Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 11
DB 6 11.1
युगधर्मव्यवस्थावर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच भारावतारणार्थाय कथितं जन्म कृष्णयोः । संशयोऽयं द्विजश्रेष्ठ हृदये मम तिष्ठति
yugadharmavyavasthāvarṇanam janamejaya uvāca bhārāvatāraṇārthāya kathitaṃ janma kṛṣṇayoḥ | saṃśayo'yaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha hṛdaye mama tiṣṭhati
The description of the ordering of the dharma of the ages. Janamejaya said: The birth of the two Kṛṣṇas has been told (as being) for the purpose of removing the burden (of the earth); (yet) this doubt, O best of the twice-born, stands in my heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.2
पृथिवी गोस्वरूपेण ब्रह्माणं शरणं गता । द्वापरान्तेऽतिदीनार्ता गुरुभारप्रपीडिता
pṛthivī gosvarūpeṇa brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatā | dvāparānte'tidīnārtā gurubhāraprapīḍitā
The Earth, in the form of a cow, went for refuge to Brahmā at the end of the Dvāpara age, utterly wretched and afflicted, oppressed by a heavy burden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.3
वेधसा प्रार्थितो विष्णुः कमलापतिरीश्वरः । भूभारोत्तारणार्थाय साधूनां रक्षणाय च
vedhasā prārthito viṣṇuḥ kamalāpatirīśvaraḥ | bhūbhārottāraṇārthāya sādhūnāṃ rakṣaṇāya ca
By the Creator, Viṣṇu, the lord of Kamalā, the Lord, was entreated, for the sake of removing the burden of the earth and for the protection of the good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.4
भगवन् भारते खण्डे देवैः सह जनार्दन । अवतारं गृहाणाशु वसुदेवगृहे विभो
bhagavan bhārate khaṇḍe devaiḥ saha janārdana | avatāraṃ gṛhāṇāśu vasudevagṛhe vibho
"O Lord, O Janārdana, in the land of Bharata, together with the gods, take on an incarnation at once in the house of Vasudeva, O all-pervading one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.5
एवं सम्प्रार्थितो धात्रा भगवान्देवकीसुतः । बभूव सह रामेण भूभारोत्तारणाय वै
evaṃ samprārthito dhātrā bhagavāndevakīsutaḥ | babhūva saha rāmeṇa bhūbhārottāraṇāya vai
Thus entreated by the Creator, the Lord, the son of Devakī, came to be, together with Rāma, for the removal of the earth's burden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.6
कियानुत्तारितो भारो हत्वा दुष्टाननेकशः । ज्ञात्वा सर्वान्दुराचारान्पापबुद्धिनृपानिह
kiyānuttārito bhāro hatvā duṣṭānanekaśaḥ | jñātvā sarvāndurācārānpāpabuddhinṛpāniha
How much of the burden was (really) removed by slaying the wicked in their many kinds, when one knows all the kings here to be of evil conduct and sinful mind?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 11.7
हतो भीष्मो हतो द्रोणो विराटो द्रुपदस्तथा । बाह्लीकः सोमदत्तश्च कर्णो वैकर्तनस्तथा
hato bhīṣmo hato droṇo virāṭo drupadastathā | bāhlīkaḥ somadattaśca karṇo vaikartanastathā
Bhīṣma was slain, Droṇa was slain, and Virāṭa and Drupada, and Bāhlīka and Somadatta, and Karṇa the son of the Sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.8
यैर्लुण्ठितं धनं सर्वं हृताश्च हरियोषितः । कथं न नाशिता दुष्टा ये स्थिताः पृथिवीतले
yairluṇṭhitaṃ dhanaṃ sarvaṃ hṛtāśca hariyoṣitaḥ | kathaṃ na nāśitā duṣṭā ye sthitāḥ pṛthivītale
By whom all the wealth was plundered and the women of the Yadus (Hari's people) carried off — how were those wicked ones not destroyed, who remain 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 11.9
आभीराश्च शका म्लेच्छा निषादाः कोटिशस्तथा । भारावतरणं किं तत्कृतं कृष्णेन धीमता
ābhīrāśca śakā mlecchā niṣādāḥ koṭiśastathā | bhārāvataraṇaṃ kiṃ tatkṛtaṃ kṛṣṇena dhīmatā
And the Ābhīras, Śakas, Mlecchas and Niṣādas by the tens of millions — what removal of the burden, then, was accomplished by the wise Kṛṣṇa?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.10
सन्देहोऽयं महाभाग न निवर्तति चित्ततः । कलावस्मिन्मजाः सर्वाः पश्यतः पापनिश्चयाः
sandeho'yaṃ mahābhāga na nivartati cittataḥ | kalāvasminmajāḥ sarvāḥ paśyataḥ pāpaniścayāḥ
This doubt, O greatly fortunate one, does not depart from my mind, since in this Kali age all creatures, as one sees, are resolved upon sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 11.11
व्यास उवाच राजन् यस्मिन्युगे यादृक्प्रजा भवति कालतः । नान्यथा तद्भवेन्नूनं युगधर्मोऽत्र कारणम् षष्ठस्कन्धे युगधर्मव्यवस्थावर्णनं नामकादशोऽध्यायः
vyāsa uvāca rājan yasminyuge yādṛkprajā bhavati kālataḥ | nānyathā tadbhavennūnaṃ yugadharmo'tra kāraṇam ṣaṣṭhaskandhe yugadharmavyavasthāvarṇanaṃ nāmakādaśo'dhyāyaḥ
Vyāsa said: O king, in whatever age, such are the people who come to be, by force of time; that surely could not be otherwise — the law of the age is the cause here. [Thus the eleventh chapter, called the description of the ordering of the ages' law, in the sixth book.]
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.12
ये धर्मरसिका जीवास्ते वै सत्ययुगेऽभवन् । धर्मार्थरसिका ये तु ते वै त्रेतायुगेऽभवन्
ye dharmarasikā jīvāste vai satyayuge'bhavan | dharmārtharasikā ye tu te vai tretāyuge'bhavan
Those living beings who delighted in dharma came to be in the Satya age; but those who delighted in dharma and wealth came to be in the Tretā age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.13
धर्मार्थकामरसिका द्वापरे चाभवन्युगे । अर्थकामपराः सर्वे कलावस्मिन्भवन्ति हि
dharmārthakāmarasikā dvāpare cābhavanyuge | arthakāmaparāḥ sarve kalāvasminbhavanti hi
Those who delighted in dharma, wealth and pleasure came to be in the Dvāpara age; and in this Kali age all are devoted to wealth and pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.14
युगधर्मस्तु राजेन्द्र न याति व्यत्ययं पुनः । कालः कर्तास्ति धर्मस्य ह्यधर्मस्य च वै पुनः
yugadharmastu rājendra na yāti vyatyayaṃ punaḥ | kālaḥ kartāsti dharmasya hyadharmasya ca vai punaḥ
But the law of the age, O best of kings, never goes contrary again; time indeed is the maker of dharma and again of adharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.15
राजोवाच ये तु सत्ययुगे जीवा भवन्ति धर्मतत्पराः । कुत्र तेऽद्य महाभाग तिष्ठन्ति पुण्यभागिनः
rājovāca ye tu satyayuge jīvā bhavanti dharmatatparāḥ | kutra te'dya mahābhāga tiṣṭhanti puṇyabhāginaḥ
The king said: But those living beings in the Satya age who are wholly devoted to dharma — where, O greatly fortunate one, do they abide now, they who share in merit?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.16
त्रेतायुगे द्वापरे वा ये दानव्रतकारकाः । वर्तन्ते मुनयः श्रेष्ठाः कुत्र ब्रूहि पितामह
tretāyuge dvāpare vā ye dānavratakārakāḥ | vartante munayaḥ śreṣṭhāḥ kutra brūhi pitāmaha
And those best of sages who in the Tretā or the Dvāpara age perform gifts and vows — where do they dwell? Tell me, grandfather.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.17
कलावद्य दुराचारा येऽत्र सन्ति गतत्रपाः । आद्ये युगे क्व यास्यन्ति पापिष्ठा देवनिन्दकाः
kalāvadya durācārā ye'tra santi gatatrapāḥ | ādye yuge kva yāsyanti pāpiṣṭhā devanindakāḥ
And those of evil conduct who are here today in the Kali age, shameless — where will they go in the first age, those most sinful revilers of the gods?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.18
एतत्सर्वं समाचक्ष्व विस्तरेण महामते । सर्वथा श्रोतुकामोऽस्मि यदेतद्धर्मनिर्णयम्
etatsarvaṃ samācakṣva vistareṇa mahāmate | sarvathā śrotukāmo'smi yadetaddharmanirṇayam
Recount all this in detail, O greatly wise one; I wish by all means to hear this determination of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.19
व्यास उवाच ये वै कृतयुगे राजन् सम्भवन्तीह मानवाः । कृत्वा ते पुण्यकर्माणि देवलोकान्व्रजन्ति वै
vyāsa uvāca ye vai kṛtayuge rājan sambhavantīha mānavāḥ | kṛtvā te puṇyakarmāṇi devalokānvrajanti vai
Vyāsa said: Those men, O king, who come into being here in the Kṛta age — having done meritorious deeds, they go to the worlds of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.20
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्च नृपसत्तम । स्वधर्मनिरता यान्ति लोकान्कर्मजितान्किल
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāśca nṛpasattama | svadharmaniratā yānti lokānkarmajitānkila
Brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras, O best of kings, devoted each to his own duty, go to the worlds won by their deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.21
सत्यं दया तथा दानं स्वदारगमनं तथा । अद्रोहः सर्वभूतेषु समता सर्वजन्तुषु
satyaṃ dayā tathā dānaṃ svadāragamanaṃ tathā | adrohaḥ sarvabhūteṣu samatā sarvajantuṣu
Truthfulness, compassion, and giving, and going (only) to one's own wife, non-injury toward all beings, equality toward all creatures —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.22
एतत्साधारणं धर्मं कृत्वा सत्ययुगे पुनः । स्वर्गं यान्तीतरे वर्णा धर्मतो रजकादयः
etatsādhāraṇaṃ dharmaṃ kṛtvā satyayuge punaḥ | svargaṃ yāntītare varṇā dharmato rajakādayaḥ
having practised this common dharma in the Satya age, the other classes too, washermen and the rest, go to heaven by (their) dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.23
तथा त्रेतायुगे राजन् द्वापरेऽथ युगे तथा । कलावस्मिन्युगे पापा नरकं यान्ति मानवाः
tathā tretāyuge rājan dvāpare'tha yuge tathā | kalāvasminyuge pāpā narakaṃ yānti mānavāḥ
So too in the Tretā age, O king, and so too in the Dvāpara age; but in this Kali age sinful men go to hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.24
तावत्तिष्ठन्ति ते तत्र यावत्स्याद्युगपर्ययः । पुनश्च मानुषे लोके भवन्ति भुवि मानवाः
tāvattiṣṭhanti te tatra yāvatsyādyugaparyayaḥ | punaśca mānuṣe loke bhavanti bhuvi mānavāḥ
They remain there just so long as the turning of the age lasts; and again they become human beings on earth in the world of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.25
यदा सत्ययुगस्यादिः कलेरन्तश्च पार्थिव । तदा स्वर्गात्पुण्यकृतो जायन्ते किल मानवाः
yadā satyayugasyādiḥ kalerantaśca pārthiva | tadā svargātpuṇyakṛto jāyante kila mānavāḥ
When it is the beginning of the Satya age and the end of the Kali, O king, then those who have done merit are indeed born from heaven (as) men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.26
यदा कलियुगस्यादिर्द्वापरस्य क्षयस्तथा । नरकात्पापिनः सर्वे भवन्ति भुवि मानवाः
yadā kaliyugasyādirdvāparasya kṣayastathā | narakātpāpinaḥ sarve bhavanti bhuvi mānavāḥ
When it is the beginning of the Kali age and the passing away of the Dvāpara, then all the sinners from hell become human beings on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.27
एवं कालसमाचारो नान्यथाभूत्कदाचन । तस्मात्कलिरसत्कर्ता तस्मिंस्तु तादृशी प्रजा
evaṃ kālasamācāro nānyathābhūtkadācana | tasmātkalirasatkartā tasmiṃstu tādṛśī prajā
Such is the course of time; it has never been otherwise. Therefore the Kali is a doer of what is bad, and in it the people are of that same sort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.28
कदाचिद्दैवयोगात्तु प्राणिनां व्यत्ययो भवेत् । कलौ ये साधवः केचिद्द्वापरे सम्भवन्ति ते
kadāciddaivayogāttu prāṇināṃ vyatyayo bhavet | kalau ye sādhavaḥ keciddvāpare sambhavanti te
But sometimes, by the conjunction of fate, there may be a reversal among living beings: those few who are good men in the Kali (age) come to be in the Dvāpara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.29
तथा त्रेतायुगे केचित्केचित्सत्ययुगे तथा । दुष्टाः सत्ययुगे ये तु ते भवन्ति कलावपि
tathā tretāyuge kecitkecitsatyayuge tathā | duṣṭāḥ satyayuge ye tu te bhavanti kalāvapi
Likewise some (are born) in the Tretā age, and some likewise in the Satya age; but those who are wicked in the Satya age become (so) even in the Kali.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.30
कृतकर्मप्रभावेण प्राप्नुवन्त्यसुखानि च । पुनश्च तादृशं कर्म कुर्वन्ति युगभावतः
kṛtakarmaprabhāveṇa prāpnuvantyasukhāni ca | punaśca tādṛśaṃ karma kurvanti yugabhāvataḥ
By the force of the deeds they have done they also obtain unhappinesses; and again they do such deeds by the nature of the age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.31
जनमेजय उवाच युगधर्मान्महाभाग ब्रूहि सर्वानशेषतः । यस्मिन्वै यादृशो धर्मो ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तं तथा
janamejaya uvāca yugadharmānmahābhāga brūhi sarvānaśeṣataḥ | yasminvai yādṛśo dharmo jñātumicchāmi taṃ tathā
Janamejaya said: O greatly fortunate one, tell me all the duties of the ages completely, without remainder; in which (age) what kind of duty (holds) — that I wish to know accordingly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.32
व्यास उवाच निबोध नृपशार्दूल दृष्टान्तं ते ब्रवीम्यहम् । साधूनामपि चेतांसि युगभावाद्भ्रमन्ति हि
vyāsa uvāca nibodha nṛpaśārdūla dṛṣṭāntaṃ te bravīmyaham | sādhūnāmapi cetāṃsi yugabhāvādbhramanti hi
Vyāsa said: Listen, tiger among kings, I will tell you an illustration: for even the minds of good men are led astray by the nature of the age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.33
पितुर्यथा ते राजेन्द्र वुद्धिर्विप्रावहेलने । कृता वै कलिना राजन् धर्मज्ञस्य महात्मनः
pituryathā te rājendra vuddhirviprāvahelane | kṛtā vai kalinā rājan dharmajñasya mahātmanaḥ
As, king of kings, your father's mind (was turned) to the slighting of a brahmin — it was done by the Kali, O king, though he was a knower of dharma and great-souled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.34
अन्यथा क्षत्रियो राजा ययातिकुलसम्भवः । तापसस्य गले सर्पं मृतं कस्मादयोजयत्
anyathā kṣatriyo rājā yayātikulasambhavaḥ | tāpasasya gale sarpaṃ mṛtaṃ kasmādayojayat
Otherwise, why would a kṣatriya king, born of Yayāti's line, have hung a dead snake on an ascetic's neck?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.35
सर्वं युगबलं राजन्वेदितव्यं विजानता । प्रयत्नेन हि कर्तव्यं धर्मकर्म विशेषतः
sarvaṃ yugabalaṃ rājanveditavyaṃ vijānatā | prayatnena hi kartavyaṃ dharmakarma viśeṣataḥ
All this force of the age, O king, is to be understood by one who discerns; and the works of dharma are to be performed with special effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.36
नूनं सत्ययुगे राजन् ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः । पराशक्त्यर्चनरता देवीदर्शनलालसाः
nūnaṃ satyayuge rājan brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ | parāśaktyarcanaratā devīdarśanalālasāḥ
Surely in the Satya age, O king, the brahmins were masters of the Vedas, devoted to the worship of the supreme Śakti, longing for the sight of the Goddess,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.37
गायत्रीप्रणवासक्ता गायत्रीध्यानकारिणः । गायत्रीजपसंसक्ता मायाबीजैकजापिनः
gāyatrīpraṇavāsaktā gāyatrīdhyānakāriṇaḥ | gāyatrījapasaṃsaktā māyābījaikajāpinaḥ
attached to the Gāyatrī and the praṇava, practising meditation on the Gāyatrī, engaged in the muttering of the Gāyatrī, reciting solely the māyā seed-syllable,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.38
ग्रामे ग्रामे पराम्बायाः प्रासादकरणोत्सुकाः । स्वकर्मनिरताः सर्वे सत्यशौचदयान्विताः
grāme grāme parāmbāyāḥ prāsādakaraṇotsukāḥ | svakarmaniratāḥ sarve satyaśaucadayānvitāḥ
eager to build a temple of the supreme Mother in every village, all intent on their own duties, endowed with truth, purity and compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.39
त्रय्युक्तकर्मनिरतास्तत्त्वज्ञानविशारदाः । अभवन्क्षत्रियास्तत्र प्रजाभरणतत्पराः
trayyuktakarmaniratāstattvajñānaviśāradāḥ | abhavankṣatriyāstatra prajābharaṇatatparāḥ
There the kṣatriyas were devoted to the works enjoined by the three Vedas, skilled in the knowledge of truth, and intent on maintaining the subjects.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.40
वैश्यास्तु कृषिवाणिज्यगोसेवानिरतास्तथा । शूद्राः सेवापरास्तत्र पुण्ये सत्ययुगे नृप
vaiśyāstu kṛṣivāṇijyagosevāniratāstathā | śūdrāḥ sevāparāstatra puṇye satyayuge nṛpa
The vaiśyas were likewise devoted to agriculture, trade and the tending of cattle; the śūdras there were given to service, in the meritorious Satya age, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.41
पराम्बापूजनासक्ताः सर्वे वर्णाः परे युगे । तथा त्रेतायुगे किञ्चिन्न्यूना धर्मस्य संस्थितिः
parāmbāpūjanāsaktāḥ sarve varṇāḥ pare yuge | tathā tretāyuge kiñcinnyūnā dharmasya saṃsthitiḥ
In that best of ages all the classes were attached to the worship of the supreme Mother; and in the Tretā age the establishment of dharma (was) somewhat less.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.42
द्वापरे च विशेषेण न्यूना सत्ययुगस्थितिः । पूर्वं ये राक्षसा राजन् ते कलौ ब्राह्मणाः स्मृताः
dvāpare ca viśeṣeṇa nyūnā satyayugasthitiḥ | pūrvaṃ ye rākṣasā rājan te kalau brāhmaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ
And in the Dvāpara the condition of the Satya age (was) especially diminished. Those who were formerly rākṣasas, O king, are said to be brahmins in the Kali.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.43
पाखण्डनिरताः प्रायो भवन्ति जनवञ्चकाः । असत्यवादिनः सर्वे वेदधर्मविवर्जिताः
pākhaṇḍaniratāḥ prāyo bhavanti janavañcakāḥ | asatyavādinaḥ sarve vedadharmavivarjitāḥ
They are for the most part given to heresy, deceivers of people, all speakers of untruth, devoid of the dharma of the Vedas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.44
दाम्भिका लोकचतुरा मानिनो वेदवर्जिताः । शूद्रसेवापराः केचिन्नानाधर्मप्रवर्तकाः
dāmbhikā lokacaturā mānino vedavarjitāḥ | śūdrasevāparāḥ kecinnānādharmapravartakāḥ
Hypocrites, clever in worldly ways, arrogant, devoid of the Vedas; some devoted to serving Śūdras, and promoters of various (false) doctrines.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.45
वेदनिन्दाकराः क्रूरा धर्मभ्रष्टातिवादुकाः । यथा यथा कलिर्वृद्धिं याति राजंस्तथा तथा
vedanindākarāḥ krūrā dharmabhraṣṭātivādukāḥ | yathā yathā kalirvṛddhiṃ yāti rājaṃstathā tathā
Revilers of the Vedas, cruel, fallen from dharma, and given to abusive speech — and, O king, in the measure that the Kali (age) grows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.46
धर्मस्य सत्यमूलस्य क्षयः सर्वात्मना भवेत् । तथैव क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्च धर्मवर्जिताः
dharmasya satyamūlasya kṣayaḥ sarvātmanā bhavet | tathaiva kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāśca dharmavarjitāḥ
in that same measure there would occur a total decay of dharma, whose root is truth; and likewise the Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas and Śūdras (become) devoid of dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.47
असत्यवादिनः पापास्तथा वर्णेतराः कलौ । शूद्रधर्मरता विप्राः प्रतिग्रहपरायणाः
asatyavādinaḥ pāpāstathā varṇetarāḥ kalau | śūdradharmaratā viprāḥ pratigrahaparāyaṇāḥ
speakers of untruth, sinful, and so too those of the other classes, in the Kali (age); Brahmins devoted to the duties of Śūdras, intent upon accepting gifts —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.48
भविष्यन्ति कलौ राजन् युगे वृद्धिं गताः किल । कामचाराः स्त्रियः कामलोभमोहसमन्विताः
bhaviṣyanti kalau rājan yuge vṛddhiṃ gatāḥ kila | kāmacārāḥ striyaḥ kāmalobhamohasamanvitāḥ
such will they be, O king, when the Kali age has indeed reached its growth; women (will be) wanton, filled with lust, greed and delusion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.49
पापा मिथ्याभिवादिन्यः सदा क्लेशरता नृप । स्वभर्तृवञ्जका नित्यं धर्मभाषणपण्डिताः
pāpā mithyābhivādinyaḥ sadā kleśaratā nṛpa | svabhartṛvañjakā nityaṃ dharmabhāṣaṇapaṇḍitāḥ
sinful, speaking falsehood, always given to strife, O king, constantly deceiving their own husbands, (yet) expert at discoursing on dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.50
भवन्त्येवंविधा नार्यः पापिष्ठाश्च कलौ युगे । आहारशुद्ध्या नृपते चित्तशुद्धिस्तु जायते
bhavantyevaṃvidhā nāryaḥ pāpiṣṭhāśca kalau yuge | āhāraśuddhyā nṛpate cittaśuddhistu jāyate
Of such a kind, and most sinful, do women become in the Kali age. By purity of food, O king, purity of mind arises;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.51
शुद्धे चित्ते प्रकाशः स्याद्धर्मस्य नृपसत्तम । वृत्तसङ्करदोषेण जायते धर्मसङ्करः
śuddhe citte prakāśaḥ syāddharmasya nṛpasattama | vṛttasaṅkaradoṣeṇa jāyate dharmasaṅkaraḥ
when the mind is pure, there would be the manifestation of dharma, O best of kings. Through the fault of the confusion of conduct there arises a confusion of dharma;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.52
धर्मस्य सङ्करे जाते नूनं स्याद्वर्णसङ्करः । एवं कलियुगे भूप सर्वधर्मविवर्जिते
dharmasya saṅkare jāte nūnaṃ syādvarṇasaṅkaraḥ | evaṃ kaliyuge bhūpa sarvadharmavivarjite
and when confusion of dharma has arisen, there would surely be confusion of the classes. Thus, O king, in the Kali age, which is bereft of all dharma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.53
स्ववर्णधर्मवार्तैषा न कुत्राप्युपलभ्यते । महान्तोऽपि च धर्मज्ञा अधर्मं कुर्वते नृप
svavarṇadharmavārtaiṣā na kutrāpyupalabhyate | mahānto'pi ca dharmajñā adharmaṃ kurvate nṛpa
this talk of the duties of one's own class is nowhere to be found; and even great men who know dharma commit unrighteousness, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.54
कलिस्वभाव एवैष परिहार्यो न केनचित् । तस्मादत्र मनुष्याणां स्वभावात्पापकारिणाम्
kalisvabhāva evaiṣa parihāryo na kenacit | tasmādatra manuṣyāṇāṃ svabhāvātpāpakāriṇām
This is just the nature of the Kali (age), not to be averted by anyone; therefore here, for men who do evil out of (that) nature,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.55
निष्कृतिर्न हि राजेन्द्र सामान्योपायतो भवेत् । जनमेजय उवाच भगवन्सर्वधर्मज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद
niṣkṛtirna hi rājendra sāmānyopāyato bhavet | janamejaya uvāca bhagavansarvadharmajña sarvaśāstraviśārada
there is no expiation, O lord of kings, by any ordinary means. Janamejaya said: Blessed one, knower of all dharma, skilled in all the scriptures,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.56
कलावधर्मबहुले नराणां का गतिर्भवेत् । यद्यस्ति तदुपायश्चेद्दयया तं वदस्व मे
kalāvadharmabahule narāṇāṃ kā gatirbhavet | yadyasti tadupāyaśceddayayā taṃ vadasva me
in the Kali (age), abounding in unrighteousness, what recourse would there be for men? If there is one, and if there is a means to it, tell it to me out of compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.57
व्यास उवाच एक एव महाराज तत्रोपायोऽस्ति नापरः । सर्वदोषनिरासार्थं ध्यायेद्देवीपदाम्बुजम्
vyāsa uvāca eka eva mahārāja tatropāyo'sti nāparaḥ | sarvadoṣanirāsārthaṃ dhyāyeddevīpadāmbujam
Vyāsa said: There is one single means there, O great king, and no other: to remove all faults one should meditate on the lotus feet of the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.58
न सन्त्यघानि तावन्ति यावती शक्तिरस्ति हि । नास्ति देव्याः पापदाहे तस्माद्भीतिः कुतो नृप
na santyaghāni tāvanti yāvatī śaktirasti hi | nāsti devyāḥ pāpadāhe tasmādbhītiḥ kuto nṛpa
There are not so many sins as the power that (she) has; for the Goddess there is no (difficulty) in burning up sin — so whence any fear, O king?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.59
अवशेनापि यन्नाम लीलयोच्चारितं यदि । किं किं ददाति तज्ज्ञातुं समर्था न हरादयः
avaśenāpi yannāma līlayoccāritaṃ yadi | kiṃ kiṃ dadāti tajjñātuṃ samarthā na harādayaḥ
If her name is uttered even in play by one who is helpless, Hara and the other (gods) are not able to know just what all it bestows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.60
प्रायश्चित्तं तु पापानां श्रीदेवीनामसंस्मृतिः । तस्मात्कलिभयाद्राजन् पुण्यक्षेत्रे वसेन्नरः
prāyaścittaṃ tu pāpānāṃ śrīdevīnāmasaṃsmṛtiḥ | tasmātkalibhayādrājan puṇyakṣetre vasennaraḥ
The expiation for sins is the remembrance of the name of the glorious Goddess; therefore, out of fear of the Kali (age), O king, a man should dwell in a holy place,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.61
निरन्तरं पराम्बाया नामसंस्मरणं चरेत् । छित्त्वा भित्त्वा च भूतानि हत्वा सर्वमिदं जगत्
nirantaraṃ parāmbāyā nāmasaṃsmaraṇaṃ caret | chittvā bhittvā ca bhūtāni hatvā sarvamidaṃ jagat
(and) should practise ceaseless remembrance of the name of the supreme Mother. Even having cut down and broken apart living beings, and slain this whole world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.62
देवीं नमति भक्त्या यो न स पापैर्विलिप्यते । रहस्यं सर्वशास्त्राणां मया राजन्नुदीरितम्
devīṃ namati bhaktyā yo na sa pāpairvilipyate | rahasyaṃ sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ mayā rājannudīritam
he who bows to the Goddess with devotion is not smeared with sins. The secret of all the scriptures has been declared by me, O king;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.63
विमृश्यैतदशेषेण भज देवीपदाम्बुजम् । अजपां नाम गायत्रीं जपन्ति निखिला जनाः
vimṛśyaitadaśeṣeṇa bhaja devīpadāmbujam | ajapāṃ nāma gāyatrīṃ japanti nikhilā janāḥ
having considered this in full, worship the lotus feet of the Goddess. All people recite the Gāyatrī called ajapā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.64
महिमानं न जानन्ति मायाया वैभवं महत् । गायत्रीं ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे जपन्ति हृदयान्तरे
mahimānaṃ na jānanti māyāyā vaibhavaṃ mahat | gāyatrīṃ brāhmaṇāḥ sarve japanti hṛdayāntare
(But) they do not know (its) greatness, the great majesty of Māyā. All the brahmins recite the Gāyatrī within their hearts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 11.65
महिमानं न जानन्ति मायाया वैभवं महत् । एतत्सर्वं समाख्यातं यत्पृष्टं तत्त्वया नृप । युगधर्मव्यवस्थायां किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
mahimānaṃ na jānanti māyāyā vaibhavaṃ mahat | etatsarvaṃ samākhyātaṃ yatpṛṣṭaṃ tattvayā nṛpa | yugadharmavyavasthāyāṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
They do not know (her) greatness, the great majesty of Māyā. All this has been fully declared, whatever you asked, O king; concerning the ordering of the duties of the ages, what more do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition