Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 12
DB 4 12.1
जयन्त्या शुक्रसहवासवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच तं दृष्ट्वा तु वधं घोरं चुक्रोध भगवान्भृगुः । वेपमानोऽतिदुःखार्तः प्रोवाच मधुसूदनम्
jayantyā śukrasahavāsavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca taṃ dṛṣṭvā tu vadhaṃ ghoraṃ cukrodha bhagavānbhṛguḥ | vepamāno'tiduḥkhārtaḥ provāca madhusūdanam
The description of Jayantī's dwelling together with Śukra. Vyāsa said: Seeing that terrible slaying, the lord Bhṛgu grew angry; trembling and stricken with great grief, he spoke to Madhusūdana.
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DB 4 12.2
भृगुरुवाच अकृत्यं ते कृतं विष्णो जानन्पापं महामते । वधोऽयं विप्रजाताया मनसा कर्तुमक्षमः
bhṛguruvāca akṛtyaṃ te kṛtaṃ viṣṇo jānanpāpaṃ mahāmate | vadho'yaṃ viprajātāyā manasā kartumakṣamaḥ
Bhṛgu said: You have done what should not be done, Viṣṇu, knowingly a sin, O great-minded one; this killing of a brahmin woman is something one could not bring oneself to do even in thought.
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DB 4 12.3
आख्यातस्त्वं सत्त्वगुणः स्मृतो ब्रह्मा च राजसः । तथासौ तामसः शम्भुर्विपरीतं कथं स्मृतम्
ākhyātastvaṃ sattvaguṇaḥ smṛto brahmā ca rājasaḥ | tathāsau tāmasaḥ śambhurviparītaṃ kathaṃ smṛtam
You are declared to be of the sattva quality, and Brahmā is held to be rājasa, and likewise Śambhu is tāmasa — how then is the opposite recorded (of you)?
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DB 4 12.4
तामसस्त्वं कथं जातः कृतं कर्मातिनिन्दितम् । अवध्या स्त्री त्वया विष्णो हता कस्मान्निरागसा
tāmasastvaṃ kathaṃ jātaḥ kṛtaṃ karmātininditam | avadhyā strī tvayā viṣṇo hatā kasmānnirāgasā
How have you become tāmasa, that you have done a most blameworthy deed? A woman is not to be slain, Viṣṇu — why have you killed an innocent one?
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DB 4 12.5
शपामि त्वां दुराचारं किमन्यत्प्रकरोमि ते । विधुरोऽहं कृतः पाप त्वयाहं शक्रकारणात्
śapāmi tvāṃ durācāraṃ kimanyatprakaromi te | vidhuro'haṃ kṛtaḥ pāpa tvayāhaṃ śakrakāraṇāt
I curse you, evil-doer; what else can I do to you? I have been made wifeless by you, sinner, for Śakra's sake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.6
न शपेऽहं तथा शक्रं शपे त्वां मधुसूदन । सदा छलपरोऽसि त्वं कीटयोनिर्दुराशयः
na śape'haṃ tathā śakraṃ śape tvāṃ madhusūdana | sadā chalaparo'si tvaṃ kīṭayonirdurāśayaḥ
I do not curse Śakra so; I curse you, Madhusūdana: you are always bent on deceit, of vile intent — (may you be born) in the womb of insects.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 12.7
ये च त्वां सात्त्विकं प्राहुस्ते मूर्खा मुनयः किल । तामसस्त्वं दुराचारः प्रत्यक्षं मे जनार्दन
ye ca tvāṃ sāttvikaṃ prāhuste mūrkhā munayaḥ kila | tāmasastvaṃ durācāraḥ pratyakṣaṃ me janārdana
And those sages who call you sāttvika — they are surely fools; you are of the quality of darkness, evil in conduct, (as is) plain before my eyes, Janārdana.
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DB 4 12.8
अवतारा मृत्युलोके सन्तु मच्छापसम्भवाः । प्रायो गर्भभवं दुःखं भुंक्ष्व पापाज्जनार्दन
avatārā mṛtyuloke santu macchāpasambhavāḥ | prāyo garbhabhavaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhuṃkṣva pāpājjanārdana
Let there be incarnations (for you) in the world of death, arising from my curse; suffer, again and again, the pain of being born from a womb, because of your sin, Janārdana.
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DB 4 12.9
व्यास उवाच ततस्तेनाथ शापेन नष्टे धर्मे पुनः पुनः । लोकस्य च हितार्थाय जायते मानुषेष्विह
vyāsa uvāca tatastenātha śāpena naṣṭe dharme punaḥ punaḥ | lokasya ca hitārthāya jāyate mānuṣeṣviha
Vyāsa said: Then, by that curse, whenever dharma is destroyed again and again, and for the welfare of the world, he is born here among men.
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DB 4 12.10
राजोवाच भूगुभार्या हता तत्र चक्रेणामिततेजसा । गार्हस्थ्यञ्च पुनस्तस्य कथं जातं महात्मनः
rājovāca bhūgubhāryā hatā tatra cakreṇāmitatejasā | gārhasthyañca punastasya kathaṃ jātaṃ mahātmanaḥ
The king said: There Bhṛgu's wife was slain by the discus of immeasurable brilliance; and how did that great soul's household life come about again?
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DB 4 12.11
व्यास उवाच इति शप्त्वा हरिं रोषात्तदादाय शिरस्त्वरन् । काये संयोज्य तरसा भृगुः प्रोवाच कार्यवित्
vyāsa uvāca iti śaptvā hariṃ roṣāttadādāya śirastvaran | kāye saṃyojya tarasā bhṛguḥ provāca kāryavit
Vyāsa said: Having thus cursed Hari out of anger, Bhṛgu, who knew what was to be done, quickly took up that head, swiftly joined it to the body, and spoke.
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DB 4 12.12
अद्य त्वां विष्णुना देवि हतां सञ्जीवयाम्यहम् । यदि कृत्स्नो मया धर्मो ज्ञायते चरितोऽपि वा चतुर्थस्कन्धे जयन्त्या शुक्रसहवासवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः
adya tvāṃ viṣṇunā devi hatāṃ sañjīvayāmyaham | yadi kṛtsno mayā dharmo jñāyate carito'pi vā caturthaskandhe jayantyā śukrasahavāsavarṇanaṃ nāma dvādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
"Today, O goddess, I shall bring you, slain by Viṣṇu, back to life — if the whole of dharma is known to me, or has been practised (by me)." [Chapter twelve of the fourth book, called 'The Description of Jayantī's Dwelling Together with Śukra'.]
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DB 4 12.13
तेन सत्येन जीवेत यदि सत्यं ब्रवीम्यहम् । पश्यन्तु देवताः सर्वा मम तेजोबलं महत्
tena satyena jīveta yadi satyaṃ bravīmyaham | paśyantu devatāḥ sarvā mama tejobalaṃ mahat
"By that truth may she live, if I speak the truth; let all the gods behold the great power of my energy."
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DB 4 12.14
अद्भिस्त्वां प्रोक्ष्य शीताभिर्जीवयामि तपोबलात् । सत्यं शौचं तथा वेदा यदि मे तपसो बलम्
adbhistvāṃ prokṣya śītābhirjīvayāmi tapobalāt | satyaṃ śaucaṃ tathā vedā yadi me tapaso balam
"Sprinkling you with cool water, I bring you to life by the power of my austerity — if truth, purity, and the Vedas (are mine), if the strength of my penance is mine."
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DB 4 12.15
व्यास उवाच अद्भिः सम्प्रोक्षिता देवी सद्यः सञ्जीविता तदा । उत्थिता परमप्रीता भृगोर्भार्या शुचिस्मिता
vyāsa uvāca adbhiḥ samprokṣitā devī sadyaḥ sañjīvitā tadā | utthitā paramaprītā bhṛgorbhāryā śucismitā
Vyāsa said: The goddess, sprinkled with water, was then at once restored to life; Bhṛgu's wife, of pure smile, rose up exceedingly pleased.
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DB 4 12.16
ततस्तां सर्वभूतानि दृष्ट्वा सुप्तोत्थितामिव । साधु साध्विति तं तां तु तुष्टुवुः सर्वतो दिशम्
tatastāṃ sarvabhūtāni dṛṣṭvā suptotthitāmiva | sādhu sādhviti taṃ tāṃ tu tuṣṭuvuḥ sarvato diśam
Then all beings, seeing her as though risen from sleep, praised him and her, (crying) "Well done, well done!" from every direction.
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DB 4 12.17
एवं सञ्चीविता तेन भृगुणा वरवर्णिनी । विस्मयं परमं जग्मुर्देवाः सेन्द्रा विलोक्य तत्
evaṃ sañcīvitā tena bhṛguṇā varavarṇinī | vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmurdevāḥ sendrā vilokya tat
Thus, when the fair-complexioned woman had been revived by that Bhṛgu, the gods together with Indra, beholding it, fell into the utmost astonishment.
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DB 4 12.18
इन्द्रः सुरानथोवाच मुनिना जीविता सती । काव्यस्तप्त्वा तपो घोरं किं करिष्यति मन्त्रवित्
indraḥ surānathovāca muninā jīvitā satī | kāvyastaptvā tapo ghoraṃ kiṃ kariṣyati mantravit
Indra then said to the gods: "The virtuous woman has been brought to life by the sage; what then will Kāvya, knower of spells, do, having performed terrible austerity?"
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DB 4 12.19
व्यास उवाच गता निद्रा सुरेन्द्रस्य देहेऽक्षेममभून्नृप । स्मृत्वा काव्यस्य वृत्तान्तं मन्त्रार्थमतिदारुणम्
vyāsa uvāca gatā nidrā surendrasya dehe'kṣemamabhūnnṛpa | smṛtvā kāvyasya vṛttāntaṃ mantrārthamatidāruṇam
Vyāsa said: The lord of the gods' sleep was gone, and there was unease in his body, O king, as he recalled the affair of Kāvya and the most dreadful purpose of the spell.
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DB 4 12.20
विमृश्य मनसा शक्रो जयन्तीं स्वसुतां तदा । उवाच कन्यां चार्वङ्गीं स्मितपूर्वमिदं वचः
vimṛśya manasā śakro jayantīṃ svasutāṃ tadā | uvāca kanyāṃ cārvaṅgīṃ smitapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ
Having reflected in his mind, Śakra then spoke this word, prefaced with a smile, to Jayantī, his own daughter, the maiden of lovely limbs.
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DB 4 12.21
गच्छ पुत्रि मया दत्ता काव्याय त्वं तपस्विने । समाराधय तन्वङ्गि मत्कृते तं वशं कुरु
gaccha putri mayā dattā kāvyāya tvaṃ tapasvine | samārādhaya tanvaṅgi matkṛte taṃ vaśaṃ kuru
"Go, daughter; you are given by me to Kāvya the ascetic. Serve him well, slender one; for my sake bring him under your control."
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DB 4 12.22
उपचारैर्मुनिं तैस्तैः समाराध्य मनःप्रियैः । भयं मे तरसा गत्वा हर तत्र वराश्रमे
upacārairmuniṃ taistaiḥ samārādhya manaḥpriyaiḥ | bhayaṃ me tarasā gatvā hara tatra varāśrame
"Having served the sage with those attentions dear to his heart, go swiftly and there, in that excellent hermitage, take away my fear."
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DB 4 12.23
सा पितुर्वचनं श्रुत्वा तत्रागच्छन्मनोरमा । तमपश्यद्विशालाक्षी पिबन्तं धूममाश्रमे
sā piturvacanaṃ śrutvā tatrāgacchanmanoramā | tamapaśyadviśālākṣī pibantaṃ dhūmamāśrame
She, the charming one, having heard her father's word, went there; the large-eyed one saw him in the hermitage drinking smoke.
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DB 4 12.24
तस्य देहं समालोक्य स्मृत्वा वाक्यं पितुस्तदा । कदलीदलमादाय वीजयामास तं मुनिम्
tasya dehaṃ samālokya smṛtvā vākyaṃ pitustadā | kadalīdalamādāya vījayāmāsa taṃ munim
Beholding his body, and recalling then her father's words, she took a plantain leaf and fanned that sage.
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DB 4 12.25
निर्मलं शीतलं वारि समानीय सुवासितम् । पानाय कल्पयामास भक्त्या परमया लघु
nirmalaṃ śītalaṃ vāri samānīya suvāsitam | pānāya kalpayāmāsa bhaktyā paramayā laghu
Bringing clear, cool, well-scented water, she readily prepared it for his drinking, with the highest devotion.
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DB 4 12.26
छायां वस्त्रातपत्रेण भास्करे मध्यगे सति । रचयामास तन्वङ्गी स्वयं धर्मे स्थिता सती
chāyāṃ vastrātapatreṇa bhāskare madhyage sati | racayāmāsa tanvaṅgī svayaṃ dharme sthitā satī
When the sun stood at midday, the slender-limbed, virtuous woman, herself established in dharma, made shade with a cloth for a parasol.
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DB 4 12.27
फलान्यानीय दिव्यानि पक्वानि मधुराणि च । मुमोचाग्रे मुनेस्तस्य भक्षार्थं विहितानि च
phalānyānīya divyāni pakvāni madhurāṇi ca | mumocāgre munestasya bhakṣārthaṃ vihitāni ca
Bringing divine fruits, ripe and sweet, she set (them) down before that sage for his eating, duly prepared.
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DB 4 12.28
कुशाः प्रादेशमात्रा हि हरिताः शुकसन्निभाः । दधाराग्रेऽथ पुष्पाणि नित्यकर्मसमृद्धये
kuśāḥ prādeśamātrā hi haritāḥ śukasannibhāḥ | dadhārāgre'tha puṣpāṇi nityakarmasamṛddhaye
And kuśa grasses a span long, green, resembling a parrot('s hue), she placed before (him), and flowers too, for the full accomplishment of (his) daily rites.
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DB 4 12.29
निद्रार्थं कल्पयामास संस्तरं पल्लवान्वितम् । तस्मिन्मुनौ चादरस्था चकार व्यजनं शनैः
nidrārthaṃ kalpayāmāsa saṃstaraṃ pallavānvitam | tasminmunau cādarasthā cakāra vyajanaṃ śanaiḥ
For (his) sleep she prepared a bed spread with young shoots, and standing respectfully by that sage she fanned (him) gently.
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DB 4 12.30
हावभावादिकं किञ्चिद्विकारजननं च तत् । न चकार जयन्ती सा शापभीता मुनेस्तदा
hāvabhāvādikaṃ kiñcidvikārajananaṃ ca tat | na cakāra jayantī sā śāpabhītā munestadā
Any amorous gesture or expression and the like, which produces agitation — that Jayantī did not do, being then afraid of the sage's curse.
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DB 4 12.31
स्तुतिं चकार तन्वङ्गी गीर्भिस्तस्य महात्मनः । सुभाषिण्यनुकूलाभिः प्रीतिकर्त्रीभिरप्युत
stutiṃ cakāra tanvaṅgī gīrbhistasya mahātmanaḥ | subhāṣiṇyanukūlābhiḥ prītikartrībhirapyuta
The slender-limbed one made praise of that great soul with words well-spoken, agreeable, and indeed productive of pleasure.
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DB 4 12.32
प्रबुद्धे जलमादाय दधाराचमनाय च । मनोऽनुकूलं सततं कुर्वन्ती व्यचरत्तदा
prabuddhe jalamādāya dadhārācamanāya ca | mano'nukūlaṃ satataṃ kurvantī vyacarattadā
When (he) awoke, she fetched water and offered (it) for rinsing the mouth; constantly doing what was agreeable to (his) mind, she moved about then.
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DB 4 12.33
इन्द्रोऽपि सेवकांस्तत्र प्रेषयामास चातुरः । प्रवृत्तिं ज्ञातुकामो वै मुनेस्तस्य जितात्मनः
indro'pi sevakāṃstatra preṣayāmāsa cāturaḥ | pravṛttiṃ jñātukāmo vai munestasya jitātmanaḥ
Indra too, being anxious, sent servants there, wishing indeed to know the doings of that self-controlled sage.
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DB 4 12.34
एवं बहूनि वर्षाणि परिचर्यापराभवत् । निर्विकारा जितक्रोधा ब्रह्मचर्यपरा सती
evaṃ bahūni varṣāṇi paricaryāparābhavat | nirvikārā jitakrodhā brahmacaryaparā satī
Thus for many years she was devoted to service, unagitated, with anger conquered, the virtuous woman intent on chastity.
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DB 4 12.35
पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु परितुष्टो महेश्वरः । वरेण छन्दयामास काव्यं प्रीतमना हरः
pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu parituṣṭo maheśvaraḥ | vareṇa chandayāmāsa kāvyaṃ prītamanā haraḥ
But when a full thousand years had passed, Maheśvara was well pleased, and Hara, with a delighted mind, invited Kāvya (Śukra) to choose a boon.
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DB 4 12.36
ईश्वर उवाच यच्च किञ्चिदपि ब्रह्मन्विद्यते भृगुनन्दन । प्रतिपश्यसि यत्सर्वं यच्च वाच्यं न कस्यचित्
īśvara uvāca yacca kiñcidapi brahmanvidyate bhṛgunandana | pratipaśyasi yatsarvaṃ yacca vācyaṃ na kasyacit
Īśvara said: Whatever there is, O brahmin, son of Bhṛgu, all that you perceive, and whatever is not to be spoken of to anyone —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 12.37
सर्वाभिभावकत्वेन भविष्यसि न संशयः । अवध्यः सर्वभूतानां प्रजेशश्च द्विजोत्तमः
sarvābhibhāvakatvena bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ | avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ prajeśaśca dvijottamaḥ
— by (your) surpassing all (of it) you shall become, there is no doubt, unslayable by all beings, and lord of creatures, best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 12.38
व्यास उवाच एवं दत्त्वा वराञ्छम्भुस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । काव्यस्तामथ संवीक्ष्य जयन्तीं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
vyāsa uvāca evaṃ dattvā varāñchambhustatraivāntaradhīyata | kāvyastāmatha saṃvīkṣya jayantīṃ vākyamabravīt
Vyāsa said: Having thus granted boons, Śambhu vanished right there; then Kāvya, looking at that Jayantī, spoke these words.
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DB 4 12.39
कासि कस्यासि सुश्रोणि ब्रूहि किं ते चिकीर्षितम् । किमर्थमिह सम्प्राप्ता कार्यं वद वरोरु मे
kāsi kasyāsi suśroṇi brūhi kiṃ te cikīrṣitam | kimarthamiha samprāptā kāryaṃ vada varoru me
"Who are you, whose are you, fair-hipped one? Tell (me) what you wish to do. For what purpose have you come here? Tell me your business, fair-thighed one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.40
किं वाञ्छसि करोम्यद्य दुष्करं चेत्सुलोचने । प्रीतोऽस्मि त्वत्कृतेनाद्य वरं वरय सुव्रते
kiṃ vāñchasi karomyadya duṣkaraṃ cetsulocane | prīto'smi tvatkṛtenādya varaṃ varaya suvrate
What do you desire? I will do (it) today, even if it be hard to do, fair-eyed one. I am pleased today by what you have done; choose a boon, woman of good vows."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.41
ततः सा तु मुनिं प्राह जयन्ती मुदितानना । चिकीर्षितं मे भगवंस्तपसा ज्ञातुमर्हसि
tataḥ sā tu muniṃ prāha jayantī muditānanā | cikīrṣitaṃ me bhagavaṃstapasā jñātumarhasi
Then she, Jayantī, with a joyful face, said to the sage: "My lord, you ought to know by (your) austerity what I wish to do."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.42
शुक्र उवाच ज्ञातं मया तथापि त्वं ब्रूहि यन्मनसेप्सितम् । करोमि सर्वथा भद्रं प्रीतोऽस्मि परिचर्यया
śukra uvāca jñātaṃ mayā tathāpi tvaṃ brūhi yanmanasepsitam | karomi sarvathā bhadraṃ prīto'smi paricaryayā
Śukra said: "It is known to me; still, you tell (me) what is desired in (your) mind. I will do (it) in every way, good lady; I am pleased by (your) service."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.43
जयन्त्युवाच शक्रस्याहं सुता ब्रह्मन् पित्रा तुभ्यं समर्पिता । जयन्ती नामतश्चाहं जयन्तावरजा मुने
jayantyuvāca śakrasyāhaṃ sutā brahman pitrā tubhyaṃ samarpitā | jayantī nāmataścāhaṃ jayantāvarajā mune
Jayantī said: "I am Śakra's daughter, O brahmin, given over to you by (my) father. My name is Jayantī, and I am Jayanta's younger sister, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.44
सकामास्मि त्वयि विभो वाञ्छितं कुरु मेऽधुना । रंस्ये त्वया महाभाग धर्मतः प्रीतिपूर्वकम्
sakāmāsmi tvayi vibho vāñchitaṃ kuru me'dhunā | raṃsye tvayā mahābhāga dharmataḥ prītipūrvakam
I am in love with you, O mighty one; now fulfil my wish. I would take pleasure with you, greatly fortunate one, lawfully and with affection."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.45
शुक्र उवाच मया सह त्वं सुश्रोणि दशवर्षाणि भामिनि । सर्वैर्भूतैरदृश्या च रमस्वेह यदृच्छया
śukra uvāca mayā saha tvaṃ suśroṇi daśavarṣāṇi bhāmini | sarvairbhūtairadṛśyā ca ramasveha yadṛcchayā
Śukra said: "With me, fair-hipped, radiant lady, for ten years, unseen by all beings, take your pleasure here at (your) will."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.46
व्यास उवाच एवमुक्त्वा गृहं गत्वा जयन्त्याः पाणिमुद्वहन् । तया सहावसद्देव्या दशवर्षाणि भार्गवः
vyāsa uvāca evamuktvā gṛhaṃ gatvā jayantyāḥ pāṇimudvahan | tayā sahāvasaddevyā daśavarṣāṇi bhārgavaḥ
Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, he went (to her) home and took Jayantī's hand (in marriage); and the descendant of Bhṛgu dwelt with that lady for ten years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.47
अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां मायया संवृतः प्रभुः । दैत्यास्तमागतं श्रुत्वा कृतार्थं मन्त्रसंयुतम्
adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ māyayā saṃvṛtaḥ prabhuḥ | daityāstamāgataṃ śrutvā kṛtārthaṃ mantrasaṃyutam
Invisible to all beings, the lord (Śukra) was concealed by magic. The Daityas, hearing that he had come, his purpose accomplished and possessed of the spell,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.48
अभिजग्मुर्गृहे तस्य मुदितास्ते दिदृक्षवः । नापश्यन् रममाणं ते जयन्त्या सह संयुतम्
abhijagmurgṛhe tasya muditāste didṛkṣavaḥ | nāpaśyan ramamāṇaṃ te jayantyā saha saṃyutam
delighted and eager to see him, went to his house; but they did not see him, joined with Jayantī and taking his pleasure (with her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.49
तदा विमनसः सर्वे जाता भग्नोद्यमाश्च ते । चिन्तापरातिदीनाश्च वीक्षमाणाः पुनः पुनः
tadā vimanasaḥ sarve jātā bhagnodyamāśca te | cintāparātidīnāśca vīkṣamāṇāḥ punaḥ punaḥ
Then they all became dejected and their effort broken, and stricken with anxiety and utterly wretched, they looked about again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.50
अदृष्ट्वा तं तु संवृत्तं प्रतिजग्मुर्यथागतम् । स्वगृहान्दैत्यवर्यास्ते चिन्ताविष्टा भयातुराः
adṛṣṭvā taṃ tu saṃvṛttaṃ pratijagmuryathāgatam | svagṛhāndaityavaryāste cintāviṣṭā bhayāturāḥ
But not seeing him, though he was present there, they went back as they had come, those foremost Daityas, to their own houses, filled with anxiety and afflicted with fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.51
रममाणं तथा ज्ञात्वा शक्रः प्रोवाच तं गुरुम् । बृहस्पतिं महाभाग किं कर्तव्यमितः परम्
ramamāṇaṃ tathā jñātvā śakraḥ provāca taṃ gurum | bṛhaspatiṃ mahābhāga kiṃ kartavyamitaḥ param
Learning that he was thus taking his pleasure, Śakra said to his teacher Bṛhaspati: "O greatly fortunate one, what is to be done next?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.52
गच्छाद्य दानवान्ब्रह्मन्मायया त्वं प्रलोभय । अस्माकं कुरु कार्यं त्वं बुद्ध्या सञ्चिन्त्य मानद
gacchādya dānavānbrahmanmāyayā tvaṃ pralobhaya | asmākaṃ kuru kāryaṃ tvaṃ buddhyā sañcintya mānada
Go today, O brahmin, and lure the Dānavas by magic; accomplish our purpose, O giver of honour, having considered it with your intelligence."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.53
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं काव्यं रममाणं सुसंवृतम् । ज्ञात्वा तद्रूपमास्थाय दैत्यान्मति ययौ गुरुः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ kāvyaṃ ramamāṇaṃ susaṃvṛtam | jñātvā tadrūpamāsthāya daityānmati yayau guruḥ
Hearing that speech, and knowing that Kāvya (Śukra) was well concealed and taking his pleasure, the teacher assumed his form and went to the Daityas' opinion (i.e. to gain their trust).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 12.54
गत्वा तत्रातिभक्त्यासौ दानवान्समुपाह्वयत् । आगतास्तेऽसुराः सर्वे ददृशुः काव्यमग्रतः
gatvā tatrātibhaktyāsau dānavānsamupāhvayat | āgatāste'surāḥ sarve dadṛśuḥ kāvyamagrataḥ
Having gone there, he summoned the Dānavas with great devotion; and all those Asuras came and saw Kāvya before them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.55
प्रणम्य संस्थिताः सर्वे काव्यं मत्वातिमोहिताः । न विदुस्ते गुरोर्मायां काव्यरूपविभाविनीम्
praṇamya saṃsthitāḥ sarve kāvyaṃ matvātimohitāḥ | na viduste gurormāyāṃ kāvyarūpavibhāvinīm
They all bowed and stood there, taking him for Kāvya, wholly deluded; they did not know the teacher's magic that made him appear in Kāvya's form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.56
तानुवाच गुरुः काव्यरूपः प्रच्छन्नमायया । स्वागतं मम याज्यानां प्राप्तोऽहं वो हिताय वै
tānuvāca guruḥ kāvyarūpaḥ pracchannamāyayā | svāgataṃ mama yājyānāṃ prāpto'haṃ vo hitāya vai
The teacher, in Kāvya's form, hidden by magic, said to them: "Welcome to you, my clients for whom I sacrifice; I have indeed come for your benefit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.57
अहं वो बोधयिष्यामि विद्यां प्राप्ताममायया । तपसा तोषितः शम्भुर्युष्मत्कल्याणहेतवे
ahaṃ vo bodhayiṣyāmi vidyāṃ prāptāmamāyayā | tapasā toṣitaḥ śambhuryuṣmatkalyāṇahetave
I shall teach you the knowledge I obtained without deceit; Śambhu was pleased by my austerity, for the sake of your welfare."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.58
तच्छ्रुत्वा प्रीतमनसो जातास्ते दानवोत्तमाः । कृतकार्यं गुरुं मत्वा जहृषुस्ते विमोहिताः
tacchrutvā prītamanaso jātāste dānavottamāḥ | kṛtakāryaṃ guruṃ matvā jahṛṣuste vimohitāḥ
Hearing that, those best of Dānavas became glad at heart; thinking their teacher's task accomplished, they rejoiced, deluded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 12.59
प्रणेमुस्ते मुदा युक्ता निरातङ्का गतव्यथाः । देवेभ्यश्च भयं त्यक्त्वा तस्थुः सर्वे निरामयाः
praṇemuste mudā yuktā nirātaṅkā gatavyathāḥ | devebhyaśca bhayaṃ tyaktvā tasthuḥ sarve nirāmayāḥ
Filled with joy, they bowed to him, free of dread and rid of pain; and abandoning their fear of the gods, they all remained untroubled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition