Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 6

DB 8 6.1

भुवनकोशवर्णनेऽरुणोदादिनदीनां निसर्गस्थानवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच अरुणोदा नदी या तु मया प्रोक्ता च नारद । मन्दरान्निपतन्ती सा पूर्वेणेलावृतं प्लवेत्

bhuvanakośavarṇane'ruṇodādinadīnāṃ nisargasthānavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca aruṇodā nadī yā tu mayā proktā ca nārada | mandarānnipatantī sā pūrveṇelāvṛtaṃ plavet

In the description of the cosmic sphere, the account of the natural locations of the rivers beginning with the Aruṇodā. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: That river Aruṇodā which I have described, O Nārada — falling from Mandara, it floods Ilāvṛta on the east.

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DB 8 6.2

यज्जोषणाद्भवान्याश्चानुचरीणां स्त्रियामपि । यक्षगन्धर्वपत्नीनां देहगन्धवहोऽनिलः

yajjoṣaṇādbhavānyāścānucarīṇāṃ striyāmapi | yakṣagandharvapatnīnāṃ dehagandhavaho'nilaḥ

From drinking of which the wind that carries the bodily fragrance of Bhavānī's attendant women, and of the wives of the yakṣas and gandharvas,

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DB 8 6.3

वासयत्यभितो भूमिं दशयोजनसंख्यया । एवं जम्बूफलानां च तुङ्गदेशनिपातनात्

vāsayatyabhito bhūmiṃ daśayojanasaṃkhyayā | evaṃ jambūphalānāṃ ca tuṅgadeśanipātanāt

makes the ground fragrant all around for a measure of ten yojanas. So too, from the falling of the jambū fruits from a lofty place,

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DB 8 6.4

विशीर्यतामनस्थीनां कुञ्जराङ्गप्रमाणिनाम् । रसेन च नदी जम्बूनाम्नी मेर्वाख्यमन्दरात्

viśīryatāmanasthīnāṃ kuñjarāṅgapramāṇinām | rasena ca nadī jambūnāmnī mervākhyamandarāt

(fruits) that burst apart, having no stones, of the size of an elephant's body — from their juice a river named Jambū (flows) from the Mandara called Meru,

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DB 8 6.5

पतन्ती भूमिभागे च दक्षिणेलावृतं गता । देवी जम्बूफलास्वादतुष्टा जम्ब्वादिनी स्मृता

patantī bhūmibhāge ca dakṣiṇelāvṛtaṃ gatā | devī jambūphalāsvādatuṣṭā jambvādinī smṛtā

and falling upon the region of the earth it goes to Ilāvṛta on the south; the goddess, pleased with the taste of the jambū fruit, is remembered as Jambvādinī.

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DB 8 6.6

तत्रत्यानां च लोकानां देवनागर्षिरक्षसाम् । पूजनीयपदा मान्या सर्वभूतदयाकरी भुवनकोशवर्णनेऽरुणोदादिनदीनां निसर्गस्थानवर्णनं नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः

tatratyānāṃ ca lokānāṃ devanāgarṣirakṣasām | pūjanīyapadā mānyā sarvabhūtadayākarī bhuvanakośavarṇane'ruṇodādinadīnāṃ nisargasthānavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṣṭho'dhyāyaḥ

And for the people there — gods, nāgas, seers and rākṣasas — her feet are worthy of worship, she is to be revered, and she shows compassion to all beings. Thus the sixth chapter, called the account of the natural locations of the rivers beginning with the Aruṇodā, in the description of the cosmic sphere.

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DB 8 6.7

पावनी पापिनां रोगनाशिनी स्मरतामपि । कीर्तिता विघ्नसंहर्त्री माननीया दिवौकसाम्

pāvanī pāpināṃ roganāśinī smaratāmapi | kīrtitā vighnasaṃhartrī mānanīyā divaukasām

She is the purifier of sinners, destroyer of the disease even of those who (merely) remember her; she is proclaimed the destroyer of obstacles, to be honoured by the dwellers in heaven.

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DB 8 6.8

कोकिलाक्षी कामकला करुणा कामपूजिता । कठोरविग्रहा धन्या नाकिमान्या गभस्तिनी

kokilākṣī kāmakalā karuṇā kāmapūjitā | kaṭhoravigrahā dhanyā nākimānyā gabhastinī

Kokilākṣī, Kāmakalā, Karuṇā, Kāmapūjitā, Kaṭhoravigrahā, Dhanyā, Nākimānyā, Gabhastinī —

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DB 8 6.9

एभिर्नामपदैः कामं जपनीया सदा नृणाम् । जम्बूनदीरोधसोर्या मृत्तिकातीरवर्तिनी

ebhirnāmapadaiḥ kāmaṃ japanīyā sadā nṛṇām | jambūnadīrodhasoryā mṛttikātīravartinī

with these name-words she is always to be muttered at will by men. The earth that lies on the shore between the two banks of the Jambū river,

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DB 8 6.10

जम्बूरसेनानुविद्ध्यमाना वाय्वर्कयोगतः । विद्याधरामरस्त्रीणां भूषणं विविधं महत्

jambūrasenānuviddhyamānā vāyvarkayogataḥ | vidyādharāmarastrīṇāṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ vividhaṃ mahat

being permeated by the jambū juice through the action of wind and sun, (becomes) the great and manifold ornament of the vidyādhara and immortal women,

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DB 8 6.11

जाम्बूनदं सुवर्णं च प्रोक्तं देवविनिर्मितम् । यत्सुवर्णं च विबुधा योषिद्भिः कामुकाः सदा

jāmbūnadaṃ suvarṇaṃ ca proktaṃ devavinirmitam | yatsuvarṇaṃ ca vibudhā yoṣidbhiḥ kāmukāḥ sadā

and it is called jāmbūnada gold, fashioned by the gods; with which gold the gods, ever desirous with their women,

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DB 8 6.12

मुकुटं कटिसूत्रं च केयूरादीन्प्रकुर्वते । महाकदम्बः सम्प्रोक्तः सुपार्श्वगिरिसंस्थितः

mukuṭaṃ kaṭisūtraṃ ca keyūrādīnprakurvate | mahākadambaḥ samproktaḥ supārśvagirisaṃsthitaḥ

make crowns, waist-cords, armlets and the rest. The great kadamba tree is declared to stand on Mount Supārśva.

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DB 8 6.13

तस्य कोटरदेशेभ्यः पञ्च धाराश्च याः स्मृताः । सुपार्श्वगिरिमूर्ध्नीह पतन्त्येता भुवं गताः

tasya koṭaradeśebhyaḥ pañca dhārāśca yāḥ smṛtāḥ | supārśvagirimūrdhnīha patantyetā bhuvaṃ gatāḥ

From the hollows of its trunk five streams are said (to issue); falling here from the summit of Mount Supārśva, these reach the earth.

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DB 8 6.14

मधुधाराः पञ्च तास्तु पश्चिमेलावृतं प्लुताः । याश्चोपभुज्यमानानां देवानां मुखगन्धभृत्

madhudhārāḥ pañca tāstu paścimelāvṛtaṃ plutāḥ | yāścopabhujyamānānāṃ devānāṃ mukhagandhabhṛt

Those five streams of honey flood the western part of Ilāvṛta; and the wind, bearing the fragrance of the mouths of the gods who are drinking of them,

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DB 8 6.15

वायुः समन्ततोऽगच्छञ्छतयोजनवासनः । धारेश्वरी महादेवी भक्तानां कार्यकारिणी

vāyuḥ samantato'gacchañchatayojanavāsanaḥ | dhāreśvarī mahādevī bhaktānāṃ kāryakāriṇī

...blew on all sides, scenting a hundred yojanas. Dhāreśvarī, the great goddess, who accomplishes the aims of her devotees,

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DB 8 6.16

देवपूज्या महोत्साहा कालरूपा महानना । वसते कर्मफलदा कान्तारग्रहणेश्वरी

devapūjyā mahotsāhā kālarūpā mahānanā | vasate karmaphaladā kāntāragrahaṇeśvarī

worshipped by the gods, of great vigour, of the form of Time, with a great face, dwells (there)—she who bestows the fruit of deeds, the mistress who seizes (one) in the wilderness,

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DB 8 6.17

करालदेहा कालाङ्गी कामकोटिप्रवर्तिनी । इत्येतैर्नामभिः पूज्या देवी सर्वसुरेश्वरी

karāladehā kālāṅgī kāmakoṭipravartinī | ityetairnāmabhiḥ pūjyā devī sarvasureśvarī

of terrible body, with limbs of Time, setting in motion a crore of desires—by these names is the goddess to be worshipped, the sovereign of all the gods.

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DB 8 6.18

एवं कुमुदरूढो यो नाम्ना शतबलो वटः । तत्स्कन्धेभ्योऽधोमुखाश्च नदाः कुमुदमूर्धतः

evaṃ kumudarūḍho yo nāmnā śatabalo vaṭaḥ | tatskandhebhyo'dhomukhāśca nadāḥ kumudamūrdhataḥ

So too, the banyan named Śatabala that grows upon (Mount) Kumuda: from its boughs, facing downward, (flow) rivers from the summit of Kumuda,

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DB 8 6.19

पयोदधिमधुघृतगुडान्नाद्यम्बरादिभिः । शय्यासनाद्याभरणैः सर्वे कामदुघाश्च ते

payodadhimadhughṛtaguḍānnādyambarādibhiḥ | śayyāsanādyābharaṇaiḥ sarve kāmadughāśca te

(flowing) with milk, curds, honey, ghee, molasses, foods and drinks, garments and the rest, with beds, seats and ornaments—all of them yielding whatever is desired.

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DB 8 6.20

उत्तरेणेलावृतं ते प्लावयन्ति समन्ततः । मीनाक्षी तत्तले देवी देवासुरनिषेविता

uttareṇelāvṛtaṃ te plāvayanti samantataḥ | mīnākṣī tattale devī devāsuraniṣevitā

They flood Ilāvṛta on the northern side all around. At the foot of that (mountain) is the goddess Mīnākṣī, attended by gods and asuras,

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DB 8 6.21

नीलाम्बरा रौद्रमुखी नीलालकयुता च सा । नाकिनां देवसंघानां फलदा वरदा च सा

nīlāmbarā raudramukhī nīlālakayutā ca sā | nākināṃ devasaṃghānāṃ phaladā varadā ca sā

clad in dark blue, with a fierce face, and having dark curling locks; she grants fruits and boons to the dwellers in heaven, the hosts of gods,

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DB 8 6.22

अतिमान्यातिपूज्या च मत्तमातङ्गगामिनी । मदनोन्मादिनी मानप्रिया मानप्रियान्तरा

atimānyātipūjyā ca mattamātaṅgagāminī | madanonmādinī mānapriyā mānapriyāntarā

most honoured and most worthy of worship, moving like an elephant in rut, maddening with love, fond of honour, inwardly fond of honour,

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DB 8 6.23

मारवेगधरा मारपूजिता मारमादिनी । मयूरवरशोभाढ्या शिखिवाहनगर्भभूः

māravegadharā mārapūjitā māramādinī | mayūravaraśobhāḍhyā śikhivāhanagarbhabhūḥ

bearing the impetuosity of Māra (love), worshipped by Māra, intoxicating Māra, rich in the splendour of the peacock's finest (plumes), the womb-source of him whose vehicle is the peacock,

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DB 8 6.24

एभिर्नामपदैर्वन्द्या देवी सा मीनलोचना । जपतां स्मरतां मानदात्री चेश्वरसङ्गिनी

ebhirnāmapadairvandyā devī sā mīnalocanā | japatāṃ smaratāṃ mānadātrī ceśvarasaṅginī

By these name-words is that goddess of fish-like eyes to be praised; she gives honour to those who recite and remember (them), and she is the consort of the Lord.

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DB 8 6.25

तेषां नदानां पानीयपानानुगतचेतसाम् । प्रजानां न कदाचित्स्याद्वलीपलितलक्षणम्

teṣāṃ nadānāṃ pānīyapānānugatacetasām | prajānāṃ na kadācitsyādvalīpalitalakṣaṇam

For those people whose minds are given to drinking the water of those rivers, there is never any mark of wrinkle or grey hair,

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DB 8 6.26

क्लमस्वेदादिदौर्गन्ध्यं जरामयमृतिभ्रमाः । शीतोष्णवातवैवर्ण्यमुखोपप्लवसंचयाः

klamasvedādidaurgandhyaṃ jarāmayamṛtibhramāḥ | śītoṣṇavātavaivarṇyamukhopaplavasaṃcayāḥ

nor the foul odour of fatigue, sweat and the like, nor old age, disease, death and confusion, nor the accumulations of afflictions of cold, heat, wind, pallor and so forth,

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DB 8 6.27

नापदश्चैव जायन्ते यावज्जीवं सुखं भवेत् । नैरन्तर्येण तत्स्याद्वै सुखं निरतिशायकम्

nāpadaścaiva jāyante yāvajjīvaṃ sukhaṃ bhavet | nairantaryeṇa tatsyādvai sukhaṃ niratiśāyakam

and no misfortunes arise; there is happiness as long as life lasts. Continuously that happiness would be such as is surpassed by nothing.

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DB 8 6.28

तत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि सन्निवेशं च तद्गिरेः । सुवर्णमयनाम्नो वै सुमेरोः पर्वताः पृथक्

tata ūrdhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi sanniveśaṃ ca tadgireḥ | suvarṇamayanāmno vai sumeroḥ parvatāḥ pṛthak

Above that I shall declare the arrangement of that mountain: the separate mountains of Sumeru, which is named 'made of gold'.

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DB 8 6.29

गिरयो विंशतिपराः कर्णिकाया इवेह ते । केसरीभूय सर्वेऽपि मेरोर्मूलविभागके

girayo viṃśatiparāḥ karṇikāyā iveha te | kesarībhūya sarve'pi merormūlavibhāgake

The mountains here are twenty and more, like the filaments (of a lotus) around its pericarp; all of them, becoming filaments, in the region of Meru's base,

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DB 8 6.30

परितश्चोपक्लृप्तास्ते तेषां नामानि शृण्वतः । कुरङ्गः कुरगश्चैव कुसुम्भोऽथो विकङ्कतः

paritaścopaklṛptāste teṣāṃ nāmāni śṛṇvataḥ | kuraṅgaḥ kuragaścaiva kusumbho'tho vikaṅkataḥ

are set out all around. Hear their names: Kuraṅga and Kuraga, and Kusumbha, and Vikaṅkata,

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DB 8 6.31

त्रिकूटः शिशिरश्चैव पतङ्गो रुचकस्तथा । निषधश्च शिनीवासः कपिलः शङ्ख एव च

trikūṭaḥ śiśiraścaiva pataṅgo rucakastathā | niṣadhaśca śinīvāsaḥ kapilaḥ śaṅkha eva ca

Trikūṭa and Śiśira, Pataṅga and Rucaka, Niṣadha and Śinīvāsa, Kapila and Śaṅkha,

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DB 8 6.32

वैदूर्यश्चारुधिश्चैव हंसो ऋषभ एव च । नागः कालञ्जरश्चैव नारदश्चेति विंशतिः

vaidūryaścārudhiścaiva haṃso ṛṣabha eva ca | nāgaḥ kālañjaraścaiva nāradaśceti viṃśatiḥ

Vaidūrya and Cārudhi, Haṃsa and Ṛṣabha, Nāga and Kālañjara, and Nārada—thus twenty.

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