Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 3 — Chapter 6
DB 3 6.1
ब्रह्मणे श्रीदेव्या उपदेशवर्णनम् ब्रह्मोवाच इति पृष्टा मया देवी विनयावनतेन च । उवाच वचनं श्लक्ष्णमाद्या भगवती हि सा
brahmaṇe śrīdevyā upadeśavarṇanam brahmovāca iti pṛṣṭā mayā devī vinayāvanatena ca | uvāca vacanaṃ ślakṣṇamādyā bhagavatī hi sā
The description of the Devī's teaching to Brahmā. Brahmā said: Thus questioned by me, bowed low in humility, the Goddess spoke a gentle word — for she was the primordial Bhagavatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.2
देव्युवाच सदैकत्वं न भेदोऽस्ति सर्वदैव ममास्य च । योऽसौ साहमहं योऽसौ भेदोऽस्ति मतिविभ्रमात्
devyuvāca sadaikatvaṃ na bhedo'sti sarvadaiva mamāsya ca | yo'sau sāhamahaṃ yo'sau bhedo'sti mativibhramāt
The Devī said: There is always oneness, and no difference at all, between me and this (Puruṣa). What he is, that am I; what I am, that is he; the difference exists (only) through a confusion of the mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.3
आवयोरन्तरं सूक्ष्मं यो वेद मतिमान्हि सः । विमुक्तः स तु संसारान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
āvayorantaraṃ sūkṣmaṃ yo veda matimānhi saḥ | vimuktaḥ sa tu saṃsārānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
He who knows the subtle distinction between us two — he indeed is wise; he is liberated, and he is freed from transmigration: there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.4
एकमेवाद्वितीयं वै ब्रह्म नित्यं सनातनम् । द्वैतभावं पुनर्याति काल उत्पित्सुसंज्ञके
ekamevādvitīyaṃ vai brahma nityaṃ sanātanam | dvaitabhāvaṃ punaryāti kāla utpitsusaṃjñake
Brahman is indeed one only, without a second, eternal, everlasting; yet again it comes into a state of duality at the time called "about to arise."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.5
यथा दीपस्तथोपाधेर्योगात्सञ्जायते द्विधा । छायेवादर्शमध्ये वा प्रतिबिम्बं तथावयोः
yathā dīpastathopādheryogātsañjāyate dvidhā | chāyevādarśamadhye vā pratibimbaṃ tathāvayoḥ
Just as a lamp, through conjunction with a limiting adjunct, becomes twofold — like a shadow, or like a reflection within a mirror — so is it with us two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.6
भेद उत्पत्तिकाले वै सर्गार्थं प्रभवत्यज । दृश्यादृश्यविभेदोऽयं द्वैविध्ये सति सर्वथा तृतीयस्कन्धे ब्रह्मणे श्रीदेव्या उपदेशवर्णनं नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः
bheda utpattikāle vai sargārthaṃ prabhavatyaja | dṛśyādṛśyavibhedo'yaṃ dvaividhye sati sarvathā tṛtīyaskandhe brahmaṇe śrīdevyā upadeśavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṣṭho'dhyāyaḥ
The difference arises at the time of origination, for the sake of creation, O Unborn One; this is the distinction of visible and invisible, once twofoldness exists in every way. — In the Third Book, the sixth chapter, called "The Description of the Devī's Teaching to Brahmā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.7
नाहं स्त्री न पुमांश्चाहं न क्लीबं सर्गसंक्षये । सर्गे सति विभेदः स्यात्कल्पितोऽयं धिया पुनः
nāhaṃ strī na pumāṃścāhaṃ na klībaṃ sargasaṃkṣaye | sarge sati vibhedaḥ syātkalpito'yaṃ dhiyā punaḥ
I am not woman, nor am I man, nor neuter, at the dissolution of creation; when creation exists, differentiation arises — and this is again constructed by thought.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.8
अहं बुद्धिरहं श्रीश्च धृतिः कीर्तिः स्मृतिस्तथा । श्रद्धा मेधा दया लज्जा क्षुधा तृष्णा तथा क्षमा
ahaṃ buddhirahaṃ śrīśca dhṛtiḥ kīrtiḥ smṛtistathā | śraddhā medhā dayā lajjā kṣudhā tṛṣṇā tathā kṣamā
I am intelligence, I am Prosperity, and steadfastness, fame, and memory as well; faith, insight, compassion, modesty, hunger, thirst, and forbearance;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.9
कान्तिः शान्तिः पिपासा च निद्रा तन्द्रा जराजरा । विद्याविद्या स्पृहा वाञ्छा शक्तिश्चाशक्तिरेव च
kāntiḥ śāntiḥ pipāsā ca nidrā tandrā jarājarā | vidyāvidyā spṛhā vāñchā śaktiścāśaktireva ca
beauty, peace, and thirst, sleep, torpor, old age and freedom from age; knowledge and ignorance, longing, desire, power and powerlessness too;
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DB 3 6.10
वसा मज्जा च त्वक्चाहं दृष्टिर्वागनृतानृता । परा मध्या च पश्यन्ती नाड्योऽहं विविधाश्च याः
vasā majjā ca tvakcāhaṃ dṛṣṭirvāganṛtānṛtā | parā madhyā ca paśyantī nāḍyo'haṃ vividhāśca yāḥ
I am fat, marrow, and skin, sight, speech both true and false; I am parā, madhyā, and paśyantī (levels of speech), and the various channels (of the body).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.11
किं नाहं पश्य संसारे मद्वियुक्तं किमस्ति हि । सर्वमेवाहमित्येवं निश्चयं विद्धि पद्मज
kiṃ nāhaṃ paśya saṃsāre madviyuktaṃ kimasti hi | sarvamevāhamityevaṃ niścayaṃ viddhi padmaja
What am I not? Look — in the world, what is there that is separate from me? Know this as the certainty: "I am indeed everything," O lotus-born.
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DB 3 6.12
एतैर्मे निश्चितै रूपैर्विहीनं किं वदस्व मे । तस्मादहं विधे चास्मिन्सर्गे वै वितताभवम्
etairme niścitai rūpairvihīnaṃ kiṃ vadasva me | tasmādahaṃ vidhe cāsminsarge vai vitatābhavam
Tell me: what is there devoid of these forms of mine that I have enumerated? Therefore, O Ordainer, I became extended throughout this creation.
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DB 3 6.13
नूनं सर्वेषु देवेषु नानानामधरा ह्यहम् । भवामि शक्तिरूपेण करोमि च पराक्रमम्
nūnaṃ sarveṣu deveṣu nānānāmadharā hyaham | bhavāmi śaktirūpeṇa karomi ca parākramam
Surely, among all the gods, it is I who bear the various names; I come into being in the form of power (śakti), and perform the feats of valour.
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DB 3 6.14
गौरी ब्राह्मी तथा रौद्री वाराही वैष्णवी शिवा । वारूणी चाथ कौबेरी नारसिंही च वासवी
gaurī brāhmī tathā raudrī vārāhī vaiṣṇavī śivā | vārūṇī cātha kauberī nārasiṃhī ca vāsavī
Gaurī, Brāhmī, and Raudrī, Vārāhī, Vaiṣṇavī, Śivā, Vāruṇī, and then Kauberī, Nārasiṃhī and Vāsavī;
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DB 3 6.15
उत्पन्नेषु समस्तेषु कार्येषु प्रविशामि तान् । करोमि सर्वकार्याणि निमित्तं तं विधाय वै
utpanneṣu samasteṣu kāryeṣu praviśāmi tān | karomi sarvakāryāṇi nimittaṃ taṃ vidhāya vai
When all the tasks have arisen, I enter into them (the gods); I perform all the tasks, having made that (god) the instrumental cause.
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DB 3 6.16
जले शीतं तथा वह्नावौष्ण्यं ज्योतिर्दिवाकरे । निशानाथे हिमा कामं प्रभवामि यथा तथा
jale śītaṃ tathā vahnāvauṣṇyaṃ jyotirdivākare | niśānāthe himā kāmaṃ prabhavāmi yathā tathā
Just as I manifest as cold in water, as heat in fire, as light in the sun, as coolness at will in the lord of night (the moon) — so (I manifest everywhere).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.17
मया त्यक्तं विधे नूनं स्पन्दितुं न क्षमं भवेत् । जीवजातं च संसारे निश्चयोऽयं ब्रुवे त्वयि
mayā tyaktaṃ vidhe nūnaṃ spandituṃ na kṣamaṃ bhavet | jīvajātaṃ ca saṃsāre niścayo'yaṃ bruve tvayi
What is abandoned by me, O Ordainer, would surely not be able to stir; and (so with) the whole class of living beings in the world — this certainty I declare to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.18
अशक्तः शङ्करो हन्तुं दैत्यान्किल मयोज्झितः । शक्तिहीनं नरं ब्रूते लोकश्चैवातिदुर्बलम्
aśaktaḥ śaṅkaro hantuṃ daityānkila mayojjhitaḥ | śaktihīnaṃ naraṃ brūte lokaścaivātidurbalam
Śaṅkara, indeed, when forsaken by me, is unable to slay the demons; and the world calls a man who lacks power exceedingly feeble.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.19
रुद्रहीनं विष्णुहीनं न वदन्ति जनाः किल । शक्तिहीनं यथा सर्वे प्रवदन्ति नराधमम्
rudrahīnaṃ viṣṇuhīnaṃ na vadanti janāḥ kila | śaktihīnaṃ yathā sarve pravadanti narādhamam
People, indeed, do not call (a man) "devoid of Rudra" or "devoid of Viṣṇu," as all speak of the lowest of men as "devoid of power (śakti)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.20
पतितः स्खलितो भीतः शान्तः शत्रुवशं गतः । अशक्तः प्रोच्यते लोके नारुद्रः कोऽपि कथ्यते
patitaḥ skhalito bhītaḥ śāntaḥ śatruvaśaṃ gataḥ | aśaktaḥ procyate loke nārudraḥ ko'pi kathyate
Fallen, stumbling, afraid, subdued, gone under the power of an enemy — in the world (such a one) is called "powerless"; nobody is called "Rudra-less."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.21
तद्विद्धि कारणं शक्तिर्यथा त्वं च सिसृक्षसि । भविता च यदा युक्तः शक्त्या कर्ता तदाखिलम्
tadviddhi kāraṇaṃ śaktiryathā tvaṃ ca sisṛkṣasi | bhavitā ca yadā yuktaḥ śaktyā kartā tadākhilam
Know, then, that śakti is the cause, since you too wish to create; and when you become joined with śakti, then you will be the doer of everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.22
तथा हरिस्तथा शंभुस्तथेन्द्रोऽथ विभावसुः । शशी सूर्यो यमस्त्वष्टा वरुणः पवनस्तथा
tathā haristathā śaṃbhustathendro'tha vibhāvasuḥ | śaśī sūryo yamastvaṣṭā varuṇaḥ pavanastathā
So too Hari, so too Śambhu, so too Indra, and then Fire, the moon, the sun, Yama, Tvaṣṭā, Varuṇa, and the wind —
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DB 3 6.23
धरा स्थिरा तदा धर्तुं शक्तियुक्ता यदा भवेत् । अन्यथा चेदशक्ता स्यात्परमाणोश्च धारणे
dharā sthirā tadā dhartuṃ śaktiyuktā yadā bhavet | anyathā cedaśaktā syātparamāṇośca dhāraṇe
The earth is steady and (able) to bear (things) only when it is joined with power; otherwise it would be unable even to hold a single atom.
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DB 3 6.24
तथा शेषस्तथा कूर्मो येऽन्ये सर्वे च दिग्गजाः । मद्युक्ता वै समर्थाश्च स्वानि कार्याणि साधितुम्
tathā śeṣastathā kūrmo ye'nye sarve ca diggajāḥ | madyuktā vai samarthāśca svāni kāryāṇi sādhitum
So too Śeṣa, so too the tortoise, and all the others, the elephants of the directions — joined with me they are indeed able to accomplish their own tasks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.25
जलं पिबामि सकलं संहरामि विभावसुम् । पवनं स्तम्भयाम्यद्य यदिच्छामि तथाचरम्
jalaṃ pibāmi sakalaṃ saṃharāmi vibhāvasum | pavanaṃ stambhayāmyadya yadicchāmi tathācaram
I drink up all the water, I withdraw the fire, I now bring the wind to a standstill; I act as I wish.
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DB 3 6.26
तत्त्वानां चैव सर्वेषां कदापि कमलोद्भव । असतां भावसन्देहः कर्तव्यो न कदाचन
tattvānāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ kadāpi kamalodbhava | asatāṃ bhāvasandehaḥ kartavyo na kadācana
And, O lotus-born one, one should never at any time entertain a doubt about the existence of any of the principles (tattvas) as non-existent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 6.27
कदाचित्प्रागभावः स्यात्प्रध्वंसाभाव एव वा । मृत्पिण्डेषु कपालेषु घटाभावो यथा तथा
kadācitprāgabhāvaḥ syātpradhvaṃsābhāva eva vā | mṛtpiṇḍeṣu kapāleṣu ghaṭābhāvo yathā tathā
There may sometimes be prior non-existence, or else non-existence through destruction — as with the non-existence of the pot in the lump of clay and in the potsherds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.28
अद्यात्र पृथिवी नास्ति क्व गतेति विचारणे । सञ्जाता इति विज्ञेया अस्यास्तु परमाणवः
adyātra pṛthivī nāsti kva gateti vicāraṇe | sañjātā iti vijñeyā asyāstu paramāṇavaḥ
When one inquires, "Today the earth is not here; where has it gone?" — it should be understood that its atoms have (merely) come into (another) state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 6.29
शाश्वतं क्षणिकं शून्यं नित्यानित्यं सकर्तुकम् । अहङ्काराग्रिमञ्चैव सप्तभेदैर्विवक्षितम्
śāśvataṃ kṣaṇikaṃ śūnyaṃ nityānityaṃ sakartukam | ahaṅkārāgrimañcaiva saptabhedairvivakṣitam
Eternal, momentary, void, permanent-and-impermanent, having a maker, and having ego as its first (product) — (thus) it is meant to be spoken of under seven divisions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 6.30
गृहाणाज महतत्त्वमहङ्कारस्तदुद्भवः । ततः सर्वाणि भूतानि रचयस्व यथा पुरा
gṛhāṇāja mahatattvamahaṅkārastadudbhavaḥ | tataḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni racayasva yathā purā
Receive, O unborn one, the mahat-tattva; from it arises the ego. Then fashion all the elements as before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.31
व्रजन्तु स्वानि धिष्ण्यानि विरच्य निवसन्तु वः । स्वानि स्वानि च कार्याणि कुर्वन्तु दैवभाविताः
vrajantu svāni dhiṣṇyāni viracya nivasantu vaḥ | svāni svāni ca kāryāṇi kurvantu daivabhāvitāḥ
Let them go to their own stations; having created (them), let them dwell (there); and, impelled by fate, let them perform each their own tasks.
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DB 3 6.32
गृहाणेमां विधे शक्तिं सुरूपां चारुहासिनीम् । महासरस्वतीं नाम्ना रजोगुणयुतां वराम्
gṛhāṇemāṃ vidhe śaktiṃ surūpāṃ cāruhāsinīm | mahāsarasvatīṃ nāmnā rajoguṇayutāṃ varām
Receive, O Ordainer, this power (śakti), fair of form and sweetly smiling, named Mahāsarasvatī, endowed with the quality of rajas, the excellent one —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.33
श्वेताम्बरधरां दिव्यां दिव्यभूषणभूषिताम् । वरासनसमारूढां क्रीडार्थं सहचारिणीम्
śvetāmbaradharāṃ divyāṃ divyabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām | varāsanasamārūḍhāṃ krīḍārthaṃ sahacāriṇīm
clad in white garments, divine, adorned with divine ornaments, seated on an excellent seat, a companion for (your) play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.34
एषा सहचरी नित्यं भविष्यति वराङ्गना । मावमंस्था विभूतिं मे मत्वा पूज्यतमां प्रियाम्
eṣā sahacarī nityaṃ bhaviṣyati varāṅganā | māvamaṃsthā vibhūtiṃ me matvā pūjyatamāṃ priyām
This lovely woman will ever be your companion; do not slight her, considering her my own manifestation, most worthy of worship, and dear (to me).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.35
गच्छ त्वमनया सार्धं सत्यलोकं बताशु वै । बीजाच्चतुर्विधं सर्वं समुत्पादय साम्प्रतम्
gaccha tvamanayā sārdhaṃ satyalokaṃ batāśu vai | bījāccaturvidhaṃ sarvaṃ samutpādaya sāmpratam
Go you quickly, ah, together with her to the Satya-loka, and now produce from the seed the whole fourfold (creation).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.36
लिङ्गकोशाश्च जीवैस्तैः सहिताः कर्मभिस्तथा । वर्तन्ते संस्थिताः काले तान्कुरु त्वं यथा पुरा
liṅgakośāśca jīvaistaiḥ sahitāḥ karmabhistathā | vartante saṃsthitāḥ kāle tānkuru tvaṃ yathā purā
The subtle sheaths, together with those souls and with their karmas, abide, established in time; make them as before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.37
कालकर्मस्वभावाख्यैः कारणैः सकलं जगत् । स्वभावस्वगुणैर्युक्तं पूर्ववत्सचराचरम्
kālakarmasvabhāvākhyaiḥ kāraṇaiḥ sakalaṃ jagat | svabhāvasvaguṇairyuktaṃ pūrvavatsacarācaram
(Make) the whole world, with its moving and unmoving beings, joined with (each thing's) own nature and its own qualities, as before, through the causes called time, karma and inherent nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.38
माननीयस्त्वया विष्णुः पूजनीयश्च सर्वदा । सत्त्वगुणप्रधानत्वादधिकः सर्वतः सदा
mānanīyastvayā viṣṇuḥ pūjanīyaśca sarvadā | sattvaguṇapradhānatvādadhikaḥ sarvataḥ sadā
Viṣṇu is to be honoured by you and always worshipped; because the quality of sattva predominates (in him), he is always superior to all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.39
यदा यदा हि कार्यं वो भविष्यति दुरत्ययम् । करिष्यति पृथिव्यां वै अवतारं तदा हरिः
yadā yadā hi kāryaṃ vo bhaviṣyati duratyayam | kariṣyati pṛthivyāṃ vai avatāraṃ tadā hariḥ
For whenever a task of yours becomes impossible to overcome, then Hari will make a descent upon the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.40
तिर्यग्योनावथान्यत्र मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितः । दानवानां विनाशं वै करिष्यति जनार्दनः
tiryagyonāvathānyatra mānuṣīṃ tanumāśritaḥ | dānavānāṃ vināśaṃ vai kariṣyati janārdanaḥ
Taking on a body—in an animal womb, or else a human one—Janārdana will indeed bring about the destruction of the Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.41
भवोऽयं ते सहायश्च भविष्यति महाबलः । समुत्पाद्य सुरान्सर्वान्विहरस्व यथासुखम्
bhavo'yaṃ te sahāyaśca bhaviṣyati mahābalaḥ | samutpādya surānsarvānviharasva yathāsukham
And this Bhava will be your helper, of great strength. Having brought forth all the gods, sport as you please.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.42
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्या नानायज्ञैः सदक्षिणैः । यजिष्यन्ति विधानेन सर्वान्वः सुसमाहिताः
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyā nānāyajñaiḥ sadakṣiṇaiḥ | yajiṣyanti vidhānena sarvānvaḥ susamāhitāḥ
Brahmins, Kṣatriyas and Vaiśyas, well-concentrated, will sacrifice to all of you according to the rule, with various sacrifices accompanied by gifts to the priests.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.43
मन्नामोच्चारणात्सर्वे मखेषु सकलेषु च । सदा तृप्ताश्च सन्तुष्टा भविष्यध्वं सुराः किल
mannāmoccāraṇātsarve makheṣu sakaleṣu ca | sadā tṛptāśca santuṣṭā bhaviṣyadhvaṃ surāḥ kila
By the utterance of my name at all sacrifices, all of you gods will surely be ever satiated and content.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.44
शिवश्च माननीयो वै सर्वथा यत्तमोगुणः । यज्ञकार्येषु सर्वेषु पूजनीयः प्रयत्नतः
śivaśca mānanīyo vai sarvathā yattamoguṇaḥ | yajñakāryeṣu sarveṣu pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ
And Śiva, whose guṇa is tamas, is in every way to be honoured; in all sacrificial rites he is to be worshipped with care.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.45
यदा पुनः सुराणां वै भयं दैत्याद्भविष्यति । शक्तयो मे तदोत्पन्ना हरिष्यन्ति सुविग्रहाः
yadā punaḥ surāṇāṃ vai bhayaṃ daityādbhaviṣyati | śaktayo me tadotpannā hariṣyanti suvigrahāḥ
But when fear of a Daitya arises for the gods, then my powers, arisen with fair forms, will take it away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.46
वाराही वैष्णवी गौरी नारसिंही सदाशिवा । एताश्चान्याश्च कार्याणि कुरु त्वं कमलोद्भव
vārāhī vaiṣṇavī gaurī nārasiṃhī sadāśivā | etāścānyāśca kāryāṇi kuru tvaṃ kamalodbhava
Vārāhī, Vaiṣṇavī, Gaurī, Nārasiṃhī, Sadāśivā—these and others; you, lotus-born one, perform (your) tasks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 6.47
नवाक्षरमिमं मन्त्रं बीजध्यानयुतं सदा । जपन्सर्वाणि कार्याणि कुरु त्वं कमलोद्भव
navākṣaramimaṃ mantraṃ bījadhyānayutaṃ sadā | japansarvāṇi kāryāṇi kuru tvaṃ kamalodbhava
Ever reciting this nine-syllabled mantra, joined with its seed and meditation, do you, lotus-born one, perform all your tasks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.48
मन्त्राणामुत्तमोऽयं वै त्वं जानीहि महामते । हृदये ते सदा धार्यः सर्वकामार्थसिद्धये
mantrāṇāmuttamo'yaṃ vai tvaṃ jānīhi mahāmate | hṛdaye te sadā dhāryaḥ sarvakāmārthasiddhaye
Know, O great-minded one, that this is indeed the best of mantras; it should always be held in your heart for the accomplishment of every desire and aim.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.49
इत्युक्त्वा मां जगन्माता हरिं प्राह शुचिस्मिता । विष्णो व्रज गृहाणेमां महालक्ष्मीं मनोहराम्
ityuktvā māṃ jaganmātā hariṃ prāha śucismitā | viṣṇo vraja gṛhāṇemāṃ mahālakṣmīṃ manoharām
Having spoken thus to me, the Mother of the world, smiling brightly, said to Hari: "Viṣṇu, go and take this charming Mahālakṣmī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.50
सदा वक्षःस्थले स्थाने भविता नात्र संशयः । क्रीडार्थं ते मया दत्ता शक्तिः सर्वार्थदा शिवा
sadā vakṣaḥsthale sthāne bhavitā nātra saṃśayaḥ | krīḍārthaṃ te mayā dattā śaktiḥ sarvārthadā śivā
She will always have her place on your chest—there is no doubt of this. For your play I have given (you this) auspicious power that grants every object.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.51
त्वयेयं नावमन्तव्या माननीया च सर्वदा । लक्ष्मीनारायणाख्योऽयं योगो वै विहितो मया
tvayeyaṃ nāvamantavyā mānanīyā ca sarvadā | lakṣmīnārāyaṇākhyo'yaṃ yogo vai vihito mayā
She is not to be slighted by you, but always to be honoured; this union, named Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa, has indeed been arranged by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.52
जीवनार्थं कृता यज्ञा देवानां सर्वथा मया । अविरोधेन सङ्गेन वर्तितव्यं त्रिभिः सदा
jīvanārthaṃ kṛtā yajñā devānāṃ sarvathā mayā | avirodhena saṅgena vartitavyaṃ tribhiḥ sadā
Sacrifices have been established by me in every way for the livelihood of the gods; the three of you should always conduct yourselves in concord and fellowship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.53
त्वं च वेधाः शिवस्त्वेते देवा मद्गुणसम्भवाः । मान्याः पूज्याश्च सर्वेषां भविष्यन्ति न संशयः
tvaṃ ca vedhāḥ śivastvete devā madguṇasambhavāḥ | mānyāḥ pūjyāśca sarveṣāṃ bhaviṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ
You, and the Creator, and Śiva—these gods, born from my guṇas—will be honoured and worshipped by all; there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.54
ये विभेदं करिष्यन्ति मानवा मूढचेतसः । निरयं ते गमिष्यन्ति विभेदान्नात्र संशयः
ye vibhedaṃ kariṣyanti mānavā mūḍhacetasaḥ | nirayaṃ te gamiṣyanti vibhedānnātra saṃśayaḥ
Those men of deluded mind who make a division (among you)—they will go to hell because of that division; there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.55
यो हरिः स शिवः साक्षाद्यः शिवः स स्वयं हरिः । एतयोर्भेदमातिष्ठन्नरकाय भवेन्नरः
yo hariḥ sa śivaḥ sākṣādyaḥ śivaḥ sa svayaṃ hariḥ | etayorbhedamātiṣṭhannarakāya bhavennaraḥ
He who is Hari is Śiva himself, and he who is Śiva is himself Hari; a man who insists on a difference between these two becomes fit for hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.56
तथैव द्रुहिणो ज्ञेयो नात्र कार्या विचारणा । अपरो गुणभेदोऽस्ति शृणु विष्णो ब्रवीमि ते
tathaiva druhiṇo jñeyo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | aparo guṇabhedo'sti śṛṇu viṣṇo bravīmi te
Just so is Druhiṇa (Brahmā) to be understood; no deliberation is to be made about this. There is another distinction, that of the guṇas—listen, Viṣṇu, I tell it to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.57
मुख्यः सत्त्वगुणस्तेऽस्तु परमात्मविचिन्तने । गौणत्वेऽपि परौ ख्यातौ रजोगुणतमोगुणौ
mukhyaḥ sattvaguṇaste'stu paramātmavicintane | gauṇatve'pi parau khyātau rajoguṇatamoguṇau
Let the sattva guṇa be primary for you in the contemplation of the supreme Self; the other two, the rajas guṇa and the tamas guṇa, are declared to be secondary even in their subordination.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.58
लक्ष्म्या सह विकारेषु नानाभेदेषु सर्वदा । रजोगुणयुतो भूत्वा विहरस्वानया सह
lakṣmyā saha vikāreṣu nānābhedeṣu sarvadā | rajoguṇayuto bhūtvā viharasvānayā saha
Always, amid the modifications and their manifold divisions, becoming endowed with the rajas guṇa, sport together with Lakṣmī, with her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.59
वाग्बीजं कामराजं च मायाबीजं तृतीयकम् । मन्त्रोऽयं त्वं रमाकान्त मद्दत्तः परमार्थदः
vāgbījaṃ kāmarājaṃ ca māyābījaṃ tṛtīyakam | mantro'yaṃ tvaṃ ramākānta maddattaḥ paramārthadaḥ
The seed of speech (vāg-bīja), the kāma-rāja, and the māyā-bīja as the third — this mantra, O husband of Ramā, is given by me to you, and it bestows the highest end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.60
गृहीत्वा जप तं नित्यं विहरस्व यथासुखम् । न ते मृत्युभयं विष्णो न कालप्रभवं भयम्
gṛhītvā japa taṃ nityaṃ viharasva yathāsukham | na te mṛtyubhayaṃ viṣṇo na kālaprabhavaṃ bhayam
Having received it, recite it constantly and roam at your pleasure; you will have no fear of death, O Viṣṇu, nor any fear arising from Time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.61
यावदेष विहारो मे भविष्यति सुनिश्चयः । संहरिष्याम्यहं सर्वं यदा विश्वं चराचरम्
yāvadeṣa vihāro me bhaviṣyati suniścayaḥ | saṃhariṣyāmyahaṃ sarvaṃ yadā viśvaṃ carācaram
As long as this sporting of mine shall last — it is firmly settled — (so long it will be); but when I withdraw the whole universe, moving and unmoving,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.62
भवन्तोऽपि तदा नूनं मयि लीना भविष्यथ । स्मर्तव्योऽयं सदा मन्त्रः कामदो मोक्षदस्तथा
bhavanto'pi tadā nūnaṃ mayi līnā bhaviṣyatha | smartavyo'yaṃ sadā mantraḥ kāmado mokṣadastathā
then you too will surely become dissolved in me. This mantra is always to be remembered, for it grants desires and likewise grants liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.63
उद्गीथेन च संयुक्तः कर्तव्यः शुभमिच्छता । कारयित्वाथ वैकुण्ठं वस्तव्यं पुरुषोत्तम
udgīthena ca saṃyuktaḥ kartavyaḥ śubhamicchatā | kārayitvātha vaikuṇṭhaṃ vastavyaṃ puruṣottama
And by one who desires good it should be performed joined with the udgītha; and then, having had Vaikuṇṭha built, you should dwell (there), O best of persons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.64
विहरस्व यथाकामं चिन्तयन्मां सनातनीम् । ब्रह्मोवाच इत्युक्त्वा वासुदेवं सा त्रिगुणा प्रकृतिः परा
viharasva yathākāmaṃ cintayanmāṃ sanātanīm | brahmovāca ityuktvā vāsudevaṃ sā triguṇā prakṛtiḥ parā
Sport as you wish, thinking of me, the eternal one. Brahmā said: Having spoken thus to Vāsudeva, that supreme Prakṛti, possessed of the three guṇas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.65
निर्गुणा शङ्करं देवमवोचदमृतं वचः । देव्युवाच गृहाण हरगौरीं त्वं महाकालीं मनोहराम्
nirguṇā śaṅkaraṃ devamavocadamṛtaṃ vacaḥ | devyuvāca gṛhāṇa haragaurīṃ tvaṃ mahākālīṃ manoharām
(yet) devoid of the guṇas, spoke nectar-like words to the god Śaṅkara. The Goddess said: Take you Haragaurī, the great Kālī, the enchanting one;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.66
कैलासं कारयित्वा च विहरस्व यथासुखम् । मुख्यस्तमोगुणस्तेऽस्तु गौणौ सत्त्वरजोगुणौ
kailāsaṃ kārayitvā ca viharasva yathāsukham | mukhyastamoguṇaste'stu gauṇau sattvarajoguṇau
and having had Kailāsa built, roam as you please. Let the guṇa of tamas be primary for you, and sattva and rajas secondary.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.67
विहरासुरनाशार्थं रजोगुणतमोगुणौ । तपस्तप्तं तथा कर्तुं स्मरणं परमात्मनः
viharāsuranāśārthaṃ rajoguṇatamoguṇau | tapastaptaṃ tathā kartuṃ smaraṇaṃ paramātmanaḥ
Employ rajas and tamas for the purpose of destroying the asuras; but for practising austerity and for the remembrance of the supreme Self,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.68
सर्वसत्त्वगुणः शान्तो गृहीतव्यः सदानघ । सर्वथा त्रिगुणा यूयं सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारकाः
sarvasattvaguṇaḥ śānto gṛhītavyaḥ sadānagha | sarvathā triguṇā yūyaṃ sṛṣṭisthityantakārakāḥ
the wholly sattvic, tranquil (guṇa) is always to be taken up, O sinless one. In every way you (three) are made of the three guṇas, the agents of creation, maintenance, and end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.69
एभिर्विहीनं संसारे वस्तु नैवात्र कुत्रचित् । वस्तुमात्रं तु यद्दृश्यं संसारे त्रिगुणं हि तत्
ebhirvihīnaṃ saṃsāre vastu naivātra kutracit | vastumātraṃ tu yaddṛśyaṃ saṃsāre triguṇaṃ hi tat
In this world of transmigration there is nowhere any thing at all devoid of these; whatever is a mere thing and is seen in this world is indeed made of the three guṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.70
दृश्यं च निर्गुणं लोके न भूतं नो भविष्यति । निर्गुणः परमात्मासौ न तु दृश्यः कदाचन
dṛśyaṃ ca nirguṇaṃ loke na bhūtaṃ no bhaviṣyati | nirguṇaḥ paramātmāsau na tu dṛśyaḥ kadācana
And a guṇa-less thing that is visible has never been in the world, nor will it be; that supreme Self is without guṇas, and is never an object of sight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.71
सगुणा निर्गुणा चाहं समये शङ्करोत्तमा । सदाहं कारणं शम्भो न च कार्यं कदाचन
saguṇā nirguṇā cāhaṃ samaye śaṅkarottamā | sadāhaṃ kāraṇaṃ śambho na ca kāryaṃ kadācana
I am with guṇas and without guṇas according to the occasion, O foremost Śaṅkara; I am always the cause, O Śambhu, and never the effect.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.72
सगुणा कारणत्वाद्वै निर्गुणा पुरुषान्तिके । महत्तत्त्वमहङ्कारो गुणाः शब्दादयस्तथा
saguṇā kāraṇatvādvai nirguṇā puruṣāntike | mahattattvamahaṅkāro guṇāḥ śabdādayastathā
With guṇas indeed because of being the cause, without guṇas in the presence of the Puruṣa. The great principle (mahat-tattva), the I-maker (ahaṅkāra), the guṇas, and likewise sound and the rest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.73
कार्यकारणरूपेण संसरन्ते त्वहर्निशम् ॥ सदुद्भूतस्त्वहङ्कारस्तेनाहं कारणं शिवा
kāryakāraṇarūpeṇa saṃsarante tvaharniśam || sadudbhūtastvahaṅkārastenāhaṃ kāraṇaṃ śivā
these revolve day and night in the form of effect and cause. The I-maker has arisen from the existent, therefore I, Śivā, am the cause.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 6.74
अहङ्कारश्च मे कार्यं त्रिगुणोऽसौ प्रतिष्ठितः । अहङ्कारान्महत्तत्त्वं बुद्धिः सा परिकीर्तिता
ahaṅkāraśca me kāryaṃ triguṇo'sau pratiṣṭhitaḥ | ahaṅkārānmahattattvaṃ buddhiḥ sā parikīrtitā
And the I-maker is my effect; it is established as threefold by the guṇas. From the I-maker comes the great principle, which is declared to be intellect (buddhi).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.75
महत्तत्त्वं हि कार्यं स्यादहङ्कारो हि कारणम् । तन्मात्राणि त्वहङ्कारादुत्पद्यन्ते सदैव हि
mahattattvaṃ hi kāryaṃ syādahaṅkāro hi kāraṇam | tanmātrāṇi tvahaṅkārādutpadyante sadaiva hi
The great principle would be the effect, and the I-maker the cause; and the subtle elements (tanmātras) too always arise from the I-maker.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.76
कारणं पञ्चभूतानां तानि सर्वसमुद्भवे । कर्मेन्द्रियाणि पंचैव पञ्च ज्ञानेन्द्रियाणि च
kāraṇaṃ pañcabhūtānāṃ tāni sarvasamudbhave | karmendriyāṇi paṃcaiva pañca jñānendriyāṇi ca
They are the cause of the five gross elements in the arising of everything; and the five organs of action and the five organs of knowledge,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.77
महाभूतानि पञ्चैव मनः षोडशमेव च । कार्यञ्च कारणञ्चैव गणोऽयं षोडशात्मकः
mahābhūtāni pañcaiva manaḥ ṣoḍaśameva ca | kāryañca kāraṇañcaiva gaṇo'yaṃ ṣoḍaśātmakaḥ
and the five great elements, and mind as the sixteenth: this group, consisting of sixteen, is both effect and cause.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.78
परमात्मा पुमानाद्यो न कार्यं न च कारणम् । एवं समुद्भवः शम्भो सर्वेषामादिसम्भवे
paramātmā pumānādyo na kāryaṃ na ca kāraṇam | evaṃ samudbhavaḥ śambho sarveṣāmādisambhave
The supreme Self, the primal Person, is neither effect nor cause. Thus is the arising, O Śambhu, in the first coming-to-be of all things.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.79
संक्षेपेण मया प्रोक्तस्तव तत्र समुद्भवः । व्रजन्त्वद्य विमानेन कार्यार्थं मम सत्तमाः
saṃkṣepeṇa mayā proktastava tatra samudbhavaḥ | vrajantvadya vimānena kāryārthaṃ mama sattamāḥ
"In brief I have told you your own origin there. Let (them) go now by the aerial chariot for my task, O best of beings."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 3 6.80
स्मरणाद्दर्शनं तुभ्यं दास्येऽहं विषमे स्थिते । स्मर्तव्याहं सदा देवाः परमात्मा सनातनः
smaraṇāddarśanaṃ tubhyaṃ dāsye'haṃ viṣame sthite | smartavyāhaṃ sadā devāḥ paramātmā sanātanaḥ
"Upon (your) remembering (me) I shall grant you a vision, when (you) are in difficulty. I am always to be remembered, O gods, (as) the eternal Supreme Self."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.81
उभयोः स्मरणादेव कार्यसिद्धिरसंशयम् । ब्रह्मोवाच इत्युक्त्वा विससर्जास्मान्दत्त्वा शक्तीः सुसंस्कृताः
ubhayoḥ smaraṇādeva kāryasiddhirasaṃśayam | brahmovāca ityuktvā visasarjāsmāndattvā śaktīḥ susaṃskṛtāḥ
"From the remembering of both there is accomplishment of the task, without doubt." Brahmā said: Having spoken thus, (she) dismissed us, after giving (us) well-consecrated powers (śaktis).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.82
विष्णवेऽथ महालक्ष्मीं महाकालीं शिवाय च । महासरस्वतीं मह्यं स्थानात्तस्माद्विसर्जिताः
viṣṇave'tha mahālakṣmīṃ mahākālīṃ śivāya ca | mahāsarasvatīṃ mahyaṃ sthānāttasmādvisarjitāḥ
To Viṣṇu then Mahālakṣmī, and Mahākālī to Śiva, and Mahāsarasvatī to me; (thus) we were dismissed from that place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.83
स्थलान्तरं समासाद्य ते जाताः पुरुषा वयम् । चिन्तयन्तः स्वरूपं तत्प्रभावं परमाद्भुतम्
sthalāntaraṃ samāsādya te jātāḥ puruṣā vayam | cintayantaḥ svarūpaṃ tatprabhāvaṃ paramādbhutam
Having reached another place, we became (again) those (three) men, pondering that form and its supremely wondrous power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.84
विमानं तत्समासाद्य संरूढास्तत्र वै त्रयः । न द्वीपोऽसौ न सा देवी सुधासिन्धुस्तथैव च ॥ पुनर्दृष्टं विमानं वै तत्रास्माभिर्न चान्यथा
vimānaṃ tatsamāsādya saṃrūḍhāstatra vai trayaḥ | na dvīpo'sau na sā devī sudhāsindhustathaiva ca || punardṛṣṭaṃ vimānaṃ vai tatrāsmābhirna cānyathā
Having reached that aerial chariot, we three mounted upon it. That island was no more, nor that Goddess, nor likewise the ocean of nectar. Again the chariot alone was seen by us there, and nothing else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 3 6.85
आसाद्य तस्मिन्वितते विमाने प्राप्ता वयं पङ्कजसन्निधौ च । महार्णवे यत्र हतौ दुरत्ययौ मुरारिणा तौ मधुकैटभाख्यौ
āsādya tasminvitate vimāne prāptā vayaṃ paṅkajasannidhau ca | mahārṇave yatra hatau duratyayau murāriṇā tau madhukaiṭabhākhyau
Having got into that spacious chariot, we arrived in the vicinity of the lotus, in the great ocean where those two hard-to-overcome ones named Madhu and Kaiṭabha had been slain by Murāri (Viṣṇu).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition