Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 20
DB 5 20.1
महिषवधानन्तरं पृथिवीसुखवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच - अथाद्भुतं वीक्ष्य मुने प्रभावं देव्या जगच्छान्तिकरं परञ्च । न तृप्तिरस्ति द्विजवर्य शृण्वतः कथामृतं ते मुखपद्मजातम्
mahiṣavadhānantaraṃ pṛthivīsukhavarṇanam janamejaya uvāca - athādbhutaṃ vīkṣya mune prabhāvaṃ devyā jagacchāntikaraṃ parañca | na tṛptirasti dvijavarya śṛṇvataḥ kathāmṛtaṃ te mukhapadmajātam
The description of the earth's happiness after the slaying of Mahiṣa. Janamejaya said: Now, O sage, having beheld the wondrous and supreme power of the Goddess, which brings peace to the world — there is no satisfaction, O best of the twice-born, for one hearing the nectar of the tale born from your lotus mouth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.2
अन्तर्हितायां च तदा भवान्या चक्रुश्च किं देवपुरोगमास्ते । देव्याश्चरित्र परमं पवित्रं दुरापमेवाल्पपुण्यैर्नराणाम्
antarhitāyāṃ ca tadā bhavānyā cakruśca kiṃ devapurogamāste | devyāścaritra paramaṃ pavitraṃ durāpamevālpapuṇyairnarāṇām
And when Bhavānī had vanished then, what did those gods with their leaders do? The Goddess's conduct is supremely purifying, hard indeed to attain for men of little merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.3
कस्तृप्तिमाप्नोति कथामृतेन भिन्नोऽल्पभाग्यात्पटुकर्णरन्ध्रः । पीतेन येनामरतां प्रयाति धिक्तान्नरान् ये न पिबन्ति सादरम्
kastṛptimāpnoti kathāmṛtena bhinno'lpabhāgyātpaṭukarṇarandhraḥ | pītena yenāmaratāṃ prayāti dhiktānnarān ye na pibanti sādaram
Who, whose keen ear-openings are (not) severed by little fortune, is (ever) satisfied with the nectar of this tale — by drinking which one attains immortality? Shame on those men who do not drink it with reverence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 20.4
लीलाचरित्रं जगदम्बिकाया रक्षान्वितं देवमहामुनीनाम् । संसारवार्धेस्तरणं नराणां कथं कृतज्ञा हि परित्यजेयुः
līlācaritraṃ jagadambikāyā rakṣānvitaṃ devamahāmunīnām | saṃsāravārdhestaraṇaṃ narāṇāṃ kathaṃ kṛtajñā hi parityajeyuḥ
The playful conduct of the Mother of the world, attended with protection of the gods and great sages, the crossing of the ocean of transmigration for men — how could grateful people abandon it?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.5
मुक्ताश्च ये चैव मुमुक्षवश्च संसारिणो रोगयुताश्च केचित् । तेषां सदा श्रोत्रपुटैश्च पेयं सर्वार्थदं वेदविदो वदन्ति
muktāśca ye caiva mumukṣavaśca saṃsāriṇo rogayutāśca kecit | teṣāṃ sadā śrotrapuṭaiśca peyaṃ sarvārthadaṃ vedavido vadanti
Those who are liberated, and those who desire liberation, and worldly people, and some who are afflicted with disease — by all of them it is ever to be drunk through the vessels of their ears; the knowers of the Veda say it grants every goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.6
तथा विशेषेण मुने नृपाणां धर्मार्थकामेषु सदा रतानाम् । मुक्ताश्च यस्मात्खलु तत्पिबन्ति कथं न पेयं रहितैश्च तेभ्यः
tathā viśeṣeṇa mune nṛpāṇāṃ dharmārthakāmeṣu sadā ratānām | muktāśca yasmātkhalu tatpibanti kathaṃ na peyaṃ rahitaiśca tebhyaḥ
And so especially, O sage, for kings who are always intent on dharma, wealth, and pleasure. Since even the liberated drink it, how should it not be drunk by those who lack (liberation)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.7
यैः पूजिता पूर्वभवे भवानी सत्कुन्दपुष्पैरथ चम्पकैश्च । बैल्वैर्दलैस्ते भुवि भोगयुक्ता नृपा भवन्तीत्यनुमेयमेवम्
yaiḥ pūjitā pūrvabhave bhavānī satkundapuṣpairatha campakaiśca | bailvairdalaiste bhuvi bhogayuktā nṛpā bhavantītyanumeyamevam
Those by whom Bhavānī was worshipped in a former birth with fine kunda flowers and campaka flowers and bilva leaves — they become kings on earth, endowed with enjoyments: thus it is to be inferred.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.8
ये भक्तिहीना समवाप्य देहं तं मानुषं भारतभूमिभागे । यैर्नार्चिता ते धनधान्यहीना रोगान्विताः सन्ततिवर्जिताश्च
ye bhaktihīnā samavāpya dehaṃ taṃ mānuṣaṃ bhāratabhūmibhāge | yairnārcitā te dhanadhānyahīnā rogānvitāḥ santativarjitāśca
Those who, having obtained that human body in the region of the land of Bharata, are devoid of devotion — those by whom she was not worshipped are without wealth and grain, afflicted with disease, and bereft of offspring.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.9
भ्रमन्ति नित्यं किल दासभूता आज्ञाकराः केवलभारवाहाः । दिवानिशं स्वार्थपराः कदापि नैवाप्नुवन्त्यौदरपूर्तिमात्रम्
bhramanti nityaṃ kila dāsabhūtā ājñākarāḥ kevalabhāravāhāḥ | divāniśaṃ svārthaparāḥ kadāpi naivāpnuvantyaudarapūrtimātram
They wander ever, become servants, doing others' bidding, mere bearers of burdens; day and night intent on their own gain, they never obtain even the mere filling of their bellies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.10
अन्धाश्च मूका बधिराश्च खञ्जाः कुष्ठान्विता ये भुवि दुःखभाजः । तत्रानुमानं कविभिर्विधेयं नाराधिता तैः सततं भवानी
andhāśca mūkā badhirāśca khañjāḥ kuṣṭhānvitā ye bhuvi duḥkhabhājaḥ | tatrānumānaṃ kavibhirvidheyaṃ nārādhitā taiḥ satataṃ bhavānī
Those who are blind, mute, deaf, lame, afflicted with leprosy, who are partakers of sorrow on earth — there the inference is to be drawn by the wise: Bhavānī was not constantly worshipped by them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.11
ये राजभोगान्वितऋद्धिपूर्णाः संसेव्यमाना बहुभिर्मनुष्यैः । दृश्यन्ति ये वा विभवैः समेता- स्तैः पूजिताम्बेत्यनुमेयमेव
ye rājabhogānvitaṛddhipūrṇāḥ saṃsevyamānā bahubhirmanuṣyaiḥ | dṛśyanti ye vā vibhavaiḥ sametā- staiḥ pūjitāmbetyanumeyameva
Those who are endowed with royal enjoyments and full of prosperity, attended by many men, or who are seen possessed of splendours — it is to be inferred that the Mother was worshipped by them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.12
तस्मात्सत्यवतीसूनो देव्याश्चरितमुत्तमम् । कथयस्व कृपां कृत्वा दयावानसि साम्प्रतम्
tasmātsatyavatīsūno devyāścaritamuttamam | kathayasva kṛpāṃ kṛtvā dayāvānasi sāmpratam
Therefore, son of Satyavatī, tell (me) the excellent deeds of the Goddess; show favour, for you are compassionate now.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.13
हत्वा तं महिषं पापं स्तुता सम्पूजिता सुरैः । क्व गता सा महालक्ष्मीः सर्वतेजःसमुद्भवा
hatvā taṃ mahiṣaṃ pāpaṃ stutā sampūjitā suraiḥ | kva gatā sā mahālakṣmīḥ sarvatejaḥsamudbhavā
After slaying that wicked buffalo, praised and duly worshipped by the gods — where did she go, that Mahālakṣmī who arose from the combined splendour of all (the gods)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.14
कथितं ते महाभाग गतान्तर्धानमाशु सा । स्वर्गे वा मृत्युलोके वा संस्थिता भुवनेश्वरी
kathitaṃ te mahābhāga gatāntardhānamāśu sā | svarge vā mṛtyuloke vā saṃsthitā bhuvaneśvarī
It has been told by you, greatly fortunate one, that she swiftly vanished. Does the Mistress of the worlds dwell in heaven, or in the world of mortals?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.15
लयं गता वा तत्रैव वैकुण्ठे वा समाश्रिता । अथवा हेमशैले सा तत्त्वतो मे वदाधुना
layaṃ gatā vā tatraiva vaikuṇṭhe vā samāśritā | athavā hemaśaile sā tattvato me vadādhunā
Or did she merge into dissolution right there, or has she taken up abode in Vaikuṇṭha, or else on the Golden Mountain? Tell me now, as it truly is.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.16
व्यास उवाच पूर्वं मया ते कथितं मणिद्वीपं मनोहरम् । क्रीडास्थानं सदा देव्या वल्लभं परमं स्मृतम्
vyāsa uvāca pūrvaṃ mayā te kathitaṃ maṇidvīpaṃ manoharam | krīḍāsthānaṃ sadā devyā vallabhaṃ paramaṃ smṛtam
Vyāsa said: Earlier I told you of the delightful Jewel Island, always the pleasure-ground of the Goddess, held to be supremely dear (to her).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.17
यत्र ब्रह्मा हरिः स्थाणुः स्त्रीभावं ते प्रपेदिरे । पुरुषत्वं पुनः प्राप्य स्वानि कार्याणि चक्रिरे
yatra brahmā hariḥ sthāṇuḥ strībhāvaṃ te prapedire | puruṣatvaṃ punaḥ prāpya svāni kāryāṇi cakrire
There Brahmā, Hari and Sthāṇu (Śiva) assumed the state of women, and again, having regained manhood, they performed their own tasks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.18
यः सुधासिन्धुमध्येऽस्ति द्वीपः परमशोभनः । नानारूपैः सदा तत्र विहारं कुरुतेऽम्बिका
yaḥ sudhāsindhumadhye'sti dvīpaḥ paramaśobhanaḥ | nānārūpaiḥ sadā tatra vihāraṃ kurute'mbikā
That island which lies in the midst of the ocean of nectar, exceedingly beautiful — there Ambikā always takes her sport in manifold forms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.19
स्तुता सम्पूजिता देवैः सा तत्रैव गता शिवा । यत्र संक्रीडते नित्यं मायाशक्तिः सनातनी
stutā sampūjitā devaiḥ sā tatraiva gatā śivā | yatra saṃkrīḍate nityaṃ māyāśaktiḥ sanātanī
Praised and duly worshipped by the gods, that auspicious one went to that very place, where the eternal Māyā-Śakti forever plays.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.20
देवास्तां निर्गतां वीक्ष्य देवीं सर्वेश्वरीं तथा । रविवंशोद्भवं चक्रुर्भूमिपालं महाबलम् पञ्चमस्कन्धे महिषवधानन्तरं पृथिवीसुखवर्णनं नाम विशोऽध्यायः
devāstāṃ nirgatāṃ vīkṣya devīṃ sarveśvarīṃ tathā | ravivaṃśodbhavaṃ cakrurbhūmipālaṃ mahābalam pañcamaskandhe mahiṣavadhānantaraṃ pṛthivīsukhavarṇanaṃ nāma viśo'dhyāyaḥ
The gods, seeing that Goddess, the Ruler of all, thus departed, made a king of the earth, of great strength, born of the solar lineage. [Colophon: in the Fifth Book, the chapter called 'The Description of the Earth's Happiness after the Slaying of Mahiṣa', the twentieth chapter.]
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.21
अयोध्याधिपतिं वीरं शत्रुघ्नं नाम पार्थिवम् । सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नं महिषस्यासने शुभे
ayodhyādhipatiṃ vīraṃ śatrughnaṃ nāma pārthivam | sarvalakṣaṇasampannaṃ mahiṣasyāsane śubhe
(They made) the hero named Śatrughna, lord of Ayodhyā, a ruler endowed with all (auspicious) marks, (seated) on the auspicious throne of Mahiṣa —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.22
दत्त्वा राज्यं तदा तस्मै देवा इन्द्रपुरोगमाः । स्वकीयैर्वाहनैः सर्वे जग्मुः स्वान्यालयानि ते
dattvā rājyaṃ tadā tasmai devā indrapurogamāḥ | svakīyairvāhanaiḥ sarve jagmuḥ svānyālayāni te
— and having then given the kingdom to him, the gods led by Indra all went to their own abodes on their own mounts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.23
गतेषु तेषु देवेषु पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते । धर्मराज्यं बभूवाथ प्रजाश्च सुखितास्तथा
gateṣu teṣu deveṣu pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpate | dharmarājyaṃ babhūvātha prajāśca sukhitāstathā
When those gods had gone, O lord of the earth, there was then righteous rule upon the earth, and the people likewise were happy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.24
पर्जन्यः कालवर्षी च धरा धान्यगुणावृता । पादपाः फलपुष्पाढ्या बभूवुः सुखदाः सदा
parjanyaḥ kālavarṣī ca dharā dhānyaguṇāvṛtā | pādapāḥ phalapuṣpāḍhyā babhūvuḥ sukhadāḥ sadā
The rain-cloud rained in season, the earth was covered with the riches of grain, and the trees, rich in fruit and flowers, were always givers of pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.25
गावश्च क्षीरसम्पना घटोध्न्यः कामदा नृणाम् । नद्यः सुमार्गगाः स्वच्छाः शीतोदाः खगसंयुताः
gāvaśca kṣīrasampanā ghaṭodhnyaḥ kāmadā nṛṇām | nadyaḥ sumārgagāḥ svacchāḥ śītodāḥ khagasaṃyutāḥ
And the cows were full of milk, with udders like pots, granting men their wishes; the rivers ran in good channels, clear, with cool water, thronged with birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.26
ब्राह्मणा वेदतत्त्वाश्च यज्ञकर्मरतास्तथा । क्षत्रिया धर्मसंयुक्ता दानाध्ययनतत्पराः
brāhmaṇā vedatattvāśca yajñakarmaratāstathā | kṣatriyā dharmasaṃyuktā dānādhyayanatatparāḥ
The brahmins knew the truth of the Vedas and were devoted to sacrificial rites; the kshatriyas were joined to dharma and intent upon giving and study,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.27
शस्त्रविद्यारता नित्यं प्रजारक्षणतत्पराः । न्यायदण्डधराः सर्वे राजानः शमसंयुताः
śastravidyāratā nityaṃ prajārakṣaṇatatparāḥ | nyāyadaṇḍadharāḥ sarve rājānaḥ śamasaṃyutāḥ
constantly devoted to the science of weapons, intent upon protecting the people; all the kings wielded the rod of justice and were possessed of self-restraint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.28
अविरोधस्तु भूतानां सर्वेषां सम्बभूव ह । आकरा धनदा नृणां व्रजा गोयूथसंयुताः
avirodhastu bhūtānāṃ sarveṣāṃ sambabhūva ha | ākarā dhanadā nṛṇāṃ vrajā goyūthasaṃyutāḥ
Indeed there arose no conflict among any of the beings; the mines gave wealth to men, and the cattle-pens were filled with herds of cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.29
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्च नृपसत्तम । देवीभक्तिपराः सर्वे सम्बभूवुर्धरातले
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāśca nṛpasattama | devībhaktiparāḥ sarve sambabhūvurdharātale
Brahmins, kshatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras, O best of kings, all became devoted to the Goddess upon the surface of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.30
सर्वत्र यज्ञयूपाश्च मण्डपाश्च मनोहराः । मखैः पूर्णा धराश्चासन् ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रियैः कृतैः
sarvatra yajñayūpāśca maṇḍapāśca manoharāḥ | makhaiḥ pūrṇā dharāścāsan brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ kṛtaiḥ
Everywhere there were sacrificial posts and lovely pavilions; the lands were full of sacrifices performed by brahmins and kshatriyas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.31
पतिव्रतधरा नार्यः सुशीलाः सत्यसंयुताः । पितृभक्तिपराः पुत्रा आसन्धर्मपरायणाः
pativratadharā nāryaḥ suśīlāḥ satyasaṃyutāḥ | pitṛbhaktiparāḥ putrā āsandharmaparāyaṇāḥ
The women were faithful to their husbands, of good conduct, joined to truth; the sons were intent on devotion to their fathers and devoted to dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.32
न पाखण्डं न वाधर्मः कुत्रापि पृथिवीतले । वेदवादा शास्त्रवादा नान्ये वादास्तथाभवन्
na pākhaṇḍaṃ na vādharmaḥ kutrāpi pṛthivītale | vedavādā śāstravādā nānye vādāstathābhavan
There was no heresy and no unrighteousness anywhere on the face of the earth; there were discourses on the Vedas and discourses on the treatises, but no other kinds of disputation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.33
कलहो नैव केषाञ्चिन्न दैन्यं नाशुभा मतिः । सर्वत्र सुखिनो लोकाः काले च मरणं तथा
kalaho naiva keṣāñcinna dainyaṃ nāśubhā matiḥ | sarvatra sukhino lokāḥ kāle ca maraṇaṃ tathā
No one had any quarrel, nor wretchedness, nor an evil mind; everywhere the people were happy, and death came (only) in due time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.34
सुहृदां न वियोगश्च नापदश्च कदाचन । नानावृष्टिर्न दुर्भिक्षं न मारी दुःखदा नृणाम्
suhṛdāṃ na viyogaśca nāpadaśca kadācana | nānāvṛṣṭirna durbhikṣaṃ na mārī duḥkhadā nṛṇām
There was no separation from friends, nor calamity at any time; no failure of rain, no famine, no plague causing men sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.35
न रोगो न च मात्सर्यं न विरोधः परस्परम् । सर्वत्र सुखसम्पन्ना नरा नार्यः सुखान्विताः
na rogo na ca mātsaryaṃ na virodhaḥ parasparam | sarvatra sukhasampannā narā nāryaḥ sukhānvitāḥ
There was no disease, no envy, no mutual hostility; everywhere the men were endowed with happiness and the women were happy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.36
क्रीडन्ति मानवाः सर्वे स्वर्गे देवगणा इव । न चौरा न च पाखण्डा वञ्चका दम्भकास्तथा
krīḍanti mānavāḥ sarve svarge devagaṇā iva | na caurā na ca pākhaṇḍā vañcakā dambhakāstathā
All human beings played as the hosts of gods do in heaven; there were no thieves, no heretics, no deceivers, and no hypocrites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.37
पिशुना लम्पटाः स्तब्धा न बभूवुस्तदा नृप । न वेदद्वेषिणः पापा मानवाः पृथिवीपते
piśunā lampaṭāḥ stabdhā na babhūvustadā nṛpa | na vedadveṣiṇaḥ pāpā mānavāḥ pṛthivīpate
There were then, O king, no slanderers, no lechers, no arrogant men; no sinful men hostile to the Vedas, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.38
सर्वधर्मरता नित्यं द्विजसेवापरायणाः । त्रिधात्वात्सृष्टिधर्मस्य त्रिविधा ब्राह्मणास्ततः
sarvadharmaratā nityaṃ dvijasevāparāyaṇāḥ | tridhātvātsṛṣṭidharmasya trividhā brāhmaṇāstataḥ
(They were) always devoted to all the duties and given over to the service of the twice-born. Because the law of creation is of three constituents, brahmins were accordingly of three kinds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.39
सात्त्विका राजसाश्चैव तामसाश्च तथापरे । सर्वे वेदविदो दक्षाः सात्त्विकाः सत्त्ववृत्तयः
sāttvikā rājasāścaiva tāmasāśca tathāpare | sarve vedavido dakṣāḥ sāttvikāḥ sattvavṛttayaḥ
(There were) the sāttvika ones, the rājasa ones, and others tāmasa; all were knowers of the Veda and competent. The sāttvika ones had conduct governed by sattva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.40
प्रतिग्रहविहीनाश्च दयादमपरायणाः । यज्ञास्ते सात्त्विकैरन्नैः कुर्वाणा धर्मतत्पराः
pratigrahavihīnāśca dayādamaparāyaṇāḥ | yajñāste sāttvikairannaiḥ kurvāṇā dharmatatparāḥ
And they were free from accepting gifts, given over to compassion and self-restraint, performing sacrifices with sāttvika foods, intent on righteousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.41
पुरोडाशविधानैश्च पशुभिर्न कदाचन । दानमध्ययनञ्चैव यजनं तु तृतीयकम्
puroḍāśavidhānaiśca paśubhirna kadācana | dānamadhyayanañcaiva yajanaṃ tu tṛtīyakam
With the prescribed rites of the sacrificial cake, and never with animals; giving, study, and sacrificing as the third —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.42
त्रिकर्मरसिकास्ते वै सात्त्विका ब्राह्मणा नृप । राजसा वेदविद्वांसः क्षत्रियाणां पुरोहिताः
trikarmarasikāste vai sāttvikā brāhmaṇā nṛpa | rājasā vedavidvāṃsaḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ purohitāḥ
those sāttvika brahmins delighted in these three acts, O king. The rājasa ones were learned in the Veda and (served as) priests of the kṣatriyas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.43
षट्कर्मनिरता सर्वे विधिवन्मांसभक्षकाः । यजनं याजनं दानं तथैव च प्रतिग्रहः
ṣaṭkarmaniratā sarve vidhivanmāṃsabhakṣakāḥ | yajanaṃ yājanaṃ dānaṃ tathaiva ca pratigrahaḥ
All were engaged in the six acts and ate meat according to the rule: sacrificing, officiating at sacrifice, giving, and likewise accepting gifts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.44
अध्ययनं तु वेदानां तथैवाध्यापनं तु षट् । तामसाः क्रोधसंयुक्ता रागद्वेषपराः पुनः
adhyayanaṃ tu vedānāṃ tathaivādhyāpanaṃ tu ṣaṭ | tāmasāḥ krodhasaṃyuktā rāgadveṣaparāḥ punaḥ
and the study of the Vedas, and likewise teaching — these are the six. The tāmasa ones, again, were possessed by anger and given to passion and hatred,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.45
राज्ञां कर्मकरा नित्यं किञ्चिदध्ययने रताः । महिषे निहते सर्वे सुखिनो वेदतत्पराः
rājñāṃ karmakarā nityaṃ kiñcidadhyayane ratāḥ | mahiṣe nihate sarve sukhino vedatatparāḥ
always doing the work of kings, engaged in a little study. When the buffalo was slain, all became happy and intent upon the Veda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.46
बभूवुर्व्रतनिष्णाता दानधर्मपरास्तथा । क्षत्रियाः पालने युक्ता वैश्या वणिजवृत्तयः
babhūvurvrataniṣṇātā dānadharmaparāstathā | kṣatriyāḥ pālane yuktā vaiśyā vaṇijavṛttayaḥ
and they became well versed in vows and devoted to the duty of giving; the kṣatriyas were engaged in protection, the vaiśyas had the trade of merchants,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.47
कृषिवाणिज्यगोरक्षाकुसीदवृत्तयः परे । एवं प्रमुदितो लोको महिषे विनिपातिते
kṛṣivāṇijyagorakṣākusīdavṛttayaḥ pare | evaṃ pramudito loko mahiṣe vinipātite
and others had their livelihood by agriculture, trade, cattle-keeping, and lending at interest. Thus the world rejoiced when the buffalo was struck down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.48
अनुद्वेगः प्रजानां वै सम्बभूव धनागमः । बहुक्षीरा शुभा गावो नद्यश्चैव बहूदकाः
anudvegaḥ prajānāṃ vai sambabhūva dhanāgamaḥ | bahukṣīrā śubhā gāvo nadyaścaiva bahūdakāḥ
There was no distress for the people, and the acquisition of wealth came about; the cows were fine and rich in milk, and the rivers full of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.49
वृक्षा बहुफलाश्चासन्मानवा रोगवर्जिताः । नाधयो नेतयः क्वापि प्रजानां दुःखदायकाः
vṛkṣā bahuphalāścāsanmānavā rogavarjitāḥ | nādhayo netayaḥ kvāpi prajānāṃ duḥkhadāyakāḥ
The trees were rich in fruit, and men were free of disease; nowhere were there afflictions of body or of nature that bring sorrow to the people.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 20.50
न निधनमुपयान्ति प्राणिनस्तेऽप्यकाले सकलविभवयुक्ता रोगहीनाः सदैव । निगमविहितधर्मे तत्पराश्चण्डिकाया- श्चरणसरसिजानां सेवने दत्तचित्ताः
na nidhanamupayānti prāṇinaste'pyakāle sakalavibhavayuktā rogahīnāḥ sadaiva | nigamavihitadharme tatparāścaṇḍikāyā- ścaraṇasarasijānāṃ sevane dattacittāḥ
Nor did living beings come to their death out of season; they were ever furnished with every prosperity and free from disease, intent upon the duty laid down in the scripture, their minds given over to the service of Caṇḍikā's lotus feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition