Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 38
DB 7 38.1
देवीगीतायां महोत्सवव्रतस्थानवर्णनम् हिमालय उवाच कति स्थानानि देवेशि द्रष्टव्यानि महीतले । मुख्यानि च पवित्राणि देवीप्रियतमानि च
devīgītāyāṃ mahotsavavratasthānavarṇanam himālaya uvāca kati sthānāni deveśi draṣṭavyāni mahītale | mukhyāni ca pavitrāṇi devīpriyatamāni ca
In the Devī Gītā, the description of the great festivals, vows, and (sacred) places. Himālaya said: How many places, O Queen of the gods, are to be visited on the face of the earth — the chief ones, the pure ones, and those most dear to the Goddess?
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DB 7 38.2
व्रतान्यपि तथा यानि तुष्टिदान्युत्सवा अपि । तत्सर्वं देव मे मातः कृतकृत्यो यतो नरः
vratānyapi tathā yāni tuṣṭidānyutsavā api | tatsarvaṃ deva me mātaḥ kṛtakṛtyo yato naraḥ
"And likewise which observances (there are), and which festivals give (you) satisfaction — tell me all that, O goddess, my mother, since by it a man's task is accomplished."
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DB 7 38.3
श्रीदेव्युवाच सर्वं दृश्यं मम स्थानं सर्वे काला व्रतात्मकाः । उत्सवाः सर्वकालेषु यतोऽहं सर्वरूपिणी
śrīdevyuvāca sarvaṃ dṛśyaṃ mama sthānaṃ sarve kālā vratātmakāḥ | utsavāḥ sarvakāleṣu yato'haṃ sarvarūpiṇī
The blessed Goddess said: Every visible (place) is my place; all times are of the nature of observance; there are festivals at all times, since I am she who has all forms.
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DB 7 38.4
तथापि भक्तवात्सल्यात्किञ्चित्किञ्चिदथोच्यते । शृणुष्वावहितो भूत्वा नगराज वचो मम
tathāpi bhaktavātsalyātkiñcitkiñcidathocyate | śṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā nagarāja vaco mama
Yet, out of affection for (my) devotees, a little of it is now told. Become attentive and hear my words, O king of mountains.
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DB 7 38.5
कोलापुरं महास्थानं यत्र लक्ष्मीः सदा स्थिता । मातुः पुरं द्वितीयं च रेणुकाधिष्ठितं परम्
kolāpuraṃ mahāsthānaṃ yatra lakṣmīḥ sadā sthitā | mātuḥ puraṃ dvitīyaṃ ca reṇukādhiṣṭhitaṃ param
Kolāpura is a great site, where Lakṣmī always dwells; the second is the city of the Mother, the supreme (place) presided over by Reṇukā.
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DB 7 38.6
तुलजापुरं तृतीयं स्यात्सप्तशृङ्गं तथैव च । हिङ्गुलाया महास्थानं ज्वालामुख्यास्तथैव च
tulajāpuraṃ tṛtīyaṃ syātsaptaśṛṅgaṃ tathaiva ca | hiṅgulāyā mahāsthānaṃ jvālāmukhyāstathaiva ca
The third would be Tulajāpura, and likewise Saptaśṛṅga; the great site of Hiṅgulā, and likewise that of Jvālāmukhī.
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DB 7 38.7
शकम्भर्याः परं स्थानं भ्रामर्याः स्थानमुत्तमम् । श्रीरक्तदन्तिकास्थानं दुर्गास्थानं तथैव च
śakambharyāḥ paraṃ sthānaṃ bhrāmaryāḥ sthānamuttamam | śrīraktadantikāsthānaṃ durgāsthānaṃ tathaiva ca
The supreme site of Śākambharī, the excellent site of Bhrāmarī, the site of the blessed Raktadantikā, and likewise the site of Durgā;
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DB 7 38.8
विन्ध्याचलनिवासिन्याः स्थानं सर्वोत्तमोत्तमम् । अन्नपूर्णमहास्थानं काञ्चीपुरमनुत्तमम्
vindhyācalanivāsinyāḥ sthānaṃ sarvottamottamam | annapūrṇamahāsthānaṃ kāñcīpuramanuttamam
The site of her who dwells on the Vindhya mountain, the best of all the best; the great site of Annapūrṇā, and Kāñcīpura, than which none is higher;
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DB 7 38.9
भीमादेव्याः परं स्थानं विमलास्थानमेव च । श्रीचन्द्रलामहास्थानं कौशिकीस्थानमेव
bhīmādevyāḥ paraṃ sthānaṃ vimalāsthānameva ca | śrīcandralāmahāsthānaṃ kauśikīsthānameva
The supreme site of Bhīmādevī, and the site of Vimalā; the great site of the blessed Candralā, and the site of Kauśikī;
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DB 7 38.10
नीलाम्बायाः परं स्थानं नीलपर्वतमस्तके । जाम्बूनदेश्वरीस्थानं तथा श्रीनगरं शुभम्
nīlāmbāyāḥ paraṃ sthānaṃ nīlaparvatamastake | jāmbūnadeśvarīsthānaṃ tathā śrīnagaraṃ śubham
The supreme site of Nīlāmbā, on the crest of the Blue Mountain; the site of Jāmbūnadeśvarī, and the auspicious Śrīnagara;
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DB 7 38.11
गुह्यकाल्या महास्थानं नेपाले यत्प्रतिष्ठितम् । मीनाक्ष्याः परमं स्थानं यच्च प्रोक्तं चिदम्बरे
guhyakālyā mahāsthānaṃ nepāle yatpratiṣṭhitam | mīnākṣyāḥ paramaṃ sthānaṃ yacca proktaṃ cidambare
The great site of Guhyakālī, which is established in Nepal; and the highest site of Mīnākṣī, which is said (to be) in Cidambara;
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DB 7 38.12
वेदारण्यं महास्थानं सुन्दर्याः समधिष्ठितम् । एकाम्बरं महास्थानं परशक्त्या प्रतिष्ठितम्
vedāraṇyaṃ mahāsthānaṃ sundaryāḥ samadhiṣṭhitam | ekāmbaraṃ mahāsthānaṃ paraśaktyā pratiṣṭhitam
Vedāraṇya, the great site, presided over by Sundarī; Ekāmbara, the great site, established by the supreme Śakti;
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DB 7 38.13
महालसा परं स्थानं योगेश्वर्यास्तथैव च । तथा नीलसरस्वत्याः स्थानं चीनेषु विश्रुतम्
mahālasā paraṃ sthānaṃ yogeśvaryāstathaiva ca | tathā nīlasarasvatyāḥ sthānaṃ cīneṣu viśrutam
The supreme site Mahālasā, and likewise that of Yogeśvarī; and likewise the site of Nīla-Sarasvatī, famed among the Cīnas (Chinese).
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DB 7 38.14
वैद्यनाथे तु बगलास्थानं सर्वोत्तमं मतम् । श्रीमच्छ्रीभुवनेश्वर्या मणिद्वीपं मम स्मृतम्
vaidyanāthe tu bagalāsthānaṃ sarvottamaṃ matam | śrīmacchrībhuvaneśvaryā maṇidvīpaṃ mama smṛtam
But at Vaidyanātha the site of Bagalā is held to be the best of all; and Maṇidvīpa of the glorious Bhuvaneśvarī is remembered as mine.
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DB 7 38.15
श्रीमत्त्रिपुरभैरव्याः कामाख्यायोनिमण्डलम् । भूमण्डले क्षेत्ररत्नं महामायाधिवासितम्
śrīmattripurabhairavyāḥ kāmākhyāyonimaṇḍalam | bhūmaṇḍale kṣetraratnaṃ mahāmāyādhivāsitam
The Kāmākhyā yoni-circle of the glorious Tripurabhairavī: on the earth's circle it is the jewel of holy fields, inhabited by Mahāmāyā.
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DB 7 38.16
नातः परतरं स्थानं क्वचिदस्ति धरातले । प्रतिमासं भवेद्देवी यत्र साक्षाद्रजस्वला
nātaḥ parataraṃ sthānaṃ kvacidasti dharātale | pratimāsaṃ bhaveddevī yatra sākṣādrajasvalā
There is nowhere on the face of the earth a site higher than this, where the Goddess becomes visibly menstruous every month.
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DB 7 38.17
तत्रत्या देवताः सर्वाः पर्वतात्मकतां गताः । पर्वतेषु वसन्त्येव महत्यो देवता अपि
tatratyā devatāḥ sarvāḥ parvatātmakatāṃ gatāḥ | parvateṣu vasantyeva mahatyo devatā api
All the deities there have attained the nature of mountains; indeed even the great deities dwell in the mountains.
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DB 7 38.18
तत्रत्या पृथिवी सर्वा देवीरूपा स्मृता बुधैः । नातः परतरं स्थानं कामाख्यायोनिमण्डलात्
tatratyā pṛthivī sarvā devīrūpā smṛtā budhaiḥ | nātaḥ parataraṃ sthānaṃ kāmākhyāyonimaṇḍalāt
The whole earth there is regarded by the wise as having the form of the Goddess. There is no site higher than this, than the Kāmākhyā yoni-circle.
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DB 7 38.19
गायत्र्याश्च परं स्थानं श्रीमत्पुष्करमीरितम् । अमरेशे चण्डिका स्यात्प्रभासे पुष्करेक्षिणी
gāyatryāśca paraṃ sthānaṃ śrīmatpuṣkaramīritam | amareśe caṇḍikā syātprabhāse puṣkarekṣiṇī
And the supreme site of Gāyatrī is declared to be the glorious Puṣkara; at Amareśa she is Caṇḍikā, at Prabhāsa Puṣkarekṣiṇī;
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DB 7 38.20
नैमिषे तु महास्थाने देवी सा लिङ्गधारिणी । पुरुहूता पुष्कराक्षे आषाढौ च रतिस्तथा
naimiṣe tu mahāsthāne devī sā liṅgadhāriṇī | puruhūtā puṣkarākṣe āṣāḍhau ca ratistathā
But at the great site Naimiṣa the Goddess is the bearer of the liṅga; at Puṣkarākṣa Puruhūtā, and at Āṣāḍha Rati;
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DB 7 38.21
चण्डमुण्डीमहास्थाने दण्डिनी परमेश्वरी । भारभूतौ भवेद्भूतिर्नाकुले नकुलेश्वरी
caṇḍamuṇḍīmahāsthāne daṇḍinī parameśvarī | bhārabhūtau bhavedbhūtirnākule nakuleśvarī
At the great site Caṇḍamuṇḍī the supreme mistress is Daṇḍinī; at Bhārabhūti she would be Bhūti, at Nākula Nakuleśvarī;
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DB 7 38.22
चन्द्रिका तु हरिश्चन्द्रे श्रीगिरौ शाङ्करी स्मृता । जप्येश्वरे त्रिशूला स्यात्सूक्ष्मा चाम्रातकेश्वरे
candrikā tu hariścandre śrīgirau śāṅkarī smṛtā | japyeśvare triśūlā syātsūkṣmā cāmrātakeśvare
But at Hariścandra (she is) Candrikā; at Śrīgiri she is known as Śāṅkarī; at Japyeśvara she would be Triśūlā, and at Āmrātakeśvara, Sūkṣmā.
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DB 7 38.23
शाङ्करी तु महाकाले शर्वाणी मध्यमाभिधे । केदाराख्ये महाक्षेत्रे देवी सा मार्गदायिनी
śāṅkarī tu mahākāle śarvāṇī madhyamābhidhe | kedārākhye mahākṣetre devī sā mārgadāyinī
At Mahākāla (she is) Śāṅkarī; at the one named Madhyamā, Śarvāṇī; in the great sacred field called Kedāra that goddess is Mārgadāyinī (the giver of the path).
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DB 7 38.24
भैरवाख्ये भैरवी सा गयायां मङ्गला स्मृता । स्थाणुप्रिया कुरुक्षेत्रे स्वायम्भुव्यपि नाकुले
bhairavākhye bhairavī sā gayāyāṃ maṅgalā smṛtā | sthāṇupriyā kurukṣetre svāyambhuvyapi nākule
At the place called Bhairava she is Bhairavī; at Gayā she is known as Maṅgalā; at Kurukṣetra, Sthāṇupriyā; and at Nākula, Svāyambhuvī.
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DB 7 38.25
कनखले भवेदुग्रा विश्वेशा विमलेश्वरे । अट्टहासे महानन्दा महेन्द्रे तु महान्तका
kanakhale bhavedugrā viśveśā vimaleśvare | aṭṭahāse mahānandā mahendre tu mahāntakā
At Kanakhala she would be Ugrā; at Vimaleśvara, Viśveśā; at Aṭṭahāsa, Mahānandā; and at Mahendra, Mahāntakā.
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DB 7 38.26
भीमे भीमेश्वरी प्रोक्ता स्थाने वस्त्रापथे पुनः । भवानी शाङ्करी प्रोक्ता रुद्राणी त्वर्धकोटिके
bhīme bhīmeśvarī proktā sthāne vastrāpathe punaḥ | bhavānī śāṅkarī proktā rudrāṇī tvardhakoṭike
At Bhīma she is called Bhīmeśvarī; and again at the place Vastrāpatha she is called Bhavānī Śāṅkarī; but at Ardhakoṭika, Rudrāṇī.
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DB 7 38.27
अविमुक्ते विशालाक्षी महाभागा महालये । गोकर्णे भद्रकर्णी स्याद्भद्रा स्याद्भद्रकर्णके
avimukte viśālākṣī mahābhāgā mahālaye | gokarṇe bhadrakarṇī syādbhadrā syādbhadrakarṇake
At Avimukta (she is) Viśālākṣī; at Mahālaya, Mahābhāgā; at Gokarṇa she would be Bhadrakarṇī; and at Bhadrakarṇaka she would be Bhadrā.
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DB 7 38.28
उत्पलाक्षी सुवर्णाक्षे स्थाण्वीशा स्थाणुसञ्ज्ञके । कमलालये तु कमला प्रचण्डा छगलण्डके
utpalākṣī suvarṇākṣe sthāṇvīśā sthāṇusañjñake | kamalālaye tu kamalā pracaṇḍā chagalaṇḍake
At Suvarṇākṣa (she is) Utpalākṣī; at the place named Sthāṇu, Sthāṇvīśā; at Kamalālaya, Kamalā; at Chagalaṇḍaka, Pracaṇḍā.
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DB 7 38.29
कुरण्डले त्रिसन्ध्या स्यान्माकोटे मुकुटेश्वरी । मण्डलेशे शाण्डकी स्यात्काली कालञ्जरे पुनः
kuraṇḍale trisandhyā syānmākoṭe mukuṭeśvarī | maṇḍaleśe śāṇḍakī syātkālī kālañjare punaḥ
At Kuraṇḍala she would be Trisandhyā; at Mākoṭa, Mukuṭeśvarī; at Maṇḍaleśa she would be Śāṇḍakī; and again at Kālañjara, Kālī.
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DB 7 38.30
शङ्कुकर्णे ध्वनिः प्रोक्ता स्थूला स्यात्स्थूलकेश्वरे । ज्ञानिनां हृदयाम्भोजे हृल्लेखा परमेश्वरी
śaṅkukarṇe dhvaniḥ proktā sthūlā syātsthūlakeśvare | jñānināṃ hṛdayāmbhoje hṛllekhā parameśvarī
At Śaṅkukarṇa she is called Dhvani; at Sthūlakeśvara she would be Sthūlā; in the lotus of the heart of the knowers (she is) Hṛllekhā, the supreme sovereign.
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DB 7 38.31
प्रोक्तानीमानि स्थानानि देव्याः प्रियतमानि च । तत्तत्क्षेत्रस्य माहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा पूर्वं नगोत्तम
proktānīmāni sthānāni devyāḥ priyatamāni ca | tattatkṣetrasya māhātmyaṃ śrutvā pūrvaṃ nagottama
These places, most dear to the Goddess, have (now) been declared; having first heard the greatness of each such sacred field, O best of mountains,
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DB 7 38.32
तदुक्तेन विधानेन पश्चाद्देवीं प्रपूजयेत् । अथवा सर्वक्षेत्राणि काश्यां सन्ति नगोत्तम
taduktena vidhānena paścāddevīṃ prapūjayet | athavā sarvakṣetrāṇi kāśyāṃ santi nagottama
one should afterwards worship the Goddess by the procedure prescribed for it. Or else, all the sacred fields exist in Kāśī, O best of mountains.
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DB 7 38.33
अतस्तत्र वसेन्नित्यं देवीभक्तिपरायणः । तानि स्थानानि सम्पश्यञ्जपन्देवीं निरन्तरम्
atastatra vasennityaṃ devībhaktiparāyaṇaḥ | tāni sthānāni sampaśyañjapandevīṃ nirantaram
Therefore one should dwell there always, intent on devotion to the Goddess, beholding those places (and) reciting (the name of) the Goddess without interruption.
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DB 7 38.34
ध्यायंस्तच्चरणाम्भोजं मुक्तो भवति बन्धनात् । इमानि देवीनामानि प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत्
dhyāyaṃstaccaraṇāmbhojaṃ mukto bhavati bandhanāt | imāni devīnāmāni prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet
Meditating on her lotus feet, he becomes freed from bondage. Whoever rises at dawn and recites these names of the Goddess—
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DB 7 38.35
भस्मीभवन्ति पापानि तत्क्षणान्नग सत्वरम् । श्राद्धकाले पठेदेतान्यमलानि द्विजाग्रतः
bhasmībhavanti pāpāni tatkṣaṇānnaga satvaram | śrāddhakāle paṭhedetānyamalāni dvijāgrataḥ
his sins are reduced to ashes swiftly, that very moment, O mountain. Should one recite these spotless (names) at the time of the śrāddha, before the brahmins,
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DB 7 38.36
मुक्तास्तत्पितरः सर्वे प्रयान्ति परमां गतिम् । अधुना कथयिष्यामि व्रतानि तव सुव्रत
muktāstatpitaraḥ sarve prayānti paramāṃ gatim | adhunā kathayiṣyāmi vratāni tava suvrata
all his forefathers, released, go to the highest goal. Now I shall tell you the vows, O you of good vows,
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DB 7 38.37
नारीभिश्च नरैश्चैव कर्तव्यानि प्रयत्नतः । व्रतमनन्ततृतीयाख्यं रसकल्याणिनीव्रतम्
nārībhiśca naraiścaiva kartavyāni prayatnataḥ | vratamanantatṛtīyākhyaṃ rasakalyāṇinīvratam
which are to be performed diligently by women and by men (alike): the vow called Ananta-tṛtīyā, the Rasakalyāṇinī vow,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 38.38
आर्द्रानन्दकरं नाम्ना तृतीयाया व्रतं च यत् । शुक्रवारव्रतं चैव तथा कृष्णचतुर्दशी देवीगीतायां महोत्सवव्रतस्थानवर्णनं नामाष्टत्रिंशोऽध्यायः
ārdrānandakaraṃ nāmnā tṛtīyāyā vrataṃ ca yat | śukravāravrataṃ caiva tathā kṛṣṇacaturdaśī devīgītāyāṃ mahotsavavratasthānavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
and that vow of the third lunar day which is called Ārdrānandakara by name; and the Friday vow, and likewise the dark fourteenth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 38.39
भौमवारव्रतं चैव प्रदोषव्रतमेव च । यत्र देवो महादेवो देवीं संस्थाप्य विष्टरे
bhaumavāravrataṃ caiva pradoṣavratameva ca | yatra devo mahādevo devīṃ saṃsthāpya viṣṭare
and the Tuesday vow, and the Pradoṣa vow as well—(that time) when the god Mahādeva, having seated the Goddess on a throne,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 38.40
नृत्यं करोति पुरतः सार्धं देवैर्निशामुखे । तत्रोपोष्य रजन्यादौ प्रदोषे पूजयेच्छिवाम्
nṛtyaṃ karoti purataḥ sārdhaṃ devairniśāmukhe | tatropoṣya rajanyādau pradoṣe pūjayecchivām
dances before (her) together with the gods at nightfall. Then, having fasted, one should worship Śivā at the beginning of the night, at twilight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 38.41
प्रतिपक्षं विशेषेण तद्देवीप्रीतिकारकम् । सोमवारव्रतं चैव ममातिप्रियकृन्नग
pratipakṣaṃ viśeṣeṇa taddevīprītikārakam | somavāravrataṃ caiva mamātipriyakṛnnaga
Especially in each fortnight—that brings pleasure to the Goddess. And the Monday vow too is what gives me the greatest delight, O mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 38.42
तत्रापि देवीं सम्पूज्य रात्रौ भोजनमाचरेत् । नवरात्रद्वयं चैव व्रतं प्रीतिकरं मम
tatrāpi devīṃ sampūjya rātrau bhojanamācaret | navarātradvayaṃ caiva vrataṃ prītikaraṃ mama
There too, having worshipped the Goddess, one should take food at night; and the two Navarātras are a vow that gives me pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 38.43
एवमन्यान्यपि विभो नित्यनैमित्तिकानि च । व्रतानि कुरुते यो वै मत्प्रीत्यर्थं विमत्सरः
evamanyānyapi vibho nityanaimittikāni ca | vratāni kurute yo vai matprītyarthaṃ vimatsaraḥ
Thus too the other vows, O mighty one, both the regular and the occasional ones — whoever performs them free of envy for the sake of pleasing me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 38.44
प्राप्नोति मम सायुज्यं स मे भक्तः स मे प्रियः । उत्सवानपि कुर्वीत दोलोत्सवसुखान्विभो
prāpnoti mama sāyujyaṃ sa me bhaktaḥ sa me priyaḥ | utsavānapi kurvīta dolotsavasukhānvibho
he attains union with me; he is my devotee, he is dear to me. One should also hold festivals, such as the joyous swing-festival, O mighty one;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 38.45
शयनोत्सवं यथा कुर्यात्तथा जागरणोत्सवम् । रथोत्सवं च मे कुर्याद्दमनोत्सवमेव च
śayanotsavaṃ yathā kuryāttathā jāgaraṇotsavam | rathotsavaṃ ca me kuryāddamanotsavameva ca
as one should hold the festival of (my) lying down, so also the festival of waking; and one should hold for me the chariot-festival and the damana festival as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 38.46
पवित्रोत्सवमेवापि श्रावणो प्रीतिकारकम् । मम भक्तः सदा कुर्यादेवमन्यान्महोत्सवान्
pavitrotsavamevāpi śrāvaṇo prītikārakam | mama bhaktaḥ sadā kuryādevamanyānmahotsavān
And also the pavitra festival, pleasing (to me), in the month of Śrāvaṇa — my devotee should always perform these, and likewise other great festivals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 38.47
मद्भक्तान्भोजयेत्प्रीत्या तथा चैव सुवासिनीः । कुमारीर्बटुकांश्चापि मद्बुद्ध्या तद्गतान्तरः
madbhaktānbhojayetprītyā tathā caiva suvāsinīḥ | kumārīrbaṭukāṃścāpi madbuddhyā tadgatāntaraḥ
He should feed my devotees with love, and likewise married women, maidens, and young boys, regarding them as me, his inner being fixed on that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 38.48
वित्तशाठ्येन रहितो यजेदेतान्सुमादिभिः । य एवं कुरुते भक्त्या प्रतिवर्षमतन्द्रितः
vittaśāṭhyena rahito yajedetānsumādibhiḥ | ya evaṃ kurute bhaktyā prativarṣamatandritaḥ
Free of stinginess with wealth, he should honour these with flowers and the rest. Whoever does thus with devotion, unwearied, year after year —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 38.49
स धन्यः कृतकृत्योऽसौ मत्प्रीतेः पात्रमञ्जसा । सर्वमुक्तं समासेन मम प्रीतिप्रदायकम् । नाशिष्याय प्रदातव्यं नाभक्ताय कदाचन
sa dhanyaḥ kṛtakṛtyo'sau matprīteḥ pātramañjasā | sarvamuktaṃ samāsena mama prītipradāyakam | nāśiṣyāya pradātavyaṃ nābhaktāya kadācana
he is blessed, he has accomplished his purpose, he is straightaway a vessel of my favour. All has been told in brief, that which gives me pleasure. It is not to be imparted to one who is not a disciple, nor ever to one without devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition