Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 2
DB 9 2.1
पञ्चप्रकृतितद्भर्तृगणोत्पत्तिवर्णनम् नारद उवाच समासेन श्रुतं सर्वं देवीनां चरितं प्रभो । विबोधनाय बोधस्य व्यासेन वक्तुमर्हसि
pañcaprakṛtitadbhartṛgaṇotpattivarṇanam nārada uvāca samāsena śrutaṃ sarvaṃ devīnāṃ caritaṃ prabho | vibodhanāya bodhasya vyāsena vaktumarhasi
Description of the origin of the fivefold Prakṛti and of the hosts of their husbands. Nārada said: I have heard in brief the entire account of the goddesses, O lord; for the awakening of (my) understanding you should speak of it at length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.2
सृष्टेराद्या सृष्टिविधौ कथमाविर्बभूव ह । कथं वा पञ्चधा भूता वद वेदविदांवर पञ्चप्रकृतितद्भर्तृगणोत्पत्तिवर्णनं नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः
sṛṣṭerādyā sṛṣṭividhau kathamāvirbabhūva ha | kathaṃ vā pañcadhā bhūtā vada vedavidāṃvara pañcaprakṛtitadbhartṛgaṇotpattivarṇanaṃ nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ
How did she who is prior to creation manifest at the making of creation? And how did she become fivefold? Tell (me), O best of those who know the Vedas. (Thus ends) the second chapter, called 'Description of the origin of the fivefold Prakṛti and of the hosts of their husbands'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.3
भूता ययांशकलया तया त्रिगुणया भवे । व्यासेन तासां चरितं श्रोतुमिच्छामि साम्प्रतम्
bhūtā yayāṃśakalayā tayā triguṇayā bhave | vyāsena tāsāṃ caritaṃ śrotumicchāmi sāmpratam
By whatever portion and part they came to be in the world through her who is of the three guṇas — I now wish to hear their deeds at length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 2.4
तासां जन्मानुकथनं पूजाध्यानविधिं बुध । स्तोत्रं कवचमैश्वर्यं शौर्यं वर्णय मङ्गलम्
tāsāṃ janmānukathanaṃ pūjādhyānavidhiṃ budha | stotraṃ kavacamaiśvaryaṃ śauryaṃ varṇaya maṅgalam
Recount their births, the rules of their worship and meditation, O wise one; describe (their) hymn, protective charm, sovereignty, valour and auspiciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.5
श्रीनारायण उवाच नित्य आत्मा नभो नित्यं कालो नित्यो दिशो यथा । विश्वानां गोलकं नित्यं नित्यो गोलोक एव च
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca nitya ātmā nabho nityaṃ kālo nityo diśo yathā | viśvānāṃ golakaṃ nityaṃ nityo goloka eva ca
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: The Self is eternal, space is eternal, time is eternal, and so are the directions; the globe of the universes is eternal, and Goloka too is eternal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.6
तदेकदेशो वैकुण्ठो नम्रभागानुसारकः । तथैव प्रकृतिर्नित्या ब्रह्मलीला सनातनी
tadekadeśo vaikuṇṭho namrabhāgānusārakaḥ | tathaiva prakṛtirnityā brahmalīlā sanātanī
Vaikuṇṭha is one region of it, following upon the lower portion; just so Prakṛti is eternal, and the sport of Brahman everlasting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 2.7
यथाग्नौ दाहिका चन्द्रे पद्मे शोभा प्रभा रवौ । शश्वद्युक्ता न भिन्ना सा तथा प्रकृतिरात्मनि
yathāgnau dāhikā candre padme śobhā prabhā ravau | śaśvadyuktā na bhinnā sā tathā prakṛtirātmani
As the burning power is in fire, beauty in the moon and the lotus, radiance in the sun — always joined (to them) and not separate from them — so is Prakṛti in the Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.8
विना स्वर्णं स्वर्णकारः कुण्डलं कर्तुमक्षमः । विना मृदा घटं कर्तुं कुलालो हि नहीश्वरः
vinā svarṇaṃ svarṇakāraḥ kuṇḍalaṃ kartumakṣamaḥ | vinā mṛdā ghaṭaṃ kartuṃ kulālo hi nahīśvaraḥ
Without gold a goldsmith is unable to make an earring; without clay a potter is indeed not capable of making a pot.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.9
न हि क्षमस्तथात्मा च सृष्टिं स्रष्टुं तया विना । सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा सा यया च शक्तिमान्सदा
na hi kṣamastathātmā ca sṛṣṭiṃ sraṣṭuṃ tayā vinā | sarvaśaktisvarūpā sā yayā ca śaktimānsadā
Just so the Self is not able to create the creation without her; she is the very form of all power, by whom (he is) forever possessed of power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.10
ऐश्वर्यवचनः शश्च क्तिः पराक्रम एव च । तत्स्वरूपा तयोर्दात्री सा शक्तिः परिकीर्तिता
aiśvaryavacanaḥ śaśca ktiḥ parākrama eva ca | tatsvarūpā tayordātrī sā śaktiḥ parikīrtitā
The syllable 'śa' denotes lordship, and 'kti' denotes prowess; she who is of that nature and the giver of both is proclaimed 'śakti'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.11
ज्ञानं समृद्धिः सम्पत्तिर्यशश्चैव बलं भगः । तेन शक्तिर्भगवती भगरूपा च सा सदा
jñānaṃ samṛddhiḥ sampattiryaśaścaiva balaṃ bhagaḥ | tena śaktirbhagavatī bhagarūpā ca sā sadā
Knowledge, prosperity, wealth, fame, and strength — (these are) 'bhaga'; therefore the power is 'bhagavatī', and she is always of the form of bhaga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.12
तया युक्तः सदात्मा च भगवांस्तेन कथ्यते । स च स्वेच्छामयो देवः साकारश्च निराकृतिः
tayā yuktaḥ sadātmā ca bhagavāṃstena kathyate | sa ca svecchāmayo devaḥ sākāraśca nirākṛtiḥ
And the Self, always joined with her, is for that reason called 'Bhagavān'; and that God is made of his own will, both possessing form and formless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.13
तेजोरूपं निराकारं ध्यायन्ते योगिनः सदा । वदन्ति च परं ब्रह्म परमानन्दमीश्वरम्
tejorūpaṃ nirākāraṃ dhyāyante yoginaḥ sadā | vadanti ca paraṃ brahma paramānandamīśvaram
The yogins always meditate on (him as) formless, of the nature of light, and they call him the supreme Brahman, the Lord who is highest bliss,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.14
अदृश्यं सर्वद्रष्टारं सर्वज्ञं सर्वकारणम् । सर्वदं सर्वरूपं तं वैष्णवास्तन्न मन्वते
adṛśyaṃ sarvadraṣṭāraṃ sarvajñaṃ sarvakāraṇam | sarvadaṃ sarvarūpaṃ taṃ vaiṣṇavāstanna manvate
unseen, the seer of all, all-knowing, the cause of all, the giver of all, having all forms — (but) the Vaiṣṇavas do not accept that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.15
वदन्ति चैव ते कस्य तेजस्तेजस्विना विना । तेजोमण्डलमध्यस्थं ब्रह्म तेजस्विनं परम्
vadanti caiva te kasya tejastejasvinā vinā | tejomaṇḍalamadhyasthaṃ brahma tejasvinaṃ param
And they say: whose light would it be, without one who possesses light? Standing in the middle of the orb of light is the supreme Brahman, the possessor of that light,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.16
स्वेच्छामयं सर्वरूपं सर्वकारणकारणम् । अतीव सुन्दरं रूपं बिभ्रतं सुमनोहरम्
svecchāmayaṃ sarvarūpaṃ sarvakāraṇakāraṇam | atīva sundaraṃ rūpaṃ bibhrataṃ sumanoharam
made of his own will, having all forms, the cause of all causes, bearing an exceedingly beautiful, most charming form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.17
किशोरवयसं शान्तं सर्वकान्तं परात्परम् । नवीननीरदाभासधामैकं श्यामविग्रहम्
kiśoravayasaṃ śāntaṃ sarvakāntaṃ parātparam | navīnanīradābhāsadhāmaikaṃ śyāmavigraham
of youthful age, tranquil, lovely to all, higher than the highest, the one abode that shines like a fresh raincloud, dark of body,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.18
शरन्मध्याह्नपद्मौघशोभामोचनलोचनम् । मुक्ताच्छविविनिन्द्यैकदन्तपंक्तिमनोरमम्
śaranmadhyāhnapadmaughaśobhāmocanalocanam | muktācchavivinindyaikadantapaṃktimanoramam
with eyes that surpass the beauty of a mass of lotuses at midday in autumn, delightful with the one row of teeth that puts to shame the luster of pearls,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.19
मयूरपिच्छचूडं च मालतीमाल्यमण्डितम् । सुनसं सस्मितं कान्तं भक्तानुग्रहकारणम्
mayūrapicchacūḍaṃ ca mālatīmālyamaṇḍitam | sunasaṃ sasmitaṃ kāntaṃ bhaktānugrahakāraṇam
crested with a peacock feather, adorned with a garland of jasmine, fine-nosed, smiling, lovely, the cause of grace to devotees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.20
ज्वलदग्निविशुद्धैकपीतांशुकसुशोभितम् । द्विभुजं मुरलीहस्तं रत्नभूषणभूषितम्
jvaladagniviśuddhaikapītāṃśukasuśobhitam | dvibhujaṃ muralīhastaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam
beautifully arrayed in a single yellow garment pure as blazing fire, two-armed, with the flute in his hand, decked with jeweled ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.21
सर्वाधारं च सर्वेशं सर्वशक्तियुतं विभुम् । सर्वैश्वर्यप्रदं सर्वस्वतन्त्रं सर्वमङ्गलम्
sarvādhāraṃ ca sarveśaṃ sarvaśaktiyutaṃ vibhum | sarvaiśvaryapradaṃ sarvasvatantraṃ sarvamaṅgalam
the support of all, lord of all, endowed with all powers, mighty, the giver of all lordship, wholly independent, all-auspicious,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.22
परिपूर्णतमं सिद्धं सिद्धेशं सिद्धिकारकम् । ध्यायन्ते वैष्णवाः शश्वद्देवदेवं सनातनम्
paripūrṇatamaṃ siddhaṃ siddheśaṃ siddhikārakam | dhyāyante vaiṣṇavāḥ śaśvaddevadevaṃ sanātanam
the most utterly complete, the perfected one, lord of the perfected, the bringer about of perfection — thus the Vaiṣṇavas constantly meditate on the everlasting God of gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.23
जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिशोकभीतिहरं परम् । ब्रह्मणो वयसा यस्य निमेष उपचर्यते
janmamṛtyujarāvyādhiśokabhītiharaṃ param | brahmaṇo vayasā yasya nimeṣa upacaryate
the supreme one who removes birth, death, old age, disease, sorrow and fear, by whose (measure) the lifetime of Brahmā is reckoned a mere blink.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.24
स चात्मा स परं ब्रह्म कृष्ण इत्यभिधीयते । कृषिस्तद्भक्तिवचनो नश्च तद्दास्यवाचकः
sa cātmā sa paraṃ brahma kṛṣṇa ityabhidhīyate | kṛṣistadbhaktivacano naśca taddāsyavācakaḥ
And he is the Self, he is the supreme Brahman, and he is named 'Kṛṣṇa': 'kṛṣi' expresses devotion to him, and the 'na' expresses servitude to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.25
भक्तिदास्यप्रदाता यः स च कृष्णः प्रकीर्तितः । कृषिश्च सर्ववचनो नकारो बीजमेव च
bhaktidāsyapradātā yaḥ sa ca kṛṣṇaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | kṛṣiśca sarvavacano nakāro bījameva ca
And he who bestows devotion and servitude — he is proclaimed as Kṛṣṇa; and 'kṛṣi' denotes all, and the syllable 'na' is the seed itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.26
स कृष्णः सर्वस्रष्टाऽऽदौ सिसृक्षन्नेक एव च । सृष्ट्युन्मुखस्तदंशेन कालेन प्रेरितः प्रभुः
sa kṛṣṇaḥ sarvasraṣṭā''dau sisṛkṣanneka eva ca | sṛṣṭyunmukhastadaṃśena kālena preritaḥ prabhuḥ
That Kṛṣṇa, the creator of all, at the beginning, being alone and desiring to create, the Lord became inclined toward creation, impelled by time, which is a portion of himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.27
स्वेच्छामयः स्वेच्छया च द्विधारूपो बभूव ह । स्त्रीरूपो वामभागांशो दक्षिणांशः पुमान्स्मृतः
svecchāmayaḥ svecchayā ca dvidhārūpo babhūva ha | strīrūpo vāmabhāgāṃśo dakṣiṇāṃśaḥ pumānsmṛtaḥ
Consisting of his own will, by his own will he became twofold in form: the portion of the left side was in female form, and the portion of the right side is known as the male.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.28
तां ददर्श महाकामी कामाधारां सनातनः । अतीव कमनीया च चारुपङ्कजसन्निभाम्
tāṃ dadarśa mahākāmī kāmādhārāṃ sanātanaḥ | atīva kamanīyā ca cārupaṅkajasannibhām
The eternal one, greatly filled with desire, beheld her, the vessel of desire, exceedingly desirable and resembling a lovely lotus,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.29
चन्द्रबिम्बविनिन्द्यैकनितम्बयुगलां पराम् । सुचारुकदलीस्तम्भनिन्दितश्रोणिसुन्दरीम्
candrabimbavinindyaikanitambayugalāṃ parām | sucārukadalīstambhaninditaśroṇisundarīm
supreme, whose pair of hips put to shame the disc of the moon, a beauty whose loins outdid a very lovely plantain stalk,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.30
श्रीयुक्तश्रीफलाकारस्तनयुग्ममनोरमाम् । पुष्पजुष्टां सुवलितां मध्यक्षीणां मनोहराम्
śrīyuktaśrīphalākārastanayugmamanoramām | puṣpajuṣṭāṃ suvalitāṃ madhyakṣīṇāṃ manoharām
delighting (him) with a pair of breasts shaped like splendid bilva fruits, adorned with flowers, well-curved, slender at the waist, captivating,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.31
अतीव सुन्दरीं शान्तां सस्मितां वक्रलोचनाम् । वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधारां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम्
atīva sundarīṃ śāntāṃ sasmitāṃ vakralocanām | vahniśuddhāṃśukādhārāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām
exceedingly beautiful, serene, smiling, with sidelong eyes, wearing a garment pure as fire, decked with jewel ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.32
शश्वच्चक्षुश्चकोराभ्यां पिबन्तीं सततं मुदा । कृष्णस्य मुखचन्द्रं च चन्द्रकोटिविनिन्दितम्
śaśvaccakṣuścakorābhyāṃ pibantīṃ satataṃ mudā | kṛṣṇasya mukhacandraṃ ca candrakoṭivininditam
constantly drinking with joy, by means of her two cakora-bird eyes, the moon of Kṛṣṇa's face, which put to shame ten million moons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.33
कस्तूरीबिन्दुना सार्धमधश्चन्दनबिन्दुना । समं सिन्दूरबिन्दुं च भालमध्ये च बिभ्रतीम्
kastūrībindunā sārdhamadhaścandanabindunā | samaṃ sindūrabinduṃ ca bhālamadhye ca bibhratīm
and bearing in the middle of her forehead a dot of musk together with a dot of sandal-paste below it, and likewise a dot of vermilion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.34
वक्रिमं कबरीभारं मालतीमाल्यभूषितम् । रत्नेन्द्रसारहारं च दधतीं कान्तकामुकीम्
vakrimaṃ kabarībhāraṃ mālatīmālyabhūṣitam | ratnendrasārahāraṃ ca dadhatīṃ kāntakāmukīm
and bearing a curving mass of braided hair adorned with a garland of jasmine, and a necklace of the finest of chief jewels — she, desiring her beloved,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.35
कोटिचन्द्रप्रभामृष्टपुष्टशोभासमन्विताम् । गमनेन राजहंसगजगर्वविनाशिनीम्
koṭicandraprabhāmṛṣṭapuṣṭaśobhāsamanvitām | gamanena rājahaṃsagajagarvavināśinīm
endowed with a full splendour polished by the radiance of ten million moons, destroying by her gait the pride of the royal swan and the elephant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.36
दृष्ट्वा तां तु तया सार्धं रासेशो रासमण्डले । रासोल्लासे सुरसिको रासक्रीडाञ्चकार ह
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ tu tayā sārdhaṃ rāseśo rāsamaṇḍale | rāsollāse surasiko rāsakrīḍāñcakāra ha
Having seen her, the lord of the rāsa, the great connoisseur, performed the rāsa-sport together with her in the rāsa-circle, in the delight of the rāsa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.37
नानाप्रकारशृङ्गारं शृङ्गारो मूर्तिमानिव । चकार सुखसम्भोगं यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो दिनम्
nānāprakāraśṛṅgāraṃ śṛṅgāro mūrtimāniva | cakāra sukhasambhogaṃ yāvadvai brahmaṇo dinam
He, like erotic passion itself embodied, made love-play of many kinds, and enjoyed blissful union for as long as a day of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.38
ततः स च परिश्रान्तस्तस्या योनौ जगत्पिता । चकार वीर्याधानं च नित्यानन्दे शुभक्षणे
tataḥ sa ca pariśrāntastasyā yonau jagatpitā | cakāra vīryādhānaṃ ca nityānande śubhakṣaṇe
Then he, the father of the world, quite exhausted, placed his seed in her womb at an auspicious moment, in eternal bliss.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.39
गात्रतो योषितस्तस्याः सुरतान्ते च सुव्रत । निःससार श्रमजलं श्रान्तायास्तेजसा हरेः
gātrato yoṣitastasyāḥ suratānte ca suvrata | niḥsasāra śramajalaṃ śrāntāyāstejasā hareḥ
And at the end of the lovemaking, O you of good vows, from the body of that woman, wearied by the heat of Hari, sweat came forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.40
महाक्रमणक्लिष्टाया निःश्वासश्च बभूव ह । तदा वव्रे श्रमजलं तत्सर्वं विश्वगोलकम्
mahākramaṇakliṣṭāyā niḥśvāsaśca babhūva ha | tadā vavre śramajalaṃ tatsarvaṃ viśvagolakam
And there was a heavy breathing of her, distressed by the great exertion; then that sweat-water enveloped the whole globe of the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.41
स च निःश्वासवायुश्च सर्वाधारो बभूव ह । निःश्वासवायुः सर्वेषां जीविनां च भवेषु च
sa ca niḥśvāsavāyuśca sarvādhāro babhūva ha | niḥśvāsavāyuḥ sarveṣāṃ jīvināṃ ca bhaveṣu ca
And that breath-wind became the support of all; the breath-wind (exists) in all living beings and in (all) states of existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.42
बभूव मूर्तिमद्वायोर्वामाङ्गात्प्राणवल्लभा । तत्पत्नी सा च तत्पुत्राः प्राणाः पञ्च च जीविनाम्
babhūva mūrtimadvāyorvāmāṅgātprāṇavallabhā | tatpatnī sā ca tatputrāḥ prāṇāḥ pañca ca jīvinām
The wind became embodied, and from his left side arose the beloved of Prāṇa, she his wife; and his sons were the five vital airs of living beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.43
प्राणोऽपानः समानश्चोदानव्यानौ च वायवः । बभूवुरेव तत्पुत्रा अधः प्राणाश्च पञ्च च
prāṇo'pānaḥ samānaścodānavyānau ca vāyavaḥ | babhūvureva tatputrā adhaḥ prāṇāśca pañca ca
Prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna and vyāna — these winds came to be his sons, and also the five lower vital airs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.44
घर्मतोयाधिदेवश्च बभूव वरुणो महान् । तद्वामाङ्गाच्च तत्पत्नी वरुणानी बभूव सा
gharmatoyādhidevaśca babhūva varuṇo mahān | tadvāmāṅgācca tatpatnī varuṇānī babhūva sā
And the great Varuṇa came to be the presiding deity of the sweat-water, and from his left side his wife Vāruṇī came to be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.45
अथ सा कृष्णचिच्छक्तिः कृष्णगर्भं दधार ह । शतमन्वन्तरं यावज्ज्वलन्ती ब्रह्मतेजसा
atha sā kṛṣṇacicchaktiḥ kṛṣṇagarbhaṃ dadhāra ha | śatamanvantaraṃ yāvajjvalantī brahmatejasā
Then that conscious power (cit-śakti) of Kṛṣṇa bore Kṛṣṇa's embryo, blazing with the splendour of Brahman for a hundred manvantaras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.46
कृष्णप्राणाधिदेवी सा कृष्णप्राणाधिकप्रिया । कृष्णस्य सङ्गिनी शश्वत्कृष्णवक्षःस्थलस्थिता
kṛṣṇaprāṇādhidevī sā kṛṣṇaprāṇādhikapriyā | kṛṣṇasya saṅginī śaśvatkṛṣṇavakṣaḥsthalasthitā
She is the presiding goddess of Kṛṣṇa's life-breath, dearer (to him) than his own life-breath, the constant companion of Kṛṣṇa, ever resting on Kṛṣṇa's chest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.47
शतमन्वन्तरान्ते च कालेऽतीते तु सुन्दरी । सुषाव डिम्भं स्वर्णाभं विश्वाधारालयं परम्
śatamanvantarānte ca kāle'tīte tu sundarī | suṣāva ḍimbhaṃ svarṇābhaṃ viśvādhārālayaṃ param
And at the end of a hundred manvantaras, when that time had passed, the beautiful one gave birth to an egg, golden-hued, supreme, the abode and support of the universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.48
दृष्ट्वा डिम्भं च सा देवी हृदयेन व्यदूयत । उत्ससर्ज च कोपेन ब्रह्माण्डगोलके जले
dṛṣṭvā ḍimbhaṃ ca sā devī hṛdayena vyadūyata | utsasarja ca kopena brahmāṇḍagolake jale
And seeing the egg, that goddess was pained in her heart, and in anger she cast (it) away into the water within the globe of the cosmic sphere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.49
दृष्ट्वा कृष्णश्च तत्त्यागं हाहाकारं चकार ह । शशाप देवीं देवेशस्तत्क्षणं च यथोचितम्
dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaśca tattyāgaṃ hāhākāraṃ cakāra ha | śaśāpa devīṃ deveśastatkṣaṇaṃ ca yathocitam
And seeing that abandonment (of the egg), Kṛṣṇa cried out "alas, alas!", and the lord of gods cursed the goddess that very moment, as was fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.50
यतोऽपत्यं त्वया त्यक्तं कोपशीले च निष्ठुरे । भव त्वमनपत्यापि चाद्यप्रभृति निश्चितम्
yato'patyaṃ tvayā tyaktaṃ kopaśīle ca niṣṭhure | bhava tvamanapatyāpi cādyaprabhṛti niścitam
"Since the offspring was abandoned by you, O you of angry temper and cruel, from this day on you shall surely be childless too."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.51
या यास्त्वदंशरूपाश्च भविष्यन्ति सुरस्त्रियः । अनपत्याश्च ताः सर्वास्त्वत्समा नित्ययौवनाः
yā yāstvadaṃśarūpāśca bhaviṣyanti surastriyaḥ | anapatyāśca tāḥ sarvāstvatsamā nityayauvanāḥ
"Whatever women of the gods there shall be who are forms of your portions, they all shall be childless, like you, and ever young."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.52
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवी जिह्वाग्रात्सहसा ततः । आविर्बभूव कन्यैका शुक्लवर्णा मनोहरा
etasminnantare devī jihvāgrātsahasā tataḥ | āvirbabhūva kanyaikā śuklavarṇā manoharā
In this interval, all at once, from the tip of the goddess's tongue there appeared a maiden, white in colour, captivating.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.53
श्वेतवस्त्रपरीधाना वीणापुस्तकधारिणी । रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्या सर्वशास्त्राधिदेवता
śvetavastraparīdhānā vīṇāpustakadhāriṇī | ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣāḍhyā sarvaśāstrādhidevatā
Clothed in white garments, holding a lute and a book, richly adorned with jewel ornaments, the presiding deity of all the scriptures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.54
अथ कालान्तरे सा च द्विधारूपो बभूव ह । वामार्धाङ्गाच्च कमला दक्षिणार्धाच्च राधिका
atha kālāntare sā ca dvidhārūpo babhūva ha | vāmārdhāṅgācca kamalā dakṣiṇārdhācca rādhikā
Then, after some time, she became of twofold form: from her left half-body (came) Kamalā, and from the right half Rādhikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.55
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे कृष्णो द्विधारूपो बभूव सः । दक्षिणार्धश्च द्विभुजो वामार्धश्च चतुर्भुजः
etasminnantare kṛṣṇo dvidhārūpo babhūva saḥ | dakṣiṇārdhaśca dvibhujo vāmārdhaśca caturbhujaḥ
In this interval Kṛṣṇa became of twofold form: the right half two-armed, and the left half four-armed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.56
उवाच वाणीं कृष्णस्तां त्वमस्य कामिनी भव । अत्रैव मानिनी राधा तव भद्रं भविष्यति
uvāca vāṇīṃ kṛṣṇastāṃ tvamasya kāminī bhava | atraiva māninī rādhā tava bhadraṃ bhaviṣyati
Kṛṣṇa said to Vāṇī: "Become the beloved of this one; here indeed is the proud Rādhā — it will be well for you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.57
एवं लक्ष्मीं च प्रददौ तुष्टो नारायणाय च । स जगाम च वैकुण्ठं ताभ्यां सार्धं जगत्पतिः
evaṃ lakṣmīṃ ca pradadau tuṣṭo nārāyaṇāya ca | sa jagāma ca vaikuṇṭhaṃ tābhyāṃ sārdhaṃ jagatpatiḥ
Thus, pleased, he also gave Lakṣmī to Nārāyaṇa; and he, the lord of the world, went to Vaikuṇṭha together with those two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.58
अनपत्ये च ते द्वे च जाते राधांशसम्भवे । भूता नारायणाङ्गाच्च पार्षदाश्च चतुर्भुजाः
anapatye ca te dve ca jāte rādhāṃśasambhave | bhūtā nārāyaṇāṅgācca pārṣadāśca caturbhujāḥ
And those two, born from a portion of Rādhā, were childless; and from Nārāyaṇa's body came into being four-armed attendants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.59
तेजसा वयसा रूपगुणाभ्यां च समा हरेः । बभूवुः कमलाङ्गाच्च दासीकोट्यश्च तत्समाः
tejasā vayasā rūpaguṇābhyāṃ ca samā hareḥ | babhūvuḥ kamalāṅgācca dāsīkoṭyaśca tatsamāḥ
Equal to Hari in splendour, in age, in form and in qualities they were; and from Kamalā's body came crores of maidservants like her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.60
अथ गोलोकनाथस्य लोम्नां विवरतो मुने । भूताश्चासंख्यगोपाश्च वयसा तेजसा समाः
atha golokanāthasya lomnāṃ vivarato mune | bhūtāścāsaṃkhyagopāśca vayasā tejasā samāḥ
Then, O sage, from the pores of the hair of the lord of Goloka came into being countless cowherds, equal (to him) in age and splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.61
रूपेण च गुणेनैव बलेन विक्रमेण च । प्राणतुल्यप्रियाः सर्वे बभूवुः पार्षदा विभोः
rūpeṇa ca guṇenaiva balena vikrameṇa ca | prāṇatulyapriyāḥ sarve babhūvuḥ pārṣadā vibhoḥ
And in form, in quality, in strength and in valour; all these attendants of the Lord became dear to him as his own life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.62
राधाङ्गलोमकूपेभ्यो बभूवुर्गोपकन्यकाः । राधातुल्याश्च ताः सर्वा राधादास्यः प्रियंवदाः
rādhāṅgalomakūpebhyo babhūvurgopakanyakāḥ | rādhātulyāśca tāḥ sarvā rādhādāsyaḥ priyaṃvadāḥ
From the hair-pores of Rādhā's body arose cowherd maidens; all of them were like Rādhā, Rādhā's maidservants, sweet of speech.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.63
रत्नभूषणभूषाढ्याः शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाः । अनपत्याश्च ताः सर्वाः पुंसः शापेन सन्ततम्
ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣāḍhyāḥ śaśvatsusthirayauvanāḥ | anapatyāśca tāḥ sarvāḥ puṃsaḥ śāpena santatam
Richly adorned with jewel ornaments, with youth ever firmly abiding; and all of them are forever childless, by the curse of the male (Kṛṣṇa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.64
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे विप्र सहसा कृष्णदेवता । आविर्बभूव दुर्गा सा विष्णुमाया सनातनी
etasminnantare vipra sahasā kṛṣṇadevatā | āvirbabhūva durgā sā viṣṇumāyā sanātanī
In this interval, O brahmin, all at once Durgā, whose deity is Kṛṣṇa, appeared — she who is Viṣṇu's māyā, the eternal one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.65
देवी नारायणीशाना सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपिणी । बुद्ध्यधिष्ठात्री देवी सा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
devī nārāyaṇīśānā sarvaśaktisvarūpiṇī | buddhyadhiṣṭhātrī devī sā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ
The goddess Nārāyaṇī, the ruling mistress, whose very form is all power — that goddess is the presiding deity of the intelligence of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.66
देवीनां बीजरूपा च मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी । परिपूर्णतमा तेजःस्वरूपा त्रिगुणात्मिका
devīnāṃ bījarūpā ca mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī | paripūrṇatamā tejaḥsvarūpā triguṇātmikā
She is the seed-form of (all) the goddesses, the root Nature, the sovereign lady, the most utterly complete, whose form is radiance, consisting of the three qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.67
तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाभा कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभा । ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्या सहस्रभुजसंयुता
taptakāñcanavarṇābhā koṭisūryasamaprabhā | īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyā sahasrabhujasaṃyutā
Her colour shining like heated gold, her brilliance equal to ten million suns, her face bright with a slight smile, endowed with a thousand arms,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.68
नानाशस्त्रास्त्रनिकरं बिभ्रती सा त्रिलोचना । वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधाना रत्नभूषणभूषिता
nānāśastrāstranikaraṃ bibhratī sā trilocanā | vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānā ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā
bearing a mass of various weapons and missiles, three-eyed, clad in a garment purified by fire, adorned with jewelled ornaments —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.69
यस्याश्चांशांशकलया बभूवुः सर्वयोषितः । सर्वे विश्वस्थिता लोका मोहिताः स्युश्च मायया
yasyāścāṃśāṃśakalayā babhūvuḥ sarvayoṣitaḥ | sarve viśvasthitā lokā mohitāḥ syuśca māyayā
by a portion of a portion of a fraction of her all women came to be; and all the worlds established in the universe are deluded by her māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.70
सर्वैश्वर्यप्रदात्री च कामिनां गृहवासिनाम् । कृष्णभक्तिप्रदा या च वैष्णवानां च वैष्णवी
sarvaiśvaryapradātrī ca kāmināṃ gṛhavāsinām | kṛṣṇabhaktipradā yā ca vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca vaiṣṇavī
She is the giver of every lordly power to the desirous who dwell in houses, and she is the giver of devotion to Kṛṣṇa; and to the Vaiṣṇavas she is the Vaiṣṇavī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.71
मुमुक्षूणां मोक्षदात्री सुखिनां सुखदायिनी । स्वर्गेषु स्वर्गलक्ष्मीश्च गृहलक्ष्यीर्गृहेषु च
mumukṣūṇāṃ mokṣadātrī sukhināṃ sukhadāyinī | svargeṣu svargalakṣmīśca gṛhalakṣyīrgṛheṣu ca
To those who seek release she is the giver of release, to the happy the bestower of happiness; in the heavens she is the Lakṣmī of heaven, and in houses the Lakṣmī of the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.72
तपस्विषु तपस्या च श्रीरूपा तु नृपेषु च । या वह्नौ दाहिकारूपा प्रभारूपा च भास्करे
tapasviṣu tapasyā ca śrīrūpā tu nṛpeṣu ca | yā vahnau dāhikārūpā prabhārūpā ca bhāskare
In ascetics she is austerity, and in kings she is the form of majesty; she it is who in fire is the form that burns, and in the sun the form of light.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.73
शोभारूपा च चन्द्रे च सा पद्मेषु च शोभना । सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा या श्रीकृष्णे परमात्मनि
śobhārūpā ca candre ca sā padmeṣu ca śobhanā | sarvaśaktisvarūpā yā śrīkṛṣṇe paramātmani
And in the moon she is the form of beauty, and in lotuses she is loveliness; she whose form is all power in Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.74
यया च शक्तिमानात्मा यया च शक्तिमज्जगत् । यया विना जगत्सर्वं जीवन्मृतमिव स्थितम्
yayā ca śaktimānātmā yayā ca śaktimajjagat | yayā vinā jagatsarvaṃ jīvanmṛtamiva sthitam
by whom the Self possesses power, and by whom the world possesses power, without whom the whole world would stand as if dead-while-living;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.75
या च संसारवृक्षस्य बीजरूपा सनातनी । स्थितिरूपा वृद्धिरूपा फलरूपा च नारद
yā ca saṃsāravṛkṣasya bījarūpā sanātanī | sthitirūpā vṛddhirūpā phalarūpā ca nārada
and she who is the eternal seed-form of the tree of saṃsāra, its form of subsistence, its form of growth, and its form of fruit, O Nārada;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.76
क्षुत्पिपासादयारूपा निद्रा तन्द्रा क्षमा मतिः । शान्तिलज्जातुष्टिपुष्टिभ्रान्तिकान्त्यादिरूपिणी
kṣutpipāsādayārūpā nidrā tandrā kṣamā matiḥ | śāntilajjātuṣṭipuṣṭibhrāntikāntyādirūpiṇī
who has the form of hunger, thirst, compassion (and the rest), of sleep, torpor, patience, thought; whose forms are peace, modesty, contentment, nourishment, confusion, loveliness and so on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.77
सा च संस्तूय सर्वेशं तत्पुरः समुवास ह । रत्नसिंहासनं तस्यै प्रददौ राधिकेश्वरः
sā ca saṃstūya sarveśaṃ tatpuraḥ samuvāsa ha | ratnasiṃhāsanaṃ tasyai pradadau rādhikeśvaraḥ
And she, having praised the Lord of all, sat down before him; and the Lord of Rādhikā gave her a jewelled throne.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.78
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र सस्त्रीकश्च चतुर्मुखः । पद्मनाभेर्नाभिपद्मान्निःससार महामुने
etasminnantare tatra sastrīkaśca caturmukhaḥ | padmanābhernābhipadmānniḥsasāra mahāmune
At that moment, O great sage, the four-faced one, together with his wife, came forth there from the navel-lotus of the lotus-navelled (Viṣṇu).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.79
कमण्डलुधरः श्रीमांस्तपस्वी ज्ञानिनां वरः । चतुर्मुखैस्तं तुष्टाव प्रज्वलन्ब्रह्मतेजसा
kamaṇḍaludharaḥ śrīmāṃstapasvī jñānināṃ varaḥ | caturmukhaistaṃ tuṣṭāva prajvalanbrahmatejasā
Bearing a water-pot, glorious, an ascetic, best of the knowers, blazing with Brahmā's splendour, he praised him with his four mouths.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.80
सा तदा सुन्दरी सृष्टा शतचन्द्रसमप्रभा । वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधाना रत्नभूषणभूषणा
sā tadā sundarī sṛṣṭā śatacandrasamaprabhā | vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānā ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣaṇā
That beautiful woman, then created, with a radiance equal to a hundred moons, clad in a garment purified by fire, ornamented with jewelled ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.81
रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये संस्तूय सर्वकारणम् । उवास स्वामिना सार्धं कृष्णस्य पुरतो मुदा
ratnasiṃhāsane ramye saṃstūya sarvakāraṇam | uvāsa svāminā sārdhaṃ kṛṣṇasya purato mudā
having praised the cause of all, sat down joyfully together with her husband on a delightful jewelled throne before Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.82
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे कृष्णो द्विधारूपो बभूव सः । वामार्धाङ्गो महादेवो दक्षिणे गोपिकापतिः
etasminnantare kṛṣṇo dvidhārūpo babhūva saḥ | vāmārdhāṅgo mahādevo dakṣiṇe gopikāpatiḥ
At that moment Kṛṣṇa became twofold in form: in the left half of his body, Mahādeva; on the right, the husband of the cowherd women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.83
शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशः शतकोटिरविप्रभः । त्रिशूलपट्टिशधरो व्याघ्रचर्माम्बरो हरः
śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaḥ śatakoṭiraviprabhaḥ | triśūlapaṭṭiśadharo vyāghracarmāmbaro haraḥ
Hara, resembling pure crystal, with the brilliance of a thousand million suns, holding trident and spear, his garment a tiger's skin;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.84
तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाभो जटाभारधरः परः । भस्मभूषितगात्रश्च सस्मितश्चन्द्रशेखरः
taptakāñcanavarṇābho jaṭābhāradharaḥ paraḥ | bhasmabhūṣitagātraśca sasmitaścandraśekharaḥ
(and the other) shining with the colour of heated gold, wearing a mass of matted locks, supreme, his limbs adorned with ash, smiling, with the moon on his crest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.85
दिगम्बरो नीलकण्ठः सर्पभूषणभूषितः । बिभ्रद्दक्षिणहस्तेन रत्नमालां सुसंस्कृताम्
digambaro nīlakaṇṭhaḥ sarpabhūṣaṇabhūṣitaḥ | bibhraddakṣiṇahastena ratnamālāṃ susaṃskṛtām
Naked, blue-throated, adorned with serpents for ornaments, holding in his right hand a well-fashioned string of jewel beads,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.86
प्रजपन्पञ्चवक्त्रेण ब्रह्मज्योतिः सनातनम् । सत्यस्वरूपं श्रीकृष्णं परमात्मानमीश्वरम्
prajapanpañcavaktreṇa brahmajyotiḥ sanātanam | satyasvarūpaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ paramātmānamīśvaram
with his five mouths murmuring (the name of) the eternal light of Brahman, Śrī Kṛṣṇa whose nature is truth, the Supreme Self, the Lord,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.87
कारणं कारणानां च सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गलम् । जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिशोकभीतिहरं परम्
kāraṇaṃ kāraṇānāṃ ca sarvamaṅgalamaṅgalam | janmamṛtyujarāvyādhiśokabhītiharaṃ param
the cause of causes, the auspiciousness of all auspicious things, the supreme one who removes birth, death, old age, disease, grief and fear —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 2.88
संस्तूय मृत्योर्मृत्युं तं यतो मृत्युञ्जयाभिधः । रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये समुवास हरेः पुरः
saṃstūya mṛtyormṛtyuṃ taṃ yato mṛtyuñjayābhidhaḥ | ratnasiṃhāsane ramye samuvāsa hareḥ puraḥ
having thus praised him, the Death of death — whence his name Mṛtyuñjaya (Conqueror of Death) — he sat down on a lovely jewelled lion-throne before Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition