Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 48
DB 9 48.1
मनसोपाख्यानवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच मत्तः पूजाविधानं च श्रूयतां मुनिपुङ्गव । ध्यानं च सामवेदोक्तं प्रोक्तं देवीविधानकम्
manasopākhyānavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca mattaḥ pūjāvidhānaṃ ca śrūyatāṃ munipuṅgava | dhyānaṃ ca sāmavedoktaṃ proktaṃ devīvidhānakam
The telling of the tale of Manasā. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Hear from me, O foremost of sages, the rule of her worship, and the meditation as declared in the Sāmaveda — the ordinance of the goddess has (thus) been proclaimed.
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DB 9 48.2
श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् । वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानां नागयज्ञोपवीतिनीम्
śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām | vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānāṃ nāgayajñopavītinīm
(I worship her) whose radiance is the colour of the white campaka, adorned with jewelled ornaments, wearing a garment purified by fire, having a serpent for her sacred thread,
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DB 9 48.3
महाज्ञानयुतां तां च प्रवरज्ञानिनां वराम् । सिद्धाधिष्ठातृदेवीं च सिद्धां सिद्धिप्रदां भजे
mahājñānayutāṃ tāṃ ca pravarajñānināṃ varām | siddhādhiṣṭhātṛdevīṃ ca siddhāṃ siddhipradāṃ bhaje
her who is endowed with great knowledge, best among the foremost knowers, the goddess presiding over the adepts — the perfected one, the giver of perfection: her I worship.
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DB 9 48.4
इति ध्यात्वा च तां देवीं मूलेनैव प्रपूजयेत् । नैवेद्यैर्विविधैर्धूपैः पुष्पगन्धानुलेपनैः
iti dhyātvā ca tāṃ devīṃ mūlenaiva prapūjayet | naivedyairvividhairdhūpaiḥ puṣpagandhānulepanaiḥ
Having thus meditated on that goddess, one should worship her with the root-mantra itself, with various food-offerings and incenses, with flowers, perfumes and unguents,
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DB 9 48.5
मूलमन्त्रैश्च वेदोक्तैर्भक्तानां वाच्छितप्रदः । मुने कल्पतरुर्नाम सुसिद्धो द्वादशाक्षरः
mūlamantraiśca vedoktairbhaktānāṃ vācchitapradaḥ | mune kalpatarurnāma susiddho dvādaśākṣaraḥ
and with the root-mantras declared in the Veda, which grant the devotees' desires. O sage, it is called the wish-granting tree, well-proven, of twelve syllables.
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DB 9 48.6
ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं ऐं मनसादेव्यै स्वाहेति कीर्तितः । पञ्चलक्षजपेनैव मन्त्रसिद्धिर्भवेन्नृणाम्
oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ aiṃ manasādevyai svāheti kīrtitaḥ | pañcalakṣajapenaiva mantrasiddhirbhavennṛṇām
It is declared as: oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ aiṃ manasādevyai svāhā. By five hundred thousand recitations alone men attain mastery of the mantra.
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DB 9 48.7
मन्त्रसिद्धिर्भवेद्यस्य स सिद्धो जगतीतले । सुधासमं विषं तस्य धन्वन्तरिसमो भवेत्
mantrasiddhirbhavedyasya sa siddho jagatītale | sudhāsamaṃ viṣaṃ tasya dhanvantarisamo bhavet
He who gains mastery of the mantra is an adept on the face of the earth; for him poison is like nectar, and he becomes the equal of Dhanvantari.
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DB 9 48.8
ब्रह्मन्स्नात्वा तु सङ्क्रान्त्यां गूढशालासु यत्नतः । आवाह्य देवीमीशानां पूजयेद्योऽतिभक्तितः
brahmansnātvā tu saṅkrāntyāṃ gūḍhaśālāsu yatnataḥ | āvāhya devīmīśānāṃ pūjayedyo'tibhaktitaḥ
O brahmin, whoever, having bathed at the solstice (or: the sun's passage), carefully invokes the sovereign goddess in secluded chambers and worships her with great devotion,
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DB 9 48.9
पञ्चम्यां मनसा ध्यायन् देव्यै दद्याच्च यो बलिम् । धनवान्पुत्रवांश्चैव कीर्तिमान्स भवेद् ध्रुवम्
pañcamyāṃ manasā dhyāyan devyai dadyācca yo balim | dhanavānputravāṃścaiva kīrtimānsa bhaved dhruvam
and who on the fifth day, meditating on Manasā, offers an oblation to the goddess — he will surely become rich, blessed with sons, and famous.
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DB 9 48.10
पूजाविधानं कथितं तदाख्यानं निशामय । कथयामि महाभाग यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रतः
pūjāvidhānaṃ kathitaṃ tadākhyānaṃ niśāmaya | kathayāmi mahābhāga yacchrutaṃ dharmavaktrataḥ
The rule of worship has been told; now hear the tale of her. I shall relate it, O greatly fortunate one, as I heard it from the mouth of Dharma.
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DB 9 48.11
पुरा नागभयाक्रान्ता बभूवुर्मानवा भुवि । गतास्ते शरणं सर्वे कश्यपं मुनिपुङ्गवम्
purā nāgabhayākrāntā babhūvurmānavā bhuvi | gatāste śaraṇaṃ sarve kaśyapaṃ munipuṅgavam
Formerly the humans on earth became overwhelmed by fear of snakes; they all went for refuge to Kaśyapa, the foremost of sages.
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DB 9 48.12
मन्त्रांश्च ससृजे भीतः कश्यपो ब्रह्मणान्वितः । वेदबीजानुसारेण चोपदेशेन ब्रह्मणः
mantrāṃśca sasṛje bhītaḥ kaśyapo brahmaṇānvitaḥ | vedabījānusāreṇa copadeśena brahmaṇaḥ
And Kaśyapa, afraid, endowed with sacred power, brought forth mantras, following the seed-syllables of the Veda and by the instruction of Brahmā.
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DB 9 48.13
मन्त्राधिष्ठातृदेवीं तां मनसा ससृजे तथा । तपसा मनसा तेन बभूव मनसा च सा
mantrādhiṣṭhātṛdevīṃ tāṃ manasā sasṛje tathā | tapasā manasā tena babhūva manasā ca sā
And so he brought forth by his mind that goddess who presides over the mantras; by that ascetic power and by his mind she came into being, and she was mind-born (Manasā).
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DB 9 48.14
कुमारी सा च सम्भूता जगाम शङ्करालयम् । भक्त्या सम्पूज्य कैलासे तुष्टाव चन्द्रशेखरम्
kumārī sā ca sambhūtā jagāma śaṅkarālayam | bhaktyā sampūjya kailāse tuṣṭāva candraśekharam
And she, having come into being as a maiden, went to Śaṅkara's abode; having worshipped him with devotion on Kailāsa, she praised the moon-crested one.
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DB 9 48.15
दिव्यवर्षसहस्रं तं सिषेवे च मुनेः सुता । आशुतोषो महेशश्च तां च तुष्टो बभूव ह
divyavarṣasahasraṃ taṃ siṣeve ca muneḥ sutā | āśutoṣo maheśaśca tāṃ ca tuṣṭo babhūva ha
For a thousand divine years the sage's daughter served him, and Maheśa, who is easily pleased, became pleased with her.
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DB 9 48.16
महाज्ञानं ददौ तस्यै पाठयामास साम च । कृष्णमन्त्रं कल्पतरुं ददावष्टाक्षरं मुने
mahājñānaṃ dadau tasyai pāṭhayāmāsa sāma ca | kṛṣṇamantraṃ kalpataruṃ dadāvaṣṭākṣaraṃ mune
He gave her the great knowledge and had her recite the Sāman; and he gave her the eight-syllabled Kṛṣṇa mantra, the wish-fulfilling tree, O sage.
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DB 9 48.17
लक्ष्मीमायाकामबीजं ङेऽन्तं कृष्णपदं ततः । त्रैलोक्यमङ्गलं नाम कवचं पूजनक्रमम्
lakṣmīmāyākāmabījaṃ ṅe'ntaṃ kṛṣṇapadaṃ tataḥ | trailokyamaṅgalaṃ nāma kavacaṃ pūjanakramam
(namely) the seed-syllables of Lakṣmī, Māyā and Kāma, then the word 'Kṛṣṇa' ending in the dative case-ending; and the amulet named Trailokyamaṅgala ('auspicious to the three worlds'), and the sequence of worship;
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DB 9 48.18
पुरश्चर्याक्रमं चापि वेदोक्तं सर्वसम्मतम् । प्राप्य मृत्युञ्जयान्मन्त्रं सा सती च मुनेः सुता
puraścaryākramaṃ cāpi vedoktaṃ sarvasammatam | prāpya mṛtyuñjayānmantraṃ sā satī ca muneḥ sutā
and also the sequence of preliminary observances, as stated in the Veda and approved by all. Having obtained the mantra from the conqueror of death, she, the virtuous daughter of the sage,
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DB 9 48.19
जगाम तपसे साध्वी पुष्करं शङ्कराज्ञया । त्रियुगं च तपस्तप्त्वा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
jagāma tapase sādhvī puṣkaraṃ śaṅkarājñayā | triyugaṃ ca tapastaptvā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ
the chaste woman went to Puṣkara for ascetic practice by Śaṅkara's command; and having performed austerity for three ages toward Kṛṣṇa, the supreme Self,
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DB 9 48.20
सिद्धा बभूव सा देवी ददर्श पुरतः प्रभुम् । दृष्ट्वा कृशाङ्गीं बालां च कृपया च कृपानिधिः
siddhā babhūva sā devī dadarśa purataḥ prabhum | dṛṣṭvā kṛśāṅgīṃ bālāṃ ca kṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ
that goddess became accomplished and saw the Lord before her; and seeing the girl with wasted limbs, the treasury of compassion, out of compassion,
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DB 9 48.21
पूजां च कारयामास चकार च स्वयं हरिः । वरं च प्रददौ तस्यै पूजिता त्वं भवे भव
pūjāṃ ca kārayāmāsa cakāra ca svayaṃ hariḥ | varaṃ ca pradadau tasyai pūjitā tvaṃ bhave bhava
Hari had worship (of her) performed, and performed it himself; and he granted her a boon: "May you be one who is worshipped in the world."
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DB 9 48.22
वरं दत्त्वा तु कल्याण्यै ततश्चान्तर्दधे हरिः । प्रथमे पूजिता सा च कृष्णेन परमात्मना
varaṃ dattvā tu kalyāṇyai tataścāntardadhe hariḥ | prathame pūjitā sā ca kṛṣṇena paramātmanā
Having given the boon to the auspicious one, Hari then vanished. First she was worshipped by Kṛṣṇa, the supreme Self;
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DB 9 48.23
द्वितीये शङ्करेणैव कश्यपेन सुरेण च । मुनिना मनुना चैव नागेन मानवादिभिः
dvitīye śaṅkareṇaiva kaśyapena sureṇa ca | muninā manunā caiva nāgena mānavādibhiḥ
second by Śaṅkara himself, and by Kaśyapa, and by the gods, by sages, by Manu, by the serpents, and by humans and the rest—
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DB 9 48.24
बभूव पूजिता सा च त्रिषु लोकेषु सुव्रता । जरत्कारुमुनीन्द्राय कश्यपस्तां ददौ पुरा
babhūva pūjitā sā ca triṣu lokeṣu suvratā | jaratkārumunīndrāya kaśyapastāṃ dadau purā
thus she of good vows came to be worshipped in the three worlds. Formerly Kaśyapa gave her to Jaratkāru, the lord of sages.
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DB 9 48.25
अयाचितो मुनिश्रेष्ठो जग्राह ब्राह्मणाज्ञया । कृत्वोद्वाहं महायोगी विश्रान्तस्तपसा चिरम्
ayācito muniśreṣṭho jagrāha brāhmaṇājñayā | kṛtvodvāhaṃ mahāyogī viśrāntastapasā ciram
Unasked, the best of sages took her by the command of the brahmin (Brahmā); having made the marriage, the great yogin, long wearied by austerity,
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DB 9 48.26
सुष्वाप देव्या जघने वटमूले च पुष्करे । निद्रां जगाम स मुनिः स्मृत्वा निद्रेशमीश्वरम्
suṣvāpa devyā jaghane vaṭamūle ca puṣkare | nidrāṃ jagāma sa muniḥ smṛtvā nidreśamīśvaram
slept on the goddess's lap at the foot of a banyan tree in Puṣkara; that sage went to sleep, having called to mind Īśvara, the lord of sleep.
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DB 9 48.27
जगामास्तं दिनकरः सायङ्काल उपस्थिते । सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा साध्वी मनसा सा पतिव्रता
jagāmāstaṃ dinakaraḥ sāyaṅkāla upasthite | sañcintya manasā sādhvī manasā sā pativratā
The sun went to its setting as evening came on; and that chaste woman, devoted to her husband, reflecting in her mind—
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DB 9 48.28
धर्मलोपभयेनैव चकारालोचनं सती । अकृत्वा पश्चिमां सन्ध्यां नित्यां चैव द्विजन्मनाम्
dharmalopabhayenaiva cakārālocanaṃ satī | akṛtvā paścimāṃ sandhyāṃ nityāṃ caiva dvijanmanām
out of fear of a lapse of dharma the virtuous woman considered: "Without performing the evening twilight rite, which is obligatory for the twice-born,
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DB 9 48.29
ब्रह्महत्यादिकं पापं लभिष्यति पतिर्मम । नोपतिष्ठति यः पूर्वां नोपास्ते यस्तु पश्चिमाम्
brahmahatyādikaṃ pāpaṃ labhiṣyati patirmama | nopatiṣṭhati yaḥ pūrvāṃ nopāste yastu paścimām
my husband will incur the sin (equal to) killing a brahmin and the like. He who does not attend upon the morning (rite) and does not worship at the evening one,
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DB 9 48.30
स सर्वत्राशुचिर्नित्यं ब्रह्महत्यादिकं लभेत् । वेदोक्तमिति सञ्चिन्त्य बोधयामास सुन्दरी
sa sarvatrāśucirnityaṃ brahmahatyādikaṃ labhet | vedoktamiti sañcintya bodhayāmāsa sundarī
he is always impure in every respect and would incur (the sin of) killing a brahmin and the like." Thinking, "So it is stated in the Veda," the beautiful woman woke him.
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DB 9 48.31
स च बुद्धो मुनिश्रेष्ठस्तां चुकोप भृशं मुने । मुनिरुवाच कथं मे सुखिनः साध्वि निद्राभङ्गः कृतस्त्वया
sa ca buddho muniśreṣṭhastāṃ cukopa bhṛśaṃ mune | muniruvāca kathaṃ me sukhinaḥ sādhvi nidrābhaṅgaḥ kṛtastvayā
And that best of sages, awakened, grew exceedingly angry at her, O sage. The sage said: How, O virtuous woman, has my sleep been broken by you while I was resting happily?
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DB 9 48.32
व्यर्थं व्रतादिकं तस्या या भर्तुश्चापकारिणी । तपश्चानशनं चैव व्रतं दानादिकं च यत्
vyarthaṃ vratādikaṃ tasyā yā bhartuścāpakāriṇī | tapaścānaśanaṃ caiva vrataṃ dānādikaṃ ca yat
Vain are the vows and the rest of her who acts against her husband's interest — the austerity, the fasting, the vow, the giving of gifts, and whatever else,
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DB 9 48.33
भर्तुरप्रियकारिण्याः सर्वं भवति निष्कलम् । यया प्रियः पूजितश्च श्रीकृष्णः पूजितस्तया
bharturapriyakāriṇyāḥ sarvaṃ bhavati niṣkalam | yayā priyaḥ pūjitaśca śrīkṛṣṇaḥ pūjitastayā
all of it becomes fruitless for a woman who does what is displeasing to her husband. She by whom her beloved (husband) is worshipped, by her Śrī Kṛṣṇa is worshipped.
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DB 9 48.34
पतिव्रताव्रतार्थञ्च पतिरूपो हरिः स्वयम् । सर्वदानं सर्वयज्ञः सर्वतीर्थनिषेवणम्
pativratāvratārthañca patirūpo hariḥ svayam | sarvadānaṃ sarvayajñaḥ sarvatīrthaniṣevaṇam
And for the purpose of the vow of a devoted wife, Hari himself takes the form of the husband. Every gift, every sacrifice, the frequenting of all sacred fords,
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DB 9 48.35
सर्वं व्रतं तपः सर्वमुपवासादिकं च यत् । सर्वधर्मश्च सत्यं च सर्वदेवप्रपूजनम्
sarvaṃ vrataṃ tapaḥ sarvamupavāsādikaṃ ca yat | sarvadharmaśca satyaṃ ca sarvadevaprapūjanam
every vow, every austerity, and whatever fasting and the like there is, and all righteousness, and truth, and the worship of all the gods —
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DB 9 48.36
तत्सर्वं स्वामिसेवायाः कलां नार्हति षोडशीम् । पुण्ये च भारते वर्षे पतिसेवा करोति या
tatsarvaṃ svāmisevāyāḥ kalāṃ nārhati ṣoḍaśīm | puṇye ca bhārate varṣe patisevā karoti yā
all that does not equal a sixteenth part of the service of one's husband. And she who, in the meritorious land of Bhārata, performs service to her husband,
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DB 9 48.37
वैकुण्ठे स्वामिना सार्धं सा याति ब्रह्मणः पदम् । विप्रियं कुरुते भर्तुर्विप्रियं वदति प्रियम्
vaikuṇṭhe svāminā sārdhaṃ sā yāti brahmaṇaḥ padam | vipriyaṃ kurute bharturvipriyaṃ vadati priyam
she goes, together with her husband, in Vaikuṇṭha to the abode of Brahman. (But) she who does what is displeasing to her husband, and speaks what is unpleasant to her beloved,
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DB 9 48.38
असत्कुले प्रसूता हि तत्फलं श्रूयतां सति । कुम्भीपाकं व्रजेत्सा च यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
asatkule prasūtā hi tatphalaṃ śrūyatāṃ sati | kumbhīpākaṃ vrajetsā ca yāvaccandradivākarau
she is indeed born in an ignoble family — hear the fruit of that, O good woman: she goes to the Kumbhīpāka (hell) for as long as the moon and the sun (endure),
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DB 9 48.39
ततो भवति चाण्डाली पतिपुत्रविवर्जिता । इत्युक्त्वा च मुनिश्रेष्ठो बभूव स्फुरिताधरः
tato bhavati cāṇḍālī patiputravivarjitā | ityuktvā ca muniśreṣṭho babhūva sphuritādharaḥ
and then she becomes a Cāṇḍāla woman, bereft of husband and sons. Having said this, the best of sages became one whose lip quivered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.40
चकम्पे तेन सा साध्वी भयेनोवाच तं पतिम् । साध्व्युवाच सन्ध्यालोपभयेनैव निद्राभङ्गः कृतस्तव
cakampe tena sā sādhvī bhayenovāca taṃ patim | sādhvyuvāca sandhyālopabhayenaiva nidrābhaṅgaḥ kṛtastava
At that the virtuous woman trembled, and out of fear she spoke to her husband. The virtuous woman said: It was only through fear of the lapsing of the twilight (rite) that your sleep was broken by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.41
कुरु शान्तिं महाभाग दुष्टाया मम सुव्रत । शृङ्गाराहारनिद्राणां यश्च भङ्गं करोति वै
kuru śāntiṃ mahābhāga duṣṭāyā mama suvrata | śṛṅgārāhāranidrāṇāṃ yaśca bhaṅgaṃ karoti vai
Be appeased, O greatly fortunate one, toward wicked me, O you of good vows. For whoever causes an interruption of (another's) adornment, eating, or sleep,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.42
स व्रजेत्कालसूत्रं वै यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ । इत्युक्त्वा मनसा देवी स्वामिनश्चरणाम्बुजे
sa vrajetkālasūtraṃ vai yāvaccandradivākarau | ityuktvā manasā devī svāminaścaraṇāmbuje
he goes indeed to (the hell) Kālasūtra for as long as the moon and the sun (endure). Having said this, in her mind the lady, at the lotus feet of her husband,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.43
पपात भक्त्या भीता च रुरोद च पुनः पुनः । कुपितं च मुनिं दृष्ट्वा श्रीसूर्यं शप्तुमुद्यतम्
papāta bhaktyā bhītā ca ruroda ca punaḥ punaḥ | kupitaṃ ca muniṃ dṛṣṭvā śrīsūryaṃ śaptumudyatam
fell with devotion, and afraid, she wept again and again. And seeing the sage enraged and ready to curse the glorious Sun,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.44
तत्राजगाम भगवान्सन्ध्यया सह नारद । तत्रागत्य मुनिं सम्यगुवाच भास्करः स्वयम्
tatrājagāma bhagavānsandhyayā saha nārada | tatrāgatya muniṃ samyaguvāca bhāskaraḥ svayam
there the Lord came together with Sandhyā (Twilight), O Nārada; and having come there, the Sun himself spoke to the sage properly,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.45
विनयेन च भीतश्च तया सह यथोचितम् । भास्कर उवाच सूर्यास्तसमयं दृष्ट्वा साध्वी धर्मभयेन च
vinayena ca bhītaśca tayā saha yathocitam | bhāskara uvāca sūryāstasamayaṃ dṛṣṭvā sādhvī dharmabhayena ca
with humility and in fear, along with her, as was fitting. The Sun said: Seeing the time of the sun's setting, the virtuous woman, out of fear for dharma,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.46
बोधयामास त्वां विप्र शरणं त्वामहं गतः । क्षमस्व भगवन्ब्रह्मन् मां शप्तुं नोचितं मुने
bodhayāmāsa tvāṃ vipra śaraṇaṃ tvāmahaṃ gataḥ | kṣamasva bhagavanbrahman māṃ śaptuṃ nocitaṃ mune
awakened you, O brahmin. I have come to you for refuge. Forgive (me), O lord, O brahmin; it is not fitting, O sage, to curse me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.47
ब्राह्मणानां च हृदयं नवनीतसमं सदा । तेषां क्षणार्धं क्रोधश्च ततो भस्म भवेज्जगत्
brāhmaṇānāṃ ca hṛdayaṃ navanītasamaṃ sadā | teṣāṃ kṣaṇārdhaṃ krodhaśca tato bhasma bhavejjagat
The heart of brahmins is ever like fresh butter; their anger lasts half an instant — and by it the world could be reduced to ashes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.48
पुनः स्रष्टुं द्विजः शक्तो न तेजस्वी द्विजात्परः । ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मणो वंशः प्रज्वलन्ब्रह्मतेजसा मनसोपाख्यानवर्णनं नामाष्टचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
punaḥ sraṣṭuṃ dvijaḥ śakto na tejasvī dvijātparaḥ | brāhmaṇo brahmaṇo vaṃśaḥ prajvalanbrahmatejasā manasopākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
A twice-born is able to create (it) again; there is no one more radiant than a twice-born. The brahmin is the lineage of Brahman, blazing with brahminical splendour. [Colophon: the chapter called the narration of the tale of Manasā, the forty-eighth chapter.]
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 48.49
श्रीकृष्णं भावयेन्नित्यं ब्रह्मज्योतिः सनातनम् । सूर्यस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा द्विजस्तुष्टो बभूव ह
śrīkṛṣṇaṃ bhāvayennityaṃ brahmajyotiḥ sanātanam | sūryasya vacanaṃ śrutvā dvijastuṣṭo babhūva ha
One should ever meditate on Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the eternal light of Brahman. Having heard the Sun's speech, the twice-born became pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.50
सूर्यो जगाम स्वस्थानं गृहीत्वा ब्राह्मणाशिषम् । तत्याज मनसां विप्रः प्रतिज्ञापालनाय च
sūryo jagāma svasthānaṃ gṛhītvā brāhmaṇāśiṣam | tatyāja manasāṃ vipraḥ pratijñāpālanāya ca
The Sun went to his own place, having received the brahmin's blessing. And the brahmin abandoned Manasā, in order to keep his vow —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.51
रुदतीं शोकसंयुक्तां हृदयेन विदूयता । सा सस्मार गुरुं शम्भुमिष्टदेवं विधिं हरिम्
rudatīṃ śokasaṃyuktāṃ hṛdayena vidūyatā | sā sasmāra guruṃ śambhumiṣṭadevaṃ vidhiṃ harim
(She was) weeping, joined with grief, her heart torn. She remembered her teacher Śambhu (Śiva), her chosen deity, and Vidhi (Brahmā) and Hari,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.52
कश्यपं जन्मदातारं विपत्तौ भयकर्शिता । तत्राजगाम गोपीशो भगवाच्छम्भुरेव च
kaśyapaṃ janmadātāraṃ vipattau bhayakarśitā | tatrājagāma gopīśo bhagavācchambhureva ca
and Kaśyapa, the giver of her birth — (she) wasted by fear in her calamity. And there came the lord of the cowherds (Kṛṣṇa), the Blessed One, and Śambhu too,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.53
विधिश्च कश्यपश्चैव मनसा परिचिन्तितः । दृष्ट्वा विप्रोऽभीष्टदेवं निर्गुणं प्रकृतेः परम्
vidhiśca kaśyapaścaiva manasā paricintitaḥ | dṛṣṭvā vipro'bhīṣṭadevaṃ nirguṇaṃ prakṛteḥ param
and Vidhi (Brahmā) and Kaśyapa as well, (all) who had been called to mind by her. Seeing his chosen deity, devoid of qualities, beyond primal nature, the brahmin
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.54
तुष्टाव परया भक्त्या प्रणनाम मुहुर्मुहुः । नमश्चकार शम्भुं च ब्रह्माणं कश्यपं तथा
tuṣṭāva parayā bhaktyā praṇanāma muhurmuhuḥ | namaścakāra śambhuṃ ca brahmāṇaṃ kaśyapaṃ tathā
praised (him) with the highest devotion and bowed again and again; and he made obeisance to Śambhu, and to Brahmā, and to Kaśyapa likewise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.55
कथमागमनं देवा इति प्रश्नं चकार सः । ब्रह्मा तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सहसा समयोचितम्
kathamāgamanaṃ devā iti praśnaṃ cakāra saḥ | brahmā tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sahasā samayocitam
"How is it that you have come, O gods?" — such was the question he put. Brahmā, hearing that speech of his, at once, as fitting the occasion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.56
प्रत्युवाच नमस्कृत्य हृषीकेशपदाम्बुजम् । यदि त्यक्ता धर्मपत्नी धर्मिष्ठा मनसा सती
pratyuvāca namaskṛtya hṛṣīkeśapadāmbujam | yadi tyaktā dharmapatnī dharmiṣṭhā manasā satī
replied, having bowed to the lotus feet of Hṛṣīkeśa: "If a lawful wife, most righteous and chaste, has been abandoned in your mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.57
कुरुष्वास्यां सुतोत्पत्तिं स्वधर्मपालनाय वै । जायायां च सुतोत्पत्तिं कृत्वा पश्चात्त्यजेन्मुने
kuruṣvāsyāṃ sutotpattiṃ svadharmapālanāya vai | jāyāyāṃ ca sutotpattiṃ kṛtvā paścāttyajenmune
still, beget a son upon her, for the keeping of your own duty. Having begotten a son on his wife, a sage may abandon (her) afterwards.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.58
अकृत्वा तु सुतोत्पत्तिं विरागी यस्त्यजेत्प्रियाम् । स्रवते तस्य पुण्यं च चालन्यां च यथा जलम्
akṛtvā tu sutotpattiṃ virāgī yastyajetpriyām | sravate tasya puṇyaṃ ca cālanyāṃ ca yathā jalam
But if a man, grown indifferent, abandons his beloved without begetting a son, his merit runs out, as water (runs out) through a sieve.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.59
ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा जरत्कारुर्मुनीश्वरः । चकार नाभिसंस्पर्शं योगेन मन्त्रपूर्वकम्
brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā jaratkārurmunīśvaraḥ | cakāra nābhisaṃsparśaṃ yogena mantrapūrvakam
Hearing Brahmā's words, Jaratkāru, lord of sages, made the touching of (her) navel by yoga, preceded by a mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.60
मनसाया मुनिश्रेष्ठ मुनिश्रेष्ठ उवाच ताम् । जरत्कारुरुवाच गर्भेणानेन मनसे तव पुत्रो भविष्यति
manasāyā muniśreṣṭha muniśreṣṭha uvāca tām | jaratkāruruvāca garbheṇānena manase tava putro bhaviṣyati
(...) of Manasā, O best of sages — the best of sages said to her: Jaratkāru said: "By this pregnancy, Manasā, a son will be born to you,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 48.61
जितेन्द्रियाणां प्रवरो धार्मिको ब्राह्मणाग्रणीः । तेजस्वी च तपस्वी च यशस्वी च गुणान्वितः
jitendriyāṇāṃ pravaro dhārmiko brāhmaṇāgraṇīḥ | tejasvī ca tapasvī ca yaśasvī ca guṇānvitaḥ
foremost among those who have mastered their senses, righteous, a leader of brahmins, brilliant, ascetic, glorious, and endowed with virtues,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.62
वरो वेदविदां चैव ज्ञानिनां योगिनां तथा । स च पुत्रो विष्णुभक्तो धार्मिकः कुलमुद्धरेत्
varo vedavidāṃ caiva jñānināṃ yogināṃ tathā | sa ca putro viṣṇubhakto dhārmikaḥ kulamuddharet
best among knowers of the Veda, and among the wise and the yogins. And that son, a devotee of Viṣṇu, righteous, will raise up the family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.63
नृत्यन्ति पितरः सर्वे जन्ममात्रेण वै मुदा । पतिव्रता सुशीला या सा प्रिया प्रियवादिनी
nṛtyanti pitaraḥ sarve janmamātreṇa vai mudā | pativratā suśīlā yā sā priyā priyavādinī
All the ancestors dance with joy at his mere birth. She who is devoted to her husband, of good character, dear, sweet of speech,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.64
धर्मिष्ठा पुत्रमाता च कुलस्त्री कुलपालिका । हरिभक्तिप्रदो बन्धुर्न चाभीष्टसुखप्रदः
dharmiṣṭhā putramātā ca kulastrī kulapālikā | haribhaktiprado bandhurna cābhīṣṭasukhapradaḥ
most righteous, the mother of a son, a woman of good family, protectress of the family (— such is a wife). No kinsman gives (true) welfare who gives (only) desired pleasures rather than devotion to Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 48.65
यो बन्धुश्चेत्स च पिता हरिवर्त्मप्रदर्शकः । सा गर्भधारिणी या च गर्भावासविमोचनी
yo bandhuścetsa ca pitā harivartmapradarśakaḥ | sā garbhadhāriṇī yā ca garbhāvāsavimocanī
He who is a kinsman, he is (truly) a father, who points out the path to Hari. She is the one who bore (you) in the womb, who released (you) from dwelling in the womb.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.66
दयारूपा च भगिनी यमभीतिविमोचनी । विष्णुमन्त्रप्रदाता च स गुरुर्विष्णुभक्तिदः
dayārūpā ca bhaginī yamabhītivimocanī | viṣṇumantrapradātā ca sa gururviṣṇubhaktidaḥ
And she is a sister, compassion embodied, who frees (one) from fear of Yama; and he who bestows the Viṣṇu-mantra, he is the guru, the giver of devotion to Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.67
गुरुश्च ज्ञानदो यो हि यज्ज्ञानं कृष्णभावनम् । आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं ततो विश्वं चराचरम्
guruśca jñānado yo hi yajjñānaṃ kṛṣṇabhāvanam | ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ tato viśvaṃ carācaram
And a guru is he who gives knowledge — for that knowledge is the contemplation of Kṛṣṇa. From that (Kṛṣṇa) the universe, moving and unmoving, from Brahmā down to a clump of grass,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.68
आविर्भूतं तिरोभूतं किं वा ज्ञानं तदन्यतः । वेदजं यज्ञजं यद्यत्तत्सारं हरिसेवनम्
āvirbhūtaṃ tirobhūtaṃ kiṃ vā jñānaṃ tadanyataḥ | vedajaṃ yajñajaṃ yadyattatsāraṃ harisevanam
has come forth and has vanished. What knowledge is there apart from that? Whatever is born of the Veda or born of sacrifice — the essence of it is the service of Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.69
तत्त्वानां सारभूतं च हरेरन्यद्विडम्बनम् । दत्तं ज्ञानं मया तुभ्यं स स्वामी ज्ञानदो हि यः
tattvānāṃ sārabhūtaṃ ca hareranyadviḍambanam | dattaṃ jñānaṃ mayā tubhyaṃ sa svāmī jñānado hi yaḥ
And it is the essence of (all) the truths; anything other than Hari is a mockery. Knowledge has been given by me to you; he who is a giver of knowledge is indeed a master.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.70
ज्ञानात्प्रमुच्यते बन्धात्स रिपुर्यो हि बन्धदः । विष्णुभक्तियुतं ज्ञानं नो ददाति च यो गुरुः
jñānātpramucyate bandhātsa ripuryo hi bandhadaḥ | viṣṇubhaktiyutaṃ jñānaṃ no dadāti ca yo guruḥ
By knowledge one is fully released from bondage; he who gives bondage is an enemy. And the guru who does not give us knowledge joined with devotion to Viṣṇu —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.71
स रिपुः शिष्यघाती च यतो बन्धान्न मोचयेत् । जननीं गर्भजक्लेशाद्यमयातनया तथा
sa ripuḥ śiṣyaghātī ca yato bandhānna mocayet | jananīṃ garbhajakleśādyamayātanayā tathā
He is an enemy and a slayer of his disciple, since he would not release (him) from bondage; likewise (she is) a mother who by (her) son (is) not (freed) from the pains born of the womb and from the torments of Yama—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 48.72
न मोचयेद्यः स कथं गुरुस्तातो हि बान्धवः । परमानन्दरूपं च कृष्णमार्गमनश्वरम्
na mocayedyaḥ sa kathaṃ gurustāto hi bāndhavaḥ | paramānandarūpaṃ ca kṛṣṇamārgamanaśvaram
—he who would not release (one), how is he a teacher, a father, indeed a kinsman? And the imperishable path to Kṛṣṇa, whose form is supreme bliss—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.73
न दर्शयेद्यः सततं कीदृशो बान्धवो नृणाम् । भज साध्वि परं ब्रह्माच्युतं कृष्णं च निर्गुणम्
na darśayedyaḥ satataṃ kīdṛśo bāndhavo nṛṇām | bhaja sādhvi paraṃ brahmācyutaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ ca nirguṇam
—he who does not constantly show (it), what sort of kinsman is he to men? Worship, O virtuous woman, the supreme Brahman, Kṛṣṇa the imperishable, free of qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.74
निर्मूलं च भवेत्पुंसां कर्म वै तस्य सेवया । मया छलेन त्वं त्यक्ता क्षमस्वैतन्मम प्रिये
nirmūlaṃ ca bhavetpuṃsāṃ karma vai tasya sevayā | mayā chalena tvaṃ tyaktā kṣamasvaitanmama priye
By service to him men's karma becomes rootless. You have been abandoned by me on a pretext; forgive this of mine, my dear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.75
क्षमायुतानां साध्वीनां सत्त्वात्क्रोधो न विद्यते । पुष्करे तपसे यामि गच्छ देवि यथासुखम्
kṣamāyutānāṃ sādhvīnāṃ sattvātkrodho na vidyate | puṣkare tapase yāmi gaccha devi yathāsukham
In virtuous women endowed with patience there is no anger, because of (their) goodness. I go to Puṣkara for austerity; go, goddess, as you please.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.76
श्रीकृष्णचरणाम्भोजे निःस्पृहाणां मनोरथाः । जरत्कारुवचः श्रुत्वा मनसा शोककातरा
śrīkṛṣṇacaraṇāmbhoje niḥspṛhāṇāṃ manorathāḥ | jaratkāruvacaḥ śrutvā manasā śokakātarā
The desires of those free of longing (are fixed) on the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Having heard Jaratkāru's words, distressed in mind with grief,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.77
साश्रुनेत्रा च विनयादुवाच प्राणवल्लभम् । मनसोवाच दोषो नास्त्येव मे त्यक्तुं निद्राभङ्गेन ते प्रभो
sāśrunetrā ca vinayāduvāca prāṇavallabham | manasovāca doṣo nāstyeva me tyaktuṃ nidrābhaṅgena te prabho
with tearful eyes and humbly she spoke to (him) dear as her life: Manasā said: There is no fault at all in me that you should abandon (me), O lord, on account of the breaking of your sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 48.78
यत्र स्मरामि त्वां नित्यं तत्र मामागमिष्यसि । बन्धुभेदः क्लेशतमः पुत्रभेदस्ततः परम्
yatra smarāmi tvāṃ nityaṃ tatra māmāgamiṣyasi | bandhubhedaḥ kleśatamaḥ putrabhedastataḥ param
Wherever I remember you constantly, there you will come to me. Separation from kin is the worst suffering; separation from a son is worse than that;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.79
प्राणेशभेदः प्राणानां विच्छेदात्सर्वतः परः । पतिः पतिव्रतानां तु शतपुत्राधिकं प्रियः
prāṇeśabhedaḥ prāṇānāṃ vicchedātsarvataḥ paraḥ | patiḥ pativratānāṃ tu śataputrādhikaṃ priyaḥ
separation from the lord of one's life is worse than all, worse than the severing of the vital breaths; for women devoted to their husband, the husband is dearer than a hundred sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.80
सर्वस्मात्तु प्रियः स्त्रीणां प्रियस्तेनोच्यते बुधैः । पुत्रे यथैकपुत्राणां वैष्णवानां यथा हरौ
sarvasmāttu priyaḥ strīṇāṃ priyastenocyate budhaiḥ | putre yathaikaputrāṇāṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ yathā harau
He is dear to women beyond everything; therefore he is called 'the dear one' by the wise. As for those with a single son (their mind is) on the son, as that of Vaiṣṇavas is on Hari,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.81
नेत्रे यथैकनेत्राणां तृषितानां यथा जले । क्षुधितानां यथान्ने च कामुकानां च मैथुने
netre yathaikanetrāṇāṃ tṛṣitānāṃ yathā jale | kṣudhitānāṃ yathānne ca kāmukānāṃ ca maithune
as (the mind) of the one-eyed is on that eye, as that of the thirsty is on water, as that of the hungry is on food, and that of the lustful on intercourse,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.82
यथा परस्वे चौराणां यथा जारे कुयोषिताम् । विदुषां च यथा शास्त्रे वाणिज्ये वणिजां यथा
yathā parasve caurāṇāṃ yathā jāre kuyoṣitām | viduṣāṃ ca yathā śāstre vāṇijye vaṇijāṃ yathā
as that of thieves is on another's property, as that of wicked women is on a paramour, as that of the learned is on scripture, as that of merchants is on trade,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.83
तथा शश्वन्मनः कान्ते साध्वीनां योषितां प्रभो । इत्युक्त्वा मनसा देवी पपात स्वामिनः पदे
tathā śaśvanmanaḥ kānte sādhvīnāṃ yoṣitāṃ prabho | ityuktvā manasā devī papāta svāminaḥ pade
so, O lord, is the mind of virtuous women always upon the beloved (husband). Having said this, the goddess Manasā fell at her husband's feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.84
क्षणं चकार क्रोडे तां कृपया च कृपानिधिः । नेत्रोदकेन मनसां स्नापयामास तां मुनिः
kṣaṇaṃ cakāra kroḍe tāṃ kṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ | netrodakena manasāṃ snāpayāmāsa tāṃ muniḥ
For a moment, out of compassion, that treasury of compassion held her on his lap, and the sage bathed Manasā with the water of his eyes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.85
साश्रु नेत्रा मुनेः क्रोडं सिषेच भेदकातरा । तदा ज्ञानेन तौ द्वौ च विशोकौ सम्बभूवतुः
sāśru netrā muneḥ kroḍaṃ siṣeca bhedakātarā | tadā jñānena tau dvau ca viśokau sambabhūvatuḥ
She, with tearful eyes, distressed at the parting, drenched the sage's lap. Then the two of them became free of sorrow through knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.86
स्मारं स्मारं पदाम्भोजं कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः । जगाम तपसे विप्रः स्वकान्तां सम्प्रबोध्य च
smāraṃ smāraṃ padāmbhojaṃ kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ | jagāma tapase vipraḥ svakāntāṃ samprabodhya ca
Remembering again and again the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, the supreme Self, the brahmin went for austerity, having first fully consoled his wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.87
जगाम मनसा शम्भोः कैलासं मन्दिरं गुरोः । पार्वती बोधयामास मनसां शोककर्शिताम्
jagāma manasā śambhoḥ kailāsaṃ mandiraṃ guroḥ | pārvatī bodhayāmāsa manasāṃ śokakarśitām
Manasā went to Kailāsa, the dwelling of Śambhu her teacher. Pārvatī consoled Manasā, wasted with grief,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.88
शिवश्चातीव ज्ञानेन शिवेन च शिवालयः । सुप्रशस्ते दिने साध्वी सुषुवे मङ्गलक्षणे
śivaścātīva jñānena śivena ca śivālayaḥ | supraśaste dine sādhvī suṣuve maṅgalakṣaṇe
and Śiva, the abode of good, (consoled her) greatly with knowledge and with kindness. On a most auspicious day, at a fortunate moment, the virtuous woman gave birth
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 48.89
नारायणांशं पुत्रं तं योगिनां ज्ञानिनां गुरुम् । गर्भस्थितो महाज्ञानं श्रुत्वा शङ्करवक्त्रतः
nārāyaṇāṃśaṃ putraṃ taṃ yogināṃ jñānināṃ gurum | garbhasthito mahājñānaṃ śrutvā śaṅkaravaktrataḥ
to that son who was a portion of Nārāyaṇa, teacher of yogins and of knowers. Having, while still in the womb, heard the great knowledge from Śaṅkara's mouth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.90
सम्बभूव च योगीन्द्रो योगिनां ज्ञानिनां गुरुः । जातकं कारयामास वाचयामास मङ्गलम्
sambabhūva ca yogīndro yogināṃ jñānināṃ guruḥ | jātakaṃ kārayāmāsa vācayāmāsa maṅgalam
he became a lord of yogins, teacher of yogins and of knowers. (Śiva) had the birth-rite performed and had the auspicious (verses) recited.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.91
वेदांश्च पाठयामास शिवाय च शिवः शिशोः । मणिरत्नकिरीटांश्च ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ शिवः
vedāṃśca pāṭhayāmāsa śivāya ca śivaḥ śiśoḥ | maṇiratnakirīṭāṃśca brāhmaṇebhyo dadau śivaḥ
And Śiva had (the boy) taught the Vedas, Śiva (doing this) for the child's welfare; and Śiva gave jewelled, gem-set crowns to the brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.92
पार्वती च गवां लक्षं रत्नानि विविधानि च । शम्भुश्च चतुरो वेदान्वेदाङ्गानितरांस्तथा
pārvatī ca gavāṃ lakṣaṃ ratnāni vividhāni ca | śambhuśca caturo vedānvedāṅgānitarāṃstathā
And Pārvatī (gave) a hundred thousand cows and jewels of many kinds; and Śambhu (taught him) the four Vedas and likewise the other auxiliary sciences of the Veda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.93
बालकं पाठयामास ज्ञानं मृत्युञ्जयं परम् । भक्तिरस्त्यधिका कान्तेऽभीष्टदेवे गुरौ तथा
bālakaṃ pāṭhayāmāsa jñānaṃ mṛtyuñjayaṃ param | bhaktirastyadhikā kānte'bhīṣṭadeve gurau tathā
(and) had the boy taught knowledge and the supreme Mṛtyuñjaya (mantra). "Devotion is greater, dear lady, toward one's chosen deity and likewise toward the guru."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 48.94
यस्यास्तेन च तत्पुत्रो बभूवास्तीक एव च । जगाम तपसे विष्णोः पुष्करं शङ्कराज्ञया
yasyāstena ca tatputro babhūvāstīka eva ca | jagāma tapase viṣṇoḥ puṣkaraṃ śaṅkarājñayā
And her son by him was none other than Āstīka; by Śaṅkara's command he went to Puṣkara for austerities to Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.95
सम्प्राप्य च महामन्त्रं ततश्च परमात्मनः । दिव्यं वर्षत्रिलक्षं च तपस्तप्त्वा तपोधनः
samprāpya ca mahāmantraṃ tataśca paramātmanaḥ | divyaṃ varṣatrilakṣaṃ ca tapastaptvā tapodhanaḥ
And having obtained from him the great mantra of the Supreme Self, and having performed austerity for three hundred thousand divine years, he whose wealth was austerity
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.96
आजगाम महायोगी नमस्कर्तुं शिवं प्रभुम् । शङ्करं च नमस्कृत्य स्थित्वा तत्रैव बालकः
ājagāma mahāyogī namaskartuṃ śivaṃ prabhum | śaṅkaraṃ ca namaskṛtya sthitvā tatraiva bālakaḥ
—the great yogī—came to make obeisance to Śiva the lord; and having bowed to Śaṅkara, the boy remaining right there,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.97
सा चाजगाम मनसा कश्यपस्याश्रमं पितुः । तां सपुत्रां सुतां दृष्ट्वा मुदं प्राप प्रजापतिः
sā cājagāma manasā kaśyapasyāśramaṃ pituḥ | tāṃ saputrāṃ sutāṃ dṛṣṭvā mudaṃ prāpa prajāpatiḥ
she too came by (mere) thought to the hermitage of her father Kaśyapa; seeing his daughter there with her son, the Prajāpati was filled with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.98
शतलक्षं च रत्नानां बाह्मणेभ्यो ददौ मुने । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयामास सोऽसंख्यान् श्रेयसे शिशोः
śatalakṣaṃ ca ratnānāṃ bāhmaṇebhyo dadau mune | brāhmaṇānbhojayāmāsa so'saṃkhyān śreyase śiśoḥ
And he gave ten million jewels to the brahmins, O sage; he fed countless brahmins for the child's well-being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.99
अदितिश्च दितिश्चान्या मुदं प्राप परन्तप । सा सपुत्रा च सुचिरं तस्थौ तातालये सदा
aditiśca ditiścānyā mudaṃ prāpa parantapa | sā saputrā ca suciraṃ tasthau tātālaye sadā
And Aditi and Diti and the others were filled with joy, O scorcher of foes; and she with her son remained for a very long time, always in her father's house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.100
तदीयं पुनराख्यानं वक्ष्यामि तन्निशामय । अथाभिमन्युतनये ब्रह्मशापः परीक्षिते
tadīyaṃ punarākhyānaṃ vakṣyāmi tanniśāmaya | athābhimanyutanaye brahmaśāpaḥ parīkṣite
His story again I shall tell; listen to it. Then a brahmin's curse (fell) upon Parīkṣit, the son of Abhimanyu,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.101
बभूव सहसा ब्रह्मन् दैवदोषेण कर्मणा । सप्ताहे समतीते तु तक्षकस्त्वां च धक्ष्यति
babhūva sahasā brahman daivadoṣeṇa karmaṇā | saptāhe samatīte tu takṣakastvāṃ ca dhakṣyati
and it came about suddenly, O brahmin, through a flaw of fate, through (past) deeds: "When seven days have passed, Takṣaka shall burn you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.102
शशाप शृङ्गी तत्रैव कौशिक्याश्च जलेन वै । राजा श्रुत्वा तत्प्रवृत्तिं निर्वातस्थानमागतः
śaśāpa śṛṅgī tatraiva kauśikyāśca jalena vai | rājā śrutvā tatpravṛttiṃ nirvātasthānamāgataḥ
Śṛṅgī cursed (him) right there, with water of the Kauśikī; the king, hearing of that happening, came to a windless place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.103
तत्र तस्थौ च सप्ताहं देहरक्षणतत्परः । सप्ताहे समतीते तु गच्छन्तं तक्षकं पथि
tatra tasthau ca saptāhaṃ deharakṣaṇatatparaḥ | saptāhe samatīte tu gacchantaṃ takṣakaṃ pathi
There he stayed seven days, intent on guarding his body; and when the seven days had passed, Takṣaka going along the road—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.104
धन्वन्तरिर्नृपं भोक्तुं ददर्श गामुकः पथि । तयोर्बभूव संवादः सुप्रीतिश्च परस्परम्
dhanvantarirnṛpaṃ bhoktuṃ dadarśa gāmukaḥ pathi | tayorbabhūva saṃvādaḥ suprītiśca parasparam
Dhanvantari, himself travelling, saw (him) on the road (going) to devour the king; there arose a conversation between the two, and great mutual goodwill.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.105
धन्वन्तरिर्मणिं प्राप तक्षकः स्वेच्छया ददौ । स ययौ तं गृहीत्वा तु सन्तुष्टो हृष्टमानसः
dhanvantarirmaṇiṃ prāpa takṣakaḥ svecchayā dadau | sa yayau taṃ gṛhītvā tu santuṣṭo hṛṣṭamānasaḥ
Dhanvantari received a jewel—Takṣaka gave it of his own accord; and he went off, having taken it, contented and glad at heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.106
तक्षको भक्षयामास नृपं तं मञ्चके स्थितम् । राजा जगाम तरसा देहं त्यक्त्वा परत्र च
takṣako bhakṣayāmāsa nṛpaṃ taṃ mañcake sthitam | rājā jagāma tarasā dehaṃ tyaktvā paratra ca
Takṣaka devoured that king as he lay on his couch; the king, abandoning his body, swiftly went to the other world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.107
संस्कारं कारयामास पितुर्वै जनमेजयः । राजा चकार यज्ञं च सर्पसत्रं ततो मुने
saṃskāraṃ kārayāmāsa piturvai janamejayaḥ | rājā cakāra yajñaṃ ca sarpasatraṃ tato mune
Janamejaya had the funeral rites of his father performed; and then the king performed a sacrifice, the snake-sacrifice, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.108
प्राणांस्तत्याज सर्पाणां समूहो ब्रह्मतेजसा । स तक्षको वै भीतस्तु महेन्द्रं शरणं ययौ
prāṇāṃstatyāja sarpāṇāṃ samūho brahmatejasā | sa takṣako vai bhītastu mahendraṃ śaraṇaṃ yayau
A whole host of serpents gave up their lives through the brahminical fire; and that Takṣaka, terrified, went to Mahendra for refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.109
सेन्द्रं च तक्षकं हन्तुं विप्रवर्गः समुद्यतः । अथ देवाश्च सेन्द्राश्च सञ्जग्मुर्मनसान्तिकम्
sendraṃ ca takṣakaṃ hantuṃ vipravargaḥ samudyataḥ | atha devāśca sendrāśca sañjagmurmanasāntikam
And the company of brahmins was set upon killing Takṣaka together with Indra; then the gods along with Indra went together into the presence of Manasā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.110
तां तुष्टाव महेन्द्रश्च भयकातरविह्वलः । तत आस्तीक आगत्य यज्ञं च मातुराज्ञया
tāṃ tuṣṭāva mahendraśca bhayakātaravihvalaḥ | tata āstīka āgatya yajñaṃ ca māturājñayā
And Mahendra, faint and stricken with fear, praised her; then Āstīka, having come, at his mother's command (asked) that the sacrifice
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.111
महेन्द्रतक्षकप्राणान्ययाचे भूमिपं परम् । ददौ वरं नृपश्रेष्ठः कृपया ब्राह्मणाज्ञया
mahendratakṣakaprāṇānyayāce bhūmipaṃ param | dadau varaṃ nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ kṛpayā brāhmaṇājñayā
He begged the supreme king for the lives of Mahendra and Takṣaka; the best of kings, out of compassion, granted the boon at the brahmin's word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.112
यज्ञं समाप्य विप्रेभ्यो दक्षिणां च ददौ मुदा । विप्राश्च मुनयो देवा गत्वा च मनसान्तिकम्
yajñaṃ samāpya viprebhyo dakṣiṇāṃ ca dadau mudā | viprāśca munayo devā gatvā ca manasāntikam
Having completed the sacrifice, he joyfully gave the priestly fee to the brahmins; and the brahmins, the sages and the gods, going into Manasā's presence,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.113
मनसां पूजयामासुस्तुष्टुवुश्च पृथक् पृथक् । शक्रः सम्भृतसम्भारो भक्तियुक्तः सदा शुचिः
manasāṃ pūjayāmāsustuṣṭuvuśca pṛthak pṛthak | śakraḥ sambhṛtasambhāro bhaktiyuktaḥ sadā śuciḥ
worshipped Manasā and praised her each separately. Śakra, with his offering-materials gathered, full of devotion, ever pure,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.114
मनसां पूजयामास तुष्टाव परमादरात् । नत्वा षोडशोपचारं बलिं च तत्प्रियं तदा
manasāṃ pūjayāmāsa tuṣṭāva paramādarāt | natvā ṣoḍaśopacāraṃ baliṃ ca tatpriyaṃ tadā
worshipped Manasā and praised her with the utmost reverence; bowing, (he offered) the sixteen articles of service and the oblation dear to her, then
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.115
प्रददौ परितुष्टश्च ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाज्ञया । सम्पूज्य मनसां देवीं प्रययुः स्वालयं च ते
pradadau parituṣṭaśca brahmaviṣṇuśivājñayā | sampūjya manasāṃ devīṃ prayayuḥ svālayaṃ ca te
well satisfied, he presented (them) at the command of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva. Having fully worshipped the goddess Manasā, they went off to their own abodes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.116
इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि । नारद उवाच केन स्तोत्रेण तुष्टाव महेन्द्रो मनसां सतीम्
ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi | nārada uvāca kena stotreṇa tuṣṭāva mahendro manasāṃ satīm
Thus all has been told; what more do you wish to hear? Nārada said: With what hymn did Mahendra praise the virtuous Manasā?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.117
पूजाविधिक्रमं तस्याः श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः । श्रीनारायण उवाच सुस्नातः शुचिराचान्तो धृत्वा धौते च वाससी
pūjāvidhikramaṃ tasyāḥ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ | śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca susnātaḥ śucirācānto dhṛtvā dhaute ca vāsasī
I wish to hear, as it truly is, the order of the rite of her worship. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Well bathed, pure, having rinsed his mouth, and having put on two washed garments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.118
रत्नसिंहासने देवीं वासयामास भक्तितः । स्वर्गङ्गाया जलेनैव रत्नकुम्भस्थितेन च
ratnasiṃhāsane devīṃ vāsayāmāsa bhaktitaḥ | svargaṅgāyā jalenaiva ratnakumbhasthitena ca
he devotedly seated the goddess on a jewelled lion-throne, and with the water of the heavenly Gaṅgā held in a jewelled pitcher
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.119
स्नापयामास मनसां महेन्द्रो वेदमन्त्रतः । वाससी वासयामास वह्मिशुद्धे मनोहरे
snāpayāmāsa manasāṃ mahendro vedamantrataḥ | vāsasī vāsayāmāsa vahmiśuddhe manohare
Mahendra bathed Manasā with Vedic mantras; he clothed her in two charming garments purified by fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.120
सर्वाङ्गे चन्दनं कृत्वा पादार्घ्यं भक्तिसंयुतः । गणेशं च दिनेशं च वह्निं विष्णुं शिवं शिवाम्
sarvāṅge candanaṃ kṛtvā pādārghyaṃ bhaktisaṃyutaḥ | gaṇeśaṃ ca dineśaṃ ca vahniṃ viṣṇuṃ śivaṃ śivām
Having applied sandal paste to all her limbs and (offered) water for her feet, filled with devotion, (he worshipped) Gaṇeśa, the Sun, Fire, Viṣṇu, Śiva and Śivā —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.121
सम्पूज्यादौ देवषट्कं पूजयामास तां सतीम् । ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं मनसादेव्यै स्वाहेत्येवं च मन्त्रतः
sampūjyādau devaṣaṭkaṃ pūjayāmāsa tāṃ satīm | oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ manasādevyai svāhetyevaṃ ca mantrataḥ
having first worshipped the set of six deities, he worshipped that virtuous one with the mantra "oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ manasādevyai svāhā,"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.122
दशाक्षरेण मूलेन ददौ सर्वं यथोचितम् । दत्त्वा षोडशोपचारान्दुर्लभान्देवनायकः
daśākṣareṇa mūlena dadau sarvaṃ yathocitam | dattvā ṣoḍaśopacārāndurlabhāndevanāyakaḥ
and with that ten-syllabled root-mantra he offered everything as was fitting; having given the sixteen articles of service, hard to obtain, the lord of the gods
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.123
पूजयामास भक्त्या च विष्णुना प्रेरितो मुदा । वाद्यं नानाप्रकारं च वादयामास तत्र वै
pūjayāmāsa bhaktyā ca viṣṇunā prerito mudā | vādyaṃ nānāprakāraṃ ca vādayāmāsa tatra vai
worshipped her with devotion, joyfully urged on by Viṣṇu; and he had music of many kinds played there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.124
बभूव पुष्पवृष्टिश्च नभसो मनसोपरि । देवप्रियाज्ञया तत्र बह्मविष्णुशिवाज्ञया
babhūva puṣpavṛṣṭiśca nabhaso manasopari | devapriyājñayā tatra bahmaviṣṇuśivājñayā
And there was a rain of flowers from the sky upon Manasā, by the command of the beloved of the god, by the command of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.125
तुष्टाव साश्रुनेत्रश्च पुलकाङ्कितविग्रहः । पुरन्दर उवाच देवि त्वां स्तोतुमिच्छामि साध्वीनां प्रवरां वराम्
tuṣṭāva sāśrunetraśca pulakāṅkitavigrahaḥ | purandara uvāca devi tvāṃ stotumicchāmi sādhvīnāṃ pravarāṃ varām
With tears in his eyes and his body marked with thrills of joy, he praised (her). Purandara said: O goddess, I wish to praise you, the foremost and best of chaste women,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.126
परात्परां च परमां न हि स्तोतुं क्षमोऽधुना । स्तोत्राणां लक्षणं वेदे स्वभावाख्यानतत्परम्
parātparāṃ ca paramāṃ na hi stotuṃ kṣamo'dhunā | stotrāṇāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vede svabhāvākhyānatatparam
higher than the highest and supreme — but I am not competent to praise (you) now. In the Veda the mark of hymns is that they are devoted to declaring (their subject's) own nature;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.127
न क्षमः प्रकृते वक्तुं गुणानां गणनां तव । शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा त्वं कोपहिंसादिवर्जिता
na kṣamaḥ prakṛte vaktuṃ guṇānāṃ gaṇanāṃ tava | śuddhasattvasvarūpā tvaṃ kopahiṃsādivarjitā
O Prakṛti, I am not able to speak the count of your qualities. You are of the nature of pure sattva, free from anger, violence and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.128
न च शक्तो मुनिस्तेन त्यक्तुं याञ्चा कृता यतः । त्वं मया पूजिता साध्वी जननी मे यथादितिः
na ca śakto munistena tyaktuṃ yāñcā kṛtā yataḥ | tvaṃ mayā pūjitā sādhvī jananī me yathāditiḥ
And the sage was not able to abandon it because of that, since the request had been made. You, the virtuous one, worshipped by me, are my mother, like Aditi;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 48.129
दयारूपा च भगिनी क्षमारूपा यथा प्रसूः । त्वया मे रक्षिताः प्राणाः पुत्रदाराः सुरेश्वरि
dayārūpā ca bhaginī kṣamārūpā yathā prasūḥ | tvayā me rakṣitāḥ prāṇāḥ putradārāḥ sureśvari
a sister in the form of compassion, and like a mother in the form of forbearance. By you my life, my sons and my wife have been protected, O mistress of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.130
अहं करोमि त्वत्पूजां प्रीतिश्च वर्धतां सदा । नित्या यद्यपि पूज्या त्वं सर्वत्र जगदम्बिके
ahaṃ karomi tvatpūjāṃ prītiśca vardhatāṃ sadā | nityā yadyapi pūjyā tvaṃ sarvatra jagadambike
I perform your worship; may (my) love for you ever increase. Although you are always to be worshipped everywhere, O Mother of the world,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.131
तथापि तव पूजां च वर्धयामि सुरेश्वरि । ये त्वामाषाढसङ्क्रान्त्यां पूजयिष्यन्ति भक्तितः
tathāpi tava pūjāṃ ca vardhayāmi sureśvari | ye tvāmāṣāḍhasaṅkrāntyāṃ pūjayiṣyanti bhaktitaḥ
"Even so, I will increase your worship, O queen of the gods. Those who worship you with devotion on the Āṣāḍha saṅkrānti,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.132
पञ्चम्यां मनसाख्यायां मासान्ते वा दिने दिने । पुत्रपौत्रादयस्तेषां वर्धन्ते च धनानि वै
pañcamyāṃ manasākhyāyāṃ māsānte vā dine dine | putrapautrādayasteṣāṃ vardhante ca dhanāni vai
or on the fifth day named after Manasā, or at the month's end, or day by day — their sons and grandsons and the rest increase, and their wealth as well,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.133
यशस्विनः कीर्तिमन्तो विद्यावन्तो गुणान्विताः । ये त्वां न पूजयिष्यन्ति निन्दन्त्यज्ञानतो जनाः
yaśasvinaḥ kīrtimanto vidyāvanto guṇānvitāḥ | ye tvāṃ na pūjayiṣyanti nindantyajñānato janāḥ
(and they become) glorious, renowned, learned, endowed with virtues. But those people who will not worship you and revile you out of ignorance
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.134
लक्ष्मीहीना भविष्यन्ति तेषां नागभयं सदा । त्वं स्वयं सर्वलक्ष्मीश्च वैकुण्ठे कमलालया
lakṣmīhīnā bhaviṣyanti teṣāṃ nāgabhayaṃ sadā | tvaṃ svayaṃ sarvalakṣmīśca vaikuṇṭhe kamalālayā
will become bereft of prosperity, and for them there is always the fear of snakes. You yourself are all-prosperity, dwelling in the lotus in Vaikuṇṭha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.135
नारायणांशो भगवाञ्जरत्कारुर्मुनीश्वरः । तपसा तेजसा त्वां च मनसा ससृजे पिता
nārāyaṇāṃśo bhagavāñjaratkārurmunīśvaraḥ | tapasā tejasā tvāṃ ca manasā sasṛje pitā
Your father, the blessed Jaratkāru, lord of sages, a portion of Nārāyaṇa, created you by austerity, by his splendour, and by his mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.136
अस्माकं रक्षणायैव तेन त्वं मनसाभिधा । मनसादेवि शक्त्या त्वं स्वात्मना सिद्धयोगिनी
asmākaṃ rakṣaṇāyaiva tena tvaṃ manasābhidhā | manasādevi śaktyā tvaṃ svātmanā siddhayoginī
(He created you) precisely for our protection; hence your name is Manasā. O goddess Manasā, by (your own) power, by your own self, you are a perfected yoginī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.137
तेन त्वं मनसादेवी पूजिता वन्दिता भव । ये भक्त्या मनसां देवाः पूजयन्त्यनिशं भृशम्
tena tvaṃ manasādevī pūjitā vanditā bhava | ye bhaktyā manasāṃ devāḥ pūjayantyaniśaṃ bhṛśam
Therefore be you, goddess Manasā, worshipped and saluted. The gods who with devotion worship (you), Manasā, incessantly and intently —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.138
तेन त्वां मनसां देवीं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः । सत्यस्वरूपा देवि त्वं शश्वत्सत्यनिषेवणात्
tena tvāṃ manasāṃ devīṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ | satyasvarūpā devi tvaṃ śaśvatsatyaniṣevaṇāt
for that reason the wise call you Manasā, the goddess. O goddess, you are of the nature of truth, because of your constant devotion to truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.139
यो हि त्वां भावयेन्नित्यं स त्वां प्राप्नोति तत्परः । इन्द्रश्च मनसां स्तुत्वा गृहीत्वा भगिनीवरम्
yo hi tvāṃ bhāvayennityaṃ sa tvāṃ prāpnoti tatparaḥ | indraśca manasāṃ stutvā gṛhītvā bhaginīvaram
Indeed, whoever meditates on you constantly, being devoted to you, attains you. And Indra, having praised Manasā and taken the boon of (her being his) sister,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.140
प्रजगाम स्वभवनं भूषया सपरिच्छदम् । पुत्रेण सार्धं सा देवी चिरं तस्थौ पितुर्गृहे
prajagāma svabhavanaṃ bhūṣayā saparicchadam | putreṇa sārdhaṃ sā devī ciraṃ tasthau piturgṛhe
went to his own abode, with adornment and with his retinue. That goddess remained a long time in her father's house together with her son,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.141
भ्रातृभिः पूजिता शश्वन्मान्या वन्द्या च सर्वतः । गोलोकात्सुरभिर्ब्रह्मन् तत्रागत्य सुपूजिताम्
bhrātṛbhiḥ pūjitā śaśvanmānyā vandyā ca sarvataḥ | golokātsurabhirbrahman tatrāgatya supūjitām
constantly worshipped by her brothers, honoured and revered on all sides. O brahman, Surabhi came there from Goloka to (her who was) well worshipped,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.142
तां स्नापयित्वा क्षीरेण पूजयामास सादरम् । ज्ञानं च कथयामास गोप्यं सर्वं सुदुर्लभम्
tāṃ snāpayitvā kṣīreṇa pūjayāmāsa sādaram | jñānaṃ ca kathayāmāsa gopyaṃ sarvaṃ sudurlabham
and having bathed her with milk, worshipped her reverently, and told her all the secret knowledge, most hard to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.143
तया देवैः पूजिता सा स्वर्लोकं च पुनर्ययौ । इन्द्रस्तोत्रं पुण्यबीजं मनसां पूजयेत्पठेत्
tayā devaiḥ pūjitā sā svarlokaṃ ca punaryayau | indrastotraṃ puṇyabījaṃ manasāṃ pūjayetpaṭhet
Worshipped by her and by the gods, she went again to the world of heaven. Whoever worships Manasā should recite Indra's hymn, the seed of merit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.144
तस्य नागभयं नास्ति तस्य वंशोद्भवस्य च । विषं भवेत्सुधातुल्यं सिद्धस्तोत्रो यदा भवेत्
tasya nāgabhayaṃ nāsti tasya vaṃśodbhavasya ca | viṣaṃ bhavetsudhātulyaṃ siddhastotro yadā bhavet
For him there is no fear of snakes, nor for one born in his lineage; poison becomes equal to nectar when the hymn is perfected (for him).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 48.145
पञ्चलक्षजपेनैव सिद्धस्तोत्रो भवेन्नरः । सर्पशायी भवेत्सोऽपि निश्चितं सर्पवाहनः
pañcalakṣajapenaiva siddhastotro bhavennaraḥ | sarpaśāyī bhavetso'pi niścitaṃ sarpavāhanaḥ
By five hundred thousand repetitions a man becomes one for whom the hymn is perfected; he too becomes a sleeper on snakes, certainly one whose vehicle is snakes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition