Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 3
DB 3 3.1
विमानस्थैर्हरादिभिर्देवीदर्शनम् ब्रह्मोवाच विमानं तन्मनोवेगं यत्र स्थानान्तरे गतम् । न जलं तत्र पश्यामो विस्मिताः स्मो वयं तदा
vimānasthairharādibhirdevīdarśanam brahmovāca vimānaṃ tanmanovegaṃ yatra sthānāntare gatam | na jalaṃ tatra paśyāmo vismitāḥ smo vayaṃ tadā
(Chapter:) The vision of the Goddess by Hara and the others standing in the aerial car. Brahmā said: That car, swift as thought — at whatever other place it arrived, there we saw no water; we were amazed then.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.2
वृक्षाः सर्वफला रम्याः कोकिलारावमण्डिताः । मही महीधराः कामं वनान्युपवनानि च
vṛkṣāḥ sarvaphalā ramyāḥ kokilārāvamaṇḍitāḥ | mahī mahīdharāḥ kāmaṃ vanānyupavanāni ca
(There were) lovely trees bearing every kind of fruit, adorned with the cries of cuckoos; earth, mountains at will, forests and pleasure-groves,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.3
नार्यश्च पुरुषाश्चैव पशवश्च सरिद्वराः । वाप्यः कूपास्तडागाश्च पल्वलानि च निर्झराः तृतीयस्कन्धे विमानस्थैर्हरादिभिर्देवीदर्शनं नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः
nāryaśca puruṣāścaiva paśavaśca saridvarāḥ | vāpyaḥ kūpāstaḍāgāśca palvalāni ca nirjharāḥ tṛtīyaskandhe vimānasthairharādibhirdevīdarśanaṃ nāma tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ
and women and men, and cattle, and excellent rivers, ponds, wells and tanks, and pools and waterfalls. (Thus) in the third book, the third chapter, called 'The vision of the Goddess by Hara and the others standing in the aerial car.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.4
पुरतो नगरं रम्यं दिव्यप्राकारमण्डितम् । यज्ञशालासमायुक्तं नानाहर्म्यविराजितम्
purato nagaraṃ ramyaṃ divyaprākāramaṇḍitam | yajñaśālāsamāyuktaṃ nānāharmyavirājitam
In front (was) a lovely city adorned with a divine rampart, provided with sacrificial halls, resplendent with many mansions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.5
प्रत्यभिज्ञा तदा जाताप्यस्माकं प्रेक्ष्य तत्पुरम् । स्वर्गोऽयमिति केनासौ निर्मितोस्ति तदाद्भुतम्
pratyabhijñā tadā jātāpyasmākaṃ prekṣya tatpuram | svargo'yamiti kenāsau nirmitosti tadādbhutam
And then, on seeing that city, a recognition arose in us: 'This is heaven!' By whom has this wonder been fashioned?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.6
राजानं देवसङ्काशं व्रजन्तं मृगयां वने । अस्माभिः संस्थिता दृष्टा विमानोपरि चाम्बिका
rājānaṃ devasaṅkāśaṃ vrajantaṃ mṛgayāṃ vane | asmābhiḥ saṃsthitā dṛṣṭā vimānopari cāmbikā
(We saw) a king like a god going to the hunt in the forest; and by us the Mother was seen standing upon the aerial car.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.7
क्षणाच्चचाल गगने विमानं पवनेरितम् । मुहूर्ताद्वा ततः प्राप्तं देशे चान्ये मनोहरे
kṣaṇāccacāla gagane vimānaṃ pavaneritam | muhūrtādvā tataḥ prāptaṃ deśe cānye manohare
In an instant the car, driven by the wind, moved on in the sky; and in a moment it reached another delightful region.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.8
नन्दनं च वनं तत्र दृष्टमस्माभिरुत्तमम् । पारिजाततरुच्छायासंश्रिता सुरभिः स्थिता
nandanaṃ ca vanaṃ tatra dṛṣṭamasmābhiruttamam | pārijātatarucchāyāsaṃśritā surabhiḥ sthitā
And there the excellent Nandana grove was seen by us; (the cow) Surabhi stood resting in the shade of the pārijāta tree.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.9
चतुर्दन्तो गजस्तस्याः समीपे समवस्थितः । अप्सरसां तत्र वृन्दानि मेनकाप्रभृतीनि च
caturdanto gajastasyāḥ samīpe samavasthitaḥ | apsarasāṃ tatra vṛndāni menakāprabhṛtīni ca
A four-tusked elephant stood near her; and there (were) throngs of apsarases, Menakā and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.10
क्रीडन्ति विविधैर्भावैर्गाननृत्यसमन्वितैः । गन्धर्वाः शतशस्तत्र यक्षा विद्याधरास्तथा
krīḍanti vividhairbhāvairgānanṛtyasamanvitaiḥ | gandharvāḥ śataśastatra yakṣā vidyādharāstathā
who play with manifold gestures accompanied by song and dance; there (were) gandharvas by the hundreds, and yakṣas and vidyādharas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.11
मन्दारवाटिकामध्ये गायन्ति च रमन्ति च दृष्टः शतक्रतुस्तत्र पौलोम्या सहितः प्रभुः
mandāravāṭikāmadhye gāyanti ca ramanti ca dṛṣṭaḥ śatakratustatra paulomyā sahitaḥ prabhuḥ
who sing and take their pleasure amid the mandāra gardens. There the lord Śatakratu (Indra) was seen, together with Paulomī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.12
वयं तु विस्मिताश्चास्म दृष्ट्वा त्रैविष्टपं तदा । यादःपतिं कुबेरं च यमं सूर्यं विभावसुम्
vayaṃ tu vismitāścāsma dṛṣṭvā traiviṣṭapaṃ tadā | yādaḥpatiṃ kuberaṃ ca yamaṃ sūryaṃ vibhāvasum
But we were amazed then, on seeing that heaven — and the lord of the waters, and Kubera, and Yama, the Sun, and Fire —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.13
विलोक्य विस्मिताश्चास्म वयं तत्र सुरान्स्थितान् । तदा विनिर्गतो राजा पुरात्तस्मात्सुमण्डितात्
vilokya vismitāścāsma vayaṃ tatra surānsthitān | tadā vinirgato rājā purāttasmātsumaṇḍitāt
on beholding the gods standing there we were amazed. Then a king came forth from that well-adorned city,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.14
देवराज इवाक्षोभ्यो नरवाह्यावनौ स्थितः । विमानस्था वयं तच्च चचाल तरसागतम्
devarāja ivākṣobhyo naravāhyāvanau sthitaḥ | vimānasthā vayaṃ tacca cacāla tarasāgatam
unshakable like the king of the gods, standing on the ground with a man-borne (litter). We were in the car, and it too moved on, having come swiftly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 3.15
ब्रह्मलोकं तदा दिव्यं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् । तत्र ब्रह्माणमालोक्य विस्मितौ हरकेशवौ
brahmalokaṃ tadā divyaṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtam | tatra brahmāṇamālokya vismitau harakeśavau
Then (we reached) the divine world of Brahmā, saluted by all the gods; and seeing Brahmā there, Hara and Keśava were amazed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.16
सभायां तत्र वेदाश्च सर्वे साङ्गाः स्वरूपिणः । सागराः सरितश्चैव पर्वताः पन्नगोरगाः
sabhāyāṃ tatra vedāśca sarve sāṅgāḥ svarūpiṇaḥ | sāgarāḥ saritaścaiva parvatāḥ pannagoragāḥ
In the assembly there (were) all the Vedas with their ancillary branches in bodily form, and the oceans and the rivers, the mountains, the pannagas and serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.17
मामूचतुश्चतुर्वक्त्रः कोऽयं ब्रह्मा सनातनः । ताववोचमहं नैव जाने सृष्टिपतिं पतिम्
māmūcatuścaturvaktraḥ ko'yaṃ brahmā sanātanaḥ | tāvavocamahaṃ naiva jāne sṛṣṭipatiṃ patim
The two said to me: 'Who is this four-faced eternal Brahmā?' I said to those two: 'I do not know this lord, the lord of creation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.18
कोऽहं कोऽयं किमर्थं वा भ्रमोऽयं मम चेश्वरौ । क्षणादथ विमानं तच्चचालाशु मनोजवम्
ko'haṃ ko'yaṃ kimarthaṃ vā bhramo'yaṃ mama ceśvarau | kṣaṇādatha vimānaṃ taccacālāśu manojavam
Who am I, who is this, and for what purpose? This is a delusion of mine, O you two lords.' Then in an instant that car, swift as thought, moved swiftly on,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.19
कैलासशिखरे प्राप्तं रम्ये यक्षगणान्विते । मन्दारवाटिकारम्ये कीरकोकिलकूजिते
kailāsaśikhare prāptaṃ ramye yakṣagaṇānvite | mandāravāṭikāramye kīrakokilakūjite
and reached the lovely peak of Kailāsa, thronged with hosts of yakṣas, delightful with mandāra gardens, resounding with the calls of parrots and cuckoos,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.20
वीणामुरजवाद्यैश्च नादिते सुखदे शिवे । यदा प्राप्तं विमानं तत्तदैव सदनाच्छुभात्
vīṇāmurajavādyaiśca nādite sukhade śive | yadā prāptaṃ vimānaṃ tattadaiva sadanācchubhāt
sounding with the music of lutes and drums, pleasant and auspicious. When that car arrived, at that very moment, from his beautiful dwelling
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.21
निर्गतो भगवाञ्छम्भुर्वृषारूढस्त्रिलोचनः । पञ्चाननो दशभुजः कृतसोमार्धशेखरः
nirgato bhagavāñchambhurvṛṣārūḍhastrilocanaḥ | pañcānano daśabhujaḥ kṛtasomārdhaśekharaḥ
The blessed Śambhu came forth, mounted on his bull, three-eyed, five-faced, ten-armed, wearing the half-moon as his crest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.22
व्याघ्रचर्मपरीधानो गजचर्मोत्तरीयकः । पार्ष्णिरक्षौ महावीरौ गजाननषडाननौ
vyāghracarmaparīdhāno gajacarmottarīyakaḥ | pārṣṇirakṣau mahāvīrau gajānanaṣaḍānanau
Clad in a tiger's skin, with an elephant's hide as his upper garment, (and with) the two great heroes, the elephant-faced and the six-faced, as guards of his heels (rear).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.23
शिवेन सह पुत्रौ द्वौ व्रजमानौ विरेजतुः । नन्दिप्रभृतयः सर्वे गणपाश्च वराश्च ते
śivena saha putrau dvau vrajamānau virejatuḥ | nandiprabhṛtayaḥ sarve gaṇapāśca varāśca te
Travelling along with Śiva, the two sons shone forth; and all those excellent troop-lords, Nandin and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.24
जयशब्दं प्रयुञ्जाना व्रजन्ति शिवपृष्ठगाः । तं वीक्ष्य शङ्करं चान्यं विस्मितास्तत्र नारद
jayaśabdaṃ prayuñjānā vrajanti śivapṛṣṭhagāḥ | taṃ vīkṣya śaṅkaraṃ cānyaṃ vismitāstatra nārada
uttering cries of "Victory!", go behind Śiva. Seeing that Śaṅkara, and the other one, we were amazed there, O Nārada,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.25
मातृभिः संशयाविष्टस्तत्राहं न्यवसं मुने । क्षणात्तस्माद्गिरेः शृङ्गाद्विमानं वातरंहसा
mātṛbhiḥ saṃśayāviṣṭastatrāhaṃ nyavasaṃ mune | kṣaṇāttasmādgireḥ śṛṅgādvimānaṃ vātaraṃhasā
together with the mothers; filled with doubt I remained there, O sage. In an instant, from that mountain peak the aerial car (went) with the speed of the wind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.26
वैकुण्ठसदनं प्राप्तं रमारमणमन्दिरम् । असम्भाव्या विभूतिश्च तत्र दृष्टा मया सुत
vaikuṇṭhasadanaṃ prāptaṃ ramāramaṇamandiram | asambhāvyā vibhūtiśca tatra dṛṣṭā mayā suta
and reached Vaikuṇṭha's abode, the mansion of Ramā's lover; and an inconceivable splendour was seen there by me, my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.27
विसिष्मिये तदा विष्णुर्दृष्ट्वा तत्पुरमुत्तमम् । सदनाग्रे ययौ तावद्धरिः कमललोचनः
visiṣmiye tadā viṣṇurdṛṣṭvā tatpuramuttamam | sadanāgre yayau tāvaddhariḥ kamalalocanaḥ
Then Viṣṇu was astonished, seeing that supreme city; and just then the lotus-eyed Hari went before the mansion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.28
अतसीकुसुमाभासः पीतवासाश्चतुर्भुजः । द्विजराजाधिरूढश्च दिव्याभरणभूषितः
atasīkusumābhāsaḥ pītavāsāścaturbhujaḥ | dvijarājādhirūḍhaśca divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ
having the sheen of a flax flower, yellow-robed, four-armed, mounted on the king of birds, adorned with divine ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.29
वीज्यमानस्तदा लक्ष्म्या कामिन्या चामरैः शुभैः । तं वीक्ष्य विस्मिताः सर्वे वयं विष्णुं सनातनम्
vījyamānastadā lakṣmyā kāminyā cāmaraiḥ śubhaiḥ | taṃ vīkṣya vismitāḥ sarve vayaṃ viṣṇuṃ sanātanam
then being fanned by his beloved Lakṣmī with fine yak-tail whisks. Seeing him, the eternal Viṣṇu, we were all amazed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.30
परस्परं निरीक्षन्तः स्थितास्तस्मिन् वरासने । ततश्चचाल तरसा विमानं वातरंहसा
parasparaṃ nirīkṣantaḥ sthitāstasmin varāsane | tataścacāla tarasā vimānaṃ vātaraṃhasā
and looking at one another we remained on that excellent seat; thereupon the aerial car moved swiftly with the speed of the wind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.31
सुधासमुद्रः सम्प्राप्तौ मिष्टवारिमहोर्मिमान् । यादोगणसमाकीर्णश्चलद्वीचिविराजितः
sudhāsamudraḥ samprāptau miṣṭavārimahormimān | yādogaṇasamākīrṇaścaladvīcivirājitaḥ
The ocean of nectar was reached (by the two), with its great waves of sweet water, crowded with hosts of sea creatures, resplendent with moving billows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.32
मन्दारपारिजाताद्यैः पादपैरतिशोभितः । नानास्तरणसंयुक्तो नानाचित्रविचित्रितः
mandārapārijātādyaiḥ pādapairatiśobhitaḥ | nānāstaraṇasaṃyukto nānācitravicitritaḥ
greatly beautified by trees such as mandāra and pārijāta, furnished with various coverings, variegated with many pictures,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.33
मुक्तादामपरिक्लिष्टो नानादामविराजितः । अशोकबकुलाख्यैश्च वृक्षैः कुरुबकादिभिः
muktādāmaparikliṣṭo nānādāmavirājitaḥ | aśokabakulākhyaiśca vṛkṣaiḥ kurubakādibhiḥ
thickly hung with strings of pearls, resplendent with garlands of many kinds, and with trees called aśoka and bakula, with kurubaka and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.34
संवृतः सर्वतः सौम्यैः केतकीचम्पकैर्वृतः । कोकिलारावसङ्घुष्टो दिव्यगन्धसमन्वितः
saṃvṛtaḥ sarvataḥ saumyaiḥ ketakīcampakairvṛtaḥ | kokilārāvasaṅghuṣṭo divyagandhasamanvitaḥ
encompassed on all sides by pleasant ones, surrounded by ketakī and campaka trees, resounding with the cries of cuckoos, endowed with divine fragrance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.35
द्विरेफातिरणत्कारैरञ्जितः परमाद्भुतः । तस्मिन्द्वीपे शिवाकारः पर्यङ्कः सुमनोहरः
dvirephātiraṇatkārairañjitaḥ paramādbhutaḥ | tasmindvīpe śivākāraḥ paryaṅkaḥ sumanoharaḥ
tinged with the loud humming of bees, utterly wondrous. On that island (was) an auspicious-shaped couch, most charming,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.36
रत्नालिखचितोऽत्यर्थं नानारत्नविराजितः । दृष्टोऽस्माभिर्विमानस्थैर्दूरतः परिमण्डितः
ratnālikhacito'tyarthaṃ nānāratnavirājitaḥ | dṛṣṭo'smābhirvimānasthairdūrataḥ parimaṇḍitaḥ
exceedingly inlaid with gems, resplendent with many jewels; it was seen by us who were in the aerial car, from afar, all adorned,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.37
नानास्तरणसंछन्न इन्द्रचापसमन्वितः । पर्यङ्कप्रवरे तस्मिन्नुपविष्टा वराङ्गना
nānāstaraṇasaṃchanna indracāpasamanvitaḥ | paryaṅkapravare tasminnupaviṣṭā varāṅganā
covered with various spreads, furnished with a rainbow(-like canopy). On that finest couch was seated a lovely woman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.38
रक्तमाल्याम्बरधरा रक्तगन्धानुलेपना । सुरक्तनयना कान्ता विद्युत्कोटिसमप्रभा
raktamālyāmbaradharā raktagandhānulepanā | suraktanayanā kāntā vidyutkoṭisamaprabhā
wearing red garlands and garments, anointed with red perfumes, with very red eyes, beautiful, of splendour equal to ten million lightnings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.39
सुचारुवदना रक्तदन्तच्छदविराजिता । रमाकोट्यधिका कान्त्या सूर्यबिम्बनिभाखिला
sucāruvadanā raktadantacchadavirājitā | ramākoṭyadhikā kāntyā sūryabimbanibhākhilā
with a most lovely face, radiant with red lips, surpassing ten million Ramās in beauty, wholly like the orb of the sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.40
वरपाशाङ्कुशाभीष्टधरा श्रीभुवनेश्वरी । अदृष्टपूर्वा दृष्टा सा सुन्दरी स्मितभूषणा
varapāśāṅkuśābhīṣṭadharā śrībhuvaneśvarī | adṛṣṭapūrvā dṛṣṭā sā sundarī smitabhūṣaṇā
holding the boon-gesture, noose, goad, and (the granting of) what is desired — the glorious Bhuvaneśvarī. She, never seen before, was seen, that beautiful one adorned with a smile,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.41
ह्रीङ्कारजपनिष्ठैस्तु पक्षिवृन्दैर्निषेविता । अरुणा करुणामूर्तिः कुमारी नवयौवना
hrīṅkārajapaniṣṭhaistu pakṣivṛndairniṣevitā | aruṇā karuṇāmūrtiḥ kumārī navayauvanā
She is attended by flocks of birds intent on murmuring the syllable hrīṃ; ruddy-hued, the very form of compassion, a maiden in fresh youth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.42
सर्वशृङ्गारवेषाढ्या मन्दस्मितमुखाम्बुजा । उद्यत्पीनकुचद्वन्द्वनिर्जिताम्भोजकुड्मला
sarvaśṛṅgāraveṣāḍhyā mandasmitamukhāmbujā | udyatpīnakucadvandvanirjitāmbhojakuḍmalā
Adorned with every ornament of amorous dress, her lotus-face bearing a gentle smile, the pair of her rising full breasts outdoing lotus buds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.43
नानामणिगणाकीर्णभूषणैरुपशोभिता । कनकाङ्गदकेयूरकिरीटपरिशोभिता
nānāmaṇigaṇākīrṇabhūṣaṇairupaśobhitā | kanakāṅgadakeyūrakirīṭapariśobhitā
Resplendent with ornaments studded with hosts of various gems, radiant with golden armlets, bracelets and a diadem.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.44
कनकच्छ्रीचक्रताटङ्कविटङ्कवदनाम्बुजा । हृल्लेखा भुवनेशीति नामजापपरायणैः
kanakacchrīcakratāṭaṅkaviṭaṅkavadanāmbujā | hṛllekhā bhuvaneśīti nāmajāpaparāyaṇaiḥ
Her lotus-face made lovely by golden, splendid, disc-shaped earrings; by those devoted to the muttering of the names "Hṛllekhā" and "Bhuvaneśī"—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 3.45
सखीवृन्दैः स्तुता नित्यं भुवनेशी महेश्वरी । हृल्लेखाद्याभिरमरकन्याभिः परिवेष्टिता
sakhīvṛndaiḥ stutā nityaṃ bhuvaneśī maheśvarī | hṛllekhādyābhiramarakanyābhiḥ pariveṣṭitā
—by throngs of companions she, Bhuvaneśī the great goddess, is constantly praised; she is encircled by the celestial maidens Hṛllekhā and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.46
अनङ्गकुसुमाद्याभिर्देवीभिः परिवेष्टिता । देवी षट्कोणमध्यस्था यन्त्रराजोपरि स्थिता
anaṅgakusumādyābhirdevībhiḥ pariveṣṭitā | devī ṣaṭkoṇamadhyasthā yantrarājopari sthitā
Encircled by the goddesses Anaṅgakusumā and the others, the Goddess stands in the middle of the hexagram, seated upon the king of diagrams.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.47
दृष्ट्वा तां विस्मिताः सर्वे वयं तत्र स्थिताऽभवन् । केयं कान्ता च किं नाम न जानीमोऽत्र संस्थिताः
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ vismitāḥ sarve vayaṃ tatra sthitā'bhavan | keyaṃ kāntā ca kiṃ nāma na jānīmo'tra saṃsthitāḥ
Seeing her, we all stood there astonished: "Who is this lady, and what is her name?"—we did not know, standing there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.48
सहस्रनयना रामा सहस्रकरसंयुता । सहस्रवदना रम्या भाति दूरादसंशयम्
sahasranayanā rāmā sahasrakarasaṃyutā | sahasravadanā ramyā bhāti dūrādasaṃśayam
A thousand-eyed woman, furnished with a thousand hands, thousand-faced and delightful, she shines from afar—of this there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.49
नाप्सरा नापि गन्धर्वी नेयं देवाङ्गना किल । इति संशयमापन्नास्तत्र नारद संस्थिताः
nāpsarā nāpi gandharvī neyaṃ devāṅganā kila | iti saṃśayamāpannāstatra nārada saṃsthitāḥ
"She is no apsaras, nor a gandharva woman, nor indeed a wife of the gods"—thus, Nārada, we stood there fallen into doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.50
तदाऽसौ भगवान्विष्णुर्दृष्ट्वा तां चारुहासिनीम् । उवाचाम्बां स्वविज्ञानात्कृत्वा मनसि निश्चयम्
tadā'sau bhagavānviṣṇurdṛṣṭvā tāṃ cāruhāsinīm | uvācāmbāṃ svavijñānātkṛtvā manasi niścayam
Then that lord Viṣṇu, having seen her of the lovely smile, having reached a certainty in his mind out of his own knowledge, spoke of the Mother:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.51
एषा भगवती देवी सर्वेषां कारणं हि नः । महाविद्या महामाया पूर्णा प्रकृतिरव्यया
eṣā bhagavatī devī sarveṣāṃ kāraṇaṃ hi naḥ | mahāvidyā mahāmāyā pūrṇā prakṛtiravyayā
"This is the blessed Goddess, the cause indeed of us all: the great Knowledge, the great Māyā, the full and imperishable Nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.52
दुर्ज्ञेयाऽल्पधियां देवी योगगम्या दुराशया । इच्छा परात्मनः कामं नित्यानित्यस्वरूपिणी
durjñeyā'lpadhiyāṃ devī yogagamyā durāśayā | icchā parātmanaḥ kāmaṃ nityānityasvarūpiṇī
Hard for the small-minded to know, this Goddess is reached through yoga, hard to fathom; she is verily the will of the supreme Self, whose nature is both eternal and non-eternal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 3.53
दुराराध्याऽल्पभाग्यैश्च देवी विश्वेश्वरी शिवा । वेदगर्भा विशालाक्षी सर्वेषामादिरीश्वरी
durārādhyā'lpabhāgyaiśca devī viśveśvarī śivā | vedagarbhā viśālākṣī sarveṣāmādirīśvarī
Hard to propitiate for those of little fortune is the Goddess, ruler of the universe, the auspicious one: she whose womb is the Vedas, the wide-eyed, the primal sovereign of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.54
एषा संहृत्य सकलं विश्वं क्रीडति संक्षये । लिङ्गानि सर्वजीवानां स्वशरीरे निवेश्य च
eṣā saṃhṛtya sakalaṃ viśvaṃ krīḍati saṃkṣaye | liṅgāni sarvajīvānāṃ svaśarīre niveśya ca
She, having withdrawn the whole universe, plays at the dissolution, having placed the subtle marks of all living beings within her own body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.55
सर्वबीजमयी ह्येषा राजते साम्प्रतं सुरौ । विभूतयः स्थिताः पार्श्वे पश्यतां कोटिशः क्रमात्
sarvabījamayī hyeṣā rājate sāmprataṃ surau | vibhūtayaḥ sthitāḥ pārśve paśyatāṃ koṭiśaḥ kramāt
For she, consisting of all seeds, shines now, you two gods; her manifestations stand at her side by the tens of millions in order—behold!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.56
दिव्याभरणभूषाढ्या दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनाः । परिचर्यापराः सर्वाः पश्यतां ब्रह्मशङ्करौ
divyābharaṇabhūṣāḍhyā divyagandhānulepanāḥ | paricaryāparāḥ sarvāḥ paśyatāṃ brahmaśaṅkarau
Rich with divine ornaments and adornments, anointed with divine perfumes, all of them intent on service—let Brahmā and Śaṅkara behold!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.57
धन्या वयं महाभागाः कृतकृत्याः स्म साम्प्रतम् । यदत्र दर्शनं प्राप्तं भगवत्याः स्वयं त्विदम्
dhanyā vayaṃ mahābhāgāḥ kṛtakṛtyāḥ sma sāmpratam | yadatra darśanaṃ prāptaṃ bhagavatyāḥ svayaṃ tvidam
Fortunate are we, greatly blessed, we have now accomplished our purpose, in that here this sight of the Blessed One herself has been obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.58
तपस्तप्तं पुरा यत्नात्तस्येदं फलमुत्तमम् । अन्यथा दर्शनं कुत्र भवेदस्माकमादरात्
tapastaptaṃ purā yatnāttasyedaṃ phalamuttamam | anyathā darśanaṃ kutra bhavedasmākamādarāt
The austerity practised with effort long ago—this is its highest fruit; otherwise, where would such a sight come to us out of (her) favour?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.59
पश्यन्ति पुण्यपुञ्जा ये ये वदान्यास्तपस्विनः । रागिणो नैव पश्यन्ति देवीं भगवतीं शिवाम्
paśyanti puṇyapuñjā ye ye vadānyāstapasvinaḥ | rāgiṇo naiva paśyanti devīṃ bhagavatīṃ śivām
Those who are heaps of merit, who are liberal, who are ascetics—they see (her); the passionate do not see the blessed auspicious Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.60
मूलप्रकृतिरेवैषा सदा पुरुषसङ्गता । ब्रह्माण्डं दर्शयत्येषा कृत्वा वै परमात्मने
mūlaprakṛtirevaiṣā sadā puruṣasaṅgatā | brahmāṇḍaṃ darśayatyeṣā kṛtvā vai paramātmane
She is the root Nature itself, ever joined with the Puruṣa; she, having fashioned the cosmic egg, displays it to the supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.61
द्रष्टाऽसौ दृश्यमखिलं ब्रह्माण्डं देवताः सुरौ । तस्यैषा कारणं सर्वा माया सर्वेश्वरी शिवा
draṣṭā'sau dṛśyamakhilaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ devatāḥ surau | tasyaiṣā kāraṇaṃ sarvā māyā sarveśvarī śivā
He (the Puruṣa) is the seer; the whole visible (world)—the cosmic egg, the divinities, the gods—(is the seen). Of that, she is the entire cause, Māyā, the mistress of all, Śivā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 3.62
क्वाहं वा क्व सुराः सर्वे रम्भाद्याः सुरयोषितः । लक्षांशेन तुलामस्या न भवामः कथञ्चन
kvāhaṃ vā kva surāḥ sarve rambhādyāḥ surayoṣitaḥ | lakṣāṃśena tulāmasyā na bhavāmaḥ kathañcana
Where am I, or where are all the gods and the women of heaven, Rambhā and the rest? Not by a hundred-thousandth part do we come to any comparison with her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.63
सैषा वराङ्गना नाम या वै दृष्टा महार्णवे । बालभावे महादेवी दोलयन्तीव मां मुदा
saiṣā varāṅganā nāma yā vai dṛṣṭā mahārṇave | bālabhāve mahādevī dolayantīva māṃ mudā
This is that very beautiful woman whom I saw in the great ocean, when I was in the state of a child — the Great Goddess, who rocked me, as it were, with delight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.64
शयनं वटपत्रे च पर्यङ्के सुस्थिरे दृढे । पादाङ्गुष्ठं करे कृत्वा निवेश्य मुखपङ्कजे
śayanaṃ vaṭapatre ca paryaṅke susthire dṛḍhe | pādāṅguṣṭhaṃ kare kṛtvā niveśya mukhapaṅkaje
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 3 3.65
लेलिहन्तञ्च क्रीडन्तमनेकैबालचेष्टितैः । रममाणं कोमलाङ्गं वटपत्रपुटे स्थितम्
lelihantañca krīḍantamanekaibālaceṣṭitaiḥ | ramamāṇaṃ komalāṅgaṃ vaṭapatrapuṭe sthitam
and (him) licking (it) and playing with many childish antics, delighting (in them), tender-limbed, resting in the hollow of the banyan leaf—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 3.66
गायन्ती दोलयन्ती च बालभावान्मयि स्थिते । सेयं सुनिश्चितं ज्ञातं जातं मे दर्शनादिव
gāyantī dolayantī ca bālabhāvānmayi sthite | seyaṃ suniścitaṃ jñātaṃ jātaṃ me darśanādiva
Singing and rocking (me) while I remained there in a child's condition — she is this very one: this has been known to me for certain, arising as if from (direct) sight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 3.67
कामं नो जननी सैषा शृणु तं प्रवदाम्यहम् । अनुभूतं मया पूर्वं प्रत्यभिज्ञा समुत्थिता
kāmaṃ no jananī saiṣā śṛṇu taṃ pravadāmyaham | anubhūtaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ pratyabhijñā samutthitā
Assuredly she is our mother; listen, I will tell of that: it was experienced by me before, and (now) the recognition has arisen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition