Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 1
DB 6 1.1
त्रिशिरसस्तपोभङ्गाय देवराजेन्द्रद्वारा नानोपायचिन्तनवर्णनम् ऋषय ऊचुः सूत सूत महाभाग मिष्टं ते वचनामृतम् । न तृप्ताः स्मो वयं पीत्वा द्वैपायनकृतं शुभम्
triśirasastapobhaṅgāya devarājendradvārā nānopāyacintanavarṇanam ṛṣaya ūcuḥ sūta sūta mahābhāga miṣṭaṃ te vacanāmṛtam | na tṛptāḥ smo vayaṃ pītvā dvaipāyanakṛtaṃ śubham
(Description of the various means pondered by Indra, king of the gods, for breaking the austerity of Triśiras.) The seers said: Sūta, Sūta, greatly fortunate one, the nectar of your speech is sweet; we are not sated with drinking that auspicious (nectar) made by Dvaipāyana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.2
पुनस्त्वां प्रष्टुमिच्छामः कथां पौराणिकीं शुभाम् । वेदेऽपि कथितां रम्यां प्रसिद्धां पापनाशिनीम्
punastvāṃ praṣṭumicchāmaḥ kathāṃ paurāṇikīṃ śubhām | vede'pi kathitāṃ ramyāṃ prasiddhāṃ pāpanāśinīm
Again we wish to ask you for an auspicious Purāṇic tale, one told even in the Veda, delightful, renowned, destroying sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.3
वृत्रासुर इति ख्यातो वीर्यवांस्त्वष्टुरात्मजः । स कथं निहतः संख्ये वासवेन महात्मना
vṛtrāsura iti khyāto vīryavāṃstvaṣṭurātmajaḥ | sa kathaṃ nihataḥ saṃkhye vāsavena mahātmanā
There was the mighty son of Tvaṣṭā, known as Vṛtrāsura: how was he slain in battle by the great-souled Vāsava?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.4
त्वष्टा वै सुरपक्षीयस्तत्पुत्रो बलवत्तरः । शक्रेण घातितः कस्माद्ब्रह्मयोनिर्महाबलः
tvaṣṭā vai surapakṣīyastatputro balavattaraḥ | śakreṇa ghātitaḥ kasmādbrahmayonirmahābalaḥ
Tvaṣṭā indeed was on the side of the gods, and his son was still stronger; why was he, of brahmin origin and great strength, killed by Śakra?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.5
देवाः सत्त्वगुणोत्पना मानुषा राजसाः स्मृताः । तिर्यञ्चस्तामसाः प्रोक्ताः पुराणागमवादिभिः
devāḥ sattvaguṇotpanā mānuṣā rājasāḥ smṛtāḥ | tiryañcastāmasāḥ proktāḥ purāṇāgamavādibhiḥ
Gods are born of the quality of sattva, humans are held to be rājasic, and animals are said to be tāmasic by those who expound the Purāṇas and the Āgamas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.6
विरोधोऽत्र महान् भाति नूनं शतमखेन ह । छलेन बलवान् वृत्रः शक्रेण विनिपातितः
virodho'tra mahān bhāti nūnaṃ śatamakhena ha | chalena balavān vṛtraḥ śakreṇa vinipātitaḥ
A great contradiction appears here—surely the mighty Vṛtra was struck down by Śakra, the performer of a hundred sacrifices, by a trick.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.7
विष्णुः प्रेरयिता तत्र स तु सत्त्वधरः परः । प्रविष्टः पविमध्ये स छद्मना भगवान् प्रभुः
viṣṇuḥ prerayitā tatra sa tu sattvadharaḥ paraḥ | praviṣṭaḥ pavimadhye sa chadmanā bhagavān prabhuḥ
Viṣṇu was the instigator in that matter—he, the supreme upholder of sattva; that lord and Bhagavān himself, by a stratagem, entered into the midst of the thunderbolt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.8
सन्धिं विधाय स ह्येवं मन्त्रितोऽसौ महाबलः । हरिभ्यां सत्यमुत्सृज्य जलफेनेन शातितः
sandhiṃ vidhāya sa hyevaṃ mantrito'sau mahābalaḥ | haribhyāṃ satyamutsṛjya jalaphenena śātitaḥ
For thus, after a pact had been made, that mighty one was (drawn in) by counsel; by the two, Hari (and Indra), truth was cast aside and he was struck down with the foam of water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 1.9
कृतमिन्द्रेण हरिणा किमेतत्सूत साहसम् । महान्तोऽपि च मोहेन वञ्चिताः पापबुद्धयः
kṛtamindreṇa hariṇā kimetatsūta sāhasam | mahānto'pi ca mohena vañcitāḥ pāpabuddhayaḥ
What is this rash deed done by Indra and by Hari, O Sūta? Even the great, through delusion, are led astray and become sinful in mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.10
अन्यायवर्तिनोऽत्यर्थं भवन्ति सुरसत्तमाः । सदाचारेण युक्तेन देवाः शिष्टत्वमागताः
anyāyavartino'tyarthaṃ bhavanti surasattamāḥ | sadācāreṇa yuktena devāḥ śiṣṭatvamāgatāḥ
The best of the gods behave most exceedingly unjustly—(yet) it is by right conduct properly practised that the gods have attained the status of the cultivated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.11
एवं विशिष्टधर्मेण शिष्टत्वं कीदृशं पुनः । हत्वा वृत्रं तु विश्वस्तं शक्रेण छद्मना पुनः
evaṃ viśiṣṭadharmeṇa śiṣṭatvaṃ kīdṛśaṃ punaḥ | hatvā vṛtraṃ tu viśvastaṃ śakreṇa chadmanā punaḥ
What kind of cultivation is this, then, with such a distinguished dharma—when Vṛtra, who trusted (them), was slain by Śakra, and by a stratagem at that?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.12
प्राप्तं पापफलं नो वा ब्रह्महत्यासमुद्भवम् । किं च त्वया पुरा प्रोक्तं वृत्रासुरवधः कृतः
prāptaṃ pāpaphalaṃ no vā brahmahatyāsamudbhavam | kiṃ ca tvayā purā proktaṃ vṛtrāsuravadhaḥ kṛtaḥ
Was the fruit of sin arising from the killing of a brahmin obtained (by him), or not? And moreover you said earlier that the slaying of the demon Vṛtra was accomplished
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.13
श्रीदेव्या इति तच्चापि चित्तं मोहयतीह नः । सूत उवाच शृण्वन्तु मुनयो वृत्तं वृत्रासुरवधाश्रयम्
śrīdevyā iti taccāpi cittaṃ mohayatīha naḥ | sūta uvāca śṛṇvantu munayo vṛttaṃ vṛtrāsuravadhāśrayam
by Śrī Devī—and that too confuses our minds here. Sūta said: Hear, O sages, the story that concerns the slaying of the demon Vṛtra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.14
यथेन्द्रेण च सम्प्राप्तं दुःखं हत्यासमुद्भवम् । एवमेव पुरा पृष्टो व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः
yathendreṇa ca samprāptaṃ duḥkhaṃ hatyāsamudbhavam | evameva purā pṛṣṭo vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ
and how the sorrow arising from the killing was incurred by Indra. In just this same way, formerly, Vyāsa, the son of Satyavatī, was asked
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.15
पारीक्षितेन राज्ञापि स यदाह च तद्ब्रुवे । जनमेजय उवाच कथं वृत्रासुरः पूर्वं हतो मघवता मुने
pārīkṣitena rājñāpi sa yadāha ca tadbruve | janamejaya uvāca kathaṃ vṛtrāsuraḥ pūrvaṃ hato maghavatā mune
by the king, the son of Parīkṣit; and what he said, that I shall tell. Janamejaya said: How was the demon Vṛtra slain of old by Maghavan, O sage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.16
सहायं विष्णुमासाद्य छद्मना सात्त्विकेन ह । कथं च देव्या निहतो दैत्योऽसौ केन हेतुना
sahāyaṃ viṣṇumāsādya chadmanā sāttvikena ha | kathaṃ ca devyā nihato daityo'sau kena hetunā
having got Viṣṇu as his helper, by a stratagem—and by a sāttvika one at that! And how was that daitya slain by the Devī, and for what reason?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.17
कथमेकवधो द्वाभ्यां कृतः स्यान्मुनिपुङ्गव । तदेतच्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि परं कौतूहलं हि मे
kathamekavadho dvābhyāṃ kṛtaḥ syānmunipuṅgava | tadetacchrotumicchāmi paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me
How could a single killing have been done by two, O bull among sages? This is what I wish to hear, for my curiosity is great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.18
महतां चरितं शृण्वन् को विरज्येत मानवः । कथयाम्बावैभवं त्वं वृत्रासुरवधाश्रितम्
mahatāṃ caritaṃ śṛṇvan ko virajyeta mānavaḥ | kathayāmbāvaibhavaṃ tvaṃ vṛtrāsuravadhāśritam
What man, hearing the deeds of the great, would turn away from them? Tell the majesty of the Mother, as it bears on the slaying of the demon Vṛtra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.19
व्यास उवाच धन्योऽसि राजंस्तव बुद्धिरीदृशी जाता पुराणश्रवणेऽतिसादरा । पीत्वामृतं देववरास्तु सर्वथा पाने वितृष्णाः प्रभवन्ति वै पुनः
vyāsa uvāca dhanyo'si rājaṃstava buddhirīdṛśī jātā purāṇaśravaṇe'tisādarā | pītvāmṛtaṃ devavarāstu sarvathā pāne vitṛṣṇāḥ prabhavanti vai punaḥ
Vyāsa said: You are fortunate, O king, that such an intelligence has arisen in you, most reverent toward the hearing of the Purāṇa. Even the foremost gods, having drunk the nectar, become in every way without thirst for drinking again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.20
दिने दिने तेऽधिकभक्तिभावः कथासु राजन् महनीयकीर्तेः । श्रोता यदैकप्रवणः शृणोति वक्ता तदा प्रीतमना ब्रवीति
dine dine te'dhikabhaktibhāvaḥ kathāsu rājan mahanīyakīrteḥ | śrotā yadaikapravaṇaḥ śṛṇoti vaktā tadā prītamanā bravīti
Day by day your feeling of devotion grows greater, O king, toward the tales of her whose renown is to be extolled. When a listener listens with single-minded attention, then the speaker, his mind delighted, speaks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.21
युद्धं पुरा वासववृत्रयोर्यद् वेदे प्रसिद्धं च तथा पुराणे । दुःखं सुरेन्द्रेण तथैव लब्धं हत्वा रिपुं त्वाष्ट्रमपापमेव
yuddhaṃ purā vāsavavṛtrayoryad vede prasiddhaṃ ca tathā purāṇe | duḥkhaṃ surendreṇa tathaiva labdhaṃ hatvā ripuṃ tvāṣṭramapāpameva
The battle of old between Vāsava and Vṛtra, which is well known in the Veda and likewise in the Purāṇa—and just so the sorrow that was incurred by the lord of the gods, having slain his enemy, the son of Tvaṣṭṛ, who was guiltless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.22
चित्रं किमत्र नृपते हरिवज्रभृद्भ्यां यच्छद्मना विनिहतस्त्रिशिरोऽथ वृत्रः । मायाबलेन मुनयोऽपि विमोहितास्ते चक्रुश्च निन्द्यमनिशं किल पापभीताः
citraṃ kimatra nṛpate harivajrabhṛdbhyāṃ yacchadmanā vinihatastriśiro'tha vṛtraḥ | māyābalena munayo'pi vimohitāste cakruśca nindyamaniśaṃ kila pāpabhītāḥ
What is astonishing in this, O king, that by Hari and the bearer of the thunderbolt, by a stratagem, Triśiras and then Vṛtra were struck down? By the power of māyā even sages are deluded, and they, though afraid of sin, went on doing what is blameworthy without cease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.23
विष्णुः सदैव कपटेन जघान दैत्यान् सत्त्वात्ममूर्तिरपि मोहमवाप्य कामम् । कोऽन्योऽस्ति तां भगवतीं मनसापि जेतुं शक्तः समस्तजनमोहकरीं भवानीम्
viṣṇuḥ sadaiva kapaṭena jaghāna daityān sattvātmamūrtirapi mohamavāpya kāmam | ko'nyo'sti tāṃ bhagavatīṃ manasāpi jetuṃ śaktaḥ samastajanamohakarīṃ bhavānīm
Viṣṇu has always slain the daityas by fraud, though his very form is the embodiment of sattva—having taken on delusion at will. Who else is able, even in thought, to conquer that Bhagavatī Bhavānī, who works the delusion of all beings?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.24
मत्स्यादियोनिषु सहस्रयुगेषु सद्यः साक्षाद्भवत्यपि यया विनियोजितोऽत्र । नारायणो नरसखो भगवाननन्तः कार्यं करोति विहिताविहितं कदाचित्
matsyādiyoniṣu sahasrayugeṣu sadyaḥ sākṣādbhavatyapi yayā viniyojito'tra | nārāyaṇo narasakho bhagavānanantaḥ kāryaṃ karoti vihitāvihitaṃ kadācit
By her, Nārāyaṇa, the friend of Nara, the infinite Bhagavān, though he is directly manifest, is straightway employed here in births as a fish and the rest through thousands of yugas, and he does deeds sometimes prescribed and sometimes not prescribed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 1.25
देहं धनं गृहमिदं स्वजना मदीयं पुत्राः कलत्रमिति मोहमुपेत्य सर्वः । पुण्यं करोत्यथ च पापचयं करोति मायागुणैरतिबलैर्विकलीकृतो यत्
dehaṃ dhanaṃ gṛhamidaṃ svajanā madīyaṃ putrāḥ kalatramiti mohamupetya sarvaḥ | puṇyaṃ karotyatha ca pāpacayaṃ karoti māyāguṇairatibalairvikalīkṛto yat
Everyone, falling into delusion—'this body, this wealth, this house, my own kin, my sons, my wife'—does what is meritorious and also amasses sin, because he has been crippled by the exceedingly powerful qualities of māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.26
न जातु मोहं क्षपितुं नरः क्षमः कश्चिद्भवेद्भूप परावरार्थवित् । विमोहितस्तैस्त्रिभिरेव मूलतो वशीकृतात्मा जगतीतले भृशम्
na jātu mohaṃ kṣapituṃ naraḥ kṣamaḥ kaścidbhavedbhūpa parāvarārthavit | vimohitastaistribhireva mūlato vaśīkṛtātmā jagatītale bhṛśam
No man at all is capable of destroying delusion, O king, nor would anyone be, (however much) a knower of what is higher and lower; deluded from the root by just those three (qualities), his self is utterly mastered here on the face of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 1.27
अथ तौ मायया विष्णुवासवौ मोहितौ भृशम् । जघ्नतुश्छद्मना वृत्रं स्वार्थसाधनतत्परौ
atha tau māyayā viṣṇuvāsavau mohitau bhṛśam | jaghnatuśchadmanā vṛtraṃ svārthasādhanatatparau
Then those two, Viṣṇu and Indra, utterly deluded by (her) māyā, intent on accomplishing their own ends, slew Vṛtra by deceit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.28
तदहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि वृत्तान्तमवनीपते । कारणं पूर्ववैरस्य वृत्रवासवयोर्मिथः
tadahaṃ sampravakṣyāmi vṛttāntamavanīpate | kāraṇaṃ pūrvavairasya vṛtravāsavayormithaḥ
So I shall relate that story, O lord of the earth — the cause of the former mutual enmity between Vṛtra and Indra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.29
त्वष्टा प्रजापतिर्ह्यासीद्देवश्रेष्ठो महातपाः । देवानां कार्यकर्ता च निपुणो ब्राह्मणप्रियः
tvaṣṭā prajāpatirhyāsīddevaśreṣṭho mahātapāḥ | devānāṃ kāryakartā ca nipuṇo brāhmaṇapriyaḥ
There was Tvaṣṭā, a Prajāpati, foremost among the gods, of great austerity, the doer of the gods' work, skilful, and dear to the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.30
स पुत्रं वै त्रिशिरसमिन्द्रद्वेषात्किलासृजत् । विश्वरूपेति विख्यातं नाम्ना रूपेण मोहनम्
sa putraṃ vai triśirasamindradveṣātkilāsṛjat | viśvarūpeti vikhyātaṃ nāmnā rūpeṇa mohanam
Out of hatred for Indra he begot a three-headed son, renowned by the name Viśvarūpa, bewitching in form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.31
त्रिभिः स वदनैः श्रेष्ठैर्व्यरोचत मनोहरैः । त्रिभिर्भिन्नानि कार्याणि मुखैः समकरोन्मुनिः
tribhiḥ sa vadanaiḥ śreṣṭhairvyarocata manoharaiḥ | tribhirbhinnāni kāryāṇi mukhaiḥ samakaronmuniḥ
He shone with three excellent, charming faces; with the three mouths the sage performed different tasks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.32
वेदानेकेन सोऽधीते सुरां चैकेन सोऽपिबत् । तृतीयेन दिशः सर्वा युगपच्च निरीक्षते
vedānekena so'dhīte surāṃ caikena so'pibat | tṛtīyena diśaḥ sarvā yugapacca nirīkṣate
With one he studied the Vedas, with one he drank liquor, and with the third he gazed at all the directions at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.33
त्रिशिरा भोगमुत्सृज्य तपश्चक्रे सुदुष्करम् । तपस्वी स मृदुर्दान्तो धर्ममेव समाश्रितः
triśirā bhogamutsṛjya tapaścakre suduṣkaram | tapasvī sa mṛdurdānto dharmameva samāśritaḥ
The three-headed one, abandoning enjoyment, performed most difficult austerity; that ascetic was gentle, self-controlled, and took his stand on dharma alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.34
पञ्चाग्निसाधनं काले पादपाग्रे निवेशनम् । जलमध्ये निवासं च हेमन्ते शिशिरे तथा
pañcāgnisādhanaṃ kāle pādapāgre niveśanam | jalamadhye nivāsaṃ ca hemante śiśire tathā
(He practised) the discipline of the five fires in season, taking his seat on the tip of a tree, and dwelling in the midst of water in the cold season and in winter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.35
निराहारो जितात्मासौ त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः । तपश्चचार मेधावी दुष्करं मन्दबुद्धिभिः
nirāhāro jitātmāsau tyaktasarvaparigrahaḥ | tapaścacāra medhāvī duṣkaraṃ mandabuddhibhiḥ
Without food, self-conquered, having given up all possessions, the wise one practised austerity difficult for the dull-witted (to perform).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.36
तं च दृष्ट्वा तपस्यन्तं खेदमाप शचीपतिः । विषादमगमत्तत्र शक्रोऽयं मास्मभूदिति
taṃ ca dṛṣṭvā tapasyantaṃ khedamāpa śacīpatiḥ | viṣādamagamattatra śakro'yaṃ māsmabhūditi
And seeing him practising austerity, the husband of Śacī was distressed; he fell into dejection there, (thinking) "May this one not become Indra!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.37
दृष्ट्वा तस्य तपो वीर्यं सत्यं चामिततेजसः । चिन्तां च महतीं प्राप ह्यनिशं पाकशासनः
dṛṣṭvā tasya tapo vīryaṃ satyaṃ cāmitatejasaḥ | cintāṃ ca mahatīṃ prāpa hyaniśaṃ pākaśāsanaḥ
Seeing the austerity, the valour and the truthfulness of that one of measureless energy, the chastiser of Pāka fell into great anxiety, day and night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.38
विवर्धमानस्त्रिशिरा मामयं शातयिष्यति । नोपेक्ष्यः सर्वथा शत्रुर्वर्धमानबलो बुधैः
vivardhamānastriśirā māmayaṃ śātayiṣyati | nopekṣyaḥ sarvathā śatrurvardhamānabalo budhaiḥ
"This growing three-headed one will strike me down; an enemy whose strength is increasing is by no means to be disregarded by the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.39
तस्मादुपायः कर्तव्यस्तपोनाशाय साम्प्रतम् । कामस्तु तपसां शत्रुः कामान्नश्यति वै तपः
tasmādupāyaḥ kartavyastaponāśāya sāmpratam | kāmastu tapasāṃ śatruḥ kāmānnaśyati vai tapaḥ
Therefore a means must now be devised for the destruction of his austerity. Desire is the enemy of austerities; through desire austerity is indeed destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.40
तथैवाद्य प्रकर्तव्यं भोगासक्तो भवेद्यथा । इति सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा बुद्धिमान्बलमर्दनः
tathaivādya prakartavyaṃ bhogāsakto bhavedyathā | iti sañcintya manasā buddhimānbalamardanaḥ
So this very thing must be done today, that he may become attached to enjoyment." Having thus reflected in his mind, the wise crusher of armies
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.41
आज्ञापयत्सोऽप्सरसस्त्वाष्ट्रपुत्रप्रलोभने । उर्वशीं मेनकां रम्भां घृताचीं च तिलोत्तमाम्
ājñāpayatso'psarasastvāṣṭraputrapralobhane | urvaśīṃ menakāṃ rambhāṃ ghṛtācīṃ ca tilottamām
commanded the apsarases to entice the son of Tvaṣṭā — Urvaśī, Menakā, Rambhā, Ghṛtācī and Tilottamā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.42
समाहूयाब्रवीच्छक्रस्तास्तदा रूपगर्विताः । प्रियं कुरुध्वं मे सर्वाः कार्येऽद्य समुपस्थिते
samāhūyābravīcchakrastāstadā rūpagarvitāḥ | priyaṃ kurudhvaṃ me sarvāḥ kārye'dya samupasthite
Summoning them, who were proud of their beauty, Śakra then said: "All of you, do me a kindness, now that a task has arisen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.43
यत्तो मेऽद्य महाञ्छत्रुस्तपस्तपति दुर्जयः । कार्यं कुरुत गच्छध्वं प्रलोभयत माचिरम्
yatto me'dya mahāñchatrustapastapati durjayaḥ | kāryaṃ kuruta gacchadhvaṃ pralobhayata māciram
For a great, hard-to-conquer enemy of mine burns with austerity today. Do the task, go, entice him without delay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.44
शृङ्गारवेषैर्विविधैर्हावैर्देहसमुद्भवैः । प्रलोभयत भद्रं वः शमयध्वं ज्वरं मम
śṛṅgāraveṣairvividhairhāvairdehasamudbhavaiḥ | pralobhayata bhadraṃ vaḥ śamayadhvaṃ jvaraṃ mama
With various amorous attires and with the gestures that arise from the body, entice him — blessings on you — quell my fever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.45
अस्वस्थोऽहं महाभागास्तस्य ज्ञात्वा तपोबलम् । बलवानासनं मेऽद्य ग्रहीष्यत्यविलम्बितः
asvastho'haṃ mahābhāgāstasya jñātvā tapobalam | balavānāsanaṃ me'dya grahīṣyatyavilambitaḥ
I am unwell, O greatly fortunate ones, having learned the power of his austerity; being strong, he will seize my seat today without delay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.46
भयं मे समुपायातं क्षिप्रं नाशयताबलाः । उपकुर्वन्तु सहिताः कार्येऽद्य समुपस्थिते
bhayaṃ me samupāyātaṃ kṣipraṃ nāśayatābalāḥ | upakurvantu sahitāḥ kārye'dya samupasthite
Fear has come upon me; destroy it quickly, O women; let (you) all together render help, now that a task has arisen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.47
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं नार्य ऊचुस्तं प्रणताः पुरः । मा भयं कुरु देवेश यतिष्यामः प्रलोभने
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ nārya ūcustaṃ praṇatāḥ puraḥ | mā bhayaṃ kuru deveśa yatiṣyāmaḥ pralobhane
Having heard that speech the women, bowed low before him, said: "Have no fear, lord of the gods; we shall make the attempt at seduction."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.48
यथा न स्याद्भयं तस्मात्तथा कार्यं महाद्युते । नृत्यगीतविहारैश्च मुनेस्तस्य प्रलोभने
yathā na syādbhayaṃ tasmāttathā kāryaṃ mahādyute | nṛtyagītavihāraiśca munestasya pralobhane
"Whatever must be done so that no fear shall come to you from him, that (we shall do), O greatly radiant one — with dance, song and sport, to entice that sage."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.49
कटाक्षैरङ्गभेदैश्च मोहयित्वा मुनिं विभो । लोलुपं वशमस्माकं करिष्यामो नियन्त्रितम्
kaṭākṣairaṅgabhedaiśca mohayitvā muniṃ vibho | lolupaṃ vaśamasmākaṃ kariṣyāmo niyantritam
"Having bewildered the sage with sidelong glances and with the play of our limbs, O lord, we shall make him greedy and bring him under our control, held in check."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.50
व्यास उवाच इत्याभाष्य हरिं नार्यो ययुस्त्रिशिरसोऽन्तिकम् । कुर्वन्त्यो विविधान्भावान्कामशास्त्रोचितानपि
vyāsa uvāca ityābhāṣya hariṃ nāryo yayustriśiraso'ntikam | kurvantyo vividhānbhāvānkāmaśāstrocitānapi
Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus to Hari (Indra), the women went to Triśiras' presence, performing manifold gestures, even those prescribed in the science of love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.51
गायन्त्यस्तालभेदैस्ता नृत्यन्त्यः पुरतो मुनेः । तं प्रलोभयितुं चक्रुर्नानाभावान्वराङ्गनाः
gāyantyastālabhedaistā nṛtyantyaḥ purato muneḥ | taṃ pralobhayituṃ cakrurnānābhāvānvarāṅganāḥ
Singing with varied beats of the measure and dancing before the sage, those fair-limbed women made many gestures in order to entice him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.52
नापश्यत्स तपोराशिरङ्गनानां विडम्बनम् । इन्द्रियाणि वशे कृत्वा मूकान्धबधिरः स्थितः
nāpaśyatsa taporāśiraṅganānāṃ viḍambanam | indriyāṇi vaśe kṛtvā mūkāndhabadhiraḥ sthitaḥ
That heap of austerity did not so much as see the women's mimicry; having brought his senses under control, he stayed as though mute, blind and deaf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.53
दिनानि कतिचित्तस्थुर्नार्यस्तस्याश्रमे वरे । कुर्वन्त्यो गाननृत्यादिप्रपञ्चानतिमोहदान्
dināni katicittasthurnāryastasyāśrame vare | kurvantyo gānanṛtyādiprapañcānatimohadān
The women remained some days in his excellent hermitage, putting on displays of song, dance and the rest, most bewildering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.54
न चचाल यदा कामं ध्यानाच्च त्रिशिरा मुनिः । परावृत्य तदा देव्यः पुनः शक्रमुपस्थिताः
na cacāla yadā kāmaṃ dhyānācca triśirā muniḥ | parāvṛtya tadā devyaḥ punaḥ śakramupasthitāḥ
When the sage Triśiras did not stir at all from his meditation, then the divine women turned back and presented themselves before Śakra again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.55
कृताञ्जलिपुटाः सर्वा देवराजमथाब्रुवन् । श्रान्ता दीना भयत्रस्ता विवर्णवदना भृशम्
kṛtāñjalipuṭāḥ sarvā devarājamathābruvan | śrāntā dīnā bhayatrastā vivarṇavadanā bhṛśam
With their palms joined they all then spoke to the king of the gods, weary, dejected, shaking with fear, their faces exceedingly pale.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.56
देवदेव महाराज यत्नश्च परमः कृतः । न स शक्यो दुराधर्षो धैर्याच्चालयितुं विभो
devadeva mahārāja yatnaśca paramaḥ kṛtaḥ | na sa śakyo durādharṣo dhairyāccālayituṃ vibho
"God of gods, great king, the utmost effort has been made; that unassailable one cannot be shaken from his steadfastness, O lord."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.57
उपायोऽन्यः प्रकर्तव्यः सर्वथा पाकशासन । नास्माकं बलमेतस्मिंस्तापसे विजितेन्द्रिये
upāyo'nyaḥ prakartavyaḥ sarvathā pākaśāsana | nāsmākaṃ balametasmiṃstāpase vijitendriye
"Some other means must by all means be devised, O chastiser of Pāka; we have no power over this ascetic whose senses are conquered."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.58
दिष्ट्या वयं न शप्ताः स्म यदनेन महात्मना । मुनिना वह्नितुल्येन तपसा द्योतितेन हि
diṣṭyā vayaṃ na śaptāḥ sma yadanena mahātmanā | muninā vahnitulyena tapasā dyotitena hi
"By good fortune we were not cursed by that great-souled sage, who is like fire, ablaze with austerity."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.59
विसृज्याप्सरसः शक्रश्चिन्तयामास मन्दधीः । तस्यैव च वधोपायं पापबुद्धिरसाम्प्रतम्
visṛjyāpsarasaḥ śakraścintayāmāsa mandadhīḥ | tasyaiva ca vadhopāyaṃ pāpabuddhirasāmpratam
Vyāsa said: Having dismissed the apsarases, Śakra of dull understanding and sinful mind pondered a means of killing that very (sage) — a thing improper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 1.60
विसृज्य लोकलज्जां स तथा पापभयं भृशम् । चकार पापबुद्धिं तु तद्वधाय महीपते
visṛjya lokalajjāṃ sa tathā pāpabhayaṃ bhṛśam | cakāra pāpabuddhiṃ tu tadvadhāya mahīpate
Casting off all shame before the world and likewise the fear of sin, he formed the sinful resolve to kill him, O king of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition