Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 31
DB 6 31.1
; भगवतीमाहात्म्यवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच निशामय महाराज ब्रवीमि विशदाक्षरम् । माहात्म्यं खलु मायाया नारदात्तु मया श्रुतम्
; bhagavatīmāhātmyavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca niśāmaya mahārāja bravīmi viśadākṣaram | māhātmyaṃ khalu māyāyā nāradāttu mayā śrutam
Description of the greatness of the Goddess. Vyāsa said: Listen, great king, I shall speak in plain syllables. The greatness of Māyā was indeed heard by me from Nārada.
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DB 6 31.2
मया पुनर्मुनिः पृष्टो नारदः सर्ववित्तमः । श्रुत्वा कथां मुनेस्तस्य नारीदेहसमुद्भवाम्
mayā punarmuniḥ pṛṣṭo nāradaḥ sarvavittamaḥ | śrutvā kathāṃ munestasya nārīdehasamudbhavām
Again I asked the sage Nārada, best of all knowers, after hearing that sage's tale of his arising in a woman's body:
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DB 6 31.3
ब्रूहि नारद पश्चात्किं कथितं हरिणा तदा । क्व गतश्च जगन्नाथो भवता सह माधवः
brūhi nārada paścātkiṃ kathitaṃ hariṇā tadā | kva gataśca jagannātho bhavatā saha mādhavaḥ
"Tell me, Nārada, what did Hari say after that? And where did Mādhava, the lord of the world, go with you?"
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DB 6 31.4
नारद उवाच इत्युक्त्वा भगवांस्तस्मिंस्तडागेऽतिमनोहरे । आरुह्य गरुडं गन्तुं वैकुण्ठे च मनो दधे
nārada uvāca ityuktvā bhagavāṃstasmiṃstaḍāge'timanohare | āruhya garuḍaṃ gantuṃ vaikuṇṭhe ca mano dadhe
Nārada said: Having spoken thus, the Blessed One, there at that most delightful pond, mounted Garuḍa and set his mind on going to Vaikuṇṭha.
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DB 6 31.5
मामुवाच रमाकान्तो यथेष्टं गच्छ नारद । एहि वा मम लोकं त्वं यथारुचि तथा कुरु
māmuvāca ramākānto yatheṣṭaṃ gaccha nārada | ehi vā mama lokaṃ tvaṃ yathāruci tathā kuru
Ramā's beloved said to me: "Go as you wish, Nārada, or else come to my world; do as you please."
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DB 6 31.6
ब्रह्मलोकं गतश्चाहमापृच्छ्य मधुसूदनम् । भगवानपि देवेशस्तत्क्षणाद्गरुडासनः
brahmalokaṃ gataścāhamāpṛcchya madhusūdanam | bhagavānapi deveśastatkṣaṇādgaruḍāsanaḥ
And I, having taken leave of Madhusūdana, went to Brahmaloka; and the Blessed One, lord of the gods, that very moment seated on Garuḍa,
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DB 6 31.7
वैकुण्ठमगमत्तूर्णं मामादिश्य यथासुखम् । ततोऽहं पितृसदनं गतो याते जनार्दने
vaikuṇṭhamagamattūrṇaṃ māmādiśya yathāsukham | tato'haṃ pitṛsadanaṃ gato yāte janārdane
went swiftly to Vaikuṇṭha, having bidden me (go) at my ease. Then, when Janārdana had departed, I went to my father's abode,
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DB 6 31.8
चिन्तयन्सकलं दुःखं सुखं च परमाद्भुतम् । गत्वा प्रणम्य पितरं स्थितो यावत्पुरः पितुः
cintayansakalaṃ duḥkhaṃ sukhaṃ ca paramādbhutam | gatvā praṇamya pitaraṃ sthito yāvatpuraḥ pituḥ
reflecting on all that sorrow and that most wondrous joy. Having gone and bowed to my father, as I stood before him,
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DB 6 31.9
तावत्पृष्टो मुने पित्रा वीक्ष्य चिन्तातुरं तु माम् । ब्रह्योवाच क्व गतोऽसि महाभाग कस्माच्चिन्तातुरः सुत
tāvatpṛṣṭo mune pitrā vīkṣya cintāturaṃ tu mām | brahyovāca kva gato'si mahābhāga kasmāccintāturaḥ suta
just then, O sage, I was questioned by my father, who saw me stricken with worry. Brahmā said: "Where have you been, greatly fortunate one? Why are you troubled with care, son?
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DB 6 31.10
स्वस्थं नैवाद्य पश्यामि मनस्ते मुनिसत्तम । केनापि वञ्चितोऽसि त्वं दृष्टं वा किञ्चिदद्भुतम्
svasthaṃ naivādya paśyāmi manaste munisattama | kenāpi vañcito'si tvaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ vā kiñcidadbhutam
I do not see your mind at ease today, best of sages. Have you been deceived by someone, or have you seen something wondrous?
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DB 6 31.11
विषण्णं गतविज्ञानं पश्यामि त्वां कथं सुत । नारद उवाच इति पृष्टस्तदा पित्रा बृस्यां समुपवेश्य च
viṣaṇṇaṃ gatavijñānaṃ paśyāmi tvāṃ kathaṃ suta | nārada uvāca iti pṛṣṭastadā pitrā bṛsyāṃ samupaveśya ca
Why do I see you dejected and bereft of your wits, son?" Nārada said: Thus questioned then by my father, and seated on a mat of kuśa grass,
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DB 6 31.12
तमब्रवं स्ववृत्तान्तं मायाबलसमुद्भवम् । वञ्चितोऽहं पितः कामं विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना
tamabravaṃ svavṛttāntaṃ māyābalasamudbhavam | vañcito'haṃ pitaḥ kāmaṃ viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā
I told him my own story, which arose from the power of Māyā: "Father, I have been thoroughly deceived by Viṣṇu, the mighty one.
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DB 6 31.13
स्त्रीभावं गमितः कामं वर्षाणि सुबहून्यपि । अनुभूतं महद्दुःखं पुत्रशोकसमुद्भवम्
strībhāvaṃ gamitaḥ kāmaṃ varṣāṇi subahūnyapi | anubhūtaṃ mahadduḥkhaṃ putraśokasamudbhavam
I was made to become a woman indeed, for very many years, and I experienced great sorrow arising from grief for sons.
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DB 6 31.14
प्रबोधितोऽहं तेनैव मृदुवाक्यामृतेन च । पुनः सरोवरे स्नात्वा जातोऽहं नारदः पुमान्
prabodhito'haṃ tenaiva mṛduvākyāmṛtena ca | punaḥ sarovare snātvā jāto'haṃ nāradaḥ pumān
And I was awakened by him with the nectar of gentle words; and bathing again in the lake, I became Nārada, a man.
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DB 6 31.15
किमेतत्कारणं ब्रह्मन् यन्मोहमगमं तदा । विस्मृतं पूर्वविज्ञानं तन्मयस्तरसा कृतः
kimetatkāraṇaṃ brahman yanmohamagamaṃ tadā | vismṛtaṃ pūrvavijñānaṃ tanmayastarasā kṛtaḥ
What is the cause of this, O Brahmā, that I fell into delusion then, that my former knowledge was forgotten, and I was swiftly made one with that (state)?
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DB 6 31.16
एतन्मायाबलं ब्रह्मन्न जानेऽहं दुरत्ययम् । ज्ञानहानिकरं जातं मूलं मोहस्य विस्फुटम्
etanmāyābalaṃ brahmanna jāne'haṃ duratyayam | jñānahānikaraṃ jātaṃ mūlaṃ mohasya visphuṭam
This power of Māyā, O Brahmā, hard to overcome, I do not understand; it has plainly turned out to be the destroyer of knowledge, the root of delusion.
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DB 6 31.17
अनुभूतं मया सम्यग्ज्ञातं सर्वं शुभाशुभम् । कथं त्वं जितवांस्तात तमुपायं वदस्व मे
anubhūtaṃ mayā samyagjñātaṃ sarvaṃ śubhāśubham | kathaṃ tvaṃ jitavāṃstāta tamupāyaṃ vadasva me
I have experienced it and I have fully understood it all, good and ill. How did you conquer her, father? Tell me that means."
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DB 6 31.18
नारद उवाच विज्ञप्तोऽसौ मया धाता प्रीतिपूर्वमतः परम् । मामुवाच स्मितं कृत्वा पिता मे वासवीसुत
nārada uvāca vijñapto'sau mayā dhātā prītipūrvamataḥ param | māmuvāca smitaṃ kṛtvā pitā me vāsavīsuta
Nārada said: Thereupon the Creator was thus respectfully petitioned by me; and my father, smiling, said to me, O son of Vāsavī:
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DB 6 31.19
ब्रह्मोवाच दुर्जयैषा सुरैः सर्वैर्मुनिभिश्च महात्मभिः । तापसैर्ज्ञानयुक्तैश्च योगिभिः पवनाशनैः
brahmovāca durjayaiṣā suraiḥ sarvairmunibhiśca mahātmabhiḥ | tāpasairjñānayuktaiśca yogibhiḥ pavanāśanaiḥ
Brahmā said: She is hard to conquer for all the gods and for the great-souled sages, for ascetics endowed with knowledge, and for yogins who feed on air.
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DB 6 31.20
नाहं तां सर्वथा ज्ञातुं शक्तो मायां महाबलाम् । विष्णुर्ज्ञातुं न शक्तश्च तथा शम्भुरुमापतिः
nāhaṃ tāṃ sarvathā jñātuṃ śakto māyāṃ mahābalām | viṣṇurjñātuṃ na śaktaśca tathā śambhurumāpatiḥ
I am in no way able to know that Māyā of great power; nor is Viṣṇu able to know her, nor Śambhu, Umā's lord.
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DB 6 31.21
दुर्ज्ञेया सा महामाया सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारिणी । कालकर्मस्वभावाद्यैर्निमित्तकारणैर्वृता
durjñeyā sā mahāmāyā sṛṣṭisthityantakāriṇī | kālakarmasvabhāvādyairnimittakāraṇairvṛtā
She, the great Māyā, is hard to know, the maker of creation, preservation and end, encompassed by time, action, inherent nature and the other instrumental causes.
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DB 6 31.22
शोकं मा कुरु मेधाविंस्तत्र मायामहाबले । न चैव विस्मयः कार्यो वयं सर्वे विमोहिताः
śokaṃ mā kuru medhāviṃstatra māyāmahābale | na caiva vismayaḥ kāryo vayaṃ sarve vimohitāḥ
Do not grieve, O wise one, over that great power of Māyā; nor should you be astonished — all of us are utterly deluded.
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DB 6 31.23
नारद उवाच पित्रेत्युक्तस्तदा व्यास तमापृच्छ्य गतस्मयः । आगतोऽस्म्यत्र पश्यन्वै तीर्थानि च वराणि च
nārada uvāca pitretyuktastadā vyāsa tamāpṛcchya gatasmayaḥ | āgato'smyatra paśyanvai tīrthāni ca varāṇi ca
Nārada said: Thus addressed by my father, O Vyāsa, I took leave of him and, my astonishment gone, I have come here, viewing the holy fords and the excellent (places).
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DB 6 31.24
तस्मात्त्वमपि सन्त्यज्य मोहं कौरवनाशजम् । कालक्षयं सुखासीनः स्थानेऽस्मिन् कुरु सत्तम
tasmāttvamapi santyajya mohaṃ kauravanāśajam | kālakṣayaṃ sukhāsīnaḥ sthāne'smin kuru sattama
Therefore you too, O best (of men), abandoning the confusion born of the destruction of the Kauravas, sit at ease in this place and pass the time away.
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DB 6 31.25
अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कृतं कर्म शुभाशुभम् । निश्चयं हृदये कृत्वा विचरस्व यथासुखम्
avaśyameva bhoktavyaṃ kṛtaṃ karma śubhāśubham | niścayaṃ hṛdaye kṛtvā vicarasva yathāsukham
The deed done, good or bad, must inevitably be experienced; having made this certainty in your heart, move about as you please.
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DB 6 31.26
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वा नारदो राजन् गतो मां प्रतिबोध्य च । अहं तच्चिन्तयन्वाक्यं यदुक्तं मुनिना तदा
vyāsa uvāca ityuktvā nārado rājan gato māṃ pratibodhya ca | ahaṃ taccintayanvākyaṃ yaduktaṃ muninā tadā
Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, O king, Nārada went away, having awakened me; and I, pondering that speech which the sage had then uttered,
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DB 6 31.27
स्थितः सरस्वतीतीरे कल्पे सारस्वते वरे । कालातिवाहनायैतत्कृतं भागवतं मया
sthitaḥ sarasvatītīre kalpe sārasvate vare | kālātivāhanāyaitatkṛtaṃ bhāgavataṃ mayā
remained on the bank of the Sarasvatī, in the excellent Sārasvata kalpa; and to pass the time away this Bhāgavata was composed by me —
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DB 6 31.28
पुराणमुत्तमं भूप सर्वसंशयनाशनम् । नानाख्यानसमायुक्तं वेदप्रामाण्यसंश्रितम्
purāṇamuttamaṃ bhūpa sarvasaṃśayanāśanam | nānākhyānasamāyuktaṃ vedaprāmāṇyasaṃśritam
an excellent Purāṇa, O king, destroyer of all doubts, furnished with various narratives, resting upon the authority of the Vedas.
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DB 6 31.29
सन्देहोऽत्र न कर्तव्यः सर्वथा नृपसत्तम । यथेन्द्रजालिकः कश्चित्पाञ्चालीं दारवीं करे
sandeho'tra na kartavyaḥ sarvathā nṛpasattama | yathendrajālikaḥ kaścitpāñcālīṃ dāravīṃ kare
No doubt whatsoever should be entertained here, O best of kings. Just as some conjuror, taking a wooden puppet in his hand,
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DB 6 31.30
कृत्वा नर्तयते कामं स्वेच्छया वशवर्तिनीम् । तथा नर्तयते माया जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम्
kṛtvā nartayate kāmaṃ svecchayā vaśavartinīm | tathā nartayate māyā jagatsthāvarajaṅgamam
makes it dance at will by his own wish, it being under his control — so does Māyā make the world, moving and unmoving, dance,
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DB 6 31.31
ब्रह्मादिस्तम्बपर्यन्तं सदेवासुरमानुषम् । पञ्चेन्द्रियसमायुक्तं मनश्चित्तानुवर्तनम् षष्ठस्कन्धे भगवतीमाहात्म्यवर्णनं नामकत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
brahmādistambaparyantaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam | pañcendriyasamāyuktaṃ manaścittānuvartanam ṣaṣṭhaskandhe bhagavatīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmakatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
from Brahmā down to a clump of grass, together with gods, demons and men, endowed with the five senses and following after mind and thought. [Thus] the thirty-first chapter in the sixth book, called the description of the greatness of the Goddess.
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DB 6 31.32
गुणास्तु कारणं राजन् सर्वेषां सर्वथा त्रयः । कार्यं कारणसंयुक्तं भवतीति विनिश्चयः
guṇāstu kāraṇaṃ rājan sarveṣāṃ sarvathā trayaḥ | kāryaṃ kāraṇasaṃyuktaṃ bhavatīti viniścayaḥ
But the three guṇas, O king, are in every way the cause of all; the settled conclusion is that an effect comes about (only) when joined with a cause.
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DB 6 31.33
भिन्नभिन्नस्वभावास्ते गुणा मायासमुद्भवाः । शान्तो घोरस्तथा मूढस्त्रयस्तु विविधा यतः
bhinnabhinnasvabhāvāste guṇā māyāsamudbhavāḥ | śānto ghorastathā mūḍhastrayastu vividhā yataḥ
Those guṇas, arisen from Māyā, are of quite different natures: the calm, the terrible, and the deluded — the three, since they are of various kinds.
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DB 6 31.34
तत्समेतः पुमान्नित्यं तद्विहीनः कथं भवेत् । न भवत्येव संसारे रहितस्तन्तुभिः पटः
tatsametaḥ pumānnityaṃ tadvihīnaḥ kathaṃ bhavet | na bhavatyeva saṃsāre rahitastantubhiḥ paṭaḥ
A person is always joined with them; how could he be without them? He simply does not exist in the round of rebirth — (as little as) a cloth devoid of threads.
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DB 6 31.35
तथा गुणैस्त्रिभिर्हीनो न देहीति विनिश्चयः । देवदेहो मनुष्यो वा तिरश्चो वा नराधिप
tathā guṇaistribhirhīno na dehīti viniścayaḥ | devadeho manuṣyo vā tiraśco vā narādhipa
So the conclusion is that there is no embodied being free of the three guṇas — whether the body of a god, or a man, or an animal, O ruler of men.
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DB 6 31.36
गुणैर्विरहितो न स्यान्मृद्विहीनो घटो यथा । ब्रह्मा विष्णुस्तथा रुद्रस्त्रयश्चामी गुणाश्रयाः
guṇairvirahito na syānmṛdvihīno ghaṭo yathā | brahmā viṣṇustathā rudrastrayaścāmī guṇāśrayāḥ
None could be devoid of the guṇas, just as no pot is without clay. Brahmā, Viṣṇu and likewise Rudra — these three too rest on the guṇas.
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DB 6 31.37
कदाचित्प्रीतियुक्तास्ते तथाप्रीतियुताः पुनः । तथा विषादयुक्तास्ते भवन्ति गुणयोगतः
kadācitprītiyuktāste tathāprītiyutāḥ punaḥ | tathā viṣādayuktāste bhavanti guṇayogataḥ
Sometimes they are filled with pleasure, and again filled with displeasure, and likewise they become filled with dejection, through their connection with the guṇas.
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DB 6 31.38
ब्रह्मा कदाचित्सत्त्वस्थस्तदा शान्तः समाधिमान् । प्रीतियुक्तो भवेत्सर्वभूतेषु ज्ञानसंयुतः
brahmā kadācitsattvasthastadā śāntaḥ samādhimān | prītiyukto bhavetsarvabhūteṣu jñānasaṃyutaḥ
Brahmā, when at some time he abides in sattva, is then calm, absorbed in meditation, filled with kindness toward all beings and possessed of knowledge.
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DB 6 31.39
पुनः सत्त्वविहीनस्तु रजोगुणसमावृतः । तदा भवेद् घोररूपः सर्वत्राप्रीतिसंयुतः
punaḥ sattvavihīnastu rajoguṇasamāvṛtaḥ | tadā bhaved ghorarūpaḥ sarvatrāprītisaṃyutaḥ
But again, when bereft of sattva and enveloped by the guṇa of rajas, he then becomes terrible in form, filled everywhere with displeasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.40
यदा तमोगुणाविष्टो बाहुल्येन भवेद्विधिः । तदा विषादसम्पन्नो मूढो भवति नान्यथा
yadā tamoguṇāviṣṭo bāhulyena bhavedvidhiḥ | tadā viṣādasampanno mūḍho bhavati nānyathā
When the Ordainer becomes largely possessed by the guṇa of tamas, then he is filled with dejection and becomes deluded — it cannot be otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.41
माधवोऽपि सदा सत्त्वसंश्रितः सर्वथा भवेत् । यदा शान्तः प्रीतियुक्तो भवेज्ज्ञानसमन्वितः
mādhavo'pi sadā sattvasaṃśritaḥ sarvathā bhavet | yadā śāntaḥ prītiyukto bhavejjñānasamanvitaḥ
Mādhava too, when he wholly rests always in sattva, is then calm, filled with kindness, and possessed of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.42
स एव रजआधिक्यादप्रीतिसंयुतो भवेत् । घोरश्च सर्वभूतेषु गुणाधीनो रमापतिः
sa eva rajaādhikyādaprītisaṃyuto bhavet | ghoraśca sarvabhūteṣu guṇādhīno ramāpatiḥ
That very same (Mādhava), through the predominance of rajas, becomes joined with displeasure, and terrible toward all beings — (for even) the husband of Ramā is subject to the guṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.43
रुद्रोऽपि सत्त्वसंयुक्तः प्रीतिमाञ्छान्तिमान्भवेत् । रजोनिमीलितः सोऽपि घोरः प्रीतिविवर्जितः
rudro'pi sattvasaṃyuktaḥ prītimāñchāntimānbhavet | rajonimīlitaḥ so'pi ghoraḥ prītivivarjitaḥ
Rudra too, when joined with sattva, becomes affectionate and possessed of peace; but when covered over by rajas, he too is terrible and devoid of affection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.44
तमोगुणयुतः सोऽपि मूढो विषादयुग्भवेत् । एते यदि गुणाधीना ब्रह्मविष्णुहरादयः
tamoguṇayutaḥ so'pi mūḍho viṣādayugbhavet | ete yadi guṇādhīnā brahmaviṣṇuharādayaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 6 31.45
सूर्यवंशोद्भवास्तद्वत्सोमवंशभवा अपि । मन्वादयश्च ये प्रोक्ताश्चतुर्दश युगे युगे
sūryavaṃśodbhavāstadvatsomavaṃśabhavā api | manvādayaśca ye proktāścaturdaśa yuge yuge
So too those born in the solar dynasty, and those born in the lunar dynasty as well, and the fourteen Manus and the rest who are declared (to exist) in age after age (are subject to the guṇas).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.46
अन्येषां चैव का वार्ता संसारेऽस्मिन्नृपोत्तम । मायाधीनं जगत्सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम्
anyeṣāṃ caiva kā vārtā saṃsāre'sminnṛpottama | māyādhīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam
And what then is to be said of others in this world of transmigration, O best of kings? The whole world, with its gods, demons, and men, is subject to māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.47
तस्माद्राजन्न कर्तव्यः सन्देहोऽत्र कदाचन । देही मायापराधीनश्चेष्टते तद्वशानुगः
tasmādrājanna kartavyaḥ sandeho'tra kadācana | dehī māyāparādhīnaśceṣṭate tadvaśānugaḥ
Therefore, O king, no doubt should ever be entertained in this matter: the embodied being is subject to māyā and acts as one following her sway.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.48
सा च माया परे तत्त्वे संविद्रूपेऽपि सर्वदा । तदधीना प्रेरिता च तेन जीवेषु सर्वदा
sā ca māyā pare tattve saṃvidrūpe'pi sarvadā | tadadhīnā preritā ca tena jīveṣu sarvadā
And that māyā, (residing) always in the supreme Reality, which is of the nature of consciousness, is dependent on it, and is by it always impelled into living beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 31.49
ततो मायाविशिष्टां तां संविदं परमेश्वरीम् । मायेश्वरीं भगवतीं सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणीम्
tato māyāviśiṣṭāṃ tāṃ saṃvidaṃ parameśvarīm | māyeśvarīṃ bhagavatīṃ saccidānandarūpiṇīm
Therefore that consciousness, distinguished by māyā — the supreme Sovereign Lady, the mistress of māyā, the Blessed Goddess, whose form is being, consciousness and bliss —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.50
ध्यायेत्तथाराधयेच्च प्रणमेच्च जपेदपि । तेन सा सदया भूत्वा मोचयत्येव देहिनम्
dhyāyettathārādhayecca praṇamecca japedapi | tena sā sadayā bhūtvā mocayatyeva dehinam
(One) should meditate on (her) thus, and worship (her), and bow down, and also recite (her name); by that she, becoming compassionate, indeed liberates the embodied one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.51
स्वमायां संहरत्येव स्वानुभूतिप्रदानतः । भुवनं खलु माया स्यादीश्वरी तस्य नायिका
svamāyāṃ saṃharatyeva svānubhūtipradānataḥ | bhuvanaṃ khalu māyā syādīśvarī tasya nāyikā
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 6 31.52
भुवनेशी ततः प्रोक्ता देवी त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी । तद्रूपे यदि सक्तं स्याच्चित्तं भूमिपते सदा
bhuvaneśī tataḥ proktā devī trailokyasundarī | tadrūpe yadi saktaṃ syāccittaṃ bhūmipate sadā
Therefore she is called Bhuvaneśī, the Goddess who is the beauty of the three worlds. If the mind, O lord of the earth, be always attached to her form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.53
मायया किं भवेत्तत्र सदसद्भूतया नृप । तस्मान्मायानिरासार्थं नान्यद्वै देवतान्तरम्
māyayā kiṃ bhavettatra sadasadbhūtayā nṛpa | tasmānmāyānirāsārthaṃ nānyadvai devatāntaram
What could Māyā do there, O king, she being (a thing) of the nature of both real and unreal? Therefore, for the dispelling of Māyā there is indeed no other deity whatsoever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.54
समर्थं तु विना देवीं सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणीम् । तमोराशिं नाशयितुं शक्तं नैव तमो भवेत्
samarthaṃ tu vinā devīṃ saccidānandarūpiṇīm | tamorāśiṃ nāśayituṃ śaktaṃ naiva tamo bhavet
But apart from the Goddess, whose form is being, consciousness and bliss, (nothing) is competent to destroy the mass of darkness; darkness could never be able (to do it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.55
किन्तु भानुप्रभाचन्द्रविद्युद्वह्निप्रभादयः । तस्मान्मायेश्वरीमम्बां स्वप्रकाशां तु संविदम्
kintu bhānuprabhācandravidyudvahniprabhādayaḥ | tasmānmāyeśvarīmambāṃ svaprakāśāṃ tu saṃvidam
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 6 31.56
आराधयेदतिप्रीत्या मायागुणनिवृत्तये । इति सम्यङ्मयाख्यातं वृत्रासुरवधादिकम्
ārādhayedatiprītyā māyāguṇanivṛttaye | iti samyaṅmayākhyātaṃ vṛtrāsuravadhādikam
One should worship (her) with the greatest love, for the cessation of the qualities of māyā. Thus has the slaying of the demon Vṛtra and the rest been rightly declared by me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.57
यत्पृष्टं राजशार्दूल किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि । पूर्वार्धोऽयं पुराणस्य कथितस्तव सुव्रत
yatpṛṣṭaṃ rājaśārdūla kimanyacchrotumicchasi | pūrvārdho'yaṃ purāṇasya kathitastava suvrata
(This is) what you asked, O tiger among kings; what else do you wish to hear? This first half of the Purāṇa has (now) been told to you, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.58
यत्र देव्यास्तु महिमा विस्तरेणोपपादितः । एतद्रहस्यं श्रीमातुर्न देयं यस्य कस्यचित्
yatra devyāstu mahimā vistareṇopapāditaḥ | etadrahasyaṃ śrīmāturna deyaṃ yasya kasyacit
In (this first half) the greatness of the Goddess has been set forth at length. This secret of the glorious Mother is not to be given to just anyone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.59
देयं भक्ताय शान्ताय देवीभक्तिरताय च । शिष्याय ज्येष्ठपुत्राय गुरुभक्तियुताय च
deyaṃ bhaktāya śāntāya devībhaktiratāya ca | śiṣyāya jyeṣṭhaputrāya gurubhaktiyutāya ca
(It) may be given to a devotee, to one who is tranquil, and to one devoted to the Goddess; to a disciple, to an eldest son, and to one endowed with devotion to the guru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 31.60
इदमखिलकथानां सारभूतं पुराणं निखिलनिगमतुल्यं सप्रमाणानुविद्धम् । पठति परमभावाद्यः शृणोतीह भक्त्या स भवति धनवान्वै ज्ञानवान्मानवोऽत्र
idamakhilakathānāṃ sārabhūtaṃ purāṇaṃ nikhilanigamatulyaṃ sapramāṇānuviddham | paṭhati paramabhāvādyaḥ śṛṇotīha bhaktyā sa bhavati dhanavānvai jñānavānmānavo'tra
— tr. refused: cyber