Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 19
DB 4 19.1
देवान् प्रति देवीवाक्यवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वा भगवान्विष्णुः पुनराह प्रजापतिम् । यन्मायामोहितः सर्वस्तत्त्वं जानाति नो जनः
devān prati devīvākyavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca ityuktvā bhagavānviṣṇuḥ punarāha prajāpatim | yanmāyāmohitaḥ sarvastattvaṃ jānāti no janaḥ
The description of the Goddess's words to the gods. Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, the Lord Viṣṇu again said to the lord of creatures: "Deluded by whose Māyā, no person at all knows the truth —
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DB 4 19.2
वयं मायावृताः कामं न स्मरामो जगद्गुरुम् । परमं पुरुषं शान्तं सच्चिदानन्दमव्ययम्
vayaṃ māyāvṛtāḥ kāmaṃ na smarāmo jagadgurum | paramaṃ puruṣaṃ śāntaṃ saccidānandamavyayam
"— we, enveloped by Māyā, do not at all remember the teacher of the world, the supreme Person, tranquil, being-consciousness-bliss, imperishable."
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DB 4 19.3
अहं विष्णुरहं ब्रह्मा शिवोऽहमिति मोहिताः । न जानीमो वयं धातः परं वस्तु सनातनम्
ahaṃ viṣṇurahaṃ brahmā śivo'hamiti mohitāḥ | na jānīmo vayaṃ dhātaḥ paraṃ vastu sanātanam
"Deluded (we think) 'I am Viṣṇu,' 'I am Brahmā,' 'I am Śiva'; we do not know, O Creator, the supreme, eternal Reality."
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DB 4 19.4
यन्मायामोहितश्चाहं सदा वर्ते परात्मनः । परवान्दारुपाञ्चाली मायिकस्य यथा वशे
yanmāyāmohitaścāhaṃ sadā varte parātmanaḥ | paravāndārupāñcālī māyikasya yathā vaśe
"Deluded by the Māyā of that supreme Self, I always exist dependent on another, like a wooden puppet in the power of a conjurer."
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DB 4 19.5
भवतापि तथा दृष्टा विभूतिस्तस्य चाद्भुता । कल्पादौ भवयुक्तेन मयापि च सुधार्णवे
bhavatāpi tathā dṛṣṭā vibhūtistasya cādbhutā | kalpādau bhavayuktena mayāpi ca sudhārṇave
"By you too was seen that wondrous power of hers, and by me as well, joined with Bhava (Śiva), at the beginning of the kalpa, in the ocean of nectar,"
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DB 4 19.6
मणिद्वीपेऽथ मन्दारविटपे रासमण्डले । समाजे तत्र सा दृष्टा श्रुता न वचसापि च
maṇidvīpe'tha mandāraviṭape rāsamaṇḍale | samāje tatra sā dṛṣṭā śrutā na vacasāpi ca
"— on the Jewel Island, then under the mandāra tree, in the circle of the rāsa dance: there she was seen, such as is not (to be conveyed) even by speech, nor heard of."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 19.7
तस्मात्तां परमां शक्तिं स्मरन्त्वद्य सुराः शिवाम् । सर्वकामप्रदां मायामाद्यां शक्तिं परात्मनः
tasmāttāṃ paramāṃ śaktiṃ smarantvadya surāḥ śivām | sarvakāmapradāṃ māyāmādyāṃ śaktiṃ parātmanaḥ
"Therefore let the gods today remember that supreme Power, the auspicious one, the granter of all desires, Māyā, the primordial Power of the supreme Self."
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DB 4 19.8
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्ता हरिणा देवा ब्रह्माद्या भुवनेश्वरीम् । सस्मरुर्मनसा देवीं योगमायां सनातनीम्
vyāsa uvāca ityuktā hariṇā devā brahmādyā bhuvaneśvarīm | sasmarurmanasā devīṃ yogamāyāṃ sanātanīm
Vyāsa said: Thus addressed by Hari, the gods led by Brahmā remembered in their minds the Mistress of the world, the Goddess, the eternal Yogamāyā.
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DB 4 19.9
स्मृतमात्रा तदा देवी प्रत्यक्षं दर्शनं ददौ । पाशाङ्कुशवराभीतिधरा देवी जपारुणा । दृष्ट्वा प्रमुदिता देवास्तुष्टुवुस्तां सुदर्शनाम्
smṛtamātrā tadā devī pratyakṣaṃ darśanaṃ dadau | pāśāṅkuśavarābhītidharā devī japāruṇā | dṛṣṭvā pramuditā devāstuṣṭuvustāṃ sudarśanām
As soon as she was remembered, the Goddess granted a visible appearance — the Goddess bearing noose, goad, the boon-gesture and the fear-dispelling gesture, red as the japā flower. Seeing her, the gods, delighted, praised her, of fair aspect.
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DB 4 19.10
देवा ऊचुः ऊर्णनाभाद्यथा तन्तुर्विस्फुलिङ्गा विभावसोः । तथा जगद्यदेतस्या निर्गतं तां नता वयम्
devā ūcuḥ ūrṇanābhādyathā tanturvisphuliṅgā vibhāvasoḥ | tathā jagadyadetasyā nirgataṃ tāṃ natā vayam
The gods said: As the thread (comes) from the spider and sparks from the fire, so this world has issued from her — to her we are bowed.
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DB 4 19.11
यन्मायाशक्तिसंकॢप्तं जगत्सर्वं चराचरम् । तां चितं भुवनाधीशां स्मरामः करुणार्णवाम्
yanmāyāśaktisaṃkḷptaṃ jagatsarvaṃ carācaram | tāṃ citaṃ bhuvanādhīśāṃ smarāmaḥ karuṇārṇavām
By whose power of Māyā this whole world, moving and unmoving, is fashioned — her, consciousness, the ruler of the worlds, the ocean of compassion, we call to mind.
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DB 4 19.12
यदज्ञानाद्भवोत्पत्तिर्यज्ज्ञानाद्भवनाशनम् । संविद्रूपां च तां देवीं स्मरामः सा प्रचोदयात्
yadajñānādbhavotpattiryajjñānādbhavanāśanam | saṃvidrūpāṃ ca tāṃ devīṃ smarāmaḥ sā pracodayāt
From ignorance of whom arises becoming, from knowledge of whom becoming is destroyed — that Goddess, whose form is pure awareness, we call to mind; may she impel (us).
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DB 4 19.13
महालक्ष्यै च विद्महे सर्वशक्त्यै च धीमहि । तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात्
mahālakṣyai ca vidmahe sarvaśaktyai ca dhīmahi | tanno devī pracodayāt
And we know Mahālakṣmī, and we meditate on the All-Power: may that Goddess impel us.
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DB 4 19.14
मातर्नताः स्म भुवनार्तिहरे प्रसीद शन्तो विधेहि कुरु कार्यमिदं दयार्द्रे । भारं हरस्व विनिहत्य सुरारिवर्गं मह्या महेश्वरि सतां कुरु शं भवानि
mātarnatāḥ sma bhuvanārtihare prasīda śanto vidhehi kuru kāryamidaṃ dayārdre | bhāraṃ harasva vinihatya surārivargaṃ mahyā maheśvari satāṃ kuru śaṃ bhavāni
Mother, we are bowed down, O remover of the world's distress; be gracious; establish peace, do this task, O you moist with pity. Take away the burden by slaying the host of the gods' enemies; make well-being for the good of the earth, O great Mistress, Bhavānī.
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DB 4 19.15
यद्यम्बुजाक्षि दयसे न सुरान्कदाचित् किं ते क्षमा रणमुखेऽसिशरैः प्रहर्तुम् । एतत्त्वयैव गदितं ननु यक्षरूपं धृत्वा तृणं दह हुताश पदाभिलाषैः
yadyambujākṣi dayase na surānkadācit kiṃ te kṣamā raṇamukhe'siśaraiḥ prahartum | etattvayaiva gaditaṃ nanu yakṣarūpaṃ dhṛtvā tṛṇaṃ daha hutāśa padābhilāṣaiḥ
If, O lotus-eyed one, you never have compassion on the gods, how would you be able to strike in the front of battle with sword and arrows? Yet this was said by you yourself: taking on the form of a Yakṣa — "Burn this blade of grass, O Fire, with your longing for a place (of power)!"
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DB 4 19.16
कंसः कुजोऽथ यवनेन्द्रसुतश्च केशी बार्हद्रथो बकबकीखरशाल्वमुख्याः । येऽन्ये तथा नृपतयो भुवि सन्ति तांस्त्वं हत्वा हरस्व जगतो भरमाशु मातः
kaṃsaḥ kujo'tha yavanendrasutaśca keśī bārhadratho bakabakīkharaśālvamukhyāḥ | ye'nye tathā nṛpatayo bhuvi santi tāṃstvaṃ hatvā harasva jagato bharamāśu mātaḥ
Kaṃsa, Kuja, and the son of the Yavana king, and Keśin, the son of Bṛhadratha, with Baka, Bakī, Khara and Śālva foremost, and whatever other kings there are on earth — slay them and quickly take away the burden of the world, O Mother.
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DB 4 19.17
ये विष्णुना न निहताः किल शङ्करेण ये वा विगृह्य जलजाक्षि पुरन्दरेण । ते ते मुखं सुखकरं सुसमीक्षमाणाः ् संख्ये शरैर्विनिहता निजलीलया ते
ye viṣṇunā na nihatāḥ kila śaṅkareṇa ye vā vigṛhya jalajākṣi purandareṇa | te te mukhaṃ sukhakaraṃ susamīkṣamāṇāḥ saṃkhye śarairvinihatā nijalīlayā te
Those who were not slain by Viṣṇu, nor by Śaṅkara, nor, O lotus-eyed one, by Purandara in combat — they, gazing well upon your face that gives bliss, are slain in battle by your arrows, by your own play.
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DB 4 19.18
शक्तिं विना हरिहरप्रमुखाः सुराश्च ॥ नैवेश्वरा विचलितुं तव देवदेवि । किं धारणाविरहितः प्रभुरप्यनन्तो धर्तुं धराञ्च रजनीशकलावतंसे
śaktiṃ vinā hariharapramukhāḥ surāśca || naiveśvarā vicalituṃ tava devadevi | kiṃ dhāraṇāvirahitaḥ prabhurapyananto dhartuṃ dharāñca rajanīśakalāvataṃse
And without (your) power, Hari, Hara and the other foremost gods are not even able to stir, O goddess of gods. Could lord Ananta himself, if bereft of the power to hold, bear up the earth, O you whose crest-ornament is a sliver of the moon?
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DB 4 19.19
इन्द्र उवाच वाचा विना विधिरलं भवतीह विश्वं कर्तुं हरिः किमु रमारहितोऽथ पातुम् । संहर्तुमीश उमयोज्झित ईश्वरः किं ते ताभिरेव सहिताः प्रभवः प्रजेशाः चतुर्थस्कन्धे देवान् प्रति देवीवाक्यवर्णनं नामकोनविंशोऽध्यायः
indra uvāca vācā vinā vidhiralaṃ bhavatīha viśvaṃ kartuṃ hariḥ kimu ramārahito'tha pātum | saṃhartumīśa umayojjhita īśvaraḥ kiṃ te tābhireva sahitāḥ prabhavaḥ prajeśāḥ caturthaskandhe devān prati devīvākyavarṇanaṃ nāmakonaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Indra said: Is Brahmā competent to make the universe here without Speech? Or is Hari (able) to protect it, deprived of Ramā? Is Īśa, forsaken by Umā, able to destroy? Only when joined with those (goddesses) are they mighty, those lords of creatures. — In the fourth book, the nineteenth chapter, called the account of the Goddess's speech to the gods.
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DB 4 19.20
विष्णुरुवाच कर्तुं प्रभुर्न द्रुहिणो न कदाचनाहं नापीश्वरस्तव कलारहितस्त्रिलोक्याः । कर्तुं प्रभुत्वमनघेऽत्र तथा विहर्तुं त्वं वै समस्तविभवेश्वरि भासि नूनम्
viṣṇuruvāca kartuṃ prabhurna druhiṇo na kadācanāhaṃ nāpīśvarastava kalārahitastrilokyāḥ | kartuṃ prabhutvamanaghe'tra tathā vihartuṃ tvaṃ vai samastavibhaveśvari bhāsi nūnam
Viṣṇu said: Neither Brahmā, nor I at any time, nor Īśvara, is competent to make the three worlds, if deprived of a portion of you. The power to create here and likewise to disport, O faultless one — surely it is you that shine forth, O mistress of every majesty.
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DB 4 19.21
व्यास उवाच एवं स्तुता तदा देवी तानाह विबुधेश्वरान् । किं तत्कार्यं वदन्त्वद्य करोमि विगतज्वराः
vyāsa uvāca evaṃ stutā tadā devī tānāha vibudheśvarān | kiṃ tatkāryaṃ vadantvadya karomi vigatajvarāḥ
Vyāsa said: Thus praised, the Goddess then said to those lords of the gods: "Let them tell me now what the task is; I will do it — be free of your fever."
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DB 4 19.22
असाध्यमपि लोकेऽस्मिंस्तत्करोमि सुरेप्सितम् । शंसन्तु भवतां दुःखं धरायाश्च सुरोत्तमाः
asādhyamapi loke'smiṃstatkaromi surepsitam | śaṃsantu bhavatāṃ duḥkhaṃ dharāyāśca surottamāḥ
"Even what cannot be accomplished in this world, that I shall do, whatever the gods desire. Declare your own sorrow and the earth's, O best of gods."
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DB 4 19.23
देवा ऊचुः वसुधेयं भराक्रान्ता सम्प्राप्ता विबुधान्प्रति । रुदती वेपमाना च पीडिता दुष्टभूभुजैः
devā ūcuḥ vasudheyaṃ bharākrāntā samprāptā vibudhānprati | rudatī vepamānā ca pīḍitā duṣṭabhūbhujaiḥ
The gods said: This earth, oppressed by her burden, has come to the gods, weeping and trembling, tormented by wicked kings.
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DB 4 19.24
भारापहरणं चास्याः कर्तव्यं भुवनेश्वरि । देवानामीष्मित कार्यमेतदेवाधुना शिवे
bhārāpaharaṇaṃ cāsyāḥ kartavyaṃ bhuvaneśvari | devānāmīṣmita kāryametadevādhunā śive
"And the taking away of her burden must be done, O mistress of the world; this alone is now the gods' desired task, O auspicious one."
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DB 4 19.25
घातितस्तु पुरा मातस्त्वया महिषरूपभृत् । दानवोऽतिबलाक्रान्तस्तत्सहायाश्च कोटिशः
ghātitastu purā mātastvayā mahiṣarūpabhṛt | dānavo'tibalākrāntastatsahāyāśca koṭiśaḥ
"Formerly, O Mother, the demon who bore the form of a buffalo, overpowering in his great strength, was slain by you, and his helpers by the ten millions."
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DB 4 19.26
तथा शुम्भो निशुम्भश्च रक्तबीजस्तथापरः । चण्डमुण्डौ महावीर्यौ तथैव धूम्रलोचनः
tathā śumbho niśumbhaśca raktabījastathāparaḥ | caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāvīryau tathaiva dhūmralocanaḥ
"So too Śumbha and Niśumbha, and the other one, Raktabīja, and Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa of great valour, and likewise Dhūmralocana,"
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DB 4 19.27
दुर्मुखो दुःसहश्चैव करालश्चाति वीर्यवान् । अन्ये च बहवः क्रूरास्त्वयैव च निपातिताः
durmukho duḥsahaścaiva karālaścāti vīryavān | anye ca bahavaḥ krūrāstvayaiva ca nipātitāḥ
"Durmukha, and Duḥsaha, and Karāla of exceeding valour, and many other cruel ones were struck down by you alone."
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DB 4 19.28
तथैव च सुरारींश्च जहि सर्वान्महीश्वरान् । (भारं हर धरायाश्च दुर्धरं दुष्टभूभुजाम् ।) ॥ व्यास उवाच इत्युक्ता सा तदा देवी देवानाहाम्बिका शिवा
tathaiva ca surārīṃśca jahi sarvānmahīśvarān | (bhāraṃ hara dharāyāśca durdharaṃ duṣṭabhūbhujām |) || vyāsa uvāca ityuktā sā tadā devī devānāhāmbikā śivā
"Just so, slay the enemies of the gods, all the lords of the earth; (and take away the earth's burden, hard to bear, of the wicked kings.)" Vyāsa said: Thus addressed, the Goddess Ambikā, the auspicious one, then said to the gods,
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DB 4 19.29
सम्प्रहस्यासितापाङ्गी मेघगम्भीरया गिरा । श्रीदेव्युवाच मयेदं चिन्तितं पूर्वमंशावतरणं सुराः
samprahasyāsitāpāṅgī meghagambhīrayā girā | śrīdevyuvāca mayedaṃ cintitaṃ pūrvamaṃśāvataraṇaṃ surāḥ
laughing outright, she of the dark eye-corners, in a voice deep as a cloud's. The Blessed Goddess said: This descent by portions was already considered by me before, O gods,
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DB 4 19.30
भारावतरणं चैव यथा स्याद्दुष्टभूभुजाम् । मया सर्वे निहन्तव्या दैत्येशा ये महीभुजः
bhārāvataraṇaṃ caiva yathā syādduṣṭabhūbhujām | mayā sarve nihantavyā daityeśā ye mahībhujaḥ
"and likewise how the taking away of the burden of wicked kings might come about. All are to be slain by me — those lords of demons who are (now) kings of the earth."
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DB 4 19.31
मागधाद्या महाभागाः स्वशक्त्या मन्दतेजसः । भवद्भिरपि स्वैरंशैरवतीर्य धरातले
māgadhādyā mahābhāgāḥ svaśaktyā mandatejasaḥ | bhavadbhirapi svairaṃśairavatīrya dharātale
"Those beginning with the king of Magadha, greatly fortunate, are of feeble energy by their own strength; you too, having descended to the surface of the earth with your own portions,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 19.32
मच्छक्तियुक्तैः कर्तव्यं भारावतरणं सुराः । कश्यपो भार्यया सार्धं दिविजानां प्रजापतिः
macchaktiyuktaiḥ kartavyaṃ bhārāvataraṇaṃ surāḥ | kaśyapo bhāryayā sārdhaṃ divijānāṃ prajāpatiḥ
"joined with my power, must accomplish the taking away of the burden, O gods. Kaśyapa, the lord of creatures of the heaven-born, together with his wife,"
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DB 4 19.33
यादवानां कुले पूर्वं भविताऽऽनकदुन्दुभिः । तथैव भृगुशापाद्वै भगवान्विष्णुरव्ययः
yādavānāṃ kule pūrvaṃ bhavitā''nakadundubhiḥ | tathaiva bhṛguśāpādvai bhagavānviṣṇuravyayaḥ
"shall first be born in the lineage of the Yādavas as Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva); and likewise, through Bhṛgu's curse, the imperishable lord Viṣṇu"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.34
अंशेन भविता तत्र वसुदेवसुतो हरिः । तदाहं प्रभविष्यामि यशोदायां च गोकुले
aṃśena bhavitā tatra vasudevasuto hariḥ | tadāhaṃ prabhaviṣyāmi yaśodāyāṃ ca gokule
"shall become there, by a portion, Hari the son of Vasudeva. Then I too shall come forth in Yaśodā, in Gokula,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.35
कार्यं सर्वं करिष्यामि सुराणां सुरसत्तमाः । कारागारे गतं विष्णुं प्रापयिष्यामि गोकुले
kāryaṃ sarvaṃ kariṣyāmi surāṇāṃ surasattamāḥ | kārāgāre gataṃ viṣṇuṃ prāpayiṣyāmi gokule
"and I shall accomplish the whole task of the gods, O best of gods. Viṣṇu, who has gone into the prison, I shall convey to Gokula,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.36
शेषं च देवकीगर्भात्प्रापयिष्यामि रोहिणीम् । मच्छक्त्योपचितौ तौ च कर्तारौ दुष्टसंक्षयम्
śeṣaṃ ca devakīgarbhātprāpayiṣyāmi rohiṇīm | macchaktyopacitau tau ca kartārau duṣṭasaṃkṣayam
"and Śeṣa I shall convey from Devakī's womb to Rohiṇī; and those two, strengthened by my power, shall be the doers of the utter destruction of the wicked,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.37
दुष्टानां भूभुजां कामं द्वापरान्ते सुनिश्चितम् । इन्द्रांशोऽप्यर्जुनः साक्षात्करिष्यति बलक्षयम्
duṣṭānāṃ bhūbhujāṃ kāmaṃ dvāparānte suniścitam | indrāṃśo'pyarjunaḥ sākṣātkariṣyati balakṣayam
"of the wicked kings, at will, quite certainly at the end of the Dvāpara age. And Arjuna too, a portion of Indra, will himself bring about the destruction of (their) forces."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.38
धर्मांशोऽपि महाराजो भविष्यति युधिष्ठिरः । वाय्वंशो भीमसेनश्चाश्विन्यंशौ च यमावपि
dharmāṃśo'pi mahārājo bhaviṣyati yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | vāyvaṃśo bhīmasenaścāśvinyaṃśau ca yamāvapi
Yudhiṣṭhira too, a portion of Dharma, will become a great king; Bhīmasena a portion of Vāyu, and the twins portions of the two Aśvins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.39
वसोरंशोऽथ गाङ्गेयः करिष्यति बलक्षयम् । व्रजन्तु च भवन्तोऽद्य धरा भवतु सुस्थिरा
vasoraṃśo'tha gāṅgeyaḥ kariṣyati balakṣayam | vrajantu ca bhavanto'dya dharā bhavatu susthirā
And Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma), a portion of a Vasu, will bring about the destruction of armies. Go now, sirs, and let the Earth be firmly steady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.40
भारावतरणं नूनं करिष्यामि सुरोत्तमाः । कृत्वा निमित्तमात्रांस्तान्स्वशक्त्याहं न संशयः
bhārāvataraṇaṃ nūnaṃ kariṣyāmi surottamāḥ | kṛtvā nimittamātrāṃstānsvaśaktyāhaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
I shall surely accomplish the removal of the burden, O best of the gods; making them mere occasions (instruments), I (shall do it) by my own power — of that there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.41
कुरुक्षेत्रे करिष्यामि क्षत्त्रियाणां च संक्षयम् । असूयेर्ष्या मतिस्तृष्णा ममताभिमता स्पृहा
kurukṣetre kariṣyāmi kṣattriyāṇāṃ ca saṃkṣayam | asūyerṣyā matistṛṣṇā mamatābhimatā spṛhā
And at Kurukṣetra I shall bring about the annihilation of the kṣatriyas. Spite, envy, (self-)regard, craving, possessiveness, conceit, longing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.42
जिगीषा मदनो मोहो दोषैर्नक्ष्यन्ति यादवाः । ब्राह्मणस्य च शापेन वंशनाशो भविष्यति
jigīṣā madano moho doṣairnakṣyanti yādavāḥ | brāhmaṇasya ca śāpena vaṃśanāśo bhaviṣyati
the will to conquer, lust, delusion — by (these) faults the Yādavas will perish, and by a brāhmaṇa's curse the destruction of the lineage will come about.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.43
भगवानपि शापेन त्यक्ष्यत्येतत्कलेवरम् । भवन्तोऽपि निजाङ्गैश्च सहायाः शार्ङ्गधन्वनः
bhagavānapi śāpena tyakṣyatyetatkalevaram | bhavanto'pi nijāṅgaiśca sahāyāḥ śārṅgadhanvanaḥ
The Lord too, by a curse, will lay aside this body. You also, with your own portions, as helpers of the wielder of the Śārṅga bow,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.44
प्रभवन्तु सनारीका मथुरायां च गोकुले । व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे देवी योगमाया परात्मनः
prabhavantu sanārīkā mathurāyāṃ ca gokule | vyāsa uvāca ityuktvāntardadhe devī yogamāyā parātmanaḥ
come into being together with your wives in Mathurā and in Gokula. Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, the goddess Yogamāyā of the Supreme Self vanished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.45
सधरा वै सुराः सर्वे जग्मुः स्वान्यालयानि च । धरापि सुस्थिरा जाता तस्या वाक्येन तोषिता
sadharā vai surāḥ sarve jagmuḥ svānyālayāni ca | dharāpi susthirā jātā tasyā vākyena toṣitā
All the gods, together with the Earth, went to their own dwellings; and the Earth too became firmly steady, gratified by her words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 19.46
ओषधीवीरुधोपेता बभूव जनमेजय । प्रजाश्च सुखिनो जाता द्विजाश्चापुर्महोदयम् । सन्तुष्टा मुनयः सर्वे बभूबुर्धर्मतत्पराः
oṣadhīvīrudhopetā babhūva janamejaya | prajāśca sukhino jātā dvijāścāpurmahodayam | santuṣṭā munayaḥ sarve babhūburdharmatatparāḥ
She became furnished with herbs and creeping plants, O Janamejaya; the people became happy and the twice-born attained great prosperity; all the sages were contented and became intent upon dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition