Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 21
DB 9 21.1
शङ्खचूडकृते प्रबोधवाक्यवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच श्रीकृष्णं मनसा ध्यात्वा रक्षः कृष्णपरायणः । ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते चोत्थाय पुष्पतल्पान्मनोहरात्
śaṅkhacūḍakṛte prabodhavākyavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca śrīkṛṣṇaṃ manasā dhyātvā rakṣaḥ kṛṣṇaparāyaṇaḥ | brāhme muhūrte cotthāya puṣpatalpānmanoharāt
The description of the words of awakening spoken for Śaṅkhacūḍa. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: The rākṣasa, devoted to Kṛṣṇa, having meditated on Śrī Kṛṣṇa in his mind, and having risen at the hour of Brahmā from the delightful bed of flowers,
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DB 9 21.2
रात्रिवासः परित्यज्य स्नात्वा मङ्गलवारिणा । धौते च वाससी धृत्वा कृत्वा तिलकमुज्ज्वलम्
rātrivāsaḥ parityajya snātvā maṅgalavāriṇā | dhaute ca vāsasī dhṛtvā kṛtvā tilakamujjvalam
casting off his night-garments, bathing with auspicious water, putting on a pair of washed garments, and making a bright tilaka mark,
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DB 9 21.3
चकाराह्निकमावश्यमभीष्टदेववन्दनम् । दध्याज्यमधुलाजांश्च ददर्श वस्तु मङ्गलम्
cakārāhnikamāvaśyamabhīṣṭadevavandanam | dadhyājyamadhulājāṃśca dadarśa vastu maṅgalam
he performed the obligatory daily rites and the salutation of his chosen deity; and he looked upon auspicious things: curds, ghee, honey and parched grain,
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DB 9 21.4
रत्नश्रेष्ठं मणिश्रेष्ठं वस्त्रश्रेष्ठं च काञ्चनम् । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ भक्त्या यथा नित्यं च नारद
ratnaśreṣṭhaṃ maṇiśreṣṭhaṃ vastraśreṣṭhaṃ ca kāñcanam | brāhmaṇebhyo dadau bhaktyā yathā nityaṃ ca nārada
and the finest of jewels, the finest of gems, the finest of garments, and gold he gave with devotion to the brahmins, as he did every day, O Nārada.
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DB 9 21.5
अमूल्यरत्नं यत्किञ्चिन्मुक्तामाणिक्यहीरकम् । ददौ विप्राय गुरवे यात्रामङ्गलहेतवे
amūlyaratnaṃ yatkiñcinmuktāmāṇikyahīrakam | dadau viprāya gurave yātrāmaṅgalahetave
Whatever priceless jewel there was — pearl, ruby, diamond — he gave to the brahmin, his teacher, for the auspiciousness of his journey.
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DB 9 21.6
गजरत्नमश्वरत्नं धनरत्नं मनोहरम् । ददौ सर्वं दरिद्राय विप्राय मङ्गलाय च
gajaratnamaśvaratnaṃ dhanaratnaṃ manoharam | dadau sarvaṃ daridrāya viprāya maṅgalāya ca
The finest elephant, the finest horse, delightful treasure-jewels — all this he gave to the poor and to the brahmin, and for auspiciousness.
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DB 9 21.7
भाण्डाराणां सहस्राणि नगराणां द्विलक्षकम् । ग्रामाणां शतकोटिं च ब्राह्मणाय ददौ मुदा
bhāṇḍārāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi nagarāṇāṃ dvilakṣakam | grāmāṇāṃ śatakoṭiṃ ca brāhmaṇāya dadau mudā
Thousands of storehouses, two hundred thousand cities, and a hundred crore of villages he gladly gave to the brahmin.
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DB 9 21.8
पुत्रं कृत्वा तु राजेन्द्रं सर्वेषु दानवेषु च । पुत्रं समर्प्य भार्यां तां राज्यं च सर्वसम्पदम्
putraṃ kṛtvā tu rājendraṃ sarveṣu dānaveṣu ca | putraṃ samarpya bhāryāṃ tāṃ rājyaṃ ca sarvasampadam
Having made (his) son sovereign king over all the Dānavas, and having entrusted to (his) son that wife, the kingdom, and all the wealth—
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DB 9 21.9
प्रजानुचरसङ्घं च भाण्डारं वाहनादिकम् । स्वयं सन्नाहयुक्तश्च धनुष्पाणिर्बभूव ह
prajānucarasaṅghaṃ ca bhāṇḍāraṃ vāhanādikam | svayaṃ sannāhayuktaśca dhanuṣpāṇirbabhūva ha
—and the host of subjects and retainers, the treasury, the vehicles and the rest, he himself, equipped with armour, became bow in hand.
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DB 9 21.10
भृत्यद्वारा क्रमेणैव चकार सैन्यसञ्चयम् । अश्वानां च त्रिलक्षेण लक्षेण वरहस्तिनाम्
bhṛtyadvārā krameṇaiva cakāra sainyasañcayam | aśvānāṃ ca trilakṣeṇa lakṣeṇa varahastinām
By means of (his) servants he gradually made a mustering of the army: with three lakhs of horses, with a lakh of excellent elephants,
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DB 9 21.11
रथानामयुतेनैव धानुष्काणां त्रिकोटिभिः । त्रिकोटिभिर्वर्मिणां च शूलिनां च त्रिकोटिभिः
rathānāmayutenaiva dhānuṣkāṇāṃ trikoṭibhiḥ | trikoṭibhirvarmiṇāṃ ca śūlināṃ ca trikoṭibhiḥ
with ten thousand chariots, with three crores of bowmen, with three crores of mail-clad men, and with three crores of spearmen.
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DB 9 21.12
कृता सेनापरिमिता दानवेन्द्रेण नारद । तस्यां सेनापतिश्चैव युद्धशास्त्रविशारदः
kṛtā senāparimitā dānavendreṇa nārada | tasyāṃ senāpatiścaiva yuddhaśāstraviśāradaḥ
An immeasurable army was made by the lord of the Dānavas, O Nārada; and in it (there was) a commander skilled in the science of war.
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DB 9 21.13
महारथः स विज्ञेयो रथिनां प्रवरो रणे । त्रिलक्षाक्षौहिणीसेनापतिं कृत्वा नराधिपः
mahārathaḥ sa vijñeyo rathināṃ pravaro raṇe | trilakṣākṣauhiṇīsenāpatiṃ kṛtvā narādhipaḥ
He is to be known as a mahāratha, foremost among chariot-warriors in battle. Having made him commander of an army of three lakhs of akṣauhiṇīs, the king of men
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DB 9 21.14
त्रिंशदक्षौहिणीबाधं भाण्डौघं च चकार ह । बहिर्बभूव शिविरान्मनसा श्रीहरिं स्मरन्
triṃśadakṣauhiṇībādhaṃ bhāṇḍaughaṃ ca cakāra ha | bahirbabhūva śivirānmanasā śrīhariṃ smaran
made a mass of stores (sufficient) for the maintenance of thirty akṣauhiṇīs, and went out from the camp, calling Śrī Hari to mind in his heart.
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DB 9 21.15
रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणविमानमारुरोह सः । गुरुवर्गान्पुरस्कृत्य प्रययौ शङ्करान्तिकम्
ratnendrasāranirmāṇavimānamāruroha saḥ | guruvargānpuraskṛtya prayayau śaṅkarāntikam
He mounted a celestial chariot fashioned of the essence of the choicest jewels, and putting the company of elders in front, he set out for the presence of Śaṅkara.
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DB 9 21.16
पुष्पभद्रानदीतीरे यत्राक्षयवटः शुभः । सिद्धाश्रमं च सिद्धानां सिद्धिक्षेत्रं च नारद
puṣpabhadrānadītīre yatrākṣayavaṭaḥ śubhaḥ | siddhāśramaṃ ca siddhānāṃ siddhikṣetraṃ ca nārada
On the bank of the river Puṣpabhadrā, where (stands) the auspicious undying banyan, (there is) the Siddha hermitage of the Siddhas and the field of attainment, O Nārada—
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DB 9 21.17
कपिलस्य तपःस्थानं पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते । पश्चिमोदधिपूर्वे च मलयस्य च पश्चिमे
kapilasya tapaḥsthānaṃ puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate | paścimodadhipūrve ca malayasya ca paścime
Kapila's place of austerity, in the holy region, in Bhārata, east of the western ocean and west of Malaya,
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DB 9 21.18
श्रीशैलोत्तरभागे च गन्धमादनदक्षिणे । पञ्चयोजनविस्तीर्णा दैर्घ्ये शतगुणा तथा
śrīśailottarabhāge ca gandhamādanadakṣiṇe | pañcayojanavistīrṇā dairghye śataguṇā tathā
in the northern part of Śrīśaila and to the south of Gandhamādana. Five yojanas broad and a hundred times that in length,
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DB 9 21.19
शुद्धस्फटिकसङ्काशा भारते च सुपुण्यदा । शाश्वती जलपूर्णा च पुष्पभद्रा नदी शुभा
śuddhasphaṭikasaṅkāśā bhārate ca supuṇyadā | śāśvatī jalapūrṇā ca puṣpabhadrā nadī śubhā
resembling pure crystal, granting great merit in Bhārata, everlasting and full of water, is the auspicious river Puṣpabhadrā,
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DB 9 21.20
लवणाब्धिप्रिया भार्या शश्वत्सौभाग्यसंयुता । शरावतीमिश्रिता च निर्गता सा हिमालयात्
lavaṇābdhipriyā bhāryā śaśvatsaubhāgyasaṃyutā | śarāvatīmiśritā ca nirgatā sā himālayāt
the beloved wife of the salt ocean, ever endowed with good fortune; mingled with the Śarāvatī, she issued forth from the Himālaya,
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DB 9 21.21
गोमतीं वामतः कृत्वा प्रविष्टा पश्चिमोदधौ । तत्र गत्वा शङ्खचूडो ददर्श चन्द्रशेखरम् नारायणनारदसंवादे शङ्खचूडकृते प्रबोधवाक्यवर्णनं नामेकविंशोऽध्यायः
gomatīṃ vāmataḥ kṛtvā praviṣṭā paścimodadhau | tatra gatvā śaṅkhacūḍo dadarśa candraśekharam nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde śaṅkhacūḍakṛte prabodhavākyavarṇanaṃ nāmekaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
and keeping the Gomatī on her left, she entered the western ocean. Going there, Śaṅkhacūḍa beheld the Moon-crested One. — In the dialogue of Nārāyaṇa and Nārada, the twenty-first chapter, called the description of the words of admonition made to Śaṅkhacūḍa.
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DB 9 21.22
वटमूले समासीनं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम् । कृत्वा योगासनं दृष्ट्वा मुद्रायुक्तं च सस्मितम्
vaṭamūle samāsīnaṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham | kṛtvā yogāsanaṃ dṛṣṭvā mudrāyuktaṃ ca sasmitam
—seated at the foot of the banyan, with radiance equal to ten million suns, having assumed the yogic posture, and seeing (him) with (his) hand-gesture and smiling,
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DB 9 21.23
शुद्धस्फटिकसङ्काशं ज्वलन्तं ब्रह्मतेजसा । त्रिशलपट्टिशधरं व्याघ्रचर्माम्बरं वरम्
śuddhasphaṭikasaṅkāśaṃ jvalantaṃ brahmatejasā | triśalapaṭṭiśadharaṃ vyāghracarmāmbaraṃ varam
resembling pure crystal, blazing with the splendour of Brahman, bearing trident and paṭṭiśa-spear, clad in a tiger's skin, excellent,
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DB 9 21.24
भक्तमृत्युहरं शान्तं गौरीकान्तं मनोहरम् । तपसां फलदातारं दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम्
bhaktamṛtyuharaṃ śāntaṃ gaurīkāntaṃ manoharam | tapasāṃ phaladātāraṃ dātāraṃ sarvasampadām
remover of (his) devotees' death, tranquil, the beloved of Gaurī, captivating, giver of the fruits of austerities, giver of all riches,
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DB 9 21.25
आशुतोषं प्रसन्नास्यं भक्तानुग्रहकातरम् । विश्वनाथं विश्वबीजं विश्वरूपं च विश्वजम्
āśutoṣaṃ prasannāsyaṃ bhaktānugrahakātaram | viśvanāthaṃ viśvabījaṃ viśvarūpaṃ ca viśvajam
quickly pleased, with gracious face, eager to show favour to (his) devotees, lord of the universe, seed of the universe, whose form is the universe, born of the universe,
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DB 9 21.26
विश्वम्भरं विश्ववरं विश्वसंहारकारकम् । कारणं कारणानां च नरकार्णवतारणम्
viśvambharaṃ viśvavaraṃ viśvasaṃhārakārakam | kāraṇaṃ kāraṇānāṃ ca narakārṇavatāraṇam
sustainer of the universe, best of the universe, the destroyer of the universe, cause of causes, who carries (one) across the ocean of hells,
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DB 9 21.27
ज्ञानप्रदं ज्ञानबीजं ज्ञानानन्दं सनातनम् । अवरुह्य विमानाच्च तं दृष्ट्वा दानवेश्वरः
jñānapradaṃ jñānabījaṃ jñānānandaṃ sanātanam | avaruhya vimānācca taṃ dṛṣṭvā dānaveśvaraḥ
giver of knowledge, seed of knowledge, the bliss of knowledge, eternal—seeing him, the lord of the Dānavas descended from his celestial chariot,
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DB 9 21.28
सर्वैः सार्धं भक्तियुक्तः शिरसा प्रणनाम सः । वामतो भद्रकालीं च स्कन्दं च तत्पुरः स्थितम्
sarvaiḥ sārdhaṃ bhaktiyuktaḥ śirasā praṇanāma saḥ | vāmato bhadrakālīṃ ca skandaṃ ca tatpuraḥ sthitam
Along with all (his followers), full of devotion, he bowed his head; and (he bowed to) Bhadrakālī on the left and to Skanda who stood before him.
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DB 9 21.29
आशिषं च ददौ तस्मै काली स्कन्दश्च शङ्करः । उत्तस्थुरागतं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे नन्दीश्वरादयः
āśiṣaṃ ca dadau tasmai kālī skandaśca śaṅkaraḥ | uttasthurāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve nandīśvarādayaḥ
And Kālī, Skanda and Śaṅkara gave him their blessing; seeing that he had come, all of them, Nandīśvara and the rest, rose up.
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DB 9 21.30
परस्परं च भाषन्ते चक्रुस्तत्र च साम्प्रतम् । राजा कृत्वा च सम्भाषामुवास शिवसन्निधौ
parasparaṃ ca bhāṣante cakrustatra ca sāmpratam | rājā kṛtvā ca sambhāṣāmuvāsa śivasannidhau
And they conversed with one another and did there what was fitting at the time; and the king, having conversed (with them), sat down in Śiva's presence.
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DB 9 21.31
प्रसन्नात्मा महादेवो भगवांस्तमुवाच ह । महादेव उवाच विधाता जगतां ब्रह्मा पिता धर्मस्य धर्मवित्
prasannātmā mahādevo bhagavāṃstamuvāca ha | mahādeva uvāca vidhātā jagatāṃ brahmā pitā dharmasya dharmavit
Then the Lord Mahādeva, with a gracious heart, said this to him. Mahādeva said: Brahmā, the ordainer of the worlds, is the father of Dharma and a knower of dharma.
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DB 9 21.32
मरीचिस्तस्य पुत्रश्च वैष्णवाश्चापि धार्मिकः । कश्यपश्चापि तत्पुत्रो धर्मिष्ठश्च प्रजापतिः
marīcistasya putraśca vaiṣṇavāścāpi dhārmikaḥ | kaśyapaścāpi tatputro dharmiṣṭhaśca prajāpatiḥ
His son was Marīci, righteous and devoted to Viṣṇu; and his son in turn was Kaśyapa, most devout, a lord of creatures.
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DB 9 21.33
दक्षः प्रीत्या ददौ तस्मै भक्त्या कन्यास्त्रयोदश । तास्वेका च दनुः साध्वी तत्सौभाग्यविवर्धिता
dakṣaḥ prītyā dadau tasmai bhaktyā kanyāstrayodaśa | tāsvekā ca danuḥ sādhvī tatsaubhāgyavivardhitā
Dakṣa with affection and devotion gave him thirteen daughters; among them one was Danu, a virtuous woman, made to prosper by his good fortune.
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DB 9 21.34
चत्वारिंशद्दनोः पुत्रा दानवास्तेजसोल्बणाः । तेष्वेको विप्रचित्तिश्च महाबलपराक्रमः
catvāriṃśaddanoḥ putrā dānavāstejasolbaṇāḥ | teṣveko vipracittiśca mahābalaparākramaḥ
Danu's sons were forty Dānavas, fierce in their splendour; among them one was Vipracitti, of great strength and prowess.
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DB 9 21.35
तत्पुत्रो धार्मिको दम्भो विष्णुभक्तो जितेन्द्रियः । जजाप परमं मन्त्रं पुष्करे लक्षवत्सरम्
tatputro dhārmiko dambho viṣṇubhakto jitendriyaḥ | jajāpa paramaṃ mantraṃ puṣkare lakṣavatsaram
His son was the righteous Dambha, devoted to Viṣṇu, his senses subdued; he muttered the supreme mantra at Puṣkara for a hundred thousand years.
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DB 9 21.36
शुक्राचार्यं गुरुं कृत्वा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः । तदा त्वां तनयं प्राप परं कृष्णपरायणम्
śukrācāryaṃ guruṃ kṛtvā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ | tadā tvāṃ tanayaṃ prāpa paraṃ kṛṣṇaparāyaṇam
Having made Śukrācārya his guru, then he obtained you as his son, supremely intent on Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self.
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DB 9 21.37
पुरा त्वं पार्षदो गोपो गोपेष्वपि सुधार्मिकः । अधुना राधिकाशापाद्भारते दानवेश्वरः
purā tvaṃ pārṣado gopo gopeṣvapi sudhārmikaḥ | adhunā rādhikāśāpādbhārate dānaveśvaraḥ
Formerly you were an attendant, a cowherd, and among the cowherds most righteous; now, through Rādhikā's curse, (you are) a lord of Dānavas in Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.38
आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं तुच्छं मेने च वैष्णवः । सालोक्यसार्ष्टिसायुज्यसामीप्यं च हरेरपि
ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ tucchaṃ mene ca vaiṣṇavaḥ | sālokyasārṣṭisāyujyasāmīpyaṃ ca harerapi
From Brahmā down to a clump of grass, the Vaiṣṇava reckoned (it all) as trifling — and also dwelling in Hari's world, equality with him, union with him, and nearness to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.39
दीयमानं न गृह्णन्ति वैष्णवाः सेवनं विना । ब्रह्मत्वममरत्वं वा तुच्छं मेने च वैष्णवः
dīyamānaṃ na gṛhṇanti vaiṣṇavāḥ sevanaṃ vinā | brahmatvamamaratvaṃ vā tucchaṃ mene ca vaiṣṇavaḥ
Vaiṣṇavas do not accept (these) even when offered, apart from (the chance of) service; and the Vaiṣṇava counted the state of Brahmā or immortality as trifling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.40
इन्द्रत्वं वा मनुत्वं वा न मेने गणनासु च । कृष्णभक्तस्य ते किं वा देवानां विषये भ्रमे
indratvaṃ vā manutvaṃ vā na mene gaṇanāsu ca | kṛṣṇabhaktasya te kiṃ vā devānāṃ viṣaye bhrame
Nor did he count the rank of Indra or of a Manu among things worth reckoning. What then have you, a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, to do with delusion about the domain of the gods?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.41
देहि राज्यं च देवानां मत्प्रीतिं रक्ष भूमिप । सुखं स्वराज्ये त्वं तिष्ठ देवास्तिष्ठन्तु वै पदे
dehi rājyaṃ ca devānāṃ matprītiṃ rakṣa bhūmipa | sukhaṃ svarājye tvaṃ tiṣṭha devāstiṣṭhantu vai pade
Give the gods their kingdom and preserve my favour, O lord of the earth; dwell happily in your own realm, and let the gods remain in their station.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.42
अलं भूतविरोधेन सर्वे कश्यपवंशजाः । यानि कानि च पापानि ब्रह्महत्यादिकानि च
alaṃ bhūtavirodhena sarve kaśyapavaṃśajāḥ | yāni kāni ca pāpāni brahmahatyādikāni ca
Enough of hostility toward beings — all are born of Kaśyapa's line. Whatever sins there are, beginning with the killing of a brahmin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.43
ज्ञातिद्रोहस्य पापानि कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् । स्वसम्पदां च हानिं च यदि राजेन्द्र मन्यसे
jñātidrohasya pāpāni kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm | svasampadāṃ ca hāniṃ ca yadi rājendra manyase
they do not amount to a sixteenth part of the sins of injuring one's kinsmen. And if, O king of kings, you think of the loss of your own possessions—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.44
सर्वावस्था च समतां केषां याति च सर्वदा । ब्रह्मणश्च तिरोभावो लये प्राकृतिके सदा
sarvāvasthā ca samatāṃ keṣāṃ yāti ca sarvadā | brahmaṇaśca tirobhāvo laye prākṛtike sadā
do all conditions ever remain the same for anyone? Even Brahmā disappears whenever there is the dissolution of primal matter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.45
आविर्भावः पुनस्तस्य प्रभावादीश्वरेच्छया । ज्ञानवृद्धिश्च तपसा स्मृतिलोपश्च निश्चितम्
āvirbhāvaḥ punastasya prabhāvādīśvarecchayā | jñānavṛddhiśca tapasā smṛtilopaśca niścitam
And again he appears, by (that) power, through the Lord's will; knowledge grows by ascetic practice, and loss of memory is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 21.46
करोति सृष्टिं ज्ञानेन स्रष्टा सोऽपि क्रमेण च । परिपूर्णतमो धर्मः सत्ये सत्याश्रये सदा
karoti sṛṣṭiṃ jñānena sraṣṭā so'pi krameṇa ca | paripūrṇatamo dharmaḥ satye satyāśraye sadā
That creator too makes the creation by knowledge, and in due order. Dharma is at its very fullest in the Satya age, which rests on truth, always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.47
त्रिभागः सोऽपि त्रेतायां द्विभागो द्वापरे स्मृतः । एकभागः कलौ पूर्वं तदंशश्च कमेण च
tribhāgaḥ so'pi tretāyāṃ dvibhāgo dvāpare smṛtaḥ | ekabhāgaḥ kalau pūrvaṃ tadaṃśaśca kameṇa ca
That same (dharma) is three parts in the Tretā, and is held to be two parts in the Dvāpara; in the Kali it is one part at first, and thereafter (only) a fraction of that, gradually.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.48
कलामात्रं कलेः शेषे कुह्वां चन्द्रकला यथा । यादृक् तेजो रवेर्ग्नीष्मे न तादृक् शिशिरे पुनः
kalāmātraṃ kaleḥ śeṣe kuhvāṃ candrakalā yathā | yādṛk tejo ravergnīṣme na tādṛk śiśire punaḥ
At the end of the Kali (age) (there remains) only a fraction, as the moon's sliver on the new-moon night; the radiance the sun has in summer is not the same again in the cold season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.49
दिनेषु यादृङ्मध्याह्ने सायं प्रातर्न तत्समम् । उदयं याति कालेन बालतां च क्रमेण च
dineṣu yādṛṅmadhyāhne sāyaṃ prātarna tatsamam | udayaṃ yāti kālena bālatāṃ ca krameṇa ca
Such as (the sun) is at midday among the days, it is not the same at evening or morning; in due time it rises, and by stages (attains) childhood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.50
प्रकाण्डतां च तत्पश्चात्कालेऽस्तं पुनरेति सः । दिने प्रच्छन्नतां याति कालेन दुर्दिने घने
prakāṇḍatāṃ ca tatpaścātkāle'staṃ punareti saḥ | dine pracchannatāṃ yāti kālena durdine ghane
And after that, in time, it attains full stature (prakāṇḍatā) and again goes to its setting; on a day of thick foul weather it becomes concealed in time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 21.51
राहुग्रस्ते कम्पितश्च पुनरेव प्रसन्नताम् । परिपूर्णतमश्चन्द्रः पूर्णिमायां च जायते
rāhugraste kampitaśca punareva prasannatām | paripūrṇatamaścandraḥ pūrṇimāyāṃ ca jāyate
When seized by Rāhu it trembles, and again (attains) clearness; and the moon becomes fullest at the full-moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.52
तादृशो न भवेन्नित्यं क्षयं याति दिने दिने । पुनश्च पुष्टिमायाति परं कुह्वा दिने दिने
tādṛśo na bhavennityaṃ kṣayaṃ yāti dine dine | punaśca puṣṭimāyāti paraṃ kuhvā dine dine
It does not remain such always: day by day it goes to waning; and again day by day it comes to fullness, up to the new-moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.53
सम्पद्युक्तः शुक्लपक्षे कृष्णे म्लानश्च यक्ष्मणा । राहुग्रस्ते दिने म्लानो दुर्दिने न विरोचते
sampadyuktaḥ śuklapakṣe kṛṣṇe mlānaśca yakṣmaṇā | rāhugraste dine mlāno durdine na virocate
Endowed with abundance in the bright fortnight, and in the dark (fortnight) faded as if by consumption; faded when seized by Rāhu, on a day of foul weather it does not shine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.54
काले चन्द्रो भवेच्छुक्लो भ्रष्टश्रीः कालभेदतः । भविष्यति बलिश्चेन्द्रो भ्रष्टश्रीः सुतलेऽधुना
kāle candro bhavecchuklo bhraṣṭaśrīḥ kālabhedataḥ | bhaviṣyati baliścendro bhraṣṭaśrīḥ sutale'dhunā
In (one) time the moon is bright, (in another) its splendour is lost, through the difference of times; and Bali will (yet) be Indra, (though) his splendour is lost, now in Sutala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.55
कालेन पृथ्वी सस्याढ्या सर्वाधारा वसुन्धरा । काले जले निमग्ना सा तिरोभूताम्बुविप्लुता
kālena pṛthvī sasyāḍhyā sarvādhārā vasundharā | kāle jale nimagnā sā tirobhūtāmbuviplutā
In time the earth is rich with crops, the support of all, the bearer of wealth; in time she is sunk in water, vanished, flooded over by the waters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.56
काले नश्यन्ति विश्वानि प्रभवन्त्येव कालतः । चराचराश्च कालेन नश्यन्ति प्रभवन्ति च
kāle naśyanti viśvāni prabhavantyeva kālataḥ | carācarāśca kālena naśyanti prabhavanti ca
In time the worlds perish, and from time indeed they come into being; and the moving and unmoving perish and come to be through time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.57
ईश्वरस्यैव समता ब्रह्मणः परमात्मनः । अहं मृत्युञ्जयो यस्मादसंख्यं प्राकृतं लयम्
īśvarasyaiva samatā brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ | ahaṃ mṛtyuñjayo yasmādasaṃkhyaṃ prākṛtaṃ layam
Equality (with time) belongs only to the Lord, to Brahman, to the Supreme Self. I am a conqueror of death, since (I have seen) countless dissolutions of the primal matter,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 21.58
आदर्शं चापि द्रक्ष्यामि वारं वारं पुनः पुनः । स च प्रकृतिरूपश्च स एव पुरुषः स्मृतः
ādarśaṃ cāpi drakṣyāmi vāraṃ vāraṃ punaḥ punaḥ | sa ca prakṛtirūpaśca sa eva puruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ
and I shall also see (them as in) a mirror, again and again, time after time; and he is of the form of Nature (prakṛti), and he alone is called the Puruṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 21.59
स चात्मा स च जीवश्च नानारूपधरः परः । करोति सततं यो हि तनामगुणकीर्तनम्
sa cātmā sa ca jīvaśca nānārūpadharaḥ paraḥ | karoti satataṃ yo hi tanāmaguṇakīrtanam
He is the Self and he is the living being, the supreme one who bears many forms — (I) who constantly make praise of his name and qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 21.60
काले मृत्युं स जयति जन्मरोगभयं जराम् । स्रष्टा कृतो विधिस्तेन पाता विष्णुः कृतो भवेत्
kāle mṛtyuṃ sa jayati janmarogabhayaṃ jarām | sraṣṭā kṛto vidhistena pātā viṣṇuḥ kṛto bhavet
In time he conquers death, birth, disease, fear and old age. By him Vidhi (Brahmā) was made the creator, and Viṣṇu was made the protector,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.61
अहं कृतश्च संहर्ता वयं विषयिणः कृताः । कालाग्निरुद्रं संहारे नियोज्य विषये नृप
ahaṃ kṛtaśca saṃhartā vayaṃ viṣayiṇaḥ kṛtāḥ | kālāgnirudraṃ saṃhāre niyojya viṣaye nṛpa
and I was made the destroyer; we were made lords of (our own) domains. Having appointed Kālāgnirudra to the domain of destruction, O king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.62
अहं करोमि सततं तन्नामगुणकीर्तनम् । तेन मृत्युञ्जयोऽहं च ज्ञानेनानेन निर्भयः
ahaṃ karomi satataṃ tannāmaguṇakīrtanam | tena mṛtyuñjayo'haṃ ca jñānenānena nirbhayaḥ
I constantly make praise of his name and qualities; therefore I am a conqueror of death, and by this knowledge I am without fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.63
मृत्युर्मृत्युभयाद्याति वैनतेयादिवोरगाः । इत्युक्त्वा स च सर्वेशः सर्वभावेन तत्परः
mṛtyurmṛtyubhayādyāti vainateyādivoragāḥ | ityuktvā sa ca sarveśaḥ sarvabhāvena tatparaḥ
Death goes away from fear of Death, as snakes from Vainateya (Garuḍa). Having said this, that Lord of all, wholly devoted to him with his whole being,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.64
विरराम च शम्भुश्च सभामध्ये च नारद । राजा तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रशशंस पुनः पुनः
virarāma ca śambhuśca sabhāmadhye ca nārada | rājā tadvacanaṃ śrutvā praśaśaṃsa punaḥ punaḥ
Śambhu fell silent, there in the midst of the assembly, O Nārada. The king, hearing that speech, praised (it) again and again,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.65
उवाच मधुरं देवं परं विनयपूर्वकम् । शङ्खचूड उवाच त्वया यत्कथितं देव नान्यथा वचनं स्मृतम्
uvāca madhuraṃ devaṃ paraṃ vinayapūrvakam | śaṅkhacūḍa uvāca tvayā yatkathitaṃ deva nānyathā vacanaṃ smṛtam
and spoke sweetly to the god, with great courtesy. Śaṅkhacūḍa said: What has been told by you, O god, is not held to be otherwise (than true);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.66
तथापि किञ्चिद्यथार्थं श्रूयतां मन्निवेदनम् । ज्ञातिद्रोहे महत्पापं त्वयोक्तमधुना च यत्
tathāpi kiñcidyathārthaṃ śrūyatāṃ mannivedanam | jñātidrohe mahatpāpaṃ tvayoktamadhunā ca yat
still, let some little of my submission be heard, as it truly is. What you said just now, that there is great sin in injuring one's kinsmen —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.67
गृहीत्वा तस्य सर्वस्वं कुतः प्रस्थापितो बलिः । मया समुद्धृतं सर्वमूर्ध्वमैश्वर्यमीश्वर
gṛhītvā tasya sarvasvaṃ kutaḥ prasthāpito baliḥ | mayā samuddhṛtaṃ sarvamūrdhvamaiśvaryamīśvara
then having taken all his property, why was Bali sent away? By me, O Lord, all the higher sovereignty was taken back.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 21.68
सुतलाच्च समुद्धर्तुं नालं तत्र गदाधरः । सभ्रातृको हिरण्याक्षः कथं देवैश्च हिंसितः
sutalācca samuddhartuṃ nālaṃ tatra gadādharaḥ | sabhrātṛko hiraṇyākṣaḥ kathaṃ devaiśca hiṃsitaḥ
"And the mace-bearer (Viṣṇu) was not able to raise him up out of Sutala. How was Hiraṇyākṣa, together with his brother, slain by the gods?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.69
शुम्भादयश्चासुराश्च कथं देवैर्निपातिताः । पुरा समुद्रमथने पीयूषं भक्षितं सुरैः
śumbhādayaścāsurāśca kathaṃ devairnipātitāḥ | purā samudramathane pīyūṣaṃ bhakṣitaṃ suraiḥ
"And how were the asuras, Śumbha and the rest, struck down by the gods? Formerly, at the churning of the ocean, the nectar was consumed by the gods."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.70
क्लेशभाजो वयं तत्र ते सर्वे फलभोगिनः । क्रीडाभाण्डमिदं विश्वं प्रकृतेः परमात्मनः
kleśabhājo vayaṃ tatra te sarve phalabhoginaḥ | krīḍābhāṇḍamidaṃ viśvaṃ prakṛteḥ paramātmanaḥ
"There we were the ones who took the toil, and they all were the enjoyers of the fruit. This universe is the plaything of Prakṛti, of the Supreme Self."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.71
यस्मै यत्र स ददाति तस्यैश्वर्यं भवेत्तदा । देवदानवयोर्वादः शश्वन्नैमित्तिकः सदा
yasmai yatra sa dadāti tasyaiśvaryaṃ bhavettadā | devadānavayorvādaḥ śaśvannaimittikaḥ sadā
"To whomever and wherever he gives it, then lordship becomes his. The dispute between gods and dānavas is perpetual and always occasioned (by circumstance)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.72
पराजयो जयस्तेषां कालेऽस्माकं क्रमेण च । तदावयोर्विरोधे वाऽऽगमनं निष्कलं परम्
parājayo jayasteṣāṃ kāle'smākaṃ krameṇa ca | tadāvayorvirodhe vā''gamanaṃ niṣkalaṃ param
"Defeat and victory are theirs and ours in turn, according to the time. So in a quarrel between us two, (your) coming here is quite fruitless."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 21.73
समसम्बन्धिनो बन्धोरीश्वरस्य महात्मनः । इयं ते महती लज्जा युद्धेऽस्माभिः सहाधुना
samasambandhino bandhorīśvarasya mahātmanaḥ | iyaṃ te mahatī lajjā yuddhe'smābhiḥ sahādhunā
"For the great-souled Lord, a kinsman equally related (to both sides), this is a great shame for you—now to be in battle with us."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 21.74
जये ततोऽधिका कीर्तिर्हानिश्चैव पराजये । इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य च त्रिलोचनः
jaye tato'dhikā kīrtirhāniścaiva parājaye | ityetadvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasya ca trilocanaḥ
"In victory the fame from it is scant, and in defeat there is loss." Having heard this speech, the three-eyed one laughed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 21.75
यथोचितमुत्तरं तमुवाच दानवेश्वरम् । महादेव उवाच युष्माभिः सह युद्धे मे ब्रह्मवंशसमुद्भवैः
yathocitamuttaraṃ tamuvāca dānaveśvaram | mahādeva uvāca yuṣmābhiḥ saha yuddhe me brahmavaṃśasamudbhavaiḥ
and gave a fitting reply to that lord of the dānavas. Mahādeva said: In battle with you, who are born of Brahmā's line,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.76
का लज्जा महती राजन्नकीर्तिर्वा पराजये । युद्धमादौ हरेरेव मधुना कैटभेन च
kā lajjā mahatī rājannakīrtirvā parājaye | yuddhamādau harereva madhunā kaiṭabhena ca
what great shame is mine, O king, or what ill-fame in defeat? In the beginning there was Hari's own battle with Madhu and Kaiṭabha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.77
हिरण्यकशिपोश्चैव सह तेनात्मना नृप । हिरण्याक्षस्य युद्धं च पुनस्तेन गदाभृता
hiraṇyakaśipoścaiva saha tenātmanā nṛpa | hiraṇyākṣasya yuddhaṃ ca punastena gadābhṛtā
and with Hiraṇyakaśipu, by that very same one himself, O king; and Hiraṇyākṣa's battle again with that mace-bearer;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.78
त्रिपुरैः सह युद्धं च मयापि च पुरा कृतम् । सर्वेश्वर्याः सर्वमातुः प्रकृत्याश्च बभूव ह
tripuraiḥ saha yuddhaṃ ca mayāpi ca purā kṛtam | sarveśvaryāḥ sarvamātuḥ prakṛtyāśca babhūva ha
and the battle with the Tripuras was waged by me too, long ago; and there was (a battle waged) by Prakṛti, the mistress of all, the mother of all,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.79
सह शुम्भादिभिः पूर्वं समरः परमाद्भुतः । पार्षदप्रवरस्त्वं च कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
saha śumbhādibhiḥ pūrvaṃ samaraḥ paramādbhutaḥ | pārṣadapravarastvaṃ ca kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ
a most wondrous fight with Śumbha and the others formerly. And you are the foremost attendant of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.80
ये ये हताश्च दैतेया नहि केऽपि त्वया समाः । का लज्जा महती राजन् मम युद्धे त्वया सह
ye ye hatāśca daiteyā nahi ke'pi tvayā samāḥ | kā lajjā mahatī rājan mama yuddhe tvayā saha
Of all the Daiteyas who were slain, not one was equal to you. What great shame is there for me, O king, in battle with you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.81
सुराणां शरणस्यैव प्रेषितश्च हरेरहो । देहि राज्यं च देवानामिति मे निश्चितं वचः
surāṇāṃ śaraṇasyaiva preṣitaśca hareraho | dehi rājyaṃ ca devānāmiti me niścitaṃ vacaḥ
Indeed, I have been sent by Hari, the very refuge of the gods. "Give back the kingdom of the gods"—this is my settled word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 21.82
युद्धं वा कुरु मत्सार्धं वाग्व्यये किं प्रयोजनम् । इत्युक्त्वा शङ्करस्तत्र विरराम च नारद । उत्तस्थौ शङ्खचूडश्च ह्यमात्यैः सह सत्वरम्
yuddhaṃ vā kuru matsārdhaṃ vāgvyaye kiṃ prayojanam | ityuktvā śaṅkarastatra virarāma ca nārada | uttasthau śaṅkhacūḍaśca hyamātyaiḥ saha satvaram
"Or else fight with me; what is the use of wasting words?" Having said this, Śaṅkara fell silent there, O Nārada; and Śaṅkhacūḍa rose up at once together with his ministers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition