Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 4 — Chapter 8
DB 4 8.1
प्रह्लादतीर्थयात्रावर्णनम् सूत उवाच इति पृष्टस्तदा विप्रो राज्ञा पारीक्षितेन वै । उवाच विस्तरात्सर्वं व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः
prahlādatīrthayātrāvarṇanam sūta uvāca iti pṛṣṭastadā vipro rājñā pārīkṣitena vai | uvāca vistarātsarvaṃ vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ
(The Description of Prahlāda's Pilgrimage to the Holy Places) Sūta said: Thus questioned then by the king, the son of Parikṣit, the brahman Vyāsa, son of Satyavatī, told it all in detail.
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DB 4 8.2
जनमेजयोऽपि धर्मात्मा निर्वेदं परमं गतः । चित्तं दुश्चरितं मत्वा वैराटीतनयस्य वै
janamejayo'pi dharmātmā nirvedaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ | cittaṃ duścaritaṃ matvā vairāṭītanayasya vai
Janamejaya too, righteous of soul, came to extreme disillusionment, considering that the conduct of the son of Virāṭa's daughter had been evil.
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DB 4 8.3
तस्यैवोद्धरणार्थाय चकार सततं मनः । विप्रावमानपापेन यमलोकं गतस्य वै
tasyaivoddharaṇārthāya cakāra satataṃ manaḥ | viprāvamānapāpena yamalokaṃ gatasya vai
He constantly set his mind on the deliverance of that very one, who had gone to Yama's world through the sin of insulting a brahman.
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DB 4 8.4
पुन्नामनरकाद्यस्मात्त्रायते पितरं स्वकम् । पुत्रेति नाम सार्थं स्यात्तेन तस्य मुनीश्वराः
punnāmanarakādyasmāttrāyate pitaraṃ svakam | putreti nāma sārthaṃ syāttena tasya munīśvarāḥ
Since he rescues his own father from the hell called 'put' and the rest, therefore the name 'putra' (son) is meaningful for him, O lords among sages.
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DB 4 8.5
सर्पदष्टं नृपं श्रुत्वा हर्म्योपरि मृतं तथा । विप्रशापादौत्तरेयं स्नानदानविवर्जितम्
sarpadaṣṭaṃ nṛpaṃ śrutvā harmyopari mṛtaṃ tathā | vipraśāpādauttareyaṃ snānadānavivarjitam
Having heard that the king, the son of Uttarā, had been bitten by a serpent through a brahman's curse and had died upon the palace roof, deprived of (the rites of) bathing and gift-giving —
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DB 4 8.6
पितुर्गतिं निशम्यासौ निर्वेदं गतवान्नृपः । पारीक्षितो महाभागः सन्तप्तो भयविह्वलः
piturgatiṃ niśamyāsau nirvedaṃ gatavānnṛpaḥ | pārīkṣito mahābhāgaḥ santapto bhayavihvalaḥ
— hearing his father's fate, that king, the greatly fortunate son of Parikṣit, came to disillusionment, tormented and overcome by fear.
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DB 4 8.7
पप्रच्छाथ मुनिं व्यासं गृहागतमनिन्दितः । नरनारायणस्येमां कथां परमविस्मृताम्
papracchātha muniṃ vyāsaṃ gṛhāgatamaninditaḥ | naranārāyaṇasyemāṃ kathāṃ paramavismṛtām
Then the blameless one asked the sage Vyāsa, who had come to his house, about this wholly forgotten story of Nara and Nārāyaṇa.
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DB 4 8.8
व्यास उवाच स यदा निहतो रौद्रो हिरण्यकशिपुर्नृप । अभिषिक्तस्तदा राज्ये प्रह्लादो नाम तत्सुतः चतुर्थस्कन्धे प्रह्लादतीर्थयात्रावर्णनं नामाष्टमोऽध्यायः
vyāsa uvāca sa yadā nihato raudro hiraṇyakaśipurnṛpa | abhiṣiktastadā rājye prahlādo nāma tatsutaḥ caturthaskandhe prahlādatīrthayātrāvarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ
Vyāsa said: When the fierce Hiraṇyakaśipu had been slain, O king, then his son named Prahlāda was consecrated in the kingdom. (Thus the eighth chapter, called the Description of Prahlāda's Pilgrimage, in the Fourth Book.)
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DB 4 8.9
तस्मिञ्छासति दैत्येन्द्रे देवब्राह्मणपूजके । मखैर्भूमौ नृपतयो यजन्तः श्रद्धयान्विताः
tasmiñchāsati daityendre devabrāhmaṇapūjake | makhairbhūmau nṛpatayo yajantaḥ śraddhayānvitāḥ
While that lord of the Daityas, a honourer of gods and brahmans, was ruling, the kings on earth performed sacrifices with rites, filled with faith;
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DB 4 8.10
ब्राह्मणाश्च तपोधर्मतीर्थयात्राश्च कुर्वते । वैश्याश्च स्वस्ववृत्तिस्थाः शूद्राः शुश्रूषणे रताः
brāhmaṇāśca tapodharmatīrthayātrāśca kurvate | vaiśyāśca svasvavṛttisthāḥ śūdrāḥ śuśrūṣaṇe ratāḥ
and the brahmans practised austerity, dharma and pilgrimages to holy places; the vaiśyas abided each in his own livelihood, and the śūdras were devoted to service.
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DB 4 8.11
नृसिंहेन च पाताले स्थापितः सोऽथ दैत्यराट् । राज्यं चकार तत्रैव प्रजापालनतत्परः
nṛsiṃhena ca pātāle sthāpitaḥ so'tha daityarāṭ | rājyaṃ cakāra tatraiva prajāpālanatatparaḥ
And that Daitya king, having been established in Pātāla by Nṛsiṃha, exercised kingship there itself, intent on protecting his subjects.
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DB 4 8.12
कदाचिद् भृगुपुत्रोऽथ च्यवनाख्यो महातपाः । जगाम नर्मदां स्नातुं तीर्थं वै व्याहृतीश्वरम्
kadācid bhṛguputro'tha cyavanākhyo mahātapāḥ | jagāma narmadāṃ snātuṃ tīrthaṃ vai vyāhṛtīśvaram
Once the son of Bhṛgu named Cyavana, of great austerity, went to the Narmadā to bathe, to the holy place Vyāhṛtīśvara.
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DB 4 8.13
रेवां महानदीं दृष्ट्वा ततस्तस्यामवातरत् । उत्तरन्तं प्रजग्राह नागो विषभयङ्करः
revāṃ mahānadīṃ dṛṣṭvā tatastasyāmavātarat | uttarantaṃ prajagrāha nāgo viṣabhayaṅkaraḥ
Seeing Revā, the great river, he then went down into her; as he was crossing over, a serpent, terrifying with venom, seized him.
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DB 4 8.14
गृहीतो भयभीतस्तु पाताले मुनिसत्तमः । सस्मार मनसा विष्णुं देवदेवं जनार्दनम्
gṛhīto bhayabhītastu pātāle munisattamaḥ | sasmāra manasā viṣṇuṃ devadevaṃ janārdanam
Seized and stricken with fear, in Pātāla the best of sages recalled in his mind Viṣṇu, the god of gods, Janārdana.
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DB 4 8.15
संस्मृते पुण्डरीकाक्षे निर्विषोऽभून्महोरगः । न प्राप च्यवनो दुःखं नीयमानो रसातलम्
saṃsmṛte puṇḍarīkākṣe nirviṣo'bhūnmahoragaḥ | na prāpa cyavano duḥkhaṃ nīyamāno rasātalam
When the lotus-eyed one was thus remembered, the great serpent became free of venom; Cyavana suffered no pain, though he was being carried down to Rasātala.
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DB 4 8.16
द्विजिह्वेन मुनिस्त्यक्तो निर्विण्णेनातिशङ्किना । मां शपेत मुनिः कुद्धस्तापसोऽयं महानिति
dvijihvena munistyakto nirviṇṇenātiśaṅkinā | māṃ śapeta muniḥ kuddhastāpaso'yaṃ mahāniti
The sage was let go by the two-tongued one, who was dejected and very apprehensive: "This is a great ascetic; the sage, when angered, might curse me."
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DB 4 8.17
चचार नागकन्याभिः पूजितो मुनिसत्तमः । विवेशाप्यथ नागानां दानवानां महत्पुरम्
cacāra nāgakanyābhiḥ pūjito munisattamaḥ | viveśāpyatha nāgānāṃ dānavānāṃ mahatpuram
The best of sages wandered about, honoured by the serpent-maidens, and then he entered the great city of the nāgas and the dānavas.
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DB 4 8.18
कदाचिद्भृगुपुत्रं तं विचरन्तं पुरोत्तमे । ददर्श दैत्यराजोऽसौ प्रह्लादो धर्मवत्सलः
kadācidbhṛguputraṃ taṃ vicarantaṃ purottame | dadarśa daityarājo'sau prahlādo dharmavatsalaḥ
Once, as that son of Bhṛgu was wandering about in the excellent city, the king of the Daityas, Prahlāda, devoted to dharma, saw him.
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DB 4 8.19
दृष्ट्वा तं पूजयामास मुनिं दैत्यपतिस्तदा । पप्रच्छ कारणं किं ते पातालागमने वद
dṛṣṭvā taṃ pūjayāmāsa muniṃ daityapatistadā | papraccha kāraṇaṃ kiṃ te pātālāgamane vada
Seeing him, the lord of the Daityas then honoured the sage, and asked: "What is the reason for your coming to Pātāla? Tell (me)."
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DB 4 8.20
प्रेषितोऽसि किमिन्द्रेण सत्यं ब्रूहि द्विजोत्तम । दैत्यविद्वेषयुक्तेन मम राज्यदिदृक्षया
preṣito'si kimindreṇa satyaṃ brūhi dvijottama | daityavidveṣayuktena mama rājyadidṛkṣayā
"Have you been sent by Indra? Speak the truth, best of the twice-born — (sent) by him who is filled with hatred of the Daityas, out of a wish to spy on my kingdom?"
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DB 4 8.21
च्यवन उवाच किं मे मघवता राजन् यदहं प्रेषितः पुनः । दूतकार्यं प्रकुर्वाणः प्राप्तवान्नगरे तव
cyavana uvāca kiṃ me maghavatā rājan yadahaṃ preṣitaḥ punaḥ | dūtakāryaṃ prakurvāṇaḥ prāptavānnagare tava
Cyavana said: What (business) have I with Maghavan, O king, that I should be sent (by him), and, doing a messenger's work, have arrived in your city?
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DB 4 8.22
विद्धि मां भृगुपुत्रं तं स्वनेत्रं धर्मतत्परम् । मा शङ्कां कुरु दैत्येन्द्र वासवप्रेषितस्य वै
viddhi māṃ bhṛguputraṃ taṃ svanetraṃ dharmatatparam | mā śaṅkāṃ kuru daityendra vāsavapreṣitasya vai
Know me to be that son of Bhṛgu, of clear sight, intent upon dharma. Do not, O lord of the Daityas, suspect (me) of being sent by Vāsava.
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DB 4 8.23
स्नानार्थं नर्मदां प्राप्तः पुण्यतीर्थे नृपोत्तम । नद्यामेवावतीर्णोऽहं गृहीतश्च महाहिना
snānārthaṃ narmadāṃ prāptaḥ puṇyatīrthe nṛpottama | nadyāmevāvatīrṇo'haṃ gṛhītaśca mahāhinā
I had come to the Narmadā for a bath, at a holy ford, O best of kings; and just as I had gone down into the river I was seized by a great serpent.
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DB 4 8.24
जातोऽसौ निर्विषः सर्पो विष्णोः संस्मरणादिव । मुक्तोऽहं तेन नागेन प्रभावात्स्मरणस्य वै
jāto'sau nirviṣaḥ sarpo viṣṇoḥ saṃsmaraṇādiva | mukto'haṃ tena nāgena prabhāvātsmaraṇasya vai
That snake became venomless, as if by the remembrance of Viṣṇu; and I was released by that nāga through the power of that remembrance.
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DB 4 8.25
अत्रागतेन राजेन्द्र मयाप्तं तव दर्शनम् । विष्णुभक्तोऽसि दैत्येन्द्र तद्भक्तं मां विचिन्तय
atrāgatena rājendra mayāptaṃ tava darśanam | viṣṇubhakto'si daityendra tadbhaktaṃ māṃ vicintaya
Having come here, O foremost of kings, I have obtained the sight of you. You are a devotee of Viṣṇu, O lord of the Daityas; think of me as his devotee (too).
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DB 4 8.26
व्यास उवाच तन्निशम्य वचः श्लक्ष्णं हिरण्यकशिपोः सुतः । पप्रच्छ परया प्रीत्या तीर्थानि विविधानि च
vyāsa uvāca tanniśamya vacaḥ ślakṣṇaṃ hiraṇyakaśipoḥ sutaḥ | papraccha parayā prītyā tīrthāni vividhāni ca
Vyāsa said: Hearing that gentle speech, the son of Hiraṇyakaśipu asked, with the greatest delight, about the various sacred fords.
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DB 4 8.27
प्रह्लाद उवाच पृथिव्यां कानि तीर्थानि पुण्यानि मुनिसत्तम । पाताले च तथाकाशे तानि नो वद विस्तरात्
prahlāda uvāca pṛthivyāṃ kāni tīrthāni puṇyāni munisattama | pātāle ca tathākāśe tāni no vada vistarāt
Prahlāda said: Which are the holy fords on the earth, best of sages, and in Pātāla and likewise in the sky? Tell us of them in detail.
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DB 4 8.28
च्यवन उवाच मनोवाक्कायशुद्धानां राजंस्तीर्थं पदे पदे । तथा मलिनचित्तानां गङ्गापि कीकटाधिका
cyavana uvāca manovākkāyaśuddhānāṃ rājaṃstīrthaṃ pade pade | tathā malinacittānāṃ gaṅgāpi kīkaṭādhikā
Cyavana said: For those pure in mind, speech and body, O king, there is a sacred ford at every step; but for those of soiled minds even the Gaṅgā is worse than the Kīkaṭa (country).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.29
प्रथमं चेन्मनः शुद्धं जातं पापविवर्जितम् । तदा तीर्थानि सर्वाणि पावनानि भवन्ति वै
prathamaṃ cenmanaḥ śuddhaṃ jātaṃ pāpavivarjitam | tadā tīrthāni sarvāṇi pāvanāni bhavanti vai
If first the mind has become pure, freed of sin, then all the sacred fords are indeed purifying.
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DB 4 8.30
गङ्गातीरे हि सर्वत्र वसन्ति नगराणि च । व्रजाश्चैवाकरा ग्रामाः सर्वे खेटास्तथापरे
gaṅgātīre hi sarvatra vasanti nagarāṇi ca | vrajāścaivākarā grāmāḥ sarve kheṭāstathāpare
For everywhere on the bank of the Gaṅgā there dwell cities, and cattle-stations, mines, villages, and all the other hamlets;
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DB 4 8.31
निषादानां निवासाश्च कैवर्तानां तथापरे । हूणबङ्गखसानां च म्लेच्छानां दैत्यसत्तम
niṣādānāṃ nivāsāśca kaivartānāṃ tathāpare | hūṇabaṅgakhasānāṃ ca mlecchānāṃ daityasattama
and dwellings of Niṣādas, and others of Kaivartas, and of Hūṇas, Baṅgas and Khasas, and of barbarians, O best of Daityas.
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DB 4 8.32
पिबन्ति सर्वदा गाङ्गं जलं ब्रह्मोपमं सदा । स्नानं कुर्वन्ति दैत्येन्द्र त्रिकालं स्वेच्छया जनाः
pibanti sarvadā gāṅgaṃ jalaṃ brahmopamaṃ sadā | snānaṃ kurvanti daityendra trikālaṃ svecchayā janāḥ
These people always drink the Gaṅgā's water, ever comparable to Brahman, and bathe, O lord of the Daityas, thrice a day at their pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.33
तत्रैकोऽपि विशुद्धात्मा न भवत्येव मारिष । किं फलं तर्हि तीर्थस्य विषयोपहतात्मसु
tatraiko'pi viśuddhātmā na bhavatyeva māriṣa | kiṃ phalaṃ tarhi tīrthasya viṣayopahatātmasu
Yet not even one of them becomes pure of soul, my good sir. What fruit, then, does the sacred ford have for those whose selves are ruined by sense-objects?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.34
कारणं मन एवात्र नान्यद्राजन्विचिन्तय । मनःशुद्धिं प्रकर्तव्या सततं शुद्धिमिच्छता
kāraṇaṃ mana evātra nānyadrājanvicintaya | manaḥśuddhiṃ prakartavyā satataṃ śuddhimicchatā
The mind alone is the cause here, nothing else — consider this, O king. Purity of mind must be constantly cultivated by one who desires purity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.35
तीर्थवासी महापापी भवेत्तत्रात्मवञ्चनात् । तत्रैवाचरितं पापमानन्त्याय प्रकल्पते
tīrthavāsī mahāpāpī bhavettatrātmavañcanāt | tatraivācaritaṃ pāpamānantyāya prakalpate
A dweller at a sacred ford may become a great sinner there, through self-deception; and sin committed at that very place turns out to be endless (in its consequence).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.36
यथेन्द्रवारुणं पक्वं मिष्टं नैवोपजायते । भावदुष्टस्तथा तीर्थे कोटिस्तातो न शुध्यति
yathendravāruṇaṃ pakvaṃ miṣṭaṃ naivopajāyate | bhāvaduṣṭastathā tīrthe koṭistāto na śudhyati
Just as the colocynth, though ripened, never turns sweet, so one corrupt in disposition is not purified at a sacred ford, dear sir, (even by) a crore (of baths).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 4 8.37
प्रथमं मनसः शुद्धिः कर्तव्या शुभमिच्छता । शुद्धे मनसि द्रव्यस्य शुद्धिर्भवति नान्यथा
prathamaṃ manasaḥ śuddhiḥ kartavyā śubhamicchatā | śuddhe manasi dravyasya śuddhirbhavati nānyathā
First purity of mind is to be effected by one who desires good; when the mind is pure, purity of one's substance comes about, not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.38
तथैवाचारशुद्धिः स्यात्ततस्तीर्थं प्रसिध्यति । अन्यथा तु कृतं सर्वं व्यर्थं भवति तत्क्षणात्
tathaivācāraśuddhiḥ syāttatastīrthaṃ prasidhyati | anyathā tu kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ vyarthaṃ bhavati tatkṣaṇāt
Likewise there should be purity of conduct; then the pilgrimage place proves effective. Otherwise all that has been done becomes fruitless that very instant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.39
(हीनवर्णस्य संसर्गं तीर्थे गत्वा सदा त्यजेत् ।) ॥ भूतानुकम्पनं चैव कर्तव्यं कर्मणा धिया । यदि पृच्छसि राजेन्द्र तीर्थं वक्ष्याम्यनुत्तमम्
(hīnavarṇasya saṃsargaṃ tīrthe gatvā sadā tyajet |) || bhūtānukampanaṃ caiva kartavyaṃ karmaṇā dhiyā | yadi pṛcchasi rājendra tīrthaṃ vakṣyāmyanuttamam
(Having gone to a holy place one should always avoid contact with a person of low caste.) And compassion toward living beings is to be practised, by deed and by thought. If you ask, best of kings, I shall tell (you) of the most excellent pilgrimage place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.40
प्रथमं नैमिषं पुण्यं चक्रतीर्थं च पुष्करम् । अन्येषां चैव तीर्थानां संख्या नास्ति महीतले
prathamaṃ naimiṣaṃ puṇyaṃ cakratīrthaṃ ca puṣkaram | anyeṣāṃ caiva tīrthānāṃ saṃkhyā nāsti mahītale
First there is holy Naimiṣa, and Cakratīrtha, and Puṣkara; and of the other sacred places there is no counting on the face of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.41
पावनानि च स्थानानि बहूनि नृपसत्तम । व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं राजा नैमिषं गन्तुमुद्यतः
pāvanāni ca sthānāni bahūni nṛpasattama | vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ rājā naimiṣaṃ gantumudyataḥ
And there are many purifying places, best of kings. Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech, the king made ready to go to Naimiṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.42
नोदयामास दैत्यान्वै हर्षनिर्भरमानसः । प्रह्लाद उवाच उत्तिष्ठन्तु महाभागा गमिष्यामोऽद्य नैमिषम्
nodayāmāsa daityānvai harṣanirbharamānasaḥ | prahlāda uvāca uttiṣṭhantu mahābhāgā gamiṣyāmo'dya naimiṣam
With his mind filled with joy he urged on the Daityas. Prahlāda said: Arise, greatly fortunate ones; today we shall go to Naimiṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.43
द्रक्ष्यामः पुण्डरीकाक्षं पीतवाससमच्युतम् । व्यास उवाच इत्युक्ता विष्णुभक्तेन सर्वे ते दानवास्तदा
drakṣyāmaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ pītavāsasamacyutam | vyāsa uvāca ityuktā viṣṇubhaktena sarve te dānavāstadā
We shall behold the lotus-eyed, yellow-robed Acyuta. Vyāsa said: Thus addressed by the devotee of Viṣṇu, all those Dānavas then
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.44
तेनैव सह पातालान्निर्ययुः परया मुदा । ते समेत्य च दैतेया दानवाश्च महाबलाः
tenaiva saha pātālānniryayuḥ parayā mudā | te sametya ca daiteyā dānavāśca mahābalāḥ
went forth with him from Pātāla with the greatest delight. And those Daityas and the mighty Dānavas, having assembled,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.45
नैमिषारण्यमासाद्य स्नानं चक्रुर्मुदान्विताः । प्रह्लादस्तत्र तीर्थेषु चरन्दैत्यैः समन्वितः
naimiṣāraṇyamāsādya snānaṃ cakrurmudānvitāḥ | prahlādastatra tīrtheṣu carandaityaiḥ samanvitaḥ
reached the Naimiṣa forest and, filled with joy, performed their bathing. There Prahlāda, roaming among the holy fords together with the Daityas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.46
सरस्वतीं महापुण्यां ददर्श विमलोदकाम् । तीर्थे तत्र नृपश्रेष्ठ प्रह्लादस्य महात्मनः
sarasvatīṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ dadarśa vimalodakām | tīrthe tatra nṛpaśreṣṭha prahlādasya mahātmanaḥ
saw the greatly holy Sarasvatī with her clear water. There at that ford, best of kings, the mind of the great-souled Prahlāda
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.47
मनः प्रसन्नं सञ्जातं स्नात्वा सारस्वते जले । विधिवत्तत्र दैत्येन्द्रः स्नानदानादिकं शुभे
manaḥ prasannaṃ sañjātaṃ snātvā sārasvate jale | vidhivattatra daityendraḥ snānadānādikaṃ śubhe
became serene, once he had bathed in the water of the Sarasvatī. There, at that auspicious (ford), the lord of the Daityas duly (performed) bathing, giving of gifts, and the rest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 4 8.48
चकारातिप्रसन्नात्मा तीर्थे परमपावने
cakārātiprasannātmā tīrthe paramapāvane
— he performed (them), his self exceedingly serene, at that supremely purifying ford.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition