Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 1
DB 9 1.1
प्रकृतिचरित्रवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच गणेशजननी दुर्गा राधा लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती । सावित्री च सृष्टिविधौ प्रकृतिः पञ्चधा स्मृता नवमस्कन्धे प्रकृतिचरित्रवर्णनं नाम प्रथमोध्यायः
prakṛticaritravarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca gaṇeśajananī durgā rādhā lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī | sāvitrī ca sṛṣṭividhau prakṛtiḥ pañcadhā smṛtā navamaskandhe prakṛticaritravarṇanaṃ nāma prathamodhyāyaḥ
Description of the deeds of Prakṛti. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Durgā the mother of Gaṇeśa, Rādhā, Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī and Sāvitrī—in the process of creation Prakṛti is remembered as fivefold. (End of) the first chapter, called "Description of the Deeds of Prakṛti," in the ninth book.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.2
नारद उवाच आविर्बभूव सा केन का वा सा ज्ञानिनांवर । किं वा तल्लक्षणं साधो बभूव पञ्चधा कथम्
nārada uvāca āvirbabhūva sā kena kā vā sā jñānināṃvara | kiṃ vā tallakṣaṇaṃ sādho babhūva pañcadhā katham
Nārada said: By whom did she become manifest, and who is she, O best of the knowers? Or what is her mark, O good one, and how did she become fivefold?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.3
सर्वासां चरितं पूजाविधानं गुण ईप्सितः । अवतारः कुत्र कस्यास्तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
sarvāsāṃ caritaṃ pūjāvidhānaṃ guṇa īpsitaḥ | avatāraḥ kutra kasyāstanme vyākhyātumarhasi
The deeds of them all, the rule of their worship, the quality desired (of each), and where and whose the incarnation was—all this you ought to explain to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.4
श्रीनारायण उवाच प्रकृतेर्लक्षणं वत्स को वा वक्तुं क्षमो भवेत् । किञ्चित्तथापि वक्ष्यामि यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रतः
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca prakṛterlakṣaṇaṃ vatsa ko vā vaktuṃ kṣamo bhavet | kiñcittathāpi vakṣyāmi yacchrutaṃ dharmavaktrataḥ
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: My child, who could be capable of stating the definition of Prakṛti? Yet I shall say something of it, that which was heard from the mouth of Dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.5
प्रकृष्टवाचकः प्रश्न कृतिश्च सृष्टिवाचकः । सृष्टौ प्रकृष्टा या देवी प्रकृतिः सा प्रकीर्तिता
prakṛṣṭavācakaḥ praśna kṛtiśca sṛṣṭivācakaḥ | sṛṣṭau prakṛṣṭā yā devī prakṛtiḥ sā prakīrtitā
"Pra" denotes what is excellent, and "kṛti" denotes creation; the Goddess who is excellent in creation is therefore called Prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.6
गुणे सत्त्वे प्रकृष्टे च प्रशब्दो वर्तते श्रुतः । मध्यमे रजसि कृश्च तिशब्दस्तमसि स्मृतः
guṇe sattve prakṛṣṭe ca praśabdo vartate śrutaḥ | madhyame rajasi kṛśca tiśabdastamasi smṛtaḥ
The syllable "pra" is heard to apply to the excellent quality, sattva; "kṛ" to the middling one, rajas; and the syllable "ti" is held to refer to tamas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.7
त्रिगुणात्मस्वरूपा या सा च शक्तिसमन्विता । प्रधाना सृष्टिकरणे प्रकृतिस्तेन कथ्यते
triguṇātmasvarūpā yā sā ca śaktisamanvitā | pradhānā sṛṣṭikaraṇe prakṛtistena kathyate
She whose own form consists of the three qualities, and who is endowed with power, is foremost (pradhāna) in the act of creation; therefore she is called Prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.8
प्रथमे वर्तते प्रश्न कृतिश्च सृष्टिवाचकः । सृष्टेरादौ च या देवी प्रकृतिः सा प्रकीर्तिता
prathame vartate praśna kṛtiśca sṛṣṭivācakaḥ | sṛṣṭerādau ca yā devī prakṛtiḥ sā prakīrtitā
"Pra" applies to what is first, and "kṛti" denotes creation; the Goddess who is at the beginning of creation is therefore called Prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.9
योगेनात्मा सृष्टिविधौ द्विधारूपो बभूव सः । पुमांश्च दक्षिणार्धाङ्गो वामार्धा प्रकृतिः स्मृता
yogenātmā sṛṣṭividhau dvidhārūpo babhūva saḥ | pumāṃśca dakṣiṇārdhāṅgo vāmārdhā prakṛtiḥ smṛtā
By yoga, at the time of creation, that Self became of twofold form: the male was the right half of the body, and the left half is held to be Prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.10
सा च ब्रह्मस्वरूपा च नित्या सा च सनातनी । यथाऽऽत्मा च तथा शक्तिर्यथाग्नौ दाहिका स्थिता
sā ca brahmasvarūpā ca nityā sā ca sanātanī | yathā''tmā ca tathā śaktiryathāgnau dāhikā sthitā
And she is of the nature of Brahman, eternal, and everlasting; as is the Self, so is the power — as the burning capacity abides in fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.11
अत एव हि योगीन्द्रैः स्त्रीपुम्भेदो न मन्यते । सर्वं ब्रह्ममयं ब्रह्मञ्छश्वत्सदपि नारद
ata eva hi yogīndraiḥ strīpumbhedo na manyate | sarvaṃ brahmamayaṃ brahmañchaśvatsadapi nārada
For just this reason the difference between female and male is not accepted by the lords of yogins; all is made of Brahman, O Brahmin, and is eternally existent, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.12
स्वेच्छामयस्येच्छया च श्रीकृष्णस्य सिसृक्षया । साऽऽविर्बभूव सहसा मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी
svecchāmayasyecchayā ca śrīkṛṣṇasya sisṛkṣayā | sā''virbabhūva sahasā mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī
And by the will of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose being is his own will, through his desire to create, she at once became manifest — the root Prakṛti, the sovereign Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.13
तदाज्ञया पञ्चविधा सृष्टिकर्मविभेदिका । अथ भक्तानुरोधाद्वा भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहा
tadājñayā pañcavidhā sṛṣṭikarmavibhedikā | atha bhaktānurodhādvā bhaktānugrahavigrahā
By his command she became fivefold, dividing up the work of creation; or rather, in compliance with the devotees, taking form to favour the devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.14
गणेशमाता दुर्गा या शिवरूपा शिवप्रिया । नारायणी विष्णुमाया पूर्णब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी
gaṇeśamātā durgā yā śivarūpā śivapriyā | nārāyaṇī viṣṇumāyā pūrṇabrahmasvarūpiṇī
(She is) Durgā, the mother of Gaṇeśa, who is of Śiva's form and dear to Śiva, Nārāyaṇī, the Māyā of Viṣṇu, having as her own form the full Brahman;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.15
ब्रह्मादिदेवैर्मुनिभिर्मनुभिः पूजिता स्तुता । सर्वाधिष्ठातृदेवी सा शर्वरूपा सनातनी
brahmādidevairmunibhirmanubhiḥ pūjitā stutā | sarvādhiṣṭhātṛdevī sā śarvarūpā sanātanī
worshipped and praised by the gods beginning with Brahmā, by the sages and by the Manus; she is the Goddess presiding over all, of Śarva's form, everlasting;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.16
धर्मसत्यपुण्यकीर्तिर्यशोमङ्गलदायिनी । सुखमोक्षहर्षदात्री शोकार्तिदुःखनाशिनी
dharmasatyapuṇyakīrtiryaśomaṅgaladāyinī | sukhamokṣaharṣadātrī śokārtiduḥkhanāśinī
giver of dharma, truth, merit, renown, fame and welfare; bestower of happiness, liberation and joy; destroyer of grief, pain and suffering;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.17
शरणागतदीनार्तपरित्राणपरायणा । तेजःस्वरूपा परमा तदधिष्ठातृदेवता
śaraṇāgatadīnārtaparitrāṇaparāyaṇā | tejaḥsvarūpā paramā tadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā
devoted to the rescue of the afflicted and the wretched who have come for refuge; whose form is radiance, supreme, the deity presiding over it;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.18
सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा च शक्तिरीशस्य सन्ततम् । सिद्धेश्वरी सिद्धिरूपा सिद्धिदा सिद्धिरीश्वरी
sarvaśaktisvarūpā ca śaktirīśasya santatam | siddheśvarī siddhirūpā siddhidā siddhirīśvarī
and she is the very form of all power, ever the power of the Lord; mistress of attainments, of the form of attainment, giver of attainment, sovereign over attainment;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.19
बुद्धिर्निद्रा क्षुत्पिपासा छाया तन्द्रा दया स्मृतिः । जातिः क्षान्तिश्च भ्रान्तिश्च शान्तिः कान्तिश्च चेतना
buddhirnidrā kṣutpipāsā chāyā tandrā dayā smṛtiḥ | jātiḥ kṣāntiśca bhrāntiśca śāntiḥ kāntiśca cetanā
intelligence, sleep, hunger and thirst, shadow, drowsiness, compassion, memory, birth, forbearance, error, calm, loveliness, consciousness,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.20
तुष्टिः पुष्टिस्तथा लक्ष्मीर्धृतिर्माया तथैव च । सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा सा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭistathā lakṣmīrdhṛtirmāyā tathaiva ca | sarvaśaktisvarūpā sā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ
contentment, nourishment, and likewise Lakṣmī, steadfastness, and Māyā as well: she is the form of all the powers of Kṛṣṇa, the supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.21
उक्तः श्रुतौ श्रुतगुणश्चातिस्वल्पो यथागमम् । गुणोऽस्त्यनन्तोऽनन्ताया अपरां च निशामय
uktaḥ śrutau śrutaguṇaścātisvalpo yathāgamam | guṇo'styananto'nantāyā aparāṃ ca niśāmaya
Her qualities as heard in scripture have been told, very few, according to the tradition; the qualities of the infinite one are infinite. Now hear of another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.22
शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा या पद्मा सा परमात्मनः । सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपा सा तदधिष्ठातृदेवता
śuddhasattvasvarūpā yā padmā sā paramātmanaḥ | sarvasampatsvarūpā sā tadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā
She who is of the nature of pure sattva is Padmā, (the power) of the supreme Self; she is the very form of all prosperity, the deity presiding over it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.23
कान्तातिदान्ता शान्ता च सुशीला सर्वमङ्गला । लोभमोहकामरोषमदाहङ्कारवर्जिता
kāntātidāntā śāntā ca suśīlā sarvamaṅgalā | lobhamohakāmaroṣamadāhaṅkāravarjitā
Lovely, greatly self-controlled, tranquil, of good character, wholly auspicious, free of greed, delusion, lust, anger, intoxication and egotism;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.24
भक्तानुरक्ता पत्युश्च सर्वाभ्यश्च पतिव्रता । प्राणतुल्या भगवतः प्रेमपात्रं प्रियंवदा
bhaktānuraktā patyuśca sarvābhyaśca pativratā | prāṇatulyā bhagavataḥ premapātraṃ priyaṃvadā
Devoted to the devotees, and to her husband, faithful to her husband above all (women), equal to (his) very life, an object of the Lord's love, sweet of speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.25
सर्वसस्यात्मिका देवी जीवनोपायरूपिणी । महालक्ष्मीश्च वैकुण्ठे पतिसेवारता सती
sarvasasyātmikā devī jīvanopāyarūpiṇī | mahālakṣmīśca vaikuṇṭhe patisevāratā satī
The goddess who is the essence of all crops, who takes the form of the means of living, and (she is) Mahālakṣmī in Vaikuṇṭha, a chaste woman intent on serving her husband.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.26
स्वर्गे च स्वर्गलक्ष्मीश्च राजलक्ष्मीश्च राजसु । गृहेषु गृहलक्ष्मीश्च मर्त्यानां गृहिणां तथा
svarge ca svargalakṣmīśca rājalakṣmīśca rājasu | gṛheṣu gṛhalakṣmīśca martyānāṃ gṛhiṇāṃ tathā
In heaven she is the Lakṣmī of heaven, among kings the royal Lakṣmī, and in houses the household Lakṣmī of mortals who are householders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.27
सर्वप्राणिषु द्रव्येषु शोभारूपा मनोहरा । कीर्तिरूपा पुण्यवतां प्रभारूपा नृपेषु च
sarvaprāṇiṣu dravyeṣu śobhārūpā manoharā | kīrtirūpā puṇyavatāṃ prabhārūpā nṛpeṣu ca
In all living beings and in (all) objects she is the form of beauty, captivating the mind; she is the form of fame in the meritorious, and the form of splendour in kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.28
वाणिज्यरूपा वणिजां पापिनां कलहाङ्कुरा । दयारूपा च कथिता वेदोक्ता सर्वसम्मता
vāṇijyarūpā vaṇijāṃ pāpināṃ kalahāṅkurā | dayārūpā ca kathitā vedoktā sarvasammatā
She is the form of trade in merchants, the sprout of quarrel among sinners, and she is called the form of compassion — so declared in the Veda and agreed to by all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.29
सर्वपूज्या सर्ववन्द्या चान्यां मत्तो निशामय । वाग्बुद्धिविद्याज्ञानाधिष्ठात्री च परमात्मनः
sarvapūjyā sarvavandyā cānyāṃ matto niśāmaya | vāgbuddhividyājñānādhiṣṭhātrī ca paramātmanaḥ
She is to be worshipped by all and revered by all. Now hear from me about another: the presiding (goddess) of speech, intellect, learning and knowledge of the Supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.30
सर्वविद्यास्वरूपा या सा च देवी सरस्वती । सा बुद्धिः कविता मेधा प्रतिभा स्मृतिदा नृणाम्
sarvavidyāsvarūpā yā sā ca devī sarasvatī | sā buddhiḥ kavitā medhā pratibhā smṛtidā nṛṇām
She who is the very form of all learning is the goddess Sarasvatī; she is intellect, poetry, mental power, insight, and the giver of memory to men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.31
नानाप्रकारसिद्धान्तभेदार्थकलना मता । व्याख्याबोधस्वरूपा च सर्वसन्देहभञ्जिनी
nānāprakārasiddhāntabhedārthakalanā matā | vyākhyābodhasvarūpā ca sarvasandehabhañjinī
She is held to be the discernment of the meanings of the various distinctions of doctrine, and she is the form of exposition and understanding, the breaker of all doubts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.32
विचारकारिणी ग्रन्थकारिणी शक्तिरूपिणी । स्वरसङ्गीतसन्धानतालकारणरूपिणी
vicārakāriṇī granthakāriṇī śaktirūpiṇī | svarasaṅgītasandhānatālakāraṇarūpiṇī
She causes reflection, she causes books (to be made), she takes the form of power, she is the form of tones, song, their joining, and the ground of rhythm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 1.33
विषयज्ञानवाग्रूपा प्रतिविश्वोपजीविनी । व्याख्यावादकरी शान्ता वीणापुस्तकधारिणी
viṣayajñānavāgrūpā prativiśvopajīvinī | vyākhyāvādakarī śāntā vīṇāpustakadhāriṇī
She is the form of speech (that expresses) knowledge of objects, sustaining each universe, one who makes exposition and debate, tranquil, holding the lute and the book.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.34
शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा च सुशीला श्रीहरिप्रिया । हिमचन्दनकुन्देन्दुकुमुदाम्भोजसन्निभा
śuddhasattvasvarūpā ca suśīlā śrīharipriyā | himacandanakundendukumudāmbhojasannibhā
She is of the nature of pure sattva, of good character, dear to Śrī Hari, resembling snow, sandal, jasmine, the moon, the white lily and the lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.35
यजन्ती परमात्मानं श्रीकृष्णं रत्नमालया । तपःस्वरूपा तपसां फलदात्री तपस्विनाम्
yajantī paramātmānaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ ratnamālayā | tapaḥsvarūpā tapasāṃ phaladātrī tapasvinām
Worshipping the Supreme Self, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, with a garland of jewels; she is the form of austerity, the giver of the fruit of austerities to ascetics.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.36
सिद्धिविद्यास्वरूपा च सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा सदा । यया विना तु विप्रौघो मूको मृतसमः सदा
siddhividyāsvarūpā ca sarvasiddhipradā sadā | yayā vinā tu vipraugho mūko mṛtasamaḥ sadā
She is the very form of the perfected knowledge and ever the bestower of all attainments; without her the whole multitude of brahmins is dumb, ever like the dead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.37
देवी तृतीया गदिता श्रुत्युक्ता जगदम्बिका । यथागमं यथाकिञ्चिदपरां त्वं निबोध मे
devī tṛtīyā gaditā śrutyuktā jagadambikā | yathāgamaṃ yathākiñcidaparāṃ tvaṃ nibodha me
Thus the third goddess, spoken of in the Vedas, the mother of the world, has been described. Learn now from me of another, according to the scriptures and as far as (I can tell).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.38
माता चतुर्णां वर्णानां वेदाङ्गानां च छन्दसाम् । सन्ध्यावन्दनमन्त्राणां तन्त्राणां च विचक्षणा
mātā caturṇāṃ varṇānāṃ vedāṅgānāṃ ca chandasām | sandhyāvandanamantrāṇāṃ tantrāṇāṃ ca vicakṣaṇā
She is the mother of the four classes, of the limbs of the Veda and of the metres, and she is skilled in the mantras of the twilight worship and in the tantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.39
द्विजातिजातिरूपा च जपरूपा तपस्विनी । ब्रह्मण्यतेजोरूपा च सर्वसंस्काररूपिणी
dvijātijātirūpā ca japarūpā tapasvinī | brahmaṇyatejorūpā ca sarvasaṃskārarūpiṇī
She is the form of the birth of the twice-born, the form of muttered prayer, an ascetic; she is the form of brahminical splendour and takes the form of all the sacraments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.40
पवित्ररूपा सावित्री गायत्री ब्रह्मणः प्रिया । तीर्थानि यस्याः संस्पर्शं वाञ्छन्ति ह्यात्मशुद्धये
pavitrarūpā sāvitrī gāyatrī brahmaṇaḥ priyā | tīrthāni yasyāḥ saṃsparśaṃ vāñchanti hyātmaśuddhaye
Of pure form, she is Sāvitrī, Gāyatrī, dear to Brahmā; the sacred fords desire contact with her for their own purification.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.41
शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशा शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपिणी । परमानन्दरूपा च परमा च सनातनी
śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśā śuddhasattvasvarūpiṇī | paramānandarūpā ca paramā ca sanātanī
She shines like pure crystal, she has the nature of pure sattva, she is the form of supreme bliss, supreme and eternal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.42
परब्रह्मस्वरूपा च निर्वाणपददायिनी । ब्रह्मतेजोमयी शक्तिस्तदधिष्ठातृदेवता
parabrahmasvarūpā ca nirvāṇapadadāyinī | brahmatejomayī śaktistadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā
She is of the nature of the supreme Brahman and the giver of the state of liberation; she is the power made of Brahman's radiance, the deity presiding over it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.43
यत्पादरजसा पूतं जगत्सर्वं च नारद । देवी चतुर्थी कथिता पञ्चमीं वर्णयामि ते
yatpādarajasā pūtaṃ jagatsarvaṃ ca nārada | devī caturthī kathitā pañcamīṃ varṇayāmi te
By the dust of whose feet the whole world is purified, O Nārada. The fourth goddess has been described; I shall now recount the fifth to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.44
पञ्चप्राणाधिदेवी या पञ्चप्राणस्वरूपिणी । प्राणाधिकप्रियतमा सर्वाभ्यः सुन्दरी परा
pañcaprāṇādhidevī yā pañcaprāṇasvarūpiṇī | prāṇādhikapriyatamā sarvābhyaḥ sundarī parā
She who is the presiding deity of the five vital breaths, whose very form is the five breaths, dearer (to him) than his own breath, more beautiful and higher than all (the others),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.45
सर्वयुक्ता च सौभाग्यमानिनी गौरवान्विता । वामाङ्गार्धस्वरूपा च गुणेन तेजसा समा
sarvayuktā ca saubhāgyamāninī gauravānvitā | vāmāṅgārdhasvarūpā ca guṇena tejasā samā
joined with all (excellence), conscious of her good fortune, endowed with dignity, having the form of the left half of (his) body, and equal (to him) in quality and in splendour,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.46
परावरा सारभूता परमाद्या सनातनी । परमानन्दरूपा च धन्या मान्या च पूजिता
parāvarā sārabhūtā paramādyā sanātanī | paramānandarūpā ca dhanyā mānyā ca pūjitā
higher than the high, being the essence (of all), supreme and first, eternal, of the form of highest bliss, blessed, honoured and worshipped,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.47
रासक्रीडाधिदेवी श्रीकृष्णस्य परमात्मनः । रासमण्डलसम्भूता रासमण्डलमण्डिता
rāsakrīḍādhidevī śrīkṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ | rāsamaṇḍalasambhūtā rāsamaṇḍalamaṇḍitā
the presiding deity of the rāsa-play of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self, arisen in the rāsa-circle and adorning the rāsa-circle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.48
रासेश्वरी सुरसिका रासावासनिवासिनी । गोलोकवासिनी देवी गोपीवेषविधायिका
rāseśvarī surasikā rāsāvāsanivāsinī | golokavāsinī devī gopīveṣavidhāyikā
mistress of the rāsa, full of relish, dwelling in the abode of the rāsa, the goddess who dwells in Goloka, who arranges the garb of the cowherd women,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.49
परमाह्लादरूपा च सन्तोषहर्षरूपिणी । निर्गुणा च निराकारा निर्लिप्ताऽऽत्मस्वरूपिणी
paramāhlādarūpā ca santoṣaharṣarūpiṇī | nirguṇā ca nirākārā nirliptā''tmasvarūpiṇī
of the form of supreme delight, whose form is contentment and joy, without qualities and without shape, unattached, whose nature is the Self,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.50
निरीहा निरहङ्कारा भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहा । वेदानुसारिध्यानेन विज्ञाता मा विचक्षणैः
nirīhā nirahaṅkārā bhaktānugrahavigrahā | vedānusāridhyānena vijñātā mā vicakṣaṇaiḥ
free of striving, free of egoism, whose body is grace toward devotees — she is known by the discerning through meditation that follows the Veda, but not (otherwise).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 1.51
दृष्टिदृष्टा न सा चेशैः सुरेन्द्रैर्मुनिपुङ्गवैः । वह्निशुद्धांशुकधरा नानालङ्कारभूषिता
dṛṣṭidṛṣṭā na sā ceśaiḥ surendrairmunipuṅgavaiḥ | vahniśuddhāṃśukadharā nānālaṅkārabhūṣitā
She is not seen by the eyes of the lords, the chiefs of the gods, or the foremost of sages; she wears fine cloth purified by fire and is adorned with manifold ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.52
कोटिचन्द्रप्रभा पुष्टसर्वश्रीयुक्तविग्रहा । श्रीकृष्णभक्तिदास्यैककरा च सर्वसम्पदाम्
koṭicandraprabhā puṣṭasarvaśrīyuktavigrahā | śrīkṛṣṇabhaktidāsyaikakarā ca sarvasampadām
with the radiance of ten million moons, her body full and joined with every splendour, the sole giver of devotion and servitude to Śrī Kṛṣṇa and of all riches,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 1.53
अवतारे च वाराहे वृषभानुसुता च या । यत्पादपद्मसंस्पर्शात्पवित्रा च वसुन्धरा
avatāre ca vārāhe vṛṣabhānusutā ca yā | yatpādapadmasaṃsparśātpavitrā ca vasundharā
and she it is who, in the Boar incarnation, was the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu, and by the touch of whose lotus feet the earth became pure;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.54
ब्रह्मादिभिरदृष्टा या सर्वैर्दृष्टा च भारते । स्त्रीरत्नसारसम्भूता कृष्णवक्षःस्थले स्थिता
brahmādibhiradṛṣṭā yā sarvairdṛṣṭā ca bhārate | strīratnasārasambhūtā kṛṣṇavakṣaḥsthale sthitā
she who was not seen by Brahmā and the others, yet was seen by all in Bhārata, arisen as the essence of the jewels among women, abiding on Kṛṣṇa's breast
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.55
यथाम्बरे नवघने लोला सौदामनी मुने । षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि प्रतप्तं ब्रह्मणा पुरा
yathāmbare navaghane lolā saudāmanī mune | ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi prataptaṃ brahmaṇā purā
like restless lightning in a fresh cloud in the sky, O sage. For sixty thousand years austerity was performed by Brahmā of old,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.56
यत्पादपद्मनखरदृष्टये चात्मशुद्धये । न च दृष्टं च स्वप्नेऽपि प्रत्यक्षस्यापि का कथा
yatpādapadmanakharadṛṣṭaye cātmaśuddhaye | na ca dṛṣṭaṃ ca svapne'pi pratyakṣasyāpi kā kathā
for the sight of the tips of the nails of her lotus feet and for his own purification; and it was not seen even in a dream — what then to say of directly?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.57
तेनैव तपसा दृष्टा भुवि वृन्दावने वने । कथिता पञ्चमी देवी सा राधा च प्रकीर्तिता
tenaiva tapasā dṛṣṭā bhuvi vṛndāvane vane | kathitā pañcamī devī sā rādhā ca prakīrtitā
By that very austerity she was seen on earth in the forest of Vṛndāvana. Thus the fifth goddess has been described, and she is proclaimed as Rādhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.58
अंशरूपाः कलारूपाः कलांशांशांशसम्भवाः । प्रकृतेः प्रतिविश्वेषु देव्यश्च सर्वयोषितः
aṃśarūpāḥ kalārūpāḥ kalāṃśāṃśāṃśasambhavāḥ | prakṛteḥ prativiśveṣu devyaśca sarvayoṣitaḥ
Having the form of portions, having the form of parts, arising from parts and portions of portions of portions of Nature, the goddesses and all women in each of the universes (are such).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.59
परिपूर्णतमाः पञ्च विद्यादेव्यः प्रकीर्तिताः । या याः प्रधानांशरूपा वर्णयामि निशामय
paripūrṇatamāḥ pañca vidyādevyaḥ prakīrtitāḥ | yā yāḥ pradhānāṃśarūpā varṇayāmi niśāmaya
Five goddesses of knowledge are proclaimed as the most completely full. Which ones are the forms of the chief portions — I shall describe; listen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.60
प्रधानांशस्वरूपा सा गङ्गा भुवनपावनी । विष्णुविग्रहसम्भूता द्रवरूपा सनातनी
pradhānāṃśasvarūpā sā gaṅgā bhuvanapāvanī | viṣṇuvigrahasambhūtā dravarūpā sanātanī
She whose nature is a chief portion is Gaṅgā, the purifier of the world, arisen from Viṣṇu's body, of liquid form, eternal,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.61
पापिपापेध्मदाहाय ज्वलदग्निस्वरूपिणी । सुखस्पर्शा स्नानपानैर्निर्वाणपददायिनी
pāpipāpedhmadāhāya jvaladagnisvarūpiṇī | sukhasparśā snānapānairnirvāṇapadadāyinī
of the form of blazing fire for burning up the firewood of the sins of sinners, pleasant to the touch, granting by bathing and drinking the state of nirvāṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.62
गोलोकस्थानप्रस्थानसुखसोपानरूपिणी । पवित्ररूपा तीर्थानां सरितां च परावरा
golokasthānaprasthānasukhasopānarūpiṇī | pavitrarūpā tīrthānāṃ saritāṃ ca parāvarā
of the form of the easy stairway for the journey to the abode of Goloka, of pure form, higher than the high among sacred places and rivers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.63
शम्भुमौलिजटामेरुमुक्तापंक्तिस्वरूपिणी । तपःसम्पादिनी सद्यो भारतेषु तपस्विनाम्
śambhumaulijaṭāmerumuktāpaṃktisvarūpiṇī | tapaḥsampādinī sadyo bhārateṣu tapasvinām
of the form of a string of pearls on the Meru-like matted locks on Śambhu's head, at once bringing to fruition the austerity of ascetics in the lands of Bhārata,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.64
चन्द्रपद्मक्षीरनिभा शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपिणी । निर्मला निरहङ्कारा साध्वी नारायणप्रिया
candrapadmakṣīranibhā śuddhasattvasvarūpiṇī | nirmalā nirahaṅkārā sādhvī nārāyaṇapriyā
Like the moon, a lotus, and milk (in hue), her form being pure sattva; spotless, free of egoism, chaste, dear to Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.65
प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च तुलसी विष्णुकामिनी । विष्णुभूषणरूपा च विष्णुपादस्थिता सती
pradhānāṃśasvarūpā ca tulasī viṣṇukāminī | viṣṇubhūṣaṇarūpā ca viṣṇupādasthitā satī
And she whose form is a portion of the primal nature (pradhāna) is Tulasī, beloved of Viṣṇu; she is the very ornament of Viṣṇu, the chaste one abiding at Viṣṇu's feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.66
तपःसंकल्पपूजादिसङ्घसम्पादिनी मुने । सारभूता च पुष्पाणां पवित्रा पुण्यदा सदा
tapaḥsaṃkalpapūjādisaṅghasampādinī mune | sārabhūtā ca puṣpāṇāṃ pavitrā puṇyadā sadā
She accomplishes the whole set of austerities, resolves, worship and the rest, O sage; she is the essence of flowers, pure, ever bestowing merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.67
दर्शनस्पर्शनाभ्यां च सद्यो निर्वाणदायिनी । कलौ कलुषशुष्केध्मदहनायाग्निरूपिणी
darśanasparśanābhyāṃ ca sadyo nirvāṇadāyinī | kalau kaluṣaśuṣkedhmadahanāyāgnirūpiṇī
By being seen and by being touched she at once grants liberation; in the Kali age she takes the form of fire to burn up the dry fuel of sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.68
यत्पादपद्मसंस्पर्शात्सद्यः पूता वसुन्धरा । यत्स्पर्शदर्शने चैवेच्छन्ति तीर्थानि शुद्धये
yatpādapadmasaṃsparśātsadyaḥ pūtā vasundharā | yatsparśadarśane caivecchanti tīrthāni śuddhaye
By the touch of whose lotus-feet the earth is instantly purified, and whose touch and sight the sacred fords themselves desire for their own cleansing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.69
यया विना च विश्वेषु सर्वकर्म च निष्फलम् । मोक्षदा या मुमुक्षूणां कामिनी सर्वकामदा
yayā vinā ca viśveṣu sarvakarma ca niṣphalam | mokṣadā yā mumukṣūṇāṃ kāminī sarvakāmadā
Without whom every rite in all the worlds is fruitless; who gives liberation to those who seek release, and, (being) desirable, gives all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.70
कल्पवृक्षस्वरूपा या भारते वृक्षरूपिणी । भारतीनां प्रीणनाय जाता या परदेवता
kalpavṛkṣasvarūpā yā bhārate vṛkṣarūpiṇī | bhāratīnāṃ prīṇanāya jātā yā paradevatā
She who is of the nature of the wish-granting tree, taking the form of a tree in Bhārata; the supreme deity who was born to gratify the people of Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.71
प्रधानांशस्वरूपा या मनसा कश्यपात्मजा । शङ्करप्रियशिष्या च महाज्ञानविशारदा
pradhānāṃśasvarūpā yā manasā kaśyapātmajā | śaṅkarapriyaśiṣyā ca mahājñānaviśāradā
She who is of the nature of a portion of the primal nature is Manasā, daughter of Kaśyapa, the dear pupil of Śaṅkara and skilled in great knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.72
नागेश्वरस्यानन्तस्य भगिनी नागपूजिता । नागेश्वरी नागमाता सुन्दरी नागवाहिनी
nāgeśvarasyānantasya bhaginī nāgapūjitā | nāgeśvarī nāgamātā sundarī nāgavāhinī
Sister of Ananta, the lord of serpents, worshipped by the serpents; mistress of serpents, mother of serpents, beautiful, borne by serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.73
नागेन्द्रगणसंयुक्ता नागभूषणभूषिता । नागेन्द्रवन्दिता सिद्धा योगिनी नगशायिनी
nāgendragaṇasaṃyuktā nāgabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā | nāgendravanditā siddhā yoginī nagaśāyinī
Accompanied by the hosts of serpent-kings, adorned with serpents as ornaments; saluted by the serpent-kings, perfected, a yoginī, resting on the mountain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.74
विष्णुरूपा विष्णुभक्ता विष्णुपूजापरायणा । तपःस्वरूपा तपसां फलदात्री तपस्विनी
viṣṇurūpā viṣṇubhaktā viṣṇupūjāparāyaṇā | tapaḥsvarūpā tapasāṃ phaladātrī tapasvinī
Having the form of Viṣṇu, devoted to Viṣṇu, intent on the worship of Viṣṇu; embodying austerity, giver of the fruit of austerities, an ascetic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.75
दिव्यं त्रिलक्षवर्षं च तपस्तप्त्वा च या हरेः । तपस्विनीषु पूज्या च तपस्विषु च भारते
divyaṃ trilakṣavarṣaṃ ca tapastaptvā ca yā hareḥ | tapasvinīṣu pūjyā ca tapasviṣu ca bhārate
And she who, having practised austerity for three hundred thousand divine years for Hari('s sake), is worshipped among women ascetics and among ascetics in Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.76
सर्वमन्त्राधिदेवी च ज्वलन्ती ब्रह्मतेजसा । ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा ब्रह्मभावनतत्परा
sarvamantrādhidevī ca jvalantī brahmatejasā | brahmasvarūpā paramā brahmabhāvanatatparā
And she is the presiding deity of all mantras, blazing with the splendour of Brahman; of the nature of Brahman, supreme, wholly intent on the contemplation of Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.77
जरत्कारुमुनेः पत्नी कृष्णांशस्य पतिव्रता । आस्तीकस्य मुनेर्माता प्रवरस्य तपस्विनाम्
jaratkārumuneḥ patnī kṛṣṇāṃśasya pativratā | āstīkasya munermātā pravarasya tapasvinām
The devoted wife of the sage Jaratkāru, who is a portion of Kṛṣṇa; the mother of the sage Āstīka, the foremost of ascetics.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.78
प्रधानांशस्वरूपा या देवसेना च नारद । मातृकासु पूज्यतमा सा षष्ठी च प्रकीर्तिता
pradhānāṃśasvarūpā yā devasenā ca nārada | mātṛkāsu pūjyatamā sā ṣaṣṭhī ca prakīrtitā
She who is of the nature of a portion of the primal nature is Devasenā, O Nārada; she, most worthy of worship among the Mother-goddesses, is proclaimed as Ṣaṣṭhī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.79
पुत्रपौत्रादिदात्री च धात्री त्रिजगतां सती । षष्ठांशरूपा प्रकृतेस्तेन षष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता
putrapautrādidātrī ca dhātrī trijagatāṃ satī | ṣaṣṭhāṃśarūpā prakṛtestena ṣaṣṭhī prakīrtitā
Giver of sons, grandsons and the rest, the chaste sustainer of the three worlds; being the form of a sixth part of Prakṛti, she is therefore called Ṣaṣṭhī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.80
स्थाने शिशूनां परमा वृद्धरूपा च योगिनी । पूजा द्वादशमासेषु यस्या विश्वेषु सन्ततम्
sthāne śiśūnāṃ paramā vṛddharūpā ca yoginī | pūjā dvādaśamāseṣu yasyā viśveṣu santatam
In the place of infants she is supreme, a yoginī in the form of an old woman; her worship goes on continually throughout the twelve months in all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.81
पूजा च सूतिकागारे पुरा षष्ठदिने शिशोः । एकविंशतिमे चैव पूजा कल्याणहेतुकी
pūjā ca sūtikāgāre purā ṣaṣṭhadine śiśoḥ | ekaviṃśatime caiva pūjā kalyāṇahetukī
And her worship (takes place) in the lying-in chamber, first on the sixth day of the child, and again on the twenty-first — a worship that brings welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.82
मुनिभिर्नमिता चैषा नित्यकामाप्यतः परा । मातृका च दयारूपा शश्वद्रक्षणकारिणी
munibhirnamitā caiṣā nityakāmāpyataḥ parā | mātṛkā ca dayārūpā śaśvadrakṣaṇakāriṇī
She is bowed to by the sages, and (being) ever desired she is therefore supreme; a Mother-goddess, compassionate in form, constantly affording protection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 1.83
जले स्थले चान्तरिक्षे शिशूनां सद्मगोचरे । प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च देवीमङ्गलचण्डिका
jale sthale cāntarikṣe śiśūnāṃ sadmagocare | pradhānāṃśasvarūpā ca devīmaṅgalacaṇḍikā
In water, on land, and in the sky, within the dwelling-range of children (she protects). And she who is of the nature of a portion of the primal nature is the goddess Maṅgalacaṇḍikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 1.84
प्रकृतेर्मुखसम्भूता सर्वमङ्गलदा सदा । सृष्टौ मङ्गलरूपा च संहारे कोपरूपिणी
prakṛtermukhasambhūtā sarvamaṅgaladā sadā | sṛṣṭau maṅgalarūpā ca saṃhāre koparūpiṇī
Born from the mouth of Prakṛti, she is forever the giver of all auspiciousness; in creation she has an auspicious form, and at destruction the form of wrath.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.85
तेन मङ्गलचण्डी सा पण्डितैः परिकीर्तिता । प्रतिमङ्गलवारेषु प्रतिविश्वेषु पूजिता
tena maṅgalacaṇḍī sā paṇḍitaiḥ parikīrtitā | pratimaṅgalavāreṣu prativiśveṣu pūjitā
For that reason she is proclaimed by the learned as Maṅgalacaṇḍī; she is worshipped in every universe on every Tuesday.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.86
पुत्रपौत्रधनैश्वर्ययशोमङ्गलदायिनी । परितुष्टा सर्ववाञ्छाप्रदात्री सर्वयोषिताम्
putrapautradhanaiśvaryayaśomaṅgaladāyinī | parituṣṭā sarvavāñchāpradātrī sarvayoṣitām
She gives sons, grandsons, wealth, sovereignty, fame and auspiciousness; when fully pleased she grants all the wishes of all women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.87
रुष्टा क्षणेन संहर्तुं शक्ता विश्वं महेश्वरी । प्रधानांशस्वरूपा सा काली कमललोचना
ruṣṭā kṣaṇena saṃhartuṃ śaktā viśvaṃ maheśvarī | pradhānāṃśasvarūpā sā kālī kamalalocanā
When angered, that great goddess is able to destroy the universe in a moment; she who is of the nature of a principal portion (of Prakṛti) is Kālī, the lotus-eyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.88
दुर्गाललाटसम्भूता रणे शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः । दुर्गार्धांशस्वरूपा सा गुणेन तेजसा समा
durgālalāṭasambhūtā raṇe śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ | durgārdhāṃśasvarūpā sā guṇena tejasā samā
She arose from Durgā's forehead in the battle with Śumbha and Niśumbha; she is of the nature of half a portion of Durgā, equal (to her) in quality and in splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.89
कोटिसूर्यसमाजुष्टपुष्टजाज्वलविग्रहा । प्रधाना सर्वशक्तीनां बला बलवती परा
koṭisūryasamājuṣṭapuṣṭajājvalavigrahā | pradhānā sarvaśaktīnāṃ balā balavatī parā
Her body blazes, well-nourished and endowed with (the brilliance) of ten million suns; she is foremost among all the śaktis, strength itself, mighty and supreme.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 1.90
सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा देवी परमा योगरूपिणी । कृष्णभक्ता कृष्णतुल्या तेजसा विक्रमैर्गुणैः
sarvasiddhipradā devī paramā yogarūpiṇī | kṛṣṇabhaktā kṛṣṇatulyā tejasā vikramairguṇaiḥ
The goddess grants all attainments; she is supreme, of the nature of yoga, devoted to Kṛṣṇa, and equal to Kṛṣṇa in splendour, in valorous deeds and in qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.91
कृष्णभावनया शश्वत्कृष्णवर्णा सनातनी । संहर्तुं सर्वब्रह्माण्डं शक्ता निःश्वासमात्रतः
kṛṣṇabhāvanayā śaśvatkṛṣṇavarṇā sanātanī | saṃhartuṃ sarvabrahmāṇḍaṃ śaktā niḥśvāsamātrataḥ
Through her meditation on Kṛṣṇa she is perpetually black in colour, and eternal; she is able to destroy the whole cosmic egg by a mere breath.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.92
रणं दैत्यैः समं तस्याः क्रीडया लोकशिक्षया । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षांश्च दातुं शक्ता च पूजिता
raṇaṃ daityaiḥ samaṃ tasyāḥ krīḍayā lokaśikṣayā | dharmārthakāmamokṣāṃśca dātuṃ śaktā ca pūjitā
Her battle with the demons is for sport and for the instruction of the world; and she is able to grant dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation, and is worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.93
ब्रह्मादिभिः स्तूयमाना मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्नरैः । प्रधानांशस्वरूपा सा प्रकृतेश्च वसुन्धरा
brahmādibhiḥ stūyamānā munibhirmanubhirnaraiḥ | pradhānāṃśasvarūpā sā prakṛteśca vasundharā
She is praised by Brahmā and the others, by sages, by Manus and by men. And of the nature of a principal portion of Prakṛti is Vasundharā (the Earth).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.94
आधाररूपा सर्वेषां सर्वसस्या प्रकीर्तिता । रत्नाकरा रत्नगर्भा सर्वरत्नाकराश्रया
ādhārarūpā sarveṣāṃ sarvasasyā prakīrtitā | ratnākarā ratnagarbhā sarvaratnākarāśrayā
She is proclaimed as the support of all beings, as bearing all crops, as the mine of jewels, the womb of jewels, the resort of all jewel-mines.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.95
प्रजाभिश्च प्रजेशैश्च पूजिता वन्दिता सदा । सर्वोपजीव्यरूपा च सर्वसम्पद्विधायिनी
prajābhiśca prajeśaiśca pūjitā vanditā sadā | sarvopajīvyarūpā ca sarvasampadvidhāyinī
She is always worshipped and saluted by creatures and by the lords of creatures; she is that by which all live, and she brings about all prosperity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.96
यया विना जगत्सर्वं निराधारं चराचरम् । प्रकृतेश्च कला या यास्ता निबोध मुनीश्वर
yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ nirādhāraṃ carācaram | prakṛteśca kalā yā yāstā nibodha munīśvara
Without her the whole world, moving and unmoving, would be without support. Now learn, O lord of sages, which are the portions of Prakṛti,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.97
यस्य यस्य च या पत्नी तत्सर्वं वर्णयामि ते । स्वाहादेवी वह्निपत्नी प्रतिविश्वेषु पूजिता
yasya yasya ca yā patnī tatsarvaṃ varṇayāmi te | svāhādevī vahnipatnī prativiśveṣu pūjitā
and who is the wife of whom — all that I shall describe to you. The goddess Svāhā is the wife of Fire, worshipped in every universe;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.98
यया विना हविर्दानं न ग्रहीतुं सुराः क्षमाः । दक्षिणा यज्ञपत्नी च दीक्षा सर्वत्र पूजिता
yayā vinā havirdānaṃ na grahītuṃ surāḥ kṣamāḥ | dakṣiṇā yajñapatnī ca dīkṣā sarvatra pūjitā
without her the gods are unable to receive the offering of oblation. Dakṣiṇā is the wife of Sacrifice, and Dīkṣā is worshipped everywhere;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.99
यया विना हि विश्वेषु सर्वकर्म हि निष्फलम् । स्वधा पितॄणां पत्नी च मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्नरैः
yayā vinā hi viśveṣu sarvakarma hi niṣphalam | svadhā pitṝṇāṃ patnī ca munibhirmanubhirnaraiḥ
for without her every rite in the worlds is indeed fruitless. And Svadhā is the wife of the ancestors, (worshipped) by sages, by Manus and by men;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.100
पूजिता पितृदानं हि निष्कलं च यया विना । स्वस्तिदेवी वायुपत्नी प्रतिविश्वेषु पूजिता
pūjitā pitṛdānaṃ hi niṣkalaṃ ca yayā vinā | svastidevī vāyupatnī prativiśveṣu pūjitā
she is worshipped, for without her the offering to the ancestors bears no fruit. The goddess Svasti is the wife of Vāyu, worshipped in every universe;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.101
आदानं च प्रदानं च निष्फलं च यया विना । पुष्टिर्गणपतेः पत्नी पूजिता जगतीतले
ādānaṃ ca pradānaṃ ca niṣphalaṃ ca yayā vinā | puṣṭirgaṇapateḥ patnī pūjitā jagatītale
without her both receiving and giving are fruitless. Puṣṭi is the wife of Gaṇapati, worshipped on the surface of the earth;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.102
यया विना परिक्षीणाः पुमांसो योषितोऽपि च । अनन्तपत्नी तुष्टिश्च पूजिता वन्दिता भवेत्
yayā vinā parikṣīṇāḥ pumāṃso yoṣito'pi ca | anantapatnī tuṣṭiśca pūjitā vanditā bhavet
without her both men and women are utterly wasted away. Tuṣṭi is the wife of Ananta; she should be worshipped and saluted,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.103
यया विना न सन्तुष्टाः सर्वलोकाश्च सर्वतः । ईशानपत्नी सम्पत्तिः पूजिता च सुरैर्नरैः
yayā vinā na santuṣṭāḥ sarvalokāśca sarvataḥ | īśānapatnī sampattiḥ pūjitā ca surairnaraiḥ
for without her all the worlds are not content anywhere. Sampatti is the wife of Īśāna, and is worshipped by gods and men;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.104
सर्वे लोका दरिद्राश्च विश्वेषु च यया विना । धृतिः कपिलपत्नी च सर्वैः सर्वत्र पूजिता
sarve lokā daridrāśca viśveṣu ca yayā vinā | dhṛtiḥ kapilapatnī ca sarvaiḥ sarvatra pūjitā
All the worlds in all the universes are destitute without her: Dhṛti (Constancy), the wife of Kapila, worshipped by all and everywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.105
सर्वे लोका अधैर्याश्च जगत्सु च यया विना । सत्यपत्नी सती मुक्तैः पूजिता च जगत्प्रिया
sarve lokā adhairyāśca jagatsu ca yayā vinā | satyapatnī satī muktaiḥ pūjitā ca jagatpriyā
All the worlds in all the universes are without firmness without her: Satī, the wife of Satya, worshipped by the liberated and dear to the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.106
यया विना भवेल्लोको बन्धुतारहितः सदा । मोहपत्नी दया साध्वी पूजिता च जगत्प्रिया
yayā vinā bhavelloko bandhutārahitaḥ sadā | mohapatnī dayā sādhvī pūjitā ca jagatpriyā
Without her the world would always be devoid of kinship: Dayā (Compassion), the virtuous wife of Moha, worshipped and dear to the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.107
सर्वे लोकाश्च सर्वत्र निष्फलाश्च यया विना । पुण्यपत्नी प्रतिष्ठा सा पूजिता पुण्यदा सदा
sarve lokāśca sarvatra niṣphalāśca yayā vinā | puṇyapatnī pratiṣṭhā sā pūjitā puṇyadā sadā
Without her all the worlds everywhere are fruitless: she is Pratiṣṭhā (Establishment), the wife of Puṇya, worshipped and ever a giver of merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.108
यया विना जगत्सर्वं जीवन्मृतसमं मुने । सुकर्मपत्नी संसिद्धा कीर्तिर्धन्यैश्च पूजिता
yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ jīvanmṛtasamaṃ mune | sukarmapatnī saṃsiddhā kīrtirdhanyaiśca pūjitā
Without her the whole world is like a corpse though living, O sage: Kīrti (Fame), the perfected wife of Sukarma, worshipped by the fortunate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.109
यया विना जगत्सर्वं यशोहीनं मृतं यथा । क्रिया तूद्योगपत्नी च पूजिता सर्वसम्मता
yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ yaśohīnaṃ mṛtaṃ yathā | kriyā tūdyogapatnī ca pūjitā sarvasammatā
Without her the whole world would be without renown, as if dead: Kriyā (Action), the wife of Udyoga (Effort), worshipped and approved by all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.110
यया विना जगत्सर्वं विधिहीनं च नारद । अधर्मपत्नी मिथ्या सा सर्वधूर्तैश्च पूजिता
yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ vidhihīnaṃ ca nārada | adharmapatnī mithyā sā sarvadhūrtaiśca pūjitā
Without her the whole world would be without rule, O Nārada: she is Mithyā (Falsehood), the wife of Adharma, worshipped by all rogues.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.111
यया विना जगत्सर्वमुच्छिन्नं विधिनिर्मितम् । सत्ये अदर्शना या च त्रेतायां सूक्ष्मरूपिणी
yayā vinā jagatsarvamucchinnaṃ vidhinirmitam | satye adarśanā yā ca tretāyāṃ sūkṣmarūpiṇī
Without her the whole world made by the ordainer would be cut off — she who was unseen in the Satya age, and of subtle form in the Tretā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.112
अर्धावयवरूपा च द्वापरे चैव संवृता । कलौ महाप्रगल्भा च सर्वत्र व्यापिका बलात्
ardhāvayavarūpā ca dvāpare caiva saṃvṛtā | kalau mahāpragalbhā ca sarvatra vyāpikā balāt
and of half-limbed form, and concealed, in the Dvāpara; but in the Kali very bold, forcibly pervading everywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.113
कपटेन समं भ्रात्रा भ्रमते च गृहे गृहे । शान्तिर्लज्जा च भार्ये द्वे सुशीलस्य च पूजिते
kapaṭena samaṃ bhrātrā bhramate ca gṛhe gṛhe | śāntirlajjā ca bhārye dve suśīlasya ca pūjite
She roams from house to house together with her brother Kapaṭa (Deceit). Śānti (Peace) and Lajjā (Modesty) are the two wives of Suśīla, and both are honoured.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.114
याभ्यां विना जगत्सर्वमुन्मत्तमिव नारद । ज्ञानस्य तिस्रो भार्याश्च बुद्धिर्मेधाधृतिस्तथा
yābhyāṃ vinā jagatsarvamunmattamiva nārada | jñānasya tisro bhāryāśca buddhirmedhādhṛtistathā
Without those two the whole world would be as if mad, O Nārada. And Jñāna (Knowledge) has three wives: Buddhi, Medhā, and likewise Dhṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.115
याभिर्विना जगत्सर्वं मूढं मत्तसमं सदा । मूर्तिश्च धर्मपत्नी सा कान्तिरूपा मनोहरा
yābhirvinā jagatsarvaṃ mūḍhaṃ mattasamaṃ sadā | mūrtiśca dharmapatnī sā kāntirūpā manoharā
Without them the whole world would always be deluded, like one drunk. And Mūrti (Form) is the wife of Dharma, lovely in her beauty and charming.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.116
परमात्मा च विश्वौघो निराधारो यया विना । सर्वत्र शोभारूपा च लक्ष्मीर्मूर्तिमती सती
paramātmā ca viśvaugho nirādhāro yayā vinā | sarvatra śobhārūpā ca lakṣmīrmūrtimatī satī
Without her the Supreme Self and the whole mass of the universe would be without support. And everywhere in the form of splendour is Lakṣmī, embodied and chaste;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.117
श्रीरूपा मूर्तिरूपा च मान्या धन्यातिपूजिता । कालाग्नी रुद्रपत्नी च निद्रा सा सिद्धयोगिनी
śrīrūpā mūrtirūpā ca mānyā dhanyātipūjitā | kālāgnī rudrapatnī ca nidrā sā siddhayoginī
in the form of Śrī and in bodily form, honoured, blessed and greatly worshipped. And Nidrā (Sleep), the fire of time, is the wife of Rudra, she the accomplished yoginī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 1.118
सर्वे लोकाः समाच्छन्ना यया योगेन रात्रिषु । कालस्य तिस्रो भार्याश्च संध्या रात्रिर्दिनानि च
sarve lokāḥ samācchannā yayā yogena rātriṣu | kālasya tisro bhāryāśca saṃdhyā rātrirdināni ca
by whose yoga all the worlds are wholly covered over at night. And Kāla (Time) has three wives: Sandhyā, Rātri and the Days.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.119
याभिर्विना विधाता च संख्यां कर्तुं न शक्यते । क्षुत्पिपासे लोभभार्ये धन्ये मान्ये च पूजिते
yābhirvinā vidhātā ca saṃkhyāṃ kartuṃ na śakyate | kṣutpipāse lobhabhārye dhanye mānye ca pūjite
Without them even the ordainer could not make reckoning. Hunger and Thirst are the two wives of Greed, blessed, honoured and worshipped,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.120
याभ्यां व्याप्तं जगत्सर्वं नित्यं चिन्तातुरं भवेत् । प्रभा च दाहिका चैव द्वे भार्ये तेजसस्तथा
yābhyāṃ vyāptaṃ jagatsarvaṃ nityaṃ cintāturaṃ bhavet | prabhā ca dāhikā caiva dve bhārye tejasastathā
by whom the whole world is pervaded and made ever sick with anxiety. And Prabhā (Radiance) and Dāhikā (the Burner) are the two wives of Tejas (Fire),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.121
याभ्यां विना जगत्स्रष्टा विधातुं च न हीश्वरः । कालकन्ये मृत्युजरे प्रज्वारस्य प्रियाप्रिये
yābhyāṃ vinā jagatsraṣṭā vidhātuṃ ca na hīśvaraḥ | kālakanye mṛtyujare prajvārasya priyāpriye
without whom the maker of the world, the Lord, could not ordain it. The two daughters of Kāla, Mṛtyu (Death) and Jarā (Old Age), are the liked and the disliked wives of Prajvāra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.122
याभ्यां जगत्समुच्छिन्नं विधात्रा निर्मितं विधौ । निद्राकन्या च तन्द्रा सा प्रीतिरन्या सुखप्रिये
yābhyāṃ jagatsamucchinnaṃ vidhātrā nirmitaṃ vidhau | nidrākanyā ca tandrā sā prītiranyā sukhapriye
by whom the world fashioned by the ordainer is utterly destroyed in the course of ordinance. And Tandrā (Drowsiness) is the daughter of Nidrā, and Prīti (Delight) the other — the two dear ones of Sukha (Pleasure),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 1.123
याभ्यां व्याप्तं जगत्सर्वं विधिपुत्र विधेर्विधौ । वैराग्यस्य च द्वे भार्ये श्रद्धा भक्तिश्च पूजिते
yābhyāṃ vyāptaṃ jagatsarvaṃ vidhiputra vidhervidhau | vairāgyasya ca dve bhārye śraddhā bhaktiśca pūjite
by whom the whole world is pervaded, O son of the ordainer, in the course of ordinance. And Vairāgya (Detachment) has two wives, Śraddhā (Faith) and Bhakti (Devotion), both worshipped,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.124
याभ्यां शश्वज्जगत्सर्वं यज्जीवन्मुक्तिमन्मुने । अदितिर्देवमाता च सुरभी च गवां प्रसूः
yābhyāṃ śaśvajjagatsarvaṃ yajjīvanmuktimanmune | aditirdevamātā ca surabhī ca gavāṃ prasūḥ
By these two the whole world is ever (pervaded), and by which there is liberation while living, O sage: Aditi, the mother of the gods, and Surabhi, the progenitress of cows —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 1.125
दितिश्च दैत्यजननी कद्रूश्च विनता दनुः । उपयुक्ताः सृष्टिविधावेतास्तु कीर्तिताः कलाः
ditiśca daityajananī kadrūśca vinatā danuḥ | upayuktāḥ sṛṣṭividhāvetāstu kīrtitāḥ kalāḥ
and Diti, the mother of the demons, and Kadrū, Vinatā, Danu — these portions (of the Goddess), useful in the work of creation, have been proclaimed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.126
कला अन्याः सन्ति बह्व्यस्तासु काश्चिन्निबोध मे । रोहिणी चन्द्रपत्नी च संज्ञा सूर्यस्य कामिनी
kalā anyāḥ santi bahvyastāsu kāścinnibodha me | rohiṇī candrapatnī ca saṃjñā sūryasya kāminī
There are many other portions; among them learn from me some: Rohiṇī, the wife of the Moon, and Saṃjñā, the beloved of the Sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.127
शतरूपा मनोर्भार्या शचीन्द्रस्य च गेहिनी । तारा बृहस्पतेर्भार्या वसिष्ठस्याप्यरुन्धती
śatarūpā manorbhāryā śacīndrasya ca gehinī | tārā bṛhaspaterbhāryā vasiṣṭhasyāpyarundhatī
Śatarūpā, the wife of Manu, and Śacī, the housewife of Indra, Tārā the wife of Bṛhaspati, and Arundhatī of Vasiṣṭha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.128
अहल्या गौतमस्त्री साप्यनसूयात्रिकामिनी । देवहूतिः कर्दमस्य प्रसूतिर्दक्षकामिनी
ahalyā gautamastrī sāpyanasūyātrikāminī | devahūtiḥ kardamasya prasūtirdakṣakāminī
Ahalyā, the wife of Gautama, and she, Anasūyā, the beloved of Atri, Devahūti of Kardama, Prasūti the beloved of Dakṣa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.129
पितॄणां मानसी कन्या मेनका साम्बिकाप्रसूः । लोपामुद्रा तथा कुन्ती कुबेरकामिनी तथा
pitṝṇāṃ mānasī kanyā menakā sāmbikāprasūḥ | lopāmudrā tathā kuntī kuberakāminī tathā
Menakā, the mind-born daughter of the Fathers, she who bore Ambikā, and Lopāmudrā, and Kuntī, and likewise the beloved of Kubera,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.130
वरुणानी प्रसिद्धा च बलेर्विन्ध्यावलिस्तथा । कान्ता च दमयन्ती च यशोदा देवकी तथा
varuṇānī prasiddhā ca balervindhyāvalistathā | kāntā ca damayantī ca yaśodā devakī tathā
and the well-known Vāruṇānī, and likewise Vindhyāvali of Bali, and Kāntā, and Damayantī, and Yaśodā, and Devakī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.131
गान्धारी द्रौपदी शैव्या सा च सत्यवती प्रिया । वृषभानुप्रिया साध्वी राधामाता कुलोद्वहा
gāndhārī draupadī śaivyā sā ca satyavatī priyā | vṛṣabhānupriyā sādhvī rādhāmātā kulodvahā
Gāndhārī, Draupadī, Śaivyā, and she, the dear Satyavatī, and the virtuous beloved of Vṛṣabhānu, the mother of Rādhā, upholder of her family,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.132
मन्दोदरी च कौसल्या सुभद्रा कौरवी तथा । रेवती सत्यभामा च कालिन्दी लक्ष्मणा तथा
mandodarī ca kausalyā subhadrā kauravī tathā | revatī satyabhāmā ca kālindī lakṣmaṇā tathā
and Mandodarī, and Kausalyā, Subhadrā, and likewise Kauravī, Revatī, and Satyabhāmā, and Kālindī, and likewise Lakṣmaṇā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.133
जाम्बवती नाग्नजितिर्मित्रविन्दा तथापरा । लक्ष्मणा रुक्मिणी सीता स्वयं लक्ष्मीः प्रकीर्तिता
jāmbavatī nāgnajitirmitravindā tathāparā | lakṣmaṇā rukmiṇī sītā svayaṃ lakṣmīḥ prakīrtitā
Jāmbavatī, Nāgnajitī, and further Mitravindā, Lakṣmaṇā, Rukmiṇī, and Sītā — she is declared to be Lakṣmī herself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.134
काली योजनगन्धा च व्यासमाता महासती । बाणपुत्री तथोषा च चित्रलेखा च तत्सखी
kālī yojanagandhā ca vyāsamātā mahāsatī | bāṇaputrī tathoṣā ca citralekhā ca tatsakhī
And Kālī, and Yojanagandhā, the mother of Vyāsa, the greatly chaste one, and Ūṣā the daughter of Bāṇa, and Citralekhā her friend,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.135
प्रभावती भानुमती तथा मायावती सती । रेणुका च भृगोर्माता राममाता च रोहिणी
prabhāvatī bhānumatī tathā māyāvatī satī | reṇukā ca bhṛgormātā rāmamātā ca rohiṇī
Prabhāvatī, Bhānumatī, and likewise the chaste Māyāvatī, and Reṇukā, and the mother of Bhṛgu, and Rohiṇī the mother of Rāma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.136
एकनन्दा च दुर्गा सा श्रीकृष्णभगिनी सती । बह्व्यः सत्यः कलाश्चैव प्रकृतेरेव भारते
ekanandā ca durgā sā śrīkṛṣṇabhaginī satī | bahvyaḥ satyaḥ kalāścaiva prakṛtereva bhārate
and Ekanandā, that chaste Durgā, the sister of Śrī Kṛṣṇa — many are the true portions of Prakṛti indeed in Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.137
या याश्च ग्रामदेव्यः स्युस्ताः सर्वाः प्रकृतेः कलाः । कलांशांशसमुद्भूताः प्रतिविश्वेषु योषितः
yā yāśca grāmadevyaḥ syustāḥ sarvāḥ prakṛteḥ kalāḥ | kalāṃśāṃśasamudbhūtāḥ prativiśveṣu yoṣitaḥ
And whatever village goddesses there may be, all of them are portions of Prakṛti; the women in the various universes have arisen from portions of portions of (her) portions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.138
योषितामवमानेन प्रकृतेश्च पराभवः । ब्राह्मणी पूजिता येन पतिपुत्रवती सती
yoṣitāmavamānena prakṛteśca parābhavaḥ | brāhmaṇī pūjitā yena patiputravatī satī
By the dishonouring of women there is the humiliation of Prakṛti as well. By whom a brahmin woman, chaste, possessed of husband and sons, is honoured,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.139
प्रकृतिः पूजिता तेन वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः । कुमारी चाष्टवर्षीया वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः
prakṛtiḥ pūjitā tena vastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ | kumārī cāṣṭavarṣīyā vastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ
by him Prakṛti is honoured with garments, ornaments and sandal-paste. And an eight-year-old maiden, (honoured) with garments, ornaments and sandal-paste —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.140
पूजिता येन विप्रस्य प्रकृतिस्तेन पूजिता । सर्वाः प्रकृतिसम्भूता उत्तमाधममध्यमाः
pūjitā yena viprasya prakṛtistena pūjitā | sarvāḥ prakṛtisambhūtā uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ
by whomever a brahmin's (daughter) is honoured, by him Prakṛti is honoured. All (women) are born of Prakṛti — highest, lowest, and middling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.141
सत्त्वांशाश्चोत्तमा ज्ञेयाः सुशीलाश्च पतिव्रताः । मध्यमा रजसश्चांशास्ताश्च भोग्याः प्रकीर्तिताः
sattvāṃśāścottamā jñeyāḥ suśīlāśca pativratāḥ | madhyamā rajasaścāṃśāstāśca bhogyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
Those who are portions of sattva are to be known as the highest, of good conduct and devoted to their husbands; the middling are portions of rajas, and they are declared to be objects of enjoyment,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.142
सुखसम्भोगवश्याश्च स्वकार्ये तत्पराः सदा । अधमास्तमसश्चांशा अज्ञातकुलसम्भवाः
sukhasambhogavaśyāśca svakārye tatparāḥ sadā | adhamāstamasaścāṃśā ajñātakulasambhavāḥ
subject to pleasure and enjoyment, and always intent on their own concerns. The lowest are portions of tamas, born in unknown families,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.143
दुर्मुखाः कुलहा धूर्ताः स्वतन्त्राः कलहप्रियाः । पृथिव्यां कुलटा याश्च स्वर्गे चाप्सरसां गणाः
durmukhāḥ kulahā dhūrtāḥ svatantrāḥ kalahapriyāḥ | pṛthivyāṃ kulaṭā yāśca svarge cāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
foul-mouthed, destroyers of the family, cunning, independent, fond of quarrels. And those women on earth who are unchaste, and the hosts of apsarases in heaven,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.144
प्रकृतेस्तमसश्चांशाः पुंश्चल्यः परिकीर्तिताः । एवं निगदितं सर्वं प्रकृते रूपवर्णनम्
prakṛtestamasaścāṃśāḥ puṃścalyaḥ parikīrtitāḥ | evaṃ nigaditaṃ sarvaṃ prakṛte rūpavarṇanam
The wanton women are declared to be portions of the dark (tamas) aspect of Prakṛti. Thus the whole description of Prakṛti's forms has been told.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.145
ताः सर्वाः पूजिताः पृथ्व्यां पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते । पूजिता सुरथेनादौ दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी
tāḥ sarvāḥ pūjitāḥ pṛthvyāṃ puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate | pūjitā surathenādau durgā durgārtināśinī
All these are worshipped on earth and in the holy land of Bhārata. Durgā, who destroys the distress of hardship, was worshipped first by Suratha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.146
ततः श्रीरामचन्द्रेण रावणस्य वधार्थिना । तत्पश्चाज्जगतां माता त्रिषु लोकेषु पूजिता
tataḥ śrīrāmacandreṇa rāvaṇasya vadhārthinā | tatpaścājjagatāṃ mātā triṣu lokeṣu pūjitā
then by Śrī Rāmacandra, who sought the slaying of Rāvaṇa; after that the Mother of the worlds was worshipped in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.147
जाताऽऽदौ दक्षकन्या या निहत्य दैत्यदानवान् । ततो देहं परित्यज्य यज्ञे भर्तुश्च निन्दया
jātā''dau dakṣakanyā yā nihatya daityadānavān | tato dehaṃ parityajya yajñe bhartuśca nindayā
She who was born at first as Dakṣa's daughter, having slain the Daityas and Dānavas, then abandoned her body at the sacrifice because of the reviling of her husband,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.148
जज्ञे हिमवतः पत्न्यां लेभे पशुपतिं पतिम् । गणेशश्च स्वयं कृष्णः स्कन्दो विष्णुकलोद्भवः
jajñe himavataḥ patnyāṃ lebhe paśupatiṃ patim | gaṇeśaśca svayaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ skando viṣṇukalodbhavaḥ
(and) was born from the wife of Himavat, and obtained Paśupati as husband; and Gaṇeśa, who is Kṛṣṇa himself, and Skanda, arisen from a portion of Viṣṇu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.149
बभूवतुस्तौ तनयौ पश्चात्तस्याश्च नारद । लक्ष्मीर्मङ्गलभूपेन प्रथमं परिपूजिता
babhūvatustau tanayau paścāttasyāśca nārada | lakṣmīrmaṅgalabhūpena prathamaṃ paripūjitā
these two became her sons afterwards, O Nārada. Lakṣmī was first worshipped by King Maṅgala,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.150
त्रिषु लोकेषु तत्पश्चाद्देवतामुनिमानवैः । सावित्री चाश्वपतिना प्रथमं परिपूजिता
triṣu lokeṣu tatpaścāddevatāmunimānavaiḥ | sāvitrī cāśvapatinā prathamaṃ paripūjitā
and after that in the three worlds by gods, sages and men. And Sāvitrī was first worshipped by Aśvapati,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.151
तत्पश्चात्त्रिषु लोकेषु देवतामुनिपुङ्गवैः । आदौ सरस्वती देवी ब्रह्मणा परिपूजिता
tatpaścāttriṣu lokeṣu devatāmunipuṅgavaiḥ | ādau sarasvatī devī brahmaṇā paripūjitā
and after that in the three worlds by the gods and the foremost of sages. At first the goddess Sarasvatī was worshipped by Brahmā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.152
तत्पश्चात्त्रिषु लोकेषु देवतामुनिपुङ्गवैः । प्रथमं पूजिता राधा गोलोके रासमण्डले
tatpaścāttriṣu lokeṣu devatāmunipuṅgavaiḥ | prathamaṃ pūjitā rādhā goloke rāsamaṇḍale
and after that in the three worlds by the gods and the foremost of sages. Rādhā was first worshipped in Goloka, in the circle of the rāsa dance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.153
पौर्णमास्यां कार्तिकस्य कृष्णेन परमात्मना । गोपिकाभिश्च गोपैश्च बालिकाभिश्च बालकैः
paurṇamāsyāṃ kārtikasya kṛṣṇena paramātmanā | gopikābhiśca gopaiśca bālikābhiśca bālakaiḥ
on the full-moon day of Kārtika, by Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Self, and by the gopīs and the cowherds, and by the girls and the boys,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.154
गवां गणैः सुरभ्या च तत्पश्चादाज्ञया हरेः । तदा ब्रह्मादिभिर्देवैर्मुनिभिः परया मुदा
gavāṃ gaṇaiḥ surabhyā ca tatpaścādājñayā hareḥ | tadā brahmādibhirdevairmunibhiḥ parayā mudā
and by the herds of cows and by Surabhi; and after that, by Hari's command, then by Brahmā and the (other) gods and by the sages with the utmost joy
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.155
पुष्पधूपादिभिर्भक्त्या पूजिता वन्दिता सदा । पृथिव्यां प्रथमं देवी सुयज्ञेनैव पूजिता
puṣpadhūpādibhirbhaktyā pūjitā vanditā sadā | pṛthivyāṃ prathamaṃ devī suyajñenaiva pūjitā
she was ever worshipped and praised with devotion, with flowers, incense and the rest. On earth the goddess was first worshipped by Suyajña,
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DB 9 1.156
शङ्करेणोपदिष्टेन पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते । त्रिषु लोकेषु तत्पश्चादाज्ञया परमात्मनः
śaṅkareṇopadiṣṭena puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate | triṣu lokeṣu tatpaścādājñayā paramātmanaḥ
as instructed by Śaṅkara, in the holy land of Bhārata; and after that in the three worlds, by the command of the Supreme Self,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.157
पुष्पधूपादिभिर्भक्त्या पूजिता मुनिभिः सदा । कला या याः समुद्भूता पूजितास्ताश्च भारते
puṣpadhūpādibhirbhaktyā pūjitā munibhiḥ sadā | kalā yā yāḥ samudbhūtā pūjitāstāśca bhārate
she was ever worshipped with devotion by the sages with flowers, incense and the rest. And whatever portions of her have arisen, those too are worshipped in Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 1.158
पूजिता ग्रामदेव्यश्च ग्रामे च नगरे मुने । एवं ते कथितं सर्वं प्रकृतेश्चरितं शुभम्
pūjitā grāmadevyaśca grāme ca nagare mune | evaṃ te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ prakṛteścaritaṃ śubham
And the village goddesses are worshipped in village and in town, O sage. Thus the whole auspicious account of Prakṛti has been told to you,
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DB 9 1.159
यथागमं लक्षणं च किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
yathāgamaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ ca kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
and her characteristics as handed down in tradition. What more do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition