Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 2
DB 8 2.1
भुवनकोशप्रसङ्गे देव्या मनवे वरदानवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच एवं मीमांसतस्तस्य पद्मयोनेः परन्तप । मन्वादिभिर्मुनिवरैर्मरीच्याद्यैः समन्ततः
bhuvanakośaprasaṅge devyā manave varadānavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca evaṃ mīmāṃsatastasya padmayoneḥ parantapa | manvādibhirmunivarairmarīcyādyaiḥ samantataḥ
(Chapter heading: The description of the Goddess's granting of boons to Manu, in connection with the sphere of the worlds.) Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: As the lotus-born one was thus deliberating, O scorcher of foes, surrounded on all sides by Manu and the others and by the best of sages, Marīci and the rest—
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DB 8 2.2
ध्यायतस्तस्य नासाग्राद्विरञ्चेः सहसानघ । वराहपोतो निरगादेकाङ्गुलप्रमाणतः संहितायामष्टमस्कन्धे धरण्युद्धारवर्णन नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः
dhyāyatastasya nāsāgrādvirañceḥ sahasānagha | varāhapoto niragādekāṅgulapramāṇataḥ saṃhitāyāmaṣṭamaskandhe dharaṇyuddhāravarṇana nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ
—as Virañci was meditating, O sinless one, suddenly from the tip of his nose there came forth a boar-cub of the measure of a single finger. (Thus the second chapter, named the Description of the Raising Up of the Earth, in the eighth book of the Saṃhitā.)
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DB 8 2.3
तस्यैव पश्यतः खस्थः क्षणेन किल नारद । करिमात्रं प्रववृधे तदद्भूततमं ह्यभूत्
tasyaiva paśyataḥ khasthaḥ kṣaṇena kila nārada | karimātraṃ pravavṛdhe tadadbhūtatamaṃ hyabhūt
While he himself was watching, staying in the sky, in an instant, O Nārada, it grew to the size of an elephant; that was most wondrous indeed.
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DB 8 2.4
मरीचिमुख्यैर्विप्रेन्द्रैः सनकाद्यैश्च नारद । तद्दृष्ट्वा सौकरं रूपं तर्कयामास पद्मभूः
marīcimukhyairviprendraiḥ sanakādyaiśca nārada | taddṛṣṭvā saukaraṃ rūpaṃ tarkayāmāsa padmabhūḥ
Seeing that boar form, O Nārada, along with the chief of the twice-born led by Marīci and with Sanaka and the others, the lotus-born one reflected:
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DB 8 2.5
किमेतत्सौकरव्याजं दिव्यं सत्त्वमवस्थितम् । अत्याश्चर्यमिदं जातं नासिकाया विनिःसृतम्
kimetatsaukaravyājaṃ divyaṃ sattvamavasthitam | atyāścaryamidaṃ jātaṃ nāsikāyā viniḥsṛtam
"What is this divine being that stands here in the guise of a boar? This exceedingly marvellous thing has arisen, come forth from my nostril.
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DB 8 2.6
दृष्टोऽङ्गुष्ठशिरोमात्रः क्षणाच्छैलेन्द्रसन्निभः । आहोस्विद्भगवान्किं वा यज्ञो मे खेदयन्मनः
dṛṣṭo'ṅguṣṭhaśiromātraḥ kṣaṇācchailendrasannibhaḥ | āhosvidbhagavānkiṃ vā yajño me khedayanmanaḥ
It was seen (at first) only the size of a thumb-tip, and in an instant it is like the lord of mountains. Is it the Blessed One, or is it the sacrifice—vexing my mind?"
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DB 8 2.7
इति तर्कयतस्तस्य ब्रह्मणः परमात्मनः । वराहरूपो भगवाञ्जगर्जाचलसन्निभः
iti tarkayatastasya brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ | varāharūpo bhagavāñjagarjācalasannibhaḥ
As Brahmā, the supreme self, was reflecting thus, the Blessed One in boar form, resembling a mountain, roared.
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DB 8 2.8
विरञ्चिं हर्षयामास संहतांश्च द्विजोत्तमान् । स्वगर्जशब्दमात्रेण दिक्प्रान्तमनुनादयन्
virañciṃ harṣayāmāsa saṃhatāṃśca dvijottamān | svagarjaśabdamātreṇa dikprāntamanunādayan
By the mere sound of his roar, making the ends of the directions resound, he gladdened Virañci and the assembled best of the twice-born.
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DB 8 2.9
ते निशम्य स्वखेदस्य क्षयितुं घुर्धुरस्वनम् । जनस्तपःसत्यलोकवासिनोऽमरवर्यकाः
te niśamya svakhedasya kṣayituṃ ghurdhurasvanam | janastapaḥsatyalokavāsino'maravaryakāḥ
They, hearing the grunting sound that was to destroy their own distress—the dwellers in the Jana, Tapas, and Satya worlds, the foremost of the immortals—
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DB 8 2.10
छन्दोमयैः स्तोत्रवरैर्ऋक्सामाथर्वसम्भवैः । वचोभिः पुरुषं त्वाद्यं द्विजेन्द्राः पर्यवाकिरन्
chandomayaiḥ stotravarairṛksāmātharvasambhavaiḥ | vacobhiḥ puruṣaṃ tvādyaṃ dvijendrāḥ paryavākiran
—the chief of the twice-born showered that primordial Person with words, with excellent hymns composed in metre, arising from the Ṛg, Sāma, and Atharva (Vedas).
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DB 8 2.11
तेषां स्तोत्रं निशम्याद्यो भगवान् हरिरीश्वरः । कृपावलोकमात्रेणानुगहीत्वाप आविशत्
teṣāṃ stotraṃ niśamyādyo bhagavān harirīśvaraḥ | kṛpāvalokamātreṇānugahītvāpa āviśat
Hearing their hymn, the primordial Blessed One, Hari the Lord, favouring (them) by a mere glance of grace, entered the waters.
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DB 8 2.12
तस्यान्तर्विशतः क्रूरसटाघातप्रपीडितः । समुद्रोऽथाब्रवीद्देव रक्ष मां शरणार्तिहन्
tasyāntarviśataḥ krūrasaṭāghātaprapīḍitaḥ | samudro'thābravīddeva rakṣa māṃ śaraṇārtihan
As he entered within it, the ocean, sorely pained by the blows of his harsh mane, then said: "O god, protect me, O destroyer of the distress of those who take refuge!"
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DB 8 2.13
इत्याकर्ण्य समुद्रोक्तं वचनं हरिरीश्वरः । विदारयञ्जलचराञ्जगामान्तर्जले विभुः
ityākarṇya samudroktaṃ vacanaṃ harirīśvaraḥ | vidārayañjalacarāñjagāmāntarjale vibhuḥ
Hearing the ocean's words thus spoken, Hari the Lord, the mighty one, went within the water, tearing apart the water-creatures.
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DB 8 2.14
इतस्ततोऽभिधावन्सन् विचिन्वन्पृथिवीं धराम् । आघ्रायाघ्राय सर्वेशो धरामासादयच्छनैः
itastato'bhidhāvansan vicinvanpṛthivīṃ dharām | āghrāyāghrāya sarveśo dharāmāsādayacchanaiḥ
Running here and there, searching for the earth, the sustainer, the Lord of all, smelling again and again, slowly reached the earth.
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DB 8 2.15
अनर्जलगतां भूमिं सर्वसत्त्वाश्रयां तदा । भूमिं स देवदेवेशो दंष्ट्रयोदाजहार ताम्
anarjalagatāṃ bhūmiṃ sarvasattvāśrayāṃ tadā | bhūmiṃ sa devadeveśo daṃṣṭrayodājahāra tām
Then that Lord of the lords of gods lifted up with his tusk that earth, which had gone into the water, the support of all beings.
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DB 8 2.16
तां समुद्धृत्य दंष्टाग्रे यज्ञेशो यज्ञपूरूषः । शुशुभे दिग्गजो यद्वदुद्धृत्याथ सुपद्मीनीम्
tāṃ samuddhṛtya daṃṣṭāgre yajñeśo yajñapūrūṣaḥ | śuśubhe diggajo yadvaduddhṛtyātha supadmīnīm
Having lifted her up on the tip of his tusk, the lord of sacrifice, the sacrificial Person, shone as does an elephant of the quarters when it has lifted up a fine lotus-plant.
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DB 8 2.17
तं दृष्ट्वा देवदेवेशो विरञ्चिः समनुः स्वराट् । तुष्टाव वाग्भिर्देवेशं दंष्ट्रोद्धतवसुन्धरम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā devadeveśo virañciḥ samanuḥ svarāṭ | tuṣṭāva vāgbhirdeveśaṃ daṃṣṭroddhatavasundharam
Seeing him, Virañci (Brahmā), lord of the lords of gods, self-ruling, together with Manu, praised with words that lord of gods who had lifted the earth up on his tusk.
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DB 8 2.18
ब्रह्मोवाच जितं ते पुण्डरीकाक्ष भक्तानामार्तिनाशन । खर्वीकृतसुराधार सर्वकामफलप्रद
brahmovāca jitaṃ te puṇḍarīkākṣa bhaktānāmārtināśana | kharvīkṛtasurādhāra sarvakāmaphalaprada
Brahmā said: Victory to you, lotus-eyed one, destroyer of the affliction of the devotees, you who have made small the support of the gods, giver of the fruit of all desires!
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DB 8 2.19
इयं च धरणी देव शोभते वसुधा तव । पद्यिनीव सुपत्राढ्या मतङ्गजकरोद्धृता
iyaṃ ca dharaṇī deva śobhate vasudhā tava | padyinīva supatrāḍhyā mataṅgajakaroddhṛtā
And this earth, the treasure-bearing one, shines upon you, O god, like a lotus-plant rich in fine leaves lifted up by the trunk of a tusker.
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DB 8 2.20
इदं च ते शरीरं वै शोभते भूमिसङ्गमात् । उद्धृताम्बुजशुण्डाग्रकरीन्द्रतनुसन्निभम्
idaṃ ca te śarīraṃ vai śobhate bhūmisaṅgamāt | uddhṛtāmbujaśuṇḍāgrakarīndratanusannibham
And this body of yours shines from its contact with the earth, resembling the body of a lordly elephant with a lotus lifted on the tip of its trunk.
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DB 8 2.21
नमो नमस्ते देवेश सृष्टिसंहारकारक । दानवानां विनाशाय कृतनानाकृते प्रभो
namo namaste deveśa sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāraka | dānavānāṃ vināśāya kṛtanānākṛte prabho
Homage, homage to you, lord of gods, causer of creation and destruction, you who have taken on many forms for the destruction of the Dānavas, O master!
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DB 8 2.22
अग्रतश्च नमस्तेऽस्तु पृष्ठतश्च नमो नमः । सर्वामराधारभूत बृहद्धाम नमोऽस्तु ते
agrataśca namaste'stu pṛṣṭhataśca namo namaḥ | sarvāmarādhārabhūta bṛhaddhāma namo'stu te
Let homage be to you in front, and homage, homage from behind; you who have become the support of all the immortals, great abode, let homage be to you.
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DB 8 2.23
त्वयाहं च प्रजासर्गे नियुक्त: शक्तिबृंहितः । त्वदाज्ञावशतः सर्गं करोमि विकरोमि च
tvayāhaṃ ca prajāsarge niyukta: śaktibṛṃhitaḥ | tvadājñāvaśataḥ sargaṃ karomi vikaromi ca
And by you I have been appointed to the creation of creatures, made strong with power; by the force of your command I create and I unmake.
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DB 8 2.24
त्वत्सहायेन देवेशा अमराश्च पुरा हरे । सुधां विभेजिरे सर्वे यथाकालं यथाबलम्
tvatsahāyena deveśā amarāśca purā hare | sudhāṃ vibhejire sarve yathākālaṃ yathābalam
With your help, O Hari, the lords of gods and the immortals all formerly shared out the nectar, each according to the time and according to his strength.
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DB 8 2.25
इन्द्रस्त्रिलोकीसाम्राज्यं लब्धवांस्तन्निदेशत: । भूनक्ति लक्ष्मीं बहुलां सुरसंघप्रपूजित:
indrastrilokīsāmrājyaṃ labdhavāṃstannideśata: | bhūnakti lakṣmīṃ bahulāṃ surasaṃghaprapūjita:
Indra obtained sovereignty over the three worlds by his direction, and, honored by the hosts of gods, he enjoys abundant fortune.
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DB 8 2.26
वह्निः पावकतां लब्ध्वा जाठरादिविभेदतः । देवासुरमनुष्याणां करोत्याप्यायनं तथा
vahniḥ pāvakatāṃ labdhvā jāṭharādivibhedataḥ | devāsuramanuṣyāṇāṃ karotyāpyāyanaṃ tathā
Fire, having obtained the state of purifier, in its divisions as the digestive fire and the rest, brings nourishment to gods, asuras and men.
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DB 8 2.27
धर्मराजोऽथ पितृणामधिपः सर्वकर्मदृक । कर्मणां फलदातासौ त्वन्नियोगादधीश्वरः
dharmarājo'tha pitṛṇāmadhipaḥ sarvakarmadṛka | karmaṇāṃ phaladātāsau tvanniyogādadhīśvaraḥ
And Dharmarāja, the lord of the fathers, who sees all deeds, is the giver of the fruits of deeds, an overlord by your appointment.
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DB 8 2.28
नैर्ऋतो रक्षसामीशो यक्षो विघ्नविनाशन: । सर्वेषां प्राणिनां कर्मसाक्षी त्वत्तः प्रजायते
nairṛto rakṣasāmīśo yakṣo vighnavināśana: | sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ karmasākṣī tvattaḥ prajāyate
The Nairṛta, lord of the rākṣasas, the Yakṣa, destroyer of obstacles, the witness of the deeds of all living beings—(each) is born from you.
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DB 8 2.29
वरुणो यादसामीशो लोकपालो जलाधिपः । त्वदाज्ञाबलमाश्रित्य लोकपालत्वमागतः
varuṇo yādasāmīśo lokapālo jalādhipaḥ | tvadājñābalamāśritya lokapālatvamāgataḥ
Varuṇa, lord of the water-creatures, world-guardian, master of the waters, has attained the office of world-guardian by resorting to the power of your command.
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DB 8 2.30
वायुर्गन्धवह: सर्वभूतप्राणनकारणम् । जातस्तव निदेशेन लोकपालो जगद्गुरुः
vāyurgandhavaha: sarvabhūtaprāṇanakāraṇam | jātastava nideśena lokapālo jagadguruḥ
Wind, the bearer of scents, the cause of the breathing of all beings, has become by your direction a world-guardian and a teacher of the world.
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DB 8 2.31
कुबेरः किन्नरादीनां यक्षाणां जीवनाश्रयः । त्वदाज्ञान्तर्गतः सर्वलोकपेषु च मान्यभू
kuberaḥ kinnarādīnāṃ yakṣāṇāṃ jīvanāśrayaḥ | tvadājñāntargataḥ sarvalokapeṣu ca mānyabhū
Kubera is the support of the life of the kinnaras and the rest and of the yakṣas; contained within your command, he is one to be honored among all the world-guardians.
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DB 8 2.32
ईशान: सर्वरुद्राणामीश्वरान्तकरः प्रभूः । जातो लोकेशवन्द्योऽसौ सर्वदेवाधिपालकः
īśāna: sarvarudrāṇāmīśvarāntakaraḥ prabhūḥ | jāto lokeśavandyo'sau sarvadevādhipālakaḥ
Īśāna, the master of all the Rudras, the powerful one who makes an end (even of lords), has become worthy of the worship of the world-lords, the protector who rules over all the gods.
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DB 8 2.33
नमस्तुभ्यं भगवते जगदीशाय कुर्महे । यस्थांशभागाः सर्वे हि जाता देवाः सहस्रशः
namastubhyaṃ bhagavate jagadīśāya kurmahe | yasthāṃśabhāgāḥ sarve hi jātā devāḥ sahasraśaḥ
We offer homage to you, the Blessed One, lord of the world, whose portions and shares all the gods, in their thousands, have indeed become.
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DB 8 2.34
नारद उवाच एव स्तुतो विश्वसृजा भगवानादिपूरुष: । लीलावलोकमात्रेणाप्यनुग्रहमवासृजत्
nārada uvāca eva stuto viśvasṛjā bhagavānādipūruṣa: | līlāvalokamātreṇāpyanugrahamavāsṛjat
Nārada said: Thus praised by the maker of the universe, the Lord, the primordial Person, bestowed his favour by a mere playful glance.
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DB 8 2.35
तत्रैवाभ्यागतं दैत्यं हिरण्याक्षं महासुरम् । रुन्धानमध्वनो भीमं गदयाताडयद्धरि:
tatraivābhyāgataṃ daityaṃ hiraṇyākṣaṃ mahāsuram | rundhānamadhvano bhīmaṃ gadayātāḍayaddhari:
And there, with his mace, Hari struck the demon Hiraṇyākṣa, the great asura, terrible, who had come there and was blocking his path.
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DB 8 2.36
तद्रक्तपङ्कदिग्धाङ्गो भगवानादिपूरुषः । उद्धृत्य धरणीं देवो दंष्ट्रया लीलयाप्सु ताम्
tadraktapaṅkadigdhāṅgo bhagavānādipūruṣaḥ | uddhṛtya dharaṇīṃ devo daṃṣṭrayā līlayāpsu tām
His limbs smeared with the mire of that (demon's) blood, the Lord, the primordial Person, the god, lifted up the earth with his tusk in play, (and setting) it upon the waters—
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DB 8 2.37
निवेश्य लोकनाथेशो जगाम स्थानमात्मनः । एतद्भगवतश्चित्रं धरण्युद्धरणं परम्
niveśya lokanātheśo jagāma sthānamātmanaḥ | etadbhagavataścitraṃ dharaṇyuddharaṇaṃ param
—having settled (it there), the lord of the protectors of the worlds went to his own abode. This is the Lord's wondrous, supreme lifting up of the earth.
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DB 8 2.38
शृणूयाद्य: पुमान् यश्च पठेच्चरितमुत्तमम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो वैष्णवीं गतिमाप्नुयात्
śṛṇūyādya: pumān yaśca paṭheccaritamuttamam | sarvapāpavinirmukto vaiṣṇavīṃ gatimāpnuyāt
Whatever man should hear, and whoever should recite, this excellent narrative, he, freed from all sins, would attain the Vaiṣṇava goal.
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