Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 17
DB 9 17.1
धर्मध्वजसुतातुलस्युपाख्यानवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच धर्मध्वजस्य पत्नी माधवीति च विश्रुता । नृपेण सार्धं सारामे रेमे च गन्धमादने
dharmadhvajasutātulasyupākhyānavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca dharmadhvajasya patnī mādhavīti ca viśrutā | nṛpeṇa sārdhaṃ sārāme reme ca gandhamādane
An account of the story of Tulasī, daughter of Dharmadhvaja. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Dharmadhvaja's wife was well known as Mādhavī; together with the king she took her pleasure in the gardens and made love on Gandhamādana.
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DB 9 17.2
शय्यां रतिकरीं कृत्वा पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिताम् । चन्दनालिप्तसर्वाङ्गीं पुष्पचन्दनवायुना
śayyāṃ ratikarīṃ kṛtvā puṣpacandanacarcitām | candanāliptasarvāṅgīṃ puṣpacandanavāyunā
having made a bed conducive to love-making, smeared with flowers and sandal — she with all her limbs anointed with sandal, (fanned) by a breeze of flowers and sandal,
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DB 9 17.3
स्त्रीरत्नमतिचार्वङ्गी रत्नभूषणभूषिता । कामुकी रसिका सृष्टा रसिकेन च संयुता
strīratnamaticārvaṅgī ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā | kāmukī rasikā sṛṣṭā rasikena ca saṃyutā
a jewel among women, of exceedingly lovely limbs, adorned with jewelled ornaments, amorous, created full of passion, and joined with one equally passionate —
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DB 9 17.4
सुरते विरतिर्नास्ति तयोः सुरतिविज्ञयोः । गतं देववर्षशतं न ज्ञातं च दिवानिशम्
surate viratirnāsti tayoḥ surativijñayoḥ | gataṃ devavarṣaśataṃ na jñātaṃ ca divāniśam
there was no ceasing from love-making for those two, expert in love; a hundred divine years passed and day and night were not noticed.
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DB 9 17.5
ततो राजा मतिं प्राप्य सुरताद्विरराम च । कामुकी सुन्दरी किञ्चिन्न च तृप्तिं जगाम सा
tato rājā matiṃ prāpya suratādvirarāma ca | kāmukī sundarī kiñcinna ca tṛptiṃ jagāma sā
Then the king, coming to his senses, desisted from the love-making; but the amorous beauty attained no satisfaction at all.
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DB 9 17.6
दधार गर्भं सा सद्यो दैवादब्दशतं सती । श्रीगर्भा श्रीयुता सा च सम्बभूव दिने दिने
dadhāra garbhaṃ sā sadyo daivādabdaśataṃ satī | śrīgarbhā śrīyutā sā ca sambabhūva dine dine
At once, by fate, that chaste woman bore the embryo for a hundred years; and she, pregnant with splendour, grew more radiant day by day.
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DB 9 17.7
शुभे क्षणे शुभदिने शुभयोगे च संयुते । शुभलग्ने शुभांशे च शुभस्वामिग्रहान्विते
śubhe kṣaṇe śubhadine śubhayoge ca saṃyute | śubhalagne śubhāṃśe ca śubhasvāmigrahānvite
At an auspicious moment, on an auspicious day, joined with an auspicious yoga, in an auspicious ascendant and auspicious division, attended by planets with auspicious lords,
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DB 9 17.8
कार्तिकीपूर्णिमायां तु सितवारे च पाद्मज । सुषाव सा च पद्मांशां पद्मिनीं तां मनोहराम्
kārtikīpūrṇimāyāṃ tu sitavāre ca pādmaja | suṣāva sā ca padmāṃśāṃ padminīṃ tāṃ manoharām
on the full-moon of Kārtika, on a Friday, O lotus-born one, she gave birth to that lovely lotus-woman, a portion of Padmā —
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DB 9 17.9
शरत्पार्वणचन्द्रास्यां शरत्पङ्कजलोचनाम् । पक्वबिम्बाधरोष्ठीं च पश्यन्तीं सस्मितां गृहम्
śaratpārvaṇacandrāsyāṃ śaratpaṅkajalocanām | pakvabimbādharoṣṭhīṃ ca paśyantīṃ sasmitāṃ gṛham
with a face like the autumn full moon, with eyes like autumn lotuses, with lower lip like a ripe bimba fruit, looking about the house with a smile,
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DB 9 17.10
हस्तपादतलारक्तां निम्ननाभिं मनोरमाम् । तदधस्त्रिवलीयुक्तां नितम्बयुगवर्तुलाम्
hastapādatalāraktāṃ nimnanābhiṃ manoramām | tadadhastrivalīyuktāṃ nitambayugavartulām
red in the palms of her hands and soles of her feet, with a deep navel, delightful, having below it the three folds, with rounded pair of hips,
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DB 9 17.11
शीते सुखोष्णसर्वाङ्गीं ग्रीष्मे च सुखशीतलाम् । श्यामां सुकेशीं रुचिरां न्यग्रोधपरिमण्डलाम्
śīte sukhoṣṇasarvāṅgīṃ grīṣme ca sukhaśītalām | śyāmāṃ sukeśīṃ rucirāṃ nyagrodhaparimaṇḍalām
her whole body pleasantly warm in the cold and pleasantly cool in the summer, dark, with beautiful hair, radiant, with limbs proportioned like the banyan's spread,
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DB 9 17.12
पीतचम्पकवर्णाभां सुन्दरीष्वेव सुन्दरीम् । नरा नार्यश्च तां दृष्ट्वा तुलनां दातुमक्षमाः
pītacampakavarṇābhāṃ sundarīṣveva sundarīm | narā nāryaśca tāṃ dṛṣṭvā tulanāṃ dātumakṣamāḥ
with the hue of a yellow campaka flower, a beauty even among beauties: men and women, seeing her, were unable to offer any comparison.
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DB 9 17.13
तेन नाम्ना च तुलसीं तां वदन्ति मनीषिणः । सा च भूयिष्ठमानेन योग्या स्त्री प्रकृतिर्यथा
tena nāmnā ca tulasīṃ tāṃ vadanti manīṣiṇaḥ | sā ca bhūyiṣṭhamānena yogyā strī prakṛtiryathā
For that reason the wise call her by the name Tulasī. And she, by the greatest measure, was a fitting woman, like Prakṛti herself.
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DB 9 17.14
सर्वैर्निषिद्धा तपसे जगाम बदरीवनम् । तत्र देवाब्दलक्षं च चकार परमं तपः
sarvairniṣiddhā tapase jagāma badarīvanam | tatra devābdalakṣaṃ ca cakāra paramaṃ tapaḥ
Forbidden by all, she went to the Badarī forest for ascetic practice; and there she performed supreme austerity for a hundred thousand divine years.
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DB 9 17.15
मनसा नारायणः स्वामी भवितेति च निश्चिता । ग्रीष्मे पञ्चतपाः शीते तोयवस्त्रा च प्रावृषि
manasā nārāyaṇaḥ svāmī bhaviteti ca niścitā | grīṣme pañcatapāḥ śīte toyavastrā ca prāvṛṣi
Resolved in her mind, "Nārāyaṇa shall be my husband," (she stood) among five fires in the hot season, clothed in water in the cold, and in the rains—
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DB 9 17.16
आसनस्था वृष्टिधाराः सहन्तीति दिवानिशम् । विंशत्सहस्रवर्षं च फलतोयाशना च सा
āsanasthā vṛṣṭidhārāḥ sahantīti divāniśam | viṃśatsahasravarṣaṃ ca phalatoyāśanā ca sā
seated in her posture, enduring the torrents of rain, day and night; and for twenty thousand years she ate (only) fruit and water.
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DB 9 17.17
त्रिंशत्सहस्रवर्षं च पत्राहारा तपस्विनी । चत्वारिंशत्सहस्राब्दं वाय्वाहारा कृशोदरी नारायणनारदसंवादे धर्मध्वजसुतातुलस्युपाख्यानवर्णनं नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः
triṃśatsahasravarṣaṃ ca patrāhārā tapasvinī | catvāriṃśatsahasrābdaṃ vāyvāhārā kṛśodarī nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde dharmadhvajasutātulasyupākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ
And for thirty thousand years the ascetic woman lived on leaves; for forty thousand years, thin-bellied, she lived on air. [Colophon: In the dialogue of Nārāyaṇa and Nārada, the seventeenth chapter, called the narration of the tale of Tulasī, daughter of Dharmadhvaja.]
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DB 9 17.18
ततो दशसहस्राब्दं निराहारा बभूव सा । निर्लक्ष्यां चैकपादस्थां दृष्ट्वा तां कमलोद्भवः
tato daśasahasrābdaṃ nirāhārā babhūva sā | nirlakṣyāṃ caikapādasthāṃ dṛṣṭvā tāṃ kamalodbhavaḥ
Then for ten thousand years she remained without food. Seeing her standing on one foot and unnoticeable, the lotus-born (Brahmā)
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DB 9 17.19
समाययौ वरं दातुं परं बदरिकाश्रमम् । चतुर्मुखं च सा दृष्ट्वा ननाम हंसवाहनम्
samāyayau varaṃ dātuṃ paraṃ badarikāśramam | caturmukhaṃ ca sā dṛṣṭvā nanāma haṃsavāhanam
came to the supreme Badarikā hermitage to grant her a boon; and seeing the four-faced one, borne by a goose, she bowed.
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DB 9 17.20
तामुवाच जगत्कर्ता विधाता जगतामपि । ब्रह्मोवाच वरं वृणीष्व तुलसि यत्ते मनसि वाच्छितम्
tāmuvāca jagatkartā vidhātā jagatāmapi | brahmovāca varaṃ vṛṇīṣva tulasi yatte manasi vācchitam
The maker of the world, the ordainer of the worlds also, said to her: Brahmā said: Choose a boon, Tulasī, whatever is desired in your mind—
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DB 9 17.21
हरिभक्तिं हरेर्दास्यमजरामरतामपि । तुलस्युवाच शृणु तात प्रवक्ष्यामि यन्मे मनसि वाञ्छितम्
haribhaktiṃ harerdāsyamajarāmaratāmapi | tulasyuvāca śṛṇu tāta pravakṣyāmi yanme manasi vāñchitam
devotion to Hari, servitude to Hari, and freedom from old age and death as well. Tulasī said: Listen, father, I will tell what is desired in my mind.
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DB 9 17.22
सर्वज्ञस्यापि पुरतः का लज्जा मम साम्प्रतम् । अहं तु तुलसी गोपी गोलोकेऽहं स्थिता पुरा
sarvajñasyāpi purataḥ kā lajjā mama sāmpratam | ahaṃ tu tulasī gopī goloke'haṃ sthitā purā
And what shame is there for me now before one who knows all? I am indeed Tulasī, a gopī; formerly I dwelt in Goloka,
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DB 9 17.23
कृष्णप्रिया किंकरी च तदंशा तत्सखी प्रिया । गोविन्दरतिसम्भुक्तामतृप्तां मां च मूर्च्छिताम्
kṛṣṇapriyā kiṃkarī ca tadaṃśā tatsakhī priyā | govindaratisambhuktāmatṛptāṃ māṃ ca mūrcchitām
dear to Kṛṣṇa, his servant, a portion of him, his companion and beloved. As I was enjoyed in love-making by Govinda, unsated and swooning,
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DB 9 17.24
रासेश्वरी समागत्य ददर्श रासमण्डले । गोविन्दं भर्त्सयामास मां शशाप रुषान्विता
rāseśvarī samāgatya dadarśa rāsamaṇḍale | govindaṃ bhartsayāmāsa māṃ śaśāpa ruṣānvitā
the mistress of the rāsa (dance) came and saw (me) in the rāsa circle; she rebuked Govinda, and, filled with anger, cursed me:
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DB 9 17.25
याहि त्वं मानवीं योनिमित्येवं च शशाप ह । मामुवाच स गोविन्दो मदंशं च चतुर्भुजम्
yāhi tvaṃ mānavīṃ yonimityevaṃ ca śaśāpa ha | māmuvāca sa govindo madaṃśaṃ ca caturbhujam
"Go you to a human womb!"—thus indeed she cursed. That Govinda said to me: "A portion of me, four-armed,
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DB 9 17.26
लभिष्यसि तपस्तप्त्वा भारते ब्रह्मणो वरात् । इत्येवमुक्त्वा देवेशोऽप्यन्तर्धानं चकार सः
labhiṣyasi tapastaptvā bhārate brahmaṇo varāt | ityevamuktvā deveśo'pyantardhānaṃ cakāra saḥ
you shall obtain, having performed austerity in Bhārata, by Brahmā's boon." Having spoken thus, that lord of gods vanished.
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DB 9 17.27
देव्या भिया तनुं त्यक्त्वा प्राप्तं जन्म गुरो भुवि । अहं नारायणं कान्तं शान्तं सुन्दरविग्रहम्
devyā bhiyā tanuṃ tyaktvā prāptaṃ janma guro bhuvi | ahaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ kāntaṃ śāntaṃ sundaravigraham
Out of fear of the goddess I abandoned that body and obtained birth on earth, O teacher. I—Nārāyaṇa, the beloved, the tranquil one, of beautiful form—
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DB 9 17.28
साम्प्रतं तं पतिं लब्धुं वरये त्वं च देहि मे । ब्रह्मदेव उवाच सुदामा नाम गोपश्च श्रीकृष्णाङ्गसमुद्भवः
sāmprataṃ taṃ patiṃ labdhuṃ varaye tvaṃ ca dehi me | brahmadeva uvāca sudāmā nāma gopaśca śrīkṛṣṇāṅgasamudbhavaḥ
now I ask for a boon in order to obtain him as husband; and you, grant it to me. The god Brahmā said: There is a cowherd named Sudāmā, sprung from the body of Śrī Kṛṣṇa;
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DB 9 17.29
तदंशश्चातितेजस्वी लेभे जन्म च भारते । साम्प्रतं राधिकाशापाद्दनुवंशसमुद्भवः
tadaṃśaścātitejasvī lebhe janma ca bhārate | sāmprataṃ rādhikāśāpāddanuvaṃśasamudbhavaḥ
and a portion of him, exceedingly brilliant, has taken birth in Bhārata; at present, by Rādhikā's curse, he is born in the lineage of Danu,
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DB 9 17.30
शङ्खचूडेति विख्यातस्त्रैलोक्ये न च तत्समः । गोलोके त्वां पुरा दृष्ट्वा कामोन्मथितमानसः
śaṅkhacūḍeti vikhyātastrailokye na ca tatsamaḥ | goloke tvāṃ purā dṛṣṭvā kāmonmathitamānasaḥ
renowned as Śaṅkhacūḍa, and there is none equal to him in the three worlds. Formerly in Goloka, having seen you, his mind churned by desire,
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DB 9 17.31
विलम्भितुं न शशाक राधिकायाः प्रभावतः । स च जातिस्मरस्तस्मात्सदामाभूच्च सागरे
vilambhituṃ na śaśāka rādhikāyāḥ prabhāvataḥ | sa ca jātismarastasmātsadāmābhūcca sāgare
he was not able to embrace (you), because of Rādhikā's power. And he remembers his (former) births; therefore he has ever been in the ocean (as) Sadāmā.
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DB 9 17.32
जातिस्मरा त्वमपि सा सर्वं जानासि सुन्दरि । अधुना तस्य पत्नी त्वं सम्भविष्यसि शोभने
jātismarā tvamapi sā sarvaṃ jānāsi sundari | adhunā tasya patnī tvaṃ sambhaviṣyasi śobhane
You too remember your births, and you know all this, beautiful one. Now you shall become his wife, O lovely one.
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DB 9 17.33
पश्चान्नारायणं शान्तं कान्तमेव वरिष्यसि । शापान्नारायणस्यैव कलया दैवयोगतः
paścānnārāyaṇaṃ śāntaṃ kāntameva variṣyasi | śāpānnārāyaṇasyaiva kalayā daivayogataḥ
Afterwards you shall choose the tranquil Nārāyaṇa himself as your beloved. By the curse of Nārāyaṇa himself, through a portion (of yourself), by the conjunction of fate,
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DB 9 17.34
भविष्यसि वृक्षरूपा त्वं पूता विश्वपावनी । प्रधाना सर्वपुष्पेषु विष्णुप्राणाधिका भवेः
bhaviṣyasi vṛkṣarūpā tvaṃ pūtā viśvapāvanī | pradhānā sarvapuṣpeṣu viṣṇuprāṇādhikā bhaveḥ
You will become one having the form of a tree, pure, the purifier of the universe; you shall be foremost among all flowers, dearer to Viṣṇu than his own life-breath.
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DB 9 17.35
त्वया विना च सर्वेषां पूजा च विफला भवेत् । वृन्दावने वृक्षरूपा नाम्ना वृन्दावनीति च
tvayā vinā ca sarveṣāṃ pūjā ca viphalā bhavet | vṛndāvane vṛkṣarūpā nāmnā vṛndāvanīti ca
And without you the worship of all would become fruitless; in Vṛndāvana you will be in tree-form and by name 'Vṛndāvanī'.
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DB 9 17.36
त्वत्पत्रैर्गोपिगोपाश्च पूजयिष्यन्ति माधवम् । वृक्षाधिदेवीरूपेण सार्धं कृष्णेन सन्ततम्
tvatpatrairgopigopāśca pūjayiṣyanti mādhavam | vṛkṣādhidevīrūpeṇa sārdhaṃ kṛṣṇena santatam
With your leaves the cowherd women and cowherd men will worship Mādhava; and in the form of the presiding goddess of the tree, constantly together with Kṛṣṇa,
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DB 9 17.37
विहरिष्यसि गोपेन स्वच्छन्दं मद्वरेण च । इत्येवं वचनं श्रुत्वा सस्मिता हृष्टमानसा
vihariṣyasi gopena svacchandaṃ madvareṇa ca | ityevaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā sasmitā hṛṣṭamānasā
you will sport freely with the cowherd, by my boon. Having heard this speech thus, she, smiling and glad of heart,
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DB 9 17.38
प्रणनाम च ब्रह्माणं तं च किञ्चिदुवाच सा । तुलस्युवाच यथा मे द्विभुजे कृष्णे वाञ्छा च श्यामसुन्दरे
praṇanāma ca brahmāṇaṃ taṃ ca kiñciduvāca sā | tulasyuvāca yathā me dvibhuje kṛṣṇe vāñchā ca śyāmasundare
bowed to Brahmā and said something to him. Tulasī said: As is my desire for the two-armed Kṛṣṇa, the dark and beautiful one—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 17.39
सत्यं ब्रवीमि हे तात न तथा च चतुर्भुजे । अतृप्ताहं च गोविन्दे दैवाच्छृङ्गारभङ्गतः
satyaṃ bravīmi he tāta na tathā ca caturbhuje | atṛptāhaṃ ca govinde daivācchṛṅgārabhaṅgataḥ
I speak the truth, O father: it is not so for the four-armed one. And I am unsatisfied in Govinda, because by fate the love-play was broken off.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 17.40
गोविन्दस्यैव वचनात्प्रार्थयामि चतुर्भुजम् । त्वत्प्रसादेन गोविन्दं पुनरेव सुदुर्लभम्
govindasyaiva vacanātprārthayāmi caturbhujam | tvatprasādena govindaṃ punareva sudurlabham
It is by Govinda's own word that I ask for the four-armed one; by your grace, Govinda, who is again most hard to obtain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 17.41
ध्रुवमेव लभिष्यामि राधाभीतिं प्रमोचय । ब्रह्यदेव उवाच गृहाण राधिकामन्त्रं ददामि षोडशाक्षरम्
dhruvameva labhiṣyāmi rādhābhītiṃ pramocaya | brahyadeva uvāca gṛhāṇa rādhikāmantraṃ dadāmi ṣoḍaśākṣaram
I shall surely obtain—release me from the fear of Rādhā. Brahmā said: Receive the sixteen-syllable mantra of Rādhikā, which I give (you).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 17.42
तस्याश्च प्राणतुल्या त्वं मद्वरेण भविष्यसि । शृङ्गारं युवयोर्गोप्यं न ज्ञास्यति च राधिका
tasyāśca prāṇatulyā tvaṃ madvareṇa bhaviṣyasi | śṛṅgāraṃ yuvayorgopyaṃ na jñāsyati ca rādhikā
By my boon you will become as dear to her as her own life; the love-play of you two will be secret, and Rādhikā will not know of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 17.43
राधासमा त्वं सुभगे गोविन्दस्य भविष्यसि । इत्येवमुक्त्वा दत्त्वा च देव्या वै षोडशाक्षरम्
rādhāsamā tvaṃ subhage govindasya bhaviṣyasi | ityevamuktvā dattvā ca devyā vai ṣoḍaśākṣaram
O fortunate one, you will become equal to Rādhā for Govinda. Having spoken thus, and having given the goddess's sixteen syllables—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 17.44
मन्त्रं चैव जगद्धाता स्तोत्रं च कवचं परम् । सर्वं पूजाविधानं च पुरश्चर्याविधिक्रमम्
mantraṃ caiva jagaddhātā stotraṃ ca kavacaṃ param | sarvaṃ pūjāvidhānaṃ ca puraścaryāvidhikramam
the mantra, and the hymn of praise, and the supreme protective formula, and the whole procedure of worship and the sequence of rules for the preliminary rites,—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 17.45
परां शुभाशिषं चैव पूजां चैव चकार सा । बभूव सिद्धा सा देवी तत्प्रसादाद्रमा यथा
parāṃ śubhāśiṣaṃ caiva pūjāṃ caiva cakāra sā | babhūva siddhā sā devī tatprasādādramā yathā
and the supreme auspicious blessing—she performed the worship, and that goddess became accomplished by his grace, like Ramā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 17.46
सिद्धं मन्त्रेण तुलसी वरं प्राप यथोदितम् । बुभुजे च महाभोगं यद्विश्वेषु च दुर्लभम्
siddhaṃ mantreṇa tulasī varaṃ prāpa yathoditam | bubhuje ca mahābhogaṃ yadviśveṣu ca durlabham
By the mantra Tulasī obtained the boon accomplished as it had been told; and she enjoyed great enjoyment, such as is hard to get in (all) the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 17.47
प्रसन्नमनसा देवी तत्याज तपसः क्लमम् । सिद्धे फले नराणां च दुःखं च सुखमुत्तमम्
prasannamanasā devī tatyāja tapasaḥ klamam | siddhe phale narāṇāṃ ca duḥkhaṃ ca sukhamuttamam
With a gladdened mind the goddess left off the weariness of her austerity; for men, when the fruit is attained, even pain (becomes) the highest happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 17.48
भुक्त्या पीत्वा च सन्तुष्टा शयनं च चकार सा । तल्पे मनोरमे तत्र पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिते
bhuktyā pītvā ca santuṣṭā śayanaṃ ca cakāra sā | talpe manorame tatra puṣpacandanacarcite
Having eaten and drunk and being contented, she made her bed there on a delightful couch smeared with flowers and sandal paste.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition