Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 20
DB 6 20.1
एकवीराख्यानवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच संशयोऽयं महानत्र जातमात्रः शिशुस्तथा । मुक्तः केन गृहीतोऽसावेकाकी विजने वने
ekavīrākhyānavarṇanam janamejaya uvāca saṃśayo'yaṃ mahānatra jātamātraḥ śiśustathā | muktaḥ kena gṛhīto'sāvekākī vijane vane
A description of the tale of Ekavīra. Janamejaya said: Here there is a great doubt of mine: that infant, just born, alone in a deserted forest — abandoned, by whom was he taken up?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.2
का गतिस्तस्य बालस्य जाता सत्यवतीसुत । व्याघ्रसिंहादिभिर्हिंस्रैर्गृहीतो नातिबालकः
kā gatistasya bālasya jātā satyavatīsuta | vyāghrasiṃhādibhirhiṃsrairgṛhīto nātibālakaḥ
What fate befell that child, O son of Satyavatī? Was the tender little boy seized by tigers, lions and other beasts of prey?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.3
व्यास उवाच लक्ष्मीनारायणौ तस्मात्स्थानाच्च चलितौ यदा । तदैव तत्र चम्पाख्यः प्राप्तो विद्याधरः किल
vyāsa uvāca lakṣmīnārāyaṇau tasmātsthānācca calitau yadā | tadaiva tatra campākhyaḥ prāpto vidyādharaḥ kila
Vyāsa said: When Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa had departed from that place, at that very moment a Vidyādhara named Campa(ka) arrived there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.4
विमानवरमारूढः कामिन्या सहितो नृप । मदनालसया कामं क्रीडमानो यदृच्छया
vimānavaramārūḍhaḥ kāminyā sahito nṛpa | madanālasayā kāmaṃ krīḍamāno yadṛcchayā
Mounted on an excellent aerial car, O king, in the company of his beloved — languid with love — sporting at will as chance would have it,
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DB 6 20.5
विलोक्य तं शिशुं भूमावेकाकिनमनुत्तमम् । देवपुत्रप्रतीकाशं रममाणं यथासुखम्
vilokya taṃ śiśuṃ bhūmāvekākinamanuttamam | devaputrapratīkāśaṃ ramamāṇaṃ yathāsukham
he saw that infant on the ground, alone, most excellent, resembling a son of the gods, playing happily as he pleased.
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DB 6 20.6
विमानात्तरसोत्तीर्य चम्पकस्तं शिशु जवात् । जग्राह च मुदं प्राप निधिं प्राप्य यथाधनः
vimānāttarasottīrya campakastaṃ śiśu javāt | jagrāha ca mudaṃ prāpa nidhiṃ prāpya yathādhanaḥ
Swiftly descending from the aerial car, Campaka quickly took up that infant and felt joy, as a poor man does on finding a treasure.
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DB 6 20.7
गृहीत्वा चम्पकः प्रादाद्देव्यै तं मदनोपमम् । मदनालसायै तं बालं जातमात्रं मनोहरम्
gṛhītvā campakaḥ prādāddevyai taṃ madanopamam | madanālasāyai taṃ bālaṃ jātamātraṃ manoharam
Having taken him up, Campaka gave that boy, like Kāma (in beauty), just born and charming, to his lady Madanālasā.
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DB 6 20.8
सा गृहीत्वा शिशुं प्रेम्णा सरोमाञ्चा सविस्मया । मुखं चुचुम्ब बालस्य कृत्वा तु हृदये भृशम्
sā gṛhītvā śiśuṃ premṇā saromāñcā savismayā | mukhaṃ cucumba bālasya kṛtvā tu hṛdaye bhṛśam
She, taking up the infant with love, her hair bristling, filled with wonder, pressed him firmly to her breast and kissed the boy's face.
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DB 6 20.9
आलिङ्गितश्चुम्बितश्च तयासौ प्रीतिपूर्वकम् । उत्सङ्गे च कृतस्तन्व्या पुत्रभावेन भारत
āliṅgitaścumbitaśca tayāsau prītipūrvakam | utsaṅge ca kṛtastanvyā putrabhāvena bhārata
He was embraced and kissed by her affectionately, and was placed on the slender lady's lap with the feeling that he was her son, O Bhārata.
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DB 6 20.10
कृत्वाङ्के तौ समारूढौ विमानं दम्पती मुदा । पतिं पप्रच्छ चार्वङ्गी प्रहस्य मदनालसा
kṛtvāṅke tau samārūḍhau vimānaṃ dampatī mudā | patiṃ papraccha cārvaṅgī prahasya madanālasā
Having put him on her lap, the couple joyfully mounted the aerial car; and the fair-limbed Madanālasā, smiling, asked her husband:
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DB 6 20.11
कस्यायं बालकः कान्त त्यक्तः केन च कानने । पुत्रोऽयं मम देवेन दत्तस्त्र्यम्बकपाणिना
kasyāyaṃ bālakaḥ kānta tyaktaḥ kena ca kānane | putro'yaṃ mama devena dattastryambakapāṇinā
"Whose boy is this, my love, and by whom was he abandoned in the forest? This is my son, given by the god who holds the trident (the three-eyed one)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.12
चम्पक उवाच प्रिये गत्वाद्य पृच्छेयं शक्रं सर्वज्ञमाशु वै । देवो वा दानवो वापि गन्धर्वो वा शिशुः किल
campaka uvāca priye gatvādya pṛccheyaṃ śakraṃ sarvajñamāśu vai | devo vā dānavo vāpi gandharvo vā śiśuḥ kila
Campaka said: "Beloved, I shall go now and quickly ask Śakra, who knows all: whether the infant is a god, or a demon, or a Gandharva.
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DB 6 20.13
तेनाज्ञप्तः करिष्यामि पुत्रं प्राप्तं वनादमुम् । अपृष्ट्वा नैव कर्तव्यं कार्यं किञ्चिन्मया ध्रुवम्
tenājñaptaḥ kariṣyāmi putraṃ prāptaṃ vanādamum | apṛṣṭvā naiva kartavyaṃ kāryaṃ kiñcinmayā dhruvam
Instructed by him, I shall make this boy, found in the forest, my son; certainly nothing at all should be done by me without asking (him)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.14
इत्युक्त्वा तां गृहीत्वा तं विमानेनाथ चम्पकः । ययौ शक्रपुरं तूर्णं हर्षेणोत्फुल्ललोचनः
ityuktvā tāṃ gṛhītvā taṃ vimānenātha campakaḥ | yayau śakrapuraṃ tūrṇaṃ harṣeṇotphullalocanaḥ
Having said this, Campaka took her and him in the aerial car and went swiftly to Śakra's city, his eyes wide with joy.
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DB 6 20.15
प्रणम्य पादयोः प्रीत्या चम्पकस्तु शचीपतिम् । निवेद्य बालकं प्राह कृताञ्जलिपुटः स्थितः
praṇamya pādayoḥ prītyā campakastu śacīpatim | nivedya bālakaṃ prāha kṛtāñjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ
Bowing affectionately at the feet of Śacī's lord, Campaka presented the boy and, standing with his palms joined, spoke:
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DB 6 20.16
देवदेव मया लब्धस्तीर्थे परमपावने । कालिन्दीतमसासङ्गे बालकोऽयं स्मरप्रभः
devadeva mayā labdhastīrthe paramapāvane | kālindītamasāsaṅge bālako'yaṃ smaraprabhaḥ
"God of gods, this boy, radiant as Kāma, was found by me at a most purifying holy place, at the confluence of the Kālindī and the Tamasā.
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DB 6 20.17
कस्यायं बालकः कान्तः कथं त्यक्तः शचीपते । आज्ञा चेत्तव देवेश कुर्वेऽहं बालकं सुतम्
kasyāyaṃ bālakaḥ kāntaḥ kathaṃ tyaktaḥ śacīpate | ājñā cettava deveśa kurve'haṃ bālakaṃ sutam
Whose lovely boy is this, and how was he abandoned, O lord of Śacī? If it be your command, O lord of the gods, I shall make the boy my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.18
अतीव सुन्दरो बालः प्रियाया वल्लभः सुतः । कृत्रिमस्तु सुतः प्रोक्तो धर्मशास्त्रेषु सर्वथा
atīva sundaro bālaḥ priyāyā vallabhaḥ sutaḥ | kṛtrimastu sutaḥ prokto dharmaśāstreṣu sarvathā
"The boy is exceedingly beautiful, a son dear to my beloved wife; and an artificial (adopted) son is in every way sanctioned in the books of dharma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.19
इन्द्र उवाच पुत्रोऽयं वासुदेवस्य वाजिरूपधरस्य ह । हैहयोऽयं महाभाग लक्ष्म्यां जातः परन्तपः
indra uvāca putro'yaṃ vāsudevasya vājirūpadharasya ha | haihayo'yaṃ mahābhāga lakṣmyāṃ jātaḥ parantapaḥ
Indra said: This is the son of Vāsudeva, who took the form of a horse; this one, O greatly fortunate one, is a Haihaya born of Lakṣmī, a scorcher of foes.
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DB 6 20.20
उत्पादितो भगवता कार्यार्थं किल बालकः । दातुं नृपतये नूनं ययातितनयाय च षष्ठस्कन्धे एकवीराख्यानवर्णनं नाम विंशोऽध्यायः
utpādito bhagavatā kāryārthaṃ kila bālakaḥ | dātuṃ nṛpataye nūnaṃ yayātitanayāya ca ṣaṣṭhaskandhe ekavīrākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāma viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
The boy was indeed begotten by the Lord for a purpose: surely to be given to the king, the son of Yayāti. — [Thus] in the sixth book, the twentieth chapter, called the recounting of the story of Ekavīra.
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DB 6 20.21
हरिणा प्रेरितः सोऽद्य राजा परमधार्मिकः । आगमिष्यति पुत्रार्थं तीर्थे तस्मिन्मनोरमे
hariṇā preritaḥ so'dya rājā paramadhārmikaḥ | āgamiṣyati putrārthaṃ tīrthe tasminmanorame
Impelled by Hari, that most righteous king will come today for the sake of a son to that delightful sacred ford.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.22
तावत्त्वं गच्छ तत्रैव गृहीत्वा बालकं शुभम् । यावन्न याति नृपतिर्ग्रहीतुं हरिणेरितः
tāvattvaṃ gaccha tatraiva gṛhītvā bālakaṃ śubham | yāvanna yāti nṛpatirgrahītuṃ hariṇeritaḥ
So you go there, taking the auspicious boy, before the king, urged on by Hari, goes to take him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.23
गत्वा तत्र विमुञ्चैनं विलम्बं मा कृथा वर । अदृष्ट्वा बालकं राजा दुःखितश्च भविष्यति
gatvā tatra vimuñcainaṃ vilambaṃ mā kṛthā vara | adṛṣṭvā bālakaṃ rājā duḥkhitaśca bhaviṣyati
Going there, release him; do not delay, O best one. If the king does not see the boy, he will be grieved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.24
तस्माच्चम्पक मुञ्चैनं राजा प्राप्नोतु पुत्रकम् । एकवीरेति नाम्नायं ख्यातः स्यात् पृथिवीतले
tasmāccampaka muñcainaṃ rājā prāpnotu putrakam | ekavīreti nāmnāyaṃ khyātaḥ syāt pṛthivītale
Therefore, Campaka, release him; let the king obtain the little son. By the name Ekavīra he will become renowned on the face of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.25
व्यास उवाच इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा चम्पकस्त्वरयान्वितः । जगाम पुत्रमादाय स्थले तस्मिन्महीपते
vyāsa uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā campakastvarayānvitaḥ | jagāma putramādāya sthale tasminmahīpate
Vyāsa said: Having heard his words, Campaka, filled with haste, went, taking the son, to that place, O lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.26
मुमोच बालकं तत्र यत्र पूर्वं स्थितो ह्यभूत् । आरुह्य स्वविमानं तु ययौ स्वाश्रममण्डलम्
mumoca bālakaṃ tatra yatra pūrvaṃ sthito hyabhūt | āruhya svavimānaṃ tu yayau svāśramamaṇḍalam
He set the boy down there, where he had been lying before, and mounting his own aerial chariot he went to the circle of his own hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.27
तदैव कमलाकान्तो लक्ष्म्या सह जगद्गुरुः । विमानवरमारूढो जगाम नृपतिं प्रति
tadaiva kamalākānto lakṣmyā saha jagadguruḥ | vimānavaramārūḍho jagāma nṛpatiṃ prati
At that very moment the beloved of Kamalā, the teacher of the world, together with Lakṣmī, mounted upon an excellent aerial car, went toward the king.
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DB 6 20.28
दृष्टस्तदा तेन नृपेण विष्णुः समुत्तरंस्तत्र विमानमुख्यात् । जहर्ष राजा हरिदर्शनेन पपात भूमौ खलु दण्डवच्च
dṛṣṭastadā tena nṛpeṇa viṣṇuḥ samuttaraṃstatra vimānamukhyāt | jaharṣa rājā haridarśanena papāta bhūmau khalu daṇḍavacca
Then Viṣṇu was seen by that king as he descended there from his chief aerial car; the king rejoiced at the sight of Hari and fell to the ground like a staff.
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DB 6 20.29
उत्तिष्ठ वत्सेति हरिः पतन्त- माश्वासयद्भूमिगतं स्वभक्तम् । सोऽप्युत्सुको वासुदेवं पुरःस्थं तुष्टाव भक्त्या मुखरीकृतोऽथ
uttiṣṭha vatseti hariḥ patanta- māśvāsayadbhūmigataṃ svabhaktam | so'pyutsuko vāsudevaṃ puraḥsthaṃ tuṣṭāva bhaktyā mukharīkṛto'tha
"Rise, my child," said Hari, and he comforted his own devotee who was falling and had come to the ground; and he too, eager, then made vocal by devotion, praised Vāsudeva standing before him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.30
देवाधिदेवाखिललोकनाथ कृपानिधे लोकगुरो रमेश । मन्दस्य मे ते किल दर्शनं य- त्सुदुर्लभं योगिजनैरलभ्यम्
devādhidevākhilalokanātha kṛpānidhe lokaguro rameśa | mandasya me te kila darśanaṃ ya- tsudurlabhaṃ yogijanairalabhyam
"O God above the gods, lord of all the worlds, treasury of compassion, teacher of the world, lord of Ramā! For dull me there is indeed this sight of you, which is very hard to win, unattainable by the yogins."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.31
ये निःस्पृहास्ते विषयैरपेता- स्तेषां त्वदीयं खलु दर्शनं स्यात् । आशापरोऽहं भगवन्ननन्त योग्यो न ते दर्शने देवदेव
ye niḥspṛhāste viṣayairapetā- steṣāṃ tvadīyaṃ khalu darśanaṃ syāt | āśāparo'haṃ bhagavannananta yogyo na te darśane devadeva
"Those who are free of longing, who have turned away from the objects of sense — for them there would surely be this sight of you. I am given over to desire, O Lord, O endless one, not fit for the sight of you, O God of gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.32
इति स्तुतस्तेन नृपेण विष्णु- स्तमाह वाक्येन सुधामयेन । वृणीष्व राजन् मनसेप्सितं ते ददामि तुष्टस्तपसा तवेति
iti stutastena nṛpeṇa viṣṇu- stamāha vākyena sudhāmayena | vṛṇīṣva rājan manasepsitaṃ te dadāmi tuṣṭastapasā taveti
Thus praised by that king, Viṣṇu said to him with words made of nectar: "Choose, O king, what is desired by your mind; I am pleased by your austerity and I give it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.33
ततो नृपस्तं प्रणिपत्य पादयोः प्रोवाच विष्णुं पुरतः स्थितं च । तपस्तु तप्तं हि मया सुतार्थे पुत्रं ददस्वात्मसमं मुरारे
tato nṛpastaṃ praṇipatya pādayoḥ provāca viṣṇuṃ purataḥ sthitaṃ ca | tapastu taptaṃ hi mayā sutārthe putraṃ dadasvātmasamaṃ murāre
Then the king, bowing at his feet, said to Viṣṇu who stood before him: "Austerity has indeed been performed by me for the sake of a son; grant me a son equal to yourself, O Murāri."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.34
श्रुत्वा नृपप्रार्थितमादिदेव- स्तमाह राजानममोघवाक्यम् । ययातिसूनो व्रज तत्र तीर्थे कलिन्दकन्यातमसाप्रसङ्गे
śrutvā nṛpaprārthitamādideva- stamāha rājānamamoghavākyam | yayātisūno vraja tatra tīrthe kalindakanyātamasāprasaṅge
Hearing what the king requested, the primal God spoke to that king words that do not fail: "O son of Yayāti, go to that sacred ford at the meeting of the daughter of Kalinda and the Tamasā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.35
मयाद्य पुत्रस्तु यथेप्सितस्ते तत्रैव मुक्तोऽस्त्यमितप्रभावः । लक्ष्म्याः प्रसूतो मम वीर्यजश्च कृतस्तवार्थेऽथ गृहाण राजन्
mayādya putrastu yathepsitaste tatraiva mukto'styamitaprabhāvaḥ | lakṣmyāḥ prasūto mama vīryajaśca kṛtastavārthe'tha gṛhāṇa rājan
"Today a son, just as you desired, has been left by me in that very place, one of immeasurable power. He is born of Lakṣmī and produced from my seed; he was made for your sake — so take him, O king."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.36
श्रुत्वा हरेर्वाक्यमतीव मृष्टं सन्तुष्टचित्तः प्रबभूव राजा । हरिस्तु दत्त्वेति वरं जगाम वैकुण्ठलोकं रमया युतश्च
śrutvā harervākyamatīva mṛṣṭaṃ santuṣṭacittaḥ prababhūva rājā | haristu dattveti varaṃ jagāma vaikuṇṭhalokaṃ ramayā yutaśca
Hearing Hari's exceedingly sweet speech, the king became contented in mind; and Hari, having thus given the boon, went, together with Ramā, to the world of Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.37
गते हरौ सोऽथ ययातिसूनु- र्ययावनुद्धातरथेन राजा । प्रेमान्वितस्तत्र सुतोऽस्ति यत्र वचो निशम्येति जनार्दनस्य
gate harau so'tha yayātisūnu- ryayāvanuddhātarathena rājā | premānvitastatra suto'sti yatra vaco niśamyeti janārdanasya
When Hari had gone, that king, the son of Yayāti, went with a swift chariot, filled with love, to where the son was, having heard those words of Janārdana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.38
स तत्र गत्वातिमनोहरं तं ददर्श बालं भुवि खेलमानम् । मुखे निवेश्यैककरेण कृत्वा श्लक्ष्णं पदाङ्गुष्ठमनन्यसत्त्वः
sa tatra gatvātimanoharaṃ taṃ dadarśa bālaṃ bhuvi khelamānam | mukhe niveśyaikakareṇa kṛtvā ślakṣṇaṃ padāṅguṣṭhamananyasattvaḥ
Going there, he saw that most charming boy playing on the ground, having placed with one hand his smooth big toe in his mouth — (a child) of no ordinary nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.39
तं वीक्ष्य पुत्रं मदनस्वरूपं नारायणांशं कमलाप्रसूतम् । हरिप्रभावं हरिवर्मनामा हर्षप्रफुल्लाननपङ्कजोऽभूत्
taṃ vīkṣya putraṃ madanasvarūpaṃ nārāyaṇāṃśaṃ kamalāprasūtam | hariprabhāvaṃ harivarmanāmā harṣapraphullānanapaṅkajo'bhūt
Seeing that son, whose form was like Kāma's, a portion of Nārāyaṇa, born of Kamalā, having Hari's power, he named Harivarman had the lotus of his face opened wide with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.40
गृह्णन् सुवेगात् करपङ्कजाभ्यां बभूव प्रेमार्णवमग्नदेहः । मूर्धन्युपाघ्राय मुदान्वितोऽसौ ननन्द राजा सुतमालिलिङ्ग
gṛhṇan suvegāt karapaṅkajābhyāṃ babhūva premārṇavamagnadehaḥ | mūrdhanyupāghrāya mudānvito'sau nananda rājā sutamāliliṅga
Seizing (him) very swiftly with his two lotus-hands, his body became immersed in an ocean of love; kissing (him) on the head, filled with delight, the king rejoiced and embraced his son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.41
मुखं समीक्ष्यातिमनोहरं त- मुवाच नेत्राम्बुनिरुद्धकण्ठः । दत्तोऽसि देवेन जनार्दनेन मात्रा हि पुत्रावमदुःखभीतेः
mukhaṃ samīkṣyātimanoharaṃ ta- muvāca netrāmbuniruddhakaṇṭhaḥ | datto'si devena janārdanena mātrā hi putrāvamaduḥkhabhīteḥ
Looking at that exceedingly lovely face, his throat choked by the water of his eyes, he said: "You were given by the god Janārdana, for a mother indeed (fears) the sorrow of the disgrace of (having no) son."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 20.42
तप्तं मया पुत्र तपस्तवार्थे सुदुष्करं वर्षशतं च पूर्णम् । तेनैव तुष्टेन रमाप्रियेण दत्तोऽसि संसारसुखोदयाय
taptaṃ mayā putra tapastavārthe suduṣkaraṃ varṣaśataṃ ca pūrṇam | tenaiva tuṣṭena ramāpriyeṇa datto'si saṃsārasukhodayāya
"For your sake, son, austerity most difficult to perform was practised by me, a full hundred years; and by that very Beloved of Ramā, being pleased, you were given, for the arising of worldly happiness."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.43
माता रमा त्वां तनुजं मदर्थे त्यक्त्वा गता सा हरिणा समेता । धन्या तु सा या प्रहसन्तमङ्के कृत्वा सुतं त्वां मुदितानना स्यात्
mātā ramā tvāṃ tanujaṃ madarthe tyaktvā gatā sā hariṇā sametā | dhanyā tu sā yā prahasantamaṅke kṛtvā sutaṃ tvāṃ muditānanā syāt
"Your mother Ramā, having abandoned you, her own child, for my sake, went away and joined Hari; yet blessed is she who, placing you her laughing son on her lap, would be one with a face full of joy."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.44
त्वमेव संसारसमुद्रनौका- रूपः कृतः पुत्र लक्ष्मीधरेण । इत्येवमुक्त्वा नृपतिः सुतं तं मुदा समादाय ययौ गृहाय
tvameva saṃsārasamudranaukā- rūpaḥ kṛtaḥ putra lakṣmīdhareṇa | ityevamuktvā nṛpatiḥ sutaṃ taṃ mudā samādāya yayau gṛhāya
"You alone, son, have been made by the Bearer of Lakṣmī into the very form of a boat over the ocean of worldly existence." Having spoken thus, the king joyfully took up that son and went home.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.45
पुरीसमीपे नृपमागतं त- माकर्ण्य सर्वे सचिवास्तु राज्ञः । ययुः समीपं नृपतेश्च लोकाः सोपायनास्ते सपुरोहिताश्च
purīsamīpe nṛpamāgataṃ ta- mākarṇya sarve sacivāstu rājñaḥ | yayuḥ samīpaṃ nṛpateśca lokāḥ sopāyanāste sapurohitāśca
Hearing that the king had come near the city, all the king's ministers went to meet him, and so did the people of the king, bearing gifts, together with the priests.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.46
बन्दीजना गायनकाश्च सूताः समाययुः सम्मुखमाशु राज्ञः । नृपः पुरं प्राप्य पुरः समागतं जनं समाश्वास्य वाक्यैश्च दृष्ट्या
bandījanā gāyanakāśca sūtāḥ samāyayuḥ sammukhamāśu rājñaḥ | nṛpaḥ puraṃ prāpya puraḥ samāgataṃ janaṃ samāśvāsya vākyaiśca dṛṣṭyā
Bards and singers and panegyrists quickly came before the king; the king, reaching the city, consoled the people gathered before (him) with words and with his glance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.47
सम्पूजितः पौरजनेन राजा विवेश पुत्रेण युतो नगर्याम् । मार्गेषु लाजैः कुसुमैः समन्ता- द्विकीर्यमाणो नृपतिर्जगाम
sampūjitaḥ paurajanena rājā viveśa putreṇa yuto nagaryām | mārgeṣu lājaiḥ kusumaiḥ samantā- dvikīryamāṇo nṛpatirjagāma
Honoured by the citizens, the king entered the city together with his son; on the roads the king proceeded, being strewn all around with parched grain and flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.48
गृहं समृद्धं सचिवैः समेतः सुतं समादाय मुदा कराभ्याम् । राज्ये ददौ चाथ सुतं मनोज्ञं सद्यःप्रसूतं च मनोभवाभम्
gṛhaṃ samṛddhaṃ sacivaiḥ sametaḥ sutaṃ samādāya mudā karābhyām | rājye dadau cātha sutaṃ manojñaṃ sadyaḥprasūtaṃ ca manobhavābham
Accompanied by his ministers, joyfully taking the son up with both hands, (he entered) the prosperous palace; and then he gave to the kingdom the charming son, just now born, resembling Kāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.49
राज्ञी गृहीत्वाभिनवं तनूजं पप्रच्छ राजानमनिन्दिता सा । राजन् कुतश्चैव सुतः सुजन्मा प्राप्तस्त्वया मन्मथतुल्यरूपः
rājñī gṛhītvābhinavaṃ tanūjaṃ papraccha rājānamaninditā sā | rājan kutaścaiva sutaḥ sujanmā prāptastvayā manmathatulyarūpaḥ
The queen, that blameless woman, taking the new-born child, asked the king: "O king, from where has this well-born son, equal in form to Manmatha, been obtained by you?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.50
केनैष दत्तः कथयाशु कान्त चेतो मदीयं प्रहृतं सुतेन । नृपस्तदोवाच मुदान्वितोऽसौ प्रिये रमेशेन सुतो हि मह्यम्
kenaiṣa dattaḥ kathayāśu kānta ceto madīyaṃ prahṛtaṃ sutena | nṛpastadovāca mudānvito'sau priye rameśena suto hi mahyam
"By whom was he given? Tell quickly, beloved; my heart has been carried away by this son." Then the king, filled with joy, said: "Dear one, the son (was given) to me by the Lord of Ramā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.51
लोलाक्षि दत्तः कमलासमुत्थो जनार्दनांशोऽयमहीनसत्त्वः । सा तं गृहीत्वा मुदमाप राज्ञी राजा चकारोत्सवमद्भुतं च
lolākṣi dattaḥ kamalāsamuttho janārdanāṃśo'yamahīnasattvaḥ | sā taṃ gṛhītvā mudamāpa rājñī rājā cakārotsavamadbhutaṃ ca
"O restless-eyed one, he was given (by Hari), arisen from Kamalā, a portion of Janārdana, of undiminished strength." She, the queen, taking him, attained delight, and the king held a marvellous festival.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.52
ददौ च दानं किल याचकेभ्यो गीतानि वाद्यानि बहूनि नेदुः । कृत्वोत्सवं भूपतिरात्मजस्य नामैकवीरेति चकार विश्रुतम्
dadau ca dānaṃ kila yācakebhyo gītāni vādyāni bahūni neduḥ | kṛtvotsavaṃ bhūpatirātmajasya nāmaikavīreti cakāra viśrutam
And he gave gifts to the beggars; many songs and instruments sounded forth. Having held the festival, the king made his son's name renowned as "Ekavīra."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.53
सुखं च सम्प्राप्य मुदान्वितोऽसौ ननन्द देवाधिपतुल्यवीर्यः । पुत्रं हरे रूपगुणानुरूपं सम्प्राप्य वंशस्य ऋणाच्च मुक्तः
sukhaṃ ca samprāpya mudānvito'sau nananda devādhipatulyavīryaḥ | putraṃ hare rūpaguṇānurūpaṃ samprāpya vaṃśasya ṛṇācca muktaḥ
And having attained happiness, filled with joy, he rejoiced, equal in valour to the lord of the gods; having obtained a son matching Hari in form and qualities, he was released also from the debt to the lineage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 20.54
इति सकलसुराणामीश्वरेणार्पितं तं सकलगुणगणाढ्यं पुत्रमासाद्य राजा । विविधसुखविनोदैर्भार्यया सेव्यमानो व्यहरत निजगेहे शक्रतुल्यप्रतापः
iti sakalasurāṇāmīśvareṇārpitaṃ taṃ sakalaguṇagaṇāḍhyaṃ putramāsādya rājā | vividhasukhavinodairbhāryayā sevyamāno vyaharata nijagehe śakratulyapratāpaḥ
Thus, having obtained that son granted by the Lord of all the gods and endowed with the whole host of virtues, the king, attended by his wife with various pleasures and amusements, passed his time in his own house, his majesty equal to Śakra's.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition