Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 15
DB 9 15.1
नारायणनारदसंवादे शक्तिप्रादुर्भावः नारद उवाच नारायणप्रिया साध्वी कथं सा च बभूव ह । तुलसी कुत्र सम्भूता का वा सा पूर्वजन्मनि
nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde śaktiprādurbhāvaḥ nārada uvāca nārāyaṇapriyā sādhvī kathaṃ sā ca babhūva ha | tulasī kutra sambhūtā kā vā sā pūrvajanmani
[The manifestation of the Śakti, in the dialogue of Nārāyaṇa and Nārada.] Nārada said: How did that virtuous woman become dear to Nārāyaṇa? Where was Tulasī born, and who was she in her former birth?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.2
कस्य वा सा कुले जाता कस्य कन्या कुले सती । केन वा तपसा सा च सम्प्राप्ता प्रकृतेः परम्
kasya vā sā kule jātā kasya kanyā kule satī | kena vā tapasā sā ca samprāptā prakṛteḥ param
In whose family was she born, whose daughter was that good woman, in whose line? And by what austerity did she attain him who is beyond prakṛti—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.3
निर्विकारं निरीहं च सर्वविश्वस्वरूपकम् । नारायणं परं ब्रह्म परमेश्वरमीश्वरम्
nirvikāraṃ nirīhaṃ ca sarvaviśvasvarūpakam | nārāyaṇaṃ paraṃ brahma parameśvaramīśvaram
—the changeless, the effortless, whose form is all the universe, Nārāyaṇa, the supreme Brahman, the highest lord, the ruler,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.4
सर्वाराध्यं च सर्वेशं सर्वज्ञं सर्वकारणम् । सर्वाधारं सर्वरूपं सर्वेषां परिपालकम्
sarvārādhyaṃ ca sarveśaṃ sarvajñaṃ sarvakāraṇam | sarvādhāraṃ sarvarūpaṃ sarveṣāṃ paripālakam
—to be worshipped by all, lord of all, all-knowing, the cause of all, the support of all, having all forms, the protector of all?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.5
कथमेतादृशी देवी वृक्षत्वं समवाप ह । कथं साप्यसुरग्रस्ता सम्बभूव तपस्विनी
kathametādṛśī devī vṛkṣatvaṃ samavāpa ha | kathaṃ sāpyasuragrastā sambabhūva tapasvinī
How did such a goddess come to be a tree? And how was that ascetic woman seized by a demon?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.6
सुस्निग्धं मे मनो लोलं प्रेरयन्मां मुहुर्मुहुः । छेत्तुमर्हसि सन्देहं सर्वं सन्देहभञ्जन
susnigdhaṃ me mano lolaṃ prerayanmāṃ muhurmuhuḥ | chettumarhasi sandehaṃ sarvaṃ sandehabhañjana
My mind, very fond (of this), is restless, urging me again and again. You ought to cut away all my doubt, O breaker of doubts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.7
श्रीनारायण उवाच मनुश्च दक्षसावर्णिः पुण्यवान् वैष्णवः शुचिः । यशस्वी कीर्तिमांश्चैव विष्णोरंशसमुद्भवः
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca manuśca dakṣasāvarṇiḥ puṇyavān vaiṣṇavaḥ śuciḥ | yaśasvī kīrtimāṃścaiva viṣṇoraṃśasamudbhavaḥ
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: There was the Manu Dakṣasāvarṇi, meritorious, a Vaiṣṇava, pure, glorious and renowned, sprung from a portion of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.8
तत्पुत्रो ब्रह्मसावर्णिर्धर्मिष्ठो वैष्णवः शुचिः । तत्पुत्रो धर्मसावर्णिर्वैष्णवश्च जितेन्द्रियः
tatputro brahmasāvarṇirdharmiṣṭho vaiṣṇavaḥ śuciḥ | tatputro dharmasāvarṇirvaiṣṇavaśca jitendriyaḥ
His son was Brahmasāvarṇi, most righteous, a Vaiṣṇava, pure. His son was Dharmasāvarṇi, a Vaiṣṇava, with his senses conquered.
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DB 9 15.9
तत्पुत्रो रुद्रसावर्णिर्भक्तिमान्विजितेन्द्रियः । तत्पुत्रो देवसावर्णिर्विष्णुव्रतपरायणः
tatputro rudrasāvarṇirbhaktimānvijitendriyaḥ | tatputro devasāvarṇirviṣṇuvrataparāyaṇaḥ
His son was Rudrasāvarṇi, devoted and with senses fully subdued; his son was Devasāvarṇi, given over to the vows of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.10
तत्पुत्र इन्द्रसावर्णिर्महाविष्णुपरायणः । वृषध्वजश्च तत्पुत्रो वृषध्वजपरायणः
tatputra indrasāvarṇirmahāviṣṇuparāyaṇaḥ | vṛṣadhvajaśca tatputro vṛṣadhvajaparāyaṇaḥ
His son was Indrasāvarṇi, wholly devoted to the great Viṣṇu; and his son was Vṛṣadhvaja, devoted to (the god whose emblem is) the bull.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.11
(वृक्षध्वज पाठभेद) यस्याश्रमे स्वयं शम्भुरासीद्देवयुगत्रयम् । पुत्रादपि परः स्नेहो नृपे तस्मिञ्छिवस्य च
(vṛkṣadhvaja pāṭhabheda) yasyāśrame svayaṃ śambhurāsīddevayugatrayam | putrādapi paraḥ sneho nṛpe tasmiñchivasya ca
In whose hermitage Śambhu himself dwelt for three ages of the gods; and Śiva's affection for that king was greater even than for a son. (variant reading: vṛkṣadhvaja)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.12
न च नारायणं मेने न लक्ष्मीं न सरस्वतीम् । पूजां च सर्वदेवानां दूरीभूता चकार सः
na ca nārāyaṇaṃ mene na lakṣmīṃ na sarasvatīm | pūjāṃ ca sarvadevānāṃ dūrībhūtā cakāra saḥ
And he regarded neither Nārāyaṇa, nor Lakṣmī, nor Sarasvatī; and he put away the worship of all the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.13
भाद्रे मासि महालक्ष्मीपूजां मत्तो बभञ्ज ह । तथा माघीयपञ्चम्यां विस्मृता सर्वदैवतैः
bhādre māsi mahālakṣmīpūjāṃ matto babhañja ha | tathā māghīyapañcamyāṃ vismṛtā sarvadaivataiḥ
In the month of Bhādra, drunk (with pride), he broke off the worship of Mahālakṣmī; likewise on the fifth (day) of Māgha he was forgotten by all the deities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 15.14
पापः सरस्वतीपूजां दूरीभूता चकार सः । यज्ञं च विष्णुपूजां च निन्दन्तं तं दिवाकरः
pāpaḥ sarasvatīpūjāṃ dūrībhūtā cakāra saḥ | yajñaṃ ca viṣṇupūjāṃ ca nindantaṃ taṃ divākaraḥ
That sinful man put away the worship of Sarasvatī; and as he was reviling sacrifice and the worship of Viṣṇu, the Sun—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.15
चुकोप देवो भूपेन्द्रं शशाप शिवकारणात् । भ्रष्टश्रीस्त्वञ्च भवेति तं शशाप दिवाकरः नारायणनारदसंवादे शक्तिप्रादुर्भावो नाम पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः
cukopa devo bhūpendraṃ śaśāpa śivakāraṇāt | bhraṣṭaśrīstvañca bhaveti taṃ śaśāpa divākaraḥ nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde śaktiprādurbhāvo nāma pañcadaśo'dhyāyaḥ
—the god grew angry, and cursed that lord of kings on Śiva's account; "May you too be stripped of prosperity"—so the Sun cursed him. [Here ends] the fifteenth chapter, called "The Manifestation of Śakti," in the dialogue of Nārāyaṇa and Nārada.
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DB 9 15.16
शूलं गृहीत्वा तं सूर्यमधावच्छङ्करः स्वयम् । पित्रा सार्धं दिनेशश्च ब्रह्माणं शरणं ययौ
śūlaṃ gṛhītvā taṃ sūryamadhāvacchaṅkaraḥ svayam | pitrā sārdhaṃ dineśaśca brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau
Taking up his trident, Śaṅkara himself rushed at that Sun; and the lord of day, together with his father, went to Brahmā for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.17
शिवस्त्रिशूलहस्तश्च ब्रह्मलोकं ययौ क्रुधा । ब्रह्मा सूर्यं पुरस्कृत्य वैकुण्ठं च ययौ भिया
śivastriśūlahastaśca brahmalokaṃ yayau krudhā | brahmā sūryaṃ puraskṛtya vaikuṇṭhaṃ ca yayau bhiyā
And Śiva, trident in hand, went in anger to Brahmā's world; and Brahmā, placing the Sun in front, went in fear to Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.18
ब्रह्मकश्यपमार्तण्डाः सन्त्रस्ताः शुष्कतालुकाः । नारायणं च सर्वेशं ते ययुः शरणं भिया
brahmakaśyapamārtaṇḍāḥ santrastāḥ śuṣkatālukāḥ | nārāyaṇaṃ ca sarveśaṃ te yayuḥ śaraṇaṃ bhiyā
Brahmā, Kaśyapa and the Sun, terrified, their palates dry, in fear went for refuge to Nārāyaṇa, the lord of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.19
मूर्छा प्रणेमुस्ते गत्वा तुष्टुवुश्च पुनः पुनः । सर्वं निवेदनं चक्रुर्भयस्य कारणं हरौ
mūrchā praṇemuste gatvā tuṣṭuvuśca punaḥ punaḥ | sarvaṃ nivedanaṃ cakrurbhayasya kāraṇaṃ harau
Going there they bowed down in a swoon and praised (him) again and again; they made full report to Hari of the cause of their fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.20
नारायणश्च कृपया तेभ्यश्च ह्यभयं ददौ । स्थिरा भवत हे भीता भयं किञ्च मयि स्थिते
nārāyaṇaśca kṛpayā tebhyaśca hyabhayaṃ dadau | sthirā bhavata he bhītā bhayaṃ kiñca mayi sthite
And Nārāyaṇa out of compassion granted them freedom from fear: "Be steady, O frightened ones; what fear is there while I stand (by you)?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.21
स्मरन्ति ये यत्र तत्र मां विपत्तौ भयान्विताः । तांस्तत्र गत्वा रक्षामि चक्रहस्तस्त्वरान्वितः
smaranti ye yatra tatra māṃ vipattau bhayānvitāḥ | tāṃstatra gatvā rakṣāmi cakrahastastvarānvitaḥ
"Those who, filled with fear in calamity, remember me anywhere at all—going there I protect them, discus in hand, in haste."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.22
पाताहं जगतां देवाः कर्ता च सततं सदा । स्रष्टा च ब्रह्मरूपेण संहर्ता शिवरूपतः
pātāhaṃ jagatāṃ devāḥ kartā ca satataṃ sadā | sraṣṭā ca brahmarūpeṇa saṃhartā śivarūpataḥ
"I am the protector of the worlds, O gods, and always and forever the doer; and the creator in the form of Brahmā, the destroyer in the form of Śiva."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.23
शिवोऽहं त्वमहं चापि सूर्योऽहं त्रिगुणात्मकः । विधाय नानारूपं च करोमि सृष्टिपालनम्
śivo'haṃ tvamahaṃ cāpi sūryo'haṃ triguṇātmakaḥ | vidhāya nānārūpaṃ ca karomi sṛṣṭipālanam
"I am Śiva, and I am you too; I am the Sun; I consist of the three qualities. Assuming manifold forms, I carry out creation and maintenance."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.24
यूयं गच्छत भद्रं वो भविष्यति भयं कुतः । अद्यप्रभृति मद्वरेण भयं वो नास्ति शङ्करात्
yūyaṃ gacchata bhadraṃ vo bhaviṣyati bhayaṃ kutaḥ | adyaprabhṛti madvareṇa bhayaṃ vo nāsti śaṅkarāt
"Go, you—good fortune to you; whence should there be fear? From today, by my boon, you have no fear from Śaṅkara."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.25
सर्वेशो वै स भगवाच्छङ्करश्च सतां पतिः । भक्ताधीनश्च भक्तानां भक्तात्मा भक्तवत्सलः
sarveśo vai sa bhagavācchaṅkaraśca satāṃ patiḥ | bhaktādhīnaśca bhaktānāṃ bhaktātmā bhaktavatsalaḥ
"That blessed Śaṅkara is indeed the lord of all and the master of the good; he is subject to his devotees, the very self of his devotees, tender toward his devotees."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.26
सुदर्शनः शिवश्चैव मम प्राणाधिकः प्रियः । ब्रह्माण्डेषु न तेजस्वी हे ब्रह्मन्ननयोः परः
sudarśanaḥ śivaścaiva mama prāṇādhikaḥ priyaḥ | brahmāṇḍeṣu na tejasvī he brahmannanayoḥ paraḥ
"Sudarśana and Śiva are dearer to me than my life; in the (whole of the) universes, O Brahmā, there is no one more brilliant than these two."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.27
शक्तः स्रष्टुं महादेवः सूर्यकोटिं च लीलया । कोटिं च ब्रह्मणामेवं नासाध्यं शूलिनः प्रभोः
śaktaḥ sraṣṭuṃ mahādevaḥ sūryakoṭiṃ ca līlayā | koṭiṃ ca brahmaṇāmevaṃ nāsādhyaṃ śūlinaḥ prabhoḥ
"Mahādeva is able in sport to create a crore of suns, and likewise a crore of Brahmās; nothing is unattainable for the trident-bearing Lord."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.28
बाह्यज्ञानं नैव किञ्चिद्ध्यायते मां दिवानिशम् । मन्मन्त्रान्मद्गुणान्भक्त्या पञ्चवक्त्रेण गायति
bāhyajñānaṃ naiva kiñciddhyāyate māṃ divāniśam | manmantrānmadguṇānbhaktyā pañcavaktreṇa gāyati
"With no outward awareness at all, he meditates on me day and night; with devotion he sings my mantras and my qualities with his five mouths."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.29
अहमेवं चिन्तयामि तत्कल्याणं दिवानिशम् । ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्
ahamevaṃ cintayāmi tatkalyāṇaṃ divāniśam | ye yathā māṃ prapadyante tāṃstathaiva bhajāmyaham
"I too think thus of his welfare day and night; as men approach me, just so do I favour them."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.30
शिवस्वरूपो भगवाञ्छिवाधिष्ठातृदेवता । शिवं भवति तस्माच्च शिवं तेन विदुर्बुधाः
śivasvarūpo bhagavāñchivādhiṣṭhātṛdevatā | śivaṃ bhavati tasmācca śivaṃ tena vidurbudhāḥ
The Lord (Viṣṇu) is of the nature of Śiva (the auspicious), the deity presiding over Śiva; auspiciousness comes about from him, and therefore the wise call him Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 15.31
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र जगाम शङ्करः स्थितः । शूलहस्तो वृषारूढो रक्तपङ्कजलोचनः
etasminnantare tatra jagāma śaṅkaraḥ sthitaḥ | śūlahasto vṛṣārūḍho raktapaṅkajalocanaḥ
In the meantime Śaṅkara went there and stood: trident in hand, mounted on his bull, his eyes like red lotuses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.32
अवरुह्य वृषात्तूर्णं भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः । ननाम भक्त्या तं शान्तं लक्ष्मीकान्तं परात्परम्
avaruhya vṛṣāttūrṇaṃ bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ | nanāma bhaktyā taṃ śāntaṃ lakṣmīkāntaṃ parātparam
Quickly dismounting from the bull, his neck bent low with devotion, he bowed devotedly to that tranquil one, the beloved of Lakṣmī, higher than the highest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.33
रत्नसिंहासनस्थं च रत्नालङ्कारभूषितम् । किरीटिनं कुण्डलिनं चक्रिणं वनमालिनम्
ratnasiṃhāsanasthaṃ ca ratnālaṅkārabhūṣitam | kirīṭinaṃ kuṇḍalinaṃ cakriṇaṃ vanamālinam
seated on a jewelled lion-throne, adorned with jewelled ornaments, wearing a crown, wearing earrings, bearing the discus, wearing a garland of forest flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.34
नवीननीरदश्यामं सुन्दरं च चतुर्भुजम् । चतुर्भुजैः सेवितं च श्वेतचामरवायुना
navīnanīradaśyāmaṃ sundaraṃ ca caturbhujam | caturbhujaiḥ sevitaṃ ca śvetacāmaravāyunā
dark as a fresh rain-cloud, beautiful and four-armed, and attended by four-armed (attendants) with the breeze of white fly-whisks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.35
चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं भूषितं पीतवाससम् । लक्ष्मीप्रदत्तताम्बूलं भुक्तवन्तं च नारद
candanokṣitasarvāṅgaṃ bhūṣitaṃ pītavāsasam | lakṣmīpradattatāmbūlaṃ bhuktavantaṃ ca nārada
all his limbs sprinkled with sandal paste, adorned, wearing yellow garments, and having eaten the betel offered by Lakṣmī, O Nārada,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.36
विद्याधरीनृत्यगीतं पश्यन्तं सस्मितं सदा । ईश्वरं परमात्मानं भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहम्
vidyādharīnṛtyagītaṃ paśyantaṃ sasmitaṃ sadā | īśvaraṃ paramātmānaṃ bhaktānugrahavigraham
watching, ever with a smile, the dance and song of the Vidyādharīs — the Lord, the Supreme Self, whose very form is grace toward his devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.37
तं ननाम महादेवो ब्रह्मणा नमितश्च सः । ननाम सूर्यो भक्त्या च सन्त्रस्तश्चन्द्रशेखरम्
taṃ nanāma mahādevo brahmaṇā namitaśca saḥ | nanāma sūryo bhaktyā ca santrastaścandraśekharam
Mahādeva bowed to him, and he was bowed to by Brahmā; and the Sun, terrified, bowed with devotion to the moon-crested one (Śiva).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.38
कश्यपश्च महाभक्त्या तुष्टाव च ननाम च । शिवः संस्तूय सर्वेशं समुवास सुखासने
kaśyapaśca mahābhaktyā tuṣṭāva ca nanāma ca | śivaḥ saṃstūya sarveśaṃ samuvāsa sukhāsane
And Kaśyapa with great devotion praised (him) and bowed; Śiva, having praised the Lord of all, sat down on a comfortable seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.39
सुखासने सुखासीनं विश्रान्तं चन्द्रशेखरम् । श्वेतचामरवातेन सेवितं विष्णुपार्षदैः
sukhāsane sukhāsīnaṃ viśrāntaṃ candraśekharam | śvetacāmaravātena sevitaṃ viṣṇupārṣadaiḥ
(Viṣṇu spoke) to the moon-crested one, comfortably seated on a comfortable seat, rested, attended by Viṣṇu's attendants with the breeze of white fly-whisks,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.40
पीयूषतुल्यमधुरं वचनं सुमनोहरम् । विष्णुरुवाच आगतोऽसि कथं चात्र वद कोपस्य कारणम्
pīyūṣatulyamadhuraṃ vacanaṃ sumanoharam | viṣṇuruvāca āgato'si kathaṃ cātra vada kopasya kāraṇam
a speech sweet as nectar and most charming. Viṣṇu said: How is it that you have come here? Tell (me) the cause of your anger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.41
महादेव उवाच वृषध्वजं च मद्भक्तं मम प्राणाधिकं प्रियम् । सूर्यः शशाप इति मे प्रकोपस्य तु कारणम्
mahādeva uvāca vṛṣadhvajaṃ ca madbhaktaṃ mama prāṇādhikaṃ priyam | sūryaḥ śaśāpa iti me prakopasya tu kāraṇam
Mahādeva said: Vṛṣadhvaja, my devotee, dearer to me than life — the Sun cursed him; that is the cause of my wrath.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.42
पुत्रवत्सलशोकेन सूर्यं हन्तुं समुद्यतः । स ब्रह्माणं प्रपन्नश्च सूर्यश्च स विधिस्त्वयि
putravatsalaśokena sūryaṃ hantuṃ samudyataḥ | sa brahmāṇaṃ prapannaśca sūryaśca sa vidhistvayi
Out of grief, fond as I am of (that) son, I set out to kill the Sun. He took refuge with Brahmā, and the Sun and that Brahmā (have taken refuge) in you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 15.43
त्वयि ये शरणापन्ना ध्यानेन वचसापि वा । निरापदो विशङ्कास्ते जरा मृत्युश्च तैर्जितः
tvayi ye śaraṇāpannā dhyānena vacasāpi vā | nirāpado viśaṅkāste jarā mṛtyuśca tairjitaḥ
Those who have gone for refuge to you, whether by meditation or even by speech, are free of calamity and free of fear; old age and death are conquered by them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.44
प्रत्यक्षं शरणापन्नास्तत्फलं किं वदामि भोः । हरिस्मृतिश्चाभयदा सर्वमङ्गलदा सदा
pratyakṣaṃ śaraṇāpannāstatphalaṃ kiṃ vadāmi bhoḥ | harismṛtiścābhayadā sarvamaṅgaladā sadā
(And as for) those who have taken refuge in you directly — what shall I say of that fruit, sir! The remembrance of Hari gives fearlessness and ever bestows every blessing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.45
किं मे भक्तस्य भविता तन्मे ब्रूहि जगत्प्रभो । श्रीहतस्यास्य मूढस्य सूर्यशापेन हेतुना
kiṃ me bhaktasya bhavitā tanme brūhi jagatprabho | śrīhatasyāsya mūḍhasya sūryaśāpena hetunā
What will become of my devotee? Tell me that, Lord of the world — of this deluded one, robbed of his fortune by reason of the Sun's curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.46
विष्णुरुवाच कालोऽतियातो दैवेन युगानामेकविंशतिः । वैकुण्ठं घटिकार्धेन शीघ्रं गच्छ त्वमालयम्
viṣṇuruvāca kālo'tiyāto daivena yugānāmekaviṃśatiḥ | vaikuṇṭhaṃ ghaṭikārdhena śīghraṃ gaccha tvamālayam
Viṣṇu said: By fate, a span of time of twenty-one yugas has gone by; in half a ghaṭikā you have come to Vaikuṇṭha — go quickly to your own abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 15.47
वृषध्वजो मृतः कालाद्दुर्निवार्यात्सुदारुणात् । रथध्वजश्च तत्पुत्रो मृतः सोऽपि श्रिया हतः
vṛṣadhvajo mṛtaḥ kālāddurnivāryātsudāruṇāt | rathadhvajaśca tatputro mṛtaḥ so'pi śriyā hataḥ
Vṛṣadhvaja has died by that most terrible Time which cannot be warded off; and his son Rathadhvaja too has died, he also stricken in his fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.48
तत्पुत्रौ च महाभागौ धर्मध्वजकुशध्वजौ । हृतश्रियौ सूर्यशापात्स्मृतौ परमवैष्णवौ
tatputrau ca mahābhāgau dharmadhvajakuśadhvajau | hṛtaśriyau sūryaśāpātsmṛtau paramavaiṣṇavau
And his two greatly fortunate sons, Dharmadhvaja and Kuśadhvaja, had their fortune taken away by the Sun's curse — (yet) they are remembered as supreme Vaiṣṇavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.49
राज्यभ्रष्टौ श्रिया भ्रष्टौ कमलातपसा रतौ । तयोश्च भार्ययोर्लक्ष्मीः कलया च भविष्यति
rājyabhraṣṭau śriyā bhraṣṭau kamalātapasā ratau | tayośca bhāryayorlakṣmīḥ kalayā ca bhaviṣyati
Fallen from kingdom, fallen from prosperity, the two devoted themselves to austerity for Kamalā (Lakṣmī); and Lakṣmī will, by a portion (of herself), become the wives of those two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.50
सम्पद्युक्तौ तदा तौ च नृपश्रेष्ठौ भविष्यतः । मृतस्ते सेवकः शम्भो गच्छ यूयं च गच्छत
sampadyuktau tadā tau ca nṛpaśreṣṭhau bhaviṣyataḥ | mṛtaste sevakaḥ śambho gaccha yūyaṃ ca gacchata
Then those two, endowed with wealth, will become the foremost of kings. Your servant is dead, O Śambhu; go, and all of you go too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 15.51
इत्युक्त्वा च सलक्ष्मीकः सभातोऽभ्यन्तरंगतः । देवा जग्मुः सम्प्रहृष्टाः स्वाश्रमं परया मुदा । शिवश्च तपसे शीघ्रं परिपूर्णतमो ययौ
ityuktvā ca salakṣmīkaḥ sabhāto'bhyantaraṃgataḥ | devā jagmuḥ samprahṛṣṭāḥ svāśramaṃ parayā mudā | śivaśca tapase śīghraṃ paripūrṇatamo yayau
Having said this, he, together with Lakṣmī, went from the assembly hall into the inner apartments; and the gods, greatly delighted, went to their own hermitages with the highest joy; and Śiva, wholly complete (in himself), went swiftly to (his) austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition