Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 40
DB 9 40.1
लक्ष्म्युत्पत्तिवर्णनम् नारद उवाच नारायणप्रिया सा च परा वैकुण्ठवासिनी । वैकुण्ठाधिष्ठातृदेवी महालक्ष्मीः सनातनी
lakṣmyutpattivarṇanam nārada uvāca nārāyaṇapriyā sā ca parā vaikuṇṭhavāsinī | vaikuṇṭhādhiṣṭhātṛdevī mahālakṣmīḥ sanātanī
Description of the birth of Lakṣmī. Nārada said: She, the beloved of Nārāyaṇa, supreme, dwelling in Vaikuṇṭha, the goddess presiding over Vaikuṇṭha, Mahālakṣmī, the eternal one —
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DB 9 40.2
कथं बभूव सा देवी पृथिव्यां सिन्धुकन्यका । पुरा केन स्तुताऽऽदौ सा तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि
kathaṃ babhūva sā devī pṛthivyāṃ sindhukanyakā | purā kena stutā''dau sā tanme vyākhyātumarhasi
how did that goddess come to be on earth as the daughter of the ocean? And by whom was she praised of old, at the beginning? That you ought to explain to me.
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DB 9 40.3
श्रीनारायण उवाच पुरा दुर्वाससः शापाद् भ्रष्टश्रीश्च पुरन्दरः । बभूव देवसङ्घश्च मर्त्यलोके हि नारद
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca purā durvāsasaḥ śāpād bhraṣṭaśrīśca purandaraḥ | babhūva devasaṅghaśca martyaloke hi nārada
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Formerly, by the curse of Durvāsas, Purandara (Indra) lost his splendour, and so did the host of gods, in the world of mortals, O Nārada.
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DB 9 40.4
लक्ष्मीः स्वर्गादिकं त्यक्त्वा रुष्टा परमदुःखिता । गत्वा लीना तु वैकुण्ठे महालक्ष्मीश्च नारद
lakṣmīḥ svargādikaṃ tyaktvā ruṣṭā paramaduḥkhitā | gatvā līnā tu vaikuṇṭhe mahālakṣmīśca nārada
Lakṣmī, angered and extremely aggrieved, abandoned heaven and the rest, and having gone (there) merged into Mahālakṣmī in Vaikuṇṭha, O Nārada.
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DB 9 40.5
तदा शोकाद्ययुः सर्वे दुःखिता ब्रह्मणः सभाम् । ब्रह्माणं च पुरस्कृत्य ययुर्वैकुण्ठमेव च
tadā śokādyayuḥ sarve duḥkhitā brahmaṇaḥ sabhām | brahmāṇaṃ ca puraskṛtya yayurvaikuṇṭhameva ca
Then all of them, grieving, went in sorrow to Brahmā's assembly hall; and placing Brahmā at their head, they went on to Vaikuṇṭha itself.
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DB 9 40.6
वैकुण्ठे शरणापन्ना देवा नारायणे परे । अतीव दैन्ययुक्ताश्च शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुकाः
vaikuṇṭhe śaraṇāpannā devā nārāyaṇe pare | atīva dainyayuktāśca śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukāḥ
In Vaikuṇṭha the gods took refuge in the supreme Nārāyaṇa, exceedingly wretched, with throats, lips and palates dried up.
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DB 9 40.7
तदा लक्ष्मीश्च कलया पुराणपुरुषाज्ञया । बभूव सिन्धुकन्या सा सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपिणी
tadā lakṣmīśca kalayā purāṇapuruṣājñayā | babhūva sindhukanyā sā sarvasampatsvarūpiṇī
Then Lakṣmī, by a portion (of herself), at the command of the Ancient Person, became that daughter of the ocean whose very form is all prosperity.
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DB 9 40.8
तथा मथित्वा क्षीरोदं देवा दैत्यगणैः सह । सम्प्राप्ताश्च महालक्ष्मीं विष्णुस्तां च ददर्श ह
tathā mathitvā kṣīrodaṃ devā daityagaṇaiḥ saha | samprāptāśca mahālakṣmīṃ viṣṇustāṃ ca dadarśa ha
So the gods, together with the hosts of demons, churned the ocean of milk and obtained Mahālakṣmī; and Viṣṇu beheld her.
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DB 9 40.9
सुरादिभ्यो वरं दत्त्वा वनमालां च विष्णवे । ददौ प्रसन्नवदना तुष्टा क्षीरोदशायिने
surādibhyo varaṃ dattvā vanamālāṃ ca viṣṇave | dadau prasannavadanā tuṣṭā kṣīrodaśāyine
Having granted a boon to the gods and the rest, she, with gracious face and pleased, gave the forest-garland to Viṣṇu, who lies on the ocean of milk.
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DB 9 40.10
देवाश्चाप्यसुरग्रस्तं राज्यं प्रापुश्च नारद । तां सम्पूज्य च सम्भूय सर्वत्र च निरापदः
devāścāpyasuragrastaṃ rājyaṃ prāpuśca nārada | tāṃ sampūjya ca sambhūya sarvatra ca nirāpadaḥ
And the gods regained the kingdom that had been seized by the demons, O Nārada; and having duly worshipped her and come together, they were free from calamity everywhere.
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DB 9 40.11
नारद उवाच कथं शशाप दुर्वासा मुनिश्रेष्ठः कदाचन । केन दोषेण वा ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मिष्ठस्तत्त्ववित्पुरा
nārada uvāca kathaṃ śaśāpa durvāsā muniśreṣṭhaḥ kadācana | kena doṣeṇa vā brahman brahmiṣṭhastattvavitpurā
Nārada said: How did Durvāsas, the best of sages, come to curse (them) on that occasion? And through what fault, O Brahman — he who of old was devoted to Brahman and a knower of truth?
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DB 9 40.12
ममन्थुः केनरूपेण जलधिं ते सुरादयः । केन स्तोत्रेण वा देवी शक्रं साक्षाद्बभूव सा
mamanthuḥ kenarūpeṇa jaladhiṃ te surādayaḥ | kena stotreṇa vā devī śakraṃ sākṣādbabhūva sā
In what manner did those gods and others churn the ocean? And by what hymn did the goddess become directly present to Śakra?
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DB 9 40.13
को वा तयोश्च संवादो बभूव तद्वद प्रभो । श्रीनारायण उवाच मधुपानप्रमत्तश्च त्रैलोक्याधिपतिः पुरा
ko vā tayośca saṃvādo babhūva tadvada prabho | śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca madhupānapramattaśca trailokyādhipatiḥ purā
And what conversation took place between those two? Tell that, O Lord. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Formerly the lord of the three worlds, intoxicated with the drinking of liquor,
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DB 9 40.14
क्रीडां चकार रहसि रम्भया सह कामुकः । कृत्वा क्रीडां तया सार्धं कामुक्या हृतमानसः
krīḍāṃ cakāra rahasi rambhayā saha kāmukaḥ | kṛtvā krīḍāṃ tayā sārdhaṃ kāmukyā hṛtamānasaḥ
lustful, engaged in play in secret with Rambhā; and having engaged in play with that amorous woman, his mind stolen away,
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DB 9 40.15
तस्थौ तत्र महारण्ये कामोन्मथितमानसः । कैलासशिखरे यान्तं वैकुण्ठादृषिसत्तमम्
tasthau tatra mahāraṇye kāmonmathitamānasaḥ | kailāsaśikhare yāntaṃ vaikuṇṭhādṛṣisattamam
he remained there in the great forest, his mind churned up by desire. (Then) the best of sages, going from Vaikuṇṭha to the peak of Kailāsa —
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DB 9 40.16
दुर्वाससं ददर्शेन्द्रो ज्वलन्तं ब्रह्मतेजसा । ग्रीष्ममध्याह्नमार्तण्डसहस्रप्रभमीश्वरम्
durvāsasaṃ dadarśendro jvalantaṃ brahmatejasā | grīṣmamadhyāhnamārtaṇḍasahasraprabhamīśvaram
Durvāsas — Indra saw, blazing with the splendour of Brahman, that mighty one with the radiance of a thousand midday suns of summer,
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DB 9 40.17
प्रतप्तकाञ्चनाकारं जटाभारमहोज्ज्वलम् । शुक्लयज्ञोपवीतं च चीरदण्डौ कमण्डलुम्
prataptakāñcanākāraṃ jaṭābhāramahojjvalam | śuklayajñopavītaṃ ca cīradaṇḍau kamaṇḍalum
with the appearance of heated gold, greatly resplendent with his mass of matted hair, (bearing) a white sacred thread, bark garments, staff and water-pot,
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DB 9 40.18
महोज्ज्वलं च तिलकं बिभ्रन्तं चेन्दुसन्निभम् । समन्वितं शिष्यलक्षैर्वेदवेदाङ्गपारगैः
mahojjvalaṃ ca tilakaṃ bibhrantaṃ cendusannibham | samanvitaṃ śiṣyalakṣairvedavedāṅgapāragaiḥ
(He saw him) bearing a greatly radiant tilaka, resembling the moon, accompanied by lakhs of disciples who were masters of the Vedas and the Vedic auxiliaries.
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DB 9 40.19
दृष्ट्वा ननाम शिरसा सम्प्रमत्तः पुरन्दरः । शिष्यवर्गं तदा भक्त्या तुष्टाव च मुदान्वितम्
dṛṣṭvā nanāma śirasā sampramattaḥ purandaraḥ | śiṣyavargaṃ tadā bhaktyā tuṣṭāva ca mudānvitam
Having seen (him), Purandara, who was quite intoxicated (with pride), bowed with his head, and then with devotion praised the company of disciples, being filled with joy.
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DB 9 40.20
मुनिना च सशिष्येण दत्तास्तस्मै शुभाशिषः । विष्णुदत्तं पारिजातपुष्पं च सुमनोहरम्
muninā ca saśiṣyeṇa dattāstasmai śubhāśiṣaḥ | viṣṇudattaṃ pārijātapuṣpaṃ ca sumanoharam
And by the sage together with his disciples auspicious blessings were given to him, and a most lovely pārijāta flower that had been given by Viṣṇu.
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DB 9 40.21
तज्जरारोगमृत्युघ्नं शोकजं मोक्षकारकम् । शक्रः पुष्पं गहीत्वा च प्रमत्तो राज्यसम्पदा
tajjarārogamṛtyughnaṃ śokajaṃ mokṣakārakam | śakraḥ puṣpaṃ gahītvā ca pramatto rājyasampadā
That (flower) destroys old age, disease and death, (destroys) what is born of sorrow, and brings liberation. And Śakra, taking the flower, being intoxicated with his royal wealth,
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DB 9 40.22
पुष्पं स न्यस्तयामास तदैव करिमस्तके । हस्ती तत्स्पर्शमात्रेण रूपेण च गुणेन च
puṣpaṃ sa nyastayāmāsa tadaiva karimastake | hastī tatsparśamātreṇa rūpeṇa ca guṇena ca
— he set the flower down at that very moment on the head of his elephant. The elephant, merely by the touch of it, in beauty and in quality,
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DB 9 40.23
तेजसा वयसाकस्माद्विष्णुतुल्यो बभूव ह । त्यक्त्वा शक्रं गजेन्द्रश्च जगाम घोरकाननम्
tejasā vayasākasmādviṣṇutulyo babhūva ha | tyaktvā śakraṃ gajendraśca jagāma ghorakānanam
in splendour and in age, suddenly became indeed the equal of Viṣṇu; and the lordly elephant, abandoning Śakra, went off to a fearsome forest.
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DB 9 40.24
न शशाक महेन्द्रस्तं रक्षितुं तेजसा मुने । तत्पुण्यं त्यक्तवन्तं च दृष्ट्वा शक्रं मुनीश्वरः
na śaśāka mahendrastaṃ rakṣituṃ tejasā mune | tatpuṇyaṃ tyaktavantaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā śakraṃ munīśvaraḥ
Great Indra was not able to hold him back, because of his splendour, O sage. And the lord of sages, seeing that Śakra had cast away that merit,
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DB 9 40.25
तमुवाच महारुष्टः शशाप च रुषान्वितः । मुनिरुवाच अरे श्रिया प्रमत्तस्त्वं कथं मामवमन्यसे
tamuvāca mahāruṣṭaḥ śaśāpa ca ruṣānvitaḥ | muniruvāca are śriyā pramattastvaṃ kathaṃ māmavamanyase
greatly angered, spoke to him and, filled with rage, cursed him. The sage said: Hey! Intoxicated with prosperity, how do you slight me?
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DB 9 40.26
मद्दत्तपुष्पं दत्तं च गर्वेण करिमस्तके । विष्णोर्निवेदितं चैव नैवेद्यं वा फलं जलम्
maddattapuṣpaṃ dattaṃ ca garveṇa karimastake | viṣṇorniveditaṃ caiva naivedyaṃ vā phalaṃ jalam
And the flower given by me you gave, out of pride, onto the head of an elephant. Whatever has been offered to Viṣṇu — the food-offering, or fruit, or water —
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DB 9 40.27
प्राप्तिमात्रेण भोक्तव्यं त्यागेन ब्रह्महा भवेत् । भ्रष्टश्रीर्भ्रष्टबुद्धिश्च पुरभ्रष्टो भवेत्तु सः
prāptimātreṇa bhoktavyaṃ tyāgena brahmahā bhavet | bhraṣṭaśrīrbhraṣṭabuddhiśca purabhraṣṭo bhavettu saḥ
is to be eaten as soon as it is obtained; by discarding it one becomes a slayer of a brahmin. He would become bereft of prosperity, bereft of intelligence, and driven out of his city —
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DB 9 40.28
यस्त्यजेद्विष्णुनैवेद्यं भाग्येनोपस्थितं शुभम् । प्राप्तिमात्रेण यो भुङ्क्ते भक्तो विष्णुनिवेदितम्
yastyajedviṣṇunaivedyaṃ bhāgyenopasthitaṃ śubham | prāptimātreṇa yo bhuṅkte bhakto viṣṇuniveditam
whoever discards the auspicious food-offering of Viṣṇu that has come to him by good fortune. But the devotee who eats what has been offered to Viṣṇu as soon as he obtains it,
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DB 9 40.29
पुंसां शतं समुद्धृत्य जीवन्मुक्तः स्वयं भवेत् । नैवेद्यं भोजनं कृत्वा नित्यं यः प्रणमेद्धरिम्
puṃsāṃ śataṃ samuddhṛtya jīvanmuktaḥ svayaṃ bhavet | naivedyaṃ bhojanaṃ kṛtvā nityaṃ yaḥ praṇameddharim
having rescued a hundred men, becomes himself liberated while living. He who, having made his meal of the food-offering, constantly bows to Hari,
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DB 9 40.30
पूजयेत्स्तौति वा भक्त्या स विष्णुसदृशो भवेत् । तत्स्पर्शवायुना सद्यस्तीर्थौघश्च विशुध्यति
pūjayetstauti vā bhaktyā sa viṣṇusadṛśo bhavet | tatsparśavāyunā sadyastīrthaughaśca viśudhyati
or worships or praises (him) with devotion, becomes like Viṣṇu. By the wind that has touched him the multitude of sacred fords is at once purified,
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DB 9 40.31
तत्पादरजसा मूढ सद्यः पूता वसुन्धरा । पुंश्चल्यन्नमवीरान्नं शूद्रश्राद्धान्तमेव च
tatpādarajasā mūḍha sadyaḥ pūtā vasundharā | puṃścalyannamavīrānnaṃ śūdraśrāddhāntameva ca
and by the dust of his feet the earth is at once made pure, you fool. The food of a wanton woman, the food of a man without a son, and the food at the end of a śūdra's śrāddha,
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DB 9 40.32
यद्धरेरनिवेद्यं च वृथा मांसस्य भक्षणम् । शिवलिङ्गप्रदानं च यद्दत्तं शूद्रयाजिना
yaddhareranivedyaṃ ca vṛthā māṃsasya bhakṣaṇam | śivaliṅgapradānaṃ ca yaddattaṃ śūdrayājinā
and whatever is not offered to Hari, and the eating of meat in vain, and the presenting of a Śiva-liṅga, and what is given by one who sacrifices for śūdras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 40.33
चिकित्सकद्विजान्नं च देवलान्नं तथैव च । कन्याविक्रयिणामन्नं यदन्नं योनिजीविनाम्
cikitsakadvijānnaṃ ca devalānnaṃ tathaiva ca | kanyāvikrayiṇāmannaṃ yadannaṃ yonijīvinām
and the food of a physician-brahmin, and likewise the food of a temple-priest, the food of those who sell their daughters, and the food of those who live off (women's) wombs,
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DB 9 40.34
उच्छिष्टान्नं पर्युषितं सर्वभक्षावशेषितम् । शूद्रापतिद्विजानां च भूषवाहद्विजान्नकम्
ucchiṣṭānnaṃ paryuṣitaṃ sarvabhakṣāvaśeṣitam | śūdrāpatidvijānāṃ ca bhūṣavāhadvijānnakam
leftover food, food kept overnight, what is left over from eating everything, and (the food) of twice-born men whose wives are śūdras, and the food of twice-born men who carry burdens (on the earth),
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DB 9 40.35
अदीक्षितद्विजानां च यदन्नं शवदाहिनाम् । अगम्यागामिनां चैव द्विजानामन्नमेव च
adīkṣitadvijānāṃ ca yadannaṃ śavadāhinām | agamyāgāmināṃ caiva dvijānāmannameva ca
and the food of uninitiated twice-born men, and (the food) of those who burn corpses, and indeed the food of twice-born men who go to women they may not approach,
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DB 9 40.36
मित्रद्रुहां कृतज्जानामन्नं विश्वासघातिनाम् । मिथ्यासाक्ष्यप्रदान्नं च ब्राह्मणान्नं तथैव च
mitradruhāṃ kṛtajjānāmannaṃ viśvāsaghātinām | mithyāsākṣyapradānnaṃ ca brāhmaṇānnaṃ tathaiva ca
the food of those who injure friends, of the ungrateful, of betrayers of trust, and the food of those who give false witness, and likewise the food of (such) brahmins —
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DB 9 40.37
एते सर्वे विशुध्यन्ति विष्णोनैवेद्यभक्षणात् । श्वपचश्चेद्विष्णुसेवी वंशानां कोटिमुद्धरेत्
ete sarve viśudhyanti viṣṇonaivedyabhakṣaṇāt | śvapacaścedviṣṇusevī vaṃśānāṃ koṭimuddharet
all these are purified by eating Viṣṇu's food-offering. If a dog-cooker is a servant of Viṣṇu, he would rescue ten million of his lineages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.38
हरेरभक्तो मनुजः स्वं च रक्षितुमक्षमः । अज्ञानाद्यदि गृह्णाति विष्णोर्निर्माल्यमेव च
harerabhakto manujaḥ svaṃ ca rakṣitumakṣamaḥ | ajñānādyadi gṛhṇāti viṣṇornirmālyameva ca
If a man who is no devotee of Hari, and is unable even to protect himself, out of ignorance takes the remnants of Viṣṇu's offering (nirmālya),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.39
सप्तजन्मार्जितात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । ज्ञात्वा भक्त्या च गृह्णाति विष्णोनैवेद्यमेव च
saptajanmārjitātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | jñātvā bhaktyā ca gṛhṇāti viṣṇonaivedyameva ca
he is freed from the sin amassed over seven births — of this there is no doubt. And (if) one knowingly and with devotion takes the food offered to Viṣṇu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.40
कोटिजन्मार्जितात्पापान्मुच्यते निश्चितं हरे । यस्मात्संस्थापितं पुष्पं गर्वेण करिमस्तके नवमस्कन्धे लक्ष्म्युत्पत्तिवर्णनं नाम चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
koṭijanmārjitātpāpānmucyate niścitaṃ hare | yasmātsaṃsthāpitaṃ puṣpaṃ garveṇa karimastake navamaskandhe lakṣmyutpattivarṇanaṃ nāma catvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
he is certainly freed from sin amassed over a crore of births, O Hari — since (this) flower was set out of pride upon an elephant's head. [End of the fortieth chapter, called 'the description of the birth of Lakṣmī,' in the ninth book.]
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 40.41
तस्माद्युष्मान्परित्यज्य यातु लक्ष्मीर्हरेः पदम् । नारायणस्य भक्तोऽहं न बिभेमि सुराद्विधेः
tasmādyuṣmānparityajya yātu lakṣmīrhareḥ padam | nārāyaṇasya bhakto'haṃ na bibhemi surādvidheḥ
Therefore let Lakṣmī abandon you all and go to Hari's abode. I am a devotee of Nārāyaṇa; I fear no god, nor fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.42
कालान्मृत्योर्जरातश्च कानन्यान् गणयामि च । किं करिष्यति ते तातः कश्यपश्च प्रजापतिः
kālānmṛtyorjarātaśca kānanyān gaṇayāmi ca | kiṃ kariṣyati te tātaḥ kaśyapaśca prajāpatiḥ
(Nor do I fear) Time, Death, or old age — what others should I count? What will your father do, or Kaśyapa the lord of creatures?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.43
बृहस्पतिर्गुरुश्चैव निःशङ्कस्य च मे हरे । इदं पुष्पं यस्य मूर्ध्नि तस्यैव पूजनं परम्
bṛhaspatirguruścaiva niḥśaṅkasya ca me hare | idaṃ puṣpaṃ yasya mūrdhni tasyaiva pūjanaṃ param
or Bṛhaspati the preceptor — to me, who am free of misgiving, O Hari! On whosoever's head this flower (rests), his worship alone is the highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.44
इति श्रुत्वा महेन्द्रश्च धृत्वा स चरणं मुनेः । उच्चै रुरोद शोकार्तस्तमुवाच भयाकुलः
iti śrutvā mahendraśca dhṛtvā sa caraṇaṃ muneḥ | uccai ruroda śokārtastamuvāca bhayākulaḥ
Hearing this, great Indra clasped the sage's foot and, stricken with grief, wept aloud; overcome with fear he said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.45
महेन्द्र उवाच दत्तः समुचितः शापो मह्यं मायापहः प्रभो । हृतां न याचे सम्पत्तिं किञ्चिज्ज्ञानं च देहि मे
mahendra uvāca dattaḥ samucitaḥ śāpo mahyaṃ māyāpahaḥ prabho | hṛtāṃ na yāce sampattiṃ kiñcijjñānaṃ ca dehi me
Mahendra said: A fitting curse has been given me, one that removes delusion, O lord. I do not beg for the fortune that has been taken away; give me some knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.46
ऐश्वर्यं विपदां बीजं ज्ञानप्रच्छन्नकारणम् । मुक्तिमार्गकुठारश्च भक्तेश्च व्यवधायकम्
aiśvaryaṃ vipadāṃ bījaṃ jñānapracchannakāraṇam | muktimārgakuṭhāraśca bhakteśca vyavadhāyakam
Lordship is the seed of calamities, the cause that conceals knowledge, an axe to the path of liberation, and an obstruction to devotion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.47
मुनिरुवाच जन्ममृत्युजराशोकरोगबीजाङ्कुरं परम् । सम्पत्तितिमिरान्धश्च मुक्तिमार्गं न पश्यति
muniruvāca janmamṛtyujarāśokarogabījāṅkuraṃ param | sampattitimirāndhaśca muktimārgaṃ na paśyati
The sage said: It is the very sprout of the seed of birth, death, old age, sorrow and disease; and one blinded by the darkness of wealth does not see the path of liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.48
सम्पन्मत्तो विमूढश्च सुरामत्तः स एव च । बान्धवैर्वेष्टितः सोऽपि बन्धुत्वेनैव हे हरे
sampanmatto vimūḍhaśca surāmattaḥ sa eva ca | bāndhavairveṣṭitaḥ so'pi bandhutvenaiva he hare
Drunk with wealth he is deluded, just like one drunk with liquor; and though surrounded by kinsmen, it is by kinship itself (that he is bound), O Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 40.49
सम्पत्तिमदमत्तश्च विषयान्धश्च विह्वलः । महाकामी राजसिकः सत्त्वमार्गं न पश्यति
sampattimadamattaśca viṣayāndhaśca vihvalaḥ | mahākāmī rājasikaḥ sattvamārgaṃ na paśyati
Intoxicated with the pride of wealth, blinded and distraught by the objects of sense, full of great desire and of the quality of passion, he does not see the path of goodness (sattva).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.50
द्विविधो विषयान्धश्च राजसस्तामसः स्मृतः । अशास्त्रज्ञस्तामसश्च शास्त्रज्ञो राजसः स्मृतः
dvividho viṣayāndhaśca rājasastāmasaḥ smṛtaḥ | aśāstrajñastāmasaśca śāstrajño rājasaḥ smṛtaḥ
And the one blinded by sense-objects is of two kinds, held to be of passion (rājasa) or of darkness (tāmasa): he who does not know the scriptures is tāmasa, he who knows the scriptures is called rājasa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.51
शास्त्रं च द्विविधं मार्गं दर्शयेत्सुरपुङ्गव । प्रवृत्तिबीजमेकं च निवृत्तेः कारणं परम्
śāstraṃ ca dvividhaṃ mārgaṃ darśayetsurapuṅgava | pravṛttibījamekaṃ ca nivṛtteḥ kāraṇaṃ param
And scripture, O foremost of the gods, shows a twofold path: one is the seed of engagement (in action), the other the cause of withdrawal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.52
चरन्ति जीविनश्चादौ प्रवृत्तेर्दुःखवर्त्मनि । स्वच्छन्दं च प्रसन्नं च निर्विरोधं च सन्ततम्
caranti jīvinaścādau pravṛtterduḥkhavartmani | svacchandaṃ ca prasannaṃ ca nirvirodhaṃ ca santatam
At first living beings walk on the sorrowful road of engagement — following their own will, cheerful, and continually without any resistance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.53
आयाति मधुनो लोभात्क्लेशेन सुखमानितः । परिणामे नाशबीजे जन्ममृत्युजराकरे
āyāti madhuno lobhātkleśena sukhamānitaḥ | pariṇāme nāśabīje janmamṛtyujarākare
Out of greed for the honey (of pleasure) one comes, honoured with happiness through toil, into what in the end is the seed of destruction, the maker of birth, death and old age.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 40.54
अनेकजन्मपर्यन्तं कृत्वा च भ्रमणं मुदा । स्वकर्मविहितायां च नानायोन्यां क्रमेण च
anekajanmaparyantaṃ kṛtvā ca bhramaṇaṃ mudā | svakarmavihitāyāṃ ca nānāyonyāṃ krameṇa ca
Having wandered gladly through many births, step by step in the various wombs ordained by his own deeds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.55
ततश्चेशानुगहाग्रच्च सत्सङ्गं लभते च सः । सहस्रेषु शतेष्वेको भवाब्धिपारकारणम्
tataśceśānugahāgracca satsaṅgaṃ labhate ca saḥ | sahasreṣu śateṣveko bhavābdhipārakāraṇam
then, by the Lord's grace, he obtains the company of the good — one among hundreds of thousands, which is the means of crossing the ocean of existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 40.56
साधुस्तत्त्वप्रदीपेन मुक्तिमार्गं प्रदर्शयेत् । तदा करोति यत्नं च जीवो बन्धनखण्डने
sādhustattvapradīpena muktimārgaṃ pradarśayet | tadā karoti yatnaṃ ca jīvo bandhanakhaṇḍane
With the lamp of truth a holy man shows (him) the path of liberation; then the embodied soul makes effort at breaking his bondage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.57
अनेकजन्मयोगेन तपसानशनेन च । तदा लभेन्मुक्तिमार्गं निर्विघ्नं सुखदं परम्
anekajanmayogena tapasānaśanena ca | tadā labhenmuktimārgaṃ nirvighnaṃ sukhadaṃ param
By the yoga of many births, by austerity and by fasting, he then attains the path of liberation, unobstructed and supremely giving happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.58
इदं श्रुतं गुरोर्वक्याद्यत् पृच्छसि पुरन्दर । मुनेस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वीतरागो बभूव सः
idaṃ śrutaṃ gurorvakyādyat pṛcchasi purandara | munestadvacanaṃ śrutvā vītarāgo babhūva saḥ
"This is what I have heard from my teacher's words, that which you ask, Purandara." Having heard that speech of the sage, he became free of passion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.59
वैराग्यं वर्धयामास तस्य ब्रह्मन् दिने दिने । मुनेः स्थानाद् गृहं गत्वा स ददर्शामरावतीम्
vairāgyaṃ vardhayāmāsa tasya brahman dine dine | muneḥ sthānād gṛhaṃ gatvā sa dadarśāmarāvatīm
His detachment grew day by day, O brahmin; going home from the sage's place, he beheld Amarāvatī —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.60
दैत्यैरसुरसङ्घैश्च समाकीर्णां भयाकुलाम् । विषमोपप्लवां पुत्रबन्धुहीनां च कुत्रचित्
daityairasurasaṅghaiśca samākīrṇāṃ bhayākulām | viṣamopaplavāṃ putrabandhuhīnāṃ ca kutracit
crowded with Daityas and hosts of Asuras, distraught with fear, overwhelmed by calamity, and in places bereft of sons and kinsmen,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.61
पितृमातृकलत्रादिविहीनामतिचञ्चलाम् । शत्रुग्रस्तां च तां दृष्ट्वा जगाम वाक्पतिं प्रति
pitṛmātṛkalatrādivihīnāmaticañcalām | śatrugrastāṃ ca tāṃ dṛṣṭvā jagāma vākpatiṃ prati
deprived of fathers, mothers, wives and the rest, utterly unsteady, and seized by enemies — seeing her thus, he went to the lord of speech (Bṛhaspati).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.62
शक्रो मन्दाकिनीतीरे ददर्श गुरुमीश्वरम् । ध्यायमानं परं ब्रह्म गङ्गातोये स्थितं परम्
śakro mandākinītīre dadarśa gurumīśvaram | dhyāyamānaṃ paraṃ brahma gaṅgātoye sthitaṃ param
On the bank of the Mandākinī, Śakra saw his teacher, the lord, meditating on the supreme Brahman, standing in the water of the Gaṅgā, supreme;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.63
सूर्याभिसम्मुखं पूर्वमुखं च विश्वतोमुखम् । साश्रुनेत्रं पुलकिनं परमानन्दसंयुतम्
sūryābhisammukhaṃ pūrvamukhaṃ ca viśvatomukham | sāśrunetraṃ pulakinaṃ paramānandasaṃyutam
facing the sun, facing east, and facing all directions, with tears in his eyes, with hair bristling, filled with the highest bliss;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.64
वरिष्ठं च गरिष्ठं च धर्मिष्ठं श्रेष्ठसेवितम् । प्रेष्ठं च बन्धुवर्गाणामतिश्रेष्ठं च ज्ञानिनाम्
variṣṭhaṃ ca gariṣṭhaṃ ca dharmiṣṭhaṃ śreṣṭhasevitam | preṣṭhaṃ ca bandhuvargāṇāmatiśreṣṭhaṃ ca jñāninām
most excellent and most weighty and most righteous, served by the best, dearest of the circle of kinsmen and most eminent among the knowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.65
ज्येष्ठं च भ्रातृवर्गाणामनिष्टं सुरवैरिणाम् । दृष्ट्वा गुरुं जपन्तं च तत्र तस्थौ सुरेश्वरः
jyeṣṭhaṃ ca bhrātṛvargāṇāmaniṣṭaṃ suravairiṇām | dṛṣṭvā guruṃ japantaṃ ca tatra tasthau sureśvaraḥ
eldest of the company of brothers, unwelcome to the enemies of the gods — seeing the teacher murmuring (his prayers), the lord of the gods waited there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.66
प्रहरान्ते गुरुं दृष्ट्वा चोत्थितं प्रणनाम सः । प्रणम्य चरणाम्भोजे रुरोदोच्चैर्मुहुर्मुहुः
praharānte guruṃ dṛṣṭvā cotthitaṃ praṇanāma saḥ | praṇamya caraṇāmbhoje rurodoccairmuhurmuhuḥ
At the end of the watch, seeing the teacher risen, he bowed to him; and having bowed to his lotus feet, he wept aloud again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.67
वृत्तान्तं कथयामास ब्रह्मशापादिकं तथा । पुनर्वरोपलब्धिं च ज्ञानप्राप्तिं सुदुर्लभाम्
vṛttāntaṃ kathayāmāsa brahmaśāpādikaṃ tathā | punarvaropalabdhiṃ ca jñānaprāptiṃ sudurlabhām
He related the whole account — the brahmin's curse and so forth, and then the obtaining of the boon again, and the attainment of knowledge, so very hard to get,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.68
वैरिग्रस्तां च स्वपुरीं क्रमेणैव सुरेश्वरः । शिष्यस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा सुबुद्धिर्वदतां वरः
vairigrastāṃ ca svapurīṃ krameṇaiva sureśvaraḥ | śiṣyasya vacanaṃ śrutvā subuddhirvadatāṃ varaḥ
and his own city seized by foes — the lord of the gods (told it) in due order. Having heard the pupil's words, he of good understanding, best of speakers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.69
बृहस्पतिरुवाचेदं कोपसंरक्तलोचनः । गुरुरुवाच श्रुतं सर्वं सुरश्रेष्ठ मा रोदीर्वचनं शृणु
bṛhaspatiruvācedaṃ kopasaṃraktalocanaḥ | gururuvāca śrutaṃ sarvaṃ suraśreṣṭha mā rodīrvacanaṃ śṛṇu
Bṛhaspati, said this, his eyes reddened with anger. The teacher said: I have heard it all, best of gods; do not weep, hear my words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.70
न कातरो हि नीतिज्ञो विपत्तौ च कदाचन । सम्पत्तिर्वा विपत्तिर्वा नश्वरा श्रमरूपिणी
na kātaro hi nītijño vipattau ca kadācana | sampattirvā vipattirvā naśvarā śramarūpiṇī
For one who knows statecraft is never faint-hearted in misfortune; prosperity or misfortune, (either) is perishable and takes the form of toil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.71
पूर्वस्य कर्मायत्ता च स्वयं कर्ता तयोरपि । सर्वेषां च भवत्येव शश्वज्जन्मनि जन्मनि
pūrvasya karmāyattā ca svayaṃ kartā tayorapi | sarveṣāṃ ca bhavatyeva śaśvajjanmani janmani
It depends on former action, and one is oneself the doer of both of them; and for all it comes about, constantly, birth after birth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.72
चक्रनेमिक्रमेणैव तत्र का परिदेवना । उक्तं हि स्वकृतं कर्म भुज्यतेऽखिलभारते
cakranemikrameṇaiva tatra kā paridevanā | uktaṃ hi svakṛtaṃ karma bhujyate'khilabhārate
in the manner of the rim of a wheel — what is there to lament in that? For it has been said that one's own deed done is experienced throughout all Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.73
शुभाशुभं च यत्किञ्चित्स्वकर्मफलभुक् पुमान् । नाभुक्तं क्षीयते कर्म कल्पकोटिशतैरपि
śubhāśubhaṃ ca yatkiñcitsvakarmaphalabhuk pumān | nābhuktaṃ kṣīyate karma kalpakoṭiśatairapi
Whatever there is, good or bad, a man is the eater of the fruit of his own deeds; a deed not experienced does not perish even in hundreds of crores of aeons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.74
अवश्यमेव भोक्तव्यं कृतं कर्म शुभाशुभम् । इत्येवमुक्तं वेदे च कृष्णेन परमात्मना
avaśyameva bhoktavyaṃ kṛtaṃ karma śubhāśubham | ityevamuktaṃ vede ca kṛṣṇena paramātmanā
The deed done, good or bad, must inevitably be experienced — thus it is stated in the Veda too, by Kṛṣṇa the supreme Self,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.75
सामवेदोक्तशाखायां सम्बोध्य कमलोद्भवम् । जन्मभोगावशेषे च सर्वेषां कृतकर्मणाम्
sāmavedoktaśākhāyāṃ sambodhya kamalodbhavam | janmabhogāvaśeṣe ca sarveṣāṃ kṛtakarmaṇām
in the branch declared in the Sāmaveda, instructing the lotus-born (Brahmā); and in the remainder of birth and enjoyment for all who have done deeds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.76
अनुरूपं हि तेषां च भारतेऽन्यत्र चैव हि । कर्मणा ब्रह्मशापं च कर्मणा च शुभाशिषम्
anurūpaṃ hi teṣāṃ ca bhārate'nyatra caiva hi | karmaṇā brahmaśāpaṃ ca karmaṇā ca śubhāśiṣam
it (comes) in accordance with those (deeds), in Bhārata and elsewhere too: by action a brahmin's curse, and by action an auspicious blessing;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.77
कर्मणा च महालक्ष्मीं लभेद्दैन्यं च कर्मणा । कोटिजन्मार्जितं कर्म जीविनामनुगच्छति
karmaṇā ca mahālakṣmīṃ labheddainyaṃ ca karmaṇā | koṭijanmārjitaṃ karma jīvināmanugacchati
and by action one obtains great fortune, and by action wretchedness. Action accumulated over a crore of births follows living beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.78
न हि त्यजेद्विना भोगं तच्छायेव पुरन्दर । कालभेदे देशभेदे पात्रभेदे च कर्मणाम्
na hi tyajedvinā bhogaṃ tacchāyeva purandara | kālabhede deśabhede pātrabhede ca karmaṇām
Indeed (karma) does not let go (of a being) without (its) being experienced, like its own shadow, O Purandara. With difference of time, difference of place, and difference of recipient in (the case of) works —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.79
न्यूनताधिकभावोऽपि भवेदेव हि कर्मणा । वस्तुदानेन वस्तूनां समं पुण्यं दिने दिने
nyūnatādhikabhāvo'pi bhavedeva hi karmaṇā | vastudānena vastūnāṃ samaṃ puṇyaṃ dine dine
there comes to be, indeed, a state of being less or more (in the fruit) of works. By the giving of a thing, the merit of (the same) things is equal, day by day (i.e. on ordinary days).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 40.80
दिनभेदे कोटिगुणमसंख्यं वा ततोऽधिकम् । समे देशे च वस्तूनां दाने पुण्यं समं सुर
dinabhede koṭiguṇamasaṃkhyaṃ vā tato'dhikam | same deśe ca vastūnāṃ dāne puṇyaṃ samaṃ sura
With difference of day (the merit becomes) a crore-fold, or countless, or more than that. And in the same place, in the giving of (the same) things, the merit is equal, O god.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.81
देशभेदे कोटिगुणमसंख्यं वा ततोऽधिकम् । समे पात्रे समं पुण्यं वस्तूनां कर्तुरेव च
deśabhede koṭiguṇamasaṃkhyaṃ vā tato'dhikam | same pātre samaṃ puṇyaṃ vastūnāṃ kartureva ca
With difference of place (it becomes) a crore-fold, or countless, or more than that. When the recipient is the same, the merit of (the same) things, and of the doer too, is equal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.82
पात्रभेदे शतगुणमसंख्यं वा ततोऽधिकम् । यथा फलन्ति सस्यानि न्यूनान्यप्यधिकानि च
pātrabhede śataguṇamasaṃkhyaṃ vā tato'dhikam | yathā phalanti sasyāni nyūnānyapyadhikāni ca
With difference of recipient (it becomes) a hundred-fold, or countless, or more than that. Just as crops bear fruit, both less and more,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.83
कर्षकाणां क्षेत्रभेदे पात्रभेदे फलं तथा । सामान्यदिवसे विप्रदानं समफलं भवेत्
karṣakāṇāṃ kṣetrabhede pātrabhede phalaṃ tathā | sāmānyadivase vipradānaṃ samaphalaṃ bhavet
for farmers according to the difference of field, so is the fruit according to the difference of the recipient. On an ordinary day, a gift to a brahmin yields equal fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.84
अमायां रविसंक्रान्त्यां फलं शतगुणं भवेत् । चातुर्मास्यां पौर्णमास्यामनन्तं फलमेव च
amāyāṃ ravisaṃkrāntyāṃ phalaṃ śataguṇaṃ bhavet | cāturmāsyāṃ paurṇamāsyāmanantaṃ phalameva ca
On the new-moon day and at the sun's passage (into a new sign) the fruit becomes a hundred-fold; in the four-month (observance) and on the full-moon day the fruit is indeed endless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.85
ग्रहणे शशिनः कोटिगुणं च फलमेव च । सूर्यस्य ग्रहणे वापि ततो दशगुणं भवेत्
grahaṇe śaśinaḥ koṭiguṇaṃ ca phalameva ca | sūryasya grahaṇe vāpi tato daśaguṇaṃ bhavet
At an eclipse of the moon the fruit is a crore-fold; and at an eclipse of the sun it becomes ten times that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.86
अक्षयायामक्षयं तदसंख्यं फलमुच्यते । एवमन्यत्र पुण्याहे फलाधिक्यं भवेदिति
akṣayāyāmakṣayaṃ tadasaṃkhyaṃ phalamucyate | evamanyatra puṇyāhe phalādhikyaṃ bhavediti
On the Akṣayā (day) that fruit is called imperishable and countless. Thus on other holy days too there comes to be an increase of fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.87
यथा दाने तथा स्नाने जपेऽन्यपुण्यकर्मसु । एवं सर्वत्र बोद्धव्यं नराणां कर्मणां फलम्
yathā dāne tathā snāne jape'nyapuṇyakarmasu | evaṃ sarvatra boddhavyaṃ narāṇāṃ karmaṇāṃ phalam
As with giving, so with bathing, with muttered prayer, and with other meritorious acts. Thus everywhere the fruit of men's works is to be understood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.88
यथा दण्डेन चक्रेण शरावेण भ्रमेण च । कुम्भं निर्माति निर्माता कुम्भकारो मृदा भुवि
yathā daṇḍena cakreṇa śarāveṇa bhrameṇa ca | kumbhaṃ nirmāti nirmātā kumbhakāro mṛdā bhuvi
Just as with the stick, the wheel, the potsherd and the turning, the maker, the potter, fashions a pot out of clay on the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.89
तथैव कर्मसूत्रेण फलं धाता ददाति च । यस्याज्ञया सृष्टमिदं तं च नारायणं भज
tathaiva karmasūtreṇa phalaṃ dhātā dadāti ca | yasyājñayā sṛṣṭamidaṃ taṃ ca nārāyaṇaṃ bhaja
just so does the Ordainer give the fruit by the thread of karma. Worship that Nārāyaṇa, by whose command this (world) was created.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.90
स विधाता विधातुश्च पातुः पाता जगत्त्रये । स्रष्टुः स्रष्टा च संहर्तुः संहर्ता कालकालकः
sa vidhātā vidhātuśca pātuḥ pātā jagattraye | sraṣṭuḥ sraṣṭā ca saṃhartuḥ saṃhartā kālakālakaḥ
He is the ordainer of the ordainer, the protector of the protector in the three worlds, the creator of the creator and the destroyer of the destroyer, the death of Death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.91
महाविपत्तौ संसारे यः स्मरेन्मधुसूदनम् । विपत्तौ तस्य सम्पत्तिर्भवेदित्याह शङ्करः
mahāvipattau saṃsāre yaḥ smarenmadhusūdanam | vipattau tasya sampattirbhavedityāha śaṅkaraḥ
He who, in a great calamity in the round of existence, remembers Madhusūdana — for him, in calamity, there comes prosperity: so said Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 40.92
इत्येवमुक्त्वा तत्त्वज्ञः समालिङ्ग्य सुरेश्वरम् । दत्त्वा शुभाशिषं चेष्टं बोधयामास नारद
ityevamuktvā tattvajñaḥ samāliṅgya sureśvaram | dattvā śubhāśiṣaṃ ceṣṭaṃ bodhayāmāsa nārada
Having spoken thus, the knower of truth embraced the lord of the gods and, giving (him) an auspicious blessing and what he desired, instructed (him), O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition