Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 22
DB 5 22.1
देवकृतदेव्याराधनवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच पराजिताः सुराः सर्वे राज्यं शुम्भः शशास ह । एवं वर्षसहस्रं तु जगाम नृपसत्तम
devakṛtadevyārādhanavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca parājitāḥ surāḥ sarve rājyaṃ śumbhaḥ śaśāsa ha | evaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu jagāma nṛpasattama
A description of the gods' worship of the Goddess. Vyāsa said: With all the gods defeated, Śumbha ruled the kingdom. Thus a thousand years passed, O best of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.2
भ्रष्टराज्यास्ततो देवाश्चिन्तामापुः सुदुस्तराम् । गुरुं दुःखातुरास्ते तु पप्रच्छुरिदमादृताः
bhraṣṭarājyāstato devāścintāmāpuḥ sudustarām | guruṃ duḥkhāturāste tu papracchuridamādṛtāḥ
Then the gods, fallen from their kingdom, fell into most difficult worry; afflicted with sorrow, they respectfully asked their preceptor this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.3
किं कर्तव्यं गुरो ब्रूहि सर्वज्ञस्त्वं महामुनिः । उपायोऽस्ति महाभाग दुःखस्य विनिवृत्तये
kiṃ kartavyaṃ guro brūhi sarvajñastvaṃ mahāmuniḥ | upāyo'sti mahābhāga duḥkhasya vinivṛttaye
"What is to be done, O preceptor? Speak; you are all-knowing, a great sage. Is there a means, O greatly fortunate one, for the ending of (our) sorrow?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.4
उपचारपरा नूनं वेदमन्त्राः सहस्रशः । वाच्छितार्थकरा नूनं सूत्रैः संलक्षिताः किल
upacāraparā nūnaṃ vedamantrāḥ sahasraśaḥ | vācchitārthakarā nūnaṃ sūtraiḥ saṃlakṣitāḥ kila
Surely the Vedic mantras, in their thousands, are devoted to (ritual) procedure, and surely they accomplish the desired object, being indeed set forth by the sūtras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.5
इष्टयो विविधाः प्रोक्ताः सर्वकामफलप्रदाः । ताः कुरुष्व मुने नूनं त्वं जानासि च तत्क्रियाः
iṣṭayo vividhāḥ proktāḥ sarvakāmaphalapradāḥ | tāḥ kuruṣva mune nūnaṃ tvaṃ jānāsi ca tatkriyāḥ
Various iṣṭi-sacrifices are declared (which) grant the fruit of every desire; perform them, O sage — surely you know their rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.6
विधिः शत्रुविनाशाय यथोद्दिष्टः सदागमे । तं कुरुष्वाद्य विधिवद्यथा नो दुःखसंक्षयः
vidhiḥ śatruvināśāya yathoddiṣṭaḥ sadāgame | taṃ kuruṣvādya vidhivadyathā no duḥkhasaṃkṣayaḥ
The rite for the destruction of enemies, as it is prescribed in the true scripture — perform that today according to rule, so that there may be an end of our sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.7
भवेदांगिरसाद्यैव तथा त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि । दानवानां विनाशाय अभिचारं यथामति
bhavedāṃgirasādyaiva tathā tvaṃ kartumarhasi | dānavānāṃ vināśāya abhicāraṃ yathāmati
Let that be, O son of Aṅgiras, this very day; you ought to do it thus — a hostile magic rite, as you see fit, for the destruction of the Dānavas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.8
बृहस्पतिरुवाच सर्वे मन्त्राश्च वेदोक्ता दैवाधीनफलाश्च ते । न स्वतन्त्राः सुराधीश तथैकान्तफलप्रदाः
bṛhaspatiruvāca sarve mantrāśca vedoktā daivādhīnaphalāśca te | na svatantrāḥ surādhīśa tathaikāntaphalapradāḥ
Bṛhaspati said: All the mantras spoken in the Veda have their fruit dependent on fate; they are not independent, O lord of gods, nor do they give a single certain result.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.9
मन्त्राणां देवता यूयं ते तु दुःखैकभाजनम् । जाताः स्म कालयोगेन किं करोमि प्रसाधनम्
mantrāṇāṃ devatā yūyaṃ te tu duḥkhaikabhājanam | jātāḥ sma kālayogena kiṃ karomi prasādhanam
You yourselves are the deities of the mantras, and you have become the sole vessel of sorrow; we have come to this by the working of time — what remedy can I effect?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.10
इन्द्राग्निवरुणादीनां यजनं यज्ञकर्मसु । ते यूयं विपदं प्राप्ताः करिष्यन्ति किमिष्टयः
indrāgnivaruṇādīnāṃ yajanaṃ yajñakarmasu | te yūyaṃ vipadaṃ prāptāḥ kariṣyanti kimiṣṭayaḥ
In sacrificial rites there is worship of Indra, Agni, Varuṇa and the rest; you (are) they, and you have met with calamity — what will the iṣṭi-offerings accomplish?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.11
अवश्यम्भाविभावानां प्रतीकारो न विद्यते । उपायस्त्वथ कर्तव्य इति शिष्टानुशासनम्
avaśyambhāvibhāvānāṃ pratīkāro na vidyate | upāyastvatha kartavya iti śiṣṭānuśāsanam
For things that must inevitably happen there is no counteraction; yet a means should be tried — such is the teaching of the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.12
दैवं हि बलवत्केचित्प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः । उपायवादिनो दैवं प्रवदन्ति निरर्थकम्
daivaṃ hi balavatkecitpravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ | upāyavādino daivaṃ pravadanti nirarthakam
Some thinkers declare that fate is powerful; those who argue for (human) means declare fate to be meaningless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.13
दैवं चैवाप्युपायश्च द्वावेवाभिमतौ नृणाम् । केवलं दैवमाश्रित्य न स्थातव्यं कदाचन
daivaṃ caivāpyupāyaśca dvāvevābhimatau nṛṇām | kevalaṃ daivamāśritya na sthātavyaṃ kadācana
Both fate and means are approved for men; one should never remain relying on fate alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.14
उपायः सर्वथा कार्यो विचार्य स्वधिया पुनः । तस्माद् ब्रवीमि वः सर्वान्संविचार्य पुनः पुनः
upāyaḥ sarvathā kāryo vicārya svadhiyā punaḥ | tasmād bravīmi vaḥ sarvānsaṃvicārya punaḥ punaḥ
A means should by all means be undertaken, after reflecting with one's own intelligence; therefore I tell you all, having considered again and again:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.15
पुरा भगवती तुष्टा जघान महिषासुरम् । युष्माभिस्तु स्तुता देवी वरदानं ददावथ
purā bhagavatī tuṣṭā jaghāna mahiṣāsuram | yuṣmābhistu stutā devī varadānaṃ dadāvatha
Formerly the Bhagavatī, being pleased, slew the demon Mahiṣa; and, praised by you, the Goddess granted a boon:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.16
आपदं नाशयिष्यामि संस्मृता वा सदैव हि । यदा यदा वो देवेशा आपदो दैवसम्भवाः
āpadaṃ nāśayiṣyāmi saṃsmṛtā vā sadaiva hi | yadā yadā vo deveśā āpado daivasambhavāḥ
"I shall destroy the calamity whenever I am remembered, always: whenever, O lords of gods, calamities arising from fate
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.17
प्रभवन्ति तदा कामं स्मर्तव्याहं सुरैः सदा । स्मृताहं नाशयिष्यामि युष्माकं परमापदः
prabhavanti tadā kāmaṃ smartavyāhaṃ suraiḥ sadā | smṛtāhaṃ nāśayiṣyāmi yuṣmākaṃ paramāpadaḥ
come upon you, then at will I am to be remembered by the gods always; remembered, I shall destroy your greatest calamities."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.18
तस्माद्धिमाचले गत्वा पर्वते सुमनोहरे । आराधनं चण्डिकायाः कुरुध्वं प्रेमपूर्वकम्
tasmāddhimācale gatvā parvate sumanohare | ārādhanaṃ caṇḍikāyāḥ kurudhvaṃ premapūrvakam
Therefore, going to the most delightful mountain Himālaya, perform the worship of Caṇḍikā with love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.19
मायाबीजविधानज्ञास्तत्पुरश्चरणे रताः । जानाम्यहं योगबलात्प्रसन्ना सा भविष्यति
māyābījavidhānajñāstatpuraścaraṇe ratāḥ | jānāmyahaṃ yogabalātprasannā sā bhaviṣyati
Knowing the procedure of the Māyā seed-syllable, devoted to its preparatory observance — I know by the power of yoga that she will become gracious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.20
दुःखस्यान्तोऽद्य युष्माकं दृश्यते नात्र संशयः । तस्मिञ्छैले सदा देवी तिष्ठतीति मया श्रुतम्
duḥkhasyānto'dya yuṣmākaṃ dṛśyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | tasmiñchaile sadā devī tiṣṭhatīti mayā śrutam
The end of your sorrow is seen this day; there is no doubt of it. I have heard that the Goddess always dwells on that mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.21
स्तुता सम्पूजिता सद्यो वाञ्छितार्थान् प्रदास्यति । निश्चयं परमं कृत्वा गच्छध्वं वै हिमालयम्
stutā sampūjitā sadyo vāñchitārthān pradāsyati | niścayaṃ paramaṃ kṛtvā gacchadhvaṃ vai himālayam
Praised and duly worshipped, she will at once grant the objects (you) desire. So make firm resolve and go to the Himālaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.22
सुराः सर्वाणि कार्याणि सा वः कामं विधास्यति । व्यास उवाच इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा देवास्ते प्रययुर्गिरिम् पञ्चमस्कन्धे देवकृतदेव्याराधनवर्णनं नाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः
surāḥ sarvāṇi kāryāṇi sā vaḥ kāmaṃ vidhāsyati | vyāsa uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā devāste prayayurgirim pañcamaskandhe devakṛtadevyārādhanavarṇanaṃ nāma dvāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
O gods, she will accomplish all your tasks as you wish. Vyāsa said: Having heard his words, those gods went to the mountain. — In the fifth book, the twenty-second chapter, called "The Description of the Worship of the Goddess Performed by the Gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.23
हिमालयं महाराज देवीध्यानपरायणाः । मायाबीजं हृदा नित्यं जपन्तः सर्व एव हि
himālayaṃ mahārāja devīdhyānaparāyaṇāḥ | māyābījaṃ hṛdā nityaṃ japantaḥ sarva eva hi
(They went) to the Himālaya, O great king, wholly intent on meditation on the Goddess, all of them constantly reciting in their hearts the seed-syllable of Māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.24
नमश्चक्रुर्महामायां भक्तानामभयप्रदाम् । तुष्टुवुः स्तोत्रमन्त्रैश्च भक्त्या परमया युताः
namaścakrurmahāmāyāṃ bhaktānāmabhayapradām | tuṣṭuvuḥ stotramantraiśca bhaktyā paramayā yutāḥ
They made obeisance to Mahāmāyā, who grants fearlessness to her devotees, and, filled with supreme devotion, they praised her with hymns and mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.25
नमो देवि विश्वेश्वरि प्राणनाथे सदानन्दरूपे सुरानन्ददे ते । नमो दानवान्तप्रदे मानवाना- मनेकार्थदे भक्तिगम्यस्वरूपे
namo devi viśveśvari prāṇanāthe sadānandarūpe surānandade te | namo dānavāntaprade mānavānā- manekārthade bhaktigamyasvarūpe
Homage to you, O Goddess, mistress of the universe, lady of (our) life-breath, whose form is everlasting bliss, giver of joy to the gods! Homage to you who bring an end to the Dānavas, who bestow manifold ends on men, whose own form is reached (only) through devotion!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.26
न ते नामसंख्यां न ते रूपमीदृ- क्तथा कोऽपि वेदादिदेवस्वरूपे । त्वमेवासि सर्वेषु शक्तिस्वरूपा प्रजासृष्टिसंहारकाले सदैव
na te nāmasaṃkhyāṃ na te rūpamīdṛ- ktathā ko'pi vedādidevasvarūpe | tvamevāsi sarveṣu śaktisvarūpā prajāsṛṣṭisaṃhārakāle sadaiva
Neither the number of your names nor any such form of yours does anyone know, O you whose form is the primal deity of the Vedas. You alone are, in all beings, of the nature of power, always, at the time of the creation and destruction of creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.27
स्मृतिस्त्वं धृतिस्त्वं त्वमेवासि बुद्धि- र्जरा पुष्टितुष्टी धृतिः कान्तिशान्ती । सुविद्या सुलक्ष्मीर्गतिः कीर्तिमेधे त्वमेवासि विश्वस्य बीजं पुराणम्
smṛtistvaṃ dhṛtistvaṃ tvamevāsi buddhi- rjarā puṣṭituṣṭī dhṛtiḥ kāntiśāntī | suvidyā sulakṣmīrgatiḥ kīrtimedhe tvamevāsi viśvasya bījaṃ purāṇam
You are memory, you are constancy, you alone are intelligence, old age, nourishment and contentment, steadfastness, beauty and peace, true knowledge, good fortune, refuge, fame and wisdom — you alone are the ancient seed of the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.28
यदा यैः स्वरूपैः करोषीह कार्यं सुराणां च तेभ्यो नमामोऽद्य शान्त्यै । क्षमा योगनिद्रा दया त्वं विवक्षा स्थिता सर्वभूतेषु शस्तैः स्वरूपैः
yadā yaiḥ svarūpaiḥ karoṣīha kāryaṃ surāṇāṃ ca tebhyo namāmo'dya śāntyai | kṣamā yoganidrā dayā tvaṃ vivakṣā sthitā sarvabhūteṣu śastaiḥ svarūpaiḥ
With whatever forms you here accomplish the task of the gods, at whatever time — to those (forms) we now bow, for peace. You are patience, yogic sleep, compassion, the will to speak; you abide in all beings with your praised forms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.29
कृतं कार्यमादौ त्वया यत्सुराणां हतोऽसौ महारिर्मदान्धो हयारिः । दया ते सदा सर्वदेवेषु देवि प्रसिद्धा पुराणेषु वेदेषु गीता
kṛtaṃ kāryamādau tvayā yatsurāṇāṃ hato'sau mahārirmadāndho hayāriḥ | dayā te sadā sarvadeveṣu devi prasiddhā purāṇeṣu vedeṣu gītā
At the beginning the task of the gods was done by you, when that great foe, blind with intoxication, the enemy of horses, was slain. Your compassion toward all the gods, O Goddess, is ever famed and sung in the Purāṇas and the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 22.30
किमत्रास्ति चित्रं यदम्बा सुतं स्वं मुदा पालयेत्पोषयेत्सम्यगेव । यतस्त्वं जनित्री सुराणां सहाया कुरुष्वैकचित्तेन कार्यं समग्रम्
kimatrāsti citraṃ yadambā sutaṃ svaṃ mudā pālayetpoṣayetsamyageva | yatastvaṃ janitrī surāṇāṃ sahāyā kuruṣvaikacittena kāryaṃ samagram
What is wonderful in this, that a mother should gladly protect and nourish her own son properly? Since you are the mother and helper of the gods, accomplish the whole task with a single mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.31
न वा ते गुणानामियत्तां स्वरूपं वयं देवि जानीमहे विश्ववन्द्ये । कृपापात्रमित्येव मत्वा तथास्मा- न्भयेभ्यः सदा पाहि पातुं समर्थे
na vā te guṇānāmiyattāṃ svarūpaṃ vayaṃ devi jānīmahe viśvavandye | kṛpāpātramityeva matvā tathāsmā- nbhayebhyaḥ sadā pāhi pātuṃ samarthe
Nor do we know, O Goddess adored by the universe, the extent of your qualities or your (true) form. Considering us simply as objects of your grace, protect us always from dangers, you who are able to protect.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.32
विना बाणपातैर्विना मुष्टिघातै- र्विनाशूलखड्गैर्विना शक्तिदण्डैः । रिपून्हन्तुमेवासि शक्ता विनोदा- त्तथापीह लोकोपकाराय लीला
vinā bāṇapātairvinā muṣṭighātai- rvināśūlakhaḍgairvinā śaktidaṇḍaiḥ | ripūnhantumevāsi śaktā vinodā- ttathāpīha lokopakārāya līlā
Without shooting arrows, without blows of the fist, without trident and sword, without spear and staff, you are able to slay enemies by mere sport; yet even so, (your) play here is for the benefit of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.33
इदं शाश्वतं नैव जानन्ति मूढा न कार्यं विना कारणं सम्भवेद्वा । वयं तर्कयामोऽनुमानं प्रमाणं त्वमेवासि कर्तास्य विश्वस्य चेति
idaṃ śāśvataṃ naiva jānanti mūḍhā na kāryaṃ vinā kāraṇaṃ sambhavedvā | vayaṃ tarkayāmo'numānaṃ pramāṇaṃ tvamevāsi kartāsya viśvasya ceti
Fools do not know this eternal (truth) — that no effect can come to be without a cause. We reason it out: inference is (our) proof, and (it shows) that you alone are the maker of this universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.34
अजः सृष्टिकर्ता मुकुन्दोऽवितायं हरो नाशकृद्वै पुराणे प्रसिद्धः । न किं त्वत्प्रसूतास्त्रयस्ते युगादौ त्वमेवासि सर्वस्य तेनैव माता
ajaḥ sṛṣṭikartā mukundo'vitāyaṃ haro nāśakṛdvai purāṇe prasiddhaḥ | na kiṃ tvatprasūtāstrayaste yugādau tvamevāsi sarvasya tenaiva mātā
The Unborn (Brahmā) is the maker of creation, Mukunda is its protector, and Hara is the destroyer — so it is well known in the Purāṇa. But were not these three of yours born from you at the beginning of the age? Therefore you alone are the mother of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.35
त्रिभिस्त्वं पुराराधिता देवि दत्ता त्वया शक्तिरुग्रा च तेभ्यः समग्रा । त्वया संयुतास्ते प्रकुर्वन्ति कामं जगत्पालनोत्पत्तिसंहारमेव
tribhistvaṃ purārādhitā devi dattā tvayā śaktirugrā ca tebhyaḥ samagrā | tvayā saṃyutāste prakurvanti kāmaṃ jagatpālanotpattisaṃhārameva
You were worshipped of old by those three, O Goddess, and by you was given to them the whole of your fierce power. United with you they carry out at will the preservation, origination and destruction of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.36
ते किं न मन्दमतयो यतयो विमूढा- स्त्वां ये न विश्वजननीं समुपाश्रयन्ति । विद्यां परां सकलकामफलप्रदां तां मुक्तिप्रदां विबुधवृन्दसुवन्दिताङ्घ्रिम्
te kiṃ na mandamatayo yatayo vimūḍhā- stvāṃ ye na viśvajananīṃ samupāśrayanti | vidyāṃ parāṃ sakalakāmaphalapradāṃ tāṃ muktipradāṃ vibudhavṛndasuvanditāṅghrim
Are they not dull-witted, and ascetics utterly deluded, who do not take refuge in you, the mother of the universe — the supreme Knowledge, the giver of the fruit of every desire, the giver of liberation, whose feet are well worshipped by the host of gods?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.37
ये वैष्णवाः पाशपताश्च सौरा दम्भास्त एव प्रतिभान्ति नूनम् । ध्यायन्ति न त्वां कमलाञ्च लज्जां कान्तिं स्थितिं कीर्तिमथापि पुष्टिम्
ye vaiṣṇavāḥ pāśapatāśca saurā dambhāsta eva pratibhānti nūnam | dhyāyanti na tvāṃ kamalāñca lajjāṃ kāntiṃ sthitiṃ kīrtimathāpi puṣṭim
Those Vaiṣṇavas, Pāśupatas and Sauras — surely they appear as mere hypocrites, (since) they do not meditate on you, who are Kamalā and Modesty, Beauty, Stability, Fame and also Nourishment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.38
हरिहरादिभिरप्यथ सेविता त्वमिह देववरैरसुरैस्तथा । भुवि भजन्ति न येऽल्पधियो नरा जननि ते विधिना खलु वञ्चिताः
hariharādibhirapyatha sevitā tvamiha devavarairasuraistathā | bhuvi bhajanti na ye'lpadhiyo narā janani te vidhinā khalu vañcitāḥ
You are served here even by Hari and Hara and the rest, by the best of gods and by the asuras too. Those men of little wit on earth who do not worship you, O mother, are surely cheated by fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.39
जलधिजापदपङ्कजरञ्जनं जतुरसेन करोति हरिः स्वयम् । त्रिनयनोऽपि धराधरजाङ्घ्रिपं- कजपरागनिषेवणतत्परः
jaladhijāpadapaṅkajarañjanaṃ jaturasena karoti hariḥ svayam | trinayano'pi dharādharajāṅghripaṃ- kajaparāganiṣevaṇatatparaḥ
Hari himself reddens with lac-juice the lotus feet of the ocean-born (Lakṣmī); and the three-eyed one too is intent on serving the pollen of the lotus-feet of the mountain's daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.40
किमपरस्य नरस्य कथानकै- स्तव पदाब्जयुगं न भजन्ति के । विगतरागगृहाश्च दयां क्षमां कृतधियो मुनयोऽपि भजन्ति ते
kimaparasya narasya kathānakai- stava padābjayugaṃ na bhajanti ke | vigatarāgagṛhāśca dayāṃ kṣamāṃ kṛtadhiyo munayo'pi bhajanti te
What need of tales of any other man? Who do not worship your pair of lotus feet? Even sages, free from passion and household ties, with disciplined minds, worship your compassion and forbearance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.41
देवि त्वदङ्घ्रिभजने न जना रता ये संसारकूपपतिताः पतिताः किलामी । ते कुष्ठगुल्मशिरआधियुता भवन्ति दारिद्र्यदैन्यसहिता रहिताः सुखौघैः
devi tvadaṅghribhajane na janā ratā ye saṃsārakūpapatitāḥ patitāḥ kilāmī | te kuṣṭhagulmaśiraādhiyutā bhavanti dāridryadainyasahitā rahitāḥ sukhaughaiḥ
O Goddess, those people who are not devoted to the worship of your feet are fallen indeed, fallen into the well of transmigration; they become afflicted with leprosy, tumours and headache, beset with poverty and wretchedness, deprived of the abundance of joys.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.42
ये काष्ठभारवहने यवसावहारे कार्ये भवन्ति निपुणा धनदारहीनाः । जानीमहेऽल्पमतिभिर्भवदङ्घ्रिसेवा पूर्वे भवे जननि तैर्न कृता कदापि
ye kāṣṭhabhāravahane yavasāvahāre kārye bhavanti nipuṇā dhanadārahīnāḥ | jānīmahe'lpamatibhirbhavadaṅghrisevā pūrve bhave janani tairna kṛtā kadāpi
Those who are skilled at the work of carrying loads of wood and hauling fodder, yet are without wealth and wife — we know, O Mother, that by those dull-witted ones service to your feet was never performed at all in a former birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.43
व्यास उवाच एवं स्तुता सुरैः सर्वैरम्बिका करुणान्विता । प्रादुर्बभूव तरसा रूपयौवनसंयुता
vyāsa uvāca evaṃ stutā suraiḥ sarvairambikā karuṇānvitā | prādurbabhūva tarasā rūpayauvanasaṃyutā
Vyāsa said: Thus praised by all the gods, Ambikā, filled with compassion, appeared at once, endowed with beauty and youth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.44
दिव्याम्बरधरा देवी दिव्यभूषणभूषिता । दिव्यमाल्यसमायुक्ता दिव्यचन्दनचर्चिता
divyāmbaradharā devī divyabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā | divyamālyasamāyuktā divyacandanacarcitā
The Goddess, wearing divine garments, adorned with divine ornaments, wearing divine garlands, anointed with divine sandal-paste,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.45
जगन्मोहनलावण्या सर्वलक्षणलक्षिता । अद्वितीयस्वरूपा सा देवानां दर्शनं गता
jaganmohanalāvaṇyā sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā | advitīyasvarūpā sā devānāṃ darśanaṃ gatā
with a loveliness that bewitches the world, marked with all (auspicious) signs, she of unrivalled form came into the sight of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.46
जाह्नव्यां स्नातुकामा सा निर्गता गिरिगह्वरात् । दिव्यरूपधरा देवी विश्वमोहनमोहिनी
jāhnavyāṃ snātukāmā sā nirgatā girigahvarāt | divyarūpadharā devī viśvamohanamohinī
Wishing to bathe in the Jāhnavī (Ganges), she had come out from a mountain cavern — the Goddess bearing a divine form, the enchantress of what enchants the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.47
देवान्स्तुतिपरानाह मेघगम्भीरया गिरा । प्रेमपूर्वं स्मितं कृत्वा कोकिलामञ्जुवादिनी
devānstutiparānāha meghagambhīrayā girā | premapūrvaṃ smitaṃ kṛtvā kokilāmañjuvādinī
With a voice deep as a cloud, smiling affectionately, she who speaks sweetly as a cuckoo addressed the gods intent on praising (her):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.48
देव्युवाच भो भोः सुरवराः कात्र भवद्भिः स्तूयते भृशम् । किमर्थं ब्रूत वः कार्यं चिन्ताविष्टाः कुतः पुनः
devyuvāca bho bhoḥ suravarāḥ kātra bhavadbhiḥ stūyate bhṛśam | kimarthaṃ brūta vaḥ kāryaṃ cintāviṣṭāḥ kutaḥ punaḥ
The Goddess said: Ho there, best of gods! Who is being praised so intensely here by you? For what purpose? Tell (me) your business — and why are you filled with anxiety?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.49
व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा भाषितं तस्या मोहिता रूपसम्पदा । प्रेमपूर्वं हृदुत्साहास्तामूचुः सुरसत्तमाः
vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā bhāṣitaṃ tasyā mohitā rūpasampadā | premapūrvaṃ hṛdutsāhāstāmūcuḥ surasattamāḥ
Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of hers, bewitched by the wealth of her beauty, with eagerness in their hearts, the best of the gods spoke to her affectionately:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.50
देवा ऊचुः देवि स्तुमस्त्वां विश्वेशि प्रणताः स्म कृपार्णवे । पाहि नः सर्वदुःखेभ्यः संविग्नान्दैत्यतापितान्
devā ūcuḥ devi stumastvāṃ viśveśi praṇatāḥ sma kṛpārṇave | pāhi naḥ sarvaduḥkhebhyaḥ saṃvignāndaityatāpitān
The gods said: O Goddess, we praise you, ruler of the universe; we have bowed down, O ocean of mercy. Protect us from all sorrows — us who are agitated and tormented by the demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.51
पुरा त्वया महादेवि निहत्यासुरकण्टकम् । महिषं नो वरो दत्तः स्मर्तव्याहं सदापदि
purā tvayā mahādevi nihatyāsurakaṇṭakam | mahiṣaṃ no varo dattaḥ smartavyāhaṃ sadāpadi
Formerly, O great Goddess, having slain Mahiṣa, the thorn among the asuras, a boon was granted us by you: "I am to be remembered always in calamity;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.52
स्मरणाद्दैत्यजां पीडां नाशयिष्याम्यसंशयम् । तेन त्वं संस्मृता देवि नूनमस्माभिरित्यपि
smaraṇāddaityajāṃ pīḍāṃ nāśayiṣyāmyasaṃśayam | tena tvaṃ saṃsmṛtā devi nūnamasmābhirityapi
at (your) remembrance I shall destroy the affliction born of the demons, without doubt." Therefore, O Goddess, you have indeed now been remembered by us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.53
अद्य शुम्भनिशुम्भौ द्वावसुरौ घोरदर्शनौ । उत्पन्नौ विघ्नकर्तारावहन्यौ पुरुषैः किल
adya śumbhaniśumbhau dvāvasurau ghoradarśanau | utpannau vighnakartārāvahanyau puruṣaiḥ kila
Now two asuras, Śumbha and Niśumbha, terrible to look at, have arisen, makers of obstruction, not to be slain by men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.54
रक्तबीजश्च बलवांश्चण्डमुण्डौ तथासुरौ । एतैरन्यैश्च देवानां हृतं राज्यं महाबलैः
raktabījaśca balavāṃścaṇḍamuṇḍau tathāsurau | etairanyaiśca devānāṃ hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ mahābalaiḥ
And the mighty Raktabīja, and likewise the asuras Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa — by these and other greatly powerful ones the kingdom of the gods has been taken away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.55
गतिरन्या न चास्माकं त्वमेवासि महाबले । कुरु कार्यं सुराणां वै दुःखितानां सुमध्यमे
gatiranyā na cāsmākaṃ tvamevāsi mahābale | kuru kāryaṃ surāṇāṃ vai duḥkhitānāṃ sumadhyame
We have no other recourse; you alone are (it), O you of great might. Do the work of the gods, who are in distress, O fair-waisted one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.56
देवास्त्वदङ्घ्रिभजने निरताः सदैव ते दानवैरतिबलैर्विपदं सुनीताः । तान्देवि दुःखरहितान् कुरु भक्तियुक्ता- न्मातस्त्वमेव शरणं भव दुःखितानाम्
devāstvadaṅghribhajane niratāḥ sadaiva te dānavairatibalairvipadaṃ sunītāḥ | tāndevi duḥkharahitān kuru bhaktiyuktā- nmātastvameva śaraṇaṃ bhava duḥkhitānām
O Goddess, those gods who are ever devoted to the worship of your feet have been brought to calamity by the exceedingly powerful dānavas. Make them, who are full of devotion, free of sorrow; O Mother, you alone are the refuge of the sorrowful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 22.57
सकलभुवनरक्षा देवि कार्या त्वयाद्य स्वकृतमिति विदित्वा विश्वमेतद्युगादौ । जननि जगति पीडां दानवा दर्पयुक्ताः स्वबलमदसमेतास्ते प्रकुर्वन्ति मातः
sakalabhuvanarakṣā devi kāryā tvayādya svakṛtamiti viditvā viśvametadyugādau | janani jagati pīḍāṃ dānavā darpayuktāḥ svabalamadasametāste prakurvanti mātaḥ
O Goddess, the protection of all the worlds must be undertaken by you today, knowing that this universe is your own doing at the beginning of the age. O Mother, O Mother, the dānavas, filled with pride and possessed by the intoxication of their own strength, inflict affliction in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition