Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 28
DB 6 28.1
; नारदेन स्वस्त्रीत्वप्राप्तिवर्णनम् नारद उवाच निशामय मुनिश्रेष्ठ गदतो मम सत्कथाम् । मायाबलं सुदुर्ज्ञेयं मुनिभिर्योगवित्तमैः
; nāradena svastrītvaprāptivarṇanam nārada uvāca niśāmaya muniśreṣṭha gadato mama satkathām | māyābalaṃ sudurjñeyaṃ munibhiryogavittamaiḥ
(Nārada's description of his own attainment of womanhood.) Nārada said: Listen, best of sages, to the good tale I tell — the power of māyā, very hard to know even for sages most versed in yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.2
मायया मोहितं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् । ब्रह्मादिस्तम्बपर्यन्तमजया दुर्विभाव्यया
māyayā mohitaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam | brahmādistambaparyantamajayā durvibhāvyayā
The whole world, moving and unmoving, from Brahmā down to a clump of grass, is deluded by māyā, by the unborn one, hard to conceive.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.3
कदाचित्सत्यलोकाद्वै श्वेतद्वीपे मनोहरे । गतोऽहं दर्शनाकाङ्क्षी हरेरद्भुतकर्मणः
kadācitsatyalokādvai śvetadvīpe manohare | gato'haṃ darśanākāṅkṣī hareradbhutakarmaṇaḥ
Once, from Satyaloka I went to the lovely Śvetadvīpa, desiring the sight of Hari of wondrous deeds,
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DB 6 28.4
वादयन्महतीं वीणां स्वरतानविभूषिताम् । गायत्रं गायमानस्तु साम सप्तस्वरान्वितम्
vādayanmahatīṃ vīṇāṃ svaratānavibhūṣitām | gāyatraṃ gāyamānastu sāma saptasvarānvitam
playing the great vīṇā adorned with notes and modulations, and singing the Gāyatra sāman furnished with the seven notes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.5
दृष्टो मया देवदेवश्चक्रपाणिर्गदाधरः । कौस्तुभोद्भासितोरस्को मेघश्यामश्चतुर्भुजः
dṛṣṭo mayā devadevaścakrapāṇirgadādharaḥ | kaustubhodbhāsitorasko meghaśyāmaścaturbhujaḥ
I saw the God of gods, discus in hand, bearing the mace, his chest lit up by the Kaustubha (Kaustubha jewel), cloud-dark, four-armed,
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DB 6 28.6
पीताम्बरपरीधानो मुकुटाङ्गदराजितः । लक्ष्म्या सह विलासिन्या क्रीडमानो मुदा युतः
pītāmbaraparīdhāno mukuṭāṅgadarājitaḥ | lakṣmyā saha vilāsinyā krīḍamāno mudā yutaḥ
clad in a yellow garment, resplendent with crown and armlets, playing joyfully with the playful Lakṣmī.
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DB 6 28.7
वीक्ष्य मां कमला देवी गतान्तर्धानमन्तिकात् । सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्ना सर्वभूषणभूषिता
vīkṣya māṃ kamalā devī gatāntardhānamantikāt | sarvalakṣaṇasampannā sarvabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā
Seeing me, the goddess Kamalā vanished from nearby — she who is endowed with every auspicious mark, adorned with every ornament,
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DB 6 28.8
नारीणां प्रवरा कान्ता रूपयौवनगर्विता । सुप्रिया वासुदेवस्य वरचामीकरप्रभा
nārīṇāṃ pravarā kāntā rūpayauvanagarvitā | supriyā vāsudevasya varacāmīkaraprabhā
the foremost of women, beautiful, proud of her form and youth, the dear beloved of Vāsudeva, with the sheen of finest gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.9
अन्तर्गृहं गता दृष्ट्वा सिन्धुजां व्यञ्जनान्विताम् । मया पृष्टो देवदेवो वनमाली जगत्प्रभुः
antargṛhaṃ gatā dṛṣṭvā sindhujāṃ vyañjanānvitām | mayā pṛṣṭo devadevo vanamālī jagatprabhuḥ
Having seen (me), she went into the inner apartments — the ocean-born one, with her attendants. Then I asked the God of gods, the wearer of the forest garland, the Lord of the world:
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DB 6 28.10
भगवन्देवदेवेश पद्मनाभ सुरारिहन् । कथं च मा गता दृष्ट्वा मामागच्छन्तमन्तिकात्
bhagavandevadeveśa padmanābha surārihan | kathaṃ ca mā gatā dṛṣṭvā māmāgacchantamantikāt
"O Lord, ruler of the gods of gods, lotus-naveled, slayer of the gods' foes, why has she gone away on seeing me approach near?
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DB 6 28.11
नाहं विटो न वा धूर्तः तापसोऽहं जगद्गुरो । जितेन्द्रियो जितक्रोधो जितमायो जनार्दन
nāhaṃ viṭo na vā dhūrtaḥ tāpaso'haṃ jagadguro | jitendriyo jitakrodho jitamāyo janārdana
I am no lecher, nor a cheat; I am an ascetic, O teacher of the world — one who has conquered the senses, conquered anger, conquered māyā, O Janārdana."
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DB 6 28.12
नारद उवाच निशम्य वचनं किञ्चिद्गर्वयुक्तं जनार्दनः । उवाच मां स्मितं कृत्वा वीणावन्मधुरां गिरम्
nārada uvāca niśamya vacanaṃ kiñcidgarvayuktaṃ janārdanaḥ | uvāca māṃ smitaṃ kṛtvā vīṇāvanmadhurāṃ giram
Nārada said: Hearing my somewhat proud speech, Janārdana smiled and spoke to me words sweet as a vīṇā:
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DB 6 28.13
विष्णुरुवाच नारदैवंविधा नीतिर्न स्थातव्यं कदाचन । पतिं विनान्यसानिध्ये कस्यचिद्योषया क्वचित्
viṣṇuruvāca nāradaivaṃvidhā nītirna sthātavyaṃ kadācana | patiṃ vinānyasānidhye kasyacidyoṣayā kvacit
Viṣṇu said: "Nārada, such is the rule: a woman must never at any time remain in the presence of another (man) without her husband.
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DB 6 28.14
माया सुदुर्जया विद्वन् योगिभिर्जितमारुतैः । सांख्यविद्भिर्निराहारैस्तापसैश्च जितेन्द्रियैः
māyā sudurjayā vidvan yogibhirjitamārutaiḥ | sāṃkhyavidbhirnirāhāraistāpasaiśca jitendriyaiḥ
Māyā is very hard to conquer, O learned one — (hard to conquer) for yogins who have mastered the breath, for knowers of Sāṃkhya, for those who fast, and for ascetics who have subdued their senses,
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DB 6 28.15
देवैश्च मुनिशार्दूल यत्त्वयोक्तं वचोऽधुना । जितमायोऽस्मि गीतज्ञ नैवं वाच्यं कदाचन
devaiśca muniśārdūla yattvayoktaṃ vaco'dhunā | jitamāyo'smi gītajña naivaṃ vācyaṃ kadācana
"And the words you spoke just now, O tiger among sages, along with the gods — 'I have conquered Māyā', O knower of the Gītā — such a thing should never be said.
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DB 6 28.16
नाहं शिवो न वा ब्रह्मा जेतुं तां प्रभवोऽप्यजाम् । मुनयः सनकाद्याश्च कस्त्वं केऽन्ये क्षमा जये
nāhaṃ śivo na vā brahmā jetuṃ tāṃ prabhavo'pyajām | munayaḥ sanakādyāśca kastvaṃ ke'nye kṣamā jaye
Neither I, nor Śiva, nor Brahmā are able to conquer that unborn (Māyā), nor the sages Sanaka and the rest; who are you, and who are the others competent to conquer her?
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DB 6 28.17
देवदेहं नृदेहं वा तिर्यग्देहमथापि वा । बिभृयाद्यः शरीरं च स कथं तां जयेदजाम्
devadehaṃ nṛdehaṃ vā tiryagdehamathāpi vā | bibhṛyādyaḥ śarīraṃ ca sa kathaṃ tāṃ jayedajām
Whoever bears a body — a god's body, a man's body, or even a beast's body — how should he conquer that unborn one?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.18
त्रियुतस्तां कथं मायां जेतुं शक्तः पुमाम्भवेत् । वेदविद्योगविद्वापि सर्वज्ञो विजितेन्द्रियः
triyutastāṃ kathaṃ māyāṃ jetuṃ śaktaḥ pumāmbhavet | vedavidyogavidvāpi sarvajño vijitendriyaḥ
How could a man joined with the three (guṇas) be able to conquer that Māyā, even if he knows the Vedas, knows yoga, is all-knowing and has subdued his senses?
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DB 6 28.19
कालोऽपि तस्या रूपं हि रूपहीनः स्वरूपकृत् । तद्वशे वर्तते देही विद्वान्मूर्खोऽथ मध्यमः
kālo'pi tasyā rūpaṃ hi rūpahīnaḥ svarūpakṛt | tadvaśe vartate dehī vidvānmūrkho'tha madhyamaḥ
Time too is indeed her form; formless (himself), he is the maker of forms. In his power moves every embodied being — the learned, the fool, and the middling.
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DB 6 28.20
कालः करोति धर्मज्ञं कदाचिद्विकलं पुनः । स्वभावात्कर्मतो वापि दुर्ज्ञेयं तस्य चेष्टितम्
kālaḥ karoti dharmajñaṃ kadācidvikalaṃ punaḥ | svabhāvātkarmato vāpi durjñeyaṃ tasya ceṣṭitam
Time makes (a man) a knower of dharma, and again at some time defective — whether by (his) nature or by (his) karma; his workings are hard to know.
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DB 6 28.21
नारद उवाच इत्युक्त्वा विरतो विष्णुरहं विस्मयमानसः । तमब्रवं जगन्नाथं वासुदेवं सनातनम्
nārada uvāca ityuktvā virato viṣṇurahaṃ vismayamānasaḥ | tamabravaṃ jagannāthaṃ vāsudevaṃ sanātanam
Nārada said: Having said this, Viṣṇu fell silent, and I, my mind full of wonder, said to him, the Lord of the world, Vāsudeva, the eternal one:
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DB 6 28.22
रमापते कथंरूपा माया सा कीदृशी पुनः । कियद्बला क्व संस्थाना कस्याधारा वदस्व मे
ramāpate kathaṃrūpā māyā sā kīdṛśī punaḥ | kiyadbalā kva saṃsthānā kasyādhārā vadasva me
"O husband of Ramā, of what form is that Māyā, and of what sort? How great is her strength, where is she situated, whose support is she? Tell me.
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DB 6 28.23
द्रष्टुकामोऽस्मि तां मायां दर्शयाशु महीधर । ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तां सम्यक्प्रसादं कुरु मापते
draṣṭukāmo'smi tāṃ māyāṃ darśayāśu mahīdhara | jñātumicchāmi tāṃ samyakprasādaṃ kuru māpate
I wish to see that Māyā; show her to me quickly, O upholder of the earth. I wish to know her fully — grant me this favour, O lord of the earth."
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DB 6 28.24
विष्णुरुवाच त्रिगुणा साखिलाधारा सर्वज्ञा सर्वसम्मता । अजेयानेकरूपा च सर्वं व्याप्य स्थिता जगत्
viṣṇuruvāca triguṇā sākhilādhārā sarvajñā sarvasammatā | ajeyānekarūpā ca sarvaṃ vyāpya sthitā jagat
Viṣṇu said: She consists of the three guṇas, is the support of all, all-knowing, acknowledged by all, unconquerable, of many forms, and she stands pervading this whole world.
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DB 6 28.25
दिदृक्षा यदि ते चित्ते नारदारोहणं कुरु । गरुडे मत्समेतोऽद्य गच्छावोऽन्यत्र साम्प्रतम्
didṛkṣā yadi te citte nāradārohaṇaṃ kuru | garuḍe matsameto'dya gacchāvo'nyatra sāmpratam
If there is a desire to see (her) in your mind, Nārada, mount up: today, together with me on Garuḍa, let us two go elsewhere for the present.
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DB 6 28.26
दर्शयिष्यामि ते मायां दुर्जयामजितात्मभिः । दृष्ट्वा तां ब्रह्मपुत्र त्वं विषादे मा मनः कृथाः
darśayiṣyāmi te māyāṃ durjayāmajitātmabhiḥ | dṛṣṭvā tāṃ brahmaputra tvaṃ viṣāde mā manaḥ kṛthāḥ
I shall show you Māyā, hard to conquer by those whose selves are unsubdued. Having seen her, O son of Brahmā, do not set your mind on despair.
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DB 6 28.27
इत्युक्त्वा देवदेवो मां सस्मार विनतासुतम् । स्मृतमात्रस्तु गरुडस्तदागाद्धरिसन्निधौ
ityuktvā devadevo māṃ sasmāra vinatāsutam | smṛtamātrastu garuḍastadāgāddharisannidhau
Having said this, the God of gods called to mind for me the son of Vinatā; and Garuḍa, the moment he was thought of, came then into Hari's presence.
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DB 6 28.28
आगतं गरुडं वीक्ष्य आरुरोह जनार्दनः । समारोप्य च मां पृष्ठे गमनाय कृतादरः षष्ठस्कन्धे नारदेन स्वस्त्रीत्वप्राप्तिवर्णनं नामाष्टाविंशोऽध्यायः
āgataṃ garuḍaṃ vīkṣya āruroha janārdanaḥ | samāropya ca māṃ pṛṣṭhe gamanāya kṛtādaraḥ ṣaṣṭhaskandhe nāradena svastrītvaprāptivarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Seeing Garuḍa arrived, Janārdana mounted him, and having set me too on his back, he made ready to depart. [Thus] the twenty-eighth chapter in the sixth book, called the account of Nārada's obtaining womanhood.
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DB 6 28.29
चलितो विनतापुत्रो वैकुण्ठाद्वायुवेगवान् । प्रेरितो यत्र कृष्णेन गन्तुकामेन काननम्
calito vinatāputro vaikuṇṭhādvāyuvegavān | prerito yatra kṛṣṇena gantukāmena kānanam
The son of Vinatā set off from Vaikuṇṭha with the speed of the wind, urged by Kṛṣṇa, who wished to go to the forest, to where (it was).
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DB 6 28.30
महावनानि दिव्यानि सरांसि सरितस्तथा । पुरग्रामाकरादींश्च खेटखर्वटगोव्रजान्
mahāvanāni divyāni sarāṃsi saritastathā | puragrāmākarādīṃśca kheṭakharvaṭagovrajān
(They passed over) great divine forests, lakes and likewise rivers, cities, villages, mines and the rest, hamlets, small towns and cattle-pens,
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DB 6 28.31
मुनीनामाश्रमान् रम्यान् वापीश्च सुमनोहराः । पल्वलानि विशालानि ह्रदान् पङ्कजभूषितान्
munīnāmāśramān ramyān vāpīśca sumanoharāḥ | palvalāni viśālāni hradān paṅkajabhūṣitān
delightful hermitages of sages, and very charming step-wells, broad ponds, and pools adorned with lotuses;
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DB 6 28.32
मृगाणां च वराहाणां वृन्दान्यप्यवलोक्य च । गतावावां कान्यकुब्जसमीपं गरुडासनौ
mṛgāṇāṃ ca varāhāṇāṃ vṛndānyapyavalokya ca | gatāvāvāṃ kānyakubjasamīpaṃ garuḍāsanau
and having looked also at herds of deer and of boars, we two, seated on Garuḍa, came near to Kānyakubja.
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DB 6 28.33
तत्र रम्यं सरो दिव्यं दृष्टं पङ्कजमण्डितम् । हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णं चक्रवाकोपशोभितम्
tatra ramyaṃ saro divyaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ paṅkajamaṇḍitam | haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇaṃ cakravākopaśobhitam
There a delightful, divine lake was seen, decked with lotuses, thronged with geese and ducks, graced with cakravāka birds,
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DB 6 28.34
नानावर्णैः प्रफुल्लैश्च पङ्कजैरुपरञ्जितम् । शुचि मिष्टजलं भृङ्गयूथनादविराजितम्
nānāvarṇaiḥ praphullaiśca paṅkajairuparañjitam | śuci miṣṭajalaṃ bhṛṅgayūthanādavirājitam
tinted with blossoming lotuses of many colours, clear, with sweet water, resplendent with the humming of swarms of bees.
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DB 6 28.35
मामाह भगवान् वीक्ष्य तडागं परमाद्भुतम् । स्पर्धकं चोदधेः क्षीरं मिष्टं वारि विशेषतः
māmāha bhagavān vīkṣya taḍāgaṃ paramādbhutam | spardhakaṃ codadheḥ kṣīraṃ miṣṭaṃ vāri viśeṣataḥ
Seeing that utterly marvellous pond, whose water was sweet and especially so — rivalling the ocean of milk — the Lord said to me:
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DB 6 28.36
श्रीभगवानुवाच पश्य नारद गम्भीरं सरः सारसनादितम् । सर्वत्र पङ्कजैश्छन्नं स्वच्छनीरप्रपूरितम्
śrībhagavānuvāca paśya nārada gambhīraṃ saraḥ sārasanāditam | sarvatra paṅkajaiśchannaṃ svacchanīraprapūritam
The Blessed Lord said: Look, Nārada, at this deep lake, resounding with sārasa cranes, everywhere covered with lotuses, filled with clear water.
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DB 6 28.37
अत्र स्नात्वा गमिष्यावः कान्यकुब्जं पुरोत्तमम् । इत्युक्त्वा गरुडादाशु मामुत्तार्य व्यतारयत्
atra snātvā gamiṣyāvaḥ kānyakubjaṃ purottamam | ityuktvā garuḍādāśu māmuttārya vyatārayat
"Having bathed here, we two shall go to Kānyakubja, best of cities." Having said this, he quickly took me down from Garuḍa and set me across.
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DB 6 28.38
विहस्य भगवांस्तत्र जग्राह मम तर्जनीम् । स्तुवन्सरोवरं भूयस्तीरे मामनयत्प्रभुः
vihasya bhagavāṃstatra jagrāha mama tarjanīm | stuvansarovaraṃ bhūyastīre māmanayatprabhuḥ
Laughing there, the Lord took hold of my forefinger; and praising the lake again, the Lord led me to the bank.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.39
विश्रम्य तटभागे तु स्निग्धच्छाये मनोहरे । मामुवाच मुने स्नानं कुरु त्वं विमले जले
viśramya taṭabhāge tu snigdhacchāye manohare | māmuvāca mune snānaṃ kuru tvaṃ vimale jale
Having rested on a portion of the shore, in a lovely, cool shade, he said to me: "Sage, do you bathe in the clear water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.40
पश्चादहं करिष्यामि तडागेऽस्मिन्सुपावने । साधूनामिव चेतांसि जलानि निर्मलानि च
paścādahaṃ kariṣyāmi taḍāge'sminsupāvane | sādhūnāmiva cetāṃsi jalāni nirmalāni ca
Afterwards I shall do so in this very purifying pond; and the waters are spotless, like the minds of the good,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.41
सुरभीणि परागैस्तु पङ्कजानां विशेषतः । इत्युक्तोऽहं भगवता मुक्त्वा वीणां मृगाजिनम्
surabhīṇi parāgaistu paṅkajānāṃ viśeṣataḥ | ityukto'haṃ bhagavatā muktvā vīṇāṃ mṛgājinam
and fragrant, especially with the pollen of the lotuses." Being thus addressed by the Lord, I laid aside my lute and my deerskin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.42
स्नानाय कृतधीस्तीरे गतः प्रेमसमन्वितः । पादौप्रक्षाल्य हस्तौच शिखां बद्ध्वा कुशग्रहम्
snānāya kṛtadhīstīre gataḥ premasamanvitaḥ | pādauprakṣālya hastauca śikhāṃ baddhvā kuśagraham
and with mind set on bathing I went to the bank, filled with love; having washed my feet and hands, having bound my topknot, and taking kuśa grass,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.43
कृत्वाऽऽचम्य शुचिस्तोये स्नातवानस्मि तज्जले । यदा तस्मिज्जले रम्ये स्नातोऽहं पश्यतो हरेः
kṛtvā''camya śucistoye snātavānasmi tajjale | yadā tasmijjale ramye snāto'haṃ paśyato hareḥ
having sipped water and become pure, I bathed in that water. When I had bathed in that delightful water, while Hari looked on,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.44
विहाय पौरुषं रूपं प्राप्तः स्त्रीत्वमनुत्तमम् । हरिर्गृहीत्वा वीणां मे तथा कृष्णाजिनं शुभम्
vihāya pauruṣaṃ rūpaṃ prāptaḥ strītvamanuttamam | harirgṛhītvā vīṇāṃ me tathā kṛṣṇājinaṃ śubham
abandoning my male form I attained the most excellent womanhood; and Hari, taking my lute and likewise the auspicious black antelope skin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.45
आरुह्य गरुडं तूर्णं जगाम स्वगृहं क्षणात् । ततोऽहं स्त्रीत्वमापन्नश्चारुभूषणभूषितः
āruhya garuḍaṃ tūrṇaṃ jagāma svagṛhaṃ kṣaṇāt | tato'haṃ strītvamāpannaścārubhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ
mounting Garuḍa, went swiftly to his own abode in an instant. Then I, having attained womanhood, adorned with lovely ornaments —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.46
तत्क्षणान्मनसो जाता पूर्वदेहस्य विस्मृतिः । विस्मृतोऽसौ जगन्नाथो महती विस्मृता पुनः
tatkṣaṇānmanaso jātā pūrvadehasya vismṛtiḥ | vismṛto'sau jagannātho mahatī vismṛtā punaḥ
from that very moment there arose in my mind a forgetting of my former body; that Lord of the world was forgotten, and Mahatī (my lute) too was forgotten.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.47
सम्प्राप्य मोहिनीरूपं तडागान्निर्गतो बहिः । अपश्यं नलिनीजुष्टं सरस्तद्विमलोदकम्
samprāpya mohinīrūpaṃ taḍāgānnirgato bahiḥ | apaśyaṃ nalinījuṣṭaṃ sarastadvimalodakam
Having obtained an enchanting form, I came out of the pond and looked at that lake with its clear water, thick with lotus plants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.48
किमेतदिति मनसाकरवं विस्मयं मुहुः । एवं चिन्तयमानस्य नारीरूपधरस्य मे
kimetaditi manasākaravaṃ vismayaṃ muhuḥ | evaṃ cintayamānasya nārīrūpadharasya me
"What is this?" — thus I wondered again and again in my mind. As I, bearing a woman's form, was thinking in this way,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.49
सहसा दृक्पथं प्राप्तस्तत्र तालध्वजो नृपः । गजाश्वरथवृन्दैश्च संवृतो रथसंस्थितः
sahasā dṛkpathaṃ prāptastatra tāladhvajo nṛpaḥ | gajāśvarathavṛndaiśca saṃvṛto rathasaṃsthitaḥ
suddenly King Tāladhvaja came there into my line of sight, surrounded by troops of elephants, horses and chariots, seated in his chariot,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.50
युवा भूषणसंवीतो देहवानिव मन्मथः । वीक्ष्य मां भूपतिस्तत्र दिव्यभूषणभूषिताम्
yuvā bhūṣaṇasaṃvīto dehavāniva manmathaḥ | vīkṣya māṃ bhūpatistatra divyabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām
young, wrapped in ornaments, like Manmatha embodied. Seeing me there, adorned with divine ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.51
राकाचन्द्रमुखीं योषां विस्मयं परमं गतः । पप्रच्छ कासि कल्याणि कस्य पुत्री सुरस्य वा
rākācandramukhīṃ yoṣāṃ vismayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ | papraccha kāsi kalyāṇi kasya putrī surasya vā
a woman with a face like the full moon, the king fell into the greatest amazement and asked: "Who are you, fair one? Whose daughter — of a god,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.52
मानुषस्य च वा कान्ते गन्धर्वस्योरगस्य च । एकाकिनी कथं बाला रूपयौवनभूषिता
mānuṣasya ca vā kānte gandharvasyoragasya ca | ekākinī kathaṃ bālā rūpayauvanabhūṣitā
or of a man, beloved, or of a gandharva, or of a serpent? How is it that a young girl, adorned with beauty and youth, is alone?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.53
विवाहिताथ कन्या वा सत्यं वद सुलोचने । किं पश्यसि सुकेशान्ते तडागेऽस्मिन्सुमध्यमे
vivāhitātha kanyā vā satyaṃ vada sulocane | kiṃ paśyasi sukeśānte taḍāge'sminsumadhyame
Are you married, or a maiden? Speak the truth, fair-eyed one. What are you looking for, lady of lovely hair and lovely waist, in this pond?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 28.54
चिकीर्षितं पिकालापे ब्रूहि मन्मथमोहिनि । भुङ्क्षव भोगान्मरालाक्षि मया सह कृशोदरि । वाञ्छितान्मनसा नूनं कृत्वा मां पतिमुत्तमम्
cikīrṣitaṃ pikālāpe brūhi manmathamohini | bhuṅkṣava bhogānmarālākṣi mayā saha kṛśodari | vāñchitānmanasā nūnaṃ kṛtvā māṃ patimuttamam
Tell me what you mean to do, you of cuckoo-sweet speech, bewilderer of Manmatha. Enjoy pleasures with me, swan-eyed, slender-waisted one, pleasures surely desired in your mind, taking me as your excellent husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition