Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 26
DB 3 26.1
कुमारीपूजावर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच नवरात्रे तु सम्प्राप्ते किं कर्तव्यं द्विजोत्तम । विधानं विधिवद्ब्रूहि शरत्काले विशेषतः
kumārīpūjāvarṇanam janamejaya uvāca navarātre tu samprāpte kiṃ kartavyaṃ dvijottama | vidhānaṃ vidhivadbrūhi śaratkāle viśeṣataḥ
Description of the worship of the maiden. Janamejaya said: When the Nine Nights have come, what is to be done, best of the twice-born? Tell me the procedure duly, especially in the autumn season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.2
किं फलं खलु कस्तत्र विधिः कार्यो महामते । एतद्विस्तरतो ब्रूहि कृपया द्विजसत्तम
kiṃ phalaṃ khalu kastatra vidhiḥ kāryo mahāmate | etadvistarato brūhi kṛpayā dvijasattama
What indeed is the fruit, and what rite is to be performed there, O great-minded one? Tell me this at length, out of kindness, best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.3
व्यास उवाच शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि नवरात्रव्रतं शुभम् । शरत्काले विशेषेण कर्तव्यं विधिपूर्वकम्
vyāsa uvāca śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi navarātravrataṃ śubham | śaratkāle viśeṣeṇa kartavyaṃ vidhipūrvakam
Vyāsa said: Listen, O king, I shall declare the auspicious vow of the Nine Nights, which is to be performed with the proper procedure, especially in the autumn season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.4
वसन्ते च प्रकर्तव्यं तथैव प्रेमपूर्वकम् । द्वावृतू यमदंष्ट्राख्यौ नूनं सर्वजनेषु वै
vasante ca prakartavyaṃ tathaiva premapūrvakam | dvāvṛtū yamadaṃṣṭrākhyau nūnaṃ sarvajaneṣu vai
And in spring too it is to be performed, likewise with love; for these two seasons are called the fangs of Yama for all people.
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DB 3 26.5
शरद्वसन्तनामानौ दुर्गमौ प्राणिनामिह । तस्माद्यत्नादिदं कार्यं सर्वत्र शुभमिच्छता
śaradvasantanāmānau durgamau prāṇināmiha | tasmādyatnādidaṃ kāryaṃ sarvatra śubhamicchatā
The two named autumn and spring are hard to pass through for living beings here; therefore this is to be done with effort everywhere by one who wishes for good.
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DB 3 26.6
द्वावेव सुमहाघोरावृतू रोगकरौ नृणाम् । वसन्तशरदावेव सर्वनाशकरावुभौ
dvāveva sumahāghorāvṛtū rogakarau nṛṇām | vasantaśaradāveva sarvanāśakarāvubhau
Just two are the exceedingly terrible seasons that cause disease in men: spring and autumn — both of them bring about total destruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.7
तस्मात्तत्र प्रकर्तव्यं चण्डिकापूजनं बुधैः । चैत्राश्विने शुभे मासे भक्तिपूर्वं नराधिप
tasmāttatra prakartavyaṃ caṇḍikāpūjanaṃ budhaiḥ | caitrāśvine śubhe māse bhaktipūrvaṃ narādhipa
Therefore in those (seasons) the worship of Caṇḍikā should be performed by the wise, in the auspicious months of Caitra and Āśvina, with devotion, O king of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.8
अमावास्यां च सम्प्राप्य सम्भारं कल्पयेच्छुभम् । हविष्यं चाशनं कार्यमेकभुक्तं तु तद्दिने
amāvāsyāṃ ca samprāpya sambhāraṃ kalpayecchubham | haviṣyaṃ cāśanaṃ kāryamekabhuktaṃ tu taddine
And when the new-moon day has arrived, one should arrange the auspicious materials; and on that day the food should be sacrificial fare (haviṣya), taken as a single meal.
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DB 3 26.9
मण्डपस्तु प्रकर्तव्यः समे देशे शुभे स्थले । हस्तषोडशमानेन स्तम्भध्वजसमन्वितः
maṇḍapastu prakartavyaḥ same deśe śubhe sthale | hastaṣoḍaśamānena stambhadhvajasamanvitaḥ
A pavilion should be built on level ground, in an auspicious spot, of the measure of sixteen cubits, furnished with pillars and a banner.
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DB 3 26.10
गौरमृद्गोमयाभ्यां च लेपनं कारयेत्ततः । तन्मध्ये वेदिका शुभ्रा कर्तव्या च समा स्थिरा
gauramṛdgomayābhyāṃ ca lepanaṃ kārayettataḥ | tanmadhye vedikā śubhrā kartavyā ca samā sthirā
Then one should have it plastered with pale clay and cow dung; and in the middle of it a white altar should be made, level and firm,
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DB 3 26.11
चतुर्हस्ता च हस्तोच्छ्रा पीठार्थं स्थानमुत्तमम् । तोरणानि विचित्राणि वितानञ्च प्रकल्पयेत्
caturhastā ca hastocchrā pīṭhārthaṃ sthānamuttamam | toraṇāni vicitrāṇi vitānañca prakalpayet
four cubits (square) and a cubit high — the best place for the seat (of the deity); and one should arrange variegated arches and a canopy.
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DB 3 26.12
रात्रौ द्विजानथामन्त्र्य देवीतत्त्वविशारदान् । आचारनिरतान्दान्तान्वेदवेदाङ्गपारगान्
rātrau dvijānathāmantrya devītattvaviśāradān | ācāraniratāndāntānvedavedāṅgapāragān
Then at night, having invited brahmins skilled in the truth of the Goddess, devoted to right practice, self-controlled, masters of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas —
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DB 3 26.13
प्रतिपद्दिवसे कार्यं प्रातःस्नानं विधानतः । नद्यां नदे तडागे वा वाप्यां कूपे गृहेऽथवा
pratipaddivase kāryaṃ prātaḥsnānaṃ vidhānataḥ | nadyāṃ nade taḍāge vā vāpyāṃ kūpe gṛhe'thavā
On the day of the first lunar day the morning bath is to be done according to the rule, in a river, in a stream, in a tank, in a pond, in a well, or at home.
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DB 3 26.14
प्रातर्नित्यं पुरः कृत्वा द्विजानां वरणं ततः । अर्घ्यपाद्यादिकं सर्वं कर्तव्यं मधुपूर्वकम्
prātarnityaṃ puraḥ kṛtvā dvijānāṃ varaṇaṃ tataḥ | arghyapādyādikaṃ sarvaṃ kartavyaṃ madhupūrvakam
Having first performed the morning daily rites, then (comes) the formal choosing of the brahmins; all the arghya, pādya and the rest should be offered, with honey first.
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DB 3 26.15
वस्त्रालङ्करणादीनि देयानि च स्वशक्तितः । वित्तशाठ्यं न कर्तव्यं विभवे सति कर्हिचित्
vastrālaṅkaraṇādīni deyāni ca svaśaktitaḥ | vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kartavyaṃ vibhave sati karhicit
Garments, ornaments and the like are to be given according to one's ability; when wealth is at hand, stinginess with money should never be practised.
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DB 3 26.16
विप्रैः सन्तोषितैः कार्यं सम्पूर्णं सर्वथा भवेत् । नव पञ्च त्रयश्चैको देव्याः पाठे द्विजाः स्मृताः
vipraiḥ santoṣitaiḥ kāryaṃ sampūrṇaṃ sarvathā bhavet | nava pañca trayaścaiko devyāḥ pāṭhe dvijāḥ smṛtāḥ
The rite is to be done with the brahmins made content; (thus) it will in every way be complete. Nine, five, three, or one — such are the brahmins prescribed for the recitation of the Devī (text).
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DB 3 26.17
वरयेद्ब्राह्मणं शान्तं पारायणकृते तदा । स्वस्तिवाचनकं कार्यं वेदमन्त्रविधानतः
varayedbrāhmaṇaṃ śāntaṃ pārāyaṇakṛte tadā | svastivācanakaṃ kāryaṃ vedamantravidhānataḥ
Then one should choose a tranquil brahmin for the complete recitation; and the svastivācana should be performed according to the rule of the Vedic mantras.
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DB 3 26.18
वेद्यां सिंहासनं स्थाप्य क्षौमवस्त्रसमन्वितम् । तत्र स्थाप्याऽम्बिका देवी चतुर्हस्तायुधान्विता
vedyāṃ siṃhāsanaṃ sthāpya kṣaumavastrasamanvitam | tatra sthāpyā'mbikā devī caturhastāyudhānvitā
Having set on the altar a lion-throne covered with linen cloth, there the goddess Ambikā is to be installed, four-armed and bearing weapons,
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DB 3 26.19
रत्नभूषणसंयुक्ता मुक्ताहारविराजिता । दिव्याम्बरधरा सौम्या सर्वलक्षणसंयुता
ratnabhūṣaṇasaṃyuktā muktāhāravirājitā | divyāmbaradharā saumyā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā
adorned with jewel ornaments, resplendent with a pearl necklace, wearing divine garments, gentle, endowed with all auspicious marks,
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DB 3 26.20
शंखचक्रगदापद्मधरा सिंहे स्थिता शिवा । अष्टादशभुजा वाऽपि प्रतिष्ठाप्या सनातनी
śaṃkhacakragadāpadmadharā siṃhe sthitā śivā | aṣṭādaśabhujā vā'pi pratiṣṭhāpyā sanātanī
bearing conch, discus, mace and lotus, seated on a lion — Śivā; or else the Eternal One with eighteen arms is to be installed.
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DB 3 26.21
अर्चाभावे तथा यन्त्रं नवार्णमन्त्रसंयुतम् । स्थापयेत्पीठपूजार्थं कलशं तत्र पार्श्वतः
arcābhāve tathā yantraṃ navārṇamantrasaṃyutam | sthāpayetpīṭhapūjārthaṃ kalaśaṃ tatra pārśvataḥ
In the absence of an image, one should install a yantra furnished with the nine-syllable mantra; and for the worship of the seat, a jar (should be set) there at the side,
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DB 3 26.22
पञ्चपल्लवसंयुक्तं वेदमन्त्रैः सुसंस्कृतम् । सुतीर्थजलसम्पूर्णं हेमरत्नैः समन्वितम्
pañcapallavasaṃyuktaṃ vedamantraiḥ susaṃskṛtam | sutīrthajalasampūrṇaṃ hemaratnaiḥ samanvitam
furnished with the five shoots, well consecrated with Vedic mantras, filled with water from a holy ford, provided with gold and jewels.
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DB 3 26.23
पार्श्वे पूजार्थसम्भारान्परिकल्प्य समन्ततः । गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषान्कारयेन्मङ्गलाय वै
pārśve pūjārthasambhārānparikalpya samantataḥ | gītavāditranirghoṣānkārayenmaṅgalāya vai
Having arranged the materials for worship on every side, at the flanks, one should have songs and the sounding of instruments made, for auspiciousness.
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DB 3 26.24
तिथौ हस्तान्वितायां च नन्दायां पूजनं वरम् । प्रथमे दिवसे राजन् विधिवत्कामदं नृणाम्
tithau hastānvitāyāṃ ca nandāyāṃ pūjanaṃ varam | prathame divase rājan vidhivatkāmadaṃ nṛṇām
Worship on a lunar day joined with (the asterism) Hasta and on a Nandā tithi is best; on the first day, O king, (performed) according to rule, it grants men their desires.
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DB 3 26.25
नियमं प्रथमं कृत्वा पश्चात्पूजां समाचरेत् । उपवासेन नक्तेन चैकभुक्तेन वा पुनः
niyamaṃ prathamaṃ kṛtvā paścātpūjāṃ samācaret | upavāsena naktena caikabhuktena vā punaḥ
Having first undertaken the vow of restraint, one should afterwards perform the worship — by fasting, by eating only at night, or again by a single meal.
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DB 3 26.26
करिष्यामि व्रतं मातर्नवरात्रमनुत्तमम् । साहाय्यं कुरु मे देवि जगदम्ब ममाखिलम् तृतीयस्कन्धे कुमारीपूजावर्णनं नाम षड्विंशोऽध्यायः
kariṣyāmi vrataṃ mātarnavarātramanuttamam | sāhāyyaṃ kuru me devi jagadamba mamākhilam tṛtīyaskandhe kumārīpūjāvarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaḍviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
"I shall perform, O Mother, the unsurpassed vow of the Nine Nights; grant me your full help, O Goddess, O Mother of the world." — In the third book, the twenty-sixth chapter, called the description of the worship of maidens.
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DB 3 26.27
यथाशक्ति प्रकर्तव्यो नियमो व्रतहेतवे । पश्चात्पूजा प्रकर्तव्या विधिवन्मन्त्रपूर्वकम्
yathāśakti prakartavyo niyamo vratahetave | paścātpūjā prakartavyā vidhivanmantrapūrvakam
The observance is to be undertaken according to one's ability for the sake of the vow; afterwards the worship is to be performed according to rule, preceded by mantras.
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DB 3 26.28
चन्दनागुरुकर्पूरैः कुसुमैश्च सुगन्धिभिः । मन्दारकरजाशोकचम्पकैः करवीरकैः
candanāgurukarpūraiḥ kusumaiśca sugandhibhiḥ | mandārakarajāśokacampakaiḥ karavīrakaiḥ
With sandal, aloewood and camphor, and with fragrant flowers — with mandāra, karaja, aśoka, campaka and karavīra blossoms,
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DB 3 26.29
मालतीब्रह्मकापुष्पैस्तथा बिल्वदलैः शुभैः । पूजयेज्जगतां धात्रीं धूपैर्दीपैर्विधानतः
mālatībrahmakāpuṣpaistathā bilvadalaiḥ śubhaiḥ | pūjayejjagatāṃ dhātrīṃ dhūpairdīpairvidhānataḥ
with mālatī and brahmakā flowers, and with auspicious bilva leaves, one should worship the Sustainer of the worlds, with incense and lamps, according to the prescribed manner.
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DB 3 26.30
फलैर्नानाविधैरर्घ्यं प्रदातव्यं च तत्र वै । नारिकेलैर्मातुलुङ्गैर्दाडिमीकदलीफलैः
phalairnānāvidhairarghyaṃ pradātavyaṃ ca tatra vai | nārikelairmātuluṅgairdāḍimīkadalīphalaiḥ
And there indeed the arghya offering is to be given with fruits of many kinds — with coconuts, citrons, pomegranates and plantains,
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DB 3 26.31
नारङ्गैः पनसैश्चैव तथा पूर्णफलैः शुभैः । अन्नदानं प्रकर्तव्यं भक्तिपूर्वं नराधिप
nāraṅgaiḥ panasaiścaiva tathā pūrṇaphalaiḥ śubhaiḥ | annadānaṃ prakartavyaṃ bhaktipūrvaṃ narādhipa
with oranges and jackfruits, and with auspicious ripe fruits; and a gift of food is to be made with devotion, O lord of men.
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DB 3 26.32
मांसाशनं ये कुर्वन्ति तैः कार्यं पशुहिंसनम् । महिषाजवराहाणां बलिदानं विशिष्यते
māṃsāśanaṃ ye kurvanti taiḥ kāryaṃ paśuhiṃsanam | mahiṣājavarāhāṇāṃ balidānaṃ viśiṣyate
Those who eat meat should perform the slaying of an animal by them; the offering of buffaloes, goats and boars is held to be excellent.
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DB 3 26.33
देव्यग्रे निहता यान्ति पशवः स्वर्गमव्ययम् । न हिंसा पशुजा तत्र निघ्नतां तत्कृतेऽनघ
devyagre nihatā yānti paśavaḥ svargamavyayam | na hiṃsā paśujā tatra nighnatāṃ tatkṛte'nagha
Animals slain before the Goddess go to imperishable heaven; there is no harm arising from the animal for those who kill for her sake, O sinless one.
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DB 3 26.34
अहिंसा याज्ञिकी प्रोक्ता सर्वशास्त्रविनिर्णये । देवतार्थे विसृष्टानां पशूनां स्वर्गतिर्ध्रुवा
ahiṃsā yājñikī proktā sarvaśāstravinirṇaye | devatārthe visṛṣṭānāṃ paśūnāṃ svargatirdhruvā
In the determination of all the scriptures, sacrificial killing is declared to be non-injury; for animals released for the sake of a deity, the going to heaven is certain.
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DB 3 26.35
होमार्थं चैव कर्तव्यं कुण्डं चैव त्रिकोणकम् । स्थण्डिलं वा प्रकर्तव्यं त्रिकोणं मानतः शुभम्
homārthaṃ caiva kartavyaṃ kuṇḍaṃ caiva trikoṇakam | sthaṇḍilaṃ vā prakartavyaṃ trikoṇaṃ mānataḥ śubham
And for the sake of the fire-offering a triangular pit is to be made; or else a triangular altar-ground, auspicious, is to be prepared according to measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.36
त्रिकालं पूजनं नित्यं नानाद्रव्यैर्मनोहरैः । गीतवादित्रनृत्यैश्च कर्तव्यश्च महोत्सवः
trikālaṃ pūjanaṃ nityaṃ nānādravyairmanoharaiḥ | gītavāditranṛtyaiśca kartavyaśca mahotsavaḥ
Worship at the three times daily with various delightful substances; and a great festival is to be held with song, instrumental music and dance.
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DB 3 26.37
नित्यं भूमौ च शयनं कुमारीणां च पूजनम् । वस्त्रालङ्करणैर्दिव्यैर्भोजनैश्च सुधामयैः
nityaṃ bhūmau ca śayanaṃ kumārīṇāṃ ca pūjanam | vastrālaṅkaraṇairdivyairbhojanaiśca sudhāmayaiḥ
Sleeping on the ground always, and the worship of maidens with garments and fine ornaments and with foods like nectar.
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DB 3 26.38
एकैकां पूजयेन्नित्यमेकवृद्ध्या तथा पुनः । द्विगुणं त्रिगुणं वाऽपि प्रत्येकं नवकं च वा
ekaikāṃ pūjayennityamekavṛddhyā tathā punaḥ | dviguṇaṃ triguṇaṃ vā'pi pratyekaṃ navakaṃ ca vā
One should worship one each day, and again with an increase by one; or double, or triple, or nine for each (day).
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DB 3 26.39
विभवस्यानुसारेण कर्तव्यं पूजनं किल । वित्तशाठ्यं न कर्तव्यं राजञ्छक्तिमखे सदा
vibhavasyānusāreṇa kartavyaṃ pūjanaṃ kila | vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kartavyaṃ rājañchaktimakhe sadā
The worship should indeed be done in accordance with one's means; but no miserliness with money should ever be shown, O king, in the sacrifice to the Śakti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.40
एकवर्षा न कर्तव्या कन्या पूजाविधौ नृप । परमज्ञा तु भोगानां गन्धादीनां च बालिका
ekavarṣā na kartavyā kanyā pūjāvidhau nṛpa | paramajñā tu bhogānāṃ gandhādīnāṃ ca bālikā
A girl of one year is not to be used in the rite of worship, O king; for the little one is quite unaware of enjoyments, of perfumes and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.41
कुमारिका तु सा प्रोक्ता द्विवर्षा या भवेदिह । त्रिमूर्तिश्च त्रिवर्षा च कल्याणी चतुरब्दिका
kumārikā tu sā proktā dvivarṣā yā bhavediha | trimūrtiśca trivarṣā ca kalyāṇī caturabdikā
She who is two years old here is called Kumārikā; at three years Trimūrti, and at four years Kalyāṇī;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.42
रोहिणी पञ्चवर्षा च षड्वर्षा कालिका स्मृता । चण्डिका सप्तवर्षा स्यादष्टवर्षा च शाम्भवी
rohiṇī pañcavarṣā ca ṣaḍvarṣā kālikā smṛtā | caṇḍikā saptavarṣā syādaṣṭavarṣā ca śāmbhavī
at five years Rohiṇī, and at six she is reckoned Kālikā; at seven she would be Caṇḍikā, and at eight Śāmbhavī;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.43
नववर्षा भवेद्दुर्गा सुभद्रा दशवार्षिकी । अत ऊर्ध्वं न कर्तव्या सर्वकार्यविगर्हिता
navavarṣā bhaveddurgā subhadrā daśavārṣikī | ata ūrdhvaṃ na kartavyā sarvakāryavigarhitā
at nine she is Durgā, and at ten years Subhadrā; beyond this she is not to be used, being disapproved for all rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.44
एभिश्च नामभिः पूजा कर्तव्या विधिसंयुता । तासां फलानि वक्ष्यामि नवानां पूजने सदा
ebhiśca nāmabhiḥ pūjā kartavyā vidhisaṃyutā | tāsāṃ phalāni vakṣyāmi navānāṃ pūjane sadā
With these names the worship is to be performed together with its rules; I shall declare the fruits of them, of the nine, in worship, always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.45
कुमारी पूजिता कुर्याद्दुःखदारिद्रयनाशनम् । शत्रुक्षयं धनायुष्यं बलवृद्धिं करोति वै
kumārī pūjitā kuryādduḥkhadāridrayanāśanam | śatrukṣayaṃ dhanāyuṣyaṃ balavṛddhiṃ karoti vai
A Kumārī, when worshipped, brings about the destruction of sorrow and poverty; she brings the ruin of enemies, wealth, long life, and increase of strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.46
त्रिमूर्तिपूजनादायुस्त्रिवर्गस्य फलं भवेत् । धनधान्यागमश्चैव पुत्रपौत्रादिवृद्धयः
trimūrtipūjanādāyustrivargasya phalaṃ bhavet | dhanadhānyāgamaścaiva putrapautrādivṛddhayaḥ
From the worship of the Trimūrti (the threefold Goddess) there comes long life and the fruit of the three aims (of dharma, wealth, and pleasure), and also the coming of wealth and grain, and the increase of sons, grandsons and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.47
विद्यार्थी विजयार्थी च राज्यार्थी यश्च पार्थिवः । सुखार्थी पूजयेन्नित्यं कल्याणीं सर्वकामदाम्
vidyārthī vijayārthī ca rājyārthī yaśca pārthivaḥ | sukhārthī pūjayennityaṃ kalyāṇīṃ sarvakāmadām
One who seeks learning, one who seeks victory, one who seeks kingship, a ruler, and one who seeks pleasure — let him constantly worship Kalyāṇī, who grants all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.48
कालिकां शत्रुनाशार्थं पूजयेद्भक्तिपूर्वकम् । ऐश्वर्यधनकामश्च चण्डिकां परिपूजयेत्
kālikāṃ śatrunāśārthaṃ pūjayedbhaktipūrvakam | aiśvaryadhanakāmaśca caṇḍikāṃ paripūjayet
For the destruction of enemies one should worship Kālikā with devotion; and one who desires lordship and wealth should worship Caṇḍikā thoroughly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.49
पूजयेच्छाम्भवीं नित्यं नृपसंमोहनाय च । दुःखदारिद्र्यनाशाय सङ्ग्रामे विजयाय च
pūjayecchāmbhavīṃ nityaṃ nṛpasaṃmohanāya ca | duḥkhadāridryanāśāya saṅgrāme vijayāya ca
One should constantly worship Śāmbhavī for the bewitching of a king, and for the destruction of sorrow and poverty, and for victory in battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.50
क्रूरशत्रुविनाशार्थं तथोग्रकर्मसाधने । दुर्गाञ्च पूजयेद्भक्त्या परलोकसुखाय च
krūraśatruvināśārthaṃ tathograkarmasādhane | durgāñca pūjayedbhaktyā paralokasukhāya ca
For the destruction of cruel enemies, and likewise in the accomplishment of fierce rites, and for happiness in the world beyond, one should worship Durgā with devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.51
वाञ्छितार्थस्य सिद्ध्यर्थं सुभद्रां पूजयेत्सदा । रोहिणीं रोगनाशाय पूजयेद्विधिवन्नरः
vāñchitārthasya siddhyarthaṃ subhadrāṃ pūjayetsadā | rohiṇīṃ roganāśāya pūjayedvidhivannaraḥ
For the attainment of a desired object one should always worship Subhadrā; a man should worship Rohiṇī according to rule for the destruction of disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.52
श्रीरस्त्विति च मन्त्रेण पूजयेद्भक्तितत्परः । श्रीयुक्तमन्त्रैरथवा बीजमन्त्रैरथापि वा
śrīrastviti ca mantreṇa pūjayedbhaktitatparaḥ | śrīyuktamantrairathavā bījamantrairathāpi vā
Intent on devotion, one should worship with the formula "Let there be prosperity (śrīḥ)," or else with formulas joined to "śrī," or even with seed-syllable formulas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.53
कुमारस्य च तत्त्वानि या सृजत्यपि लीलया । कादीनपि च देवांस्तां कुमारीं पूजयाम्यहम्
kumārasya ca tattvāni yā sṛjatyapi līlayā | kādīnapi ca devāṃstāṃ kumārīṃ pūjayāmyaham
She who, even in play, brings forth the constituents of Kumāra, and also the gods beginning with Ka — that Kumārī I worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 26.54
सत्त्वादिभिस्त्रिमूर्तिर्या तैर्हि नानास्वरूपिणी । त्रिकालव्यापिनी शक्तिस्त्रिमूर्तिं पूजयाम्यहम्
sattvādibhistrimūrtiryā tairhi nānāsvarūpiṇī | trikālavyāpinī śaktistrimūrtiṃ pūjayāmyaham
She who is threefold in form through sattva and the rest (the three qualities), and through them of various forms — the power that pervades the three times: that Trimūrti I worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.55
कल्याणकारिणी नित्यं भक्तानां पूजिताऽनिशम् । पूजयामि च तां भक्त्या कल्याणीं सर्वकामदाम्
kalyāṇakāriṇī nityaṃ bhaktānāṃ pūjitā'niśam | pūjayāmi ca tāṃ bhaktyā kalyāṇīṃ sarvakāmadām
She who always brings about welfare, worshipped ceaselessly by the devotees — and I too worship her with devotion, Kalyāṇī, the giver of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.56
रोहयन्ती च बीजानि प्राग्जन्मसञ्चितानि वै । या देवी सर्वभूतानां रोहिणीं पूजयाम्यहम्
rohayantī ca bījāni prāgjanmasañcitāni vai | yā devī sarvabhūtānāṃ rohiṇīṃ pūjayāmyaham
The goddess who causes to sprout the seeds accumulated in former births of all beings — that Rohiṇī I worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.57
काली कालयते सर्वं ब्रह्माण्डं सचराचरम् । कल्पान्तसमये या तां कालिकां पूजयाम्यहम्
kālī kālayate sarvaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ sacarācaram | kalpāntasamaye yā tāṃ kālikāṃ pūjayāmyaham
Kālī, who at the time of the world's end draws to their end the whole cosmic egg with all that moves and does not move — that Kālikā I worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.58
तां चण्डपापहरणीं चण्डिकां पूजयाम्यहम्
tāṃ caṇḍapāpaharaṇīṃ caṇḍikāṃ pūjayāmyaham
Her, the remover of fierce sin, Caṇḍikā, I worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.59
अकारणात्समुत्पत्तिर्यन्मयैः परिकीर्तिता । यस्यास्तां सुखदां देवीं शाम्भवीं पूजयाम्यहम्
akāraṇātsamutpattiryanmayaiḥ parikīrtitā | yasyāstāṃ sukhadāṃ devīṃ śāmbhavīṃ pūjayāmyaham
She whose arising without a cause has been proclaimed by those (composed) of... — that joy-giving goddess, Śāmbhavī, I worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 26.60
दुर्गात्त्रायति भक्तं या सदा दुर्गातिनाशिनी । दुर्ज्ञेया सर्वदेवानां तां दुर्गां पूजयाम्यहम्
durgāttrāyati bhaktaṃ yā sadā durgātināśinī | durjñeyā sarvadevānāṃ tāṃ durgāṃ pūjayāmyaham
She who always protects the devotee from difficulty, the destroyer of hard passages, hard to be known even by all the gods — that Durgā I worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.61
सुभद्राणि च भक्तानां कुरुते पूजिता सदा । अभद्रनाशिनीं देवीं सुभद्रां पूजयाम्यहम्
subhadrāṇi ca bhaktānāṃ kurute pūjitā sadā | abhadranāśinīṃ devīṃ subhadrāṃ pūjayāmyaham
She who, when worshipped, always does auspicious things for her devotees — that goddess who destroys what is inauspicious, Subhadrā, I worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 26.62
एभिर्मन्त्रैः पूजनीयाः कन्यकाः सर्वदा बुधैः । वस्त्रालङ्करणैर्माल्यैर्गन्धैरुच्चावचैरपि
ebhirmantraiḥ pūjanīyāḥ kanyakāḥ sarvadā budhaiḥ | vastrālaṅkaraṇairmālyairgandhairuccāvacairapi
With these formulas the maidens are always to be worshipped by the wise, with garments and ornaments, with garlands, and with perfumes both high and low.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition