Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 19
DB 9 19.1
शङ्खचूडेन सह तुलसीसङ्गमवर्णनम् नारद उवाच विचित्रमिदमाख्यानं भवता समुदाहृतम् । श्रुतेन येन मे तृप्तिर्न कदापि हि जायते
śaṅkhacūḍena saha tulasīsaṅgamavarṇanam nārada uvāca vicitramidamākhyānaṃ bhavatā samudāhṛtam | śrutena yena me tṛptirna kadāpi hi jāyate
The description of Tulasī's union with Śaṅkhacūḍa. Nārada said: This wonderful narrative has been fully related by you; hearing it, satisfaction never arises in me at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.2
ततः परं तु यज्जातं तत्त्वं वद महामते । श्रीनारायण उवाच इत्येवमाशिषं दत्त्वा स्वालयं च ययौ विधिः
tataḥ paraṃ tu yajjātaṃ tattvaṃ vada mahāmate | śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca ityevamāśiṣaṃ dattvā svālayaṃ ca yayau vidhiḥ
But tell me truly, O greatly wise one, what happened after that. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Having given this blessing thus, the Ordainer (Brahmā) went to his own abode.
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DB 9 19.3
गान्धर्वेण विवाहेन जगृहे तां च दानवः । स्वर्गे दुन्दुभिवाद्यं च पुष्पवृष्टिर्बभूव ह
gāndharveṇa vivāhena jagṛhe tāṃ ca dānavaḥ | svarge dundubhivādyaṃ ca puṣpavṛṣṭirbabhūva ha
The dānava took her by the gāndharva marriage; in heaven there was a sounding of drums and a rain of flowers.
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DB 9 19.4
स रेमे रामया सार्धं वासगेहे मनोरमे । मूर्च्छां सा प्राप तुलसी नवसङ्गमसङ्गता
sa reme rāmayā sārdhaṃ vāsagehe manorame | mūrcchāṃ sā prāpa tulasī navasaṅgamasaṅgatā
He took pleasure with the lovely woman in a delightful bedchamber; Tulasī, joined in that fresh union, swooned,
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DB 9 19.5
निमग्ना निर्जले साध्वी सम्भोगसुखसागरे । चतुःषष्टिकलामानं चतुःषष्टिविधं सुखम्
nimagnā nirjale sādhvī sambhogasukhasāgare | catuḥṣaṣṭikalāmānaṃ catuḥṣaṣṭividhaṃ sukham
the chaste woman sunk in a waterless ocean of the joy of lovemaking — pleasure of sixty-four kinds, measured by the sixty-four arts.
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DB 9 19.6
कामशास्त्रे यन्निरुक्तं रसिकानां यथेप्सितम् । अङ्गप्रत्यङ्गसंश्लेषपूर्वकं स्त्रीमनोहरम्
kāmaśāstre yanniruktaṃ rasikānāṃ yathepsitam | aṅgapratyaṅgasaṃśleṣapūrvakaṃ strīmanoharam
Whatever is set forth in the treatise on love, as desired by connoisseurs, involving the entwining of limb with limb and captivating to women —
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DB 9 19.7
तत्सर्वं रसशृङ्गारं चकार रसिकेश्वरः । अतीव रम्यदेशे च सर्वजन्तुविवर्जिते
tatsarvaṃ rasaśṛṅgāraṃ cakāra rasikeśvaraḥ | atīva ramyadeśe ca sarvajantuvivarjite
all that erotic dalliance the lord of connoisseurs performed, in an exceedingly delightful place free of every creature,
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DB 9 19.8
पुष्पचन्दनतल्पे च पुष्पचन्दनवायुना । पुष्पोद्याने नदीतीरे पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिते
puṣpacandanatalpe ca puṣpacandanavāyunā | puṣpodyāne nadītīre puṣpacandanacarcite
on a couch of flowers and sandal, with a breeze (bearing) flowers and sandal, in a flower garden on a river bank smeared with flowers and sandal,
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DB 9 19.9
गहीत्वा रसिको रासे पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिताम् । भूषितो भूषणेनैव रत्नभूषणभूषिताम्
gahītvā rasiko rāse puṣpacandanacarcitām | bhūṣito bhūṣaṇenaiva ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām
the connoisseur, himself adorned with ornaments, having taken in the rāsa (dance) her who was smeared with flowers and sandal and adorned with jewelled ornaments —
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DB 9 19.10
सुरते विरतिर्नास्ति तयोः सुरतिविज्ञयोः । जहार मानसं भर्तुर्लोलया लीलया सती
surate viratirnāsti tayoḥ surativijñayoḥ | jahāra mānasaṃ bharturlolayā līlayā satī
there was no ceasing from lovemaking for those two who knew lovemaking; with her restless play the good woman stole her husband's mind,
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DB 9 19.11
चेतनां रसिकायाश्च जहार रसभाववित् । वक्षसश्चन्दनं राज्ञस्तिलकं विजहार सा
cetanāṃ rasikāyāśca jahāra rasabhāvavit | vakṣasaścandanaṃ rājñastilakaṃ vijahāra sā
and he who knew the moods of passion stole the consciousness of the passionate woman; she carried off the sandal-paste from the king's chest and the mark on his forehead,
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DB 9 19.12
स च जहार तस्याश्च सिन्दूरं बिन्दुपत्रकम् । तद्वक्षस्युरोजे च नखरेखां ददौ मुदा
sa ca jahāra tasyāśca sindūraṃ bindupatrakam | tadvakṣasyuroje ca nakharekhāṃ dadau mudā
and he took away her vermilion and the dotted design (on her brow), and joyfully set a nail-mark on her chest and breast.
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DB 9 19.13
सा ददौ तद्वामपार्श्वे करभूषणलक्षणम् । राजा तदोष्ठपुटके ददौ रदनदंशनम्
sā dadau tadvāmapārśve karabhūṣaṇalakṣaṇam | rājā tadoṣṭhapuṭake dadau radanadaṃśanam
She set on his left side the mark of her hand-ornament, and the king set the bite of his teeth on the cup of her lips.
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DB 9 19.14
तद्गण्डयुगले सा च प्रददौ तच्चतुर्गुणम् । आलिङ्गनं चुम्बनं च जङ्घादिमर्दनं तथा
tadgaṇḍayugale sā ca pradadau taccaturguṇam | āliṅganaṃ cumbanaṃ ca jaṅghādimardanaṃ tathā
And she gave him fourfold that on his pair of cheeks — embracing and kissing and the pressing of thighs and the rest.
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DB 9 19.15
एवं परस्परं क्रीडां चक्रतुस्तौ विजानतौ । सुरते विरते तौ च समुत्थाय परस्परम्
evaṃ parasparaṃ krīḍāṃ cakratustau vijānatau | surate virate tau ca samutthāya parasparam
Thus the two who knew (the art) made sport with each other; and when the lovemaking had ceased, the two rose up (and attended) to each other.
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DB 9 19.16
सुवेषं चक्रतुस्तत्र यद्यन्मनसि वाञ्छितम् । चन्दनैः कुङ्कुमारक्तैः सा तस्य तिलकं ददौ
suveṣaṃ cakratustatra yadyanmanasi vāñchitam | candanaiḥ kuṅkumāraktaiḥ sā tasya tilakaṃ dadau
There they made fine attire, whatever each desired in mind; with sandal reddened by saffron she set a mark on his forehead,
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DB 9 19.17
सर्वाङ्गे सुन्दरे रम्ये चकार चानुलेपनम् । सुवासं चैव ताम्बूलं वह्निशुद्धे च वाससी
sarvāṅge sundare ramye cakāra cānulepanam | suvāsaṃ caiva tāmbūlaṃ vahniśuddhe ca vāsasī
and applied ointment on all his handsome, lovely body, and (gave him) fragrance and betel and a pair of fire-purified garments,
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DB 9 19.18
पारिजातस्य कुसुमं जरारोगहरं परम् । अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणमङ्गुलीयकमुत्तमम्
pārijātasya kusumaṃ jarārogaharaṃ param | amūlyaratnanirmāṇamaṅgulīyakamuttamam
a flower of the pārijāta tree, supreme remover of old age and disease, and an excellent ring made of priceless gems,
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DB 9 19.19
सुन्दरं च मणिवरं त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभम् । दासी तवाहमित्येवं समुच्चार्य पुनः पुनः शङ्खचूडेन सह तुलसीसङ्गमवर्णनं नामैकोनविंशोऽध्यायः
sundaraṃ ca maṇivaraṃ triṣu lokeṣu durlabham | dāsī tavāhamityevaṃ samuccārya punaḥ punaḥ śaṅkhacūḍena saha tulasīsaṅgamavarṇanaṃ nāmaikonaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
and a fine, superb jewel, hard to obtain in the three worlds; and saying over and over, "I am your servant," — [colophon:] the nineteenth chapter, called "The Description of Tulasī's Union with Śaṅkhacūḍa."
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DB 9 19.20
ननाम परया भक्त्या स्वामिनं गुणशालिनम् । सस्मिता तन्मुखाम्भोजं लोचनाभ्यां पुनः पुनः
nanāma parayā bhaktyā svāminaṃ guṇaśālinam | sasmitā tanmukhāmbhojaṃ locanābhyāṃ punaḥ punaḥ
she bowed with supreme devotion to her lord, endowed with (good) qualities; smiling, (she gazed) again and again with her two eyes at his lotus face,
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DB 9 19.21
निमेषरहिताभ्यां चाप्यपश्यत्कामसुन्दरम् । स च तां च समाकृष्य चकार वक्षसि प्रियाम्
nimeṣarahitābhyāṃ cāpyapaśyatkāmasundaram | sa ca tāṃ ca samākṛṣya cakāra vakṣasi priyām
and with unblinking eyes she looked at him, beautiful as Kāma; and he, drawing his beloved to him, held her on his chest.
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DB 9 19.22
सस्मितं वाससाच्छन्नं ददर्श मुखपङ्कजम् । चुचुम्ब कठिने गण्डे बिम्बोष्ठौ पुनरेव च
sasmitaṃ vāsasācchannaṃ dadarśa mukhapaṅkajam | cucumba kaṭhine gaṇḍe bimboṣṭhau punareva ca
He saw her smiling lotus face, covered by her garment; he kissed her firm cheek and her bimba-red lips again and again.
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DB 9 19.23
ददौ तस्यै वस्त्रयुग्मं वरुणादाहृतं च यत् । तदाहृतां रत्नमालां त्रिषु लोकेषु दुर्लभाम्
dadau tasyai vastrayugmaṃ varuṇādāhṛtaṃ ca yat | tadāhṛtāṃ ratnamālāṃ triṣu lokeṣu durlabhām
He gave her the pair of garments that had been brought from Varuṇa, and the jewelled necklace brought from him, hard to obtain in the three worlds;
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DB 9 19.24
ददौ मञ्जीरयुग्मं च स्वाहाया आहृतं च यत् । केयूरयुग्मं छायाया रोहिण्याश्चैव कुण्डलम्
dadau mañjīrayugmaṃ ca svāhāyā āhṛtaṃ ca yat | keyūrayugmaṃ chāyāyā rohiṇyāścaiva kuṇḍalam
he gave her the pair of anklets that had been brought from Svāhā, the pair of armlets from Chāyā, and the earrings from Rohiṇī,
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DB 9 19.25
अङ्गुलीयकरत्नानि रत्याश्च करभूषणम् । शङ्खं च रुचिरं चित्रं यद्दत्तं विश्वकर्मणा
aṅgulīyakaratnāni ratyāśca karabhūṣaṇam | śaṅkhaṃ ca ruciraṃ citraṃ yaddattaṃ viśvakarmaṇā
jewelled rings, and the hand-ornament of Rati, and the lovely, wonderful conch that had been given by Viśvakarman,
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DB 9 19.26
विचित्रपद्मकश्रेणीं शय्यां चापि सुदुर्लभाम् । भूषणानि च दत्त्वा स भूपो हासं चकार ह
vicitrapadmakaśreṇīṃ śayyāṃ cāpi sudurlabhām | bhūṣaṇāni ca dattvā sa bhūpo hāsaṃ cakāra ha
And having given a couch, very hard to obtain, (spread) with a row of variegated lotus-figures, and ornaments too, that king laughed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 19.27
निर्ममे कबरीभारे तस्या माङ्गल्यभूषणम् । सुचित्रं पत्रकं गण्डमण्डलेऽस्याः समं तथा
nirmame kabarībhāre tasyā māṅgalyabhūṣaṇam | sucitraṃ patrakaṃ gaṇḍamaṇḍale'syāḥ samaṃ tathā
On the mass of her braided hair he fashioned an auspicious ornament, and likewise a beautifully variegated leaf-design, even, on the round of her cheek.
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DB 9 19.28
चन्द्रलेखात्रिभिर्युक्तं चन्दनेन सुगन्धिना । परीतं परितश्चित्रैः सार्धं कुङ्कुमबिन्दुभिः
candralekhātribhiryuktaṃ candanena sugandhinā | parītaṃ paritaścitraiḥ sārdhaṃ kuṅkumabindubhiḥ
(marked) with three crescent-lines of fragrant sandal-paste, surrounded all about by variegated (designs) together with dots of saffron;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 19.29
ज्वलत्प्रदीपाकारं च सिन्दूरतिलकं ददौ । तत्पादपद्मयुगले स्थलपद्मविनिन्दिते
jvalatpradīpākāraṃ ca sindūratilakaṃ dadau | tatpādapadmayugale sthalapadmavinindite
and he applied a vermilion mark shaped like a blazing lamp; and on the pair of her lotus-feet, which put ground-lotuses to shame,
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DB 9 19.30
चित्रालक्तकरागं च नखरेषु ददौ मुदा । स्ववक्षसि मुहुर्न्यस्य सरागं चरणाम्बुजम्
citrālaktakarāgaṃ ca nakhareṣu dadau mudā | svavakṣasi muhurnyasya sarāgaṃ caraṇāmbujam
he joyfully applied a variegated red lac-dye on the nails, placing again and again on his own chest her dye-reddened lotus-foot,
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DB 9 19.31
हे देवि तव दासोऽहमित्युच्चार्य पुनः पुनः । रत्नभूषितहस्तेन तां च कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि
he devi tava dāso'hamityuccārya punaḥ punaḥ | ratnabhūṣitahastena tāṃ ca kṛtvā svavakṣasi
saying over and over, "O goddess, I am your servant," and with his jewel-adorned hand pressing her to his own breast.
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DB 9 19.32
तपोवनं परित्यज्य राजा स्थानान्तरं ययौ । मलये देवनिलये शैले शैले तपोवने
tapovanaṃ parityajya rājā sthānāntaraṃ yayau | malaye devanilaye śaile śaile tapovane
Leaving the ascetic grove, the king went to another place: on Malaya, the abode of the gods, on mountain after mountain, in penance-grove (after penance-grove),
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DB 9 19.33
स्थाने स्थानेऽतिरम्ये च पुष्पोद्याने च निर्जने । कन्दरे कन्दरे सिन्धुतीरे चैवातिसुन्दरे
sthāne sthāne'tiramye ca puṣpodyāne ca nirjane | kandare kandare sindhutīre caivātisundare
in place after place exceedingly delightful, and in a deserted flower-garden, in cave after cave, and on the exceedingly beautiful bank of the ocean(-going river),
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DB 9 19.34
पुष्पभद्रानदीतीरे नीरवातमनोहरे । पुलिने पुलिने दिव्ये नद्यां नद्यां नदे नदे
puṣpabhadrānadītīre nīravātamanohare | puline puline divye nadyāṃ nadyāṃ nade nade
on the bank of the river Puṣpabhadrā, charming with its windless calm, on sandbank after divine sandbank, in river after river, in stream after stream,
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DB 9 19.35
मधौ मधुकराणां च मधुरध्वनिनादिते । विस्पन्दने सुरसने नन्दने गन्धमादने
madhau madhukarāṇāṃ ca madhuradhvaninādite | vispandane surasane nandane gandhamādane
in spring, (in a place) resounding with the sweet humming of bees, in Vispandana, Surasana, Nandana, Gandhamādana,
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DB 9 19.36
देवोद्याने नन्दने च चित्रचन्दनकानने । चम्पकानां केतकीनां माधवीनां च माधवे
devodyāne nandane ca citracandanakānane | campakānāṃ ketakīnāṃ mādhavīnāṃ ca mādhave
in the gods' garden Nandana and in a variegated sandalwood forest, in the season of spring among campaka, ketakī and mādhavī flowers,
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DB 9 19.37
कुन्दानां मालतीनां च कुमुदाम्भोजकानने । कल्पवृक्षे कल्पवृक्षे पारिजातवने वने
kundānāṃ mālatīnāṃ ca kumudāmbhojakānane | kalpavṛkṣe kalpavṛkṣe pārijātavane vane
among kunda and mālatī flowers, and in a grove of water-lilies and lotuses, at wishing-tree after wishing-tree, in grove after grove of pārijāta,
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DB 9 19.38
निर्जने काञ्चने स्थाने धन्ये काञ्चनपर्वते । काञ्चीवने किञ्जलके कञ्चुके काञ्चनाकरे
nirjane kāñcane sthāne dhanye kāñcanaparvate | kāñcīvane kiñjalake kañcuke kāñcanākare
in a deserted golden place, on the auspicious golden mountain, in the kāñcī grove, in Kiñjalaka, in Kañcuka, in the golden mine,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 19.39
पुष्पचन्दनतल्पेषु पुंस्कोकिलरुतश्रुते । पुष्पचन्दनसंयुक्तः पुष्पचन्दनवायुना
puṣpacandanatalpeṣu puṃskokilarutaśrute | puṣpacandanasaṃyuktaḥ puṣpacandanavāyunā
on couches of flowers and sandal, where the male cuckoo's cry is heard — he, joined with flowers and sandal, (fanned) by a breeze of flowers and sandal,
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DB 9 19.40
कामुक्या कामुकः कामात्स रेमे रामया सह । न हि तृप्तो दानवेन्द्रस्तृप्तिं नैव जगाम सा
kāmukyā kāmukaḥ kāmātsa reme rāmayā saha | na hi tṛpto dānavendrastṛptiṃ naiva jagāma sā
lustful, out of desire he took his pleasure with that lustful lovely woman; the lord of the Dānavas was not sated, nor did she reach satisfaction.
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DB 9 19.41
हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव ववृधे मदनस्तयोः । तया सह समागत्य स्वाश्रमं दानवस्ततः
haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmeva vavṛdhe madanastayoḥ | tayā saha samāgatya svāśramaṃ dānavastataḥ
Their passion grew like fire with oblations; then the Dānava, coming with her to his own hermitage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.42
रम्यं क्रीडालयं गत्वा विजहार पुनः पुनः । एवं स बुभुजे राज्यं शङ्खचूडः प्रतापवान्
ramyaṃ krīḍālayaṃ gatvā vijahāra punaḥ punaḥ | evaṃ sa bubhuje rājyaṃ śaṅkhacūḍaḥ pratāpavān
and going to a delightful pleasure-house, sported again and again. Thus did the mighty Śaṅkhacūḍa enjoy the kingdom
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.43
एकमन्वन्तरं पूर्णं राजराजेश्वरो महान् । देवानामसुराणां च दानवानां च सन्ततम्
ekamanvantaraṃ pūrṇaṃ rājarājeśvaro mahān | devānāmasurāṇāṃ ca dānavānāṃ ca santatam
for one full manvantara, the great overlord of kings of kings, constantly (the giver of peace) to the gods, the asuras, and the dānavas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.44
गन्धर्वाणां किन्नराणां राक्षसानां च शान्तिदः । हृताधिकारा देवाश्च चरन्ति भिक्षुका यथा
gandharvāṇāṃ kinnarāṇāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca śāntidaḥ | hṛtādhikārā devāśca caranti bhikṣukā yathā
the giver of peace to the gandharvas, kinnaras and rākṣasas; and the gods, their offices taken away, wandered about like beggars.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.45
ते सर्वेऽतिविषण्णाश्च प्रजग्मुर्ब्रह्मणः सभाम् । वृत्तान्तं कथयामासू रुरुदुश्च भृशं मुहुः
te sarve'tiviṣaṇṇāśca prajagmurbrahmaṇaḥ sabhām | vṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsū ruruduśca bhṛśaṃ muhuḥ
All of them, deeply dejected, went to Brahmā's assembly; they told what had happened and wept bitterly again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.46
तदा ब्रह्मा सुरैः सार्धं जगाम शङ्करालयम् । सर्वेशं कथयामास विधाता चन्द्रशेखरम्
tadā brahmā suraiḥ sārdhaṃ jagāma śaṅkarālayam | sarveśaṃ kathayāmāsa vidhātā candraśekharam
Then Brahmā went together with the gods to Śaṅkara's abode; the Ordainer told the Lord of all, the Moon-crested one, (everything).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.47
ब्रह्मा शिवश्च तैः सार्धं वैकुण्ठं च जगाम ह । दुर्लभं परमं धाम जरामृत्युहरं परम्
brahmā śivaśca taiḥ sārdhaṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ ca jagāma ha | durlabhaṃ paramaṃ dhāma jarāmṛtyuharaṃ param
And Brahmā and Śiva, together with them, went to Vaikuṇṭha, that supreme abode, hard to attain, the highest, which removes old age and death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.48
सम्प्राप च वरं द्वारमाश्रमाणां हरेरहो । ददर्श द्वारपालांश्च रत्नसिंहासनस्थितान्
samprāpa ca varaṃ dvāramāśramāṇāṃ hareraho | dadarśa dvārapālāṃśca ratnasiṃhāsanasthitān
And oh, he reached the excellent gate of Hari's dwellings, and saw the gatekeepers seated on jewelled thrones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.49
शोभितान्पीतवस्त्रैश्च रत्नभूषणभूषितान् । वनमालान्वितान्सर्वान् श्यामसुन्दरविग्रहान्
śobhitānpītavastraiśca ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitān | vanamālānvitānsarvān śyāmasundaravigrahān
(He saw them) resplendent in yellow garments, adorned with jewelled ornaments, all wearing forest-flower garlands, dark and beautiful in form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.50
शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मधरांश्चैव चतुर्भुजान् । सस्मितान्स्मेरवक्त्रास्यान्पद्मनेत्रान्मनोहरान्
śaṅkhacakragadāpadmadharāṃścaiva caturbhujān | sasmitānsmeravaktrāsyānpadmanetrānmanoharān
four-armed, bearing conch, discus, mace and lotus, smiling, with faces bright with smiles, lotus-eyed, charming.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.51
ब्रह्मा तान्कथयामास वृत्तान्तं गमनार्थकम् । तेऽनुज्ञां च ददुस्तस्मै प्रविवेश तदाज्ञया
brahmā tānkathayāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ gamanārthakam | te'nujñāṃ ca dadustasmai praviveśa tadājñayā
Brahmā told them the matter concerning his coming; and they gave him permission, and by their leave he entered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.52
एवं षोडश द्वाराणि निरीक्ष्य कमलोद्भवः । देवैः सार्धं तानतीत्य प्रविवेश हरेः सभाम्
evaṃ ṣoḍaśa dvārāṇi nirīkṣya kamalodbhavaḥ | devaiḥ sārdhaṃ tānatītya praviveśa hareḥ sabhām
Thus, having looked upon sixteen gates, the lotus-born one, together with the gods, passed beyond them and entered Hari's assembly hall —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.53
देवर्षिभिः परिवृतां पार्षदैश्च चतुर्भुजैः । नारायणस्वरूपैश्च सर्वैः कौस्तुभभूषितैः
devarṣibhiḥ parivṛtāṃ pārṣadaiśca caturbhujaiḥ | nārāyaṇasvarūpaiśca sarvaiḥ kaustubhabhūṣitaiḥ
(the hall) surrounded by divine sages and by four-armed attendants, all having the form of Nārāyaṇa and adorned with the Kaustubha (jewel),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.54
नवेन्दुमण्डलाकारां चतुरस्रां मनोहराम् । मणीन्द्रहारनिर्माणां हीरासारसुशोभिताम्
navendumaṇḍalākārāṃ caturasrāṃ manoharām | maṇīndrahāranirmāṇāṃ hīrāsārasuśobhitām
shaped like the orb of the new moon, four-cornered, charming, built of strings of the finest gems, beautifully bright with masses of diamonds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.55
अमूल्यरत्नखचितां रचितां स्वेच्छया हरेः । माणिक्यमालाजालाभां मुक्तापङ्क्तिविभूषिताम्
amūlyaratnakhacitāṃ racitāṃ svecchayā hareḥ | māṇikyamālājālābhāṃ muktāpaṅktivibhūṣitām
inlaid with priceless jewels, fashioned by Hari's own will, gleaming with networks of ruby garlands, ornamented with rows of pearls,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.56
मण्डितां मण्डलाकारै रत्नदर्पणकोटिभिः । विचित्रैश्चित्ररेखाभिर्नानाचित्रविचित्रिताम्
maṇḍitāṃ maṇḍalākārai ratnadarpaṇakoṭibhiḥ | vicitraiścitrarekhābhirnānācitravicitritām
decorated with tens of millions of circular jewelled mirrors, made variegated with all sorts of pictures by wondrous painted lines,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.57
पद्मरागेन्द्ररचितां रुचिरां मणिपङ्कजैः । सोपानशतकैर्युक्तां स्यमन्तकविनिर्मितैः
padmarāgendraracitāṃ rucirāṃ maṇipaṅkajaiḥ | sopānaśatakairyuktāṃ syamantakavinirmitaiḥ
constructed of the finest rubies, lovely with lotuses made of gems, furnished with hundreds of stairways fashioned of syamantaka stones,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.58
पट्टसूत्रग्रन्थियुक्तैश्चारुचन्दनपल्लवैः । इन्द्रनीलस्तम्भवर्यैर्वेष्टितां सुमनोहराम्
paṭṭasūtragranthiyuktaiścārucandanapallavaiḥ | indranīlastambhavaryairveṣṭitāṃ sumanoharām
encircled — most charming — by lovely sandal shoots tied with knots of silk thread and by excellent pillars of sapphire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.59
सद्रत्नपूर्णकुम्भानां समूहैश्च समन्विताम् । पारिजातप्रसूनानां मालाजालैर्विराजिताम्
sadratnapūrṇakumbhānāṃ samūhaiśca samanvitām | pārijātaprasūnānāṃ mālājālairvirājitām
provided with clusters of pots filled with fine jewels, made radiant with networks of garlands of pārijāta blossoms,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.60
कस्तूरीकुङ्कुमारक्तैः सुगन्धिचन्दनद्रुमैः । सुसंस्कृतां तु सर्वत्र वासितां गन्धवायुना
kastūrīkuṅkumāraktaiḥ sugandhicandanadrumaiḥ | susaṃskṛtāṃ tu sarvatra vāsitāṃ gandhavāyunā
well appointed everywhere with fragrant sandal trees reddened with musk and saffron, and perfumed by the scented breeze,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.61
विद्याधरीसमूहानां नृत्यजालैर्विराजिताम् । सहस्रयोजनायामां परिपूर्णां च किङ्करैः
vidyādharīsamūhānāṃ nṛtyajālairvirājitām | sahasrayojanāyāmāṃ paripūrṇāṃ ca kiṅkaraiḥ
made brilliant by the intricate dances of throngs of Vidyādhara women, a thousand yojanas in extent, and filled with servants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.62
ददर्श श्रीहरिं ब्रह्मा शङ्करश्च सुरैः सह । वसन्तं तन्मध्यदेशे यथेन्दुं तारकावृतम्
dadarśa śrīhariṃ brahmā śaṅkaraśca suraiḥ saha | vasantaṃ tanmadhyadeśe yathenduṃ tārakāvṛtam
Brahmā and Śaṅkara, along with the gods, saw Śrī Hari dwelling in the middle of it, like the moon surrounded by stars,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.63
अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणचित्रसिंहासने स्थितम् । किरीटिनं कुण्डलिनं वनमालाविभूषितम्
amūlyaratnanirmāṇacitrasiṃhāsane sthitam | kirīṭinaṃ kuṇḍalinaṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitam
seated on a wondrous throne made of priceless jewels, wearing a crown and earrings, adorned with a garland of forest flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.64
चन्दनोक्षितसर्वाङ्गं बिभ्रतं केलिपङ्कजम् । पुरतो नृत्यगीतं च पश्यन्तं सस्मितं मुदा
candanokṣitasarvāṅgaṃ bibhrataṃ kelipaṅkajam | purato nṛtyagītaṃ ca paśyantaṃ sasmitaṃ mudā
all his limbs anointed with sandal paste, holding a lotus for play, watching with a smile and with delight the dancing and singing before him,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.65
शान्तं सरस्वतीकान्तं लक्ष्मीधृतपदाम्बुजम् । लक्ष्म्या प्रदत्तं ताम्बूलं भुक्तवन्तं सुवासितम्
śāntaṃ sarasvatīkāntaṃ lakṣmīdhṛtapadāmbujam | lakṣmyā pradattaṃ tāmbūlaṃ bhuktavantaṃ suvāsitam
tranquil, the beloved of Sarasvatī, his lotus-feet held by Lakṣmī, having eaten the well-scented betel offered by Lakṣmī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.66
गङ्गया परया भक्त्या सेवितं श्वेतचामरैः । सर्वैश्च स्तूयमानं च भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरैः
gaṅgayā parayā bhaktyā sevitaṃ śvetacāmaraiḥ | sarvaiśca stūyamānaṃ ca bhaktinamrātmakandharaiḥ
(He was) served by Gaṅgā with the highest devotion, with white yak-tail fans, and praised by all, their heads bowed with devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.67
एवं विशिष्टं तं दृष्ट्वा परिपूर्णतमं प्रभुम् । ब्रह्मादयः सुराः सर्वे प्रणम्य तुष्टुवुस्तदा
evaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā paripūrṇatamaṃ prabhum | brahmādayaḥ surāḥ sarve praṇamya tuṣṭuvustadā
Seeing the Lord, the most perfectly complete, thus distinguished, Brahmā and all the other gods then bowed and praised (him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.68
पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गाः साश्रुनेत्राश्च गद्गदाः । भक्ताश्च परया भक्त्या भीता नम्रात्मकन्धराः
pulakāñcitasarvāṅgāḥ sāśrunetrāśca gadgadāḥ | bhaktāśca parayā bhaktyā bhītā namrātmakandharāḥ
All their limbs studded with bristling hair, their eyes tearful, their voices choked, devoted with the highest devotion, awed, their necks bent low,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.69
कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा विधाता जगतामपि । वृत्तान्तं कथयामास विनयेन हरेः पुरः
kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā vidhātā jagatāmapi | vṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsa vinayena hareḥ puraḥ
Having made his palms joined in salutation, the Maker of the worlds too related the account, humbly, before Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.70
हरिस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वज्ञः सर्वभाववित् । प्रहस्योवाच ब्रह्माणं रहस्यं च मनोहरम्
haristadvacanaṃ śrutvā sarvajñaḥ sarvabhāvavit | prahasyovāca brahmāṇaṃ rahasyaṃ ca manoharam
Hearing his words, Hari, the all-knowing, who knows every state of mind, laughed and spoke to Brahmā a charming secret.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.71
श्रीभगवानुवाच शङ्खचूडस्य वृत्तान्तं सर्वं जानामि पद्मज । मद्भक्तस्य च गोपस्य महातेजस्विनः पुरा
śrībhagavānuvāca śaṅkhacūḍasya vṛttāntaṃ sarvaṃ jānāmi padmaja | madbhaktasya ca gopasya mahātejasvinaḥ purā
The Blessed Lord said: O lotus-born one, I know the whole story of Śaṅkhacūḍa, who formerly was a cowherd, my devotee, of great splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.72
शृणु तत्सर्ववृत्तान्तमितिहासं पुरातनम् । गोलोकस्यैव चरितं पापघ्नं पुण्यकारकम्
śṛṇu tatsarvavṛttāntamitihāsaṃ purātanam | golokasyaiva caritaṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyakārakam
Hear that entire account, an ancient tale, the very doings of Goloka, destroying sin and producing merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.73
सुदामा नाम गोपश्च पार्षदप्रवरो मम । स प्राप दानवीं योनिं राधाशापात्सुदारुणात्
sudāmā nāma gopaśca pārṣadapravaro mama | sa prāpa dānavīṃ yoniṃ rādhāśāpātsudāruṇāt
There was a cowherd named Sudāmā, the foremost of my attendants; he obtained a demon's birth through Rādhā's most terrible curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.74
तत्रैकदाहमगमं स्वालयाद्रासमण्डलम् । विरजामपि नीत्वा च मम प्राणाधिका परा
tatraikadāhamagamaṃ svālayādrāsamaṇḍalam | virajāmapi nītvā ca mama prāṇādhikā parā
There once I went from my own dwelling to the circle of the rāsa dance, taking Virajā along too — and she who is dearer to me than life (came there),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.75
सा मां विरजया सार्धं विज्ञाय किङ्करीमुखात् । पश्चात्क्रुद्धा साजगाम न ददर्श च तत्र माम्
sā māṃ virajayā sārdhaṃ vijñāya kiṅkarīmukhāt | paścātkruddhā sājagāma na dadarśa ca tatra mām
Learning from a maidservant's mouth that I was together with Virajā, she then came angrily, and did not see me there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.76
विरजां च नदीरूपां मां ज्ञात्वा च तिरोहितम् । पुनर्जगाम सा दृष्ट्वा स्वालयं सखिभिः सह
virajāṃ ca nadīrūpāṃ māṃ jñātvā ca tirohitam | punarjagāma sā dṛṣṭvā svālayaṃ sakhibhiḥ saha
And having recognized Virajā in the form of a river, and me as vanished, she, having seen (this), went again to her own dwelling with her companions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.77
मां दृष्ट्वा मन्दिरे देवी सुदाम्ना सहितं पुरा । भृशं सा भर्त्सयामास मौनीभूतं च सुस्थिरम्
māṃ dṛṣṭvā mandire devī sudāmnā sahitaṃ purā | bhṛśaṃ sā bhartsayāmāsa maunībhūtaṃ ca susthiram
Formerly, seeing me in the palace together with Sudāmā, the goddess reviled (me) severely, while I remained silent and quite unmoved.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.78
तच्छ्रुत्वासहमानश्च सुदामा तां चुकोप ह । स च तां भर्त्सयामास कोपेन मम सनिधौ
tacchrutvāsahamānaśca sudāmā tāṃ cukopa ha | sa ca tāṃ bhartsayāmāsa kopena mama sanidhau
Hearing that, Sudāmā, unable to bear it, grew angry at her, and he rebuked her in anger in my presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.79
तच्छ्रुत्वा कोपयुक्ता सा रक्तपङ्कजलोचना । बहिष्कर्तुं चकाराज्ञां संत्रस्तं मम संसदि
tacchrutvā kopayuktā sā raktapaṅkajalocanā | bahiṣkartuṃ cakārājñāṃ saṃtrastaṃ mama saṃsadi
Hearing that, she, filled with anger, her eyes red lotuses, gave the order to expel him, terrified, from my assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.80
सखीलक्षं समुत्तस्थौ दुर्वारं तेजसोल्बणम् । बहिश्चकार तं तूर्णं जल्पन्तं च पुनः पुनः
sakhīlakṣaṃ samuttasthau durvāraṃ tejasolbaṇam | bahiścakāra taṃ tūrṇaṃ jalpantaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ
A hundred thousand companions rose up, irresistible, fierce with fiery energy; they quickly put him out, while he protested again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.81
सा च तत्ताडनं तासां श्रुत्वा रुष्टा शशाप ह । याहि रे दानवीं योनिमित्येवं दारुणं वचः
sā ca tattāḍanaṃ tāsāṃ śrutvā ruṣṭā śaśāpa ha | yāhi re dānavīṃ yonimityevaṃ dāruṇaṃ vacaḥ
And she, hearing of that beating of him by them, in her anger cursed (him): "Go, you, to a demon's womb!" — such were her cruel words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 19.82
तं गच्छन्तं शपन्तं च रुदन्तं मां प्रणम्य च । वारयामास तुष्टा सा रुदती कृपया पुनः
taṃ gacchantaṃ śapantaṃ ca rudantaṃ māṃ praṇamya ca | vārayāmāsa tuṣṭā sā rudatī kṛpayā punaḥ
As he was going, cursing and weeping, and bowing to me, she, grown pleased, weeping, held him back again out of compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.83
हे वत्स तिष्ठ मा गच्छ क्व यासीति पुनः पुनः । समुच्चार्य च तत्पश्चाज्जगाम सा च विक्लवम्
he vatsa tiṣṭha mā gaccha kva yāsīti punaḥ punaḥ | samuccārya ca tatpaścājjagāma sā ca viklavam
"O child, stay, do not go, where are you going?" — uttering this again and again, she too went after him, distraught.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.84
गोप्यश्च रुरुदुः सर्वा गोपाश्चापि सुदुःखिताः । ते सर्वे राधिका चापि तत्पश्चाद् बोधिता मया
gopyaśca ruruduḥ sarvā gopāścāpi suduḥkhitāḥ | te sarve rādhikā cāpi tatpaścād bodhitā mayā
And all the cowherd women wept, and the cowherds too were greatly grieved; all of them, and Rādhikā as well, were afterwards instructed by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.85
आयास्यति क्षणार्धेन कृत्वा शापस्य पालनम् । सुदामंस्त्वमिहागच्छेत्युक्त्वा सा च निवारिता
āyāsyati kṣaṇārdhena kṛtvā śāpasya pālanam | sudāmaṃstvamihāgacchetyuktvā sā ca nivāritā
"He will come back in half a moment, having fulfilled the curse." Saying, "Sudāmā, do you come here," she too was restrained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.86
गोलोकस्य क्षणार्धेन चैकं मन्वन्तरं भवेत् । पृथिव्यां जगतां धातरित्येव वचनं ध्रुवम्
golokasya kṣaṇārdhena caikaṃ manvantaraṃ bhavet | pṛthivyāṃ jagatāṃ dhātarityeva vacanaṃ dhruvam
And by half a moment of Goloka one Manvantara would pass on earth, O Creator of the worlds — this statement is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.87
इत्येवं शङ्खचूडश्च पुनस्तत्रैव यास्यति । महाबलिष्ठो योगेशः सर्वमायाविशारदः
ityevaṃ śaṅkhacūḍaśca punastatraiva yāsyati | mahābaliṣṭho yogeśaḥ sarvamāyāviśāradaḥ
Thus Śaṅkhacūḍa too will go back to that very place — he of great strength, a lord of yoga, skilled in every magic art.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.88
मम शूलं गृहीत्वा च शीघ्रं गच्छत भारतम् । शिवः करोतु संहारं मम शूलेन रक्षसः
mama śūlaṃ gṛhītvā ca śīghraṃ gacchata bhāratam | śivaḥ karotu saṃhāraṃ mama śūlena rakṣasaḥ
Take my trident and go quickly to Bhārata; let Śiva accomplish the destruction of the demon with my trident.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.89
ममैव कवचं कण्ठे सर्वमङ्गलकारकम् । बिभर्ति दानवः शश्वत्संसारे विजयी ततः
mamaiva kavacaṃ kaṇṭhe sarvamaṅgalakārakam | bibharti dānavaḥ śaśvatsaṃsāre vijayī tataḥ
The demon constantly wears on his neck my own armour, which brings all auspiciousness; therefore he is victorious in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.90
तस्मिन् ब्रह्मन् स्थिते चैव न कोऽपि हिंसितुं क्षमः । तद्याचनां करिष्यामि विप्ररूपोऽहमेव च
tasmin brahman sthite caiva na ko'pi hiṃsituṃ kṣamaḥ | tadyācanāṃ kariṣyāmi viprarūpo'hameva ca
While that (armour) remains on him, O Brahman, no one is able to kill him; so I myself, in the form of a brahmin, will beg it from him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.91
सतीत्वहानिस्तत्पत्न्या यत्र काले भविष्यति । तत्रैव काले तन्मृत्युरिति दत्तो वरस्त्वया
satītvahānistatpatnyā yatra kāle bhaviṣyati | tatraiva kāle tanmṛtyuriti datto varastvayā
"At whatever time the loss of his wife's chastity occurs, at that very time will be his death" — such was the boon given by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.92
तत्पत्न्याश्चोदरे वीर्यमर्पयिष्यामि निश्चितम् । तत्क्षणे चैव तन्मृत्युर्भविष्यति न संशयः
tatpatnyāścodare vīryamarpayiṣyāmi niścitam | tatkṣaṇe caiva tanmṛtyurbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
And I shall surely place (my) seed in the womb of his wife; at that very moment his death will come about, there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.93
पश्चात्सा देहमुत्सज्य भविष्यति मम प्रिया । इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथो ददौ शूलं हराय च
paścātsā dehamutsajya bhaviṣyati mama priyā | ityuktvā jagatāṃ nātho dadau śūlaṃ harāya ca
Afterwards she, casting off (that) body, will become my beloved. Having said this, the Lord of the worlds gave the trident to Hara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 19.94
शूलं दत्त्वा ययौ शीघ्रं हरिरभ्यन्तरे मुदा । भारतं च ययुर्देवा ब्रह्यरुद्रपुरोगमाः
śūlaṃ dattvā yayau śīghraṃ harirabhyantare mudā | bhārataṃ ca yayurdevā brahyarudrapurogamāḥ
Having given the trident, Hari went swiftly and joyfully inside, and the gods went to Bhārata, with Brahmā and Rudra at their head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition