Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 11
DB 4 11.1
शुक्रमातुर्वधवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच तथा गतेषु देवेषु काव्यस्तान्प्रत्युवाच ह । ब्रह्मणा पूर्वमुक्तं यच्छ्रुणुध्वं दानवोत्तमाः
śukramāturvadhavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca tathā gateṣu deveṣu kāvyastānpratyuvāca ha | brahmaṇā pūrvamuktaṃ yacchruṇudhvaṃ dānavottamāḥ
(Chapter:) The description of the slaying of Śukra's mother. Vyāsa said: When the gods had thus departed, Kāvya said to them in reply: "Hear what was formerly said by Brahmā, O best of Dānavas.
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DB 4 11.2
विष्णुर्दैत्यवधे युक्तो हनिष्यति जनार्दनः । वाराहरूपं संस्थाय हिरण्याक्षो यथा हतः
viṣṇurdaityavadhe yukto haniṣyati janārdanaḥ | vārāharūpaṃ saṃsthāya hiraṇyākṣo yathā hataḥ
Viṣṇu, Janārdana, being engaged in the slaying of the Daityas, will slay (them). Just as Hiraṇyākṣa was slain when he assumed the form of a boar,
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DB 4 11.3
यथा नृसिंहरूपेण हिरण्यकशिपुर्हतः । तथा सर्वान्कृतोत्साहो हनिष्यति न चान्यथा
yathā nṛsiṃharūpeṇa hiraṇyakaśipurhataḥ | tathā sarvānkṛtotsāho haniṣyati na cānyathā
and as Hiraṇyakaśipu was slain by (him) in the man-lion form, so, making the effort, he will slay them all, and not otherwise.
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DB 4 11.4
न मे मन्त्रबलं सम्यक्प्रतिभाति यथा हरिम् । जेतुं यूयं समर्थाः स्थ मया त्राताः सुरानथ
na me mantrabalaṃ samyakpratibhāti yathā harim | jetuṃ yūyaṃ samarthāḥ stha mayā trātāḥ surānatha
"My power of counsel (or of spells) does not seem to me adequate for conquering Hari; (yet) you are able (to prevail), and by me the gods (will be)—"
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DB 4 11.5
तस्मात्कालं प्रतीक्षध्वं कियन्तं दानवोत्तमाः । अहमद्य महादेवं मन्त्रार्थं प्रव्रजामि वै
tasmātkālaṃ pratīkṣadhvaṃ kiyantaṃ dānavottamāḥ | ahamadya mahādevaṃ mantrārthaṃ pravrajāmi vai
"Therefore wait for a while, O best of Dānavas; today I shall set out to Mahādeva for the sake of mantras."
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DB 4 11.6
प्राप्य मन्त्रान्महादेवादागमिष्यामि साम्प्रतम् । युष्मभ्यं तान्प्रदास्यामि यथार्थं दानवोत्तमाः
prāpya mantrānmahādevādāgamiṣyāmi sāmpratam | yuṣmabhyaṃ tānpradāsyāmi yathārthaṃ dānavottamāḥ
"Having obtained the mantras from Mahādeva I shall come back at once; I shall duly bestow them upon you, O best of Dānavas."
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DB 4 11.7
दैत्या ऊचुः पराजिताः कथं स्थातुं पृथिव्यां मुनिसत्तम । शक्ता भवामोऽप्यबलास्तावत्कालं प्रतीक्षितुम्
daityā ūcuḥ parājitāḥ kathaṃ sthātuṃ pṛthivyāṃ munisattama | śaktā bhavāmo'pyabalāstāvatkālaṃ pratīkṣitum
The Daityas said: Defeated, how are we able to remain on the earth, O best of sages, and, powerless, to wait for so long a time?
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DB 4 11.8
निहता बलिनः सर्वे केचिच्छिष्टाश्च दानवाः । नाद्य युक्ताश्च संग्रामे स्थातुमेवं सुखावहाः
nihatā balinaḥ sarve kecicchiṣṭāśca dānavāḥ | nādya yuktāśca saṃgrāme sthātumevaṃ sukhāvahāḥ
All the strong ones have been slain, and (only) some Dānavas are left; today they are not fit for battle, so as to hold their ground comfortably.
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DB 4 11.9
शुक्र उवाच यावदहं मन्त्रविद्यामानयिष्यामि शङ्करात् । तावद्भवद्भिः स्थातव्यं तपोयुक्तैः शमान्वितैः
śukra uvāca yāvadahaṃ mantravidyāmānayiṣyāmi śaṅkarāt | tāvadbhavadbhiḥ sthātavyaṃ tapoyuktaiḥ śamānvitaiḥ
Śukra said: For as long as I shall be fetching the mantra-knowledge from Śaṅkara, so long must you remain engaged in austerity and possessed of calm.
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DB 4 11.10
सामदानादयः प्रोक्ता विद्वद्भिः समयोचिताः । देशं कालं बलं वीरैर्ज्ञात्वा शक्तिं बलं बुधैः
sāmadānādayaḥ proktā vidvadbhiḥ samayocitāḥ | deśaṃ kālaṃ balaṃ vīrairjñātvā śaktiṃ balaṃ budhaiḥ
Conciliation, gifts and the rest have been declared by the learned as suited to the occasion, place, time and strength being known by heroes—and power and strength by the wise.
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DB 4 11.11
सेवाथ समये कार्या शत्रूणां शुभकाम्यया । स्वशक्त्युपचये काले हन्तव्यास्ते मनीषिभिः चतुर्थस्कन्धे शुक्रमातुर्वधवर्णनं नामेकादशोऽध्यायः
sevātha samaye kāryā śatrūṇāṃ śubhakāmyayā | svaśaktyupacaye kāle hantavyāste manīṣibhiḥ caturthaskandhe śukramāturvadhavarṇanaṃ nāmekādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
And service is to be rendered to enemies at the (proper) time, out of a desire for one's own good; when one's own power has increased, at that time they are to be slain by the wise. — In the fourth book, the eleventh chapter, called the description of the slaying of Śukra's mother.
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DB 4 11.12
तदद्य विनयं कृत्वा सामपूर्वं छलेन वै । तिष्ठध्वं स्वनिकेतेषु मदागमनकाङ्क्षया
tadadya vinayaṃ kṛtvā sāmapūrvaṃ chalena vai | tiṣṭhadhvaṃ svaniketeṣu madāgamanakāṅkṣayā
"So now, having shown submission, with conciliation first, by a ruse indeed, remain in your own dwellings, awaiting my return."
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DB 4 11.13
प्राप्य मन्त्रान्महादेवादागमिष्यामि दानवाः । युध्यामहे पुनर्देवान्मान्त्रमास्थाय वै बलम्
prāpya mantrānmahādevādāgamiṣyāmi dānavāḥ | yudhyāmahe punardevānmāntramāsthāya vai balam
"Having obtained the mantras from Mahādeva, I shall come back, O Dānavas; then, relying on the strength that comes from mantras, we shall fight the gods again."
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DB 4 11.14
इत्युक्त्वाथ भृगुस्तेभ्यो जगाम कृतनिश्चयः । महादेवं महाराज मन्त्रार्थं मुनिसत्तमः
ityuktvātha bhṛgustebhyo jagāma kṛtaniścayaḥ | mahādevaṃ mahārāja mantrārthaṃ munisattamaḥ
Having spoken thus to them, Bhṛgu (Śukra), his resolve made, went to Mahādeva, O great king, for the sake of mantras—he, the best of sages.
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DB 4 11.15
दानवाः प्रेषयामासुः प्रह्लादं सुरसन्निधौ । सत्यवादिनमव्यग्रं सुराणां प्रत्ययप्रदम्
dānavāḥ preṣayāmāsuḥ prahlādaṃ surasannidhau | satyavādinamavyagraṃ surāṇāṃ pratyayapradam
The Dānavas sent Prahlāda into the presence of the gods—a truthful, unagitated (man), one who inspired confidence in the gods.
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DB 4 11.16
प्रह्लादस्तु सुरान्प्राह प्रश्रयावनतो नृपः । असुरैः सहितस्तत्र वचनं नम्रतायुतम्
prahlādastu surānprāha praśrayāvanato nṛpaḥ | asuraiḥ sahitastatra vacanaṃ namratāyutam
And Prahlāda, the king, bowed down in deference, together with the Asuras, spoke there to the gods words filled with humility.
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DB 4 11.17
न्यस्तशस्त्रा वयं सर्वे निःसन्नाहास्तथैव च । देवास्तपश्चरिष्यामः संवृता वल्कलैर्युताः
nyastaśastrā vayaṃ sarve niḥsannāhāstathaiva ca | devāstapaścariṣyāmaḥ saṃvṛtā valkalairyutāḥ
"We have all laid down our weapons and likewise put off our armour; O gods, we shall practise austerity, clad and covered in bark garments."
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DB 4 11.18
प्रह्लादस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सत्याभिव्याहृतं तु तत् । ततो देवा न्यवर्तन्त विज्वरा मुदिताश्च ते
prahlādasya vacaḥ śrutvā satyābhivyāhṛtaṃ tu tat | tato devā nyavartanta vijvarā muditāśca te
Having heard Prahlāda's speech, that (which was) uttered as truth, the gods then turned back, free of fever (of anxiety) and delighted.
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DB 4 11.19
न्यस्तशस्त्रेषु दैत्येषु विनिवृत्तास्तदा सुराः । विश्रब्धाः स्वगृहान्गत्वा क्रीडासक्ताः सुसंस्थिताः
nyastaśastreṣu daityeṣu vinivṛttāstadā surāḥ | viśrabdhāḥ svagṛhāngatvā krīḍāsaktāḥ susaṃsthitāḥ
The Daityas having laid down their weapons, the gods then turned back; confident, going to their own homes, they settled comfortably, given over to amusements.
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DB 4 11.20
दैत्या दम्भं समालम्ब्य तापसास्तपिसंयुताः । कश्यपस्याश्रमे वासं चक्रुः काव्यागमेच्छया
daityā dambhaṃ samālambya tāpasāstapisaṃyutāḥ | kaśyapasyāśrame vāsaṃ cakruḥ kāvyāgamecchayā
The Daityas, resorting to deceit, as ascetics engaged in austerity, took up residence in Kaśyapa's hermitage, wishing for Kāvya's (Śukra's) return.
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DB 4 11.21
काव्यो गत्वाथ कैलासं महादेवं प्रणम्य च । उवाच विभुना पृष्टः किं ते कार्यमिति प्रभुः
kāvyo gatvātha kailāsaṃ mahādevaṃ praṇamya ca | uvāca vibhunā pṛṣṭaḥ kiṃ te kāryamiti prabhuḥ
Then Kāvya, having gone to Kailāsa and bowed to Mahādeva, spoke, being asked by the mighty lord, "What is your business?"
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DB 4 11.22
मन्त्रानिच्छाम्यहं देव ये न सन्ति बृहस्पतौ । पराजयाय देवानामसुराणां जयाय च
mantrānicchāmyahaṃ deva ye na santi bṛhaspatau | parājayāya devānāmasurāṇāṃ jayāya ca
"I desire, O god, those mantras which are not with Bṛhaspati, for the defeat of the gods and for the victory of the Asuras."
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DB 4 11.23
व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य सर्वज्ञः शङ्करः शिवः । चिन्तयामास मनसा किं कर्तव्यमतः परम्
vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya sarvajñaḥ śaṅkaraḥ śivaḥ | cintayāmāsa manasā kiṃ kartavyamataḥ param
Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of his, the all-knowing, auspicious Śaṅkara pondered in his mind what should be done next.
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DB 4 11.24
सुरेषु द्रोहबुद्ध्यासौ मन्त्रार्थमिह साम्प्रतम् । प्राप्तः काव्यो गुरुस्तेषां दैत्यानां विजयाय च
sureṣu drohabuddhyāsau mantrārthamiha sāmpratam | prāptaḥ kāvyo gurusteṣāṃ daityānāṃ vijayāya ca
"With a mind bent on harming the gods, this Kāvya (Śukra) has now come here for the sake of the mantra, and for the victory of those Daityas, whose preceptor he is."
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DB 4 11.25
रक्षणीया मया देवा इति सञ्चिन्त्य शङ्करः । दुष्करं व्रतमत्युग्रं तमुवाच महेश्वरः
rakṣaṇīyā mayā devā iti sañcintya śaṅkaraḥ | duṣkaraṃ vratamatyugraṃ tamuvāca maheśvaraḥ
Thinking, "The gods must be protected by me," Śaṅkara, the Great Lord, told him of a vow hard to perform and exceedingly severe.
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DB 4 11.26
पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं तु कणधूममवाक्छिराः । यदि पास्यसि भद्रं ते ततो मन्त्रानवाप्स्यसि
pūrṇaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu kaṇadhūmamavākchirāḥ | yadi pāsyasi bhadraṃ te tato mantrānavāpsyasi
"If for a full thousand years you will drink the smoke of chaff with your head downward — good fortune to you — then you will obtain the mantras."
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DB 4 11.27
इत्युक्तोऽसौ प्रणम्येशं बाढमित्यब्रवीद्वचः । व्रतं चराम्यहं देव त्वयाज्ञप्तः सुरेश्वर
ityukto'sau praṇamyeśaṃ bāḍhamityabravīdvacaḥ | vrataṃ carāmyahaṃ deva tvayājñaptaḥ sureśvara
Addressed thus, he bowed to the Lord and said, "So be it. I will perform the vow, O god, commanded by you, O lord of the gods."
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DB 4 11.28
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वा शङ्करं काव्यश्चकार व्रतमुत्तमम् । धूमपानरतः शान्तो मन्त्रार्थं कृतनिश्चयः
vyāsa uvāca ityuktvā śaṅkaraṃ kāvyaścakāra vratamuttamam | dhūmapānarataḥ śānto mantrārthaṃ kṛtaniścayaḥ
Vyāsa said: Having so spoken to Śaṅkara, Kāvya performed the supreme vow, devoted to drinking smoke, calm, resolved upon (obtaining) the mantra.
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DB 4 11.29
ततो देवाः परिज्ञाय काव्यं व्रतरतं तदा । दैत्यान्दम्भरतांश्चैव बभूवुर्मन्त्रतत्पराः
tato devāḥ parijñāya kāvyaṃ vratarataṃ tadā | daityāndambharatāṃścaiva babhūvurmantratatparāḥ
Then the gods, learning that Kāvya was engaged in the vow at that time, and that the Daityas were devoted to (their own) support, took counsel together.
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DB 4 11.30
विचार्य मनसा सर्वे संग्रामायोद्यता नृप । ययुर्धृतायुधास्तत्र यत्र ते दानवोत्तमाः
vicārya manasā sarve saṃgrāmāyodyatā nṛpa | yayurdhṛtāyudhāstatra yatra te dānavottamāḥ
Having considered it in their minds, all of them made ready for battle, O king, and, weapons in hand, went there where those foremost of Dānavas were.
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DB 4 11.31
तानागतान्समीक्ष्याथ सायुधान्दंशितांस्तथा । आसंस्ते भयसंविग्ना दैत्या देवान्समन्ततः
tānāgatānsamīkṣyātha sāyudhāndaṃśitāṃstathā | āsaṃste bhayasaṃvignā daityā devānsamantataḥ
Then, seeing them arrived, armed and clad in mail, the Daityas, agitated with fear, sat surrounded by the gods on every side.
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DB 4 11.32
उत्पेतुः सहसा ते वै सन्नद्धान्भयकर्शिताः । अब्रुवन्वचनं तथ्यं ते देवान्वलदर्पितान्
utpetuḥ sahasā te vai sannaddhānbhayakarśitāḥ | abruvanvacanaṃ tathyaṃ te devānvaladarpitān
They rushed forth suddenly, wasted with fear, against those armed (gods), and spoke true words to the gods, who were proud of their strength.
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DB 4 11.33
न्यस्तशस्त्रे भयवति आचार्ये व्रतमास्थिते । दत्त्वाभयं पुरा देवाः सम्प्राप्ता नो जिघांसया
nyastaśastre bhayavati ācārye vratamāsthite | dattvābhayaṃ purā devāḥ samprāptā no jighāṃsayā
"While our teacher, the giver of security, has laid down his weapons and undertaken a vow — O gods, having formerly granted us safety, you have come with a wish to kill us.
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DB 4 11.34
सत्यं वः क्व गतं देवा धर्मश्च श्रुतिनोदितः । न्यस्तशस्त्रा न हन्तव्या भीताश्च शरणं गताः
satyaṃ vaḥ kva gataṃ devā dharmaśca śrutinoditaḥ | nyastaśastrā na hantavyā bhītāśca śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
Where has your truthfulness gone, O gods, and the dharma declared by scripture: those who have laid down their weapons, and the frightened who have come for refuge, are not to be slain?"
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DB 4 11.35
देवा ऊचुः भवद्भिः प्रेषितः काव्यो मन्त्रार्थं कुहकेन च । तपो ज्ञातं हि युष्माकं तेन युध्याम एव हि
devā ūcuḥ bhavadbhiḥ preṣitaḥ kāvyo mantrārthaṃ kuhakena ca | tapo jñātaṃ hi yuṣmākaṃ tena yudhyāma eva hi
The gods said: "Kāvya was sent by you for the sake of the mantra, and by trickery; your austerity (design) has indeed been found out, and therefore we do fight.
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DB 4 11.36
सज्जा भवन्तु युद्धाय संरब्धाः शस्त्रपाणयः । शत्रुश्छिद्रेण हन्तव्य एष धर्मः सनातनः
sajjā bhavantu yuddhāya saṃrabdhāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ | śatruśchidreṇa hantavya eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
Be ready for battle, enraged, with weapons in hand: an enemy is to be slain through his weak point — this is the eternal dharma."
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DB 4 11.37
व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं दैत्या विचार्य च परस्परम् । पलायनपराः सर्वे निर्गता भयविह्वलाः
vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ daityā vicārya ca parasparam | palāyanaparāḥ sarve nirgatā bhayavihvalāḥ
Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech and consulting one another, the Daityas all set upon flight and went out, overwhelmed with fear.
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DB 4 11.38
शरणं दानवा जग्मुर्भीतास्ते काव्यमातरम् । दृष्ट्वा तानतिसन्तप्तानभयं च ददावथ
śaraṇaṃ dānavā jagmurbhītāste kāvyamātaram | dṛṣṭvā tānatisantaptānabhayaṃ ca dadāvatha
The frightened Dānavas went for refuge to the mother of Kāvya; and seeing them greatly tormented, she then granted them safety.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.39
काव्यमातोवाच न भेतव्यं न भेतव्यं भयं त्यजत दानवाः । मत्सन्निधौ वर्तमानान्न भीर्भवितुमर्हति
kāvyamātovāca na bhetavyaṃ na bhetavyaṃ bhayaṃ tyajata dānavāḥ | matsannidhau vartamānānna bhīrbhavitumarhati
The mother of Kāvya said: "Fear not, fear not, abandon fear, O Dānavas; for those who abide in my presence there ought to be no fear."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.40
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं दैत्याः स्थितास्तत्र गतव्यथाः । निरायुधा ह्यसंभ्रान्तास्तत्राश्रमवरेऽसुराः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ daityāḥ sthitāstatra gatavyathāḥ | nirāyudhā hyasaṃbhrāntāstatrāśramavare'surāḥ
Hearing that speech, the Daityas stayed there with their distress gone, weaponless indeed and unperturbed, the Asuras in that excellent hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.41
देवास्तान्विद्रुतान्वीक्ष्य दानवास्ते पदानुगाः । अभिजग्मुः प्रसह्यैतानविचार्य बलाबलम्
devāstānvidrutānvīkṣya dānavāste padānugāḥ | abhijagmuḥ prasahyaitānavicārya balābalam
The gods, seeing those Dānavas fled, followed on their tracks and fell upon them by force, without considering (their own) strength and weakness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.42
तत्रागताः सुराः सर्वे हन्तुं दैत्यान्समुद्यताः । वारिताः काव्यमात्रापि जघ्नुस्तानाश्रमस्थितान्
tatrāgatāḥ surāḥ sarve hantuṃ daityānsamudyatāḥ | vāritāḥ kāvyamātrāpi jaghnustānāśramasthitān
All the gods, having come there, were bent on killing the Daityas; though restrained even by Kāvya's mother, they struck them down as they stayed in the hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.43
हन्यमानान्सुरैर्दृष्ट्वा काव्यमातातिवेपिता । उवाच सर्वान्सनिद्रांस्तपसा वै करोम्यहम्
hanyamānānsurairdṛṣṭvā kāvyamātātivepitā | uvāca sarvānsanidrāṃstapasā vai karomyaham
Seeing them being slain by the gods, Kāvya's mother, trembling greatly, said: "I shall by my austerity make them all fall asleep."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.44
इत्युक्त्वा प्रेरिता निद्रा तानागत्य पपात च । सेन्द्रा निद्रावशं याता देवा मूकवदास्थिताः
ityuktvā preritā nidrā tānāgatya papāta ca | sendrā nidrāvaśaṃ yātā devā mūkavadāsthitāḥ
Having said this, Sleep, thus sent forth, came upon them and fell (on them); and the gods, Indra among them, fell under Sleep's power and stood as if dumb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.45
इन्द्रं निद्राजितं दृष्ट्वा दीनं विष्णुरभाषत । मां त्वं प्रविश भद्रं ते नये त्वां च सुरोत्तम
indraṃ nidrājitaṃ dṛṣṭvā dīnaṃ viṣṇurabhāṣata | māṃ tvaṃ praviśa bhadraṃ te naye tvāṃ ca surottama
Seeing Indra conquered by sleep and wretched, Viṣṇu said: "Enter into me — blessings on you — and I shall lead you (to safety), best of gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.46
एवमुक्तस्ततो विष्णुं प्रविवेश पुरन्दरः । निर्भयो गतनिद्रश्च बभूव हरिरक्षितः
evamuktastato viṣṇuṃ praviveśa purandaraḥ | nirbhayo gatanidraśca babhūva harirakṣitaḥ
Thus addressed, Purandara then entered into Viṣṇu, and, protected by Hari, he became fearless and free of sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.47
रक्षितं हरिणा दृष्ट्वा शक्रं तत्र गतव्यथम् । काव्यमाता ततः क्रुद्धा वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्
rakṣitaṃ hariṇā dṛṣṭvā śakraṃ tatra gatavyatham | kāvyamātā tataḥ kruddhā vacanaṃ cedamabravīt
Seeing Śakra there protected by Hari, his distress gone, Kāvya's mother then grew angry and spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.48
मघवंस्त्वां भक्षयामि सविष्णुं वै तपोबलात् । पश्यतां सर्वदेवानामीदृशं मे तपोबलम्
maghavaṃstvāṃ bhakṣayāmi saviṣṇuṃ vai tapobalāt | paśyatāṃ sarvadevānāmīdṛśaṃ me tapobalam
"Maghavan, I shall devour you together with Viṣṇu by the power of my austerity, while all the gods look on — such is my power of austerity!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.49
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्तौ तु तया देवौ विष्ण्विन्द्रौ योगविद्यया । अभिभूतौ महात्मानौ स्तब्धौ तौ सम्बभूवतुः
vyāsa uvāca ityuktau tu tayā devau viṣṇvindrau yogavidyayā | abhibhūtau mahātmānau stabdhau tau sambabhūvatuḥ
Vyāsa said: Thus addressed by her, the two gods Viṣṇu and Indra, overpowered by (her) yogic knowledge, though great souls, became paralysed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.50
विस्मितास्तु तदा देवा दृष्ट्वा तावतिबाधितौ । चक्रुः किलकिलाशब्दं ततस्ते दीनमानसाः
vismitāstu tadā devā dṛṣṭvā tāvatibādhitau | cakruḥ kilakilāśabdaṃ tataste dīnamānasāḥ
Then the gods, amazed, seeing those two so grievously afflicted, made a shrill clamour, their minds thereupon dejected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.51
क्रोशमानान्सुरान्दृष्ट्वा विष्णुं प्राह शचीपतिः । विशेषेणाभिभूतोऽस्मि त्वत्तोऽहं मधुसूदन
krośamānānsurāndṛṣṭvā viṣṇuṃ prāha śacīpatiḥ | viśeṣeṇābhibhūto'smi tvatto'haṃ madhusūdana
Seeing the gods crying out, Śacī's husband said to Viṣṇu: "I am overpowered more than you are, Madhusūdana."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 11.52
जह्येनां तरसा विष्णो यावन्नौ न दहेत्प्रभो । तपसा दर्पितां दुष्टां मा विचारय माधव
jahyenāṃ tarasā viṣṇo yāvannau na dahetprabho | tapasā darpitāṃ duṣṭāṃ mā vicāraya mādhava
"Slay her at once, Viṣṇu, before she burns us two, O lord; she is wicked and puffed up with austerity — do not hesitate, Mādhava."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.53
इत्युक्तो भगवान्विष्णुः शक्रेण प्रथितेन च । चक्रं सस्मार तरसा घृणां त्यक्त्वाथ माधवः
ityukto bhagavānviṣṇuḥ śakreṇa prathitena ca | cakraṃ sasmāra tarasā ghṛṇāṃ tyaktvātha mādhavaḥ
Thus addressed by the renowned Śakra, the lord Viṣṇu, Mādhava, casting off compassion, at once called his discus to mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.54
स्मृतमात्रं तु सम्प्राप्तं चक्रं विष्णुवशानुगम् । दधार च करे क्रुद्धो वधार्थं शक्रनोदितः
smṛtamātraṃ tu samprāptaṃ cakraṃ viṣṇuvaśānugam | dadhāra ca kare kruddho vadhārthaṃ śakranoditaḥ
The discus, obedient to Viṣṇu's will, arrived the moment it was thought of; and in anger, urged on by Śakra, he held it in his hand to kill (her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.55
गृहीत्वा तत्करे चक्रं शिरश्चिच्छेद रंहसा । हतां दृष्ट्वा तु तां शक्रो मुदितश्चाभवत्तदा
gṛhītvā tatkare cakraṃ śiraściccheda raṃhasā | hatāṃ dṛṣṭvā tu tāṃ śakro muditaścābhavattadā
Taking the discus in his hand, he swiftly cut off her head; and seeing her slain, Śakra then became delighted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.56
देवाश्चातीव सन्तुष्टा हरिं जय जयेति च । तुष्टुवुर्मुदिताः सर्वे सञ्जाता विगतज्वराः
devāścātīva santuṣṭā hariṃ jaya jayeti ca | tuṣṭuvurmuditāḥ sarve sañjātā vigatajvarāḥ
And the gods, exceedingly pleased, all praised Hari with cries of "Victory! Victory!", joyful, their fever (of fear) gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 11.57
इन्द्रविष्णू तु सञ्जातौ तत्क्षणाद्धृदयव्यथौ । स्त्रीवधाच्छंकमानौ तु भृगोः शापं दुरत्ययम्
indraviṣṇū tu sañjātau tatkṣaṇāddhṛdayavyathau | strīvadhācchaṃkamānau tu bhṛgoḥ śāpaṃ duratyayam
But Indra and Viṣṇu, that very instant, became pained at heart, fearing on account of the killing of a woman the inescapable curse of Bhṛgu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition