Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 29
DB 6 29.1
; नारदस्य पुनः स्वरूपप्राप्तिवर्णनम् नारद उवाच इत्युक्तोऽहं तदा तेन राज्ञा तालध्वजेन च । विमृश्य मनसात्यर्थं तमुवाच विशाम्पते
; nāradasya punaḥ svarūpaprāptivarṇanam nārada uvāca ityukto'haṃ tadā tena rājñā tāladhvajena ca | vimṛśya manasātyarthaṃ tamuvāca viśāmpate
; A further account of Nārada's regaining his own form. Nārada said: Thus addressed by that king Tāladhvaja, I then, having pondered long in my mind, said to him, O lord of peoples:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.2
राजन्नाहं विजानामि पुत्री कस्येति निश्चयम् । पितरौ क्व च मे केन स्थापिता च सरोवरे
rājannāhaṃ vijānāmi putrī kasyeti niścayam | pitarau kva ca me kena sthāpitā ca sarovare
"O king, I do not know for certain whose daughter I am; nor where my parents are, nor by whom I was placed in the lake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.3
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि कथं मे सुकृतं भवेत् । निराधारास्मि राजेन्द्र चिन्तयामि चिकीर्षितम्
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi kathaṃ me sukṛtaṃ bhavet | nirādhārāsmi rājendra cintayāmi cikīrṣitam
What am I to do? Where shall I go? How may good come to me? I am without support, O lord of kings; I am (only) thinking of what should be done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.4
दैवमेव परं राजन्नास्त्यत्र पौरुषं मम । धर्मज्ञोऽसि महीपाल यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु
daivameva paraṃ rājannāstyatra pauruṣaṃ mama | dharmajño'si mahīpāla yathecchasi tathā kuru
Fate alone is supreme, O king; in this I have no power of my own. You know dharma, O protector of the earth: do as you wish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.5
तवाधीनास्म्यहं भूप न मे कोऽप्यस्ति पालकः । न पिता न च माता च न स्थानं न च बान्धवाः
tavādhīnāsmyahaṃ bhūpa na me ko'pyasti pālakaḥ | na pitā na ca mātā ca na sthānaṃ na ca bāndhavāḥ
I am dependent on you, O king; I have no protector at all — no father, no mother, no home, and no kinsmen."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.6
इत्युक्तोऽसौ मया राजा बभूव मदनातुरः । मां निरीक्ष्य विशालाक्षीं सेवकानित्युवाच ह
ityukto'sau mayā rājā babhūva madanāturaḥ | māṃ nirīkṣya viśālākṣīṃ sevakānityuvāca ha
Addressed thus by me, that king became sick with love; gazing at me, the wide-eyed one, he spoke to his servants thus:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.7
नरयानमानयध्वं चतुर्वाह्यं मनोहरम् । आरोहणार्थमस्यास्तु कौशेयाम्बरवेष्टितम्
narayānamānayadhvaṃ caturvāhyaṃ manoharam | ārohaṇārthamasyāstu kauśeyāmbaraveṣṭitam
"Bring a charming palanquin carried by four men, wrapped in silken cloth, for her to mount,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.8
मृद्वास्तरणसंयुक्तं मुक्ताजालविभूषितम् । चतुरस्रं विशालं च सुवर्णरचितं शुभम्
mṛdvāstaraṇasaṃyuktaṃ muktājālavibhūṣitam | caturasraṃ viśālaṃ ca suvarṇaracitaṃ śubham
fitted with soft cushions, adorned with nets of pearls, four-cornered and spacious, made of gold, and splendid."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.9
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा भृत्याः सत्वरगामिनः । आनिन्युः शिबिकां दिव्यां मदर्थे वस्त्रवेष्टिताम्
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā bhṛtyāḥ satvaragāminaḥ | āninyuḥ śibikāṃ divyāṃ madarthe vastraveṣṭitām
Hearing that speech of his, the swift-moving servants brought for me a divine palanquin wrapped in cloth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.10
आरूढाऽहं तदा तस्यां तस्य प्रियचिकीर्षया । मुदितोऽसौ गृहे नीत्वा मां तदा पृथिवीपतिः
ārūḍhā'haṃ tadā tasyāṃ tasya priyacikīrṣayā | mudito'sau gṛhe nītvā māṃ tadā pṛthivīpatiḥ
I then mounted it, wishing to do what pleased him; and that lord of the earth, delighted, then took me to his house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.11
विवाहविधिना राजा शुभे लग्ने शुभे दिने । उपयेमे च मां तत्र हुतभुक्सन्निधौ ततः
vivāhavidhinā rājā śubhe lagne śubhe dine | upayeme ca māṃ tatra hutabhuksannidhau tataḥ
And there, by the marriage rite, on an auspicious hour and an auspicious day, the king wedded me in the presence of the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.12
तस्याहं वल्लभा जाता प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी । सौभाग्यसुन्दरीत्येवं नाम तत्र कृतं मम
tasyāhaṃ vallabhā jātā prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī | saubhāgyasundarītyevaṃ nāma tatra kṛtaṃ mama
I became his beloved, dearer than his own life; and there this name was given me: Saubhāgyasundarī ("Beauty of Good Fortune").
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.13
रममाणो मया सार्धं सुखमाप महीपतिः । नानाभोगविलासैश्च कामशास्त्रोदितैस्तथा
ramamāṇo mayā sārdhaṃ sukhamāpa mahīpatiḥ | nānābhogavilāsaiśca kāmaśāstroditaistathā
Taking pleasure with me, the king attained happiness, with various enjoyments and dalliances such as are taught in the treatises on love.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.14
राजकार्याणि सन्त्यज्य क्रीडासक्तो दिवानिशम् । नासौ विवेद गच्छन्तं कालं कामकलारतः
rājakāryāṇi santyajya krīḍāsakto divāniśam | nāsau viveda gacchantaṃ kālaṃ kāmakalārataḥ
Abandoning the affairs of the kingdom, attached to play day and night, delighting in the arts of love, he did not notice time passing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.15
उद्यानेषु च रम्येषु वापीषु च गृहेषु च । हर्म्येषु वरशैलेषु दीर्घिकासु वरासु च
udyāneṣu ca ramyeṣu vāpīṣu ca gṛheṣu ca | harmyeṣu varaśaileṣu dīrghikāsu varāsu ca
In pleasant gardens, in tanks, in houses, in mansions, on fine hills, and in lovely oblong pools —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.16
वारुणीमदमत्तोऽसौ विहरन्कानने शुभे । विसृज्य सर्वकार्याणि मदधीनो बभूव ह
vāruṇīmadamatto'sau viharankānane śubhe | visṛjya sarvakāryāṇi madadhīno babhūva ha
intoxicated with wine, roaming in a lovely forest, having let go of all his duties, he became subject to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.17
व्यासाहं तेन संसक्ता क्रीडारसवशीकृता । स्मृतवान्पूर्वदेहं न पुंभावं मुनिजन्म च
vyāsāhaṃ tena saṃsaktā krīḍārasavaśīkṛtā | smṛtavānpūrvadehaṃ na puṃbhāvaṃ munijanma ca
O Vyāsa, clinging to him, mastered by the pleasure of that play, I did not remember my former body, nor my manhood, nor my birth as a sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.18
ममैवायं पतिर्योषाहं पत्नीषु प्रिया सती । पट्टराज्ञी विलासज्ञा सफलं जीवितं मम
mamaivāyaṃ patiryoṣāhaṃ patnīṣu priyā satī | paṭṭarājñī vilāsajñā saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ mama
"This is my own husband; I am a woman, the beloved and virtuous one among his wives, the chief queen, skilled in dalliance; my life has borne fruit."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.19
इति चिन्तयती तस्मिन्प्रेमबद्धा दिवानिशम् । क्रीडासक्ता सुखे लुब्धा तं स्थिता वशवर्तिनी
iti cintayatī tasminpremabaddhā divāniśam | krīḍāsaktā sukhe lubdhā taṃ sthitā vaśavartinī
Thinking thus, bound to him in love day and night, attached to play, greedy for pleasure, I remained subject to his will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.20
विस्मृतं ब्रह्मविज्ञानं ब्रह्मज्ञानं च शाश्वतम् । धर्मशास्त्रपरिज्ञानं तदासक्तमना स्थिता
vismṛtaṃ brahmavijñānaṃ brahmajñānaṃ ca śāśvatam | dharmaśāstraparijñānaṃ tadāsaktamanā sthitā
Forgotten was the discernment of Brahman and the eternal knowledge of Brahman, and the understanding of the treatises on dharma; I remained with my mind fixed on him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.21
एवं विहरतस्तत्र वर्षाणि द्वादशैव तु । गतानि क्षणवत्कामक्रीडासक्तस्य मे मुने
evaṃ viharatastatra varṣāṇi dvādaśaiva tu | gatāni kṣaṇavatkāmakrīḍāsaktasya me mune
Thus, as I dwelt there in enjoyment, a full twelve years passed as if they were a moment, O sage, for me who was absorbed in the play of love.
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DB 6 29.22
जाता गर्भवती चाहं मुदं प्राप नृपस्तदा । कारयामास विधिवद्गर्भसंस्कारकर्म च
jātā garbhavatī cāhaṃ mudaṃ prāpa nṛpastadā | kārayāmāsa vidhivadgarbhasaṃskārakarma ca
And I became pregnant, and the king then attained joy; and he had the rite of consecration of the embryo performed according to the rules.
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DB 6 29.23
अपृच्छद्दोहदं राजा प्रीणयन्मां पुनः पुनः । नाब्रवं लज्जमानाहं नृपं प्रीतमना भृशम्
apṛcchaddohadaṃ rājā prīṇayanmāṃ punaḥ punaḥ | nābravaṃ lajjamānāhaṃ nṛpaṃ prītamanā bhṛśam
The king, gratifying me again and again, asked about my pregnancy-cravings; but I, being bashful, did not speak, though my mind was exceedingly pleased with the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.24
सम्पूर्णे दशमे मासि पुत्रो जातस्ततो मम । शुभेऽह्नि ग्रहनक्षत्रलग्नताराबलान्विते
sampūrṇe daśame māsi putro jātastato mama | śubhe'hni grahanakṣatralagnatārābalānvite
When the tenth month was complete, a son was then born to me, on an auspicious day endowed with the strength of the planets, lunar mansions, the ascendant and the stars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.25
बभूव नृपतेर्गेहे पुत्रजन्ममहोत्सवः । राजा परमसन्तुष्टो बभूव सुतजन्मतः
babhūva nṛpatergehe putrajanmamahotsavaḥ | rājā paramasantuṣṭo babhūva sutajanmataḥ
In the king's house there was a great festival for the birth of a son; the king became supremely delighted at the birth of the boy.
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DB 6 29.26
सूतकान्ते सुतं वीक्ष्य राजा मुदमवाप ह । अहं भूमिपतेश्चासं प्रिया भार्या परन्तप
sūtakānte sutaṃ vīkṣya rājā mudamavāpa ha | ahaṃ bhūmipateścāsaṃ priyā bhāryā parantapa
At the end of the period of birth-impurity the king, beholding his son, obtained joy indeed; and I was the beloved wife of the lord of the earth, O scorcher of foes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.27
ततो वर्षद्वयान्ते वै पुनर्गर्भो मया धृतः । द्वितीयस्तु सुतो जातः सर्वलक्षणसंयुतः
tato varṣadvayānte vai punargarbho mayā dhṛtaḥ | dvitīyastu suto jātaḥ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutaḥ
Then, at the end of two years, a pregnancy was again borne by me, and a second son was born, endowed with all (auspicious) marks.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.28
सुधन्वेति सुतस्याथ नाम चक्रे नृपस्तदा । वीरवर्मेति ज्येष्ठस्य ब्राह्मणैः प्रेरितस्त्वयम्
sudhanveti sutasyātha nāma cakre nṛpastadā | vīravarmeti jyeṣṭhasya brāhmaṇaiḥ preritastvayam
Then the king made the son's name 'Sudhanvan,' and, prompted by the brahmins, (the name) 'Vīravarman' for the elder one.
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DB 6 29.29
एवं द्वादश पुत्राश्च प्रसूता भूपसम्मताः । मोहितोऽहं तदा तेषां प्रीत्या पालनलालने नारदस्य पुनः स्वरूपप्राप्तिवर्णनं नामेकोनत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
evaṃ dvādaśa putrāśca prasūtā bhūpasammatāḥ | mohito'haṃ tadā teṣāṃ prītyā pālanalālane nāradasya punaḥ svarūpaprāptivarṇanaṃ nāmekonatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
In this way twelve sons were brought forth, approved by the king; and I was then bewildered, out of affection, in their rearing and fondling. — (Thus ends) the chapter called 'The description of Nārada's regaining his own form again,' the twenty-ninth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.30
पुनरष्ट सुताः काले काले जाताः स्वरूपिणः । गार्हस्थ्यं मे ततः पूर्णं सम्पन्नं सुखसाधनम्
punaraṣṭa sutāḥ kāle kāle jātāḥ svarūpiṇaḥ | gārhasthyaṃ me tataḥ pūrṇaṃ sampannaṃ sukhasādhanam
Then again eight sons, well-formed, were born in due course of time; thereby my householder's life became full, accomplished as a means of happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.31
तेषां दारक्रियाः काले कृता राज्ञा यथोचिताः । स्नुषाभिश्च तथा पुत्रैः परिवारो महानभूत्
teṣāṃ dārakriyāḥ kāle kṛtā rājñā yathocitāḥ | snuṣābhiśca tathā putraiḥ parivāro mahānabhūt
In time their marriages were performed by the king as was fitting; and thus with the daughters-in-law and the sons the family became great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.32
ततः पौत्रादिसम्भूतास्तेऽपि क्रीडारसान्विताः । आसन्नानारसोपेता मोहवृद्धिकरा भृशम्
tataḥ pautrādisambhūtāste'pi krīḍārasānvitāḥ | āsannānārasopetā mohavṛddhikarā bhṛśam
Then those (children) too, born of grandsons and the rest, filled with the relish of play, were present, endowed with various delights, greatly increasing (my) delusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.33
कदाचित्सुखमैश्वर्यं कदाचिद्दुःखमद्भुतम् । पुत्रेषु रोगजनितं देहसन्तापकारकम्
kadācitsukhamaiśvaryaṃ kadācidduḥkhamadbhutam | putreṣu rogajanitaṃ dehasantāpakārakam
Sometimes there was happiness and lordship, sometimes extraordinary sorrow, arising from disease among the sons, causing torment to the body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.34
परस्परं कदाचित्तु विरोधोऽभूत्सुदारुणः । पुत्राणां वा वधूनां च तेन सन्तापसम्भवः
parasparaṃ kadācittu virodho'bhūtsudāruṇaḥ | putrāṇāṃ vā vadhūnāṃ ca tena santāpasambhavaḥ
And sometimes there arose a very cruel quarrel among one another, of the sons or of the daughters-in-law, and from that came grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.35
सुखदुःखात्मके घोरे मिथ्याचारकरे भृशम् । सङ्कल्पजनिते क्षुद्रे मग्नोऽहं मुनिसत्तम
sukhaduḥkhātmake ghore mithyācārakare bhṛśam | saṅkalpajanite kṣudre magno'haṃ munisattama
In that dreadful (state) consisting of pleasure and pain, greatly productive of false conduct, petty, born of mental imagining, I was sunk, O best of sages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.36
विस्मृतं पूर्वविज्ञानं शास्त्रज्ञानं तथा गतम् । योषाभावे विलीनोऽहं गृहकार्येषु सर्वथा
vismṛtaṃ pūrvavijñānaṃ śāstrajñānaṃ tathā gatam | yoṣābhāve vilīno'haṃ gṛhakāryeṣu sarvathā
My former knowledge was forgotten, and my learning in the scriptures likewise gone; in the condition of a woman I was wholly dissolved in household affairs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.37
अहङ्कारस्तु सञ्जातो भृशं मोहविवर्धकः । एते मे बलिनः पुत्राः स्नुषाः सुकुलसम्भवाः
ahaṅkārastu sañjāto bhṛśaṃ mohavivardhakaḥ | ete me balinaḥ putrāḥ snuṣāḥ sukulasambhavāḥ
And egotism arose, greatly increasing delusion: "These are my strong sons, and the daughters-in-law born of good families;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.38
एते पुत्राः सुसन्नद्धाः क्रीडन्ति मम वेश्मसु । धन्याहं खलु नारीणां संसारेऽस्मिन्नहो भृशम्
ete putrāḥ susannaddhāḥ krīḍanti mama veśmasu | dhanyāhaṃ khalu nārīṇāṃ saṃsāre'sminnaho bhṛśam
these sons, well accoutred, play in my chambers; surely I am blessed among women in this world—oh, exceedingly so!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.39
नारदोऽहं भगवता वञ्चितो मायया किल । न कदाचिन्मयाप्येवं चिन्तितं मनसा किल
nārado'haṃ bhagavatā vañcito māyayā kila | na kadācinmayāpyevaṃ cintitaṃ manasā kila
O Nārada, I was indeed deceived by the Lord through his māyā; never before had such a thing been thought by me in my mind:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.40
राजपत्नी शुभाचारा बहुपुत्रा पतिव्रता । धन्याहं किल संसारे कृष्णैवं मोहितस्त्वहम्
rājapatnī śubhācārā bahuputrā pativratā | dhanyāhaṃ kila saṃsāre kṛṣṇaivaṃ mohitastvaham
"I am a king's wife, of good conduct, with many sons, devoted to my husband; I am surely blessed in the world"—thus was I deluded by Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.41
अथ कश्चिन्नृपः कामं दूरदेशाधिपो महान् । अरातिभावमापन्नः पतिना सह मानद
atha kaścinnṛpaḥ kāmaṃ dūradeśādhipo mahān | arātibhāvamāpannaḥ patinā saha mānada
Then a certain king, a great lord of a distant land, indeed came into enmity with (my) husband, O giver of honour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.42
कृत्वा सैन्यसमायोगं रथैश्च वारणैर्युतम् । आजगाम कान्यकुब्जे पुरे युद्धमचिन्तयत्
kṛtvā sainyasamāyogaṃ rathaiśca vāraṇairyutam | ājagāma kānyakubje pure yuddhamacintayat
Having assembled his army, together with chariots and elephants, he came to the city of Kānyakubja and resolved on war.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.43
वेष्टितं नगरं तेन राज्ञा सैन्ययुतेन च । मम पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च निर्गता नगरात्तदा
veṣṭitaṃ nagaraṃ tena rājñā sainyayutena ca | mama putrāśca pautrāśca nirgatā nagarāttadā
The city was besieged by that king together with his army; and then my sons and grandsons went forth from the city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.44
संग्रामस्तुमुलस्तत्र कृतस्तैस्तेन पुत्रकैः । हता रणे सुताः सर्वे वैरिणा कालयोगतः
saṃgrāmastumulastatra kṛtastaistena putrakaiḥ | hatā raṇe sutāḥ sarve vairiṇā kālayogataḥ
A tumultuous battle was fought there by those sons (of mine) with him; all (my) sons were slain in the fight by the enemy, through the working of time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.45
राजा भग्नस्तु संग्रामादागतः स्वगृहं पुनः । श्रुतं मया मृताः पुत्राः संग्रामे भृशदारुणे
rājā bhagnastu saṃgrāmādāgataḥ svagṛhaṃ punaḥ | śrutaṃ mayā mṛtāḥ putrāḥ saṃgrāme bhṛśadāruṇe
But the king, broken (in battle), came back again to his own house; and I heard that (my) sons had died in the exceedingly terrible battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.46
स हत्वा मे सुतान्पौत्रान्गतो राजा बलान्वितः । क्रन्दमाना ह्यहं तत्र गता समरमण्डले
sa hatvā me sutānpautrāngato rājā balānvitaḥ | krandamānā hyahaṃ tatra gatā samaramaṇḍale
Having killed my sons and grandsons, that king departed with his forces; and I, wailing, went there to the circle of the battlefield.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.47
दृष्ट्वा तान्पतितान्पुत्रान्पौत्रांश्चदुःखपीडिता । विललापाहमायुष्मञ्छोकसागरसंप्लवे
dṛṣṭvā tānpatitānputrānpautrāṃścaduḥkhapīḍitā | vilalāpāhamāyuṣmañchokasāgarasaṃplave
Seeing those sons and grandsons fallen, afflicted with grief, I lamented, O long-lived one, plunged in an ocean of sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.48
हा पुत्राः क्व गता मेऽद्य हा हतास्मि दुरात्मना । दैवेनातिबलिष्ठेन दुर्वारेणातिपापिना
hā putrāḥ kva gatā me'dya hā hatāsmi durātmanā | daivenātibaliṣṭhena durvāreṇātipāpinā
"Alas, my sons, where have you gone today? Alas, I am destroyed by evil-souled fate, exceedingly strong, unstoppable and utterly sinful."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.49
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र भगवान्मधुसूदनः । कृत्वा रूपं द्विजस्यागाद्वृद्धः परमशोभनः
etasminnantare tatra bhagavānmadhusūdanaḥ | kṛtvā rūpaṃ dvijasyāgādvṛddhaḥ paramaśobhanaḥ
In this interval the Lord, the slayer of Madhu, came there, having assumed the form of a brahmin, aged and exceedingly splendid.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.50
सुवासा वेदवित्कामं मत्समीपं समागतः । मामुवाचातिदीनां स क्रन्दमानां रणाजिरे
suvāsā vedavitkāmaṃ matsamīpaṃ samāgataḥ | māmuvācātidīnāṃ sa krandamānāṃ raṇājire
Well-clothed, a knower of the Veda, he came right up close to me, and spoke to me, utterly wretched and wailing on the field of battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.51
ब्राह्मण उवाच किं विषीदसि तन्वङ्गि भ्रमोऽयं प्रकटीकृतः । मोहेन कोकिलालापे पतिपुत्रगृहात्मके
brāhmaṇa uvāca kiṃ viṣīdasi tanvaṅgi bhramo'yaṃ prakaṭīkṛtaḥ | mohena kokilālāpe patiputragṛhātmake
The brahmin said: Why do you grieve, slender-limbed one? This delusion has been made manifest by infatuation, O you of cuckoo-sweet speech—(infatuation) consisting of husband, sons and home.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.52
का त्वं कस्याः सुताः केऽमी चिन्तयात्मगतिं पराम् । उत्तिष्ठ रोदनं त्यक्त्वा स्वस्था भव सुलोचने
kā tvaṃ kasyāḥ sutāḥ ke'mī cintayātmagatiṃ parām | uttiṣṭha rodanaṃ tyaktvā svasthā bhava sulocane
Who are you? Whose sons are these? Reflect on the highest goal of the self. Rise up, abandon weeping, be composed, O fair-eyed one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.53
स्नानं च तिलदानं च पुत्राणां कुरु कामिनि । परलोकगतानां च मर्यादारक्षणाय वै
snānaṃ ca tiladānaṃ ca putrāṇāṃ kuru kāmini | paralokagatānāṃ ca maryādārakṣaṇāya vai
Perform the bath and the giving of sesame for (your) sons, O lovely one—for those who have gone to the other world, for the preservation of proper custom.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.54
कर्तव्यं सर्वथा तीर्थे स्नानं तु न गृहे क्वचित् । मृतानां किल बन्धूनां धर्मशास्त्रविनिर्णयः
kartavyaṃ sarvathā tīrthe snānaṃ tu na gṛhe kvacit | mṛtānāṃ kila bandhūnāṃ dharmaśāstravinirṇayaḥ
In every case the bath is to be done at a sacred ford, never at home; such indeed is the determination of the law-books concerning dead kinsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.55
नारद उवाच इत्युक्त्वा तेन विप्रेण वृद्धेन प्रतिबोधिता । उत्थिताहं नृपेणाथ युक्ता बन्धुभिरावृता
nārada uvāca ityuktvā tena vipreṇa vṛddhena pratibodhitā | utthitāhaṃ nṛpeṇātha yuktā bandhubhirāvṛtā
Nārada said: Having been thus addressed and awakened by that aged brahmin, I rose up, joined by the king and surrounded by kinsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.56
अग्रतो द्विजरूपेण भगवान्भूतभावनः । चलिताहं ततस्तूर्णं तीर्थं परमपावनम्
agrato dvijarūpeṇa bhagavānbhūtabhāvanaḥ | calitāhaṃ tatastūrṇaṃ tīrthaṃ paramapāvanam
With the Lord, the creator of beings, in the form of a brahmin going in front, I then set out quickly for the supremely purifying sacred ford.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.57
हरिर्मां कृपया तत्र पुंतीर्थे सरसि प्रभुः । नीत्वाह भगवान्विष्णुर्द्विजरूपी जनार्दनः
harirmāṃ kṛpayā tatra puṃtīrthe sarasi prabhuḥ | nītvāha bhagavānviṣṇurdvijarūpī janārdanaḥ
Hari, the Lord, out of compassion led me there to the lake at the Puṃtīrtha, and the Lord Viṣṇu, Janārdana, in brahmin form, said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.58
स्नानं कुरु तडागेऽस्मिन्पावने गजगामिनि । त्यज शोकं क्रियाकालः पुत्राणां च निरर्थकम्
snānaṃ kuru taḍāge'sminpāvane gajagāmini | tyaja śokaṃ kriyākālaḥ putrāṇāṃ ca nirarthakam
"Bathe in this purifying pool, O you of elephant-like gait; give up grief—it is the time for the rites for (your) sons, and (grief) is fruitless."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.59
कोटिशस्ते मृताः पुत्रा जन्मजन्मसमुद्भवाः । पितरः पतयश्चैव भ्रातरो जामयस्तथा
koṭiśaste mṛtāḥ putrā janmajanmasamudbhavāḥ | pitaraḥ patayaścaiva bhrātaro jāmayastathā
"Hundreds of crores of your sons have died, born birth after birth, and fathers too, and husbands, brothers and daughters' husbands."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.60
केषां दुःखं त्वया कार्यं भ्रमेऽस्मिन्मानसोद्भवे । वितथे स्वप्नसदृशे तापदे देहिनामिह
keṣāṃ duḥkhaṃ tvayā kāryaṃ bhrame'sminmānasodbhave | vitathe svapnasadṛśe tāpade dehināmiha
"For which of them should you grieve, in this delusion born of the mind—unreal, dream-like, bringing pain to embodied beings here?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.61
नारद उवाच इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तीर्थे पुरुषसंज्ञके । प्रविष्टा स्नातुकामाहं प्रेरिता तत्र विष्णुना
nārada uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā tīrthe puruṣasaṃjñake | praviṣṭā snātukāmāhaṃ preritā tatra viṣṇunā
Nārada said: Having heard his words, I entered the bathing-place named Puruṣa, wishing to bathe, impelled to it by Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.62
मज्जनादेव तीर्थेषु पुमाञ्जातः क्षणादपि । हरिर्वीणां करे कृत्वा स्थितस्तीरे स्वदेहवान्
majjanādeva tīrtheṣu pumāñjātaḥ kṣaṇādapi | harirvīṇāṃ kare kṛtvā sthitastīre svadehavān
By the mere plunge in those waters I became, in an instant, a man; and Hari, holding the vīṇā in his hand, stood on the bank in his own body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.63
उन्मज्ज्य च मया तीरे दृष्टः कमललोचनः । प्रत्यभिज्ञा तदा जाता मम चित्ते द्विजोत्तम
unmajjya ca mayā tīre dṛṣṭaḥ kamalalocanaḥ | pratyabhijñā tadā jātā mama citte dvijottama
And when I came up, I saw the lotus-eyed one on the bank; then recognition arose in my mind, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.64
सञ्चिन्तितं मया तत्र नारदोऽहमिहागतः । हरिणा सह स्त्रीभावं प्राप्तो मायाविमोहितः
sañcintitaṃ mayā tatra nārado'hamihāgataḥ | hariṇā saha strībhāvaṃ prāpto māyāvimohitaḥ
There I thought: "I am Nārada, come here; together with Hari I took on womanhood, bewildered by māyā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.65
इति चिन्तापरश्चाहं यदा जातस्तदा हरिः । मामाह नारदागच्छ किं करोषि जले स्थितः
iti cintāparaścāhaṃ yadā jātastadā hariḥ | māmāha nāradāgaccha kiṃ karoṣi jale sthitaḥ
When I had thus become absorbed in this thought, Hari said to me: "Nārada, come! What are you doing, standing in the water?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 29.66
विस्मितोऽहं तदा स्मृत्वा स्त्रीभावं दारुणं भृशम् । पुनः पुरुषभावश्च सम्पन्नः केन हेतुना
vismito'haṃ tadā smṛtvā strībhāvaṃ dāruṇaṃ bhṛśam | punaḥ puruṣabhāvaśca sampannaḥ kena hetunā
I was then amazed, remembering that exceedingly dreadful state of womanhood, and (wondering) by what cause manhood had come about again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition