Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 4
DB 9 4.1
सरस्वतीस्तोत्रपूजाकवचादिवर्णनम् नारद उवाच श्रुतं सर्वं मया पूर्वं त्वत्प्रसादात्सुधोपमम् । अधुना प्रकृतीनां च व्यस्तं वर्णय पूजनम्
sarasvatīstotrapūjākavacādivarṇanam nārada uvāca śrutaṃ sarvaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ tvatprasādātsudhopamam | adhunā prakṛtīnāṃ ca vyastaṃ varṇaya pūjanam
The description of the hymn, worship, protective formula and so forth of Sarasvatī. Nārada said: All that is like nectar I have heard before, by your grace; now describe the worship of the Prakṛtis in detail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.2
कस्याः पूजा कृता केन कथं मर्त्ये प्रचारिता । केन वा पूजिता का वा केन का वा स्तुता प्रभो
kasyāḥ pūjā kṛtā kena kathaṃ martye pracāritā | kena vā pūjitā kā vā kena kā vā stutā prabho
Whose worship was performed, and by whom, and how was it spread in the mortal world? By whom was which (goddess) worshipped, and by whom was which one praised, O Lord?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.3
तासां स्तोत्रं च ध्यानं च प्रभावं चरितं शुभम् । काभिः केभ्यो वरो दत्तस्तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
tāsāṃ stotraṃ ca dhyānaṃ ca prabhāvaṃ caritaṃ śubham | kābhiḥ kebhyo varo dattastanme vyākhyātumarhasi
Their hymn and their meditation, their power and their auspicious deeds, and by which (goddesses) a boon was given to whom — this you ought to explain to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.4
श्रीनारायण उवाच गणेशजननी दुर्गा राधा लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती । सावित्री च सृष्टिविधौ प्रकृतिः पञ्चधा स्मृता सरस्वतीस्तोत्रपूजाकवचादिवर्णनं नाम चतुर्थोऽध्यायः
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca gaṇeśajananī durgā rādhā lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī | sāvitrī ca sṛṣṭividhau prakṛtiḥ pañcadhā smṛtā sarasvatīstotrapūjākavacādivarṇanaṃ nāma caturtho'dhyāyaḥ
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Gaṇeśa's mother (Durgā), Durgā, Rādhā, Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, and Sāvitrī — in the process of creation Prakṛti is recorded as fivefold. [Here ends] the fourth chapter, called the Description of the Hymn, Worship, Protective Formula and so forth of Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 4.5
आसां पूजा प्रसिद्धा च प्रभावः परमाद्भुतः । सुधोपमं च चरितं सर्वमङ्गलकारणम्
āsāṃ pūjā prasiddhā ca prabhāvaḥ paramādbhutaḥ | sudhopamaṃ ca caritaṃ sarvamaṅgalakāraṇam
The worship of these (goddesses) is renowned, and their power supremely wondrous; and their deeds, like nectar, are the cause of every blessing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.6
प्रकृत्यंशाः कला याश्च तासां च चरितं शुभम् । सर्वं वक्ष्यामि ते ब्रह्मन् सावधानो निशामय
prakṛtyaṃśāḥ kalā yāśca tāsāṃ ca caritaṃ śubham | sarvaṃ vakṣyāmi te brahman sāvadhāno niśāmaya
And those portions and parts of Prakṛti, and their auspicious deeds — all this I shall tell you, O brahman; listen attentively.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.7
काली वसुन्धरा गङ्गा षष्ठी मङ्गलचण्डिका । तुलसी मनसा निद्रा स्वधा स्वाहा च दक्षिणा
kālī vasundharā gaṅgā ṣaṣṭhī maṅgalacaṇḍikā | tulasī manasā nidrā svadhā svāhā ca dakṣiṇā
Kālī, Vasundharā, Gaṅgā, Ṣaṣṭhī, Maṅgalacaṇḍikā, Tulasī, Manasā, Nidrā, Svadhā, Svāhā, and Dakṣiṇā —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.8
संक्षिप्तमासां चरितं पुण्यदं श्रुतिसुन्दरम् । जीवकर्मविपाकं च तच्च वक्ष्यामि सुन्दरम्
saṃkṣiptamāsāṃ caritaṃ puṇyadaṃ śrutisundaram | jīvakarmavipākaṃ ca tacca vakṣyāmi sundaram
their deeds, told in brief, bestow merit and are lovely to hear; and the ripening of the deeds of living beings — that too, which is lovely, I shall tell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.9
दुर्गायाश्चैव राधाया विस्तीर्णं चरितं महत् । तद्वत्पश्चात्प्रवक्ष्यामि संक्षेपक्रमतः शृणु
durgāyāścaiva rādhāyā vistīrṇaṃ caritaṃ mahat | tadvatpaścātpravakṣyāmi saṃkṣepakramataḥ śṛṇu
Of Durgā and of Rādhā the deeds are extensive and great; those likewise I shall relate afterwards — hear them now in brief order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.10
आदौ सरस्वतीपूजा श्रीकृष्णेन विनिर्मिता । यत्प्रसादान्मुनिश्रेष्ठ मूर्खो भवति पण्डितः
ādau sarasvatīpūjā śrīkṛṣṇena vinirmitā | yatprasādānmuniśreṣṭha mūrkho bhavati paṇḍitaḥ
In the beginning the worship of Sarasvatī was instituted by Śrī Kṛṣṇa, by whose grace, O best of sages, a fool becomes learned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.11
आविर्भूता यथा देवी वक्त्रतः कृष्णयोषितः । इयेष कृष्णं कामेन कामुकी कामरूपिणी
āvirbhūtā yathā devī vaktrataḥ kṛṣṇayoṣitaḥ | iyeṣa kṛṣṇaṃ kāmena kāmukī kāmarūpiṇī
How the goddess became manifest from the mouth of Kṛṣṇa's consort, and, being amorous and of alluring form, desired Kṛṣṇa out of love —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.12
स च विज्ञाय तद्भावं सर्वज्ञः सर्वमातरम् । तामुवाच हितं सत्यं परिणामे सुखावहम्
sa ca vijñāya tadbhāvaṃ sarvajñaḥ sarvamātaram | tāmuvāca hitaṃ satyaṃ pariṇāme sukhāvaham
And he, the all-knowing, having understood her disposition, said to her, the mother of all, what was beneficial and true and productive of happiness in the end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.13
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच भज नारायणं साध्वि मदंशं च चतुर्भुजम् । युवानं सुन्दरं सर्वगुणयुक्तं च मत्समम्
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca bhaja nārāyaṇaṃ sādhvi madaṃśaṃ ca caturbhujam | yuvānaṃ sundaraṃ sarvaguṇayuktaṃ ca matsamam
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Worship Nārāyaṇa, O virtuous one, my own portion, the four-armed, youthful, handsome, endowed with all qualities and equal to me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.14
कामज्ञं कामिनीनां च तासां च कामपूरकम् । कोटिकन्दर्पलावण्यं लीलालङ्कतमीश्वरम्
kāmajñaṃ kāminīnāṃ ca tāsāṃ ca kāmapūrakam | koṭikandarpalāvaṇyaṃ līlālaṅkatamīśvaram
who knows the desire of amorous women and fulfils their desire, who has the loveliness of ten million Kandarpas, the Lord adorned with (playful) sport.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.15
कान्ते कान्तं च मां कृत्वा यदि स्थातुमिहेच्छसि । त्वत्तो बलवती राधा न भद्रं ते भविष्यति
kānte kāntaṃ ca māṃ kṛtvā yadi sthātumihecchasi | tvatto balavatī rādhā na bhadraṃ te bhaviṣyati
"Beloved, if you wish to remain here having made me your lover, (know that) Rādhā is stronger than you; it will not go well for you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.16
यो यस्माद् बलवान्वापि ततोऽन्यं रक्षितुं क्षमः । कथं परान्साधयति यदि स्वयमनीश्वरः
yo yasmād balavānvāpi tato'nyaṃ rakṣituṃ kṣamaḥ | kathaṃ parānsādhayati yadi svayamanīśvaraḥ
"He who is stronger than another is able to protect another from him; how can (one) accomplish (the safety of) others, if he himself is not master?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.17
सर्वेशः सर्वशास्ताहं राधां बाधितुमक्षमः । तेजसा मत्समा सा च रूपेण च गुणेन च
sarveśaḥ sarvaśāstāhaṃ rādhāṃ bādhitumakṣamaḥ | tejasā matsamā sā ca rūpeṇa ca guṇena ca
"I, the lord of all and the ruler of all, am unable to restrain Rādhā; she is equal to me in splendour, and in beauty and in virtue."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.18
प्राणाधिष्ठातृदेवी सा प्राणांस्त्यक्तुं च कः क्षमः । प्राणतोऽपि प्रियः पुत्रः केषां वास्ति च कश्चन
prāṇādhiṣṭhātṛdevī sā prāṇāṃstyaktuṃ ca kaḥ kṣamaḥ | prāṇato'pi priyaḥ putraḥ keṣāṃ vāsti ca kaścana
"She is the goddess presiding over (my) life-breath, and who is able to give up his life-breath? And for whom is there any son dearer than life?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.19
त्वं भद्रे गच्छ वैकुण्ठं तव भद्रं भविष्यति । पतिं तमीश्वरं कृत्वा मोदस्व सुचिरं सुखम्
tvaṃ bhadre gaccha vaikuṇṭhaṃ tava bhadraṃ bhaviṣyati | patiṃ tamīśvaraṃ kṛtvā modasva suciraṃ sukham
"You, good lady, go to Vaikuṇṭha; it will go well for you. Having made that Lord your husband, rejoice happily for a very long time."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.20
लोभमोहकामक्रोधमानहिंसाविवर्जिता । तेजसा त्वत्समा लक्ष्मी रूपेण च गुणेन च
lobhamohakāmakrodhamānahiṃsāvivarjitā | tejasā tvatsamā lakṣmī rūpeṇa ca guṇena ca
"Lakṣmī is free of greed, delusion, desire, anger, pride and violence, and is equal to you in splendour, in beauty and in virtue."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.21
तया सार्धं तव प्रीत्या शश्वत्कालः प्रयास्यति । गौरवं च हरिस्तुल्यं करिष्यति द्वयोरपि
tayā sārdhaṃ tava prītyā śaśvatkālaḥ prayāsyati | gauravaṃ ca haristulyaṃ kariṣyati dvayorapi
"Together with her your time will pass forever in affection, and Hari will show equal honour to you both."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.22
प्रतिविश्वेषु तां पूजां महतीं गौरवान्विताम् । माघस्य शुक्लपञ्चम्यां विद्यारम्भे च सुन्दरि
prativiśveṣu tāṃ pūjāṃ mahatīṃ gauravānvitām | māghasya śuklapañcamyāṃ vidyārambhe ca sundari
"(They will perform) that great worship of you, attended with honour, in every universe, on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of Māgha and at the beginning of study, O beautiful one."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.23
मानवा मनवो देवा मुनीन्द्राश्च मुमुक्षवः । वसवो योगिनः सिद्धा नागा गन्धर्वराक्षसाः
mānavā manavo devā munīndrāśca mumukṣavaḥ | vasavo yoginaḥ siddhā nāgā gandharvarākṣasāḥ
"Men, Manus, gods, the chief sages, seekers of liberation, the Vasus, yogins, Siddhas, Nāgas, Gandharvas and Rākṣasas—"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.24
मद्वरेण करिष्यन्ति कल्पे कल्पे लयावधि । भक्तियुक्ताश्च दत्त्वा वै चोपचाराणि षोडश
madvareṇa kariṣyanti kalpe kalpe layāvadhi | bhaktiyuktāśca dattvā vai copacārāṇi ṣoḍaśa
"—by my boon they will perform (it) in kalpa after kalpa until the dissolution, filled with devotion, offering indeed the sixteen articles of service,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.25
कण्वशाखोक्तविधिना ध्यानेन स्तवनेन च । जितेन्द्रियाः संयताश्च घटे च पुस्तकेऽपि च
kaṇvaśākhoktavidhinā dhyānena stavanena ca | jitendriyāḥ saṃyatāśca ghaṭe ca pustake'pi ca
"by the rite declared in the Kaṇva branch, with meditation and with hymns of praise, with senses conquered and self-restrained, both in the water-pot and in the book;"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.26
कृत्वा सुवर्णगुटिकां गन्धचन्दनचर्चिताम् । कवचं ते ग्रहीष्यन्ति कण्ठे वा दक्षिणे भुजे
kṛtvā suvarṇaguṭikāṃ gandhacandanacarcitām | kavacaṃ te grahīṣyanti kaṇṭhe vā dakṣiṇe bhuje
"and having made a golden pellet (amulet) smeared with fragrance and sandal paste, they will take up your protective charm (kavaca) on the neck or on the right arm."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.27
पठिष्यन्ति च विद्वांसः पूजाकाले च पूजिते । इत्युक्त्वा पूजयामास तां देवीं सर्वपूजिताम्
paṭhiṣyanti ca vidvāṃsaḥ pūjākāle ca pūjite | ityuktvā pūjayāmāsa tāṃ devīṃ sarvapūjitām
"And the learned will recite (it) at the time of worship, when you are worshipped." Having said this, he worshipped that goddess who is honoured by all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.28
ततस्तत्पूजनं चकुर्ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः । अनन्तश्चापि धर्मश्च मुनीन्द्राः सनकादयः
tatastatpūjanaṃ cakurbrahmaviṣṇuśivādayaḥ | anantaścāpi dharmaśca munīndrāḥ sanakādayaḥ
Then Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the others performed her worship, and Ananta too, and Dharma, and the chief sages Sanaka and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.29
सर्वे देवाश्च मुनयो नृपाश्च मानवादयः । बभूव पूजिता नित्यं सर्वलोकैः सरस्वती
sarve devāśca munayo nṛpāśca mānavādayaḥ | babhūva pūjitā nityaṃ sarvalokaiḥ sarasvatī
all the gods and the sages and the kings and men and the rest; Sarasvatī came to be worshipped constantly by all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.30
नारद उवाच पूजाविधानं कवचं ध्यानं चापि निरन्तरम् । पूजोपयुक्तं नैवेद्यं पुष्पं च चन्दनादिकम्
nārada uvāca pūjāvidhānaṃ kavacaṃ dhyānaṃ cāpi nirantaram | pūjopayuktaṃ naivedyaṃ puṣpaṃ ca candanādikam
Nārada said: The procedure of worship, the kavaca, and the meditation too, continuously; the food-offering fit for worship, and the flowers, sandal paste and the rest—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.31
वद वेदविदां श्रेष्ठ श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम । वर्तते हृदये शश्वत्किमिदं श्रुतिसुन्दरम्
vada vedavidāṃ śreṣṭha śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama | vartate hṛdaye śaśvatkimidaṃ śrutisundaram
tell (them), best of the knowers of the Veda; my curiosity to hear is constantly present in my heart. What is this that is so lovely to hear?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.32
श्रीनारायण उवाच शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि कण्वशाखोक्तपद्धतिम् । जगन्मातुः सरस्वत्याः पूजाविधिसमन्विताम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi kaṇvaśākhoktapaddhatim | jaganmātuḥ sarasvatyāḥ pūjāvidhisamanvitām
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Listen, Nārada, I shall tell the manual declared in the Kaṇva branch, together with the rite of worship of the mother of the world, Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.33
माघस्य शुक्लपञ्चम्यां विद्यारम्भदिनेऽपि च । पूर्वेऽह्नि समयं कृत्वा तत्राह्नि संयतः शुचिः
māghasya śuklapañcamyāṃ vidyārambhadine'pi ca | pūrve'hni samayaṃ kṛtvā tatrāhni saṃyataḥ śuciḥ
On the fifth day of the bright fortnight of Māgha, and also on the day of beginning study: having made the resolve on the previous day, on that day, restrained and pure,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.34
स्नात्वा नित्यक्रियाः कृत्वा घटं संस्थाप्य भक्तितः । स्वशाखोक्तविधानेन तान्त्रिकेणाथवा पुनः
snātvā nityakriyāḥ kṛtvā ghaṭaṃ saṃsthāpya bhaktitaḥ | svaśākhoktavidhānena tāntrikeṇāthavā punaḥ
having bathed and performed the daily rites, having installed the water-pot with devotion, by the rite declared in one's own branch (of the Veda) or else by the Tantric one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.35
गणेशं पूर्वमभ्यर्च्य ततोऽभीष्टां प्रपूजयेत् । ध्यानेन वक्ष्यमाणेन ध्यात्वा बाह्यघटे ध्रुवम्
gaṇeśaṃ pūrvamabhyarcya tato'bhīṣṭāṃ prapūjayet | dhyānena vakṣyamāṇena dhyātvā bāhyaghaṭe dhruvam
Having first worshipped Gaṇeśa, he should then worship the desired (goddess); having meditated with the meditation about to be told, (he should invoke her) firmly in the outer jar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.36
ध्यात्वा पुनः षोडषोपचारेण पूजयेद् व्रती । पूजोपयुक्तं नैवेद्यं यच्च वेदनिरूपितम्
dhyātvā punaḥ ṣoḍaṣopacāreṇa pūjayed vratī | pūjopayuktaṃ naivedyaṃ yacca vedanirūpitam
Having meditated, the observer of the vow should again worship (her) with the sixteen services. As for the food-offering suitable for worship, that which is laid down in the Veda —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.37
वक्ष्यामि सौम्य तत्किञ्चिद्यथाधीतं यथागमम् । नवनीतं दधि क्षीरं लाजांश्च तिललड्डुकम्
vakṣyāmi saumya tatkiñcidyathādhītaṃ yathāgamam | navanītaṃ dadhi kṣīraṃ lājāṃśca tilalaḍḍukam
— that I shall tell you somewhat, O gentle one, as I have learned it and as the tradition has it: fresh butter, curds, milk, parched grain, and sesame sweetmeats;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.38
इक्षुमिक्षुरसं शुक्लवर्णं पञ्चगुडं मधु । स्वस्तिकं शर्करां शुक्लधान्यस्याक्षतमक्षतम्
ikṣumikṣurasaṃ śuklavarṇaṃ pañcaguḍaṃ madhu | svastikaṃ śarkarāṃ śukladhānyasyākṣatamakṣatam
sugarcane, cane-juice, white-coloured (sweets), the five kinds of molasses, honey, svastika-cakes, sugar, and unbroken whole grains of white rice;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.39
अच्छिन्नशुक्लधान्यस्य पृथुकं शुक्लमोदकम् । घृतसैन्धवसंयुक्तं हविष्यान्नं यथोदितम्
acchinnaśukladhānyasya pṛthukaṃ śuklamodakam | ghṛtasaindhavasaṃyuktaṃ haviṣyānnaṃ yathoditam
flattened rice made of unbroken white grain, white sweet balls, and the sacrificial food joined with ghee and rock-salt, as prescribed;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.40
यवगोधूमचूर्णानां पिष्टकं घृतसंयुतम् । पिष्टकं स्वस्तिकस्यापि पक्वरम्भाफलस्य च
yavagodhūmacūrṇānāṃ piṣṭakaṃ ghṛtasaṃyutam | piṣṭakaṃ svastikasyāpi pakvarambhāphalasya ca
cakes of barley- and wheat-flour mixed with ghee, and cakes of svastika (grain) too, and of ripe plantain fruit;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.41
परमान्नं च सघृतं मिष्टान्नं च सुधोपमम् । नारिकेलं तदुदकं कसेरुं मूलमार्द्रकम्
paramānnaṃ ca saghṛtaṃ miṣṭānnaṃ ca sudhopamam | nārikelaṃ tadudakaṃ kaseruṃ mūlamārdrakam
rice-pudding with ghee, and sweet food like nectar, coconut and its water, kaseru root and fresh ginger;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.42
पक्वरम्भाफलं चारु श्रीफलं बदरीफलम् । कालदेशोद्भवं चारु फलं शुक्लं च संस्कतम्
pakvarambhāphalaṃ cāru śrīphalaṃ badarīphalam | kāladeśodbhavaṃ cāru phalaṃ śuklaṃ ca saṃskatam
a fine ripe plantain fruit, the bilva fruit, the jujube fruit, and any fine white fruit arising in that season and place, properly prepared;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.43
सुगन्धं शुक्लपुष्पं च सुगन्धं शुक्लचन्दनम् । नवीनं शुक्लवस्त्रं च शङ्खं च सुन्दरं मुने
sugandhaṃ śuklapuṣpaṃ ca sugandhaṃ śuklacandanam | navīnaṃ śuklavastraṃ ca śaṅkhaṃ ca sundaraṃ mune
a fragrant white flower, and fragrant white sandal-paste, and a new white garment, and a beautiful conch, O sage;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.44
माल्यं च शुक्लपुष्पाणां शुक्लहारं च भूषणम् । यादृशं च श्रुतौ ध्यानं प्रशस्यं श्रुतिसुन्दरम्
mālyaṃ ca śuklapuṣpāṇāṃ śuklahāraṃ ca bhūṣaṇam | yādṛśaṃ ca śrutau dhyānaṃ praśasyaṃ śrutisundaram
and a garland of white flowers, and a white necklace as ornament. And such meditation as is praised in the Veda and lovely to hear —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.45
तन्निबोध महाभाग भ्रमभञ्जनकारणम् । सरस्वतीं शुक्लवर्णां सस्मितां सुमनोहराम्
tannibodha mahābhāga bhramabhañjanakāraṇam | sarasvatīṃ śuklavarṇāṃ sasmitāṃ sumanoharām
learn that, O greatly fortunate one, which is the cause of the breaking of delusion: Sarasvatī, white in colour, smiling, most charming,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.46
कोटिचन्द्रप्रभामुष्टपुष्टश्रीयुक्तविग्रहाम् । वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानां वीणापुस्तकधारिणीम्
koṭicandraprabhāmuṣṭapuṣṭaśrīyuktavigrahām | vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānāṃ vīṇāpustakadhāriṇīm
her form endowed with a full beauty that has stolen the radiance of ten million moons, clad in cloth purified by fire, holding a lute and a book,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.47
रत्नसारेन्द्रनिर्माणनवभूषणभूषिताम् । सुपूजितां सुरगणैर्ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादिभिः
ratnasārendranirmāṇanavabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām | supūjitāṃ suragaṇairbrahmaviṣṇuśivādibhiḥ
adorned with new ornaments fashioned of the finest of gems, well worshipped by the hosts of gods, by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the rest —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.48
वन्दे भक्त्या वन्दितां च मुनीन्द्रमनुमानवैः । एवं ध्यात्वा च मूलेन सर्वं दत्त्वा विचक्षणः
vande bhaktyā vanditāṃ ca munīndramanumānavaiḥ | evaṃ dhyātvā ca mūlena sarvaṃ dattvā vicakṣaṇaḥ
her, revered by the chief sages, the Manus and men, I revere with devotion. Having thus meditated, the wise one, offering everything with the root-mantra,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 4.49
संस्तूय कवचं धृत्वा प्रणमेद्दण्डवद्भुवि । येषां चेयमिष्टदेवी तेषां नित्यक्रिया मुने
saṃstūya kavacaṃ dhṛtvā praṇameddaṇḍavadbhuvi | yeṣāṃ ceyamiṣṭadevī teṣāṃ nityakriyā mune
and having praised (her) and worn the protective (kavaca) hymn, he should bow to the ground like a staff. For those whose chosen deity she is, O sage, this is a daily rite;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.50
विद्यारम्भे च वर्षान्ते सर्वेषां पञ्चमीदिने । सर्वोपयुक्तं मूलं च वैदिकाष्टाक्षरः परः
vidyārambhe ca varṣānte sarveṣāṃ pañcamīdine | sarvopayuktaṃ mūlaṃ ca vaidikāṣṭākṣaraḥ paraḥ
and for all, at the beginning of study and at the year's end, on the fifth-day. The root-mantra useful for all is the supreme Vedic eight-syllabled one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.51
येषां येनोपदेशो वा तेषां स मूल एव च । सरस्वती चतुर्थ्यन्तं वह्निजायान्तमेव च
yeṣāṃ yenopadeśo vā teṣāṃ sa mūla eva ca | sarasvatī caturthyantaṃ vahnijāyāntameva ca
But for those to whom instruction has been given with a particular (mantra), that very one is their root-mantra: "Sarasvatī" ending in the dative, and ending with the wife of fire (svāhā),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.52
लक्ष्मीमायादिकं चैव मन्त्रोऽयं कल्पपादपः । पुरा नारायणश्चेमं वाल्मीकाय कृपानिधिः
lakṣmīmāyādikaṃ caiva mantro'yaṃ kalpapādapaḥ | purā nārāyaṇaścemaṃ vālmīkāya kṛpānidhiḥ
and preceded by Lakṣmī (śrīṃ) and Māyā (hrīṃ) — this mantra is a wish-granting tree. Formerly Nārāyaṇa, the treasury of compassion, gave it to Vālmīki
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.53
प्रददौ जाह्नवीतीरे पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते । भृगुर्ददौ च शुक्राय पुष्करे सूर्यपर्वणि
pradadau jāhnavītīre puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate | bhṛgurdadau ca śukrāya puṣkare sūryaparvaṇi
on the bank of the Jāhnavī, in a holy field in Bhārata; and Bhṛgu gave it to Śukra at Puṣkara on a solar festival day;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.54
चन्द्रपर्वणि मारीचो ददौ वाक्पतये मुदा । भृगोश्चैव ददौ तुष्टो ब्रह्मा बदरिकाश्रमे
candraparvaṇi mārīco dadau vākpataye mudā | bhṛgoścaiva dadau tuṣṭo brahmā badarikāśrame
Mārīca gave it gladly to the lord of speech (Bṛhaspati) on a lunar festival day; and Brahmā, pleased, gave it to Bhṛgu at the Badarikā hermitage;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.55
आस्तिकस्य जरत्कारुर्ददौ क्षीरोदसन्निधौ । विभाण्डको ददौ मेरौ ऋष्यशृङ्गाय धीमते
āstikasya jaratkārurdadau kṣīrodasannidhau | vibhāṇḍako dadau merau ṛṣyaśṛṅgāya dhīmate
Jaratkāru gave (it) to Āstika near the Ocean of Milk; Vibhāṇḍaka gave (it) on Mount Meru to the wise Ṛṣyaśṛṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.56
शिवः कणादमुनये गौतमाय ददौ मुदा । सूर्यश्च याज्ञवल्क्याय तथा कात्यायनाय च
śivaḥ kaṇādamunaye gautamāya dadau mudā | sūryaśca yājñavalkyāya tathā kātyāyanāya ca
Śiva gladly gave (it) to the sage Kaṇāda and to Gautama; and the Sun (gave it) to Yājñavalkya and likewise to Kātyāyana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.57
शेषः पाणिनये चैव भारद्वाजाय धीमते । ददौ शाकटायनाय सुतले बलिसंसदि
śeṣaḥ pāṇinaye caiva bhāradvājāya dhīmate | dadau śākaṭāyanāya sutale balisaṃsadi
And Śeṣa (gave it) to Pāṇini and to the wise Bharadvāja; he gave (it) to Śākaṭāyana in Sutala, in Bali's assembly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.58
चतुर्लक्षजपेनैव मन्त्रः सिद्धो भवेन्नृणाम् । यदि स्यान्मन्त्रसिद्धो हि बृहस्पतिसमो भवेत्
caturlakṣajapenaiva mantraḥ siddho bhavennṛṇām | yadi syānmantrasiddho hi bṛhaspatisamo bhavet
By four hundred thousand recitations alone the mantra becomes effective for men; and if one has mastered the mantra, he becomes the equal of Bṛhaspati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.59
कवचं शृणु विप्रेन्द्र यद्दत्तं ब्रह्मणा पुरा । विश्वस्रष्टा विश्वजयं भृगवे गन्धमादने
kavacaṃ śṛṇu viprendra yaddattaṃ brahmaṇā purā | viśvasraṣṭā viśvajayaṃ bhṛgave gandhamādane
Hear, best of brahmins, the armour (kavaca) which was formerly given by Brahmā — the creator of the universe (gave) the world-conquering (armour) to Bhṛgu on Gandhamādana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.60
भृगुरुवाच ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठ ब्रह्मज्ञानविशारद । सर्वज्ञ सर्वजनक सर्वेश सर्वपूजित
bhṛguruvāca brahmanbrahmavidāṃ śreṣṭha brahmajñānaviśārada | sarvajña sarvajanaka sarveśa sarvapūjita
Bhṛgu said: O Brahmā, best of the knowers of Brahman, skilled in the knowledge of Brahman, all-knowing, father of all, lord of all, worshipped by all,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.61
सरस्वत्याश्च कवचं ब्रूहि विश्वजयं प्रभो । अयातयामं मन्त्राणां समूहसंयुतं परम्
sarasvatyāśca kavacaṃ brūhi viśvajayaṃ prabho | ayātayāmaṃ mantrāṇāṃ samūhasaṃyutaṃ param
tell (me), O lord, the world-conquering armour of Sarasvatī, ever-fresh (in potency), supreme, joined with a collection of mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.62
ब्रह्मोवाच शृणु वत्स प्रवक्ष्यामि कवचं सर्वकामदम् । श्रुतिसारं श्रुतिसुखं श्रुत्युक्तं श्रुतिपूजितम्
brahmovāca śṛṇu vatsa pravakṣyāmi kavacaṃ sarvakāmadam | śrutisāraṃ śrutisukhaṃ śrutyuktaṃ śrutipūjitam
Brahmā said: Hear, child, I shall declare the armour that grants all desires, the essence of scripture, the delight of scripture, spoken by scripture, honoured by scripture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.63
उक्तं कृष्णेन गोलोके मह्यं वृन्दावने वने । रासेश्वरेण विभुना रासे वै रासमण्डले
uktaṃ kṛṣṇena goloke mahyaṃ vṛndāvane vane | rāseśvareṇa vibhunā rāse vai rāsamaṇḍale
It was spoken to me by Kṛṣṇa in Goloka, in the Vṛndāvana wood, by the lord, the Lord of the Rāsa, in the rāsa, in the rāsa-circle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.64
अतीव गोपनीयं च कल्पवृक्षसमं परम् । अश्रुताद्भुतमन्त्राणां समूहैश्च समन्वितम्
atīva gopanīyaṃ ca kalpavṛkṣasamaṃ param | aśrutādbhutamantrāṇāṃ samūhaiśca samanvitam
It is to be kept very secret, supreme, like a wish-granting tree, and furnished with collections of wondrous mantras never (before) heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.65
यद्धृत्वा भगवाञ्छुक्रः सर्वदैत्येषु पूजितः । यद्धृत्वा पठनाद् ब्रह्मन् बुद्धिमांश्च बृहस्पतिः
yaddhṛtvā bhagavāñchukraḥ sarvadaityeṣu pūjitaḥ | yaddhṛtvā paṭhanād brahman buddhimāṃśca bṛhaspatiḥ
Holding which, the lord Śukra came to be honoured among all the demons; by holding and reciting which, O brahmin, Bṛhaspati (became) possessed of intelligence;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.66
पठनाद्धारणाद्वाग्मी कवीन्द्रो वाल्मिको मुनिः । स्वायम्भुवो मनुश्चैव यद्धृत्वा सर्वपूजितः
paṭhanāddhāraṇādvāgmī kavīndro vālmiko muniḥ | svāyambhuvo manuścaiva yaddhṛtvā sarvapūjitaḥ
by reciting and holding which the sage Vālmīki (became) eloquent, chief of poets; and by holding which Manu Svāyambhuva became honoured by all;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.67
कणादो गौतमः कण्वः पाणिनिः शाकटायनः । ग्रन्धं चकार यद्धृत्वा दक्षः कात्यायनः स्वयम्
kaṇādo gautamaḥ kaṇvaḥ pāṇiniḥ śākaṭāyanaḥ | grandhaṃ cakāra yaddhṛtvā dakṣaḥ kātyāyanaḥ svayam
Kaṇāda, Gautama, Kaṇva, Pāṇini, Śākaṭāyana, and Dakṣa Kātyāyana himself composed their works by holding which;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.68
धृत्वा वेदविभागं च पुराणान्यखिलानि च । चकार लीलामात्रेण कृष्णद्वैपायनः स्वयम्
dhṛtvā vedavibhāgaṃ ca purāṇānyakhilāni ca | cakāra līlāmātreṇa kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ svayam
and holding (it), Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana himself made the division of the Vedas and all the Purāṇas as mere play;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.69
शातातपश्च संवर्तो वसिष्ठश्च पराशरः । यद्धृत्वा पठनाद् ग्रन्थं याज्ञवल्क्यश्चकार सः
śātātapaśca saṃvarto vasiṣṭhaśca parāśaraḥ | yaddhṛtvā paṭhanād granthaṃ yājñavalkyaścakāra saḥ
Śātātapa, Saṃvarta, Vasiṣṭha and Parāśara — and by holding and reciting which that Yājñavalkya composed his work;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.70
ऋष्यशृङ्गो भरद्वाजश्चास्तिको देवलस्तथा । जैगीषव्यो ययातिश्च धृत्वा सर्वत्र पूजिताः
ṛṣyaśṛṅgo bharadvājaścāstiko devalastathā | jaigīṣavyo yayātiśca dhṛtvā sarvatra pūjitāḥ
Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, Bharadvāja, Āstika and Devala, Jaigīṣavya and Yayāti — holding (it), they were honoured everywhere.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.71
कवचस्यास्य विप्रेन्द्र ऋषिरेव प्रजापतिः । स्वयं छन्दश्च बृहती देवता शारदाम्बिका
kavacasyāsya viprendra ṛṣireva prajāpatiḥ | svayaṃ chandaśca bṛhatī devatā śāradāmbikā
Of this armour, O best of brahmins, the seer is Prajāpati himself, the metre is Bṛhatī, and the deity is Śāradāmbikā (mother Śāradā).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.72
सर्वतत्त्वपरिज्ञानसर्वार्थसाधनेषु च । कवितासु च सर्वासु विनियोगः प्रकीर्तितः
sarvatattvaparijñānasarvārthasādhaneṣu ca | kavitāsu ca sarvāsu viniyogaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
Its application is declared to be in the full knowledge of all principles, in the accomplishing of all aims, and in all poetic compositions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.73
श्रीं ह्रीं सरस्वत्यै स्वाहा शिरो मे पातु सर्वतः । श्रीं वाग्देवतायै स्वाहा भालं मे सर्वदावतु
śrīṃ hrīṃ sarasvatyai svāhā śiro me pātu sarvataḥ | śrīṃ vāgdevatāyai svāhā bhālaṃ me sarvadāvatu
"Śrīṃ hrīṃ sarasvatyai svāhā" — may (this) protect my head on all sides; "śrīṃ vāgdevatāyai svāhā" — may it always protect my forehead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.74
ॐ ह्रीं सरस्वत्यै स्वाहेति श्रोत्रे पातु निरन्तरम् । ओं श्रीं ह्रीं भगवत्यै सरस्वत्यै स्वाहा नेत्रयुग्मं सदावतु
oṃ hrīṃ sarasvatyai svāheti śrotre pātu nirantaram | oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ bhagavatyai sarasvatyai svāhā netrayugmaṃ sadāvatu
"Oṃ hrīṃ sarasvatyai svāhā" — may (this) protect the two ears without cease; "oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ bhagavatyai sarasvatyai svāhā" — may it always protect the pair of eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.75
ऐं ह्रीं वाग्वादिन्यै स्वाहा नासां मे सर्वदावतु । ह्रीं विद्याधिष्ठातृदेव्यै स्वाहा चोष्ठं सदावतु
aiṃ hrīṃ vāgvādinyai svāhā nāsāṃ me sarvadāvatu | hrīṃ vidyādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai svāhā coṣṭhaṃ sadāvatu
“aiṃ hrīṃ vāgvādinyai svāhā” — may it always guard my nose; and “hrīṃ, to the goddess who presides over knowledge, svāhā” — may it always guard my lips.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.76
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं ब्राह्म्यै स्वाहेति दन्तपंक्तिं सदावतु । ऐमित्येकाक्षरो मन्त्रो मम कण्ठं सदावतु
oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ brāhmyai svāheti dantapaṃktiṃ sadāvatu | aimityekākṣaro mantro mama kaṇṭhaṃ sadāvatu
“oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ brāhmyai svāhā” — may it always guard the row of my teeth; the one-syllable mantra “aiṃ” — may it always guard my throat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.77
ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं पातु मे ग्रीवां स्कन्धौ मे श्रीं सदावतु । ॐ ह्रीं विद्याधिष्ठातृदेव्यै स्वाहा वक्षः सदावतु
oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ pātu me grīvāṃ skandhau me śrīṃ sadāvatu | oṃ hrīṃ vidyādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai svāhā vakṣaḥ sadāvatu
“oṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ” — may it guard my neck; “śrīṃ” — may it always guard my shoulders; “oṃ hrīṃ, to the goddess who presides over knowledge, svāhā” — may it always guard my chest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.78
ॐ ह्रीं विद्याधिस्वरूपायै स्वाहा मे पातु नाभिकाम् । ॐ ह्रीं क्लीं वाण्यै स्वाहेति मम हस्तौ सदावतु
oṃ hrīṃ vidyādhisvarūpāyai svāhā me pātu nābhikām | oṃ hrīṃ klīṃ vāṇyai svāheti mama hastau sadāvatu
“oṃ hrīṃ, to her whose form is knowledge itself, svāhā” — may it guard my navel; “oṃ hrīṃ klīṃ vāṇyai svāhā” — may it always guard my two hands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.79
ॐ सर्ववर्णात्मिकायै स्वाहा पादयुग्मं सदावतु । ॐ वागधिष्ठातृदेव्यै स्वाहा सर्वं सदावतु
oṃ sarvavarṇātmikāyai svāhā pādayugmaṃ sadāvatu | oṃ vāgadhiṣṭhātṛdevyai svāhā sarvaṃ sadāvatu
“oṃ, to her who is the essence of all letters, svāhā” — may it always guard my pair of feet; “oṃ, to the goddess who presides over speech, svāhā” — may it always guard the whole (of me).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.80
ॐ सर्वकण्ठवासिन्यै स्वाहा प्राच्यां सदावतु । ॐ सर्वजिह्वाग्रवासिन्यै स्वाहाग्निदिशि रक्षतु
oṃ sarvakaṇṭhavāsinyai svāhā prācyāṃ sadāvatu | oṃ sarvajihvāgravāsinyai svāhāgnidiśi rakṣatu
“oṃ, to her who dwells in every throat, svāhā” — may it always guard (me) in the east; “oṃ, to her who dwells on the tip of every tongue, svāhā” — may it guard (me) in the quarter of fire (southeast).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.81
ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं सरस्वत्यै बुधजनन्यै स्वाहा । सततं मन्त्रराजोऽयं दक्षिणे मां सदावतु
oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ klīṃ sarasvatyai budhajananyai svāhā | satataṃ mantrarājo'yaṃ dakṣiṇe māṃ sadāvatu
“oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ klīṃ, to Sarasvatī, the mother of the wise, svāhā” — may this king of mantras always guard me continually in the south.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.82
ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं त्र्यक्षरो मन्त्रो नैर्ऋत्यां सर्वदावतु । ॐ ऐं जिह्वाग्रवासिन्यै स्वाहा मां वारुणेऽवतु
aiṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ tryakṣaro mantro nairṛtyāṃ sarvadāvatu | oṃ aiṃ jihvāgravāsinyai svāhā māṃ vāruṇe'vatu
The three-syllable mantra “aiṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ” — may it always guard (me) in the southwest; “oṃ aiṃ, to her who dwells on the tongue's tip, svāhā” — may it guard me in the west.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.83
ॐ सर्वाम्बिकायै स्वाहा वायव्ये मां सदावतु । ॐ ऐं श्रीं क्लीं गद्यवासिन्यै स्वाहा मामुत्तरेऽवतु
oṃ sarvāmbikāyai svāhā vāyavye māṃ sadāvatu | oṃ aiṃ śrīṃ klīṃ gadyavāsinyai svāhā māmuttare'vatu
“oṃ, to the mother of all, svāhā” — may it always guard me in the northwest; “oṃ aiṃ śrīṃ klīṃ, to her who dwells in prose, svāhā” — may it guard me in the north.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.84
ॐ ऐं सर्वशास्त्रवासिन्यै स्वाहैशान्यां सदावतु । ॐ ह्रीं सर्वपूजितायै स्वाहा चोर्ध्वं सदावतु
oṃ aiṃ sarvaśāstravāsinyai svāhaiśānyāṃ sadāvatu | oṃ hrīṃ sarvapūjitāyai svāhā cordhvaṃ sadāvatu
“oṃ aiṃ, to her who dwells in all the treatises, svāhā” — may it always guard (me) in the northeast; “oṃ hrīṃ, to her who is worshipped by all, svāhā” — may it always guard (me) above.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.85
ॐ ह्रीं पुस्तकवासिन्यै स्वाहाधो मां सदावतु । ॐ ग्रन्थबीजस्वरूपायै स्वाहा मां सर्वतोऽवतु
oṃ hrīṃ pustakavāsinyai svāhādho māṃ sadāvatu | oṃ granthabījasvarūpāyai svāhā māṃ sarvato'vatu
“oṃ hrīṃ, to her who dwells in the book, svāhā” — may it always guard me below; “oṃ, to her whose form is the seed of texts, svāhā” — may it guard me on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.86
इति ते कथितं विप्र ब्रह्ममन्त्रौघविग्रहम् । इदं विश्वजयं नाम कवचं ब्रह्मरूपकम्
iti te kathitaṃ vipra brahmamantraughavigraham | idaṃ viśvajayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ brahmarūpakam
Thus, brahmin, has this been told to you, embodied as a flood of Brahmā's mantras: this armour called “Conquest of the Universe,” having the form of Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.87
पुरा श्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रात्पर्वते गन्धमादने । तव स्नेहान्मयाख्यातं प्रवक्तव्यं न कस्यचित्
purā śrutaṃ dharmavaktrātparvate gandhamādane | tava snehānmayākhyātaṃ pravaktavyaṃ na kasyacit
Long ago (I) heard it from the mouth of Dharma on Mount Gandhamādana; out of affection for you it has been declared by me — it is not to be told to anyone (else).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.88
गुरुमभ्यर्च्य विधिवद्वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः । प्रणम्य दण्डवद्भूमौ कवचं धारयेत्सुधीः
gurumabhyarcya vidhivadvastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ | praṇamya daṇḍavadbhūmau kavacaṃ dhārayetsudhīḥ
Having duly honoured the teacher with garments, ornaments and sandal paste, and having bowed to the ground like a staff, the wise man should wear the armour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.89
पञ्चलक्षजपेनैव सिद्धं तु कवचं भवेत् । यदि स्यात्सिद्धकवचो बृहस्पतिसमो भवेत्
pañcalakṣajapenaiva siddhaṃ tu kavacaṃ bhavet | yadi syātsiddhakavaco bṛhaspatisamo bhavet
By five hundred thousand repetitions alone the armour becomes effective; if one has the armour perfected, he becomes the equal of Bṛhaspati.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.90
महावाग्मी कवीन्द्रश्च त्रैलोक्यविजयी भवेत् । शक्नोति सर्वं जेतुं च कवचस्य प्रसादतः
mahāvāgmī kavīndraśca trailokyavijayī bhavet | śaknoti sarvaṃ jetuṃ ca kavacasya prasādataḥ
He becomes greatly eloquent, a chief among poets, and a conqueror of the three worlds; and by the grace of the armour he is able to conquer everything.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 4.91
इदं च कण्वशाखोक्तं कवचं कथितं मुने । स्तोत्रं पूजाविधानं च ध्यानं च वन्दनं शृणु
idaṃ ca kaṇvaśākhoktaṃ kavacaṃ kathitaṃ mune | stotraṃ pūjāvidhānaṃ ca dhyānaṃ ca vandanaṃ śṛṇu
And this armour, as declared in the Kāṇva branch (of the Veda), has been told, O sage; now hear the hymn, the rules of worship, the meditation, and the salutation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition