Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 1
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दक्षप्रजापतिवर्णनम् सूत उवाच - श्रुत्वैतां तापसाद्दिव्यां कथां राजा मुदान्वितः । व्यासं पप्रच्छ धर्मात्मा परीक्षितसुतः पुनः सोमसूर्यवंशवर्णने दक्षप्रजापतिवर्णनं नाम प्रथमोऽध्यायः
dakṣaprajāpativarṇanam sūta uvāca - śrutvaitāṃ tāpasāddivyāṃ kathāṃ rājā mudānvitaḥ | vyāsaṃ papraccha dharmātmā parīkṣitasutaḥ punaḥ somasūryavaṃśavarṇane dakṣaprajāpativarṇanaṃ nāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ
The Description of Dakṣa Prajāpati. Sūta said: Having heard this divine story from the ascetic, the king, the righteous son of Parīkṣit, filled with joy, asked Vyāsa again. — Thus the first chapter, called "The Description of Dakṣa Prajāpati," in the account of the lunar and solar lineages.
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जनमेजय उवाच - स्वामिन् सूर्यान्वयानां च राज्ञां वंशस्य विस्तरम् । तथा सोमान्वयानां च श्रोतुकामोऽस्मि सर्वथा
janamejaya uvāca - svāmin sūryānvayānāṃ ca rājñāṃ vaṃśasya vistaram | tathā somānvayānāṃ ca śrotukāmo'smi sarvathā
Janamejaya said: Master, I wish by all means to hear at length of the lineage of the kings of the solar line, and likewise of those of the lunar line.
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कथयानघ सर्वज्ञ कथां पापप्रणाशिनीम् । चरितं भूपतीनां च विस्तराद्वंशयोर्द्वयोः
kathayānagha sarvajña kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm | caritaṃ bhūpatīnāṃ ca vistarādvaṃśayordvayoḥ
Tell (me), sinless one, all-knowing one, the story that destroys sin, and the deeds of the kings of both lines in detail.
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ते हि सर्वे पराशक्तिभक्ता इति मया श्रुतम् । देवीभक्तस्य चरितं शृण्वन्कोऽस्ति विरक्तिभाक्
te hi sarve parāśaktibhaktā iti mayā śrutam | devībhaktasya caritaṃ śṛṇvanko'sti viraktibhāk
For I have heard that they were all devotees of the supreme Śakti. Who, hearing the deeds of a devotee of the Goddess, remains attached (to worldly things)?
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इति राजर्षिणा पृष्टो व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः । तमुवाच मुनिश्रेष्ठः प्रसन्नवदनो मुनिः
iti rājarṣiṇā pṛṣṭo vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ | tamuvāca muniśreṣṭhaḥ prasannavadano muniḥ
Thus questioned by the royal sage, Vyāsa, the son of Satyavatī, best of sages, with a cheerful face, said to him:
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व्यास उवाच - निशामय महाराज विस्तराद्गदतो मम । सोमसूर्यान्वयानां च तथान्येषां समुद्भवम्
vyāsa uvāca - niśāmaya mahārāja vistarādgadato mama | somasūryānvayānāṃ ca tathānyeṣāṃ samudbhavam
Vyāsa said: Listen, great king, as I relate in detail the origin of the solar and lunar lines, and of others as well.
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विष्णोर्नाभिसरोजाद्वै ब्रह्माभूच्चतुराननः । तपस्तप्त्वा समाराध्य महादेवीं सुदुर्गमाम्
viṣṇornābhisarojādvai brahmābhūccaturānanaḥ | tapastaptvā samārādhya mahādevīṃ sudurgamām
From the lotus of Viṣṇu's navel came into being four-faced Brahmā, having performed austerity and propitiated the great Goddess, very hard to reach.
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तया दत्तवरो धाता जगत्कर्तुं समुद्यतः । नाशकन्मानुषीं सृष्टिं कर्तुं लोकपितामहः
tayā dattavaro dhātā jagatkartuṃ samudyataḥ | nāśakanmānuṣīṃ sṛṣṭiṃ kartuṃ lokapitāmahaḥ
Granted a boon by her, the Creator set about making the world; (yet) the grandfather of the worlds was unable to make the human creation.
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विचिन्त्य बहुधा चित्ते सृष्ट्यर्थं चतुराननः । न विस्तारं जगामाशु रचितापि महात्मना
vicintya bahudhā citte sṛṣṭyarthaṃ caturānanaḥ | na vistāraṃ jagāmāśu racitāpi mahātmanā
Though the four-faced one pondered much in his mind for the sake of creation, (the creation), even when fashioned by that great one, did not quickly come to expansion.
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(ससर्ज मानसान्पुत्रान्सप्तसंख्यान्प्रजापतिः) मरीचिरङ्गिरात्रिश्च वसिष्ठः पुलहः क्रतुः । पुलस्त्यश्चेति विख्याताः सप्तैते मानसाः सुताः
(sasarja mānasānputrānsaptasaṃkhyānprajāpatiḥ) marīciraṅgirātriśca vasiṣṭhaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ | pulastyaśceti vikhyātāḥ saptaite mānasāḥ sutāḥ
(The Lord of creatures created mind-born sons, seven in number:) Marīci, Aṅgiras, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Pulaha, Kratu, and Pulastya — these seven renowned mind-born sons.
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रुद्रो रोषात्समुत्पन्नोऽप्युत्सङ्गान्नारदोऽभवत् । दक्षोऽङ्गुष्ठात्तथान्येऽपि मानसाः सनकादयः
rudro roṣātsamutpanno'pyutsaṅgānnārado'bhavat | dakṣo'ṅguṣṭhāttathānye'pi mānasāḥ sanakādayaḥ
Rudra arose from (his) anger, while Nārada came from (his) lap; Dakṣa from (his) thumb, and likewise others too, the mind-born ones, Sanaka and the rest.
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वामाङ्गुष्ठाद्दक्षपत्नी जाता सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरी । वीरिणी नाम विख्याता पुराणेषु महीपते
vāmāṅguṣṭhāddakṣapatnī jātā sarvāṅgasundarī | vīriṇī nāma vikhyātā purāṇeṣu mahīpate
From the left thumb was born Dakṣa's wife, beautiful in every limb, known by the name Vīriṇī in the Purāṇas, O lord of the earth.
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असिक्नीति च नाम्ना सा यस्यां जातोऽथ नारदः । देवर्षिप्रवरः कामं ब्रह्मणो मानसः सुतः
asiknīti ca nāmnā sā yasyāṃ jāto'tha nāradaḥ | devarṣipravaraḥ kāmaṃ brahmaṇo mānasaḥ sutaḥ
She is also called Asiknī by name; and in her was born Nārada, foremost of the divine sages, indeed the mind-born son of Brahmā.
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जनमेजय उवाच - अत्र मे संशयो ब्रह्मन् यदुक्तं भवता वचः । वीरिण्यां नारदो जातो दक्षादिति महातपाः
janamejaya uvāca - atra me saṃśayo brahman yaduktaṃ bhavatā vacaḥ | vīriṇyāṃ nārado jāto dakṣāditi mahātapāḥ
Janamejaya said: Here I have a doubt, brahman, concerning the words spoken by you — that Nārada of great austerity was born of Dakṣa in Vīriṇī.
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कथं दक्षस्य पत्न्यां तु वीरिण्यां नारदो मुनिः । जातो हि ब्रह्मणः पुत्रो धर्मज्ञस्तापसोत्तमः
kathaṃ dakṣasya patnyāṃ tu vīriṇyāṃ nārado muniḥ | jāto hi brahmaṇaḥ putro dharmajñastāpasottamaḥ
How was the sage Nārada, knower of dharma, best of ascetics, born in Vīriṇī, Dakṣa's wife, when he is indeed Brahmā's son?
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DB 7 1.16
विचित्रमिदमाख्यातं भवता नारदस्य च । दक्षाज्जन्मास्य भार्यायां तद्वदस्व सविस्तरम्
vicitramidamākhyātaṃ bhavatā nāradasya ca | dakṣājjanmāsya bhāryāyāṃ tadvadasva savistaram
What you have told about Nārada is strange — his birth from Dakṣa in his (Dakṣa's) wife; tell that in detail.
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पूर्वदेहः कथं मुक्तः शापात्कस्य महामना । नारदेन बहुज्ञेन कस्माज्जन्म कृतं मुने
pūrvadehaḥ kathaṃ muktaḥ śāpātkasya mahāmanā | nāradena bahujñena kasmājjanma kṛtaṃ mune
How was his former body relinquished, by whose curse, (that) great-minded one? Why did Nārada, who knows much, take birth, O sage?
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व्यास उवाच - ब्रह्मणासौ समादिष्टो दक्षः सृष्ट्यर्थमादितः । प्रजाः सृजेति सुभृशं वृद्धिहेतोः स्वयम्भुवा
vyāsa uvāca - brahmaṇāsau samādiṣṭo dakṣaḥ sṛṣṭyarthamāditaḥ | prajāḥ sṛjeti subhṛśaṃ vṛddhihetoḥ svayambhuvā
Vyāsa said: In the beginning Dakṣa was commanded by Brahmā for the sake of creation — "Beget offspring" — very insistently, by the Self-born, for the sake of increase.
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ततः पञ्चसहस्रांश्च जनयामास वीर्यवान् । दक्षः प्रजापतिः पुत्रान् वीरिण्यां बलवत्तरान्
tataḥ pañcasahasrāṃśca janayāmāsa vīryavān | dakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ putrān vīriṇyāṃ balavattarān
Then the mighty Dakṣa, lord of creatures, begot in Vīriṇī five thousand exceedingly strong sons.
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दृष्ट्वा तान्नारदः पुत्रान्सर्वान्वर्धयिषून्प्रजाः । उवाच प्रहसन्वाचं देवर्षिः कालनोदितः
dṛṣṭvā tānnāradaḥ putrānsarvānvardhayiṣūnprajāḥ | uvāca prahasanvācaṃ devarṣiḥ kālanoditaḥ
Seeing all those sons wishing to increase offspring, the divine sage Nārada, urged on by time (fate), spoke laughingly these words:
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भुवः प्रमाणमज्ञात्वा स्रष्टुकामाः प्रजाः कथम् । लोकानां हास्यतां यूयं गमिष्यथ न संशयः
bhuvaḥ pramāṇamajñātvā sraṣṭukāmāḥ prajāḥ katham | lokānāṃ hāsyatāṃ yūyaṃ gamiṣyatha na saṃśayaḥ
"Without knowing the measure of the earth, how are you eager to create offspring? You will become an object of the worlds' laughter — there is no doubt."
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पृथिव्या वै प्रमाणं तु ज्ञात्वा कार्यः समुद्यमः । कृत्तोऽसौ सिद्धिमायाति नान्यथेति विनिश्चयः
pṛthivyā vai pramāṇaṃ tu jñātvā kāryaḥ samudyamaḥ | kṛtto'sau siddhimāyāti nānyatheti viniścayaḥ
But one should undertake the effort only after learning the measure of the earth; a task done (thus) attains success, and not otherwise — that is certain.
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DB 7 1.23
बालिशा बत यूयं वै यदज्ञात्वा भुवस्तलम् । समुद्यताः प्रजाः कर्तुं कथं सिद्धिर्भविष्यति
bāliśā bata yūyaṃ vai yadajñātvā bhuvastalam | samudyatāḥ prajāḥ kartuṃ kathaṃ siddhirbhaviṣyati
Alas, you are indeed childish, since without knowing the surface of the earth you have set out to beget offspring — how will there be success?
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DB 7 1.24
व्यास उवाच - नारदेनैवमुक्तास्ते हर्यश्वा दैवयोगतः । अन्योन्यमूचुः सहसा सम्यगाह मुनिः किल
vyāsa uvāca - nāradenaivamuktāste haryaśvā daivayogataḥ | anyonyamūcuḥ sahasā samyagāha muniḥ kila
Vyāsa said: Thus addressed by Nārada, those Haryaśvas, by the working of fate, at once said to one another, "The sage has surely spoken rightly."
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ज्ञात्व प्रमाणमुर्व्यास्तु सुखं स्रक्ष्यामहे प्रजाः । इति सञ्चिन्त्य ते सर्वे प्रयाताः प्रेक्षितुं भुवः
jñātva pramāṇamurvyāstu sukhaṃ srakṣyāmahe prajāḥ | iti sañcintya te sarve prayātāḥ prekṣituṃ bhuvaḥ
"Having learned the measure of the earth, we shall beget offspring easily." Thinking thus, they all set out to survey the earth.
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DB 7 1.26
तलं सर्वं परिज्ञातुं वचनान्नारदस्य च । प्राच्यां केचिद्गताः कामं दक्षिणस्यां तथापरे
talaṃ sarvaṃ parijñātuṃ vacanānnāradasya ca | prācyāṃ kecidgatāḥ kāmaṃ dakṣiṇasyāṃ tathāpare
(They went) to know the whole surface (of the earth), in accordance with Nārada's words: some went eastward as they pleased, and others southward.
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प्रतीच्यामुत्तरस्यां तु कृतोत्साहाः समन्ततः । दक्षः पुत्रान्गतान्दृष्ट्वा पीडितस्तु शुचा भृशम्
pratīcyāmuttarasyāṃ tu kṛtotsāhāḥ samantataḥ | dakṣaḥ putrāngatāndṛṣṭvā pīḍitastu śucā bhṛśam
(Others) westward and northward, making their effort in all directions. Seeing his sons gone, Dakṣa was greatly afflicted with grief.
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अन्यानुत्पादयामास प्रजार्थं कृतनिश्चयः । तेऽपि तत्रोद्यताः कर्तुं प्रजार्थमुद्यमं सुताः
anyānutpādayāmāsa prajārthaṃ kṛtaniścayaḥ | te'pi tatrodyatāḥ kartuṃ prajārthamudyamaṃ sutāḥ
Resolved (again) upon the matter of progeny, he begot other (sons); and those sons too then set about making an effort for the sake of progeny.
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DB 7 1.29
नारदः प्राह तान्दृष्ट्वा पूर्वं यद्वचनं मुनिः । बालिशा बत यूयं वै यदज्ञात्वा भुवः किल
nāradaḥ prāha tāndṛṣṭvā pūrvaṃ yadvacanaṃ muniḥ | bāliśā bata yūyaṃ vai yadajñātvā bhuvaḥ kila
Seeing them, the sage Nārada spoke the same words as before: "Alas, you are indeed childish, since without knowing the earth's
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DB 7 1.30
प्रमाणं तु प्रजाः कर्तुं प्रवृत्ताः केन हेतुना । श्रुत्वा वाक्यं मुनेस्तेऽपि मत्वा सत्यं विमोहिताः
pramāṇaṃ tu prajāḥ kartuṃ pravṛttāḥ kena hetunā | śrutvā vākyaṃ muneste'pi matvā satyaṃ vimohitāḥ
measure you have undertaken to beget offspring — for what reason?" Hearing the sage's words, they too, taking them to be true, were deluded,
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DB 7 1.31
जग्मुः सर्वे यथापूर्वं भ्रातरश्चलितास्तथा । तान्सुतान्प्रस्थितान्दृष्ट्वा दक्षः कोपसमवितः
jagmuḥ sarve yathāpūrvaṃ bhrātaraścalitāstathā | tānsutānprasthitāndṛṣṭvā dakṣaḥ kopasamavitaḥ
and they all went off just as their brothers before them had gone, likewise setting forth. Seeing those sons departed, Dakṣa was filled with rage,
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DB 7 1.32
शशाप नारदं कोपात् पुत्रशोकसमुद्भवात् । दक्ष उवाच - नाशिता मे सुता यस्मात् तस्मान्नाशमवाप्नुहि
śaśāpa nāradaṃ kopāt putraśokasamudbhavāt | dakṣa uvāca - nāśitā me sutā yasmāt tasmānnāśamavāpnuhi
and out of anger arising from grief for his sons he cursed Nārada. Dakṣa said: Since my sons have been destroyed (by you), therefore may you meet with destruction;
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DB 7 1.33
पापेनानेन दुर्बुद्धे गर्भवासं व्रजेति च । पुत्रो मे भव कामं त्वं यतो मे भ्रंशिताः सुताः
pāpenānena durbuddhe garbhavāsaṃ vrajeti ca | putro me bhava kāmaṃ tvaṃ yato me bhraṃśitāḥ sutāḥ
and by this sin, O evil-minded one, may you enter a womb. Become my son, if you will, since my sons were made to fall away by you.
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DB 7 1.34
इति शप्तस्ततो जातो वीरिण्यां नारदो मुनिः । षष्टिर्भूयोऽसृजत्कन्या वीरिण्यामिति नः श्रुतम्
iti śaptastato jāto vīriṇyāṃ nārado muniḥ | ṣaṣṭirbhūyo'sṛjatkanyā vīriṇyāmiti naḥ śrutam
Cursed thus, the sage Nārada was then born of Vīriṇī. Further, (Dakṣa) begot sixty daughters upon Vīriṇī — so we have heard.
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DB 7 1.35
शोकं विहाय पुत्राणां दक्षः परमधर्मवित् । तासां त्रयोदश प्रादात्कश्यपाय महात्मने
śokaṃ vihāya putrāṇāṃ dakṣaḥ paramadharmavit | tāsāṃ trayodaśa prādātkaśyapāya mahātmane
Abandoning grief for his sons, Dakṣa, the knower of the highest law, gave thirteen of them to the great-souled Kaśyapa;
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DB 7 1.36
दश धर्माय सोमाय सप्तविंशति भूपते । द्वे चैव भृगवे प्रादाच्चतस्रोऽरिष्टनेमिने
daśa dharmāya somāya saptaviṃśati bhūpate | dve caiva bhṛgave prādāccatasro'riṣṭanemine
ten to Dharma, twenty-seven to Soma, O king, and two he gave to Bhṛgu, four to Ariṣṭanemi,
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DB 7 1.37
द्वे चैवाङ्गिरसे कन्ये तथैवाङ्गिरसे पुनः । तासां पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च देवाश्च दानवास्तथा
dve caivāṅgirase kanye tathaivāṅgirase punaḥ | tāsāṃ putrāśca pautrāśca devāśca dānavāstathā
and two maidens to Aṅgiras, and again likewise to Aṅgiras. Their sons and grandsons were the gods and the dānavas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 1.38
जाता बलसमायुक्ताः परस्परविरोधकाः । रागद्वेषान्विताः सर्वे परस्परविरोधिनः । सर्वे मोहावृताः शूरा ह्यभवन्नतिमायिनः
jātā balasamāyuktāḥ parasparavirodhakāḥ | rāgadveṣānvitāḥ sarve parasparavirodhinaḥ | sarve mohāvṛtāḥ śūrā hyabhavannatimāyinaḥ
born endowed with strength and hostile to one another; all of them were possessed of passion and hatred, opposing one another; all were enveloped in delusion, valiant, and became great masters of illusion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition