Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 34
DB 9 34.1
नानाकर्मविपाकफलवर्णनम् यम उवाच छिनत्ति जीवं खड्गेन दयाहीनः सुदारुणः । नरघाती हन्ति नरमर्थलोभेन भारते
nānākarmavipākaphalavarṇanam yama uvāca chinatti jīvaṃ khaḍgena dayāhīnaḥ sudāruṇaḥ | naraghātī hanti naramarthalobhena bhārate
The description of the ripening-fruits of various deeds. Yama said: The pitiless, most cruel man cuts down a living being with a sword; the man-slayer kills a man out of greed for wealth in Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.2
असिपत्रे वसेत्सोऽपि यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश । तेषु यो ब्राह्मणान् हन्ति शतमन्वन्तरं वसेत्
asipatre vasetso'pi yāvadindrāścaturdaśa | teṣu yo brāhmaṇān hanti śatamanvantaraṃ vaset
He too dwells in the Sword-leaf (hell) for as long as fourteen Indras; and among those (killers), he who kills brahmins dwells there a hundred Manu-periods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.3
छिन्नाङ्गः संवसेत् सोऽपि खड्गधारेण सन्ततम् । अनाहारः शब्दमुच्चैर्यमदूतेन ताडितः
chinnāṅgaḥ saṃvaset so'pi khaḍgadhāreṇa santatam | anāhāraḥ śabdamuccairyamadūtena tāḍitaḥ
He too dwells there with his limbs cut continually by the sword's edge; without food, beaten by Yama's messenger, (he cries) aloud.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.4
मन्थानः शतजन्मानि शतजन्मानि सूकरः । कुक्कुटः सप्त जन्मानि शृगालः सप्तजन्मसु
manthānaḥ śatajanmāni śatajanmāni sūkaraḥ | kukkuṭaḥ sapta janmāni śṛgālaḥ saptajanmasu
A churning-stick for a hundred births, a boar for a hundred births, a cock for seven births, a jackal for seven births,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.5
व्याघ्रश्च सप्त जन्मानि वृकश्चैव त्रिजन्मसु । सप्तजन्मसु मण्डूको यमदूतेन ताडितः
vyāghraśca sapta janmāni vṛkaścaiva trijanmasu | saptajanmasu maṇḍūko yamadūtena tāḍitaḥ
And a tiger for seven births, and a wolf for three births, a frog for seven births, beaten by Yama's messenger.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.6
स भवेद्भारते वर्षे महिषश्च ततः शुचिः । ग्रामाणां नगराणां वा दहनं यः करोति च
sa bhavedbhārate varṣe mahiṣaśca tataḥ śuciḥ | grāmāṇāṃ nagarāṇāṃ vā dahanaṃ yaḥ karoti ca
He becomes a buffalo in the land of Bhārata, and after that pure. And whoever sets fire to villages or cities —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.7
क्षुरधारे वसेत्सोऽपि छिन्नाङ्गस्त्रियुगं सति । ततः प्रेतो भवेत्सद्यो वह्निवक्त्रो भ्रमन्महीम्
kṣuradhāre vasetso'pi chinnāṅgastriyugaṃ sati | tataḥ preto bhavetsadyo vahnivaktro bhramanmahīm
He too dwells on the Razor's Edge with limbs cut for three ages; then at once he becomes a ghost with a fiery mouth, wandering the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.8
सप्तजन्मामेध्यभोजी कपोतः सप्तजन्मसु । ततो भवेन्महाशूली मानवः सप्तजन्मनि
saptajanmāmedhyabhojī kapotaḥ saptajanmasu | tato bhavenmahāśūlī mānavaḥ saptajanmani
For seven births an eater of impure things, for seven births a pigeon; then he becomes a man greatly afflicted with colic for seven births.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.9
सप्तजन्म गलत्कुष्ठी ततः शुद्धो भवेन्नरः । परकर्णे मुखं दत्त्वा परनिन्दां करोति यः
saptajanma galatkuṣṭhī tataḥ śuddho bhavennaraḥ | parakarṇe mukhaṃ dattvā paranindāṃ karoti yaḥ
For seven births a man with oozing leprosy; then he becomes pure. He who, putting his mouth to another's ear, slanders another —
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DB 9 34.10
परदोषे महाश्लाघी देवब्राह्मणनिन्दकः । सूचीमुखे वसेत्सोऽपि सूचीविद्धो युगत्रयम्
paradoṣe mahāślāghī devabrāhmaṇanindakaḥ | sūcīmukhe vasetso'pi sūcīviddho yugatrayam
He who greatly delights in others' faults and reviles gods and brahmins — he too dwells in Sūcīmukha ("Needle-mouth") for three ages, pierced by needles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.11
ततो भवेद् वृश्चिकश्च सर्पश्च सप्तजन्मसु । वज्रकीटः सप्तजन्म भस्मकीटस्ततः परम्
tato bhaved vṛścikaśca sarpaśca saptajanmasu | vajrakīṭaḥ saptajanma bhasmakīṭastataḥ param
Then he becomes a scorpion, and a snake for seven births; a vajra-worm for seven births, and after that an ash-worm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.12
ततो भवेन्मानवश्च महाव्याधिस्ततः शुचिः । गृहिणां हि गृहं भित्त्वा वस्तुस्तेयं करोति यः
tato bhavenmānavaśca mahāvyādhistataḥ śuciḥ | gṛhiṇāṃ hi gṛhaṃ bhittvā vastusteyaṃ karoti yaḥ
Then he becomes a man with a great disease, and after that he is pure. And he who breaks into householders' houses and steals their goods —
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DB 9 34.13
गाश्च छागांश्च मेषांश्च याति गोकामुखे च सः । ताडितो यमदूतेन वसेत्तत्र युगत्रयम्
gāśca chāgāṃśca meṣāṃśca yāti gokāmukhe ca saḥ | tāḍito yamadūtena vasettatra yugatrayam
and (he who steals) cows, goats and sheep — he goes to Gokāmukha, and, beaten by Yama's messenger, dwells there three ages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.14
ततो भवेत्सप्तजन्म गोजातिर्व्याधिसंयुतः । त्रिजन्मनि मेषजातिश्छागजातिस्त्रिजन्मनि
tato bhavetsaptajanma gojātirvyādhisaṃyutaḥ | trijanmani meṣajātiśchāgajātistrijanmani
Then for seven births he becomes of the cow-species, afflicted with disease; for three births of the sheep-species, for three births of the goat-species.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.15
ततो भवेन्मानवश्च नित्यरोगी दरिद्रकः । भार्याहीनो बन्धुहीनः सन्तापी च ततः शुचिः
tato bhavenmānavaśca nityarogī daridrakaḥ | bhāryāhīno bandhuhīnaḥ santāpī ca tataḥ śuciḥ
Then he becomes a man, perpetually ill and poor, wifeless, kinless and full of grief; after that he is pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.16
सामान्यद्रव्यचौरश्च याति नक्रमुखं च सः । ताडितो यमदूतेन वसेत्तत्राब्दकत्रयम्
sāmānyadravyacauraśca yāti nakramukhaṃ ca saḥ | tāḍito yamadūtena vasettatrābdakatrayam
And the thief of ordinary goods goes to Nakramukha ("Crocodile-mouth"), and, beaten by Yama's messenger, dwells there three years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.17
ततो भवेत्सप्तजन्म गोपतिर्व्याधिसंयुतः । ततो भवेन्मानवश्च महारोगी ततः शुचिः
tato bhavetsaptajanma gopatirvyādhisaṃyutaḥ | tato bhavenmānavaśca mahārogī tataḥ śuciḥ
Then for seven births he becomes a cowherd afflicted with disease; then he becomes a man greatly diseased, and after that he is pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.18
हन्ति गाश्च गजांश्चैव तुरगांश्च नगांस्तथा । स याति गजदंशं च महापापी युगत्रयम्
hanti gāśca gajāṃścaiva turagāṃśca nagāṃstathā | sa yāti gajadaṃśaṃ ca mahāpāpī yugatrayam
He who kills cows, elephants, horses and likewise trees — that great sinner goes to Gajadaṃśa for three ages,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.19
ताडितो यमदूतेन नागदन्तेन सन्ततम् । स भवेद्गजजातिश्च तुरगश्च त्रिजन्मनि
tāḍito yamadūtena nāgadantena santatam | sa bhavedgajajātiśca turagaśca trijanmani
beaten continually by Yama's messenger with an elephant's tusk. He becomes of the elephant-species, and a horse for three births,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.20
गोजातिर्म्लेच्छजातिश्च ततः शुद्धो भवेन्नरः । जलं पिबन्तीं तृषितां गां वारयति यः पुमान्
gojātirmlecchajātiśca tataḥ śuddho bhavennaraḥ | jalaṃ pibantīṃ tṛṣitāṃ gāṃ vārayati yaḥ pumān
(then) of the cow-species and of the barbarian caste; after that the man becomes pure. The man who drives away a thirsty cow drinking water —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.21
नरकं गोमुखाकारं कृमितप्तोदकान्वितम् । तत्र तिष्ठति सन्तप्तो यावन्मन्वन्तरावधि
narakaṃ gomukhākāraṃ kṛmitaptodakānvitam | tatra tiṣṭhati santapto yāvanmanvantarāvadhi
(he goes to) a hell shaped like a cow's mouth, filled with worms and scalding water; there he remains, burning, until the limit of a manvantara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.22
ततो नरोऽपि गोहीनो महारोगी दरिद्रकः । सप्तजन्मान्त्यजातिश्च ततः शुद्धो भवेन्नरः
tato naro'pi gohīno mahārogī daridrakaḥ | saptajanmāntyajātiśca tataḥ śuddho bhavennaraḥ
Then, as a man, he is without cattle, greatly diseased and poor, and for seven births of the lowest caste; after that the man becomes pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.23
गोहत्यां ब्रह्महत्यां च करोति ह्यतिदेशिकीम् । यो हि गच्छत्यगम्यां च यः स्त्रीहत्यां करोति च
gohatyāṃ brahmahatyāṃ ca karoti hyatideśikīm | yo hi gacchatyagamyāṃ ca yaḥ strīhatyāṃ karoti ca
He who commits cow-killing and brahmin-killing indirectly (by instigation), and he who goes to a woman not to be approached, and he who commits the killing of a woman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.24
भिक्षुहत्यां महापापी भ्रूणहत्यां च भारते । कुम्भीपाके वसेत्सोऽपि यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
bhikṣuhatyāṃ mahāpāpī bhrūṇahatyāṃ ca bhārate | kumbhīpāke vasetso'pi yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
and the great sinner (who commits) the killing of a mendicant and the killing of an embryo in Bhārata — he too dwells in Kumbhīpāka as long as fourteen Indras (endure),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.25
ताडितो यमदूतेन चूर्ण्यमानश्च सन्ततम् । क्षणं पतति वह्नौ च क्षणं पतति कण्टके
tāḍito yamadūtena cūrṇyamānaśca santatam | kṣaṇaṃ patati vahnau ca kṣaṇaṃ patati kaṇṭake
beaten by Yama's messenger and continually ground to powder; one moment he falls into fire, one moment he falls onto thorns,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.26
क्षणं पतेत्तप्ततैले तप्तो येन क्षणं क्षणम् । क्षणं च तप्तलोहे च क्षणं च तप्तताम्रके
kṣaṇaṃ patettaptataile tapto yena kṣaṇaṃ kṣaṇam | kṣaṇaṃ ca taptalohe ca kṣaṇaṃ ca taptatāmrake
one moment he falls into hot oil, scorched by it moment after moment, one moment into hot iron, one moment into hot copper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.27
गृध्रो जन्मसहस्राणि शतजन्मानि सूकरः । काकश्च सप्त जन्मानि सर्पश्च सप्तजन्मसु
gṛdhro janmasahasrāṇi śatajanmāni sūkaraḥ | kākaśca sapta janmāni sarpaśca saptajanmasu
(Then he becomes) a vulture for thousands of births, a boar for a hundred births, a crow for seven births, and a snake for seven births;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.28
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि विष्ठायां जायते कृमिः । नानाजन्मसु स वृषस्ततः कुष्ठी दरिद्रकः
ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi viṣṭhāyāṃ jāyate kṛmiḥ | nānājanmasu sa vṛṣastataḥ kuṣṭhī daridrakaḥ
for sixty thousand years he is born as a worm in excrement; through various births he is a bull, and after that a leper and a pauper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.29
सावित्र्युवाच विप्रहत्या च गोहत्या किंविधा चातिदैशिकी । का वा नृणामगम्या च को वा संध्याविहीनकः
sāvitryuvāca viprahatyā ca gohatyā kiṃvidhā cātidaiśikī | kā vā nṛṇāmagamyā ca ko vā saṃdhyāvihīnakaḥ
Sāvitrī said: What kind is the killing of a brahmin and the killing of a cow (done) by instigation? And who is a woman not to be approached by men? And who is one lacking the twilight rites?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.30
अदीक्षितः पुमान्को वा को वा तीर्थप्रतिग्रही । द्विजः को वा ग्रामयाजी को वा विप्रोऽथ देवलः
adīkṣitaḥ pumānko vā ko vā tīrthapratigrahī | dvijaḥ ko vā grāmayājī ko vā vipro'tha devalaḥ
And who is a man uninitiated? Who is one who takes gifts at holy places? Which twice-born is a "village sacrificer"? And which brahmin is a "temple-priest"?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.31
शूद्राणां सूपकारश्च प्रमत्तो वृषलीपतिः । एतेषां लक्षणं सर्वं वद वेदविदां वर
śūdrāṇāṃ sūpakāraśca pramatto vṛṣalīpatiḥ | eteṣāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ sarvaṃ vada vedavidāṃ vara
"And who is a cook for śūdras, and who is the heedless husband of a vṛṣalī (a śūdra woman)? Tell all the marks of these, O best of the knowers of the Veda."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.32
धर्मराज उवाच श्रीकृष्णे च तदर्चायामन्येषां प्रकृतौ सति । शिवे च शिवलिङ्गे च सूर्ये सूर्यमणौ तथा
dharmarāja uvāca śrīkṛṣṇe ca tadarcāyāmanyeṣāṃ prakṛtau sati | śive ca śivaliṅge ca sūrye sūryamaṇau tathā
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 34.33
गणेशे वाथ दुर्गायामेवं सर्वत्र सुन्दरि । यः करोति भेदबुद्धिं ब्रह्महत्यां लभेत्तु सः
gaṇeśe vātha durgāyāmevaṃ sarvatra sundari | yaḥ karoti bhedabuddhiṃ brahmahatyāṃ labhettu saḥ
Or in Gaṇeśa, or in Durgā — thus everywhere, O beautiful one: whoever makes a distinction (between the god and his image) incurs (the guilt of) killing a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.34
स्वगुरौ स्वेष्टदेवे च जन्मदातरि मातरि । करोति भेदबुद्धिं यो ब्रह्महत्यां लभेत्तु सः नारायणनारदसंवादे सावित्र्युपाख्याने नानाकर्मविपाकफलवर्णनं नाम चतुस्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः
svagurau sveṣṭadeve ca janmadātari mātari | karoti bhedabuddhiṃ yo brahmahatyāṃ labhettu saḥ nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde sāvitryupākhyāne nānākarmavipākaphalavarṇanaṃ nāma catustriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Whoever makes a distinction (in his mind) between his own guru, his own chosen deity, and the mother who gave him birth, he incurs the guilt of killing a brahmin. — The thirty-fourth chapter, called "The Description of the Ripening-Fruits of Various Deeds," in the dialogue of Nārāyaṇa and Nārada, in the tale of Sāvitrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.35
वैष्णवेषु च भक्तेषु ब्राह्मणेष्वितरेषु च । करोति भेदबुद्धिं यो ब्रह्महत्यां लभेत्तु सः
vaiṣṇaveṣu ca bhakteṣu brāhmaṇeṣvitareṣu ca | karoti bhedabuddhiṃ yo brahmahatyāṃ labhettu saḥ
And whoever makes a distinction between Vaiṣṇava devotees and other brāhmaṇas, he incurs (the sin of) killing a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.36
विप्रपादोदके चैव शालग्रामोदके तथा । करोति भेदबुद्धिं यो ब्रह्महत्यां लभेत्तु सः
viprapādodake caiva śālagrāmodake tathā | karoti bhedabuddhiṃ yo brahmahatyāṃ labhettu saḥ
And whoever makes a distinction in his mind between the water from a brahmin's feet and the water from (the bathing of) a shalagrama stone — he incurs (the guilt of) killing a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.37
शिवनैवेद्यके चैव हरिनैवेद्यके तथा । करोति भेदबुद्धिं यो ब्रह्महत्यां लभेत्तु सः
śivanaivedyake caiva harinaivedyake tathā | karoti bhedabuddhiṃ yo brahmahatyāṃ labhettu saḥ
And whoever makes a distinction in his mind between food offered to Śiva and food offered to Hari, he incurs the guilt of killing a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.38
सर्वेश्वरेश्वरे कृष्णे सर्वकारणकारणे । सर्वाद्ये सर्वदेवानां सेव्ये सर्वान्तरात्मनि
sarveśvareśvare kṛṣṇe sarvakāraṇakāraṇe | sarvādye sarvadevānāṃ sevye sarvāntarātmani
In Kṛṣṇa, the lord of all lords, the cause of all causes, the first of all, to be served by all the gods, the inner self of all —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.39
माययानेकरूपे वाप्येक एव हि निर्गुणे । करोतीशेन भेदं यो ब्रह्महत्यां लभेत्तु सः
māyayānekarūpe vāpyeka eva hi nirguṇe | karotīśena bhedaṃ yo brahmahatyāṃ labhettu saḥ
(In him who is) of many forms through māyā, yet is truly one alone and without qualities — whoever makes a distinction (between him) and Īśa, he incurs the guilt of killing a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 34.40
शक्तिभक्ते द्वेषबुद्धिं शक्तिशास्त्रे तथैव च । द्वेषं यः कुरुते मर्त्यो ब्रह्महत्यां लभेत्तु सः
śaktibhakte dveṣabuddhiṃ śaktiśāstre tathaiva ca | dveṣaṃ yaḥ kurute martyo brahmahatyāṃ labhettu saḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
DB 9 34.41
पितृदेवार्चनं यो वा त्यजेद्वेदनिरूपितम् । यः करोति निषिद्धं च ब्रह्महत्यां लभेत्तु सः
pitṛdevārcanaṃ yo vā tyajedvedanirūpitam | yaḥ karoti niṣiddhaṃ ca brahmahatyāṃ labhettu saḥ
Or whoever should abandon the worship of the ancestors and the gods as prescribed by the Veda, and whoever does what is forbidden — he incurs (the guilt of) brahmin-murder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.42
यो निन्दति हृषीकेशं तन्मन्त्रोपासकं तथा । पवित्राणां पवित्रं च ज्ञानानन्दं सनातनम्
yo nindati hṛṣīkeśaṃ tanmantropāsakaṃ tathā | pavitrāṇāṃ pavitraṃ ca jñānānandaṃ sanātanam
Whoever reviles Hṛṣīkeśa, and likewise one who worships his mantra — (him who is) the purifier of the pure, knowledge-and-bliss, eternal —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.43
प्रधानं वैष्णवानां च देवानां सेव्यमीश्वरम् । ये नार्चयन्ति निन्दन्ति ब्रह्महत्यां लभन्ति ते
pradhānaṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca devānāṃ sevyamīśvaram | ye nārcayanti nindanti brahmahatyāṃ labhanti te
(Him who is) the foremost of the Vaiṣṇavas, the Lord who is to be served by the gods — those who do not worship (him) but revile (him) incur the guilt of killing a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.44
ये निन्दन्ति महादेवीं कारणब्रह्मरूपिणीम् । सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपां च प्रकृतिं सर्वमातरम्
ye nindanti mahādevīṃ kāraṇabrahmarūpiṇīm | sarvaśaktisvarūpāṃ ca prakṛtiṃ sarvamātaram
Those who revile the Great Goddess, who has the form of the causal Brahman, whose own nature is all power, who is Prakṛti, the mother of all —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.45
सर्वदेवस्वरूपां च सर्वेषां वन्दितां सदा । सर्वकारणरूपां च ब्रह्महत्यां लभन्ति ते
sarvadevasvarūpāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ vanditāṃ sadā | sarvakāraṇarūpāṃ ca brahmahatyāṃ labhanti te
(Those who revile her who is) the very form of all the gods, ever worshipped by all, and the form of all causes—they incur (the guilt of) brahmin-slaying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.46
कृष्णजन्माष्टमीं रामनवमीं च सुपुण्यदाम् । शिवरात्रिं तथा चैकादशीं वारे रवेस्तथा
kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīṃ rāmanavamīṃ ca supuṇyadām | śivarātriṃ tathā caikādaśīṃ vāre ravestathā
Kṛṣṇa's Janmāṣṭamī, and Rāma's Navamī, which bestows great merit, Śivarātri, and likewise Ekādaśī, and (the fast) on the day of the sun —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.47
पञ्च पर्वाणि पुण्यानि ये न कुर्वन्ति मानवाः । लभन्ति ब्रह्महत्यां ते चाण्डालाधिकपापिनः
pañca parvāṇi puṇyāni ye na kurvanti mānavāḥ | labhanti brahmahatyāṃ te cāṇḍālādhikapāpinaḥ
Those people who do not observe (these) five meritorious holy days incur the guilt of brahmin-murder; they are sinners worse than outcastes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.48
अम्बुवाच्यां भूखननं जलशौचादिकं च ये । कुर्वन्ति भारते वर्षे ब्रह्महत्यां लभन्ति ते
ambuvācyāṃ bhūkhananaṃ jalaśaucādikaṃ ca ye | kurvanti bhārate varṣe brahmahatyāṃ labhanti te
Those who, during Ambuvācī, dig the earth and perform washing with water and the like, in the land of Bharata — they incur (the guilt of) brahmin-slaying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.49
गुरुञ्च मातरं तातं साध्वीं भार्यां सुतं सुताम् । अनिन्द्यां यो न पुष्णाति ब्रह्महत्यां लभेत्तु सः
guruñca mātaraṃ tātaṃ sādhvīṃ bhāryāṃ sutaṃ sutām | anindyāṃ yo na puṣṇāti brahmahatyāṃ labhettu saḥ
Whoever does not support (his) guru, mother, father, virtuous wife, son, or blameless daughter, he incurs (the guilt of) brahmin-murder.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.50
विवाहो यस्य न भवेन्न पश्यति सुतं तु यः । हरिभक्तिविहीनो यो ब्रह्महत्यां लभेत्तु सः
vivāho yasya na bhavenna paśyati sutaṃ tu yaḥ | haribhaktivihīno yo brahmahatyāṃ labhettu saḥ
He who has no marriage, and he who does not see (i.e. beget) a son, and he who is devoid of devotion to Hari — he incurs the killing of a brahmin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.51
हरेरनैवेद्यभोजी नित्यं विष्णुं न पूजयेत् । पुण्यं पार्थिवलिङ्गं च ब्रह्महासौ प्रकीर्तितः
hareranaivedyabhojī nityaṃ viṣṇuṃ na pūjayet | puṇyaṃ pārthivaliṅgaṃ ca brahmahāsau prakīrtitaḥ
He who eats what has not been offered to Hari, who does not daily worship Viṣṇu and the holy earthen liṅga — he is declared a brahmin-killer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.52
गोप्रहारं प्रकुर्वन्तं दृष्ट्वा यो न निवारयेत् । याति गोविप्रयोर्मध्ये गोहत्या तु लभेत्तु सः
goprahāraṃ prakurvantaṃ dṛṣṭvā yo na nivārayet | yāti goviprayormadhye gohatyā tu labhettu saḥ
He who, seeing one striking a cow, does not restrain him, and he who passes between a cow and a brahmin — he incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.53
दण्डैर्गोस्ताडयेन्मूढो यो विप्रो वृषवाहनः । दिने दिने गोवधं च लभते नात्र संशयः
daṇḍairgostāḍayenmūḍho yo vipro vṛṣavāhanaḥ | dine dine govadhaṃ ca labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
The fool who strikes a cow with sticks, the brahmin who rides on a bull — day after day he incurs the slaying of a cow; there is no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.54
ददाति गोभ्य उच्छिष्टं भोजयेद् वृषवाहकम् । भुनक्ति वृषवाहान्नं स गोहत्यां लभेद् ध्रुवम्
dadāti gobhya ucchiṣṭaṃ bhojayed vṛṣavāhakam | bhunakti vṛṣavāhānnaṃ sa gohatyāṃ labhed dhruvam
He who gives cows the leftovers of his meal, who feeds a bull-driver, who eats the food of a bull-rider — he surely incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.55
वृषलीपतिं याजयेद्यो भुङ्क्तेऽन्नं तस्य यो नरः । गोहत्याशतकं सोऽपि लभते नात्र संशयः
vṛṣalīpatiṃ yājayedyo bhuṅkte'nnaṃ tasya yo naraḥ | gohatyāśatakaṃ so'pi labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
The man who officiates at a sacrifice for the husband of a śūdra woman, and he who eats that man's food — even he incurs a hundred cow-killings; there is no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.56
पादं ददाति वह्नौ यो गाश्च पादेन ताडयेत् । गेहं विशेदधौताङ्घ्रिः स्नात्वा गोवधमाप्नुयात्
pādaṃ dadāti vahnau yo gāśca pādena tāḍayet | gehaṃ viśedadhautāṅghriḥ snātvā govadhamāpnuyāt
He who puts his foot into the fire, who strikes cows with his foot, who enters the house with unwashed feet after bathing — he incurs the slaying of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.57
यो भुङ्क्ते स्निग्धपादेन शेते स्निग्धाङ्घ्रिरेव च । सूर्योदये च यो भुङ्क्ते स गोहत्यां लभेद् ध्रुवम्
yo bhuṅkte snigdhapādena śete snigdhāṅghrireva ca | sūryodaye ca yo bhuṅkte sa gohatyāṃ labhed dhruvam
He who eats with greasy feet, and who lies down with greasy feet, and he who eats at sunrise — he surely incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.58
अवीरान्नं च यो भुङ्क्ते योनिजीव्यस्य च द्विजः । यस्त्रिसन्ध्याविहीनश्च गोहत्या लभते च सः
avīrānnaṃ ca yo bhuṅkte yonijīvyasya ca dvijaḥ | yastrisandhyāvihīnaśca gohatyā labhate ca saḥ
The twice-born who eats the food of a woman without a son (or husband), and the food of one who lives off (a woman's) sex, and he who omits the three daily worships — he too incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 34.59
स्वभर्तरि च देवे वा भेदबुद्धिं करोति या । कटूक्त्या ताडयेत् कान्तं सा गोहत्यां लभेद् ध्रुवम्
svabhartari ca deve vā bhedabuddhiṃ karoti yā | kaṭūktyā tāḍayet kāntaṃ sā gohatyāṃ labhed dhruvam
The woman who makes a distinction between her own husband and a god, and who strikes her beloved with harsh speech — she surely incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.60
गोमार्गवर्जनं कृत्वा ददाति सस्यमेव वा । तडागे वा तु दुर्गे वा स गोहत्यां लभेद् ध्रुवम्
gomārgavarjanaṃ kṛtvā dadāti sasyameva vā | taḍāge vā tu durge vā sa gohatyāṃ labhed dhruvam
He who blocks off the cows' path, or who gives grain (only?) in a pond or in a difficult place — he surely incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 34.61
प्रायश्चित्ते गोवधस्य यः करोति व्यतिक्रमम् । पुत्रलोभादथाज्ञानात्स गोहत्या लभेद् ध्रुवम्
prāyaścitte govadhasya yaḥ karoti vyatikramam | putralobhādathājñānātsa gohatyā labhed dhruvam
He who commits a transgression in (performing) the expiation for cow-slaying, whether from desire for a son or from ignorance — he surely incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.62
राजके दैवके यत्नाद् गोस्वामी गां न रक्षति । दुःखं ददाति यो मूढो गोहत्यां स लभेद् ध्रुवम्
rājake daivake yatnād gosvāmī gāṃ na rakṣati | duḥkhaṃ dadāti yo mūḍho gohatyāṃ sa labhed dhruvam
When (trouble comes) from the king or from fate, the cow's owner who does not diligently protect his cow, and the fool who causes (her) suffering — he surely incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 34.63
प्राणिनो लङ्घयेद्यो हि देवार्चामनलं जलम् । नैवेद्यं पुष्पमन्नं च स गोहत्यां लभेद् ध्रुवम्
prāṇino laṅghayedyo hi devārcāmanalaṃ jalam | naivedyaṃ puṣpamannaṃ ca sa gohatyāṃ labhed dhruvam
He who steps over living beings, an image of a god, fire, water, food offered to a deity, a flower, or cooked food — he surely incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.64
शश्वन्नास्तीति यो वादी मिथ्यावादी प्रतारकः । देवद्वेषी गुरुद्वेषी स गोहत्यां लभेद् ध्रुवम्
śaśvannāstīti yo vādī mithyāvādī pratārakaḥ | devadveṣī gurudveṣī sa gohatyāṃ labhed dhruvam
He who constantly says "it does not exist," who speaks falsehood, who is a deceiver, who hates the gods, who hates his teacher — he surely incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.65
देवताप्रतिमां दृष्ट्वा गुरुं वा ब्राह्मणं सति । सम्भ्रमान्न नमेद्यो हि स गोहत्या लभेद् ध्रुवम्
devatāpratimāṃ dṛṣṭvā guruṃ vā brāhmaṇaṃ sati | sambhramānna namedyo hi sa gohatyā labhed dhruvam
He who, on seeing an image of a deity, or his teacher, or a brahmin, O chaste one, does not bow with haste (i.e. eagerly) — he surely incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.66
न ददात्याशिषं कोपात्प्रणताय च यो द्विजः । विद्यार्थिने च विद्यां च स गोहत्यां लभेद् ध्रुवम्
na dadātyāśiṣaṃ kopātpraṇatāya ca yo dvijaḥ | vidyārthine ca vidyāṃ ca sa gohatyāṃ labhed dhruvam
The twice-born who out of anger gives no blessing to one who bows to him, and no learning to one who seeks learning — he surely incurs the killing of a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.67
गोहत्या विप्रहत्या च कथिता चातिदेशिकी । गम्यां स्त्रियं नृणामेव निबोध कथयामि ते
gohatyā viprahatyā ca kathitā cātideśikī | gamyāṃ striyaṃ nṛṇāmeva nibodha kathayāmi te
Cow-killing and brahmin-killing have been told, along with what is reckoned equivalent to them; now learn which woman is approachable for men — I will tell you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.68
स्वस्त्री गम्या च सर्वेषामिति वेदानुशासनम् । अगम्या च तदन्या या चेति वेदविदो विदुः
svastrī gamyā ca sarveṣāmiti vedānuśāsanam | agamyā ca tadanyā yā ceti vedavido viduḥ
"One's own wife is approachable for all" — such is the instruction of the Veda; and any woman other than her is not to be approached: so the knowers of the Veda know.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.69
सामान्यं कथितं सर्वं विशेषं शृणु सुन्दरि । अत्यगम्या हि या याश्च निबोध कथयामि ताः
sāmānyaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ viśeṣaṃ śṛṇu sundari | atyagamyā hi yā yāśca nibodha kathayāmi tāḥ
All the general (rule) has been told; hear the particulars, O lovely one: which women are utterly unapproachable — learn, I will tell you of them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.70
शूद्राणां विप्रपत्नी च विप्राणां शूद्रकामिनी । अत्यगम्या च निन्द्या च लोके वेदे पतिव्रते
śūdrāṇāṃ viprapatnī ca viprāṇāṃ śūdrakāminī | atyagamyā ca nindyā ca loke vede pativrate
For śūdras a brahmin's wife, and for brahmins a śūdra woman as lover — these are utterly forbidden and blameworthy in the world and in the Veda, O devoted wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.71
शूद्रश्च ब्राह्मणीं गत्वा ब्रह्महत्याशतं लभेत् । तत्समं ब्राह्मणी चापि कुम्भीपाकं लभेद् ध्रुवम्
śūdraśca brāhmaṇīṃ gatvā brahmahatyāśataṃ labhet | tatsamaṃ brāhmaṇī cāpi kumbhīpākaṃ labhed dhruvam
A śūdra who goes to a brahmin woman would incur (the guilt of) a hundred brahmin-murders; and the brahmin woman too would surely gain the same, (namely) the Kumbhīpāka hell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.72
शूद्राणां विप्रपत्नी च विप्राणां शूद्रकामिनी । यदि शूद्रा व्रजेद्विप्रो वृषलीपतिरेव सः
śūdrāṇāṃ viprapatnī ca viprāṇāṃ śūdrakāminī | yadi śūdrā vrajedvipro vṛṣalīpatireva saḥ
For śūdras a brahmin's wife, and for brahmins a śūdra woman as lover: if a brahmin goes to a śūdra woman, he is just a "husband of a barren/low woman" (vṛṣalīpati).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.73
स भ्रष्टो विप्रजातेश्च चाण्डालात्सोऽधमः स्मृतः । विष्ठासमश्च तत्पिण्डो मूत्रं तस्य च तर्पणम्
sa bhraṣṭo viprajāteśca cāṇḍālātso'dhamaḥ smṛtaḥ | viṣṭhāsamaśca tatpiṇḍo mūtraṃ tasya ca tarpaṇam
He is fallen from brahmin birth, and is reckoned lower than a caṇḍāla; his rice-ball offering is equal to excrement, and his water-libation is urine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.74
न पितॄणां सुराणां च तद्दत्तमुपतिष्ठति । कोटिजन्मार्जितं पुण्यं तस्यार्चात्तपसार्जितम्
na pitṝṇāṃ surāṇāṃ ca taddattamupatiṣṭhati | koṭijanmārjitaṃ puṇyaṃ tasyārcāttapasārjitam
What is given by him does not reach the ancestors or the gods; the merit he amassed through ten million births, gained by worship and by austerity —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.75
द्विजस्य वृषलीलोभान्नश्यत्येव न संशयः । ब्राह्मणश्च सुरापीतिर्विड्भोजी वृषलीपतिः
dvijasya vṛṣalīlobhānnaśyatyeva na saṃśayaḥ | brāhmaṇaśca surāpītirviḍbhojī vṛṣalīpatiḥ
— that of the twice-born perishes utterly through his craving for a śūdra woman, no doubt of it. And a brahmin who drinks liquor, who eats filth, who is a husband of a śūdra woman,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.76
तप्तमुद्रादग्धदेहस्तप्तशूलाङ्कितस्तथा । हरिवासरभोजी च कुम्भीपाकं व्रजेद् द्विजः
taptamudrādagdhadehastaptaśūlāṅkitastathā | harivāsarabhojī ca kumbhīpākaṃ vrajed dvijaḥ
whose body is burnt with the hot brand and likewise marked with the heated spike, and who eats (food) on Hari's day (ekādaśī) — such a twice-born goes to Kumbhīpāka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.77
गुरुपत्नीं राजपत्नीं सपत्नीं मातरं ध्रुवम् । सुतां पुत्रवधूं श्वश्रूं सगर्भां भगिनीं सतीम्
gurupatnīṃ rājapatnīṃ sapatnīṃ mātaraṃ dhruvam | sutāṃ putravadhūṃ śvaśrūṃ sagarbhāṃ bhaginīṃ satīm
The teacher's wife, the king's wife, a co-wife, one's mother certainly, a daughter, a son's wife, a mother-in-law, a pregnant woman, a virtuous sister,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.78
सहोदरभ्रातृजायां मातुलानीं पितुः प्रसूम् । मातुः प्रसूं तत्स्वसारं भगिनीं भ्रातृकन्यकाम्
sahodarabhrātṛjāyāṃ mātulānīṃ pituḥ prasūm | mātuḥ prasūṃ tatsvasāraṃ bhaginīṃ bhrātṛkanyakām
a full brother's wife, a maternal uncle's wife, the father's mother, the mother's mother, her sister, a sister, a brother's daughter,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.79
शिष्यां शिष्यस्य पत्नीं च भागिनेयस्य कामिनीम् । भ्रातुः पुत्रप्रियां चैवात्यगम्या आह पद्मजः
śiṣyāṃ śiṣyasya patnīṃ ca bhāgineyasya kāminīm | bhrātuḥ putrapriyāṃ caivātyagamyā āha padmajaḥ
a female pupil, a pupil's wife, a sister's son's wife, and a brother's son's wife — these the lotus-born (Brahmā) declared utterly forbidden.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.80
एताः कामेन कान्ता यो व्रजेद्वै मानवाधमः । स मातृगामी वेदेषु ब्रह्महत्याशतं व्रजेत्
etāḥ kāmena kāntā yo vrajedvai mānavādhamaḥ | sa mātṛgāmī vedeṣu brahmahatyāśataṃ vrajet
That lowest of men who goes to these women out of lust as (his) beloved — he is a mother-violator in the Vedas, and incurs (the guilt of) a hundred brahmin-murders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.81
अकर्मार्होऽप्यसंस्पृश्यो लोके वेदे च निन्दितः । स याति कुम्भीपाके च महापापी सुदुष्करे
akarmārho'pyasaṃspṛśyo loke vede ca ninditaḥ | sa yāti kumbhīpāke ca mahāpāpī suduṣkare
Unfit for (any ritual) act, untouchable, censured in the world and in the Veda, that great sinner goes to the terrible Kumbhīpāka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.82
करोत्यशुद्धां सन्ध्यां वा न सन्ध्यां वा करोति च । त्रिसन्ध्यं वर्जयेद्यो वा सन्ध्याहीनश्च स द्विजः
karotyaśuddhāṃ sandhyāṃ vā na sandhyāṃ vā karoti ca | trisandhyaṃ varjayedyo vā sandhyāhīnaśca sa dvijaḥ
He who performs the twilight worship impurely, or does not perform it, or omits the three twilight rites — that twice-born is one lacking the sandhyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.83
वैष्णवं च तथा शैवं शाक्तं सौरं च गाणपम् । योऽहङ्कारान्न गृह्णाति मन्त्रं सोऽदीक्षितः स्मृतः
vaiṣṇavaṃ ca tathā śaivaṃ śāktaṃ sauraṃ ca gāṇapam | yo'haṅkārānna gṛhṇāti mantraṃ so'dīkṣitaḥ smṛtaḥ
He who, out of pride, does not receive a mantra — Vaiṣṇava, or Śaiva, or Śākta, or Saura, or Gāṇapatya — is reckoned uninitiated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.84
प्रवाहमवधिं कृत्वा यावद्धस्तचतुष्टयम् । तत्र नारायणः स्वामी गङ्गागर्भान्तरे वसेत्
pravāhamavadhiṃ kṛtvā yāvaddhastacatuṣṭayam | tatra nārāyaṇaḥ svāmī gaṅgāgarbhāntare vaset
Taking the current (of the Ganges) as the limit, as far as four hasta-lengths, there within the womb of the Ganges Lord Nārāyaṇa dwells.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.85
तत्र नारायणक्षेत्रे मृतो याति हरेः पदम् । वाराणस्यां बदर्यां च गङ्गासागरसङ्गमे
tatra nārāyaṇakṣetre mṛto yāti hareḥ padam | vārāṇasyāṃ badaryāṃ ca gaṅgāsāgarasaṅgame
One who dies there in that field of Nārāyaṇa goes to the abode of Hari; and (so too) at Vārāṇasī, at Badarī, at the confluence of the Ganges and the ocean,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.86
पुष्करे हरिहरक्षेत्रे प्रभासे कामरूस्थले । हरिद्वारे च केदारे तथा मातृपुरेऽपि च
puṣkare hariharakṣetre prabhāse kāmarūsthale | haridvāre ca kedāre tathā mātṛpure'pi ca
at Puṣkara, at Hariharakṣetra, at Prabhāsa, in the region of Kāmarūpa, at Haridvāra and at Kedāra, and likewise at Mātṛpura,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.87
सरस्वतीनदीतीरे पुण्ये वृन्दावने वने । गोदावर्यां च कौशिक्यां त्रिवेण्यां च हिमाचले
sarasvatīnadītīre puṇye vṛndāvane vane | godāvaryāṃ ca kauśikyāṃ triveṇyāṃ ca himācale
on the bank of the river Sarasvatī, in the holy Vṛndāvana forest, at the Godāvarī and at the Kauśikī, at the Triveṇī and on the Himālaya —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.88
एषु तीर्थेषु यो दानं प्रतिगृह्णाति कामतः । स च तीर्थप्रतिग्राही कुम्भीपाके प्रयाति सः
eṣu tīrtheṣu yo dānaṃ pratigṛhṇāti kāmataḥ | sa ca tīrthapratigrāhī kumbhīpāke prayāti saḥ
whoever at these sacred places accepts a gift out of desire, he is a "receiver at holy places," and he goes to Kumbhīpāka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.89
शूद्रसेवी शूद्रयाजी ग्रामयाजीति कीर्तितः । तथा देवोपजीवी च देवलः परिकीर्तितः
śūdrasevī śūdrayājī grāmayājīti kīrtitaḥ | tathā devopajīvī ca devalaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
One who serves śūdras, who sacrifices for śūdras, is called a "village sacrificer"; and likewise one who lives off a deity (temple income) is called a devala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.90
शूद्रपाकोपजीवी यः सूपकार इति स्मृतः । सन्ध्यापूजनहीनश्च प्रमत्तः पतितः स्मृतः
śūdrapākopajīvī yaḥ sūpakāra iti smṛtaḥ | sandhyāpūjanahīnaśca pramattaḥ patitaḥ smṛtaḥ
He who lives by food cooked by a śūdra is called a sūpakāra; and he who neglects the twilight worship, being heedless, is called fallen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 34.91
उक्तं सर्वं मया भद्रे लक्षणं वृषलीपतेः । एते महापातकिनः कुम्भीपाकं प्रयान्ति ते । कुण्डान्यन्यानि ये यान्ति निबोध कथयामि ते
uktaṃ sarvaṃ mayā bhadre lakṣaṇaṃ vṛṣalīpateḥ | ete mahāpātakinaḥ kumbhīpākaṃ prayānti te | kuṇḍānyanyāni ye yānti nibodha kathayāmi te
I have told you all of it, good lady — the marks of the husband of a low-caste woman. These great sinners go to Kumbhīpāka. Learn now which others go to the (other) pits; I shall tell you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition