Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 11
DB 7 11.1
सत्यव्रताय राजनीत्युपदेशवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच - वसिष्ठेन च शप्तोऽसौ त्रिशङ्कुर्नृपतेः सुतः । कथं शापाद्विनिर्मुक्तस्तन्मे ब्रूहि महामते
satyavratāya rājanītyupadeśavarṇanam janamejaya uvāca - vasiṣṭhena ca śapto'sau triśaṅkurnṛpateḥ sutaḥ | kathaṃ śāpādvinirmuktastanme brūhi mahāmate
The description of the instruction in statecraft given to Satyavrata. Janamejaya said: That Triśaṅku, the son of the king, was cursed by Vasiṣṭha; how was he freed from the curse? Tell me that, O greatly wise one.
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DB 7 11.2
व्यास उवाच - सत्यव्रतस्तथा शप्तः पिशाचत्वमवाप्तवान् । तस्मिन्नेवाश्रमे तस्थौ देवीभक्तिपरायणः
vyāsa uvāca - satyavratastathā śaptaḥ piśācatvamavāptavān | tasminnevāśrame tasthau devībhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
Vyāsa said: Satyavrata, cursed in that way, took on the condition of a piśāca. He remained in that very hermitage, wholly devoted to the Goddess.
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DB 7 11.3
कदाचिन्नृपतिस्तत्र जप्त्वा मन्त्रं नवाक्षरम् । होमार्थं ब्राह्मणान्गत्वा प्रणम्योवाच भक्तितः
kadācinnṛpatistatra japtvā mantraṃ navākṣaram | homārthaṃ brāhmaṇāngatvā praṇamyovāca bhaktitaḥ
Once the king, having there muttered the nine-syllabled mantra, went to the brahmins for the sake of the fire-offering and, bowing, spoke with devotion:
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DB 7 11.4
भूमिदेवाः शृणुध्वं वै वचनं प्रणतस्य मे । ऋत्विजो मम सर्वेऽत्र भवन्तः प्रभवन्तु ह
bhūmidevāḥ śṛṇudhvaṃ vai vacanaṃ praṇatasya me | ṛtvijo mama sarve'tra bhavantaḥ prabhavantu ha
"Gods on earth, hear the words of me who bow (before you): may you all here be able to be my officiating priests.
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DB 7 11.5
जपस्य च दशांशेन होमः कार्यो विधानतः । भवद्भिः कार्यसिद्ध्यर्थं वेदविद्भिः कृपापरैः
japasya ca daśāṃśena homaḥ kāryo vidhānataḥ | bhavadbhiḥ kāryasiddhyarthaṃ vedavidbhiḥ kṛpāparaiḥ
"And the fire-offering is to be performed according to the rule with a tenth part of the recitation; (it should be done) by you, knowers of the Veda, intent on compassion, for the accomplishment of the task.
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DB 7 11.6
सत्यव्रतोऽहं नृपतेः पुत्रो ब्रह्मविदांवराः । कार्यं मम विधातव्यं सर्वथा सुखहेतवे
satyavrato'haṃ nṛpateḥ putro brahmavidāṃvarāḥ | kāryaṃ mama vidhātavyaṃ sarvathā sukhahetave
"I am Satyavrata, the son of a king, O best of the knowers of Brahman; my task must be carried out by all means, for the sake of (my) well-being."
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DB 7 11.7
तच्छ्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणास्तत्र तमूचुर्नृपतेः सुतम् । शप्तस्त्वं गुरुणा प्राप्तं पिशाचत्वं त्वयाधुना
tacchrutvā brāhmaṇāstatra tamūcurnṛpateḥ sutam | śaptastvaṃ guruṇā prāptaṃ piśācatvaṃ tvayādhunā
Hearing that, the brahmins there said to that son of the king: "You have been cursed by your teacher, and the state of a piśāca has now been obtained by you.
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DB 7 11.8
न यागार्होऽसि तस्मात्त्वं वेदेष्वनधिकारतः । पिशाचत्वमनुप्राप्तं सर्वलोकेषु गर्हितम्
na yāgārho'si tasmāttvaṃ vedeṣvanadhikārataḥ | piśācatvamanuprāptaṃ sarvalokeṣu garhitam
"Therefore you are not fit for sacrifice, since you have no entitlement in the Vedas; the state of a piśāca, which is censured in all the worlds, has come upon (you)."
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DB 7 11.9
व्यास उवाच - तन्निशम्य वचस्तेषां राजा दुःखमवाप ह । धिग्जीवितमिदं मेऽद्य किं करोमि वने स्थितः
vyāsa uvāca - tanniśamya vacasteṣāṃ rājā duḥkhamavāpa ha | dhigjīvitamidaṃ me'dya kiṃ karomi vane sthitaḥ
Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of theirs, the king felt grief: "A curse on this life of mine today! What am I to do, dwelling in the forest?
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DB 7 11.10
पित्रा चाहं परित्यक्तः शप्तश्च गुरुणा भृशम् । राज्याद्भ्रष्टः पिशाचत्वमनुप्राप्तः करोमि किम्
pitrā cāhaṃ parityaktaḥ śaptaśca guruṇā bhṛśam | rājyādbhraṣṭaḥ piśācatvamanuprāptaḥ karomi kim
"I have been abandoned by my father and severely cursed by my teacher; fallen from kingship, reduced to the state of a piśāca — what am I to do?"
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DB 7 11.11
तदा पृथुतरां कृत्वा चितां काष्ठैर्नृपात्मजः । सस्मार चण्डिकां देवीं प्रवेशमनुचिन्तयन्
tadā pṛthutarāṃ kṛtvā citāṃ kāṣṭhairnṛpātmajaḥ | sasmāra caṇḍikāṃ devīṃ praveśamanucintayan
Then the king's son, having made a very broad pyre with logs, called to mind the goddess Caṇḍikā, thinking of entering (it).
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DB 7 11.12
स्मृता देवीं महामायां चितां प्रज्वलितां पुरः । कृत्वा स्नात्वा प्रवेशार्थं स्थितः प्राञ्जलिरग्रतः
smṛtā devīṃ mahāmāyāṃ citāṃ prajvalitāṃ puraḥ | kṛtvā snātvā praveśārthaṃ sthitaḥ prāñjaliragrataḥ
Having remembered the goddess Mahāmāyā, having set the blazing pyre before (him), and having bathed, he stood in front (of it) with joined palms, in order to enter.
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DB 7 11.13
ज्ञात्वा भगवती तं तु मर्तुकामं महीपतिम् । आजगाम तदाऽऽकाशं प्रत्यक्षं तस्य चाग्रतः
jñātvā bhagavatī taṃ tu martukāmaṃ mahīpatim | ājagāma tadā''kāśaṃ pratyakṣaṃ tasya cāgrataḥ
But the Blessed Goddess, knowing that the king wished to die, then came into the sky, visible right before him.
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DB 7 11.14
दत्त्वाथ दर्शनं देवी तमुवाच नृपात्मजम् । सिंहारूढा महाराज मेघगम्भीरया गिरा
dattvātha darśanaṃ devī tamuvāca nṛpātmajam | siṃhārūḍhā mahārāja meghagambhīrayā girā
Then the Goddess, granting (him) her sight, mounted upon a lion, spoke to that king's son, O great king, with a voice deep as a cloud:
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DB 7 11.15
देव्युवाच - किं ते व्यवसितं साधो हुताशे मा तनुं त्यज । स्थिरो भव महाभाग पिता ते जरसान्वितः
devyuvāca - kiṃ te vyavasitaṃ sādho hutāśe mā tanuṃ tyaja | sthiro bhava mahābhāga pitā te jarasānvitaḥ
The Goddess said: "What have you resolved, good man? Do not abandon your body in the fire. Be steady, greatly fortunate one; your father is stricken with old age.
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DB 7 11.16
राज्यं दत्त्वा वने तुभ्यं गन्तास्ति तपसे किल । विषादं त्यज हे वीर परश्वोऽहनि भूपते
rājyaṃ dattvā vane tubhyaṃ gantāsti tapase kila | viṣādaṃ tyaja he vīra paraśvo'hani bhūpate
"Having given the kingdom to you, he will indeed go to the forest for austerity. Abandon your despair, O hero; on the day after tomorrow, O lord of the earth,
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DB 7 11.17
नेतुं त्वामागमिष्यन्ति सचिवाश्व पितुस्तव । मत्प्रसादात्पिता च त्वामभिषिच्य नृपासने
netuṃ tvāmāgamiṣyanti sacivāśva pitustava | matprasādātpitā ca tvāmabhiṣicya nṛpāsane
Your father's ministers and horses will come to fetch you; and by my grace your father, having consecrated you on the royal seat,
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DB 7 11.18
जित्वा कामं ब्रह्मलोकं गमिष्येत्येष निश्चयः । व्यास उवाच - इत्युक्त्वा तं तदा देवी तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
jitvā kāmaṃ brahmalokaṃ gamiṣyetyeṣa niścayaḥ | vyāsa uvāca - ityuktvā taṃ tadā devī tatraivāntaradhīyata
having conquered desire, will go to the world of Brahmā — such is (his) resolve." Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus to him, the Goddess then vanished right there.
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DB 7 11.19
राजपुत्रो विरमितो मरणात्पावकात्ततः । अयोध्यायां तदाऽऽगत्य नारदेन महात्मना
rājaputro viramito maraṇātpāvakāttataḥ | ayodhyāyāṃ tadā''gatya nāradena mahātmanā
Thus the prince was turned back from death by fire; and then, having come to Ayodhyā, by the great-souled Nārada
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DB 7 11.20
वृत्तान्तः कथितः सर्वो राज्ञे सत्वरमादितः । श्रुत्वा राजाथ पुत्रस्य तं तथा मरणोद्यमम्
vṛttāntaḥ kathitaḥ sarvo rājñe satvaramāditaḥ | śrutvā rājātha putrasya taṃ tathā maraṇodyamam
the whole account was quickly told to the king from the beginning. Then the king, hearing of his son's such attempt at death,
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DB 7 11.21
खेदमाधाय मनसि शुशोच बहुधा नृपः । सचिवानाह धर्मात्मा पुत्रशोकपरिप्लुतः
khedamādhāya manasi śuśoca bahudhā nṛpaḥ | sacivānāha dharmātmā putraśokapariplutaḥ
placing grief in his heart, the king lamented in many ways; and the righteous one, overwhelmed by sorrow for his son, said to the ministers:
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DB 7 11.22
ज्ञातं भवद्भिरत्युग्रं पुत्रस्य मम चेष्टितम् । त्यक्तो मया वने धीमान्पुत्रः सत्यव्रतो मम
jñātaṃ bhavadbhiratyugraṃ putrasya mama ceṣṭitam | tyakto mayā vane dhīmānputraḥ satyavrato mama
"You have learned of my son's most terrible act. My wise son Satyavrata was abandoned by me in the forest.
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DB 7 11.23
आज्ञयासौ गतः सद्यो राज्यार्हः परमार्थवित् । स्थितस्तत्रैव विज्ञाने धनहीनः क्षमान्वितः
ājñayāsau gataḥ sadyo rājyārhaḥ paramārthavit | sthitastatraiva vijñāne dhanahīnaḥ kṣamānvitaḥ
By (my) command he went at once, though he deserved the kingdom and knew the highest truth; he remained right there in (his) understanding, destitute of wealth, possessed of patience.
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DB 7 11.24
वसिष्ठेन तथा शप्तः पिशाचसदृशः कृतः । सोऽद्य दुःखेन सन्तप्तः प्रवेष्टुञ्च हुताशनम्
vasiṣṭhena tathā śaptaḥ piśācasadṛśaḥ kṛtaḥ | so'dya duḥkhena santaptaḥ praveṣṭuñca hutāśanam
So too he was cursed by Vasiṣṭha and made like a piśāca; today, tormented by grief, he was set upon entering the fire,
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DB 7 11.25
उद्यतः श्रीमहादेव्या निषिद्धः संस्थितः पुनः । तस्माद् गच्छन्तु तं शीघ्रं ज्येष्ठपुत्रं महाबलम्
udyataḥ śrīmahādevyā niṣiddhaḥ saṃsthitaḥ punaḥ | tasmād gacchantu taṃ śīghraṃ jyeṣṭhaputraṃ mahābalam
and, forbidden by the glorious Great Goddess, he desisted again. Therefore let (men) go quickly to that eldest son of great strength,
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DB 7 11.26
आश्वास्य वचनैरत्र तरसैवानयन्त्विह । अभिषिच्य सुतं राज्ये औरसं पालनक्षमम्
āśvāsya vacanairatra tarasaivānayantviha | abhiṣicya sutaṃ rājye aurasaṃ pālanakṣamam
and having comforted him there with words, let them bring him here with all speed. Having consecrated in the kingdom (my) own-born son, able to protect (it),
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DB 7 11.27
वनं यास्यामि शान्तोऽहं तपसे कृतनिश्चयः । इत्युक्त्वा मन्त्रिणः सर्वान्प्रेषयामास पार्थिवः
vanaṃ yāsyāmi śānto'haṃ tapase kṛtaniścayaḥ | ityuktvā mantriṇaḥ sarvānpreṣayāmāsa pārthivaḥ
I, at peace, will go to the forest, resolved upon austerity." Having said this, the king sent all the ministers,
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DB 7 11.28
तस्यैवानयनार्थं हि प्रीतिप्रवणमानसः । ते गत्वा तं समाश्वास्य मन्त्रिणः पार्थिवात्मजम्
tasyaivānayanārthaṃ hi prītipravaṇamānasaḥ | te gatvā taṃ samāśvāsya mantriṇaḥ pārthivātmajam
for the very purpose of bringing him, his mind inclined to affection. Those ministers went and comforted him, the king's son,
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DB 7 11.29
अयोध्यायां महात्मानं मानपूर्वं समानयन् । दृष्ट्वा सत्यव्रतं राजा दुर्बलं मलिनाम्बरम्
ayodhyāyāṃ mahātmānaṃ mānapūrvaṃ samānayan | dṛṣṭvā satyavrataṃ rājā durbalaṃ malināmbaram
and brought the great-souled one with honour to Ayodhyā. Seeing Satyavrata weak and in soiled garments,
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DB 7 11.30
जटाजूटधरं क्रूरं चिन्तातुरमचिन्तयत् । किं कृतं निष्ठुरं कर्म मया पुत्रो विवासितः
jaṭājūṭadharaṃ krūraṃ cintāturamacintayat | kiṃ kṛtaṃ niṣṭhuraṃ karma mayā putro vivāsitaḥ
wearing a mass of matted hair, fierce, afflicted with care, the king thought: "What a harsh deed I have done, that my son was banished,
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DB 7 11.31
राज्यार्हश्चातिमेधावी जानता धर्मनिश्चयम् । इति सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा तमालिङ्य महीपतिः
rājyārhaścātimedhāvī jānatā dharmaniścayam | iti sañcintya manasā tamāliṅya mahīpatiḥ
though he deserved the kingdom and was highly intelligent, and by one (i.e. me) who knew the settled rule of dharma!" Having reflected thus in his mind, the lord of the earth embraced him
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DB 7 11.32
आसने स्वसमीपशे समाश्वास्योपवेशयत् । उपविष्टं सुतं राजा प्रेमपूर्वमुवाच ह
āsane svasamīpaśe samāśvāsyopaveśayat | upaviṣṭaṃ sutaṃ rājā premapūrvamuvāca ha
and, comforting him, seated him on a seat beside himself. To his seated son the king spoke with affection,
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DB 7 11.33
प्रेमगद्गदया वाचा नीतिशास्त्रविशारदः । राजोवाच - पुत्र धर्मे मतिः कार्या माननीया मुखोद्भवाः
premagadgadayā vācā nītiśāstraviśāradaḥ | rājovāca - putra dharme matiḥ kāryā mānanīyā mukhodbhavāḥ
with a voice choked with love, skilled as he was in the treatises on statecraft. The king said: "Son, the mind is to be set on dharma; those born from the mouth (the brahmins) are to be honoured;
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DB 7 11.34
न्यायागतं धनं ग्राह्यं रक्षणीयाः सदा प्रजाः । नासत्यं क्वापि वक्तव्यं नामार्गे गमनं क्वचित्
nyāyāgataṃ dhanaṃ grāhyaṃ rakṣaṇīyāḥ sadā prajāḥ | nāsatyaṃ kvāpi vaktavyaṃ nāmārge gamanaṃ kvacit
wealth acquired by lawful means is to be taken; the subjects are always to be protected; untruth is never to be spoken; there must never be going on a wrong path;
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DB 7 11.35
शिष्टप्रोक्तं प्रकर्तव्यं पूजनीयास्तपस्विनः । हन्तव्या दस्यवः क्रूरा इन्द्रियाणां तथा जयः
śiṣṭaproktaṃ prakartavyaṃ pūjanīyāstapasvinaḥ | hantavyā dasyavaḥ krūrā indriyāṇāṃ tathā jayaḥ
what the learned declare is to be done; ascetics are to be revered; cruel robbers are to be slain; and likewise conquest of the senses
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DB 7 11.36
कर्तव्यं कार्यसिद्ध्यर्थं राज्ञा पुत्र सदैव हि । मन्त्रस्तु सर्वथा गोप्यः कर्तव्यः सचिवैः सह
kartavyaṃ kāryasiddhyarthaṃ rājñā putra sadaiva hi | mantrastu sarvathā gopyaḥ kartavyaḥ sacivaiḥ saha
is always to be practised by a king, my son, for the accomplishment of his aims; counsel is by all means to be kept secret, (and) to be taken together with the ministers.
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DB 7 11.37
नोपेक्ष्योऽल्पोऽपि कृतिना रिपुः सर्वात्मना सुत । न विश्वसेत्परासक्तं सचिवं च तथा नतम्
nopekṣyo'lpo'pi kṛtinā ripuḥ sarvātmanā suta | na viśvasetparāsaktaṃ sacivaṃ ca tathā natam
An enemy, even a small one, is not to be disregarded by a capable man, my son, by any means; nor should one trust a minister attached to the other side, nor one who is (merely) submissive.
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DB 7 11.38
चाराः सर्वत्र योक्तव्याः शत्रुमित्रेषु सर्वथा । धर्मे मतिः सदा कार्या दानं दद्याच्च नित्यशः
cārāḥ sarvatra yoktavyāḥ śatrumitreṣu sarvathā | dharme matiḥ sadā kāryā dānaṃ dadyācca nityaśaḥ
Spies are to be employed everywhere, among enemies and friends alike; the mind should always be set on dharma, and gifts should be given constantly.
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DB 7 11.39
शुष्कवादो न कर्तव्यो दुष्टसङ्गं च वर्जयेत् । यष्टव्या विविधा यज्ञाः पूजनीया महर्षयः
śuṣkavādo na kartavyo duṣṭasaṅgaṃ ca varjayet | yaṣṭavyā vividhā yajñāḥ pūjanīyā maharṣayaḥ
Idle (dry) disputation is not to be engaged in, and one should avoid the company of the wicked; various sacrifices are to be offered, and the great sages are to be honoured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.40
न विश्वसेत्स्त्रियं क्वापि स्त्रैणं द्यूतरतं नरम् । अत्यादरो न कर्तव्यो मृगयायां कदाचन
na viśvasetstriyaṃ kvāpi straiṇaṃ dyūtarataṃ naram | atyādaro na kartavyo mṛgayāyāṃ kadācana
One should never trust a woman anywhere, nor a man who is a slave to women or addicted to gambling; and excessive devotion to hunting is never to be indulged.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.41
द्यूते मद्ये तथा गेये नूनं वारवधूषु च । स्वयं तद्विमुखो भूयात् प्रजास्तेभ्यश्च रक्षयेत्
dyūte madye tathā geye nūnaṃ vāravadhūṣu ca | svayaṃ tadvimukho bhūyāt prajāstebhyaśca rakṣayet
As for gambling, liquor, and singing, and indeed courtesans — one should oneself be averse to them, and should protect the subjects from them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.42
ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते कर्तव्यमुत्थानं सर्वथा सदा । स्नानादिकं सर्वविधिं विधाय विधिवद्यथा
brāhme muhūrte kartavyamutthānaṃ sarvathā sadā | snānādikaṃ sarvavidhiṃ vidhāya vidhivadyathā
Rising should always and in every way be done at the brāhma muhūrta; after performing bathing and all the rest of the prescribed observances duly, as ordained,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.43
पराशक्तेः परां पूजां भक्त्या कुर्यात्सुदीक्षितः । पुत्रैतज्जन्मसाफल्यं पराशक्तेः पदार्चनम्
parāśakteḥ parāṃ pūjāṃ bhaktyā kuryātsudīkṣitaḥ | putraitajjanmasāphalyaṃ parāśakteḥ padārcanam
being well initiated, one should with devotion perform the supreme worship of the Supreme Śakti. My son, this is the fulfilment of birth: the worship of the feet of the Supreme Śakti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.44
सकृत्कृत्वा महापूजां दैवीपादजलं पिबन् । न जातु जननीगर्भे गच्छेदिति विनिश्चयः
sakṛtkṛtvā mahāpūjāṃ daivīpādajalaṃ piban | na jātu jananīgarbhe gacchediti viniścayaḥ
Having once performed the great worship and drunk the water from the Goddess's feet, one will never enter a mother's womb again — this is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.45
सर्वं दृश्यं महादेवी द्रष्टा साक्षी च सैव हि । इति तद्भावभरितस्तिष्ठेन्निर्भयचेतसा
sarvaṃ dṛśyaṃ mahādevī draṣṭā sākṣī ca saiva hi | iti tadbhāvabharitastiṣṭhennirbhayacetasā
All that is seen is the Great Goddess, and she alone is the seer and the witness — filled with that conviction one should abide with a fearless mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.46
कृत्वा नित्यविधिं सम्यग्गन्तव्यं सदसि द्विजान् । समाहूय च प्रष्टव्यो धर्मशास्त्रविनिर्णयः
kṛtvā nityavidhiṃ samyaggantavyaṃ sadasi dvijān | samāhūya ca praṣṭavyo dharmaśāstravinirṇayaḥ
Having duly performed the daily rites, one should go to the assembly; and having summoned the twice-born, one should inquire into the determinations of the dharma-śāstras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.47
सम्पूज्य ब्राह्मणान्पूज्यान्वेदवेदान्तपारगान् । गोभूहिरण्यादिकं च देयं पात्रेषु सर्वदा
sampūjya brāhmaṇānpūjyānvedavedāntapāragān | gobhūhiraṇyādikaṃ ca deyaṃ pātreṣu sarvadā
Having honoured the venerable brahmins who have mastered the Vedas and Vedānta, cows, land, gold and the like should always be given to worthy recipients.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.48
अविद्वान्ब्राह्मणः कोऽपि नैव पूज्यः कदाचन । आहारादधिकं नैव देयं मूर्खाय कर्हिचित्
avidvānbrāhmaṇaḥ ko'pi naiva pūjyaḥ kadācana | āhārādadhikaṃ naiva deyaṃ mūrkhāya karhicit
Any brahmin who is unlearned is never to be honoured at all; nothing more than food should ever be given to a fool.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.49
न वा लोभात्त्वया पुत्र कर्तव्यं धर्मलङ्घनम् । अतः परं न कर्तव्यं क्वचिद्विप्रावमाननम्
na vā lobhāttvayā putra kartavyaṃ dharmalaṅghanam | ataḥ paraṃ na kartavyaṃ kvacidviprāvamānanam
Nor, my son, should a transgression of dharma be committed by you out of greed; beyond this, contempt for brahmins is never to be shown anywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.50
ब्राह्मणा भूमिदेवाश्च माननीयाः प्रयत्नतः । कारणं क्षत्रियाणां च द्विजा एव न संशयः
brāhmaṇā bhūmidevāśca mānanīyāḥ prayatnataḥ | kāraṇaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca dvijā eva na saṃśayaḥ
Brahmins are gods on earth and are to be honoured with effort; and the twice-born are indeed the cause of the kṣatriyas — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.51
अद्भ्योऽग्निर्ब्रह्मणः क्षत्रमश्मनो लोहमुत्थितम् । तेषां सर्वत्रगं तेजः स्वासु योनिषु शाम्यति
adbhyo'gnirbrahmaṇaḥ kṣatramaśmano lohamutthitam | teṣāṃ sarvatragaṃ tejaḥ svāsu yoniṣu śāmyati
Fire arose from the waters, the kṣatra from the brahman, iron from stone; their all-pervading energy is quenched in their own sources.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.52
तस्माद्राज्ञा विशेषेण माननीया मुखोद्भवाः । दानेन विनयेनैव सर्वथा भूतिमिच्छता
tasmādrājñā viśeṣeṇa mānanīyā mukhodbhavāḥ | dānena vinayenaiva sarvathā bhūtimicchatā
Therefore by a king who desires prosperity in every way, those born from the (Puruṣa's) mouth are to be honoured especially, by gifts and by humility.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 11.53
दण्डनीतिः सदा कार्या धर्मशास्त्रानुसारतः । कोशस्य संग्रहः कार्यो नूनं न्यायागतस्य ह
daṇḍanītiḥ sadā kāryā dharmaśāstrānusārataḥ | kośasya saṃgrahaḥ kāryo nūnaṃ nyāyāgatasya ha
The rod of governance is always to be applied in accordance with the dharma-śāstras; and the treasury is certainly to be amassed from what is obtained by lawful means.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition