Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 23
DB 9 23.1
शङ्खचूडवधवर्णनम् शिवस्तत्त्वं समाकर्ण्य तत्त्वज्ञानविशारदः । ययौ स्वयं च समरे स्वगणैः सह नारद
śaṅkhacūḍavadhavarṇanam śivastattvaṃ samākarṇya tattvajñānaviśāradaḥ | yayau svayaṃ ca samare svagaṇaiḥ saha nārada
The description of the slaying of Śaṅkhacūḍa. Śiva, skilled in the knowledge of reality, having heard the matter, himself went into the battle together with his hosts, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.2
शङ्खचूडः शिवं दृष्ट्वा विमानादवरुह्य च । ननाम परया भक्त्या शिरसा दण्डवद्भुवि
śaṅkhacūḍaḥ śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā vimānādavaruhya ca | nanāma parayā bhaktyā śirasā daṇḍavadbhuvi
Śaṅkhacūḍa, seeing Śiva, descended from his chariot and bowed with supreme devotion, with his head to the ground like a fallen staff.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.3
तं प्रणम्य च वेगेन विमानमारुरोह सः । तूर्णं चकार सन्नाहं धनुर्जग्राह दुर्वहम्
taṃ praṇamya ca vegena vimānamāruroha saḥ | tūrṇaṃ cakāra sannāhaṃ dhanurjagrāha durvaham
And having bowed to him, he swiftly mounted his chariot; quickly he put on his armour and took up his bow, hard to bear.
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DB 9 23.4
शिवदानवयोर्युद्धं पूर्णमब्दशतं पुरा । न बभूवतुरन्योन्यं ब्रह्मञ्जयपराजयौ
śivadānavayoryuddhaṃ pūrṇamabdaśataṃ purā | na babhūvaturanyonyaṃ brahmañjayaparājayau
The battle between Śiva and the dānava lasted a full hundred years in that time long ago; and neither of them, O brahmin, gained victory or defeat over the other.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.5
न्यस्तशस्त्रश्च भगवान् न्यस्तशस्त्रश्च दानवः । रथस्थः शङ्खचूडश्च वृषस्थो वृषभध्वजः
nyastaśastraśca bhagavān nyastaśastraśca dānavaḥ | rathasthaḥ śaṅkhacūḍaśca vṛṣastho vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ
The Lord laid down his weapons, and the dānava laid down his weapons; Śaṅkhacūḍa stood in his chariot, and the bull-bannered one on his bull.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.6
दानवानां च शतकमुद्धृतं च बभूव ह । रणे ये ये मृताः शम्भुर्जीवयामास तान्विभुः
dānavānāṃ ca śatakamuddhṛtaṃ ca babhūva ha | raṇe ye ye mṛtāḥ śambhurjīvayāmāsa tānvibhuḥ
And a hundred of the dānavas were raised up; whoever had died in the battle, Śambhu the all-pervading brought them back to life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.7
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे वृद्धब्राह्मणः परमातुरः । आगत्य च रणस्थानमुवाच दानवेश्वरम्
etasminnantare vṛddhabrāhmaṇaḥ paramāturaḥ | āgatya ca raṇasthānamuvāca dānaveśvaram
Meanwhile an aged brahmin, greatly distressed, came to the battlefield and spoke to the lord of the dānavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.8
वृद्धब्राह्मण उवाच देहि भिक्षां च राजेन्द्र मह्यं विप्राय साम्प्रतम् । त्वं सर्वसम्पदां दाता यन्मे मनसि वाञ्छितम्
vṛddhabrāhmaṇa uvāca dehi bhikṣāṃ ca rājendra mahyaṃ viprāya sāmpratam | tvaṃ sarvasampadāṃ dātā yanme manasi vāñchitam
The aged brahmin said: Give alms now, O king of kings, to me, a brahmin; you are the giver of all riches — (grant) what is desired in my mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.9
निरीहाय च वृद्धाय तृषिताय च साम्प्रतम् । पश्चात्त्वां कथयिष्यामि पुरः सत्यं च कुर्विति
nirīhāya ca vṛddhāya tṛṣitāya ca sāmpratam | paścāttvāṃ kathayiṣyāmi puraḥ satyaṃ ca kurviti
To one without means, aged and thirsting — now; afterwards I will tell you (what it is); first make (your) promise true.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.10
ओमित्युवाच राजेन्द्रः प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणः । कवचार्थी जनश्चाहमित्युवाचातिमायया
omityuvāca rājendraḥ prasannavadanekṣaṇaḥ | kavacārthī janaścāhamityuvācātimāyayā
"Om," said the king of kings, his face and eyes serene; "and I am a man who wants your armour," said (the brahmin) with utmost guile.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.11
तच्छ्रुत्वा कवचं दिव्यं जग्राह हरिरेव च । शङ्खचूडस्य रूपेण जगाम तुलसीं प्रति
tacchrutvā kavacaṃ divyaṃ jagrāha harireva ca | śaṅkhacūḍasya rūpeṇa jagāma tulasīṃ prati
Hearing that, Hari took the divine armour, and in the form of Śaṅkhacūḍa he went to Tulasī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.12
गत्वा तस्यां मायया च वीर्याधानं चकार ह । अथ शम्भुर्हरेः शूलं जग्राह दानवं प्रति
gatvā tasyāṃ māyayā ca vīryādhānaṃ cakāra ha | atha śambhurhareḥ śūlaṃ jagrāha dānavaṃ prati
Having gone (there), he by his magic placed his seed in her. Then Śambhu took up Hari's trident against the demon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.13
ग्रीष्ममध्याह्नमार्तण्डप्रलयाग्निशिखोपमम् । दुर्निवार्यं च दुर्धर्षमव्यर्थं वैरिघातकम्
grīṣmamadhyāhnamārtaṇḍapralayāgniśikhopamam | durnivāryaṃ ca durdharṣamavyarthaṃ vairighātakam
(It was) like the sun at summer's midday, like the flame of the fire of dissolution, hard to ward off, hard to assail, never failing, a slayer of foes—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.14
तेजसा चक्रतुल्यं च सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रसारकम् । शिवकेशवयोरन्यैर्दुर्वहं च भयङ्करम्
tejasā cakratulyaṃ ca sarvaśastrāstrasārakam | śivakeśavayoranyairdurvahaṃ ca bhayaṅkaram
in its blazing energy equal to the discus, the essence of all weapons and missiles, unbearable by any others than Śiva and Keśava, and terrifying—
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DB 9 23.15
धनुःसहस्रं दैर्घ्येण प्रस्थेन शतहस्तकम् । सजीवं ब्रह्मरूपं च नित्यरूपमनिर्दिशम्
dhanuḥsahasraṃ dairghyeṇa prasthena śatahastakam | sajīvaṃ brahmarūpaṃ ca nityarūpamanirdiśam
a thousand bows in length and a hundred cubits in breadth, living, of the nature of Brahman, of eternal form, indescribable—
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DB 9 23.16
संहर्तुं सर्वब्रह्माण्डमलं यत्स्वीयलीलया । चिक्षेप तोलनं कृत्वा शङ्खचूडे च नारद
saṃhartuṃ sarvabrahmāṇḍamalaṃ yatsvīyalīlayā | cikṣepa tolanaṃ kṛtvā śaṅkhacūḍe ca nārada
which was capable of destroying the whole universe by its own play: this he balanced (in his hand) and hurled at Śaṅkhacūḍa, O Nārada.
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DB 9 23.17
राजा चापं परित्यज्य श्रीकृष्णचरणाम्बुजम् । ध्यानं चकार भक्त्या च कृत्वा योगासनं धिया
rājā cāpaṃ parityajya śrīkṛṣṇacaraṇāmbujam | dhyānaṃ cakāra bhaktyā ca kṛtvā yogāsanaṃ dhiyā
And the king, abandoning his bow, took a yogic posture and with his mind and with devotion meditated on the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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DB 9 23.18
शूलं च भ्रमणं कृत्वा पपात दानवोपरि । चकार भस्मसात्तं च सरथं चाथ लीलया
śūlaṃ ca bhramaṇaṃ kṛtvā papāta dānavopari | cakāra bhasmasāttaṃ ca sarathaṃ cātha līlayā
And the trident, after whirling about, fell upon the demon, and effortlessly reduced him, together with his chariot, to ashes.
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DB 9 23.19
राजा धृत्वा दिव्यरूपं किशोरं गोपवेषकम् । द्विभुजं मुरलीहस्तं रत्नभूषणभूषितम्
rājā dhṛtvā divyarūpaṃ kiśoraṃ gopaveṣakam | dvibhujaṃ muralīhastaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam
The king, taking on a divine form, youthful, in cowherd dress, two-armed, with a flute in his hand, adorned with jewelled ornaments,
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DB 9 23.20
रत्नेन्द्रसारनिर्माणं वेष्टितं गोपकोटिभिः । गोलोकादागतं यानमारुरोह पुरं ययौ
ratnendrasāranirmāṇaṃ veṣṭitaṃ gopakoṭibhiḥ | golokādāgataṃ yānamāruroha puraṃ yayau
mounted the vehicle that had come from Goloka, made of the finest of gems and surrounded by ten million cowherds, and went to that city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.21
गत्वा ननाम शिरसा स राधाकृष्णयोर्मुने । भक्त्या च चरणाम्भोजं रासे वृन्दावने वने
gatvā nanāma śirasā sa rādhākṛṣṇayormune | bhaktyā ca caraṇāmbhojaṃ rāse vṛndāvane vane
Having gone (there), he bowed with his head, O sage, and with devotion (worshipped) the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in the rāsa (dance) in the Vṛndāvana forest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.22
सुदामानं च तौ दृष्ट्वा प्रसन्नवदनेक्षणौ । क्रोडे चक्रतुरत्यन्तं प्रेम्णातिपरिसंयुतौ
sudāmānaṃ ca tau dṛṣṭvā prasannavadanekṣaṇau | kroḍe cakraturatyantaṃ premṇātiparisaṃyutau
And the two of them, their faces and eyes glad, on seeing Sudāmā, filled with the utmost love, clasped him closely to their breast.
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DB 9 23.23
अथ शलं च वेगेन प्रययौ तं च सादरम् । अस्थिभिः शङ्खचूडस्य शङ्खजातिर्बभूव ह नवमस्कन्धे शङ्खचूडवधवर्णनं नाम त्रयोविशोऽध्यायः
atha śalaṃ ca vegena prayayau taṃ ca sādaram | asthibhiḥ śaṅkhacūḍasya śaṅkhajātirbabhūva ha navamaskandhe śaṅkhacūḍavadhavarṇanaṃ nāma trayoviśo'dhyāyaḥ
Then he went swiftly to the (dance-)hall, and (they received) him respectfully. And from the bones of Śaṅkhacūḍa arose the species of conches. — In the Ninth Book, the twenty-third chapter, called the Description of the Slaying of Śaṅkhacūḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 23.24
नानाप्रकाररूपेण शश्वत्पूता सुरार्चने । प्रशस्तं शङ्खतोयं च देवानां प्रीतिदं परम्
nānāprakārarūpeṇa śaśvatpūtā surārcane | praśastaṃ śaṅkhatoyaṃ ca devānāṃ prītidaṃ param
In its various kinds and forms, (the conch) is ever pure in the worship of the gods; and conch-water is commended, and gives the highest delight to the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.25
तीर्थतोयस्वरूपं च पवित्रं शम्भुना विना । शङ्खशब्दो भवेद्यत्र तत्र लक्ष्मीः सुसंस्थिरा
tīrthatoyasvarūpaṃ ca pavitraṃ śambhunā vinā | śaṅkhaśabdo bhavedyatra tatra lakṣmīḥ susaṃsthirā
It has the nature of the water of holy fords and is purifying—except for Śambhu. Where the sound of the conch occurs, there Lakṣmī is firmly established.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.26
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु यः स्नातः शङ्खवारिणा । शङ्खो हरेरधिष्ठानं यत्र शङ्खस्ततो हरिः
sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu yaḥ snātaḥ śaṅkhavāriṇā | śaṅkho hareradhiṣṭhānaṃ yatra śaṅkhastato hariḥ
He who has bathed with conch-water has bathed in all the sacred fords. The conch is the seat of Hari; where the conch is, there is Hari.
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DB 9 23.27
तत्रैव वसते लक्ष्मीर्दूरीभूतममङ्गलम् । स्त्रीणां च शङ्खध्वनिभिः शूद्राणां च विशेषतः
tatraiva vasate lakṣmīrdūrībhūtamamaṅgalam | strīṇāṃ ca śaṅkhadhvanibhiḥ śūdrāṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ
There indeed Lakṣmī dwells, and inauspiciousness is driven far off. But at the conch-blowings of women, and especially of śūdras,
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DB 9 23.28
भीता रुष्टा याति लक्ष्मीस्तत्स्थलादन्यदेशतः । शिवोऽपि दानवं हत्वा शिवलोकं जगाम ह
bhītā ruṣṭā yāti lakṣmīstatsthalādanyadeśataḥ | śivo'pi dānavaṃ hatvā śivalokaṃ jagāma ha
Lakṣmī, frightened and angered, goes from that place to another region. Śiva too, having slain the demon, went to Śivaloka,
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DB 9 23.29
प्रहृष्टो वृषभारूढः स्वगणैश्च समावृतः । सुराः स्वविषयं प्रापुः परमानन्दसंयुताः
prahṛṣṭo vṛṣabhārūḍhaḥ svagaṇaiśca samāvṛtaḥ | surāḥ svaviṣayaṃ prāpuḥ paramānandasaṃyutāḥ
delighted, mounted on his bull and surrounded by his own hosts; and the gods, filled with the highest joy, reached their own domains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 23.30
नेदुर्दुन्दुभयः स्वर्गे जगुर्गन्धर्वकिन्नराः । बभूव पुष्पवृष्टिश्च शिवस्योपरि सन्ततम् । प्रशशंसुः सुरास्तं च मुनीन्द्रप्रवरादयः
nedurdundubhayaḥ svarge jagurgandharvakinnarāḥ | babhūva puṣpavṛṣṭiśca śivasyopari santatam | praśaśaṃsuḥ surāstaṃ ca munīndrapravarādayaḥ
Drums sounded in heaven; the gandharvas and kinnaras sang; and a rain of flowers fell continuously upon Śiva; the gods praised him, as did the foremost of the lords of sages and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition