Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 3

DB 5 3.1

भगवतीमाहात्म्ये दैत्यसैन्योद्योगः व्यास उवाच एवं स महिषो नाम दानवो वरदर्पितः । प्राप्य राज्यं जगत्सर्वं वशे चक्रे महाबलः

bhagavatīmāhātmye daityasainyodyogaḥ vyāsa uvāca evaṃ sa mahiṣo nāma dānavo varadarpitaḥ | prāpya rājyaṃ jagatsarvaṃ vaśe cakre mahābalaḥ

[In the Glorification of the Goddess: The Mustering of the Daitya Army] Vyāsa said: Thus that dānava named Mahiṣa, made arrogant by the boon, having obtained kingship, that mighty one brought the whole world under his sway.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.2

पृथिवीं पालयामास सागरान्तां भुजार्जिताम् । एकच्छत्रां निरातङ्कां वैरिवर्गविवर्जिताम्

pṛthivīṃ pālayāmāsa sāgarāntāṃ bhujārjitām | ekacchatrāṃ nirātaṅkāṃ vairivargavivarjitām

He ruled the earth as far as the ocean, won by his arms, under a single umbrella, free of terror, rid of the host of enemies.

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DB 5 3.3

सेनानीश्चिक्षुरस्तस्य महावीर्यो मदोत्कटः । धनाध्यक्षस्तथा ताम्रः सेनायुतसमावृतः पञ्चमस्कन्धे भगवतीमाहाम्ये दैत्यसैन्योद्योगो नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः

senānīścikṣurastasya mahāvīryo madotkaṭaḥ | dhanādhyakṣastathā tāmraḥ senāyutasamāvṛtaḥ pañcamaskandhe bhagavatīmāhāmye daityasainyodyogo nāma tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ

His general was Cikṣura, of great valour, frenzied with pride; and likewise Tāmra was his treasurer, surrounded by ten thousand troops. [Here ends the third chapter, called The Mustering of the Daitya Army, in the Glorification of the Goddess, in the fifth book.]

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DB 5 3.4

असिलोमा तथोदर्को बिडालाख्यश्च बाष्कलः । त्रिनेत्रोऽथ तथा कालबन्धको बलदर्पितः

asilomā tathodarko biḍālākhyaśca bāṣkalaḥ | trinetro'tha tathā kālabandhako baladarpitaḥ

Asilomā and Udarka, and the one named Biḍāla, and Bāṣkala, and Trinetra, and also Kālabandhaka, proud of his strength.

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DB 5 3.5

एते सैन्ययुताः सर्वे दानवा मेदिनीं तदा । आवृत्य संस्थिताः काममृद्धां सागरमेखलाम्

ete sainyayutāḥ sarve dānavā medinīṃ tadā | āvṛtya saṃsthitāḥ kāmamṛddhāṃ sāgaramekhalām

All these dānavas, together with their armies, then stood covering the earth, abundantly rich, girdled by the ocean.

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DB 5 3.6

करदाश्च कृताः सर्वे भूमिपालाः पुरातनाः । निहता ये बलोदग्राः क्षात्रधर्मव्यवस्थिताः

karadāśca kṛtāḥ sarve bhūmipālāḥ purātanāḥ | nihatā ye balodagrāḥ kṣātradharmavyavasthitāḥ

And all the former rulers of the earth were made tributaries; those who were haughty in strength and stood firm in the kṣatriya duty were slain.

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DB 5 3.7

ब्राह्मणा वशगा जाता यज्ञभागसमर्पकाः । महिषस्य महाराज निखिले क्षितिमण्डले

brāhmaṇā vaśagā jātā yajñabhāgasamarpakāḥ | mahiṣasya mahārāja nikhile kṣitimaṇḍale

The brahmins became subject (to him), offering him the share of the sacrifices — Mahiṣa's, O great king, over the entire circle of the earth.

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DB 5 3.8

एकातपत्रं तद्राज्यं कृत्वा स महिषासुरः । स्वर्गं जेतुं मनश्चक्रे वरदानेन गर्वितः

ekātapatraṃ tadrājyaṃ kṛtvā sa mahiṣāsuraḥ | svargaṃ jetuṃ manaścakre varadānena garvitaḥ

Having made that kingdom (subject to) a single umbrella, that Mahiṣāsura, made proud by the granting of the boon, set his mind on conquering heaven.

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DB 5 3.9

प्रणिधिं प्रेषयामास हयारिस्तु शचीपतिम् । स सन्देशहरं शीघ्रमाहूयोवाच दैत्यराट्

praṇidhiṃ preṣayāmāsa hayāristu śacīpatim | sa sandeśaharaṃ śīghramāhūyovāca daityarāṭ

The foe of horses (Mahiṣa) sent a spy to the lord of Śacī (Indra); the daitya king, quickly summoning the bearer of the message, said (to him):

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DB 5 3.10

गच्छ वीर महाबाहो दूतत्वं कुरु मेऽनघ । ब्रूहि शक्रं दिवं गत्वा निःशङ्कः सुरसन्निधौ

gaccha vīra mahābāho dūtatvaṃ kuru me'nagha | brūhi śakraṃ divaṃ gatvā niḥśaṅkaḥ surasannidhau

"Go, hero of mighty arms, act as my envoy, O sinless one; go to heaven and say to Śakra, without fear, in the presence of the gods:

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DB 5 3.11

मुञ्च स्वर्गं सहस्राक्ष यथेष्टं गच्छ मा चिरम् । सेवां वा कुरु देवेश महिषस्य महात्मनः

muñca svargaṃ sahasrākṣa yatheṣṭaṃ gaccha mā ciram | sevāṃ vā kuru deveśa mahiṣasya mahātmanaḥ

'Give up heaven, thousand-eyed one, go where you please, without delay; or else, O lord of the gods, do service to the great Mahiṣa.

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DB 5 3.12

स त्वां संरक्षयेन्नूनं राजा शरणमागतम् । तस्मात्त्वं शरणं याहि महिषस्य शचीपते

sa tvāṃ saṃrakṣayennūnaṃ rājā śaraṇamāgatam | tasmāttvaṃ śaraṇaṃ yāhi mahiṣasya śacīpate

That king would surely protect you, if you came to him for refuge; therefore go to Mahiṣa for refuge, O lord of Śacī.

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DB 5 3.13

नोचेद्वज्रं गहाणाशु युद्धाय बलसूदन । पूर्वैर्जितोऽसि चास्माकं जानामि तव पौरुषम्

nocedvajraṃ gahāṇāśu yuddhāya balasūdana | pūrvairjito'si cāsmākaṃ jānāmi tava pauruṣam

If not, take up your thunderbolt at once for battle, O slayer of Bala; you were defeated by our forebears — I know your manliness.

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DB 5 3.14

अहल्याजार विज्ञातं बलं ते सुरसङ्घप । युध्यस्व व्रज वा कामं यत्र ते रमते मनः

ahalyājāra vijñātaṃ balaṃ te surasaṅghapa | yudhyasva vraja vā kāmaṃ yatra te ramate manaḥ

Seducer of Ahalyā, your strength is well known, O chief of the host of gods; either fight, or go off as you please, wherever your mind finds pleasure.'"

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DB 5 3.15

व्यास उवाच तच्छुत्वा वचनं तस्य शक्रः क्रोधसमन्वितः । उवाच तं नृपश्रेष्ठ स्मितपूर्वं वचस्तदा

vyāsa uvāca tacchutvā vacanaṃ tasya śakraḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ | uvāca taṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha smitapūrvaṃ vacastadā

Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of his, Śakra, filled with anger, then spoke this word to him, best of kings, with a smile first.

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DB 5 3.16

न जानेऽहं सुमन्दात्मन् यतस्त्वं मददर्पितः । चिकित्सां संकरिष्यामि रोगस्यास्य प्रभोस्तव

na jāne'haṃ sumandātman yatastvaṃ madadarpitaḥ | cikitsāṃ saṃkariṣyāmi rogasyāsya prabhostava

"I did not know, you very dull-minded one, whence you have become intoxicated with pride. I shall arrange a treatment for this disease of your lord."

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DB 5 3.17

अतः परं करिष्यामि मूलस्यास्य निमूलनम् । गच्छ दूत तथा ब्रूहि तस्याग्रे मम भाषितम्

ataḥ paraṃ kariṣyāmi mūlasyāsya nimūlanam | gaccha dūta tathā brūhi tasyāgre mama bhāṣitam

"Beyond this I shall carry out the uprooting of its root. Go, messenger, and speak thus before him — my utterance."

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DB 5 3.18

शिष्टैर्दूता न हन्तव्यास्तस्मात्त्वां विसृजाम्यहम् । युद्धेच्छा चेत्समागच्छ त्वरितो महिषीसुत

śiṣṭairdūtā na hantavyāstasmāttvāṃ visṛjāmyaham | yuddhecchā cetsamāgaccha tvarito mahiṣīsuta

"Messengers are not to be killed by the civilized; therefore I release you. If you have a wish to fight, come quickly, son of a she-buffalo."

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DB 5 3.19

हयारे त्वद्बलं ज्ञातं तृणादस्त्वं जडाकृतिः । शृङ्गयोस्ते करिष्यामि सुदृढं च शरासनम्

hayāre tvadbalaṃ jñātaṃ tṛṇādastvaṃ jaḍākṛtiḥ | śṛṅgayoste kariṣyāmi sudṛḍhaṃ ca śarāsanam

"O grass-eater, your strength is known: you are a grass-eater, dull in form. I shall make of your two horns a very strong bow."

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DB 5 3.20

दर्पः शृङ्गबलात्तेऽस्ति विदितं कारणं मया । विषाणे ते परिच्छिद्य संहरिष्यामि तद् बलम्

darpaḥ śṛṅgabalātte'sti viditaṃ kāraṇaṃ mayā | viṣāṇe te paricchidya saṃhariṣyāmi tad balam

"Your pride comes from the strength of your horns — the cause is known to me. Cutting off your two horns, I shall destroy that strength."

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DB 5 3.21

यद् बलेनातिपूर्णस्त्वं जातोऽसि बलदर्पितः । कुशलस्त्वं तदाघाते न युद्धे महिषाधम

yad balenātipūrṇastvaṃ jāto'si baladarpitaḥ | kuśalastvaṃ tadāghāte na yuddhe mahiṣādhama

"You have become puffed up with pride at that strength with which you are overfull. You are skilled at butting with them, not in battle, you lowest of buffaloes."

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DB 5 3.22

व्यास उवाच इत्युक्तोऽसौ सुरेन्द्रेण स दूतस्त्वरितो गतः । जगाम महिषं मत्तं प्रणम्य प्रत्युवाच ह

vyāsa uvāca ityukto'sau surendreṇa sa dūtastvarito gataḥ | jagāma mahiṣaṃ mattaṃ praṇamya pratyuvāca ha

Vyāsa said: Thus addressed by the lord of the gods, that messenger went off in haste; he came to the maddened buffalo and, bowing, replied.

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DB 5 3.23

दूत उवाच राजन्देवाधिपः कामं न त्वां विगणयत्यसौ । मन्यते स्वबलं पूर्णं देवसैन्यसमावृतः

dūta uvāca rājandevādhipaḥ kāmaṃ na tvāṃ vigaṇayatyasau | manyate svabalaṃ pūrṇaṃ devasainyasamāvṛtaḥ

The messenger said: O king, that ruler of the gods does not reckon you at all; surrounded by the army of the gods, he thinks his own strength complete.

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DB 5 3.24

यदुक्तं तेन मूर्खेण कथमन्यद् ब्रवीम्यहम् । प्रियं सत्यं च वक्तव्यं भृत्येन पुरतः प्रभोः

yaduktaṃ tena mūrkheṇa kathamanyad bravīmyaham | priyaṃ satyaṃ ca vaktavyaṃ bhṛtyena purataḥ prabhoḥ

How can I say anything other than what was spoken by that fool? A servant must speak before his master what is both pleasing and true.

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DB 5 3.25

प्रियं सत्यं च वक्तव्यं प्रभोरग्रे शुभेच्छुना । इति नीतिर्महाराज जागर्ति शुभकारिणी

priyaṃ satyaṃ ca vaktavyaṃ prabhoragre śubhecchunā | iti nītirmahārāja jāgarti śubhakāriṇī

One who wishes (his master's) good must speak before the master what is pleasing and true — such, great king, is the rule of policy that stands watch, working for good.

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DB 5 3.26

केवलं चेत्प्रियं ब्रूयान्न ते कार्यं भविष्यति । परुषं च न वक्तव्यं कदाचिच्छुभमिच्छता

kevalaṃ cetpriyaṃ brūyānna te kāryaṃ bhaviṣyati | paruṣaṃ ca na vaktavyaṃ kadācicchubhamicchatā

If one should speak only what is pleasing, your business will not get done; and harsh speech is never to be uttered by one who wishes (your) good.

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DB 5 3.27

यथा रिपुमुखाद्वाचः प्रसरन्ति विषोपमाः । तथा भृत्यमुखान्नाथ निःसरन्ति कथं गिरः

yathā ripumukhādvācaḥ prasaranti viṣopamāḥ | tathā bhṛtyamukhānnātha niḥsaranti kathaṃ giraḥ

As words like poison stream out from the mouth of an enemy, how, my lord, should such speeches issue from a servant's mouth?

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DB 5 3.28

यादृशानीह वाक्यानि तेनोक्तानि महीपते । तादृशानि न मे जिह्वा वक्तुमर्हति कर्हिचित्

yādṛśānīha vākyāni tenoktāni mahīpate | tādṛśāni na me jihvā vaktumarhati karhicit

Such words as were spoken by him here, O lord of the earth — my tongue is not fit ever to utter words like those.

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DB 5 3.29

व्यास उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य हेतुगर्भं तृणाशनः । भृशं कोपपरीतात्मा बभूव महिषासुरः

vyāsa uvāca tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya hetugarbhaṃ tṛṇāśanaḥ | bhṛśaṃ kopaparītātmā babhūva mahiṣāsuraḥ

Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of his, pregnant with reasons, the grass-eater, the buffalo-demon, became exceedingly overcome with rage.

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DB 5 3.30

समाहूयाब्रवीद्दैत्यान्क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः । लाङ्गूलं पृष्ठदेशे च कृत्वा मूत्रं परित्यजन्

samāhūyābravīddaityānkrodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ | lāṅgūlaṃ pṛṣṭhadeśe ca kṛtvā mūtraṃ parityajan

His eyes reddened with anger, throwing his tail up over his back and letting go his urine, he summoned the demons and spoke:

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DB 5 3.31

भो भो दैत्याः सुरेन्द्रोऽसौ युद्धकामोऽस्ति सर्वथा । बलोद्योगं कुरुध्वं वै जेतव्योऽसौ सुराधमः

bho bho daityāḥ surendro'sau yuddhakāmo'sti sarvathā | balodyogaṃ kurudhvaṃ vai jetavyo'sau surādhamaḥ

"Ho, ho, demons! That lord of the gods is bent on war in every way. Muster your forces; that lowest of gods must be conquered."

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DB 5 3.32

मदग्रे को भवेच्छूरः कोटिशश्चेत्तथाविधाः । न बिभेम्येकतः कामं हनिष्याम्यद्य सर्वथा

madagre ko bhavecchūraḥ koṭiśaścettathāvidhāḥ | na bibhemyekataḥ kāmaṃ haniṣyāmyadya sarvathā

"Who could be a hero before me, even if there were ten million of such kind? I am not afraid, though alone; I shall surely slay (him) this very day."

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DB 5 3.33

शरः शान्तेष्वसौ नूनं तपस्विषु बलाधिकः । बलकर्ता हि कुहको लम्पटः परदारहृत्

śaraḥ śānteṣvasau nūnaṃ tapasviṣu balādhikaḥ | balakartā hi kuhako lampaṭaḥ paradārahṛt

"He is indeed a hero, superior in strength, among the peaceful, among ascetics — a maker of strength, a trickster, a lecher, a stealer of others' wives."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

DB 5 3.34

अप्सरोबलसम्मत्तस्तपोविघ्नकरः खलः । छिद्रप्रहरणः पापो नित्यं विश्वासघातकः

apsarobalasammattastapovighnakaraḥ khalaḥ | chidrapraharaṇaḥ pāpo nityaṃ viśvāsaghātakaḥ

"Intoxicated with the power of the apsarases, a rogue who makes obstacles to austerity, striking at weak points, wicked, forever a betrayer of trust —"

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DB 5 3.35

नमुचिर्निहतो येन कृत्वा सन्धिं दुरात्मना । शपथान्विविधानादौ कृत्वा भीतेन छद्मना

namucirnihato yena kṛtvā sandhiṃ durātmanā | śapathānvividhānādau kṛtvā bhītena chadmanā

Namuci was slain by that evil-souled one, who first made a pact (with him) and swore various oaths, and then out of fear (killed him) by deceit.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

DB 5 3.36

विष्णुस्तु कपटाचार्यः कुहकः शपथाकरः । नानारूपधरः कामं बलकृद्दम्भपण्डितः

viṣṇustu kapaṭācāryaḥ kuhakaḥ śapathākaraḥ | nānārūpadharaḥ kāmaṃ balakṛddambhapaṇḍitaḥ

But Viṣṇu is a master of fraud, a trickster, a maker of (false) oaths, one who assumes many forms at will, a wielder of force, learned in hypocrisy.

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DB 5 3.37

कृत्वा कोलाकृतिं येन हिरण्याक्षो निपातितः । हिरण्यकशिपुर्येन नृसिंहेन च घातितः

kṛtvā kolākṛtiṃ yena hiraṇyākṣo nipātitaḥ | hiraṇyakaśipuryena nṛsiṃhena ca ghātitaḥ

It was he who, taking the form of a boar, struck down Hiraṇyākṣa (Hiraṇyākṣa), and it was he who, as the man-lion, killed Hiraṇyakaśipu.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.38

नाहं तद्वशगो नूनं भवेयं दनुनन्दनाः । विश्वासं नैव गच्छामि देवानां कुत्र कर्हिचित्

nāhaṃ tadvaśago nūnaṃ bhaveyaṃ danunandanāḥ | viśvāsaṃ naiva gacchāmi devānāṃ kutra karhicit

Surely I shall not come under his power, O sons of Danu; I place no trust in the gods anywhere, at any time.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.39

किं करिष्यति मे विष्णुरिन्द्रो वा बलवत्तरः । रुद्रो वापि न मे शक्तः प्रतिकर्तुं रणाङ्गणे

kiṃ kariṣyati me viṣṇurindro vā balavattaraḥ | rudro vāpi na me śaktaḥ pratikartuṃ raṇāṅgaṇe

What will Viṣṇu do to me, or Indra, however mighty? Not even Rudra is able to strike back at me on the field of battle.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.40

त्रिविष्टपं ग्रहीष्यामि जित्वेन्द्रं वरुणं यमम् । धनदं पावकं चैव चन्द्रसूर्यौ विजित्य च

triviṣṭapaṃ grahīṣyāmi jitvendraṃ varuṇaṃ yamam | dhanadaṃ pāvakaṃ caiva candrasūryau vijitya ca

I shall seize the triple heaven, having conquered Indra, Varuṇa, Yama, the giver of wealth (Kubera), and Fire, and having vanquished the Moon and the Sun.

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DB 5 3.41

यज्ञभागभुजः सर्वे भविष्यामोऽद्य सोमपाः । जित्वा देवसमूहञ्च विहरिष्यामि दानवैः

yajñabhāgabhujaḥ sarve bhaviṣyāmo'dya somapāḥ | jitvā devasamūhañca vihariṣyāmi dānavaiḥ

We shall all now become eaters of the share of the sacrifice and drinkers of soma; and having conquered the host of gods, I shall take my pleasure with the Dānavas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.42

न मे भयं सुरेभ्यश्च वरदानेन दानवाः । मरणं न नरेभ्यश्च नारी किं मे करिष्यति

na me bhayaṃ surebhyaśca varadānena dānavāḥ | maraṇaṃ na narebhyaśca nārī kiṃ me kariṣyati

I have no fear from the gods, O Dānavas, because of the granting of the boon; and no death from men — and what will a woman do to me?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.43

पातालपर्वतेभ्यश्च समाहूय वरान्वरान् । दानवान्मम सैन्येशान्कुर्वन्तु त्वरिताश्चराः

pātālaparvatebhyaśca samāhūya varānvarān | dānavānmama sainyeśānkurvantu tvaritāścarāḥ

Let swift messengers summon from the nether world and from the mountains the best of the Dānavas and make them commanders of my army.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.44

एकोऽहं सर्वदेवेशान्विजेतुं दानवाः क्षमः । शोभार्थं वः समाहूय नयामि सुरसङ्गमे

eko'haṃ sarvadeveśānvijetuṃ dānavāḥ kṣamaḥ | śobhārthaṃ vaḥ samāhūya nayāmi surasaṅgame

I alone am able, O Dānavas, to conquer all the lords of the gods; it is for splendour's sake that I summon you and lead you into the encounter with the gods.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.45

शृङ्गाभ्यां च खुराभ्यां च हनिष्येऽहं सुरान्किल । न मे भयं सुरेभ्यश्च वरदानप्रभावतः

śṛṅgābhyāṃ ca khurābhyāṃ ca haniṣye'haṃ surānkila | na me bhayaṃ surebhyaśca varadānaprabhāvataḥ

With my two horns and my hooves I shall indeed slay the gods; I have no fear from the gods, by the power of the boon granted (me).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.46

अवध्योऽहं सुरगणैरसुरैर्मानवैस्तथा । तस्मात्सज्जा भवन्त्वद्य देवलोकजयाय वै

avadhyo'haṃ suragaṇairasurairmānavaistathā | tasmātsajjā bhavantvadya devalokajayāya vai

I cannot be slain by the hosts of gods, nor by asuras, nor by men; therefore let (all) be ready this very day for the conquest of the world of the gods.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.47

जित्वा सुरालयं दैत्या विहरिष्यामि नन्दने । मन्दारकुसुमापीडा देवयोषित्समन्विताः

jitvā surālayaṃ daityā vihariṣyāmi nandane | mandārakusumāpīḍā devayoṣitsamanvitāḥ

Having conquered the dwelling of the gods, O Daityas, I shall take my pleasure in Nandana, wearing garlands of mandāra flowers, in the company of the women of the gods.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.48

कामधेनुपयोत्सिक्ताः सुधापानप्रमोदिताः । देवगन्धर्वगीतादिनृत्यलास्यसमन्विताः

kāmadhenupayotsiktāḥ sudhāpānapramoditāḥ | devagandharvagītādinṛtyalāsyasamanvitāḥ

Sprinkled with the milk of the wish-granting cow, delighted by the drinking of nectar, attended by the singing of gods and gandharvas, by dance and by graceful play.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.49

उर्वशी मेनका रम्भा घृताची च तिलोत्तमा । प्रमद्वरा महासेना मिश्रकेशी मदोत्कटा

urvaśī menakā rambhā ghṛtācī ca tilottamā | pramadvarā mahāsenā miśrakeśī madotkaṭā

Urvaśī, Menakā, Rambhā, and Ghṛtācī, Tilottamā, Pramadvarā, Mahāsenā, Miśrakeśī, Madotkaṭā,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.50

विप्रचित्तिप्रभृतयो नृत्यगीतविशारदाः । रञ्जयिष्यन्ति वः सर्वान्नानासवनिषेवणैः

vipracittiprabhṛtayo nṛtyagītaviśāradāḥ | rañjayiṣyanti vaḥ sarvānnānāsavaniṣevaṇaiḥ

Vipracitti and the rest, skilled in dance and song, will delight all of you with the serving of many kinds of liquor.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.51

सर्वे सज्जा भवन्त्वद्य रोचतां गमनं दिवि । संग्रामार्थं सुरैः सार्धं कृत्वा मङ्गलमुत्तमम्

sarve sajjā bhavantvadya rocatāṃ gamanaṃ divi | saṃgrāmārthaṃ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ kṛtvā maṅgalamuttamam

Let all be ready this very day; let the going to heaven be resolved upon, for battle with the gods, after performing the highest auspicious rite.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.52

रक्षणार्थं च सर्वेषां भार्गवं मुनिसत्तमम् । समाहूय च संपूज्य स्थाप्य यज्ञे गुरुं परम्

rakṣaṇārthaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ bhārgavaṃ munisattamam | samāhūya ca saṃpūjya sthāpya yajñe guruṃ param

And for the protection of all, having summoned Bhārgava, the best of sages, and honoured him, let (us) install him in the sacrifice as supreme preceptor.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 5 3.53

व्यास उवाच इति सन्दिश्य दैत्येन्द्रान्महिषः पापधीस्तदा । जगाम त्वरितो राजन्भवनं स्वं मुदान्वितः

vyāsa uvāca iti sandiśya daityendrānmahiṣaḥ pāpadhīstadā | jagāma tvarito rājanbhavanaṃ svaṃ mudānvitaḥ

Vyāsa said: Having thus instructed the lords of the Daityas, Mahiṣa of evil mind then went in haste, O king, to his own palace, filled with joy.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition