Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 8
DB 6 8.1
इन्द्राण्या शक्रदर्शनम् व्यास उवाच नहुषस्त्वथ तां श्रुत्वा गुरोस्तु शरणं गताम् । चुक्रोध स्मरबाणार्तस्तमाङ्गिरसमाशु वै
indrāṇyā śakradarśanam vyāsa uvāca nahuṣastvatha tāṃ śrutvā gurostu śaraṇaṃ gatām | cukrodha smarabāṇārtastamāṅgirasamāśu vai
Indrāṇī's sight of Śakra. Vyāsa said: Now Nahuṣa, hearing that she had gone to the teacher for refuge, grew angry, pained by Kāma's arrow, at that son of Aṅgiras straightaway.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.2
देवानाहाङ्गिरासूनुर्हन्तव्योऽयं मया किल । इतीन्द्राणीं गृहे मूढो रक्षतीति मया श्रुतम्
devānāhāṅgirāsūnurhantavyo'yaṃ mayā kila | itīndrāṇīṃ gṛhe mūḍho rakṣatīti mayā śrutam
He said to the gods: "This son of Aṅgiras is surely to be slain by me, for I have heard that the fool is sheltering Indrāṇī in his house."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.3
इति तं कुपितं दृष्ट्वा देवाः सर्षिपुरोगमाः । अब्रुवन्नहुषं घोरं सामपूर्वं वचस्तदा
iti taṃ kupitaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ sarṣipurogamāḥ | abruvannahuṣaṃ ghoraṃ sāmapūrvaṃ vacastadā
Seeing him thus enraged, the gods, with the sages at their head, then spoke to the terrible Nahuṣa words beginning with conciliation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.4
क्रोधं संहर राजेन्द्र त्यज पापमतिं प्रभो । निन्दन्ति धर्मशास्त्रेषु परदाराभिमर्शनम्
krodhaṃ saṃhara rājendra tyaja pāpamatiṃ prabho | nindanti dharmaśāstreṣu paradārābhimarśanam
"Restrain your anger, lord of kings; give up this sinful intention, O master. In the treatises on dharma they condemn the touching of another man's wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.5
शक्रपत्नी सदा साध्वी जीवमाने पतौ पुनः । कथमन्ये पतिं कुर्यात्सुभगातिपतिव्रता
śakrapatnī sadā sādhvī jīvamāne patau punaḥ | kathamanye patiṃ kuryātsubhagātipativratā
Śakra's wife is ever chaste, and her husband is still alive; how should so fortunate a woman, utterly devoted to her husband, take another as husband?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.6
त्रिलोकीशस्त्वमधुना शास्ता धर्मस्य वै विभो । त्वादृशोऽधर्ममातिष्ठेत्तदा नश्येत्प्रजा ध्रुवम्
trilokīśastvamadhunā śāstā dharmasya vai vibho | tvādṛśo'dharmamātiṣṭhettadā naśyetprajā dhruvam
You are now lord of the three worlds, the ruler of dharma, O mighty one; if one like you were to practise adharma, then the creatures would surely perish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.7
सर्वथा प्रभुणा कार्यं शिष्टाचारस्य रक्षणम् । वारमुख्याश्च शतशो वर्तन्तेऽत्र शचीसमाः
sarvathā prabhuṇā kāryaṃ śiṣṭācārasya rakṣaṇam | vāramukhyāśca śataśo vartante'tra śacīsamāḥ
In every way a ruler must protect the conduct of the virtuous. And here there are hundreds of chief courtesans equal to Śacī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.8
रतिस्तु कारणं प्रोक्तं शृङ्गारस्य महात्मभिः । रसहानिर्बलात्कारे कृते सति तु जायते षष्ठस्कन्धे इन्द्राण्या शक्रदर्शनं नामाष्टमोऽध्यायः
ratistu kāraṇaṃ proktaṃ śṛṅgārasya mahātmabhiḥ | rasahānirbalātkāre kṛte sati tu jāyate ṣaṣṭhaskandhe indrāṇyā śakradarśanaṃ nāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ
But mutual delight is declared by the great-souled ones to be the cause of erotic love; when force is used, loss of that flavour arises. [Colophon: In the sixth book, the eighth chapter, called 'Indrāṇī's Sight of Śakra'.]
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.9
उभयोः सदृशं प्रेम यदि पार्थिवसत्तम । तदा वै सुखसम्पत्तिरुभयोरुपजायते
ubhayoḥ sadṛśaṃ prema yadi pārthivasattama | tadā vai sukhasampattirubhayorupajāyate
If the love of the two is alike, O best of kings, then indeed happiness and prosperity arise for both.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.10
तस्माद्भावमिमं मुञ्च परदाराभिमर्शने । सद्भावं कुरु देवेन्द्र पदं प्राप्तोऽस्यनुत्तमम्
tasmādbhāvamimaṃ muñca paradārābhimarśane | sadbhāvaṃ kuru devendra padaṃ prāpto'syanuttamam
Therefore abandon this intent upon touching another's wife; form a good intention, O lord of gods, for you have attained an unsurpassed station.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.11
ऋद्धिक्षयस्तु पापेन पुण्येनातिविवर्धनम् । तस्मात्पापं परित्यज्य सन्मतिं कुरु पार्थिव
ṛddhikṣayastu pāpena puṇyenātivivardhanam | tasmātpāpaṃ parityajya sanmatiṃ kuru pārthiva
Through sin there is loss of prosperity, through merit its great increase; therefore, abandoning sin, make your mind good, O king."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.12
नहुष उवाच गौतमस्य यदा भुक्ता दाराः शक्रेण देवताः । वाचस्पतेस्तु सोमेन क्व यूयं संस्थितास्तदा
nahuṣa uvāca gautamasya yadā bhuktā dārāḥ śakreṇa devatāḥ | vācaspatestu somena kva yūyaṃ saṃsthitāstadā
Nahuṣa said: When Gautama's wife was enjoyed by Śakra, O gods, and Vācaspati's (wife) by Soma, where were you standing then?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.13
परोपदेशे कुशला प्रभवन्ति नराः किल । कर्ता चैवोपदेष्टा च दुर्लभः पुरुषो भवेत्
paropadeśe kuśalā prabhavanti narāḥ kila | kartā caivopadeṣṭā ca durlabhaḥ puruṣo bhavet
Men, it seems, turn out to be skilled at instructing others; but a man who is both a doer and an instructor would be hard to find.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.14
मामागच्छतु सा देवी हितं स्यादद्भुतं हि वः । एतस्याः परमं देवाः सुखमेव भविष्यति
māmāgacchatu sā devī hitaṃ syādadbhutaṃ hi vaḥ | etasyāḥ paramaṃ devāḥ sukhameva bhaviṣyati
Let that goddess come to me; it will indeed be a wondrous benefit for you. For her too, O gods, there will be the highest happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.15
अन्यथा न हि तुष्येऽहं सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि वः । विनयाद्वा बलाद्वापि तामाशु प्रापयन्त्विह
anyathā na hi tuṣye'haṃ satyametadbravīmi vaḥ | vinayādvā balādvāpi tāmāśu prāpayantviha
Otherwise I shall not be satisfied — this truth I tell you. Whether by persuasion or by force, let them bring her here quickly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.16
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा देवाश्च मुनयस्तथा । तमूचुश्चातिसन्त्रस्ता नहुषं मदनातुरम्
iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā devāśca munayastathā | tamūcuścātisantrastā nahuṣaṃ madanāturam
Hearing these words of his, the gods and likewise the sages, greatly terrified, said to Nahuṣa, who was sick with desire:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.17
इन्द्राणीमानयिष्यामः सामपूर्वं तवान्तिकम् । इत्युक्त्वा ते तदा जग्मुर्बृहस्पतिनिकेतनम्
indrāṇīmānayiṣyāmaḥ sāmapūrvaṃ tavāntikam | ityuktvā te tadā jagmurbṛhaspatiniketanam
"We shall bring Indrāṇī into your presence with conciliation first." Having said this, they then went to Bṛhaspati's dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.18
व्यास उवाच ते गत्वाङ्गिरसः पुत्रं प्रोचुः प्राञ्जलयः सुराः । जानीमः शरणं प्राप्तामिन्द्राणीं तव वेश्मनि
vyāsa uvāca te gatvāṅgirasaḥ putraṃ procuḥ prāñjalayaḥ surāḥ | jānīmaḥ śaraṇaṃ prāptāmindrāṇīṃ tava veśmani
Vyāsa said: Going there, the gods with folded hands spoke to the son of Aṅgiras: "We know that Indrāṇī has come for refuge to your house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.19
सा देया नहुषायाद्य वासवोऽसौ कृतो यतः । वृणोत्वियं वरारोहा पतित्वे वरवर्णिनी
sā deyā nahuṣāyādya vāsavo'sau kṛto yataḥ | vṛṇotviyaṃ varārohā patitve varavarṇinī
She must be given today to Nahuṣa, since he has been made Vāsava; let this fair-hipped, lovely-complexioned woman choose him for her husband."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.20
बृहस्पतिः सुरानाह तच्छ्रुत्वा दारुणं वचः । नाहं त्यक्ष्ये तु पौलोमीं सतीं च शरणागताम्
bṛhaspatiḥ surānāha tacchrutvā dāruṇaṃ vacaḥ | nāhaṃ tyakṣye tu paulomīṃ satīṃ ca śaraṇāgatām
Hearing that harsh speech, Bṛhaspati said to the gods: "I will not abandon Paulomī, who is chaste and has come to me for refuge."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.21
देवा ऊचुः उपायोऽन्यः प्रकर्तव्यो येन सोऽद्य प्रसीदति । अन्यथा कोपसंयुक्तो दुराराध्यो भविष्यति
devā ūcuḥ upāyo'nyaḥ prakartavyo yena so'dya prasīdati | anyathā kopasaṃyukto durārādhyo bhaviṣyati
The gods said: Some other means must be devised by which he may be appeased today; otherwise, filled with anger, he will be hard to propitiate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.22
गुरुरुवाच तत्र गत्वा शची भूपं प्रलोभ्य वचसा भृशम् । करोतु समयं बाला पतिं ज्ञात्वा मृतं भजे
gururuvāca tatra gatvā śacī bhūpaṃ pralobhya vacasā bhṛśam | karotu samayaṃ bālā patiṃ jñātvā mṛtaṃ bhaje
The teacher said: Let Śacī go there and, strongly enticing the king with words, let the young woman make an agreement: "When I know my husband to be dead, I will take you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.23
इन्द्रे जीवति मे कान्ते कथमन्यं करोम्यहम् । अन्वेषणार्थं गन्तव्यं मया तस्य महात्मनः
indre jīvati me kānte kathamanyaṃ karomyaham | anveṣaṇārthaṃ gantavyaṃ mayā tasya mahātmanaḥ
"While Indra, my beloved, lives, how can I take another? I must go to search for that great-souled one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.24
इति सा समयं कृत्वा वञ्चयित्वा च भूपतिम् । भर्तुरानयने यत्नं करोतु मम वाक्यतः
iti sā samayaṃ kṛtvā vañcayitvā ca bhūpatim | bharturānayane yatnaṃ karotu mama vākyataḥ
Having made this agreement and thus deceived the king, let her strive, at my word, to bring back her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.25
इति सञ्चिन्त्य मे सर्वे बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः । नहुषं सहिता जग्मुरिन्द्रपत्न्या दिवौकसः
iti sañcintya me sarve bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ | nahuṣaṃ sahitā jagmurindrapatnyā divaukasaḥ
Having thought thus, let all of you (gods), with Bṛhaspati at the head — the dwellers in heaven went together with Indra's wife to Nahuṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 8.26
तानागतान्ममीक्ष्याह तदा कृत्रिमवासवः । जहर्ष च मुदायुक्तस्तां वीक्ष्य मुदितोऽब्रवीत्
tānāgatānmamīkṣyāha tadā kṛtrimavāsavaḥ | jaharṣa ca mudāyuktastāṃ vīkṣya mudito'bravīt
Seeing them arrived, the counterfeit Indra then spoke; and he rejoiced, and filled with delight, gazing upon her, he said gladly:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.27
अद्यास्मि वासवः कान्ते भज मां चारुलोचने । पतित्वे सर्वलोकस्य पूज्योऽहं विहितः सुरैः
adyāsmi vāsavaḥ kānte bhaja māṃ cārulocane | patitve sarvalokasya pūjyo'haṃ vihitaḥ suraiḥ
"Today I am Vāsava, my dear; love me, O fair-eyed one. I have been appointed by the gods to be worshipped as lord of the whole world."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.28
इत्युक्ता सा नृपं प्राह वेपमाना त्रपायुता । वरमिच्छाम्यहं राजंस्त्वत्तः प्राप्तं सुरेश्वर
ityuktā sā nṛpaṃ prāha vepamānā trapāyutā | varamicchāmyahaṃ rājaṃstvattaḥ prāptaṃ sureśvara
Addressed thus, she, trembling and full of shame, said to the king: "O king, I wish for a boon obtained from you, O lord of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.29
किञ्चित्कालं प्रतीक्षस्व यावत्कुर्वे विनिर्णयम् । इन्द्रोऽस्तीति न वास्तीति सन्देहो मे हृदि स्थितः
kiñcitkālaṃ pratīkṣasva yāvatkurve vinirṇayam | indro'stīti na vāstīti sandeho me hṛdi sthitaḥ
Wait some time, until I make a decision. The doubt whether Indra exists or does not exist stands in my heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.30
ततस्त्वां समुपस्थास्ये कृत्वा निश्चयमात्मनि । तावत्क्षमस्व राजेन्द्र सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते
tatastvāṃ samupasthāsye kṛtvā niścayamātmani | tāvatkṣamasva rājendra satyametadbravīmi te
Then I shall come to you, having made up my mind. Until then be patient, O best of kings; I speak this truly to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.31
न हि विज्ञायते शक्रो नष्टः किं वा क्व वा गतः । एवमुक्तः स चेन्द्राण्या नहुषः प्रीतिमानभूत्
na hi vijñāyate śakro naṣṭaḥ kiṃ vā kva vā gataḥ | evamuktaḥ sa cendrāṇyā nahuṣaḥ prītimānabhūt
For it is not known whether Śakra has perished, or where he has gone." Spoken to thus by Indra's wife, Nahuṣa was pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.32
व्यसर्जयत्स तां देवीं तथेत्युक्त्वा मुदान्वितः । सा विसृष्टा नृपेणाशु गत्वा प्राह सुरान्सती
vyasarjayatsa tāṃ devīṃ tathetyuktvā mudānvitaḥ | sā visṛṣṭā nṛpeṇāśu gatvā prāha surānsatī
He dismissed that goddess, saying "So be it," filled with joy. Released by the king, that virtuous woman went at once and spoke to the gods:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.33
इन्द्रस्यागमने यत्नं कुरुताद्य कृतोद्यमाः । श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं देवा इन्द्राण्या रसवच्छुचि
indrasyāgamane yatnaṃ kurutādya kṛtodyamāḥ | śrutvā tadvacanaṃ devā indrāṇyā rasavacchuci
"Make effort now for Indra's return, with your endeavours undertaken." Hearing that speech of Indrāṇī, savoury and pure, the gods
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.34
मन्त्रयामासुरेकाग्राः शक्रार्थं नृपसत्तम । ते गत्वा वैष्णवं धाम तुष्टुवुः परमेश्वरम्
mantrayāmāsurekāgrāḥ śakrārthaṃ nṛpasattama | te gatvā vaiṣṇavaṃ dhāma tuṣṭuvuḥ parameśvaram
took counsel with one-pointed minds for Śakra's sake, O best of kings; and going to Viṣṇu's abode they praised the supreme lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.35
आदिदेवं जगन्नाथं शरणागतवत्सलम् । ऊचुश्चैनं समुद्विग्ना वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदाः
ādidevaṃ jagannāthaṃ śaraṇāgatavatsalam | ūcuścainaṃ samudvignā vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradāḥ
the primal god, the lord of the world, kind to those who come for refuge; and, greatly agitated, skilled in speech, they said this word to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.36
देवदेव सुरपतिर्ब्रह्महत्याप्रपीडितः । अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां क्वापि तिष्ठति वासवः
devadeva surapatirbrahmahatyāprapīḍitaḥ | adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ kvāpi tiṣṭhati vāsavaḥ
"O god of gods, the lord of the gods, afflicted by the slaying of a brahmin, invisible to all beings, Vāsava dwells somewhere (unknown).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.37
त्वद्धिया निहते विप्रे ब्रह्महत्या कुतः प्रभो । त्वं गतिस्तस्य भगवन्नस्माकं च तथैव हि
tvaddhiyā nihate vipre brahmahatyā kutaḥ prabho | tvaṃ gatistasya bhagavannasmākaṃ ca tathaiva hi
When the brahmin was slain by your design, whence brahmin-murder (for him), O lord? You are his recourse, O Bhagavan, and ours likewise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.38
त्राहि नः परमापन्नान्मोक्षं तस्य विनिर्दिश । देवानां वचनं श्रुत्वा कातरं विष्णुरब्रवीत्
trāhi naḥ paramāpannānmokṣaṃ tasya vinirdiśa | devānāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā kātaraṃ viṣṇurabravīt
Save us, fallen into extreme distress; point out his release." Hearing the gods' piteous speech, Viṣṇu said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.39
यजतामश्वमेधेन शक्रपापनिवृत्तये । पुण्येन हयमेधेन पावितः पाकशासनः
yajatāmaśvamedhena śakrapāpanivṛttaye | puṇyena hayamedhena pāvitaḥ pākaśāsanaḥ
"Let him sacrifice with a horse-sacrifice for the removal of Śakra's sin. Purified by the meritorious horse-sacrifice, the chastiser of Paka
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.40
पुनरेष्यति देवानामिन्द्रत्वमकुतोभयः । हयमेधेन सन्तुष्टा देवी श्रीजगदम्बिका
punareṣyati devānāmindratvamakutobhayaḥ | hayamedhena santuṣṭā devī śrījagadambikā
will come again to the lordship of the gods, fearing nothing from any quarter. Pleased by the horse-sacrifice, the goddess, the blessed mother of the world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.41
ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानि नाशयिष्यत्यसंशयम् । यस्याः स्मरणमात्रेण पापजालं विनश्यति
brahmahatyādipāpāni nāśayiṣyatyasaṃśayam | yasyāḥ smaraṇamātreṇa pāpajālaṃ vinaśyati
will destroy the sins beginning with brahmin-murder — no doubt of it — she by the mere remembering of whom the net of sins is destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.42
किं पुनर्वाजिमेधेन तत्प्रीत्यर्थं कृतेन च । इन्द्राणी कुरुतान्नित्यं भगवत्याः प्रपूजनम्
kiṃ punarvājimedhena tatprītyarthaṃ kṛtena ca | indrāṇī kurutānnityaṃ bhagavatyāḥ prapūjanam
How much more, then, by a horse-sacrifice performed for her pleasure! Let Indrāṇī constantly perform the worship of the Blessed Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.43
आराधनं शिवायास्तु सुखकारि भविष्यति । नहुषोऽपि जगन्मातुर्मायया मोहितः किल
ārādhanaṃ śivāyāstu sukhakāri bhaviṣyati | nahuṣo'pi jaganmāturmāyayā mohitaḥ kila
Let there be worship of Śivā; it will bring happiness. Nahuṣa too, deluded by the Māyā of the Mother of the world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.44
विनाशं स्वकृतेनाशु गमिष्यत्येनसा सुराः । पावितश्चाश्वमेधेन तुराषाडपि वैभवम्
vināśaṃ svakṛtenāśu gamiṣyatyenasā surāḥ | pāvitaścāśvamedhena turāṣāḍapi vaibhavam
will swiftly come to destruction, O gods, by the sin of his own doing; and Turāṣāṭ (Indra) too, purified by the horse-sacrifice, (will attain) his glory,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.45
प्राप्स्यत्यचिरकालेन स्वमासनमनुत्तमम् । ते तु श्रुत्वा शुभां वाणीं विष्णोरमिततेजसः
prāpsyatyacirakālena svamāsanamanuttamam | te tu śrutvā śubhāṃ vāṇīṃ viṣṇoramitatejasaḥ
he will obtain his own unsurpassed seat before long. And they, having heard the auspicious speech of Viṣṇu of immeasurable splendour,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.46
जग्मुस्तं देशमनिशं यत्रास्ते पाकशासनः । तमाश्वास्य सुराः शक्रं बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः
jagmustaṃ deśamaniśaṃ yatrāste pākaśāsanaḥ | tamāśvāsya surāḥ śakraṃ bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ
went without delay to that region where the Chastiser of Pāka (Indra) was staying. The gods, with Bṛhaspati at their head, comforting that Śakra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.47
कारयामासुरखिलं हयमेधं महाक्रतुम् । विभज्य ब्रह्महत्यां तु वृक्षेषु च नदीषु च
kārayāmāsurakhilaṃ hayamedhaṃ mahākratum | vibhajya brahmahatyāṃ tu vṛkṣeṣu ca nadīṣu ca
had the whole horse-sacrifice, the great rite, performed. And dividing the brahmin-slaying (guilt), into trees and into rivers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.48
पर्वतेषु पृथिव्यां च स्त्रीषु चैवाक्षिपद्विभुः । तां विसृज्य च भूतेषु विपापः पाकशासनः
parvateṣu pṛthivyāṃ ca strīṣu caivākṣipadvibhuḥ | tāṃ visṛjya ca bhūteṣu vipāpaḥ pākaśāsanaḥ
and into mountains, into the earth, and into women, the mighty one cast it. And having released it into (these) beings, the Chastiser of Pāka, free of sin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.49
विज्वरः समभूद्भूयः कालाकाङ्क्षी स्थितो जले । अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां पद्मनाले व्यतिष्ठत
vijvaraḥ samabhūdbhūyaḥ kālākāṅkṣī sthito jale | adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ padmanāle vyatiṣṭhata
became once more free of fever (distress); awaiting (his) time he remained in the water. Invisible to all beings, he stood within the stalk of a lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.50
देवास्तु निर्गताः स्थाने कृत्वा कार्यं तदद्भुतम् । पौलोमी तु गुरुं प्राह दुःखिता विरहाकुला
devāstu nirgatāḥ sthāne kṛtvā kāryaṃ tadadbhutam | paulomī tu guruṃ prāha duḥkhitā virahākulā
The gods, having accomplished that wondrous task, departed from the place. But Paulomī (Indra's wife), grieving and distressed by separation, said to the preceptor:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.51
कृतयज्ञोऽपि मे भर्ता किमदृश्यः पुरन्दरः । कथं द्रक्ष्ये प्रियं स्वामिंस्तमुपायं वदस्व मे
kṛtayajño'pi me bhartā kimadṛśyaḥ purandaraḥ | kathaṃ drakṣye priyaṃ svāmiṃstamupāyaṃ vadasva me
"Though the sacrifice has been performed, why is my husband Purandara invisible? How shall I see my beloved? O lord, tell me the means for that."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.52
बृहस्पतिरुवाच त्वमाराधय पौलोमि देवीं भगवतीं शिवाम् । दर्शयिष्यति ते नाथं देवी विगतकल्मषम्
bṛhaspatiruvāca tvamārādhaya paulomi devīṃ bhagavatīṃ śivām | darśayiṣyati te nāthaṃ devī vigatakalmaṣam
Bṛhaspati said: Do you, O Paulomī, propitiate the blessed goddess Śivā; the Goddess will show you your lord, freed from taint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.53
आराधिता जगद्धात्री नहुषं वारयिष्यति । मोहयित्वा नृपं स्थानात्पातयिष्यति चाम्बिका
ārādhitā jagaddhātrī nahuṣaṃ vārayiṣyati | mohayitvā nṛpaṃ sthānātpātayiṣyati cāmbikā
Propitiated, the Sustainer of the world will restrain Nahuṣa; and Ambikā, having deluded the king, will cast him down from his position.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.54
इत्युक्ता सा तदा तेन पुलोमतनया नृप । जग्राह मन्त्रं विधिवद्गुरोर्देव्याः ससाधनम्
ityuktā sā tadā tena pulomatanayā nṛpa | jagrāha mantraṃ vidhivadgurordevyāḥ sasādhanam
Thus addressed by him, O king, that daughter of Puloman then received from the preceptor, according to rule, the mantra of the Goddess together with its practice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.55
विद्यां प्राप्य गुरोर्देवी देवीं श्रीभुवनेश्वरीम् । सम्यगाराधयामास बलिपुष्पार्चनैः शुभै
vidyāṃ prāpya gurordevī devīṃ śrībhuvaneśvarīm | samyagārādhayāmāsa balipuṣpārcanaiḥ śubhai
Having obtained the (sacred) knowledge from the preceptor, the goddess (Indrāṇī) worshipped rightly the goddess Śrī Bhuvaneśvarī with auspicious offerings of food and flowers and rites of homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.56
त्यक्तान्यभोगसम्भारा तापसीवेषधारिणी । चकार पूजनं देव्याः प्रियदर्शनलालसा
tyaktānyabhogasambhārā tāpasīveṣadhāriṇī | cakāra pūjanaṃ devyāḥ priyadarśanalālasā
Having given up all other apparatus of enjoyment, wearing the garb of an ascetic woman, she performed the worship of the Goddess, longing for the sight of her beloved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.57
कालेन कियता तुष्टा प्रत्यक्षं दर्शनं ददौ । सौम्यरूपधरा देवी वरदा हंसवाहिनी
kālena kiyatā tuṣṭā pratyakṣaṃ darśanaṃ dadau | saumyarūpadharā devī varadā haṃsavāhinī
After some time, being pleased, the Goddess granted a visible appearance—bearing a gentle form, granting boons, riding a goose,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.58
सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशा चन्द्रकोटिसुशीतला । विद्युत्कोटिसमानाभा चतुर्वेदसमन्विता
sūryakoṭipratīkāśā candrakoṭisuśītalā | vidyutkoṭisamānābhā caturvedasamanvitā
shining like ten million suns, cool as ten million moons, of splendour equal to ten million lightnings, attended by the four Vedas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.59
पाशांकुशाभयवरान्दधती निजबाहुभिः । आपादलम्बिनीं स्वच्छां मुक्तामालां च बिभ्रती
pāśāṃkuśābhayavarāndadhatī nijabāhubhiḥ | āpādalambinīṃ svacchāṃ muktāmālāṃ ca bibhratī
holding with her own arms the noose, the goad, the gesture of fearlessness and the boon-giving gesture, and wearing a clear pearl necklace hanging down to her feet,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.60
प्रसन्तस्मेरवदना लोचनत्रयभूषिता । आब्रह्मकीटजननी करुणामृतसागरा
prasantasmeravadanā locanatrayabhūṣitā | ābrahmakīṭajananī karuṇāmṛtasāgarā
her face serene and smiling, adorned with three eyes, the mother (of all) from Brahmā down to the worm, an ocean of the nectar of compassion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.61
अनन्तकोटिब्रह्माण्डनायिका परमेश्वरी । सौम्यानन्तरसैर्युक्तस्तनद्वयविराजिता
anantakoṭibrahmāṇḍanāyikā parameśvarī | saumyānantarasairyuktastanadvayavirājitā
mistress of endless millions of world-systems, the supreme sovereign, resplendent with two breasts endowed with gentle, endless savours,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.62
सर्वेश्वरी च सर्वज्ञा कूटस्थाक्षररूपिणी । तामुवाच प्रसन्ना सा शक्रपत्नीं कृतोद्यमाम्
sarveśvarī ca sarvajñā kūṭasthākṣararūpiṇī | tāmuvāca prasannā sā śakrapatnīṃ kṛtodyamām
ruler of all and all-knowing, having the form of the immutable syllable that abides at the summit. Being gracious, she spoke to that wife of Śakra, who had made the effort,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.63
मेघगम्भीरशब्देन मुदमाददती भृशम् । देव्युवाच वरं वरय सुश्रोणि वाञ्छितं शक्रवल्लभे
meghagambhīraśabdena mudamādadatī bhṛśam | devyuvāca varaṃ varaya suśroṇi vāñchitaṃ śakravallabhe
With a voice deep as a thundercloud, greatly delighting (her), the Goddess said: "Choose a boon, fair-hipped one, whatever you wish, beloved of Śakra."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.64
ददाम्यद्य प्रसन्नास्मि पूजिता सुभृशं त्वया । वरदाहं समायाता दर्शनं सहजं न मे
dadāmyadya prasannāsmi pūjitā subhṛśaṃ tvayā | varadāhaṃ samāyātā darśanaṃ sahajaṃ na me
"I grant (it) today; I am pleased, having been worshipped most fervently by you. I have come as a boon-giver; the sight of me is not easily had,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.65
अनेककोटिजन्मोत्थपुण्यपुञ्जैर्हि लभ्यते । इत्युक्ता सा तदा देवी तामाह प्रणता पुरः
anekakoṭijanmotthapuṇyapuñjairhi labhyate | ityuktā sā tadā devī tāmāha praṇatā puraḥ
for it is obtained (only) through heaps of merit accumulated over many crores of births." Thus addressed, she (Śacī), bowing before (her), then said to that Goddess —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.66
शक्रपत्नी भगवतीं प्रसन्नां परमेश्वरीम् । वाञ्छामि दर्शनं मातः पत्युः परमदुर्लभम्
śakrapatnī bhagavatīṃ prasannāṃ parameśvarīm | vāñchāmi darśanaṃ mātaḥ patyuḥ paramadurlabham
Śakra's wife (said) to the pleased Bhagavatī, the supreme Sovereign: "I desire, O Mother, the sight of my husband, which is most hard to obtain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.67
नहुषाद्भयनाशं च स्वपदप्रापणं तथा । देव्युवाच गच्छ त्वमनया दूत्या सार्धं श्रीमानसं सरः
nahuṣādbhayanāśaṃ ca svapadaprāpaṇaṃ tathā | devyuvāca gaccha tvamanayā dūtyā sārdhaṃ śrīmānasaṃ saraḥ
and the destruction of the danger from Nahuṣa, and (my husband's) attainment of his own station." The Goddess said: "Go, together with this messenger-woman, to the glorious Mānasa lake,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.68
यत्र मे मूर्तिरचला विश्वकामाभिधा मता । तत्र पश्यसि शक्रं त्वं दुःखितं भयविह्वलम्
yatra me mūrtiracalā viśvakāmābhidhā matā | tatra paśyasi śakraṃ tvaṃ duḥkhitaṃ bhayavihvalam
where an immovable image of mine, known by the name Viśvakāmā, is established. There you will see Śakra, sorrowful, overwhelmed with fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.69
मोहयिष्यामि राजानं कालेन कियता पुनः । स्वस्था भव विशालाक्षि करोमि तव चेप्सितम्
mohayiṣyāmi rājānaṃ kālena kiyatā punaḥ | svasthā bhava viśālākṣi karomi tava cepsitam
I shall delude the king after some time. Be at ease, wide-eyed one; I will do what you desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.70
भ्रंशयिष्यामि भूपालं मोहितं त्रिदशासनात् । व्यास उवाच देवीदूती तां गृहीत्वा शक्रपत्नीं त्वरान्विता
bhraṃśayiṣyāmi bhūpālaṃ mohitaṃ tridaśāsanāt | vyāsa uvāca devīdūtī tāṃ gṛhītvā śakrapatnīṃ tvarānvitā
I shall cast the deluded lord of the earth down from the seat of the thirty (gods)." Vyāsa said: The Goddess's messenger, taking that wife of Śakra, in haste,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 8.71
प्रापयामास सान्निध्यं स्वपत्युः परमेश्वरीम् । सा दृष्ट्वा तं पतिं बाला सुरेशं गुप्तसंस्थितम् । मुदिताभूद्वरं वीक्ष्य बहुकालाभिवाञ्छितम्
prāpayāmāsa sānnidhyaṃ svapatyuḥ parameśvarīm | sā dṛṣṭvā taṃ patiṃ bālā sureśaṃ guptasaṃsthitam | muditābhūdvaraṃ vīkṣya bahukālābhivāñchitam
brought (her), the supreme lady, into the presence of her own husband. That young woman, seeing her husband, the lord of the gods, dwelling in hiding, became delighted, beholding the boon she had longed for over a long time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition