Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 1
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भुवनकोशप्रसङ्गे देव्या मनवे वरदानवर्णनम् जनमेजय उवाच सूर्यचन्द्रान्वयोत्थानां नृपाणां सत्कथाश्रितम् । चरितं भवता प्रोक्तं श्रुतं तदमृतास्पदम् संहितायामष्टमस्कन्धे भुवनकोशप्रसङ्गे देव्या मनवे वरदानवर्णनं नाम प्रधमोऽध्यायः
bhuvanakośaprasaṅge devyā manave varadānavarṇanam janamejaya uvāca sūryacandrānvayotthānāṃ nṛpāṇāṃ satkathāśritam | caritaṃ bhavatā proktaṃ śrutaṃ tadamṛtāspadam saṃhitāyāmaṣṭamaskandhe bhuvanakośaprasaṅge devyā manave varadānavarṇanaṃ nāma pradhamo'dhyāyaḥ
The description of the Goddess's granting of a boon to Manu, in connection with the sphere of the worlds. Janamejaya said: The conduct of the kings sprung from the lineages of the Sun and the Moon, resting on good narratives, has been recounted by you, and I have heard it, that abode of nectar. — (Thus) the first chapter, called the description of the Goddess's granting of a boon to Manu in connection with the sphere of the worlds, in the eighth book of the Saṃhitā.
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अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि सा देवी जगदम्बिका । मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु यद्यद्रूपेण पूज्यते
adhunā śrotumicchāmi sā devī jagadambikā | manvantareṣu sarveṣu yadyadrūpeṇa pūjyate
Now I wish to hear: that Goddess, the Mother of the world — in which form is she worshipped in each of all the Manu-periods?
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यस्मिन्यस्मिंश्च वै स्थाने येन येन च कर्मणा । (शरीरेण च देवेशी पूजनीया फलप्रदा । येनैव मन्त्रबीजेन यत्र यत्र च पूज्यते ॥) देव्या विराट्स्वरूपस्य वर्णनं च यथातथम्
yasminyasmiṃśca vai sthāne yena yena ca karmaṇā | (śarīreṇa ca deveśī pūjanīyā phalapradā | yenaiva mantrabījena yatra yatra ca pūjyate ||) devyā virāṭsvarūpasya varṇanaṃ ca yathātatham
And in which place, and by which act (and in which bodily form the Queen of the gods is to be worshipped as granting fruit; and by which very seed-mantra, and where she is worshipped) — and also a faithful description of the Goddess's Virāṭ (cosmic) form.
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येन ध्यानेन तत्सूक्ष्मे स्वरूपे स्यान्मतेर्गतिः । तत्सर्वं वद विप्रर्षे येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्
yena dhyānena tatsūkṣme svarūpe syānmatergatiḥ | tatsarvaṃ vada viprarṣe yena śreyo'hamāpnuyām
And by which meditation the mind may reach that subtle essential form of hers — tell me all that, O sage among brahmins, whereby I may attain the highest good.
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व्यास उवाच शृणु राजन् प्रवक्ष्यामि देव्याराधनमुत्तमम् । यत्कृतेन श्रुतेनापि नरः श्रेयोऽत्र विन्दते
vyāsa uvāca śṛṇu rājan pravakṣyāmi devyārādhanamuttamam | yatkṛtena śrutenāpi naraḥ śreyo'tra vindate
Vyāsa said: Hear, O king, I shall declare the supreme worship of the Goddess, by the performing of which, or even by the hearing of which, a man obtains the highest good here.
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एवमेतन्नारदेन पृष्टो नारायणः पुरा । तस्मै यदुक्तवान्देवो योगचर्याप्रवर्तकः
evametannāradena pṛṣṭo nārāyaṇaḥ purā | tasmai yaduktavāndevo yogacaryāpravartakaḥ
Just so was Nārāyaṇa questioned about this by Nārada long ago; (I shall tell) what that god, the promulgator of the practice of yoga, said to him.
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एकदा नारदः श्रीमान्पर्यटन्पृथिवीमिमाम् । नारायणाश्रमं प्राप्तो गतखेदश्च तस्थिवान्
ekadā nāradaḥ śrīmānparyaṭanpṛthivīmimām | nārāyaṇāśramaṃ prāpto gatakhedaśca tasthivān
Once the illustrious Nārada, wandering over this earth, came to Nārāyaṇa's hermitage and, his weariness gone, stayed there.
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तस्मै योगात्मने नत्वा ब्रह्मदेवतनूद्भवः । पर्यपृच्छदिमं चार्थं यत्पृष्टो भवतानघ
tasmai yogātmane natvā brahmadevatanūdbhavaḥ | paryapṛcchadimaṃ cārthaṃ yatpṛṣṭo bhavatānagha
Bowing to him, whose self is yoga, the one sprung from the body of the god Brahmā asked this very matter which you have asked, O sinless one.
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नारद उवाच देवदेव महादेव पुराणपुरुषोत्तम । जगदाधार सर्वज्ञ श्लाघनीयोरुसद्गुण
nārada uvāca devadeva mahādeva purāṇapuruṣottama | jagadādhāra sarvajña ślāghanīyorusadguṇa
Nārada said: O God of gods, great God, ancient and best of persons, support of the world, all-knowing one, whose many good qualities are to be praised —
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जगतस्तत्त्वमाद्यं यत्तन्मे वद यथेप्सितम् । जायते कुत एवेदं कुतश्चेदं प्रतिष्ठितम्
jagatastattvamādyaṃ yattanme vada yathepsitam | jāyate kuta evedaṃ kutaścedaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
Tell me, as I wish, that which is the primal essence of the world: from what is this (world) born, and in what is it established?
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कुतोऽन्तं प्राप्नुयात्काले कुत्र सर्वफलोदयः । केन ज्ञातेन मायैषा मोहभूर्नाशमाप्नुयात्
kuto'ntaṃ prāpnuyātkāle kutra sarvaphalodayaḥ | kena jñātena māyaiṣā mohabhūrnāśamāpnuyāt
From what does it reach its end in time; where lies the arising of all fruits? By knowing what does this Māyā, the source of delusion, come to destruction?
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कयार्चया किं जपेन किं ध्यानेनात्महृत्कजे । प्रकाशो जायते देव तमस्यर्कोदयो यथा
kayārcayā kiṃ japena kiṃ dhyānenātmahṛtkaje | prakāśo jāyate deva tamasyarkodayo yathā
By what worship, by what muttered prayer, by what meditation, O God, does light arise in the lotus of one's own heart, as the sunrise (arises) in darkness?
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एतत्प्रश्नोत्तरं देव ब्रूहि सर्वमशेषतः । यथा लोकस्तरेदन्धतमसं त्वञ्जसैव हि
etatpraśnottaraṃ deva brūhi sarvamaśeṣataḥ | yathā lokastaredandhatamasaṃ tvañjasaiva hi
Speak, O God, the whole answer to this question without remainder, so that the world may cross over blinding darkness readily indeed.
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व्यास उवाच एवं देवर्षिणा पृष्टः प्राचीनो मुनिसत्तमः । नारायणो महायोगी प्रतिनन्द्य वचोऽब्रवीत्
vyāsa uvāca evaṃ devarṣiṇā pṛṣṭaḥ prācīno munisattamaḥ | nārāyaṇo mahāyogī pratinandya vaco'bravīt
Vyāsa said: Thus questioned by the divine sage, the ancient one, best of sages, the great yogin Nārāyaṇa, welcoming (the question), spoke these words.
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श्रीनारायण उवाच शृणु देवर्षिवर्यात्र जगतस्तत्त्वमुत्तमम् । येन ज्ञातेन मर्त्यो हि जायते न जगद्भ्रमे
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca śṛṇu devarṣivaryātra jagatastattvamuttamam | yena jñātena martyo hi jāyate na jagadbhrame
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Hear here, O best of divine sages, the supreme essence of the world, by knowing which a mortal is not born into the confusion of the world.
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जगतस्तत्त्वमित्येव देवी प्रोक्ता मयापि हि । ऋषिभिर्देवगन्धर्वैरन्यैश्चापि मनीषिभिः
jagatastattvamityeva devī proktā mayāpi hi | ṛṣibhirdevagandharvairanyaiścāpi manīṣibhiḥ
Indeed the Goddess has been declared to be precisely the essence of the world — by me too, and by the seers, gods and gandharvas, and by other wise ones as well.
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सा जगत्सृजते देवी तया च प्रतिपाल्यते । तया च नाश्यते सर्वमिति प्रोक्तं गुणत्रयात्
sā jagatsṛjate devī tayā ca pratipālyate | tayā ca nāśyate sarvamiti proktaṃ guṇatrayāt
She, the Goddess, creates the world, and by her it is sustained, and by her all is destroyed — thus it is said, on account of the three qualities.
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तस्याः स्वरूपं वक्ष्यामि देव्याः सिद्धर्षिपूजितम् । स्मरतां सर्वपापघ्नं कामदं मोक्षदं तथा
tasyāḥ svarūpaṃ vakṣyāmi devyāḥ siddharṣipūjitam | smaratāṃ sarvapāpaghnaṃ kāmadaṃ mokṣadaṃ tathā
I shall tell of the essential form of that Goddess, worshipped by the perfected ones and the seers, destroying all sins of those who remember it, granting desires and likewise granting liberation.
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मनुः स्वायम्भुवस्त्वाद्यः पद्मपुत्रः प्रतापवान् । शतरूपापतिः श्रीमान्सर्वमन्वन्तराधिपः
manuḥ svāyambhuvastvādyaḥ padmaputraḥ pratāpavān | śatarūpāpatiḥ śrīmānsarvamanvantarādhipaḥ
Now Manu Svāyambhuva was the first, the son of the Lotus-born, mighty, husband of Śatarūpā, glorious, lord of all the Manu-periods.
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स मनुः पितरं देवं प्रजापतिमकल्मषम् । भक्त्या पर्यचरत्पूर्वं तमुवाचात्मभूः सुतम्
sa manuḥ pitaraṃ devaṃ prajāpatimakalmaṣam | bhaktyā paryacaratpūrvaṃ tamuvācātmabhūḥ sutam
That Manu formerly served with devotion his father, the god Prajāpati, free of stain; and the Self-born spoke to his son:
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पुत्र पुत्र त्वया कार्यं देव्याराधनमुत्तमम् । तत्प्रसादेन ते तात प्रजासर्गः प्रसिद्ध्यति
putra putra tvayā kāryaṃ devyārādhanamuttamam | tatprasādena te tāta prajāsargaḥ prasiddhyati
"Son, son, you must perform the supreme worship of the Goddess; by her grace, dear child, your creation of living beings will succeed."
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एवमुक्तः प्रजास्रष्ट्रा मनुः स्वायम्भुवो विराट् । जगद्योनिं तदा देवीं तपसातर्पयद् विभुः
evamuktaḥ prajāsraṣṭrā manuḥ svāyambhuvo virāṭ | jagadyoniṃ tadā devīṃ tapasātarpayad vibhuḥ
Thus addressed by the creator of creatures, Manu Svāyambhuva, the resplendent and mighty one, then gratified with austerity the Goddess who is the womb of the world.
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तुष्टाव देवीं देवेशीं समाहितमतिः किल । आद्यां मायां सर्वशक्तिं सर्वकारणकारणाम्
tuṣṭāva devīṃ deveśīṃ samāhitamatiḥ kila | ādyāṃ māyāṃ sarvaśaktiṃ sarvakāraṇakāraṇām
With concentrated mind he praised the Goddess, the ruler of the gods, the primordial Māyā, the all-power, the cause of all causes.
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मनुरुवाच नमो नमस्ते देवेशि जगत्कारणकारणे । शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ते नारायणहृदाश्रिते
manuruvāca namo namaste deveśi jagatkāraṇakāraṇe | śaṅkhacakragadāhaste nārāyaṇahṛdāśrite
Manu said: Homage, homage to you, ruler of the gods, cause of the cause of the world, holding conch, discus and mace in your hands, dwelling in Nārāyaṇa's heart.
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वेदमूर्त्ते जगन्मातः कारणस्थानरूपिणि । वेदत्रयप्रमाणज्ञे सर्वदेवनुते शिवे
vedamūrtte jaganmātaḥ kāraṇasthānarūpiṇi | vedatrayapramāṇajñe sarvadevanute śive
O you whose form is the Veda, mother of the world, embodied as the seat of the cause, knower of the authority of the three Vedas, praised by all the gods, auspicious one.
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माहेश्वरि महाभागे महामाये महोदये । महादेवप्रियावासे महादेवप्रियंकरि
māheśvari mahābhāge mahāmāye mahodaye | mahādevapriyāvāse mahādevapriyaṃkari
O Māheśvarī, greatly fortunate one, great Māyā, of great arising, dwelling as the beloved of Mahādeva, doing what is dear to Mahādeva.
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गोपेन्द्रस्य प्रिये ज्येष्ठे महानन्दे महोत्सवे । महामारीभयहरे नमो देवादिपूजिते
gopendrasya priye jyeṣṭhe mahānande mahotsave | mahāmārībhayahare namo devādipūjite
O beloved of the lord of the cowherds, eldest one, great bliss, great festival, remover of the fear of the great pestilence — homage to you, worshipped by the gods and the rest.
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सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके । शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते
sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike | śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo'stu te
O auspiciousness of all auspicious things, benign one, accomplisher of every aim, refuge, three-eyed one, Gaurī, Nārāyaṇī — homage be to you.
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DB 8 1.29
यतश्चेदं यया विश्वमोतं प्रोतं च सर्वदा । चैतन्यमेकमाद्यन्तरहितं तेजसां निधिम्
yataścedaṃ yayā viśvamotaṃ protaṃ ca sarvadā | caitanyamekamādyantarahitaṃ tejasāṃ nidhim
(I bow to her) from whom this universe is, and by whom it is always woven warp and woof — the one consciousness, without beginning or end, the treasury of splendours.
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ब्रह्मा यदीक्षणात्सर्वं करोति च हरिः सदा । पालयत्यपि विश्वेशः संहर्ता यदनुग्रहात्
brahmā yadīkṣaṇātsarvaṃ karoti ca hariḥ sadā | pālayatyapi viśveśaḥ saṃhartā yadanugrahāt
By whose glance Brahmā makes everything, and Hari always protects, and by whose favour the lord of the universe is the destroyer.
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मधुकैटभसम्भूतभयार्तः पद्मसम्भवः । यस्याः स्तवेन मुमुचे घोरदैत्यभवाम्बुधेः
madhukaiṭabhasambhūtabhayārtaḥ padmasambhavaḥ | yasyāḥ stavena mumuce ghoradaityabhavāmbudheḥ
The lotus-born (Brahmā), afflicted with fear arisen from Madhu and Kaiṭabha, was released by praising her from the ocean of becoming that is the terrible demons.
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त्वं ह्रीः कीर्तिः स्मृतिः कान्तिः कमला गिरिजा सती । दाक्षायणी वेदगर्भा सिद्धिदात्री सदाभया
tvaṃ hrīḥ kīrtiḥ smṛtiḥ kāntiḥ kamalā girijā satī | dākṣāyaṇī vedagarbhā siddhidātrī sadābhayā
You are modesty, fame, memory, beauty, Kamalā, the mountain's daughter, Satī, Dākṣāyaṇī, she who has the Veda in her womb, giver of accomplishment, ever fearless.
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स्तोष्ये त्वां च नमस्यामि पूजयामि जपामि च । ध्यायामि भावये वीक्षे श्रोष्ये देवि प्रसीद मे
stoṣye tvāṃ ca namasyāmi pūjayāmi japāmi ca | dhyāyāmi bhāvaye vīkṣe śroṣye devi prasīda me
I shall praise you, and I bow, I worship, and I mutter (your name); I meditate, I contemplate, I look upon (you), I shall listen — Goddess, be gracious to me.
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ब्रह्मा वेदनिधिः कृष्णो लक्ष्यावासः पुरन्दरः । त्रिलोकाधिपतिः पाशी यादसाम्पतिरुत्तमः
brahmā vedanidhiḥ kṛṣṇo lakṣyāvāsaḥ purandaraḥ | trilokādhipatiḥ pāśī yādasāmpatiruttamaḥ
Brahmā became the treasury of the Vedas, Kṛṣṇa the dwelling of Lakṣmī, Purandara the overlord of the three worlds, the noose-bearer (Varuṇa) the highest lord of the water-creatures.
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कुबेरो निधिनाथोऽभूद्यमो जातः परेतराट् । नैर्ऋतो रक्षसां नाथः सोमो जातो ह्यपोमयः
kubero nidhinātho'bhūdyamo jātaḥ paretarāṭ | nairṛto rakṣasāṃ nāthaḥ somo jāto hyapomayaḥ
Kubera became the lord of treasures, Yama was born as king of the departed, Nairṛta as lord of the demons, and Soma was born made of waters.
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त्रिलोकवन्द्ये लोकेशि महामाङ्गल्यरूपिणि । नमस्तेऽस्तु पुनर्भूयो जगन्मातर्नमो नमः
trilokavandye lokeśi mahāmāṅgalyarūpiṇi | namaste'stu punarbhūyo jaganmātarnamo namaḥ
O you honoured in the three worlds, mistress of the worlds, embodiment of great auspiciousness, homage be to you again and again; mother of the world, homage, homage.
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DB 8 1.37
श्रीनारायण उवाच एवं स्तुता भगवती दुर्गा नारायणी परा । प्रसन्ना प्राह देवर्षे ब्रह्मपुत्रमिदं वचः
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca evaṃ stutā bhagavatī durgā nārāyaṇī parā | prasannā prāha devarṣe brahmaputramidaṃ vacaḥ
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Thus praised, the blessed Durgā, the supreme Nārāyaṇī, being pleased, O divine sage, spoke this word to Brahmā's son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 1.38
देव्युवाच वरं वरय राजेन्द्र ब्रह्मपुत्र यदिच्छसि । प्रसन्नाहं स्तवेनात्र भक्त्या चाराधनेन च
devyuvāca varaṃ varaya rājendra brahmaputra yadicchasi | prasannāhaṃ stavenātra bhaktyā cārādhanena ca
The Goddess said: Choose a boon, best of kings, son of Brahmā, whatever you wish; I am pleased here by your praise, and by your devotion and worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 1.39
मनुरुवाच यदि देवि प्रसन्नासि भक्त्या कारुणिकोत्तमे । तदा निर्विघ्नतः सृष्टिः प्रजायाः स्यात्तवाज्ञया
manuruvāca yadi devi prasannāsi bhaktyā kāruṇikottame | tadā nirvighnataḥ sṛṣṭiḥ prajāyāḥ syāttavājñayā
Manu said: Goddess, best of the compassionate, if you are pleased by (my) devotion, then by your command let the creation of offspring be without obstacle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 1.40
देव्युवाच प्रजासर्गः प्रभवतु ममानुग्रहतः किल । निर्विघ्नेन च राजेन्द्र वृद्धिश्चाप्युत्तरोत्तरम्
devyuvāca prajāsargaḥ prabhavatu mamānugrahataḥ kila | nirvighnena ca rājendra vṛddhiścāpyuttarottaram
The Goddess said: Let the creation of offspring succeed by my favour, and without obstacle, O best of kings, and let there be increase more and more.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 1.41
यः कश्चित्पठते स्तोत्रं मद्भक्त्या त्वत्कृतं सदा । तेषां विद्या प्रजासिद्धिः कीर्तिः कान्त्युदयः खलु
yaḥ kaścitpaṭhate stotraṃ madbhaktyā tvatkṛtaṃ sadā | teṣāṃ vidyā prajāsiddhiḥ kīrtiḥ kāntyudayaḥ khalu
Whoever always recites with devotion to me the hymn made by you — theirs are learning, success in offspring, fame, and indeed a rise of beauty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 1.42
जायन्ते धनधान्यानि शक्तिरप्रहता नृणाम् । सर्वत्र विजयो राजन् सुखं शत्रुपरिक्षयः
jāyante dhanadhānyāni śaktiraprahatā nṛṇām | sarvatra vijayo rājan sukhaṃ śatruparikṣayaḥ
Wealth and grain come to be, and men's power is unassailed; victory everywhere, O king, happiness, and the destruction of enemies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 1.43
श्रीनारायण उवाच एवं दत्त्वा वरान् देवी मनवे ब्रह्मसूनवे । अन्तर्धानं गता चासीत्पश्यतस्तस्य धीमतः
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca evaṃ dattvā varān devī manave brahmasūnave | antardhānaṃ gatā cāsītpaśyatastasya dhīmataḥ
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Having thus given boons to Manu, the son of Brahmā, the Goddess vanished while that wise one looked on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 1.44
अथ लब्धवरो राजा ब्रह्मपुत्रः प्रतापवान् । ब्रह्माणमब्रवीत्तात स्थानं मे दीयतां रहः
atha labdhavaro rājā brahmaputraḥ pratāpavān | brahmāṇamabravīttāta sthānaṃ me dīyatāṃ rahaḥ
Then the king, Brahmā's son, having obtained boons, mighty in valour, said to Brahmā: "Father, let a secluded place be given to me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 1.45
यत्राहं समधिष्ठाय प्रजाः स्रक्ष्यामि पुष्कलाः । यक्ष्यामि यज्ञैर्देवेशं तत्समादिश माचिरम्
yatrāhaṃ samadhiṣṭhāya prajāḥ srakṣyāmi puṣkalāḥ | yakṣyāmi yajñairdeveśaṃ tatsamādiśa māciram
where, established, I shall beget abundant offspring and shall worship the lord of the gods with sacrifices; direct me in that without delay."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 1.46
इति पुत्रवचः श्रुत्वा प्रजापतिपतिर्विभुः । चिन्तयामास सुचिरं कथं कार्यं भवेदिदम्
iti putravacaḥ śrutvā prajāpatipatirvibhuḥ | cintayāmāsa suciraṃ kathaṃ kāryaṃ bhavedidam
Hearing his son's words thus, the mighty lord of the Prajāpatis pondered for a long while: "How is this to be accomplished?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 1.47
सृजतो मे गतः कालो विपुलोऽनन्तसंख्यकः । धरा वार्भिः स्तुता मग्ना रसं याताखिलाश्रया
sṛjato me gataḥ kālo vipulo'nantasaṃkhyakaḥ | dharā vārbhiḥ stutā magnā rasaṃ yātākhilāśrayā
A vast, countless span of time has passed for me in creating; the earth, covered over by the waters, is sunk—she who is the support of all has gone to the depths.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 8 1.48
इदं मच्चिन्तितं कार्यं भगवानादिपूरुषः । करिष्यति सहायो मे यदादेशेऽहमाश्रितः
idaṃ maccintitaṃ kāryaṃ bhagavānādipūruṣaḥ | kariṣyati sahāyo me yadādeśe'hamāśritaḥ
This task I have thought of, the Blessed One, the primordial Person, will accomplish as my helper, since I abide under his command."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition