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Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 47

DB 9 47.1

मङ्गलचण्डीमनसयोरुपाख्यानवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच कथितं षष्ठ्युपाख्यानं ब्रह्मपुत्र यथाऽऽगमम् । देवी मङ्गलचण्डी च तदाख्यानं निशामय

maṅgalacaṇḍīmanasayorupākhyānavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca kathitaṃ ṣaṣṭhyupākhyānaṃ brahmaputra yathā''gamam | devī maṅgalacaṇḍī ca tadākhyānaṃ niśāmaya

The account of the tale of Maṅgalacaṇḍī and Manasā. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: The tale of Ṣaṣṭhī has been told, O son of Brahmā, according to tradition; now hear the tale of the goddess Maṅgalacaṇḍī.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.2

तस्याः पूजादिकं सर्वं धर्मवक्त्रेण यच्छ्रुतम् । श्रुतिसम्मतमेवेष्टं सर्वेषां विदुषामपि

tasyāḥ pūjādikaṃ sarvaṃ dharmavaktreṇa yacchrutam | śrutisammatameveṣṭaṃ sarveṣāṃ viduṣāmapi

All her worship and the rest, which was heard from the mouth of Dharma, is approved by scripture and is desired by all the learned as well.

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DB 9 47.3

दक्षा या वर्तते चण्डी कल्याणेषु च मङ्गला । मङ्गलेषु च या दक्षा सा च मङ्गलचण्डिका

dakṣā yā vartate caṇḍī kalyāṇeṣu ca maṅgalā | maṅgaleṣu ca yā dakṣā sā ca maṅgalacaṇḍikā

The Caṇḍī who is skilled and auspicious in matters of welfare, and who is skilled in auspicious rites — she is Maṅgalacaṇḍikā.

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DB 9 47.4

पूज्या या वर्तते चण्डी मङ्गलोऽपि महीसुतः । मङ्गलाभीष्टदेवी या सा वा मङ्गलचण्डिका

pūjyā yā vartate caṇḍī maṅgalo'pi mahīsutaḥ | maṅgalābhīṣṭadevī yā sā vā maṅgalacaṇḍikā

The Caṇḍī who is to be worshipped — and Maṅgala (Mars) too is the son of the Earth — the goddess who is the desired (deity) of Maṅgala: she too is Maṅgalacaṇḍikā.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

DB 9 47.5

मङ्गलो मनुवंश्यश्च सप्तद्वीपधरापतिः । तस्य पूज्याभीष्टदेवी तेन मङ्गलचण्डिका

maṅgalo manuvaṃśyaśca saptadvīpadharāpatiḥ | tasya pūjyābhīṣṭadevī tena maṅgalacaṇḍikā

Maṅgala, of Manu's line, was lord of the earth with its seven continents; she was his worshipped and chosen deity, and therefore (she is called) Maṅgalacaṇḍikā.

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DB 9 47.6

मूर्तिभेदेन सा दुर्गा मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी । कृपारूपातिप्रत्यक्षा योषितामिष्टदेवता

mūrtibhedena sā durgā mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī | kṛpārūpātipratyakṣā yoṣitāmiṣṭadevatā

By a difference of form she is Durgā, the root Nature, the sovereign lady; whose form is compassion, most manifest, the chosen deity of women.

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DB 9 47.7

प्रथमे पूजिता सा च शङ्करेण परात्परा । त्रिपुरस्य वधे घोरे विष्णुना प्रेरितेन च

prathame pūjitā sā ca śaṅkareṇa parātparā | tripurasya vadhe ghore viṣṇunā preritena ca

She, higher than the highest, was first worshipped by Śaṅkara, urged on by Viṣṇu, at the terrible slaying of Tripura.

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DB 9 47.8

ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मोपदेशेन दुर्गतेन च सङ्कटे । आकाशात्पतिते याने दैत्येन पातिते रुषा

brahman brahmopadeśena durgatena ca saṅkaṭe | ākāśātpatite yāne daityena pātite ruṣā

O brahmin, by Brahmā's instruction, when he was in distress in a tight strait, his chariot having fallen from the sky, cast down in fury by the demon —

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DB 9 47.9

ब्रह्मविष्णूपदिष्टश्च दुर्गां तुष्टाव शङ्करः । सा च मङ्गलचण्डी या बभूव रूपभेदतः

brahmaviṣṇūpadiṣṭaśca durgāṃ tuṣṭāva śaṅkaraḥ | sā ca maṅgalacaṇḍī yā babhūva rūpabhedataḥ

And Śaṅkara, instructed by Brahmā and Viṣṇu, praised Durgā; and she who came into being through a difference of form was Maṅgalacaṇḍī.

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DB 9 47.10

उवाच पुरतः शम्भोर्भयं नास्तीति ते प्रभो । भगवान्वृषरूपश्च सर्वेशस्ते भविष्यति

uvāca purataḥ śambhorbhayaṃ nāstīti te prabho | bhagavānvṛṣarūpaśca sarveśaste bhaviṣyati

She spoke before Śambhu: "There is no fear for you, O lord; the Blessed One, in the form of a bull, the Lord of all, will become (your mount/helper)."

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DB 9 47.11

युद्धशक्तिस्वरूपाहं भविष्यामि न संशयः । मायात्मना च हरिणा सहायेन वृषध्वज

yuddhaśaktisvarūpāhaṃ bhaviṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ | māyātmanā ca hariṇā sahāyena vṛṣadhvaja

"I shall become the very embodiment of the power of battle—there is no doubt of it—and with Hari, whose nature is māyā, as your helper, O bull-bannered one,

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DB 9 47.12

जहि दैत्यं स्वशत्रुं च सुराणां पदघातकम् । इत्युक्त्वान्तर्हिता देवी शम्भोः शक्तिर्बभूव सा

jahi daityaṃ svaśatruṃ ca surāṇāṃ padaghātakam | ityuktvāntarhitā devī śambhoḥ śaktirbabhūva sā

slay the demon, your own enemy, who tramples the gods underfoot." Having said this the Goddess vanished, and she became Śambhu's power (śakti).

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DB 9 47.13

विष्णुदत्तेन शस्त्रेण जघान तमुमापतिः । मुनीन्द्र पतिते दैत्ये सर्वे देवा महर्षयः

viṣṇudattena śastreṇa jaghāna tamumāpatiḥ | munīndra patite daitye sarve devā maharṣayaḥ

With the weapon given by Viṣṇu, Umā's husband slew him. O best of sages, when the demon had fallen, all the gods and the great seers

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DB 9 47.14

तुष्टुवुः शङ्करं देवं भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धराः । सद्यः शिरसि शम्भोश्च पुष्पवृष्टिर्बभूव ह

tuṣṭuvuḥ śaṅkaraṃ devaṃ bhaktinamrātmakandharāḥ | sadyaḥ śirasi śambhośca puṣpavṛṣṭirbabhūva ha

praised the god Śaṅkara, their necks bowed with devotion; and at once a rain of flowers fell upon Śambhu's head.

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DB 9 47.15

ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च सन्तुष्टो ददौ तस्मै शुभाशिषम् । ब्रह्मविष्णूपदिष्टश्च सुस्नातः शङ्करस्तथा

brahmā viṣṇuśca santuṣṭo dadau tasmai śubhāśiṣam | brahmaviṣṇūpadiṣṭaśca susnātaḥ śaṅkarastathā

Brahmā and Viṣṇu, well pleased, gave him an auspicious blessing; and Śaṅkara, instructed by Brahmā and Viṣṇu, having duly bathed,

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DB 9 47.16

पूजयामास तां भक्त्या देवीं मङ्गलचण्डिकाम् । पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयैश्च वस्त्रैश्च विविधैरपि

pūjayāmāsa tāṃ bhaktyā devīṃ maṅgalacaṇḍikām | pādyārghyācamanīyaiśca vastraiśca vividhairapi

worshipped that goddess Maṅgalacaṇḍikā with devotion—with water for the feet, offering-water, water for rinsing the mouth, and with garments of many kinds,

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DB 9 47.17

पुष्पचन्दननैवेद्यैर्भक्त्या नानाविधैर्मुने । छागैर्मेषैश्च महिषैर्गवयैः पक्षिभिस्तथा

puṣpacandananaivedyairbhaktyā nānāvidhairmune | chāgairmeṣaiśca mahiṣairgavayaiḥ pakṣibhistathā

with flowers, sandal paste and food-offerings of many kinds, with devotion, O sage, with goats, rams, buffaloes, gayals and birds too,

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DB 9 47.18

वस्त्रालङ्कारमाल्यैश्च पायसैः पिष्टकैरपि । मधुभिश्च सुधाभिश्च फलैर्नानाविधैरपि

vastrālaṅkāramālyaiśca pāyasaiḥ piṣṭakairapi | madhubhiśca sudhābhiśca phalairnānāvidhairapi

with garments, ornaments and garlands, with milk-rice and with cakes, with honeys and with nectars, and with fruits of many kinds,

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DB 9 47.19

सङ्गीतैर्नर्तकैर्वाद्यैरुत्सवैर्नामकीर्तनैः । ध्यात्वा माध्यन्दिनोक्तेन ध्यानेन भक्तिपूर्वकम्

saṅgītairnartakairvādyairutsavairnāmakīrtanaiḥ | dhyātvā mādhyandinoktena dhyānena bhaktipūrvakam

with songs, dancers, instrumental music, festivals and recitations of (her) names; having meditated, with devotion, by the meditation declared for midday,

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DB 9 47.20

ददौ द्रव्याणि मूलेन मन्त्रेणैव च नारद । ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं सर्वपूज्ये देवि मङ्गलचण्डिके

dadau dravyāṇi mūlena mantreṇaiva ca nārada | oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ sarvapūjye devi maṅgalacaṇḍike

he offered the substances with the root mantra itself, O Nārada: "Oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ, O Goddess to be worshipped by all, O Maṅgalacaṇḍikā,

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DB 9 47.21

हूँ हूँ फट् स्वाहाप्येकविंशाक्षरो मनुः । पूज्यः कल्पतरुश्चैव भक्तानां सर्वकामदः

hū~ hū~ phaṭ svāhāpyekaviṃśākṣaro manuḥ | pūjyaḥ kalpataruścaiva bhaktānāṃ sarvakāmadaḥ

hūṃ hūṃ phaṭ svāhā"—this mantra of twenty-one syllables is to be worshipped, and is a wish-fulfilling tree that grants all desires to devotees.

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DB 9 47.22

दशलक्षजपेनैव मन्त्रसिद्धिर्भवेद् ध्रुवम् । ध्यानं च श्रूयतां ब्रह्मन् वेदोक्तं सर्वसम्मतम्

daśalakṣajapenaiva mantrasiddhirbhaved dhruvam | dhyānaṃ ca śrūyatāṃ brahman vedoktaṃ sarvasammatam

By ten hundred thousand recitations alone mastery of the mantra surely comes about. And let the meditation be heard, O brahman—declared in the Veda and approved by all.

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DB 9 47.23

देवीं षोडशवर्षीयां शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाम् । बिम्बोष्ठीं सुदतीं शुद्धां शरत्पद्मनिभाननाम्

devīṃ ṣoḍaśavarṣīyāṃ śaśvatsusthirayauvanām | bimboṣṭhīṃ sudatīṃ śuddhāṃ śaratpadmanibhānanām

The Goddess, sixteen years of age, with youth ever unchanging and firm, with bimba-red lips, fine teeth, pure, her face like an autumn lotus,

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DB 9 47.24

श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां सुनीलोत्पललोचनाम् । जगद्धात्रीं च दात्रीं च सर्वेभ्यः सर्वसम्पदाम्

śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ sunīlotpalalocanām | jagaddhātrīṃ ca dātrīṃ ca sarvebhyaḥ sarvasampadām

with the hue of a white campaka flower, her eyes deep-blue lotuses, upholder of the world and giver of all riches to all—

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DB 9 47.25

संसारसागरे घोरे ज्योतीरूपां सदा भजे । देव्याश्च ध्यानमित्येवं स्तवनं श्रूयतां मुने

saṃsārasāgare ghore jyotīrūpāṃ sadā bhaje | devyāśca dhyānamityevaṃ stavanaṃ śrūyatāṃ mune

in the terrible ocean of transmigration I ever worship her whose form is light. Such is the meditation on the Goddess; now let the hymn of praise be heard, O sage.

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DB 9 47.26

महादेव उवाच रक्ष रक्ष जगन्मातर्देवि मङ्गलचण्डिके । हारिके विपदां राशेर्हर्षमङ्गलकारिके

mahādeva uvāca rakṣa rakṣa jaganmātardevi maṅgalacaṇḍike | hārike vipadāṃ rāśerharṣamaṅgalakārike

Mahādeva said: Protect, protect (me), O Mother of the world, Goddess Maṅgalacaṇḍikā, remover of the heap of calamities, maker of joy and good fortune,

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DB 9 47.27

हर्षमङ्गलदक्षे च हर्षमङ्गलदायिके । शुभे मङ्गलदक्षे च शुभे मङ्गलचण्डिके

harṣamaṅgaladakṣe ca harṣamaṅgaladāyike | śubhe maṅgaladakṣe ca śubhe maṅgalacaṇḍike

O you who are skilled in joy and good fortune, giver of joy and good fortune, auspicious one, skilled in good fortune, auspicious Maṅgalacaṇḍikā,

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DB 9 47.28

मङ्गले मङ्गलार्हे च सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गले । सतां मङ्गदे देवि सर्वेषां मङ्गलालये

maṅgale maṅgalārhe ca sarvamaṅgalamaṅgale | satāṃ maṅgade devi sarveṣāṃ maṅgalālaye

O Maṅgalā, worthy of good fortune, good fortune of all good fortune, giver of good fortune to the good, O Goddess, abode of good fortune for all,

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DB 9 47.29

पूज्ये मङ्गलवारे च मङ्गलाभीष्टदेवते । पूज्ये मङ्गलभूपस्य मनुवंशस्य सन्ततम्

pūjye maṅgalavāre ca maṅgalābhīṣṭadevate | pūjye maṅgalabhūpasya manuvaṃśasya santatam

O (goddess) to be worshipped on Tuesday (the auspicious day), deity of auspicious desires; O (goddess) constantly worshipped by the auspicious king Manu's lineage.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

DB 9 47.30

मङ्गलाधिष्ठातृदेवि मङ्गलानां च मङ्गले । संसारमङ्गलाधारे मोक्षमङ्गलदायिनि

maṅgalādhiṣṭhātṛdevi maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgale | saṃsāramaṅgalādhāre mokṣamaṅgaladāyini

O goddess presiding over auspiciousness, O auspiciousness of auspicious things, O foundation of worldly auspiciousness, O giver of the auspiciousness that is liberation.

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DB 9 47.31

सारे च मङ्गलाधारे पारे च सर्वकर्मणाम् । प्रतिमङ्गलवारे च पूज्ये मङ्गसुखप्रदे

sāre ca maṅgalādhāre pāre ca sarvakarmaṇām | pratimaṅgalavāre ca pūjye maṅgasukhaprade

O essence, O support of auspiciousness, O farther shore of all actions, O (goddess) to be worshipped on every Tuesday, giver of auspicious happiness.

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DB 9 47.32

स्तोत्रेणानेन शम्भुश्च स्तुत्वा मङ्गलचण्डिकाम् । प्रतिमङ्गलवारे च पूजां दत्त्वा गतः शिवः

stotreṇānena śambhuśca stutvā maṅgalacaṇḍikām | pratimaṅgalavāre ca pūjāṃ dattvā gataḥ śivaḥ

And Śambhu, having praised Maṅgalacaṇḍikā with this hymn and offered worship on every Tuesday, Śiva departed.

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DB 9 47.33

प्रथमे पूजिता देवी शिवेन सर्वमङ्गला । द्वितीये पूजिता सा च मङ्गलेन ग्रहेण च

prathame pūjitā devī śivena sarvamaṅgalā | dvitīye pūjitā sā ca maṅgalena graheṇa ca

On the first (Tuesday) the goddess Sarvamaṅgalā was worshipped by Śiva; on the second she was worshipped by the planet Maṅgala (Mars).

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DB 9 47.34

तृतीते पूजिता भद्रा मङ्गलेन नृपेण च । चतुर्थे मङ्गले वारे सुन्दरीभिः प्रपूजिता

tṛtīte pūjitā bhadrā maṅgalena nṛpeṇa ca | caturthe maṅgale vāre sundarībhiḥ prapūjitā

On the third, Bhadrā was worshipped by King Maṅgala; on the fourth Tuesday she was worshipped by beautiful women.

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DB 9 47.35

पञ्चमे मङ्गलाकाङ्क्षिनरैर्मङ्गलचण्डिका । पूजिता प्रतिविश्वेषु विश्वेशपूजिता सदा

pañcame maṅgalākāṅkṣinarairmaṅgalacaṇḍikā | pūjitā prativiśveṣu viśveśapūjitā sadā

On the fifth, Maṅgalacaṇḍikā was worshipped by men desiring auspiciousness; in every universe she is ever worshipped by the lord of the universe.

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DB 9 47.36

ततः सर्वत्र सम्पूज्या बभूव परमेश्वरी । देवैश्च मुनिभिश्चैव मानवैर्मनुभिर्मुने

tataḥ sarvatra sampūjyā babhūva parameśvarī | devaiśca munibhiścaiva mānavairmanubhirmune

Thereafter the supreme goddess became one to be worshipped everywhere—by gods, by sages, by men and by the Manus, O sage.

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DB 9 47.37

देव्याश्च मङ्गस्तोत्रं यः शृणोति समाहितः । तन्मङ्गलं भवेत्तस्य न भवेत्तदमङ्गलम् । वर्धते पुत्रपौत्रैश्च मङ्गलं च दिने दिने

devyāśca maṅgastotraṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti samāhitaḥ | tanmaṅgalaṃ bhavettasya na bhavettadamaṅgalam | vardhate putrapautraiśca maṅgalaṃ ca dine dine

And whoever, with collected mind, hears this auspicious hymn of the goddess—for him there will be that auspiciousness, and no inauspiciousness will befall him; and with sons and grandsons his auspiciousness increases day by day.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.38

श्रीनारायण उवाच उक्तं द्वयोरुपाख्यानं ब्रह्मपुत्र यथागमम् । श्रूयतां मनसाऽऽख्यानं यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रतः

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca uktaṃ dvayorupākhyānaṃ brahmaputra yathāgamam | śrūyatāṃ manasā''khyānaṃ yacchrutaṃ dharmavaktrataḥ

Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: The tale of the two has been told as it came down (in tradition), O son of Brahmā. Now let the tale of Manasā be heard, which I heard from the mouth of Dharma.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.39

सा च कन्या भगवती कश्यपस्य च मानसी । तेनैव मनसा देवी मनसा या च दीव्यति

sā ca kanyā bhagavatī kaśyapasya ca mānasī | tenaiva manasā devī manasā yā ca dīvyati

And that maiden, the blessed one, was born of Kaśyapa's mind; for that very reason she is the goddess Manasā, and (also) because she sports with the mind.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.40

मनसा ध्यायते या च परमात्मानमीश्वरम् । तेन सा मनसा देवी तेन योगेन दीव्यति

manasā dhyāyate yā ca paramātmānamīśvaram | tena sā manasā devī tena yogena dīvyati

And because she meditates with her mind on the Supreme Self, the Lord, therefore she is the goddess Manasā, and by that yoga she shines.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.41

आत्मारामा च सा देवी वैष्णवी सिद्धयोगिनी । त्रियुगं च तपस्तप्त्वा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः

ātmārāmā ca sā devī vaiṣṇavī siddhayoginī | triyugaṃ ca tapastaptvā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ

And that goddess, delighting in the Self, a devotee of Viṣṇu, a perfected yoginī, having performed austerity for three ages for (the sake of) Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Self—

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.42

जरत्कारुशरीरं च दृष्ट्वा यत्क्षीणमीश्वरः । गोपीपतिर्नाम चक्रे जरत्कारुरिति प्रभुः

jaratkāruśarīraṃ ca dṛṣṭvā yatkṣīṇamīśvaraḥ | gopīpatirnāma cakre jaratkāruriti prabhuḥ

and the Lord, seeing that her body had become emaciated (jarat) through austerity, the lord of the gopīs, the Master, gave her the name Jaratkāru.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

DB 9 47.43

वाञ्छितं च ददौ तस्यै कृपया च कृपानिधिः । पूजां च कारयामास चकार च स्वयं प्रभुः

vāñchitaṃ ca dadau tasyai kṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ | pūjāṃ ca kārayāmāsa cakāra ca svayaṃ prabhuḥ

And the treasury of compassion out of compassion granted her what she wished; and the Lord caused worship (of her) to be performed, and himself performed it.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.44

स्वर्गे च नागलोके च पृथिव्यां ब्रह्मलोकतः । भृशं जगत्सु गौरी सा सुन्दरी च मनोहरा

svarge ca nāgaloke ca pṛthivyāṃ brahmalokataḥ | bhṛśaṃ jagatsu gaurī sā sundarī ca manoharā

In heaven, in the world of the Nāgas, on earth, and from Brahmā's world (onward)—throughout the worlds she was exceedingly fair, beautiful and charming.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.45

जगद्गौरीति विख्याता तेन सा पूजिता सती । शिवशिष्या च सा देवी तेन शैवी प्रकीर्तिता

jagadgaurīti vikhyātā tena sā pūjitā satī | śivaśiṣyā ca sā devī tena śaivī prakīrtitā

Therefore that virtuous one, being worshipped, became renowned as Jagadgaurī (the Fair One of the World); and since that goddess was Śiva's disciple, she is proclaimed Śaivī.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.46

विष्णुभक्तातीव शश्वद्वैष्णवी तेन कीर्तिता । नागानां प्राणरक्षित्री यज्ञे पारीक्षितस्य च

viṣṇubhaktātīva śaśvadvaiṣṇavī tena kīrtitā | nāgānāṃ prāṇarakṣitrī yajñe pārīkṣitasya ca

Being ever an exceeding devotee of Viṣṇu, she is thereby called Vaiṣṇavī; and (since she was) the protector of the lives of the Nāgas at the sacrifice of Parīkṣit's son,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.47

नागेश्वरीति विख्याता सा नागभगिनीति च । विषं संहर्तुमीशा या तेन विषहरी स्मृता मङ्गलचण्डीमनसयोरुपाख्यानवर्णनं नाम सप्तचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः

nāgeśvarīti vikhyātā sā nāgabhaginīti ca | viṣaṃ saṃhartumīśā yā tena viṣaharī smṛtā maṅgalacaṇḍīmanasayorupākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāma saptacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

she became renowned as Nāgeśvarī, and also as the sister of the Nāgas; and because she is able to destroy poison, she is remembered as Viṣaharī. [Thus ends] the forty-seventh chapter, called the narration of the tales of Maṅgalacaṇḍī and Manasā.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.48

सिद्धयोगं हरात्प्राप तेन सा सिद्धयोगिनी । महाज्ञानं च योगं च मृतसज्जीवनीं पराम्

siddhayogaṃ harātprāpa tena sā siddhayoginī | mahājñānaṃ ca yogaṃ ca mṛtasajjīvanīṃ parām

She obtained the perfected yoga from Hara (Śiva), and thereby she is Siddhayoginī; (she obtained also) great knowledge, and yoga, and the supreme (art) of reviving the dead.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.49

महाज्ञानयुतां तां च प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः । आस्तीकस्य मुनीन्द्रस्य माता सापि तपस्विनी

mahājñānayutāṃ tāṃ ca pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ | āstīkasya munīndrasya mātā sāpi tapasvinī

And the wise call her one endowed with great knowledge; she too, an ascetic woman, is the mother of Āstīka, the lord of sages.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.50

आस्तीकमाता विज्ञाता जगत्यां सुप्रतिष्ठिता । प्रिया मुनेर्जरत्कारोर्मुनीन्द्रस्य महात्मनः

āstīkamātā vijñātā jagatyāṃ supratiṣṭhitā | priyā munerjaratkārormunīndrasya mahātmanaḥ

She is known as Āstīka's mother, well established in the world, the beloved of the sage Jaratkāru, the great-souled lord of sages.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.51

योगिनो विश्वपूज्यस्य जरत्कारुप्रिया ततः । जरत्कारुर्जगद्गौरी मनसा सिद्धयोगिनी

yogino viśvapūjyasya jaratkārupriyā tataḥ | jaratkārurjagadgaurī manasā siddhayoginī

Hence (she is called) Jaratkārupriyā, beloved of that yogin worshipped by all the world; (also) Jaratkāru, Jagadgaurī, Manasā, Siddhayoginī,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.52

वैष्णवी नागभगिनी शैवी नागेश्वरी तथा । जरत्कारुप्रियास्तीकमाता विषहरेति च

vaiṣṇavī nāgabhaginī śaivī nāgeśvarī tathā | jaratkārupriyāstīkamātā viṣahareti ca

Vaiṣṇavī, Nāgabhaginī (sister of the serpents), Śaivī, and likewise Nāgeśvarī, Jaratkārupriyā, Āstīkamātā, and Viṣaharā,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.53

महाज्ञानयुता चैव सा देवी विश्वपूजिता । द्वादशैतानि नामानि पूजाकाले तु यः पठेत्

mahājñānayutā caiva sā devī viśvapūjitā | dvādaśaitāni nāmāni pūjākāle tu yaḥ paṭhet

and Mahājñānayutā — that goddess worshipped by all the world. Whoever recites these twelve names at the time of worship,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.54

तस्य नागभयं नास्ति तस्य वंशोद्भवस्य च । नागभीते च शयने नागग्रस्ते च मन्दिरे

tasya nāgabhayaṃ nāsti tasya vaṃśodbhavasya ca | nāgabhīte ca śayane nāgagraste ca mandire

for him there is no fear of serpents, nor for one born in his lineage. In a bed feared for snakes, and in a house infested with snakes,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.55

नागशोभे महादुर्गे नागवेष्टितविग्रहे । इदं स्तोत्रं पठित्वा तु मुच्यते नात्र संशयः

nāgaśobhe mahādurge nāgaveṣṭitavigrahe | idaṃ stotraṃ paṭhitvā tu mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

in a place gleaming with serpents, in great peril, when the body is coiled about by a serpent — by reciting this hymn one is released; there is no doubt of it.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.56

नित्यं पठेद्यस्तं दृष्ट्वा नागवर्गः पलायते । दशलक्षजपेनैव स्तोत्रसिद्धिर्भवेन्नृणाम्

nityaṃ paṭhedyastaṃ dṛṣṭvā nāgavargaḥ palāyate | daśalakṣajapenaiva stotrasiddhirbhavennṛṇām

Whoever recites it constantly — at the sight of him the host of serpents flees. By ten hundred thousand recitations alone men attain mastery of the hymn.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.57

स्तोत्रसिद्धिर्भवेद्यस्य स विषं भोक्तुमीश्वरः । नागैश्च भूषणं कृत्वा स भवेन्नागवाहनः

stotrasiddhirbhavedyasya sa viṣaṃ bhoktumīśvaraḥ | nāgaiśca bhūṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā sa bhavennāgavāhanaḥ

He who gains mastery of the hymn is able to consume poison; making serpents his ornaments, he becomes one whose vehicle is a serpent,

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

DB 9 47.58

नागासनो नागतल्पो महासिद्धो भवेन्नरः । अन्ते च विष्णुना सार्धं क्रीडत्येव दिवानिशम्

nāgāsano nāgatalpo mahāsiddho bhavennaraḥ | ante ca viṣṇunā sārdhaṃ krīḍatyeva divāniśam

the man becomes a great adept, with a serpent for his seat and a serpent for his couch; and at the end he sports with Viṣṇu day and night.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition