Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 2
DB 5 2.1
महिषासुरोत्पत्तिः राजोवाच योगेश्वर्याः प्रभावोऽयं कथितश्चातिविस्तरात् । ब्रूहि तच्चरितं स्वामिञ्छ्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम
mahiṣāsurotpattiḥ rājovāca yogeśvaryāḥ prabhāvo'yaṃ kathitaścātivistarāt | brūhi taccaritaṃ svāmiñchrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama
The Birth of Mahiṣāsura. The king said: This power of the Mistress of Yoga has been told at great length; tell me her deeds, lord — I am eager to hear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.2
महादेवीप्रभावं वै श्रोतुं को नाभिवाञ्छति । यो जानाति जगत्सर्वं तदुत्पन्नं चराचरम् पञ्चमस्कन्धे महिषासुरोत्पत्तिर्नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः
mahādevīprabhāvaṃ vai śrotuṃ ko nābhivāñchati | yo jānāti jagatsarvaṃ tadutpannaṃ carācaram pañcamaskandhe mahiṣāsurotpattirnāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ
Who indeed does not long to hear of the power of the Great Goddess, she who knows the whole world, moving and unmoving, that has arisen from her? — Thus the second chapter, called "The Birth of Mahiṣāsura," in the fifth book.
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DB 5 2.3
व्यास उवाच शृणु राजन् प्रवक्ष्यामि विस्तरेण महामते । श्रद्दधानाय शान्ताय न ब्रूयात्स तु मन्दधीः
vyāsa uvāca śṛṇu rājan pravakṣyāmi vistareṇa mahāmate | śraddadhānāya śāntāya na brūyātsa tu mandadhīḥ
Vyāsa said: Listen, O king, I shall relate it in detail, O great-minded one. It should be told to one who has faith and is tranquil; but he who is dull of wit should not be told.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.4
पुरा युद्धमभूद् घोरं देवदानवसेनयोः । पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपाल महिषाख्ये महीपतौ
purā yuddhamabhūd ghoraṃ devadānavasenayoḥ | pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpāla mahiṣākhye mahīpatau
Formerly there was a terrible battle between the armies of gods and demons upon the earth, O protector of the earth, when a king named Mahiṣa (ruled).
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DB 5 2.5
महिषो नाम राजेन्द्र चकार तप उत्तमम् । गत्वा हेमगिरौ चोग्रं देवविस्मयकारकम्
mahiṣo nāma rājendra cakāra tapa uttamam | gatvā hemagirau cograṃ devavismayakārakam
There was one named Mahiṣa, O lord of kings, who performed the highest austerity; having gone to the Golden Mountain, (he did) fierce (penance) that astonished the gods.
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DB 5 2.6
वर्षाणामयुतं पूर्णं चिन्तयन्हृदि देवताम् । तस्य तुष्टो महाराज ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः
varṣāṇāmayutaṃ pūrṇaṃ cintayanhṛdi devatām | tasya tuṣṭo mahārāja brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
For a full ten thousand years, meditating in his heart on the deity; with him, O great king, Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, was pleased.
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DB 5 2.7
तत्रागत्याब्रवीद्वाक्यं हंसारूढश्चतुर्मुखः । वरं वरय धर्मात्मन्ददामि तव वाच्छितम्
tatrāgatyābravīdvākyaṃ haṃsārūḍhaścaturmukhaḥ | varaṃ varaya dharmātmandadāmi tava vācchitam
Coming there, the four-faced one, mounted on his goose, spoke these words: "Choose a boon, O righteous one; I grant you what you desire."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.8
महिष उवाच अमरत्वं देवदेव वाञ्छामि द्रुहिण प्रभो । यथा मृत्यु भयं न स्यात्तथा कुरु पितामह
mahiṣa uvāca amaratvaṃ devadeva vāñchāmi druhiṇa prabho | yathā mṛtyu bhayaṃ na syāttathā kuru pitāmaha
Mahiṣa said: I wish for immortality, O god of gods, O Druhiṇa (Brahmā), O lord; act in such a way, O grandfather, that there may be no fear of death (for me).
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DB 5 2.9
ब्रह्मोवाच उत्पन्नस्य ध्रुवं मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च । सर्वथा मरणोत्पत्ती सर्वेषां प्राणिनां किल
brahmovāca utpannasya dhruvaṃ mṛtyurdhruvaṃ janma mṛtasya ca | sarvathā maraṇotpattī sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ kila
Brahmā said: For one who is born, death is certain; and for one who has died, birth is certain. In every way, death and birth belong to all living beings indeed.
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DB 5 2.10
नाशः कालेन सर्वेषां प्राणिनां दैत्यपुङ्गव । महामहीधराणां च समुद्राणां च सर्वथा
nāśaḥ kālena sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ daityapuṅgava | mahāmahīdharāṇāṃ ca samudrāṇāṃ ca sarvathā
By time comes the destruction of all living beings, O bull among Daityas, and of the great mountains and the oceans too, in every way.
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DB 5 2.11
एकं स्थानं परित्यज्य मरणस्य महीपते । प्रब्रूहि तं वरं साधो यस्ते मनसि वर्तते
ekaṃ sthānaṃ parityajya maraṇasya mahīpate | prabrūhi taṃ varaṃ sādho yaste manasi vartate
Setting aside one (single) condition of death, O lord of the earth, declare that boon, O good one, which is in your mind.
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DB 5 2.12
महिष उवाच न देवान्मानुषाद्दैत्यान्मरणं मे पितामह । पुरुषान्न च मे मृत्युर्योषा मां का हनिष्यति
mahiṣa uvāca na devānmānuṣāddaityānmaraṇaṃ me pitāmaha | puruṣānna ca me mṛtyuryoṣā māṃ kā haniṣyati
Mahiṣa said: Let there be no death for me from a god, a man, or a Daitya, O grandfather; and let my death not come from a male — what woman will slay me?
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DB 5 2.13
तस्मान्मे मरणं नूनं कामिन्याः कुरु पद्मज । अबला हन्त मां हन्तुं कथं शक्ता भविष्यति
tasmānme maraṇaṃ nūnaṃ kāminyāḥ kuru padmaja | abalā hanta māṃ hantuṃ kathaṃ śaktā bhaviṣyati
Therefore make my death (come) only from a woman, O lotus-born one. Alas, how will a weak woman be able to kill me?
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DB 5 2.14
ब्रह्मोवाच यदा कदापि दैत्येन्द्र नार्यास्ते मरणं धुवम् । न नरेभ्यो महाभाग मृतिस्ते महिषासुर
brahmovāca yadā kadāpi daityendra nāryāste maraṇaṃ dhuvam | na narebhyo mahābhāga mṛtiste mahiṣāsura
Brahmā said: If ever, O lord of Daityas, your death is certain (it will be) from a woman; not from men, O greatly fortunate one, is your death, O Mahiṣāsura.
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DB 5 2.15
व्यास उवाच एवं दत्त्वा वरं तस्मै ययौ ब्रह्मा निजालयम् । सोऽपि दैत्यवरः प्राप निजं स्थानं मुदान्वितः
vyāsa uvāca evaṃ dattvā varaṃ tasmai yayau brahmā nijālayam | so'pi daityavaraḥ prāpa nijaṃ sthānaṃ mudānvitaḥ
Vyāsa said: Having thus given him the boon, Brahmā went to his own abode; and that best of Daityas too reached his own place, filled with joy.
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DB 5 2.16
राजोवाच महिषः कस्य पुत्रोऽसौ कथं जातो महाबली । कथं च माहिषं रूपं प्राप्तं तेन महात्मना
rājovāca mahiṣaḥ kasya putro'sau kathaṃ jāto mahābalī | kathaṃ ca māhiṣaṃ rūpaṃ prāptaṃ tena mahātmanā
The king said: Whose son was this Mahiṣa? How was he born of such great strength? And how did that great one obtain the form of a buffalo?
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DB 5 2.17
व्यास उवाच दनोः पुत्रौ महाराज विख्यातौ क्षितिमण्डले । रम्भश्चैव करम्भश्च द्वावास्तां दानवोत्तमौ
vyāsa uvāca danoḥ putrau mahārāja vikhyātau kṣitimaṇḍale | rambhaścaiva karambhaśca dvāvāstāṃ dānavottamau
Vyāsa said: Danu had two sons, O great king, famed throughout the circle of the earth: Rambha and Karambha — these two were the best of Dānavas.
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DB 5 2.18
तावपुत्रौ महाराज पुत्रार्थं तेपतुस्तपः । बहून्वर्षगणान्कामं पुण्ये पञ्चनदे जले
tāvaputrau mahārāja putrārthaṃ tepatustapaḥ | bahūnvarṣagaṇānkāmaṃ puṇye pañcanade jale
Those two were sonless, O great king, and they performed austerity for the sake of a son, for many groups of years, willingly, in the water of the holy Pañcanada (the five rivers).
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DB 5 2.19
करम्भस्तु जले मग्नश्चकार परमं तपः । वृक्षं रसालवटं प्राप्य रम्भोऽग्निमसेवत
karambhastu jale magnaścakāra paramaṃ tapaḥ | vṛkṣaṃ rasālavaṭaṃ prāpya rambho'gnimasevata
Karambha, immersed in the water, performed supreme austerity; while Rambha, resorting to a mango-fig tree, attended upon fire.
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DB 5 2.20
पञ्चाग्निसाधनासक्तः स रम्भस्तु यदाभवत् । ज्ञात्वा शचीपतिर्दुःखमुद्ययौ दानवौ प्रति
pañcāgnisādhanāsaktaḥ sa rambhastu yadābhavat | jñātvā śacīpatirduḥkhamudyayau dānavau prati
When that Rambha became devoted to the practice of the five fires, the husband of Śacī (Indra), knowing it, was distressed and set out against the two Dānavas.
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DB 5 2.21
गत्वा पञ्चनदे तत्र ग्राहरूपं चकार ह । वासवस्तु करम्भं तं तदा जग्राह पादयोः
gatvā pañcanade tatra grāharūpaṃ cakāra ha | vāsavastu karambhaṃ taṃ tadā jagrāha pādayoḥ
Going there to the Pañcanada, he took on the form of a crocodile; and then Vāsava (Indra) seized that Karambha by the feet.
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DB 5 2.22
निजघान च तं दुष्टं करम्भं वृत्रसूदनः । भ्रातरं निहतं श्रुत्वा रम्भः कोपं परं गतः
nijaghāna ca taṃ duṣṭaṃ karambhaṃ vṛtrasūdanaḥ | bhrātaraṃ nihataṃ śrutvā rambhaḥ kopaṃ paraṃ gataḥ
And the slayer of Vṛtra killed that wicked Karambha. Hearing that his brother had been slain, Rambha went into extreme rage.
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DB 5 2.23
स्वशीर्षं पावके होतुमैच्छच्छित्त्वा करेण ह । केशपाशे गहीत्वाशु वामेन क्रोधसंयुतः
svaśīrṣaṃ pāvake hotumaicchacchittvā kareṇa ha | keśapāśe gahītvāśu vāmena krodhasaṃyutaḥ
He wished to offer his own head into the fire, cutting it off with his hand; filled with anger, he swiftly grasped his mass of hair with his left (hand),
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DB 5 2.24
दक्षिणेन करेणोग्रं गृहीत्वा खड्गमुत्तमम् । छिनत्ति शीर्षं तत्तावद्वह्निना प्रतिबोधितः
dakṣiṇena kareṇograṃ gṛhītvā khaḍgamuttamam | chinatti śīrṣaṃ tattāvadvahninā pratibodhitaḥ
and taking up a terrible, excellent sword with his right hand, he was just cutting off his head when he was checked by the Fire (god).
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DB 5 2.25
उक्तश्च दैत्य मूर्खोऽसि स्वशीर्षं छेत्तुमिच्छसि । आत्महत्यातिदुःसाध्या कथं त्वं कर्तुमुद्यतः
uktaśca daitya mūrkho'si svaśīrṣaṃ chettumicchasi | ātmahatyātiduḥsādhyā kathaṃ tvaṃ kartumudyataḥ
And (Fire) said: "Demon, you are a fool, that you wish to cut off your own head! Suicide is a most grievous deed—how is it that you are set upon doing it?"
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DB 5 2.26
वरं वरय भद्रं ते यस्ते मनसि वर्तते । मा म्रियस्व मृतेनाद्य किं ते कार्यं भविष्यति
varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te yaste manasi vartate | mā mriyasva mṛtenādya kiṃ te kāryaṃ bhaviṣyati
"Choose a boon—good fortune to you—whatever lies in your mind. Do not die; what business of yours will be accomplished today by your dying?"
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DB 5 2.27
व्यास उवाच तच्छुत्वा वचनं रम्भः पावकस्य सुभाषितम् । ततोऽब्रवीद्वचो रम्भस्त्यक्त्वा केशकलापकम्
vyāsa uvāca tacchutvā vacanaṃ rambhaḥ pāvakasya subhāṣitam | tato'bravīdvaco rambhastyaktvā keśakalāpakam
Vyāsa said: Hearing that well-spoken word of the Fire-god, Rambha then let go of the mass of his hair and spoke these words.
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DB 5 2.28
यदि तुष्टोऽसि देवेश देहि मे वाञ्छितं वरम् । त्रैलोक्यविजयी पुत्रः स्यान्नः परबलार्दनः
yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa dehi me vāñchitaṃ varam | trailokyavijayī putraḥ syānnaḥ parabalārdanaḥ
"If you are pleased, lord of the gods, grant me the boon I desire: may there be for us a son who conquers the three worlds and crushes the forces of the enemy."
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DB 5 2.29
अजेयः सर्वथा स स्याद्देवदानवमानवैः । कामरूपी महावीर्यः सर्वलोकाभिवन्दितः
ajeyaḥ sarvathā sa syāddevadānavamānavaiḥ | kāmarūpī mahāvīryaḥ sarvalokābhivanditaḥ
"May he be wholly unconquerable by gods, dānavas and men, able to take any form at will, of great valour, honoured by all the worlds."
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DB 5 2.30
पावकस्तं तथेत्याह भविष्यति तवेप्सितम् । पुत्रस्तव महाभाग मरणाद्विरमाधुना
pāvakastaṃ tathetyāha bhaviṣyati tavepsitam | putrastava mahābhāga maraṇādviramādhunā
The Fire-god said to him, "So be it; what you desire shall come to pass. A son shall be yours, greatly fortunate one—desist now from dying."
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DB 5 2.31
यस्यां चित्तं तु रम्भ त्वं प्रमदायां करिष्यसि । तस्यां पुत्रो महाभाग भविष्यति बलाधिकः
yasyāṃ cittaṃ tu rambha tvaṃ pramadāyāṃ kariṣyasi | tasyāṃ putro mahābhāga bhaviṣyati balādhikaḥ
"And upon whatever woman, Rambha, you set your mind, in her, greatly fortunate one, a son of surpassing strength shall be born."
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DB 5 2.32
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्तो वह्निना रम्भो वचनं चित्तरञ्जनम् । श्रुत्वा प्रणम्य प्रययौ वह्निं तं दानवोत्तमः
vyāsa uvāca ityukto vahninā rambho vacanaṃ cittarañjanam | śrutvā praṇamya prayayau vahniṃ taṃ dānavottamaḥ
Vyāsa said: Addressed thus by the Fire with words that delighted his heart, Rambha, that best of dānavas, having heard them, bowed to that Fire and went away.
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DB 5 2.33
यक्षैः परिवृतं स्थानं रमणीयं श्रियान्वितम् । दृष्ट्वा चक्रे तदा भावं महिष्यां दानवोत्तमः
yakṣaiḥ parivṛtaṃ sthānaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ śriyānvitam | dṛṣṭvā cakre tadā bhāvaṃ mahiṣyāṃ dānavottamaḥ
Seeing a place surrounded by yakṣas, delightful and endowed with splendour, the best of dānavas then conceived a passion for a she-buffalo,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.34
मत्तायां रूपपूर्णायां विहायान्याञ्च योषितम् । सा समागाच्च तरसा कामयन्ती मुदान्विता
mattāyāṃ rūpapūrṇāyāṃ vihāyānyāñca yoṣitam | sā samāgācca tarasā kāmayantī mudānvitā
a she-buffalo in heat and perfect in form, leaving aside other women; and she came swiftly, desiring him, filled with joy.
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DB 5 2.35
रम्भोऽपि गमनं चक्रे भवितव्यप्रणोदितः । सा तु गर्भवती जाता महिषी तस्य वीर्यतः
rambho'pi gamanaṃ cakre bhavitavyapraṇoditaḥ | sā tu garbhavatī jātā mahiṣī tasya vīryataḥ
Rambha too went to her, impelled by what was destined to be; and that she-buffalo became pregnant by his seed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.36
तां गृहीत्वाथ पातालं प्रविवेश मनोहरम् । महिषेभ्यश्च तां रक्षन्प्रियामनुमतां किल
tāṃ gṛhītvātha pātālaṃ praviveśa manoharam | mahiṣebhyaśca tāṃ rakṣanpriyāmanumatāṃ kila
Then, taking her, he entered the charming netherworld, guarding her—his beloved, and consenting—from the (other) buffaloes.
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DB 5 2.37
कदाचिन्महिषश्चान्यः कामार्तस्तामुपाद्रवत् । स्वयमागत्य तं हन्तुं दानवः समुपाद्रवत्
kadācinmahiṣaścānyaḥ kāmārtastāmupādravat | svayamāgatya taṃ hantuṃ dānavaḥ samupādravat
Once another buffalo, afflicted with desire, ran at her; and the dānava, coming himself to kill him, rushed upon him.
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DB 5 2.38
स्वरक्षार्थं समागत्य महिषं समताडयत् । सोऽपि तं निजघानाशु शृङ्गाभ्यां काममोहितः
svarakṣārthaṃ samāgatya mahiṣaṃ samatāḍayat | so'pi taṃ nijaghānāśu śṛṅgābhyāṃ kāmamohitaḥ
Coming up to protect his own, he struck the buffalo; but that one too, deluded by lust, swiftly slew him with his two horns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.39
ताडितस्तेन तीक्ष्णाभ्यां शृङ्गाभ्यां हृदये भृशम् । भूमौ पपात तरसा ममार च विमूर्च्छितः
tāḍitastena tīkṣṇābhyāṃ śṛṅgābhyāṃ hṛdaye bhṛśam | bhūmau papāta tarasā mamāra ca vimūrcchitaḥ
Struck hard in the heart by him with those two sharp horns, he fell at once to the ground and, losing consciousness, died.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.40
मृते भर्तरि सा दीना भयार्ता विद्रुता भृशम् । सा वेगात्तं वटं प्राप्य यक्षाणां शरणं गता
mṛte bhartari sā dīnā bhayārtā vidrutā bhṛśam | sā vegāttaṃ vaṭaṃ prāpya yakṣāṇāṃ śaraṇaṃ gatā
When her husband was dead, she, wretched and stricken with fear, fled far; reaching that banyan tree at speed, she took refuge with the yakṣas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.41
पृष्ठतस्तु गतस्तत्र महिषः कामपीडितः । कामयानस्तु तां कामी बलवीर्यमदोद्धतः
pṛṣṭhatastu gatastatra mahiṣaḥ kāmapīḍitaḥ | kāmayānastu tāṃ kāmī balavīryamadoddhataḥ
But the buffalo, tormented by desire, went there after her, that lustful one desiring her, swollen with the arrogance of his strength and vigour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.42
रुदती सा भृशं दीना दृष्टा यक्षैर्भयातुरा । धावमानं च तं वीक्ष्य यक्षास्त्रातुं समाययुः
rudatī sā bhṛśaṃ dīnā dṛṣṭā yakṣairbhayāturā | dhāvamānaṃ ca taṃ vīkṣya yakṣāstrātuṃ samāyayuḥ
She, weeping bitterly, wretched and distraught with fear, was seen by the yakṣas; and seeing him running (at her), the yakṣas came to rescue her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.43
युद्धं समभवद् घोरं यक्षाणां च हयारिणा । शरेण ताडितस्तूर्णं पपात धरणीतले
yuddhaṃ samabhavad ghoraṃ yakṣāṇāṃ ca hayāriṇā | śareṇa tāḍitastūrṇaṃ papāta dharaṇītale
A terrible battle took place between the yakṣas and the buffalo; struck by an arrow, he swiftly fell to the surface of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.44
मृतं रम्भं समानीय यक्षास्ते परमं प्रियम् । चितायां रोपयामासुस्तस्य देहस्य शुद्धये
mṛtaṃ rambhaṃ samānīya yakṣāste paramaṃ priyam | citāyāṃ ropayāmāsustasya dehasya śuddhaye
Those yakṣas, bringing the dead Rambha, their dearest friend, laid him upon a pyre for the purification of his body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.45
महिषी सा पतिं दृष्ट्वा चितायां रोपितं तदा । प्रवेष्टुं सा मतिं चक्रे पतिना सह पावकम्
mahiṣī sā patiṃ dṛṣṭvā citāyāṃ ropitaṃ tadā | praveṣṭuṃ sā matiṃ cakre patinā saha pāvakam
That queen, seeing her husband then placed upon the pyre, resolved to enter the fire together with her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.46
वार्यमाणापि यक्षैः सा प्रविवेश हुताशनम् । ज्वालामालाकुलं साध्वी पतिमादाय वल्लभम्
vāryamāṇāpi yakṣaiḥ sā praviveśa hutāśanam | jvālāmālākulaṃ sādhvī patimādāya vallabham
Though the yakṣas tried to stop her, that virtuous woman entered the fire, thronged with garlands of flame, taking her beloved husband (in her arms).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.47
महिषस्तु चितामध्यात्समुत्तस्थौ महाबलः । रम्भोऽप्यन्यद्वपुः कृत्वा निःसृतः पुत्रवत्सलः
mahiṣastu citāmadhyātsamuttasthau mahābalaḥ | rambho'pyanyadvapuḥ kṛtvā niḥsṛtaḥ putravatsalaḥ
But from the middle of the pyre a buffalo of great strength rose up; and Rambha too, taking another body, came forth, fond of his son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.48
रक्तबीजोऽप्यसौ जातो महिषोऽपि महाबलः । अभिषिक्तस्तु राज्येऽसौ हयारिरसुरोत्तमैः
raktabījo'pyasau jāto mahiṣo'pi mahābalaḥ | abhiṣiktastu rājye'sau hayārirasurottamaiḥ
Thus Raktabīja was born, and Mahiṣa too, of great strength; and he, the enemy of horses (Mahiṣa), was consecrated in the kingdom by the foremost of the asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.49
एवं स महिषो जातो रक्तबीजश्च वीर्यवान् । अवध्यस्तु सुरैर्दैत्यैर्मानवैश्च नृपोत्तम
evaṃ sa mahiṣo jāto raktabījaśca vīryavān | avadhyastu surairdaityairmānavaiśca nṛpottama
Thus was that Mahiṣa born, and the valiant Raktabīja, unslayable by gods, by daityas, and by men, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 2.50
इत्येतत्कथितं राजन् जन्म तस्य महात्मनः । वरप्रदानञ्च तथा प्रोक्तं सर्वं सविस्तरम्
ityetatkathitaṃ rājan janma tasya mahātmanaḥ | varapradānañca tathā proktaṃ sarvaṃ savistaram
Thus, O king, has the birth of that great one been told, and likewise the granting of the boon has been recounted, all of it in full detail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition