Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 24
DB 3 24.1
देवीमहिमवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा भवान्याः स नृपोत्तमः । प्रोवाच वचनं तत्र सुबाहुर्भक्तिसंयुतः
devīmahimavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā bhavānyāḥ sa nṛpottamaḥ | provāca vacanaṃ tatra subāhurbhaktisaṃyutaḥ
The description of the Goddess's greatness. Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of hers, of Bhavānī, that best of kings, Subāhu, filled with devotion, spoke these words there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.2
सुबाहुरुवाच एकतो देवलोकस्य राज्यं भूमण्डलस्य च । एकतो दर्शनं ते वै न च तुल्यं कदाचन
subāhuruvāca ekato devalokasya rājyaṃ bhūmaṇḍalasya ca | ekato darśanaṃ te vai na ca tulyaṃ kadācana
Subāhu said: On one side the sovereignty of the world of the gods and of the whole circle of the earth, on the other side the sight of you — these are never equal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.3
दर्शनात्सदृशं किञ्चित्त्रिषु लोकेषु नास्ति मे । कं वरं देवि याचेऽहं कृतार्थोऽस्मि धरातले
darśanātsadṛśaṃ kiñcittriṣu lokeṣu nāsti me | kaṃ varaṃ devi yāce'haṃ kṛtārtho'smi dharātale
For me there is nothing in the three worlds equal to (that) sight. What boon should I ask for, O Goddess? I am (already) one whose purpose is accomplished on the face of the earth.
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DB 3 24.4
एतदिच्छाम्यहं मातर्याचितुं वाञ्छितं वरम् । तव भक्तिः सदा मेऽस्तु निश्चला ह्यनपायिनी
etadicchāmyahaṃ mātaryācituṃ vāñchitaṃ varam | tava bhaktiḥ sadā me'stu niścalā hyanapāyinī
This is the desired boon I wish to ask, O Mother: let my devotion to you be always unshakable and never departing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.5
नगरेऽत्र त्वया मातः स्थातव्यं मम सर्वदा । दुर्गादेवीति नाम्ना वै त्वं शक्तिरिह संस्थिता
nagare'tra tvayā mātaḥ sthātavyaṃ mama sarvadā | durgādevīti nāmnā vai tvaṃ śaktiriha saṃsthitā
In this city, O Mother, you must always dwell for my sake; by the name "Goddess Durgā" you are established here as the Power (śakti).
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DB 3 24.6
रक्षा त्वया च कर्तव्या सर्वदा नगरस्य ह । यथा सुदर्शनस्त्रातो रिपुसंघादनामयः
rakṣā tvayā ca kartavyā sarvadā nagarasya ha | yathā sudarśanastrāto ripusaṃghādanāmayaḥ
And protection of the city must always be given by you, just as Sudarśana was rescued unharmed from the host of enemies.
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DB 3 24.7
तथाऽत्र रक्षा कर्तव्या वाराणस्यास्त्वयाम्बिके । यावत्पुरी भवेद्भूमौ सुप्रतिष्ठा सुसंस्थिता
tathā'tra rakṣā kartavyā vārāṇasyāstvayāmbike | yāvatpurī bhavedbhūmau supratiṣṭhā susaṃsthitā
So too, O Ambikā, protection of Vārāṇasī must be given by you here, as long as the city stands well-founded and well-established on the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.8
तावत्त्वयाऽत्र स्थातव्यं दुर्गे देवि कृपानिधे । वरोऽयं मम ते देयः किमन्यत्प्रार्थयाम्यहम्
tāvattvayā'tra sthātavyaṃ durge devi kṛpānidhe | varo'yaṃ mama te deyaḥ kimanyatprārthayāmyaham
That long you must remain here, O Durgā, O Goddess, treasury of compassion. This boon is to be granted me by you — what else should I ask for?
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DB 3 24.9
विविधान्सकलान्कामान्देहि मे विद्विषो जहि । अभद्राणां विनाशञ्च कुरु लोकस्य सर्वदा
vividhānsakalānkāmāndehi me vidviṣo jahi | abhadrāṇāṃ vināśañca kuru lokasya sarvadā
Grant me all desires of every kind, slay (my) enemies, and always bring about the destruction of misfortunes for the people.
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DB 3 24.10
व्यास उवाच इति सम्प्रार्थिता देवी दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी । तमुवाच नृपं तत्र स्तुत्वा वै संस्थितं पुरः
vyāsa uvāca iti samprārthitā devī durgā durgārtināśinī | tamuvāca nṛpaṃ tatra stutvā vai saṃsthitaṃ puraḥ
Vyāsa said: Thus entreated, the Goddess Durgā, destroyer of the pains of adversity, spoke there to that king who, having praised (her), stood before (her).
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DB 3 24.11
दुर्गोवाच राजन्सदा निवासो मे मुक्तिपुर्यां भविष्यति । रक्षार्थं सर्वलोकानां यावत्तिष्ठति मेदिनी
durgovāca rājansadā nivāso me muktipuryāṃ bhaviṣyati | rakṣārthaṃ sarvalokānāṃ yāvattiṣṭhati medinī
Durgā said: O King, my dwelling shall be always in the City of Liberation, for the protection of all people, as long as the earth endures.
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DB 3 24.12
अथो सुदर्शनस्तत्र समागत्य मुदान्वितः । प्रणम्य परया भक्त्या तुष्टाव जगदम्बिकाम्
atho sudarśanastatra samāgatya mudānvitaḥ | praṇamya parayā bhaktyā tuṣṭāva jagadambikām
Then Sudarśana, filled with joy, having come there and bowed down, praised the Mother of the world with supreme devotion.
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DB 3 24.13
अहो कृपा ये कथयाम्यहं किं त्रातस्त्वया यत्किल भक्तिहीनः । भक्तानुकम्पी सकलो जनोऽस्ति विमुक्तभक्तेरवनं व्रतं ते
aho kṛpā ye kathayāmyahaṃ kiṃ trātastvayā yatkila bhaktihīnaḥ | bhaktānukampī sakalo jano'sti vimuktabhakteravanaṃ vrataṃ te
Ah, what shall I say of (your) acts of grace! — that I, who was indeed devoid of devotion, was rescued by you. Every person is compassionate to (his own) devotees; but the protection of one bereft of devotion is your vow.
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DB 3 24.14
त्वं देवि सर्वं सृजसि प्रपञ्चं श्रुतं मया पालयसि स्वसृष्टम् । त्वमत्सि संहारपरे च काले न तेऽत्र चित्रं मम रक्षणं वै
tvaṃ devi sarvaṃ sṛjasi prapañcaṃ śrutaṃ mayā pālayasi svasṛṣṭam | tvamatsi saṃhārapare ca kāle na te'tra citraṃ mama rakṣaṇaṃ vai
You, O Goddess, create this whole manifold world; I have heard that you protect what you yourself have created; and you devour (it) at the time set for dissolution. So my rescue is no marvel for you.
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DB 3 24.15
करोमि किं ते वद देवि कार्यं क्व वा व्रजामीत्यनुमोदयाशु । कार्ये विमूढोऽस्मि तवाज्ञयाऽहं गच्छामि तिष्ठे विहरामि मातः
karomi kiṃ te vada devi kāryaṃ kva vā vrajāmītyanumodayāśu | kārye vimūḍho'smi tavājñayā'haṃ gacchāmi tiṣṭhe viharāmi mātaḥ
Tell me, O Goddess, what task of yours I should perform, or where I should go — approve (it) quickly. I am bewildered as to what should be done; by your command, O Mother, I go, I stay, I roam about.
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DB 3 24.16
व्यास उवाच तं तथा भाषमाणं तु देवी प्राह दयान्विता । गच्छायोध्यां महाभाग कुरु राज्यं कुलोचितम्
vyāsa uvāca taṃ tathā bhāṣamāṇaṃ tu devī prāha dayānvitā | gacchāyodhyāṃ mahābhāga kuru rājyaṃ kulocitam
Vyāsa said: To him who spoke thus the Goddess, filled with compassion, said: "Go to Ayodhyā, O greatly fortunate one, and exercise the kingship befitting your family.
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DB 3 24.17
स्मरणीया सदाऽहं ते पूजनीया प्रयत्नतः । शं विधास्याम्यहं नित्यं राज्यं ते नृपसत्तम
smaraṇīyā sadā'haṃ te pūjanīyā prayatnataḥ | śaṃ vidhāsyāmyahaṃ nityaṃ rājyaṃ te nṛpasattama
I am always to be remembered by you and to be worshipped with care; I shall always establish well-being and kingship for you, O best of kings.
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DB 3 24.18
अष्टम्याञ्च चतुर्दश्यां नवम्याञ्च विशेषतः । मम पूजा प्रकर्तव्या बलिदानविधानतः
aṣṭamyāñca caturdaśyāṃ navamyāñca viśeṣataḥ | mama pūjā prakartavyā balidānavidhānataḥ
On the eighth, on the fourteenth, and especially on the ninth (lunar day), worship of me is to be performed according to the rule of offering oblations.
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DB 3 24.19
अर्चा मदीया नगरे स्थापनीया त्वयाऽनघ । पूजनीया प्रयत्नेन त्रिकालं भक्तिपूर्वकम्
arcā madīyā nagare sthāpanīyā tvayā'nagha | pūjanīyā prayatnena trikālaṃ bhaktipūrvakam
An image of me is to be installed by you in the city, O sinless one, and to be worshipped carefully at the three (daily) times with devotion.
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DB 3 24.20
शरत्काले महापूजा कर्तव्या मम सर्वदा । नवरात्रविधानेन भक्तिभावयुतेन च
śaratkāle mahāpūjā kartavyā mama sarvadā | navarātravidhānena bhaktibhāvayutena ca
In the autumn season the great worship of me is always to be performed, by the rite of the Nine Nights and with a devout disposition.
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DB 3 24.21
चैत्रेऽश्विने तथाऽऽषाढे माघे कार्यो महोत्सवः । नवरात्रे महाराज पूजा कार्या विशेषतः
caitre'śvine tathā''ṣāḍhe māghe kāryo mahotsavaḥ | navarātre mahārāja pūjā kāryā viśeṣataḥ
In Caitra, in Āśvina, and likewise in Āṣāḍha and Māgha a great festival is to be held; during the Nine Nights, O great King, worship is to be performed especially.
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DB 3 24.22
कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दश्यां मम भक्तिसमन्वितैः । कर्तव्या नृपशार्दूल तथाऽष्टम्यां सदा बुधैः
kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyāṃ mama bhaktisamanvitaiḥ | kartavyā nṛpaśārdūla tathā'ṣṭamyāṃ sadā budhaiḥ
On the fourteenth of the dark fortnight, O tiger among kings, and likewise always on the eighth, the wise, filled with devotion to me, should perform (the worship).
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DB 3 24.23
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वान्तर्हिता देवी दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी । नता सुदर्शनेनाथ स्तुता च बहुविस्तरम्
vyāsa uvāca ityuktvāntarhitā devī durgā durgārtināśinī | natā sudarśanenātha stutā ca bahuvistaram
Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, the goddess Durgā, destroyer of hard distress, vanished, after being bowed to by Sudarśana and praised at great length.
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DB 3 24.24
अन्तर्हितां तु तां दृष्ट्वा राजानः सर्व एव ते । प्रणेमुस्तं समागम्य यथा शक्रं सुरास्तथा देवीमहिमवर्णनं नाम तृतीयस्कन्धे चतुर्विशोऽध्यायः
antarhitāṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā rājānaḥ sarva eva te | praṇemustaṃ samāgamya yathā śakraṃ surāstathā devīmahimavarṇanaṃ nāma tṛtīyaskandhe caturviśo'dhyāyaḥ
But seeing her vanished, all those kings came up to him and bowed down to him, as the gods do to Śakra. — (Here ends) the twenty-fourth chapter in the Third Book, called "The Description of the Goddess's Greatness."
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DB 3 24.25
सुबाहुरपि तं नत्वा स्थितश्चाग्रे मुदान्वितः । ऊचुः सर्वे महीपाला अयोध्याधिपतिं तदा
subāhurapi taṃ natvā sthitaścāgre mudānvitaḥ | ūcuḥ sarve mahīpālā ayodhyādhipatiṃ tadā
Subāhu too, having bowed to him, stood before him filled with joy; then all the kings spoke to the lord of Ayodhyā.
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DB 3 24.26
त्वमस्माकं प्रभुः शास्ता सेवकास्ते वयं सदा । कुरु राज्यमयोध्यायां पालयास्मान्नृपोत्तम
tvamasmākaṃ prabhuḥ śāstā sevakāste vayaṃ sadā | kuru rājyamayodhyāyāṃ pālayāsmānnṛpottama
You are our lord and ruler; we are always your servants. Rule the kingdom in Ayodhyā, and protect us, O best of kings.
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DB 3 24.27
त्वत्प्रसादान्महाराज दृष्टा विश्वेश्वरी शिवा । आदिशक्तिर्भवानी सा चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदा
tvatprasādānmahārāja dṛṣṭā viśveśvarī śivā | ādiśaktirbhavānī sā caturvargaphalapradā
By your grace, great king, the auspicious mistress of the universe has been seen — she, the primordial power, Bhavānī, giver of the fruit of the four aims.
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DB 3 24.28
धन्यस्त्वं कृतकृत्योऽसि बहुपुण्यो धरातले । यस्माच्च त्वत्कृते देवी प्रादुर्भूता सनातनी
dhanyastvaṃ kṛtakṛtyo'si bahupuṇyo dharātale | yasmācca tvatkṛte devī prādurbhūtā sanātanī
You are blessed, you have accomplished your purpose, you are of much merit on the face of the earth, since for your sake the eternal goddess became manifest.
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DB 3 24.29
न जानीमो वयं सर्वे प्रभावं नृपसत्तम । चण्डिकायास्तमोयुक्ता मायया मोहिताः सदा
na jānīmo vayaṃ sarve prabhāvaṃ nṛpasattama | caṇḍikāyāstamoyuktā māyayā mohitāḥ sadā
We do not any of us know the power of Caṇḍikā, O best of kings; possessed by darkness, we are ever deluded by (her) māyā.
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DB 3 24.30
धनदारसुतानां च चिन्तनेऽभिरताः सदा । मग्ना महार्वणे घोरे कामक्रोधझषाकुले
dhanadārasutānāṃ ca cintane'bhiratāḥ sadā | magnā mahārvaṇe ghore kāmakrodhajhaṣākule
Ever engrossed in thinking of wealth, wives and sons, we are sunk in a dreadful great ocean teeming with the fishes of desire and anger.
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DB 3 24.31
पृच्छामस्त्वां महाभाग सर्वज्ञोऽसि महामते । केयं शक्तिः कुतो जाता किं प्रभावा वदस्व तत्
pṛcchāmastvāṃ mahābhāga sarvajño'si mahāmate | keyaṃ śaktiḥ kuto jātā kiṃ prabhāvā vadasva tat
We ask you, greatly fortunate one — you are all-knowing, of great mind: who is this Power, whence was she born, what is her might? Tell us that.
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DB 3 24.32
भव त्वं नौश्च संसारे साधवोऽति दयापराः । तस्मान्नो वद काकुत्स्थ देवीमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
bhava tvaṃ nauśca saṃsāre sādhavo'ti dayāparāḥ | tasmānno vada kākutstha devīmāhātmyamuttamam
Be you a boat for us in the round of existence; the good are exceedingly given to compassion. Therefore tell us, O Kākutstha, the supreme greatness of the goddess.
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DB 3 24.33
यत्प्रभावा च सा देवी यत्स्वरुपा यदुद्भवा । सत्सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामस्त्वं ब्रूहि नृवरोत्तम
yatprabhāvā ca sā devī yatsvarupā yadudbhavā | satsarvaṃ śrotumicchāmastvaṃ brūhi nṛvarottama
What her might is, what her form, what her origin — all that truly we wish to hear; speak, O best of the best of men.
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DB 3 24.34
व्यास उवाच इति पृष्टस्तदा तैस्तु ध्रुवसन्धिसुतो नृपः । विचिन्त्य मनसा देवीं तानुवाच मुदान्वितः
vyāsa uvāca iti pṛṣṭastadā taistu dhruvasandhisuto nṛpaḥ | vicintya manasā devīṃ tānuvāca mudānvitaḥ
Vyāsa said: Thus questioned by them, the king, son of Dhruvasandhi, having called the goddess to mind, spoke to them, filled with joy.
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DB 3 24.35
सुदर्शन उवाच किं ब्रवीमि महीपालास्तस्याश्चरितमुत्तमम् । ब्रह्मादयो न जानन्ति सेशाः सुरगणास्तथा
sudarśana uvāca kiṃ bravīmi mahīpālāstasyāścaritamuttamam | brahmādayo na jānanti seśāḥ suragaṇāstathā
Sudarśana said: What can I say, O kings, of her supreme deeds? Brahmā and the rest do not know them, nor the hosts of gods together with Śeṣa (or: with Śiva).
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DB 3 24.36
सर्वस्याद्या महालक्ष्मीर्वरेण्या शक्तिरुत्तमा । सात्त्विकीयं महीपाला जगत्पालनतत्परा
sarvasyādyā mahālakṣmīrvareṇyā śaktiruttamā | sāttvikīyaṃ mahīpālā jagatpālanatatparā
She is the first cause of all, Mahālakṣmī, the choicest, the highest Power; this one, O kings, is sāttvic, intent on protecting the world.
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DB 3 24.37
सृजते या रजोरूपा सत्त्वरूपा च पालने । संहारे च तमोरूपा त्रिगुणा सा सदा मता
sṛjate yā rajorūpā sattvarūpā ca pālane | saṃhāre ca tamorūpā triguṇā sā sadā matā
She who, in the form of rajas, creates, and in the form of sattva protects, and in the form of tamas destroys — she is always held to be of the three qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.38
निर्गुणा परमा शक्तिः सर्वकामफलप्रदा । सर्वेषां कारणं सा हि ब्रह्मादीनां नृपोत्तमाः
nirguṇā paramā śaktiḥ sarvakāmaphalapradā | sarveṣāṃ kāraṇaṃ sā hi brahmādīnāṃ nṛpottamāḥ
The supreme Power is without qualities, granting the fruit of every desire; for she is the cause of all, of Brahmā and the rest, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.39
निर्गुणा सर्वथा ज्ञातुमशक्या योगिभिर्नृपाः । सगुणा सुखसेव्या सा चिन्तनीया सदा बुधैः
nirguṇā sarvathā jñātumaśakyā yogibhirnṛpāḥ | saguṇā sukhasevyā sā cintanīyā sadā budhaiḥ
Without qualities she is in every way impossible for yogins to know, O kings; with qualities she is easily served, and should always be meditated on by the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.40
राजान ऊचुः बाल एव वनं प्राप्तस्त्वं तु नूनं भयातुरः । कथं ज्ञाता त्वया देवी परमा शक्तिरुत्तमा
rājāna ūcuḥ bāla eva vanaṃ prāptastvaṃ tu nūnaṃ bhayāturaḥ | kathaṃ jñātā tvayā devī paramā śaktiruttamā
The kings said: As a mere child you reached the forest, surely stricken with fear; how was the goddess, the supreme highest Power, known by you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.41
उपासिता कथं चैव पूजिता च कथं नृप । या प्रसन्ना तु साहाय्यं चकार त्वरयान्विता
upāsitā kathaṃ caiva pūjitā ca kathaṃ nṛpa | yā prasannā tu sāhāyyaṃ cakāra tvarayānvitā
And how was she worshipped, and how honoured, O king — she who, being pleased, gave help in all haste?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.42
सुदर्शन उवाच बालभावान्मया प्राप्तं बीजं तस्याः सुसम्मतम् । स्मरामि प्रजपन्नित्यं कामबीजाभिधं नृपाः
sudarśana uvāca bālabhāvānmayā prāptaṃ bījaṃ tasyāḥ susammatam | smarāmi prajapannityaṃ kāmabījābhidhaṃ nṛpāḥ
Sudarśana said: In my childhood I obtained her most approved seed(-syllable); I remember it, kings, reciting it constantly—the one called the kāma-seed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.43
ऋषिभिः कथ्यमाना सा मया ज्ञाताम्बिका शिवा । स्मरामि तां दिवारात्रं भक्त्या परमया पराम्
ṛṣibhiḥ kathyamānā sā mayā jñātāmbikā śivā | smarāmi tāṃ divārātraṃ bhaktyā paramayā parām
She, the auspicious Mother, was made known to me as she was spoken of by the sages; I remember her, the Supreme, day and night with the highest devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.44
व्यास उवाच तन्निशम्य वचस्तस्य राजानो भक्तितत्पराः । तां मत्वा परमां शक्तिं निर्ययुः स्वगृहान्प्रति
vyāsa uvāca tanniśamya vacastasya rājāno bhaktitatparāḥ | tāṃ matvā paramāṃ śaktiṃ niryayuḥ svagṛhānprati
Vyāsa said: Having heard that speech of his, the kings, intent on devotion, and holding her to be the supreme Power, set out for their own homes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.45
सुबाहुरगमत्काश्यां तमापृच्छ्य सुदर्शनम् । सुदर्शनोऽपि धर्मात्मा निर्ज्जगाम सुकोसलान्
subāhuragamatkāśyāṃ tamāpṛcchya sudarśanam | sudarśano'pi dharmātmā nirjjagāma sukosalān
Subāhu went to Kāśī, after taking leave of Sudarśana; and Sudarśana too, righteous of soul, went forth to the Sukosalas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.46
मन्त्रिणस्तु नृपं श्रुत्वा हतं शत्रुजितं मृधे । जितं सुदर्शनञ्चैव बभूवुः प्रेमसंयुताः
mantriṇastu nṛpaṃ śrutvā hataṃ śatrujitaṃ mṛdhe | jitaṃ sudarśanañcaiva babhūvuḥ premasaṃyutāḥ
But the ministers, hearing that king Śatrujit had been slain in battle and that Sudarśana had won, became filled with affection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.47
आगच्छन्तं नृपं श्रुत्वा तं साकेतनिवासिनः । उपायनान्युपादाय प्रययुः सम्मुखे जनाः
āgacchantaṃ nṛpaṃ śrutvā taṃ sāketanivāsinaḥ | upāyanānyupādāya prayayuḥ sammukhe janāḥ
Hearing that the king was coming, the people dwelling in Sāketa took gifts and went forth to meet him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.48
तथा प्रकृतयः सर्वे नानोपायनपाणयः । ध्रुवसन्धिसुतं दत्त्वा मुदिताः प्रययुः प्रजाः
tathā prakṛtayaḥ sarve nānopāyanapāṇayaḥ | dhruvasandhisutaṃ dattvā muditāḥ prayayuḥ prajāḥ
So too all the subjects, with various gifts in hand—having presented them to the son of Dhruvasandhi, the people went off delighted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.49
स्त्रियोपसंयुतः सोऽथ प्राप्यायोध्यां सुदर्शनः । सम्मान्य सर्वलोकांश्च ययौ राजा निवेशनम्
striyopasaṃyutaḥ so'tha prāpyāyodhyāṃ sudarśanaḥ | sammānya sarvalokāṃśca yayau rājā niveśanam
Then Sudarśana, accompanied by his wife, having reached Ayodhyā and honoured all the people, the king went to his residence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 24.50
वन्दिभिः स्तूयमानस्तु वन्द्यमानश्च मन्त्रिभिः । कन्याभिः कीर्यमाणश्च लाजैः सुमनसैस्तथा
vandibhiḥ stūyamānastu vandyamānaśca mantribhiḥ | kanyābhiḥ kīryamāṇaśca lājaiḥ sumanasaistathā
praised by the bards, saluted by the ministers, and showered by maidens with parched grain and with flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition