Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 24
DB 9 24.1
तुलसीमाहात्म्येन सह शालग्राममहत्त्ववर्णनम् नारद उवाच नारायणश्च भगवान्वीर्याधानं चकार ह । तुलस्यां केन रूपेण तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
tulasīmāhātmyena saha śālagrāmamahattvavarṇanam nārada uvāca nārāyaṇaśca bhagavānvīryādhānaṃ cakāra ha | tulasyāṃ kena rūpeṇa tanme vyākhyātumarhasi
The description of the greatness of the shalagrama together with the glory of Tulasi. Narada said: And the Lord Narayana did indeed implant (his) seed in Tulasi — in what form? That you should please explain to me.
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DB 9 24.2
श्रीनारायण उवाच नारायणश्च भगवान्देवानां साधनेषु च । शङ्खचूडस्य कवचं गहीत्वा विष्णुमायया
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca nārāyaṇaśca bhagavāndevānāṃ sādhaneṣu ca | śaṅkhacūḍasya kavacaṃ gahītvā viṣṇumāyayā
Sri Narayana said: And the Lord Narayana, among the means (employed) for the gods, took Shankhachuda's armour by Vishnu's magic power,
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DB 9 24.3
पुनर्विधाय तद्रूपं जगाम तत्सतीगृहम् । पातिव्रतस्य नाशेन शङ्खचूडजिघांसया
punarvidhāya tadrūpaṃ jagāma tatsatīgṛham | pātivratasya nāśena śaṅkhacūḍajighāṃsayā
and having again assumed his (Shankhachuda's) form, he went to that chaste woman's house, intending to kill Shankhachuda by the destruction of her fidelity to her husband.
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DB 9 24.4
दुन्दुभिं वादयामास तुलसीद्वारसन्निधौ । जयशब्दं च तद्द्वारे बोधयामास सुन्दरीम्
dundubhiṃ vādayāmāsa tulasīdvārasannidhau | jayaśabdaṃ ca taddvāre bodhayāmāsa sundarīm
He had a drum sounded near Tulasi's door, and with a cry of victory at that door he roused the beautiful woman.
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DB 9 24.5
तच्छ्रुत्वा च रवं साध्वी परमानन्दसंयुता । राजमार्गे गवाक्षेण ददर्श परमादरात्
tacchrutvā ca ravaṃ sādhvī paramānandasaṃyutā | rājamārge gavākṣeṇa dadarśa paramādarāt
And hearing that sound, the virtuous woman, filled with the highest joy, looked with the greatest eagerness through the lattice-window onto the royal road.
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DB 9 24.6
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं दत्त्वा कारयामास मङ्गलम् । वन्दिभ्यो भिक्षुकेभ्यश्च वाचिभ्यश्च धनं ददौ
brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ dattvā kārayāmāsa maṅgalam | vandibhyo bhikṣukebhyaśca vācibhyaśca dhanaṃ dadau
Having given wealth to the brahmins, she had auspicious rites performed; and she gave wealth to the bards, to the beggars, and to the reciters.
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DB 9 24.7
अवरुह्य रथाद्देवो देव्याश्च भवनं ययौ । अमूल्यरत्ननिर्माणं सुन्दरं सुमनोहरम्
avaruhya rathāddevo devyāśca bhavanaṃ yayau | amūlyaratnanirmāṇaṃ sundaraṃ sumanoharam
The god, descending from the chariot, went to the goddess's dwelling, made of priceless jewels, beautiful and very charming.
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DB 9 24.8
दृष्ट्वा च पुरतः कान्तं सा तं कान्तं मुदान्विता । तत्पादं क्षालयामास ननाम च रुरोद च
dṛṣṭvā ca purataḥ kāntaṃ sā taṃ kāntaṃ mudānvitā | tatpādaṃ kṣālayāmāsa nanāma ca ruroda ca
And seeing her husband before her, she, filled with delight, washed that husband's feet, and bowed, and wept.
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DB 9 24.9
रत्नसिंहासने रम्ये वासयामास कामुकी । ताम्बूलं च ददौ तस्मै कर्पूरादिसुवासितम्
ratnasiṃhāsane ramye vāsayāmāsa kāmukī | tāmbūlaṃ ca dadau tasmai karpūrādisuvāsitam
The loving woman seated him on a delightful jewelled throne, and gave him betel well perfumed with camphor and the rest.
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DB 9 24.10
अद्य मे सफलं जन्म जीवनं च बभूव ह । रणे गतं च प्राणेशं पश्यन्त्याश्च पुनर्गृहे
adya me saphalaṃ janma jīvanaṃ ca babhūva ha | raṇe gataṃ ca prāṇeśaṃ paśyantyāśca punargṛhe
"Today my birth and my life have become fruitful, since I see again in the house the lord of my life who had gone to battle."
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DB 9 24.11
सस्मिता सकटाक्षं च सकामा पुलकाङ्किता । पप्रच्छ रणवृत्तान्तं कान्तं मधुरया गिरा
sasmitā sakaṭākṣaṃ ca sakāmā pulakāṅkitā | papraccha raṇavṛttāntaṃ kāntaṃ madhurayā girā
Smiling, with sidelong glances, full of desire, her hair bristling (with delight), she asked her husband in sweet speech about the events of the battle.
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DB 9 24.12
तुलस्युवाच असंख्यविश्वसंहर्त्रा सार्धमाजौ तव प्रभो । कथं बभूव विजयस्तन्मे ब्रूहि कृपानिधे
tulasyuvāca asaṃkhyaviśvasaṃhartrā sārdhamājau tava prabho | kathaṃ babhūva vijayastanme brūhi kṛpānidhe
Tulasi said: In battle with him who destroys countless universes, O lord, how did your victory come about? Tell me that, O treasury of compassion.
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DB 9 24.13
तुलसीवचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्य कमलापतिः । शङ्खचूडस्य रूपेण तामुवाचामृतं वचः
tulasīvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasya kamalāpatiḥ | śaṅkhacūḍasya rūpeṇa tāmuvācāmṛtaṃ vacaḥ
Hearing Tulasi's words, the husband of Kamala laughed and, in the form of Shankhachuda, spoke these nectar-like words to her.
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DB 9 24.14
श्रीभगवानुवाच आवयोः समरः कान्ते पूर्णमब्दं बभूव ह । नाशो बभूव सर्वेषां दानवानां च कामिनि
śrībhagavānuvāca āvayoḥ samaraḥ kānte pūrṇamabdaṃ babhūva ha | nāśo babhūva sarveṣāṃ dānavānāṃ ca kāmini
The blessed Lord said: Our battle, my dear, lasted a full year; and there was the destruction of all the demons, O loving woman.
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DB 9 24.15
प्रीतिञ्च कारयामास ब्रह्मा च स्वयमावयोः । देवानामधिकारश्च प्रदत्तस्तस्य चाज्ञया
prītiñca kārayāmāsa brahmā ca svayamāvayoḥ | devānāmadhikāraśca pradattastasya cājñayā
And Brahma himself brought about a reconciliation between us two; and by his command the authority over the gods was handed over to him.
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DB 9 24.16
मयागतं स्वभवनं शिवलोकं शिवो गतः । इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथः शयनं च चकार ह
mayāgataṃ svabhavanaṃ śivalokaṃ śivo gataḥ | ityuktvā jagatāṃ nāthaḥ śayanaṃ ca cakāra ha
I have come to my own dwelling, and Shiva has gone to Shiva's world. Having said this, the lord of the worlds lay down (with her).
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DB 9 24.17
रेमे रमापतिस्तत्र रामया सह नारद । सा साध्वी सुखसम्भोगादाकर्षणव्यतिक्रमात्
reme ramāpatistatra rāmayā saha nārada | sā sādhvī sukhasambhogādākarṣaṇavyatikramāt
There the husband of Rama took his pleasure with the lovely woman, O Narada. That virtuous woman, from the excess of attraction in the happy union,
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DB 9 24.18
सर्वं वितर्कयामास कस्त्वमेवेत्युवाच सा । तुलस्युवाच को वा त्वं वद मायेश भुक्ताहं मायया त्वया
sarvaṃ vitarkayāmāsa kastvamevetyuvāca sā | tulasyuvāca ko vā tvaṃ vada māyeśa bhuktāhaṃ māyayā tvayā
reflected on it all and said, "Who indeed are you?" Tulasi said: Or (rather) tell me, who are you, O lord of illusion? I have been enjoyed by you through magic.
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DB 9 24.19
दूरीकृतं मत्सतीत्वं यदतस्त्वां शपामि हे । तुलसीवचनं श्रुत्वा हरिः शापभयेन च
dūrīkṛtaṃ matsatītvaṃ yadatastvāṃ śapāmi he | tulasīvacanaṃ śrutvā hariḥ śāpabhayena ca
My chastity has been taken from me — therefore I curse you, sir! Hearing Tulasi's words, Hari, out of fear of the curse,
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DB 9 24.20
दधार लीलया ब्रह्मन् सुमूर्तिं सुमनोहराम् । ददर्श पुरतो देवी देवदेवं सनातनम्
dadhāra līlayā brahman sumūrtiṃ sumanoharām | dadarśa purato devī devadevaṃ sanātanam
assumed in sport, O Brahman, a fair and most charming form. The goddess saw before her the eternal God of gods,
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DB 9 24.21
नवीननीरदश्यामं शरत्पङ्कजलोचनम् । कोटिकन्दर्पलीलाभं रत्नभूषणभूषितम्
navīnanīradaśyāmaṃ śaratpaṅkajalocanam | koṭikandarpalīlābhaṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam
(He was) dark as a fresh rain-cloud, with eyes like autumn lotuses, with the grace of ten million Kandarpas, adorned with jewelled ornaments,
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DB 9 24.22
ईषद्धास्यं प्रसन्नास्यं शोभितं पीतवाससम् । तं दृष्ट्वा कामिनी कामं मूर्च्छां सम्प्राप लीलया
īṣaddhāsyaṃ prasannāsyaṃ śobhitaṃ pītavāsasam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā kāminī kāmaṃ mūrcchāṃ samprāpa līlayā
faintly smiling, with a serene face, resplendent, clad in yellow. Seeing him, the passionate woman, out of desire, swooned as if in play.
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DB 9 24.23
पुनश्च चेतनां प्राप्य पुनः सा तमुवाच ह । तुलस्युवाच हे नाथ ते दया नास्ति पाषाणसदृशस्य च
punaśca cetanāṃ prāpya punaḥ sā tamuvāca ha | tulasyuvāca he nātha te dayā nāsti pāṣāṇasadṛśasya ca
And regaining consciousness again, she said to him again: Tulasī said: O lord, you who are like a stone have no compassion.
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DB 9 24.24
छलेन धर्मभङ्गेन मम स्वामी त्वया हतः । पाषाणहृदयस्त्वं हि दयाहीनो यतः प्रभो नारायणनारदसंवादे तुलसीमाहात्म्येन सह शालग्राममहत्त्ववर्णनं नाम चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः
chalena dharmabhaṅgena mama svāmī tvayā hataḥ | pāṣāṇahṛdayastvaṃ hi dayāhīno yataḥ prabho nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde tulasīmāhātmyena saha śālagrāmamahattvavarṇanaṃ nāma caturviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
By deceit, by breaking the law, my husband was slain by you; for you are stone-hearted, since you are devoid of pity, O Lord. [Thus ends] the twenty-fourth chapter, named the Description of the Greatness of the Śālagrāma together with the Glory of Tulasī, in the dialogue of Nārāyaṇa and Nārada.
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DB 9 24.25
तस्मात्पाषाणरूपस्त्वं भवे देव भवाधुना । ये वदन्ति च साधुं त्वां ते भ्रान्ता हि न संशयः
tasmātpāṣāṇarūpastvaṃ bhave deva bhavādhunā | ye vadanti ca sādhuṃ tvāṃ te bhrāntā hi na saṃśayaḥ
Therefore, O god, become now of the form of stone. Those who call you good are indeed deluded, there is no doubt.
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DB 9 24.26
भक्तो विनापराधेन परार्थे च कथं हतः । भृशं रुरोद शोकार्ता विललाप मुहुर्मुहुः
bhakto vināparādhena parārthe ca kathaṃ hataḥ | bhṛśaṃ ruroda śokārtā vilalāpa muhurmuhuḥ
How was a devotee slain, without offence, for the sake of another? Stricken with grief she wept bitterly and lamented again and again.
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DB 9 24.27
ततश्च करुणां दृष्ट्वा करुणारससागरः । नयेन तां बोधयितुमुवाच कमलापतिः
tataśca karuṇāṃ dṛṣṭvā karuṇārasasāgaraḥ | nayena tāṃ bodhayitumuvāca kamalāpatiḥ
And then, seeing (her) pitiable state, the ocean of the essence of compassion, the husband of Kamalā, spoke to enlighten her by (sound) reasoning.
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DB 9 24.28
श्रीभगवानुवाच तपस्त्वया कृतं भद्रे मदर्थे भारते चिरम् । त्वदर्थे शङ्खचूडश्च चकार सुचिरं तपः
śrībhagavānuvāca tapastvayā kṛtaṃ bhadre madarthe bhārate ciram | tvadarthe śaṅkhacūḍaśca cakāra suciraṃ tapaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: Austerity was performed by you for a long time in Bhārata for my sake, O good lady; and for your sake Śaṅkhacūḍa too performed austerity for a very long time.
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DB 9 24.29
कृत्वा त्वां कामिनीं सोऽपि विजहार च तत्क्षणात् । अधुना दातुमुचितं तवैव तपसः फलम्
kṛtvā tvāṃ kāminīṃ so'pi vijahāra ca tatkṣaṇāt | adhunā dātumucitaṃ tavaiva tapasaḥ phalam
And he too, having made you his beloved, enjoyed himself from that very moment; now it is fitting to give you the fruit of your austerity.
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DB 9 24.30
इदं शरीरं त्यक्त्वा च दिव्यदेहं विधाय च । रामे रम मया सार्धं त्वं रमासदृशी भव
idaṃ śarīraṃ tyaktvā ca divyadehaṃ vidhāya ca | rāme rama mayā sārdhaṃ tvaṃ ramāsadṛśī bhava
Giving up this body and assuming a divine body, sport with me in the sports, and be equal to Ramā.
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DB 9 24.31
इयं तनुर्नदीरूपा गण्डकीति च विश्रुता । पूता सुपुण्यदा नॄणां पुण्ये भवतु भारते
iyaṃ tanurnadīrūpā gaṇḍakīti ca viśrutā | pūtā supuṇyadā nṝṇāṃ puṇye bhavatu bhārate
And let this body of yours, in the form of a river, renowned as the Gaṇḍakī, pure and granting great merit to men, be in the holy land of Bhārata.
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DB 9 24.32
तव केशसमूहश्च पुण्यवृक्षो भविष्यति । तुलसीकेशसम्भूता तुलसीति च विश्रुता
tava keśasamūhaśca puṇyavṛkṣo bhaviṣyati | tulasīkeśasambhūtā tulasīti ca viśrutā
And the mass of your hair will become a holy tree, arisen from Tulasī's hair and renowned as Tulasī.
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DB 9 24.33
त्रिषु लोकेषु पुष्पाणां पत्राणां देवपूजने । प्रधानरूपा तुलसी भविष्यति वरानने
triṣu lokeṣu puṣpāṇāṃ patrāṇāṃ devapūjane | pradhānarūpā tulasī bhaviṣyati varānane
In the three worlds, among flowers and leaves in the worship of the gods, Tulasī will be the foremost, O fair-faced one.
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DB 9 24.34
स्वर्गे मर्त्ये च पाताले गोलोके मम सन्निधौ । भव त्वं तुलसी वृक्षवरा पुष्पेषु सुन्दरी
svarge martye ca pātāle goloke mama sannidhau | bhava tvaṃ tulasī vṛkṣavarā puṣpeṣu sundarī
In heaven, on earth, in the netherworld, in Goloka, in my presence—be you, Tulasī, the best of trees, the loveliest among flowers.
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DB 9 24.35
गोलोके विरजातीरे रासे वृन्दावने वने । भाण्डीरे चम्पकवने रम्ये चन्दनकानने
goloke virajātīre rāse vṛndāvane vane | bhāṇḍīre campakavane ramye candanakānane
In Goloka, on the bank of the Virajā, in the rāsa (arena), in the Vṛndāvana wood, in Bhāṇḍīra, in the campaka grove, in the delightful sandal forest,
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DB 9 24.36
माधवीकेतकीकुन्दमालिकामालतीवने । वासस्तेऽत्रैव भवतु पुण्यस्थानेषु पुण्यदः
mādhavīketakīkundamālikāmālatīvane | vāsaste'traiva bhavatu puṇyasthāneṣu puṇyadaḥ
in the wood of mādhavī, ketakī, kunda, mālikā and mālatī—let your dwelling be right there, granting merit in holy places.
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DB 9 24.37
तुलसीतरुमूलेषु पुण्यदेशेषु पुण्यदम् । अधिष्ठानं च तीर्थानां सर्वेषां च भविष्यति
tulasītarumūleṣu puṇyadeśeṣu puṇyadam | adhiṣṭhānaṃ ca tīrthānāṃ sarveṣāṃ ca bhaviṣyati
At the roots of tulasī trees, in holy regions, (your presence will be) merit-granting; and it will be the seat of all the sacred fords.
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DB 9 24.38
तत्रैव सर्वदेवानां ममाधिष्ठानमेव च । तुलसीपत्रपतनप्राप्तये च वरानने
tatraiva sarvadevānāṃ mamādhiṣṭhānameva ca | tulasīpatrapatanaprāptaye ca varānane
There too is the seat of all the gods and indeed my own, so as to obtain the falling of tulasī leaves, O fair-faced one.
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DB 9 24.39
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षितः । तुलसीपत्रतोयेन योऽभिषेकं समाचरेत्
sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥ | tulasīpatratoyena yo'bhiṣekaṃ samācaret
Whoever should perform his ablution with water (mixed) with tulasī leaves is (as good as) bathed in all sacred fords and consecrated in all sacrifices.
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DB 9 24.40
सुधाघटसहस्राणां या तुष्टिस्तु भवेद्धरेः । सा च तुष्टिर्भवेन्नूनं तुलसीपत्रदानतः
sudhāghaṭasahasrāṇāṃ yā tuṣṭistu bhaveddhareḥ | sā ca tuṣṭirbhavennūnaṃ tulasīpatradānataḥ
Whatever satisfaction of Hari would arise from a thousand jars of nectar, that same satisfaction surely arises from the gift of a tulasī leaf.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.41
गवामयुतदानेन यत्फलं तत्फलं भवेत् । तुलसीपत्रदानेन तत्फलं कार्तिके सति
gavāmayutadānena yatphalaṃ tatphalaṃ bhavet | tulasīpatradānena tatphalaṃ kārtike sati
Whatever fruit comes from the gift of ten thousand cows, that same fruit comes from the gift of a tulasī leaf, when it is the month of Kārtika.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.42
तुलसीपत्रतोयं च मृत्युकाले च यो लभेत्। मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोके महीयते
tulasīpatratoyaṃ ca mṛtyukāle ca yo labhet| mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇuloke mahīyate
And whoever obtains tulasī-leaf water at the time of death is freed from all sins and is honoured in Viṣṇu's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.43
नित्यं यस्तुलसीतोयं भुंक्ते भक्त्या च मानवः । लक्षाश्वमेधजं पुण्यं सम्प्राप्नोति स मानवः
nityaṃ yastulasītoyaṃ bhuṃkte bhaktyā ca mānavaḥ | lakṣāśvamedhajaṃ puṇyaṃ samprāpnoti sa mānavaḥ
That man who daily and with devotion consumes tulasī water — that man obtains the merit born of a hundred thousand horse-sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.44
तुलसीं स्वकरे कृत्वा धृत्वा देहे च मानवः । प्राणांस्त्यजति तीर्थेषु विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
tulasīṃ svakare kṛtvā dhṛtvā dehe ca mānavaḥ | prāṇāṃstyajati tīrtheṣu viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
The man who, having placed tulasī in his own hand and worn it on his body, gives up his life-breaths at the sacred fords — he goes to Viṣṇu's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.45
तुलसीकाष्ठनिर्माणमालां गृह्णाति यो नरः । पदे पदेऽश्वमेधस्य लभते निश्चितं फलम्
tulasīkāṣṭhanirmāṇamālāṃ gṛhṇāti yo naraḥ | pade pade'śvamedhasya labhate niścitaṃ phalam
The man who takes up a rosary made of tulasī wood obtains, at every step, assuredly the fruit of a horse-sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.46
तुलसीं स्वकरे कृत्वा स्वीकारं यो न रक्षति । स याति कालसूत्रं च यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
tulasīṃ svakare kṛtvā svīkāraṃ yo na rakṣati | sa yāti kālasūtraṃ ca yāvaccandradivākarau
He who, having taken tulasī in his own hand, does not keep the undertaking (he has assumed) — he goes to (the hell) Kālasūtra for as long as the moon and the sun (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.47
करोति मिथ्याशपथं तुलस्या योऽत्र मानवः । स याति कुम्भीपाकं च यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
karoti mithyāśapathaṃ tulasyā yo'tra mānavaḥ | sa yāti kumbhīpākaṃ ca yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
The man here who makes a false oath by tulasī goes to (the hell) Kumbhīpāka for as long as fourteen Indras (reign).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.48
तुलसीतोयकणिकां मृत्युकाले च यो लभेत् । रत्नयानं समारुह्य वैकुण्ठे प्राप्यते ध्रुवम्
tulasītoyakaṇikāṃ mṛtyukāle ca yo labhet | ratnayānaṃ samāruhya vaikuṇṭhe prāpyate dhruvam
And whoever obtains a drop of tulasī water at the time of death, having mounted a jewelled vehicle, is surely brought to Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.49
पूर्णिमायाममायां च द्वादश्यां रविसंक्रमे । तैलाभ्यङ्गं च कृत्वा च मध्याह्ने निशि सन्ध्ययोः
pūrṇimāyāmamāyāṃ ca dvādaśyāṃ ravisaṃkrame | tailābhyaṅgaṃ ca kṛtvā ca madhyāhne niśi sandhyayoḥ
On the full-moon day, on the new-moon day, on the twelfth, at the sun's passage (into a new sign), and having had an oil-massage, and at midday, at night, and at the two twilights —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.50
अशौचेऽशुचिकाले ये रात्रिवासोऽन्विता नराः । तुलसीं ये विचिन्वन्ति ते छिन्दन्ति हरेः शिरः
aśauce'śucikāle ye rātrivāso'nvitā narāḥ | tulasīṃ ye vicinvanti te chindanti hareḥ śiraḥ
— those men who, during impurity (after a death or birth), at an impure time, or clad in their night-garments, pluck tulasī: they cut off Hari's head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.51
त्रिरात्रं तुलसीपत्रं शुद्धं पर्युषितं सति । श्राद्धे व्रते च दाने च प्रतिष्ठायां सुरार्चने
trirātraṃ tulasīpatraṃ śuddhaṃ paryuṣitaṃ sati | śrāddhe vrate ca dāne ca pratiṣṭhāyāṃ surārcane
A tulasī leaf, though kept three nights, is pure, chaste lady, (even) when stale — in a śrāddha, in a vow, in a gift, in an installation (of an image), and in the worship of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.52
भूगतं तोयपतितं यद्दत्तं विष्णवे सति । शुद्धं च तुलसीपत्रं क्षालनादन्यकर्मणि
bhūgataṃ toyapatitaṃ yaddattaṃ viṣṇave sati | śuddhaṃ ca tulasīpatraṃ kṣālanādanyakarmaṇi
When it has fallen to the ground or into water, if it has (already) been offered to Viṣṇu, chaste lady, the tulasī leaf is pure after washing, for another rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 24.53
वृक्षाधिष्ठातृदेवी या गोलोके च निरामये । कृष्णेन सार्धं नित्यं च नित्यक्रीडां करिष्यसि
vṛkṣādhiṣṭhātṛdevī yā goloke ca nirāmaye | kṛṣṇena sārdhaṃ nityaṃ ca nityakrīḍāṃ kariṣyasi
You who are the goddess presiding over the tree shall, in the flawless Goloka, forever engage in eternal play together with Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.54
नद्यधिष्ठातृदेवी या भारते च सुपुण्यदा । लवणोदस्य सा पत्नी मदंशस्य भविष्यति
nadyadhiṣṭhātṛdevī yā bhārate ca supuṇyadā | lavaṇodasya sā patnī madaṃśasya bhaviṣyati
She who is the goddess presiding over the river, the giver of great merit in Bhārata — she shall become the wife of the Salt Ocean, who is a portion of me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.55
त्वं च स्वयं महासाध्वी वैकुण्ठे मम सन्निधौ । रमासमा च रामा च भविष्यसि न संशयः
tvaṃ ca svayaṃ mahāsādhvī vaikuṇṭhe mama sannidhau | ramāsamā ca rāmā ca bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ
And you yourself, greatly virtuous one, in Vaikuṇṭha in my presence shall become a lovely woman equal to Ramā — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.56
अहं च शैलरूपेण गण्डकीतीरसन्निधौ । अधिष्ठानं करिष्यामि भारते तव शापतः
ahaṃ ca śailarūpeṇa gaṇḍakītīrasannidhau | adhiṣṭhānaṃ kariṣyāmi bhārate tava śāpataḥ
And I, in the form of a rock, near the bank of the Gaṇḍakī in Bhārata, shall take up my station, by reason of your curse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.57
कोटिसंख्यास्तत्र कीटास्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रावरायुधैः । तच्छिलाकुहरे चक्रं करिष्यन्ति मदीयकम्
koṭisaṃkhyāstatra kīṭāstīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrāvarāyudhaiḥ | tacchilākuhare cakraṃ kariṣyanti madīyakam
There worms numbering in the crores, with sharp fangs as their excellent weapons, will fashion my discus in the hollow of that stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.58
एकद्वारं चतुश्चक्रं वनमालाविभूषितम् । नवीननीरदाकारं लक्ष्मीनारायणाभिधम्
ekadvāraṃ catuścakraṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitam | navīnanīradākāraṃ lakṣmīnārāyaṇābhidham
(A stone) with one opening, four discus-marks, adorned with a forest-garland, having the appearance of a fresh rain-cloud, is named Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.59
एकद्वारं चतुश्चक्रं नवीननीरदोपमम् । लक्ष्मीजनार्दनो ज्ञेयो रहितो वनमालया
ekadvāraṃ catuścakraṃ navīnanīradopamam | lakṣmījanārdano jñeyo rahito vanamālayā
With one opening, four discus-marks, resembling a fresh rain-cloud, but devoid of the forest-garland, it is to be known as Lakṣmī-Janārdana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.60
द्वारद्वये चतुश्चक्रं गोष्पदेन विराजितम् । रघुनाथाभिधं ज्ञेयं रहितं वनमालया
dvāradvaye catuścakraṃ goṣpadena virājitam | raghunāthābhidhaṃ jñeyaṃ rahitaṃ vanamālayā
With two openings, four discus-marks, distinguished by a cow's hoof-print, and devoid of the forest-garland, it is to be known by the name Raghunātha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.61
अतिक्षुद्रं द्विचक्रं च नवीनजलदप्रभम् । तद्वामनाभिधं ज्ञेयं रहितं वनमालया
atikṣudraṃ dvicakraṃ ca navīnajaladaprabham | tadvāmanābhidhaṃ jñeyaṃ rahitaṃ vanamālayā
That which is extremely small and has two discs and the sheen of a fresh raincloud is to be known as the Vāmana (stone), lacking a forest-garland.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.62
अतिक्षुद्रं द्विचक्रं च वनमालाविभूषितम् । विज्ञेयं श्रीधरं रूपं श्रीप्रदं गृहिणा सदा
atikṣudraṃ dvicakraṃ ca vanamālāvibhūṣitam | vijñeyaṃ śrīdharaṃ rūpaṃ śrīpradaṃ gṛhiṇā sadā
That which is extremely small, has two discs, and is adorned with a forest-garland is to be recognised as the Śrīdhara form, ever granting prosperity to the householder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.63
स्थूलं च वर्तुलाकारं रहितं वनमालया । द्विचक्रं स्फुटमत्यन्तं ज्ञेयं दामोदराभिधम्
sthūlaṃ ca vartulākāraṃ rahitaṃ vanamālayā | dvicakraṃ sphuṭamatyantaṃ jñeyaṃ dāmodarābhidham
That which is large and round in shape, without a forest-garland, with two discs, and extremely distinct, is to be known as the one named Dāmodara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.64
मध्यमं वर्तुलाकारं द्विचक्रं बाणविक्षतम् । रणरामाभिधं ज्ञेयं शरतूणसमन्वितम्
madhyamaṃ vartulākāraṃ dvicakraṃ bāṇavikṣatam | raṇarāmābhidhaṃ jñeyaṃ śaratūṇasamanvitam
That which is medium-sized, round in shape, with two discs, marked by an arrow, and accompanied by an arrow and quiver, is to be known as the one named Raṇarāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.65
मध्यमं सप्तचक्रञ्च छत्रभूषणभूषितम् । राजराजेश्वरं ज्ञेयं राजसम्पत्प्रदं नृणाम्
madhyamaṃ saptacakrañca chatrabhūṣaṇabhūṣitam | rājarājeśvaraṃ jñeyaṃ rājasampatpradaṃ nṛṇām
That which is medium-sized, has seven discs, and is adorned with the ornament of a parasol, is to be known as Rājarājeśvara, granting royal wealth to men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.66
द्विसप्तचक्रं स्थूलं च नवनीरदसुप्रभम् । अनन्ताख्यं च विज्ञेयं चतुर्वर्गफलप्रदम्
dvisaptacakraṃ sthūlaṃ ca navanīradasuprabham | anantākhyaṃ ca vijñeyaṃ caturvargaphalapradam
That which has fourteen discs, is large, and has the fine lustre of a fresh raincloud, is to be recognised as the one called Ananta, granting the fruit of the four aims.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.67
चक्राकारं द्विचक्रं च सश्रीकं जलदप्रभम् । सगोष्पदं मध्यमं च विज्ञेयं मधुसूदनम्
cakrākāraṃ dvicakraṃ ca saśrīkaṃ jaladaprabham | sagoṣpadaṃ madhyamaṃ ca vijñeyaṃ madhusūdanam
That which is disc-shaped, has two discs, bears the mark of Śrī, has the sheen of a raincloud, has a cow's hoofprint, and is medium-sized, is to be recognised as Madhusūdana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.68
सुदर्शनं चैकचक्रं गुप्तचक्रं गदाधरम् । द्विचक्रं हयवक्त्राभं हयग्रीवं प्रकीर्तितम्
sudarśanaṃ caikacakraṃ guptacakraṃ gadādharam | dvicakraṃ hayavaktrābhaṃ hayagrīvaṃ prakīrtitam
Sudarśana has a single disc; Gadādhara has a hidden disc; that with two discs and the appearance of a horse's face is declared to be Hayagrīva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.69
अतीव विस्तृतास्यं च द्विचक्रं विकटं सति । नरसिंहं सुविज्ञेयं सद्यो वैराग्यदं नृणाम्
atīva vistṛtāsyaṃ ca dvicakraṃ vikaṭaṃ sati | narasiṃhaṃ suvijñeyaṃ sadyo vairāgyadaṃ nṛṇām
And that whose mouth is very wide, with two discs, and misshapen, O good lady, is well known as Narasiṃha, which at once gives men detachment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.70
द्विचक्रं विस्तृतास्यं च वनमालासमन्वितम् । लक्ष्मीनृसिंहं विज्ञेयं गृहिणां च सुखप्रदम्
dvicakraṃ vistṛtāsyaṃ ca vanamālāsamanvitam | lakṣmīnṛsiṃhaṃ vijñeyaṃ gṛhiṇāṃ ca sukhapradam
That with two discs and a wide mouth, accompanied by a forest-garland, is to be recognised as Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha, and it gives happiness to householders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.71
द्वारदेशे द्विचक्रं च सश्रीकं च समं स्फुटम् । वासुदेवं तु विज्ञेयं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
dvāradeśe dvicakraṃ ca saśrīkaṃ ca samaṃ sphuṭam | vāsudevaṃ tu vijñeyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam
That which has two discs at the region of the opening, bears the mark of Śrī, is even and distinct, is to be recognised as Vāsudeva, granting the fruit of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.72
प्रद्युम्नं सूक्ष्मचक्रं च नवीननीरदप्रभम् । सुषिरच्छिद्रबहुलं गृहिणा च सुखप्रदम्
pradyumnaṃ sūkṣmacakraṃ ca navīnanīradaprabham | suṣiracchidrabahulaṃ gṛhiṇā ca sukhapradam
Pradyumna has a fine disc and the lustre of a fresh raincloud, with many hollows and holes, and it gives happiness to the householder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.73
द्वे चक्रे चैकलग्ने च पृष्ठं यत्र तु पुष्कलम् । सङ्कर्षणं सुविज्ञेयं सुखदं गृहिणां सदा
dve cakre caikalagne ca pṛṣṭhaṃ yatra tu puṣkalam | saṅkarṣaṇaṃ suvijñeyaṃ sukhadaṃ gṛhiṇāṃ sadā
Where there are two discs joined into one and the back is full, that is well known as Saṅkarṣaṇa, always giving happiness to householders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.74
अनिरुद्धं तु पीताभं वर्तुलं चातिशोभनम् । सुखप्रदं गृहस्थानां प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः
aniruddhaṃ tu pītābhaṃ vartulaṃ cātiśobhanam | sukhapradaṃ gṛhasthānāṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ
But Aniruddha is yellow-hued, round and very handsome; the wise declare it to give happiness to householders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.75
शालग्रामशिला यत्र तत्र सन्निहितो हरिः । तत्रैव लक्ष्मीर्वसति सर्वतीर्थसमन्विता
śālagrāmaśilā yatra tatra sannihito hariḥ | tatraiva lakṣmīrvasati sarvatīrthasamanvitā
Where there is a śālagrāma stone, there Hari is present; there itself Lakṣmī dwells, together with all the sacred fords.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.76
यानि कानि च पापानि ब्रह्महत्यादिकानि च । तानि सर्वाणि नश्यन्ति शालग्रामशिलार्चनात्
yāni kāni ca pāpāni brahmahatyādikāni ca | tāni sarvāṇi naśyanti śālagrāmaśilārcanāt
Whatever sins there are, beginning with the killing of a brahmin, all of them are destroyed by the worship of a śālagrāma stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.77
छत्राकारे भवेद्राज्यं वर्तुले च महाश्रियः । दुःखञ्च शकटाकारे शूलाग्रे मरणं ध्रुवम्
chatrākāre bhavedrājyaṃ vartule ca mahāśriyaḥ | duḥkhañca śakaṭākāre śūlāgre maraṇaṃ dhruvam
With a parasol shape there will be kingship; with a round one, great riches; with a cart shape, sorrow; with a spike-point, death is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.78
विकृतास्ये च दारिद्र्यं पिङ्गले हानिरेव च । भग्नचक्रे भवेद्व्याधिर्विदीर्णे मरणं ध्रुवम्
vikṛtāsye ca dāridryaṃ piṅgale hānireva ca | bhagnacakre bhavedvyādhirvidīrṇe maraṇaṃ dhruvam
With a deformed mouth, poverty; with a tawny one, loss indeed; with a broken disc there will be disease; with a split one, death is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.79
व्रतं दानं प्रतिष्ठा च श्राद्धं च देवपूजनम् । शालग्रामस्य सान्निध्यात्प्रशस्तं तद्भवेदिति
vrataṃ dānaṃ pratiṣṭhā ca śrāddhaṃ ca devapūjanam | śālagrāmasya sānnidhyātpraśastaṃ tadbhavediti
A vow, a gift, a consecration, a śrāddha, and the worship of gods — such becomes commendable through the presence of a śālagrāma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.80
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षितः । सर्वयज्ञेषु तीर्थेषु व्रतेषु च तपःसु च
sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣitaḥ | sarvayajñeṣu tīrtheṣu vrateṣu ca tapaḥsu ca
He is (as if) bathed in all the sacred fords and consecrated in all sacrifices; in all sacrifices, fords, vows and austerities —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.81
पाठे चतुर्णां वेदानां तपसां करणे सति । तत्पुण्यं लभते नूनं शालग्रामशिलार्चनात्
pāṭhe caturṇāṃ vedānāṃ tapasāṃ karaṇe sati | tatpuṇyaṃ labhate nūnaṃ śālagrāmaśilārcanāt
When there is recitation of the four Vedas and the performance of austerities — that merit one surely obtains from the worship of a Śālagrāma stone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.82
(शालग्रामशिलातोयैर्योऽभिषेकं सदा चरेत् । सर्वदानेषु यत्पुण्यं प्रदक्षिणं भुवो यथा ॥) ॥ शालग्रामशिलातोयं नित्यं भुङ्क्ते च यो नरः । सुरेप्सितं प्रसादं च लभते नात्र संशयः
(śālagrāmaśilātoyairyo'bhiṣekaṃ sadā caret | sarvadāneṣu yatpuṇyaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ bhuvo yathā ||) || śālagrāmaśilātoyaṃ nityaṃ bhuṅkte ca yo naraḥ | surepsitaṃ prasādaṃ ca labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
(Whoever should always perform bathing (of the deity) with the water of a Śālagrāma stone, (gains) whatever merit lies in all gifts, as (in) circumambulating the earth.) And the man who constantly consumes the water of a Śālagrāma stone obtains the prasāda desired by the gods — there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.83
तस्य स्पर्शं च वाञ्छन्ति तीर्थानि निखिलानि च । जीवन्मुक्तो महापूतोऽप्यन्ते याति हरेः पदम्
tasya sparśaṃ ca vāñchanti tīrthāni nikhilāni ca | jīvanmukto mahāpūto'pyante yāti hareḥ padam
And all the sacred fords desire his touch; liberated while living, greatly purified, at the end he goes to the abode of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.84
तत्रैव हरिणा सार्धमसंख्यं प्राकृतं लयम् । यास्यत्येव हि दास्ये च नियुक्तो दास्यकर्मणि
tatraiva hariṇā sārdhamasaṃkhyaṃ prākṛtaṃ layam | yāsyatyeva hi dāsye ca niyukto dāsyakarmaṇi
There indeed, together with Hari, he will go to the countless dissolutions of primal nature, being appointed in servitude, in the work of a servant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.85
यानि कानि च पापानि ब्रह्महत्यासमानि च । तं दृष्ट्वा च पलायन्ते वैनतेयादिवोरगाः
yāni kāni ca pāpāni brahmahatyāsamāni ca | taṃ dṛṣṭvā ca palāyante vainateyādivoragāḥ
Whatever sins there are, even those equal to the killing of a brahmin, flee on seeing him, like snakes (fleeing) from Vainateya (Garuḍa).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.86
तत्पादरजसा देवी सद्यःपूता वसुन्धरा । पुंसां लक्षं तत्पितॄणां निस्तरेत्तस्य जन्मतः
tatpādarajasā devī sadyaḥpūtā vasundharā | puṃsāṃ lakṣaṃ tatpitṝṇāṃ nistarettasya janmataḥ
By the dust of his feet the goddess Earth is at once purified; a hundred thousand men among his ancestors are carried across by his birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.87
शालग्रामशिलातोयं मृत्युकाले च यो लभेत् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
śālagrāmaśilātoyaṃ mṛtyukāle ca yo labhet | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
And whoever obtains the water of a Śālagrāma stone at the hour of death, freed from all sins, he goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.88
निर्वाणमुक्तिं लभते कर्मभोगात्प्रमुच्यते । विष्णोः पदे प्रलीनश्च भविष्यति न संशयः
nirvāṇamuktiṃ labhate karmabhogātpramucyate | viṣṇoḥ pade pralīnaśca bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
He attains the liberation of nirvāṇa, he is released from the enjoyment of (the fruits of) action, and he will become merged in the abode of Viṣṇu — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.89
शालग्रामशिलां धृत्वा मिथ्यावाक्यं वदेत्तु यः । स याति कुम्भीपाके च यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो वयः
śālagrāmaśilāṃ dhṛtvā mithyāvākyaṃ vadettu yaḥ | sa yāti kumbhīpāke ca yāvadvai brahmaṇo vayaḥ
But whoever, holding a Śālagrāma stone, speaks a false word, he goes to (the hell) Kumbhīpāka for as long as the lifespan of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.90
शालग्रामशिलां धृत्वा स्वीकारं यो न पालयेत् । स प्रयात्यसिपत्रं च लक्षमन्वन्तरावधि
śālagrāmaśilāṃ dhṛtvā svīkāraṃ yo na pālayet | sa prayātyasipatraṃ ca lakṣamanvantarāvadhi
Whoever, holding a Śālagrāma stone, does not keep to what he has accepted, he goes to (the hell) Asipatra for a hundred thousand manvantaras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.91
तुलसीपत्रविच्छेदं शालग्रामे करोति यः । तस्य जन्मान्तरे कान्ते स्त्रीविच्छेदो भविष्यति
tulasīpatravicchedaṃ śālagrāme karoti yaḥ | tasya janmāntare kānte strīvicchedo bhaviṣyati
Whoever cuts off a tulasī leaf upon a Śālagrāma — for him, O beloved, in another birth there will be separation from his wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.92
तुलसीपत्रविच्छेदं शङ्खे यो हि करोति च । भार्याहीनो भवेत्सोऽपि रोगी च सप्तजन्मसु
tulasīpatravicchedaṃ śaṅkhe yo hi karoti ca | bhāryāhīno bhavetso'pi rogī ca saptajanmasu
And whoever cuts off a tulasī leaf upon a conch, he too becomes wifeless and diseased for seven births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.93
शालग्रामं च तुलसीं शङ्खं चैकत्र एव च । यो रक्षति महाज्ञानी स भवेच्छ्रीहरेः प्रियः
śālagrāmaṃ ca tulasīṃ śaṅkhaṃ caikatra eva ca | yo rakṣati mahājñānī sa bhavecchrīhareḥ priyaḥ
And whoever, greatly wise, keeps the Śālagrāma, the tulasī and the conch together in one place, he becomes dear to Śrī Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.94
सकृदेव हि यो यस्यां वीर्याधानं करोति च । तद्विच्छेदे तस्य दुःखं भवेदेव परस्परम्
sakṛdeva hi yo yasyāṃ vīryādhānaṃ karoti ca | tadvicchede tasya duḥkhaṃ bhavedeva parasparam
Indeed, when a man has placed his seed in a woman even once, at their separation there will surely be grief for each of them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.95
त्वं प्रिया शङ्खचूडस्य चैकमन्वन्तरावधि । शङ्खेन सार्धं त्वद्भेदः केवलं दुःखदस्तथा
tvaṃ priyā śaṅkhacūḍasya caikamanvantarāvadhi | śaṅkhena sārdhaṃ tvadbhedaḥ kevalaṃ duḥkhadastathā
You are the beloved of Śaṅkhacūḍa for the term of one manvantara; and thus your separation from the conch is only a giver of grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.96
इत्युक्त्वा श्रीहरिस्तां च विरराम च नारद । सा च देहं परित्यज्य दिव्यरूपं विधाय च
ityuktvā śrīharistāṃ ca virarāma ca nārada | sā ca dehaṃ parityajya divyarūpaṃ vidhāya ca
Having said this to her, Śrī Hari fell silent, O Nārada; and she, abandoning her body and assuming a divine form,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.97
यथा श्रीश्च तथा सा चाप्युवास हरिवक्षसि । स जगाम तया सार्धं वैकुण्ठं कमलापतिः
yathā śrīśca tathā sā cāpyuvāsa harivakṣasi | sa jagāma tayā sārdhaṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ kamalāpatiḥ
as Śrī does, so she too dwelt upon Hari's chest; and he, the lord of Kamalā, went with her to Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.98
लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती गङ्गा तुलसी चापि नारद । हरेः प्रियाश्चतस्रश्च बभूवुरीश्वरस्य च
lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī gaṅgā tulasī cāpi nārada | hareḥ priyāścatasraśca babhūvurīśvarasya ca
Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Gaṅgā and also Tulasī, O Nārada — these four became the beloveds of Hari, the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.99
सद्यस्तद्देहजाता च बभूव गण्डकी नदी । ईश्वरः सोऽपि शैलश्च तत्तीरे पुण्यदो नृणाम्
sadyastaddehajātā ca babhūva gaṇḍakī nadī | īśvaraḥ so'pi śailaśca tattīre puṇyado nṛṇām
And at once, born from her body, she became the river Gaṇḍakī; and he, the Lord, (became) a mountain on its bank, a giver of merit to men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.100
कुर्वन्ति तत्र कीटाश्च शिलां बहुविधां मुने । जले पतन्ति या याश्च फलदास्ताश्च निश्चितम्
kurvanti tatra kīṭāśca śilāṃ bahuvidhāṃ mune | jale patanti yā yāśca phaladāstāśca niścitam
There, O sage, worms make stones of many kinds; and whichever of them fall into the water, those are certainly bestowers of fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 24.101
स्थलस्थाः पिङ्गला ज्ञेयाश्चोपतापाद्रवेरिति । इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि
sthalasthāḥ piṅgalā jñeyāścopatāpādraveriti | ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi
Those (creatures) that dwell on dry land are to be known as tawny, because of the sun's scorching heat. Thus all has been told; what more do you wish to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain