Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 28
DB 7 28.1
शताक्षीचरित्रवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच - विचित्रमिदमाख्यानं हरिश्चन्द्रस्य कीर्तितम् । शताक्षीपादभक्तस्य राजर्षेर्धार्मिकस्य च
śatākṣīcaritravarṇanam janamejaya uvāca - vicitramidamākhyānaṃ hariścandrasya kīrtitam | śatākṣīpādabhaktasya rājarṣerdhārmikasya ca
The Description of Śatākṣī's Deeds. Janamejaya said: Wondrous is this narrative that has been told, of Hariścandra, the righteous royal sage devoted to Śatākṣī's feet.
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DB 7 28.2
शताक्षी सा कुतो जाता देवी भगवती शिवा । तत्कारणं वद मुने सार्थकं जन्म मे कुरु
śatākṣī sā kuto jātā devī bhagavatī śivā | tatkāraṇaṃ vada mune sārthakaṃ janma me kuru
From what cause was she born, that Śatākṣī, the goddess, the blessed, the auspicious one? Tell me that cause, O sage, and make my birth fruitful.
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DB 7 28.3
को हि देव्या गुणाञ्छृण्वंस्तृप्तिं यास्यति शुद्धधीः । पदे पदेऽश्वमेधस्य फलमक्षय्यमश्नुते
ko hi devyā guṇāñchṛṇvaṃstṛptiṃ yāsyati śuddhadhīḥ | pade pade'śvamedhasya phalamakṣayyamaśnute
For who, of purified mind, hearing the qualities of the Goddess, will come to satiety? At every step he obtains the imperishable fruit of a horse-sacrifice.
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DB 7 28.4
व्यास उवाच - शृणु राजन् प्रवक्ष्यामि शताक्षीसम्भवं शुभम् । तवावाच्यं न मे किञ्चिद्देवीभक्तस्य विद्यते
vyāsa uvāca - śṛṇu rājan pravakṣyāmi śatākṣīsambhavaṃ śubham | tavāvācyaṃ na me kiñciddevībhaktasya vidyate
Vyāsa said: Listen, O king, I shall declare the auspicious origin of Śatākṣī. There is nothing for me that may not be told to you, who are a devotee of the Goddess.
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DB 7 28.5
दुर्गमाख्यो महादैत्यः पूर्वं परमदारुणः । हिरण्याक्षान्वये जातो रुरुपुत्रो महाखलः
durgamākhyo mahādaityaḥ pūrvaṃ paramadāruṇaḥ | hiraṇyākṣānvaye jāto ruruputro mahākhalaḥ
Formerly there was a great demon named Durgama, exceedingly terrible, born in the lineage of Hiraṇyākṣa, the son of Ruru, a great scoundrel.
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DB 7 28.6
देवानां तु बलं वेदो नाशे तस्य सुरा अपि नंक्ष्यन्त्येव न संदेहो विधेयं तावदेव तत्
devānāṃ tu balaṃ vedo nāśe tasya surā api naṃkṣyantyeva na saṃdeho vidheyaṃ tāvadeva tat
"But the strength of the gods is the Veda; at its destruction the gods too will surely perish—there is no doubt—so just that must be brought about."
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DB 7 28.7
विमृश्यैतत्तपश्चर्यां गतः कर्तुं हिमालये । ब्रह्माणं मनसा ध्यात्वा वायुभक्षो व्यतिष्ठत
vimṛśyaitattapaścaryāṃ gataḥ kartuṃ himālaye | brahmāṇaṃ manasā dhyātvā vāyubhakṣo vyatiṣṭhata
Having reflected on this, he went to the Himālaya to perform austerity; meditating on Brahmā with his mind, he remained (there) feeding on air.
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DB 7 28.8
सहस्रवर्षपर्यन्तं चकार परमं तपः । तेजसा तस्य लोकास्तु सन्तप्ताः ससुरासुराः
sahasravarṣaparyantaṃ cakāra paramaṃ tapaḥ | tejasā tasya lokāstu santaptāḥ sasurāsurāḥ
For a full thousand years he performed supreme austerity; by his fiery power the worlds, with the gods and demons, were scorched.
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DB 7 28.9
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान् हंसारूढश्चतुर्मुखः । ययौ तस्मै वरं दातुं प्रसन्नमुखपङ्कजः
tataḥ prasanno bhagavān haṃsārūḍhaścaturmukhaḥ | yayau tasmai varaṃ dātuṃ prasannamukhapaṅkajaḥ
Then the Lord, the four-faced one, mounted on his goose, was pleased and went to grant him a boon, his lotus-face gracious.
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DB 7 28.10
समाधिस्थं मीलिताक्षं स्फुटमाह चतुर्मुखः । वरं वरय भद्रं ते यस्ते मनसि वर्तते
samādhisthaṃ mīlitākṣaṃ sphuṭamāha caturmukhaḥ | varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te yaste manasi vartate
The four-faced one spoke aloud to him, who was seated in meditation with his eyes closed: "Choose a boon—blessings on you—whatever is in your mind.
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DB 7 28.11
तवाद्य तपसा तुष्टो वरदेशोऽहमागतः । श्रुत्वा ब्रह्ममुखाद्वाणीं व्युत्थितः स समाधितः
tavādya tapasā tuṣṭo varadeśo'hamāgataḥ | śrutvā brahmamukhādvāṇīṃ vyutthitaḥ sa samādhitaḥ
Today I am pleased with your austerity and have come as a giver of boons." Hearing this speech from Brahmā's mouth, he arose from his meditation.
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DB 7 28.12
पूजयित्वा वरं वव्रे वेदान्देहि सुरेश्वर । त्रिषु लोकेषु ये मन्त्रा ब्राह्मणेषु सुरेष्वपि
pūjayitvā varaṃ vavre vedāndehi sureśvara | triṣu lokeṣu ye mantrā brāhmaṇeṣu sureṣvapi
Having worshipped (him), he chose his boon: "Give me the Vedas, O lord of the gods! Whatever mantras there are in the three worlds, among the brahmins and among the gods—
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DB 7 28.13
विद्यन्ते ते तु सान्निध्ये मम सन्तु महेश्वर । बलं च देहि येन स्याद्देवानां च पराजयः
vidyante te tu sānnidhye mama santu maheśvara | balaṃ ca dehi yena syāddevānāṃ ca parājayaḥ
let them be present in my presence, O great lord! And give me strength, by which there may be the defeat of the gods."
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DB 7 28.14
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा तथास्त्विति वचो वदन् । जगाम सत्यलोकं तु चतुर्वेदेश्वरः परः
iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā tathāstviti vaco vadan | jagāma satyalokaṃ tu caturvedeśvaraḥ paraḥ
Hearing this speech of his, saying the words "So be it," the supreme lord of the four Vedas went to Satyaloka.
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DB 7 28.15
ततः प्रभृति विप्रैस्तु विस्मृता वेदराशयः । स्नानसन्ध्यानित्यहोमश्राद्धयज्ञजपादयः
tataḥ prabhṛti vipraistu vismṛtā vedarāśayaḥ | snānasandhyānityahomaśrāddhayajñajapādayaḥ
From that time on the masses of the Vedas were forgotten by the brahmins; bathing, the twilight rites, the daily oblation, the śrāddha, sacrifice, recitation and the rest
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DB 7 28.16
विलुप्ता धरणीपृष्ठे हाहाकारो महानभूत् । किमिदं किमिदं चेति विप्रा ऊचुः परस्परम्
viluptā dharaṇīpṛṣṭhe hāhākāro mahānabhūt | kimidaṃ kimidaṃ ceti viprā ūcuḥ parasparam
were cut off on the face of the earth, and there arose a great cry of woe. "What is this? What is this?" the brahmins said to one another.
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DB 7 28.17
वेदाभावात्तदस्माभिः कर्तव्यं किमतः परम् । इति भूमौ महानर्थे जाते परमदारुणे
vedābhāvāttadasmābhiḥ kartavyaṃ kimataḥ param | iti bhūmau mahānarthe jāte paramadāruṇe
"Since the Vedas are gone, what then is to be done by us now?" Thus, when a great calamity, most dreadful, had arisen upon the earth,
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DB 7 28.18
निर्जराः सजरा जाता हविर्भागाद्यभावतः । रुरोध स तदा दैत्यो नगरीममरावतीम्
nirjarāḥ sajarā jātā havirbhāgādyabhāvataḥ | rurodha sa tadā daityo nagarīmamarāvatīm
the ageless ones became subject to age, through the lack of their share of oblations and the rest; and then that demon besieged the city Amarāvatī.
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DB 7 28.19
अशक्तास्तेन ते योद्धुं वज्रदेहासुरेण च । पलायनं तदा कृत्वा निर्गता निर्जराः क्वचित्
aśaktāstena te yoddhuṃ vajradehāsureṇa ca | palāyanaṃ tadā kṛtvā nirgatā nirjarāḥ kvacit
Unable to fight with him, the demon with a body of adamant, the gods then took flight and went out somewhere.
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DB 7 28.20
निलयं गिरिदुर्गेषु रत्नसानुगुहासु च । संस्थिताः परमां शक्तिं ध्यायन्तस्ते पराम्बिकाम्
nilayaṃ giridurgeṣu ratnasānuguhāsu ca | saṃsthitāḥ paramāṃ śaktiṃ dhyāyantaste parāmbikām
Taking refuge in mountain fastnesses and in caves on jewelled ridges, they stayed there, meditating on the supreme Power, the highest Mother.
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DB 7 28.21
अग्नौ होमाद्यभावात्तु वृष्ट्यभावोऽप्यभून्नृप । वृष्टेरभावे संशुष्कं निर्जलं चापि भूतलम्
agnau homādyabhāvāttu vṛṣṭyabhāvo'pyabhūnnṛpa | vṛṣṭerabhāve saṃśuṣkaṃ nirjalaṃ cāpi bhūtalam
Since there were no oblations offered in the fire, there was also no rain, O king; and with rain absent, the surface of the earth became parched and waterless.
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DB 7 28.22
कूपवापीतडागाश्च सरितः शुष्कतां गताः । अनावृष्टिरियं राजन्नभूच्च शतवार्षिकी
kūpavāpītaḍāgāśca saritaḥ śuṣkatāṃ gatāḥ | anāvṛṣṭiriyaṃ rājannabhūcca śatavārṣikī
Wells, tanks, ponds and rivers went dry; and this drought, O king, lasted a hundred years.
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DB 7 28.23
मृताः प्रजाश्च बहुधा गोमहिष्यादयस्तथा । गृहे गृहे मनुष्याणामभवच्छवसंग्रहः
mṛtāḥ prajāśca bahudhā gomahiṣyādayastathā | gṛhe gṛhe manuṣyāṇāmabhavacchavasaṃgrahaḥ
The creatures died in great numbers, and likewise cows, buffaloes and the rest; in house after house of men there was a heaping up of corpses.
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DB 7 28.24
अनर्थे त्वेवमुद्भूते ब्राह्मणाः शान्तचेतसः । गत्वा हिमवतः पार्श्वे रिराधयिषवः शिवम्
anarthe tvevamudbhūte brāhmaṇāḥ śāntacetasaḥ | gatvā himavataḥ pārśve rirādhayiṣavaḥ śivam
When such calamity had arisen, brahmins of tranquil mind went to the slope of the Himalaya, wishing to propitiate Śiva.
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DB 7 28.25
समाधिध्यानपूजाभिर्देवीं तुष्टुवुरन्वहम् । निराहारास्तदासक्तास्तामेव शरणं ययुः
samādhidhyānapūjābhirdevīṃ tuṣṭuvuranvaham | nirāhārāstadāsaktāstāmeva śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ
With concentration, meditation and worship they praised the Goddess day after day; fasting and devoted to her, they went to her alone for refuge.
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DB 7 28.26
दयां कुरु महेशानि पामरेषु जनेषु हि । सर्वापराधयुक्तेषु नैतच्छ्लाघ्यं तवाम्बिके
dayāṃ kuru maheśāni pāmareṣu janeṣu hi | sarvāparādhayukteṣu naitacchlāghyaṃ tavāmbike
"Show compassion, O great Mistress, upon these lowly people, guilty of every offence; this is not praiseworthy in you, O Mother."
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DB 7 28.27
कोपं संहर देवेशि सर्वान्तर्यामिरूपिणि । त्वया यथा प्रेर्यतेऽयं करोति स तथा जनः
kopaṃ saṃhara deveśi sarvāntaryāmirūpiṇi | tvayā yathā preryate'yaṃ karoti sa tathā janaḥ
"Withdraw your anger, O Mistress of the gods, you who are the inner controller of all: as this people is impelled by you, so it acts."
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DB 7 28.28
नान्या गतिर्जनस्यास्य किं पश्यसि पुनः पुनः । यथेच्छसि तथा कर्तुं समर्थासि महेश्वरि सप्तमस्कन्धे शताक्षीचरित्रवर्णनं नामाष्टाविंशोऽध्यायः
nānyā gatirjanasyāsya kiṃ paśyasi punaḥ punaḥ | yathecchasi tathā kartuṃ samarthāsi maheśvari saptamaskandhe śatākṣīcaritravarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
"This people has no other recourse—what do you keep looking at, again and again? You are able to do as you wish, O great Mistress." — In the seventh book, the twenty-eighth chapter, called "The Description of the Deeds of Śatākṣī."
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DB 7 28.29
समुद्धर महेशानि संकटात्परमोत्थितात् । जीवनेन विनास्माकं कथं स्यात्स्थितिरम्बिके
samuddhara maheśāni saṃkaṭātparamotthitāt | jīvanena vināsmākaṃ kathaṃ syātsthitirambike
"Lift (us) up, O great Mistress, out of this extreme distress that has arisen; without livelihood, how shall there be any subsistence for us, O Mother?"
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DB 7 28.30
प्रसीद त्वं महेशानि प्रसीद जगदम्बिके । अनन्तकोटिब्रह्माण्डनायिके ते नमो नमः
prasīda tvaṃ maheśāni prasīda jagadambike | anantakoṭibrahmāṇḍanāyike te namo namaḥ
"Be gracious, O great Mistress; be gracious, O Mother of the world; O Mistress of endless crores of universes, homage, homage to you."
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DB 7 28.31
नमः कूटस्थरूपायै चिद्रूपायै नमो नमः । नमो वेदान्तवेद्यायै भुवनेश्यै नमो नमः
namaḥ kūṭastharūpāyai cidrūpāyai namo namaḥ | namo vedāntavedyāyai bhuvaneśyai namo namaḥ
"Homage to her whose form is unmoving (kūṭastha); homage, homage to her whose nature is consciousness; homage to her who is to be known through the Vedānta; homage, homage to the Mistress of the worlds."
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DB 7 28.32
नेति नेतीति वाक्यैर्या बोध्यते सकलागमैः । तां सर्वकारणां देवीं सर्वभावेन सन्नताः
neti netīti vākyairyā bodhyate sakalāgamaiḥ | tāṃ sarvakāraṇāṃ devīṃ sarvabhāvena sannatāḥ
To that Goddess, cause of all, who is made known by all the scriptures with the words "not this, not this," they bowed with their whole being.
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DB 7 28.33
इति सम्प्रार्थिता देवी भुवनेशी महेश्वरी । अनन्ताक्षिमयं रूपं दर्शयामास पार्वती
iti samprārthitā devī bhuvaneśī maheśvarī | anantākṣimayaṃ rūpaṃ darśayāmāsa pārvatī
Thus entreated, the Goddess Bhuvaneśī, the great Mistress, Pārvatī, showed a form made up of endless eyes—
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DB 7 28.34
नीलाञ्जनसमप्रख्यं नीलपद्मायतेक्षणम् । सुकर्कशसमोत्तुङ्गवृत्तपीनघनस्तनम्
nīlāñjanasamaprakhyaṃ nīlapadmāyatekṣaṇam | sukarkaśasamottuṅgavṛttapīnaghanastanam
resembling dark collyrium in appearance, with long eyes like blue lotuses, with breasts firm, even, high, round, full and solid;
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DB 7 28.35
बाणमुष्टिं च कमलं पुष्पपल्लवमूलकान् । शाकादीन्फलसंयुक्ताननन्तरससंयुतान्
bāṇamuṣṭiṃ ca kamalaṃ puṣpapallavamūlakān | śākādīnphalasaṃyuktānanantarasasaṃyutān
and a handful of arrows, and a lotus, and flowers, sprouts, roots, vegetables and the like together with fruits, endowed with endless flavours,
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DB 7 28.36
क्षुत्तृड्जरापहान् हस्तैर्बिभ्रती च महाधनुः । सर्वसौन्दर्यसारं तद्रूपं लावण्यशोभितम्
kṣuttṛḍjarāpahān hastairbibhratī ca mahādhanuḥ | sarvasaundaryasāraṃ tadrūpaṃ lāvaṇyaśobhitam
removers of hunger, thirst and old age—bearing these in her hands, and a great bow. That form was the essence of all beauty, radiant with loveliness,
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DB 7 28.37
कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशं करुणारससागरम् । दर्शयित्वा जगद्धात्री सानन्तनयनोद्भवा
koṭisūryapratīkāśaṃ karuṇārasasāgaram | darśayitvā jagaddhātrī sānantanayanodbhavā
shining like a crore of suns, an ocean of the essence of compassion. Having shown it, the Sustainer of the world, she from whose endless eyes it sprang,
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DB 7 28.38
मोचयामास लोकेषु वारिधारां सहस्रशः । नवरात्रं महावृष्टिरभून्नेत्रोद्भवैर्जलैः
mocayāmāsa lokeṣu vāridhārāṃ sahasraśaḥ | navarātraṃ mahāvṛṣṭirabhūnnetrodbhavairjalaiḥ
released upon the worlds streams of water by the thousand; for nine nights there was a great rain from the waters born of her eyes,
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DB 7 28.39
दुःखितान्वीक्ष्य सकलान्नेत्राश्रूणि विमुञ्चती । तर्पितास्तेन ते लोका ओषध्यः सकला अपि
duḥkhitānvīkṣya sakalānnetrāśrūṇi vimuñcatī | tarpitāstena te lokā oṣadhyaḥ sakalā api
as she, seeing all (beings) afflicted, let fall the tears of her eyes. By that those worlds were refreshed, and all the plants as well.
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DB 7 28.40
नदीनदप्रवाहास्तैर्जलैः समभवन्नृप । निलीय संस्थिताः पूर्वं सुरास्ते निर्गता बहिः
nadīnadapravāhāstairjalaiḥ samabhavannṛpa | nilīya saṃsthitāḥ pūrvaṃ surāste nirgatā bahiḥ
By those waters the currents of rivers and streams came into being, O king; and the gods who had earlier remained in hiding came forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.41
मिलित्वा ससुरा विप्रा देवीं समभितुष्टुवुः । नमो वेदान्तवेद्ये ते नमो ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणि
militvā sasurā viprā devīṃ samabhituṣṭuvuḥ | namo vedāntavedye te namo brahmasvarūpiṇi
Having assembled, the brahmins together with the gods praised the Goddess: "Homage to you, who are to be known through the Vedānta; homage to you whose nature is brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.42
स्वमायया सर्वजगद्विधात्र्यै ते नमो नमः । भक्तकल्पद्रुमे देवि भक्तार्थं देहधारिणि
svamāyayā sarvajagadvidhātryai te namo namaḥ | bhaktakalpadrume devi bhaktārthaṃ dehadhāriṇi
Homage, homage to you, who by your own māyā are the ordainer of the whole world; O Goddess, wish-granting tree for your devotees, who bear a body for your devotees' sake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.43
नित्यतृप्ते निरुपमे भुवनेश्वरि ते नमः । अस्मच्छान्त्यर्थमतुलं लोचनानां सहस्रकम्
nityatṛpte nirupame bhuvaneśvari te namaḥ | asmacchāntyarthamatulaṃ locanānāṃ sahasrakam
Homage to you, ever content, without compare, Mistress of the worlds! For our peace (you have borne) an incomparable thousand of eyes—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.44
त्वया यतो धृतं देवि शताक्षी त्वं ततो भव । क्षुधया पीडिता मातः स्तोतुं शक्तिर्न चास्ति नः
tvayā yato dhṛtaṃ devi śatākṣī tvaṃ tato bhava | kṣudhayā pīḍitā mātaḥ stotuṃ śaktirna cāsti naḥ
since that was borne by you, O Goddess, therefore become Śatākṣī (the Hundred-eyed). Afflicted by hunger, O Mother, we have no strength to praise (you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.45
कृपां कुरु महेशानि वेदानप्याहराम्बिके । व्यास उवाच - इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा शाकान्स्वकरसंस्थितान्
kṛpāṃ kuru maheśāni vedānapyāharāmbike | vyāsa uvāca - iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā śākānsvakarasaṃsthitān
Show mercy, O Great Mistress; and bring back the Vedas too, O Ambikā!" Vyāsa said: Hearing their words, (she gave) greens held in her own hands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.46
स्वादूनि फलमूलानि भक्षणार्थं ददौ शिवा । नानाविधानि चान्नानि पशुभोज्यानि यानि च
svādūni phalamūlāni bhakṣaṇārthaṃ dadau śivā | nānāvidhāni cānnāni paśubhojyāni yāni ca
and sweet fruits and roots the Auspicious One gave for eating, and foods of many kinds, and whatever is edible for cattle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.47
काम्यानन्तरसैर्युक्तान्यानवीनोद्भवं ददौ । शाकम्भरीति नामापि तद्दिनात्समभून्नृप
kāmyānantarasairyuktānyānavīnodbhavaṃ dadau | śākambharīti nāmāpi taddinātsamabhūnnṛpa
endowed with desirable and endless flavors; she gave the produce of the fresh harvest. And from that day, O king, the name Śākambharī came to be (hers).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.48
ततः कोलाहले जाते दूतवाक्येन बोधितः । ससैन्यः सायुधो योद्धुं दुर्गमाख्योऽसुरो ययौ
tataḥ kolāhale jāte dūtavākyena bodhitaḥ | sasainyaḥ sāyudho yoddhuṃ durgamākhyo'suro yayau
Then, when the uproar arose, informed by his messenger's report, the demon named Durgama went forth to fight, with his army and his weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.49
सहस्राक्षौहिणीयुक्तः शरान्मुञ्चंस्त्वरान्वितः । रुरोध देवसैन्यं तद्यद्देव्यग्रे स्थितं पुरा
sahasrākṣauhiṇīyuktaḥ śarānmuñcaṃstvarānvitaḥ | rurodha devasainyaṃ tadyaddevyagre sthitaṃ purā
Accompanied by a thousand akṣauhiṇīs, releasing arrows in haste, he blockaded that army of the gods which stood before the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.50
तथा विप्रगणं चैव रोधयामास सर्वतः । ततः किलकिला शब्दः समभूद्देवमण्डले
tathā vipragaṇaṃ caiva rodhayāmāsa sarvataḥ | tataḥ kilakilā śabdaḥ samabhūddevamaṇḍale
And likewise he hemmed in the host of brahmins on every side. Then a shrill clamor arose in the circle of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.51
त्राहि त्राहीति वाक्यानि प्रोचुः सर्वे द्विजामराः । ततस्तेजोमयं चक्रं देवानां परितः शिवा
trāhi trāhīti vākyāni procuḥ sarve dvijāmarāḥ | tatastejomayaṃ cakraṃ devānāṃ paritaḥ śivā
"Save us, save us!"—such words all the twice-born and immortals cried. Then the Auspicious One (made) a circle of radiance all around the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.52
चकार रक्षणार्थाय स्वयं तस्माद् बहिः स्थिता । ततः समभवद्युद्धं देव्या दैत्यस्य चोभयोः
cakāra rakṣaṇārthāya svayaṃ tasmād bahiḥ sthitā | tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ devyā daityasya cobhayoḥ
made it for their protection, herself standing outside it. Then a battle arose between the two, the Goddess and the demon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.53
शरवर्षसमाच्छन्नं सूर्यमण्डलमद्भुतम् । परस्परशरोद्घर्षसमुद्भूताग्निसुप्रभम्
śaravarṣasamācchannaṃ sūryamaṇḍalamadbhutam | parasparaśarodgharṣasamudbhūtāgnisuprabham
The disk of the sun was wondrously covered over by the rain of arrows; (the field was) brightly lit by the fire born from the mutual grinding of arrows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.54
कठोरज्याटणत्कारबधिरीकृतदिक्तटम् । ततो देवीशरीरात्तु निर्गतास्तीव्रशक्तयः
kaṭhorajyāṭaṇatkārabadhirīkṛtadiktaṭam | tato devīśarīrāttu nirgatāstīvraśaktayaḥ
and the quarters' expanses were deafened by the harsh twanging of bowstrings. Then from the Goddess's body there issued fierce Śaktis:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.55
कालिका तारिणी बाला त्रिपुरा भैरवी रमा । बगला चैव मातङ्गी तथा त्रिपुरसुन्दरी
kālikā tāriṇī bālā tripurā bhairavī ramā | bagalā caiva mātaṅgī tathā tripurasundarī
Kālikā, Tāriṇī, Bālā, Tripurā, Bhairavī, Ramā, and Bagalā, Mātaṅgī, and likewise Tripurasundarī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.56
कामाक्षी तुलजा देवी जम्भिनी मोहिनी तथा । छिन्नमस्ता गुह्यकाली दशसाहस्रबाहुका
kāmākṣī tulajā devī jambhinī mohinī tathā | chinnamastā guhyakālī daśasāhasrabāhukā
Kāmākṣī, the goddess Tulajā, Jambhinī, and Mohinī, Chinnamastā, Guhyakālī, and the one with ten thousand arms;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.57
द्वात्रिंशच्छक्तयश्चान्याश्चतुष्षष्टिमिताः पराः । असंख्यातास्ततो देव्यः समुद्भूतास्तु सायुधाः
dvātriṃśacchaktayaścānyāścatuṣṣaṣṭimitāḥ parāḥ | asaṃkhyātāstato devyaḥ samudbhūtāstu sāyudhāḥ
and other Śaktis thirty-two, and further ones numbering sixty-four; then countless goddesses arose, bearing weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.58
मृदङ्गशङ्खवीणादिनादितं सङ्गरस्थलम् । शक्तिभिर्दैत्यसैन्ये तु नाशितेऽक्षौहिणीशते
mṛdaṅgaśaṅkhavīṇādināditaṃ saṅgarasthalam | śaktibhirdaityasainye tu nāśite'kṣauhiṇīśate
The battlefield resounded with drums, conches, lutes and the rest. When the demon army had been destroyed by the Śaktis—a hundred akṣauhiṇīs—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.59
अग्रेसरः समभवद्दुर्गमो वाहिनीपतिः । शक्तिभिः सह युद्धं च चकार प्रथमं रिपुः
agresaraḥ samabhavaddurgamo vāhinīpatiḥ | śaktibhiḥ saha yuddhaṃ ca cakāra prathamaṃ ripuḥ
Durgama, the lord of the host, came to the front, and the enemy first made battle with the Śaktis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.60
महद्युद्धं समभवद्यत्राभूद्रक्तवाहिनी । अक्षौहिण्यस्तु ताः सर्वा विनष्टा दशभिर्दिनैः
mahadyuddhaṃ samabhavadyatrābhūdraktavāhinī | akṣauhiṇyastu tāḥ sarvā vinaṣṭā daśabhirdinaiḥ
A great battle took place, in which a river of blood arose; and all those akṣauhiṇīs were destroyed in ten days.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.61
तत एकादशे प्राप्ते दिने परमदारुणे । रक्तमाल्याम्बरधरो रक्तगन्धानुलेपनः
tata ekādaśe prāpte dine paramadāruṇe | raktamālyāmbaradharo raktagandhānulepanaḥ
Then, when the eleventh day, most terrible, had come, (he,) wearing red garlands and red garments, anointed with red perfumes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.62
कृत्वोत्सवं महान्तं तु युद्धाय रथसंस्थितः । संरम्भेणैव महता शक्तीः सर्वा विजित्य च
kṛtvotsavaṃ mahāntaṃ tu yuddhāya rathasaṃsthitaḥ | saṃrambheṇaiva mahatā śaktīḥ sarvā vijitya ca
having made a great festival, mounted his chariot for battle, and with great fury, having marshalled all his powers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.63
महादेवीरथाग्रे तु स्वरथं संन्यवेशयत् । ततोऽभवन्महद्युद्धं देव्या दैत्यस्य चोभयोः
mahādevīrathāgre tu svarathaṃ saṃnyaveśayat | tato'bhavanmahadyuddhaṃ devyā daityasya cobhayoḥ
he stationed his own chariot in front of the great Goddess's chariot; then there arose a great battle between the two, the Goddess and the demon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.64
प्रहरद्वयपर्यन्तं हृदयत्रासकारकम् । ततः पञ्चदशात्युग्रबाणान्देवी मुमोच ह
praharadvayaparyantaṃ hṛdayatrāsakārakam | tataḥ pañcadaśātyugrabāṇāndevī mumoca ha
lasting for two watches, terrifying to the heart; then the Goddess released fifteen exceedingly fierce arrows:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.65
चतुर्भिश्चतुरो वाहान्बाणेनैकेन सारथिम् । द्वाभ्यां नेत्रे भुजौ द्वाभ्यां ध्वजमेकेन पत्रिणा
caturbhiścaturo vāhānbāṇenaikena sārathim | dvābhyāṃ netre bhujau dvābhyāṃ dhvajamekena patriṇā
with four the four horses, with a single arrow the charioteer, with two the eyes, with two the arms, with one feathered shaft the banner,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.66
पञ्चभिर्हृदयं तस्य विव्याध जगदम्बिका । ततो वमन् स रुधिरं ममार पुर ईशितुः
pañcabhirhṛdayaṃ tasya vivyādha jagadambikā | tato vaman sa rudhiraṃ mamāra pura īśituḥ
and with five the Mother of the world pierced his heart; then, vomiting blood, he died before the Ruler (of all).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.67
तस्य तेजस्तु निर्गत्य देवीरूपे विवेश ह । हते तस्मिन्महावीर्ये शान्तमासीज्जगत्त्रयम्
tasya tejastu nirgatya devīrūpe viveśa ha | hate tasminmahāvīrye śāntamāsījjagattrayam
His energy, having gone forth, entered into the Goddess's form; when he of great valour was slain, the three worlds became at peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.68
ततो ब्रह्मादयः सर्वे तुष्टुवुर्जगदम्बिकाम् । पुरस्कृत्य हरीशानौ भक्त्या गद्गदया गिरा
tato brahmādayaḥ sarve tuṣṭuvurjagadambikām | puraskṛtya harīśānau bhaktyā gadgadayā girā
Then all (the gods), Brahmā and the rest, putting Hari and Īśāna in front, praised the Mother of the world with devotion, in a voice choked (with emotion).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.69
देवा ऊचुः जगद्भ्रमविवर्तैककारणे परमेश्वरि । नमः शाकम्भरि शिवे नमस्ते शतलोचने
devā ūcuḥ jagadbhramavivartaikakāraṇe parameśvari | namaḥ śākambhari śive namaste śatalocane
The gods said: O Supreme Sovereign Lady, sole cause of the illusory appearance of the world, homage, O Śākambharī, O Śivā; homage to you, O Hundred-eyed one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.70
सर्वोपनिषदुद्घुष्टे दुर्गमासुरनाशिनि । नमो मायेश्वरि शिवे पञ्चकोशान्तरस्थिते
sarvopaniṣadudghuṣṭe durgamāsuranāśini | namo māyeśvari śive pañcakośāntarasthite
O you proclaimed by all the Upaniṣads, destroyer of the demon Durgama, homage, O Mistress of Māyā, O Śivā, O you who dwell within the five sheaths.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.71
चेतसा निर्विकल्पेन यां ध्यायन्ति मुनीश्वराः । प्रणवार्थस्वरूपां तां भजामो भुवनेश्वरीम्
cetasā nirvikalpena yāṃ dhyāyanti munīśvarāḥ | praṇavārthasvarūpāṃ tāṃ bhajāmo bhuvaneśvarīm
Her whom the lords among sages meditate upon with a mind free of (all) constructions, whose own form is the meaning of the Praṇava (Om) — her, the Sovereign of the worlds, we worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.72
अनन्तकोटिब्रह्माण्डजननीं दिव्यविग्रहाम् । ब्रह्मविष्ण्वादिजननीं सर्वभावैर्नता वयम्
anantakoṭibrahmāṇḍajananīṃ divyavigrahām | brahmaviṣṇvādijananīṃ sarvabhāvairnatā vayam
To the mother of endless crores of universes, of divine body, the mother of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the rest, we have bowed with all our being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.73
कः कुर्यात्पामरान्दृष्ट्वा रोदनं सकलेश्वरः । सदयां परमेशानीं शताक्षीं मातरं विना
kaḥ kuryātpāmarāndṛṣṭvā rodanaṃ sakaleśvaraḥ | sadayāṃ parameśānīṃ śatākṣīṃ mātaraṃ vinā
What lord of all would weep at the sight of wretched creatures, except the compassionate supreme Sovereign Lady, the Hundred-eyed Mother?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.74
व्यास उवाच - इति स्तुता सुरैर्देवी ब्रह्मविष्ण्वादिभिर्वरैः । पूजिता विविधैर्द्रव्यैः सन्तुष्टाभूच्च तत्क्षणे
vyāsa uvāca - iti stutā surairdevī brahmaviṣṇvādibhirvaraiḥ | pūjitā vividhairdravyaiḥ santuṣṭābhūcca tatkṣaṇe
Vyāsa said: Thus praised by the gods, by the excellent ones headed by Brahmā and Viṣṇu, and worshipped with various offerings, the Goddess was well pleased at that moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.75
प्रसन्ना सा तदा देवी वेदानाहृत्य सा ददौ । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विशेषेण प्रोवाच पिकभाषिणी
prasannā sā tadā devī vedānāhṛtya sā dadau | brāhmaṇebhyo viśeṣeṇa provāca pikabhāṣiṇī
Then that Goddess, being gracious, brought back the Vedas and gave (them) to the brahmins in particular, and spoke, she whose speech is like the cuckoo's:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.76
ममेयं तनुरुत्कृष्टा पालनीया विशेषतः । यया विनानर्थ एष जातो दृष्टोऽधुनैव हि
mameyaṃ tanurutkṛṣṭā pālanīyā viśeṣataḥ | yayā vinānartha eṣa jāto dṛṣṭo'dhunaiva hi
"This body of mine (the Veda) is the highest; it is to be preserved with special care, for without it this calamity arose, as has just now been seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.77
पूज्याहं सर्वदा सेव्या युष्माभिः सर्वदैव हि । नातः परतरं किञ्चित्कल्याणायोपदिश्यते
pūjyāhaṃ sarvadā sevyā yuṣmābhiḥ sarvadaiva hi | nātaḥ parataraṃ kiñcitkalyāṇāyopadiśyate
I am always to be worshipped and always to be served by you; nothing higher than this is taught for (your) welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.78
पठनीयं ममैतद्धि माहात्म्यं सर्वदोत्तमम् । तेन तुष्टा भविष्यामि हरिष्यामि तथापदः
paṭhanīyaṃ mamaitaddhi māhātmyaṃ sarvadottamam | tena tuṣṭā bhaviṣyāmi hariṣyāmi tathāpadaḥ
And this glorification of mine, supreme at all times, is to be recited; by that I shall be pleased, and I shall likewise remove calamities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.79
दुर्गमासुरहन्त्रीत्वाद्दुर्गेति मम नाम यः । गृह्णाति च शताक्षीति मायां भित्त्वा व्रजत्यसौ
durgamāsurahantrītvāddurgeti mama nāma yaḥ | gṛhṇāti ca śatākṣīti māyāṃ bhittvā vrajatyasau
Whoever takes up this name of mine, 'Durgā', from my being the slayer of the demon Durgama, and 'Śatākṣī' (Hundred-eyed), he breaks through Māyā and goes (beyond).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.80
किमुक्तेनात्र बहुना सारं वक्ष्यामि तत्त्वतः । संसेव्याहं सदा देवाः सर्वैरपि सुरासुरैः
kimuktenātra bahunā sāraṃ vakṣyāmi tattvataḥ | saṃsevyāhaṃ sadā devāḥ sarvairapi surāsuraiḥ
What (use) is much speaking here? I shall state the essence as it truly is: I, O gods, am always to be served by all, by gods and demons alike.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.81
इत्युक्त्वान्तर्हिता देवी देवानां चैव पश्यताम् । सन्तोषं जनयन्त्येवं सच्चिदनन्दरूपिणी
ityuktvāntarhitā devī devānāṃ caiva paśyatām | santoṣaṃ janayantyevaṃ saccidanandarūpiṇī
Having said this, the Goddess vanished, even as the gods looked on — she whose form is being, consciousness and bliss, thus producing (their) satisfaction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.82
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं रहस्यं परमं महत् । गोपनीयं प्रयत्नेन सर्वकल्याणकारकम्
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ rahasyaṃ paramaṃ mahat | gopanīyaṃ prayatnena sarvakalyāṇakārakam
All this has been declared to you, the supreme great secret; it is to be guarded carefully, (and it is) the bringer of every blessing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 28.83
य इमं शृणुयान्नित्यमध्यायं भक्तितत्परः । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति देवीलोके महीयते
ya imaṃ śṛṇuyānnityamadhyāyaṃ bhaktitatparaḥ | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti devīloke mahīyate
Whoever, intent in devotion, listens constantly to this chapter obtains all his desires and is honoured in the world of the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition