Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 10
DB 4 10.1
भृगुशापकारणवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच सन्देहोऽयं महानत्र पाराशर्य कथानके । नरनारायणौ शान्तौ वैष्णवांशौ तपोधनौ
bhṛguśāpakāraṇavarṇanam janamejaya uvāca sandeho'yaṃ mahānatra pārāśarya kathānake | naranārāyaṇau śāntau vaiṣṇavāṃśau tapodhanau
The description of the cause of Bhṛgu's curse. Janamejaya said: There is a great doubt of mine here in this narrative, O son of Parāśara: Nara and Nārāyaṇa were tranquil, portions of Viṣṇu, rich in austerity,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.2
तीर्थाश्रयौ सत्त्वयुक्तौ वन्याशनपरौ सदा । धर्मपुत्रौ महात्मानौ तापसौ सत्यसंस्थितौ
tīrthāśrayau sattvayuktau vanyāśanaparau sadā | dharmaputrau mahātmānau tāpasau satyasaṃsthitau
resorting to holy places, endowed with goodness, always devoted to eating forest food, the two sons of Dharma, great-souled, ascetics, established in truth —
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DB 4 10.3
कथं रागसमायुक्तौ जातौ युद्धे परस्परम् । संग्रामं चक्रतुः कस्मात्त्यक्त्वा तपिमनुत्तमाम्
kathaṃ rāgasamāyuktau jātau yuddhe parasparam | saṃgrāmaṃ cakratuḥ kasmāttyaktvā tapimanuttamām
how did they, filled with passion, come to be in battle with another? Why did they wage war, abandoning the unsurpassed austerity?
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DB 4 10.4
प्रह्लादेन समं पूर्णं दिव्यवर्षशतं किल । हित्वा शान्तिसुखं युद्धं कृतवन्तौ कथं मुनी
prahlādena samaṃ pūrṇaṃ divyavarṣaśataṃ kila | hitvā śāntisukhaṃ yuddhaṃ kṛtavantau kathaṃ munī
For a full hundred divine years, indeed, with Prahlāda — how did the two sages, giving up the happiness of peace, make war?
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DB 4 10.5
कथं तौ चक्रतुर्युद्धं प्रह्लादेन समं मुनी । कथयस्व महाभाग कारणं विग्रहस्य वै
kathaṃ tau cakraturyuddhaṃ prahlādena samaṃ munī | kathayasva mahābhāga kāraṇaṃ vigrahasya vai
How did those two sages wage war with Prahlāda? Tell, O greatly fortunate one, the cause of the conflict.
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DB 4 10.6
(कामिनी कनकं कार्यं कारणं विग्रहस्य वै) ॥ युद्धबुद्धिः कथं जाता तयोश्च तद्विरक्तयोः । तथाविधं तपस्तप्तं ताभ्याञ्च केन हेतुना
(kāminī kanakaṃ kāryaṃ kāraṇaṃ vigrahasya vai) || yuddhabuddhiḥ kathaṃ jātā tayośca tadviraktayoḥ | tathāvidhaṃ tapastaptaṃ tābhyāñca kena hetunā
(A woman, gold, or some purpose is indeed the cause of a conflict.) How did the intention to fight arise in those two, who were free of attachment to that? And for what reason was such austerity performed by them?
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DB 4 10.7
मोहार्थं सुखभोगार्थं स्वर्गार्थं वा परन्तप । कृतमत्युत्कटं ताभ्यां तपः सर्वफलप्रदम्
mohārthaṃ sukhabhogārthaṃ svargārthaṃ vā parantapa | kṛtamatyutkaṭaṃ tābhyāṃ tapaḥ sarvaphalapradam
Was that most intense austerity, giver of all fruits, performed by those two for the sake of delusion, for the sake of the enjoyment of pleasures, or for the sake of heaven, O scorcher of foes?
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DB 4 10.8
मुनिभ्यां शान्तचित्ताभ्यां प्राप्तं किं फलमद्भुतम् । तपसा पीडितो देहः संग्रामेण पुनः पुनः
munibhyāṃ śāntacittābhyāṃ prāptaṃ kiṃ phalamadbhutam | tapasā pīḍito dehaḥ saṃgrāmeṇa punaḥ punaḥ
What wondrous fruit was obtained by the two sages of tranquil mind? The body was afflicted by austerity, and again and again by battle.
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DB 4 10.9
दिव्यवर्षशतं पूर्णं श्रमेण परिपीडितौ । न राज्यार्थे धने वापि न दारेषु गृहेषु च
divyavarṣaśataṃ pūrṇaṃ śrameṇa paripīḍitau | na rājyārthe dhane vāpi na dāreṣu gṛheṣu ca
For a full hundred divine years the two were sorely afflicted by toil — not for the sake of a kingdom, nor for wealth, nor for wives or houses.
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DB 4 10.10
किमर्थं तु कृतं युद्धं ताभ्यां तेन महात्मना । निरीहः पुरुषः कस्मात्प्रकुर्याद्युद्धमीदृशम् चतुर्थस्कन्धे भृगुशापकारणवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः
kimarthaṃ tu kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ tābhyāṃ tena mahātmanā | nirīhaḥ puruṣaḥ kasmātprakuryādyuddhamīdṛśam caturthaskandhe bhṛguśāpakāraṇavarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ
For what purpose, then, was the war waged by those two and by that great-souled one? Why would a man without desire carry on such a war? Thus, in the fourth book, the tenth chapter, called "The Description of the Cause of Bhṛgu's Curse."
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DB 4 10.11
दुःखदं सर्वथा देहे जानन्धर्मं सनातनम् । सुबुद्धिः सुखदानीह कर्माणि कुरुते सदा
duḥkhadaṃ sarvathā dehe jānandharmaṃ sanātanam | subuddhiḥ sukhadānīha karmāṇi kurute sadā
(War is) in every way productive of pain to the body. One of good understanding, knowing the eternal law, always performs here those acts which give happiness,
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DB 4 10.12
न दुःखदानि धर्मज्ञ स्थितिरेषा सनातनी । धर्मपुत्रौ हरेरंशौ सर्वज्ञौ सर्वभूषितौ
na duḥkhadāni dharmajña sthitireṣā sanātanī | dharmaputrau hareraṃśau sarvajñau sarvabhūṣitau
not those which give pain, O knower of dharma — this is the eternal rule. The two sons of Dharma, portions of Hari, all-knowing, adorned with every (virtue) —
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DB 4 10.13
कृतवन्तौ कथं युद्धं दुःखं धर्मविनाशकम् । त्यक्त्वा तपः समाधीतं सुखारामं महत्फलम्
kṛtavantau kathaṃ yuddhaṃ duḥkhaṃ dharmavināśakam | tyaktvā tapaḥ samādhītaṃ sukhārāmaṃ mahatphalam
how did they wage war, which is painful and destructive of dharma, abandoning austerity practiced in meditation, the pleasant garden (of the spirit), of great fruit?
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DB 4 10.14
संयुगं दारुणं कृष्ण नैव मूर्खोऽपि वाञ्छति । श्रुतो मया ययातिस्तु च्युतः स्वर्गान्महीपतिः
saṃyugaṃ dāruṇaṃ kṛṣṇa naiva mūrkho'pi vāñchati | śruto mayā yayātistu cyutaḥ svargānmahīpatiḥ
Not even a fool desires cruel battle, Kṛṣṇa. But I have heard that Yayāti, a lord of the earth, fell from heaven —
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DB 4 10.15
अहङ्कारभवात्पापात्पातितः पृथिवीतले । यज्ञकृद्दानकर्ता च धार्मिकः पृथिवीपतिः
ahaṅkārabhavātpāpātpātitaḥ pṛthivītale | yajñakṛddānakartā ca dhārmikaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ
cast down to the surface of the earth by the sin born of egoism, though he was a performer of sacrifices, a giver of gifts, and a righteous lord of the earth;
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DB 4 10.16
शब्दोच्चारणमात्रेण पातितो वज्रपाणिना । अहङ्कारमृते युद्धं न भवत्येव निश्चयः
śabdoccāraṇamātreṇa pātito vajrapāṇinā | ahaṅkāramṛte yuddhaṃ na bhavatyeva niścayaḥ
by the mere uttering of a word he was cast down by the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra). Without egoism war simply does not occur — that is certain.
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DB 4 10.17
किं फलं तस्य युद्धस्य मुनेः पुण्यविनाशनम् । व्यास उवाच राजन् संसारमूलं हि त्रिविधः परिकीर्तितः
kiṃ phalaṃ tasya yuddhasya muneḥ puṇyavināśanam | vyāsa uvāca rājan saṃsāramūlaṃ hi trividhaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
What is the fruit of that war (for the sage)? The destruction of the sage's merit. Vyāsa said: O king, the root of saṃsāra is indeed declared to be threefold.
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DB 4 10.18
अहङ्कारस्तु सर्वज्ञैर्मुनिभिर्धर्मनिश्चये । स कथं मुनिना त्यक्तुं योग्यो देहभृता किल
ahaṅkārastu sarvajñairmunibhirdharmaniścaye | sa kathaṃ muninā tyaktuṃ yogyo dehabhṛtā kila
But egoism, (declared) by all-knowing sages in the determination of dharma — how is that fit to be abandoned by a sage who still bears a body?
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DB 4 10.19
कारणेन विना कार्यं न भवत्येव निश्चयः । तपो दानं तथा यज्ञाः सात्त्विकात्प्रभवन्ति ते
kāraṇena vinā kāryaṃ na bhavatyeva niścayaḥ | tapo dānaṃ tathā yajñāḥ sāttvikātprabhavanti te
Without a cause an effect simply does not come about — that is certain. Austerity, giving, and sacrifices, these arise from the sāttvika (kind of egoism);
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DB 4 10.20
राजसाद्वा महाभाग तामसात्कलहस्तथा । क्रिया स्वल्पापि राजेन्द्र नाहङ्कारं विना क्वचित्
rājasādvā mahābhāga tāmasātkalahastathā | kriyā svalpāpi rājendra nāhaṅkāraṃ vinā kvacit
or from the rājasa, O greatly fortunate one, and strife likewise from the tāmasa. Not even the smallest action, O best of kings, anywhere without egoism —
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DB 4 10.21
शुभा वाप्यशुभा वापि प्रभवत्यपि निश्चयः । अहङ्काराद् बन्धकारी नान्योऽस्ति जगतीतले
śubhā vāpyaśubhā vāpi prabhavatyapi niścayaḥ | ahaṅkārād bandhakārī nānyo'sti jagatītale
whether auspicious or inauspicious — comes into being; that is certain. There is no other binder on the face of the earth than egoism.
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DB 4 10.22
येनेदं रचितं विश्वं कथं तद्रहितं भवेत् । ब्रह्मा रुद्रस्तथा विष्णुरहङ्कारयुतास्त्वमी
yenedaṃ racitaṃ viśvaṃ kathaṃ tadrahitaṃ bhavet | brahmā rudrastathā viṣṇurahaṅkārayutāstvamī
How could this universe, which was fashioned by it, be free of it? Brahmā, Rudra, and Viṣṇu — these are (all) joined with egoism.
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DB 4 10.23
अन्येषां चैव का वार्ता मुनीनां वसुधाधिप । अहङ्कारावृतं विश्वं भ्रमतीदं चराचरम्
anyeṣāṃ caiva kā vārtā munīnāṃ vasudhādhipa | ahaṅkārāvṛtaṃ viśvaṃ bhramatīdaṃ carācaram
And what then is to be said of others, of sages, O lord of the earth? This universe, moving and unmoving, wanders enveloped in egoism.
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DB 4 10.24
पुनर्जन्म पुनर्मृत्युः सर्वं कर्मवशानुगम् । देवतिर्यङ्मनुष्याणां संसारेऽस्मिन्महीपते
punarjanma punarmṛtyuḥ sarvaṃ karmavaśānugam | devatiryaṅmanuṣyāṇāṃ saṃsāre'sminmahīpate
Birth again, death again — all of it follows the power of karma; of gods, animals, and men, in this saṃsāra, O lord of the earth,
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DB 4 10.25
रथाङ्गवदसर्वार्थं भ्रमणं सर्वदा स्मृतम् । विष्णोरप्यवताराणां संख्यां जानाति कः पुमान्
rathāṅgavadasarvārthaṃ bhramaṇaṃ sarvadā smṛtam | viṣṇorapyavatārāṇāṃ saṃkhyāṃ jānāti kaḥ pumān
the wandering is always held to be aimless, like the wheel of a chariot. Even of Viṣṇu's descents, what man knows the number?
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DB 4 10.26
विततेऽस्मिंस्तु संसारे उत्तमाधमयोनिषु । नारायणो हरिः साक्षान्मात्स्यं वपुरुपाश्रितः
vitate'smiṃstu saṃsāre uttamādhamayoniṣu | nārāyaṇo hariḥ sākṣānmātsyaṃ vapurupāśritaḥ
In this extended saṃsāra, among wombs high and low, Nārāyaṇa, Hari himself, took on the body of a fish,
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DB 4 10.27
कामठं सौकरं चैव नारसिंहञ्च वामनम् । युगे युगे जगन्नाथो वासुदेवो जनार्दनः
kāmaṭhaṃ saukaraṃ caiva nārasiṃhañca vāmanam | yuge yuge jagannātho vāsudevo janārdanaḥ
and the tortoise's, the boar's, the man-lion's, and the dwarf's; age after age the Lord of the world, Vāsudeva, Janārdana,
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DB 4 10.28
अवतारानसंख्यातान्करोति विधियन्त्रितः । वैवस्वते महाराज सप्तमे भगवान्हरिः
avatārānasaṃkhyātānkaroti vidhiyantritaḥ | vaivasvate mahārāja saptame bhagavānhariḥ
makes countless descents, constrained by (the law of) destiny. In the seventh, the Vaivasvata (manvantara), O great king, the Lord Hari
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DB 4 10.29
मन्वन्तरेऽवतारान्वै चक्रे ताञ्छ्रुणु तत्त्वतः । भृगुशापान्महाराज विष्णुर्देववरः प्रभुः
manvantare'vatārānvai cakre tāñchruṇu tattvataḥ | bhṛguśāpānmahārāja viṣṇurdevavaraḥ prabhuḥ
made descents in that manvantara — hear of them as they truly are. Through Bhṛgu's curse, O great king, Viṣṇu, the best of gods, the mighty one,
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DB 4 10.30
अवताराननेकांस्तु कृतवानखिलेश्वरः । राजोवाच सन्देहोऽयं महाभाग हृदये मम जायते
avatārānanekāṃstu kṛtavānakhileśvaraḥ | rājovāca sandeho'yaṃ mahābhāga hṛdaye mama jāyate
the lord of all, made many descents. The king said: This doubt arises in my heart, O greatly fortunate one:
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DB 4 10.31
भृगुणा भगवान्विष्णुः कथं शप्तः पितामह । हरिणा च मुनेस्तस्य विप्रियं किं कृतं मुने
bhṛguṇā bhagavānviṣṇuḥ kathaṃ śaptaḥ pitāmaha | hariṇā ca munestasya vipriyaṃ kiṃ kṛtaṃ mune
how was the Lord Viṣṇu cursed by Bhṛgu, O grandfather? And what displeasing thing was done by Hari to that sage, O sage,
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DB 4 10.32
यद्रोषाद् भृगुणा शप्तो विष्णुर्देवनमस्कृतः । व्यास उवाच शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि भृगोः शापस्य कारणम्
yadroṣād bhṛguṇā śapto viṣṇurdevanamaskṛtaḥ | vyāsa uvāca śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi bhṛgoḥ śāpasya kāraṇam
out of anger at which Viṣṇu, saluted by the gods, was cursed by Bhṛgu? Vyāsa said: Listen, O king, I shall tell the reason for Bhṛgu's curse.
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DB 4 10.33
पुरा कश्यपदायादो हिरण्यकशिपुर्नृपः । यदा तदा सुरैः सार्धं कृतं संख्यं परस्परम्
purā kaśyapadāyādo hiraṇyakaśipurnṛpaḥ | yadā tadā suraiḥ sārdhaṃ kṛtaṃ saṃkhyaṃ parasparam
Long ago there was Kaśyapa's heir, the king Hiraṇyakaśipu; at that time a battle was waged by both sides together with the gods.
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DB 4 10.34
कृते संख्ये जगत्सर्वं व्याकुलं समजायत । हते तस्मिन्नृपे राजा प्रह्लादः समजायत
kṛte saṃkhye jagatsarvaṃ vyākulaṃ samajāyata | hate tasminnṛpe rājā prahlādaḥ samajāyata
When the battle was fought, the whole world became distraught; and when that king was slain, Prahlāda became king.
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DB 4 10.35
देवान्स पीडयामास प्रह्लादः शत्रुकर्षणः । संग्रामो ह्यभवद् घोरः शक्रप्रह्लादयोस्तदा
devānsa pīḍayāmāsa prahlādaḥ śatrukarṣaṇaḥ | saṃgrāmo hyabhavad ghoraḥ śakraprahlādayostadā
Prahlāda, the harrier of foes, oppressed the gods; and then a dreadful battle took place between Śakra and Prahlāda.
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DB 4 10.36
पूर्णं वर्षशतं राजँल्लोकविस्मयकारकम् । देवैर्युद्धं कृतं चोग्रं प्रह्रादस्तु पराजितः
pūrṇaṃ varṣaśataṃ rāja~llokavismayakārakam | devairyuddhaṃ kṛtaṃ cograṃ prahrādastu parājitaḥ
For a full hundred years, O king, a fierce war was waged by the gods, astonishing the world; but Prahrāda was defeated.
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DB 4 10.37
निर्वेदं परमं प्राप्तो ज्ञात्वा धर्मं सनातनम् । विरोचनसुतं राज्ये प्रतिष्ठाप्य बलिं नृप
nirvedaṃ paramaṃ prāpto jñātvā dharmaṃ sanātanam | virocanasutaṃ rājye pratiṣṭhāpya baliṃ nṛpa
He attained the utmost disgust (with the world), and, having come to know the eternal law, he installed Virocana's son Bali in the kingship, O king,
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DB 4 10.38
जगाम स तपस्तप्तुं पर्वते गन्धमादने । प्राप्य राज्यं बलिः श्रीमान्सुरैर्वैरं चकार ह
jagāma sa tapastaptuṃ parvate gandhamādane | prāpya rājyaṃ baliḥ śrīmānsurairvairaṃ cakāra ha
and went to Mount Gandhamādana to practise austerity. Having obtained the kingdom, the illustrious Bali made war upon the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.39
यतः परस्परं युद्धं जातं परमदारुणम् । ततः सुरैर्जिता दैत्या इन्द्रेणामिततेजसा
yataḥ parasparaṃ yuddhaṃ jātaṃ paramadāruṇam | tataḥ surairjitā daityā indreṇāmitatejasā
Whence arose a mutual battle, exceedingly terrible; then the Daityas were conquered by the gods, by Indra of immeasurable might,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.40
विष्णुना च सहायेन राज्यभ्रष्टाः कृता नृप । ततः पराजिता दैत्याः काव्यस्य शरणं गताः
viṣṇunā ca sahāyena rājyabhraṣṭāḥ kṛtā nṛpa | tataḥ parājitā daityāḥ kāvyasya śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
and with Viṣṇu as ally they were made to lose their kingdom, O king. Then the defeated Daityas went for refuge to Kāvya (Śukra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.41
किं त्वं न कुरुषे ब्रह्मन् साहाय्यं नः प्रतापवान् । स्थातुं न शक्नुमो ह्यत्र प्रविशामो रसातलम्
kiṃ tvaṃ na kuruṣe brahman sāhāyyaṃ naḥ pratāpavān | sthātuṃ na śaknumo hyatra praviśāmo rasātalam
"Why do you not render us aid, O brahman, valorous as you are? We cannot stand here; we shall enter Rasātala,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.42
यदि त्वं न सहायोऽसि त्रातुं मन्त्रविदुत्तम । व्यास उवाच इत्युक्तः सोऽब्रवीद्दैत्यान्काव्यः कारुणिको मुनिः
yadi tvaṃ na sahāyo'si trātuṃ mantraviduttama | vyāsa uvāca ityuktaḥ so'bravīddaityānkāvyaḥ kāruṇiko muniḥ
if you are not our helper in saving (us), O best of knowers of spells." Vyāsa said: Addressed thus, that compassionate sage Kāvya said to the Daityas:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.43
मा भैष्ट धारयिष्यामि तेजसा स्वेन भोऽसुराः । मन्त्रैस्तथौषधीभिश्च साहाय्यं वः सदैव हि
mā bhaiṣṭa dhārayiṣyāmi tejasā svena bho'surāḥ | mantraistathauṣadhībhiśca sāhāyyaṃ vaḥ sadaiva hi
"Do not fear; I shall sustain (you) by my own power, O Asuras; and with spells and with herbs I shall always render you aid
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.44
करिष्यामि कृतोत्साहा भवन्तु विगतज्वराः । व्यास उवाच ततस्ते निर्भया जाता दैत्याः काव्यस्य संश्रयात्
kariṣyāmi kṛtotsāhā bhavantu vigatajvarāḥ | vyāsa uvāca tataste nirbhayā jātā daityāḥ kāvyasya saṃśrayāt
— be of good courage, be free of anxiety." Vyāsa said: Then those Daityas became fearless through their reliance on Kāvya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.45
देवैः श्रुतस्तु वृत्तान्तः सर्वैश्चारमुखात्किल । तत्र संमन्त्र्य ते देवाः शक्रेण च परस्परम्
devaiḥ śrutastu vṛttāntaḥ sarvaiścāramukhātkila | tatra saṃmantrya te devāḥ śakreṇa ca parasparam
But the whole account was heard by the gods from the mouth of a spy; and there the gods, taking counsel together with Śakra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.46
मन्त्रं चक्रुः सुसंविग्नाः काव्यमन्त्रप्रभावतः । योद्धुं गच्छामहे तूर्णं यावन्न च्यावयन्ति वै
mantraṃ cakruḥ susaṃvignāḥ kāvyamantraprabhāvataḥ | yoddhuṃ gacchāmahe tūrṇaṃ yāvanna cyāvayanti vai
held consultation, greatly agitated by the power of Kāvya's spells: "Let us go quickly to fight, before they cast (us) down;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.47
प्रसह्य हत्वा शिष्टांस्तु पातालं प्रापयामहे । दैत्याञ्जग्मुस्ततो देवाः संरुष्टाः शस्त्रपाणयः
prasahya hatvā śiṣṭāṃstu pātālaṃ prāpayāmahe | daityāñjagmustato devāḥ saṃruṣṭāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ
having overpowered and slain (them), let us send the survivors to Pātāla." Then the gods, greatly enraged, weapons in hand, went against the Daityas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.48
जग्मुस्तान्विष्णुसहिता दानवान् हरिणोदिताः । वध्यमानास्तु ते दैत्याः सन्त्रस्ता भयपीडिताः
jagmustānviṣṇusahitā dānavān hariṇoditāḥ | vadhyamānāstu te daityāḥ santrastā bhayapīḍitāḥ
Together with Viṣṇu, urged on by Hari, they went against those Dānavas; and those Daityas, being slaughtered, terrified and afflicted with fear,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.49
काव्यस्य शरणं जग्मू रक्ष रक्षेति चाब्रुवन् । ताञ्छुक्रः पीडितान्दृष्ट्वा देवैर्दैत्यान्महाबलान्
kāvyasya śaraṇaṃ jagmū rakṣa rakṣeti cābruvan | tāñchukraḥ pīḍitāndṛṣṭvā devairdaityānmahābalān
went for refuge to Kāvya and cried, "Protect us, protect us!" Seeing those mighty Daityas afflicted by the gods, Śukra
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 10.50
मा भैष्टेति वचः प्राह मन्त्रौषधिबलाद्विभुः । दृष्ट्वा काव्यं सुराः सर्वे त्यक्त्वा तान्प्रययुः किल
mā bhaiṣṭeti vacaḥ prāha mantrauṣadhibalādvibhuḥ | dṛṣṭvā kāvyaṃ surāḥ sarve tyaktvā tānprayayuḥ kila
— the mighty one, by the strength of his spells and herbs — spoke the word "Do not fear"; and all the gods, on seeing Kāvya, left them and departed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition