Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 30
DB 7 30.1
देवीपीठवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच - ततस्ते तु वनोद्देशे हिमाचलतटाश्रयाः । मायाबीजजपासक्तास्तपश्चेरुः समाहिताः
devīpīṭhavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca - tataste tu vanoddeśe himācalataṭāśrayāḥ | māyābījajapāsaktāstapaśceruḥ samāhitāḥ
Description of the Devī's seat. Vyāsa said: Then, in that forest region, dwelling on the slope of the Himālaya, intent on the muttering of the Māyā seed-syllable, they practised austerity with concentrated minds.
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DB 7 30.2
ध्यायतां परमां शक्तिं लक्षवर्षाण्यभून्नृप । ततः प्रसन्ना देवी सा प्रत्यक्ष्यं दर्शनं ददौ
dhyāyatāṃ paramāṃ śaktiṃ lakṣavarṣāṇyabhūnnṛpa | tataḥ prasannā devī sā pratyakṣyaṃ darśanaṃ dadau
For a hundred thousand years, O king, they meditated on the supreme Śakti; then that Devī, pleased, granted (them) a direct vision.
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DB 7 30.3
पाशाङ्कुशवराभीतिचतुर्बाहुस्त्रिलोचना । करुणारससम्पूर्णा सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणी
pāśāṅkuśavarābhīticaturbāhustrilocanā | karuṇārasasampūrṇā saccidānandarūpiṇī
Four-armed with noose, goad, the boon-gesture and the gesture of fearlessness, three-eyed, filled with the essence of compassion, having the form of being, consciousness and bliss —
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DB 7 30.4
दृष्ट्वा तां सर्वजननीं तुष्टुवुर्मुनयोऽमलाः । नमस्ते विश्वरूपायै वैश्वानरसुमूर्तये
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ sarvajananīṃ tuṣṭuvurmunayo'malāḥ | namaste viśvarūpāyai vaiśvānarasumūrtaye
Seeing her, the mother of all, the stainless sages praised (her): "Homage to you whose form is the universe, whose fair embodiment is Vaiśvānara;
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DB 7 30.5
नमस्तेजसरूपायै सुत्रात्मवपुषे नमः । यस्मिन्सर्वे लिङ्गदेहा ओतप्रोता व्यवस्थिताः
namastejasarūpāyai sutrātmavapuṣe namaḥ | yasminsarve liṅgadehā otaprotā vyavasthitāḥ
homage to her whose form is the luminous (state), homage to her whose body is the thread-self, in whom all subtle bodies stand woven through and through;
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DB 7 30.6
नमः प्राज्ञस्वरूपायै नमोऽव्याकृतमूर्तये । नमः प्रत्यक्स्वरूपायै नमस्ते ब्रह्ममूर्तये
namaḥ prājñasvarūpāyai namo'vyākṛtamūrtaye | namaḥ pratyaksvarūpāyai namaste brahmamūrtaye
homage to her whose own form is the Prājña (state), homage to her whose embodiment is the unevolved, homage to her whose own form is the inward self, homage to you whose embodiment is Brahman;
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DB 7 30.7
नमस्ते सर्वरूपायै सर्व लक्ष्यात्ममूर्तये । इति स्तुत्वा जगद्धात्रीं भक्तिगद्गदया गिरा
namaste sarvarūpāyai sarva lakṣyātmamūrtaye | iti stutvā jagaddhātrīṃ bhaktigadgadayā girā
homage to you whose form is all, whose embodiment is the self that is the goal of all." Having thus praised the sustainer of the world with speech faltering with devotion,
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DB 7 30.8
प्रणेमुश्चरणांभोजं दक्षाद्या मुनयोऽमलाः । ततः प्रसन्ना सा देवी प्रोवाच पिकभाषिणी
praṇemuścaraṇāṃbhojaṃ dakṣādyā munayo'malāḥ | tataḥ prasannā sā devī provāca pikabhāṣiṇī
Dakṣa and the other stainless sages bowed to her lotus feet; then that Devī, pleased, spoke with a voice like the cuckoo's:
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DB 7 30.9
वरं ब्रूत महाभागा वरदाहं सदा मता । तस्यास्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा हरविष्ण्वोस्तनोः शमम्
varaṃ brūta mahābhāgā varadāhaṃ sadā matā | tasyāstu vacanaṃ śrutvā haraviṣṇvostanoḥ śamam
"Ask a boon, greatly blessed ones; I am always held to be a giver of boons." Hearing her words, (they chose) the healing of the bodies of Hara and Viṣṇu,
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DB 7 30.10
तयोस्तच्छक्तिलाभं च वव्रिरे नृपसत्तम । दक्षोऽथ पुनरप्याह जन्म देवि कुले मम
tayostacchaktilābhaṃ ca vavrire nṛpasattama | dakṣo'tha punarapyāha janma devi kule mama
and their regaining of those Śaktis of theirs — this they chose, O best of kings. Then Dakṣa spoke again: "O Devī, (let there be) birth in my family
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DB 7 30.11
भवेत्तवाम्ब येनाहं कृतकृत्यो भवे इति । जपं ध्यानं तथा पूजां स्थानानि विविधानि च
bhavettavāmba yenāhaṃ kṛtakṛtyo bhave iti | japaṃ dhyānaṃ tathā pūjāṃ sthānāni vividhāni ca
for you, O Mother, by which I may become one whose purpose is accomplished. And (tell me) the muttering (of your name), the meditation, and the worship, and the various places,
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DB 7 30.12
वद मे परमेशानि स्वमुखेनैव केवलम् । देव्युवाच - मच्छक्त्योरवमानाच्च जातावस्था तयोर्द्वयोः
vada me parameśāni svamukhenaiva kevalam | devyuvāca - macchaktyoravamānācca jātāvasthā tayordvayoḥ
tell me, O supreme Mistress, with your own mouth alone." The Devī said: "From the contempt (shown) toward my two Śaktis arose that condition of those two.
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DB 7 30.13
नैतादृशः प्रकर्तव्यो मेऽपराधः कदाचन । अधुना मत्कृपालेशाच्छरीरे स्वस्थता तयोः
naitādṛśaḥ prakartavyo me'parādhaḥ kadācana | adhunā matkṛpāleśāccharīre svasthatā tayoḥ
"Such an offence against me must never be committed again. Now, by a fragment of my grace, those two shall have soundness of body."
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DB 7 30.14
भविष्यति च ते शक्ती त्वद्गृहे क्षीरसागरे । जनिष्यतस्तत्र ताभ्यां प्राप्स्यतः प्रेरिते मया
bhaviṣyati ca te śaktī tvadgṛhe kṣīrasāgare | janiṣyatastatra tābhyāṃ prāpsyataḥ prerite mayā
"And my two powers (śakti) shall be born, in your house and in the ocean of milk; being born there, those two (Śiva and Viṣṇu) shall obtain them, sent by me."
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DB 7 30.15
मायाबीजं हि मन्त्रो मे मुख्यः प्रियकरः सदा । ध्यानं विराट्स्वरूपं मेऽथवा त्वत्पुरतः स्थितम्
māyābījaṃ hi mantro me mukhyaḥ priyakaraḥ sadā | dhyānaṃ virāṭsvarūpaṃ me'thavā tvatpurataḥ sthitam
"For the māyā-seed (hrīṃ) is my chief mantra, always giving pleasure; the meditation is on my Virāṭ form, or else on (the form) standing before you,"
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DB 7 30.16
सच्चिदानंदरूपं वा स्थानं सर्वं जगन्मम । युष्माभिः सर्वदा चाहं पूज्या ध्येया च सर्वदा
saccidānaṃdarūpaṃ vā sthānaṃ sarvaṃ jaganmama | yuṣmābhiḥ sarvadā cāhaṃ pūjyā dhyeyā ca sarvadā
"or (my) form as being-consciousness-bliss; my abode is this whole world. And by you I am always to be worshipped and always to be meditated upon."
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DB 7 30.17
व्यास उवाच - इत्युक्त्वान्तर्दधे देवी मणिद्वीपाधिवासिनी । दक्षाद्या मुनयः सर्वे ब्रह्माणं पुनराययुः
vyāsa uvāca - ityuktvāntardadhe devī maṇidvīpādhivāsinī | dakṣādyā munayaḥ sarve brahmāṇaṃ punarāyayuḥ
Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, the Goddess who dwells on the Jewel Island vanished; and all the sages, Dakṣa and the rest, came again to Brahmā.
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DB 7 30.18
ब्रह्मणे सर्ववृतान्तं कथयामासुरादरात् । हरो हरिश्च स्वस्थौ तौ स्वस्वकार्यक्षमौ नृप
brahmaṇe sarvavṛtāntaṃ kathayāmāsurādarāt | haro hariśca svasthau tau svasvakāryakṣamau nṛpa
They respectfully related the whole event to Brahmā. Hara and Hari, O king, were (then) sound and fit for their own respective tasks,
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DB 7 30.19
जातौ पराम्बाकृपया गर्वेण रहितौ तदा । कदाचितदथ काले तु महः शाक्तमवातरत्
jātau parāmbākṛpayā garveṇa rahitau tadā | kadācitadatha kāle tu mahaḥ śāktamavātarat
and by the grace of the supreme Mother they became free of pride at that time. Then at some time the śākta radiance descended
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DB 7 30.20
दक्षदेहे महाराज त्रैलोक्येऽप्युत्सवोऽभवत् । देवाः प्रमुदिताः सर्वे पुष्पवृष्टिं च चक्रिरे
dakṣadehe mahārāja trailokye'pyutsavo'bhavat | devāḥ pramuditāḥ sarve puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ ca cakrire
into Dakṣa's body, great king, and there was festivity even in the three worlds; all the gods, delighted, made a rain of flowers.
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DB 7 30.21
नेदुर्दुन्दुभयः स्वर्गे करकोणाहता नृप । मनांस्यासन्प्रसन्नानि साधूनाममलात्मनाम्
nedurdundubhayaḥ svarge karakoṇāhatā nṛpa | manāṃsyāsanprasannāni sādhūnāmamalātmanām
Drums sounded in heaven, struck by the edges of hands, O king; the minds of the good, of pure soul, became serene.
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DB 7 30.22
सरितो मार्गवाहिन्यः सुप्रभोऽभूद्दिवाकरः । मङ्गलायां तु जातायां जातं सर्वत्र मङ्गलम्
sarito mārgavāhinyaḥ suprabho'bhūddivākaraḥ | maṅgalāyāṃ tu jātāyāṃ jātaṃ sarvatra maṅgalam
The rivers flowed in their courses, the sun became bright of splendour; and when the auspicious one (Maṅgalā) was born, auspiciousness arose everywhere.
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DB 7 30.23
तस्या नाम सतीं चक्रे सत्यत्वात्परसंविदः । ददौ पुनः शिवायाथ तस्य शक्तिस्तु याभवत्
tasyā nāma satīṃ cakre satyatvātparasaṃvidaḥ | dadau punaḥ śivāyātha tasya śaktistu yābhavat
He made her name Satī, because the supreme consciousness is real (sat); and then he gave her again to Śiva, and she became his śakti.
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DB 7 30.24
सा पुनर्ज्वलने दग्धा दैवयोगान्मनोर्नृप । जनमेजय उवाच - अनर्थकरमेतत्ते श्रावितं वचनं मुने
sā punarjvalane dagdhā daivayogānmanornṛpa | janamejaya uvāca - anarthakarametatte śrāvitaṃ vacanaṃ mune
And she, O king, was afterwards burnt in fire by the working of Manu's destiny. Janamejaya said: This word you have made me hear is a calamitous one, O sage.
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DB 7 30.25
एतादृशं महद्वस्तु कथं दग्धं हुताशने । यन्नामस्मरणान्नृणां संसाराग्निभयं न हि
etādṛśaṃ mahadvastu kathaṃ dagdhaṃ hutāśane | yannāmasmaraṇānnṛṇāṃ saṃsārāgnibhayaṃ na hi
How was such a great being burnt in the fire — she by the remembrance of whose name men have no fear of the fire of transmigration?
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DB 7 30.26
केन कर्मविपाकेन मनोर्दग्धं तदेव हि । व्यास उवाच - शृणु राजन् पुरा वृत्तं सतीदायस्य कारणम्
kena karmavipākena manordagdhaṃ tadeva hi | vyāsa uvāca - śṛṇu rājan purā vṛttaṃ satīdāyasya kāraṇam
By the ripening of what karma was that very (being) of Manu burnt? Vyāsa said: Hear, O king, what happened of old, the cause of the giving of Satī.
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DB 7 30.27
कदाचिदथ दुर्वासा गतो जाम्बूनदेश्वरीम् । ददर्श देवीं तत्रासौ मायाबीजं जजाप सः
kadācidatha durvāsā gato jāmbūnadeśvarīm | dadarśa devīṃ tatrāsau māyābījaṃ jajāpa saḥ
Now once Durvāsas went to (the shrine of) the Jāmbūnada Goddess; he saw the Goddess there and muttered the māyā-seed.
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DB 7 30.28
ततः प्रसन्ना देवेशी निजकण्ठगतां स्रजम् । भ्रमद्भ्रमरसंसक्तां मकरन्दमदाकुलाम्
tataḥ prasannā deveśī nijakaṇṭhagatāṃ srajam | bhramadbhramarasaṃsaktāṃ makarandamadākulām
Then the Mistress of the gods, being pleased, (took) the garland from her own neck, thronged with hovering bees, heavy with the intoxication of its nectar,
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DB 7 30.29
ददौ प्रसादभूतां तां जग्राह शिरसा मुनिः । ततो निर्गत्य तरसा व्योममार्गेण तापसः
dadau prasādabhūtāṃ tāṃ jagrāha śirasā muniḥ | tato nirgatya tarasā vyomamārgeṇa tāpasaḥ
and gave it as a token of favour; the sage received it on his head. Then, going out swiftly by the path of the sky, the ascetic
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DB 7 30.30
आजगाम स यत्रास्ते दक्षः साक्षात्सतीपिता । सन्दर्शनार्थमम्बाया ननाम च सतीपदे सप्तमस्कन्धे देवीपीठवर्णनं नाम त्रिंशोऽध्यायः
ājagāma sa yatrāste dakṣaḥ sākṣātsatīpitā | sandarśanārthamambāyā nanāma ca satīpade saptamaskandhe devīpīṭhavarṇanaṃ nāma triṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
came to where Dakṣa was, the very father of Satī, in order to behold the Mother, and he bowed at Satī's feet.
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DB 7 30.31
पृष्टो दक्षेण स मुनिर्माला कस्यास्त्यलौकिकी । कथं लब्धा त्वया नाथ दुर्लभा भुवि मानवैः
pṛṣṭo dakṣeṇa sa munirmālā kasyāstyalaukikī | kathaṃ labdhā tvayā nātha durlabhā bhuvi mānavaiḥ
Asked by Dakṣa: "Whose is this unearthly garland? How was it obtained by you, lord — hard to obtain by men on earth?" — the sage,
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DB 7 30.32
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य प्रोवाचाश्रुयुतेक्षणः । देव्याः प्रसादमतुलं प्रेमगद्गदितान्तरः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya provācāśruyutekṣaṇaḥ | devyāḥ prasādamatulaṃ premagadgaditāntaraḥ
having heard that speech of his, with eyes filled with tears and his voice choked with love within, told of the incomparable favour of the Goddess.
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DB 7 30.33
प्रार्थयामास तां मालां तं मुनिं स सतीपिता । अदेयं शक्तिभक्ताय नास्ति त्रैलोक्यमण्डले
prārthayāmāsa tāṃ mālāṃ taṃ muniṃ sa satīpitā | adeyaṃ śaktibhaktāya nāsti trailokyamaṇḍale
He, the father of Satī, begged that garland from that sage — (for the sage thought:) "There is nothing in the circle of the three worlds that may not be given to a devotee of Śakti."
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DB 7 30.34
इति बुद्ध्या तु तां मालां मनवे स समर्पयत् । गृहीता शिरसा माला मनुना निजमन्दिरे
iti buddhyā tu tāṃ mālāṃ manave sa samarpayat | gṛhītā śirasā mālā manunā nijamandire
With this thought he handed over that garland to Manu; the garland was received by Manu upon his head (and carried) to his own house.
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DB 7 30.35
स्थापिता शयनं यत्र दम्पत्योरतिसुन्दरम् । पशुकर्मरतो रात्रौ मालागन्धेन मोदितः
sthāpitā śayanaṃ yatra dampatyoratisundaram | paśukarmarato rātrau mālāgandhena moditaḥ
It was placed where the exceedingly lovely bed of the married couple was; at night, delighted by the garland's fragrance, he became engaged in animal (i.e. carnal) acts.
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DB 7 30.36
अभवत्स महीपालस्तेन पापेन शङ्करे । शिवे द्वेषमतिर्जातो देव्यां सत्यां तथा नृप
abhavatsa mahīpālastena pāpena śaṅkare | śive dveṣamatirjāto devyāṃ satyāṃ tathā nṛpa
By that sin that king came to have, toward Śaṅkara — toward Śiva — a mind of hatred, and likewise toward the goddess Satī, O king.
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DB 7 30.37
राजंस्तेनापराधेन तज्जन्यो देह एव च । सत्या योगाग्निना दग्धः सतीधर्मदिदृक्षया
rājaṃstenāparādhena tajjanyo deha eva ca | satyā yogāgninā dagdhaḥ satīdharmadidṛkṣayā
O king, by that offence of his, and (because) the body (of Satī) was indeed born of him, Satī's (body) was burned by the fire of yoga, out of a wish to show forth the dharma of a faithful wife.
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DB 7 30.38
पुनश्च हिमवत्पृष्ठे प्रादुरासीत्तु तन्महः । जनमेजय उवाच - दह्यमाने सतीदेहे जाते किमकरोच्छिवः
punaśca himavatpṛṣṭhe prādurāsīttu tanmahaḥ | janamejaya uvāca - dahyamāne satīdehe jāte kimakarocchivaḥ
And again, on the slope of Himavat, that splendour of hers appeared. Janamejaya said: When Satī's body had been burned, what did Śiva do?
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DB 7 30.39
प्राणाधिका सती तस्य तद्वियोगेन कातरः । व्यास उवाच - ततः परं तु यज्जातां मया वक्तुं न शक्यते
prāṇādhikā satī tasya tadviyogena kātaraḥ | vyāsa uvāca - tataḥ paraṃ tu yajjātāṃ mayā vaktuṃ na śakyate
Satī was dearer to him than life; (how did he fare,) stricken by separation from her? Vyāsa said: What happened after that cannot be told by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.40
त्रैलोक्यप्रलयो जातः शिवकोपाग्निना नृप । वीरभद्रः समुत्पन्नो भद्रकालीगणान्वितः
trailokyapralayo jātaḥ śivakopāgninā nṛpa | vīrabhadraḥ samutpanno bhadrakālīgaṇānvitaḥ
A dissolution of the three worlds came about through the fire of Śiva's wrath, O king. Vīrabhadra arose, accompanied by the hosts of Bhadrakālī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.41
त्रैलोक्यनाशनोद्युक्तो वीरभद्रो यदाभवत् । ब्रह्मादयस्तदा देवां शङ्करं शरणं ययुः
trailokyanāśanodyukto vīrabhadro yadābhavat | brahmādayastadā devāṃ śaṅkaraṃ śaraṇaṃ yayuḥ
When Vīrabhadra had become bent upon the destruction of the three worlds, then Brahmā and the other gods went for refuge to Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.42
जाते सर्वस्वनाशेऽपि करुणानिधिरीश्वरः । अभयं दत्तवांस्तेभ्यो बस्तवक्रेण तं मनुम्
jāte sarvasvanāśe'pi karuṇānidhirīśvaraḥ | abhayaṃ dattavāṃstebhyo bastavakreṇa taṃ manum
Although the loss of everything had occurred, the Lord, the treasury of compassion, granted them freedom from fear, and that Manu, with the face of a goat —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.43
अजीवयन्महात्मासौ ततः खिन्नो महेश्वरः । यज्ञवाटमुपागम्य रुरोद भृशदुःखितः
ajīvayanmahātmāsau tataḥ khinno maheśvaraḥ | yajñavāṭamupāgamya ruroda bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ
— that great one brought back to life. Then Maheśvara, dejected, went to the sacrificial enclosure and wept, sorely grieved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.44
अपश्यत्तां सतीं वह्नौ दह्यमानां तु चित्कलाम् । स्कन्धेऽप्यारोपयामास हा सतीति वदन्मुहुः
apaśyattāṃ satīṃ vahnau dahyamānāṃ tu citkalām | skandhe'pyāropayāmāsa hā satīti vadanmuhuḥ
He saw that Satī, who is a portion of pure consciousness, being consumed in the fire; and he lifted (her) onto his shoulder, saying over and over, "Alas, Satī!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.45
बभ्राम भ्रान्तचित्तः सन्नानादेशेषु शङ्करः । तदा ब्रह्मादयो देवाश्चिन्तामापुरनुत्तमाम्
babhrāma bhrāntacittaḥ sannānādeśeṣu śaṅkaraḥ | tadā brahmādayo devāścintāmāpuranuttamām
Śaṅkara, his mind deranged, wandered through many regions; then Brahmā and the other gods fell into the utmost anxiety.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.46
विष्णुस्तु त्वरया तत्र धनुरुद्यम्य मार्गणैः । चिच्छेदावयवान्सत्यास्तत्तत्स्थानेषु तेऽपतन्
viṣṇustu tvarayā tatra dhanurudyamya mārgaṇaiḥ | cicchedāvayavānsatyāstattatsthāneṣu te'patan
But Viṣṇu, in haste, raising his bow there, cut apart the limbs of Satī with his arrows; they fell in this place and that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.47
तत्तत्स्थानेषु तत्रासीन्नानामूर्तिधरो हरः । उवाच च ततो देवान्स्थानेष्वेतेषु ये शिवाम्
tattatsthāneṣu tatrāsīnnānāmūrtidharo haraḥ | uvāca ca tato devānsthāneṣveteṣu ye śivām
There, in each of those places, Hara took up his abode, bearing various forms; and then he said to the gods: "Those who, in these places, (worship) Śivā —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.48
भजन्ति परया भक्त्या तेषां किञ्चिन्न दुर्लभम् । नित्यं सन्निहिता यत्र निजाङ्गेषु पराम्बिका
bhajanti parayā bhaktyā teṣāṃ kiñcinna durlabham | nityaṃ sannihitā yatra nijāṅgeṣu parāmbikā
— worship (her) with supreme devotion, for them nothing at all is hard to obtain, since there the supreme Mother is forever present in her own limbs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.49
स्थानेष्वेतेषु ये मर्त्याः पुरश्चरणकर्मिणः । तेषां मन्त्राः प्रसिद्ध्यन्ति मायाबीजं विशेषतः
sthāneṣveteṣu ye martyāḥ puraścaraṇakarmiṇaḥ | teṣāṃ mantrāḥ prasiddhyanti māyābījaṃ viśeṣataḥ
Those mortals in these places who perform the preparatory (puraścaraṇa) rites — their mantras come to full success, and especially the māyā seed-syllable."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.50
इत्युक्त्वा शङ्करस्तेषु स्थानेषु विरहातुरः । कालं निन्ये नृपश्रेष्ठ जपध्यानसमाधिभिः
ityuktvā śaṅkarasteṣu sthāneṣu virahāturaḥ | kālaṃ ninye nṛpaśreṣṭha japadhyānasamādhibhiḥ
Having said this, Śaṅkara, tormented by separation, passed the time in those places, O best of kings, with recitation, meditation, and absorption.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.51
जनमेजय उवाच - कानि स्थानानि तानि स्युः सिद्धपीठानि चानघ । कति संख्यानि नामानि कानि तेषां च मे वद
janamejaya uvāca - kāni sthānāni tāni syuḥ siddhapīṭhāni cānagha | kati saṃkhyāni nāmāni kāni teṣāṃ ca me vada
Janamejaya said: Which are those places, and which the seats of attainment (siddha-pīṭhas), O sinless one? How many are they in number, and what are their names — tell me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.52
तत्र स्थितानां देवीनां नामानि च कृपाकर । कृतार्थोऽहं भवे येन तद्वदाशु महामुने
tatra sthitānāṃ devīnāṃ nāmāni ca kṛpākara | kṛtārtho'haṃ bhave yena tadvadāśu mahāmune
And the names of the goddesses who abide there, O storehouse of grace — tell that quickly, great sage, by which I may become one whose purpose is fulfilled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.53
व्यास उवाच - शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि देवेपीठानि साम्प्ततम् । येषां श्रवणमात्रेण पापहीनो भवेन्नरः
vyāsa uvāca - śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi devepīṭhāni sāmptatam | yeṣāṃ śravaṇamātreṇa pāpahīno bhavennaraḥ
Vyāsa said: Listen, O king, I shall now declare fully the seats of the Goddess, by the mere hearing of which a man becomes free of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.54
येषु येषु च पीठेषूपास्येयं सिद्धिकाङ्क्षिभिः । भूतिकामैरभिध्येया तानि वक्ष्यामि तत्त्वतः
yeṣu yeṣu ca pīṭheṣūpāsyeyaṃ siddhikāṅkṣibhiḥ | bhūtikāmairabhidhyeyā tāni vakṣyāmi tattvataḥ
And in which particular seats she is to be worshipped by those who desire perfections, and to be meditated upon by those who desire prosperity — those I shall declare as they truly are.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.55
वाराणस्यां विशालाक्षी गौरीमुखनिवासिनी । क्षेत्रे वै नैमिषारण्ये प्रोक्ता सा लिङ्गधारिणी
vārāṇasyāṃ viśālākṣī gaurīmukhanivāsinī | kṣetre vai naimiṣāraṇye proktā sā liṅgadhāriṇī
At Vārāṇasī she is Viśālākṣī, dwelling at Gaurīmukha; and in the field of Naimiṣāraṇya she is called Liṅgadhāriṇī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.56
प्रयागे ललिता प्रोक्ता कामुकी गन्धमादने । मानसे कुमुदा प्रोक्ता दक्षिणे चोत्तरे तथा
prayāge lalitā proktā kāmukī gandhamādane | mānase kumudā proktā dakṣiṇe cottare tathā
At Prayāga she is called Lalitā, at Gandhamādana Kāmukī; at Mānasa she is called Kumudā, and likewise in the south and in the north,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.57
विश्वकामा भगवती विश्वकामप्रपूरणी । गोमन्ते गोमती देवी मन्दरे कामचारिणी
viśvakāmā bhagavatī viśvakāmaprapūraṇī | gomante gomatī devī mandare kāmacāriṇī
(she is) the blessed Viśvakāmā, who fulfils all desires; at Gomanta the goddess Gomatī, at Mandara Kāmacāriṇī;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.58
मदोत्कटा चैत्ररथे जयन्ती हस्तिनापुरे । गौरी प्रोक्ता कान्यकुब्जे रम्भा तु मलयाचले
madotkaṭā caitrarathe jayantī hastināpure | gaurī proktā kānyakubje rambhā tu malayācale
Madotkaṭā at Caitraratha, Jayantī at Hastināpura; at Kānyakubja she is called Gaurī, and Rambhā on the Malaya mountain;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.59
एकाम्रपीठे सम्प्रोक्ता देवी सा कीर्तिमत्यपि । विश्वे विश्वेश्वरीं प्राहुः पुरुहूतां च पुष्करे
ekāmrapīṭhe samproktā devī sā kīrtimatyapi | viśve viśveśvarīṃ prāhuḥ puruhūtāṃ ca puṣkare
At the Ekāmra seat the goddess is proclaimed as Kīrtimatī as well; at Viśva they call her Viśveśvarī, and at Puṣkara Puruhūtā;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.60
केदारपीठे सम्प्रोक्ता देवी सन्मार्गदायिनी । मन्दा हिमवतः पृष्ठे गोकर्णे भद्रकर्णिका
kedārapīṭhe samproktā devī sanmārgadāyinī | mandā himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe gokarṇe bhadrakarṇikā
At the Kedāra seat the goddess is proclaimed Sanmārgadāyinī (giver of the good path); Mandā on the back of Himavat, Bhadrakarṇikā at Gokarṇa;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.61
स्थानेश्वरे भवानी तु बिल्वले बिल्वपत्रिका । श्रीशैले माधवी प्रोक्ता भद्रा भद्रेश्वरे तथा
sthāneśvare bhavānī tu bilvale bilvapatrikā | śrīśaile mādhavī proktā bhadrā bhadreśvare tathā
At Sthāneśvara Bhavānī, at Bilvala Bilvapatrikā; at Śrīśaila she is called Mādhavī, and likewise Bhadrā at Bhadreśvara;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.62
वराहशैले तु जया कमला कमलालये । रुद्राणी रुद्रकोट्यां तु काली कालञ्जरे तथा
varāhaśaile tu jayā kamalā kamalālaye | rudrāṇī rudrakoṭyāṃ tu kālī kālañjare tathā
On the Varāha mountain Jayā, Kamalā at Kamalālaya; Rudrāṇī at Rudrakoṭi, and likewise Kālī at Kālañjara;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.63
शालग्रामे महादेवी शिवलिङ्गे जलप्रिया । महालिङ्गे तु कपिला माकोटे मुकुटेश्वरी
śālagrāme mahādevī śivaliṅge jalapriyā | mahāliṅge tu kapilā mākoṭe mukuṭeśvarī
At Śālagrāma Mahādevī, at Śivaliṅga Jalapriyā; at Mahāliṅga Kapilā, at Mākoṭa Mukuṭeśvarī;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.64
मायापुर्यां कुमारी स्यात्सन्ताने ललिताम्बिका । गंयायां मङ्गला प्रोक्ता विमला पुरुषोत्तमे
māyāpuryāṃ kumārī syātsantāne lalitāmbikā | gaṃyāyāṃ maṅgalā proktā vimalā puruṣottame
At Māyāpurī she would be Kumārī, at Santāna Lalitāmbikā; at Gayā she is called Maṅgalā, at Puruṣottama Vimalā;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.65
उत्पलाषी सहस्राक्षे हिरण्याक्षे महोत्पला । विपाशायाममोघाक्षी पाडला पुण्ड्रवर्धने
utpalāṣī sahasrākṣe hiraṇyākṣe mahotpalā | vipāśāyāmamoghākṣī pāḍalā puṇḍravardhane
Utpalākṣī at Sahasrākṣa, Mahotpalā at Hiraṇyākṣa; at Vipāśā Amoghākṣī, Pāṭalā at Puṇḍravardhana;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.66
नारायणी सुपार्श्वे तु त्रिकुटे रुद्रसुन्दरी । विपुले विपुला देवी कल्याणी मलयाचले
nārāyaṇī supārśve tu trikuṭe rudrasundarī | vipule vipulā devī kalyāṇī malayācale
Nārāyaṇī at Supārśva, Rudrasundarī at Trikūṭa; at Vipula the goddess Vipulā, Kalyāṇī on the Malaya mountain;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.67
सह्याद्रावकवीरा तु हरिश्चन्द्रे तु चन्द्रिका । रमणा रामतीर्थे तु यमुनायां मृगावती
sahyādrāvakavīrā tu hariścandre tu candrikā | ramaṇā rāmatīrthe tu yamunāyāṃ mṛgāvatī
On the Sahya range Ekavīrā, and at Hariścandra Candrikā; Ramaṇā at Rāmatīrtha, and Mṛgāvatī at the Yamunā;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.68
कोटवी कोटतीर्थे तु सुगन्धा माधवे वने । गोदावर्यां त्रिसन्ध्या तु गङ्गाद्वारे रतिप्रिया
koṭavī koṭatīrthe tu sugandhā mādhave vane | godāvaryāṃ trisandhyā tu gaṅgādvāre ratipriyā
Koṭavī at Koṭatīrtha, Sugandhā in the Mādhava forest; Trisandhyā at the Godāvarī, Ratipriyā at Gaṅgādvāra;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.69
शिवकुण्डे शुभानन्दा नन्दिनी देविकातटे । रुक्मिणी द्वारवयां तु राधा वृन्दावने वने
śivakuṇḍe śubhānandā nandinī devikātaṭe | rukmiṇī dvāravayāṃ tu rādhā vṛndāvane vane
Śubhānandā at Śivakuṇḍa, Nandinī on the bank of the Devikā; Rukmiṇī at Dvāravatī, Rādhā in the Vṛndāvana forest;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.70
देवकी मथुरायां तु पाताले परमेश्वरी । चित्रकूटे तथा सीता विन्ध्ये विन्ध्याधिवासिनी
devakī mathurāyāṃ tu pātāle parameśvarī | citrakūṭe tathā sītā vindhye vindhyādhivāsinī
Devakī at Mathurā, Parameśvarī in the netherworld; and Sītā at Citrakūṭa, at the Vindhya she who dwells in the Vindhya;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.71
करवीरे महालक्षीरुमा देवी विनायके । आरोग्या वैद्यनाथे तु महाकाले महेश्वरी
karavīre mahālakṣīrumā devī vināyake | ārogyā vaidyanāthe tu mahākāle maheśvarī
At Karavīra Mahālakṣmī, at Vināyaka the goddess Umā; Ārogyā at Vaidyanātha, Maheśvarī at Mahākāla;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.72
अभयेत्युष्णतीर्थेषु नितम्बा विन्ध्यपर्वते । माण्डव्ये माण्डवी नाम स्वाहा माहेश्वरीपुरे
abhayetyuṣṇatīrtheṣu nitambā vindhyaparvate | māṇḍavye māṇḍavī nāma svāhā māheśvarīpure
(She is called) Abhayā at the hot springs, Nitambā on the Vindhya mountain; at Māṇḍavya (she bears) the name Māṇḍavī, Svāhā at Māheśvarīpura;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.73
छगलण्डे प्रचण्डा तु चण्डीकामरकण्टके । सोमेश्वरे वरारोहा प्रभासे पुष्करावती
chagalaṇḍe pracaṇḍā tu caṇḍīkāmarakaṇṭake | someśvare varārohā prabhāse puṣkarāvatī
But at Chagalaṇḍa (she is) Pracaṇḍā, at Amarakaṇṭaka Caṇḍikā; at Someśvara Varārohā, at Prabhāsa Puṣkarāvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.74
देवमाता सरस्वत्यां पारावारा तटे स्मृता । महालये महाभागा पयोष्ण्यां पिङ्गलेश्वरी
devamātā sarasvatyāṃ pārāvārā taṭe smṛtā | mahālaye mahābhāgā payoṣṇyāṃ piṅgaleśvarī
At (the river) Sarasvatī she is Devamātā; on the shore she is known as Pārāvārā; at Mahālaya Mahābhāgā, at the Payoṣṇī Piṅgaleśvarī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.75
सिंहिका कृतशौचे तु कार्तिके त्वतिशाङ्करी । उत्पलावर्तके लोला सुभद्रा शोणसङ्गमे
siṃhikā kṛtaśauce tu kārtike tvatiśāṅkarī | utpalāvartake lolā subhadrā śoṇasaṅgame
But at Kṛtaśauca (she is) Siṃhikā, and at Kārtika Atiśāṅkarī; at Utpalāvartaka Lolā, at the confluence of the Śoṇa Subhadrā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.76
माता सिद्धवने लक्ष्मीरनङ्गा भरताश्रमे । जालन्धरे विश्वमुखी तारा किष्किन्धपर्वते
mātā siddhavane lakṣmīranaṅgā bharatāśrame | jālandhare viśvamukhī tārā kiṣkindhaparvate
In Siddhavana (she is) Mātā, at Bharatāśrama Lakṣmī (and) Anaṅgā; at Jālandhara Viśvamukhī, on Mount Kiṣkindha Tārā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.77
देवदारुवने पुष्टिर्मेधा काश्मीरमण्डले । भीमा देवी हिमाद्रौ तु तुष्टिर्विश्वेश्वरे तथा
devadāruvane puṣṭirmedhā kāśmīramaṇḍale | bhīmā devī himādrau tu tuṣṭirviśveśvare tathā
In the Devadāru forest (she is) Puṣṭi, in the region of Kashmir Medhā; on the Himālaya the goddess Bhīmā, and at Viśveśvara Tuṣṭi.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.78
कपालमोचने शुद्धिर्माता कामावरोहणे । शङ्खोद्धारे धरा नाम धृतिः पिण्डारके तथा
kapālamocane śuddhirmātā kāmāvarohaṇe | śaṅkhoddhāre dharā nāma dhṛtiḥ piṇḍārake tathā
At Kapālamocana (she is) Śuddhi, at Kāmāvarohaṇa Mātā; at Śaṅkhoddhāra (she is) named Dharā, and at Piṇḍāraka Dhṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.79
कला तु चन्द्रभागायामच्छोदे शिवधारिणी । वेणायाममृता नाम बदर्यामुर्वशी तथा
kalā tu candrabhāgāyāmacchode śivadhāriṇī | veṇāyāmamṛtā nāma badaryāmurvaśī tathā
But at the Candrabhāgā (she is) Kalā, at the Acchodā Śivadhāriṇī; at the Veṇā she is named Amṛtā, and at Badarī Urvaśī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.80
औषधिश्चोत्तरकुरौ कुशद्वीपे कुशोदका । मन्मथा हेमकूटे तु कुमुदे सत्यवादिनी
auṣadhiścottarakurau kuśadvīpe kuśodakā | manmathā hemakūṭe tu kumude satyavādinī
And in Uttarakuru (she is) Auṣadhi, in Kuśadvīpa Kuśodakā; on Hemakūṭa Manmathā, and in Kumuda Satyavādinī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.81
अश्वत्थे वन्दनीया तु निधिर्वैश्रवणालये । गायत्री वेदवदने पार्वती शिवसन्निधौ
aśvatthe vandanīyā tu nidhirvaiśravaṇālaye | gāyatrī vedavadane pārvatī śivasannidhau
In the aśvattha tree (she is) Vandanīyā, in the abode of Vaiśravaṇa Nidhi; in the mouth of the Veda Gāyatrī, in the presence of Śiva Pārvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.82
देवलोके तथेन्द्राणी ब्रह्मास्येषु सरस्वती । सूर्यबिम्बे प्रभा नाम मातॄणां वैष्णवी मता
devaloke tathendrāṇī brahmāsyeṣu sarasvatī | sūryabimbe prabhā nāma mātṝṇāṃ vaiṣṇavī matā
So too in the world of the gods Indrāṇī, in the faces of Brahmā Sarasvatī; in the disk of the sun she is named Prabhā, and among the Mothers Vaiṣṇavī is held (to be she).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.83
अरुन्धती सतीनां तु रामासु च तिलोत्तमा । चित्ते ब्रह्मकला नाम शक्तिः सर्वशरीरिणाम्
arundhatī satīnāṃ tu rāmāsu ca tilottamā | citte brahmakalā nāma śaktiḥ sarvaśarīriṇām
Among faithful wives (she is) Arundhatī, and among lovely women Tilottamā; in the mind she is named Brahmakalā, the power of all embodied beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.84
इमान्यष्ट शतानि स्युः पीठानि जनमेजय । तत्संख्याकायस्तदीशान्यो देव्यश्च परिकीर्तिताः
imānyaṣṭa śatāni syuḥ pīṭhāni janamejaya | tatsaṃkhyākāyastadīśānyo devyaśca parikīrtitāḥ
These, Janamejaya, are the one hundred and eight seats; and the goddesses, equal in number to them, who preside over them, have been proclaimed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.85
सतीदेव्यङ्गभूतानि पीठानि कथितानि च । अन्यान्यपि प्रसङ्गेन यानि मुख्यानि भूतले
satīdevyaṅgabhūtāni pīṭhāni kathitāni ca | anyānyapi prasaṅgena yāni mukhyāni bhūtale
The seats that arose from the limbs of the goddess Satī have been told, and also, incidentally, the others that are chief ones on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.86
यः स्मरेच्छृणुयाद्वापि नामाष्टशतमुत्तमम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो देवीलोकं परं व्रजेत्
yaḥ smarecchṛṇuyādvāpi nāmāṣṭaśatamuttamam | sarvapāpavinirmukto devīlokaṃ paraṃ vrajet
Whoever should call to mind, or even hear, this excellent set of one hundred and eight names, freed from all sins, will go to the supreme world of the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.87
एतेषु सर्वपीठेषु गच्छेद्यात्राविधानतः । सन्तर्पयेच्च पित्रादीञ्छ्राद्धादीनि विधाय च
eteṣu sarvapīṭheṣu gacchedyātrāvidhānataḥ | santarpayecca pitrādīñchrāddhādīni vidhāya ca
One should go to all these seats according to the prescribed manner of pilgrimage, and, having performed the śrāddha rites and the rest, should satisfy the ancestors and the others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.88
कुर्याच्च महतीं पूजां भगवत्या विधानतः । क्षमापयेज्जगधात्रीं जगदम्बां मुहुर्मुहुः
kuryācca mahatīṃ pūjāṃ bhagavatyā vidhānataḥ | kṣamāpayejjagadhātrīṃ jagadambāṃ muhurmuhuḥ
And one should perform a great worship of the Blessed Goddess according to the rule, and again and again beg forgiveness of the Sustainer of the world, the Mother of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.89
कृतकृत्यं स्वमात्मानं जानीयाज्जनमेजय । भक्ष्यभोज्यादिभिः सर्वान्ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्ततः
kṛtakṛtyaṃ svamātmānaṃ jānīyājjanamejaya | bhakṣyabhojyādibhiḥ sarvānbrāhmaṇānbhojayettataḥ
One should know oneself to have fulfilled one's duty, Janamejaya; then one should feed all the brāhmaṇas with foods to be chewed and eaten and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.90
सुवासिनीः कुमारीश्च बटुकादींस्तथा नृप । तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे स्थिता ये तु चाण्डालाद्या अपि प्रभो
suvāsinīḥ kumārīśca baṭukādīṃstathā nṛpa | tasminkṣetre sthitā ye tu cāṇḍālādyā api prabho
(And also) married women, maidens, and boys and the rest, O king; and those who dwell in that sacred field, even caṇḍālas and the like, O lord —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.91
देवीरूपाः स्मृताः सर्वे पूजनीयास्ततो हि ते । प्रतिग्रहादिकं सर्वं तेषु क्षेत्रेषु वर्जयेत्
devīrūpāḥ smṛtāḥ sarve pūjanīyāstato hi te | pratigrahādikaṃ sarvaṃ teṣu kṣetreṣu varjayet
they are all held to be forms of the Goddess, and therefore they are to be honoured; in those sacred fields one should avoid all accepting of gifts and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.92
यथाशक्ति पुरश्चर्यां कुर्यान्मन्त्रस्य सत्तमः । मायाबीजेन देवेशीं तत्तत्पीठाधिवासिनीम्
yathāśakti puraścaryāṃ kuryānmantrasya sattamaḥ | māyābījena deveśīṃ tattatpīṭhādhivāsinīm
The best of men should perform, according to his ability, the preliminary observance of the mantra; with the māyā seed-syllable (he should worship) the Mistress of the gods who dwells in each of those seats,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.93
पूजयेदनिशं राजन् पुरश्चरणकृद्भवेत् । वित्तशाठ्यं न कुर्वीत देवीभक्तिपरो नरः
pūjayedaniśaṃ rājan puraścaraṇakṛdbhavet | vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kurvīta devībhaktiparo naraḥ
(He) should worship (her) constantly, O king; (thus) he becomes one who has done the preliminary service. A man devoted to the Goddess should practise no stinginess with his wealth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.94
य एवं कुरुते यात्रां श्रीदेव्याः प्रीतमानसः । सहस्रकल्पपर्यन्तं ब्रह्मलोके महत्तरे
ya evaṃ kurute yātrāṃ śrīdevyāḥ prītamānasaḥ | sahasrakalpaparyantaṃ brahmaloke mahattare
He who thus makes the pilgrimage to the glorious Goddess with a gladdened mind — for a full thousand kalpas, in the greater world of Brahmā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.95
वसन्ति पितरस्तस्य सोऽपि देवीपुरे तथा । अन्ते लब्ध्वा परं ज्ञानं भवेन्मुक्तो भवाम्बुधेः
vasanti pitarastasya so'pi devīpure tathā | ante labdhvā paraṃ jñānaṃ bhavenmukto bhavāmbudheḥ
his forefathers dwell, and he too (dwells) in the Goddess's city; at the end, having gained the highest knowledge, he becomes freed from the ocean of becoming.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.96
नामाष्टशतजापेन बहवः सिद्धतां गताः । यत्रैतल्लिखितं साक्षात्पुस्तके वापि तिष्ठति
nāmāṣṭaśatajāpena bahavaḥ siddhatāṃ gatāḥ | yatraitallikhitaṃ sākṣātpustake vāpi tiṣṭhati
By reciting the hundred and eight names many have attained perfection. Wherever this stands written, in visible form or even in a book,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.97
ग्रहमारीभयादीनि तत्र नैव भवन्ति हि । सौभाग्यं वर्धते नित्यं यथा पर्वणि वारिधिः
grahamārībhayādīni tatra naiva bhavanti hi | saubhāgyaṃ vardhate nityaṃ yathā parvaṇi vāridhiḥ
there indeed no seizures by planets, no plague, no terrors and the like come to be; good fortune increases continually, as the sea (swells) at the (full) moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.98
न तस्य दुर्लभं किञ्चिन्नामाष्टशतजापिनः । कृतकृत्यो भवेन्नूनं देवीभक्तिपरायणः
na tasya durlabhaṃ kiñcinnāmāṣṭaśatajāpinaḥ | kṛtakṛtyo bhavennūnaṃ devībhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
For him who recites the hundred and eight names nothing is hard to obtain; surely one wholly devoted to the Goddess becomes one whose purpose is accomplished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.99
नमन्ति देवतास्तं वै देवीरूपो हि स स्मृतः । सर्वथा पूज्यन्ते देवैः किं पुनर्मनुजोत्तमैः
namanti devatāstaṃ vai devīrūpo hi sa smṛtaḥ | sarvathā pūjyante devaiḥ kiṃ punarmanujottamaiḥ
The deities bow to him, for he is held to be of the very form of the Goddess. (Such men) are honoured in every way by the gods — how much more by the best of men!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.100
श्राद्धकाले पठेदेतन्नामाष्टशतमुत्तमम् । तृप्तास्तत्पितरः सर्वे प्रयान्ति परमां गतिम्
śrāddhakāle paṭhedetannāmāṣṭaśatamuttamam | tṛptāstatpitaraḥ sarve prayānti paramāṃ gatim
At the time of the śrāddha one should recite this excellent set of a hundred and eight names; all his forefathers, satisfied, go to the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.101
इमानि मुक्तिक्षेत्राणि साक्षात्संविन्मयानि च । सिद्धपीठानि राजेन्द्र संश्रयेन्मतिमान्नरः
imāni muktikṣetrāṇi sākṣātsaṃvinmayāni ca | siddhapīṭhāni rājendra saṃśrayenmatimānnaraḥ
These are fields of liberation, and made of pure consciousness itself; they are seats of perfection, O lord of kings — the man of understanding should resort to them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 30.102
पृष्टं यत्तत्त्वया राजन्नुक्तं सर्वं महेशितुः । रहस्यातिरहस्यं च किं भूयः सह्रोतुमिच्छसि
pṛṣṭaṃ yattattvayā rājannuktaṃ sarvaṃ maheśituḥ | rahasyātirahasyaṃ ca kiṃ bhūyaḥ sahrotumicchasi
What you asked, O king, has all been told — (the teaching) of the great Ruler, the secret of secrets. What further do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition