Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 27

DB 3 27.1

देवीपूजामहत्त्ववर्णनम् व्यास उवाच हीनाङ्गीं वर्जयेत्कन्यां कुष्ठयुक्तां व्रणाङ्किताम् । गन्धस्फुरितहीनाङ्गीं विशालकुलसम्भवाम्

devīpūjāmahattvavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca hīnāṅgīṃ varjayetkanyāṃ kuṣṭhayuktāṃ vraṇāṅkitām | gandhasphuritahīnāṅgīṃ viśālakulasambhavām

[Description of the greatness of the Devī's worship] Vyāsa said: One should avoid a girl with a defective limb, one afflicted with leprosy, one marked with sores, one whose limbs lack the glow of fragrance, one born of a wide (mixed) family.

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DB 3 27.2

जात्यन्धां केकरां काणां कुरूपां बहुरोमशाम् । सन्त्यजेद्रोगिणीं कन्यां रक्तपुष्पादिनाङ्किताम्

jātyandhāṃ kekarāṃ kāṇāṃ kurūpāṃ bahuromaśām | santyajedrogiṇīṃ kanyāṃ raktapuṣpādināṅkitām

One should wholly reject a girl blind from birth, squint-eyed, one-eyed, ill-formed, very hairy, diseased, or marked by the flow of menses.

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DB 3 27.3

क्षामां गर्भसमुद्भूतां गोलकां कन्यकोद्भवाम् । वर्जनीयाः सदा चैताः सर्वपूजादिकर्मसु

kṣāmāṃ garbhasamudbhūtāṃ golakāṃ kanyakodbhavām | varjanīyāḥ sadā caitāḥ sarvapūjādikarmasu

An emaciated one, one (already) grown in the womb (i.e. pregnant?), a widow's daughter, one born of an unmarried girl — these are always to be avoided in all rites of worship and the like.

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DB 3 27.4

अरोगिणीं सुरूपाङ्गीं सुन्दरीं व्रणवर्जिताम् । एकवंशसमुद्भूतां कन्यां सम्यक्प्रपूजयेत्

arogiṇīṃ surūpāṅgīṃ sundarīṃ vraṇavarjitām | ekavaṃśasamudbhūtāṃ kanyāṃ samyakprapūjayet

One should duly worship a girl who is free from disease, of beautiful form and limbs, lovely, without any sore or scar, and born of a single lineage.

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DB 3 27.5

ब्राह्मणी सर्वकार्येषु जयार्थे नृपवंशजा । लाभार्थे वैश्यवंशोत्था मता वा शूद्रवंशजा

brāhmaṇī sarvakāryeṣu jayārthe nṛpavaṃśajā | lābhārthe vaiśyavaṃśotthā matā vā śūdravaṃśajā

A brahmin girl (is fit) in all undertakings; for the sake of victory, one born of a royal lineage; for the sake of gain, one sprung from a vaiśya lineage; or one born of a śūdra lineage is (also) approved.

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DB 3 27.6

ब्राह्मणैर्ब्रह्मजाः पूज्या राजन्यैर्ब्रह्मवंशजाः । वैश्यैस्त्रिवर्गजाः पूज्याश्चतस्रः पादसम्भवैः

brāhmaṇairbrahmajāḥ pūjyā rājanyairbrahmavaṃśajāḥ | vaiśyaistrivargajāḥ pūjyāścatasraḥ pādasambhavaiḥ

By brahmins, girls born of brahmins are to be worshipped; by kṣatriyas, those born of a brahmin lineage; by vaiśyas, those born of the three (upper) classes are to be worshipped; (and) all four by those sprung from the foot (i.e. śūdras).

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DB 3 27.7

कारुभिश्चैव वंशोत्था यथायोग्यं प्रपूजयेत् । नवरात्रविधानेन भक्तिपूर्वं सदैव हि

kārubhiścaiva vaṃśotthā yathāyogyaṃ prapūjayet | navarātravidhānena bhaktipūrvaṃ sadaiva hi

And by artisans, one born of (their own) lineage — one should worship as is fitting, according to the rule of the Nine Nights, always with devotion first.

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DB 3 27.8

अशक्तो नियतं पूजां कर्तुञ्चेन्नवरात्रके । अष्टम्यां च विशेषेण कर्तव्यं पूजनं सदा

aśakto niyataṃ pūjāṃ kartuñcennavarātrake | aṣṭamyāṃ ca viśeṣeṇa kartavyaṃ pūjanaṃ sadā

But if one is unable to perform the worship regularly during the nine nights, then the worship must always be done, especially on the eighth day.

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DB 3 27.9

पुराऽष्टम्यां भद्रकाली दक्षयज्ञविनाशिनी । प्रादुर्भूता महाघोरा योगिनी कोटिभिः सह

purā'ṣṭamyāṃ bhadrakālī dakṣayajñavināśinī | prādurbhūtā mahāghorā yoginī koṭibhiḥ saha

Formerly, on the eighth day, Bhadrakālī, the destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice, most terrible, appeared together with crores of yoginīs.

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DB 3 27.10

अतोऽष्टम्यां विशेषेण कर्तव्यं पूजनं सदा । नानाविधोपहारैश्च गन्धमाल्यानुलेपनैः

ato'ṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣeṇa kartavyaṃ pūjanaṃ sadā | nānāvidhopahāraiśca gandhamālyānulepanaiḥ

Therefore on the eighth day the worship must always be performed especially, with offerings of many kinds, with fragrances, garlands, and unguents,

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DB 3 27.11

पायसैरामिषैर्होमैर्ब्राह्मणानां च भोजनैः । फलपुष्पोपहारैश्च तोषयेज्जगदम्बिकाम्

pāyasairāmiṣairhomairbrāhmaṇānāṃ ca bhojanaiḥ | phalapuṣpopahāraiśca toṣayejjagadambikām

with milk-rice, with flesh-offerings, with oblations into the fire, and with feeding of brahmins, and with offerings of fruits and flowers one should please the Mother of the world.

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DB 3 27.12

उपवासे ह्यशक्तानां नवरात्रव्रते पुनः । उपोषणत्रयं प्रोक्तं यथोक्तफलदं नृप

upavāse hyaśaktānāṃ navarātravrate punaḥ | upoṣaṇatrayaṃ proktaṃ yathoktaphaladaṃ nṛpa

But for those unable to fast through the vow of the Nine Nights, a set of three fastings is prescribed, giving the fruit as stated, O king.

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DB 3 27.13

सप्तम्यां च तथाऽष्टम्यां नवम्यां भक्तिभावतः । त्रिरात्रकरणात्सर्वं फलं भवति पूजनात्

saptamyāṃ ca tathā'ṣṭamyāṃ navamyāṃ bhaktibhāvataḥ | trirātrakaraṇātsarvaṃ phalaṃ bhavati pūjanāt

On the seventh, and likewise on the eighth and the ninth, with a devoted heart — from performing the three nights, from that worship the whole fruit comes about.

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DB 3 27.14

पूजाभिश्चैव होमैश्च कुमारिपूजनैस्तथा । सम्पूर्णं तद्व्रतं प्रोक्तं विप्राणां चैव भोजनैः

pūjābhiścaiva homaiśca kumāripūjanaistathā | sampūrṇaṃ tadvrataṃ proktaṃ viprāṇāṃ caiva bhojanaiḥ

With worships, with fire-oblations, and likewise with the worshipping of maidens, and with the feeding of brahmins, that vow is declared complete.

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DB 3 27.15

व्रतानि यानि चान्यानि दानानि विविधानि च । नवरात्रव्रतस्यास्य नैव तुल्यानि भूतले

vratāni yāni cānyāni dānāni vividhāni ca | navarātravratasyāsya naiva tulyāni bhūtale

Whatever other vows there are, and gifts of various kinds, they are not at all equal on earth to this vow of the Nine Nights.

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DB 3 27.16

धनधान्यप्रदं नित्यं सुखसन्तानवृद्धिदम् । आयुरारोग्यदं चैव स्वर्गदं मोक्षदं तथा

dhanadhānyapradaṃ nityaṃ sukhasantānavṛddhidam | āyurārogyadaṃ caiva svargadaṃ mokṣadaṃ tathā

It always gives wealth and grain, it gives happiness and the increase of offspring, and it gives long life and health, and heaven, and likewise release.

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DB 3 27.17

विद्यार्थी वा धनार्थी वा पुत्रार्थी वा भवेन्नरः । तेनेदं विधिवत्कार्यं व्रतं सौभाग्यदं शिवम्

vidyārthī vā dhanārthī vā putrārthī vā bhavennaraḥ | tenedaṃ vidhivatkāryaṃ vrataṃ saubhāgyadaṃ śivam

Whether a man be one who seeks learning, or one who seeks wealth, or one who seeks a son, by him this vow, which bestows good fortune and is auspicious, should be performed according to the rule.

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DB 3 27.18

विद्यार्थी सर्वविद्यां वै प्राप्नोति व्रतसाधनात् । राजभ्रष्टो नृपो राज्यं समवाप्नोति सर्वदा

vidyārthī sarvavidyāṃ vai prāpnoti vratasādhanāt | rājabhraṣṭo nṛpo rājyaṃ samavāpnoti sarvadā

One who seeks learning indeed obtains all learning through the accomplishment of the vow; a king fallen from his kingship always regains his kingdom.

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DB 3 27.19

पूर्वजन्मनि यैर्नूनं न कृतं व्रतमुत्तमम् । ते व्याधिनो दरिद्राश्च भवन्ति पुत्रवर्जिताः

pūrvajanmani yairnūnaṃ na kṛtaṃ vratamuttamam | te vyādhino daridrāśca bhavanti putravarjitāḥ

Those by whom this excellent vow was surely not performed in a former birth become diseased and poor and bereft of sons.

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DB 3 27.20

वन्ध्या च या भवेन्नारी विधवा धनवर्जिता । अनुमा तत्र कर्तव्या नेयं कृतवती व्रतम्

vandhyā ca yā bhavennārī vidhavā dhanavarjitā | anumā tatra kartavyā neyaṃ kṛtavatī vratam

And whatever woman is barren, or a widow, or destitute of wealth — in that case the inference is to be made: she has not performed this vow.

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DB 3 27.21

नवरात्रव्रतं प्रोक्तं न कृतं येन भूतले । स कथं विभवं प्राप्य मोदते च तथा दिवि

navarātravrataṃ proktaṃ na kṛtaṃ yena bhūtale | sa kathaṃ vibhavaṃ prāpya modate ca tathā divi

The vow of the Nine Nights has been declared; by whom it has not been performed on earth — how shall he obtain prosperity, and likewise rejoice in heaven?

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DB 3 27.22

रक्तचन्दनसंमिश्रैः कोमलैर्बिल्वपत्रकैः । भवानी पूजिता येन स भवेन्नृपतिः क्षितौ

raktacandanasaṃmiśraiḥ komalairbilvapatrakaiḥ | bhavānī pūjitā yena sa bhavennṛpatiḥ kṣitau

He by whom Bhavānī has been worshipped with tender bilva leaves mixed with red sandal becomes a king on earth.

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DB 3 27.23

नाराधिता येन शिवा सनातनी दुःखार्तिहा सिद्धिकरी जगद्वरा । दुःखावृतः शत्रुयुतश्च भूतले नूनं दरिद्रो भवतीह मानवः

nārādhitā yena śivā sanātanī duḥkhārtihā siddhikarī jagadvarā | duḥkhāvṛtaḥ śatruyutaśca bhūtale nūnaṃ daridro bhavatīha mānavaḥ

He by whom the eternal Śivā, who removes sorrow and pain, who brings about attainments, the best in the world, has not been propitiated — surely such a man becomes here on earth encompassed by sorrow, beset with enemies, and poor.

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DB 3 27.24

यां विष्णुरिन्द्रो हरपद्मजौ तथा वह्निः कुबेरो वरुणो दिवाकरः । स्तां किं मनुष्या न भजन्ति चण्डिकाम्

yāṃ viṣṇurindro harapadmajau tathā vahniḥ kubero varuṇo divākaraḥ | stāṃ kiṃ manuṣyā na bhajanti caṇḍikām

She whom Viṣṇu, Indra, Hara and the lotus-born (Brahmā), and Fire, Kubera, Varuṇa and the Sun (worship) — why do men not worship that Caṇḍikā?

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DB 3 27.25

स्वाहा स्वधा नाम मनुप्रभावै- स्तृप्यन्ति देवाः पितरस्तथैव । यज्ञेषु सर्वेषु मुदा हरन्ति यन्नाम युग्मश्रुतिभिर्मुनीन्द्राः

svāhā svadhā nāma manuprabhāvai- stṛpyanti devāḥ pitarastathaiva | yajñeṣu sarveṣu mudā haranti yannāma yugmaśrutibhirmunīndrāḥ

By the power of the formulas named Svāhā and Svadhā the gods, and likewise the ancestors, are satisfied; in all sacrifices the chief of sages joyfully utter her name in the pair of syllables.

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

DB 3 27.26

यस्येच्छया सृजति विश्वमिदं प्रजेशो नानावतारकलनं कुरुते हरिश्च । नूनं करोति जगतः किल भस्म शम्भु- स्तां शर्मदां न भजते नु कथं मनुष्यः

yasyecchayā sṛjati viśvamidaṃ prajeśo nānāvatārakalanaṃ kurute hariśca | nūnaṃ karoti jagataḥ kila bhasma śambhu- stāṃ śarmadāṃ na bhajate nu kathaṃ manuṣyaḥ

By whose will the lord of creatures creates this universe, and Hari undertakes the making of his various incarnations, and Śambhu surely reduces the world to ashes — how is it that a man does not worship her, the giver of welfare?

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DB 3 27.27

नैकोऽस्ति सर्वभुवनेषु तया विहीनो देवो नरोऽथ विहगः किल पन्नगो वा । गन्धर्वराक्षसपिशाचनगेषु नूनं यः स्पन्दितुं भवति शक्तियुतो यथेच्छम् तृतीयस्कन्धे देवीपूजामहत्त्ववर्णनं नाम सप्तविंशोऽध्यायः

naiko'sti sarvabhuvaneṣu tayā vihīno devo naro'tha vihagaḥ kila pannago vā | gandharvarākṣasapiśācanageṣu nūnaṃ yaḥ spandituṃ bhavati śaktiyuto yatheccham tṛtīyaskandhe devīpūjāmahattvavarṇanaṃ nāma saptaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

There is not one in all the worlds who is without her — no god, no man, no bird, nor serpent; among gandharvas, rākṣasas, piśācas and mountains, whoever is able to stir at will is surely endowed with her power. — In the third book, the twenty-seventh chapter, called the description of the greatness of the worship of the Goddess.

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DB 3 27.28

तां न सेवेत कश्चण्डीं सर्वकामार्थदां शिवाम् । व्रतं तस्या न कः कुर्याद्वाञ्छन्नर्थचतुष्टयम्

tāṃ na seveta kaścaṇḍīṃ sarvakāmārthadāṃ śivām | vrataṃ tasyā na kaḥ kuryādvāñchannarthacatuṣṭayam

Who would not serve that Caṇḍī, the auspicious one, giver of all desires and aims? Who, wishing for the four goals of life, would not perform her vow?

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DB 3 27.29

महापातकसंयुक्तो नवरात्रव्रतं चरेत् । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो नात्र कार्या विचारणा

mahāpātakasaṃyukto navarātravrataṃ caret | mucyate sarvapāpebhyo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

One joined to a great sin should perform the vow of the nine nights; he is freed from all sins — no doubt need be entertained about this.

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DB 3 27.30

पुरा कश्चिद्वणिग्दीनो धनहीनः सुदुःखितः । कुटुम्बी चाभवत्कश्चित् कोसले नृपसत्तम

purā kaścidvaṇigdīno dhanahīnaḥ suduḥkhitaḥ | kuṭumbī cābhavatkaścit kosale nṛpasattama

Formerly, O best of kings, there was in Kosala a certain merchant, wretched, without wealth, greatly afflicted, and a householder with a family to keep.

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DB 3 27.31

अपत्यानि बहून्यस्याभवन्क्षुत्पीडितानि च । भक्ष्यं किञ्चित्तु सायाह्ने प्रापुस्तस्य च बालकाः

apatyāni bahūnyasyābhavankṣutpīḍitāni ca | bhakṣyaṃ kiñcittu sāyāhne prāpustasya ca bālakāḥ

He had many children, tormented by hunger; and his little ones got some food only in the evening.

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DB 3 27.32

भुङ्क्ते स्म कार्यकर्ताऽसौ परस्याथ बुभुक्षितः । कुटुम्बभरणं तत्र चकारातिनिराकुलः

bhuṅkte sma kāryakartā'sau parasyātha bubhukṣitaḥ | kuṭumbabharaṇaṃ tatra cakārātinirākulaḥ

He, working for another, would eat while still hungry; there he maintained his family, quite unperturbed.

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DB 3 27.33

सदा धर्मरतः शान्तः सदाचारश्च सत्यवाक् । अक्रोधनश्च धृतिमान्निर्मदश्चानसूयकः

sadā dharmarataḥ śāntaḥ sadācāraśca satyavāk | akrodhanaśca dhṛtimānnirmadaścānasūyakaḥ

Always devoted to dharma, calm, of good conduct and truthful in speech, free of anger, steadfast, without pride and without envy;

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DB 3 27.34

सम्पूज्य देवता नित्यं पितॄनप्यतिथींस्तथा । भुञ्जाने पोष्यवर्गेऽथ कृतवान्भोजनं वणिक्

sampūjya devatā nityaṃ pitṝnapyatithīṃstathā | bhuñjāne poṣyavarge'tha kṛtavānbhojanaṃ vaṇik

Having always worshipped the gods, the ancestors and also guests, the merchant took his meal (only) when those he had to support were eating.

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DB 3 27.35

एवं गच्छति काले वै सुशिलो नामतो गुणैः । दारिद्र्यार्तो द्विजं शान्तं पप्रच्छातिबुभुक्षितः

evaṃ gacchati kāle vai suśilo nāmato guṇaiḥ | dāridryārto dvijaṃ śāntaṃ papracchātibubhukṣitaḥ

As time passed thus, he who was Suśīla ('well-conducted') by name and by his qualities, afflicted by poverty and very hungry, asked a calm brahmin:

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DB 3 27.36

सुशील उवाच भो भूदेव कृपां कृत्वा वदस्वाद्य महामते । कथं दारिद्र्यनाशः स्यादिति मे निश्चयेन वै

suśīla uvāca bho bhūdeva kṛpāṃ kṛtvā vadasvādya mahāmate | kathaṃ dāridryanāśaḥ syāditi me niścayena vai

Suśīla said: O god on earth, be gracious and tell me today, O great-minded one, how the destruction of poverty may come about — (tell me) with certainty.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.37

धनैषणा मे नैवास्ति धनी स्यामिति मानद । कुटुम्बभरणार्थं वै पृच्छामि त्वां द्विजोत्तम

dhanaiṣaṇā me naivāsti dhanī syāmiti mānada | kuṭumbabharaṇārthaṃ vai pṛcchāmi tvāṃ dvijottama

I have no craving for wealth, O giver of honour, thinking 'may I be rich'; it is for the sake of supporting my family that I ask you, O best of the twice-born.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.38

पुत्री सुतस्तु मे बालो भक्षार्थी रोदते भृशम् । तावन्मात्रं गृहे नान्नं मुष्टिमेकां ददाम्यहम्

putrī sutastu me bālo bhakṣārthī rodate bhṛśam | tāvanmātraṃ gṛhe nānnaṃ muṣṭimekāṃ dadāmyaham

I have a daughter, and my son is a child who cries loudly asking for food; there is not even that much food in the house — (yet) I give one handful.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.39

विसर्जितो यतो गेहाद्गतो बालो रुदन्मया । अतो मे दह्यतेऽत्यर्थं किं करोमि धनं विना

visarjito yato gehādgato bālo rudanmayā | ato me dahyate'tyarthaṃ kiṃ karomi dhanaṃ vinā

Since the child was sent away by me from the house and went off weeping, I burn exceedingly on that account. What can I do without money?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.40

विवाहोऽस्ति सुताया मे नास्ति वित्तं करोमि किम् । दशवर्षाधिकायास्तु दानकालोऽपि यात्यलम्

vivāho'sti sutāyā me nāsti vittaṃ karomi kim | daśavarṣādhikāyāstu dānakālo'pi yātyalam

My daughter's marriage is due and I have no money — what shall I do? She is over ten years old, and the time for giving her away is passing altogether.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.41

तेन शोचामि विप्रेन्द्र सर्वज्ञोऽसि दयानिधे । तपो दानं व्रतं किञ्चिद्ब्रूहि मन्त्रजपं तथा

tena śocāmi viprendra sarvajño'si dayānidhe | tapo dānaṃ vrataṃ kiñcidbrūhi mantrajapaṃ tathā

For that I grieve, O chief of brahmins; you are all-knowing, O treasury of compassion. Tell me some austerity, gift or vow, and a muttering of a mantra,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.42

येनाहं पोष्यवर्गस्य करोमि द्विज पोषणम् । तावन्मे स्याद्धनप्राप्तिर्नाधिकं प्रार्थये किल

yenāhaṃ poṣyavargasya karomi dvija poṣaṇam | tāvanme syāddhanaprāptirnādhikaṃ prārthaye kila

by which, O twice-born, I may provide support for those I must maintain; let me have just that much gaining of wealth — I ask for no more.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.43

त्वत्प्रसादात्कुटुम्बं मे सुखितं प्रभवेदिह । तत्कुरुष्व महाभाग ज्ञानेन परिचिन्त्य च

tvatprasādātkuṭumbaṃ me sukhitaṃ prabhavediha | tatkuruṣva mahābhāga jñānena paricintya ca

By your favour may my family become happy here. So do this, O greatly fortunate one, considering it well with your knowledge.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.44

व्यास उवाच इति पृष्टस्तथा तेन ब्राह्मणः संशितव्रतः । उवाच परमप्रीतस्तं वैश्यं नृपसत्तम

vyāsa uvāca iti pṛṣṭastathā tena brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ | uvāca paramaprītastaṃ vaiśyaṃ nṛpasattama

Vyāsa said: Thus questioned by him, the brāhmaṇa of firm vows, greatly pleased, spoke to that vaiśya, O best of kings.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.45

वैश्यवर्य कुरुष्वाद्य नवरात्रव्रतं शुभम् । पूजनं भगवत्याश्च हवनं भोजनं तथा

vaiśyavarya kuruṣvādya navarātravrataṃ śubham | pūjanaṃ bhagavatyāśca havanaṃ bhojanaṃ tathā

"Best of vaiśyas, perform from today the auspicious vow of the nine nights: the worship of the Goddess, the fire offering, and the feeding (of guests),

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.46

वेदपारायणं शक्तिजपहोमादिकं तथा । कुरुष्वाद्य यथाशक्ति तव कार्यं भविष्यति

vedapārāyaṇaṃ śaktijapahomādikaṃ tathā | kuruṣvādya yathāśakti tava kāryaṃ bhaviṣyati

and the complete recitation of the Veda, the muttering of the Śakti (mantra), the oblation and the rest — do (all this) from today according to your ability, and your purpose will be accomplished.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.47

एतस्मादपरं किञ्चिद्व्रतं नास्ति धरातले । नवरात्राभिधं वैश्य पावनं सुखदं तथा

etasmādaparaṃ kiñcidvrataṃ nāsti dharātale | navarātrābhidhaṃ vaiśya pāvanaṃ sukhadaṃ tathā

There is no other vow on the face of the earth beyond this one named Navarātra, O vaiśya, (which is) purifying and giver of happiness,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.48

ज्ञानदं मोक्षदं चैव सुखसन्तानवर्धनम् । शत्रुनाशकरं कामं नवरात्रव्रतं सदा

jñānadaṃ mokṣadaṃ caiva sukhasantānavardhanam | śatrunāśakaraṃ kāmaṃ navarātravrataṃ sadā

giver of knowledge and giver of liberation, increasing the continuity of happiness, destroying enemies, (granting) what is desired — such is the Navarātra vow always.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.49

राज्यभ्रष्टेन रामेण सीताविरहितेन च । किष्किन्धायां व्रतं चैतत्कृतं दुःखातुरेण वै

rājyabhraṣṭena rāmeṇa sītāvirahitena ca | kiṣkindhāyāṃ vrataṃ caitatkṛtaṃ duḥkhātureṇa vai

By Rāma, fallen from his kingdom and separated from Sītā, afflicted with grief, this vow was performed in Kiṣkindhā.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.50

प्रतप्तेनापि रामेण सीताविरहवह्निना । विधिवत्पूजिता देवी नवरात्रव्रतेन वै

prataptenāpi rāmeṇa sītāvirahavahninā | vidhivatpūjitā devī navarātravratena vai

Scorched by the fire of separation from Sītā, Rāma worshipped the Goddess according to the rule by the vow of the nine nights.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.51

तेन प्राप्ताऽथ वैदेही कृत्वा सेतुं महार्णवे । हत्वा मन्दोदरीनाथं कुम्भकर्णं महाबलम्

tena prāptā'tha vaidehī kṛtvā setuṃ mahārṇave | hatvā mandodarīnāthaṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam

By that (vow) the daughter of Videha was regained, after he had built a bridge over the great ocean and slain Mandodarī's husband and mighty Kumbhakarṇa,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.52

मेघनादं सुतं हत्वा कृत्वा भूपं बिभीषणम् । पश्चादयोध्यामागत्य प्राप्तं राज्यमकण्टकम्

meghanādaṃ sutaṃ hatvā kṛtvā bhūpaṃ bibhīṣaṇam | paścādayodhyāmāgatya prāptaṃ rājyamakaṇṭakam

and having slain (Rāvaṇa's) son Meghanāda and made Vibhīṣaṇa king, afterwards, coming to Ayodhyā, he obtained a kingdom free of thorns.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.53

नवरात्रव्रतस्यास्य प्रभावेण विशांवर । सुखं भूमितले प्राप्तं रामेणामिततेजसा

navarātravratasyāsya prabhāveṇa viśāṃvara | sukhaṃ bhūmitale prāptaṃ rāmeṇāmitatejasā

By the power of this Navarātra vow, O best of men, happiness on the surface of the earth was obtained by Rāma of immeasurable splendour."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.54

व्यास उवाच इति विप्रवचः श्रुत्वा स वैश्यस्तं द्विजं गुरुम् । कृत्वा जग्राह सन्मन्त्रं मायाबीजाभिधं नृप

vyāsa uvāca iti vipravacaḥ śrutvā sa vaiśyastaṃ dvijaṃ gurum | kṛtvā jagrāha sanmantraṃ māyābījābhidhaṃ nṛpa

Vyāsa said: Having heard the brāhmaṇa's words thus, that vaiśya, making that twice-born his guru, received the true mantra called the Māyā seed, O king.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.55

जजाप परया भक्त्या नवरात्रमतन्द्रितः । नानाविधोपहारैश्च पूजयामास सादरम्

jajāpa parayā bhaktyā navarātramatandritaḥ | nānāvidhopahāraiśca pūjayāmāsa sādaram

He muttered (it) with supreme devotion for the nine nights, unwearied, and worshipped (her) reverently with offerings of many kinds.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.56

नवसंवत्सरं चैव मायाबीजपरायणः । नवमे वत्सरान्ते तु महाष्टम्यां महेश्वरी

navasaṃvatsaraṃ caiva māyābījaparāyaṇaḥ | navame vatsarānte tu mahāṣṭamyāṃ maheśvarī

And for nine years he was devoted to the Māyā seed; at the end of the ninth year, on the Great Eighth, the Great Goddess,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 3 27.57

अर्धरात्रे तु सञ्जाते प्रत्यक्षं दर्शनं ददौ । नानावरप्रदानैश्च कृतकृत्यञ्चकार तम्

ardharātre tu sañjāte pratyakṣaṃ darśanaṃ dadau | nānāvarapradānaiśca kṛtakṛtyañcakāra tam

when midnight had come, gave (him) a visible sight (of herself), and by the granting of various boons made him one whose purpose was fulfilled.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition