Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 5 — Chapter 7
DB 5 7.1
शङ्करशरणगमनवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच असुरान्महिषो दृष्ट्वा विषण्णमनसस्तदा । त्यक्त्वा तन्माहिषं रूपं बभूव मृगराडसौ
śaṅkaraśaraṇagamanavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca asurānmahiṣo dṛṣṭvā viṣaṇṇamanasastadā | tyaktvā tanmāhiṣaṃ rūpaṃ babhūva mṛgarāḍasau
Description of the going for refuge to Śaṅkara. Vyāsa said: Then the Mahiṣa, seeing the Asuras dejected in mind, abandoned that buffalo form and became a lion (king of beasts).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.2
कृत्वा नादं महाघोरं विस्तार्य च महासटाम् । पपात सुरसेनायां त्रासयन्नखदर्शनैः
kṛtvā nādaṃ mahāghoraṃ vistārya ca mahāsaṭām | papāta surasenāyāṃ trāsayannakhadarśanaiḥ
Making a most terrible roar and spreading out his great mane, he fell upon the army of the gods, terrifying (them) with the sight of his claws.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.3
गरुडञ्च नखाघातैः कृत्वा रुधिरविप्लुतम् । जघान च भुजे विष्णुं नखाघातेन केसरी
garuḍañca nakhāghātaiḥ kṛtvā rudhiraviplutam | jaghāna ca bhuje viṣṇuṃ nakhāghātena kesarī
And having made Garuḍa drenched in blood with blows of his claws, the lion also struck Viṣṇu on the arm with a claw-blow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.4
वासुदेवोऽपि तं दृष्ट्वा चक्रमुद्यम्य वेगवान् । हन्तुकामो हरिः काममवापाशु क्रुधान्वितः
vāsudevo'pi taṃ dṛṣṭvā cakramudyamya vegavān | hantukāmo hariḥ kāmamavāpāśu krudhānvitaḥ
Vāsudeva too, seeing him, swiftly raised his discus; Hari, filled with anger, at once got his wish—desiring to kill (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.5
यावद्धयरिपुं वेगाच्चक्रेणाभिजघान तम् । तावत्सोऽतिबलः शृङ्गी शृङ्गाभ्यां न्यहनद्धरिम्
yāvaddhayaripuṃ vegāccakreṇābhijaghāna tam | tāvatso'tibalaḥ śṛṅgī śṛṅgābhyāṃ nyahanaddharim
Just as he swiftly struck that enemy of horses (the lion) with the discus, that time the exceedingly strong horned one struck Hari with his two horns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.6
वासुदेवो विषाणाभ्यां ताडितोरसि विह्वलः । पलायनपरो वेगाज्जगाम भुवनं निजम्
vāsudevo viṣāṇābhyāṃ tāḍitorasi vihvalaḥ | palāyanaparo vegājjagāma bhuvanaṃ nijam
Vāsudeva, struck on the chest by the two horns, was overcome, and intent on flight went swiftly to his own world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.7
गतं दृष्ट्वा हरिं कामं शङ्करोऽपि भयान्वितः । अवध्यं तं परं मत्वा ययौ कैलासपर्वतम् पराजितदेवतानां शङ्करशरणगमनवर्णनं नाम सप्तमोऽध्यायः
gataṃ dṛṣṭvā hariṃ kāmaṃ śaṅkaro'pi bhayānvitaḥ | avadhyaṃ taṃ paraṃ matvā yayau kailāsaparvatam parājitadevatānāṃ śaṅkaraśaraṇagamanavarṇanaṃ nāma saptamo'dhyāyaḥ
Seeing that Hari had indeed gone, Śaṅkara too, filled with fear, reckoning him (the demon) unslayable and supreme, went to Mount Kailāsa. Thus the seventh chapter, called the description of the vanquished gods' going for refuge to Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.8
ब्रह्मापि च निजं धाम त्वरितः प्रययौ भयात् । मघवा वज्रमालम्ब्य तस्थावाजौ महाबलः
brahmāpi ca nijaṃ dhāma tvaritaḥ prayayau bhayāt | maghavā vajramālambya tasthāvājau mahābalaḥ
Brahmā too went in haste to his own abode out of fear; but Maghavan (Indra), of great strength, taking up his thunderbolt, stood in the battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.9
वरुणः शक्तिमालम्ब्य धैर्यमालम्ब्य संस्थितः । यमोऽपि दण्डमादाय यत्तः समरतत्परः
varuṇaḥ śaktimālambya dhairyamālambya saṃsthitaḥ | yamo'pi daṇḍamādāya yattaḥ samaratatparaḥ
Varuṇa, taking up his spear and taking up his firmness, stood fast; Yama too, taking his rod, was ready, bent on battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.10
ततो यक्षाधिपः कामं बभूव रणतत्परः । पावकः शक्तिमादाय तत्राभूद्युद्धमानसः
tato yakṣādhipaḥ kāmaṃ babhūva raṇatatparaḥ | pāvakaḥ śaktimādāya tatrābhūdyuddhamānasaḥ
Then the lord of the Yakṣas (Kubera) became eager for the fight; and Fire, taking up his spear, was there with his mind set on battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.11
नक्षत्राधिपतिः सूर्यः समवेतौ स्थितावुभौ । वीक्ष्य तं दानवश्रेष्ठं युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयौ
nakṣatrādhipatiḥ sūryaḥ samavetau sthitāvubhau | vīkṣya taṃ dānavaśreṣṭhaṃ yuddhāya kṛtaniścayau
The lord of the stars (the Moon) and the Sun, the two of them, stood joined together, having resolved on battle upon seeing that foremost of the Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.12
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे क्रुद्धं दैत्यसैन्यं समभ्यगात् । विसृजन्बाणजालानि क्रूराहिसदृशानि च
etasminnantare kruddhaṃ daityasainyaṃ samabhyagāt | visṛjanbāṇajālāni krūrāhisadṛśāni ca
Meanwhile the enraged army of the Daityas advanced, loosing nets of arrows resembling cruel serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.13
कृत्वा हि माहिषं रूपं भूपतिः संस्थितस्तदा । देवदानवयोधानां निनादस्तुमुलोऽभवत्
kṛtvā hi māhiṣaṃ rūpaṃ bhūpatiḥ saṃsthitastadā | devadānavayodhānāṃ ninādastumulo'bhavat
For the king (of the demons), having assumed the buffalo form, then took his stand; and a tumultuous roar arose from the warriors of the gods and the Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.14
ज्याघातश्च तलाघातो मेघनादसमोऽभवत् । संग्रामे सुमहाघोरे देवदानवसेनयोः
jyāghātaśca talāghāto meghanādasamo'bhavat | saṃgrāme sumahāghore devadānavasenayoḥ
And the twang of bowstrings and the slapping of palms became like the thunder of clouds in that most terrible battle between the armies of the gods and the Dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.15
शृङ्गाभ्यां पार्वताञ्छृङ्गांश्चिक्षेप च महाबलः । जघान सुरसङ्घांश्च दानवो मदगर्वितः
śṛṅgābhyāṃ pārvatāñchṛṅgāṃścikṣepa ca mahābalaḥ | jaghāna surasaṅghāṃśca dānavo madagarvitaḥ
With his two horns the mighty one hurled mountain peaks, and the Dānava, proud with his frenzy, slew the hosts of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.16
खुराघातैस्तथा देवान्पुच्छस्य भ्रमणेन च । स जघान रुषाविष्टो महिषः परमाद्भुतः
khurāghātaistathā devānpucchasya bhramaṇena ca | sa jaghāna ruṣāviṣṭo mahiṣaḥ paramādbhutaḥ
And likewise with blows of his hooves and with the whirling of his tail, that most astonishing buffalo, possessed by rage, slew the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.17
ततो देवाः सगन्धर्वा भयमाजग्मुरुद्यताः । मघवा महिषं दृष्ट्वा पलायनपरोऽभवत्
tato devāḥ sagandharvā bhayamājagmurudyatāḥ | maghavā mahiṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā palāyanaparo'bhavat
Then the gods together with the Gandharvas, though they had made their effort, came to fear; and Maghavan, seeing the buffalo, was bent on flight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.18
सङ्गरं सम्परित्यज्य गते शक्रे शचीपतौ । यमो धनाधिपः पाशी जग्मुः सर्वे भयातुराः
saṅgaraṃ samparityajya gate śakre śacīpatau | yamo dhanādhipaḥ pāśī jagmuḥ sarve bhayāturāḥ
When Śakra, the lord of Śacī, had abandoned the battle and gone, Yama, the lord of wealth (Kubera), and the noose-bearer (Varuṇa)—all went off, stricken with fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.19
महिषोऽपि जयं मत्वा जगाम स्वगृहं ततः । ऐरावतं गजं प्राप्य त्यक्तमिन्द्रेण गच्छता
mahiṣo'pi jayaṃ matvā jagāma svagṛhaṃ tataḥ | airāvataṃ gajaṃ prāpya tyaktamindreṇa gacchatā
The buffalo too, reckoning (himself) victorious, then went to his own house, having got the elephant Airāvata, abandoned by Indra as he fled,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.20
तथोच्चैःश्रवसं भानोः कामधेनुं पयस्विनीम् । स्वसैन्यसंवृतस्तूर्णं स्वर्गं गन्तुं मनो दधे
tathoccaiḥśravasaṃ bhānoḥ kāmadhenuṃ payasvinīm | svasainyasaṃvṛtastūrṇaṃ svargaṃ gantuṃ mano dadhe
and Uccaiḥśravas, the horse of the sun, and the milk-yielding Kāmadhenu—(having got these,) surrounded by his own army he at once set his mind on going to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.21
तरसा देवसदनं गत्वा स महिषासुरः । जग्राह सुरराज्यं वै त्यक्तं देवैर्भयातुरैः
tarasā devasadanaṃ gatvā sa mahiṣāsuraḥ | jagrāha surarājyaṃ vai tyaktaṃ devairbhayāturaiḥ
Going swiftly to the abode of the gods, that Mahiṣāsura seized the kingdom of the gods, which had been abandoned by the gods stricken with fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.22
इन्द्रासने तथा रम्ये दानवः समुपाविशत् । दानवान्स्थापयामास देवानां स्थानकेषु सः
indrāsane tathā ramye dānavaḥ samupāviśat | dānavānsthāpayāmāsa devānāṃ sthānakeṣu saḥ
And the Dānava sat down upon Indra's delightful throne; he installed Dānavas in the stations of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.23
एवं वर्षशतं पूर्णं कृत्वा युद्धं सुदारुणम् । अवापैन्द्रपदं कामं दानवो मदगर्वितः
evaṃ varṣaśataṃ pūrṇaṃ kṛtvā yuddhaṃ sudāruṇam | avāpaindrapadaṃ kāmaṃ dānavo madagarvitaḥ
Thus, having waged a most terrible war for a full hundred years, the Dānava, puffed up with intoxication, obtained Indra's position at will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.24
निर्जरा निर्गता नाकात्तेन सर्वेऽतिपीडिताः । एवं बहूनि वर्षाणि बभ्रमुर्गिरिगह्वरे
nirjarā nirgatā nākāttena sarve'tipīḍitāḥ | evaṃ bahūni varṣāṇi babhramurgirigahvare
The gods, all greatly oppressed by him, went out from heaven; thus for many years they wandered in mountain caverns.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.25
श्रान्ताः सर्वे तदा राजन् ब्रह्माणं शरणं ययुः । प्रजापतिं जगन्नाथं रजोरूपं चतुर्मुखम्
śrāntāḥ sarve tadā rājan brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ | prajāpatiṃ jagannāthaṃ rajorūpaṃ caturmukham
Then, O king, all of them, exhausted, went for refuge to Brahmā, the lord of creatures, the lord of the world, whose form is rajas, the four-faced one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.26
पद्मासनं वेदगर्भं सेवितं मुनिभिः स्वजैः । मरीचिप्रमुखैः शान्तैर्वेदवेदाङ्गपारगैः
padmāsanaṃ vedagarbhaṃ sevitaṃ munibhiḥ svajaiḥ | marīcipramukhaiḥ śāntairvedavedāṅgapāragaiḥ
seated on a lotus, holding the Vedas within him, attended by the sages born of himself, headed by Marīci, tranquil, who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas and the Vedic auxiliary sciences,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.27
किन्नरैः सिद्धगन्धर्वैश्चारणोरगपन्नगैः । तुष्टुवुर्भयभीतास्ते देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम्
kinnaraiḥ siddhagandharvaiścāraṇoragapannagaiḥ | tuṣṭuvurbhayabhītāste devadevaṃ jagadgurum
and by Kinnaras, Siddhas and Gandharvas, Cāraṇas, serpents and snakes; terrified with fear, they praised the god of gods, the teacher of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.28
देवा ऊचुः धातः किमेतदखिलार्तिहराम्बुजन्म जन्माभिवीक्ष्य न दयां कुरुषे सुरान् यत् । सम्पीडितान् रणजितानसुराधिपेन स्थानच्युतान् गिरिगुहाकृतसन्निवासान्
devā ūcuḥ dhātaḥ kimetadakhilārtiharāmbujanma janmābhivīkṣya na dayāṃ kuruṣe surān yat | sampīḍitān raṇajitānasurādhipena sthānacyutān giriguhākṛtasannivāsān
The gods said: O Creator, lotus-born, remover of all afflictions, what is this—that, seeing (our) birth, you show no compassion to the gods, who are sorely oppressed, conquered in battle by the lord of the Asuras, fallen from their stations, and dwelling in mountain caves?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.29
पुत्रान्पिता किमपराधशतैः समेता- न्सन्त्यज्य लोभरहितः कुरुतेऽतिदुःस्थान् । यस्त्वं सुरांस्तव पदाम्बुजभक्तियुक्ता- न्दैत्यार्दितांश्च कृपणान् यदुपेक्षसेऽद्य
putrānpitā kimaparādhaśataiḥ sametā- nsantyajya lobharahitaḥ kurute'tiduḥsthān | yastvaṃ surāṃstava padāmbujabhaktiyuktā- ndaityārditāṃśca kṛpaṇān yadupekṣase'dya
Does a father, free of greed, abandon his sons and make them utterly wretched, even though they are guilty of a hundred offences? Yet you today neglect the gods, who are devoted to your lotus feet and are afflicted by the Daityas and pitiable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.30
अमरभुवनराज्यं तेन भुक्तं नितान्तं मखहविरपि योग्यं ब्राह्मणैराददाति । सुरतरुवरपुष्पं सेवतेऽसौ दुरात्मा जलनिधिनिधिभूतां गामसौ सेवते ताम्
amarabhuvanarājyaṃ tena bhuktaṃ nitāntaṃ makhahavirapi yogyaṃ brāhmaṇairādadāti | surataruvarapuṣpaṃ sevate'sau durātmā jalanidhinidhibhūtāṃ gāmasau sevate tām
The kingship over the world of the immortals has been enjoyed by him to the full; he even takes the sacrificial oblation that is due (to be offered) by the brahmins; that evil-souled one enjoys the blossom of the best of the celestial trees, and he enjoys that Earth which is the store of the treasures of the ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 5 7.31
किं वा गृणीमः सुरकार्यमद्भुतं जानासि देवेश सुरारिचेष्टितम् । ज्ञानेन सर्वं त्वमशेषकार्यवि- त्तस्मात्प्रभो ते प्रणताः स्म पादयोः
kiṃ vā gṛṇīmaḥ surakāryamadbhutaṃ jānāsi deveśa surāriceṣṭitam | jñānena sarvaṃ tvamaśeṣakāryavi- ttasmātprabho te praṇatāḥ sma pādayoḥ
Or what shall we recount? You know, O lord of the gods, the astonishing business of the gods and the doings of the gods' enemy. You know everything by knowledge, you who know all deeds without remainder; therefore, O Lord, we have bowed at your feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.32
यत्रापि कुत्रापि गतान्सुरानसौ नानाचरित्रः खलु पापमानसः । पीडां करोत्येव स दुष्टचेष्टित- स्त्रातासि देवेश विधेहि शं विभो
yatrāpi kutrāpi gatānsurānasau nānācaritraḥ khalu pāpamānasaḥ | pīḍāṃ karotyeva sa duṣṭaceṣṭita- strātāsi deveśa vidhehi śaṃ vibho
Wherever the gods go, that one of many wiles, of evil mind indeed, inflicts pain on them; he is of wicked conduct. You are the protector, O lord of gods; ordain our welfare, O all-pervading one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.33
नो चेद्वयं दावमहाग्निपीडिताः कं शान्तिकर्तारमनन्ततेजसम् । यामः प्रजेशं शरणं सुरेष्टं धातारमाद्यं परिमुच्य कं शिवम्
no cedvayaṃ dāvamahāgnipīḍitāḥ kaṃ śāntikartāramanantatejasam | yāmaḥ prajeśaṃ śaraṇaṃ sureṣṭaṃ dhātāramādyaṃ parimucya kaṃ śivam
If not, we who are tormented as by the great fire of a forest blaze—to whom shall we go for refuge, to what maker of peace, of endless splendour, if we leave aside the lord of creatures, the one desired by the gods, the primal Creator, the auspicious one?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.34
व्यास उवाच इति स्तुत्वा सुराः सर्वे प्रणेमुस्तं प्रजापतिम् । बद्धाञ्जलिपुटाः सर्वे विषण्णवदना भृशम्
vyāsa uvāca iti stutvā surāḥ sarve praṇemustaṃ prajāpatim | baddhāñjalipuṭāḥ sarve viṣaṇṇavadanā bhṛśam
Vyāsa said: Having praised (him) thus, all the gods bowed to that lord of creatures, all with hands folded in supplication, their faces exceedingly dejected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.35
तांस्तथा पीडितान्दृष्ट्वा तदा लोकपितामहः । उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा सुखं सञ्जनयन्निव
tāṃstathā pīḍitāndṛṣṭvā tadā lokapitāmahaḥ | uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā sukhaṃ sañjanayanniva
Seeing them so afflicted, the grandfather of the worlds then spoke with gentle speech, as if producing comfort:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.36
ब्रह्मोवाच किं करोमि सुराः कामं दानवो वरदर्पितः । स्त्रीवध्योऽसौ न पुंवध्यो विधेयं तत्र किं पुनः
brahmovāca kiṃ karomi surāḥ kāmaṃ dānavo varadarpitaḥ | strīvadhyo'sau na puṃvadhyo vidheyaṃ tatra kiṃ punaḥ
Brahmā said: What can I do, O gods? Indeed the Dānava is proud of his boon: he can be slain by a woman, not by a man. What further can be arranged in that matter?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.37
व्रजामोऽद्य सुराः सर्वे कैलासं पर्वतोत्तमम् । शङ्करं पुरतः कृत्वा सर्वकार्यविशारदम्
vrajāmo'dya surāḥ sarve kailāsaṃ parvatottamam | śaṅkaraṃ purataḥ kṛtvā sarvakāryaviśāradam
Let us all go today, O gods, to Kailāsa, the best of mountains, putting in front Śaṅkara, who is skilled in all affairs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.38
ततो व्रजाम वैकुण्ठं यत्र देवो जनार्दनः । मिलित्वा देवकार्यञ्च विमृशामो विशेषतः
tato vrajāma vaikuṇṭhaṃ yatra devo janārdanaḥ | militvā devakāryañca vimṛśāmo viśeṣataḥ
Then let us go to Vaikuṇṭha, where the god Janārdana is; and having met (him) let us deliberate especially on the business of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.39
इत्युक्त्वा हंसमारुह्य ब्रह्मा कार्यसमुच्चये । देवांश्च पृष्ठतः कृत्वा कैलासाभिमुखो ययौ
ityuktvā haṃsamāruhya brahmā kāryasamuccaye | devāṃśca pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā kailāsābhimukho yayau
Having said this, mounting his goose, Brahmā—with the whole matter (before him)—placing the gods behind him, went facing towards Kailāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.40
तावच्छिवोऽपि तरसा ज्ञात्वा ध्यानेन पद्मजम् । आगच्छन्तं सुरैः सार्धं निर्गतः स्वगृहाद्बहिः
tāvacchivo'pi tarasā jñātvā dhyānena padmajam | āgacchantaṃ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ nirgataḥ svagṛhādbahiḥ
Meanwhile Shiva too, quickly knowing through meditation that the lotus-born (Brahmā) was coming together with the gods, went out from his own house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.41
दृष्ट्वा परस्परं तौ तु कृताभिवादनौ भृशम् । प्रणतौ च सुरैः सर्वैः सन्तुष्टौ सम्बभूवतुः
dṛṣṭvā parasparaṃ tau tu kṛtābhivādanau bhṛśam | praṇatau ca suraiḥ sarvaiḥ santuṣṭau sambabhūvatuḥ
Seeing each other, the two exchanged greetings profusely, and being bowed to by all the gods, they became well pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.42
आसनानि पृथग्दत्त्वा देवेभ्यो गिरिजापतिः । उपविष्टेषु तेष्वेव निषसादासने स्वके
āsanāni pṛthagdattvā devebhyo girijāpatiḥ | upaviṣṭeṣu teṣveva niṣasādāsane svake
The husband of Girijā, having given separate seats to the gods, when they had sat down, himself sat upon his own seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.43
कृत्वा तु कुशलप्रश्नं ब्रह्माणं वृषभध्वजः । पप्रच्छ कारणं देवान्कैलासागमने विभुः
kṛtvā tu kuśalapraśnaṃ brahmāṇaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | papraccha kāraṇaṃ devānkailāsāgamane vibhuḥ
The bull-bannered lord, having asked Brahmā after his welfare, questioned the gods about the reason for their coming to Kailāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.44
शिव उवाच किमत्रागमनं ब्रह्मन् कृतं देवैः सवासवैः । भवता च महाभाग ब्रूहि तत्कारणं किल
śiva uvāca kimatrāgamanaṃ brahman kṛtaṃ devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ | bhavatā ca mahābhāga brūhi tatkāraṇaṃ kila
Shiva said: What is this coming here that the gods with Vāsava (Indra) have made, Brahman, and you too, greatly fortunate one? Tell (me) the reason for it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.45
ब्रह्मोवाच महिषेण सुरेशान पीडिताः स्वर्निवासिनः । भ्रमन्ति गिरिदुर्गेषु भयत्रस्ताः सवासवाः
brahmovāca mahiṣeṇa sureśāna pīḍitāḥ svarnivāsinaḥ | bhramanti giridurgeṣu bhayatrastāḥ savāsavāḥ
Brahmā said: Lord of the gods, the dwellers in heaven, oppressed by Mahiṣa, wander in mountain fastnesses, and with them Indra, trembling with fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.46
यज्ञभुग्महिषो जातस्तथान्ये सुरशत्रवः । पीडिता लोकपालाश्च त्वामद्य शरणं गताः
yajñabhugmahiṣo jātastathānye suraśatravaḥ | pīḍitā lokapālāśca tvāmadya śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ
Mahiṣa has become the eater of the sacrifices, and so have the other enemies of the gods; the world-guardians too, being oppressed, have today gone to you for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.47
मया ते भवनं शम्भो प्रापिताः कार्यगौरवात् । यद्युक्तं तद्विधत्स्वाद्य सुरकार्यं सुरेश्वर
mayā te bhavanaṃ śambho prāpitāḥ kāryagauravāt | yadyuktaṃ tadvidhatsvādya surakāryaṃ sureśvara
By me, Śambhu, they have been brought to your dwelling because of the gravity of the matter. Whatever is fitting, do that this very day, the business of the gods, O lord of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.48
त्वयि भारोऽस्ति सर्वेषां देवानां भूतभावन । व्यास उवाच इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शङ्करः प्रहसन्निव
tvayi bhāro'sti sarveṣāṃ devānāṃ bhūtabhāvana | vyāsa uvāca iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śaṅkaraḥ prahasanniva
Upon you rests the burden of all the gods, O bringer-into-being of beings. Vyāsa said: Having heard that speech of his, Śaṅkara, as though laughing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.49
वचनं श्लक्ष्णया वाचा प्रोवाच पद्मजं प्रति । शिव उवाच भवतैव कृतं कार्यं वरदानात्पुरा विभो
vacanaṃ ślakṣṇayā vācā provāca padmajaṃ prati | śiva uvāca bhavataiva kṛtaṃ kāryaṃ varadānātpurā vibho
spoke a speech with smooth voice to the lotus-born: Shiva said: By you yourself the deed was done long ago, O lord, by the granting of the boon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.50
अनर्थदञ्च देवानां किं कर्तव्यमतः परम् । ईदृशो बलवाञ्छूरः सर्वदेवभयप्रदः
anarthadañca devānāṃ kiṃ kartavyamataḥ param | īdṛśo balavāñchūraḥ sarvadevabhayapradaḥ
and (it was) productive of harm for the gods; what is to be done beyond this? Such a strong hero, giving fear to all the gods —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.51
का समर्था वरा नारी तं हन्तुं मददर्पितम् । न मे भार्या न ते भार्या संग्रामं गन्तुमर्हति
kā samarthā varā nārī taṃ hantuṃ madadarpitam | na me bhāryā na te bhāryā saṃgrāmaṃ gantumarhati
what excellent woman is able to kill him, drunk with pride? Neither my wife nor your wife is fit to go to battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.52
गत्वैव ते महाभागे युयुधाते कथं पुनः । इन्द्राणी च महाभागा न युद्धकुशलास्ति हि
gatvaiva te mahābhāge yuyudhāte kathaṃ punaḥ | indrāṇī ca mahābhāgā na yuddhakuśalāsti hi
Even if those two greatly fortunate ones went, how would they fight? And Indra's wife, greatly fortunate, is indeed not skilled in war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.53
कान्या हन्तुं समर्थास्ति तं पापं मददर्पितम् । ममेदं मतमद्यैव गत्वा देवं जनार्दनम्
kānyā hantuṃ samarthāsti taṃ pāpaṃ madadarpitam | mamedaṃ matamadyaiva gatvā devaṃ janārdanam
What other woman is able to kill that sinful one, drunk with pride? This is my view: this very day, going to the god Janārdana
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.54
स्तुत्वा तं देवकार्याय प्रेरयामः सुसत्वरम् । सोऽतिबुद्धिमतां श्रेष्ठो विष्णुः सर्वार्थसाधने
stutvā taṃ devakāryāya prerayāmaḥ susatvaram | so'tibuddhimatāṃ śreṣṭho viṣṇuḥ sarvārthasādhane
and praising him, let us urge him very swiftly to the gods' business. He, Viṣṇu, is the best of the very intelligent in accomplishing every purpose.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.55
मिलित्वा वासुदेवं वै कर्तव्यं कार्यचिन्तनम् । प्रपञ्चेन च बुद्ध्या स संविधास्यति साधनम्
militvā vāsudevaṃ vai kartavyaṃ kāryacintanam | prapañcena ca buddhyā sa saṃvidhāsyati sādhanam
Having met with Vāsudeva, the deliberation on the matter must be done; and with (his) elaborating intelligence he will arrange the means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.56
व्यास उवाच इति रुद्रवचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्माद्याः सुरसत्तमाः । उत्थितास्ते तथेत्युक्त्वा शिवेन सह सत्वराः
vyāsa uvāca iti rudravacaḥ śrutvā brahmādyāḥ surasattamāḥ | utthitāste tathetyuktvā śivena saha satvarāḥ
Vyāsa said: Having heard this speech of Rudra, the best of the gods, Brahmā and the rest, saying "so be it," rose up in haste together with Shiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.57
स्वकीयैर्वाहनैः सर्वे ययुविष्णपुरं प्रति । मुदिताः शकुनान्दृष्ट्वा कार्यसिद्धिकराञ्छुभान्
svakīyairvāhanaiḥ sarve yayuviṣṇapuraṃ prati | muditāḥ śakunāndṛṣṭvā kāryasiddhikarāñchubhān
All went with their own vehicles toward Viṣṇu's city, delighted, seeing auspicious omens that bring about the success of the undertaking.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.58
ववुर्वाताः शुभाः शान्ताः सुगन्धाः शुभशंसिनः । पक्षिणश्च शिवा वाचस्तत्रोचुः पथि सर्वशः
vavurvātāḥ śubhāḥ śāntāḥ sugandhāḥ śubhaśaṃsinaḥ | pakṣiṇaśca śivā vācastatrocuḥ pathi sarvaśaḥ
Winds blew, auspicious, calm, fragrant, announcing good; and the birds there uttered auspicious cries on the road everywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 5 7.59
निर्मलं चाभवद्व्योम दिशश्च विमलास्तथा । गमने तत्र देवानां सर्वं शुभमिवाभवत्
nirmalaṃ cābhavadvyoma diśaśca vimalāstathā | gamane tatra devānāṃ sarvaṃ śubhamivābhavat
The sky became spotless and the directions likewise clear; on that journey of the gods everything became as it were auspicious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition