Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 20
DB 9 20.1
शङ्खचूडेन सह देवानां सङ्ग्रामोद्योगवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच ब्रह्मा शिवं संनियोज्य संहारे दानवस्य च । जगाम स्वालयं तूर्णं यथास्थानं सुरोत्तमाः
śaṅkhacūḍena saha devānāṃ saṅgrāmodyogavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca brahmā śivaṃ saṃniyojya saṃhāre dānavasya ca | jagāma svālayaṃ tūrṇaṃ yathāsthānaṃ surottamāḥ
Description of the gods' preparation for battle with Śaṅkhacūḍa. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Brahmā, having appointed Śiva to the destruction of the demon, went quickly to his own abode, and the best of the gods (went) each to his own place.
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DB 9 20.2
चन्द्रभागानदीतीरे वटमूले मनोहरे । तत्र तस्थौ महादेवो देवविस्तारहेतवे
candrabhāgānadītīre vaṭamūle manohare | tatra tasthau mahādevo devavistārahetave
On the bank of the river Candrabhāgā, at the foot of a charming banyan tree, there Mahādeva stayed, for the sake of the gods' expansion.
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DB 9 20.3
दूतं कृत्वा चित्ररथं गन्धर्वेश्वरमीप्सितम् । शीघ्रं प्रस्थापयामास शङ्खचूडान्तिकं मुदा
dūtaṃ kṛtvā citrarathaṃ gandharveśvaramīpsitam | śīghraṃ prasthāpayāmāsa śaṅkhacūḍāntikaṃ mudā
Making Citraratha, the desired lord of the Gandharvas, his messenger, he gladly dispatched him quickly into Śaṅkhacūḍa's presence.
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DB 9 20.4
सर्वेश्वराज्ञया शीघ्रं ययौ तन्नगरं परम् । महेन्द्रनगरोत्कृष्टं कुबेरभवनाधिकम्
sarveśvarājñayā śīghraṃ yayau tannagaraṃ param | mahendranagarotkṛṣṭaṃ kuberabhavanādhikam
By the command of the Lord of all he went swiftly to that supreme city, surpassing the city of great Indra and exceeding Kubera's dwelling.
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DB 9 20.5
पञ्चयोजनविस्तीर्णं दैर्घ्ये तद् द्विगुणं भवेत् । स्फटिकाकारमणिभिर्निर्मितं यानवेष्टितम्
pañcayojanavistīrṇaṃ dairghye tad dviguṇaṃ bhavet | sphaṭikākāramaṇibhirnirmitaṃ yānaveṣṭitam
It was five yojanas in breadth, and in length twice that; built of crystal-formed gems and surrounded by conveyances.
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DB 9 20.6
सप्तभिः परिखाभिश्च दुर्गमाभिः समन्वितम् । ज्वलदग्निनिभैः शश्वत्कल्पितं रत्नकोटिभिः
saptabhiḥ parikhābhiśca durgamābhiḥ samanvitam | jvaladagninibhaiḥ śaśvatkalpitaṃ ratnakoṭibhiḥ
It was furnished with seven moats hard to cross, and everlastingly fashioned with crores of jewels resembling blazing fire.
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DB 9 20.7
युक्तं च वीथीशतकैर्मणिवेदिविचित्रितैः । परितो वणिजां सौधैर्नानावस्तुविराजितैः
yuktaṃ ca vīthīśatakairmaṇivedivicitritaiḥ | parito vaṇijāṃ saudhairnānāvastuvirājitaiḥ
It was provided with hundreds of streets variegated with jewelled terraces, and all around with the mansions of merchants shining with wares of many kinds.
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DB 9 20.8
सिन्दूराकारमणिभिर्निर्मितैश्च विचित्रितैः । भूषितं भूषितैर्दिव्यैराश्रमैः शतकोटिभिः
sindūrākāramaṇibhirnirmitaiśca vicitritaiḥ | bhūṣitaṃ bhūṣitairdivyairāśramaiḥ śatakoṭibhiḥ
It was adorned with a hundred crores of splendid, ornamented hermitages, variegated and built of vermilion-coloured gems.
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DB 9 20.9
गत्वा ददर्श तन्मध्ये शङ्खचूडालयं परम् । अतीव वलयाकारं यथा पूर्णेन्दुमण्डलम्
gatvā dadarśa tanmadhye śaṅkhacūḍālayaṃ param | atīva valayākāraṃ yathā pūrṇendumaṇḍalam
Having gone (there), he saw in the midst of it Śaṅkhacūḍa's supreme palace, exceedingly ring-shaped, like the orb of the full moon.
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DB 9 20.10
ज्वलदग्निशिखाक्ताभिः परिखाभिश्चतसृभिः । तद्दुर्गमं च शत्रूणामन्येषां सुगमं सुखम्
jvaladagniśikhāktābhiḥ parikhābhiścatasṛbhiḥ | taddurgamaṃ ca śatrūṇāmanyeṣāṃ sugamaṃ sukham
With four moats smeared, as it were, with blazing tongues of fire, it was hard to reach for enemies, but easily and pleasantly reached by others.
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DB 9 20.11
अत्युच्चैर्गगनस्पर्शिमणिशृङ्गविराजितम् । राजितं द्वादशद्वारैर्द्वारपालसमन्वितम्
atyuccairgaganasparśimaṇiśṛṅgavirājitam | rājitaṃ dvādaśadvārairdvārapālasamanvitam
It was resplendent with very lofty, sky-touching jewelled turrets, and shone with twelve gates furnished with gatekeepers.
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DB 9 20.12
मणीन्द्रसारनिर्माणैः शोभितं लक्षमन्दिरैः । शोभितं रत्नसोपानै रत्नस्तम्भविराजितम्
maṇīndrasāranirmāṇaiḥ śobhitaṃ lakṣamandiraiḥ | śobhitaṃ ratnasopānai ratnastambhavirājitam
(It was) adorned with a hundred thousand mansions built of the essence of the finest gems, adorned with jewelled stairways and resplendent with jewelled pillars.
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DB 9 20.13
तद् दृष्ट्वा पुष्पदन्तोऽपि वरं द्वारं ददर्श सः । द्वारे नियुक्तं पुरुषं शूलहस्तं च सस्मितम्
tad dṛṣṭvā puṣpadanto'pi varaṃ dvāraṃ dadarśa saḥ | dvāre niyuktaṃ puruṣaṃ śūlahastaṃ ca sasmitam
Having seen that, Puṣpadanta beheld the excellent gate, and at the gate a man appointed (there), spear in hand, and smiling,
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DB 9 20.14
तिष्ठन्तं पिङ्गलाक्षं च ताम्रवर्णं भयङ्करम् । कथयामास वृत्तान्तं जगाम तदनुज्ञया
tiṣṭhantaṃ piṅgalākṣaṃ ca tāmravarṇaṃ bhayaṅkaram | kathayāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ jagāma tadanujñayā
standing, tawny-eyed, copper-colored, terrifying. He told (him) the matter and went on with his permission.
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DB 9 20.15
अतिक्रम्य च तद्द्वारं जगामाभ्यन्तरं पुनः । न कोऽपि रक्षति श्रुत्वा दूतरूपं रणस्य च
atikramya ca taddvāraṃ jagāmābhyantaraṃ punaḥ | na ko'pi rakṣati śrutvā dūtarūpaṃ raṇasya ca
And passing beyond that gate he went again inside; no one stops (him), having heard that he has the form of a messenger (come) about the war.
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DB 9 20.16
गत्वा सोऽभ्यन्तरद्वारं द्वारपालमुवाच ह । रणस्य सर्ववृत्तान्तं विज्ञापयत माचिरम्
gatvā so'bhyantaradvāraṃ dvārapālamuvāca ha | raṇasya sarvavṛttāntaṃ vijñāpayata māciram
Having gone to the inner gate, he said to the gatekeeper: "Announce without delay the whole matter of the war."
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DB 9 20.17
स च तं कथयित्वा च दूतो गन्तुमुवाच ह । स गत्वा शङ्खचूडं तं ददर्श सुमनोहरम्
sa ca taṃ kathayitvā ca dūto gantumuvāca ha | sa gatvā śaṅkhacūḍaṃ taṃ dadarśa sumanoharam
And he, having told him (that), said to the messenger to go; and he, having gone, saw that Śaṅkhacūḍa, most charming,
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DB 9 20.18
राजमण्डलमध्यस्थं स्वर्णसिंहासने स्थितम् । मणीन्द्ररचितं दिव्यं रत्नदण्डसमन्वितम्
rājamaṇḍalamadhyasthaṃ svarṇasiṃhāsane sthitam | maṇīndraracitaṃ divyaṃ ratnadaṇḍasamanvitam
seated in the midst of the circle of kings upon a golden lion-throne, fashioned of the finest gems, divine, furnished with jewelled staves,
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DB 9 20.19
रत्नकृत्रिमपुष्पैश्च प्रशस्तैः शोभितं सदा । भृत्येन मस्तकन्यस्तं स्वर्णच्छत्रं मनोहरम्
ratnakṛtrimapuṣpaiśca praśastaiḥ śobhitaṃ sadā | bhṛtyena mastakanyastaṃ svarṇacchatraṃ manoharam
ever adorned with excellent artificial flowers of jewels; (and) a lovely golden parasol placed over his head by a servant,
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DB 9 20.20
सेवितं पार्षदगणै रुचिरैः श्वेतचामरैः । सुवेषं सुन्दरं रम्यं रत्नभूषणभूषितम् नारायणनारदसंवादे शङ्खचूडेन सह देवानां सङ्ग्रामोद्योगवर्णनं नाम विंशोऽध्यायः
sevitaṃ pārṣadagaṇai ruciraiḥ śvetacāmaraiḥ | suveṣaṃ sundaraṃ ramyaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde śaṅkhacūḍena saha devānāṃ saṅgrāmodyogavarṇanaṃ nāma viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
attended by troops of companions with beautiful white yak-tail fans, well-dressed, handsome, delightful, ornamented with jewel-ornaments. [Thus] in the dialogue of Nārāyaṇa and Nārada, the twentieth chapter, called the description of the gods' preparation for battle with Śaṅkhacūḍa.
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DB 9 20.21
माल्येन लेपनं सूक्ष्मं सुवस्त्रं दधतं मुने । दानवेन्द्रैः परिवृतं सुवेषैश्च त्रिकोटिभिः
mālyena lepanaṃ sūkṣmaṃ suvastraṃ dadhataṃ mune | dānavendraiḥ parivṛtaṃ suveṣaiśca trikoṭibhiḥ
wearing a garland, a fine unguent, and beautiful garments, O sage, surrounded by thirty million well-dressed lords of the Dānavas,
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DB 9 20.22
शतकोटिभिरन्यैश्च भ्रमद्भिरस्त्रपाणिभिः । एवंभूतञ्च तं दृष्ट्वा पुष्पदन्तः सविस्मयः
śatakoṭibhiranyaiśca bhramadbhirastrapāṇibhiḥ | evaṃbhūtañca taṃ dṛṣṭvā puṣpadantaḥ savismayaḥ
and by a thousand million others moving about with weapons in their hands. And seeing him thus, Puṣpadanta was filled with amazement.
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DB 9 20.23
उवाच स च वृत्तान्तं यदुक्तं शङ्करेण च । पुष्पदन्त उवाच राजेन्द्र शिवभृत्योऽहं पुष्पदन्ताभिधः प्रभो
uvāca sa ca vṛttāntaṃ yaduktaṃ śaṅkareṇa ca | puṣpadanta uvāca rājendra śivabhṛtyo'haṃ puṣpadantābhidhaḥ prabho
And he told the matter, what had been said by Śaṅkara. Puṣpadanta said: O best of kings, I am a servant of Śiva, named Puṣpadanta, O lord.
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DB 9 20.24
यदुक्तं शङ्करेणैव तद् ब्रवीमि निशामय । राज्यं देहि च देवानामधिकारं च साम्प्रतम्
yaduktaṃ śaṅkareṇaiva tad bravīmi niśāmaya | rājyaṃ dehi ca devānāmadhikāraṃ ca sāmpratam
What was said by Śaṅkara himself, that I tell (you); listen. "Give back the kingdom of the gods and their office now.
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DB 9 20.25
देवाश्च शरणापन्ना देवेशं श्रीहरिं परम् । हरिर्दत्त्वास्य शूलं च तेन प्रस्थापितः शिवः
devāśca śaraṇāpannā deveśaṃ śrīhariṃ param | harirdattvāsya śūlaṃ ca tena prasthāpitaḥ śivaḥ
And the gods have gone for refuge to Śrī Hari, the supreme lord of the gods; Hari, having given him (Śiva) the spear, Śiva was sent forth by him.
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DB 9 20.26
पुष्पभद्रानदीतीरे वटमूले त्रिलोचनः । विषयं देहि तेषां च युद्धं वा कुरु निश्चितम्
puṣpabhadrānadītīre vaṭamūle trilocanaḥ | viṣayaṃ dehi teṣāṃ ca yuddhaṃ vā kuru niścitam
The three-eyed one is on the bank of the river Puṣpabhadrā, at the foot of a banyan. Give them their domain, or else make war, decidedly."
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DB 9 20.27
गत्वा वक्ष्यामि किं शम्भुमथ तद्वद मामपि । दूतस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा शङ्खचूडः प्रहस्य च
gatvā vakṣyāmi kiṃ śambhumatha tadvada māmapi | dūtasya vacanaṃ śrutvā śaṅkhacūḍaḥ prahasya ca
"Having gone, what shall I say to Śambhu? Now tell me that too." Hearing the messenger's words, Śaṅkhacūḍa laughed,
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DB 9 20.28
प्रभातेऽहं गमिष्यामि त्वं च गच्छेत्युवाच ह । स गत्वोवाच तं तूर्णं वटमूलस्थमीश्वरम्
prabhāte'haṃ gamiṣyāmi tvaṃ ca gacchetyuvāca ha | sa gatvovāca taṃ tūrṇaṃ vaṭamūlasthamīśvaram
and said: "At daybreak I shall go; and you, go." He, having gone, quickly told the Lord, who was seated at the foot of the banyan,
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DB 9 20.29
शङ्खचूडस्य वचनं तदीयं तन्मुखोदितम् । एतस्मिन्नन्तरे स्कन्द आजगाम शिवान्तिकम्
śaṅkhacūḍasya vacanaṃ tadīyaṃ tanmukhoditam | etasminnantare skanda ājagāma śivāntikam
Śaṅkhacūḍa's own words, uttered from his mouth. In this interval, O Skanda, (a host) came into Śiva's presence:
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DB 9 20.30
वीरभद्रश्च नन्दी च महाकालः सुभद्रकः । विशालाक्षश्च बाणश्च पिङ्गलाक्षो विकम्पनः
vīrabhadraśca nandī ca mahākālaḥ subhadrakaḥ | viśālākṣaśca bāṇaśca piṅgalākṣo vikampanaḥ
Vīrabhadra and Nandin, Mahākāla, Subhadraka, Viśālākṣa and Bāṇa, Piṅgalākṣa, Vikampana,
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DB 9 20.31
विरूपो विकृतिश्चैव मणिभद्रश्च बाष्कलः । कपिलाख्यो दीर्घदंष्ट्रो विकटस्ताम्रलोचनः
virūpo vikṛtiścaiva maṇibhadraśca bāṣkalaḥ | kapilākhyo dīrghadaṃṣṭro vikaṭastāmralocanaḥ
Virūpa and Vikṛti, Maṇibhadra and Bāṣkala, the one named Kapila, Dīrghadaṃṣṭra, Vikaṭa, Tāmralocana,
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DB 9 20.32
कालकण्ठो बलीभद्रः कालजिह्नः कुटीचरः । बलोन्मत्तो रणश्लाघी दुर्जयो दुर्गमस्तथा
kālakaṇṭho balībhadraḥ kālajihnaḥ kuṭīcaraḥ | balonmatto raṇaślāghī durjayo durgamastathā
Kālakaṇṭha, Balībhadra, Kālajihva, Kuṭīcara, Balonmatta, Raṇaślāghin ("boaster in battle"), Durjaya and likewise Durgama;
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DB 9 20.33
अष्टौ च भैरवा रौद्रा रुद्राश्चैकादश स्मृताः । वसवोऽष्टौ वासवश्च आदित्या द्वादश स्मृताः
aṣṭau ca bhairavā raudrā rudrāścaikādaśa smṛtāḥ | vasavo'ṣṭau vāsavaśca ādityā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ
and the eight fierce Bhairavas, and the Rudras, said to be eleven; the eight Vasus and Vāsava (Indra), and the Ādityas, said to be twelve;
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DB 9 20.34
हुताशनश्च चन्द्रश्च विश्वकर्माश्विनौ च तौ । कुबेरश्च यमश्चैव जयन्तो नलकूबरः
hutāśanaśca candraśca viśvakarmāśvinau ca tau | kuberaśca yamaścaiva jayanto nalakūbaraḥ
and Hutāśana (Fire) and Candra (the Moon), Viśvakarman and the two Aśvins, and Kubera and Yama, Jayanta and Nalakūbara;
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DB 9 20.35
वायुश्च वरुणश्चैव लुधश्च मङ्गलस्तथा । धर्मश्च शनिरीशानः कामदेवश्च वीर्यवान्
vāyuśca varuṇaścaiva ludhaśca maṅgalastathā | dharmaśca śanirīśānaḥ kāmadevaśca vīryavān
and Vāyu and Varuṇa, and Ludha and likewise Maṅgala, and Dharma, Śani, Īśāna, and the valiant Kāmadeva;
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DB 9 20.36
उग्रदंष्ट्रा चोग्रदण्डा कोटरा कैटभी तथा । स्वयं चाष्टभुजा देवी भद्रकाली भयङ्करी
ugradaṃṣṭrā cogradaṇḍā koṭarā kaiṭabhī tathā | svayaṃ cāṣṭabhujā devī bhadrakālī bhayaṅkarī
and Ugradaṃṣṭrā and Ugradaṇḍā, Koṭarā and likewise Kaiṭabhī, and the eight-armed goddess herself, Bhadrakālī, the terrifying,
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DB 9 20.37
रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणविमानोपरि संस्थिता । रक्तवस्त्रपरीधाना रक्तमाल्यानुलेपना
ratnendrasāranirmāṇavimānopari saṃsthitā | raktavastraparīdhānā raktamālyānulepanā
seated upon a celestial car made of the finest of jewels, clothed in red garments, with red garlands and red unguents,
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DB 9 20.38
नृत्यन्ती च हसन्ती च गायन्ती सुस्वरं मुदा । अभयं ददाति भक्तेभ्योऽभया सा च भयं रिपुम्
nṛtyantī ca hasantī ca gāyantī susvaraṃ mudā | abhayaṃ dadāti bhaktebhyo'bhayā sā ca bhayaṃ ripum
dancing and laughing and singing sweetly with delight—she, herself fearless, grants fearlessness to devotees, and (is) fear (itself) to the enemy;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.39
बिभ्रती विकटां जिह्वां सुलोलां योजनायताम् । शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मखड्गचर्मधनुःशरान्
bibhratī vikaṭāṃ jihvāṃ sulolāṃ yojanāyatām | śaṅkhacakragadāpadmakhaḍgacarmadhanuḥśarān
bearing a hideous tongue, very lolling, a league long; (bearing too) conch, discus, mace, lotus, sword, shield, bow and arrows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.40
खर्परं वर्तुलाकारं गम्भीरं योजनायतम् । त्रिशूलं गगनस्पर्शि शक्तिं च योजनायताम्
kharparaṃ vartulākāraṃ gambhīraṃ yojanāyatam | triśūlaṃ gaganasparśi śaktiṃ ca yojanāyatām
a skull-bowl, round in shape, deep, a league wide; a trident touching the sky, and a spear a league long,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.41
मुद्गरं मुसलं वज्रं खेटं फलकमुज्ज्वलम् । वैष्णवास्त्रं वारुणास्त्रं वाह्नेयं नागपाशकम्
mudgaraṃ musalaṃ vajraṃ kheṭaṃ phalakamujjvalam | vaiṣṇavāstraṃ vāruṇāstraṃ vāhneyaṃ nāgapāśakam
a hammer, a pestle, a thunderbolt, a buckler, a gleaming shield-board; the Vaiṣṇava weapon, the Vāruṇa weapon, the fire-weapon, the serpent-noose,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.42
नारायणास्त्रं गान्धर्वं ब्रह्मास्त्रं गारुडं तथा । पर्जन्यास्त्रं पाशुपतं जृम्भणास्त्रं च पार्वतम्
nārāyaṇāstraṃ gāndharvaṃ brahmāstraṃ gāruḍaṃ tathā | parjanyāstraṃ pāśupataṃ jṛmbhaṇāstraṃ ca pārvatam
the Nārāyaṇa weapon, the Gāndharva, the Brahmā weapon, and likewise the Gāruḍa, the Parjanya weapon, the Pāśupata, the yawning-weapon, and the Pārvata,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.43
माहेश्वरास्त्रं वायव्यं दण्डं सम्मोहनं तथा । अव्यर्थमस्त्रकं दिव्यं दिव्यास्त्रशतकं परम्
māheśvarāstraṃ vāyavyaṃ daṇḍaṃ sammohanaṃ tathā | avyarthamastrakaṃ divyaṃ divyāstraśatakaṃ param
the Māheśvara weapon, the Vāyavya, the staff, and likewise the bewildering weapon, the divine unfailing weapon—a supreme hundred of divine weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.44
आगत्य तत्र तस्थौ च योगिनीनां त्रिकोटिभिः । सार्धं च डाकिनीनां च विकटानां त्रिकोटिभिः
āgatya tatra tasthau ca yoginīnāṃ trikoṭibhiḥ | sārdhaṃ ca ḍākinīnāṃ ca vikaṭānāṃ trikoṭibhiḥ
Having come, (she) stood there with three crores of yoginīs and with three crores of hideous ḍākinīs;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.45
भूतप्रेतपिशाचाश्च कूष्माण्डा ब्रह्मराक्षसाः । वेताला राक्षसाश्चैव यक्षाश्चैव तु किन्नराः
bhūtapretapiśācāśca kūṣmāṇḍā brahmarākṣasāḥ | vetālā rākṣasāścaiva yakṣāścaiva tu kinnarāḥ
and bhūtas, pretas and piśācas, kūṣmāṇḍas, brahma-rākṣasas, vetālas and rākṣasas, and yakṣas and kinnaras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.46
ताभिश्चैव सह स्कन्दः प्रणम्य चन्द्रशेखरम् । पितुः पार्श्वे सहायार्थं समुवास तदाज्ञया
tābhiścaiva saha skandaḥ praṇamya candraśekharam | pituḥ pārśve sahāyārthaṃ samuvāsa tadājñayā
And together with those (goddesses) Skanda, having bowed to the Moon-crested one (Śiva), sat down at his father's side to help him, by his command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.47
अथ दूते गते तत्र शङ्खचूडः प्रतापवान् । उवाच तुलसीं वार्तां गत्वाभ्यन्तरमेव च
atha dūte gate tatra śaṅkhacūḍaḥ pratāpavān | uvāca tulasīṃ vārtāṃ gatvābhyantarameva ca
Now, when the messenger had gone there, the mighty Śaṅkhacūḍa went inside and told the news to Tulasī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.48
रणवार्तां च सा श्रुत्वा शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुका । उवाच मधुरं साध्वी हृदयेन विदूयता
raṇavārtāṃ ca sā śrutvā śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukā | uvāca madhuraṃ sādhvī hṛdayena vidūyatā
And she, hearing the news of the war, her throat, lips and palate dry, the virtuous woman spoke sweetly, with an aching heart:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.49
तुलस्युवाच हे प्राणबन्धो हे नाथ तिष्ठ मे वक्षसि क्षणम् । हे प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेव रक्ष मे जीवितं क्षणम्
tulasyuvāca he prāṇabandho he nātha tiṣṭha me vakṣasi kṣaṇam | he prāṇādhiṣṭhātṛdeva rakṣa me jīvitaṃ kṣaṇam
Tulasī said: O friend of my life, O husband, stay a moment upon my breast; O god who presides over my breath, guard my life a moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.50
भुंक्ष्व जन्म समासाद्य यन्मे मनसि वाञ्छितम् । पश्यामि त्वां क्षणं किञ्चिल्लोचनाभ्यां च सादरम्
bhuṃkṣva janma samāsādya yanme manasi vāñchitam | paśyāmi tvāṃ kṣaṇaṃ kiñcillocanābhyāṃ ca sādaram
Having attained (this) birth, enjoy what is desired in my mind; let me look at you a moment, a little, with both eyes, reverently.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 20.51
आन्दोलयन्ते प्राणा मे मनो दग्धं च सन्ततम् । दुःस्वप्नश्च मया दृष्टश्चाद्यैव चरमे निशि
āndolayante prāṇā me mano dagdhaṃ ca santatam | duḥsvapnaśca mayā dṛṣṭaścādyaiva carame niśi
My life-breaths are trembling, and my mind is burnt continually; and this very day, in the last watch of the night, I saw an evil dream.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.52
तुलसीवचनं श्रुत्वा भुक्त्या पीत्वा नृपेश्वर । उवाच वचनं प्राज्ञो हितं सत्यं यथोचितम्
tulasīvacanaṃ śrutvā bhuktyā pītvā nṛpeśvara | uvāca vacanaṃ prājño hitaṃ satyaṃ yathocitam
Having heard Tulasī's words, O lord of kings, after eating and drinking, the wise one spoke words that were beneficial, true, and fitting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.53
शंखचूड उवाच कालेन योजितं सर्वं कर्मभोगनिबन्धनम् । शुभ हर्षः सुखं दुःखं भयं शोकश्च मङ्गलम्
śaṃkhacūḍa uvāca kālena yojitaṃ sarvaṃ karmabhoganibandhanam | śubha harṣaḥ sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhayaṃ śokaśca maṅgalam
Śaṅkhacūḍa said: All is joined together by Time, bound up with deeds and their enjoyment — the auspicious, joy, pleasure, pain, fear, sorrow, and good fortune.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.54
काले भवन्ति वृक्षाश्च स्कन्धवन्तश्च कालतः । क्रमेण पुष्पवन्तश्च फलवन्तश्च कालतः
kāle bhavanti vṛkṣāśca skandhavantaśca kālataḥ | krameṇa puṣpavantaśca phalavantaśca kālataḥ
In due time trees come into being, and in time they come to have trunks; and gradually, in time, they come to have flowers and fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.55
तेषां फलानि पक्वानि प्रभवन्त्येव कालतः । ते सर्वे फलिताः काले पातं यान्ति च कालतः
teṣāṃ phalāni pakvāni prabhavantyeva kālataḥ | te sarve phalitāḥ kāle pātaṃ yānti ca kālataḥ
Their fruits, ripened, come forth just by time; and all of them, having borne fruit, in time fall, by time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.56
काले भवन्ति विश्वानि काले नश्यन्ति सुन्दरि । कालात्स्त्रष्टा च सृजति पाता पाति च कालतः
kāle bhavanti viśvāni kāle naśyanti sundari | kālātstraṣṭā ca sṛjati pātā pāti ca kālataḥ
In time the worlds come into being, in time they perish, O beautiful one; by time the creator creates, and the sustainer sustains through time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.57
संहर्ता संहरेत्काले क्रमेण सञ्चरन्ति ते । ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादीनामीश्वरः प्रकृतिः परा
saṃhartā saṃharetkāle krameṇa sañcaranti te | brahmaviṣṇuśivādīnāmīśvaraḥ prakṛtiḥ parā
The destroyer destroys in time; they move on in sequence. The Lord of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest is the supreme Nature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.58
स्रष्टा पाता च संहर्ता स चात्मा कालनर्तकः । काले स एव प्रकृतिं स्वाभिन्नां स्वेच्छया प्रभुः
sraṣṭā pātā ca saṃhartā sa cātmā kālanartakaḥ | kāle sa eva prakṛtiṃ svābhinnāṃ svecchayā prabhuḥ
He is creator, sustainer and destroyer, the Self, the dancer who is Time; and in time that very Lord, by his own will, (takes up) Nature, which is not different from himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.59
निर्माय कृतवान्सर्वान्विश्वस्थांश्च चराचरान् । सर्वेशः सर्वरूपश्च सर्वात्मा परमेश्वरः
nirmāya kṛtavānsarvānviśvasthāṃśca carācarān | sarveśaḥ sarvarūpaśca sarvātmā parameśvaraḥ
Having fashioned (her), he made all the moving and unmoving beings that abide in the universe — he, the lord of all, whose form is all, the self of all, the supreme Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.60
जनं जनेन जनिता जनं पाति जनेन यः । जनं जनेन हरते तं देवं भज साम्प्रतम्
janaṃ janena janitā janaṃ pāti janena yaḥ | janaṃ janena harate taṃ devaṃ bhaja sāmpratam
He who begets a creature through a creature, protects a creature through a creature, and takes away a creature through a creature — worship that god now.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.61
यस्याज्ञया वाति वातः शीघ्रगामी च साम्प्रतम् । यस्याज्ञया च तपनस्तपत्येव यथाक्षणम्
yasyājñayā vāti vātaḥ śīghragāmī ca sāmpratam | yasyājñayā ca tapanastapatyeva yathākṣaṇam
By whose command the swift-moving wind now blows, and by whose command the sun burns at each moment;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.62
यथाक्षणं वर्षतीन्द्रो मृत्युश्चरति जन्तुषु । यथाक्षणं दहत्यग्निश्चन्द्रो भ्रमति शीतवान्
yathākṣaṇaṃ varṣatīndro mṛtyuścarati jantuṣu | yathākṣaṇaṃ dahatyagniścandro bhramati śītavān
(by whose command) at each moment Indra rains and death moves among living beings; at each moment fire burns and the cool moon wanders —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.63
मृत्योर्मृत्युं कालकालं यमस्य च यमं परम् । विभुं स्रष्टुश्च स्रष्टारं मातुश्च मातृकं भवे
mṛtyormṛtyuṃ kālakālaṃ yamasya ca yamaṃ param | vibhuṃ sraṣṭuśca sraṣṭāraṃ mātuśca mātṛkaṃ bhave
the death of death, the Time of Time, and the supreme restrainer of Yama the restrainer, the all-pervading one, the creator of the creator, and the mother's mother in existence,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.64
संहर्तारं च संहर्तुस्तं देवं शरणं व्रज । को वा बन्धुश्च केषां वा सर्वबन्धुं भज प्रिये
saṃhartāraṃ ca saṃhartustaṃ devaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja | ko vā bandhuśca keṣāṃ vā sarvabandhuṃ bhaja priye
and the destroyer of the destroyer — go for refuge to that god. Who indeed is a kinsman, and of whom? Worship the kinsman of all, my dear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.65
अहं को वा च त्वं का वा विधिना योजितः पुरा । त्वया सार्धं कर्मणा च पुनस्तेन वियोजितः
ahaṃ ko vā ca tvaṃ kā vā vidhinā yojitaḥ purā | tvayā sārdhaṃ karmaṇā ca punastena viyojitaḥ
Who indeed am I, and who are you? Long ago I was joined with you by fate, and again by (the working of) karma I am separated from it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.66
अज्ञानी कातरः शोके विपत्तौ न च पण्डितः । सुखे दुःखे भ्रमत्येव कालनेमिक्रमेण च
ajñānī kātaraḥ śoke vipattau na ca paṇḍitaḥ | sukhe duḥkhe bhramatyeva kālanemikrameṇa ca
An ignorant man is faint-hearted in sorrow and in calamity, but not a wise man; one just revolves in pleasure and pain by the turning of Time's wheel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.67
नारायणं तं सर्वेशं कान्तं यास्यसि निश्चितम् । तपः कृतं यदर्थं च पुरा बदरिकाश्रमे
nārāyaṇaṃ taṃ sarveśaṃ kāntaṃ yāsyasi niścitam | tapaḥ kṛtaṃ yadarthaṃ ca purā badarikāśrame
You will surely go to that Nārāyaṇa, the lord of all, as your beloved — he for whose sake you formerly performed austerity at the Badarikā hermitage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.68
मया त्वं तपसा लब्धा ब्रह्मणस्तु वरेण च । हर्यर्थे यत्तव तपो हरिं प्राप्स्यसि कामिनि
mayā tvaṃ tapasā labdhā brahmaṇastu vareṇa ca | haryarthe yattava tapo hariṃ prāpsyasi kāmini
You were obtained by me through austerity and by Brahmā's boon; but since your austerity was for Hari's sake, you will attain Hari, O loving one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.69
वृन्दावने च गोविन्दं गोलोके त्वं लभिष्यसि । अहंयास्यामि तल्लोकं तनुं त्यक्त्वा च दानवीम्
vṛndāvane ca govindaṃ goloke tvaṃ labhiṣyasi | ahaṃyāsyāmi tallokaṃ tanuṃ tyaktvā ca dānavīm
You will obtain Govinda in Vṛndāvana, in Goloka; and I shall go to that world, casting off this demon body.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.70
तत्र द्रक्ष्यसि मां त्वं च द्रक्ष्यामि त्वां च साम्प्रतम् । अगमं राधिकाशापाद्भारतं च सुदुर्लभम्
tatra drakṣyasi māṃ tvaṃ ca drakṣyāmi tvāṃ ca sāmpratam | agamaṃ rādhikāśāpādbhārataṃ ca sudurlabham
There you will see me and I shall see you — as now. Because of Rādhikā's curse I came to Bhārata, so very hard to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.71
पुनर्यास्यामि तत्रैव कः शोको मे शृणु प्रिये । त्वं च देहं परित्यज्य दिव्यरूपं विधाय च
punaryāsyāmi tatraiva kaḥ śoko me śṛṇu priye | tvaṃ ca dehaṃ parityajya divyarūpaṃ vidhāya ca
I shall go there again; what grief is there for me? Listen, my dear: you too, abandoning this body and taking on a divine form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.72
तत्कालं प्राप्स्यसि हरिं मा कान्ते कातरा भव । इत्युक्त्वा च दिनान्ते च तया सार्धं मनोहरम्
tatkālaṃ prāpsyasi hariṃ mā kānte kātarā bhava | ityuktvā ca dinānte ca tayā sārdhaṃ manoharam
"At that time you will attain Hari; do not be faint-hearted, beloved." Having said this, at day's end, together with her, in a delightful (chamber),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.73
सुष्वाप शोभने तल्पे पुष्पचन्दनचर्चिते । नानाप्रकारविभवं चकार रत्नमन्दिरे
suṣvāpa śobhane talpe puṣpacandanacarcite | nānāprakāravibhavaṃ cakāra ratnamandire
he slept upon a splendid bed smeared with flowers and sandal-paste; and in the jewelled mansion he arranged riches of every kind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.74
रत्नप्रदीपसंयुक्ते स्त्रीरत्नं प्राप्य सुन्दरीम् । निनाय रजनीं राजा कीडाकौतुकमङ्गलैः
ratnapradīpasaṃyukte strīratnaṃ prāpya sundarīm | nināya rajanīṃ rājā kīḍākautukamaṅgalaiḥ
which was furnished with jewel-lamps; and having obtained that beautiful jewel among women, the king passed the night in play, delight, and festivities,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.75
कृत्वा वक्षसि तां कान्तां रुदतीमतिदुःखिताम् । कृशोदरीं निराहारा निमग्नां शोकसागरे
kṛtvā vakṣasi tāṃ kāntāṃ rudatīmatiduḥkhitām | kṛśodarīṃ nirāhārā nimagnāṃ śokasāgare
holding upon his breast that beloved, who wept, deeply grieved, her belly thin, taking no food, sunk in an ocean of sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.76
पुनस्तां बोधयामास दिव्यज्ञानेन ज्ञानवित् । पुरा कृष्णेन यद्दत्तं भाण्डीरे तत्त्वमुत्तमम्
punastāṃ bodhayāmāsa divyajñānena jñānavit | purā kṛṣṇena yaddattaṃ bhāṇḍīre tattvamuttamam
Again, knower of truth that he was, he instructed her with divine knowledge — that supreme truth which had formerly been given by Kṛṣṇa at Bhāṇḍīra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.77
स च तस्यै ददौ सर्वं सर्वशोकहरं परम् । ज्ञानं सम्प्राप्य सा देवी प्रसन्तवदनेक्षणा
sa ca tasyai dadau sarvaṃ sarvaśokaharaṃ param | jñānaṃ samprāpya sā devī prasantavadanekṣaṇā
And he gave her all of it, that supreme (knowledge) which removes every sorrow; and having received the knowledge, that goddess, her face and eyes now calm,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.78
क्रीडां चकार हर्षेण सर्वं मत्वेति नश्वरम् । तौ दम्पती च क्रीडन्तौ निमग्नौ सुखसागरे
krīḍāṃ cakāra harṣeṇa sarvaṃ matveti naśvaram | tau dampatī ca krīḍantau nimagnau sukhasāgare
took her pleasure with joy, thinking thus: "All this is perishable." And the two, husband and wife, playing together, were plunged in an ocean of bliss,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.79
पुलकाञ्चितसर्वाङ्गौ मूर्च्छितो निर्जने मुने । अङ्गप्रत्यङ्गसंयुक्तौ सुप्रीतौ सुरतोत्सको
pulakāñcitasarvāṅgau mūrcchito nirjane mune | aṅgapratyaṅgasaṃyuktau suprītau suratotsako
every limb of the two bristling with thrills of delight, swooning in that solitary place, O sage; joined limb to limb, greatly pleased, eager for love-making,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.80
एकाङ्गौ च तथा तौ द्वौ चार्धनारीश्वरो यथा । प्राणेश्वरं च तुलसी मेने प्राणाधिकं परम्
ekāṅgau ca tathā tau dvau cārdhanārīśvaro yathā | prāṇeśvaraṃ ca tulasī mene prāṇādhikaṃ param
and the two of them (became as it were) one body, like the Lord who is half woman; and Tulasī held her lord of life to be dearer than life, supreme,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.81
प्राणाधिकां च तां मेने राजा प्राणेश्वरीं सतीम् । तौ स्थितौ सुखसुप्तौ च तन्द्रितौ सुन्दरौ समौ
prāṇādhikāṃ ca tāṃ mene rājā prāṇeśvarīṃ satīm | tau sthitau sukhasuptau ca tandritau sundarau samau
and the king held her, the chaste mistress of his life, to be dearer than life. The two remained, sweetly asleep and drowsy, beautiful and matched,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.82
सुवेषौ सुखसम्भोगादचेष्टौ सुमनोहरौ । क्षणं सुचेतनौ तौ च कथयन्तौ रसाश्रयात्
suveṣau sukhasambhogādaceṣṭau sumanoharau | kṣaṇaṃ sucetanau tau ca kathayantau rasāśrayāt
finely adorned, motionless from happy enjoyment, most charming; and for a moment the two, fully awake, conversed out of (the fullness of) passion —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.83
कथां मनोरमां दिव्यां हसन्तौ च क्षणं पुनः । क्षणं च केलिसंयुक्तौ रसभावसमन्वितौ
kathāṃ manoramāṃ divyāṃ hasantau ca kṣaṇaṃ punaḥ | kṣaṇaṃ ca kelisaṃyuktau rasabhāvasamanvitau
a divine and delightful conversation — and for a moment again the two laughed; and for a moment they were engaged in love-play, filled with passion and feeling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 20.84
सुरते विरतिर्नास्ति तौ तद्विषयपण्डितौ । सततं जययुक्तौ द्वौ क्षणं नैव पराजितौ
surate viratirnāsti tau tadviṣayapaṇḍitau | satataṃ jayayuktau dvau kṣaṇaṃ naiva parājitau
In love-making there was no ceasing; the two were expert in that matter; the pair were continually victorious, not for a moment defeated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition