Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 33
DB 5 33.1
राजोवाच। मुने वैश्योऽयमधुना वने मे मित्रतां गतः । पुत्रदारैर्निरस्तोऽयं प्राप्तोऽत्र मम संगमम् "कुटुम्बविरहेणासौ दुःखितोऽतीव दुर्मनाः । न शान्तिमुपयात्येष तथैव मम साम्प्रतम् ॥ गतराज्यस्य दुःखेन शोकार्तोऽस्मि महामते”
rājovāca| mune vaiśyo'yamadhunā vane me mitratāṃ gataḥ | putradārairnirasto'yaṃ prāpto'tra mama saṃgamam "kuṭumbaviraheṇāsau duḥkhito'tīva durmanāḥ | na śāntimupayātyeṣa tathaiva mama sāmpratam || gatarājyasya duḥkhena śokārto'smi mahāmate”
The king said: Sage, this merchant has just now become my friend in the forest; cast out by his sons and wife, he has met with me here. He is exceedingly grieved and downcast at separation from his family, and does not attain calm; and so it is with me at present. Deprived of my kingdom, I am stricken with grief through sorrow, greatly wise one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.2
निष्कारणं च मे चिंता हृदयान्न निवर्तते । हया मे दुर्बलाः स्युः किं गजाः शत्रुवशं गताः
niṣkāraṇaṃ ca me ciṃtā hṛdayānna nivartate | hayā me durbalāḥ syuḥ kiṃ gajāḥ śatruvaśaṃ gatāḥ
And without cause the worry does not leave my heart: are my horses grown weak? Have my elephants fallen into the enemy's power?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.3
भृत्यवर्गस्तथा दुःखी जातः स्यात्तु मया विना । कोशक्षयं करिष्यंति रिपवोऽतिबलात्क्षणात्
bhṛtyavargastathā duḥkhī jātaḥ syāttu mayā vinā | kośakṣayaṃ kariṣyaṃti ripavo'tibalātkṣaṇāt
And my body of servants must have become miserable without me; the enemies, being very strong, will destroy the treasury in an instant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.4
इत्येवं चिंतयानस्य च मे निद्रा तनौ सुखम् । जानामीदं जगन्मिथ्या स्वप्नवत्सर्वमेव हि
ityevaṃ ciṃtayānasya ca me nidrā tanau sukham | jānāmīdaṃ jaganmithyā svapnavatsarvameva hi
And while I brood in this way, sleep does not (come) pleasantly to my body. I know this world is unreal, all of it just like a dream.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.6
जानतोऽपि मनो भ्रांतं न स्थिरं भवति प्रभो । कोऽहं केऽश्वा गजाः केऽमी न ते मे च सहोदराः ॥ न पुत्रा न च मित्राणि येषां दुःखं दुनोति माम् । भ्रमोऽयमिति जानामि तथापि मम मानसः
jānato'pi mano bhrāṃtaṃ na sthiraṃ bhavati prabho | ko'haṃ ke'śvā gajāḥ ke'mī na te me ca sahodarāḥ || na putrā na ca mitrāṇi yeṣāṃ duḥkhaṃ dunoti mām | bhramo'yamiti jānāmi tathāpi mama mānasaḥ
Though I know, my mind is deluded and does not become steady, lord. Who am I? Who are these horses and elephants? They are not mine, nor my brothers, nor sons, nor friends, whose suffering torments me. I know this is a delusion, and yet my mind—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.7
मोहो नैवापसरति किं तत्कारणमद्भुतम् । स्वामिंस्त्वमसि सर्वज्ञः सर्वसंशयनाशकृत्
moho naivāpasarati kiṃ tatkāraṇamadbhutam | svāmiṃstvamasi sarvajñaḥ sarvasaṃśayanāśakṛt
—the confusion does not depart at all. What is that astonishing cause of it? Master, you are all-knowing, the destroyer of every doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.8
कारणं ब्रूहि मोहस्य ममास्य च दयानिधे । व्यास उवाच। इति पृष्टस्तदा राज्ञा सुमेधा मुनिसत्तमः
kāraṇaṃ brūhi mohasya mamāsya ca dayānidhe | vyāsa uvāca| iti pṛṣṭastadā rājñā sumedhā munisattamaḥ
Tell me the cause of this confusion of mine, O treasury of compassion. Vyāsa said: Thus questioned by the king, Sumedhas, the best of sages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.9
तमुवाच परं ज्ञानं शोकमोहविनाशनम् । ऋषिरुवाच। शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि कारणं बन्धमोक्षयोः
tamuvāca paraṃ jñānaṃ śokamohavināśanam | ṛṣiruvāca| śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi kāraṇaṃ bandhamokṣayoḥ
spoke to him the supreme knowledge that destroys sorrow and confusion. The sage said: Listen, king, I shall declare the cause of bondage and release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.10
महामायेति विख्याता सर्वेषां प्राणिनामिह । ब्रह्मा विष्णुस्तथेशानस्तुराषाड्वरुणोऽनिलः
mahāmāyeti vikhyātā sarveṣāṃ prāṇināmiha | brahmā viṣṇustatheśānasturāṣāḍvaruṇo'nilaḥ
She is renowned as Mahāmāyā for all living beings here. Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Īśāna, Indra, Varuṇa, Vāyu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.11
सर्वे देवा मनुष्याश्च गन्धर्वोरगराक्षसाः । वृक्षाश्च विविधा वल्ल्यः पशवो मृगपक्षिणः
sarve devā manuṣyāśca gandharvoragarākṣasāḥ | vṛkṣāśca vividhā vallyaḥ paśavo mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
all the gods and human beings, gandharvas, serpents, and rākṣasas, and trees and creepers of many kinds, cattle, wild animals and birds—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.12
मायाधीनाश्च ते सर्वे भाजनं बंधमोक्षयोः । तया सृष्टमिदं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम्
māyādhīnāśca te sarve bhājanaṃ baṃdhamokṣayoḥ | tayā sṛṣṭamidaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam
all of them are subject to Māyā, vessels of bondage and release. By her this whole world, moving and unmoving, was created.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.13
तद्वशे वर्तते नूनं मोहजालेन यंत्रितम् । त्वं कियान्मानुषेष्वेकः क्षत्रियो रजसाऽऽविलः
tadvaśe vartate nūnaṃ mohajālena yaṃtritam | tvaṃ kiyānmānuṣeṣvekaḥ kṣatriyo rajasā''vilaḥ
It surely moves under her sway, harnessed by the net of delusion. How much are you—one kṣatriya among men, muddied by the quality of passion?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.14
ज्ञानिनामपि चेतांसि मोहयत्यनिशं हि सा । ब्रह्मेशवासुदेवाद्या ज्ञाने सत्यपि शेषतः
jñānināmapi cetāṃsi mohayatyaniśaṃ hi sā | brahmeśavāsudevādyā jñāne satyapi śeṣataḥ
For she ceaselessly deludes even the minds of the wise. Brahmā, Īśa, Vāsudeva and the rest, though knowledge remains in them,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.15
तेऽपि रागवशाल्लोके भ्रमति परिमोहिताः । पुरा सत्ययुगे राजन्विष्णुर्नारायणः स्वयम्
te'pi rāgavaśālloke bhramati parimohitāḥ | purā satyayuge rājanviṣṇurnārāyaṇaḥ svayam
they too, in the power of passion, wander in the world utterly deluded. Formerly, in the Satya age, O king, Viṣṇu Nārāyaṇa himself,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.16
श्वेतद्वीपं समासाद्य चकार विपुलं तपः । वर्षाणामयुतं यावद् ब्रह्मविद्याप्रसक्तये
śvetadvīpaṃ samāsādya cakāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ | varṣāṇāmayutaṃ yāvad brahmavidyāprasaktaye
having reached Śvetadvīpa, performed vast austerity for ten thousand years, for the sake of attachment to the knowledge of Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.17
अनश्वरसुखायासी चिंतयानस्ततः परम् । एकस्मिन्निर्जने देशे ब्रह्माऽपि परमाद्भुते
anaśvarasukhāyāsī ciṃtayānastataḥ param | ekasminnirjane deśe brahmā'pi paramādbhute
Desiring imperishable happiness, brooding then further, in one solitary and most wondrous place Brahmā too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 33.18
स्थितस्तपसि राजेन्द्र मोहस्य विनिवृत्तये । कदाचिद्वासुदेवोऽसौ स्थलांतरमतिर्हरिः
sthitastapasi rājendra mohasya vinivṛttaye | kadācidvāsudevo'sau sthalāṃtaramatirhariḥ
remained in austerity, O lord of kings, for the ceasing of delusion. Once that Vāsudeva, Hari, his mind (turned) to another place,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.19
तस्माद्देशात्समुत्थाय जगामान्यद्दिदृक्षया । चतुर्मुखोऽपि राजेन्द्र तथैव निःसृतः स्थलात्
tasmāddeśātsamutthāya jagāmānyaddidṛkṣayā | caturmukho'pi rājendra tathaiva niḥsṛtaḥ sthalāt
rose up from that region and went elsewhere, wishing to see (it). The four-faced one too, O lord of kings, likewise went out from his place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.20
मिलितौ मार्गमध्ये तु चतुर्मुखचतुर्भुजौ । अन्योन्यं पृष्टवंतौ तौ कस्त्वं कस्त्वमिति स्म ह
militau mārgamadhye tu caturmukhacaturbhujau | anyonyaṃ pṛṣṭavaṃtau tau kastvaṃ kastvamiti sma ha
The four-faced and the four-armed met in the middle of the road, and each asked the other, "Who are you?" "Who are you?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.21
ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच तं देवं कर्ताऽहं जगतः किल । विष्णुस्तमाह भो मूर्ख जगत्कर्ताऽहमच्युतः
brahmā provāca taṃ devaṃ kartā'haṃ jagataḥ kila | viṣṇustamāha bho mūrkha jagatkartā'hamacyutaḥ
Brahmā said to that god, "Indeed I am the maker of the world." Viṣṇu said to him, "O fool, I, the imperishable, am the world's maker.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.22
त्वं कियान्बलहीनोऽसि रजोगुणसमाश्रितः । सत्त्वाश्रितं हि मां विद्धि वासुदेवं सनातनम्
tvaṃ kiyānbalahīno'si rajoguṇasamāśritaḥ | sattvāśritaṃ hi māṃ viddhi vāsudevaṃ sanātanam
How much are you? You are without strength, resting on the quality of passion. Know me, the eternal Vāsudeva, as resting on sattva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.23
मया त्वं रक्षितोऽद्यैव कृत्वा युद्धं सुदारुणम् । शरणं मे समायातो दानवाभ्यां प्रपीडितः
mayā tvaṃ rakṣito'dyaiva kṛtvā yuddhaṃ sudāruṇam | śaraṇaṃ me samāyāto dānavābhyāṃ prapīḍitaḥ
"You were protected by me this very day, when you had fought a most terrible battle; oppressed by the two dānavas, you came to me for refuge."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.24
मया तौ निहतौ कामं दानवौ मधुकैटभौ । कथं गर्वायसे मंद मोहोऽयं त्यज सांप्रतम्
mayā tau nihatau kāmaṃ dānavau madhukaiṭabhau | kathaṃ garvāyase maṃda moho'yaṃ tyaja sāṃpratam
"By me those two dānavas, Madhu and Kaiṭabha, were slain at will. How do you boast, fool? Give up this delusion now."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.25
न मत्तोऽप्यधिकः कश्चित्संसारेऽस्मिन्प्रसारिते । ऋषिरुवाच। एवं प्रवदमानौ तौ ब्रह्मविष्णू परस्परम्
na matto'pyadhikaḥ kaścitsaṃsāre'sminprasārite | ṛṣiruvāca| evaṃ pravadamānau tau brahmaviṣṇū parasparam
"There is no one at all greater than me in this saṃsāra that has been spread out." The seer said: As the two, Brahmā and Viṣṇu, were speaking thus to each other,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.26
स्फुरदोष्ठौ वेपमानौ लोहिताक्षौ बभूवतुः । प्रादुर्बभूव सहसा तयोर्विवदमानयोः
sphuradoṣṭhau vepamānau lohitākṣau babhūvatuḥ | prādurbabhūva sahasā tayorvivadamānayoḥ
they came to have quivering lips, trembling bodies, and reddened eyes; and suddenly, between the two of them as they disputed, there appeared
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DB 5 33.27
मध्ये लिंगं सुधाश्वेतं विपुलं दीर्घमद्भुतम् । आकाशे तरसा तत्र वागुवाचाशरीरिणी
madhye liṃgaṃ sudhāśvetaṃ vipulaṃ dīrghamadbhutam | ākāśe tarasā tatra vāguvācāśarīriṇī
in the middle a liṅga, white as nectar, broad, long, marvellous; and there in the sky a bodiless voice at once spoke,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.28
तौ संबोध्य महाभागौ विवदन्तौ परस्परम् । ब्रह्मन्विष्णो विवादं मा कुरुतां वां परस्परम्
tau saṃbodhya mahābhāgau vivadantau parasparam | brahmanviṣṇo vivādaṃ mā kurutāṃ vāṃ parasparam
addressing those two greatly fortunate ones who were disputing with each other: "Brahmā, Viṣṇu, do not carry on a dispute between yourselves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.29
लिंगस्यास्य परं पारमधस्तादुपरि ध्रुवम् । यो याति युवयोर्मध्ये स श्रेष्ठो वां सदैव हि
liṃgasyāsya paraṃ pāramadhastādupari dhruvam | yo yāti yuvayormadhye sa śreṣṭho vāṃ sadaiva hi
The far end of this liṅga lies below, and (its) fixed (end) above; whichever of you two reaches (it), he is indeed always the better of you two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.30
एक: प्रयातु पातालमाकाशमपरोऽधुना । प्रमाणं मे वचः कार्यं त्यक्त्वा वादं निरर्थकम्
eka: prayātu pātālamākāśamaparo'dhunā | pramāṇaṃ me vacaḥ kāryaṃ tyaktvā vādaṃ nirarthakam
Let one go now to Pātāla, and the other to the sky. My word is to be taken as the authority; abandon this pointless argument.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.31
मध्यस्थः सर्वदा कार्यो विवादेऽस्मिन्द्वयोरिह । ऋषिरुवाच। तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं दिव्यं सज्जीभूतौ कृतोद्यमौ
madhyasthaḥ sarvadā kāryo vivāde'smindvayoriha | ṛṣiruvāca| tacchrutvā vacanaṃ divyaṃ sajjībhūtau kṛtodyamau
A mediator must always be appointed in such a dispute between two parties." The seer said: Hearing that divine speech, the two made themselves ready and set to work,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.32
जग्मतुर्मातुमग्रस्थं लिङ्गमद्भुतदर्शनम् । पातालमगमद्विष्णुर्ब्रह्माऽप्याकाशमेव च
jagmaturmātumagrasthaṃ liṅgamadbhutadarśanam | pātālamagamadviṣṇurbrahmā'pyākāśameva ca
and they went to measure the liṅga that stood before (them), marvellous to look upon: Viṣṇu went to Pātāla, and Brahmā to the sky,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.33
परिमातुं महालिङ्गं स्वमहत्त्वविवृद्धये । विष्णुर्गत्वा कियद्देशं श्रान्तः सर्वात्मना यतः
parimātuṃ mahāliṅgaṃ svamahattvavivṛddhaye | viṣṇurgatvā kiyaddeśaṃ śrāntaḥ sarvātmanā yataḥ
to measure out the great liṅga, for the increase of their own greatness. Viṣṇu, having gone some distance, since he grew weary in his whole being,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.34
न प्रापांतं स लिंगस्य परिवृत्य ययौ स्थलम् । ब्रह्माऽगच्छत्ततश्चोर्ध्वं पतितं केतकीदलम्
na prāpāṃtaṃ sa liṃgasya parivṛtya yayau sthalam | brahmā'gacchattataścordhvaṃ patitaṃ ketakīdalam
did not reach the end of the liṅga; he turned around and went back to (his) place. Brahmā then went upward, (and found) a fallen ketakī leaf
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.35
शिवस्य मस्तकात्प्राप्य परावृत्तो मुदावृतः । आगत्य तरसा ब्रह्मा विष्णवे केतकीदलम
śivasya mastakātprāpya parāvṛtto mudāvṛtaḥ | āgatya tarasā brahmā viṣṇave ketakīdalama
(that had come) from Śiva's head; having obtained it he turned back, filled with delight. Brahmā, arriving swiftly, (showed) the ketakī leaf to Viṣṇu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.36
दर्शयित्वा च वितथमुवाच मदमोहितः । लिङ्गस्य मस्तकादेतद्गृहीतं केतकीदलम्
darśayitvā ca vitathamuvāca madamohitaḥ | liṅgasya mastakādetadgṛhītaṃ ketakīdalam
and having shown it, deluded by pride, he spoke an untruth: "This ketakī leaf was taken from the top of the liṅga,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.37
अभिज्ञानाय चानीतं तव चित्तप्रशान्तये । श्रुत्वा तद्ब्रह्मणो वाक्यं दृष्ट्वा च केतकीदलम्
abhijñānāya cānītaṃ tava cittapraśāntaye | śrutvā tadbrahmaṇo vākyaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca ketakīdalam
and brought as a token, for the setting of your mind at rest." Hearing that speech of Brahmā and seeing the ketakī leaf,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.38
हरिस्तं प्रत्युवाचेदं साक्षी क: कथयाधुना । यथार्थवादी मेधावी सदाचारः शुचिः समः
haristaṃ pratyuvācedaṃ sākṣī ka: kathayādhunā | yathārthavādī medhāvī sadācāraḥ śuciḥ samaḥ
Hari replied to him thus: "Who is the witness? Tell (me) now. One who speaks in accord with fact, intelligent, of good conduct, pure, impartial,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.39
साक्षी भवति सर्वत्र विवादे समुपस्थिते । ब्रह्मोवाच। दूरदेशात्समायाति साक्षी कः समयेऽधुना
sākṣī bhavati sarvatra vivāde samupasthite | brahmovāca| dūradeśātsamāyāti sākṣī kaḥ samaye'dhunā
such a one becomes a witness in every case, when a dispute has arisen." Brahmā said: "Who is to come as witness from a distant region right at this moment?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.40
यत्सत्यं तद्वचः सेयं केतकी कथयिष्यति । इत्युक्त्वा प्रेरिता तत्र ब्रह्मणा केतकी स्फुटम्
yatsatyaṃ tadvacaḥ seyaṃ ketakī kathayiṣyati | ityuktvā preritā tatra brahmaṇā ketakī sphuṭam
Whatever is the truth, this ketakī here will speak that word." Having said this, the ketakī, urged on there by Brahmā, plainly
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.41
वचनं प्राह तरसा शार्ङ्गिणं प्रत्यबोधयत् । शिवमूर्ध्नि स्थितां ब्रह्मा गृहीत्वा मां समागतः
vacanaṃ prāha tarasā śārṅgiṇaṃ pratyabodhayat | śivamūrdhni sthitāṃ brahmā gṛhītvā māṃ samāgataḥ
spoke a word at once, and informed the bearer of the bow: "Brahmā took me, who stood on Śiva's head, and has come (here).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.42
सन्देहोऽत्र न कर्तव्यस्त्वया विष्णो कदाचन । मम वाक्यं प्रमाणं हि ब्रह्मा पारङ्गतोऽस्य ह
sandeho'tra na kartavyastvayā viṣṇo kadācana | mama vākyaṃ pramāṇaṃ hi brahmā pāraṅgato'sya ha
No doubt at all is to be entertained about this by you, Viṣṇu; for my word is the authority: Brahmā has indeed reached the far end of it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.43
गृहीत्वा मां समायातः शिवभक्तैः समर्पिताम् । केतक्या वचनं श्रुत्वा हरिराह स्मयनिव
gṛhītvā māṃ samāyātaḥ śivabhaktaiḥ samarpitām | ketakyā vacanaṃ śrutvā harirāha smayaniva
"The devotees of Śiva offered me, and taking me he came here." Hearing the ketakī's words, Hari spoke, as though smiling:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.44
महादेवः प्रमाणं मे यद्यसौ वचनं वदेत् । ऋषिरुवाच। तदाकर्ण्य हरेर्वाक्यं महादेव: सनातनः
mahādevaḥ pramāṇaṃ me yadyasau vacanaṃ vadet | ṛṣiruvāca| tadākarṇya harervākyaṃ mahādeva: sanātanaḥ
"Mahādeva is my authority, if he will speak the word." The seer said: Hearing Hari's speech, the eternal Mahādeva,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.45
कुपितः केतकीं प्राह मिथ्यावादिनि मा वद । गच्छतो मध्यतः प्राप्ता पतिता मस्तकान्मम
kupitaḥ ketakīṃ prāha mithyāvādini mā vada | gacchato madhyataḥ prāptā patitā mastakānmama
angered, said to the ketakī: "O liar, do not speak! You were picked up midway (by Brahmā) as he went, having fallen from my head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.46
मिथ्याभिभाषिणी त्यक्ता मया त्वं सर्वदेव हि । ब्रह्मा लज्जापरो भूत्वा ननाम मधुसूदनम्
mithyābhibhāṣiṇī tyaktā mayā tvaṃ sarvadeva hi | brahmā lajjāparo bhūtvā nanāma madhusūdanam
Since you are a speaker of falsehood, you are rejected by me for all the gods (i.e. from all worship)." And Brahmā, overcome with shame, bowed to Madhusūdana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 33.47
शिवेन केतकी त्यक्ता तद्दिनात्कुसुमेषु वै । एवं मायाबलं विद्धि ज्ञानिनामपि मोहदम्
śivena ketakī tyaktā taddinātkusumeṣu vai | evaṃ māyābalaṃ viddhi jñānināmapi mohadam
From that day the ketakī was rejected by Śiva among flowers. Thus know the power of māyā, which brings delusion even to the knowing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.48
अन्येषां प्राणिनां राजन्का वार्ता विभ्रमं प्रति । देवानां कार्यसिद्ध्यर्थं सर्वदेव रमापतिः
anyeṣāṃ prāṇināṃ rājankā vārtā vibhramaṃ prati | devānāṃ kāryasiddhyarthaṃ sarvadeva ramāpatiḥ
Of other living beings, O king, what is there to say concerning bewilderment? For the accomplishment of the gods' task, the lord of Ramā always
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.49
दैत्यान्वञ्चयते चाशु त्यक्त्वा पापभयं हरिः । अवतारकरो देवो नानायोनिषु माधवः
daityānvañcayate cāśu tyaktvā pāpabhayaṃ hariḥ | avatārakaro devo nānāyoniṣu mādhavaḥ
quickly deceives the daityas, Hari abandoning the fear of sin; the god Mādhava who takes avatāras in various wombs,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.50
त्यक्त्वाऽऽनन्दसुखं दैत्यैर्युद्धं चैवाकरोद्विभुः । नूनं मायाबलं चैतन्माधवेऽपि जगद्गुरौ
tyaktvā''nandasukhaṃ daityairyuddhaṃ caivākarodvibhuḥ | nūnaṃ māyābalaṃ caitanmādhave'pi jagadgurau
the mighty one, abandoning the happiness of bliss, waged war with the daityas. Surely this too is the power of māyā, even in Mādhava, the teacher of the world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.51
सर्वज्ञे देवकार्यांशे का वार्ताऽन्यस्य भूपते । ज्ञानिनामपि चेतांसि परमा प्रकृतिः किल
sarvajñe devakāryāṃśe kā vārtā'nyasya bhūpate | jñānināmapi cetāṃsi paramā prakṛtiḥ kila
the omniscient one, who has a share in the work of the gods — what then is to be said of another, O king? Indeed the supreme Prakṛti (draws away) the minds even of the knowing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.52
बलादाकृष्य मोहाय प्रयच्छति महीपते । यया व्याप्तमिदं सर्वं भगवत्या चराचरम्
balādākṛṣya mohāya prayacchati mahīpate | yayā vyāptamidaṃ sarvaṃ bhagavatyā carācaram
and having drawn them away by force, gives them over to delusion, O king — she, the Bhagavatī by whom all this, moving and unmoving, is pervaded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.53
मोहदा ज्ञानदा सैव बन्धमोक्षप्रदा सदा । राजोवाच। भगवन्ब्रूहि मे तस्याः स्वरूपं बलमुत्तमम्
mohadā jñānadā saiva bandhamokṣapradā sadā | rājovāca| bhagavanbrūhi me tasyāḥ svarūpaṃ balamuttamam
She alone gives delusion and gives knowledge, ever the bestower of bondage and release. The king said: Lord, tell me her own form and her supreme power,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.54
उत्पत्तिकारणं चापि स्थानं परमकं च यत् । ऋषिरुवाच। न चोत्पत्तिरनादित्वान्नृप तस्याः कदाचन
utpattikāraṇaṃ cāpi sthānaṃ paramakaṃ ca yat | ṛṣiruvāca| na cotpattiranāditvānnṛpa tasyāḥ kadācana
and the cause of her arising, and what her highest abode is. The seer said: There is never any arising for her, O king, since she is without beginning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.55
नित्यैव सा परा देवी कारणानां च कारणम् । वर्तते सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिः सर्वात्मना नृप
nityaiva sā parā devī kāraṇānāṃ ca kāraṇam | vartate sarvabhūteṣu śaktiḥ sarvātmanā nṛpa
That supreme Devī is eternal indeed, the cause of causes; she abides in all beings as power, with her whole self, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.56
शववच्छक्तिहीनस्तु प्राणी भवति सर्वथा । चिच्छक्तिः सर्वभूतेषु रूपं तस्यास्तदेव हि
śavavacchaktihīnastu prāṇī bhavati sarvathā | cicchaktiḥ sarvabhūteṣu rūpaṃ tasyāstadeva hi
But a living creature devoid of power becomes in every way like a corpse; the power of consciousness in all beings — that indeed is her form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.57
आविर्भावतिरोभावौ देवानां कार्यसिद्धये । यदा स्तुवंति तां देवा मनुजाश्च विशांपते
āvirbhāvatirobhāvau devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye | yadā stuvaṃti tāṃ devā manujāśca viśāṃpate
Her becoming manifest and her withdrawal are for the accomplishing of the gods' purposes. When the gods and men praise her, O lord of peoples,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.58
प्रादुर्भवति भूतानां दुःखनाशाय चाम्बिका । नानारूपधरा देवी नानाशक्तिसमन्विता
prādurbhavati bhūtānāṃ duḥkhanāśāya cāmbikā | nānārūpadharā devī nānāśaktisamanvitā
Ambikā appears for the destruction of the suffering of beings, the Devī who bears many forms and is endowed with many powers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.59
आविर्भवति कार्यार्थं स्वेच्छया परमेश्वरी । दैवाधीना न सा देवी यथा सर्वे सुरा नृप
āvirbhavati kāryārthaṃ svecchayā parameśvarī | daivādhīnā na sā devī yathā sarve surā nṛpa
The supreme Īśvarī becomes manifest for a purpose, by her own will; that Devī is not subject to fate, as are all the gods, O king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.60
न कालवशगा नित्यं पुरुषार्थप्रवर्तिनी । अकर्ता पुरुषो द्रष्टा दृश्यं सर्वमिदं जगत्
na kālavaśagā nityaṃ puruṣārthapravartinī | akartā puruṣo draṣṭā dṛśyaṃ sarvamidaṃ jagat
nor is she subject to time; she is ever engaged in the purpose of the puruṣa. The puruṣa is not an agent but a seer; all this world is the seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.61
दृश्यस्य जननी सैव देवी सदसदात्मिका । पुरुषं रंजयत्येका कृत्वा ब्रह्माण्डनाटकम्
dṛśyasya jananī saiva devī sadasadātmikā | puruṣaṃ raṃjayatyekā kṛtvā brahmāṇḍanāṭakam
She alone is the mother of the seen, the Devī whose nature is being and non-being; alone she delights the puruṣa, having staged the drama of the cosmic egg.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.62
रंजिते पुरुषे सर्वं संहरत्यतिरंहसा । तया निमित्तभूतास्ते ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
raṃjite puruṣe sarvaṃ saṃharatyatiraṃhasā | tayā nimittabhūtāste brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ
When the puruṣa has been delighted, she withdraws it all with great speed. Made instruments by her are those Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.63
कल्पिताः स्वस्वकार्येषु प्रेरिता लीलया त्वमी । स्वांशं तेषु समारोप्य कृतास्ते बलवत्तराः
kalpitāḥ svasvakāryeṣu preritā līlayā tvamī | svāṃśaṃ teṣu samāropya kṛtāste balavattarāḥ
These (three) are fashioned (by her) and impelled in sport, each to his own task; having placed her own portion in them, she made them exceedingly strong.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.64
दत्ताश्व शक्तयस्तेभ्यो गीर्लक्ष्मीर्गिरिजा तथा । ते तां ध्यायंति देवेशाः पूजयंति परां मुदा
dattāśva śaktayastebhyo gīrlakṣmīrgirijā tathā | te tāṃ dhyāyaṃti deveśāḥ pūjayaṃti parāṃ mudā
And powers were given to them—Speech (Sarasvatī), Lakṣmī, and the Mountain's Daughter (Pārvatī); those lords of the gods meditate on her and worship her with the highest joy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 33.65
ज्ञात्वा सर्वेश्वरीं शक्तिं सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशिनीम् । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं देवीमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् ॥ मम बुद्ध्यनुसारेण नान्तं जानामि भूपते
jñātvā sarveśvarīṃ śaktiṃ sṛṣṭisthitivināśinīm | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ devīmāhātmyamuttamam || mama buddhyanusāreṇa nāntaṃ jānāmi bhūpate
knowing (her to be) the Śakti, ruler of all, who creates, maintains, and destroys. All this excellent Greatness of the Goddess has been declared to you, O lord of the earth, according to my understanding; I do not know its limit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition