Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 9
DB 6 9.1
नहुषस्वर्गच्युतिवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच तां वीक्ष्य विपुलापाङ्गीं रहः शोकसमन्विताम् । आखण्डलः प्रियां भार्यां विस्मितश्चाब्रवीत्तदा
nahuṣasvargacyutivarṇanam vyāsa uvāca tāṃ vīkṣya vipulāpāṅgīṃ rahaḥ śokasamanvitām | ākhaṇḍalaḥ priyāṃ bhāryāṃ vismitaścābravīttadā
The description of Nahuṣa's fall from heaven. Vyāsa said: Seeing her, the wide-eyed one, in a lonely place, filled with grief — his dear wife — Ākhaṇḍala (Indra) was astonished and then said:
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DB 6 9.2
कथमत्रागता कान्ते कथं ज्ञातस्त्वया ह्यहम् । दुर्ज्ञेयः सर्वभूतानां संस्थितोऽस्मि शुभानने
kathamatrāgatā kānte kathaṃ jñātastvayā hyaham | durjñeyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ saṃsthito'smi śubhānane
"How have you come here, beloved? And how indeed was I recognized by you? I am stationed (here) hard to discern for all beings, O fair-faced one."
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DB 6 9.3
शच्युवाच देव देव्याः प्रसादेन ज्ञातोऽस्यद्य भवानिह । पुनस्तस्याः प्रसादेन प्राप्तास्मि त्वां दिवस्पते
śacyuvāca deva devyāḥ prasādena jñāto'syadya bhavāniha | punastasyāḥ prasādena prāptāsmi tvāṃ divaspate
Śacī said: "O god, by the grace of the Goddess you were known to me here today; and again by her grace I have reached you, O lord of heaven.
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DB 6 9.4
नहुषो नाम राजर्षिः स्थापितो भवदासने । त्रिदशैर्मुनिभिश्चैव स मां बाधति नित्यशः
nahuṣo nāma rājarṣiḥ sthāpito bhavadāsane | tridaśairmunibhiścaiva sa māṃ bādhati nityaśaḥ
A royal sage named Nahuṣa has been installed on your seat by the thirty (gods) and by the sages; he harasses me constantly.
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DB 6 9.5
पतिं मां कुरु चार्वङ्गि: तुरासाहं सुराधिपम् । एवं वदति मां पाप्मा किं करोमि बलार्दन
patiṃ māṃ kuru cārvaṅgi: turāsāhaṃ surādhipam | evaṃ vadati māṃ pāpmā kiṃ karomi balārdana
'Make me your husband, fair-limbed one — me, Turāsāha, the lord of the gods!' Thus that wicked one speaks to me. What shall I do, O crusher of Bala?"
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DB 6 9.6
इन्द्र उवाच कालाकाङ्क्षी वरारोहे संस्थितोऽस्मि यदृच्छया । तथा त्वमपि कल्याणि सुस्थिरं स्वमनः कुरु
indra uvāca kālākāṅkṣī varārohe saṃsthito'smi yadṛcchayā | tathā tvamapi kalyāṇi susthiraṃ svamanaḥ kuru
Indra said: "Awaiting my time, O fair-hipped one, I am staying (here) as it happens. So you too, auspicious one, make your mind quite steady."
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DB 6 9.7
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्ता तेन सा देवी पतिनातिप्रशंसिना । निःश्वसन्त्याह तं शक्रं वेपमानातिदुःखिता
vyāsa uvāca ityuktā tena sā devī patinātipraśaṃsinā | niḥśvasantyāha taṃ śakraṃ vepamānātiduḥkhitā
Vyāsa said: Thus addressed by him, her husband who was much given to praise, that goddess, sighing, trembling and greatly grieved, said to that Śakra:
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DB 6 9.8
कथं तिष्ठे महाभाग पापात्मा मां वशानुगाम् । करिष्यति मदोन्मत्तो वरदानेन गर्वितः
kathaṃ tiṣṭhe mahābhāga pāpātmā māṃ vaśānugām | kariṣyati madonmatto varadānena garvitaḥ
"How am I to remain (thus), greatly fortunate one? That evil-souled one, mad with intoxication and proud of the boon granted (to him), will make me subject to his will.
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DB 6 9.9
देवाश्च मुनयः सर्वे मामूचुस्तद्भयाकुलाः । तं भजस्व वरारोहे देवराजं स्मरातुरम् षष्ठस्कन्धे नहुषस्वर्गच्युतिवर्णनं नाम नवमोऽध्यायः
devāśca munayaḥ sarve māmūcustadbhayākulāḥ | taṃ bhajasva varārohe devarājaṃ smarāturam ṣaṣṭhaskandhe nahuṣasvargacyutivarṇanaṃ nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ
And the gods and all the sages, distraught with fear of him, said to me: 'Serve him, fair-hipped one, the king of the gods, who is afflicted with love.'" [Here ends] the ninth chapter, named "The Description of Nahuṣa's Fall from Heaven," in the sixth book.
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DB 6 9.10
बृहस्पतिस्तु शत्रुघ्न वाडवो बलवर्जितः । कथं मां रक्षितुं शक्तो भवेद्देवानुगः सदा
bṛhaspatistu śatrughna vāḍavo balavarjitaḥ | kathaṃ māṃ rakṣituṃ śakto bhaveddevānugaḥ sadā
"But Bṛhaspati, O slayer of foes, is a brahmin, devoid of strength; how could he be able to protect me, being always a follower of the gods?
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DB 6 9.11
तस्माच्चिन्तास्ति महती नार्यहं वशवर्तिनी । अनाथा किं करिष्यामि विपरीते विधौ विभो
tasmāccintāsti mahatī nāryahaṃ vaśavartinī | anāthā kiṃ kariṣyāmi viparīte vidhau vibho
Therefore my anxiety is great; I am a woman, subject to another's will. Being without a protector, what shall I do, O mighty one, when fate has turned adverse?
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DB 6 9.12
नार्यस्म्यहं न कुलटा त्वच्चित्तातिपतिव्रता । नास्ति मे शरणं तत्र यो मां रक्षति दुःखिताम्
nāryasmyahaṃ na kulaṭā tvaccittātipativratā | nāsti me śaraṇaṃ tatra yo māṃ rakṣati duḥkhitām
“I am a (respectable) woman, not a wanton; my devotion to my husband is greater than any thought of you. I have no refuge there, none who might protect me in my distress.”
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DB 6 9.13
इन्द्र उवाच उपायं प्रब्रवीम्यद्य तं कुरुष्व वरानने । शीलं ते दुःखिते काले परित्रातं भविष्यति
indra uvāca upāyaṃ prabravīmyadya taṃ kuruṣva varānane | śīlaṃ te duḥkhite kāle paritrātaṃ bhaviṣyati
Indra said: I shall now tell (you) a device; carry it out, fair-faced one. Your chastity will be preserved in this time of distress.
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DB 6 9.14
परेण रक्षिता नारी न भवेच्च पतिव्रता । उपायैः कोटिभिः कामभिन्नचित्तातिचञ्चला
pareṇa rakṣitā nārī na bhavecca pativratā | upāyaiḥ koṭibhiḥ kāmabhinnacittāticañcalā
A woman guarded by another does not thereby become chaste, (not) by ten million devices, when her mind is broken by desire and utterly unsteady.
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DB 6 9.15
शीलमेव हि नारीणां सदा रक्षति पापतः । तस्मात्त्वं शीलमास्थाय स्थिरा भव शुचिस्मिते
śīlameva hi nārīṇāṃ sadā rakṣati pāpataḥ | tasmāttvaṃ śīlamāsthāya sthirā bhava śucismite
For it is chastity alone that always protects women from evil; therefore, taking your stand on chastity, be firm, you of the bright smile.
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DB 6 9.16
यदा त्वां नहुषो राजा बलादाकर्षयेत्खलः । तदा त्वं समयं कृत्वा गजं वञ्चय भूपतिम्
yadā tvāṃ nahuṣo rājā balādākarṣayetkhalaḥ | tadā tvaṃ samayaṃ kṛtvā gajaṃ vañcaya bhūpatim
When that scoundrel, King Nahuṣa, would drag you off by force, then you, making a compact, deceive that lord of the earth about a vehicle.
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DB 6 9.17
एकान्ते तत्समीपे त्वं गत्वा वद मदालसे । ऋषियानेन दिव्येन मामुपैहि जगत्पते
ekānte tatsamīpe tvaṃ gatvā vada madālase | ṛṣiyānena divyena māmupaihi jagatpate
Going to him in a private place, say, languid one: “Come to me, lord of the world, on a divine palanquin (borne by) sages.
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DB 6 9.18
एवं तव वशे प्रीता भविष्यामीति मे ततम् । इति तं वद सुश्रोणि तदा तु परिमोहितः
evaṃ tava vaśe prītā bhaviṣyāmīti me tatam | iti taṃ vada suśroṇi tadā tu parimohitaḥ
Thus I shall be pleased and in your power”—this is my settled (counsel). Speak thus to him, fair-hipped one; then, utterly infatuated,
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DB 6 9.19
कामान्धः स मुनीन् याने योजयिष्यति पार्थिवः । अवश्यं तापसो भूपं शापदग्धं करिष्यति
kāmāndhaḥ sa munīn yāne yojayiṣyati pārthivaḥ | avaśyaṃ tāpaso bhūpaṃ śāpadagdhaṃ kariṣyati
that king, blind with desire, will yoke sages to his vehicle; and an ascetic will surely make the king burnt up by a curse.
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DB 6 9.20
साहाय्यं जगदम्बा ते करिष्यति न संशयः । जगदम्बापदस्मर्तुः सङ्कटं न कदाचन
sāhāyyaṃ jagadambā te kariṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | jagadambāpadasmartuḥ saṅkaṭaṃ na kadācana
The Mother of the world will give you help, there is no doubt; for one who remembers the word “Mother of the world” there is never any danger.
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DB 6 9.21
यदि जायेत तच्चापि ज्ञेयं तत्स्वस्तये किल । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन मणिद्वीपाधिवासिनीम्
yadi jāyeta taccāpi jñeyaṃ tatsvastaye kila | tasmātsarvaprayatnena maṇidvīpādhivāsinīm
And if it should arise, that too is to be understood as (being) for his welfare. Therefore, with every effort, (worship) her who dwells on the Isle of Gems—
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DB 6 9.22
भज त्वं भुवनेशानीं गुरुवाक्यानुसारतः । व्यास उवाच इत्याख्याता शची तेन जगाम नहुषं प्रति
bhaja tvaṃ bhuvaneśānīṃ guruvākyānusārataḥ | vyāsa uvāca ityākhyātā śacī tena jagāma nahuṣaṃ prati
worship her, the Mistress of the worlds, in accordance with the teacher's words. Vyāsa said: Told this by him, Śacī went to Nahuṣa,
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DB 6 9.23
तथेत्युक्त्वातिविश्वस्ता भाविकार्ये कृतोद्यमा । नहुषस्तां समालोक्य मुदितो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
tathetyuktvātiviśvastā bhāvikārye kṛtodyamā | nahuṣastāṃ samālokya mudito vākyamabravīt
having said “so be it,” with full confidence, and with effort made toward the coming task. Nahuṣa, seeing her, spoke joyfully these words:
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DB 6 9.24
स्वागतं सत्यवचनैस्त्वदधीनोऽस्मि कामिनि । दासोऽहं तव सत्येन पालितं वचनं त्वया
svāgataṃ satyavacanaistvadadhīno'smi kāmini | dāso'haṃ tava satyena pālitaṃ vacanaṃ tvayā
“Welcome, with true words! I am subject to you, passionate one. I am your slave; truly, your word has been kept by you.
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DB 6 9.25
यदागता समीपे मे तुष्टोऽस्मि मितभाषिणि । न च व्रीडा त्वया कार्या भक्तं मां भज सुस्मिते
yadāgatā samīpe me tuṣṭo'smi mitabhāṣiṇi | na ca vrīḍā tvayā kāryā bhaktaṃ māṃ bhaja susmite
Since you have come to me, I am pleased, you of measured speech. And you should feel no shame; take me, your devotee, sweet-smiling one.
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DB 6 9.26
कार्यं वद विशालाक्षि करिष्यामि तव प्रियम् । शच्युवाच सर्वं कृतं त्वया कार्यं मम कृत्रिमवासव
kāryaṃ vada viśālākṣi kariṣyāmi tava priyam | śacyuvāca sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ tvayā kāryaṃ mama kṛtrimavāsava
Tell (me) what is to be done, wide-eyed one; I shall do what pleases you. Śacī said: Everything to be done for me has been done by you, counterfeit Vāsava.
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DB 6 9.27
मनोरथोऽस्ति मे देव शृणु चित्तेऽधुना विभो । वाञ्छितं कुरु कल्याण त्वद्वशाहमतः परम्
manoratho'sti me deva śṛṇu citte'dhunā vibho | vāñchitaṃ kuru kalyāṇa tvadvaśāhamataḥ param
I have a wish, god; hear it now in your heart, mighty one. Fulfil (my) desire, auspicious one; from now on I am in your power.
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DB 6 9.28
ब्रवीमि मानसोत्साहं त्वं तं कर्तुमिहार्हसि । नहुष उवाच कार्यं त्वं ब्रूहि चन्द्रास्ये करोमि तव वाञ्छितम्
bravīmi mānasotsāhaṃ tvaṃ taṃ kartumihārhasi | nahuṣa uvāca kāryaṃ tvaṃ brūhi candrāsye karomi tava vāñchitam
I shall tell (you) my heart's eager wish; you ought to accomplish it here. Nahuṣa said: Tell (me) the deed, moon-faced one; I do what you desire.
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DB 6 9.29
अलभ्यमपि दास्यामि तुभ्यं सुभ्रु वदस्व माम् । शच्युवाच कथं ब्रवीमि राजेन्द्र प्रत्ययो नास्ति मे तव
alabhyamapi dāsyāmi tubhyaṃ subhru vadasva mām | śacyuvāca kathaṃ bravīmi rājendra pratyayo nāsti me tava
Even what cannot be got I shall give you; fair-browed one, speak to me. Śacī said: How shall I speak, best of kings? I have no confidence in you.
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DB 6 9.30
शपथं कुरु राजेन्द्र यत्करोमि प्रियं तव । राजानः सत्यवचसो दुर्लभा एव भूतले
śapathaṃ kuru rājendra yatkaromi priyaṃ tava | rājānaḥ satyavacaso durlabhā eva bhūtale
Take an oath, best of kings, that I shall do what pleases you. Kings whose words are true are indeed hard to find on earth.
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DB 6 9.31
पश्चाद्ब्रवीम्यहं राजन् ज्ञात्वा सत्येन यन्त्रितम् । कृते चेद्वाञ्छिते भूप सदा ते वशवर्तिनी
paścādbravīmyahaṃ rājan jñātvā satyena yantritam | kṛte cedvāñchite bhūpa sadā te vaśavartinī
Afterwards I shall speak, king, knowing (you) bound by (your) oath. And if my wish is fulfilled, lord of the earth, always subject to you
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DB 6 9.32
भविष्यामि तुराषाड् वै सत्यमेतद्वचो मम । नहुष उवाच अवश्यमेव कर्तव्यं वचनं तव सुन्दरि
bhaviṣyāmi turāṣāḍ vai satyametadvaco mama | nahuṣa uvāca avaśyameva kartavyaṃ vacanaṃ tava sundari
"I shall be (yours), O Turāṣāḍ — this word of mine is true." Nahuṣa said: "Your word must without fail be carried out, O lovely one.
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DB 6 9.33
शपामि सुकृतेनाहं यज्ञदानकृतेन वै । शच्युवाच इन्द्रस्य हरयो वाहा गजश्चैव रथस्तथा
śapāmi sukṛtenāhaṃ yajñadānakṛtena vai | śacyuvāca indrasya harayo vāhā gajaścaiva rathastathā
I swear it by the merit I have made through sacrifices and gifts." Śacī said: "Indra's conveyances are the bay horses, and also the elephant and the chariot;
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DB 6 9.34
गरुडो वासुदेवस्य यमस्य महिषस्तथा । वृषभः शङ्करस्यापि ब्रह्मणो वरटापतिः
garuḍo vāsudevasya yamasya mahiṣastathā | vṛṣabhaḥ śaṅkarasyāpi brahmaṇo varaṭāpatiḥ
Garuḍa is Vāsudeva's, and the buffalo is Yama's; the bull is Śaṅkara's, and Brahmā's is the mate of the goose (the gander).
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DB 6 9.35
मयूरः कार्तिकेयस्य गजास्यस्य तु मूषकः । इच्छाम्यहमपूर्वं वै वाहनं ते सुराधिप
mayūraḥ kārtikeyasya gajāsyasya tu mūṣakaḥ | icchāmyahamapūrvaṃ vai vāhanaṃ te surādhipa
the peacock is Kārtikeya's, but the mouse is the elephant-faced one's. I wish for you, O lord of the gods, a vehicle without precedent,
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DB 6 9.36
यन्न विष्णोर्न रुद्रस्य नासुराणां न रक्षसाम् । वहन्तु त्वां महाराज मुनयः संशितव्रताः
yanna viṣṇorna rudrasya nāsurāṇāṃ na rakṣasām | vahantu tvāṃ mahārāja munayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ
one that is neither Viṣṇu's nor Rudra's, nor the asuras' nor the rākṣasas': let sages of strict vows carry you, O great king,
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DB 6 9.37
सर्वे शिबिकया राजन्नेतद्धि मम वाञ्छितम् । सर्वदेवाधिकं त्वां वै जानामि वसुधाधिप
sarve śibikayā rājannetaddhi mama vāñchitam | sarvadevādhikaṃ tvāṃ vai jānāmi vasudhādhipa
all of them, by palanquin, O king — this indeed is my wish. For I know you, O lord of the earth, to exceed all the gods;
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DB 6 9.38
तेन ते तेजसो वृद्धिं वाञ्छाम्यहमतन्द्रिता । व्यास उवाच तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य ज्ञानदुर्बलः
tena te tejaso vṛddhiṃ vāñchāmyahamatandritā | vyāsa uvāca tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasya jñānadurbalaḥ
by that I, untiring, wish for an increase of your splendour." Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of hers, that man weak in knowledge laughed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.39
मोहितस्तु महादेव्या कृतमोहेन तत्क्षणम् । उवाच वचनं भूपः संस्तुवन्वासवप्रियाम्
mohitastu mahādevyā kṛtamohena tatkṣaṇam | uvāca vacanaṃ bhūpaḥ saṃstuvanvāsavapriyām
and, deluded at that very moment by the great Goddess through the delusion she had wrought, the king spoke these words, praising Vāsava's beloved:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.40
नहुष उवाच सत्यमुक्तं त्वया तन्वि वाहनं रुचिरं मम । करिष्यामि सुकेशान्ते वचनं तव सर्वथा
nahuṣa uvāca satyamuktaṃ tvayā tanvi vāhanaṃ ruciraṃ mama | kariṣyāmi sukeśānte vacanaṃ tava sarvathā
Nahuṣa said: "Truly have you spoken, slender one — a delightful vehicle for me! I shall carry out your word in every way, O fair-tressed lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.41
न ह्यल्पवीर्यो भवति यो वाहान्कुरुते मुनीन् । अहमारुह्य यानेन त्वामेष्यामि शुचिस्मिते
na hyalpavīryo bhavati yo vāhānkurute munīn | ahamāruhya yānena tvāmeṣyāmi śucismite
For he who makes sages his bearers is no man of little might. Mounting that conveyance I shall come to you, O bright-smiling one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.42
सप्तर्षयो मां वक्ष्यन्ति सर्वे देवर्षयस्तथा । समर्थं त्रिषु लोकेषु ज्ञात्वा मां तपसाधिकम्
saptarṣayo māṃ vakṣyanti sarve devarṣayastathā | samarthaṃ triṣu lokeṣu jñātvā māṃ tapasādhikam
The seven sages and all the divine sages will speak of me, knowing me to be capable in the three worlds and surpassing (others) in austerity."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.43
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वा तां सुसन्तुष्टो विससर्ज हरिप्रियाम् । मुनीनाहूय सर्वास्तानित्युवाच स्मरान्वितः
vyāsa uvāca ityuktvā tāṃ susantuṣṭo visasarja haripriyām | munīnāhūya sarvāstānityuvāca smarānvitaḥ
Vyāsa said: Having said this to her, well pleased, he let Hari's beloved go; and summoning all those sages, filled with desire, he said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.44
नहुष उवाच अहमिन्द्रोऽद्य भो विप्राः सर्वशक्तिसमन्वितः । कार्यमत्र प्रकुर्वन्तु भवन्तो विगतस्मयाः
nahuṣa uvāca ahamindro'dya bho viprāḥ sarvaśaktisamanvitaḥ | kāryamatra prakurvantu bhavanto vigatasmayāḥ
Nahuṣa said: "I am Indra now, O brahmins, endowed with every power; let you, laying aside pride, carry out the task in this matter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.45
इन्द्रासनं मया प्राप्तं नेन्द्राणी मामुपैति च । आकारिता च मां सूते प्रेमपूर्वमिदं वचः
indrāsanaṃ mayā prāptaṃ nendrāṇī māmupaiti ca | ākāritā ca māṃ sūte premapūrvamidaṃ vacaḥ
Indra's seat has been won by me, yet Indrāṇī does not come to me; and when summoned she utters to me this word affectionately:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.46
मुनियानेन देवेन्द्र मामुपैहि सुराधिप । देवदेव महाराज मत्प्रियं कुरु मानद
muniyānena devendra māmupaihi surādhipa | devadeva mahārāja matpriyaṃ kuru mānada
'Come to me, O Indra of the gods, lord of the gods, by a conveyance of sages; O god of gods, great king, bestower of honour, do what pleases me.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.47
एतत्कार्यं मुनिश्रेष्ठा ममात्यन्तं दुरासदम् । भवद्भिस्तु प्रकर्तव्यं सर्वथैव दयालुभिः
etatkāryaṃ muniśreṣṭhā mamātyantaṃ durāsadam | bhavadbhistu prakartavyaṃ sarvathaiva dayālubhiḥ
This task, O best of sages, is for me exceedingly hard to accomplish; but it must be done by you compassionate ones in every way.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.48
मनो दहति मे कामः शक्रपत्न्यां प्रवर्तितम् । भवन्तः शरणं मेऽद्य कुरुध्वं कार्यमद्भुतम्
mano dahati me kāmaḥ śakrapatnyāṃ pravartitam | bhavantaḥ śaraṇaṃ me'dya kurudhvaṃ kāryamadbhutam
Desire, set in motion toward Śakra's wife, burns my mind; be my refuge today — accomplish this wondrous deed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.49
अगस्तिप्रमुखास्तस्य श्रुत्वा वाक्यमसत्करम् । अङ्गीचक्रुश्च भावित्वात्कृपया परमर्षयः
agastipramukhāstasya śrutvā vākyamasatkaram | aṅgīcakruśca bhāvitvātkṛpayā paramarṣayaḥ
Agasti and the others at their head, having heard his dishonouring words, consented, out of compassion, since it was destined so.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.50
अङ्गीकृतेऽथ तद्वाक्ये मुनिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः । मुदं प्राप नृपः कामं पौलोमीकृतमानसः
aṅgīkṛte'tha tadvākye munibhistattvadarśibhiḥ | mudaṃ prāpa nṛpaḥ kāmaṃ paulomīkṛtamānasaḥ
When that word had been accepted by the sages who see the truth, the king, his mind (captivated) by Paulomī, obtained joy and (the fulfilment of) his desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.51
आरुह्य शिबिकां रम्यां संस्थितस्त्वरयान्वितः । वाहान्कृत्वा मुनीन्दिव्यान्सर्प सर्पेति चाब्रवीत्
āruhya śibikāṃ ramyāṃ saṃsthitastvarayānvitaḥ | vāhānkṛtvā munīndivyānsarpa sarpeti cābravīt
Mounting the lovely palanquin he took his seat, filled with haste, and having made the divine sages his bearers he cried, "Move on, move on!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.52
कामार्तः सोऽस्पृशन्मूढः पादेन मुनिमस्तकम् । अगस्तिं तापसश्रेष्ठं लोपामुद्रापतिं तदा
kāmārtaḥ so'spṛśanmūḍhaḥ pādena munimastakam | agastiṃ tāpasaśreṣṭhaṃ lopāmudrāpatiṃ tadā
Stricken with desire, that deluded one touched with his foot the head of the sage — of Agastya, best of ascetics, husband of Lopāmudrā, at that time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.53
वातापिभक्षकर्तारं समुद्रस्यापि शोषकम् । कशया ताडयामास पञ्चबाणशराहतः
vātāpibhakṣakartāraṃ samudrasyāpi śoṣakam | kaśayā tāḍayāmāsa pañcabāṇaśarāhataḥ
Struck by the arrows of the five-arrowed (god of love), he lashed with his whip him who had devoured Vātāpi and who had dried up even the ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.54
इन्द्राणीहृतचित्तोऽसौ सर्पेति प्रब्रुवन्मुनिम् । तं शशाप मुनिः क्रुद्धः कशाघातमनुस्मरन्
indrāṇīhṛtacitto'sau sarpeti prabruvanmunim | taṃ śaśāpa muniḥ kruddhaḥ kaśāghātamanusmaran
His mind carried away by Indrāṇī, he kept saying to the sage "Move! Move!" Then the sage, angered, recalling the blow of the whip, cursed him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.55
सर्पो भव दुराचार वने घोरवपुर्महान् । बहुवर्षसहस्राणि यत्र क्लेशो महान्भवेत्
sarpo bhava durācāra vane ghoravapurmahān | bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi yatra kleśo mahānbhavet
"Become a serpent, evil-doer, huge and of terrible form, in the forest, for many thousands of years, where your suffering will be great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.56
विचरिष्यसि वीर्येण पुनः स्वर्गमवाप्स्यसि । दृष्ट्वा युधिष्ठिरं नाम तव मोक्षो भविष्यति
vicariṣyasi vīryeṇa punaḥ svargamavāpsyasi | dṛṣṭvā yudhiṣṭhiraṃ nāma tava mokṣo bhaviṣyati
You will roam by (your own) might, and again you will attain heaven; on seeing him named Yudhiṣṭhira your release will come about,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.57
प्रश्नानामुत्तरं श्रुत्वा धर्मपुत्रमुखात्ततः । व्यास उवाच एवं शप्तः स राजर्षिः स्तुत्वा तं मुनिसत्तमम्
praśnānāmuttaraṃ śrutvā dharmaputramukhāttataḥ | vyāsa uvāca evaṃ śaptaḥ sa rājarṣiḥ stutvā taṃ munisattamam
having heard the answer to (your) questions from the mouth of Dharma's son." Vyāsa said: Thus cursed, that royal sage, having praised that best of sages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.58
स्वर्गात्पपात सहसा सर्परूपधरोऽभवत् । बृहस्पतिस्ततो गत्वा तरसा मानसं प्रति
svargātpapāta sahasā sarparūpadharo'bhavat | bṛhaspatistato gatvā tarasā mānasaṃ prati
suddenly fell from heaven and took on the form of a serpent. Then Bṛhaspati went swiftly to (Lake) Mānasa
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.59
इन्द्राय सर्ववृत्तान्तं कथयामास विस्तरात् । तच्छ्रुत्वा मघवा राज्ञः स्वर्गात्प्रच्यवनादिकम्
indrāya sarvavṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsa vistarāt | tacchrutvā maghavā rājñaḥ svargātpracyavanādikam
and related the whole occurrence to Indra in detail. Hearing that — the king's fall from heaven and the rest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.60
मुदितोऽभून्महाराज स्थितस्तत्रैव वासवः । देवाश्च मुनयो दृष्ट्वा नहुषं पतितं भुवि
mudito'bhūnmahārāja sthitastatraiva vāsavaḥ | devāśca munayo dṛṣṭvā nahuṣaṃ patitaṃ bhuvi
Vāsava became delighted, O great king, and remained there itself. And the gods and the sages, seeing Nahuṣa fallen to the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.61
जग्मुः सर्वेऽपि तत्रैव यत्रेन्द्रः सरसि स्थितः । तमाश्वास्य सुराः सर्वे मुनिभिः सहितास्तदा
jagmuḥ sarve'pi tatraiva yatrendraḥ sarasi sthitaḥ | tamāśvāsya surāḥ sarve munibhiḥ sahitāstadā
all went to that very place where Indra was staying in the lake. Then all the gods, together with the sages, consoled him
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.62
स्वर्गे समानयामासुर्मानपूर्वं शचीपतिम् । समागतं ततः शक्रं सर्वे ते मुनयः सुराः
svarge samānayāmāsurmānapūrvaṃ śacīpatim | samāgataṃ tataḥ śakraṃ sarve te munayaḥ surāḥ
and brought Śacī's husband back to heaven with honour. Then, when Śakra had come, all those sages and gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.63
स्थापयित्वाऽऽसने पश्चादभिषेकं दधुः शिवम् । इन्द्रोऽपि स्वासनं प्राप्य शच्या सह सुरालये
sthāpayitvā''sane paścādabhiṣekaṃ dadhuḥ śivam | indro'pi svāsanaṃ prāpya śacyā saha surālaye
having installed (him) on the throne, afterwards performed the auspicious consecration. And Indra too, having regained his own seat, in the abode of the gods, together with Śacī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.64
चिक्रीड नन्दने रम्ये कानने प्रेमयुक्तया । व्यास उवाच एवमिन्द्रेण सम्प्राप्तं दुःखं परमदारुणम्
cikrīḍa nandane ramye kānane premayuktayā | vyāsa uvāca evamindreṇa samprāptaṃ duḥkhaṃ paramadāruṇam
played in the lovely Nandana grove with her who was full of love. Vyāsa said: Thus by Indra was most dreadful sorrow incurred,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.65
हत्वासुरं कामरूपं विश्वरूपं महामुनिम् । पुनर्देव्याः प्रसादेन स्वस्थानं प्राप्तवान्नृप
hatvāsuraṃ kāmarūpaṃ viśvarūpaṃ mahāmunim | punardevyāḥ prasādena svasthānaṃ prāptavānnṛpa
having slain the demon Kāmarūpa (or: the demon of many forms) and the great sage Viśvarūpa; and again, by the Goddess's grace, he obtained his own station, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 6 9.66
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं वृत्रासुरवधाश्रयम् । यत्पृष्टोऽहं त्वया राजन् कथानकमनुत्तमम्
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ vṛtrāsuravadhāśrayam | yatpṛṣṭo'haṃ tvayā rājan kathānakamanuttamam
All this has been told to you, resting on the slaying of the demon Vṛtra — the supreme little tale about which you asked me, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 6 9.67
यादृशं कुरुते कर्म तादृशं फलमाप्नुयात् । अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कृतं कर्म शुभाशुभम्
yādṛśaṃ kurute karma tādṛśaṃ phalamāpnuyāt | avaśyameva bhoktavyaṃ kṛtaṃ karma śubhāśubham
Whatever kind of deed one does, that kind of fruit one gets; a deed once done, good or bad, must inevitably be experienced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition