Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 6
DB 6 6.1
छद्मेनेन्द्रेण फेनद्वारा पराशक्तिस्मरणपूर्वकं वृत्रहननवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच एवं प्राप्तवरा देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । (जग्मुः सर्वे च सम्मन्त्र्य वृत्रस्याश्रममुत्तमम् ।) ददृशुस्तत्र तं वृत्रं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा
chadmenendreṇa phenadvārā parāśaktismaraṇapūrvakaṃ vṛtrahananavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca evaṃ prāptavarā devā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ | (jagmuḥ sarve ca sammantrya vṛtrasyāśramamuttamam |) dadṛśustatra taṃ vṛtraṃ jvalantamiva tejasā
The account of the slaying of Vṛtra by Indra through deceit, by means of the foam, preceded by the recollection of the Supreme Śakti. Vyāsa said: Thus the gods, having obtained the boon, and the sages whose wealth was austerity, (all went, having taken counsel, to the excellent hermitage of Vṛtra, and) there they saw that Vṛtra, blazing as it were with his fiery energy,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.2
धक्ष्यन्तमिव लोकांस्त्रीन्ग्रसन्तमिव चामरान् । ऋषयोऽथ ततोऽभ्येत्य वृत्रमूचुः प्रियं वचः
dhakṣyantamiva lokāṃstrīngrasantamiva cāmarān | ṛṣayo'tha tato'bhyetya vṛtramūcuḥ priyaṃ vacaḥ
as if about to burn up the three worlds, as if about to devour the immortals. Then the sages, approaching, spoke pleasant words to Vṛtra —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.3
देवकार्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं सामयुक्तं रसात्मकम् । ऋषय ऊचुः वृत्र वृत्र महाभाग सर्वलोकभयङ्कर
devakāryārthasiddhyarthaṃ sāmayuktaṃ rasātmakam | ṛṣaya ūcuḥ vṛtra vṛtra mahābhāga sarvalokabhayaṅkara
words full of conciliation and full of sweetness, for the sake of accomplishing the purpose of the gods' business. The sages said: "Vṛtra, O Vṛtra, greatly fortunate one, terrifier of all the worlds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.4
व्याप्तं त्वयैतत्सकलं ब्रह्माण्डमखिलं किल । शक्रेण तव वैरं यत्तत्तु सौख्यविघातकम्
vyāptaṃ tvayaitatsakalaṃ brahmāṇḍamakhilaṃ kila | śakreṇa tava vairaṃ yattattu saukhyavighātakam
"indeed this whole entire universe-egg has been pervaded by you. But that enmity of yours with Śakra is a destroyer of happiness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.5
युवयोर्दुःखदं कामं चिन्तावृद्धिकरं परम् । न त्वं स्वपिषि सन्तुष्टो न चापि मघवा तथा
yuvayorduḥkhadaṃ kāmaṃ cintāvṛddhikaraṃ param | na tvaṃ svapiṣi santuṣṭo na cāpi maghavā tathā
"giving pain to you both at will, and greatly increasing anxiety. You do not sleep contented, nor does Maghavan either.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.6
सुखं स्वपिति चिन्तार्तो द्वयोर्यद्वैरिजं भयम् । युवयोर्युध्यतोः कालो व्यतीतस्तु महानिह फेनद्वारा पराशक्तिस्मरणमूर्वकं वृत्रहननवर्णनं नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः
sukhaṃ svapiti cintārto dvayoryadvairijaṃ bhayam | yuvayoryudhyatoḥ kālo vyatītastu mahāniha phenadvārā parāśaktismaraṇamūrvakaṃ vṛtrahananavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṣṭho'dhyāyaḥ
"One afflicted with anxiety (does not) sleep happily, since for both of you there is fear born of the enmity. And a great length of time has passed here while you two fight." — (Here ends) the sixth chapter, called the account of the slaying of Vṛtra by means of the foam, preceded by the recollection of the Supreme Śakti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 6.7
पीड्यन्ते च प्रजाः सर्वाः सदेवासुरमानवाः । संसारेऽत्र सुखं ग्राह्यं दुःखं हेयमिति स्थितिः
pīḍyante ca prajāḥ sarvāḥ sadevāsuramānavāḥ | saṃsāre'tra sukhaṃ grāhyaṃ duḥkhaṃ heyamiti sthitiḥ
"And all creatures, together with gods, demons and men, are afflicted. In this round of existence the settled rule is: happiness is to be taken up, pain to be rejected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.8
न सुखं कृतवैरस्य भवतीति विनिर्णयः । संग्रामरसिकाः शूराः प्रशंसन्ति न पण्डिताः
na sukhaṃ kṛtavairasya bhavatīti vinirṇayaḥ | saṃgrāmarasikāḥ śūrāḥ praśaṃsanti na paṇḍitāḥ
"The conclusion is that there is no happiness for one who has made an enemy. Heroes who relish battle praise it, but not the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.9
युद्धं शृङ्गारचतुरा इन्द्रियार्थविघातकम् । पुष्पैरपि न योद्धव्यं किं पुनर्निशितैः शरैः
yuddhaṃ śṛṅgāracaturā indriyārthavighātakam | puṣpairapi na yoddhavyaṃ kiṃ punarniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
"War destroys the objects of the senses for those skilled in love-making. One should not fight even with flowers — how much less with sharpened arrows!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.10
युद्धे विजयसन्देहो निश्चयं बाणताडनम् । दैवाधीनमिदं विश्वं तथा जयपराजयौ
yuddhe vijayasandeho niścayaṃ bāṇatāḍanam | daivādhīnamidaṃ viśvaṃ tathā jayaparājayau
"In war victory is doubtful, but the striking of arrows is certain. This universe is subject to fate, and so are victory and defeat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.11
दैवाधीनाविति ज्ञात्वा न योद्धव्यं कदाचन । कालेऽथ भोजनं स्नानं शय्यायां शयनं तथा
daivādhīnāviti jñātvā na yoddhavyaṃ kadācana | kāle'tha bhojanaṃ snānaṃ śayyāyāṃ śayanaṃ tathā
"Knowing that these two depend on fate, one should never fight. Rather, food and bathing at the (proper) time, and sleeping upon a bed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.12
परिचर्यापरा भार्या संसारे सुखसाधनम् । किं सुखं युध्यतः संख्ये बाणवृष्टिभयङ्करे
paricaryāparā bhāryā saṃsāre sukhasādhanam | kiṃ sukhaṃ yudhyataḥ saṃkhye bāṇavṛṣṭibhayaṅkare
"and a wife devoted to attendance — these are the means of happiness in worldly life. What happiness is there for one fighting in a battle made terrible by showers of arrows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.13
खड्गपातातिरौद्रे च तथारातिसुखप्रदे । संग्रामे मरणात्स्वर्गसुखप्राप्तिरिति स्फुटम्
khaḍgapātātiraudre ca tathārātisukhaprade | saṃgrāme maraṇātsvargasukhaprāptiriti sphuṭam
And in battle, exceedingly terrible with the falling of swords and thus giving joy to one's enemies — is it (so) evident that from dying (there) one obtains the pleasures of heaven?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.14
प्रलोभनपरं वाक्यं नोदनार्थं निरर्थकम् । छित्त्वा देहं व्यथां प्राप्य शृगालकरटादिभिः
pralobhanaparaṃ vākyaṃ nodanārthaṃ nirarthakam | chittvā dehaṃ vyathāṃ prāpya śṛgālakaraṭādibhiḥ
A speech aimed at enticement, meant to goad (one on), is pointless: having had one's body cut apart and suffered pain from jackals, crows and the like—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.15
पश्चात्स्वर्गसुखावाप्तिं को वा वाञ्छति मन्दधीः । सख्यं भवतु ते वृत्र शक्रेण सह नित्यदा
paścātsvargasukhāvāptiṃ ko vā vāñchati mandadhīḥ | sakhyaṃ bhavatu te vṛtra śakreṇa saha nityadā
—who, dull of wit, would then desire the winning of heavenly pleasure afterwards? Let there be friendship for you, Vṛtra, with Śakra forever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.16
अवाप्स्यसि सुखं त्वं च शक्रश्चापि निरन्तरम् । वयं च तापसाः सर्वे गन्धर्वाश्च निजाश्रमे
avāpsyasi sukhaṃ tvaṃ ca śakraścāpi nirantaram | vayaṃ ca tāpasāḥ sarve gandharvāśca nijāśrame
You too will obtain happiness, and so will Śakra, unceasingly; and we ascetics all, and the gandharvas, in our own hermitages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.17
सुखवासं गमिष्यामः शान्ते वैरेऽधुनैव वाम् । संग्रामे युवयोर्धीर वर्तमाने दिवानिशम्
sukhavāsaṃ gamiṣyāmaḥ śānte vaire'dhunaiva vām | saṃgrāme yuvayordhīra vartamāne divāniśam
will come to dwell in comfort, once the enmity between you two is quieted this very moment. While the battle of you two goes on, resolute one, day and night,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.18
पीड्यन्ते मुनयः सर्वे गन्धर्वाः किन्नरा नराः । सर्वेषां शान्तिकामानां सख्यमिच्छामहे वयम्
pīḍyante munayaḥ sarve gandharvāḥ kinnarā narāḥ | sarveṣāṃ śāntikāmānāṃ sakhyamicchāmahe vayam
all the sages are afflicted, and the gandharvas, kinnaras and men. We desire friendship (between you), for all wish for peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.19
मुनयस्त्वं च शक्रश्च प्राप्नुवन्तु सुखं किल । मध्यस्थाश्च वयं वृत्र युवयोः सख्यकारणे
munayastvaṃ ca śakraśca prāpnuvantu sukhaṃ kila | madhyasthāśca vayaṃ vṛtra yuvayoḥ sakhyakāraṇe
Let the sages and you and Śakra indeed obtain happiness; and we, Vṛtra, are the mediators in bringing about the friendship of you two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.20
शपथं कारयित्वात्र योजयामो मिथः प्रियम् । शक्रस्तु शपथान्कृत्वा यथोक्तांश्च तवाग्रतः
śapathaṃ kārayitvātra yojayāmo mithaḥ priyam | śakrastu śapathānkṛtvā yathoktāṃśca tavāgrataḥ
Having had an oath sworn here, we shall join you in mutual affection. Śakra, having taken the oaths as stated, before you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.21
चित्तं ते प्रीतिसंयुक्तं करिष्यति तु साम्प्रतम् । सत्याधारा धरा नूनं सत्येन च दिवाकरः
cittaṃ te prītisaṃyuktaṃ kariṣyati tu sāmpratam | satyādhārā dharā nūnaṃ satyena ca divākaraḥ
will now make your mind full of affection. Surely the earth has truth for its support, and by truth the sun
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.22
तपत्ययं यथाकालं वायुः सत्येन वात्यथ । उदन्वानपि मर्यादां सत्येनैव न मुञ्चति
tapatyayaṃ yathākālaṃ vāyuḥ satyena vātyatha | udanvānapi maryādāṃ satyenaiva na muñcati
burns at its due season; by truth the wind blows; and even the ocean does not, by truth alone, abandon its bounds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.23
तस्मात्सत्येन सख्यं वा भवत्वद्य यथासुखम् । एकत्र शयनं क्रीडा जलकेलिं सुखासनम्
tasmātsatyena sakhyaṃ vā bhavatvadya yathāsukham | ekatra śayanaṃ krīḍā jalakeliṃ sukhāsanam
Therefore let there be friendship by truth today, as pleases (you): lying down in one place, play, sport in the water, sitting at ease—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.24
युवाभ्यां सर्वथा कार्यं कर्तव्यं सख्यमेत्य च । व्यास उवाच महर्षिवचनं श्रुत्वा तानुवाच महामतिः
yuvābhyāṃ sarvathā kāryaṃ kartavyaṃ sakhyametya ca | vyāsa uvāca maharṣivacanaṃ śrutvā tānuvāca mahāmatiḥ
all this should by all means be done by you two, having entered into friendship. Vyāsa said: Hearing the words of the great sages, the greatly wise one said to them:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.25
अवश्यं भगवन्तो मे माननीयास्तपस्विनः । भवन्तो मुनयः क्वापि न मिथ्यावादिनो भृशम्
avaśyaṃ bhagavanto me mānanīyāstapasvinaḥ | bhavanto munayaḥ kvāpi na mithyāvādino bhṛśam
Certainly, you reverend ascetics are to be honoured by me. You sages are nowhere at all given to speaking falsely.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.26
सदाचाराः सुशान्ताश्च न विदुश्छलकारणम् । कृतवैरे शठे स्तब्धे कामुके च गतत्विषि
sadācārāḥ suśāntāśca na viduśchalakāraṇam | kṛtavaire śaṭhe stabdhe kāmuke ca gatatviṣi
Of good conduct and wholly calm, you do not know the business of deceit. With one who has made enmity, who is a cheat, arrogant, lustful, and bereft of lustre,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.27
निर्लज्जे नैव कर्तव्यं सख्यं मतिमता सदा । निर्लज्जोऽयं दुराचारो ब्रह्महा लम्पटः शठः
nirlajje naiva kartavyaṃ sakhyaṃ matimatā sadā | nirlajjo'yaṃ durācāro brahmahā lampaṭaḥ śaṭhaḥ
with one who is shameless, friendship should never be made by a wise man. This (Indra) is shameless, of evil conduct, a brahmin-slayer, a lecher, a cheat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.28
न विश्वासस्तु कर्तव्यः सर्वथैवेदृशे जने । भवन्तो निपुणाः सर्वे न द्रोहमतयः सदा
na viśvāsastu kartavyaḥ sarvathaivedṛśe jane | bhavanto nipuṇāḥ sarve na drohamatayaḥ sadā
Trust should by no means be placed in such a person. You are all skilled (in your own sphere), and never of treacherous mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.29
अनभिज्ञास्तु शान्तत्वाच्चित्तानामतिवादिनाम् । मुनय ऊचुः जन्तुः कृतस्य भोक्ता वै शुभस्य त्वशुभस्य च
anabhijñāstu śāntatvāccittānāmativādinām | munaya ūcuḥ jantuḥ kṛtasya bhoktā vai śubhasya tvaśubhasya ca
but, because of your calmness, you are unacquainted with the minds of those who overstep (all bounds in) speech. The sages said: A creature is indeed the enjoyer of what it has done, both good and bad.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 6.30
द्रोहं कृत्वा कुतः शान्तिमाप्नुयान्नष्टचेतनः । विश्वासघातकर्तारो नरकं यान्ति निश्चयम्
drohaṃ kṛtvā kutaḥ śāntimāpnuyānnaṣṭacetanaḥ | viśvāsaghātakartāro narakaṃ yānti niścayam
Having committed treachery, how should one whose understanding is destroyed obtain peace? Those who break trust go to hell, for certain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.31
दुःखं च समवाप्नोति नूनं विश्वासघातकः । निष्कृतिर्ब्रह्महन्तॄणां सुरापानां च निष्कृतिः
duḥkhaṃ ca samavāpnoti nūnaṃ viśvāsaghātakaḥ | niṣkṛtirbrahmahantṝṇāṃ surāpānāṃ ca niṣkṛtiḥ
and the breaker of trust surely comes to grief. There is expiation for slayers of brahmins, and expiation for drinkers of liquor,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.32
विश्वासघातिनां नैव मित्रद्रोहकृतामपि । समयं ब्रूहि सर्वज्ञ यथा ते चेतसि ध्रुवम्
viśvāsaghātināṃ naiva mitradrohakṛtāmapi | samayaṃ brūhi sarvajña yathā te cetasi dhruvam
but none at all for breakers of trust, nor for those who do treachery to a friend. Tell (us) the terms, all-knowing one, such as are firm in your mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.33
तेनैव समयेनाद्य सन्धिः स्यादुभयोः किल । वृत्र उवाच न शुष्केण न चार्द्रेण नाश्मना न च दारुणा
tenaiva samayenādya sandhiḥ syādubhayoḥ kila | vṛtra uvāca na śuṣkeṇa na cārdreṇa nāśmanā na ca dāruṇā
"By that very agreement, then, let there today be a peace between us two." Vṛtra said: "Neither by anything dry nor by anything wet, nor by stone nor by wood,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.34
न वज्रेण महाभाग न दिवा निशि नैव च । वध्यो भवेयं विप्रेन्द्राः शक्रस्य सह दैवतैः
na vajreṇa mahābhāga na divā niśi naiva ca | vadhyo bhaveyaṃ viprendrāḥ śakrasya saha daivataiḥ
nor by the thunderbolt, O greatly fortunate one, nor by day nor by night, may I be liable to be slain, O chief brahmins, by Śakra together with the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.35
एवं मे रोचते सन्धिः शक्रेण सह नान्यथा । व्यास उवाच ऋषयस्तं तदा प्राहुर्बाढमित्येव चादृताः
evaṃ me rocate sandhiḥ śakreṇa saha nānyathā | vyāsa uvāca ṛṣayastaṃ tadā prāhurbāḍhamityeva cādṛtāḥ
On these terms a peace with Śakra pleases me, and not otherwise." Vyāsa said: The sages then said to him, respectfully, "So be it,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.36
समयं श्रावयामासुस्तत्रानीय सुरेश्वरम् । इन्द्रोऽपि शपथांस्तत्र चकार विगतज्वरः
samayaṃ śrāvayāmāsustatrānīya sureśvaram | indro'pi śapathāṃstatra cakāra vigatajvaraḥ
and having brought the lord of the gods there, they had the agreement recited to him. Indra too, free of anxiety, made the oaths there,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.37
साक्षिणं पावकं कृत्वा मुनीनां सन्निधौ किल । वृत्रस्तु वचनैस्तस्य विश्वासमगमत्तदा
sākṣiṇaṃ pāvakaṃ kṛtvā munīnāṃ sannidhau kila | vṛtrastu vacanaistasya viśvāsamagamattadā
making Fire the witness, in the presence of the sages. And Vṛtra then came to trust his words,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.38
बभूव मित्रवच्छक्रे सहचर्यापरायणः । कदाचिन्नन्दने चोभौ कदाचिद्गन्धमादने
babhūva mitravacchakre sahacaryāparāyaṇaḥ | kadācinnandane cobhau kadācidgandhamādane
and became devoted to Śakra's companionship, like a friend. The two of them were sometimes in the Nandana grove, sometimes on Gandhamādana,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.39
कदाचिदुदधेस्तीरे मोदमानौ विचेरतुः । एवं कृते च सन्धाने वृत्रः प्रमुदितोऽभवत्
kadācidudadhestīre modamānau viceratuḥ | evaṃ kṛte ca sandhāne vṛtraḥ pramudito'bhavat
sometimes they roamed on the shore of the ocean, enjoying themselves. And with the pact thus made, Vṛtra was delighted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.40
शक्रोऽपि वधकामस्तु तदुपायानचिन्तयत् । रन्ध्रान्वेषी समुद्विग्नस्तदासीन्मघवा भृशम्
śakro'pi vadhakāmastu tadupāyānacintayat | randhrānveṣī samudvignastadāsīnmaghavā bhṛśam
But Śakra, desiring to kill (him), pondered the means to that end; Maghavan was then extremely agitated, searching for a weak point.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.41
एवं चिन्तयतस्तस्य कालः समभिवर्तत । विश्वासं परमं प्राप वृत्रः शक्रेऽतिदारुणे
evaṃ cintayatastasya kālaḥ samabhivartata | viśvāsaṃ paramaṃ prāpa vṛtraḥ śakre'tidāruṇe
While he was thinking thus, time went by. Vṛtra came to have the utmost trust in the exceedingly cruel Śakra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.42
एवं कतिचिदब्दानि गतानि समये कृते । वृत्रस्य मरणोपायान्मनसीन्द्रोऽप्यचिन्तयत्
evaṃ katicidabdāni gatāni samaye kṛte | vṛtrasya maraṇopāyānmanasīndro'pyacintayat
Thus several years passed after the agreement was made, and Indra kept pondering in his mind the means of Vṛtra's death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.43
त्वष्टैकदा सुतं प्राह विश्वस्तं पाकशासने । पुत्र वृत्र महाभाग शृणु मे वचनं हितम्
tvaṣṭaikadā sutaṃ prāha viśvastaṃ pākaśāsane | putra vṛtra mahābhāga śṛṇu me vacanaṃ hitam
One day Tvaṣṭā spoke to his son, who trusted the chastiser of Pāka: "Son Vṛtra, greatly fortunate one, hear my beneficial words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.44
न विश्वासस्तु कर्तव्यः कृतवैरे कथञ्चन । मघवा कृतवैरस्ते सदासूयापरः परैः
na viśvāsastu kartavyaḥ kṛtavaire kathañcana | maghavā kṛtavairaste sadāsūyāparaḥ paraiḥ
One should on no account place trust in one with whom enmity has been made. Maghavan has made enmity with you, and he is always bent on malice toward others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.45
लोभान्मत्तो द्वेषरतः परदुःखोत्सवान्वितः । परदारलम्पटः स पापबुद्धिः प्रतारकः
lobhānmatto dveṣarataḥ paraduḥkhotsavānvitaḥ | paradāralampaṭaḥ sa pāpabuddhiḥ pratārakaḥ
He is maddened by greed, delights in hatred, makes a festival of others' suffering; he lusts after others' wives, his mind is evil, he is a deceiver,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.46
रन्ध्रान्वेषी द्रोहपरो मायावी मदगर्वितः । यः प्रविश्योदरे मातुर्गर्भच्छेदं चकार ह
randhrānveṣī drohaparo māyāvī madagarvitaḥ | yaḥ praviśyodare māturgarbhacchedaṃ cakāra ha
a seeker of weak points, bent on treachery, a wielder of illusions, puffed up with pride — he who entered his mother's womb and cut the embryo,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.47
सप्तकृत्वः सप्तकृत्वः क्रन्दमानमनातुरः । तस्मात्पुत्र न कर्तव्यो विश्वासस्तु कथञ्चन
saptakṛtvaḥ saptakṛtvaḥ krandamānamanāturaḥ | tasmātputra na kartavyo viśvāsastu kathañcana
seven times and seven times, as it cried out, and he unmoved. Therefore, son, no trust whatever is to be placed (in him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.48
कृतपापस्य का लज्जा पुनः पुत्र प्रकुर्वतः । व्यास उवाच एवं प्रबोधितः पित्रा वचनैर्हेतुसंयुतैः
kṛtapāpasya kā lajjā punaḥ putra prakurvataḥ | vyāsa uvāca evaṃ prabodhitaḥ pitrā vacanairhetusaṃyutaiḥ
What shame has one who has done evil, and who does it again, my son?" Vyāsa said: Though thus instructed by his father with words backed by reasons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.49
न बुबोध तदा वृत्र आसन्नमरणः किल । स कदाचित्समुद्रान्ते तमपश्यन्महासुरम्
na bubodha tadā vṛtra āsannamaraṇaḥ kila | sa kadācitsamudrānte tamapaśyanmahāsuram
Vṛtra did not then understand, his death being near at hand. Once, at the ocean's edge, (Indra) saw that great asura,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.50
सन्ध्याकाल उपावृत्ते मुहूर्तेऽतीव दारुणे । ततः सञ्चिन्त्य मघवा वरदानं महात्मनाम्
sandhyākāla upāvṛtte muhūrte'tīva dāruṇe | tataḥ sañcintya maghavā varadānaṃ mahātmanām
when the twilight hour had come round, at an exceedingly dread moment. Then Maghavan, reflecting on the boon-granting by the great ones (thought):
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.51
सन्ध्येयं वर्तते रौद्रा न रात्रिर्दिवसो न च । हन्तव्योऽयं मया चाद्य बलेनैव न संशयः
sandhyeyaṃ vartate raudrā na rātrirdivaso na ca | hantavyo'yaṃ mayā cādya balenaiva na saṃśayaḥ
"This dread twilight is now in progress: it is neither night nor day. He must be slain by me today by force alone — no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.52
एकाकी विजने चात्र सम्प्राप्तः समयोचितः । एवं विचार्य मनसा सस्मार हरिमव्ययम्
ekākī vijane cātra samprāptaḥ samayocitaḥ | evaṃ vicārya manasā sasmāra harimavyayam
And here he is come alone into a deserted place — it suits the occasion." Having thus deliberated in his mind, he called to mind the imperishable Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.53
तत्राजगाम भगवानदृश्यः पुरुषोत्तमः । वज्रमध्ये प्रविश्यासौ संस्थितो भगवान्हरिः
tatrājagāma bhagavānadṛśyaḥ puruṣottamaḥ | vajramadhye praviśyāsau saṃsthito bhagavānhariḥ
There came the Lord, unseen, the highest Person; entering into the middle of the thunderbolt, that Lord Hari took his place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.54
इन्द्रो बुद्धिं चकाराशु तदा वृत्रवधं प्रति । इति सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा कथं हन्यां रिपुं रणे
indro buddhiṃ cakārāśu tadā vṛtravadhaṃ prati | iti sañcintya manasā kathaṃ hanyāṃ ripuṃ raṇe
Indra then quickly set his mind upon the slaying of Vṛtra, thinking thus in his mind: "How shall I kill the enemy in battle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.55
अजेयं सर्वथा सर्वदेवैश्च दानवैस्तथा । यदि वृत्रं न हन्म्यद्य वञ्चयित्वा महाबलम्
ajeyaṃ sarvathā sarvadevaiśca dānavaistathā | yadi vṛtraṃ na hanmyadya vañcayitvā mahābalam
who is in every way unconquerable by all the gods and likewise by the dānavas? If I do not slay Vṛtra of great strength today by deceiving him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.56
न श्रेयो मम नूनं स्यात्सर्वथा रिपुरक्षणात् । अपां फेनं तदापश्यत्समुद्रे पर्वतोपमम्
na śreyo mama nūnaṃ syātsarvathā ripurakṣaṇāt | apāṃ phenaṃ tadāpaśyatsamudre parvatopamam
surely no good will come to me at all from sparing the enemy." Then he saw the foam of the waters on the ocean, like a mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.57
नायं शुष्को न चार्द्रोऽयं न च शस्त्रमिदं तथा । अपां फेनं तदा शक्रो जग्राह किल लीलया
nāyaṃ śuṣko na cārdro'yaṃ na ca śastramidaṃ tathā | apāṃ phenaṃ tadā śakro jagrāha kila līlayā
"This is neither dry nor wet, nor is it a weapon." Then Śakra took up the foam of the waters, as if in play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.58
परां शक्तिं च सस्मार भक्त्या परमया युतः । स्मृतमात्रा तदा देवी स्वांशं फेने न्यधापयत्
parāṃ śaktiṃ ca sasmāra bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ | smṛtamātrā tadā devī svāṃśaṃ phene nyadhāpayat
And, filled with supreme devotion, he called to mind the highest Śakti; the Goddess, the moment she was remembered, placed her own portion in the foam.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.59
वज्रं तदावृतं तत्र चकार हरिसंयुतम् । फेनावृतं पविं तत्र शक्रश्चिक्षेप तं प्रति
vajraṃ tadāvṛtaṃ tatra cakāra harisaṃyutam | phenāvṛtaṃ paviṃ tatra śakraścikṣepa taṃ prati
Then he made the thunderbolt, which was joined with Hari, covered over there (with the foam); and Śakra hurled that foam-covered bolt at him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.60
सहसा निपपाताशु वज्राहत इवाचलः । वासवस्तु प्रहृष्टात्मा बभूव निहते तदा
sahasā nipapātāśu vajrāhata ivācalaḥ | vāsavastu prahṛṣṭātmā babhūva nihate tadā
At once he fell suddenly, like a mountain struck by a thunderbolt; and when he was slain Vāsava became joyful in heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.61
ऋषयश्च महेन्द्रं तमस्तुवन्विविधैः स्तवैः । हतशत्रुः प्रहृष्टात्मा वासवः सह दैवतैः
ṛṣayaśca mahendraṃ tamastuvanvividhaiḥ stavaiḥ | hataśatruḥ prahṛṣṭātmā vāsavaḥ saha daivataiḥ
And the sages praised that great Indra with various hymns of praise; Vāsava, his enemy slain and joyful in heart, together with the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.62
देवीं सम्पूजयामास यत्प्रसादाद्धतो रिपुः । प्रसादयामास तदा स्तोत्रैर्नानाविधैरपि
devīṃ sampūjayāmāsa yatprasādāddhato ripuḥ | prasādayāmāsa tadā stotrairnānāvidhairapi
worshipped the Goddess, by whose grace the enemy had been slain; and he then propitiated her with hymns of many kinds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.63
देवोद्याने पराशक्तेः प्रासादमकरोद्धरिः । पद्मरागमयीं मूर्तिं स्थापयामास वासवः
devodyāne parāśakteḥ prāsādamakaroddhariḥ | padmarāgamayīṃ mūrtiṃ sthāpayāmāsa vāsavaḥ
Hari made a temple of the supreme Śakti in the garden of the gods, and Vāsava installed an image made of ruby.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.64
त्रिकालं महतीं पूजां चक्रुः सर्वेऽपि निर्जराः । तदाप्रभृति देवानां श्रीदेवी कुलदैवतम्
trikālaṃ mahatīṃ pūjāṃ cakruḥ sarve'pi nirjarāḥ | tadāprabhṛti devānāṃ śrīdevī kuladaivatam
All the immortals performed great worship at the three times (of day); from then on Śrīdevī is the family deity of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.65
विष्णुं त्रिभुवनश्रेष्ठं पूजयामास वासवः । ततो हते महावीर्ये वृत्रे देवभयङ्करे
viṣṇuṃ tribhuvanaśreṣṭhaṃ pūjayāmāsa vāsavaḥ | tato hate mahāvīrye vṛtre devabhayaṅkare
Vāsava worshipped Viṣṇu, the best in the three worlds. Then, when Vṛtra of great might, the terror of the gods, had been slain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.66
प्रववौ च शिवो वायुर्जहृषुर्देवतास्तथा । हते तस्मिन्सगन्धर्वा यक्षराक्षसकिन्नराः
pravavau ca śivo vāyurjahṛṣurdevatāstathā | hate tasminsagandharvā yakṣarākṣasakinnarāḥ
the wind blew auspiciously and the gods rejoiced; when he was slain, so too did the gandharvas, yakṣas, rākṣasas and kinnaras (rejoice).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.67
इत्थं वृत्रः पराशक्तिप्रवेशयुतफेनतः । तया कृतविमोहाच्च शक्रेण सहसा हतः
itthaṃ vṛtraḥ parāśaktipraveśayutaphenataḥ | tayā kṛtavimohācca śakreṇa sahasā hataḥ
Thus Vṛtra was suddenly slain by Śakra by means of the foam into which the supreme Śakti had entered, and through the bewilderment she produced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 6.68
ततो वृत्रनिहन्त्रीति देवी लोकेषु गीयते । शक्रेण निहतत्वाच्च शक्रेण हत उच्यते
tato vṛtranihantrīti devī lokeṣu gīyate | śakreṇa nihatatvācca śakreṇa hata ucyate
Hence the Goddess is celebrated in the worlds as "the slayer of Vṛtra"; and because he was struck down by Śakra, he is said to have been slain by Śakra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition