Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 31
DB 7 31.1
हिमालयगृहे पार्वतीजन्मविषये देवान् प्रति देवीकथनवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच धराधराधीशमौलावाविरासीत्परं महः । यदुक्तं भवता पूर्वं विस्तरात्तद्वदस्व मे
himālayagṛhe pārvatījanmaviṣaye devān prati devīkathanavarṇanam janamejaya uvāca dharādharādhīśamaulāvāvirāsītparaṃ mahaḥ | yaduktaṃ bhavatā pūrvaṃ vistarāttadvadasva me
The account of the Goddess's discourse to the gods concerning Pārvatī's birth in the house of Himālaya. Janamejaya said: A supreme radiance appeared on the crown of the lord of the mountain-bearers — what you spoke of before, tell me that in detail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.2
को विरज्येत मतिमान् पिबञ्छक्तिकथामृतम् । सुधां तु पिबतां मृत्युः स नैतच्छृण्वतो भवेत्
ko virajyeta matimān pibañchaktikathāmṛtam | sudhāṃ tu pibatāṃ mṛtyuḥ sa naitacchṛṇvato bhavet
What man of understanding would grow indifferent while drinking the nectar of the tales of the Śakti? For those who drink the nectar of the gods there is still death, but for one who hears this there is none.
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DB 7 31.3
व्यास उवाच धन्योऽसि कृतकृत्योऽसि शिक्षितोऽसि महात्मभिः । भाग्यवानसि यद्देव्यां निर्व्याजा भक्तिरस्ति ते
vyāsa uvāca dhanyo'si kṛtakṛtyo'si śikṣito'si mahātmabhiḥ | bhāgyavānasi yaddevyāṃ nirvyājā bhaktirasti te
Vyāsa said: You are blessed, you have accomplished your purpose, you have been taught by great souls; you are fortunate, in that you have guileless devotion to the Goddess.
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DB 7 31.4
शृणु राजन्पुरा वृत्तं सतीदेहेऽग्निभर्जिते । भ्रान्तः शिवस्तु बभ्राम क्वचिद्देशे स्थिरोऽभवत्
śṛṇu rājanpurā vṛttaṃ satīdehe'gnibharjite | bhrāntaḥ śivastu babhrāma kvaciddeśe sthiro'bhavat
Hear, O king, what happened of old, when Satī's body had been consumed by fire: Śiva, bewildered, wandered about, and in some place he became still.
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DB 7 31.5
प्रपञ्चभानरहितः समाधिगतमानसः । ध्यायन्देवीस्वरूपं तु कालं निन्ये स आत्मवान्
prapañcabhānarahitaḥ samādhigatamānasaḥ | dhyāyandevīsvarūpaṃ tu kālaṃ ninye sa ātmavān
Free of the appearance of the manifold world, his mind gone into deep absorption, meditating on the Goddess's own form, that self-possessed one passed the time.
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DB 7 31.6
सौभाग्यरहितं जातं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् । शक्तिहीनं जगत्सर्वं साब्धिद्वीपं सपर्वतम्
saubhāgyarahitaṃ jātaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram | śaktihīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ sābdhidvīpaṃ saparvatam
The three worlds, with all that moves and does not move, became bereft of good fortune; the whole world, with its oceans, continents and mountains, was without power.
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DB 7 31.7
आनन्दः शुष्कतां यातः सर्वेषां हृदयान्तरे । उदासीनाः सर्वलोकाश्चिन्ताजर्जरचेतसः
ānandaḥ śuṣkatāṃ yātaḥ sarveṣāṃ hṛdayāntare | udāsīnāḥ sarvalokāścintājarjaracetasaḥ
Joy went dry within the hearts of all; all people were listless, their minds worn out with anxiety.
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DB 7 31.8
सदा दुःखोदधौ मग्ना रोगग्रस्तास्तदाभवन् । ग्रहाणां देवतानां च वैपरीत्येन वर्तनम्
sadā duḥkhodadhau magnā rogagrastāstadābhavan | grahāṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca vaiparītyena vartanam
They were then sunk perpetually in an ocean of sorrow and seized by disease; and the course of the planets and of the deities went contrary to its order,
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DB 7 31.9
अधिभूताधिदैवानां सत्यभावान्नृपाभवन् । अथाऽस्मिन्नेव काले तु तारकाख्यो महसुरः
adhibhūtādhidaivānāṃ satyabhāvānnṛpābhavan | athā'sminneva kāle tu tārakākhyo mahasuraḥ
and the (afflictions) of the elemental and divine spheres became real, O king. Now at just this time a great demon named Tāraka —
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DB 7 31.10
ब्रह्मदत्तवरो दैत्योऽभवत्त्रैलोक्यनायकः । शिवौरसस्तु यः पुत्रः स ते हन्ता भविष्यति
brahmadattavaro daityo'bhavattrailokyanāyakaḥ | śivaurasastu yaḥ putraḥ sa te hantā bhaviṣyati
a demon who had a boon granted by Brahmā, became lord of the three worlds: (Brahmā had said) "The son begotten of Śiva's loins shall be your slayer."
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DB 7 31.11
इति कल्पितमृत्युः स देवदेवैर्महासुरः । शिवौरससुताभावाज्जगर्ज च ननन्द च
iti kalpitamṛtyuḥ sa devadevairmahāsuraḥ | śivaurasasutābhāvājjagarja ca nananda ca
Thus, with his death (thus) contrived by the gods of gods, that great demon — since Śiva had no son of his loins — roared and rejoiced.
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DB 7 31.12
तेन चोपद्रुताः सर्वे स्वस्थानात्प्रच्युताः सुराः । शिवौरससुताभावाच्चिन्तामापुर्दुरत्ययाम्
tena copadrutāḥ sarve svasthānātpracyutāḥ surāḥ | śivaurasasutābhāvāccintāmāpurduratyayām
And, harassed by him, all the gods, fallen from their own stations, fell into anxiety hard to get past, because Śiva had no son of his loins.
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DB 7 31.13
नाङ्गना शङ्करस्यास्ति कथं तत्सुतसम्भवः । अस्माकं भाग्यहीनानां कथं कार्यं भविष्यति
nāṅganā śaṅkarasyāsti kathaṃ tatsutasambhavaḥ | asmākaṃ bhāgyahīnānāṃ kathaṃ kāryaṃ bhaviṣyati
"Śaṅkara has no wife; how then can a son be born of him? How will our task be accomplished, luckless as we are?"
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DB 7 31.14
इति चिन्तातुराः सर्वे जग्मुर्वैकुण्ठमण्डले । शशंसुर्हरिमेकान्ते स चोपायं जगाद ह
iti cintāturāḥ sarve jagmurvaikuṇṭhamaṇḍale | śaśaṃsurharimekānte sa copāyaṃ jagāda ha
Thus, sick with worry, they all went to the realm of Vaikuṇṭha; they told Hari (of it) in private, and he declared the means.
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DB 7 31.15
कुतश्चिन्तातुराः सर्वे कामकल्पद्रुमा शिवा । जागर्ति भूवनेशानी मणिद्वीपाधिवासिनी
kutaścintāturāḥ sarve kāmakalpadrumā śivā | jāgarti bhūvaneśānī maṇidvīpādhivāsinī
"Why are you all sick with worry? Śivā, the wish-granting tree, the Mistress of the worlds who dwells in the Jewel Island, is awake.
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DB 7 31.16
अस्माकमनया देव तदुपेक्षास्ति नान्यथा । शिक्षैवेयं जगन्मात्रा कृतास्मच्छिक्षणाय च
asmākamanayā deva tadupekṣāsti nānyathā | śikṣaiveyaṃ jaganmātrā kṛtāsmacchikṣaṇāya ca
By her, O god(s), that neglect of us has come about, not otherwise; this is merely a lesson made by the Mother of the world for our instruction.
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DB 7 31.17
लालने ताडने मातुर्नाकारुण्यं यथार्भके । तद्वदेव जगन्मातुर्नियन्त्र्या गुणदोषयोः
lālane tāḍane māturnākāruṇyaṃ yathārbhake | tadvadeva jaganmāturniyantryā guṇadoṣayoḥ
Just as, in fondling or in striking, there is no lack of compassion in a mother toward her child, so too it is with the Mother of the world, who governs merits and faults.
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DB 7 31.18
अपराधो भवत्येव तनयस्य पदे पदे । कोऽपरः सहते लोके केवलं मातरं विना
aparādho bhavatyeva tanayasya pade pade | ko'paraḥ sahate loke kevalaṃ mātaraṃ vinā
A son's offence indeed occurs at every step; who else in the world endures it, save only a mother?
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DB 7 31.19
तस्माद्यूयं पराम्बां तां शरणं यात मा चिरम् । निर्व्याजया चित्तवृत्त्या सा वः कार्यं विधास्यति
tasmādyūyaṃ parāmbāṃ tāṃ śaraṇaṃ yāta mā ciram | nirvyājayā cittavṛttyā sā vaḥ kāryaṃ vidhāsyati
Therefore go for refuge to that supreme Mother, without delay, with a guileless turn of mind; she will accomplish your task.
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DB 7 31.20
इत्यादिश्य सुरान्सर्वान्महाविष्णुः स्वजायया । संयुतो निर्जगामाशु देवैः सह सुराधिपः
ityādiśya surānsarvānmahāviṣṇuḥ svajāyayā | saṃyuto nirjagāmāśu devaiḥ saha surādhipaḥ
Having thus instructed all the gods, the great Viṣṇu, joined by his own wife, quickly went forth, the lord of gods, together with the gods.
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DB 7 31.21
आजगाम महाशैलं हिमवन्तं नगाधिपम् । अभवंश्च सुराः सर्वे पुरश्चरणकर्मिणः
ājagāma mahāśailaṃ himavantaṃ nagādhipam | abhavaṃśca surāḥ sarve puraścaraṇakarmiṇaḥ
He came to the great mountain Himavat, the lord of mountains; and all the gods became performers of the preparatory observance (puraścaraṇa).
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DB 7 31.22
अम्बायज्ञविधानज्ञा अम्बायज्ञं च चक्रिरे । तृतीयादिव्रतान्याशु चक्रुः सर्वे सुरा नृप
ambāyajñavidhānajñā ambāyajñaṃ ca cakrire | tṛtīyādivratānyāśu cakruḥ sarve surā nṛpa
Knowing the rules of the Mother's sacrifice, they performed the Mother's sacrifice; and all the gods at once performed the vows of the third day and the rest, O king.
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DB 7 31.23
केचित्समाधिनिष्णाताः केचिन्नामपरायणाः । केचित्सूक्तपराः केचिन्नामपारायणोत्सुकाः
kecitsamādhiniṣṇātāḥ kecinnāmaparāyaṇāḥ | kecitsūktaparāḥ kecinnāmapārāyaṇotsukāḥ
Some were versed in absorption, some intent on the Name; some devoted to the hymns, some eager for the recitation of the names.
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DB 7 31.24
मन्त्रपारायणपराः केचित्कृच्छ्रादिकारिणः । अन्तर्यागपराः केचित्केचिन्न्यासपरायणाः
mantrapārāyaṇaparāḥ kecitkṛcchrādikāriṇaḥ | antaryāgaparāḥ kecitkecinnyāsaparāyaṇāḥ
Some were intent on recitation of mantras, some performed the kṛcchra penances and the like; some were intent on the inner sacrifice, some devoted to renunciation.
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DB 7 31.25
हृल्लेखया पराशक्तेः पूजां चक्रुरतन्द्रिताः । इत्येवं बहुवर्षाणि कालोऽगाज्जनमेजय
hṛllekhayā parāśakteḥ pūjāṃ cakruratandritāḥ | ityevaṃ bahuvarṣāṇi kālo'gājjanamejaya
Untiring, they performed worship of the supreme Śakti with the Hṛllekhā (mantra); in this way many years of time passed, O Janamejaya.
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DB 7 31.26
अकस्माच्चैत्रमासीयनवम्यां च भृगोर्दिने । प्रादुर्बभूव पुरतस्तन्महः श्रुतिबोधितम्
akasmāccaitramāsīyanavamyāṃ ca bhṛgordine | prādurbabhūva puratastanmahaḥ śrutibodhitam
Suddenly, on the ninth day of the month of Caitra, on a Friday, that radiance of which the Vedas speak appeared before them.
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DB 7 31.27
चतुर्दिक्षु चतुर्वेदैर्मूर्तिमद्भिरभिष्टुतम् । कोटिसूर्यप्रतीकाशं चन्द्रकोटिसुशीतलम्
caturdikṣu caturvedairmūrtimadbhirabhiṣṭutam | koṭisūryapratīkāśaṃ candrakoṭisuśītalam
It was praised on all four sides by the four Vedas in embodied form; it resembled ten million suns, and was cool as ten million moons.
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DB 7 31.28
विद्युत्कोटिसमानाभमरुणं तत्परं महः । नैव चोर्ध्वं न तिर्यक्च न मध्ये परिजग्रभत्
vidyutkoṭisamānābhamaruṇaṃ tatparaṃ mahaḥ | naiva cordhvaṃ na tiryakca na madhye parijagrabhat
That supreme radiance was red, with a lustre equal to ten million lightnings; and it was not bounded above, nor across, nor in the middle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 7 31.29
आद्यन्तरहितं तत्तु न हस्ताद्यङ्गसंयुतम् । न च स्त्रीरूपमथवा न पुंरूपमथोभयम्
ādyantarahitaṃ tattu na hastādyaṅgasaṃyutam | na ca strīrūpamathavā na puṃrūpamathobhayam
It was without beginning or end; it was not furnished with hands or other limbs; nor was it of female form, nor of male form, nor of both.
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DB 7 31.30
दीप्त्या पिधानं नेत्राणां तेषामासीन्महीपते । पुनश्च धैर्यमालम्ब्य यावत्ते ददृशुः सुराः
dīptyā pidhānaṃ netrāṇāṃ teṣāmāsīnmahīpate | punaśca dhairyamālambya yāvatte dadṛśuḥ surāḥ
By its blaze there came a covering over of their eyes, O lord of the earth; and again, when, taking hold of their courage, those gods looked...
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DB 7 31.31
तावत्तदेव स्त्रीरूपेणाभाद्दिव्यं मनोहरम् । अतीव रमणीयाङ्गीं कुमारीं नवयौवनाम् पार्वतीजन्मविषये देवान् प्रति देवीकथनवर्णनं नामैकत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
tāvattadeva strīrūpeṇābhāddivyaṃ manoharam | atīva ramaṇīyāṅgīṃ kumārīṃ navayauvanām pārvatījanmaviṣaye devān prati devīkathanavarṇanaṃ nāmaikatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
At that very moment that same (radiance) shone forth in the form of a woman, divine and captivating — a maiden with exceedingly lovely limbs, in fresh youth. [Colophon: Chapter thirty-one, called "The Description of the Goddess's Discourse to the Gods, on the Subject of Pārvatī's Birth."]
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DB 7 31.32
उद्यत्पीनकुचद्वन्द्वनिन्दिताम्भोजकुड्मलाम् । रणत्किङ्किणिकाजालसिञ्जन्मञ्जीरमेखलाम्
udyatpīnakucadvandvaninditāmbhojakuḍmalām | raṇatkiṅkiṇikājālasiñjanmañjīramekhalām
(A maiden) whose pair of swelling, upraised breasts put lotus buds to shame, whose girdle and anklets jingled with a network of tinkling little bells,
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DB 7 31.33
कनकाङ्गदकेयूरग्रैवेयकविभूषिताम् । अनर्घ्यमणिसम्भिन्नगलबन्धविराजिताम्
kanakāṅgadakeyūragraiveyakavibhūṣitām | anarghyamaṇisambhinnagalabandhavirājitām
adorned with golden armlets, upper-arm bands and neck ornaments, resplendent with a necklace strung with priceless gems,
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DB 7 31.34
तनुकेतकसंराजन्नीलभ्रमरकुन्तलाम् । नितम्बबिम्बसुभगां रोमराजिविराजिताम्
tanuketakasaṃrājannīlabhramarakuntalām | nitambabimbasubhagāṃ romarājivirājitām
her locks like dark bees glistening on a slender ketaka blossom, lovely with the orb of her hips, graced with the line of down (on her belly),
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DB 7 31.35
कर्पूरशकलोन्मिश्रताम्बूलपूरिताननाम् । कनत्कनकताटङ्कविटङ्कवदनाम्बुजाम्
karpūraśakalonmiśratāmbūlapūritānanām | kanatkanakatāṭaṅkaviṭaṅkavadanāmbujām
her mouth filled with betel mixed with bits of camphor, her lotus face fair with glittering golden ear-ornaments,
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DB 7 31.36
अष्टमीचन्द्रबिम्बाभललाटामायतभ्रुवम् । रक्तारविन्दनयनामुन्नसां मधुराधराम्
aṣṭamīcandrabimbābhalalāṭāmāyatabhruvam | raktāravindanayanāmunnasāṃ madhurādharām
her forehead like the disc of the eighth-day moon, her brows long, her eyes red lotuses, her nose upraised, her lips sweet,
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DB 7 31.37
कुन्दकुड्मलदन्ताग्रां मुक्ताहारविराजिताम् । रत्नसम्भिन्नमुकुटां चन्द्ररेखावतंसिनीम्
kundakuḍmaladantāgrāṃ muktāhāravirājitām | ratnasambhinnamukuṭāṃ candrarekhāvataṃsinīm
the tips of her teeth like jasmine buds, resplendent with a pearl necklace, her crown set with jewels, wearing the crescent moon as an ear-ornament,
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DB 7 31.38
मल्लिकामालतीमालाकेशपाशविराजिताम् । काश्मीरबिन्दुनिटिलां नेत्रत्रयविलासिनीम्
mallikāmālatīmālākeśapāśavirājitām | kāśmīrabinduniṭilāṃ netratrayavilāsinīm
her mass of hair shining with garlands of mallikā and mālatī, a saffron dot on her brow, radiant with three eyes,
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DB 7 31.39
पाशाङ्कुशवराभीतिचतुर्बाहुं त्रिलोचनाम् । रक्तवस्त्रपरीधानां दाडिमीकुसुमप्रभाम्
pāśāṅkuśavarābhīticaturbāhuṃ trilocanām | raktavastraparīdhānāṃ dāḍimīkusumaprabhām
four-armed with noose, goad, the boon-gesture and the gesture of fearlessness, three-eyed, clad in a red garment, glowing like a pomegranate flower,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.40
सर्वशृङ्गारवेषाढ्यां सर्वदेवनमस्कृताम् । सर्वाशापूरिकां सर्वमातरं सर्वमोहिनीम्
sarvaśṛṅgāraveṣāḍhyāṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtām | sarvāśāpūrikāṃ sarvamātaraṃ sarvamohinīm
rich in every amorous adornment, saluted by all the gods, fulfiller of all hopes, mother of all, enchantress of all,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.41
प्रसादसुमुखीमम्बां मन्दस्मितमुखाम्बुजाम् । अव्याजकरुणामूर्तिं ददृशुः पुरतः सुराः
prasādasumukhīmambāṃ mandasmitamukhāmbujām | avyājakaruṇāmūrtiṃ dadṛśuḥ purataḥ surāḥ
the Mother, her face gracious with favour, her lotus face gently smiling, an embodiment of causeless compassion — thus the gods beheld her before them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.42
दृष्ट्वा तां करुणामुर्तिं प्रणेमुः सकलाः सुराः । वक्तुं नाशक्नुवन् किञ्चिद्वाष्पसंरुद्धनिःस्वनाः
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ karuṇāmurtiṃ praṇemuḥ sakalāḥ surāḥ | vaktuṃ nāśaknuvan kiñcidvāṣpasaṃruddhaniḥsvanāḥ
Seeing her, that embodiment of compassion, all the gods bowed down; they could say nothing, their voices choked with tears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.43
कथञ्चित्स्थैर्यमालम्ब्य भक्त्या चानतकन्धराः । प्रेमाश्रुपूर्णनयनास्तुष्टुवुर्जगदम्बिकाम्
kathañcitsthairyamālambya bhaktyā cānatakandharāḥ | premāśrupūrṇanayanāstuṣṭuvurjagadambikām
Somehow regaining composure, with necks bent in devotion and eyes brimming with tears of love, they praised the Mother of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.44
देवा ऊचुः नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै शिवायै सततं नमः । नमः प्रकृत्यै भद्रायै नियताः प्रणताः स्म ताम्
devā ūcuḥ namo devyai mahādevyai śivāyai satataṃ namaḥ | namaḥ prakṛtyai bhadrāyai niyatāḥ praṇatāḥ sma tām
The gods said: Homage to the Goddess, to the Great Goddess, to Śivā homage always; homage to Prakṛti, to the Auspicious One — disciplined, we have bowed down to her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.45
तामग्निवर्णां तपसा ज्वलन्तीं वैरोचनीं कर्मफलेषु जुष्टाम् । दुर्गां देवीं शरणमहं प्रपद्ये सुतरसि तरसे नमः
tāmagnivarṇāṃ tapasā jvalantīṃ vairocanīṃ karmaphaleṣu juṣṭām | durgāṃ devīṃ śaraṇamahaṃ prapadye sutarasi tarase namaḥ
Her, fire-coloured, blazing with ascetic heat, born of the radiant one, resorted to for the fruits of works — to the goddess Durgā I go for refuge; you carry (us) well across — homage to (you who) carry (us) across.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.46
देवीं वाचमजनयन्त देवा- स्तां विश्वरूपाः पशवो वदन्ति । सा नो मन्द्रेषमूर्जं दुहाना धेनुर्वागस्मानुपसुष्टुतैतु
devīṃ vācamajanayanta devā- stāṃ viśvarūpāḥ paśavo vadanti | sā no mandreṣamūrjaṃ duhānā dhenurvāgasmānupasuṣṭutaitu
The gods generated the goddess Speech; creatures of every form speak her. May she, the cow of speech, yielding for us pleasant nourishment and strength, well praised, come to us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.47
कालरात्रिं ब्रह्मस्तुतां वैष्णवीं स्कन्दमातरम् । सरस्वतीमदितिं दक्षदुहितरं नमामः पावनां शिवाम्
kālarātriṃ brahmastutāṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ skandamātaram | sarasvatīmaditiṃ dakṣaduhitaraṃ namāmaḥ pāvanāṃ śivām
To the Night of Time, praised by Brahmā, to Vaiṣṇavī, the mother of Skanda, to Sarasvatī, to Aditi, to the daughter of Dakṣa, the purifying, auspicious one — we bow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.48
महालक्ष्म्यै च विद्महे सर्वशक्त्यै च धीमहि । तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात्
mahālakṣmyai ca vidmahe sarvaśaktyai ca dhīmahi | tanno devī pracodayāt
May we know Mahālakṣmī, may we meditate on the All-Power; may that Goddess impel us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.49
नमो विराट्स्वरूपिण्यै नमः सूत्रात्ममूर्तये । नमोऽव्याकृतरूपिण्यै नमः श्रीब्रह्ममूर्तये
namo virāṭsvarūpiṇyai namaḥ sūtrātmamūrtaye | namo'vyākṛtarūpiṇyai namaḥ śrībrahmamūrtaye
Homage to her whose own form is the Cosmic Body (Virāṭ), homage to the form that is the thread-soul (Sūtrātman); homage to her whose form is the unmanifest, homage to the holy form of Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.50
यदज्ञानाज्जगद्भाति रज्जुसर्पस्रगादिवत् । यज्ज्ञानाल्लयमाप्नोति नुमस्तां भुवनेश्वरीम्
yadajñānājjagadbhāti rajjusarpasragādivat | yajjñānāllayamāpnoti numastāṃ bhuvaneśvarīm
Through ignorance of whom the world appears, as a snake or a garland (appears) in a rope, and by knowledge of whom it dissolves — we praise her, the Mistress of the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.51
नुमस्तत्पदलक्ष्यार्थां चिदेकरसरूपिणीम् । अखण्डानन्दरूपां तां वेदतात्पर्यभूमिकाम्
numastatpadalakṣyārthāṃ cidekarasarūpiṇīm | akhaṇḍānandarūpāṃ tāṃ vedatātparyabhūmikām
We bow to her who is the object denoted by the word "That," whose form is the single savour of pure consciousness; to her whose nature is undivided bliss, the ground that is the purport of the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.52
पञ्चकोशातिरिक्तां तामवस्थात्रयसाक्षिणीम् । नुमस्त्वंपदलक्ष्यार्थां प्रत्यगात्मस्वरूपिणीम्
pañcakośātiriktāṃ tāmavasthātrayasākṣiṇīm | numastvaṃpadalakṣyārthāṃ pratyagātmasvarūpiṇīm
We bow to her who is other than the five sheaths, the witness of the three states, the object denoted by the word "thou," whose very form is the inner Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.53
नमः प्रणवरूपायै नमो ह्रीङ्कारमूर्तये । नानामन्त्रात्मिकायै ते करुणायै नमो नमः
namaḥ praṇavarūpāyai namo hrīṅkāramūrtaye | nānāmantrātmikāyai te karuṇāyai namo namaḥ
Homage to her whose form is the praṇava (Om); homage to her whose body is the syllable hrīṃ; homage, homage to you, the compassionate one, whose essence is the many mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.54
इति स्तुता तदा देवैर्मणिद्वीपाधिवासिनी । प्राह वाचा मधुरया मत्तकोकिलनिःस्वना
iti stutā tadā devairmaṇidvīpādhivāsinī | prāha vācā madhurayā mattakokilaniḥsvanā
Thus praised then by the gods, she who dwells in the Isle of Jewels spoke with sweet speech, her voice like an intoxicated cuckoo's.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.55
श्रीदेव्युवाच वदन्तु विबुधाः कार्यं यदर्थमिह सङ्गताः । वरदाहं सदा भक्तकामकल्पद्रुमास्मि च
śrīdevyuvāca vadantu vibudhāḥ kāryaṃ yadarthamiha saṅgatāḥ | varadāhaṃ sadā bhaktakāmakalpadrumāsmi ca
The Blessed Goddess said: Let the gods declare the business for the sake of which you have assembled here. I am always a giver of boons, and I am the wish-granting tree for my devotees' desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.56
तिष्ठन्त्यां मयि का चिन्ता युष्माकं भक्तिशालिनाम् । समुद्धरामि मद्भक्तान्दुःखसंसारसागरात्
tiṣṭhantyāṃ mayi kā cintā yuṣmākaṃ bhaktiśālinām | samuddharāmi madbhaktānduḥkhasaṃsārasāgarāt
While I stand (here), what worry is there for you who are rich in devotion? I lift my devotees up out of the ocean of sorrowful transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.57
इति प्रतिज्ञां मे सत्यां जानीथ विबुधोत्तमाः । इति प्रेमाकुलां वाणीं श्रुत्वा सन्तुष्टमानसाः
iti pratijñāṃ me satyāṃ jānītha vibudhottamāḥ | iti premākulāṃ vāṇīṃ śrutvā santuṣṭamānasāḥ
Know this promise of mine to be true, O best of gods. Hearing this speech overflowing with love, their minds contented,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.58
निर्भया निर्जरा राजन्नूचुर्दुःखं स्वकीयकम् । देवा ऊचुः नाज्ञातं किञ्चिदप्यत्र भवत्यास्ति जगत्त्रये
nirbhayā nirjarā rājannūcurduḥkhaṃ svakīyakam | devā ūcuḥ nājñātaṃ kiñcidapyatra bhavatyāsti jagattraye
fearless and free of aging, O king, they told their own trouble. The gods said: There is nothing at all in the three worlds unknown to you here,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.59
सर्वज्ञया सर्वसाक्षिरूपिण्या परमेश्वरि । तारकेणासुरेन्द्रेण पीडिताः स्मो दिवानिशम्
sarvajñayā sarvasākṣirūpiṇyā parameśvari | tārakeṇāsurendreṇa pīḍitāḥ smo divāniśam
since you are all-knowing, O supreme sovereign, being the form of the witness of all: we are tormented day and night by Tāraka, the lord of the demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.60
शिवाङ्गजाद्वधस्तस्य निर्मितो ब्रह्मणा शिवे । शिवाङ्गना तु नैवास्ति जानासि त्वं महेश्वरि
śivāṅgajādvadhastasya nirmito brahmaṇā śive | śivāṅganā tu naivāsti jānāsi tvaṃ maheśvari
Brahmā ordained his death to come from a son of Śiva, O Śivā; but Śiva has no wife — you know this, O great sovereign.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.61
सर्वज्ञपुरतः किं वा वक्तव्यं पामरैर्जनैः । एतदुद्देशतः प्रोक्तमपरं तर्कयाम्बिके
sarvajñapurataḥ kiṃ vā vaktavyaṃ pāmarairjanaiḥ | etaduddeśataḥ proktamaparaṃ tarkayāmbike
And what indeed is to be said by ignorant folk before the all-knowing one? This has been stated by way of indication; consider the rest, O Mother.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.62
सर्वदा चरणाम्भोजे भक्तिः स्यात्तव निश्चला । प्रार्थनीयमिदं मुख्यमपरं देहहेतवे
sarvadā caraṇāmbhoje bhaktiḥ syāttava niścalā | prārthanīyamidaṃ mukhyamaparaṃ dehahetave
May there always be unwavering devotion to your lotus feet: this is the chief thing to be prayed for; the other is for the body's sake.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.63
इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा प्रोवाच परमेश्वरी । मम शक्तिस्तु या गौरी भविष्यति हिमालये
iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā provāca parameśvarī | mama śaktistu yā gaurī bhaviṣyati himālaye
Having heard their words, the supreme sovereign said: That power of mine which is Gaurī will come to be in the Himālaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.64
शिवाय सा प्रदेया स्यात्सा वः कार्यं विधास्यति । भक्तिर्यच्चरणाम्भोजे भूयाद्युष्माकमादरात्
śivāya sā pradeyā syātsā vaḥ kāryaṃ vidhāsyati | bhaktiryaccaraṇāmbhoje bhūyādyuṣmākamādarāt
She is to be given to Śiva; she will accomplish your business. And may devotion to her lotus feet arise in you through reverence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.65
हिमालयो हि मनसा मामुपास्तेऽतिभक्तितः । ततस्तस्य गृहे जन्म मम प्रियकरं मतम्
himālayo hi manasā māmupāste'tibhaktitaḥ | tatastasya gṛhe janma mama priyakaraṃ matam
For the Himālaya worships me in his mind with the utmost devotion; therefore birth in his house is deemed pleasing to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.66
व्यास उवाच हिमालयोऽपि तच्छ्रुत्वात्यनुग्रहकरं वचः । बाष्पैः संरुद्धकण्ठाक्षो महाराज्ञीं वचोऽब्रवीत्
vyāsa uvāca himālayo'pi tacchrutvātyanugrahakaraṃ vacaḥ | bāṣpaiḥ saṃruddhakaṇṭhākṣo mahārājñīṃ vaco'bravīt
Vyāsa said: The Himālaya too, hearing that exceedingly gracious speech, his throat and eyes choked with tears, spoke this word to the great queen:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.67
महत्तरं तं कुरुषे यस्यानुग्रहमिच्छसि । नोचेत्क्वाहं जडः स्थाणुः क्व त्वं सच्चित्स्वरूपिणी
mahattaraṃ taṃ kuruṣe yasyānugrahamicchasi | nocetkvāhaṃ jaḍaḥ sthāṇuḥ kva tvaṃ saccitsvarūpiṇī
You make him greater (than all) whom you wish to favour; otherwise, where am I, a dull, unmoving mass, and where you, whose nature is being and consciousness?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.68
असम्भाव्यं जन्मशतैस्त्वत्पितृत्वं ममानघे । अश्वमेधादिपुण्यैर्वा पुण्यैर्वा तत्समाधिजैः
asambhāvyaṃ janmaśataistvatpitṛtvaṃ mamānaghe | aśvamedhādipuṇyairvā puṇyairvā tatsamādhijaiḥ
To be your father would be impossible for me in a hundred births, O sinless one — whether by the merits of horse-sacrifices and the like, or by merits born of that (deep) meditation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.69
अद्य प्रपञ्चे कीर्तिः स्याज्जगन्माता सुताभवत् । अहो हिमालयस्यास्य धन्योऽसौ भाग्यवानिति
adya prapañce kīrtiḥ syājjaganmātā sutābhavat | aho himālayasyāsya dhanyo'sau bhāgyavāniti
Today there will be renown in the world: "The Mother of the universe has become a daughter! Ah, how blessed and fortunate is this Himālaya!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.70
यस्यास्तु जठरे सन्ति ब्रह्माण्डानां च कोटयः । सैव यस्य सुता जाता को वा स्यात्तत्समो भुवि
yasyāstu jaṭhare santi brahmāṇḍānāṃ ca koṭayaḥ | saiva yasya sutā jātā ko vā syāttatsamo bhuvi
She in whose womb are crores of universes — she herself has become his daughter: who on earth could be his equal?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.71
न जानेऽस्मत्पितॄणां किं स्थानं स्यान्निर्मितं परम् । एतादृशानां वासाय येषां वंशेऽस्ति मादृशः
na jāne'smatpitṝṇāṃ kiṃ sthānaṃ syānnirmitaṃ param | etādṛśānāṃ vāsāya yeṣāṃ vaṃśe'sti mādṛśaḥ
I do not know what higher abode may have been fashioned for our forefathers — for the dwelling of such ones as these, in whose line there is one like me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.72
इदं यथा च दत्तं मे कृपया प्रेमपूर्णया । सर्ववेदान्तसिद्धं च त्वद्रूपं ब्रूहि मे तथा
idaṃ yathā ca dattaṃ me kṛpayā premapūrṇayā | sarvavedāntasiddhaṃ ca tvadrūpaṃ brūhi me tathā
And as this has been granted to me by (your) grace, which is full of love, so also tell me of your form, which is established by all the Vedāntas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.73
योगं च भक्तिसहितं ज्ञानं च श्रुतिसम्मतम् । वदस्व परमेशानि त्वमेवाहं यतो भवेः
yogaṃ ca bhaktisahitaṃ jñānaṃ ca śrutisammatam | vadasva parameśāni tvamevāhaṃ yato bhaveḥ
And speak of yoga together with devotion, and of the knowledge approved by scripture, O supreme Mistress, so that I may become you yourself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 31.74
व्यास उवाच इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रसन्नमुखपङ्कजा । वक्तुमारभताम्बा सा रहस्यं श्रुतिगूहितम्
vyāsa uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā prasannamukhapaṅkajā | vaktumārabhatāmbā sā rahasyaṃ śrutigūhitam
Vyāsa said: Having heard his words thus, the Mother, her lotus-face serene, began to speak the secret hidden in the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition