃ savistaram
Filled with joy, she laughed, recalling the dream again and again; then she told another, a friend, the whole matter of the dream in detail.
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DB 3 17.54
कदाचित्सा विहारार्थमवापोपवनं शुभम् । सखीयुक्ता विशालाक्षी चम्पकैरुपशोभितम्
kadācitsā vihārārthamavāpopavanaṃ śubham | sakhīyuktā viśālākṣī campakairupaśobhitam
Once, for the sake of amusement, that wide-eyed girl, together with her friends, came to a lovely grove adorned with campaka trees.
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DB 3 17.55
पुष्पाणि चिन्वती बाला चम्पकाधःस्थिताबला । अपश्यद्ब्राह्मणं मार्गे आगच्छन्तं त्वरान्वितम्
puṣpāṇi cinvatī bālā campakādhaḥsthitābalā | apaśyadbrāhmaṇaṃ mārge āgacchantaṃ tvarānvitam
While gathering flowers, the girl, the slender one standing beneath a campaka, saw a brahmin coming along the path in haste.
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DB 3 17.56
तं प्रणम्य द्विजं श्यामा बभाषे मधुरं वचः । कुतो देशान्महाभाग कृतमागमनं त्वया
taṃ praṇamya dvijaṃ śyāmā babhāṣe madhuraṃ vacaḥ | kuto deśānmahābhāga kṛtamāgamanaṃ tvayā
Bowing to that twice-born, the dark maiden spoke sweet words: "From what country, greatly fortunate one, has your coming been made?"
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DB 3 17.57
द्विज उवाच भारद्वाजाश्रमाद्बाले नूनमागमनं मम । जातं वै कार्ययोगेन किं पृच्छसि वदस्व मे
dvija uvāca bhāradvājāśramādbāle nūnamāgamanaṃ mama | jātaṃ vai kāryayogena kiṃ pṛcchasi vadasva me
The twice-born said: My coming, O girl, is indeed from the hermitage of Bhāradvāja; it happened on account of some business. Why do you ask? Tell me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.58
शशिकलोवाच तत्राश्रमे महाभाग वर्णनीयं किमस्ति वै । लोकातिगं विशेषेण प्रेक्षणीयतमं किल
śaśikalovāca tatrāśrame mahābhāga varṇanīyaṃ kimasti vai | lokātigaṃ viśeṣeṇa prekṣaṇīyatamaṃ kila
Śaśikalā said: In that hermitage, greatly fortunate one, what is there worth describing, surpassing the world, especially most worth seeing?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.59
ब्राह्मण उवाच ध्रुवसन्धिसुतः श्रीमानास्ते सुदर्शनो नृपः । यथार्थनामा सुश्रोणि वर्तते पुरुषोत्तमः
brāhmaṇa uvāca dhruvasandhisutaḥ śrīmānāste sudarśano nṛpaḥ | yathārthanāmā suśroṇi vartate puruṣottamaḥ
The brahmin said: The illustrious son of Dhruvasandhi, king Sudarśana, dwells there; true to his name, fair-hipped one, he is the best of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.60
तस्य लोचनमत्यन्तं निष्फलं प्रतिभाति मे । येन दृष्टो न वामोरु कुमारस्तु सुदर्शनः
tasya locanamatyantaṃ niṣphalaṃ pratibhāti me | yena dṛṣṭo na vāmoru kumārastu sudarśanaḥ
His eye seems to me utterly fruitless, O fair-thighed one, by which the prince Sudarśana has not been seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 17.61
एकत्र निहिता धात्रा गुणाः सर्वे सिसृक्षुणा । गुणानामाकरं द्रष्टुं मन्ये तेनैव कौतुकात्
ekatra nihitā dhātrā guṇāḥ sarve sisṛkṣuṇā | guṇānāmākaraṃ draṣṭuṃ manye tenaiva kautukāt
All good qualities were placed in one spot by the Creator when he wished to create; I think it was out of sheer curiosity, so as to behold a mine of qualities.
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DB 3 17.62
तव योग्यः कुमारोऽसौ भर्ता भवितुमर्हति । योगोऽयं विहितोऽप्यासीन्मणिकाञ्चनयोरिव
tava yogyaḥ kumāro'sau bhartā bhavitumarhati | yogo'yaṃ vihito'pyāsīnmaṇikāñcanayoriva
That prince is suited to you; he deserves to become (your) husband. This union is as though (already) ordained, like that of a gem and gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition