Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 18

DB 3 18.1

शशिकलया मातरं प्रति संदेशप्रेषणम् व्यास उवाच श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं श्यामा प्रेमयुक्ता बभूव ह । प्रतस्थे ब्राह्मणस्तस्मात्स्थानादुक्त्वा समाहितः

śaśikalayā mātaraṃ prati saṃdeśapreṣaṇam vyāsa uvāca śrutvā tadvacanaṃ śyāmā premayuktā babhūva ha | pratasthe brāhmaṇastasmātsthānāduktvā samāhitaḥ

The sending of a message by Śaśikalā to her mother. Vyāsa said: Hearing his words, the dark-complexioned girl became filled with love; and the brāhmaṇa, composed, having spoken, set out from that place.

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DB 3 18.2

सा तु पूर्वानुरागाद्वै मग्ना प्रेम्णाऽतिचञ्चला । कामबाणहतेवास गते तस्मिन्द्विजोत्तमे

sā tu pūrvānurāgādvai magnā premṇā'ticañcalā | kāmabāṇahatevāsa gate tasmindvijottame

But she, sunk (in longing) because of her earlier attachment, made very unsteady by love, became as if struck by desire's arrow, once that best of the twice-born had gone.

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DB 3 18.3

अथ कामार्दिता प्राह सखीं छन्दोऽनुवर्तिनीम् । विकारश्च समुत्पन्नो देहे यच्छ्रवणादनु

atha kāmārditā prāha sakhīṃ chando'nuvartinīm | vikāraśca samutpanno dehe yacchravaṇādanu

Then, tormented by desire, she said to her friend, who complied with her wishes: "A change has arisen in my body ever since that hearing."

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DB 3 18.4

अज्ञातरसविज्ञानं कुमारं कुलसम्भवम् । दुनोति मदनः पापः किं करोमि क्व यामि च

ajñātarasavijñānaṃ kumāraṃ kulasambhavam | dunoti madanaḥ pāpaḥ kiṃ karomi kva yāmi ca

"The wicked Madana torments the prince, born of (good) family, who does not (yet) know the knowledge of passion. What shall I do, and where shall I go?"

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

DB 3 18.5

स्वप्नेषु वा मया दृष्टः पञ्चबाण इवापरः । तपते मे मनोऽत्यर्थं विरहाकुलितं मृदु

svapneṣu vā mayā dṛṣṭaḥ pañcabāṇa ivāparaḥ | tapate me mano'tyarthaṃ virahākulitaṃ mṛdu

"Or (rather) he was seen by me in dreams, like a second Five-Arrowed One; my tender mind, distressed by separation, burns exceedingly."

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DB 3 18.6

चन्दनं देहलग्नं मे विषवद्भाति भामिनि । स्रगियं सर्पवच्चैव चन्द्रपादाश्च वह्निवत्

candanaṃ dehalagnaṃ me viṣavadbhāti bhāmini | sragiyaṃ sarpavaccaiva candrapādāśca vahnivat

"Sandal paste smeared on my body seems like poison to me, O lovely lady; this garland is like a snake, and the moon's rays like fire."

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DB 3 18.7

न च हर्म्ये वने शं मे दीर्घिकायां न पर्वते । न दिवा न निशायां वा न सुखं सुखसाधनैः

na ca harmye vane śaṃ me dīrghikāyāṃ na parvate | na divā na niśāyāṃ vā na sukhaṃ sukhasādhanaiḥ

"There is no ease for me in the palace, in the forest, at the pool, on the mountain, neither by day nor by night; there is no pleasure in the means of pleasure."

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DB 3 18.8

न शय्या न च ताम्बूलं न गीतं न च वादनम् । प्रीणयन्ति मनो मेऽद्य न तृप्ते मम लोचने

na śayyā na ca tāmbūlaṃ na gītaṃ na ca vādanam | prīṇayanti mano me'dya na tṛpte mama locane

"Neither bed, nor betel, nor song, nor instrumental music gladden my mind today; my eyes find no satisfaction."

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DB 3 18.9

प्रयाम्यद्य वने तत्र यत्रासौ वर्तते शठः । भीतास्मि कुललज्जायाः परतन्त्रा पितुस्तथा

prayāmyadya vane tatra yatrāsau vartate śaṭhaḥ | bhītāsmi kulalajjāyāḥ paratantrā pitustathā

"I shall go today to that forest where that rogue dwells; (yet) I am afraid of my family's disgrace, and I am dependent on my father."

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DB 3 18.10

स्वयंवरं पिता मेऽद्य न करोति करोमि किम् । दास्यामि राजपुत्राय कामं सुदर्शनाय वै

svayaṃvaraṃ pitā me'dya na karoti karomi kim | dāsyāmi rājaputrāya kāmaṃ sudarśanāya vai

"My father is not holding a bride-choice for me today—what am I to do? Of my own desire I shall give myself to the prince Sudarśana."

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DB 3 18.11

सन्त्यन्ये पृथिवीपालाः शतशः सम्भृतर्द्धयः । रमणीया न मे तेऽद्य राज्यहीनोऽप्यसौ मतः

santyanye pṛthivīpālāḥ śataśaḥ sambhṛtarddhayaḥ | ramaṇīyā na me te'dya rājyahīno'pyasau mataḥ

"There are other rulers of the earth by the hundred, possessed of amassed wealth; but they do not delight me today—he, though deprived of a kingdom, is my choice."

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DB 3 18.12

व्यास उवाच एकाकी निर्धनश्चैव बलहीनः सुदर्शनः । वनवासी फलाहारस्तस्याश्चित्ते सुसंस्थिता

vyāsa uvāca ekākī nirdhanaścaiva balahīnaḥ sudarśanaḥ | vanavāsī phalāhārastasyāścitte susaṃsthitā

Vyāsa said: Sudarśana—alone, without money, without armed strength, dwelling in the forest, living on fruit—was firmly fixed in her heart.

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DB 3 18.13

वाग्बीजस्य जपात्सिद्धिस्तस्या एषाप्युपस्थिता । सोपि ध्यानपरोऽत्यन्तं जजाप मन्त्रमुत्तमम्

vāgbījasya japātsiddhistasyā eṣāpyupasthitā | sopi dhyānaparo'tyantaṃ jajāpa mantramuttamam

From the muttering of the vāk-seed (mantra) this attainment came to her as well; and he too, wholly given to meditation, muttered that supreme mantra.

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DB 3 18.14

स्वप्ने पश्यत्यसौ देवीं विष्णुमायामखण्डिताम् । विश्वमातरमव्यक्तां सर्वसम्पत्कराम्बिकाम्

svapne paśyatyasau devīṃ viṣṇumāyāmakhaṇḍitām | viśvamātaramavyaktāṃ sarvasampatkarāmbikām

In a dream he sees the Goddess, the māyā of Viṣṇu, undivided, the mother of the world, unmanifest, Ambikā who brings about all prosperity.

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DB 3 18.15

शृङ्गवेरपुराध्यक्षो निषादः समुपेत्य तम् । ददौ रथवरं तस्मै सर्वोपस्करसंयुतम्

śṛṅgaverapurādhyakṣo niṣādaḥ samupetya tam | dadau rathavaraṃ tasmai sarvopaskarasaṃyutam

The overlord of Śṛṅgaverapura, a Niṣāda, came up to him and gave him an excellent chariot furnished with all its equipment,

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DB 3 18.16

चतुर्भिस्तुरगैर्युक्तं पताकावरमण्डितम् । जैत्रं राजसुतं ज्ञात्वा ददौ चोपायनं तदा

caturbhisturagairyuktaṃ patākāvaramaṇḍitam | jaitraṃ rājasutaṃ jñātvā dadau copāyanaṃ tadā

yoked with four horses, adorned with a fine banner, victorious; knowing (him) to be the king's son, he then gave (it as) a present.

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DB 3 18.17

सोऽपि जग्राह तं प्रीत्या मित्रत्वेन सुसंस्थितम् । वन्यैर्मूलफलैः सम्यगर्चयामास शम्बरम्

so'pi jagrāha taṃ prītyā mitratvena susaṃsthitam | vanyairmūlaphalaiḥ samyagarcayāmāsa śambaram

And he accepted it with pleasure, (given) in firmly established friendship, and duly honoured Śambara with wild roots and fruits.

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DB 3 18.18

कृतातिथ्ये गते तस्मिन्निषादाधिपतौ तदा । मुनयः प्रीतियुक्तास्ते तमूचुस्तापसा मिथः शशिकलया मातरं प्रति संदेशप्रेषणं नामाष्टादशोऽध्यायः

kṛtātithye gate tasminniṣādādhipatau tadā | munayaḥ prītiyuktāste tamūcustāpasā mithaḥ śaśikalayā mātaraṃ prati saṃdeśapreṣaṇaṃ nāmāṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ

When the hospitality had been performed and that lord of the Niṣādas had gone, those sages, filled with affection, the ascetics, said to him among themselves. — (Here ends) the eighteenth chapter, named "The sending of a message to the mother by Śaśikalā."

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DB 3 18.19

राजपुत्र ध्रुवं राज्यं प्राप्स्यसि त्वं च सर्वथा । स्वल्पैरहोभिरव्यग्रः प्रतापान्नात्र संशयः

rājaputra dhruvaṃ rājyaṃ prāpsyasi tvaṃ ca sarvathā | svalpairahobhiravyagraḥ pratāpānnātra saṃśayaḥ

Prince, you will certainly obtain the kingdom in every way; in a few days, untroubled, by your might — there is no doubt in this.

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DB 3 18.20

प्रसन्ना तेऽम्बिका देवी वरदा विश्वमोहिनी । सहायस्तु सुसम्पन्नो न चिन्तां कुरु सुव्रत

prasannā te'mbikā devī varadā viśvamohinī | sahāyastu susampanno na cintāṃ kuru suvrata

Mother Ambikā, the goddess who grants boons, the enchantress of the universe, is pleased with you; and your helper is well provided — do not worry, you of good vows.

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DB 3 18.21

मनोरमां तथोचुस्ते मुनयः संशितव्रताः । पुत्रस्तेऽद्य धराधीशो भविष्यति शुचिस्मिते

manoramāṃ tathocuste munayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ | putraste'dya dharādhīśo bhaviṣyati śucismite

Likewise those sages of strict vows said to Manoramā: "Your son will today become lord of the earth, O bright-smiling one."

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DB 3 18.22

सा तानुवाच तन्वङ्गी वचनं वोऽस्तु सत्फलम् । दासोऽयं भवतां विप्राः किं चित्रं सदुपासनात्

sā tānuvāca tanvaṅgī vacanaṃ vo'stu satphalam | dāso'yaṃ bhavatāṃ viprāḥ kiṃ citraṃ sadupāsanāt

She, the slender-limbed one, said to them: "May your word bear good fruit. This one is your servant, O brāhmaṇas — what wonder is there, from the worship of the good?"

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DB 3 18.23

न सैन्यं सचिवाः कोशो न सहायश्च कश्चन । केन योगेन पुत्रो मे राज्यं प्राप्तुमिहार्हति

na sainyaṃ sacivāḥ kośo na sahāyaśca kaścana | kena yogena putro me rājyaṃ prāptumihārhati

"There is no army, no ministers, no treasury, and no helper at all: by what means is my son fit to obtain a kingdom here?"

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DB 3 18.24

आशीर्वादैश्च वो नूनं पुत्रोऽयं मे महीपतिः । भविष्यति न सन्देहो भवन्तो मन्त्रवित्तमाः

āśīrvādaiśca vo nūnaṃ putro'yaṃ me mahīpatiḥ | bhaviṣyati na sandeho bhavanto mantravittamāḥ

"Yet surely by your blessings this son of mine will become lord of the earth; there is no doubt, (for) you are the best of those who know the sacred formulas."

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DB 3 18.25

व्यास उवाच रथारूढः स मेधावी यत्र याति सुदर्शनः । अक्षौहिणीसमावृत्त इवाभाति स तेजसा

vyāsa uvāca rathārūḍhaḥ sa medhāvī yatra yāti sudarśanaḥ | akṣauhiṇīsamāvṛtta ivābhāti sa tejasā

Vyāsa said: Wherever that wise Sudarśana went, mounted on his chariot, he shone by his splendour as though surrounded by a full army division.

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DB 3 18.26

प्रतापो मन्त्रबीजस्य नान्यः कश्चन भूपते । एवं वै जपतस्तस्य प्रीतियुक्तस्य सर्वथा

pratāpo mantrabījasya nānyaḥ kaścana bhūpate | evaṃ vai japatastasya prītiyuktasya sarvathā

This was the power of the seed-mantra and of nothing else, O king; thus indeed, as he recited it, wholly filled with devotion —

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DB 3 18.27

सम्प्राप्य सद्गुरोर्बीजं कामराजाख्यमद्भुतम् । जपेद्यस्तु शुचिः शान्तः सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

samprāpya sadgurorbījaṃ kāmarājākhyamadbhutam | japedyastu śuciḥ śāntaḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Having obtained from a true guru the wondrous seed called Kāmarāja, whoever, pure and calm, should recite it would attain all his desires.

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DB 3 18.28

न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि वापि सुदुर्लभम् । प्रसन्नायाः शिवायाश्च यदप्राप्यं नृपोत्तम

na tadasti pṛthivyāṃ vā divi vāpi sudurlabham | prasannāyāḥ śivāyāśca yadaprāpyaṃ nṛpottama

There is nothing on earth or even in heaven so very hard to get that it cannot be had when Śivā is pleased, O best of kings.

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DB 3 18.29

ते मन्दास्तेऽतिदुर्भाग्या रोगैस्ते समभिद्रुताः । येषां चित्ते न विश्वासो भवेदम्बार्चनादिषु

te mandāste'tidurbhāgyā rogaiste samabhidrutāḥ | yeṣāṃ citte na viśvāso bhavedambārcanādiṣu

Dull are they, most ill-fated are they, assailed by diseases, in whose mind there is no faith in the worship of the Mother and the rest.

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DB 3 18.30

या माता सर्वदेवानां युगादौ परिकीर्तिता । आदिमातेति विख्याता नाम्ना तेन कुरूद्वह

yā mātā sarvadevānāṃ yugādau parikīrtitā | ādimāteti vikhyātā nāmnā tena kurūdvaha

She who is proclaimed at the beginning of the age as the mother of all the gods is therefore renowned by the name "First Mother," O scion of Kuru.

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DB 3 18.31

बुद्धिः कीर्तिर्धृतिर्लक्ष्मीः शक्तिः श्रद्धा मतिः स्मृतिः । सर्वेषां प्राणिनां सा वै प्रत्यक्षं वै विभासते

buddhiḥ kīrtirdhṛtirlakṣmīḥ śaktiḥ śraddhā matiḥ smṛtiḥ | sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ sā vai pratyakṣaṃ vai vibhāsate

Intelligence, fame, firmness, prosperity, power, faith, thought, memory — as these she shines forth manifestly in all living beings.

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DB 3 18.32

न जानन्ति नरा ये वै मोहिता मायया किल । न भजन्ति कुतर्कज्ञा देवीं विश्वेश्वरीं शिवाम्

na jānanti narā ye vai mohitā māyayā kila | na bhajanti kutarkajñā devīṃ viśveśvarīṃ śivām

Those men who do not know (her), deluded indeed by māyā, given to false reasoning, do not worship the goddess Śivā, the ruler of the universe.

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DB 3 18.33

ब्रह्मा विष्णुस्तथा शम्भुर्वासवो वरुणो यमः । वायुरग्निः कुबेरश्च त्वष्टा पूषाश्विनौ भगः

brahmā viṣṇustathā śambhurvāsavo varuṇo yamaḥ | vāyuragniḥ kuberaśca tvaṣṭā pūṣāśvinau bhagaḥ

Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śambhu, Vāsava, Varuṇa, Yama, Vāyu, Agni, and Kubera, Tvaṣṭā, Pūṣā, the two Aśvins, Bhaga,

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DB 3 18.34

आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा विश्वेदेवा मरुद्गणाः । सर्वे ध्यायन्ति तां देवीं सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारिणीम्

ādityā vasavo rudrā viśvedevā marudgaṇāḥ | sarve dhyāyanti tāṃ devīṃ sṛṣṭisthityantakāriṇīm

the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Viśvedevas, the hosts of Maruts — all meditate on that goddess who brings about creation, preservation, and destruction.

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DB 3 18.35

को न सेवेत विद्वान्वै तां शक्तिं परमात्मिकाम् । सुदर्शनेन सा ज्ञाता देवी सर्वार्थदा शिवा

ko na seveta vidvānvai tāṃ śaktiṃ paramātmikām | sudarśanena sā jñātā devī sarvārthadā śivā

What learned man would not serve that Power whose nature is the supreme Self? By Sudarśana she was known, the goddess Śivā who grants every aim.

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DB 3 18.36

ब्रह्मैव साऽतिदुष्प्राप्या विद्याविद्यास्वरूपिणी । योगगम्या परा शक्तिर्मुमुक्षूणां च वल्लभा

brahmaiva sā'tiduṣprāpyā vidyāvidyāsvarūpiṇī | yogagamyā parā śaktirmumukṣūṇāṃ ca vallabhā

She is Brahman itself, exceedingly hard to attain, having the form of both knowledge and ignorance, reachable through yoga, the supreme Power, dear to those who seek release.

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DB 3 18.37

परमात्मस्वरूपं को वेत्तुमर्हति तां विना । या सृष्टिं त्रिविधां कृत्वा दर्शयत्यखिलात्मने

paramātmasvarūpaṃ ko vettumarhati tāṃ vinā | yā sṛṣṭiṃ trividhāṃ kṛtvā darśayatyakhilātmane

Who is able to know the nature of the supreme Self apart from her, who, having made the threefold creation, displays it to the Self of all?

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DB 3 18.38

सुदर्शनस्तु तां देवीं मनसा परिचिन्तयन् । राज्यलाभात्परं प्राप्य सुखं वै कानने स्थितः

sudarśanastu tāṃ devīṃ manasā paricintayan | rājyalābhātparaṃ prāpya sukhaṃ vai kānane sthitaḥ

But Sudarśana, dwelling on that Goddess in his mind, obtained a happiness greater than the winning of a kingdom, and stayed on in the forest.

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DB 3 18.39

सापि चन्द्रकलात्यर्थं कामबाणप्रपीडिता । नानोपचारैरनिशं दधार दुःखितं वपुः

sāpi candrakalātyarthaṃ kāmabāṇaprapīḍitā | nānopacārairaniśaṃ dadhāra duḥkhitaṃ vapuḥ

She too, Śaśikalā, sorely tormented by the arrows of desire, night and day bore a body made miserable in spite of all manner of remedies.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.40

तावत्तस्याः पिता ज्ञात्वा कन्यां पुत्रवरार्थिनीम् । सुबाहुः कारयामास स्वयंवरमतन्द्रितः

tāvattasyāḥ pitā jñātvā kanyāṃ putravarārthinīm | subāhuḥ kārayāmāsa svayaṃvaramatandritaḥ

Meanwhile her father Subāhu, learning that the girl was seeking an excellent husband, tirelessly had a self-choice (ceremony) arranged.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.41

स्वयंवरस्तु त्रिविधो विद्वद्भिः परिकीर्तितः । राज्ञां विवाहयोग्यौ वै नान्येषां कथितः किल

svayaṃvarastu trividho vidvadbhiḥ parikīrtitaḥ | rājñāṃ vivāhayogyau vai nānyeṣāṃ kathitaḥ kila

Now the self-choice is declared by the learned to be of three kinds; it is for kings who are fit for marriage, and is said not to be for others.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.42

इच्छास्वयंवरश्चैको द्वितीयश्च पणाभिधः । यथा रामेण भग्नं वै त्र्यम्बकस्य शरासनम्

icchāsvayaṃvaraścaiko dvitīyaśca paṇābhidhaḥ | yathā rāmeṇa bhagnaṃ vai tryambakasya śarāsanam

One is the self-choice by (the girl's own) wish, and the second is called the wager — as when the bow of the three-eyed (Śiva) was broken by Rāma.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.43

तृतीयः शौर्यशुल्कश्च शूराणां परिकीर्तितः । इच्छास्वयंवरं तत्र चकार नृपसत्तमः

tṛtīyaḥ śauryaśulkaśca śūrāṇāṃ parikīrtitaḥ | icchāsvayaṃvaraṃ tatra cakāra nṛpasattamaḥ

The third is proclaimed to be (the bride as) the price of valour, for heroes. Of these the best of kings arranged the self-choice by (her own) wish.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.44

शिल्पिभिः कारिता मञ्चाः शुभैरास्तरणैर्युताः । ततश्च विविधाकाराः सु्क्लृप्ताः सभ्यमण्डपाः

śilpibhiḥ kāritā mañcāḥ śubhairāstaraṇairyutāḥ | tataśca vividhākārāḥ suklṛptāḥ sabhyamaṇḍapāḥ

Platforms were made by the craftsmen, furnished with fine coverings, and then pavilions for the assembly, of various shapes, were well laid out.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.45

एवं कृतेऽतिसम्भारे विवाहार्थं सुविस्तरे । सखीं शशिकला प्राह दुःखिता चारुलोचना

evaṃ kṛte'tisambhāre vivāhārthaṃ suvistare | sakhīṃ śaśikalā prāha duḥkhitā cārulocanā

When these very great preparations for the marriage had thus been made on a wide scale, Śaśikalā, sorrowful and lovely-eyed, spoke to her friend:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.46

इदं मे मातरं ब्रूहि त्वमेकान्ते वचो मम । मया वृतः पतिश्चित्ते ध्रुवसन्धिसुतः शुभः

idaṃ me mātaraṃ brūhi tvamekānte vaco mama | mayā vṛtaḥ patiścitte dhruvasandhisutaḥ śubhaḥ

"Speak this word of mine to my mother in private: the husband chosen by me in my heart is the auspicious son of Dhruvasandhi.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.47

नान्यं वरं वरिष्यामि तमृते वै सुदर्शनम् । स मे भर्ता नृपसुतो भगवत्या प्रतिष्ठितः

nānyaṃ varaṃ variṣyāmi tamṛte vai sudarśanam | sa me bhartā nṛpasuto bhagavatyā pratiṣṭhitaḥ

I shall choose no other bridegroom except that Sudarśana; that prince is my husband, appointed (for me) by the Goddess."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.48

व्यास उवाच इत्युक्ता सा सखी गत्वा मातरं प्राह सत्वरा । वैदर्भीं विजने वाक्यं मधुरं मञ्जुभाषिणी

vyāsa uvāca ityuktā sā sakhī gatvā mātaraṃ prāha satvarā | vaidarbhīṃ vijane vākyaṃ madhuraṃ mañjubhāṣiṇī

Vyāsa said: So addressed, that friend went quickly and, sweet-spoken, told the mother, the Vidarbha princess, in a lonely place these gentle words:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.49

पुत्री ते दुःखिता प्राह साध्वी त्वां मन्मुखेन यत् । शृणु त्वं कुरु कल्याणि तद्धितं त्वरिताऽधुना

putrī te duḥkhitā prāha sādhvī tvāṃ manmukhena yat | śṛṇu tvaṃ kuru kalyāṇi taddhitaṃ tvaritā'dhunā

"What your daughter, sorrowful and virtuous, has said to you through my mouth — hear it, and, good lady, do now with haste what is good for her.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.50

भारद्वाजाश्रमे पुण्य़े ध्रुवसन्धिसुतोऽस्ति यः । स मे भर्ता वृतश्चित्ते नान्यं भूपं वृणोम्यहम्

bhāradvājāśrame puṇya़e dhruvasandhisuto'sti yaḥ | sa me bhartā vṛtaścitte nānyaṃ bhūpaṃ vṛṇomyaham

'He who is the son of Dhruvasandhi in the holy hermitage of Bharadvāja — he is chosen in my heart as my husband; I choose no other king.'"

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.51

व्यास उवाच राज्ञी तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स्वपतौ गृहमागते । निवेदयामास तदा पुत्रीवाक्यं यथातथम्

vyāsa uvāca rājñī tadvacanaṃ śrutvā svapatau gṛhamāgate | nivedayāmāsa tadā putrīvākyaṃ yathātatham

Vyāsa said: The queen, having heard that speech, when her husband came home, then reported the daughter's words to him exactly as they were.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.52

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं राजा विस्मितः प्रहसन्मुहुः । भार्यामुवाच वैदर्भीं सुबाहुस्तु ऋतं वचः

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ rājā vismitaḥ prahasanmuhuḥ | bhāryāmuvāca vaidarbhīṃ subāhustu ṛtaṃ vacaḥ

Hearing that speech the king was astonished and laughed again and again; and Subāhu spoke to his wife, the Vidarbha princess, these true words:

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.53

सुभ्रु जानासि बालोऽसौ राज्यान्निष्कासितो वने । एकाकी सह मात्रा वै वसते निर्जने वने

subhru jānāsi bālo'sau rājyānniṣkāsito vane | ekākī saha mātrā vai vasate nirjane vane

"Fair-browed one, you know that boy was driven out of the kingdom into the forest; he lives alone with only his mother in a deserted forest.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.54

तत्कृते निहतो राजा वीरसेनो युधाजिता । स कथं निर्धनो भर्ता योग्यः स्याच्चारुलोचने

tatkṛte nihato rājā vīraseno yudhājitā | sa kathaṃ nirdhano bhartā yogyaḥ syāccārulocane

On his account King Vīrasena was slain by Yudhājit. How could he, penniless, be a fit husband, O lovely-eyed one?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 18.55

ब्रूहि पुत्रीं ततो वाक्यं कदाचिदपि विप्रियम् । आगमिष्यन्ति राजानः स्थितिमन्तः स्वयंवरे

brūhi putrīṃ tato vākyaṃ kadācidapi vipriyam | āgamiṣyanti rājānaḥ sthitimantaḥ svayaṃvare

Therefore speak to the daughter a word that may even be unpleasant (to her): kings of established position will be coming to the self-choice."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition