Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 40
DB 7 40.1
देवीगीतायां बाह्यपूजाविधिवर्णनम् श्री देव्युवाच प्रातरुत्थाय शिरसि संस्मरेत्पद्ममुज्ज्वलम् । कर्पूराभं स्मरेत्तत्र श्रीगुरुं निजरूपिणम्
devīgītāyāṃ bāhyapūjāvidhivarṇanam śrī devyuvāca prātarutthāya śirasi saṃsmaretpadmamujjvalam | karpūrābhaṃ smarettatra śrīguruṃ nijarūpiṇam
[In the Devīgītā, the description of the rite of outer worship] The blessed Goddess said: Having risen at dawn, one should call to mind a shining lotus in the head; there one should remember the revered guru, camphor-hued, having one's own form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.2
सुप्रसन्नं लसद्भूषाभूषितं शक्तिसंयुतम् । नमस्कृत्य ततो देवीं कुण्डलीं संस्मरेद्बुधः
suprasannaṃ lasadbhūṣābhūṣitaṃ śaktisaṃyutam | namaskṛtya tato devīṃ kuṇḍalīṃ saṃsmaredbudhaḥ
well pleased, adorned with gleaming ornaments, together with his Śakti; then, having made obeisance, the wise one should call to mind the goddess Kuṇḍalinī:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.3
प्रकाशमानां प्रथमे प्रयाणे प्रतिप्रयाणेऽप्यमृतायमानाम् । अन्तः पदव्यामनुसञ्चरन्ती- मानन्दरूपामबलां प्रपद्ये
prakāśamānāṃ prathame prayāṇe pratiprayāṇe'pyamṛtāyamānām | antaḥ padavyāmanusañcarantī- mānandarūpāmabalāṃ prapadye
"Shining forth in the first going, and in the return-going becoming nectar, moving along the inner path, having the form of bliss—to that delicate woman I resort."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.4
ध्यात्वैवं तच्छिखामध्ये सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणीम् । मां ध्यायेदथ शौचादिक्रियाः सर्वाः समापयेत्
dhyātvaivaṃ tacchikhāmadhye saccidānandarūpiṇīm | māṃ dhyāyedatha śaucādikriyāḥ sarvāḥ samāpayet
Having thus meditated, in the midst of her flame, on me whose form is being, consciousness and bliss, one should meditate; then one should complete all the acts of purification and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.5
अग्निहोत्रं ततो हूत्वा मत्प्रीत्यर्थं द्विजोत्तमः । होमान्ते स्वासने स्थित्वा पूजासङ्कल्पमाचरेत्
agnihotraṃ tato hūtvā matprītyarthaṃ dvijottamaḥ | homānte svāsane sthitvā pūjāsaṅkalpamācaret
Then, having offered the fire-oblation for my pleasure, the best of the twice-born, at the end of the offering, seated on his own seat, should make the formal resolve for the worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.6
भूतशुद्धिं पुरा कृत्वा मातृकान्यासमेव च । हृल्लेखामातृकान्यासं नित्यमेव समाचरेत्
bhūtaśuddhiṃ purā kṛtvā mātṛkānyāsameva ca | hṛllekhāmātṛkānyāsaṃ nityameva samācaret
Having first performed the purification of the elements and also the mātṛkā-nyāsa, he should daily perform the hṛllekhā-mātṛkā-nyāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.7
मूलाधारे हकारं च हृदये च रकारकम् । भ्रूमध्ये तद्वदीकारं ह्रीङ्कारं मस्तके न्यसेत्
mūlādhāre hakāraṃ ca hṛdaye ca rakārakam | bhrūmadhye tadvadīkāraṃ hrīṅkāraṃ mastake nyaset
He should place the syllable HA in the mūlādhāra, and the syllable RA in the heart, likewise the syllable Ī between the brows, and HRĪṂ upon the head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.8
तत्तन्मन्त्रोदितानन्यान्न्यासान्सर्वान्समाचरेत् । कल्पयेत्स्वात्मनो देहे पीठं धर्मादिभिः पुनः
tattanmantroditānanyānnyāsānsarvānsamācaret | kalpayetsvātmano dehe pīṭhaṃ dharmādibhiḥ punaḥ
He should perform all the other placements (nyāsas) declared in the respective mantras; then again he should construct in his own body the seat (pīṭha) with dharma and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.9
ततो ध्यायेन्महादेवीं प्राणायामैर्विजृम्भिते । हृदम्भोजे मम स्थाने पञ्चप्रेतासने बुधः
tato dhyāyenmahādevīṃ prāṇāyāmairvijṛmbhite | hṛdambhoje mama sthāne pañcapretāsane budhaḥ
Then, when (the channels) have been expanded by the breath-restraints, the wise man should meditate on the Great Goddess in the lotus of his heart, in my place, upon the seat of the five corpses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.10
ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्च ईश्वरश्च सदाशिवः । एते पञ्च महाप्रेताः पादमूले मम स्थिताः
brahmā viṣṇuśca rudraśca īśvaraśca sadāśivaḥ | ete pañca mahāpretāḥ pādamūle mama sthitāḥ
Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra, Īśvara and Sadāśiva — these five great corpses are stationed at the base of my feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.11
पञ्चभूतात्मका ह्येते पञ्चावस्थात्मका अपि । अहं त्वव्यक्तचिद्रूपा तदतीतास्ति सर्वथा
pañcabhūtātmakā hyete pañcāvasthātmakā api | ahaṃ tvavyaktacidrūpā tadatītāsti sarvathā
For these consist of the five elements, and they consist of the five states as well; but I am of the nature of unmanifest consciousness, in every way transcending that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.12
ततो विष्टरतां याताः शक्तितन्त्रेषु सर्वदा । ध्यात्वैवं मानसैर्भोगैः पूजयेन्मां जपेदपि
tato viṣṭaratāṃ yātāḥ śaktitantreṣu sarvadā | dhyātvaivaṃ mānasairbhogaiḥ pūjayenmāṃ japedapi
Hence in the Śakti Tantras they have always become (my) couch. Having meditated thus, one should worship me with mental offerings of enjoyment, and should also recite (the mantra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.13
जपं समर्प्य श्रीदेव्यै ततोऽर्घ्यस्थापनं चरेत् । पात्रासादनकं कृत्वा पूजाद्रव्याणि शोधयेत्
japaṃ samarpya śrīdevyai tato'rghyasthāpanaṃ caret | pātrāsādanakaṃ kṛtvā pūjādravyāṇi śodhayet
Having offered the recitation to the glorious Goddess, he should then perform the setting down of the arghya; having arranged the vessels, he should purify the materials of worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.14
जलेन तेन मनुना चास्त्रमन्त्रेण देशिकः । दिग्बन्धं च पुरा कृत्वा गुरून्नत्वा ततः परम्
jalena tena manunā cāstramantreṇa deśikaḥ | digbandhaṃ ca purā kṛtvā gurūnnatvā tataḥ param
With that water and with that formula, and with the weapon-mantra, the officiant, having first made the binding of the directions and having bowed to the gurus, thereafter—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.15
तदनुज्ञां समादाय बाह्यपीठे ततः परम् । हृदिस्थां भवितां मूर्तिं मम दिव्यां मनोहराम्
tadanujñāṃ samādāya bāhyapīṭhe tataḥ param | hṛdisthāṃ bhavitāṃ mūrtiṃ mama divyāṃ manoharām
—having obtained their permission, thereafter on the outer pedestal (he should invoke) my divine, captivating form, which abides in his heart and is to be meditated upon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 7 40.16
आवाहयेत्ततः पीठे प्राणस्थापनविद्यया । असनावाहने चार्घ्यं पाद्याद्याचमनं तथा
āvāhayettataḥ pīṭhe prāṇasthāpanavidyayā | asanāvāhane cārghyaṃ pādyādyācamanaṃ tathā
Then he should invoke (her) on the pedestal by means of the life-installing formula; seat and invocation, and arghya, water for the feet and so on, and water for sipping likewise—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.17
स्नानं वासोद्वयं चैव भूषणानि च सर्वशः । गन्धपुष्पं यथायोग्यं दत्त्वा देव्यै स्वभक्तितः
snānaṃ vāsodvayaṃ caiva bhūṣaṇāni ca sarvaśaḥ | gandhapuṣpaṃ yathāyogyaṃ dattvā devyai svabhaktitaḥ
—bathing, a pair of garments, and ornaments of every kind, and perfume and flowers as is fitting: having given (these) to the Goddess out of his own devotion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.18
यन्त्रस्थानामावृतीनां पूजनं सम्यगाचरेत् । प्रतिवारमशक्तानां शुक्रवारो नियम्यते
yantrasthānāmāvṛtīnāṃ pūjanaṃ samyagācaret | prativāramaśaktānāṃ śukravāro niyamyate
he should duly perform the worship of the surrounding circles (of deities) established in the diagram; for those unable (to do so) on every day, Friday is prescribed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.19
मूलदेवीप्रभारूपाः स्मर्तव्या अङ्गदेवताः । तत्प्रभापटलव्याप्तं त्रैलोक्यं च विचिन्तयेत्
mūladevīprabhārūpāḥ smartavyā aṅgadevatāḥ | tatprabhāpaṭalavyāptaṃ trailokyaṃ ca vicintayet
The limb-deities are to be remembered as forms of the radiance of the root Goddess; and he should think of the three worlds as pervaded by the expanse of that radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.20
पुनरावृत्तिसहितां मूलदेवीं च पूजयेत् । गन्धादिभिः सुगन्धैस्तु तथा पुष्पैः सुवासितैः
punarāvṛttisahitāṃ mūladevīṃ ca pūjayet | gandhādibhiḥ sugandhaistu tathā puṣpaiḥ suvāsitaiḥ
Then again he should worship the root Goddess together with her surrounding circles, with sandal-paste and other fragrant things, and likewise with sweet-scented flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.21
नैवेद्यैस्तर्पणैश्चैव ताम्बूलैर्दक्षिणादिभिः । तोषयेन्मां त्वत्कृतेन नाम्नां साहस्रकेण च
naivedyaistarpaṇaiścaiva tāmbūlairdakṣiṇādibhiḥ | toṣayenmāṃ tvatkṛtena nāmnāṃ sāhasrakeṇa ca
with food-offerings and libations, with betel, with (priestly) fees and the rest — he should gratify me, and with the thousand names composed by you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.22
कवचेन च सूक्तेनाहं रुद्रेभिरिति प्रभो । देव्यथर्वशिरोमन्त्रैर्हृल्लेखोपनिषद्भवैः
kavacena ca sūktenāhaṃ rudrebhiriti prabho | devyatharvaśiromantrairhṛllekhopaniṣadbhavaiḥ
and with the armour (kavaca), and with the hymn beginning 'ahaṃ rudrebhiḥ', O lord, and with the mantras of the Devī-atharvaśiras that arise from the Hṛllekhā Upaniṣad,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.23
महाविद्यामहामन्त्रैस्तोषयेन्मां मुहुर्मुहुः । क्षमापयेज्जगद्धात्रीं प्रेमार्द्रहृदयो नरः
mahāvidyāmahāmantraistoṣayenmāṃ muhurmuhuḥ | kṣamāpayejjagaddhātrīṃ premārdrahṛdayo naraḥ
with the great vidyās and great mantras he should gratify me again and again; the man, his heart melting with love, should beg forgiveness of the Mother of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.24
पुलकाङ्कितसर्वाङ्गैर्बाष्परुद्धाक्षिनिःस्वनः । नृत्यगीतादिघोषेण तोषयेन्मां मुहुर्मुहुः
pulakāṅkitasarvāṅgairbāṣparuddhākṣiniḥsvanaḥ | nṛtyagītādighoṣeṇa toṣayenmāṃ muhurmuhuḥ
With all his limbs marked by bristling hair, his voice choked and his eyes stopped with tears, he should gratify me again and again with the sound of dancing, singing and the like.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.25
वेदपारायणैश्चैव पुराणैः सकलैरपि । प्रतिपाद्या यतोऽहं वै तस्मात्तैस्तोषयेत्तु माम्
vedapārāyaṇaiścaiva purāṇaiḥ sakalairapi | pratipādyā yato'haṃ vai tasmāttaistoṣayettu mām
And since it is I indeed who am to be set forth by complete recitations of the Vedas and by all the Purāṇas too, therefore one should gratify me with these.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.26
निजं सर्वस्वमपि मे सदेहं नित्यशोऽर्पयेत् । नित्यहोमं ततः कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणांश्च सुवासिनीः
nijaṃ sarvasvamapi me sadehaṃ nityaśo'rpayet | nityahomaṃ tataḥ kuryādbrāhmaṇāṃśca suvāsinīḥ
He should offer up to me daily his own entire property, even together with his body; then he should perform the daily fire-oblation, and (feed) brahmins and women whose husbands are living.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.27
बटुकान्पामरानन्यान्देवीबुद्ध्या तु भोजयेत् । नत्वा पुनः स्वहृदये व्युत्क्रमेण विसर्जयेत्
baṭukānpāmarānanyāndevībuddhyā tu bhojayet | natvā punaḥ svahṛdaye vyutkrameṇa visarjayet
And he should feed young boys and other simple folk, regarding (them) as the Goddess; then, having bowed, he should dismiss (the deity) into his own heart in reverse order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.28
सर्वं हृल्लेखया कुर्यात् पूजनं मम सुब्रत । हृल्लेखा सर्वमन्त्राणां नायिका परमा स्मृता
sarvaṃ hṛllekhayā kuryāt pūjanaṃ mama subrata | hṛllekhā sarvamantrāṇāṃ nāyikā paramā smṛtā
He should perform all worship of me with the hṛllekhā (mantra), O you of good vows; the hṛllekhā is held to be the supreme mistress of all mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.29
हृल्लेखादर्पणे नित्यमहं तत्प्रतिबिम्बिता । तस्माद्हृल्लेखया दत्तं सर्वमन्त्रैः समर्पितम्
hṛllekhādarpaṇe nityamahaṃ tatpratibimbitā | tasmādhṛllekhayā dattaṃ sarvamantraiḥ samarpitam
In the mirror of the hṛllekhā I am ever reflected there; therefore what is given with the hṛllekhā is offered by all mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.30
गुरुं सम्पूज्य भूषाद्यैः कृतकृत्यत्वमावहेत् । य एवं पूजयेद्देवीं श्रीमद्भुवनसुन्दरीम्
guruṃ sampūjya bhūṣādyaiḥ kṛtakṛtyatvamāvahet | ya evaṃ pūjayeddevīṃ śrīmadbhuvanasundarīm
Having worshipped the guru with ornaments and the rest, he should bring about the state of having fulfilled his duty. Whoever thus worships the Goddess, the glorious Beauty of the Worlds—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.31
न तस्य दुर्लभं किञ्चित्कदाचित्क्वचिदस्ति हि । देहान्ते तु मणिद्वीपं मम यात्येव सर्वथा
na tasya durlabhaṃ kiñcitkadācitkvacidasti hi | dehānte tu maṇidvīpaṃ mama yātyeva sarvathā
—for him there is nothing hard to obtain, ever, anywhere; and at the end of his body he goes, in every way, to my Jewel Island.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.32
ज्ञेयो देवीस्वरूपोऽसौ देवा नित्यं नमन्ति तम् । इति ते कथितं राजन् महादेव्याः प्रपूजनम्
jñeyo devīsvarūpo'sau devā nityaṃ namanti tam | iti te kathitaṃ rājan mahādevyāḥ prapūjanam
He is to be known as one whose nature is the Goddess; the gods bow to him constantly. Thus the worship of the Great Goddess has been told to you, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.33
विमृश्यैतदशेषेणाप्यधिकारानुरूपतः । कुरु मे पूजनं तेन कृतार्थस्त्वं भविष्यसि
vimṛśyaitadaśeṣeṇāpyadhikārānurūpataḥ | kuru me pūjanaṃ tena kṛtārthastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi
Having considered this in full, in accordance with your qualification, perform worship of me; by that you will become one whose aim is accomplished.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.34
इदं तु गीताशास्त्रं मे नाशिष्याय वदेत् क्वचित् । नाभक्ताय प्रदातव्यं न धूर्ताय च दुर्हृदे
idaṃ tu gītāśāstraṃ me nāśiṣyāya vadet kvacit | nābhaktāya pradātavyaṃ na dhūrtāya ca durhṛde
But this scripture of my Song one should never speak to a non-disciple; it is not to be given to one without devotion, nor to a rogue, nor to one of evil heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.35
एतत्प्रकाशनं मातुरुद्घाटनमुरोजयोः । तस्मादवश्यं यत्नेन गोपनीयमिदं सदा
etatprakāśanaṃ māturudghāṭanamurojayoḥ | tasmādavaśyaṃ yatnena gopanīyamidaṃ sadā
The revealing of this is the uncovering of a mother's two breasts; therefore this must certainly always be kept hidden with effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.36
देयं भक्ताय शिष्याय ज्येष्ठपुत्राय चैव हि । सुशीलाय सुवेषाय देवीभक्तियुताय च
deyaṃ bhaktāya śiṣyāya jyeṣṭhaputrāya caiva hi | suśīlāya suveṣāya devībhaktiyutāya ca
It is to be given to a devotee, to a disciple, and to an eldest son, to one of good character, of good conduct, and endowed with devotion to the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.37
श्राद्धकाले पठेदेतद्ब्राह्मणानाम् समीपतः । तृप्तास्तत्पितरः सर्वे प्रयान्ति परमं पदम्
śrāddhakāle paṭhedetadbrāhmaṇānām samīpataḥ | tṛptāstatpitaraḥ sarve prayānti paramaṃ padam
At the time of the śrāddha one should recite this in the presence of brahmins; all his ancestors, satisfied, go to the supreme state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.38
व्यास उवाच इत्युक्त्वा सा भगवती तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । देवाश्च मुदिताः सर्वे देवीदर्शनतोऽभवन्
vyāsa uvāca ityuktvā sā bhagavatī tatraivāntaradhīyata | devāśca muditāḥ sarve devīdarśanato'bhavan
Vyāsa said: Having spoken thus, that Blessed Lady vanished right there; and all the gods became joyful from the sight of the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.39
ततो हिमालये जज्ञे देवी हैमवती तु सा । या गौरीति प्रसिद्धासीद्दत्ता सा शङ्कराय च
tato himālaye jajñe devī haimavatī tu sā | yā gaurīti prasiddhāsīddattā sā śaṅkarāya ca
Then that Goddess was born in the Himālaya as Haimavatī, she who became renowned as Gaurī, and she was given to Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.40
ततः स्कन्दः समुद्भूतस्तारकस्तेन पातितः । समुद्रमन्थने पूर्वं रत्नान्यासुर्नराधिप देवीगीतायां बाह्यपूजाविधिवर्णनं नाम चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
tataḥ skandaḥ samudbhūtastārakastena pātitaḥ | samudramanthane pūrvaṃ ratnānyāsurnarādhipa devīgītāyāṃ bāhyapūjāvidhivarṇanaṃ nāma catvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Then Skanda arose (from him), and by him Tāraka was struck down. Formerly, at the churning of the ocean, the jewels appeared, O lord of men. — (Thus) the fortieth chapter, called the description of the rules of external worship, in the Song of the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.41
तत्र देवैः स्तुता देवी लक्ष्मीप्राप्त्यर्थमादरात् । तेषामनुग्रहार्थाय निर्गता तु रमा ततः
tatra devaiḥ stutā devī lakṣmīprāptyarthamādarāt | teṣāmanugrahārthāya nirgatā tu ramā tataḥ
There the Goddess was praised by the gods with reverence, for the sake of obtaining Lakṣmī; and then Ramā came forth, in order to show them favour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.42
वैकुण्ठाय सुरैर्दत्ता तेन तस्य शमोऽभवत् । इति ते कथितं राजन् देवीमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
vaikuṇṭhāya surairdattā tena tasya śamo'bhavat | iti te kathitaṃ rājan devīmāhātmyamuttamam
She was given by the gods to (Viṣṇu of) Vaikuṇṭha, and by that his calming came about. Thus the excellent greatness of the Goddess has been told to you, O king—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.43
गौरीलक्ष्म्योः समुद्भूतिविषयं सर्वकामदम् । न वाच्यं त्वेतदन्यस्मै रहस्यं कथितं यतः
gaurīlakṣmyoḥ samudbhūtiviṣayaṃ sarvakāmadam | na vācyaṃ tvetadanyasmai rahasyaṃ kathitaṃ yataḥ
—concerning the arising of Gaurī and Lakṣmī, granting all desires. But this is not to be told to another, since a secret has been declared.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 40.44
गीता रहस्यभूतेयं गोपनीया प्रयत्नतः । सर्वमुक्तं स्मसेन यत्पृष्टं तत्त्वयानघ । पवित्रं पावनं दिव्यं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
gītā rahasyabhūteyaṃ gopanīyā prayatnataḥ | sarvamuktaṃ smasena yatpṛṣṭaṃ tattvayānagha | pavitraṃ pāvanaṃ divyaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
This Song is a thing of mystery, to be concealed with effort. All that you asked has been told in brief, O sinless one—pure, purifying, divine. What further do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition