Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 30
DB 9 30.1
यमेन कर्मविपाककथनम् सावित्र्युवाच प्रयान्ति स्वर्गमन्यं च येनैव कर्मणा यम । मानवाः पुण्यवन्तश्च तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
yamena karmavipākakathanam sāvitryuvāca prayānti svargamanyaṃ ca yenaiva karmaṇā yama | mānavāḥ puṇyavantaśca tanme vyākhyātumarhasi
The telling of the ripening of karma by Yama. Sāvitrī said: By what karma, Yama, do meritorious men go to heaven and to the other (worlds)? That you should explain to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.2
धर्मराज उवाच अन्नदानं च विप्राय यः करोति च भारते । अन्नप्रमाणवर्षं च शिवलोके महीयते
dharmarāja uvāca annadānaṃ ca viprāya yaḥ karoti ca bhārate | annapramāṇavarṣaṃ ca śivaloke mahīyate
The King of Dharma said: He who makes a gift of food to a brāhmaṇa in Bhārata is honoured in Śiva's world for as many years as the measure of the food.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.3
अन्नदानं महादानमन्येभ्योऽपि करोति यः । अन्नदानप्रमाणं च शिवलोके महीयते
annadānaṃ mahādānamanyebhyo'pi karoti yaḥ | annadānapramāṇaṃ ca śivaloke mahīyate
Whoever makes the great gift of food to others as well — for a measure of years equal to (the measure of) the food-gift he is honored in Śiva's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.4
अन्नदानात्परं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति । नात्र पात्रपरीक्षा स्यान्न कालनियमः क्वचित्
annadānātparaṃ dānaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati | nātra pātraparīkṣā syānna kālaniyamaḥ kvacit
There has never been, nor will there be, a gift greater than the gift of food; in this case there is no examination of the recipient's worthiness, nor is there any restriction of time anywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.5
देवेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो वा ददाति चासनं यदि । महीयते विष्णुलोके वर्षाणामयुतं सति
devebhyo brāhmaṇebhyo vā dadāti cāsanaṃ yadi | mahīyate viṣṇuloke varṣāṇāmayutaṃ sati
If one gives a seat to the gods or to brahmins, he is honored in Viṣṇu's world for ten thousand years, O virtuous lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.6
यो ददाति च विप्राय दिव्यां धेनुं पयस्विनीम् । तल्लोममानवर्षं च विष्णुलोके महीयते
yo dadāti ca viprāya divyāṃ dhenuṃ payasvinīm | tallomamānavarṣaṃ ca viṣṇuloke mahīyate
And he who gives to a brahmin a divine, milk-yielding cow is honored in Viṣṇu's world for as many years as that (cow) has hairs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.7
चतुर्गुणं पुण्यदिने तीर्थे शतगुणं फलम् । दानं नारायणक्षेत्रं फलं कोटिगुणं भवेत्
caturguṇaṃ puṇyadine tīrthe śataguṇaṃ phalam | dānaṃ nārāyaṇakṣetraṃ phalaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet
On a holy day the fruit is fourfold, at a sacred ford a hundredfold; a gift (given) in the field of Nārāyaṇa becomes fruit tenfold ten million.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 30.8
गां यो ददाति विप्राय भारते भक्तिपूर्वकम् । वर्षाणामयुतं चैव चन्द्रलोके महीयते
gāṃ yo dadāti viprāya bhārate bhaktipūrvakam | varṣāṇāmayutaṃ caiva candraloke mahīyate
He who with devotion gives a cow to a brahmin in Bhārata is honored in the moon's world for ten thousand years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.9
यश्चोभयमुखीदानं करोति ब्राह्मणाय च । तल्लोममानवर्षं च विष्णुलोके महीयते
yaścobhayamukhīdānaṃ karoti brāhmaṇāya ca | tallomamānavarṣaṃ ca viṣṇuloke mahīyate
And he who makes the gift of an ubhayamukhī (a cow in the act of calving) to a brahmin is honored in Viṣṇu's world for as many years as that (cow) has hairs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.10
यो ददाति ब्राह्मणाय श्वेतच्छत्रं मनोहरम् । वर्षाणामयुतं सोऽपि मोदते वरुणालये
yo dadāti brāhmaṇāya śvetacchatraṃ manoharam | varṣāṇāmayutaṃ so'pi modate varuṇālaye
He who gives a brahmin a lovely white parasol also rejoices in Varuṇa's abode for ten thousand years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.11
विप्राय पीडिताङ्गाय वस्त्रयुग्मं ददाति च । महीयते वायुलोके वर्षाणामयुतं सति
viprāya pīḍitāṅgāya vastrayugmaṃ dadāti ca | mahīyate vāyuloke varṣāṇāmayutaṃ sati
And (he who) gives a pair of garments to a brahmin whose body is afflicted is honored in the wind's world for ten thousand years, O virtuous lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.12
यो ददाति ब्राह्मणाय शालग्रामं सवस्त्रकम् । महीयते स वैकुण्ठे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
yo dadāti brāhmaṇāya śālagrāmaṃ savastrakam | mahīyate sa vaikuṇṭhe yāvaccandradivākarau
He who gives a brahmin a śālagrāma (stone) together with a cloth is honored in Vaikuṇṭha as long as the moon and the sun (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.13
यो ददाति ब्राह्मणाय दिव्यां शय्यां मनोहराम् । महीयते चन्द्रलोके यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
yo dadāti brāhmaṇāya divyāṃ śayyāṃ manoharām | mahīyate candraloke yāvaccandradivākarau
He who gives a brahmin a divine, lovely bed is honored in the moon's world as long as the moon and the sun (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.14
यो ददाति प्रदीपं च देवेभ्यो ब्राह्मणाय च । यावन्मन्वन्तरं सोऽपि वह्निलोके महीयते
yo dadāti pradīpaṃ ca devebhyo brāhmaṇāya ca | yāvanmanvantaraṃ so'pi vahniloke mahīyate
And he who gives a lamp to the gods and to a brahmin is honored in the world of fire for a whole manvantara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.15
करोति गजदानं च यदि विप्राय भारते । यावदिन्द्रो नरस्तावदिन्द्रस्यार्धासने वसेत्
karoti gajadānaṃ ca yadi viprāya bhārate | yāvadindro narastāvadindrasyārdhāsane vaset
And if a man makes the gift of an elephant to a brahmin in Bhārata, he dwells on half of Indra's seat for as long as Indra (lasts).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.16
भारते योऽश्वदानं च करोति ब्राह्मणाय च । मोदते वारुणे लोके यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
bhārate yo'śvadānaṃ ca karoti brāhmaṇāya ca | modate vāruṇe loke yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
And he who in Bhārata makes the gift of a horse to a brahmin rejoices in Varuṇa's world for as long as fourteen Indras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.17
प्रकृष्टां शिबिकां यो हि ददाति ब्राह्मणाय च । मोदते वारुणे लोके यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
prakṛṣṭāṃ śibikāṃ yo hi dadāti brāhmaṇāya ca | modate vāruṇe loke yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
And he who indeed gives an excellent palanquin to a brahmin rejoices in Varuṇa's world for as long as fourteen Indras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.18
प्रकृष्टां वाटिका यो हि ददाति ब्राह्मणाय च । महीयते वायुलोके यावन्मन्वन्तरं सति
prakṛṣṭāṃ vāṭikā yo hi dadāti brāhmaṇāya ca | mahīyate vāyuloke yāvanmanvantaraṃ sati
And he who indeed gives an excellent garden to a brahmin is honored in the wind's world for a whole manvantara, O virtuous lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.19
यो ददाति च विप्राय व्यजनं श्वेतचामरम् । महीयते वायुलोके वर्षाणामयुतं ध्रुवम्
yo dadāti ca viprāya vyajanaṃ śvetacāmaram | mahīyate vāyuloke varṣāṇāmayutaṃ dhruvam
And he who gives to a brahmin a fan (and) a white yak-tail whisk is surely honored in the wind's world for ten thousand years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.20
धान्यं रत्नं यो ददाति चिरञ्जीवी भवेत्सुधीः । दाता ग्रहीता तौ द्वौ च ध्रुवं वैकुण्ठगामिनौ
dhānyaṃ ratnaṃ yo dadāti cirañjīvī bhavetsudhīḥ | dātā grahītā tau dvau ca dhruvaṃ vaikuṇṭhagāminau
The wise man who gives grain (or) a jewel becomes long-lived; both of them, the giver and the receiver, certainly go to Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.21
सततं श्रीहरेर्नाम भारते यो जपेन्नरः । स एव चिरजीवी च ततो मृत्युः पलायते
satataṃ śrīharernāma bhārate yo japennaraḥ | sa eva cirajīvī ca tato mṛtyuḥ palāyate
The man who in Bhārata constantly recites the name of Śrī Hari — he indeed is long-lived, and death flees from him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.22
यो नरो भारते वर्षे दोलनं कारयेत्सुधीः । पूर्णिमारजनीशेषे जीवन्मुक्तो भवेन्नरः
yo naro bhārate varṣe dolanaṃ kārayetsudhīḥ | pūrṇimārajanīśeṣe jīvanmukto bhavennaraḥ
The wise man who in the land of Bhārata has the swinging (festival) performed at the close of the full-moon night becomes liberated while living.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.23
इहलोके सुखं भुक्त्वा यात्यन्ते विष्णुमन्दिरम् । निश्चितं निवसेत्तत्र शतमन्वन्तरावधि
ihaloke sukhaṃ bhuktvā yātyante viṣṇumandiram | niścitaṃ nivasettatra śatamanvantarāvadhi
Having enjoyed pleasure in this world, at the end (of life) he goes to Viṣṇu's temple (abode); certainly he dwells there for a hundred manvantaras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.24
फलमुत्तरफल्गुन्यां ततोऽपि द्विगुणं भवेत् । कल्पान्तजीवी स भवेदित्याह कमलोद्भवः
phalamuttaraphalgunyāṃ tato'pi dviguṇaṃ bhavet | kalpāntajīvī sa bhavedityāha kamalodbhavaḥ
(Done) on the Uttara-phalgunī (lunar day/asterism) the fruit becomes twice as much as that; he becomes one who lives until the end of the kalpa — so said the lotus-born (Brahmā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.25
तिलदानं ब्राह्मणाय यः करोति च भारते । तिलप्रमाणवर्षं च मोदते शिवमन्दिरे
tiladānaṃ brāhmaṇāya yaḥ karoti ca bhārate | tilapramāṇavarṣaṃ ca modate śivamandire
And whoever makes a gift of sesame to a brahmin in Bhārata rejoices in Śiva's abode for as many years as there are sesame seeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.26
ततः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य चिरञ्जीवी भवेत्सुखी । ताम्रपात्रस्य दानेन द्विगुणं च फलं लभेत्
tataḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya cirañjīvī bhavetsukhī | tāmrapātrasya dānena dviguṇaṃ ca phalaṃ labhet
Then, having obtained a good birth, he becomes long-lived and happy; and by the gift of a copper vessel he obtains twice the fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.27
सालंकृतां च भोग्यां च सवस्त्रां सुन्दरीं प्रियाम् । यो ददाति ब्राह्मणाय भारते च पतिव्रताम्
sālaṃkṛtāṃ ca bhogyāṃ ca savastrāṃ sundarīṃ priyām | yo dadāti brāhmaṇāya bhārate ca pativratām
And whoever, in Bhārata, gives to a brahmin a beloved beautiful woman, adorned, enjoyable, clothed, and devoted to her husband —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.28
महीयते चन्द्रलोके यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश । तत्र स्वर्वेश्यया सार्धं मोदते च दिवानिशम्
mahīyate candraloke yāvadindrāścaturdaśa | tatra svarveśyayā sārdhaṃ modate ca divāniśam
— he is honoured in the lunar world for as long as fourteen Indras (endure); there, together with a celestial courtesan, he rejoices day and night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.29
ततो गन्धर्वलोके च वर्षाणामयुतं ध्रुवम् । दिवानिशं कौतुकेन चोर्वश्या सह मोदते
tato gandharvaloke ca varṣāṇāmayutaṃ dhruvam | divāniśaṃ kautukena corvaśyā saha modate
Then in the world of the gandharvas, for ten thousand years assuredly, he rejoices day and night with delight together with Urvaśī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.30
ततो जन्मसहस्रं च प्राप्नोति सुन्दरीं प्रियाम् । सतीं सौभाग्ययुक्तां च कोमलां प्रियवादिनीम् नवमस्कन्धे यमेन कर्मविपाककथनं नाम त्रिंशोऽध्यायः
tato janmasahasraṃ ca prāpnoti sundarīṃ priyām | satīṃ saubhāgyayuktāṃ ca komalāṃ priyavādinīm navamaskandhe yamena karmavipākakathanaṃ nāma triṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Then for a thousand births he obtains a beautiful beloved wife, chaste, endowed with good fortune, tender, and sweet of speech. [In the Ninth Book, the thirtieth chapter, called "Yama's Account of the Ripening of Deeds."]
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.31
प्रददाति फलं चारु ब्राह्मणाय च यो नरः । फलप्रमाणवर्षं च शक्रलोके महीयते
pradadāti phalaṃ cāru brāhmaṇāya ca yo naraḥ | phalapramāṇavarṣaṃ ca śakraloke mahīyate
And the man who gives a fine fruit to a brahmin is honoured in Indra's world for as many years as (the seeds in?) the fruit's measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.32
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य लभते सुतमुत्तमम् । सफलानां च वृक्षाणां सहस्रं च प्रशंसितम्
punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya labhate sutamuttamam | saphalānāṃ ca vṛkṣāṇāṃ sahasraṃ ca praśaṃsitam
Again, having obtained a good birth, he gains an excellent son; and (giving) a thousand fruit-bearing trees is praised.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 30.33
केवलं फलदानं वा ब्राह्मणाय ददाति च । सुचिरं स्वर्गवासं च कृत्वा याति च भारते
kevalaṃ phaladānaṃ vā brāhmaṇāya dadāti ca | suciraṃ svargavāsaṃ ca kṛtvā yāti ca bhārate
Or (if) he gives merely a gift of fruit to a brahmin, having made a very long stay in heaven he goes (to be born) in Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.34
नानाद्रव्यसमायुक्तं नानासस्यसमन्वितम् । ददाति यश्च विप्राय भारते विपुलं गृहम्
nānādravyasamāyuktaṃ nānāsasyasamanvitam | dadāti yaśca viprāya bhārate vipulaṃ gṛham
And whoever gives to a brahmin in Bhārata a spacious house furnished with various goods and provided with various grains —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.35
सुरलोके वसेत्सोऽपि यावन्मन्वन्तरं शतम् । ततः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य स महाधनवान्भवेत्
suraloke vasetso'pi yāvanmanvantaraṃ śatam | tataḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya sa mahādhanavānbhavet
— he too dwells in the world of the gods for as long as a hundred manvantaras; then, having obtained a good birth, he becomes very wealthy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.36
यो नरः सस्यसंयुक्तां भूमिं च रुचिरां सति । ददाति भक्त्या विप्राय पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते
yo naraḥ sasyasaṃyuktāṃ bhūmiṃ ca rucirāṃ sati | dadāti bhaktyā viprāya puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate
O virtuous lady, the man who with devotion gives to a brahmin lovely land furnished with crops, in a holy place in Bhārata —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.37
महीयते च वैकुण्ठे मन्वन्तरशतं ध्रुवम् । पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य महांश्च भूमिपो भवेत्
mahīyate ca vaikuṇṭhe manvantaraśataṃ dhruvam | punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya mahāṃśca bhūmipo bhavet
— he is honoured in Vaikuṇṭha for a hundred manvantaras, assuredly; and again, having obtained a good birth, he becomes a great lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.38
तं न त्यजति भूमिश्च जन्मनां शतकं परम् । श्रीमांश्च धनवांश्चैव पुत्रवांश्च प्रजेश्वरः
taṃ na tyajati bhūmiśca janmanāṃ śatakaṃ param | śrīmāṃśca dhanavāṃścaiva putravāṃśca prajeśvaraḥ
And the earth does not abandon him for a full hundred births; (he is) glorious, wealthy, possessed of sons, and a ruler of subjects.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.39
यो व्रजं च प्रकृष्टं च ग्रामं दद्याद् द्विजाय च । लक्षमन्वन्तरं चैव वैकुण्ठे स महीयते
yo vrajaṃ ca prakṛṣṭaṃ ca grāmaṃ dadyād dvijāya ca | lakṣamanvantaraṃ caiva vaikuṇṭhe sa mahīyate
Whoever would give to a twice-born a cattle-station and an excellent village, he is honoured in Vaikuṇṭha for a hundred thousand manvantaras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.40
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य ग्रामलक्षसमन्वितम् । न जहाति च तं पृथ्वी जन्मनां लक्षमेव च
punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya grāmalakṣasamanvitam | na jahāti ca taṃ pṛthvī janmanāṃ lakṣameva ca
Again, having obtained a good birth, (he is born) possessed of a hundred thousand villages; and the earth does not forsake him for a hundred thousand births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.41
सुप्रजं च प्रकृष्टं च पक्वसस्यसमन्वितम् । नानापुष्करिणीवृक्षफलवल्लीसमन्वितम्
suprajaṃ ca prakṛṣṭaṃ ca pakvasasyasamanvitam | nānāpuṣkariṇīvṛkṣaphalavallīsamanvitam
(A city) with good inhabitants, excellent, provided with ripened crops, furnished with various lotus-ponds, trees, fruits and creepers —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.42
नगरं यश्च विप्राय ददाति भारते भुवि । महीयते स कैलासे दशलक्षेन्द्रकालकम्
nagaraṃ yaśca viprāya dadāti bhārate bhuvi | mahīyate sa kailāse daśalakṣendrakālakam
— whoever gives such a city to a brahmin on the soil of Bhārata is honoured in Kailāsa for the time of a million Indras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.43
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य राजेन्द्रो भारते भवेत् । नगराणां च नियुतं स लभेन्नात्र संशयः
punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya rājendro bhārate bhavet | nagarāṇāṃ ca niyutaṃ sa labhennātra saṃśayaḥ
Again attaining a good birth, he becomes a lord of kings in Bhārata, and he obtains a hundred thousand cities — there is no doubt of this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.44
धरा तं न जहात्येव जन्मनामयुतं ध्रुवम् । परमैश्वर्यनियुतो भवेदेव महीतले
dharā taṃ na jahātyeva janmanāmayutaṃ dhruvam | paramaiśvaryaniyuto bhavedeva mahītale
The earth does not abandon him for a myriad of births, assuredly; on the surface of the earth he becomes endowed with supreme lordship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.45
नगराणां च शतकं देशं यो हि द्विजातये । सुप्रकृष्टं मध्यकृष्टं प्रजायुक्तं ददाति च
nagarāṇāṃ ca śatakaṃ deśaṃ yo hi dvijātaye | suprakṛṣṭaṃ madhyakṛṣṭaṃ prajāyuktaṃ dadāti ca
And he who gives to a twice-born a hundred cities and a district — well-ploughed, moderately ploughed, and populated with subjects —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.46
वापीतडागसंयुक्तं नानावृक्षसमन्वितम् । महीयते स वैकुण्ठे कोटिमन्वन्तरावधि
vāpītaḍāgasaṃyuktaṃ nānāvṛkṣasamanvitam | mahīyate sa vaikuṇṭhe koṭimanvantarāvadhi
(a district) furnished with wells and tanks and provided with various trees: he is honoured in Vaikuṇṭha for ten million manvantaras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.47
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य जम्बुद्वीपपतिर्भवेत् । परमैश्वर्यसंयुक्तो यथा शक्रस्तथा भुवि
punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya jambudvīpapatirbhavet | paramaiśvaryasaṃyukto yathā śakrastathā bhuvi
Again attaining a good birth, he becomes lord of Jambudvīpa, endowed with supreme lordship on earth, just as Śakra (is in heaven).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.48
मही तं न जहात्येव जन्मनां कोटिमेव च । कल्पान्तजीवी स भवेद्राजराजेश्वरो महान्
mahī taṃ na jahātyeva janmanāṃ koṭimeva ca | kalpāntajīvī sa bhavedrājarājeśvaro mahān
The earth does not abandon him for ten million births; he lives until the end of the kalpa and becomes a great sovereign over kings of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.49
स्वाधिकारं समग्रं च यो ददाति द्विजातये । चतुर्गुणं फलं चान्ते भवेत्तस्य न संशयः
svādhikāraṃ samagraṃ ca yo dadāti dvijātaye | caturguṇaṃ phalaṃ cānte bhavettasya na saṃśayaḥ
And he who gives his whole domain to a twice-born — for him at the end there is fourfold fruit, there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.50
जम्बुद्वीपं यो ददाति ब्राह्मणाय तपस्विने । फलं शतगुणं चान्ते भवेत्तस्य न संशयः
jambudvīpaṃ yo dadāti brāhmaṇāya tapasvine | phalaṃ śataguṇaṃ cānte bhavettasya na saṃśayaḥ
He who gives Jambudvīpa to an ascetic brahmin — for him at the end the fruit is a hundredfold, there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.51
जम्बुद्वीपमहीदातुः सर्वतीर्थानि सेवितुः । सर्वेषां तपसां कर्तुः सर्वेषां वासकारिणः
jambudvīpamahīdātuḥ sarvatīrthāni sevituḥ | sarveṣāṃ tapasāṃ kartuḥ sarveṣāṃ vāsakāriṇaḥ
For the giver of the land of Jambudvīpa, for the one who frequents all sacred fords, for the performer of all austerities, for the one who provides dwellings for all,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.52
सर्वदानप्रदातुश्च सर्वसिद्धेश्वरस्य च । अस्त्येव पुनरावृत्तिर्न भक्तस्य महेशितुः
sarvadānapradātuśca sarvasiddheśvarasya ca | astyeva punarāvṛttirna bhaktasya maheśituḥ
and for the giver of all gifts, and for the lord of all attainments, there is indeed a return again; but not for the devotee of the Great Ruler.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.53
असंख्यब्रह्मणां पातं पश्यन्ति भुवनेशितुः । निवसन्ति मणिद्वीपे श्रीदेव्याः परमे पदे
asaṃkhyabrahmaṇāṃ pātaṃ paśyanti bhuvaneśituḥ | nivasanti maṇidvīpe śrīdevyāḥ parame pade
They behold the falling away of countless Brahmās, (devotees) of the Lord of the worlds; they dwell in Maṇidvīpa, in the supreme abode of Śrī Devī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.54
देवीमन्त्रोपासकाश्च विहाय मानवीं तनुम् । विभूतिं दिव्यरूपं च जन्ममृत्युजराहरम्
devīmantropāsakāśca vihāya mānavīṃ tanum | vibhūtiṃ divyarūpaṃ ca janmamṛtyujarāharam
And the worshippers of the Devī's mantra, abandoning the human body, (obtain) power and a divine form that removes birth, death, and old age;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.55
लब्ध्वा देव्याश्च सारूप्यं देवीसेवां च कुर्वते । पश्यन्ति ते मणिद्वीपे सखण्डं लोकसंक्षयम्
labdhvā devyāśca sārūpyaṃ devīsevāṃ ca kurvate | paśyanti te maṇidvīpe sakhaṇḍaṃ lokasaṃkṣayam
and having obtained a form like the Devī's, they perform service to the Devī; in Maṇidvīpa they behold the destruction of the worlds together with their divisions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.56
नश्यन्ति देवाः सिद्धाश्च विश्वानि निखिलानि च । देवीभक्ता न नश्यन्ति जन्ममृत्युजराहराः
naśyanti devāḥ siddhāśca viśvāni nikhilāni ca | devībhaktā na naśyanti janmamṛtyujarāharāḥ
Gods and siddhas perish, and all the universes too; the Devī's devotees do not perish, being freed from birth, death, and old age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.57
कार्तिके तुलसीदानं करोति हरये च यः । युगत्रयप्रमाणं च मोदते हरिमन्दिरे
kārtike tulasīdānaṃ karoti haraye ca yaḥ | yugatrayapramāṇaṃ ca modate harimandire
And he who makes a gift of tulasī to Hari in the month of Kārtika rejoices in Hari's abode for the measure of three yugas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.58
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य हरिभक्तिं लभेद् ध्रुवम् । जितेन्द्रियाणां प्रवरः स भवेद्भारते भुवि
punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya haribhaktiṃ labhed dhruvam | jitendriyāṇāṃ pravaraḥ sa bhavedbhārate bhuvi
Again attaining a good birth, he surely obtains devotion to Hari, and he becomes foremost among those who have conquered the senses in the land of Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.59
मध्ये यः स्नाति गङ्गायामरुणोदयकालतः । युगषष्टिसहस्राणि मोदते हरिमन्दिरे
madhye yaḥ snāti gaṅgāyāmaruṇodayakālataḥ | yugaṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi modate harimandire
He who bathes in the Gaṅgā in the middle (of the river) at the time of dawn's reddening rejoices in Hari's abode for sixty thousand yugas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.60
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य विष्णुमन्त्रं लभेद् ध्रुवम् । त्यक्त्वा च मानुषं देहं पुनर्याति हरेः पदम्
punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya viṣṇumantraṃ labhed dhruvam | tyaktvā ca mānuṣaṃ dehaṃ punaryāti hareḥ padam
Again attaining a good birth, he surely obtains the mantra of Viṣṇu, and having left the human body he goes again to Hari's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.61
नास्ति तत्पुनरावृत्तिर्वैकुण्ठाच्च महीतले । करोति हरिदास्यं च तथा सारूप्यमेव च
nāsti tatpunarāvṛttirvaikuṇṭhācca mahītale | karoti haridāsyaṃ ca tathā sārūpyameva ca
For him there is no returning again from Vaikuṇṭha to the earth; he performs service to Hari and likewise has a form like his.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.62
नित्यस्नायी च गङ्गायां स पूतः सूर्यवद्भुवि । पदे पदेऽश्वमेधस्य लभते निश्चितं फलम्
nityasnāyī ca gaṅgāyāṃ sa pūtaḥ sūryavadbhuvi | pade pade'śvamedhasya labhate niścitaṃ phalam
And one who bathes daily in the Gaṅgā is purified, like the sun on earth; at every step he certainly obtains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.63
तस्यैव पादरजसा सद्यःपूता वसुन्धरा । मोदते स च वैकुण्ठे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
tasyaiva pādarajasā sadyaḥpūtā vasundharā | modate sa ca vaikuṇṭhe yāvaccandradivākarau
By the very dust of his feet the earth is instantly purified; and he rejoices in Vaikuṇṭha as long as the moon and the sun (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.64
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य हरिभक्तिं लभेद् ध्रुवम् । जीवन्मुक्तोऽतितेजस्वी तपस्विप्रवरो भवेत्
punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya haribhaktiṃ labhed dhruvam | jīvanmukto'titejasvī tapasvipravaro bhavet
Attaining a good birth again, he surely obtains devotion to Hari; liberated while living, exceedingly brilliant, he becomes the foremost of ascetics.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.65
स्वधर्मनिरतः शुद्धो विद्वांश्च स जितेन्द्रियः । मीनकर्कटयोर्मध्ये गाढं तपति भास्करः
svadharmanirataḥ śuddho vidvāṃśca sa jitendriyaḥ | mīnakarkaṭayormadhye gāḍhaṃ tapati bhāskaraḥ
(He becomes) devoted to his own duty, pure, learned, and with senses subdued. Between (the sun's station in) Pisces and Cancer the sun burns fiercely.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.66
भारते यो ददात्येव जलमेव सुवासितम् । स मोदते च कैलासे यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
bhārate yo dadātyeva jalameva suvāsitam | sa modate ca kailāse yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
Whoever in Bhārata gives just water, well perfumed, he rejoices in Kailāsa for (the span of) fourteen Indras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.67
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य रूपवांश्च सुखी भवेत् । शिवभक्तश्च तेजस्वी वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya rūpavāṃśca sukhī bhavet | śivabhaktaśca tejasvī vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
Attaining a good birth again, he becomes handsome and happy, a devotee of Śiva, brilliant, and one who has mastered the Vedas and the ancillary Vedic sciences.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.68
वैशाखे सक्तुदानं च यः करोति द्विजातये । सक्तुरेणुप्रमाणाब्दं मोदते शिवमन्दिरे
vaiśākhe saktudānaṃ ca yaḥ karoti dvijātaye | saktureṇupramāṇābdaṃ modate śivamandire
And whoever in (the month of) Vaiśākha makes a gift of barley-meal to a twice-born, he rejoices in Śiva's house for as many years as there are grains of the meal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.69
करोति भारते यो हि कृष्णजन्माष्टमीव्रतम् । शतजन्मकृतं पापं मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
karoti bhārate yo hi kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīvratam | śatajanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Whoever in Bhārata performs the vow of Kṛṣṇa's birth-eighth (Janmāṣṭamī) is freed from the sin committed in a hundred births — there is no doubt of this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.70
वैकुण्ठे मोदते सोऽपि यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश । पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य कृष्णे भक्तिंलभेद् ध्रुवम्
vaikuṇṭhe modate so'pi yāvadindrāścaturdaśa | punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya kṛṣṇe bhaktiṃlabhed dhruvam
He too rejoices in Vaikuṇṭha for (the span of) fourteen Indras; and attaining a good birth again, he surely obtains devotion to Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.71
इहैव भारते वर्षे शिवरात्रिं करोति यः । मोदते शिवलोके स सप्तमन्वन्तरावधि
ihaiva bhārate varṣe śivarātriṃ karoti yaḥ | modate śivaloke sa saptamanvantarāvadhi
Whoever, here in Bhārata-varṣa itself, observes Śiva's Night, he rejoices in Śiva's world up to the limit of seven Manu-intervals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.72
शिवाय शिवरात्रौ च बिल्वपत्रं ददाति यः । पत्रमानयुगं तत्र मोदते शिवमन्दिरे
śivāya śivarātrau ca bilvapatraṃ dadāti yaḥ | patramānayugaṃ tatra modate śivamandire
And whoever on Śiva's Night gives a bilva leaf to Śiva, he rejoices there in Śiva's house for as many ages as (there are) leaves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.73
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य शिवभक्तिं लभेद्ध्रुवम् । विद्यावान्पुत्रवाञ्छ्रीमान् प्रजावान्भूमिमान्भवेत्
punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya śivabhaktiṃ labheddhruvam | vidyāvānputravāñchrīmān prajāvānbhūmimānbhavet
Attaining a good birth again, he surely obtains devotion to Śiva; he becomes learned, possessed of sons, prosperous, rich in offspring, and owning land.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.74
चैत्रमासेऽथवा माघे शङ्करं योऽर्चयेद्व्रती । करोति नर्तनं भक्त्या वेत्रपाणिर्दिवानिशम्
caitramāse'thavā māghe śaṅkaraṃ yo'rcayedvratī | karoti nartanaṃ bhaktyā vetrapāṇirdivāniśam
Whoever, keeping the vow, worships Śaṅkara in the month of Caitra or in Māgha, and with devotion performs dancing, staff in hand, day and night —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.75
मासं वाप्यर्धमासं वा दश सप्त दिनानि च । दिनमानयुगं सोऽपि शिवलोके महीयते
māsaṃ vāpyardhamāsaṃ vā daśa sapta dināni ca | dinamānayugaṃ so'pi śivaloke mahīyate
for a month, or for half a month, or for ten (or) seven days — he too is honoured in Śiva's world for as many ages as (there were) days.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.76
श्रीरामनवमीं यो हि करोति भारते पुमान् । सप्तमन्वन्तरं यावन्मोदते विष्णुमन्दिरे
śrīrāmanavamīṃ yo hi karoti bhārate pumān | saptamanvantaraṃ yāvanmodate viṣṇumandire
The man who observes Śrī-Rāma's Ninth (Rāmanavamī) in Bhārata rejoices in Viṣṇu's house for as long as seven Manu-intervals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.77
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य रामभक्तिं लभेद्ध्रुवम् । जितेन्द्रियाणां प्रवरो महांश्च धनवान्भवेत्
punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya rāmabhaktiṃ labheddhruvam | jitendriyāṇāṃ pravaro mahāṃśca dhanavānbhavet
Attaining a good birth again, he surely obtains devotion to Rāma; he becomes the foremost of those who have subdued their senses, great, and wealthy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.78
शारदीयां महापूजां प्रकृतेर्यः करोति च । महिषैश्छागलैर्मेषैः खड्गैर्भेकादिभिः सति
śāradīyāṃ mahāpūjāṃ prakṛteryaḥ karoti ca | mahiṣaiśchāgalairmeṣaiḥ khaḍgairbhekādibhiḥ sati
And whoever performs the great autumnal worship of Prakṛti, O virtuous lady, with buffaloes, goats, rams, rhinoceroses, frogs and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.79
नैवेद्यैरुपहारैश्च धूपदीपादिभिस्तथा । नृत्यगीतादिभिर्वाद्यैर्नानाकौतुकमङ्गलम्
naivedyairupahāraiśca dhūpadīpādibhistathā | nṛtyagītādibhirvādyairnānākautukamaṅgalam
with food-offerings and presents, and likewise with incense, lamps and the rest, with dance, song and the like, with instrumental music — (making) manifold festive auspiciousness —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.80
शिवलोके वसेत्सोऽपि सप्तमन्वन्तरावधि । पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य नरो बुद्धिं च निर्मलाम्
śivaloke vasetso'pi saptamanvantarāvadhi | punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya naro buddhiṃ ca nirmalām
he too dwells in Śiva's world up to the limit of seven Manu-intervals; and attaining a good birth again, the man (obtains) a spotless intellect,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.81
अतुलां श्रियमाप्नोति पुत्रपौत्रविवर्धनीम् । महाप्रभावयुक्तश्च गजवाजिसमन्वितः
atulāṃ śriyamāpnoti putrapautravivardhanīm | mahāprabhāvayuktaśca gajavājisamanvitaḥ
and he obtains incomparable prosperity, increasing his sons and grandsons; and endowed with great majesty, provided with elephants and horses,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.82
राजराजेश्वरः सोऽपि भवेदेव न संशयः । ततः शुक्लाष्टमीं प्राप्य महालक्ष्मीं च योऽर्चयेत्
rājarājeśvaraḥ so'pi bhavedeva na saṃśayaḥ | tataḥ śuklāṣṭamīṃ prāpya mahālakṣmīṃ ca yo'rcayet
he too becomes a king of kings — there is no doubt. Then, whoever, on the arrival of the bright-fortnight eighth, worships Mahālakṣmī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.83
नित्यं भक्त्या पक्षमेकं पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते । दत्त्वा तस्यै प्रकृष्टानि चोपचाराणि षोडश
nityaṃ bhaktyā pakṣamekaṃ puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate | dattvā tasyai prakṛṣṭāni copacārāṇi ṣoḍaśa
(who worships her) constantly, with devotion, for one fortnight, in the holy land of Bhārata, offering her the sixteen finest articles of service—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.84
गोलोके च वसेत्सोऽपि यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश । पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य राजराजेश्वरो भवेत्
goloke ca vasetso'pi yāvadindrāścaturdaśa | punaḥ suyoniṃ samprāpya rājarājeśvaro bhavet
he too dwells in Goloka for as long as fourteen Indras (endure); and coming again to a good birth, he becomes lord of the kings of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.85
कार्तिकीपूर्णिमायां च कृत्वा तु रासमण्डलम् । गोपानां शतकं कृत्वा गोपीनां शतकं तथा
kārtikīpūrṇimāyāṃ ca kṛtvā tu rāsamaṇḍalam | gopānāṃ śatakaṃ kṛtvā gopīnāṃ śatakaṃ tathā
And on the full-moon day of Kārttika, having made a rāsa-circle, having made a hundred cowherds and likewise a hundred cowherd women,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.86
शिलायां प्रतिमायां च श्रीकृष्णं राधया सह । भारते पूजयेद्भक्त्या चोपचाराणि षोडश
śilāyāṃ pratimāyāṃ ca śrīkṛṣṇaṃ rādhayā saha | bhārate pūjayedbhaktyā copacārāṇi ṣoḍaśa
upon a stone or in an image, one should worship Śrī Kṛṣṇa together with Rādhā in Bhārata, with devotion, with the sixteen articles of service.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.87
गोलोके वसते सोऽपि यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो वयः । भारतं पुनरागत्य कृष्णे भक्तिं लभेद्दृढाम्
goloke vasate so'pi yāvadvai brahmaṇo vayaḥ | bhārataṃ punarāgatya kṛṣṇe bhaktiṃ labheddṛḍhām
He too dwells in Goloka as long as the lifetime of Brahmā; and coming again to Bhārata, he obtains firm devotion to Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.88
क्रमेण सुदृढां भक्तिं लब्ध्वा मन्त्रं हरेरहो । देहं त्यक्त्वा च गोलोकं पुनरेव प्रयाति सः
krameṇa sudṛḍhāṃ bhaktiṃ labdhvā mantraṃ hareraho | dehaṃ tyaktvā ca golokaṃ punareva prayāti saḥ
Gradually obtaining very firm devotion and, indeed, the mantra of Hari, and casting off the body, he goes once more to Goloka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.89
ततः कृष्णस्य सारूप्यं पार्षदप्रवरो भवेत् । पुनस्तत्पतनं नास्ति जरामृत्युहरो भवेत्
tataḥ kṛṣṇasya sārūpyaṃ pārṣadapravaro bhavet | punastatpatanaṃ nāsti jarāmṛtyuharo bhavet
Then (attaining) a form like Kṛṣṇa's, he becomes foremost among (his) attendants; there is no falling from that again, and he becomes one who has done away with old age and death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.90
शुक्लां वाप्यथवा कृष्णां करोत्येकादशीं च यः । वैकुण्ठे मोदते सोऽपि यावद्वै ब्रह्मणो वयः
śuklāṃ vāpyathavā kṛṣṇāṃ karotyekādaśīṃ ca yaḥ | vaikuṇṭhe modate so'pi yāvadvai brahmaṇo vayaḥ
And whoever observes the eleventh day, whether of the bright or of the dark (fortnight), he too rejoices in Vaikuṇṭha as long as the lifetime of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.91
भारते पुनरागत्य कृष्णभक्तिं लभेद्ध्रुवम् । क्रमेण भक्तिं सुदृढां करोत्येकां हरेरहो
bhārate punarāgatya kṛṣṇabhaktiṃ labheddhruvam | krameṇa bhaktiṃ sudṛḍhāṃ karotyekāṃ hareraho
Coming again to Bhārata, he surely obtains devotion to Kṛṣṇa; gradually he makes his devotion very firm—indeed, one (mantra?) of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 30.92
देहं त्यक्त्वा च गोलोकं पुनरेव प्रयाति सः । ततः कृष्णस्य सारूप्यं सम्प्राप्य पार्षदो भवेत्
dehaṃ tyaktvā ca golokaṃ punareva prayāti saḥ | tataḥ kṛṣṇasya sārūpyaṃ samprāpya pārṣado bhavet
And casting off the body, he goes once more to Goloka; then, attaining a form like Kṛṣṇa's, he becomes (his) attendant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.93
पुनस्तत्पतनं नास्ति जरामृत्युहरो भवेत् । भाद्रे च शुक्लद्वादश्यां यः शक्रं पूजयेन्नरः
punastatpatanaṃ nāsti jarāmṛtyuharo bhavet | bhādre ca śukladvādaśyāṃ yaḥ śakraṃ pūjayennaraḥ
There is no falling from that again, and he becomes one freed from old age and death. And the man who worships Śakra on the bright twelfth of Bhādra—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.94
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि शक्रलोके महीयते । रविवारे च संक्रान्त्यां सप्तम्यां शुक्लपक्षके
ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi śakraloke mahīyate | ravivāre ca saṃkrāntyāṃ saptamyāṃ śuklapakṣake
he is honoured in Śakra's world for sixty thousand years. And on a Sunday, at a saṃkrānti, on the seventh of the bright fortnight,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.95
सम्पूज्यार्कं हविष्यान्नं यः करोति च भारते । महीयते सोऽर्कलोके यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
sampūjyārkaṃ haviṣyānnaṃ yaḥ karoti ca bhārate | mahīyate so'rkaloke yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
whoever, having duly worshipped the Sun, prepares sacrificial food in Bhārata, he is honoured in the Sun's world for as long as fourteen Indras (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.96
भारतं पुनरागत्य चारोगी श्रीयुतो भवेत् । ज्येष्ठकृष्णचतुर्दश्यां सावित्रीं यो हि पूजयेत्
bhārataṃ punarāgatya cārogī śrīyuto bhavet | jyeṣṭhakṛṣṇacaturdaśyāṃ sāvitrīṃ yo hi pūjayet
Coming again to Bhārata, he becomes free of disease and possessed of prosperity. Whoever worships Sāvitrī on the dark fourteenth of Jyeṣṭha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.97
महीयते ब्रह्मलोके सप्तमन्वन्तरावधि । पुनर्महीं समागत्य श्रीमानतुलविक्रमः
mahīyate brahmaloke saptamanvantarāvadhi | punarmahīṃ samāgatya śrīmānatulavikramaḥ
he is honoured in Brahmā's world up to the end of the seventh manvantara; and coming again to earth, prosperous and of incomparable valour,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.98
चिरजीवी भवेत्सोऽपि ज्ञानवान्सम्पदा युतः । माघस्य शुक्लपञ्चम्यां पूजयेद्यः सरस्वतीम्
cirajīvī bhavetso'pi jñānavānsampadā yutaḥ | māghasya śuklapañcamyāṃ pūjayedyaḥ sarasvatīm
he too becomes long-lived, wise, endowed with wealth. Whoever, on the bright fifth of Māgha, worships Sarasvatī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.99
संयतो भक्तितो दत्त्वा चोपचाराणि षोडश । महीयते मणिद्वीपे यावद्ब्रह्म दिवानिशम्
saṃyato bhaktito dattvā copacārāṇi ṣoḍaśa | mahīyate maṇidvīpe yāvadbrahma divāniśam
self-controlled, offering the sixteen articles of service out of devotion, is honoured in Maṇidvīpa day and night as long as Brahmā (endures).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.100
सम्प्राप्य च पुनर्जन्म स भवेत्कविपण्डितः । गां सुवर्णादिकं यो हि ब्राह्मणाय ददाति च
samprāpya ca punarjanma sa bhavetkavipaṇḍitaḥ | gāṃ suvarṇādikaṃ yo hi brāhmaṇāya dadāti ca
And attaining birth again, he becomes a poet and a learned man. Whoever gives a cow, gold and the like to a brahmin,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.101
नित्यं जीवनपर्यन्तं भक्तियुक्तश्च भारते । गवां लोमप्रमाणाब्दं द्विगुणं विष्णुमन्दिरे
nityaṃ jīvanaparyantaṃ bhaktiyuktaśca bhārate | gavāṃ lomapramāṇābdaṃ dviguṇaṃ viṣṇumandire
constantly, to the end of his life, and endowed with devotion, in Bhārata—(he dwells) in Viṣṇu's abode for twice as many years as there are hairs on the cows,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.102
मोदते हरिणा सार्धं क्रीडाकौतुकमङ्गलैः । तदन्ते पुनरागत्य राजराजेश्वरो भवेत्
modate hariṇā sārdhaṃ krīḍākautukamaṅgalaiḥ | tadante punarāgatya rājarājeśvaro bhavet
and he rejoices together with Hari in sports, delights and auspicious things; at the end of that, coming back again, he becomes lord of the kings of kings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.103
श्रीमांश्च पुत्रवान्विद्वाञ्ज्ञानवान्सर्वतः सुखी । भोजयेद्योऽपि मिष्टान्नं ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च भारते
śrīmāṃśca putravānvidvāñjñānavānsarvataḥ sukhī | bhojayedyo'pi miṣṭānnaṃ brāhmaṇebhyaśca bhārate
And he becomes wealthy, blessed with sons, learned, possessed of knowledge, happy in every way — he too who feeds sweet food to brāhmaṇas in Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.104
विप्रलोमप्रमाणाब्दं मोदते विष्णुमन्दिरे । ततः पुनरिहागत्य सुखी च धनवान्भवेत्
vipralomapramāṇābdaṃ modate viṣṇumandire | tataḥ punarihāgatya sukhī ca dhanavānbhavet
He rejoices in Viṣṇu's abode for as many years as there are hairs on the brāhmaṇa('s body); then, coming here again, he becomes happy and rich.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.105
विद्वान्सुचिरजीवी च श्रीमानतुलविक्रमः । यो वक्ति वा ददात्येव हरेर्नामानि भारते
vidvānsucirajīvī ca śrīmānatulavikramaḥ | yo vakti vā dadātyeva harernāmāni bhārate
Learned, long-lived, wealthy, of unequalled prowess (becomes he) who in Bhārata utters or bestows the names of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.106
युगं नाम प्रमाणं च विष्णुलोके महीयते । ततः पुनरिहागत्य स सुखी धनवान्भवेत्
yugaṃ nāma pramāṇaṃ ca viṣṇuloke mahīyate | tataḥ punarihāgatya sa sukhī dhanavānbhavet
And he is honoured in Viṣṇu's world for the measure of a yuga for each name; then, coming here again, he becomes happy and rich.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.107
यदि नारायणक्षेत्रे फलं कोटिगुणं भवेत् । नाम्ना कोटिं हरेर्यो हि क्षेत्रे नारायणे जपेत्
yadi nārāyaṇakṣetre phalaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet | nāmnā koṭiṃ hareryo hi kṣetre nārāyaṇe japet
If (it be done) in the field of Nārāyaṇa, the fruit becomes ten million times greater: he who recites ten million (times) the name of Hari in the Nārāyaṇa field —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.108
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो जीवन्मुक्तो भवेद्ध्रुवम् । न लभेत्स पुनर्जन्म वैकुण्ठे स महीयते
sarvapāpavinirmukto jīvanmukto bhaveddhruvam | na labhetsa punarjanma vaikuṇṭhe sa mahīyate
— freed from all sins, he surely becomes liberated while living; he does not obtain birth again, (but) is honoured in Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.109
लभेद्विष्णोश्च सारूप्यं न तस्य पतनं भवेत् । विष्णुभक्तिं लभेत्सोऽपि विष्णुसारूप्यमाप्नुयात्
labhedviṣṇośca sārūpyaṃ na tasya patanaṃ bhavet | viṣṇubhaktiṃ labhetso'pi viṣṇusārūpyamāpnuyāt
He attains the same form as Viṣṇu, and there is no fall for him; he too obtains devotion to Viṣṇu and would reach likeness of form with Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.110
शिवं यः पूजयेन्नित्यं कृत्वा लिङ्गं च पार्थिवम् । यावज्जीवनपर्यन्तं स याति शिवमन्दिरम्
śivaṃ yaḥ pūjayennityaṃ kṛtvā liṅgaṃ ca pārthivam | yāvajjīvanaparyantaṃ sa yāti śivamandiram
He who, having made a liṅga of earth, worships Śiva daily as long as his life lasts, goes to Śiva's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.111
मृदो रेणुप्रमाणाब्दं शिवलोके महीयते । ततः पुनरिहागत्य राजेन्द्रो भारते भवेत्
mṛdo reṇupramāṇābdaṃ śivaloke mahīyate | tataḥ punarihāgatya rājendro bhārate bhavet
He is honoured in Śiva's world for as many years as there are grains of dust in the clay; then, coming here again, he becomes a lord of kings in Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.112
शिलां च पूजयेन्नित्यं शिलातोयं च भक्षति । महीयते च वैकुण्ठे यावद्वै ब्रह्मणः शतम्
śilāṃ ca pūjayennityaṃ śilātoyaṃ ca bhakṣati | mahīyate ca vaikuṇṭhe yāvadvai brahmaṇaḥ śatam
And he who worships the (śālagrāma) stone daily and consumes the water (offered to) the stone is honoured in Vaikuṇṭha for a hundred (lifetimes) of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.113
ततो लब्ध्वा पुनर्जन्म हरिभक्तिं च दुर्लभाम् । महीयते विष्णुलोके न तस्य पतनं भवेत्
tato labdhvā punarjanma haribhaktiṃ ca durlabhām | mahīyate viṣṇuloke na tasya patanaṃ bhavet
Then, obtaining birth again and devotion to Hari, which is hard to win, he is honoured in Viṣṇu's world, and there is no fall for him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.114
तपांसि चैव सर्वाणि व्रतानि निखिलानि च । कृत्वा तिष्ठति वैकुण्ठे यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
tapāṃsi caiva sarvāṇi vratāni nikhilāni ca | kṛtvā tiṣṭhati vaikuṇṭhe yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
And having performed all austerities and all the vows entire, he abides in Vaikuṇṭha for (the term of) fourteen Indras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.115
ततो लब्ध्वा पुनर्जन्म राजेन्द्रो भारते भवेत् । ततो मुक्तो भवेत्पश्चात्पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते
tato labdhvā punarjanma rājendro bhārate bhavet | tato mukto bhavetpaścātpunarjanma na vidyate
Then, obtaining birth again, he becomes a lord of kings in Bhārata; thereafter he becomes liberated, and there is no birth again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.116
यः स्नात्वा सर्वतीर्थेषु भुवः कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणाम् । स तु निर्वाणतां याति न च जन्म भवेद्भुवि
yaḥ snātvā sarvatīrtheṣu bhuvaḥ kṛtvā pradakṣiṇām | sa tu nirvāṇatāṃ yāti na ca janma bhavedbhuvi
He who, having bathed in all the sacred fords, has made the circumambulation of the earth, he goes to extinction, and there is no birth for him on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.117
पुण्यक्षेत्रे भारते च योऽश्वमेधं करोति च । अश्वलोममिताब्दं च शक्रस्यार्धासनं भजेत्
puṇyakṣetre bhārate ca yo'śvamedhaṃ karoti ca | aśvalomamitābdaṃ ca śakrasyārdhāsanaṃ bhajet
And he who performs a horse sacrifice in the holy land of Bhārata enjoys half of Indra's seat for as many years as the hairs of the horse.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.118
चतुर्गुणं राजसूये फलमाप्नोति मानवः । सर्वेभ्योऽपि मखेभ्यो हि परो देवीमखः स्मृतः
caturguṇaṃ rājasūye phalamāpnoti mānavaḥ | sarvebhyo'pi makhebhyo hi paro devīmakhaḥ smṛtaḥ
In the Rājasūya a man obtains fourfold fruit; but above all sacrifices the sacrifice to the Goddess is declared (to be).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.119
विष्णुना च कृतः पूर्वं ब्रह्मणा च वरानने । शङ्करेण महेशेन त्रिपुरासुरनाशने
viṣṇunā ca kṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ brahmaṇā ca varānane | śaṅkareṇa maheśena tripurāsuranāśane
It was performed of old by Viṣṇu, and by Brahmā, O fair-faced one, and by Śaṅkara, the great lord, at the destruction of the demon Tripura.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.120
शक्तियज्ञः प्रधानश्च सर्वयज्ञेषु सुन्दरि । नानेन सदृशो यज्ञस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते
śaktiyajñaḥ pradhānaśca sarvayajñeṣu sundari | nānena sadṛśo yajñastriṣu lokeṣu vidyate
The Śakti-sacrifice is foremost among all sacrifices, O beautiful one; there is no sacrifice equal to it in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.121
दक्षेण च कृतः पूर्वं महान्संवादसंयुतः । बभूव कलहो यत्र दक्षशङ्करयोः सति
dakṣeṇa ca kṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ mahānsaṃvādasaṃyutaḥ | babhūva kalaho yatra dakṣaśaṅkarayoḥ sati
And it was performed of old by Dakṣa — a great (sacrifice) attended with much dispute — where the quarrel arose between Dakṣa and Śaṅkara, O Satī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.122
शेपुश्च नन्दिनं विप्रा नन्दी विप्रांश्च कोपतः । यद्धेतोर्दक्षयज्ञं च बभञ्ज चन्द्रशेखरः
śepuśca nandinaṃ viprā nandī viprāṃśca kopataḥ | yaddhetordakṣayajñaṃ ca babhañja candraśekharaḥ
The brāhmaṇas cursed Nandin, and Nandin in anger cursed the brāhmaṇas; on account of which the Moon-crested one shattered Dakṣa's sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.123
चकार देवीयज्ञं स पुरा दक्षः प्रजापतिः । धर्मश्च कश्यपश्चैव शेषश्चापि च कर्दमः
cakāra devīyajñaṃ sa purā dakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ | dharmaśca kaśyapaścaiva śeṣaścāpi ca kardamaḥ
In ancient times Dakṣa the Prajāpati performed the sacrifice to the Goddess, and so did Dharma, and Kaśyapa, and Śeṣa, and Kardama too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.124
स्वायम्भुवो मनुश्चैव तत्पुत्रश्च प्रियव्रतः । शिवः सनत्कुमारश्च कपिलश्च ध्रुवस्तथा
svāyambhuvo manuścaiva tatputraśca priyavrataḥ | śivaḥ sanatkumāraśca kapilaśca dhruvastathā
And Manu the son of the Self-existent, and his son Priyavrata, and Śiva, and Sanatkumāra, and Kapila, and Dhruva likewise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.125
राजसूयसहस्राणां फलमाप्नोति निश्चितम् । देवीयज्ञात्परो यज्ञो नास्ति वेदे फलप्रदः
rājasūyasahasrāṇāṃ phalamāpnoti niścitam | devīyajñātparo yajño nāsti vede phalapradaḥ
(One who performs it) surely obtains the fruit of a thousand Rājasūya sacrifices; there is no sacrifice in the Veda that yields fruit greater than the sacrifice to the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.126
वर्षाणां शतजीवी च जीवन्मुक्तो भवेद्ध्रुवम् । ज्ञानेन तेजसा चैव विष्णुतुल्यो भवेदिह
varṣāṇāṃ śatajīvī ca jīvanmukto bhaveddhruvam | jñānena tejasā caiva viṣṇutulyo bhavediha
He lives a hundred years and surely becomes liberated while living; in knowledge and in splendour he becomes here the equal of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.127
देवानां च यथा विष्णुर्वैष्णवानां च नारद । शास्त्राणां च यथा वेदा वर्णानां ब्राह्मणो यथा
devānāṃ ca yathā viṣṇurvaiṣṇavānāṃ ca nārada | śāstrāṇāṃ ca yathā vedā varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇo yathā
As Viṣṇu is among the gods, and (the foremost) among Vaiṣṇavas, O Nārada; as the Vedas are among scriptures, as the brahmin is among the classes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.128
तीर्थानां च यथा गङ्गा पवित्राणां शिवो यथा । एकादशी व्रतानां च पुष्पाणां तुलसी यथा
tīrthānāṃ ca yathā gaṅgā pavitrāṇāṃ śivo yathā | ekādaśī vratānāṃ ca puṣpāṇāṃ tulasī yathā
as the Gaṅgā is among sacred fords, as Śiva is among purifying things, as the eleventh day is among observances, as tulasī is among flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.129
नक्षत्राणां यथा चन्द्रः पक्षिणां गरुडो यथा । यथा स्त्रीणां च प्रकृती राधा वाणी वसुन्धरा
nakṣatrāṇāṃ yathā candraḥ pakṣiṇāṃ garuḍo yathā | yathā strīṇāṃ ca prakṛtī rādhā vāṇī vasundharā
as the moon is among the constellations, as Garuḍa is among birds, as among women (the highest are) the Prakṛtis Rādhā, Vāṇī and Vasundharā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.130
शीघ्राणां चेन्द्रियाणां च चञ्चलानां मनो यथा । प्रजापतीनां ब्रह्मा च प्रजानां च प्रजापतिः
śīghrāṇāṃ cendriyāṇāṃ ca cañcalānāṃ mano yathā | prajāpatīnāṃ brahmā ca prajānāṃ ca prajāpatiḥ
as the mind is among swift things and among unsteady things, as Brahmā is among the Prajāpatis and the Prajāpati among creatures,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.131
वृन्दावनं वनानां च वर्षाणां भारतं यथा । श्रीमतां च यथा श्रीश्च विदुषां च सरस्वती
vṛndāvanaṃ vanānāṃ ca varṣāṇāṃ bhārataṃ yathā | śrīmatāṃ ca yathā śrīśca viduṣāṃ ca sarasvatī
as Vṛndāvana is among forests, as Bhārata is among the continents, as Śrī is among the prosperous, and Sarasvatī among the learned,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.132
पतिव्रतानां दुर्गा च सौभाग्यानां च राधिका । देवीयज्ञस्तथा वत्से सर्वयज्ञेषु भामिनि
pativratānāṃ durgā ca saubhāgyānāṃ ca rādhikā | devīyajñastathā vatse sarvayajñeṣu bhāmini
as Durgā is among wives devoted to their husbands, and Rādhikā among the fortunate — so, dear child, O lovely lady, is the sacrifice to the Goddess among all sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.133
अश्वमेधशतेनैव शक्रत्वं च लभेद्ध्रुवम् । सहस्रेण विष्णुपदं सम्प्राप्तः पृथुरेव च
aśvamedhaśatenaiva śakratvaṃ ca labheddhruvam | sahasreṇa viṣṇupadaṃ samprāptaḥ pṛthureva ca
By a hundred horse-sacrifices one surely attains the rank of Indra; by a thousand, the station of Viṣṇu — and Pṛthu indeed attained it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.134
स्नानं च सर्वतीर्थानां सर्वयज्ञेषु दीक्षणम् । सर्वेषां च व्रतानां च तपसां फलमेव च
snānaṃ ca sarvatīrthānāṃ sarvayajñeṣu dīkṣaṇam | sarveṣāṃ ca vratānāṃ ca tapasāṃ phalameva ca
Bathing at all the sacred fords, initiation into all sacrifices, and the fruit of all vows and austerities,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.135
पाठे चतुर्णां वेदानां प्रादक्षिण्यं भुवस्तथा । फलभूतमिदं सर्वं मुक्तिदं शक्तिसेवनम्
pāṭhe caturṇāṃ vedānāṃ prādakṣiṇyaṃ bhuvastathā | phalabhūtamidaṃ sarvaṃ muktidaṃ śaktisevanam
the recitation of the four Vedas, and circumambulation of the earth — the fruit of all this is the service of Śakti, which grants liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.136
पुराणेषु च वेदेषु चेतिहासेषु सर्वतः । निरूपितं सारभूतं देवीपादाम्बुजार्चनम्
purāṇeṣu ca vedeṣu cetihāseṣu sarvataḥ | nirūpitaṃ sārabhūtaṃ devīpādāmbujārcanam
In the Purāṇas, in the Vedas, and in the epic histories, everywhere the worship of the Goddess's lotus feet has been declared to be the essence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.137
तद्वर्णनं च तद्ध्यानं तन्नामगुणकीर्तनम् । तत्स्तोत्रस्मरणं चैव वन्दनं जपमेव च
tadvarṇanaṃ ca taddhyānaṃ tannāmaguṇakīrtanam | tatstotrasmaraṇaṃ caiva vandanaṃ japameva ca
Describing her, meditating on her, proclaiming her name and qualities, remembering her hymn, saluting her, and muttering (her mantra),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.138
तत्पादोदकनैवेद्यं भक्षणं नित्यमेव च । सर्वसम्मतमित्येवं सर्वेप्सितमिदं सति
tatpādodakanaivedyaṃ bhakṣaṇaṃ nityameva ca | sarvasammatamityevaṃ sarvepsitamidaṃ sati
and daily eating the water from her feet and the food offered to her — thus, O virtuous lady, this is approved by all and desired by all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.139
भज नित्यं परं ब्रह्म निर्गुणं प्रकृतिं पराम् । गृहाण स्वामिनं वत्से सुखं वस च मन्दिरे
bhaja nityaṃ paraṃ brahma nirguṇaṃ prakṛtiṃ parām | gṛhāṇa svāminaṃ vatse sukhaṃ vasa ca mandire
Worship constantly the supreme Brahman, the qualityless one, the highest Prakṛti; accept a husband, dear child, and live happily in your house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 30.140
अयं ते कथितः कर्मविपाको मङ्गलो नृणाम् । सर्वेप्सितः सर्वमतस्तत्त्वज्ञानप्रदः परः
ayaṃ te kathitaḥ karmavipāko maṅgalo nṛṇām | sarvepsitaḥ sarvamatastattvajñānapradaḥ paraḥ
This ripening of actions has been told to you, auspicious for men, desired by all, agreed to by all, granting knowledge of the truth, supreme.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition