Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 4
DB 7 4.1
अश्विनीकुमारयोः सुकन्यां प्रति बोधवचनवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच - गते राजनि सा बाला पतिसेवापरायणा । बभूव च तथाग्नीनां सेवने धर्मतत्परा
aśvinīkumārayoḥ sukanyāṃ prati bodhavacanavarṇanam vyāsa uvāca - gate rājani sā bālā patisevāparāyaṇā | babhūva ca tathāgnīnāṃ sevane dharmatatparā
The account of the words of instruction of the two Aśvin youths to Sukanyā. Vyāsa said: When the king had gone, that girl became devoted to serving her husband, and likewise intent upon the duty of tending the fires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.2
फलान्यादाय स्वादूनि मूलानि विविधानि च । ददौ सा मुनये बाला पतिसेवापरायणा
phalānyādāya svādūni mūlāni vividhāni ca | dadau sā munaye bālā patisevāparāyaṇā
Taking sweet fruits and various roots, that girl, devoted to serving her husband, gave them to the sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.3
पतिं तप्तोदकेनाशु स्नापयित्वा मृगत्वचा । परिवेष्ट्य शुभायां तु बृस्यां स्थापितवत्यपि
patiṃ taptodakenāśu snāpayitvā mṛgatvacā | pariveṣṭya śubhāyāṃ tu bṛsyāṃ sthāpitavatyapi
Having quickly bathed her husband with heated water and wrapped him in a deerskin, she also set him on an auspicious grass seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.4
तिलान् यवकुशानग्रे परिकल्प्य कमण्डलुम् । तमुवाच नित्यकर्म कुरुष्व मुनिसत्तम संहितायां सप्तमस्कन्धे अश्विनीकुमारयोः सुकन्यां प्रति बोधवचनवर्णनं नाम चतुर्थोऽध्यायः
tilān yavakuśānagre parikalpya kamaṇḍalum | tamuvāca nityakarma kuruṣva munisattama saṃhitāyāṃ saptamaskandhe aśvinīkumārayoḥ sukanyāṃ prati bodhavacanavarṇanaṃ nāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ
Having set out before (him) sesame seeds, barley and kuśa grass, and the water-pot, she said to him: "Perform the daily rites, O best of sages." — In the Saṃhitā, in the seventh book, the fourth chapter, called "the account of the words of instruction of the two Aśvin youths to Sukanyā."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.5
बृस्यां वा संस्तरे बाला भर्तारं संन्यवेशयत्
bṛsyāṃ vā saṃstare bālā bhartāraṃ saṃnyaveśayat
The girl seated her husband on the grass seat or on the spread bedding.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.6
पश्चादानीय पक्वानि फलानि च नृपात्मजा । भोजयामास च्यवनं नीवारान्नं सुसंस्कृतम्
paścādānīya pakvāni phalāni ca nṛpātmajā | bhojayāmāsa cyavanaṃ nīvārānnaṃ susaṃskṛtam
Afterwards the king's daughter brought ripe fruits and fed Cyavana well-prepared food of wild rice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.7
भुक्तवन्तं पतिं तृप्तं दत्त्वाचमनमादरात् । पश्चाच्च पूगं पत्राणि ददौ चादरसंयुता
bhuktavantaṃ patiṃ tṛptaṃ dattvācamanamādarāt | paścācca pūgaṃ patrāṇi dadau cādarasaṃyutā
When her husband had eaten and was satisfied, she respectfully gave him water for rinsing the mouth, and afterwards, full of reverence, she gave him areca nut and betel leaves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.8
गृहीतमुखवासं तं संवेश्य च शुभासने । गृहीत्वाऽऽज्ञां शरीरस्य चकार साधनं ततः
gṛhītamukhavāsaṃ taṃ saṃveśya ca śubhāsane | gṛhītvā''jñāṃ śarīrasya cakāra sādhanaṃ tataḥ
When he had taken the mouth-freshener, she settled him on a comfortable seat, and then, having obtained his permission, she attended to (the needs of) her own body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.9
फलाहारं स्वयं कृत्वा पुनर्गत्वा च सन्निधौ । प्रोवाच प्रणयोपेता किमाज्ञापयसे प्रभो
phalāhāraṃ svayaṃ kṛtvā punargatvā ca sannidhau | provāca praṇayopetā kimājñāpayase prabho
Having herself made a meal of fruits, she went again into his presence and, full of affection, said: "What do you command, my lord?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.10
पादसंवाहनं तेऽद्य करोमि यदि मन्यसे । एवं सेवापरा नित्यं बभूव पतितत्परा
pādasaṃvāhanaṃ te'dya karomi yadi manyase | evaṃ sevāparā nityaṃ babhūva patitatparā
If you think fit, I shall rub your feet today." Thus she was constantly given to service, intent upon her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.11
सायं होमावसाने सा फलान्याहृत्य सुन्दरी । अर्पयामास मुनये स्वादूनि च मृदूनि च
sāyaṃ homāvasāne sā phalānyāhṛtya sundarī | arpayāmāsa munaye svādūni ca mṛdūni ca
In the evening, at the end of the fire-offering, that beautiful woman brought fruits and presented them to the sage, sweet and soft ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.12
ततः शेषाणि बुभुजे प्रेमयुक्ता तदाज्ञया । सुस्पर्शास्तरणं कृत्वा शाययामास तं मुदा
tataḥ śeṣāṇi bubhuje premayuktā tadājñayā | susparśāstaraṇaṃ kṛtvā śāyayāmāsa taṃ mudā
Then, full of love, at his bidding she ate what was left over; and having made a soft-to-the-touch bed, she joyfully laid him down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.13
सुप्ते सुखं प्रिये कान्ता पदसंवाहनं तदा । चकार पृच्छती धर्मं कुलस्त्रीणां कृशोदरी
supte sukhaṃ priye kāntā padasaṃvāhanaṃ tadā | cakāra pṛcchatī dharmaṃ kulastrīṇāṃ kṛśodarī
When her beloved was sleeping comfortably, the slender-waisted wife then rubbed his feet, asking about the duty of women of good family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.14
पादसंवाहनं कृत्वा निशि भक्तिपरायणा । निद्रितं च मुनिं ज्ञात्वा सुष्वाप चरणान्तिके
pādasaṃvāhanaṃ kṛtvā niśi bhaktiparāyaṇā | nidritaṃ ca muniṃ jñātvā suṣvāpa caraṇāntike
Having rubbed his feet at night, wholly given to devotion, and knowing the sage to be asleep, she slept at his feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.15
शुचौ प्रतिष्ठितं वीक्ष्य तालवृन्तेन भामिनी । कुर्वाणा शीतलं वायुं सिषेवे स्वपतिं तदा
śucau pratiṣṭhitaṃ vīkṣya tālavṛntena bhāminī | kurvāṇā śītalaṃ vāyuṃ siṣeve svapatiṃ tadā
In the hot season, seeing (her husband) settled (there), the lovely woman, making a cool breeze with a palm-leaf fan, then waited upon her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.16
हेमन्ते काष्ठसम्भारं कृत्वाग्निज्वलनं पुरः । स्थापयित्वा तथापृच्छत्सुखं तेऽस्तीति चासकृत्
hemante kāṣṭhasambhāraṃ kṛtvāgnijvalanaṃ puraḥ | sthāpayitvā tathāpṛcchatsukhaṃ te'stīti cāsakṛt
In the cold season, having gathered a store of firewood and kindled a fire before (him), and set it in place, she would ask again and again, "Are you comfortable?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.17
ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते चोत्थाय जलं पात्रं च मृत्तिकाम् । समर्पयित्वा शौचार्थं समुत्थाप्य पतिं प्रिया
brāhme muhūrte cotthāya jalaṃ pātraṃ ca mṛttikām | samarpayitvā śaucārthaṃ samutthāpya patiṃ priyā
And rising at the hour of Brahmā, the beloved (wife) would supply water, a vessel, and earth for his cleansing, and rouse her husband;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.18
स्थानाद्दूरे च संस्थाप्य दूरं गत्वा स्थिराभवत् । कृतशौचं पतिं ज्ञात्वा गत्वा जग्राह तं पुनः
sthānāddūre ca saṃsthāpya dūraṃ gatvā sthirābhavat | kṛtaśaucaṃ patiṃ jñātvā gatvā jagrāha taṃ punaḥ
and having settled (him) far from the dwelling, she would go off to a distance and stand still; knowing that her husband had finished his cleansing, she would go and take hold of him again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.19
आनीयाश्रममव्यग्रा चोपवेश्यासने शुभे । मृज्जलाभ्यां च प्रक्षाल्य पादावस्य यथाविधि
ānīyāśramamavyagrā copaveśyāsane śubhe | mṛjjalābhyāṃ ca prakṣālya pādāvasya yathāvidhi
Unhurried, having brought (him) to the hermitage and seated (him) on a fine seat, and having washed his feet with earth and water according to the rule,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.20
दत्त्वाऽऽचमनपात्रं तु दन्तधावनमाहरत् । समर्प्य दन्तकाष्ठं च यथोक्तं नृपनन्दिनी
dattvā''camanapātraṃ tu dantadhāvanamāharat | samarpya dantakāṣṭhaṃ ca yathoktaṃ nṛpanandinī
the king's daughter gave (him) the sipping-water vessel and fetched the tooth-cleansing (materials), and presented the tooth-stick as prescribed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.21
चकारोष्णं जलं शुद्धं समानीतं सुपावनम् । स्नानार्थं जलमाहृत्य पप्रच्छ प्रणयान्विता
cakāroṣṇaṃ jalaṃ śuddhaṃ samānītaṃ supāvanam | snānārthaṃ jalamāhṛtya papraccha praṇayānvitā
She made the pure, well-purifying water that had been brought hot; and having fetched water for the bath, she asked, full of affection:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.22
किमाज्ञापयसे ब्रह्मन् कृतं वै दन्तधावनम् । उष्णोदकं सुसम्पन्नं कुरु स्नानं समन्त्रकम्
kimājñāpayase brahman kṛtaṃ vai dantadhāvanam | uṣṇodakaṃ susampannaṃ kuru snānaṃ samantrakam
"What do you command, brahmin? The tooth-cleaning is done. The hot water is fully ready; perform your bath with the mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.23
वर्तते होमकालोऽयं सन्ध्या पूर्वा प्रवर्तते । विधिवद्हवनं कृत्वा देवतापूजनं कुरु
vartate homakālo'yaṃ sandhyā pūrvā pravartate | vidhivadhavanaṃ kṛtvā devatāpūjanaṃ kuru
This is the time for the fire-offering; the morning twilight rite is beginning. Having done the oblation according to the rule, perform the worship of the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.24
एवं कन्या पतिं लब्ध्वा तपस्विनमनिन्दिता । नित्यं पर्यचरत्प्रीत्या तपसा नियमेन च
evaṃ kanyā patiṃ labdhvā tapasvinamaninditā | nityaṃ paryacaratprītyā tapasā niyamena ca
Thus the blameless maiden, having obtained an ascetic for husband, constantly attended upon (him) with love, with austerity and with observance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.25
अग्नीनामतिथीनां च शुश्रूषां कुर्वती सदा । आराधयामास मुदा च्यवनं सा शुभानना
agnīnāmatithīnāṃ ca śuśrūṣāṃ kurvatī sadā | ārādhayāmāsa mudā cyavanaṃ sā śubhānanā
Always rendering service to the (sacred) fires and to guests, that fair-faced woman gladly propitiated Cyavana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.26
कस्मिंश्चिदथ काले तु रविजावश्विनावुभौ । च्यवनस्याश्रमाभ्याशे क्रीडमानौ समगतौ
kasmiṃścidatha kāle tu ravijāvaśvināvubhau | cyavanasyāśramābhyāśe krīḍamānau samagatau
Now at a certain time the two Aśvins, the sons of the Sun, roaming at play, came near Cyavana's hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.27
जले स्नात्वा तु तां कन्यां निवृत्तां स्वाश्रमं प्रति । गच्छन्तीं चारुसर्वाङ्गीं रविपुत्रावपश्यताम्
jale snātvā tu tāṃ kanyāṃ nivṛttāṃ svāśramaṃ prati | gacchantīṃ cārusarvāṅgīṃ raviputrāvapaśyatām
The two sons of the Sun saw that maiden, all her limbs lovely, who having bathed in the water was returning, going toward her own hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.28
तां दृष्ट्वा देवकन्याभां गत्वा चान्तिकमादरात् । ऊचतुः समभिद्रुत्य नासत्यावतिमोहितौ
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā devakanyābhāṃ gatvā cāntikamādarāt | ūcatuḥ samabhidrutya nāsatyāvatimohitau
Seeing her, radiant as a goddess's daughter, the Nāsatyas, utterly infatuated, respectfully approached her, and running up spoke:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.29
क्षणं तिष्ठ वरारोहे प्रष्टुं त्वां गजगामिनि । आवां देवसुतौ प्राप्तौ ब्रूहि सत्यं शुचिस्मिते
kṣaṇaṃ tiṣṭha varārohe praṣṭuṃ tvāṃ gajagāmini | āvāṃ devasutau prāptau brūhi satyaṃ śucismite
"Stay a moment, fair-hipped one, that we may question you, O you who walk like an elephant. We two are the sons of a god, arrived (here); tell the truth, O you of bright smile.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.30
पुत्री कस्य पतिः कस्ते कथमुद्यानमागता । एकाकिनी तडागेऽस्मिन् स्नानार्थं चारुलोचने
putrī kasya patiḥ kaste kathamudyānamāgatā | ekākinī taḍāge'smin snānārthaṃ cārulocane
Whose daughter are you? Who is your husband? How have you come to the grove alone, to this pond, to bathe, O lovely-eyed one?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.31
द्वितीया श्रीरिवाभासि कान्त्या कमललोचने । इच्छामस्तु वयं ज्ञातुं तत्त्वमाख्याहि शोभने
dvitīyā śrīrivābhāsi kāntyā kamalalocane | icchāmastu vayaṃ jñātuṃ tattvamākhyāhi śobhane
In your beauty you shine like a second Śrī, O lotus-eyed one. We wish to know: tell (us) the truth, O beautiful one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.32
कोमलौ चरणौ कान्ते स्थितौ भूमावनावृतौ । हृदाये कुरुतः पीडां चलन्तौ चललोचने
komalau caraṇau kānte sthitau bhūmāvanāvṛtau | hṛdāye kurutaḥ pīḍāṃ calantau calalocane
Your tender feet, beloved, stand unshod upon the ground; moving, they cause pain to our hearts, O you of restless eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.33
विमानार्हासि तन्वङ्गि कथं पद्भ्यां व्रजस्यदः । अनावृतात्र विपिने किमर्थं गमनं तव
vimānārhāsi tanvaṅgi kathaṃ padbhyāṃ vrajasyadaḥ | anāvṛtātra vipine kimarthaṃ gamanaṃ tava
You deserve a celestial car, slender-limbed one; how is it that you walk on foot? For what purpose is this going of yours, uncovered, here in the forest?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.34
दासीशतसमायुक्ता कथं च त्वं विनिर्गता । राजपुत्र्यप्सरा वासि वद सत्यं वरानने
dāsīśatasamāyuktā kathaṃ ca tvaṃ vinirgatā | rājaputryapsarā vāsi vada satyaṃ varānane
How is it that you have come out (thus), you who should be attended by a hundred maidservants? Are you a king's daughter or an apsaras? Speak the truth, O fair-faced one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.35
धन्या माता यतो जाता धन्योऽसौ जनकस्तव । वक्तुं त्वां नैव शक्तौ च भर्तुर्भाग्यं तवानघे
dhanyā mātā yato jātā dhanyo'sau janakastava | vaktuṃ tvāṃ naiva śaktau ca bharturbhāgyaṃ tavānaghe
Blessed is the mother from whom you were born, and blessed is that father of yours; we two are not able even to speak of your husband's good fortune, O faultless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.36
देवलिकाधिका भूमिरियं चैव सुलोचने । प्रचलंश्चरणस्तेऽद्य सम्पावयति भूतलम्
devalikādhikā bhūmiriyaṃ caiva sulocane | pracalaṃścaraṇaste'dya sampāvayati bhūtalam
This earth is more (blessed) than a temple, O fair-eyed one; your foot, as it moves, thoroughly purifies the surface of the ground today.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 7 4.37
सौभाग्याश्च मृगाः कामं ये त्वां पश्यन्ति वै वने । ये चान्ये पक्षिणः सर्वे भूरियं चातिपावना
saubhāgyāśca mṛgāḥ kāmaṃ ye tvāṃ paśyanti vai vane | ye cānye pakṣiṇaḥ sarve bhūriyaṃ cātipāvanā
Fortunate indeed are the deer that behold you in the forest, and all the other birds too, and this earth is exceedingly purified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.38
स्तुत्यालं तव चात्यर्थं सत्यं ब्रूहि सुलोचने । पिता कस्ते पतिः क्वासौ द्रष्टुमिच्छास्ति सादरम्
stutyālaṃ tava cātyarthaṃ satyaṃ brūhi sulocane | pitā kaste patiḥ kvāsau draṣṭumicchāsti sādaram
Enough of praising you at such length — speak the truth, O fair-eyed one: who is your father, and where is that husband of yours? (We) wish respectfully to see (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.39
व्यास उवाच - तयोरिति वचः श्रुत्वा राजकन्यातिसुन्दरी । तावुवाच त्रपाक्रान्ता देवपुत्री नृपात्मजा
vyāsa uvāca - tayoriti vacaḥ śrutvā rājakanyātisundarī | tāvuvāca trapākrāntā devaputrī nṛpātmajā
Vyāsa said: Hearing these words of the two of them, the very beautiful king's daughter — a daughter (fit for) the gods, the king's own child — overcome with modesty, spoke to those two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.40
शर्यातितनयां मां वां वित्तं भार्यां मुनेरिह । च्यवनस्य सतीं कान्तां पित्रा दत्तां यदृच्छया
śaryātitanayāṃ māṃ vāṃ vittaṃ bhāryāṃ muneriha | cyavanasya satīṃ kāntāṃ pitrā dattāṃ yadṛcchayā
Know me to be the daughter of Śaryāti, here the wife of a sage — the faithful beloved of Cyavana, given (to him) by my father by mere chance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.41
पतिरन्धोऽस्ति मे देवौ वृद्धश्चातीव तापसः । तस्य सेवामहोरात्रं करोमि प्रीतिमानसा
patirandho'sti me devau vṛddhaścātīva tāpasaḥ | tasya sevāmahorātraṃ karomi prītimānasā
My husband is blind, O gods, and very old, an ascetic; day and night I do him service with a loving heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.42
कौ युवां किमिहायातौ पतिस्तिष्ठति चाश्रमे । तत्रागत्य प्रकुरुतमाश्रमं चाद्य पावनम्
kau yuvāṃ kimihāyātau patistiṣṭhati cāśrame | tatrāgatya prakurutamāśramaṃ cādya pāvanam
Who are you two, and why have you come here? (My) husband is staying in the hermitage; come there and make the hermitage purified today.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.43
तदाकर्ण्य वचो दस्रावूचतुस्तां नराधिप । कथं त्वमपि कल्याणि पिता दत्ता तपस्विने
tadākarṇya vaco dasrāvūcatustāṃ narādhipa | kathaṃ tvamapi kalyāṇi pitā dattā tapasvine
Hearing that speech, O lord of men, the two Aśvins said to her: How is it that you too, O auspicious lady, were given by (your) father to an ascetic?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.44
भ्राजसेऽस्मिन्वनोद्देशे विद्युत्सौदामिनी यथा । न देवेष्वपि तुल्या हि तव दृष्टास्ति भामिनि
bhrājase'sminvanoddeśe vidyutsaudāminī yathā | na deveṣvapi tulyā hi tava dṛṣṭāsti bhāmini
You shine in this forest region like a flash of lightning; indeed not even among the gods has your equal been seen, O radiant lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.45
त्वं दिव्याम्बरयोग्यासि शोभसे नाजिनैर्वृता । सर्वाभरणसंयुक्ता नीलालकवरूथिनी
tvaṃ divyāmbarayogyāsi śobhase nājinairvṛtā | sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktā nīlālakavarūthinī
You are fit for divine garments; you do not look well wrapped in hides — (you who should be) adorned with every ornament, with a mass of dark curls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.46
अहो विधेर्दुष्कलितं विचेष्टितं यदत्र रम्भोरु वने विषीदसि । विशालनेत्रेऽन्धमिमं पतिं प्रिये मुनिं समासाद्य जरातुरं भृशम्
aho vidherduṣkalitaṃ viceṣṭitaṃ yadatra rambhoru vane viṣīdasi | viśālanetre'ndhamimaṃ patiṃ priye muniṃ samāsādya jarāturaṃ bhṛśam
Alas, how badly wrought is fate's doing, that here in the forest you grieve, O plantain-thighed one — O wide-eyed one, dear one, having got this blind sage as husband, sorely afflicted with old age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.47
वृथा व्रतस्तेन भृशं न शोभसे नवं वयः प्राप्य सुनृत्यपण्डिते । मनोभवेनाशु शराः सुसन्धिताः पतन्ति कस्मिन्पतिरीदृशस्तव
vṛthā vratastena bhṛśaṃ na śobhase navaṃ vayaḥ prāpya sunṛtyapaṇḍite | manobhavenāśu śarāḥ susandhitāḥ patanti kasminpatirīdṛśastava
In vain, then, is (your) vow; you do not shine at all, having reached fresh youth, O you skilled in fine dancing. The well-aimed arrows of the mind-born god fall swiftly — upon whom, when such is your husband?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 7 4.48
त्वमन्धभार्या नवयौवनान्विता कृतासि धात्रा ननु मन्दबुद्धिना । न चैनमर्हस्यसितायतेक्षणे पतिं त्वमन्यं कुरु चारुलोचने
tvamandhabhāryā navayauvanānvitā kṛtāsi dhātrā nanu mandabuddhinā | na cainamarhasyasitāyatekṣaṇe patiṃ tvamanyaṃ kuru cārulocane
You, endowed with fresh youth, have been made the wife of a blind man by the Creator, who is surely dull-witted. You do not deserve him, O you of long dark eyes; take another husband, O lovely-eyed one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.49
वृथैव ते जीवितमम्बुजेक्षणे पतिं च सम्प्राप्य मुनिं गतेक्षणम् । वने निवासं च तथाजिनाम्बर- प्रधारणं योग्यतरं न मन्महे
vṛthaiva te jīvitamambujekṣaṇe patiṃ ca samprāpya muniṃ gatekṣaṇam | vane nivāsaṃ ca tathājināmbara- pradhāraṇaṃ yogyataraṃ na manmahe
Your life is quite in vain, O lotus-eyed one, having got as husband a sage whose sight is gone; and we do not consider dwelling in the forest and wearing hides for a garment at all fitting (for you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.50
अतोऽनवद्याङ्ग्युभयोस्त्वमेकं वरं कुरुषावहिता सुलोचने । किं यौवनं मानिनि सङ्करोषि वृथा मुनिं सुन्दरि सेवमाना
ato'navadyāṅgyubhayostvamekaṃ varaṃ kuruṣāvahitā sulocane | kiṃ yauvanaṃ mānini saṅkaroṣi vṛthā muniṃ sundari sevamānā
Therefore, O you of flawless limbs, choose one of us two as (your) husband, attentively, O fair-eyed one. Why, O proud lady, do you spoil your youth in vain, O beautiful one, serving a sage?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.51
किं सेवसे भाग्यविवर्जितं तं समुज्झितं पोषणरक्षणाभ्याम् । त्यक्त्वा मुनिं सर्वसुखापवर्जितं भजानवद्याङ्ग्युभयोस्त्वमेकम्
kiṃ sevase bhāgyavivarjitaṃ taṃ samujjhitaṃ poṣaṇarakṣaṇābhyām | tyaktvā muniṃ sarvasukhāpavarjitaṃ bhajānavadyāṅgyubhayostvamekam
Why do you serve him who is bereft of fortune, destitute of the means of support and protection? Abandoning the sage, who is deprived of every pleasure, resort, O flawless-limbed one, to one of us two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.52
त्वं नन्दने चैत्ररथे वने च कुरुष्व कान्ते प्रथितं विहारम् । अन्धेन वृद्धेन कथं हि कालं विनेष्यसे मानिनि मानहीनम्
tvaṃ nandane caitrarathe vane ca kuruṣva kānte prathitaṃ vihāram | andhena vṛddhena kathaṃ hi kālaṃ vineṣyase mānini mānahīnam
In Nandana and in the Caitraratha grove, O lovely one, take your famed pleasure. How indeed, O proud lady, will you pass the time, devoid of honour, with a blind old man?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.53
भूपात्मजा त्वं शुभलक्षणा च जानासि संसारविहारभावम् । भाग्येन हीना विजने वनेऽत्र कालं कथं वाहयसे वृथा च
bhūpātmajā tvaṃ śubhalakṣaṇā ca jānāsi saṃsāravihārabhāvam | bhāgyena hīnā vijane vane'tra kālaṃ kathaṃ vāhayase vṛthā ca
You are a king's daughter, and of auspicious marks, and you know the nature of worldly enjoyment; bereft of fortune, how do you spend your time here in this desolate forest, and in vain?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.54
तस्माद्भजस्व पिकभाषिणि चारुवक्त्रे एवं द्वयोस्तव सुखाय विशालनेत्रे । देवालयुषे च कृशोदरि भुङ्क्ष्व भोगान् त्यक्त्वा मुनिं जरठमाशु नृपेन्द्रपुत्रि
tasmādbhajasva pikabhāṣiṇi cāruvaktre evaṃ dvayostava sukhāya viśālanetre | devālayuṣe ca kṛśodari bhuṅkṣva bhogān tyaktvā muniṃ jaraṭhamāśu nṛpendraputri
Therefore, O cuckoo-voiced one with the lovely face, resort thus to one of us two for your happiness, O wide-eyed one; and dwelling in the abode of the gods, O slender-waisted one, enjoy pleasures, quickly abandoning the decrepit sage, O daughter of the lord of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.55
किं ते सुखं चात्र वने सुकेशि वृद्धेन सार्धं विजने मृगाक्षि । सेवा तथान्धस्य नवं वयश्च किं ते मतं भूपतिपुत्रि दुःखम्
kiṃ te sukhaṃ cātra vane sukeśi vṛddhena sārdhaṃ vijane mṛgākṣi | sevā tathāndhasya navaṃ vayaśca kiṃ te mataṃ bhūpatiputri duḥkham
What pleasure have you here in the forest, fair-haired one, together with an old man in a lonely place, doe-eyed one? And service of a blind man, and (your) youth — what do you consider that, king's daughter, but misery?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 4.56
शशिमुखि त्वमतीव सुकोमला फलजलाहरणं तव नोचितम्
śaśimukhi tvamatīva sukomalā phalajalāharaṇaṃ tava nocitam
Moon-faced one, you are exceedingly delicate; the fetching of fruit and water is not fitting for you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition