Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 8 — Chapter 9
DB 8 9.1
भुवनकोशवर्णने हरिवर्षकेतुमालरम्यकवर्षवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच हरिवर्षे च भगवान्नृहरिः पापनाशनः । वर्तते योगयुक्तात्मा भक्तानुग्रहकारकः
bhuvanakośavarṇane harivarṣaketumālaramyakavarṣavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca harivarṣe ca bhagavānnṛhariḥ pāpanāśanaḥ | vartate yogayuktātmā bhaktānugrahakārakaḥ
[In the description of the sphere of worlds: the description of Harivarṣa, Ketumāla and Ramyaka varṣa] Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: And in Harivarṣa the Lord Nṛhari, destroyer of sin, abides, his self joined in yoga, showing favour to his devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 9.2
तस्य तद्दयितं रूपं महाभागवतोऽसुरः । पश्यन्भक्तिसमायुक्तः स्तौति तद्गुणतत्त्ववित्
tasya taddayitaṃ rūpaṃ mahābhāgavato'suraḥ | paśyanbhaktisamāyuktaḥ stauti tadguṇatattvavit
Beholding that beloved form of his, the asura who was a great devotee, filled with devotion and knowing the truth of his qualities, praises (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 9.3
प्रह्लाद उवाच ॐ नमो भगवते नरसिंहाय नमस्तेजस्तेजसे आविराविर्भव वज्रदंष्ट्र कर्माशयान् रन्धय रन्धय तमो ग्रस ग्रस ॐ स्वाहा । अभयं ममात्मनि भूयिष्ठाः ॥ ॐ क्षौं ॥ स्वस्त्यस्तु विश्वस्य खलः प्रसीदतां ध्यायन्तु भूतानि शिवं मिथो धिया । मनश्च भद्रं भजतादधोक्षजे आवेश्यतां नो मतिरप्यहैतुकी
prahlāda uvāca oṃ namo bhagavate narasiṃhāya namastejastejase āvirāvirbhava vajradaṃṣṭra karmāśayān randhaya randhaya tamo grasa grasa oṃ svāhā | abhayaṃ mamātmani bhūyiṣṭhāḥ || oṃ kṣauṃ || svastyastu viśvasya khalaḥ prasīdatāṃ dhyāyantu bhūtāni śivaṃ mitho dhiyā | manaśca bhadraṃ bhajatādadhokṣaje āveśyatāṃ no matirapyahaitukī
Prahlāda said: Om, homage to the Lord Narasiṃha; homage to the radiance of radiances. Appear, appear, O thunderbolt-fanged one! Pierce, pierce the latent seats of karma; devour, devour the darkness. Om svāhā. May fearlessness be abundant in my self. Om kṣauṃ. May there be well-being for the universe; may the wicked one grow gracious; may beings, with thought for one another, meditate on what is auspicious; and may the mind attain the good; and may our understanding too, free of any motive, be absorbed in Adhokṣaja.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 9.4
मागारदारात्मजवित्तबन्धुषु सङ्गो यदि स्याद्भगवत्प्रियेषु नः । यः प्राणवृत्त्या परितुष्ट आत्मवान् सिद्ध्यत्यदूरान्न तथेन्द्रियप्रियः
māgāradārātmajavittabandhuṣu saṅgo yadi syādbhagavatpriyeṣu naḥ | yaḥ prāṇavṛttyā parituṣṭa ātmavān siddhyatyadūrānna tathendriyapriyaḥ
Let there be no attachment for us to home, wife, children, wealth and kinsmen — unless they be dear to the Lord. He who is fully content with the mere sustaining of life and is self-possessed attains success before long; not so one who is fond of sense-pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 9.5
यत्सङ्गलब्धं निजवीर्यवैभवं तीर्थं मुहुः संस्पृशतां हि मानसम् । हरत्यजोऽन्तः श्रुतिभिर्गतोऽङ्गजं को वै न सेवेत मुकुन्दविक्रमम्
yatsaṅgalabdhaṃ nijavīryavaibhavaṃ tīrthaṃ muhuḥ saṃspṛśatāṃ hi mānasam | haratyajo'ntaḥ śrutibhirgato'ṅgajaṃ ko vai na seveta mukundavikramam
For those who again and again touch that holy ford — the mind — won by association with him whose splendour is his own power, the unborn one, having entered within through the ears, removes what is born of the body. Who indeed would not serve the valorous deeds of Mukunda?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 8 9.6
यस्यास्ति भक्तिर्भगवत्यकिञ्चना सर्वैर्गुणैस्तत्र समासते सुराः । हरावभक्तस्य कुतो महद्गुणा मनोरथेनासति धावतो बहिः
yasyāsti bhaktirbhagavatyakiñcanā sarvairguṇaistatra samāsate surāḥ | harāvabhaktasya kuto mahadguṇā manorathenāsati dhāvato bahiḥ
In one who has devotion to the Lord, devotion that seeks nothing, the gods dwell together with all good qualities. Whence should great qualities belong to one without devotion to Hari, who runs outward after the unreal on the chariot of his desires?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 9.7
हरिर्हि साक्षाद्भगवाञ्छरीरिणा- मात्मा झषाणामिव तोयमीप्सितम् । हित्वा महांस्तं यदि सज्जते गृहे तदा महत्त्वं वयसा दम्पतीनाम्
harirhi sākṣādbhagavāñcharīriṇā- mātmā jhaṣāṇāmiva toyamīpsitam | hitvā mahāṃstaṃ yadi sajjate gṛhe tadā mahattvaṃ vayasā dampatīnām
For Hari is directly the Lord, the Self of embodied beings, as water is the thing desired by fish. If a great man abandons him and clings to the household, then his greatness is (no more than) that of married couples reckoned by their years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 8 9.8
तस्माद्रजोरागविषादमन्यु- मानस्पृहाभयदैन्याधिमूलम् । हित्वा गृहं संसृतिचक्रवालं नृसिंहपादं भजतां कुतो भयम्
tasmādrajorāgaviṣādamanyu- mānaspṛhābhayadainyādhimūlam | hitvā gṛhaṃ saṃsṛticakravālaṃ nṛsiṃhapādaṃ bhajatāṃ kuto bhayam
Therefore, having abandoned the home — the root of passion, attachment, despair, anger, pride, craving, fear, wretchedness and anxiety, the encircling wheel of transmigration — for those who worship Nṛsiṃha's feet, whence any fear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 9.9
एवं दैत्यपतिः सोऽपि भक्त्यानुदिनमीडते । नृहरिं पापमातङ्गहरिं हृत्पद्मवासिनम् भुवनकोशवर्णने हरिवर्षकेतुमालरम्यकवर्षवर्णनं नाम नवमोऽध्यायः
evaṃ daityapatiḥ so'pi bhaktyānudinamīḍate | nṛhariṃ pāpamātaṅgahariṃ hṛtpadmavāsinam bhuvanakośavarṇane harivarṣaketumālaramyakavarṣavarṇanaṃ nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ
Thus that lord of the Daityas too extols day after day with devotion Nṛhari, the lion to the elephant of sin, who dwells in the lotus of the heart. — In the description of the sphere of worlds, the ninth chapter, named the description of Harivarṣa, Ketumāla and Ramyaka varṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 9.10
केतुमाले च वर्षे हि भगवान्स्मररूपधृक् । आस्ते तद्वर्षनाथानां पूजनीयश्च सर्वदा
ketumāle ca varṣe hi bhagavānsmararūpadhṛk | āste tadvarṣanāthānāṃ pūjanīyaśca sarvadā
And in the Ketumāla varṣa the Lord abides bearing the form of Smara (Love), and he is at all times to be worshipped by the lords of that varṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 9.11
एतेनोपासते स्तोत्रजालेन च रमाब्धिजा । तद्वर्षनाथा सततं महतां मानदायिका
etenopāsate stotrajālena ca ramābdhijā | tadvarṣanāthā satataṃ mahatāṃ mānadāyikā
With this web of praise Ramā, born of the ocean, worships (him), and (so do) the lords of that varṣa constantly — she who bestows honour upon the great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 8 9.12
रमोवाच ओं ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रूं स्म नमो भगवते हृषीकेशाय सर्वगुणविशेषैर्विलक्षितात्मने आकूतीनां चित्तीनां चेतसां विशेषाणां चाधिपतये षोडशकलाय छन्दोमयायान्नमयायामृतमयाय सर्वमयाय महसे ओजसे बलाय कान्ताय कामाय नमस्ते उभयत्र भूयात् । स्त्रियो व्रतैस्त्वां हृषीकेश्वरं स्वतो ह्याराध्य लोके पतिमाशासतेऽन्यम् । तासां न ते वै परिपान्त्यपत्यं प्रियं धनायूंषि यतोऽस्वतन्त्राः
ramovāca oṃ hrāṃ hrīṃ hrūṃ sma namo bhagavate hṛṣīkeśāya sarvaguṇaviśeṣairvilakṣitātmane ākūtīnāṃ cittīnāṃ cetasāṃ viśeṣāṇāṃ cādhipataye ṣoḍaśakalāya chandomayāyānnamayāyāmṛtamayāya sarvamayāya mahase ojase balāya kāntāya kāmāya namaste ubhayatra bhūyāt | striyo vrataistvāṃ hṛṣīkeśvaraṃ svato hyārādhya loke patimāśāsate'nyam | tāsāṃ na te vai paripāntyapatyaṃ priyaṃ dhanāyūṃṣi yato'svatantrāḥ
Ramā said: Om hrāṃ hrīṃ hrūṃ. Homage to the Lord Hṛṣīkeśa, whose self is marked off from all particular qualities, to the overlord of intentions, of cognitions, of minds and of their particular forms, to him of sixteen parts, made of the metres, made of food, made of nectar, made of all, to greatness, to vigour, to strength, to the lovely one, to Desire — may homage to you avail in both (worlds). Women, having of their own accord propitiated you, the lord of the senses, by their vows, ask in this world for some other husband; but those (husbands) do not protect their child, their beloved, their wealth or their lifespans, since they are not their own masters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 8 9.13
स वै पतिः स्यादकुतोभयः स्वतः समन्ततः पाति भयातुरं जनम् । स एक एवेतरथा मिथो भयं नैवात्मलाभादधिमन्यते परम्
sa vai patiḥ syādakutobhayaḥ svataḥ samantataḥ pāti bhayāturaṃ janam | sa eka evetarathā mitho bhayaṃ naivātmalābhādadhimanyate param
He alone can be a husband who of himself has nothing to fear from anywhere and who protects on every side the person stricken by fear; he alone — otherwise there is fear on both sides, and one does not reckon anything higher than the gaining of the Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 8 9.14
या तस्य ते पादसरोरुहार्हणं न कामयेत्साखिलकामलम्पटा । तदेव रासीप्सितमीप्सितोऽर्चितो यद्भग्नयाञ्चा भगवन् प्रतप्यते
yā tasya te pādasaroruhārhaṇaṃ na kāmayetsākhilakāmalampaṭā | tadeva rāsīpsitamīpsito'rcito yadbhagnayāñcā bhagavan pratapyate
She who would not desire the worship of your lotus feet is greedy for every object of desire. O Lord, being yourself the desired one and being worshipped, grant that very desired thing, since one whose request is thwarted burns (with grief).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 8 9.15
मत्प्राप्तयेऽजेशसुरासुरादय- स्तप्यन्त उग्रं तप ऐन्द्रिये धियः । ऋते भवत्पादपरायणान्न मां विदन्त्यहं त्वद्धृदया यतोऽजित
matprāptaye'jeśasurāsurādaya- stapyanta ugraṃ tapa aindriye dhiyaḥ | ṛte bhavatpādaparāyaṇānna māṃ vidantyahaṃ tvaddhṛdayā yato'jita
To obtain me, the unborn (Brahmā), Śiva, gods, demons and the rest performed fierce austerities, their minds set on the objects of sense. Yet apart from one wholly given to your feet they do not know me, since my heart is yours, O unconquered one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 9.16
स त्वं ममाप्यच्युत शीर्ष्णि वन्दितं कराम्बुजं यत्त्वदधायि सात्वताम् । बिभर्षि मां लक्ष्य वरेण्य मायया क ईश्वरस्येहितमूहितुं विभुः
sa tvaṃ mamāpyacyuta śīrṣṇi vanditaṃ karāmbujaṃ yattvadadhāyi sātvatām | bibharṣi māṃ lakṣya vareṇya māyayā ka īśvarasyehitamūhituṃ vibhuḥ
You yourself, O Acyuta, place upon my head too that revered lotus-hand which you laid upon the Sātvatas; take notice of me, O most choiceworthy one — you sustain me by your māyā. Who has the power to fathom the Lord's design?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 8 9.17
एवं कामं स्तुवन्त्येव लोकबन्धुस्वरूपिणम् । प्रजापतिमुखा वर्षनाथाः कामस्य सिद्धये
evaṃ kāmaṃ stuvantyeva lokabandhusvarūpiṇam | prajāpatimukhā varṣanāthāḥ kāmasya siddhaye
Thus indeed do the rulers of the varṣas, headed by Prajāpati, praise Kāma, whose form is the kinsman of the worlds, for the fulfilment of their desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 9.18
रम्यके नामवर्षे च मूर्तिं भगवतः पराम् । मात्स्यां देवासुरैर्वन्द्यां मनुः स्तौति निरन्तरम्
ramyake nāmavarṣe ca mūrtiṃ bhagavataḥ parām | mātsyāṃ devāsurairvandyāṃ manuḥ stauti nirantaram
And in the varṣa named Ramyaka, Manu ceaselessly praises the supreme form of the Lord, the fish-form, to be revered by gods and asuras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 9.19
मनुरुवाच ॐ नमो भगवते मुख्यतमाय नमः सत्त्वाय प्राणायौजसे बलाय महामत्स्याय नमः । अन्तर्बहिश्चाखिललोकपालकै- रदृष्टरूपो विचरस्युरुस्वनः । स ईश्वरस्त्वं य इदं वशे नय- न्नाम्ना यथा दारुमयीं नरः स्त्रियम्
manuruvāca oṃ namo bhagavate mukhyatamāya namaḥ sattvāya prāṇāyaujase balāya mahāmatsyāya namaḥ | antarbahiścākhilalokapālakai- radṛṣṭarūpo vicarasyurusvanaḥ | sa īśvarastvaṃ ya idaṃ vaśe naya- nnāmnā yathā dārumayīṃ naraḥ striyam
Manu said: Om, obeisance to the Lord, the very foremost; obeisance to sattva, to breath, to vigour, to strength; obeisance to the great Fish. Within and without you move, your form unseen by all the guardians of the worlds, loud-sounding. You are that Lord who, holding this (world) in his control by (mere) name, (moves it) as a man does a woman made of wood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 8 9.20
यं लोकपालाः किल मत्सरज्वरा हित्वा यतन्तोऽपि पृथक् समेत्य च । पातुं न शेकुर्द्विपदश्चतुष्पदः सरीसृपं स्थाणु यदत्र दृश्यते
yaṃ lokapālāḥ kila matsarajvarā hitvā yatanto'pi pṛthak sametya ca | pātuṃ na śekurdvipadaścatuṣpadaḥ sarīsṛpaṃ sthāṇu yadatra dṛśyate
Whom the guardians of the worlds — burning with the fever of envy — leaving (him) aside, though striving both separately and together, were unable to protect: whatever two-footed, four-footed, creeping or standing thing is seen here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 8 9.21
भवान् युगान्तार्णव ऊर्मिमालिनि क्षोणीमिमामोषधिवीरुधां निधिम् । मया सहोरुक्रम तेऽज ओजसा तस्मै जगत्प्राणगणात्मने नमः
bhavān yugāntārṇava ūrmimālini kṣoṇīmimāmoṣadhivīrudhāṃ nidhim | mayā sahorukrama te'ja ojasā tasmai jagatprāṇagaṇātmane namaḥ
In the wave-garlanded ocean at the end of the age you (upheld), together with me, this earth, the treasury of herbs and plants, by your own might, O wide-strider, O unborn one; obeisance to him, the self of the host of the world's life-breaths.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 8 9.22
एवं स्तौति च देवेशं मनुः पार्थिवसत्तमः । मत्स्यावतारं देवेशं संशयच्छेदकारणम्
evaṃ stauti ca deveśaṃ manuḥ pārthivasattamaḥ | matsyāvatāraṃ deveśaṃ saṃśayacchedakāraṇam
Thus does Manu, best of earthly (rulers), praise the lord of the gods, the lord of the gods in his Fish-descent, the cause of the cutting away of doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 8 9.23
ध्यानयोगेन देवस्य निर्धूताशेषकल्मषः । आस्ते परिचरन्भक्त्या महाभागवतोत्तमः
dhyānayogena devasya nirdhūtāśeṣakalmaṣaḥ | āste paricaranbhaktyā mahābhāgavatottamaḥ
With every stain shaken off by the yoga of meditation on the god, he remains attending upon (him) with devotion, the foremost of the great devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition