Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 10
DB 9 10.1
पृथिव्युपाख्याने नरकफलप्राप्तिवर्णनम् नारद उवाच भूमिदानकृतं पुण्यं पापं तद्धरणेन च । परभूहरणात्पापं परकूपे खनने तथा
pṛthivyupākhyāne narakaphalaprāptivarṇanam nārada uvāca bhūmidānakṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ pāpaṃ taddharaṇena ca | parabhūharaṇātpāpaṃ parakūpe khanane tathā
In the account of the Earth, the description of the obtaining of the fruits (that is,) the hells. Nārada said: The merit made by the gift of land, and the sin (incurred) by seizing it; the sin from taking another's land, and likewise from digging in another's well —
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DB 9 10.2
अम्बुवाच्यां भूखनने वीर्यस्य त्याग एव च । दीपादिस्थापनात्पापं श्रोतुमिच्छामि यत्नतः
ambuvācyāṃ bhūkhanane vīryasya tyāga eva ca | dīpādisthāpanātpāpaṃ śrotumicchāmi yatnataḥ
(the sin) from digging the ground during the Ambuvācī, and from the discharge of semen, and the sin from setting up a lamp and the like — (all this) I wish to hear carefully.
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DB 9 10.3
अन्यद्वा पृथिवीजन्यं पापं यत्पृच्छते परम् । यदस्ति तत्प्रतीकारं वद वेदविदांवर
anyadvā pṛthivījanyaṃ pāpaṃ yatpṛcchate param | yadasti tatpratīkāraṃ vada vedavidāṃvara
Or whatever other sin arising from the earth — the further (matter) that (I) ask about — and whatever remedy there is for it, tell (me), O best of the knowers of the Veda.
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DB 9 10.4
श्रीनारायण उवाच वितस्तिमात्रभूमिं च यो ददाति च भारते । सन्ध्यापूताय विप्राय स याति शिवमन्दिरम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca vitastimātrabhūmiṃ ca yo dadāti ca bhārate | sandhyāpūtāya viprāya sa yāti śivamandiram
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Whoever gives even a span of land in Bhārata to a brahmin purified by the twilight rites goes to the abode of Śiva.
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DB 9 10.5
भूमिं च सर्वसस्याढ्यां ब्राह्मणाय ददाति च । भूमिरेणुप्रमाणाब्दमन्ते विष्णुपदे स्थितिः
bhūmiṃ ca sarvasasyāḍhyāṃ brāhmaṇāya dadāti ca | bhūmireṇupramāṇābdamante viṣṇupade sthitiḥ
And whoever gives land rich in all crops to a brahmin — for as many years as there are grains of dust in that land he has, at the end, a station in Viṣṇu's realm.
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DB 9 10.6
ग्रामं भूमिं च धान्यं च ब्राह्मणाय ददाति यः । सर्वपापाद्विनिर्मुक्तौ चोभौ देवीपुरःस्थितौ
grāmaṃ bhūmiṃ ca dhānyaṃ ca brāhmaṇāya dadāti yaḥ | sarvapāpādvinirmuktau cobhau devīpuraḥsthitau
Whoever gives a village, land and grain to a brahmin — both (giver and receiver) are freed from every sin and stand before the Goddess.
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DB 9 10.7
भूमिदानं च तत्काले यः साधुश्चानुमोदते । स च प्रयाति वैकुण्ठे मित्रगोत्रसमन्वितः
bhūmidānaṃ ca tatkāle yaḥ sādhuścānumodate | sa ca prayāti vaikuṇṭhe mitragotrasamanvitaḥ
And the good man who, at that time, gives his assent to the gift of land — he too goes to Vaikuṇṭha together with his friends and his lineage.
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DB 9 10.8
स्वदत्तां परदत्तां वा ब्रह्मवृत्तिं हरेत्तु यः । स तिष्ठति कालसूत्रे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
svadattāṃ paradattāṃ vā brahmavṛttiṃ harettu yaḥ | sa tiṣṭhati kālasūtre yāvaccandradivākarau
But whoever seizes a brahmin's livelihood, whether given by himself or given by another, remains in (the hell) Kālasūtra as long as the moon and the sun (endure).
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DB 9 10.9
तत्युत्रपौत्रप्रभृतिर्भूमिहीनः श्रिया हतः । पुत्रहीनो दरिद्रश्च घोरं याति च रौरवम्
tatyutrapautraprabhṛtirbhūmihīnaḥ śriyā hataḥ | putrahīno daridraśca ghoraṃ yāti ca rauravam
His sons, grandsons and the rest are landless and stricken of prosperity; sonless and poor, he goes to the terrible Raurava.
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DB 9 10.10
गवां मार्गं विनिष्कृष्य यश्च सस्यं ददाति च । दिव्यं वर्षशतं चैव कुम्भीपाके च तिष्ठति पृथिव्युपाख्याने नरकफलप्राप्तिवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः
gavāṃ mārgaṃ viniṣkṛṣya yaśca sasyaṃ dadāti ca | divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ caiva kumbhīpāke ca tiṣṭhati pṛthivyupākhyāne narakaphalaprāptivarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ
And whoever cuts off the path of cattle and (turns it into) crop-land remains a hundred divine years in Kumbhīpāka. (Thus) the tenth chapter, called the description of the obtaining of the fruits (that is,) the hells, in the account of the Earth.
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DB 9 10.11
गोष्ठं तडागं निष्कृष्य मार्गे सस्यं ददाति यः । स तिष्ठत्यसिपत्रे च यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
goṣṭhaṃ taḍāgaṃ niṣkṛṣya mārge sasyaṃ dadāti yaḥ | sa tiṣṭhatyasipatre ca yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
Whoever cuts away a cow-pen or a pond and sows a crop on the (public) road remains in (the hell) Asipatra as long as fourteen Indras (endure).
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DB 9 10.12
पञ्चपिण्डाननुद्धृत्य परकूपे च स्नाति यः । प्राप्नोति नरकं चैव स्नानं निष्फलमेव च
pañcapiṇḍānanuddhṛtya parakūpe ca snāti yaḥ | prāpnoti narakaṃ caiva snānaṃ niṣphalameva ca
Whoever bathes in another's well without having taken out five lumps (of earth) obtains hell, and his bath is fruitless.
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DB 9 10.13
कामी भूमौ च रहसि वीर्यत्यागं करोति यः । भूमिरेणुप्रमाणं च वर्षं तिष्ठति रौरवे
kāmī bhūmau ca rahasi vīryatyāgaṃ karoti yaḥ | bhūmireṇupramāṇaṃ ca varṣaṃ tiṣṭhati raurave
The lustful man who discharges semen upon the ground in a secret place remains in Raurava for as many years as there are grains of dust in that ground.
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DB 9 10.14
अम्बुवाच्यां भूकरणं यः करोति च मानवः । स याति कृमिदंशं च स्थितिस्तत्र चतुर्युगम्
ambuvācyāṃ bhūkaraṇaṃ yaḥ karoti ca mānavaḥ | sa yāti kṛmidaṃśaṃ ca sthitistatra caturyugam
The man who digs the ground during the Ambuvācī goes to (the hell) Kṛmidaṃśa, and his stay there is four ages.
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DB 9 10.15
परकीये लुप्तकूपे कूपं मूढः करोति यः । पुष्करिण्यां च लुप्तायां पुष्करिणीं ददाति यः
parakīye luptakūpe kūpaṃ mūḍhaḥ karoti yaḥ | puṣkariṇyāṃ ca luptāyāṃ puṣkariṇīṃ dadāti yaḥ
The fool who makes a well upon another's ruined well, and who gives (i.e. constructs) a lotus-pond upon a ruined lotus-pond —
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DB 9 10.16
सर्वं फलं परस्यैव तप्तकुण्डं व्रजेच्च सः । तत्र तिष्ठति सन्तप्तो यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
sarvaṃ phalaṃ parasyaiva taptakuṇḍaṃ vrajecca saḥ | tatra tiṣṭhati santapto yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
the whole fruit belongs to the other alone, and he goes to Taptakuṇḍa; there he remains, scorched, as long as fourteen Indras (endure).
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DB 9 10.17
परकीये तडागे च पङ्कमुद्धृत्य चोन्मृजेत् । रेणुप्रमाणवर्षं च ब्रह्मलोके वसेन्नरः
parakīye taḍāge ca paṅkamuddhṛtya conmṛjet | reṇupramāṇavarṣaṃ ca brahmaloke vasennaraḥ
And if (a man) digs out the mud from another's pond and clears it away, he dwells in Brahmaloka for as many years as there are grains of dust.
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DB 9 10.18
पिण्डं पित्रे भूमिभर्तुर्न प्रदाय च मानवः । श्राद्धं करोति यो मूढो नरकं याति निश्चितम्
piṇḍaṃ pitre bhūmibharturna pradāya ca mānavaḥ | śrāddhaṃ karoti yo mūḍho narakaṃ yāti niścitam
And the man who, without offering the rice-ball to his father, the lord of the earth, foolishly performs the śrāddha — he certainly goes to hell.
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DB 9 10.19
भूमौ दीपं योऽर्पयति स चान्धः सप्तजन्मसु । भूमौ शङ्खं च संस्थाप्य कुष्ठं जन्मान्तरे लभेत्
bhūmau dīpaṃ yo'rpayati sa cāndhaḥ saptajanmasu | bhūmau śaṅkhaṃ ca saṃsthāpya kuṣṭhaṃ janmāntare labhet
He who sets a lamp down on the bare ground is blind for seven births; and having placed a conch on the ground, one gets leprosy in the next birth.
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DB 9 10.20
मुक्तां माणिक्यहीरौ च सुवर्णं च मणिं तथा । पञ्च संस्थापयेद्भूमौ स चान्धः सप्तजन्मसु
muktāṃ māṇikyahīrau ca suvarṇaṃ ca maṇiṃ tathā | pañca saṃsthāpayedbhūmau sa cāndhaḥ saptajanmasu
A pearl, a ruby and a diamond, gold, and likewise a gem — these five, should one set them down on the bare ground, he is blind for seven births.
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DB 9 10.21
शिवलिङ्गं शिवामर्चां यश्चार्पयति भूतले । शतमन्वन्तरं यावत्कृमिभक्षः स तिष्ठति
śivaliṅgaṃ śivāmarcāṃ yaścārpayati bhūtale | śatamanvantaraṃ yāvatkṛmibhakṣaḥ sa tiṣṭhati
And he who sets a Śiva-liṅga or an image of Śivā (Pārvatī) down on the ground stays as food for worms for a hundred Manu-periods.
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DB 9 10.22
शङ्खं यन्त्रं शिलातोयं पुष्पं च तुलसीदलम् । यश्चार्पयति भूमौ च स तिष्ठेन्नरके ध्रुवम्
śaṅkhaṃ yantraṃ śilātoyaṃ puṣpaṃ ca tulasīdalam | yaścārpayati bhūmau ca sa tiṣṭhennarake dhruvam
He who sets down on the ground a conch, a yantra, the water (poured over) the (śālagrāma) stone, a flower, or a tulasī leaf — he assuredly remains in hell.
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DB 9 10.23
जपमालां पुष्पमालां कर्पूरं रोचनं तथा । यो मूढश्चार्पयेद्भूमौ स याति नरकं ध्रुवम्
japamālāṃ puṣpamālāṃ karpūraṃ rocanaṃ tathā | yo mūḍhaścārpayedbhūmau sa yāti narakaṃ dhruvam
The fool who sets down on the ground a rosary, a garland of flowers, camphor, or yellow pigment (rocanā) — he assuredly goes to hell.
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DB 9 10.24
भूमौ चन्दनकाष्ठं च रुद्राक्षं कुशमूलकम् । संस्थाप्य भूमौ नरके वसेन्मन्वन्तरावधि
bhūmau candanakāṣṭhaṃ ca rudrākṣaṃ kuśamūlakam | saṃsthāpya bhūmau narake vasenmanvantarāvadhi
Having set sandalwood, a rudrākṣa, or a kuśa root down on the ground, he dwells in hell for the duration of a Manu-period.
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DB 9 10.25
पुस्तकं यज्ञसूत्रं च भूमौ संस्थापयेन्नरः । न भवेद्विप्रयोनौ च तस्य जन्मान्तरे जनिः
pustakaṃ yajñasūtraṃ ca bhūmau saṃsthāpayennaraḥ | na bhavedviprayonau ca tasya janmāntare janiḥ
Should a man set a book or the sacrificial thread down on the ground, his birth in the next existence will not be in a brahmin womb.
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DB 9 10.26
ब्रह्महत्यासमं पापमिह वै लभते ध्रुवम् । ग्रन्धियुक्तं यज्ञसूत्रं पूज्यं च सर्ववर्णकैः
brahmahatyāsamaṃ pāpamiha vai labhate dhruvam | grandhiyuktaṃ yajñasūtraṃ pūjyaṃ ca sarvavarṇakaiḥ
Here he assuredly incurs a sin equal to the killing of a brahmin; and the sacrificial thread, provided with its knot, is to be honoured by (men of) all the classes.
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DB 9 10.27
यज्ञं कृत्वा तु यो भूमिं क्षीरेण न हि सिञ्चति । स याति तप्तभूमिं च सन्तप्तः सप्तजन्मसु
yajñaṃ kṛtvā tu yo bhūmiṃ kṣīreṇa na hi siñcati | sa yāti taptabhūmiṃ ca santaptaḥ saptajanmasu
But he who, having performed a sacrifice, does not sprinkle the ground with milk goes to the burning ground and is scorched for seven births.
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DB 9 10.28
भूकम्पे ग्रहणे यो हि करोति खननं भुवः । जन्मान्तरे महापापो ह्यङ्गहीनो भवेद् ध्रुवम्
bhūkampe grahaṇe yo hi karoti khananaṃ bhuvaḥ | janmāntare mahāpāpo hyaṅgahīno bhaved dhruvam
He who does digging of the earth during an earthquake or an eclipse becomes, in the next birth, a great sinner and assuredly deficient in limb.
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DB 9 10.29
भवनं यत्र सर्वेषां भूमिस्तेन प्रकीर्तिता । काश्यपी कश्यपस्येयमचला स्थिररूपतः
bhavanaṃ yatra sarveṣāṃ bhūmistena prakīrtitā | kāśyapī kaśyapasyeyamacalā sthirarūpataḥ
Since it is the dwelling (bhavana) of all, she is therefore proclaimed 'Bhūmi'; she is Kāśyapī as belonging to Kaśyapa, and 'Acalā' (unmoving) because of her steady form.
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DB 9 10.30
विश्वम्भरा धारणाच्चानन्तानन्तस्वरूपतः । पृथिवी पृथुकन्यात्वाद्विस्तृतत्वान्महामुने
viśvambharā dhāraṇāccānantānantasvarūpataḥ | pṛthivī pṛthukanyātvādvistṛtatvānmahāmune
(She is) Viśvambharā because she bears (all), and Anantā because her form is endless; (she is) Pṛthivī because she is Pṛthu's daughter, and because she is extended, O great sage.
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