Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 22
DB 4 22.1
देवदानवानामंशावतरणवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच किं कृतं पातकं तेन बालकेन पितामह । यज्जातमात्रो निहतस्तथा तेन दुरात्मना
devadānavānāmaṃśāvataraṇavarṇanam janamejaya uvāca kiṃ kṛtaṃ pātakaṃ tena bālakena pitāmaha | yajjātamātro nihatastathā tena durātmanā
Description of the descent of the portions of the gods and demons. Janamejaya said: What sin had that infant committed, grandfather, that it was slain by that evil-souled one the moment it was born?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.2
नारदोऽपि मुनिश्रेष्ठो ज्ञानवान्धर्मतत्परः । कथमेवंविधं पापं कृतवान्ब्रह्मवित्तमः
nārado'pi muniśreṣṭho jñānavāndharmatatparaḥ | kathamevaṃvidhaṃ pāpaṃ kṛtavānbrahmavittamaḥ
And Nārada too, best of sages, possessed of knowledge, devoted to dharma — how did he, the foremost knower of Brahman, commit such a sin?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.3
कर्ता कारयिता पापे तुल्यपापौ स्मृतौ बुधैः । स कथं प्रेरयामास मुनिः कंसं खलं तदा
kartā kārayitā pāpe tulyapāpau smṛtau budhaiḥ | sa kathaṃ prerayāmāsa muniḥ kaṃsaṃ khalaṃ tadā
The doer and the instigator in a sin are held by the wise to be equally sinful. How then did that sage at that time incite the wicked Kaṃsa?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.4
संशयोऽयं महान्मेऽत्र ब्रूहि सर्वं सविस्तरम् । येन कर्मविपाकेन बालको निधनं गतः
saṃśayo'yaṃ mahānme'tra brūhi sarvaṃ savistaram | yena karmavipākena bālako nidhanaṃ gataḥ
This is a great doubt of mine here; tell me everything in full detail — through the ripening of what karma did the infant meet its death?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.5
व्यास उवाच नारदः कौतुकप्रेक्षी सर्वदा कलहप्रियः । देवकार्यार्थमागत्य सर्वमेतच्चकार ह
vyāsa uvāca nāradaḥ kautukaprekṣī sarvadā kalahapriyaḥ | devakāryārthamāgatya sarvametaccakāra ha
Vyāsa said: Nārada is a watcher of curious spectacles, always fond of quarrels; having come for the sake of the gods' business, he indeed did all this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.6
न मिथ्याभाषणे बुद्धिर्मुनेस्तस्य कदाचन । सत्यवक्ता सुराणां स कर्तव्ये निरतः शुचिः
na mithyābhāṣaṇe buddhirmunestasya kadācana | satyavaktā surāṇāṃ sa kartavye nirataḥ śuciḥ
Never was that sage's mind bent on speaking falsehood; he is a speaker of truth, pure, intent on what must be done for the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.7
एवं षड् बालकास्तेन जाता जाता निपातिताः । षड् गर्भाः शापयोगेन सम्भूय मरणं गताः
evaṃ ṣaḍ bālakāstena jātā jātā nipātitāḥ | ṣaḍ garbhāḥ śāpayogena sambhūya maraṇaṃ gatāḥ
Thus six infants of his (Vasudeva's), as each was born, were struck down; the six embryos, through the working of a curse, came into being and met death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.8
शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि तेषां शापस्य कारणम् । स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे पुत्रा मरीचेः षण्महाबलाः
śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi teṣāṃ śāpasya kāraṇam | svāyambhuve'ntare putrā marīceḥ ṣaṇmahābalāḥ
Listen, O king, I shall tell the cause of their curse. In the Svāyambhuva (manvantara) there were six mighty sons of Marīci,
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DB 4 22.9
ऊर्णायां चैव भार्यायामासन्धर्मविचक्षणाः । ब्रह्माणं जहसुर्वीक्ष्य सुतां यभितुमुद्यतम्
ūrṇāyāṃ caiva bhāryāyāmāsandharmavicakṣaṇāḥ | brahmāṇaṃ jahasurvīkṣya sutāṃ yabhitumudyatam
(They were) born of (his) wife Ūrṇā, skilled in dharma; (yet) they laughed at Brahmā on seeing him ready to couple with (his own) daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.10
शशाप तांस्तदा ब्रह्मा दैत्ययोनिं विशन्त्वधः । कालनेमिसुता जातास्ते षड्गर्भा विशाम्पते
śaśāpa tāṃstadā brahmā daityayoniṃ viśantvadhaḥ | kālanemisutā jātāste ṣaḍgarbhā viśāmpate
Then Brahmā cursed them: "Enter the womb of the demons, below!" They were born as the sons of Kālanemi, the six embryos, O lord of the people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.11
अवतारे परे ते तु हिरण्यकशिपोः सुताः । जातास्ते ज्ञानसंयुक्ताः पूर्वशापभयान्नृप
avatāre pare te tu hiraṇyakaśipoḥ sutāḥ | jātāste jñānasaṃyuktāḥ pūrvaśāpabhayānnṛpa
But in another descent they (were born) as the sons of Hiraṇyakaśipu; they were born endowed with knowledge, out of fear of the earlier curse, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.12
तस्मिञ्जन्मनि शान्ताश्च तपश्चक्रुः समाहिताः । तेषां प्रीतोऽभवद् ब्रह्मा षड्गर्भाणां वरान्ददौ
tasmiñjanmani śāntāśca tapaścakruḥ samāhitāḥ | teṣāṃ prīto'bhavad brahmā ṣaḍgarbhāṇāṃ varāndadau
In that birth they were calm and, concentrated, performed austerities. Brahmā became pleased with them and gave boons to the six embryos.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.13
ब्रह्मोवाच शप्ता यूयं मया पूर्वं क्रोधयुक्तेन पुत्रकाः । तुष्टोऽस्मि वो महाभागा ब्रुवन्तु वाञ्छितं वरम्
brahmovāca śaptā yūyaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ krodhayuktena putrakāḥ | tuṣṭo'smi vo mahābhāgā bruvantu vāñchitaṃ varam
Brahmā said: You were cursed by me before, my sons, when I was filled with anger. I am pleased with you, O greatly fortunate ones; tell (me) the boon you desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.14
व्यास उवाच ते तु श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य ब्रह्मणः प्रीतमानसाः । ब्रह्माणमब्रुवन्कामं सर्वे कार्यार्थतत्पराः
vyāsa uvāca te tu śrutvā vacastasya brahmaṇaḥ prītamānasāḥ | brahmāṇamabruvankāmaṃ sarve kāryārthatatparāḥ
Vyāsa said: But they, hearing that speech of Brahmā, with delighted minds, all intent on the purpose of their aim, told Brahmā their wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.15
गर्भा ऊचुः पितामहाद्य तुष्टोऽसि देहि नो वाञ्छितं वरम् । अवध्या दैवतैः सर्वैर्मानवैश्च महोरगैः
garbhā ūcuḥ pitāmahādya tuṣṭo'si dehi no vāñchitaṃ varam | avadhyā daivataiḥ sarvairmānavaiśca mahoragaiḥ
The embryos said: Grandfather, since you are pleased today, grant us the boon we desire: (that we be) unslayable by all the gods, by men, and by the great serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.16
गन्धर्वसिद्धपतिभिर्वधो माभूत्पितामह । व्यास उवाच तानुवाच ततो ब्रह्मा सर्वमेतद्भविष्यति
gandharvasiddhapatibhirvadho mābhūtpitāmaha | vyāsa uvāca tānuvāca tato brahmā sarvametadbhaviṣyati
"Let there be no death (for us) at the hands of the gandharvas, the siddhas, or (their) lords, O grandfather." Vyāsa said: Then Brahmā said to them, "All this shall be so."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.17
गच्छन्तु वो महाभागाः सत्यमेव न संशयः । दत्त्वा वरं गतो ब्रह्मा मुदितास्ते तदाभवन्
gacchantu vo mahābhāgāḥ satyameva na saṃśayaḥ | dattvā varaṃ gato brahmā muditāste tadābhavan
"Go, O greatly fortunate ones; it is truly so, there is no doubt." Having given the boon Brahmā departed, and they were then delighted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.18
हिरण्यकशिपुः क्रुद्धस्तानुवाच कुरूद्वह । यस्माद्विहाय मां पुत्रास्तोषितो वै पितामहः
hiraṇyakaśipuḥ kruddhastānuvāca kurūdvaha | yasmādvihāya māṃ putrāstoṣito vai pitāmahaḥ
Hiraṇyakaśipu, angered, said to them, O scion of Kuru: "Since, passing me over, my sons, you have propitiated the Grandfather,
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DB 4 22.19
वरेण प्रार्थितोऽत्यर्थं बलवन्तो यतोऽभवन् । युष्माभिर्हापितः स्नेहस्ततो युष्मांस्त्यजाम्यहम्
vareṇa prārthito'tyarthaṃ balavanto yato'bhavan | yuṣmābhirhāpitaḥ snehastato yuṣmāṃstyajāmyaham
and since, being entreated with a boon, you became exceedingly strong — affection has been abandoned by you, therefore I abandon you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.20
यूयं व्रजन्तु पाताले षड्गर्भा विश्रुता भुवि । पाताले निद्रयाविष्टास्तिष्ठन्तु बहुवत्सरान्
yūyaṃ vrajantu pātāle ṣaḍgarbhā viśrutā bhuvi | pātāle nidrayāviṣṭāstiṣṭhantu bahuvatsarān
Go, you six embryos, famed on earth, to Pātāla; let (you) remain in Pātāla, overcome by sleep, for many years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.21
ततस्तु देवकीगर्भे वर्षे वर्षे पुनः पुनः । पिता वः कालनेमिस्तु तत्र कंसो भविष्यति
tatastu devakīgarbhe varṣe varṣe punaḥ punaḥ | pitā vaḥ kālanemistu tatra kaṃso bhaviṣyati
Then, in Devakī's womb, year after year again and again (you shall be born); and your father Kālanemi will there be Kaṃsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.22
स एव जातमात्रान्वो वधिष्यति सुदारुणः । व्यास उवाच एवं शप्तांस्तदा तेन गर्भे जातान्पुनः पुनः चतुर्थस्कन्धे देवदानवानामंशावतरणवर्णनं नाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः
sa eva jātamātrānvo vadhiṣyati sudāruṇaḥ | vyāsa uvāca evaṃ śaptāṃstadā tena garbhe jātānpunaḥ punaḥ caturthaskandhe devadānavānāmaṃśāvataraṇavarṇanaṃ nāma dvāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
He himself, most cruel, will kill you as soon as you are born." Vyāsa said: Thus cursed by him then, born in the womb again and again — (Here ends) the twenty-second chapter, called the description of the descent of the portions of the gods and demons, in the fourth book.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 22.23
जघान देवकीपुत्रान्षड्गर्भाञ्छापनोदितः । शेषांशः सप्तमस्तत्र देवकीगर्भसंस्थितः
jaghāna devakīputrānṣaḍgarbhāñchāpanoditaḥ | śeṣāṃśaḥ saptamastatra devakīgarbhasaṃsthitaḥ
Driven by the curse, he slew the sons of Devakī, the six embryos. The seventh there, a portion of Śeṣa, was established in Devakī's womb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.24
विस्रंसितश्च गर्भोऽसौ योगेन योगमायया । नीतश्च रोहिणीगर्भे कृत्वा संकर्षणं बलात्
visraṃsitaśca garbho'sau yogena yogamāyayā | nītaśca rohiṇīgarbhe kṛtvā saṃkarṣaṇaṃ balāt
And that embryo was made to slip away by Yogamāyā through (her) yogic power, and was carried by force into Rohiṇī's womb, being (thus) called Saṃkarṣaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.25
पतितः पञ्चमे मासि लोकख्यातिं गतस्तदा । कंसोऽपि ज्ञातवांस्तत्र देवकीगर्भपातनम्
patitaḥ pañcame māsi lokakhyātiṃ gatastadā | kaṃso'pi jñātavāṃstatra devakīgarbhapātanam
It fell in the fifth month and then came to be known among the people; and Kaṃsa too learned of the miscarriage of Devakī's embryo there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.26
मुदं प्राप स दुष्टात्मा श्रुत्वा वार्तां सुखावहाम् । अष्टमे देवकीगर्भे भगवान्सात्वतां पतिः
mudaṃ prāpa sa duṣṭātmā śrutvā vārtāṃ sukhāvahām | aṣṭame devakīgarbhe bhagavānsātvatāṃ patiḥ
That evil-souled one became joyful on hearing the news that brought (him) pleasure. In Devakī's eighth pregnancy the Lord, the master of the Sātvatas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.27
उवास देवकार्यार्थं भारावतरणाय च । राजोवाच वसुदेवः कश्यपांशः शेषांशश्च तदाभवत्
uvāsa devakāryārthaṃ bhārāvataraṇāya ca | rājovāca vasudevaḥ kaśyapāṃśaḥ śeṣāṃśaśca tadābhavat
dwelt (there) for the sake of the gods' task and to remove the burden (of the earth). The king said: Vasudeva was a portion of Kaśyapa, and there was then a portion of Śeṣa,
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DB 4 22.28
हरेरंशस्तथा प्रोक्तो भवता मुनिसत्तम । अन्ये च येंऽशा देवानां तत्र जातास्तु तान्वद
hareraṃśastathā prokto bhavatā munisattama | anye ca yeṃ'śā devānāṃ tatra jātāstu tānvada
and likewise a portion of Hari has been declared by you, O best of sages. And the other portions of the gods that were born there — tell of them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.29
व्यास उवाच सुराणामसुराणां च ये येंऽशा भुवि विश्रुताः
vyāsa uvāca surāṇāmasurāṇāṃ ca ye yeṃ'śā bhuvi viśrutāḥ
Vyāsa said: Those portions of the gods and of the demons which are renowned on earth —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.30
तानहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि संक्षेपेण शृणुष्व तान् । वसुदेवः कश्यपांशो देवकी च तथादितिः
tānahaṃ sampravakṣyāmi saṃkṣepeṇa śṛṇuṣva tān | vasudevaḥ kaśyapāṃśo devakī ca tathāditiḥ
those I shall declare; hear them in brief. Vasudeva is a portion of Kaśyapa, and Devakī likewise of Aditi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.31
बलदेवस्त्वनन्तांशो वर्तमानेषु तेषु च । योऽसौ धर्मसुतः श्रीमान्नारायण इति श्रुतः
baladevastvanantāṃśo vartamāneṣu teṣu ca | yo'sau dharmasutaḥ śrīmānnārāyaṇa iti śrutaḥ
Baladeva is a portion of Ananta. And among those (sages) who existed (of old), he who was the glorious son of Dharma known as Nārāyaṇa —
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DB 4 22.32
तस्यांशो वासुदेवस्तु विद्यमाने मुनौ तदा । नरस्तस्यानुजो यस्तु तस्यांशोऽर्जुन एव च
tasyāṃśo vāsudevastu vidyamāne munau tadā | narastasyānujo yastu tasyāṃśo'rjuna eva ca
his portion is Vāsudeva, that sage having then existed; and Nara, who was his younger brother — his portion is Arjuna.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.33
युधिष्ठिरस्तु धर्मांशो वाय्वंशो भीम इत्युत । अश्विन्यंशौ ततः प्रोक्तौ माद्रीपुत्रौ महाबलौ
yudhiṣṭhirastu dharmāṃśo vāyvaṃśo bhīma ityuta | aśvinyaṃśau tataḥ proktau mādrīputrau mahābalau
Yudhiṣṭhira is a portion of Dharma, and Bhīma a portion of Vāyu; the two mighty sons of Mādrī are declared to be portions of the Aśvins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.34
सूर्यांशः कर्ण आख्यातो धर्माशो विदुरः स्मृतः । द्रोणो बृहस्पतेरंशस्तत्सतस्तु शिवांशजः
sūryāṃśaḥ karṇa ākhyāto dharmāśo viduraḥ smṛtaḥ | droṇo bṛhaspateraṃśastatsatastu śivāṃśajaḥ
Karṇa is said to be a portion of the Sun; Vidura is held to be a portion of Dharma; Droṇa is a portion of Bṛhaspati, and his son is born of a portion of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.35
समुद्रः शन्तनुः प्रोक्तो गङ्गा भार्या मता बुधैः । देवकस्तु समाख्यातो गन्धर्वपतिरागमे
samudraḥ śantanuḥ prokto gaṅgā bhāryā matā budhaiḥ | devakastu samākhyāto gandharvapatirāgame
Śantanu is said to be the Ocean, and Gaṅgā is held by the wise to be his wife; and Devaka is declared, in tradition, to be a lord of the gandharvas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.36
वसुर्भीष्मो विराटस्तु मरुद्गण इति स्मृतः । अरिष्टस्य सुतो हंसो धृतराष्ट्रः प्रकीर्तितः
vasurbhīṣmo virāṭastu marudgaṇa iti smṛtaḥ | ariṣṭasya suto haṃso dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ prakīrtitaḥ
Bhīṣma is a Vasu, and Virāṭa is held to be one of the host of Maruts; Dhṛtarāṣṭra is proclaimed to be Haṃsa, the son of Ariṣṭa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.37
मरुद्गणः कृपः प्रोक्तः कृतवर्मा तथापरः । दुर्योधनः कलेरंशः शकुनिं विद्धि द्वापरम्
marudgaṇaḥ kṛpaḥ proktaḥ kṛtavarmā tathāparaḥ | duryodhanaḥ kaleraṃśaḥ śakuniṃ viddhi dvāparam
Kṛpa is said to be one of the Marut host, and Kṛtavarmā likewise another; Duryodhana is a portion of Kali — know Śakuni to be Dvāpara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.38
सोमपुत्रः सुवर्चाख्यः सोमप्ररुरुदाहृतः । पावकांशो धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी राक्षसस्तथा
somaputraḥ suvarcākhyaḥ somaprarurudāhṛtaḥ | pāvakāṃśo dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī rākṣasastathā
The son of Soma named Suvarcas is called Somapraru(?); Dhṛṣṭadyumna is a portion of Fire, and Śikhaṇḍī a rākṣasa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 22.39
सनत्कुमारस्यांशस्तु प्रद्युम्नः परिकीर्तितः । द्रुपदो वरुणस्यांशो द्रौपदी च रमांशजा
sanatkumārasyāṃśastu pradyumnaḥ parikīrtitaḥ | drupado varuṇasyāṃśo draupadī ca ramāṃśajā
Pradyumna is proclaimed to be a portion of Sanatkumāra; Drupada is a portion of Varuṇa, and Draupadī is born of a portion of Ramā (Lakṣmī).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.40
द्रौपदीतनयाः पञ्च विश्वेदेवांशजाः स्मृताः । कुन्तिः सिद्धिर्धृतिर्माद्री मतिर्गान्धारराजजा
draupadītanayāḥ pañca viśvedevāṃśajāḥ smṛtāḥ | kuntiḥ siddhirdhṛtirmādrī matirgāndhārarājajā
The five sons of Draupadī are held to be born of portions of the Viśvedevas; Kuntī is Siddhi, Mādrī is Dhṛti, and the daughter of the Gāndhāra king is Mati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.41
कृष्णपत्न्यस्तथा सर्वा देववाराङ्गनाः स्मृताः । राजानश्च तथा सर्वे असुराः शक्रनोदिताः
kṛṣṇapatnyastathā sarvā devavārāṅganāḥ smṛtāḥ | rājānaśca tathā sarve asurāḥ śakranoditāḥ
All the wives of Kṛṣṇa likewise are held to be celestial courtesans; and all the kings, likewise, were demons urged on by Śakra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.42
हिरण्यकशिपोरंशः शिशुपाल उदाहृतः । विप्रचित्तिर्जरासन्धः शल्यः प्रह्लाद इत्यपि
hiraṇyakaśiporaṃśaḥ śiśupāla udāhṛtaḥ | vipracittirjarāsandhaḥ śalyaḥ prahlāda ityapi
Śiśupāla is said to be a portion of Hiraṇyakaśipu; Jarāsandha was Vipracitti, and Śalya too was Prahlāda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.43
कालनेमिस्तथा कंसः केशी हयशिरास्तथा । अरिष्टो बलिपुत्रस्तु ककुद्मी गोकुले हतः
kālanemistathā kaṃsaḥ keśī hayaśirāstathā | ariṣṭo baliputrastu kakudmī gokule hataḥ
So too Kaṃsa was Kālanemi, and Keśin was Hayaśiras; Ariṣṭa was the son of Bali, and Kakudmin was slain in Gokula.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.44
अनुह्लादो धृष्टकेतुर्भगदत्तोऽथ बाष्कलः । लम्बः प्रलम्बः सञ्जातः खरोऽसौ धेनुकोऽभवत्
anuhlādo dhṛṣṭaketurbhagadatto'tha bāṣkalaḥ | lambaḥ pralambaḥ sañjātaḥ kharo'sau dhenuko'bhavat
Anuhlāda became Dhṛṣṭaketu, and Bhagadatta was Bāṣkala; Lamba was born as Pralamba, and that Khara became Dhenuka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.45
वाराहश्च किशोरश्च दैत्यौ परमदारुणौ । मल्लौ तावेव सञ्जातौ ख्यातौ चाणूरमुष्टिकौ
vārāhaśca kiśoraśca daityau paramadāruṇau | mallau tāveva sañjātau khyātau cāṇūramuṣṭikau
Vārāha and Kiśora, two exceedingly terrible daityas — those two were born as the wrestlers famed as Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.46
दितिपुत्रस्तथारिष्टो गजः कुवलयाभिधः । बलिपुत्री बकी ख्याता बकस्तदनुजः स्मृतः
ditiputrastathāriṣṭo gajaḥ kuvalayābhidhaḥ | baliputrī bakī khyātā bakastadanujaḥ smṛtaḥ
And Ariṣṭa, the son of Diti, was the elephant named Kuvalaya; Bakī is known as the daughter of Bali, and Baka is held to be her younger brother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.47
यमो रुद्रस्तथा कामः क्रोधश्चैव चतुर्थकः । तेषामंशैस्तु सञ्जातो द्रोणपुत्रो महाबलः
yamo rudrastathā kāmaḥ krodhaścaiva caturthakaḥ | teṣāmaṃśaistu sañjāto droṇaputro mahābalaḥ
Yama, Rudra, Kāma, and Krodha as the fourth: from portions of these was born the mighty son of Droṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.48
अंशावतरणे पूर्वं दैतेया राक्षसास्तथा । जाताः सर्वे सुरांशास्ते क्षितिभारावतारणे
aṃśāvataraṇe pūrvaṃ daiteyā rākṣasāstathā | jātāḥ sarve surāṃśāste kṣitibhārāvatāraṇe
In the earlier descent of portions the daiteyas and rākṣasas (were born); all those portions of the gods were born for the removal of the earth's burden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 22.49
एतेषां कथितं राजन्नंशावतरणं नृप । सुराणां चासुराणां च पुराणेषु प्रकीर्तितम्
eteṣāṃ kathitaṃ rājannaṃśāvataraṇaṃ nṛpa | surāṇāṃ cāsurāṇāṃ ca purāṇeṣu prakīrtitam
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 4 22.50
यदा ब्रह्मादयो देवाः प्रार्थनार्थं हरिं गताः । हरिणा च तदा दत्तौ केशौ खलु सितासितौ
yadā brahmādayo devāḥ prārthanārthaṃ hariṃ gatāḥ | hariṇā ca tadā dattau keśau khalu sitāsitau
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 4 22.51
श्यामवर्णस्ततः कृष्णः श्वेतः सङ्कर्षणस्तथा । भारावतारणार्थं तौ जातौ देवांशसम्भवौ
śyāmavarṇastataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śvetaḥ saṅkarṣaṇastathā | bhārāvatāraṇārthaṃ tau jātau devāṃśasambhavau
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 4 22.52
अंशावतरणं चैतच्छृणोति भक्तिभावतः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो मोदते स्वजनैर्वृतः
aṃśāvataraṇaṃ caitacchṛṇoti bhaktibhāvataḥ | sarvapāpavinirmukto modate svajanairvṛtaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber