Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 46
DB 9 46.1
षष्ठ्युपाख्यानवर्णनम् नारद उवाच अनेकानां च देवीनां श्रुतमाख्यानमुत्तमम् । अन्यासां चरितं ब्रह्मन् वद वेदविदांवर
ṣaṣṭhyupākhyānavarṇanam nārada uvāca anekānāṃ ca devīnāṃ śrutamākhyānamuttamam | anyāsāṃ caritaṃ brahman vada vedavidāṃvara
The Account of Ṣaṣṭhī. Nārada said: I have heard the excellent narrative of many goddesses; tell (me) the deeds of the others, brahman, best of those who know the Vedas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.2
श्रीनारायण उवाच सर्वासां चरितं विप्र वेदेषु च पृथक्पृथक् । पूर्वोक्तानां च देवीनां कासां श्रोतुमिहेच्छसि
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca sarvāsāṃ caritaṃ vipra vedeṣu ca pṛthakpṛthak | pūrvoktānāṃ ca devīnāṃ kāsāṃ śrotumihecchasi
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: The deeds of all of them, O brahmin, are told separately in the Vedas. Of the goddesses spoken of before, about which ones do you wish to hear here?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.3
नारद उवाच षष्ठी मङ्गलचण्डी च मनसा प्रकृतेः कला । उत्पत्तिमासां चरितं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः
nārada uvāca ṣaṣṭhī maṅgalacaṇḍī ca manasā prakṛteḥ kalā | utpattimāsāṃ caritaṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ
Nārada said: Ṣaṣṭhī, Maṅgalacaṇḍī, and Manasā, portions of Prakṛti — I wish to hear truly of their origin and their deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.4
श्रीनारायण उवाच षष्ठांशा प्रकृतेर्या च सा च षष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता । बालकानामधिष्ठात्री विष्णुमाया च बालदा
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca ṣaṣṭhāṃśā prakṛteryā ca sā ca ṣaṣṭhī prakīrtitā | bālakānāmadhiṣṭhātrī viṣṇumāyā ca bāladā
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: She who is the sixth part of Prakṛti is proclaimed as Ṣaṣṭhī; she presides over children, and is Viṣṇu's māyā and the giver of children.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.5
मातृकासु च विख्याता देवसेनाभिधा च या । प्राणाधिकप्रिया साध्वी स्कन्दभार्या च सुव्रता
mātṛkāsu ca vikhyātā devasenābhidhā ca yā | prāṇādhikapriyā sādhvī skandabhāryā ca suvratā
And she who is renowned among the Mātṛkās under the name Devasenā, dearer (to Skanda) than his own life, chaste, the wife of Skanda, of firm vows —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.6
आयुःप्रदा च बालानां धात्री रक्षणकारिणी । सततं शिशुपार्श्वस्था योगेन सिद्धियोगिनी
āyuḥpradā ca bālānāṃ dhātrī rakṣaṇakāriṇī | satataṃ śiśupārśvasthā yogena siddhiyoginī
— giver of long life to children, their nurse and protectress, ever staying at the infant's side, a yoginī perfected in yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.7
तस्याः पूजाविधिं ब्रह्मनितिहासमिदं शृणु । यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्येण सुखदं पुत्रदं परम्
tasyāḥ pūjāvidhiṃ brahmanitihāsamidaṃ śṛṇu | yacchrutaṃ dharmavakyeṇa sukhadaṃ putradaṃ param
Hear, O brahmin, the manner of her worship and this old story, which, heard by (the recital of) a discourse on dharma, gives happiness and, above all, gives sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 46.8
राजा प्रियव्रतश्चासीत्स्वायम्भुवमनोः सुतः । योगीन्द्रो नोद्वहद्भार्यां तपस्यासु रतः सदा
rājā priyavrataścāsītsvāyambhuvamanoḥ sutaḥ | yogīndro nodvahadbhāryāṃ tapasyāsu rataḥ sadā
There was a king Priyavrata, the son of Svāyambhuva Manu; a lord of yogins, he took no wife, being ever devoted to austerities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.9
ब्रह्माज्ञया च यत्नेन कृतदारो बभूव ह । सुचिरं कृतदारश्च न लेभे तनयं मुने
brahmājñayā ca yatnena kṛtadāro babhūva ha | suciraṃ kṛtadāraśca na lebhe tanayaṃ mune
By Brahmā's command he did, with effort, take a wife; and though long married, he obtained no son, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.10
पुत्रेष्टियज्ञं तं चापि कारयामास कश्यपः । मालिन्यं तस्य कान्तायै मुनिर्यज्ञचरुं ददौ
putreṣṭiyajñaṃ taṃ cāpi kārayāmāsa kaśyapaḥ | mālinyaṃ tasya kāntāyai muniryajñacaruṃ dadau
Kaśyapa had him perform the putreṣṭi sacrifice, and the sage gave the sacrificial gruel to his wife Mālinī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.11
भुक्त्वा च तं चरुं तस्याः सद्यो गर्भो बभूव ह । दधार तं च सा देवी दैवं द्वादशवत्सरम्
bhuktvā ca taṃ caruṃ tasyāḥ sadyo garbho babhūva ha | dadhāra taṃ ca sā devī daivaṃ dvādaśavatsaram
And having eaten that gruel, she at once conceived; and that lady bore the embryo for twelve divine years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.12
ततः सुषाव सा ब्रह्मन् कुमारं कनकप्रभम् । सर्वावयवसम्पन्नं मृतमुत्तारलोचनम्
tataḥ suṣāva sā brahman kumāraṃ kanakaprabham | sarvāvayavasampannaṃ mṛtamuttāralocanam
Then, O brahmin, she gave birth to a boy of golden radiance, complete in all his limbs, but dead, with eyes turned upward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.13
तं दृष्ट्वा रुरुदुः सर्वा नार्यश्च बान्धवस्त्रियः । मूर्च्छामवाप तन्माता पुत्रशोकेन भूयसा
taṃ dṛṣṭvā ruruduḥ sarvā nāryaśca bāndhavastriyaḥ | mūrcchāmavāpa tanmātā putraśokena bhūyasā
Seeing him, all the women and the wives of the kinsmen wept; his mother fainted from overwhelming grief for her son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.14
श्मशानं च ययौ राजा गृहीत्वा बालकं मुने । रुरोद तत्र कान्तारे पुत्रं कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि
śmaśānaṃ ca yayau rājā gṛhītvā bālakaṃ mune | ruroda tatra kāntāre putraṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi
And the king went to the cremation ground, taking the child, O sage; there in that wilderness he wept, holding his son to his breast.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.15
नोत्सृजद् बालकं राजा प्राणांस्त्यक्तुं समुद्यतः । ज्ञानयोगं विसस्मार पुत्रशोकात्सुदारुणात्
notsṛjad bālakaṃ rājā prāṇāṃstyaktuṃ samudyataḥ | jñānayogaṃ visasmāra putraśokātsudāruṇāt
The king would not let go of the child, and made ready to give up his life; from the most terrible grief for his son he forgot the yoga of knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.16
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र विमानं च ददर्श सः । शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं मणिराजविनिर्मितम्
etasminnantare tatra vimānaṃ ca dadarśa saḥ | śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ maṇirājavinirmitam
In the meanwhile he saw there a celestial car, like pure crystal, fashioned of the king of gems,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.17
तेजसा ज्वलितं शश्वच्छोभितं क्षौमवाससा । नानाचित्रविचित्राढ्यं पुष्पमालाविराजितम्
tejasā jvalitaṃ śaśvacchobhitaṃ kṣaumavāsasā | nānācitravicitrāḍhyaṃ puṣpamālāvirājitam
blazing with radiance, ever adorned with silken cloth, rich with many varied paintings, resplendent with garlands of flowers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.18
ददर्श तत्र देवीं च कमनीयां मनोहराम् । श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाम्
dadarśa tatra devīṃ ca kamanīyāṃ manoharām | śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ śaśvatsusthirayauvanām
There he saw a goddess, lovely and captivating, with the hue of the white campaka flower, her youth ever unchanging,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.19
ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् । कृपामयीं योगसिद्धां भक्तानुग्रहकातराम्
īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām | kṛpāmayīṃ yogasiddhāṃ bhaktānugrahakātarām
her face bright with a slight smile, adorned with jewel ornaments, full of compassion, perfected in yoga, eager to show favour to her devotees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.20
दृष्ट्वा तां पुरतो राजा तुष्टाव परमादरात् । चकार पूजनं तस्या विहाय बालकं भुवि
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ purato rājā tuṣṭāva paramādarāt | cakāra pūjanaṃ tasyā vihāya bālakaṃ bhuvi
Seeing her before him, the king praised her with the utmost reverence, and setting the child down on the ground, performed her worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.21
पप्रच्छ राजा तां तुष्टां ग्रीष्मसूर्यसमप्रभाम् । तेजसा ज्वलितां शान्तां कान्तां स्कन्दस्य नारद
papraccha rājā tāṃ tuṣṭāṃ grīṣmasūryasamaprabhām | tejasā jvalitāṃ śāntāṃ kāntāṃ skandasya nārada
The king questioned her, who was pleased, whose splendour equalled the summer sun, blazing with radiance, serene — the beloved of Skanda, O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.22
राजोवाच का त्वं सुशोभने कान्ते कस्य कान्तासि सुव्रते । कस्य कन्या वरारोहे धन्या मान्या च योषिताम्
rājovāca kā tvaṃ suśobhane kānte kasya kāntāsi suvrate | kasya kanyā varārohe dhanyā mānyā ca yoṣitām
The king said: Who are you, most lovely and beautiful one? Whose beloved are you, O you of good vows? Whose daughter are you, O fair-hipped one, blessed and honored among women?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.23
नृपेन्द्रस्य वचः श्रुत्वा जगन्मङ्गलचण्डिका । उवाच देवसेना सा देवानां रणकारिणी
nṛpendrasya vacaḥ śrutvā jaganmaṅgalacaṇḍikā | uvāca devasenā sā devānāṃ raṇakāriṇī
Having heard the words of the lord of kings, Caṇḍikā, the world's welfare, she, Devasenā, who makes war for the gods, spoke.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.24
देवानां दैत्यग्रस्तानां पुरा सेना बभूव सा । जयं ददौ सा तेभ्यश्च देवसेना च तेन सा
devānāṃ daityagrastānāṃ purā senā babhūva sā | jayaṃ dadau sā tebhyaśca devasenā ca tena sā
Formerly she was the army (senā) of the gods when they were seized by the demons; and she gave them victory, and by that she (is called) Devasenā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.25
श्रीदेवसेनोवाच ब्रह्मणो मानसी कन्या देवसेनाहमीश्वरी । सृष्ट्वा तां मनसा धाता ददौ स्कन्दाय भूमिप
śrīdevasenovāca brahmaṇo mānasī kanyā devasenāhamīśvarī | sṛṣṭvā tāṃ manasā dhātā dadau skandāya bhūmipa
Śrī Devasenā said: I am the mind-born daughter of Brahmā, Devasenā, the sovereign lady; having created her by his mind, the Creator gave her to Skanda, O ruler of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.26
मातृकासु च विख्याता स्कन्दभार्या च सुव्रता । विश्वे षष्ठीति विख्याता षष्ठांशा प्रकृतेः परा
mātṛkāsu ca vikhyātā skandabhāryā ca suvratā | viśve ṣaṣṭhīti vikhyātā ṣaṣṭhāṃśā prakṛteḥ parā
And (I am) renowned among the Mātṛkās, the wife of Skanda, of good vows; in the world (I am) known as Ṣaṣṭhī, the sixth portion of Prakṛti, supreme.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.27
अपुत्राय पुत्रदाहं प्रियादात्री प्रियाय च । धनदाहं दरिद्रेभ्यः कर्मिभ्यश्च स्वकर्मदा
aputrāya putradāhaṃ priyādātrī priyāya ca | dhanadāhaṃ daridrebhyaḥ karmibhyaśca svakarmadā
To the sonless I am the giver of a son, and to the loving one the giver of a beloved; I am the giver of wealth to the poor, and to those who act, the giver of (the fruit of) their own deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.28
सुखं दुःखं भयं शोको हर्षो मङ्गलमेव च । सम्पत्तिश्च विपत्तिश्च सर्वं भवति कर्मणा
sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhayaṃ śoko harṣo maṅgalameva ca | sampattiśca vipattiśca sarvaṃ bhavati karmaṇā
Pleasure, pain, fear, grief, joy, and good fortune too, prosperity and calamity — all comes about by (one's own) action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.29
कर्मणा बहुपुत्रश्च वंशहीनः स्वकर्मणा । कर्मणा मृतपुत्रश्च कर्मणा चिरजीवनः
karmaṇā bahuputraśca vaṃśahīnaḥ svakarmaṇā | karmaṇā mṛtaputraśca karmaṇā cirajīvanaḥ
By action one has many sons, and by his own action one is without lineage; by action one's son dies, and by action one lives long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.30
कर्मणा गुणवांश्चैव कर्मणा चाङ्गहीनकः । कर्मणा बहुभार्यश्च भार्याहीनश्च कर्मणा
karmaṇā guṇavāṃścaiva karmaṇā cāṅgahīnakaḥ | karmaṇā bahubhāryaśca bhāryāhīnaśca karmaṇā
By action one is endowed with virtues, and by action one is deficient in limbs; by action one has many wives, and by action one is without a wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.31
कर्मणा रूपवान्धर्मी रोगी शश्वत्स्वकर्मणा । कर्मणा च भवेद्व्याधिः कर्मणाऽऽरोग्यमेव च
karmaṇā rūpavāndharmī rogī śaśvatsvakarmaṇā | karmaṇā ca bhavedvyādhiḥ karmaṇā''rogyameva ca
By action one is handsome and righteous; by his own action one is ever diseased; by action sickness arises, and by action health as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.32
तस्मात्कर्म परं राजन् सर्वेभ्यश्च श्रुतौ श्रुतम् । इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा देवी गृहीत्वा बालकं मुने
tasmātkarma paraṃ rājan sarvebhyaśca śrutau śrutam | ityevamuktvā sā devī gṛhītvā bālakaṃ mune
Therefore action is supreme, O king, above all things — so it is heard in the Veda. Having spoken thus, that goddess took up the child, O sage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.33
महाज्ञानेन सा देवी जीवयामास लीलया । राजा ददर्श तं बालं सस्मितं कनकप्रभम्
mahājñānena sā devī jīvayāmāsa līlayā | rājā dadarśa taṃ bālaṃ sasmitaṃ kanakaprabham
and that goddess, by her great knowledge, brought (him) to life in play; the king saw that boy smiling, gold-hued.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.34
देवसेना च पश्यन्तं नृपमापृच्छ्य सा तदा । गृहीत्वा बालकं देवी गगनं गन्तुमुद्यता
devasenā ca paśyantaṃ nṛpamāpṛcchya sā tadā | gṛhītvā bālakaṃ devī gaganaṃ gantumudyatā
And Devasenā then, taking leave of the king who was looking on, the goddess took the boy and made ready to go to the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.35
पुनस्तुष्टाव तां राजा शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुकः । नृपस्तोत्रेण सा देवी परितुष्टा बभूव ह
punastuṣṭāva tāṃ rājā śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukaḥ | nṛpastotreṇa sā devī parituṣṭā babhūva ha
Again the king praised her, his throat, lips and palate dry; by the king's hymn that goddess became well pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.36
उवाच तं नृपं ब्रह्मन् वेदोक्तं कर्मनिर्मितम् । देव्युवाच त्रिषु लोकेषु त्वं राजा स्वायम्भुवमनोः सुतः
uvāca taṃ nṛpaṃ brahman vedoktaṃ karmanirmitam | devyuvāca triṣu lokeṣu tvaṃ rājā svāyambhuvamanoḥ sutaḥ
She spoke to that king, O brahmin, what is declared in the Veda and framed of (the doctrine of) action. The goddess said: In the three worlds you are a king, the son of Svāyambhuva Manu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.37
मम पूजां च सर्वत्र कारयित्वा स्वयं कुरु । तदा दास्यामि पुत्रं ते कुलपद्मं मनोहरम्
mama pūjāṃ ca sarvatra kārayitvā svayaṃ kuru | tadā dāsyāmi putraṃ te kulapadmaṃ manoharam
Having everywhere caused my worship to be performed, perform it yourself as well; then I shall give you a son, the lotus of your family, delightful,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.38
सुव्रतं नाम विख्यातं गुणवन्तं सुपण्डितम् । जातिस्मरं च योगीन्द्रं नारायणकलात्मकम्
suvrataṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ guṇavantaṃ supaṇḍitam | jātismaraṃ ca yogīndraṃ nārāyaṇakalātmakam
renowned by the name Suvrata, endowed with virtues, well learned, remembering his (former) births, a lord of yogins, whose nature is a portion of Nārāyaṇa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.39
शतक्रतुकरं श्रेष्ठं क्षत्रियाणां च वन्दितम् । मत्तमातङ्गलक्षाणां धृतवन्तं बलं शुभम्
śatakratukaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca vanditam | mattamātaṅgalakṣāṇāṃ dhṛtavantaṃ balaṃ śubham
performer of a hundred sacrifices, best (of men) and honored by the kṣatriyas, possessing the auspicious strength of a hundred thousand rutting elephants,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.40
धनिनं गुणिनं शुद्धं विदुषां प्रियमेव च । योगिनां ज्ञानिनां चैव सिद्धिरूपं तपस्विनाम्
dhaninaṃ guṇinaṃ śuddhaṃ viduṣāṃ priyameva ca | yogināṃ jñānināṃ caiva siddhirūpaṃ tapasvinām
wealthy, virtuous, pure, and dear to the learned, and the very form of perfection for yogins, for the wise, and for ascetics,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.41
यशस्विनं च लोकेषु दातारं सर्वसम्पदाम् । इत्येवमुक्त्वा सा देवी तस्मै तद्बालकं ददौ
yaśasvinaṃ ca lokeṣu dātāraṃ sarvasampadām | ityevamuktvā sā devī tasmai tadbālakaṃ dadau
famous in the worlds, a giver of all riches. Having spoken thus, that goddess gave him that boy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.42
राजा चकार स्वीकारं पूजार्थं च प्रियव्रतः । जगाम देवी स्वर्गं च दत्त्वा तस्मै शुभं वरम्
rājā cakāra svīkāraṃ pūjārthaṃ ca priyavrataḥ | jagāma devī svargaṃ ca dattvā tasmai śubhaṃ varam
King Priyavrata accepted (the child) and (received her) for worship; and the Goddess went to heaven, having granted him the auspicious boon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 46.43
आजगाम सहामात्यः स्वगृहं हृष्टमानसः । आगत्य कथयामास वृत्तान्तं पुत्रहेतुकम्
ājagāma sahāmātyaḥ svagṛhaṃ hṛṣṭamānasaḥ | āgatya kathayāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ putrahetukam
With his ministers he came to his own house, glad at heart; and having arrived he related the story concerning the son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.44
श्रुत्वा बभूवुः सन्तुष्टा नरा नार्यश्च नारद । मङ्गलं कारयामास सर्वत्र पुत्रहेतुकम्
śrutvā babhūvuḥ santuṣṭā narā nāryaśca nārada | maṅgalaṃ kārayāmāsa sarvatra putrahetukam
Hearing (it), the men and the women became delighted, O Nārada; and he had auspicious rites performed everywhere on account of the son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.45
देवीं च पूजयामास ब्राह्मणेभ्यो धनं ददौ । राजा च प्रतिमासेषु शुक्लषष्ठ्यां महोत्सवम्
devīṃ ca pūjayāmāsa brāhmaṇebhyo dhanaṃ dadau | rājā ca pratimāseṣu śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ mahotsavam
And he worshipped the Goddess and gave wealth to the brahmins; and the king, every month, on the sixth day of the bright fortnight, (held) a great festival.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.46
षष्ट्या देव्याश्च यत्नेन कारयामास सर्वतः । बालानां सूतिकागारे षष्ठाहे यत्नपूर्वकम् नारायणनारदसंवादे षष्ठ्युपाख्यानवर्णनं नाम षट्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
ṣaṣṭyā devyāśca yatnena kārayāmāsa sarvataḥ | bālānāṃ sūtikāgāre ṣaṣṭhāhe yatnapūrvakam nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde ṣaṣṭhyupākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṭcatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
And with effort he had (the worship) of the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī performed everywhere, and carefully for children in the birth-chamber on the sixth day. — Thus ends the forty-sixth chapter, called the account of the tale of Ṣaṣṭhī, in the dialogue of Nārāyaṇa and Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.47
तत्पूजां कारयामास चैकविंशतिवासरे । बालानां शुभकार्ये च शुभान्नप्राशने तथा
tatpūjāṃ kārayāmāsa caikaviṃśativāsare | bālānāṃ śubhakārye ca śubhānnaprāśane tathā
And he had her worship performed on the twenty-first day, and at auspicious ceremonies for children, and likewise at the auspicious first feeding of rice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.48
सर्वत्र वर्धयामास स्वयमेव चकार ह । ध्यानं पूजाविधानं च स्तोत्रं मत्तो निशामय
sarvatra vardhayāmāsa svayameva cakāra ha | dhyānaṃ pūjāvidhānaṃ ca stotraṃ matto niśāmaya
Everywhere he promoted (her worship), and he himself performed it. Hear from me the meditation, the rule of worship, and the hymn of praise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.49
यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रेण कौथुमोक्तं च सुव्रत । शालग्रामे घटे वाथ वटमूलेऽथवा मुने
yacchrutaṃ dharmavaktreṇa kauthumoktaṃ ca suvrata | śālagrāme ghaṭe vātha vaṭamūle'thavā mune
What was heard from the mouth of Dharma and spoken by Kauthuma, O you of good vows — in a śālagrāma, or in a jar, or at the foot of a banyan, O sage,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.50
भित्त्यां पुत्तलिकां कृत्वा पूजयेद्वा विचक्षणः । षष्ठांशां प्रकृतेः शुद्धां प्रतिष्ठाप्य च सुप्रभाम्
bhittyāṃ puttalikāṃ kṛtvā pūjayedvā vicakṣaṇaḥ | ṣaṣṭhāṃśāṃ prakṛteḥ śuddhāṃ pratiṣṭhāpya ca suprabhām
or the wise man may worship her after making an image on a wall — having installed her, the pure, radiant sixth part of Prakṛti,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.51
सुपुत्रदां च शुभदा दयारूपां जगत्प्रसूम् । श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम्
suputradāṃ ca śubhadā dayārūpāṃ jagatprasūm | śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām
the giver of good sons, the bestower of good fortune, compassion embodied, the mother of the world, of the hue of the white campaka, adorned with jewel-ornaments —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.52
पवित्ररूपां परमां देवसेनां परां भजे । इति ध्यात्वा स्वशिरसि पुष्पं दत्त्वा विचक्षणः
pavitrarūpāṃ paramāṃ devasenāṃ parāṃ bhaje | iti dhyātvā svaśirasi puṣpaṃ dattvā vicakṣaṇaḥ
"I worship the supreme one, pure in form, the highest, Devasenā." Having thus meditated and placed a flower on his own head, the wise man
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.53
पुनर्ध्यात्वा च मूलेन पूजयेत्सुव्रतां सतीम् । पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयैश्च गन्धपुष्पप्रदीपकैः
punardhyātvā ca mūlena pūjayetsuvratāṃ satīm | pādyārghyācamanīyaiśca gandhapuṣpapradīpakaiḥ
should meditate again and worship the chaste lady of good vows with the root-mantra, with water for the feet, offering-water and water for rinsing the mouth, with sandal-paste, flowers and lamps,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.54
नैवेद्यैर्विविधैश्चापि फलेन शोभनेन च । ॐ ह्रीं षष्ठीदेव्यै स्वाहेति विधिपूर्वकम्
naivedyairvividhaiścāpi phalena śobhanena ca | oṃ hrīṃ ṣaṣṭhīdevyai svāheti vidhipūrvakam
and with various food-offerings and with fine fruit, saying "oṃ hrīṃ, to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, svāhā," according to the rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.55
अष्टाक्षरं महामन्त्रं यथाशक्ति जपेन्नरः । ततः स्तुत्वा च प्रणमेद्भक्तियुक्तः समाहितः
aṣṭākṣaraṃ mahāmantraṃ yathāśakti japennaraḥ | tataḥ stutvā ca praṇamedbhaktiyuktaḥ samāhitaḥ
A man should recite this eight-syllabled great mantra as far as he is able; then, having praised (her), full of devotion and composed, he should bow down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.56
स्तोत्रं च सामवेदोक्तं वरं पुत्रफलप्रदम् । अष्टाक्षरं महामन्त्रं लक्षधा यो जपेत्ततः
stotraṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ varaṃ putraphalapradam | aṣṭākṣaraṃ mahāmantraṃ lakṣadhā yo japettataḥ
And the hymn declared in the Sāmaveda is excellent, granting the fruit of a son. Whoever then recites the eight-syllabled great mantra a hundred thousand times
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.57
सुपुत्रं स लभेन्नूनमित्याह कमलोद्भवः । स्तोत्रं शृणु मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वकामशुभावहम्
suputraṃ sa labhennūnamityāha kamalodbhavaḥ | stotraṃ śṛṇu muniśreṣṭha sarvakāmaśubhāvaham
surely obtains a good son — so said the lotus-born (Brahmā). Hear the hymn, best of sages, which brings all desires and blessings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.58
वाञ्छाप्रदं च सर्वेषां गूढं वेदेषु नारद । नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै सिद्ध्यै शान्त्यै नमो नमः
vāñchāpradaṃ ca sarveṣāṃ gūḍhaṃ vedeṣu nārada | namo devyai mahādevyai siddhyai śāntyai namo namaḥ
granting the wishes of all, hidden in the Vedas, O Nārada: Homage to the Goddess, to the Great Goddess, to Siddhi, to Śānti, homage, homage!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.59
शुभायै देवसेनायै षष्ठ्यै देव्यै नमो नमः । वरदायै पुत्रदायै धनदायै नमो नमः
śubhāyai devasenāyai ṣaṣṭhyai devyai namo namaḥ | varadāyai putradāyai dhanadāyai namo namaḥ
To the auspicious one, to Devasenā, to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage, homage! To the giver of boons, giver of sons, giver of wealth, homage, homage!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.60
सुखदायै मोक्षदायै षष्ठ्यै देव्यै नमो नमः । सृष्ट्यै षष्ठांशरूपायै सिद्धायै च नमो नमः
sukhadāyai mokṣadāyai ṣaṣṭhyai devyai namo namaḥ | sṛṣṭyai ṣaṣṭhāṃśarūpāyai siddhāyai ca namo namaḥ
To the giver of happiness, giver of liberation, to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage, homage! To Creation, to her whose form is the sixth part, to the Accomplished one, homage, homage!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.61
मायायै सिद्धयोगिन्यै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः । सारायै शारदायै च परादेव्यै नमो नमः
māyāyai siddhayoginyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ | sārāyai śāradāyai ca parādevyai namo namaḥ
To Māyā, to the accomplished Yoginī, to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, homage, homage! To the Essence, to Śāradā, to the supreme Goddess, homage, homage!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.62
बालाधिष्ठातृदेव्यै च षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः । कल्याणदायै कल्याण्यै फलदायै च कर्मणाम्
bālādhiṣṭhātṛdevyai ca ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ | kalyāṇadāyai kalyāṇyai phaladāyai ca karmaṇām
Homage, homage to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, the goddess who presides over children; to her who gives welfare, who is auspicious, and who gives the fruits of (ritual) acts —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.63
प्रत्यक्षायै स्वभक्तानां षष्ठ्यै देव्यै नमो नमः । पूज्यायै स्कन्दकान्तायै सर्वेषां सर्वकर्मसु
pratyakṣāyai svabhaktānāṃ ṣaṣṭhyai devyai namo namaḥ | pūjyāyai skandakāntāyai sarveṣāṃ sarvakarmasu
— homage, homage to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, who is manifest before her own devotees, who is to be worshipped by all in all their undertakings, the beloved of Skanda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.64
देवरक्षणकारिण्यै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः । शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपायै वन्दितायै नृणां सदा
devarakṣaṇakāriṇyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ | śuddhasattvasvarūpāyai vanditāyai nṛṇāṃ sadā
Homage, homage to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, who protects the gods, whose nature is pure goodness, who is ever praised by men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.65
हिंसाक्रोधवर्जितायै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः । धनं देहि प्रियां देहि पुत्रं देहि सुरेश्वरि
hiṃsākrodhavarjitāyai ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ | dhanaṃ dehi priyāṃ dehi putraṃ dehi sureśvari
Homage, homage to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī, who is free of violence and anger. Grant wealth, grant a wife, grant a son, O mistress of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.66
मानं देहि जयं देहि द्विषो जहि महेश्वरि । धर्मं देहि यशो देहि षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः
mānaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi dviṣo jahi maheśvari | dharmaṃ dehi yaśo dehi ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ
Grant honour, grant victory, destroy (my) enemies, O great mistress; grant merit, grant fame — homage, homage to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.67
देहि भूमिं प्रजां देहि विद्यां देहि सुपूजिते । कल्याणं च जयं देहि षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः
dehi bhūmiṃ prajāṃ dehi vidyāṃ dehi supūjite | kalyāṇaṃ ca jayaṃ dehi ṣaṣṭhīdevyai namo namaḥ
Grant land, grant offspring, grant knowledge, O well-worshipped one; grant welfare and victory — homage, homage to the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.68
इति देवीं च संस्तूय लेभे पुत्रं प्रियव्रतः । यशस्विनं च राजेन्द्रः षष्ठीदेव्याः प्रसादतः
iti devīṃ ca saṃstūya lebhe putraṃ priyavrataḥ | yaśasvinaṃ ca rājendraḥ ṣaṣṭhīdevyāḥ prasādataḥ
Having thus praised the goddess, Priyavrata obtained a son; and that best of kings (obtained) a glorious (son) by the grace of the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.69
षष्ठीस्तोत्रमिदं ब्रह्मन् यः शृणोति तु वत्सरम् । अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं वरं सुचिरजीविनम्
ṣaṣṭhīstotramidaṃ brahman yaḥ śṛṇoti tu vatsaram | aputro labhate putraṃ varaṃ sucirajīvinam
O brahmin, whoever listens to this hymn to Ṣaṣṭhī for a year, being sonless, obtains an excellent son who lives very long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.70
वर्षमेकं च यो भक्त्या सम्पूज्येदं शृणोति च । सर्वपापाद्विनिर्मुक्तो महावन्ध्या प्रसूयते
varṣamekaṃ ca yo bhaktyā sampūjyedaṃ śṛṇoti ca | sarvapāpādvinirmukto mahāvandhyā prasūyate
And he who, with devotion, worships and listens to this for one year is freed from every sin; (and) a wholly barren woman bears a child.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.71
वीरं पुत्रं च गुणिनं विद्यावन्तं यशस्विनम् । सुचिरायुष्यवन्तं च सूते देवीप्रसादतः
vīraṃ putraṃ ca guṇinaṃ vidyāvantaṃ yaśasvinam | sucirāyuṣyavantaṃ ca sūte devīprasādataḥ
By the goddess's grace she bears a son who is brave, virtuous, learned, famous, and endowed with a very long life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.72
काकवन्ध्या च या नारी मृतवत्सा च या भवेत् । वर्षं श्रुत्वा लभेत्पुत्रं षष्ठीदेवीप्रसादतः
kākavandhyā ca yā nārī mṛtavatsā ca yā bhavet | varṣaṃ śrutvā labhetputraṃ ṣaṣṭhīdevīprasādataḥ
And the woman who is a "crow-barren" one (bearing only one child) and she whose children die — having listened for a year, she would obtain a son by the grace of the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 46.73
रोगयुक्ते च बाले च पिता माता शृणोति चेत् । मासेन मुच्यते बालः षष्ठीदेवीप्रसादतः
rogayukte ca bāle ca pitā mātā śṛṇoti cet | māsena mucyate bālaḥ ṣaṣṭhīdevīprasādataḥ
And when a child is afflicted with disease, if the father and mother listen (to this), the child is freed within a month by the grace of the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition