Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 25
DB 4 25.1
पराशक्तेः सर्वज्ञत्वकथनम् राजोवाच सन्देहो मे मुनिश्रेष्ठ जायते वचनात्तव । वैष्णवांशे भगवति दुःखोत्पत्तिं विलोक्य च
parāśakteḥ sarvajñatvakathanam rājovāca sandeho me muniśreṣṭha jāyate vacanāttava | vaiṣṇavāṃśe bhagavati duḥkhotpattiṃ vilokya ca
An account of the omniscience of the Supreme Power. The king said: A doubt arises in me, best of sages, from your words, seeing the arising of sorrow in a portion of Viṣṇu, the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.2
नारायणांशसम्भूतो वासुदेवः प्रतापवान् । कथं स सूतिकागाराद्धृतो बालो हरेरपि
nārāyaṇāṃśasambhūto vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān | kathaṃ sa sūtikāgārāddhṛto bālo harerapi
(How was it that) the mighty Vāsudeva, born from a portion of Nārāyaṇa — how was that child carried off from the birth-chamber, and of Hari at that?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.3
सुगुप्तनगरे रम्ये गुप्तेऽथ सूतिकागृहे । प्रविश्य तेन दैत्येन गृहीतोऽसौ कथं शिशुः
suguptanagare ramye gupte'tha sūtikāgṛhe | praviśya tena daityena gṛhīto'sau kathaṃ śiśuḥ
How was that infant seized by that demon, who entered into the pleasant, well-guarded city and into the guarded birth-chamber?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.4
न ज्ञातो वासुदेवेन चित्रमेतन्ममाद्भुतम् । जायते महदाश्चर्यं चित्ते सत्यवतीसुत
na jñāto vāsudevena citrametanmamādbhutam | jāyate mahadāścaryaṃ citte satyavatīsuta
And it was not known by Vāsudeva — this is astonishing to me, a marvel; great wonder arises in my mind, O son of Satyavatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.5
ब्रूहि तत्कारणं ब्रह्मन्न ज्ञातं केशवेन यत् । हरणं तत्रसंस्थेन शिशोर्वा सूतिकागृहात्
brūhi tatkāraṇaṃ brahmanna jñātaṃ keśavena yat | haraṇaṃ tatrasaṃsthena śiśorvā sūtikāgṛhāt
Tell (me) the reason for that, O brahmin — that it was not known by Keśava, though he was present there, the carrying off of the child from the birth-chamber.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.6
व्यास उवाच माया बलवती राजन्नराणां बुद्धिमोहिनी । शाम्भवी विश्रुता लोके को वा मोहं न गच्छति
vyāsa uvāca māyā balavatī rājannarāṇāṃ buddhimohinī | śāmbhavī viśrutā loke ko vā mohaṃ na gacchati
Vyāsa said: Māyā is powerful, O king, deluding the minds of men; she is known in the world as Śāmbhavī (belonging to Śiva); who indeed does not fall into delusion?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.7
मानुषं जन्म सम्प्राप्य गुणाः सर्वेऽपि मानुषाः । भवन्ति देहजा कामं न देवा नासुरास्तदा
mānuṣaṃ janma samprāpya guṇāḥ sarve'pi mānuṣāḥ | bhavanti dehajā kāmaṃ na devā nāsurāstadā
Having obtained human birth, all the qualities too are human; they arise from the body, indeed — then (they are) not divine, nor demonic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.8
क्षुत्तृण्निद्रा भयं तन्द्रा व्यामोहः शोकसंशयः । हर्षश्चैवाभिमानश्च जरामरणमेव च
kṣuttṛṇnidrā bhayaṃ tandrā vyāmohaḥ śokasaṃśayaḥ | harṣaścaivābhimānaśca jarāmaraṇameva ca
Hunger, thirst, sleep, fear, torpor, bewilderment, sorrow, doubt, and joy, and pride, and old age and death as well,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.9
अज्ञानं ग्लानिरप्रीतिरीर्ष्यासूया मदः श्रमः । एते देहभवा भावाः प्रभवन्ति नराधिप
ajñānaṃ glāniraprītirīrṣyāsūyā madaḥ śramaḥ | ete dehabhavā bhāvāḥ prabhavanti narādhipa
ignorance, weariness, displeasure, envy, spite, intoxication, fatigue — these states arising from the body come into being, O ruler of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.10
यथा हेममृगं रामो न बुबोध पुरोगतम् । जानक्या हरणञ्चैव जटायुमरणं तथा
yathā hemamṛgaṃ rāmo na bubodha purogatam | jānakyā haraṇañcaiva jaṭāyumaraṇaṃ tathā
Just as Rāma did not recognise the golden deer standing before him, and likewise the abduction of Jānakī and the death of Jaṭāyu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.11
अभिषेकदिने रामो वनवासं न वेद च । तथा न ज्ञातवान् रामः स्वशोकान्मरणं पितुः
abhiṣekadine rāmo vanavāsaṃ na veda ca | tathā na jñātavān rāmaḥ svaśokānmaraṇaṃ pituḥ
and on the day of the consecration Rāma did not know (that) exile in the forest (was coming); so too Rāma did not know, because of his own grief, of his father's death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.12
अज्ञवद्विचचारासौ पश्यमानो वने वने । जानकीं न विवेदाथ रावणेन हृतां बलात्
ajñavadvicacārāsau paśyamāno vane vane | jānakīṃ na vivedātha rāvaṇena hṛtāṃ balāt
He wandered like one ignorant, searching in forest after forest; nor did he know then that Jānakī had been carried off by force by Rāvaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.13
सहायान् वानरान्कृत्वा हत्वा शक्रसुतं बलात् । सागरे सेतुबन्धञ्च कृत्वोत्तीर्य सरित्पतिम्
sahāyān vānarānkṛtvā hatvā śakrasutaṃ balāt | sāgare setubandhañca kṛtvottīrya saritpatim
Having made the monkeys his allies, having slain Śakra's son by force, and having built a bridge over the ocean and crossed the lord of rivers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.14
प्रेषयामास सर्वासु दिक्षु तान्कपिकुञ्जरान् । संग्रामं कृतवान्घोरं दुःखं प्राप रणाजिरे
preṣayāmāsa sarvāsu dikṣu tānkapikuñjarān | saṃgrāmaṃ kṛtavānghoraṃ duḥkhaṃ prāpa raṇājire
he sent those monkey-chiefs in all directions; he waged a terrible battle and met with suffering on the field of war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.15
बन्धनं नागपाशेन प्राप रामो महाबलः । गरुडान्मोक्षणं पश्चादन्वभूद्रघुनन्दनः
bandhanaṃ nāgapāśena prāpa rāmo mahābalaḥ | garuḍānmokṣaṇaṃ paścādanvabhūdraghunandanaḥ
Rāma of great strength met with bondage by the serpent-noose; afterwards the delight of the Raghus experienced release by Garuḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.16
अहनद्रावणं संख्ये कुम्भकर्णं महाबलम् । मेघनादं निकुम्भञ्च कुपितो रघुनन्दनः
ahanadrāvaṇaṃ saṃkhye kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam | meghanādaṃ nikumbhañca kupito raghunandanaḥ
The delight of the Raghus, enraged, slew Rāvaṇa in battle, and Kumbhakarṇa of great strength, and Meghanāda and Nikumbha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.17
अदूष्यत्वञ्च जानक्या न विवेद जनार्दनः । दिव्यञ्च कारयामास ज्वलितेऽग्नौ प्रवेशनम्
adūṣyatvañca jānakyā na viveda janārdanaḥ | divyañca kārayāmāsa jvalite'gnau praveśanam
And Janārdana did not know Jānakī's blamelessness, and he had (her) undergo an ordeal, an entering into blazing fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.18
लोकापवादाच्च परं ततस्तत्याज तां प्रियाम् । अदूष्यां दूषितां मत्वा सीतां दशरथात्मजः
lokāpavādācca paraṃ tatastatyāja tāṃ priyām | adūṣyāṃ dūṣitāṃ matvā sītāṃ daśarathātmajaḥ
And afterwards, because of the people's reproach, the son of Daśaratha abandoned that beloved one, thinking Sītā, who was blameless, to be defiled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.19
न ज्ञातौ स्वसुतौ तेन रामेण च कुशीलवौ । मुनिना कथितौ तौ तु तस्य पुत्रौ महाबलौ
na jñātau svasutau tena rāmeṇa ca kuśīlavau | muninā kathitau tau tu tasya putrau mahābalau
And by that Rāma his own two sons, Kuśa and Lava, were not recognised; but they were declared by the sage to be his sons, of great strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.20
पातालगमनं चैव जानक्या ज्ञातवान्न च । राघवः कोपसंयुक्तो भ्रातरं हन्तुमुद्यतः
pātālagamanaṃ caiva jānakyā jñātavānna ca | rāghavaḥ kopasaṃyukto bhrātaraṃ hantumudyataḥ
And he did not know of Jānakī's going to the netherworld; Rāghava, filled with anger, was ready to kill his brother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.21
कालस्यागमनञ्चैव न विवेद खरान्तकः । मानुषं देहमाश्रित्य चक्रे मानुषचेष्टितम्
kālasyāgamanañcaiva na viveda kharāntakaḥ | mānuṣaṃ dehamāśritya cakre mānuṣaceṣṭitam
And the slayer of Khara did not know of the coming of Death (or: of his time); having taken on a human body, he performed human behaviour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.22
तथैव मानुषान्भावान्नात्र कार्या विचारणा । पूर्वं कंसभयात्प्राप्तो गोकुले यदुनन्दनः
tathaiva mānuṣānbhāvānnātra kāryā vicāraṇā | pūrvaṃ kaṃsabhayātprāpto gokule yadunandanaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 4 25.23
जरासन्धभयात्पश्चाद् द्वारवत्यां गतो हरिः । अधर्मं कृतवान्कृष्णो रुक्मिण्या हरणञ्च यत्
jarāsandhabhayātpaścād dvāravatyāṃ gato hariḥ | adharmaṃ kṛtavānkṛṣṇo rukmiṇyā haraṇañca yat
Later, out of fear of Jarāsandha, Hari went to Dvāravatī. And that abduction of Rukmiṇī — (in that) Kṛṣṇa committed an unrighteous act,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.24
शिशुपालवृतायाश्च जानन्धर्मं सनातनम् । शुशोच बालकं कृष्णः शम्बरेण हृतं बलात्
śiśupālavṛtāyāśca jānandharmaṃ sanātanam | śuśoca bālakaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ śambareṇa hṛtaṃ balāt
— and (the carrying off) of her who was betrothed to Śiśupāla, though he knew the eternal dharma. Kṛṣṇa grieved for his little son, who had been carried away by force by Śambara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 25.25
मुमोद जानन्पुत्रं तं हर्षशोकयुतस्ततः । सत्यभामाज्ञया यत्तु युयुधे स्वर्गतः किल चतुर्थस्कन्धे पराशक्तेः सर्वज्ञत्वकथनं नाम पञ्चविंशोऽध्यायः
mumoda jānanputraṃ taṃ harṣaśokayutastataḥ | satyabhāmājñayā yattu yuyudhe svargataḥ kila caturthaskandhe parāśakteḥ sarvajñatvakathanaṃ nāma pañcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 4 25.26
इन्द्रेण पादपार्थं तु स्त्रीजितत्वं प्रकाशयन् । जहार कल्पवृक्षं यः पराभूय शतक्रतुम्
indreṇa pādapārthaṃ tu strījitatvaṃ prakāśayan | jahāra kalpavṛkṣaṃ yaḥ parābhūya śatakratum
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 4 25.27
मानिनीमानरक्षार्थं हरिश्चित्रधरः प्रभुः । बद्ध्वा वृक्षे हरिं सत्या नारदाय ददौ पतिम्
māninīmānarakṣārthaṃ hariścitradharaḥ prabhuḥ | baddhvā vṛkṣe hariṃ satyā nāradāya dadau patim
To guard the pride of the proud woman, Hari, the lord who assumes wondrous (roles) — Satyā, having bound Hari to a tree, gave (her) husband to Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 25.28
दत्त्वाथ कानकं कृष्णं मोचयामास भामिनी । दृष्ट्वा पुत्रान्पुरुगुणान्प्रद्युम्नप्रमुखानथ
dattvātha kānakaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ mocayāmāsa bhāminī | dṛṣṭvā putrānpuruguṇānpradyumnapramukhānatha
Then, having given (in exchange) a golden Kṛṣṇa, the lady had (Kṛṣṇa) released. Then, seeing (her) sons of many virtues, headed by Pradyumna —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.29
कृष्णं जाम्बवती दीना ययाचे सन्ततिं शुभाम् । स ययौ पर्वतं कृष्णस्तपस्याकृतनिश्चयः
kṛṣṇaṃ jāmbavatī dīnā yayāce santatiṃ śubhām | sa yayau parvataṃ kṛṣṇastapasyākṛtaniścayaḥ
Jāmbavatī, distressed, begged Kṛṣṇa for good offspring; and Kṛṣṇa, having resolved upon ascetic practice, went to the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.30
उपमन्युर्मुनिर्यत्र शिवभक्तः परन्तपः । उपमन्युं गुरु कृत्वा दीक्षां पाशुपतो हरिः
upamanyurmuniryatra śivabhaktaḥ parantapaḥ | upamanyuṃ guru kṛtvā dīkṣāṃ pāśupato hariḥ
There (dwelt) the sage Upamanyu, a devotee of Śiva, a scorcher of foes. Having made Upamanyu his guru, Hari, (becoming) a Pāśupata, took the initiation —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.31
जग्राह पुत्रकामस्तु मुण्डी दण्डी बभूव ह । उग्रं तत्र तपस्तेपे मासमेकं फलाशनः
jagrāha putrakāmastu muṇḍī daṇḍī babhūva ha | ugraṃ tatra tapastepe māsamekaṃ phalāśanaḥ
Desiring a son, (Hari) received (it); he became shaven-headed and staff-bearing. There he performed fierce austerity for one month, eating (only) fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.32
जजाप शिवमन्त्रं तु शिवध्यानपरो हरिः । द्वितीये तु जलाहारस्तिष्ठन्नेकपदा हरिः
jajāpa śivamantraṃ tu śivadhyānaparo hariḥ | dvitīye tu jalāhārastiṣṭhannekapadā hariḥ
And Hari recited the Śiva-mantra, intent on meditation on Śiva; in the second (month) Hari, living on water, stood on one foot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.33
तृतीये वायुभक्षस्तु पादाङ्गुष्ठाग्रसंस्थितः । षष्ठे तु भगवान् रुद्रः प्रसन्नो भक्तिभावतः
tṛtīye vāyubhakṣastu pādāṅguṣṭhāgrasaṃsthitaḥ | ṣaṣṭhe tu bhagavān rudraḥ prasanno bhaktibhāvataḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 4 25.34
दर्शनञ्च ददौ तत्र सोमः सोमकलाधरः । आजगाम वृषारूढः सुरैरिन्द्रादिभिर्वृतः
darśanañca dadau tatra somaḥ somakalādharaḥ | ājagāma vṛṣārūḍhaḥ surairindrādibhirvṛtaḥ
And there he granted (a) vision — Soma, who wears the moon's crescent; mounted on the bull he came, surrounded by the gods led by Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.35
ब्रह्मविष्णुयुतः साक्षाद्यक्षगन्धर्वसेवितः । सम्बोधयन्वासुदेवं शङ्करस्तमुवाच ह
brahmaviṣṇuyutaḥ sākṣādyakṣagandharvasevitaḥ | sambodhayanvāsudevaṃ śaṅkarastamuvāca ha
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 4 25.36
तुष्टोऽस्मि कृष्ण तपसा तवोग्रेण महामते । ददामि वाच्छितान्कामान्ब्रूहि यादवनन्दन
tuṣṭo'smi kṛṣṇa tapasā tavogreṇa mahāmate | dadāmi vācchitānkāmānbrūhi yādavanandana
"I am pleased, Krishna, by your fierce austerity, O great-minded one; I grant the desires you have wished for — speak, O delight of the Yadavas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.37
मयि दृष्टे कामपूरे कामशेषो न सम्भवेत् । व्यास उवाच तं दृष्ट्वा शङ्करं तुष्टं भगवान्देवकीसुतः
mayi dṛṣṭe kāmapūre kāmaśeṣo na sambhavet | vyāsa uvāca taṃ dṛṣṭvā śaṅkaraṃ tuṣṭaṃ bhagavāndevakīsutaḥ
"When I, the fulfiller of desires, have been seen, no residue of desire should remain." Vyāsa said: Seeing that Śaṅkara so pleased, the Lord, the son of Devakī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.38
पपात पादयोस्तस्य दण्डवत्प्रेमसंयुतः । स्तुतिं चकार देवेशो मेघगम्भीरया गिरा
papāta pādayostasya daṇḍavatpremasaṃyutaḥ | stutiṃ cakāra deveśo meghagambhīrayā girā
He fell at his feet like a staff, filled with love; and the lord of the gods made praise (of him) with a voice deep as a thundercloud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.39
स्थितस्तु पुरतः शम्भोर्वासुदेवः सनातनः । श्रीकृष्ण उवाच देवदेव जगन्ताथ सर्वभूतार्तिनाशन
sthitastu purataḥ śambhorvāsudevaḥ sanātanaḥ | śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca devadeva jagantātha sarvabhūtārtināśana
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 4 25.40
विश्वयोने सुरारिघ्न नमस्त्रैलोक्यकारक । नीलकण्ठ नमस्तुभ्यं शूलिने ते नमो नमः
viśvayone surārighna namastrailokyakāraka | nīlakaṇṭha namastubhyaṃ śūline te namo namaḥ
"O womb of the universe, slayer of the gods' foes, homage (to you), maker of the three worlds! Homage to you, Blue-throated One; homage, homage to you who bear the trident!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.41
शैलजावल्लभायाश्च यज्ञघ्नाय नमोऽस्तु ते । धन्योऽहं कृतकृत्योऽहं दर्शनात्तव सुव्रत
śailajāvallabhāyāśca yajñaghnāya namo'stu te | dhanyo'haṃ kṛtakṛtyo'haṃ darśanāttava suvrata
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 4 25.42
जन्म मे सफलं जातं नत्वा ते पादपङ्कजम् । बद्धोऽहं स्त्रीमयैः पाशैः संसारेऽस्मिञ्जगद्गुरो
janma me saphalaṃ jātaṃ natvā te pādapaṅkajam | baddho'haṃ strīmayaiḥ pāśaiḥ saṃsāre'smiñjagadguro
My birth has become fruitful, having bowed to your lotus feet. I am bound by fetters made of women in this round of existence, O teacher of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.43
शरणं तेऽद्य सम्प्राप्तो रक्षणार्थं त्रिलोचन । सम्प्राप्य मानुषं जन्म खिन्नोऽहं दुःखनाशन
śaraṇaṃ te'dya samprāpto rakṣaṇārthaṃ trilocana | samprāpya mānuṣaṃ janma khinno'haṃ duḥkhanāśana
Today I have come to your refuge, seeking protection, O three-eyed one. Having obtained human birth, I am worn out, O destroyer of sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.44
त्राहि मां शरणं प्राप्तं भवभीतं भवाधुना । गर्भवासे महद्दुःखं प्राप्तं मदनदाहक
trāhi māṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptaṃ bhavabhītaṃ bhavādhunā | garbhavāse mahadduḥkhaṃ prāptaṃ madanadāhaka
Save me, who have come for refuge, frightened of existence, from existence now; great suffering was undergone (by me) in the dwelling in the womb, O burner of Kāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.45
जन्मतः कंसभयजमनुभूतं च गोकुले । जातोऽहं नन्दगोपालो बल्लवाज्ञाकरस्तथा
janmataḥ kaṃsabhayajamanubhūtaṃ ca gokule | jāto'haṃ nandagopālo ballavājñākarastathā
From birth onward, in Gokula, the fear born of Kaṃsa was experienced (by me); I was born as the cowherd of Nanda and thus a doer of the cowherds' commands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.46
गोरजःकीर्णकेशस्तु भ्रमन्वृन्दावने घने । म्लेच्छराजभयत्रस्तो गतो द्वारवतीं पुनः
gorajaḥkīrṇakeśastu bhramanvṛndāvane ghane | mleccharājabhayatrasto gato dvāravatīṃ punaḥ
With my hair covered with the dust of the cows, wandering in dense Vṛndāvana, and terrified by fear of the barbarian king, I went again to Dvāravatī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.47
त्यक्त्वा पित्र्यं शुभं देशं माधुरं दुर्लभं विभो । ययातिशापबद्धेन तस्मै दत्तं भयाद्विभो
tyaktvā pitryaṃ śubhaṃ deśaṃ mādhuraṃ durlabhaṃ vibho | yayātiśāpabaddhena tasmai dattaṃ bhayādvibho
having abandoned the auspicious ancestral land of Mathurā, hard to obtain, O mighty one; out of fear it was given over to him by me, who am bound by the curse of Yayāti, O mighty one —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 25.48
राज्यं सुपुष्टमपि च धर्मरक्षापरेण च । उग्रसेनस्य दासत्वं कृतं वै सर्वदा मया
rājyaṃ supuṣṭamapi ca dharmarakṣāpareṇa ca | ugrasenasya dāsatvaṃ kṛtaṃ vai sarvadā mayā
and the well-flourishing kingdom too, by me who was intent on protecting dharma; indeed servitude to Ugrasena was always performed by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.49
राजासौ यादवानां वै कृतो नः पूर्वजैः किल । गार्हस्थ्यं दुःखदं शम्भो स्त्रीवश्यं धर्मखण्डनम्
rājāsau yādavānāṃ vai kṛto naḥ pūrvajaiḥ kila | gārhasthyaṃ duḥkhadaṃ śambho strīvaśyaṃ dharmakhaṇḍanam
He was made king of the Yādavas by our ancestors, so it is said. Householder life is a giver of pain, O Śambhu — subject to women, a breaking of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.50
पारतन्त्र्यं सदा बन्धमोक्षवार्तात्र दुर्लभा । रुक्यिण्यास्तनयान्दृष्ट्वा भार्या जाम्बवती मम
pāratantryaṃ sadā bandhamokṣavārtātra durlabhā | rukyiṇyāstanayāndṛṣṭvā bhāryā jāmbavatī mama
There is always dependence, bondage; talk of release is hard to come by there. Seeing the sons of Rukmiṇī, my wife Jāmbavatī
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.51
प्रेरयामास पुत्रार्थं तपसे मदनान्तक । सकामेन मया तप्तं तपः पुत्रार्थमद्य वै
prerayāmāsa putrārthaṃ tapase madanāntaka | sakāmena mayā taptaṃ tapaḥ putrārthamadya vai
urged (me) to austerity for the sake of a son, O ender of Kāma. So austerity has now been practised by me, who am full of desire, for the sake of a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.52
लज्जा भवति देवेश प्रार्थनायां जगद्गुरो । कस्त्वामाराध्य देवेशं मुक्तिदं भक्तवत्सलम्
lajjā bhavati deveśa prārthanāyāṃ jagadguro | kastvāmārādhya deveśaṃ muktidaṃ bhaktavatsalam
There is shame, O lord of gods, in making a request, O teacher of the world. Who, having propitiated you, the lord of gods, giver of liberation, fond of your devotees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.53
प्रसन्नं याचते मूढः फलं तुच्छं विनाशि यत् । सोऽयं मायाविमूढात्मा याचे पुत्रसुखं विभो
prasannaṃ yācate mūḍhaḥ phalaṃ tucchaṃ vināśi yat | so'yaṃ māyāvimūḍhātmā yāce putrasukhaṃ vibho
who are (thus) pleased — what fool begs for a trivial, perishable fruit? Yet that very man am I, my mind bewildered by illusion: I beg for the pleasure of a son, O mighty one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.54
कामिन्या प्रेरितः शम्भो मुक्तिदं त्वां जगत्पते । जानामि दुःखदं शम्भो संसारं दुःखसाधनम्
kāminyā preritaḥ śambho muktidaṃ tvāṃ jagatpate | jānāmi duḥkhadaṃ śambho saṃsāraṃ duḥkhasādhanam
driven by a woman, O Śambhu, (asking this) of you who are the giver of liberation, O lord of the world. I know, O Śambhu, that the round of existence gives pain and is an instrument of pain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.55
अनित्यं नाशधर्माणं तथापि विरतिर्न मे । शापान्नारायणांशोऽहं जातोऽस्मि क्षितिमण्डले
anityaṃ nāśadharmāṇaṃ tathāpi viratirna me | śāpānnārāyaṇāṃśo'haṃ jāto'smi kṣitimaṇḍale
impermanent and of the nature of perishing; nevertheless I have no turning away (from it). Through a curse I, a portion of Nārāyaṇa, have been born on the circle of the earth
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.56
भोक्तुं बहुतरं दुःखं मायापाशेन यन्त्रितः । व्यास उवाच इत्युक्तवन्तं गोविन्दं प्रत्युवाच महेश्वरः
bhoktuṃ bahutaraṃ duḥkhaṃ māyāpāśena yantritaḥ | vyāsa uvāca ityuktavantaṃ govindaṃ pratyuvāca maheśvaraḥ
to undergo very much suffering, harnessed by the noose of illusion. Vyāsa said: To Govinda, who had spoken thus, Maheśvara replied:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.57
बहवस्ते भविष्यन्ति पुत्राः शत्रुनिषूदन । स्त्रीणां षोडशसाहस्रं भविष्यति शतार्धकम्
bahavaste bhaviṣyanti putrāḥ śatruniṣūdana | strīṇāṃ ṣoḍaśasāhasraṃ bhaviṣyati śatārdhakam
"You will have many sons, O slayer of foes. Of your women there will be sixteen thousand and fifty,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.58
तासु पुत्रा दश दश भविष्यन्ति महाबलाः । इत्युक्त्वोपररामाशु शङ्करः प्रियदर्शनः
tāsu putrā daśa daśa bhaviṣyanti mahābalāḥ | ityuktvopararāmāśu śaṅkaraḥ priyadarśanaḥ
and among them there will be ten sons each, of great strength." Having said this, Śaṅkara of pleasing appearance at once fell silent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.59
उवाच गिरिजा देवी प्रणतं मधुसूदनम् । कृष्ण कृष्ण महाबाहो संसारेऽस्मिन्नराधिप
uvāca girijā devī praṇataṃ madhusūdanam | kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahābāho saṃsāre'sminnarādhipa
The goddess Girijā spoke to Madhusūdana, who had bowed: "Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, mighty-armed one, O ruler of men, in this round of existence
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.60
गृहस्थप्रवरो लोके भविष्यति भवानिह । ततो वर्षशतान्ते तु द्विजशापाज्जनार्दन
gṛhasthapravaro loke bhaviṣyati bhavāniha | tato varṣaśatānte tu dvijaśāpājjanārdana
you will be the foremost householder in the world here. Then at the end of a hundred years, through the curse of a brahmin, O Janārdana,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.61
गान्धार्याश्च तथा शापाद्भविता ते कुलक्षयः । परस्परं निहत्याजौ पुत्रास्ते शापमोहिताः
gāndhāryāśca tathā śāpādbhavitā te kulakṣayaḥ | parasparaṃ nihatyājau putrāste śāpamohitāḥ
and likewise through Gāndhārī's curse, there will be the destruction of your family. Your sons, deluded by the curse, having slain one another in battle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.62
गमिष्यन्ति क्षयं सर्वे यादवाश्च तथापरे । सानुजस्त्वं तथा देहं त्यक्त्वा यास्यसि वै दिवम्
gamiṣyanti kṣayaṃ sarve yādavāśca tathāpare | sānujastvaṃ tathā dehaṃ tyaktvā yāsyasi vai divam
All (of them) will go to destruction, and likewise the other Yādavas; and you too, together with your younger brother, having abandoned the body, will go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.63
शोकस्तत्र न कर्तव्यो भवितव्यं प्रति प्रभो । अवश्यम्भाविभावानां प्रतीकारो न विद्यते
śokastatra na kartavyo bhavitavyaṃ prati prabho | avaśyambhāvibhāvānāṃ pratīkāro na vidyate
In that matter no grief should be felt, O lord, concerning what is destined to be; for things that must inevitably come to pass there is no remedy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.64
तत्र शोको न कर्तव्यो नूनं मम मतं सदा । अष्टावक्रस्य शापेन भार्यास्ते मधुसूदन
tatra śoko na kartavyo nūnaṃ mama mataṃ sadā | aṣṭāvakrasya śāpena bhāryāste madhusūdana
In that no grief should be felt — this is certainly always my view. By the curse of Aṣṭāvakra, your wives, O Madhusūdana,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.65
चौरेभ्यो ग्रहणं कृष्ण गमिष्यन्ति मृते त्वयि । व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे शम्भुः सोमः ससुरमण्डलः
caurebhyo grahaṇaṃ kṛṣṇa gamiṣyanti mṛte tvayi | vyāsa uvāca ityuktvāntardadhe śambhuḥ somaḥ sasuramaṇḍalaḥ
will fall into the hands of robbers, O Kṛṣṇa, when you are dead. Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, Śambhu vanished, together with Soma and the circle of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.66
उपमन्युं प्रणम्याथ कृष्णोऽपि द्वारकां ययौ । यस्माद् ब्रह्मादयो राजन् सन्ति यद्यप्यधीश्वराः
upamanyuṃ praṇamyātha kṛṣṇo'pi dvārakāṃ yayau | yasmād brahmādayo rājan santi yadyapyadhīśvarāḥ
Then Kṛṣṇa too, having bowed to Upamanyu, went to Dvārakā. For although, O king, Brahmā and the rest are supreme lords,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.67
तथापि मायाकल्लोलयोगसंक्षुभितान्तराः । तदधीनाः स्थिताः सर्वे काष्ठपुत्तलिकोपमाः
tathāpi māyākallolayogasaṃkṣubhitāntarāḥ | tadadhīnāḥ sthitāḥ sarve kāṣṭhaputtalikopamāḥ
nevertheless, their inner beings shaken by contact with the waves of māyā, they all stand subject to her, like puppets of wood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.68
यथा यथा पूर्वभवं कर्म तेषां तथा तथा । प्रेरयत्यनिशं माया परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी
yathā yathā pūrvabhavaṃ karma teṣāṃ tathā tathā | prerayatyaniśaṃ māyā parabrahmasvarūpiṇī
In just the way their karma from a former birth (dictates), so does māyā, whose nature is the supreme Brahman, ceaselessly impel them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.69
न वैषम्यं न नैर्घृण्यं भगवत्यां कदाचन । केवलं जीवमोक्षार्थं यतते भुवनेश्वरी
na vaiṣamyaṃ na nairghṛṇyaṃ bhagavatyāṃ kadācana | kevalaṃ jīvamokṣārthaṃ yatate bhuvaneśvarī
In the Goddess there is never any partiality nor any cruelty; the Mistress of the worlds exerts herself solely for the liberation of living beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.70
यदि सा नैव सृज्येत जगदेतच्चराचरम् । तदा मायां विना भूतं जडं स्यादेव नित्यशः
yadi sā naiva sṛjyeta jagadetaccarācaram | tadā māyāṃ vinā bhūtaṃ jaḍaṃ syādeva nityaśaḥ
If she did not create this world of moving and unmoving things, then, without māyā, existence would be forever merely inert.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.71
तस्मात्कारुण्यमाश्रित्य जगज्जीवादिकं च यत् । करोति सततं देवी प्रेरयत्यनिशं च तत्
tasmātkāruṇyamāśritya jagajjīvādikaṃ ca yat | karoti satataṃ devī prerayatyaniśaṃ ca tat
Therefore, resorting to compassion, the Goddess constantly makes the world, its living beings and the rest, and ceaselessly impels it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.72
तस्माद् ब्रह्मादिमोहेऽस्मिन्कर्तव्यः संशयो न हि । मायान्तःपातिनः सर्वे मायाधीनाः सुरासुराः
tasmād brahmādimohe'sminkartavyaḥ saṃśayo na hi | māyāntaḥpātinaḥ sarve māyādhīnāḥ surāsurāḥ
Therefore no doubt at all should be entertained regarding this bewilderment of Brahmā and the others: all fall within māyā; gods and demons alike are subject to māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.73
स्वतन्त्रा सैव देवेशी स्वेच्छाचारविहारिणी । तस्मात्सर्वात्मना राजन् सेवनीया महेश्वरी
svatantrā saiva deveśī svecchācāravihāriṇī | tasmātsarvātmanā rājan sevanīyā maheśvarī
She alone, the Mistress of the gods, is independent, roaming as she pleases; therefore, O king, the Great Goddess is to be served with one's whole being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.74
नातः परतरं किञ्चिदधिकं भुवनत्रये । एतद्धि जन्मसाफल्यं पराशक्तेः पदस्मृतिः
nātaḥ parataraṃ kiñcidadhikaṃ bhuvanatraye | etaddhi janmasāphalyaṃ parāśakteḥ padasmṛtiḥ
There is nothing higher or greater than this in the three worlds; for this is the fruition of birth — the remembrance of the station of the supreme Śakti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.75
माभूत्तत्र कुले जन्म यत्र देवी न दैवतम् । अहं देवी न चान्योऽस्मि ब्रह्मैवाहं न शोकभाक्
mābhūttatra kule janma yatra devī na daivatam | ahaṃ devī na cānyo'smi brahmaivāhaṃ na śokabhāk
Let there be no birth in that family in which the Goddess is not the deity. "I am the Goddess and no other; I am indeed Brahman, not one who partakes of sorrow" —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.76
इत्यभेदेन तां नित्यां चिन्तयेज्जगदम्बिकाम् । ज्ञात्वा गुरुमुखादेनां वेदान्तश्रवणादिभिः
ityabhedena tāṃ nityāṃ cintayejjagadambikām | jñātvā gurumukhādenāṃ vedāntaśravaṇādibhiḥ
thus, in non-difference, one should contemplate her, the eternal Mother of the world; having come to know her from the mouth of a teacher, through hearing the Vedānta and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.77
नित्यमेकाग्रमनसा भावयेदात्मरूपिणीम् । मुक्तो भवति तेनाशु नान्यथा कर्मकोटिभिः
nityamekāgramanasā bhāvayedātmarūpiṇīm | mukto bhavati tenāśu nānyathā karmakoṭibhiḥ
one should constantly, with one-pointed mind, meditate on her whose form is the Self; by that one quickly becomes liberated — not otherwise, (not) by tens of millions of rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.78
श्वेताश्वतरादयः सर्वे ऋषयो निर्मलाशयाः । आत्मरूपां हृदा ज्ञात्वा विमुक्ता भवबन्धनात्
śvetāśvatarādayaḥ sarve ṛṣayo nirmalāśayāḥ | ātmarūpāṃ hṛdā jñātvā vimuktā bhavabandhanāt
Śvetāśvatara and all the other sages of pure disposition, having known her in the heart as being of the nature of the Self, were freed from the bondage of existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.79
ब्रह्मविष्ण्वादयस्तद्वद् गौरीलक्ष्म्यादयस्तथा । तामेव समुपासन्ते सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणीम्
brahmaviṣṇvādayastadvad gaurīlakṣmyādayastathā | tāmeva samupāsante saccidānandarūpiṇīm
Likewise Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the others, and so too Gaurī, Lakṣmī and the others, worship her alone, whose form is being, consciousness and bliss.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.80
इति ते कथितं राजन् यद्यत्पुष्टं त्वयानघ । प्रपञ्चतापत्रस्तेन किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
iti te kathitaṃ rājan yadyatpuṣṭaṃ tvayānagha | prapañcatāpatrastena kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
Thus has been told to you, O king, whatever you asked, O sinless one, terrified by the burning of the world's manifold (existence). What more do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.81
एतत्ते कथितं राजन्मयाख्यानमनुत्तमम् । सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं पुराणं परमाद्भुतम्
etatte kathitaṃ rājanmayākhyānamanuttamam | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ purāṇaṃ paramādbhutam
This most excellent narrative has been told to you by me, O king — removing all sins, meritorious, ancient, supremely wonderful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 25.82
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं पुराणं वेदसम्मितम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो देवीलोके महीयते
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ purāṇaṃ vedasammitam | sarvapāpavinirmukto devīloke mahīyate
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 4 25.83
सूत उवाच एतन्मया श्रुतं व्यासात्कथ्यमानं सविस्तरम् । पुराणं पञ्चमं नूनं श्रीमद्भागवताभिधम्
sūta uvāca etanmayā śrutaṃ vyāsātkathyamānaṃ savistaram | purāṇaṃ pañcamaṃ nūnaṃ śrīmadbhāgavatābhidham
Sūta said: This was heard by me from Vyāsa as he recounted it at full length — the fifth Purāṇa indeed, called the Śrīmad Bhāgavata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition