Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 8
DB 7 8.1
इक्ष्वाकुवंशवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच - संशयोऽयं महान् ब्रह्मन् वर्तते मम मानसे । ब्रह्मलोकं गतो राजा रेवतीसंयुतः स्वयम्
ikṣvākuvaṃśavarṇanam janamejaya uvāca - saṃśayo'yaṃ mahān brahman vartate mama mānase | brahmalokaṃ gato rājā revatīsaṃyutaḥ svayam
The description of the lineage of Ikṣvāku. Janamejaya said: This great doubt, O brahman, is present in my mind: that the king himself went to Brahmā's world together with Revatī.
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DB 7 8.2
मया पूर्वं श्रुतं कृत्स्नं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः कथान्तरे । ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मविच्छान्तो ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नुयात्
mayā pūrvaṃ śrutaṃ kṛtsnaṃ brāhmaṇebhyaḥ kathāntare | brāhmaṇo brahmavicchānto brahmalokamavāpnuyāt
I have formerly heard the whole of it from the brahmins in the course of narration: that a brahmin who knows Brahman and is tranquil may attain Brahmā's world.
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DB 7 8.3
राजा कथं गतस्तत्र रेवतीसंयुतः स्वयम् । सत्यलोकेऽतिदुष्प्रापे भूर्लोकादिति संशयः
rājā kathaṃ gatastatra revatīsaṃyutaḥ svayam | satyaloke'tiduṣprāpe bhūrlokāditi saṃśayaḥ
How did the king himself go there together with Revatī, to the Satyaloka, so very hard to reach, from the earthly world? — that is my doubt.
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DB 7 8.4
मृतः स्वर्गमवाप्नोति सर्वशास्त्रेषु निर्णयः । (मानुषेण तु देहेन ब्रह्मलोके गतिः कथम् । ) स्वर्गात्पुनः कथं लोके मानुषे जायते गतिः
mṛtaḥ svargamavāpnoti sarvaśāstreṣu nirṇayaḥ | (mānuṣeṇa tu dehena brahmaloke gatiḥ katham | ) svargātpunaḥ kathaṃ loke mānuṣe jāyate gatiḥ
The conclusion in all the scriptures is that one attains heaven when dead. (But how can there be a going to Brahmā's world with a human body?) And how does there come again, from heaven, a passage to birth in the human world?
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DB 7 8.5
एतन्मे संस्ययं विद्वंश्छेत्तुमर्हसि साम्प्रतम् । यथा राजा गतस्तत्र प्रष्टुकामः प्रजापतिम्
etanme saṃsyayaṃ vidvaṃśchettumarhasi sāmpratam | yathā rājā gatastatra praṣṭukāmaḥ prajāpatim
This doubt of mine, O learned one, you should now cut away: how the king went there, wishing to question Prajāpati.
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DB 7 8.6
व्यास उवाच - मेरोस्तु शिखरे राजन् सर्वे लोकाः प्रतिष्ठिताः । इन्द्रलोको वह्निलोको या च संयमिनी पुरी
vyāsa uvāca - merostu śikhare rājan sarve lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ | indraloko vahniloko yā ca saṃyaminī purī
Vyāsa said: On the peak of Meru, O king, all the worlds are established — Indra's world, Agni's world, and the city Saṃyaminī (Yama's),
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DB 7 8.7
तथैव सत्यलोकश्च कैलासश्च तथा पुनः । वैकुण्ठश्च पुनस्तत्र वैष्णवं पदमुच्यते
tathaiva satyalokaśca kailāsaśca tathā punaḥ | vaikuṇṭhaśca punastatra vaiṣṇavaṃ padamucyate
and likewise Satyaloka, and again Kailāsa, and again Vaikuṇṭha there, which is called the abode of Viṣṇu.
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DB 7 8.8
यथार्जुनः शक्रलोके गतः पार्थो धनुर्धरः । पञ्चवर्षाणि कौन्तेयः स्थितस्तत्र सुरालये सप्तमस्कन्धे इक्ष्वाकुवंशवर्णनं नामाष्टमोऽध्यायः
yathārjunaḥ śakraloke gataḥ pārtho dhanurdharaḥ | pañcavarṣāṇi kaunteyaḥ sthitastatra surālaye saptamaskandhe ikṣvākuvaṃśavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ
As Arjuna, the son of Pṛthā, the bowman, went to the world of Śakra — the son of Kuntī remained there five years in the abode of the gods. [Colophon:] In the Seventh Book, the eighth chapter, called "The Description of the Ikṣvāku Lineage."
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DB 7 8.9
मानुषेणैव देहेन वासवस्य च सन्निधौ । तथैवान्येऽपि भूपालाः ककुत्स्थप्रमुखाः किल
mānuṣeṇaiva dehena vāsavasya ca sannidhau | tathaivānye'pi bhūpālāḥ kakutsthapramukhāḥ kila
(He stayed) in the very presence of Vāsava with a human body; and so too other kings, headed by Kakutstha, indeed (did the same).
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DB 7 8.10
स्वर्लोकगतयः पश्चाद्दैत्याश्चापि महाबलाः । जित्वेन्द्रसदनं प्राप्य संस्थितास्तत्र कामतः
svarlokagatayaḥ paścāddaityāścāpi mahābalāḥ | jitvendrasadanaṃ prāpya saṃsthitāstatra kāmataḥ
Afterwards even the mighty Daityas attained passage to the heavenly world; having conquered and reached Indra's dwelling, they settled there at their pleasure.
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DB 7 8.11
महाभिषः पुरा राजा ब्रह्मलोकं गतः स्वराट् । आगच्छन्तीं नृपो गङ्गामपश्यच्चातिसुन्दरीम्
mahābhiṣaḥ purā rājā brahmalokaṃ gataḥ svarāṭ | āgacchantīṃ nṛpo gaṅgāmapaśyaccātisundarīm
Formerly the self-ruling king Mahābhiṣa went to the world of Brahmā; the king saw Gaṅgā, exceedingly beautiful, coming (there).
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DB 7 8.12
वायुनाम्बरमस्यास्तु दैवादपहृतं नृप । किञ्चिन्नग्ना नृपेणाथ दृष्टा सा सुन्दरी तथा
vāyunāmbaramasyāstu daivādapahṛtaṃ nṛpa | kiñcinnagnā nṛpeṇātha dṛṣṭā sā sundarī tathā
But by fate, O king, her garment was carried away by the wind; and then that beauty was seen by the king somewhat naked.
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DB 7 8.13
स्मितं चकार कामार्तः सा च किञ्चिज्जहास वै । ब्रह्मणा तौ तदा दृष्टौ शप्तौ जातौ वसुन्धराम्
smitaṃ cakāra kāmārtaḥ sā ca kiñcijjahāsa vai | brahmaṇā tau tadā dṛṣṭau śaptau jātau vasundharām
Stricken with desire he smiled, and she too laughed a little; then the two were seen by Brahmā, and being cursed they were born on the earth.
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DB 7 8.14
वैकुण्ठेऽपि सुराः सर्वे पीडिता दैत्यदानवैः । गत्वा हरिं जगन्नाथमस्तुवन्कमलापतिम्
vaikuṇṭhe'pi surāḥ sarve pīḍitā daityadānavaiḥ | gatvā hariṃ jagannāthamastuvankamalāpatim
Even in Vaikuṇṭha all the gods, oppressed by the Daityas and Dānavas, went and praised Hari, the Lord of the world, the husband of Kamalā.
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DB 7 8.15
सन्देहो नात्र कर्तव्यः सर्वथा नृपसत्तम । गम्याः सर्वेऽपि लोकाः स्युर्मानवानां नराधिप
sandeho nātra kartavyaḥ sarvathā nṛpasattama | gamyāḥ sarve'pi lokāḥ syurmānavānāṃ narādhipa
No doubt at all should be entertained about this, O best of kings; all the worlds are accessible to men, O ruler of men.
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DB 7 8.16
अवश्यं कृतपुण्यानां तापसानां नराधिप । पुण्यसद्भाव एवात्र गमने कारणं नृप
avaśyaṃ kṛtapuṇyānāṃ tāpasānāṃ narādhipa | puṇyasadbhāva evātra gamane kāraṇaṃ nṛpa
Certainly to ascetics who have performed merit, O ruler of men — the very existence of merit is here the cause of (their) going, O king.
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DB 7 8.17
तथैव यजमानानां यज्ञेन भावितात्मनाम् । जनमेजय उवाच - रेवतो रेवतीं कन्यां गृहीत्वा चारुलोचनाम्
tathaiva yajamānānāṃ yajñena bhāvitātmanām | janamejaya uvāca - revato revatīṃ kanyāṃ gṛhītvā cārulocanām
And likewise for sacrificers whose selves are purified by sacrifice. Janamejaya said: Revata, taking his daughter Revatī of lovely eyes...
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DB 7 8.18
ब्रह्मलोकं गतः पश्चात्किं कृतं तेने भूभुजा । ब्रह्मणा किं समादिष्टं कस्मै दत्ता सुता पुनः
brahmalokaṃ gataḥ paścātkiṃ kṛtaṃ tene bhūbhujā | brahmaṇā kiṃ samādiṣṭaṃ kasmai dattā sutā punaḥ
...afterwards went to the world of Brahmā: what was done there by that king? What did Brahmā instruct? And to whom was the daughter given?
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DB 7 8.19
तत्सर्वं विस्तराद्बह्मन् कथय त्वं ममाधुना । व्यास उवाच - निशामय महीपाल राजा रेवतकः किल
tatsarvaṃ vistarādbahman kathaya tvaṃ mamādhunā | vyāsa uvāca - niśāmaya mahīpāla rājā revatakaḥ kila
Tell me all that now in detail, O brahmin. Vyāsa said: Listen, O ruler of the earth: the king Revataka, indeed—
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DB 7 8.20
पुत्र्या वरं परिप्रष्टुं ब्रह्मलोकं गतो यदा । आवर्तमाने गान्धर्वे स्थितो लब्धक्षणः क्षणम्
putryā varaṃ paripraṣṭuṃ brahmalokaṃ gato yadā | āvartamāne gāndharve sthito labdhakṣaṇaḥ kṣaṇam
—when he went to Brahmā's world to ask about a husband for his daughter, while a Gandharva performance was going on he waited, having obtained (only) a moment's opportunity.
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DB 7 8.21
शृण्वन्नतृप्यद्धृष्टात्मा सभायां तु सकन्यकः ।
śṛṇvannatṛpyaddhṛṣṭātmā sabhāyāṃ tu sakanyakaḥ |
Listening, delighted in mind, he was not satiated, (there) in the assembly together with his daughter.
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DB 7 8.22
दर्शयित्वा सुतां तस्मै स्वाभिप्रायं न्यवेदयत् । राजोवाच - वरं कथय देवेश कन्येयं मम पुत्रिका
darśayitvā sutāṃ tasmai svābhiprāyaṃ nyavedayat | rājovāca - varaṃ kathaya deveśa kanyeyaṃ mama putrikā
Having shown his daughter to him, he made known his own intention. The king said: Name a husband, O lord of gods; this girl is my daughter.
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DB 7 8.23
देया कस्मै मया ब्रह्मन् प्रष्टुं त्वां समुपागतः । बहवो राजपुत्रा मे वीक्षिताः कुलसम्भवाः कस्मिंश्चिन्मे मनः कामं नोपतिष्ठति चञ्चलम् । तस्मात्त्वां देवदेवेश प्रष्टुमत्रागतोऽस्म्यहम्
deyā kasmai mayā brahman praṣṭuṃ tvāṃ samupāgataḥ | bahavo rājaputrā me vīkṣitāḥ kulasambhavāḥ kasmiṃścinme manaḥ kāmaṃ nopatiṣṭhati cañcalam | tasmāttvāṃ devadeveśa praṣṭumatrāgato'smyaham
To whom should she be given by me, O Brahmā? I have come to ask you. Many princes born of (good) families have been looked over by me; my fickle mind does not settle with desire upon any one of them. Therefore, O god of gods, I have come here to ask you.
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DB 7 8.25
तदाज्ञापय सर्वज्ञ योग्यं राजसुतं वरम् । कुलीनं बलवन्तं च सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्
tadājñāpaya sarvajña yogyaṃ rājasutaṃ varam | kulīnaṃ balavantaṃ ca sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam
So command, O all-knowing one, a suitable prince as husband — well-born, strong, and endowed with all (auspicious) marks.
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DB 7 8.26
दातारं धर्मशीलं च राजपुत्रं समादिश । व्यास उवाच - तदाकर्ण्य जगत्कर्ता वचनं नृपतेस्तदा
dātāraṃ dharmaśīlaṃ ca rājaputraṃ samādiśa | vyāsa uvāca - tadākarṇya jagatkartā vacanaṃ nṛpatestadā
Designate a prince who is generous and of righteous conduct. Vyāsa said: Hearing that speech of the king then, the maker of the world,
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DB 7 8.27
तमुवाच हसन्वाक्यं दृष्ट्वा कालस्य पर्ययम् । ब्रह्मोवाच - राजपुत्रास्त्वया राजन् वरा ये हृदये कृताः
tamuvāca hasanvākyaṃ dṛṣṭvā kālasya paryayam | brahmovāca - rājaputrāstvayā rājan varā ye hṛdaye kṛtāḥ
seeing the turning of time, laughingly spoke these words to him. Brahmā said: The princes, O king, whom you had settled on in your heart as suitors —
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DB 7 8.28
ग्रस्ताः कालेन ते सर्वे सपितृपौत्रबान्धवाः । सप्तविंशतिमोऽद्यैव द्वापरस्तु प्रवर्तते
grastāḥ kālena te sarve sapitṛpautrabāndhavāḥ | saptaviṃśatimo'dyaiva dvāparastu pravartate
they have all been swallowed by time, together with their fathers, grandsons and kinsmen. This very day the twenty-seventh Dvāpara is in progress.
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DB 7 8.29
वंशजास्ते मृताः सर्वे पुरी दैत्यैर्विलुण्ठिता । सोमवंशोद्भवस्तत्र राजा राज्यं प्रशास्ति हि
vaṃśajāste mṛtāḥ sarve purī daityairviluṇṭhitā | somavaṃśodbhavastatra rājā rājyaṃ praśāsti hi
All those born in your line are dead, and the city has been plundered by the Daityas; there a king sprung from the lunar dynasty rules the kingdom.
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DB 7 8.30
उग्रसेन इति ख्यातो मथुराधिपतिः किल । ययातिवंशसम्भूतो राजा माथुरमण्डले
ugrasena iti khyāto mathurādhipatiḥ kila | yayātivaṃśasambhūto rājā māthuramaṇḍale
He is known as Ugrasena, lord of Mathurā indeed, a king born in Yayāti's line, (ruling) in the Mathurā region.
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DB 7 8.31
उग्रसेनात्मजः कंसः सुरद्वेषी महाबलः । दैत्यांशः पितरं सोऽपि कारागारं न्यवेशयत्
ugrasenātmajaḥ kaṃsaḥ suradveṣī mahābalaḥ | daityāṃśaḥ pitaraṃ so'pi kārāgāraṃ nyaveśayat
Ugrasena's son is Kaṃsa, a hater of the gods, of great strength; being a portion of a Daitya, he even put his own father into prison.
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DB 7 8.32
स्वयं राज्यं चकारासौ नृपाणां मदगर्वितः । मेदिनी चातिभारार्ता ब्रह्माणं शरणं गता
svayaṃ rājyaṃ cakārāsau nṛpāṇāṃ madagarvitaḥ | medinī cātibhārārtā brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatā
He himself took over the kingdom, puffed up with pride among kings; and the earth, afflicted by the excessive burden, went to Brahmā for refuge.
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DB 7 8.33
दुष्टराजन्यसैन्यायां भारेणातिसमाकुला । अंशावतरणं तत्र गदितं सुरसत्तमैः
duṣṭarājanyasainyāyāṃ bhāreṇātisamākulā | aṃśāvataraṇaṃ tatra gaditaṃ surasattamaiḥ
(The earth,) utterly troubled by the weight of the armies of wicked kings — there the descent of (divine) portions was declared by the best of the gods.
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DB 7 8.34
वासुदेवः समुत्पन्नः कृष्णः कमललोचनः । देवक्यां देवरूपिण्यां योऽसौ नारायणो मुनिः
vāsudevaḥ samutpannaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kamalalocanaḥ | devakyāṃ devarūpiṇyāṃ yo'sau nārāyaṇo muniḥ
Vāsudeva was born, Kṛṣṇa of lotus eyes, of Devakī who has the form of a goddess — he who is that sage Nārāyaṇa,
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DB 7 8.35
तपश्चचार दुःसाध्यं धर्मपुत्रः सनातनः । गङ्गातीरे नरसखः पुण्ये बदरिकाश्रमे
tapaścacāra duḥsādhyaṃ dharmaputraḥ sanātanaḥ | gaṅgātīre narasakhaḥ puṇye badarikāśrame
who performed hard-to-accomplish austerity, the eternal son of Dharma, the friend of Nara, on the bank of the Gaṅgā in the holy Badarikā hermitage.
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DB 7 8.36
सोऽवतीर्णो यदुकुले वासुदेवोऽपि विश्रुतः । तेनासौ निहतः पापः कंसः कृष्णेन सत्तम
so'vatīrṇo yadukule vāsudevo'pi viśrutaḥ | tenāsau nihataḥ pāpaḥ kaṃsaḥ kṛṣṇena sattama
He has descended into the Yadu family, well known as Vāsudeva; by him, by Kṛṣṇa, that sinful Kaṃsa was slain, O best one.
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DB 7 8.37
उग्रसेनाय राज्यं वै दत्तं हत्वा खलं सुतम् । कंसस्य श्वशुरः पापो जरासन्धो महाबलः
ugrasenāya rājyaṃ vai dattaṃ hatvā khalaṃ sutam | kaṃsasya śvaśuraḥ pāpo jarāsandho mahābalaḥ
Having killed the wicked son, the kingdom was given to Ugrasena. Kaṃsa's father-in-law was the sinful Jarāsandha of great strength,
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DB 7 8.38
आगत्य मथुरां क्रोधाच्चकार सङ्गरं मुदा । कृष्णेनासौ जितः संख्ये जरासन्धो महाबलः
āgatya mathurāṃ krodhāccakāra saṅgaraṃ mudā | kṛṣṇenāsau jitaḥ saṃkhye jarāsandho mahābalaḥ
who came to Mathurā in anger and gladly waged war; that mighty Jarāsandha was defeated in battle by Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.39
प्रेषयामास युद्धाय सबलं यवनं ततः । श्रुत्वाऽऽयान्तं महाशूरं ससैन्यं यवनाधिपम्
preṣayāmāsa yuddhāya sabalaṃ yavanaṃ tataḥ | śrutvā''yāntaṃ mahāśūraṃ sasainyaṃ yavanādhipam
Then he sent the Yavana with his forces to fight; hearing that the great hero, the lord of the Yavanas, was coming with his army —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.40
[कृष्णस्तु मथुरां त्यक्त्वा पुरीं द्वारावतीमगात् । प्रभग्नां तां पुरीं कृष्णः शिल्पिभिः सह सङ्गतैः ॥ कारयामास दुर्गाढ्यां हट्टशालाविमण्डिताम् । जीर्णोद्धारं पुरः कृत्वा वासुदेवः प्रतापवान् । उग्रसेनं च राजानं चकार वशवर्तिनम् ॥] यादवान्स्थापयामास द्वारवत्यां यदूत्तमः । वासुदेवस्तु तत्राद्य वर्तते बान्धवैः सह
[kṛṣṇastu mathurāṃ tyaktvā purīṃ dvārāvatīmagāt | prabhagnāṃ tāṃ purīṃ kṛṣṇaḥ śilpibhiḥ saha saṅgataiḥ || kārayāmāsa durgāḍhyāṃ haṭṭaśālāvimaṇḍitām | jīrṇoddhāraṃ puraḥ kṛtvā vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān | ugrasenaṃ ca rājānaṃ cakāra vaśavartinam ||] yādavānsthāpayāmāsa dvāravatyāṃ yadūttamaḥ | vāsudevastu tatrādya vartate bāndhavaiḥ saha
[Kṛṣṇa, however, left Mathurā and went to the city of Dvārāvatī; that ruined city Kṛṣṇa, together with assembled craftsmen, had made rich in ramparts and adorned with markets and halls. Having carried out the restoration of what was decayed, the majestic Vāsudeva made king Ugrasena subject to himself.] The best of the Yadus settled the Yādavas in Dvāravatī, and Vāsudeva dwells there today together with his kinsmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.41
तास्याग्रतः स विख्यातो बलदेवो हलायुधः । शेषांशो मुसली वीरो वरोऽस्तु तव सम्मतः
tāsyāgrataḥ sa vikhyāto baladevo halāyudhaḥ | śeṣāṃśo musalī vīro varo'stu tava sammataḥ
Foremost among them is the renowned Baladeva, whose weapon is the plough, a portion of Śeṣa, the club-bearing hero; let him be the bridegroom approved for you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.42
सङ्कर्षणाय देह्याशु कन्यां कमललोचनाम् । रेवतीं बलभद्राय विवाहविधिना ततः
saṅkarṣaṇāya dehyāśu kanyāṃ kamalalocanām | revatīṃ balabhadrāya vivāhavidhinā tataḥ
Give the lotus-eyed girl at once to Saṅkarṣaṇa — Revatī to Balabhadra, then, by the rite of marriage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.43
दत्त्वा पुत्रीं नृपश्रेष्ठ गच्छ त्वं बदरिकाश्रमम् । तपस्तप्तुं सुरारामं पावनं कामदं नृणाम्
dattvā putrīṃ nṛpaśreṣṭha gaccha tvaṃ badarikāśramam | tapastaptuṃ surārāmaṃ pāvanaṃ kāmadaṃ nṛṇām
Having given your daughter, O best of kings, go to the Badarikā hermitage to perform austerity — the garden of the gods, purifying, granting men their wishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.44
व्यास उवाच - इति राजा समादिष्टो ब्रह्मणा पद्मयोनिना । जगाम तरसा राजन् द्वारकां कन्ययान्वितः
vyāsa uvāca - iti rājā samādiṣṭo brahmaṇā padmayoninā | jagāma tarasā rājan dvārakāṃ kanyayānvitaḥ
Vyāsa said: Thus instructed by Brahmā, born of the lotus, the king went swiftly, O king, to Dvārakā, accompanied by his daughter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.45
ददौ तां बलदेवाय कन्यां वै शुभलक्षणाम् । ततस्तप्त्वा तपस्तीव्रं नृपतिः कालपर्यये
dadau tāṃ baladevāya kanyāṃ vai śubhalakṣaṇām | tatastaptvā tapastīvraṃ nṛpatiḥ kālaparyaye
He gave that girl of auspicious marks to Baladeva; then, having practised fierce austerity, the king, in the course of time,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.46
जगाम त्रिदशावासं त्यक्त्वा देहं सरित्तटे । राजोवाच - भगवन्महदाश्चर्यं भवता समुदाहृतम्
jagāma tridaśāvāsaṃ tyaktvā dehaṃ sarittaṭe | rājovāca - bhagavanmahadāścaryaṃ bhavatā samudāhṛtam
went to the dwelling of the thirty (gods), abandoning his body on the river bank. The king said: Sir, a great marvel has been recounted by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.47
रेवतस्तु स्थितस्तत्र ब्रह्मलोके सुतार्थतः । युगानां तु गतं तत्र शतमष्टोत्तरं किल
revatastu sthitastatra brahmaloke sutārthataḥ | yugānāṃ tu gataṃ tatra śatamaṣṭottaraṃ kila
Revata stayed there in Brahmā's world for his daughter's sake, and there indeed one hundred and eight yugas passed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.48
कन्या वृद्धा न सञ्जाता राजा वातितरां नु किम् । एतावन्तं तथा कालमायुः पूर्णं तयोः कथम्
kanyā vṛddhā na sañjātā rājā vātitarāṃ nu kim | etāvantaṃ tathā kālamāyuḥ pūrṇaṃ tayoḥ katham
The girl did not grow old — how much less the king? Yet how was so long a span of life completed for those two?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.49
व्यास उवाच - न जरा क्षुपित्पासा वा न मृत्युर्न भयं पुनः । न तु ग्लानिः प्रभवति ब्रह्मलोके सदानघ
vyāsa uvāca - na jarā kṣupitpāsā vā na mṛtyurna bhayaṃ punaḥ | na tu glāniḥ prabhavati brahmaloke sadānagha
Vyāsa said: There is no old age, no hunger or thirst, nor death, nor fear again; nor does weariness prevail in the world of Brahmā ever, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.50
मेरुं गतस्य शर्यातेः सन्तती राक्षसैर्हता । गताः कुशस्थलीं त्यक्त्वा भयभीता इतस्ततः
meruṃ gatasya śaryāteḥ santatī rākṣasairhatā | gatāḥ kuśasthalīṃ tyaktvā bhayabhītā itastataḥ
When Śaryāti had gone to Meru, his offspring were slain by rākṣasas; abandoning (their home) they went, terrified with fear, hither and thither, to Kuśasthalī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.51
मनोश्च क्षुवतः पुत्र उत्पन्नो वीर्यवत्तरः । इक्ष्वाकुरिति विख्यातः सूर्यवंशकरस्तु सः
manośca kṣuvataḥ putra utpanno vīryavattaraḥ | ikṣvākuriti vikhyātaḥ sūryavaṃśakarastu saḥ
And from Manu, as he sneezed, a son was born, of greater valour, renowned by the name Ikṣvāku; he was the founder of the solar line.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.52
वंशार्थं तप आतिष्ठद्देवीं ध्यात्वा निरन्तरम् । नारदस्योपदेशेन प्राप्य दीक्षामनुत्तमाम्
vaṃśārthaṃ tapa ātiṣṭhaddevīṃ dhyātvā nirantaram | nāradasyopadeśena prāpya dīkṣāmanuttamām
For the sake of (continuing) the line he undertook austerity, meditating on the Goddess without interruption, having received the highest initiation by Nārada's instruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.53
तस्य पुत्रशतं राजन्निक्ष्वाकोरिति विश्रुतम् । विकुक्षिः प्रथमस्तेषां बलवीर्यसमन्वितः
tasya putraśataṃ rājannikṣvākoriti viśrutam | vikukṣiḥ prathamasteṣāṃ balavīryasamanvitaḥ
He, renowned as Ikṣvāku, had a hundred sons, O king; the first of them was Vikukṣi, endowed with strength and valour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.54
अयोध्यायां स्थितो राजा इक्ष्वाकुरिति विश्रुतः । शकुनिप्रमुखाः पुत्रा पञ्चाशद्बलवत्तराः
ayodhyāyāṃ sthito rājā ikṣvākuriti viśrutaḥ | śakunipramukhāḥ putrā pañcāśadbalavattarāḥ
The king renowned as Ikṣvāku dwelt in Ayodhyā; fifty of his sons, very strong, headed by Śakuni,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.55
उत्तरापथदेशस्य रक्षितारः कृताः किल । दक्षिणस्यां तथा राजन्नादिष्टास्तेन ते सुताः
uttarāpathadeśasya rakṣitāraḥ kṛtāḥ kila | dakṣiṇasyāṃ tathā rājannādiṣṭāstena te sutāḥ
were indeed made protectors of the northern region; and likewise in the south, O king, those (other) sons were appointed by him —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 8.56
चत्वारिंशत्तथाष्टौ च रक्षणार्थं महात्मना । अन्यौ द्वौ संस्थितौ पार्श्वे सेवार्थं तस्य भूपतेः
catvāriṃśattathāṣṭau ca rakṣaṇārthaṃ mahātmanā | anyau dvau saṃsthitau pārśve sevārthaṃ tasya bhūpateḥ
forty-eight of them, for protection, by that great-souled one; two others remained at (his) side for the service of that king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition