Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 50
DB 9 50.1
देव्या आवरणपूजाविधिवर्णनम् नारद उवाच श्रुतं सर्वमुपाख्यानं प्रकृतीनां यथातथम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा मुच्यते जन्तुर्जन्मसंसारबन्धनात्
devyā āvaraṇapūjāvidhivarṇanam nārada uvāca śrutaṃ sarvamupākhyānaṃ prakṛtīnāṃ yathātatham | yacchrutvā mucyate janturjanmasaṃsārabandhanāt
Description of the rite of worshipping the Goddess's enclosures (āvaraṇa). Nārada said: I have heard the whole narrative of the Prakṛtis just as it is, hearing which a creature is freed from the bondage of birth and worldly existence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.2
अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि रहस्यं वेदगोपितम् । राधायाश्चैव दुर्गाया विधानं श्रुतिचोदितम्
adhunā śrotumicchāmi rahasyaṃ vedagopitam | rādhāyāścaiva durgāyā vidhānaṃ śruticoditam
Now I wish to hear the secret that is hidden in the Veda: the ritual procedure, enjoined by scripture, of Rādhā and of Durgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.3
महिमा वर्णितोऽतीव भवता परयोर्द्वयोः । श्रुत्वा तं तद्गतं चेतो न कस्य स्यान्मुनीश्वर
mahimā varṇito'tīva bhavatā parayordvayoḥ | śrutvā taṃ tadgataṃ ceto na kasya syānmunīśvara
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DB 9 50.4
ययोरंशो जगत्सर्वं यन्नियम्यं चराचरम् । ययोर्भक्त्या भवेन्मुक्तिस्तद्विधानं वदाधुना
yayoraṃśo jagatsarvaṃ yanniyamyaṃ carācaram | yayorbhaktyā bhavenmuktistadvidhānaṃ vadādhunā
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DB 9 50.5
श्रीनारायण उवाच शृणु नारद वक्ष्यामि रहस्यं श्रुतिचोदितम् । यन्न कस्यापि चाख्यातं सारात्सारं परात्परम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca śṛṇu nārada vakṣyāmi rahasyaṃ śruticoditam | yanna kasyāpi cākhyātaṃ sārātsāraṃ parātparam
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DB 9 50.6
श्रुत्वा परस्मै नो वाच्यं यतोऽतीव रहस्यकम् । मूलप्रकृतिरूपिण्याः संविदो जगदुद्भवे
śrutvā parasmai no vācyaṃ yato'tīva rahasyakam | mūlaprakṛtirūpiṇyāḥ saṃvido jagadudbhave
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DB 9 50.7
प्रादुर्भूतं शक्तियुग्मं प्राणबुद्ध्यधिदैवतम् । जीवानां चैव सर्वेषां नियन्तृप्रेरकं सदा
prādurbhūtaṃ śaktiyugmaṃ prāṇabuddhyadhidaivatam | jīvānāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ niyantṛprerakaṃ sadā
There arose a pair of powers, the presiding deities of breath and intellect, ever the controller and impeller of all living beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.8
तदधीनं जगत्सर्वं विराडादिचराचरम् । यावत्तयोः प्रसादो न तावन्मोक्षो हि दुर्लभः
tadadhīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ virāḍādicarācaram | yāvattayoḥ prasādo na tāvanmokṣo hi durlabhaḥ
The whole world, moving and unmoving, beginning with Virāṭ, is dependent on that (pair); as long as their grace is not (obtained), so long is liberation indeed hard to attain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.9
ततस्तयोः प्रसादार्थं नित्यं सेवेत तद्द्वयम् । तत्रादौ राधिकामन्त्रं शृणु नारद भक्तितः
tatastayoḥ prasādārthaṃ nityaṃ seveta taddvayam | tatrādau rādhikāmantraṃ śṛṇu nārada bhaktitaḥ
Therefore, to obtain the grace of those two, one should serve that pair constantly. In this matter, hear first, O Nārada, with devotion, the mantra of Rādhikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.10
ब्रह्मविष्ण्वादिभिर्नित्यं सेवितो यः परात्परः । श्रीराधेति चतुर्थ्यन्तं वह्नेर्जाया ततः परम्
brahmaviṣṇvādibhirnityaṃ sevito yaḥ parātparaḥ | śrīrādheti caturthyantaṃ vahnerjāyā tataḥ param
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DB 9 50.11
षडक्षरो महामन्त्रो धर्माद्यर्थप्रकाशकः । मायाबीजादिकश्चायं वाञ्छाचिन्तामणिः स्मृतः
ṣaḍakṣaro mahāmantro dharmādyarthaprakāśakaḥ | māyābījādikaścāyaṃ vāñchācintāmaṇiḥ smṛtaḥ
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DB 9 50.12
वक्त्रकोटिसहस्रैस्तु जिह्वाकोटिशतैरपि । एतन्मन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं वर्णितुं नैव शक्यते
vaktrakoṭisahasraistu jihvākoṭiśatairapi | etanmantrasya māhātmyaṃ varṇituṃ naiva śakyate
Even with a thousand crores of mouths and with hundreds of crores of tongues, the greatness of this mantra cannot be described.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.13
जग्राह प्रथमं मन्त्रं श्रीकृष्णो भक्तितत्परः । उपदेशान्मूलदेव्या गोलोके रासमण्डले
jagrāha prathamaṃ mantraṃ śrīkṛṣṇo bhaktitatparaḥ | upadeśānmūladevyā goloke rāsamaṇḍale
Śrī Kṛṣṇa, intent on devotion, first received the mantra, by the instruction of the primordial Goddess, in Goloka within the circle of the rāsa dance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.14
विष्णुस्तेनोपदिष्टस्तु तेन ब्रह्मा विराट् तथा । तेन धर्मस्तेन चाहमित्येषा हि परम्परा
viṣṇustenopadiṣṭastu tena brahmā virāṭ tathā | tena dharmastena cāhamityeṣā hi paramparā
By him Viṣṇu was instructed, by him Brahmā and likewise the Cosmic Being (Virāṭ); by him Dharma, and by him myself — such indeed is the succession (of teachers).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.15
अहं जपामि तं मन्त्रं तेनाहमृषिरीडितः । ब्रह्माद्याः सकला देवा नित्यं ध्यायन्ति तां मुदा
ahaṃ japāmi taṃ mantraṃ tenāhamṛṣirīḍitaḥ | brahmādyāḥ sakalā devā nityaṃ dhyāyanti tāṃ mudā
I recite that mantra, and therefore I am praised as its seer; all the gods, beginning with Brahmā, meditate constantly on her with joy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.16
कृष्णार्चायां नाधिकारो यतो राधार्चनं विना । वैष्णवैः सकलैस्तस्मात्कर्तव्यं राधिकार्चनम्
kṛṣṇārcāyāṃ nādhikāro yato rādhārcanaṃ vinā | vaiṣṇavaiḥ sakalaistasmātkartavyaṃ rādhikārcanam
Since without the worship of Rādhā there is no entitlement to the worship of Kṛṣṇa, therefore the worship of Rādhikā should be performed by all Vaiṣṇavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.17
कृष्णप्राणाधिदेवी सा तदधीनो विभुर्यतः । रासेश्वरी तस्य नित्यं तया हीनो न तिष्ठति
kṛṣṇaprāṇādhidevī sā tadadhīno vibhuryataḥ | rāseśvarī tasya nityaṃ tayā hīno na tiṣṭhati
She is the presiding deity of Kṛṣṇa's life-breath, since the mighty one is subject to her; she is eternally the mistress of the rāsa dance for him — deprived of her he does not abide.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.18
राध्नोति सकलान्कामांस्तस्माद्राधेति कीर्तिता । अत्रोक्तानां मनूनां च ऋषिरस्म्यहमेव च
rādhnoti sakalānkāmāṃstasmādrādheti kīrtitā | atroktānāṃ manūnāṃ ca ṛṣirasmyahameva ca
She accomplishes (rādhnoti) all desires, therefore she is proclaimed as "Rādhā"; and of the mantras stated here I myself am the seer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.19
छन्दश्च देवी गायत्री देवतात्र च राधिका । तारो बीजं शक्तिबीजं शक्तिस्तु परिकीर्तिता
chandaśca devī gāyatrī devatātra ca rādhikā | tāro bījaṃ śaktibījaṃ śaktistu parikīrtitā
The metre is the divine Gāyatrī, and the deity here is Rādhikā; the "tāra" (oṃ) is the seed-syllable, and the śakti-seed is declared to be the śakti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.20
मूलावृत्त्या षडङ्गानि कर्तव्यानीतरत्र च । अथ ध्यायेन्महादेवीं राधिकां रासनायिकाम्
mūlāvṛttyā ṣaḍaṅgāni kartavyānītaratra ca | atha dhyāyenmahādevīṃ rādhikāṃ rāsanāyikām
The six limb-rites are to be performed by repetition of the root mantra, and so too in other (rites); then one should meditate on the great Goddess Rādhikā, the mistress of the rāsa dance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.21
पूर्वोक्तरीत्या तु मुने सामवेदे विगीतया । श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां शरदिन्दुसमाननाम्
pūrvoktarītyā tu mune sāmavede vigītayā | śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ śaradindusamānanām
in the manner stated before, O sage, (in the manner) sung in the Sāmaveda: (meditate on her) as having the colour of a white campaka flower, her face like the autumn moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.22
कोटिचन्द्रप्रतीकाशां शरदम्भोजलोचनाम् । बिम्बाधरां पृथुश्रोणीं काञ्चीयुतनितम्बिनीम्
koṭicandrapratīkāśāṃ śaradambhojalocanām | bimbādharāṃ pṛthuśroṇīṃ kāñcīyutanitambinīm
resembling ten million moons, her eyes like autumn lotuses, her lower lip like a bimba fruit, her hips broad, her buttocks girded with a girdle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.23
कुन्दपङ्क्तिसमानाभदन्तपङ्क्तिविराजिताम् । क्षौमाम्बरपरीधानां वह्निशुद्धांशुकान्विताम्
kundapaṅktisamānābhadantapaṅktivirājitām | kṣaumāmbaraparīdhānāṃ vahniśuddhāṃśukānvitām
resplendent with a row of teeth whose lustre equals a row of jasmine buds, clothed in a linen garment, wearing fine cloth purified by fire,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.24
ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां करिकुम्भयुगस्तनीम् । सदा द्वादशवर्षीयां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम्
īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyāṃ karikumbhayugastanīm | sadā dvādaśavarṣīyāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām
her face gladdened with a slight smile, her two breasts like the frontal globes of an elephant, forever twelve years of age, adorned with jewelled ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.25
शृङ्गारसिन्धुलहरीं भक्तानुग्रहकातराम् । मल्लिकामालतीमालाकेशपाशविराजिताम्
śṛṅgārasindhulaharīṃ bhaktānugrahakātarām | mallikāmālatīmālākeśapāśavirājitām
a wave of the ocean of erotic charm, eager (to the point of anxiety) to show favour to devotees, her braid of hair resplendent with a garland of mallikā and mālatī flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.26
सुकुमाराङ्गलतिकां रासमण्डलमध्यगाम् । वराभयकरां शान्तां शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवनाम्
sukumārāṅgalatikāṃ rāsamaṇḍalamadhyagām | varābhayakarāṃ śāntāṃ śaśvatsusthirayauvanām
her limbs a most delicate creeper, standing in the middle of the rāsa circle, her hands (giving) boons and fearlessness, tranquil, her youth ever firmly enduring,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.27
रत्नसिंहासनासीनां गोपीमण्डलनायिकाम् । कृष्णप्राणाधिकां वेदबोधितां परमेश्वरीम्
ratnasiṃhāsanāsīnāṃ gopīmaṇḍalanāyikām | kṛṣṇaprāṇādhikāṃ vedabodhitāṃ parameśvarīm
seated on a jewelled lion-throne, the mistress of the circle of gopīs, dearer to Kṛṣṇa than his life, made known by the Vedas, the supreme Sovereign Lady.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.28
एवं ध्यात्वा ततो बाह्ये शालग्रामे घटेऽथवा । यन्त्रे वाष्टदले देवीं पूजयेत्तु विधानतः
evaṃ dhyātvā tato bāhye śālagrāme ghaṭe'thavā | yantre vāṣṭadale devīṃ pūjayettu vidhānataḥ
Having thus meditated, then externally, in a śālagrāma stone or in a pot, or in an eight-petalled diagram, one should worship the Goddess according to the prescribed rule.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.29
आवाह्य देवीं तत्पश्चादासनादि प्रदीयताम् । मूलमन्त्रं समुच्चार्य चासनादीनि कल्पयेत्
āvāhya devīṃ tatpaścādāsanādi pradīyatām | mūlamantraṃ samuccārya cāsanādīni kalpayet
After invoking the Goddess, thereafter let a seat and the rest be offered; pronouncing the root mantra, one should present the seat and so forth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.30
पाद्यं तु पादयोर्दद्यान्मस्तकेऽर्घ्यं समीरितम् । मुखे त्वाचमनीयं स्यात्त्रिवारं मूलविद्यया
pādyaṃ tu pādayordadyānmastake'rghyaṃ samīritam | mukhe tvācamanīyaṃ syāttrivāraṃ mūlavidyayā
Water for the feet he should offer at her feet; the arghya offering is said (to be given) on the head; and the sipping-water at the mouth, three times, with the root formula.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.31
मधुपर्कं ततो दद्यादेकां गां च पयस्विनीम् । ततो नयेत्स्नानशालां तां च तत्रैव भावयेत्
madhuparkaṃ tato dadyādekāṃ gāṃ ca payasvinīm | tato nayetsnānaśālāṃ tāṃ ca tatraiva bhāvayet
Then he should offer the honey-mixture and a single milk-giving cow; then he should lead her to the bathing chamber and there itself imagine her (present).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.32
अभ्यङ्गादिस्नानविधिं कल्पयित्वाथ वाससी । ततश्च चन्दनं दद्यान्नानालङ्कारपूर्वकम्
abhyaṅgādisnānavidhiṃ kalpayitvātha vāsasī | tataśca candanaṃ dadyānnānālaṅkārapūrvakam
Having arranged the rite of bathing beginning with the anointing (with oil), then (he should offer) the two garments; and after that he should offer sandal-paste, preceded by various ornaments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.33
पुष्पमाला बहुविधास्तुलसीमञ्जरीयुताः । पारिजातप्रसूनानि शतपत्रादिकानि च
puṣpamālā bahuvidhāstulasīmañjarīyutāḥ | pārijātaprasūnāni śatapatrādikāni ca
(He should offer) flower-garlands of many kinds, together with clusters of tulasī blossoms, and the blossoms of the pārijāta, and the hundred-petalled (lotuses) and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.34
ततः कुर्यात्पवित्रं तत्परिवारार्चनं विभोः । अग्नीशासुरवायव्यमध्ये दिक्ष्वङ्गपूजनम्
tataḥ kuryātpavitraṃ tatparivārārcanaṃ vibhoḥ | agnīśāsuravāyavyamadhye dikṣvaṅgapūjanam
Then he should perform the pure worship of the Lord's retinue: in the fire (southeast), the northeast, the southwest and the northwest quarters, and in the middle, the worship of the limbs (of the deity) in the directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 50.35
कृत्वा पश्चादष्टदले दक्षिणावर्ततोऽग्रतः । मालावतीमग्रदले वह्निकोणे च माधवीम्
kṛtvā paścādaṣṭadale dakṣiṇāvartato'grataḥ | mālāvatīmagradale vahnikoṇe ca mādhavīm
Having done (that), then on the eight petals, moving rightward (clockwise) from the front: Mālāvatī on the front petal, and Mādhavī in the fire-corner (southeast).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.36
रत्नमालां दक्षिणे च नैर्ऋत्ये तु सुशीलकाम् । पश्चाद्दले शशिकलां पूजयेन्मतिमान्नरः
ratnamālāṃ dakṣiṇe ca nairṛtye tu suśīlakām | paścāddale śaśikalāṃ pūjayenmatimānnaraḥ
And Ratnamālā in the south, but Suśīlakā in the southwest; on the western petal the wise man should worship Śaśikalā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.37
मारुते पारिजातां चाप्युत्तरे च परावतीम् । ईशानकोणे सम्पूज्या सुन्दरी प्रियकारिणी
mārute pārijātāṃ cāpyuttare ca parāvatīm | īśānakoṇe sampūjyā sundarī priyakāriṇī
And Pārijātā in the wind-quarter (northwest), and Parāvatī in the north; in the northeast corner Sundarī Priyakāriṇī is to be worshipped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.38
ब्राह्म्यादयस्तु तद्बाह्येऽप्याशापालांस्तु भूपुरे । वज्रादिकान्यायुधानि देवीमित्थं प्रपूजयेत्
brāhmyādayastu tadbāhye'pyāśāpālāṃstu bhūpure | vajrādikānyāyudhāni devīmitthaṃ prapūjayet
But Brāhmī and the rest outside that, and the guardians of the directions in the earth-enclosure, and the weapons beginning with the thunderbolt: thus should he worship the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.39
ततो देवीं सावरणां गन्धाद्यैरुपचारकैः । राजोपचारसहितैः पूजयेन्मतिमान्नरः
tato devīṃ sāvaraṇāṃ gandhādyairupacārakaiḥ | rājopacārasahitaiḥ pūjayenmatimānnaraḥ
Then the wise man should worship the Goddess together with her enclosures with the services beginning with fragrance, accompanied by the royal services.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.40
ततः स्तुवीत देवेशीं स्तोत्रैर्नामसहस्रकैः । सहस्रसंख्यं च जपं नित्यं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः
tataḥ stuvīta deveśīṃ stotrairnāmasahasrakaiḥ | sahasrasaṃkhyaṃ ca japaṃ nityaṃ kuryātprayatnataḥ
Then he should praise the Mistress of the gods with hymns and with the thousand names; and he should daily, with effort, perform recitation to the number of a thousand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.41
य एवं पूजयेद्देवीं राधां रासेश्वरीं पराम् । स भवेद्विष्णुतुल्यस्तु गोलोकं याति सन्ततम्
ya evaṃ pūjayeddevīṃ rādhāṃ rāseśvarīṃ parām | sa bhavedviṣṇutulyastu golokaṃ yāti santatam
He who thus worships the Goddess Rādhā, the supreme Mistress of the rāsa, becomes equal to Viṣṇu and goes to Goloka forever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.42
यः कार्तिक्यां पौर्णमास्यां राधाजन्मोत्सव बुधः । कुरुते तस्य सान्निध्यं दद्याद्रासेश्वरी परा
yaḥ kārtikyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ rādhājanmotsava budhaḥ | kurute tasya sānnidhyaṃ dadyādrāseśvarī parā
The wise man who on the full-moon day of Kārtika performs the festival of Rādhā's birth—to him the supreme Mistress of the rāsa grants her presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.43
केनचित्कारणेनैव राधा वृन्दावने वने । वृषभानुसुता जाता गोलोकस्थायिनी सदा
kenacitkāraṇenaiva rādhā vṛndāvane vane | vṛṣabhānusutā jātā golokasthāyinī sadā
For some reason Rādhā, who ever abides in Goloka, was born in the forest of Vṛndāvana as the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.44
अत्रोक्तानां तु मन्त्राणां वर्णसंख्याविधानतः । पुरश्चरणकर्मोक्तं दशांशं होममाचरेत्
atroktānāṃ tu mantrāṇāṃ varṇasaṃkhyāvidhānataḥ | puraścaraṇakarmoktaṃ daśāṃśaṃ homamācaret
And of the mantras stated here, according to the rule of the number of their syllables, he should perform the oblation as a tenth part, as stated for the preliminary-service rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.45
तिलैस्त्रिस्वादुसंयुक्तैर्जुहुयाद्भक्तिभावतः । नारद उवाच स्तोत्रं वद मुने सम्यग्येन देवी प्रसीदति
tilaistrisvādusaṃyuktairjuhuyādbhaktibhāvataḥ | nārada uvāca stotraṃ vada mune samyagyena devī prasīdati
He should offer oblation with sesame mixed with the three sweets, in a mood of devotion. Nārada said: Tell me fully, O sage, the hymn by which the Goddess is pleased.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.46
श्रीनारायण उवाच नमस्ते परमेशानि रासमण्डलवासिनि । रासेश्वरि नमस्तेऽस्तु कृष्णप्राणाधिकप्रिये
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca namaste parameśāni rāsamaṇḍalavāsini | rāseśvari namaste'stu kṛṣṇaprāṇādhikapriye
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Homage to you, supreme Mistress, dweller in the circle of the rāsa; homage be to you, Mistress of the rāsa, dearer to Kṛṣṇa than his life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.47
नमस्त्रैलोक्यजननि प्रसीद करुणार्णवे । ब्रह्मविष्ण्वादिभिर्देवैर्वन्द्यमानपदाम्बुजे
namastrailokyajanani prasīda karuṇārṇave | brahmaviṣṇvādibhirdevairvandyamānapadāmbuje
Homage, mother of the three worlds; be gracious, O ocean of compassion, you whose lotus feet are reverenced by Brahmā, Viṣṇu and the other gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.48
नमः सरस्वतीरूपे नमः सावित्रि शङ्करि । गङ्गापद्मावतीरूपे षष्ठि मङ्गलचण्डिके
namaḥ sarasvatīrūpe namaḥ sāvitri śaṅkari | gaṅgāpadmāvatīrūpe ṣaṣṭhi maṅgalacaṇḍike
Homage, you whose form is Sarasvatī; homage, O Sāvitrī, O Śaṅkarī; you whose forms are Gaṅgā and Padmāvatī, O Ṣaṣṭhī, O Maṅgalacaṇḍikā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.49
नमस्ते तुलसीरूपे नमो लक्ष्मीस्वरूपिणि । नमो दुर्गे भगवति नमस्ते सर्वरूपिणि
namaste tulasīrūpe namo lakṣmīsvarūpiṇi | namo durge bhagavati namaste sarvarūpiṇi
Homage to you whose form is Tulasī; homage, you whose own form is Lakṣmī; homage, O Durgā, O Bhagavatī; homage to you who are in all forms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.50
मूलप्रकृतिरूपां त्वां भजामः करुणार्णवाम् । संसारसागरादस्मानुद्धराम्ब दयां कुरु देव्या आवरणपूजाविधिवर्णनं नाम पञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः
mūlaprakṛtirūpāṃ tvāṃ bhajāmaḥ karuṇārṇavām | saṃsārasāgarādasmānuddharāmba dayāṃ kuru devyā āvaraṇapūjāvidhivarṇanaṃ nāma pañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ
We worship you, who are the form of the root Nature, the ocean of compassion. Lift us up from the ocean of transmigration, O Mother; show mercy. [Thus] the fiftieth chapter, called the description of the rite of the enclosure-worship of the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.51
इदं स्तोत्रं त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेद्राधां स्मरन्नरः । न तस्य दुर्लभं किञ्चित्कदाचिच्च भविष्यति
idaṃ stotraṃ trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhedrādhāṃ smarannaraḥ | na tasya durlabhaṃ kiñcitkadācicca bhaviṣyati
The man who, remembering Rādhā, recites this hymn at the three junctures of the day—nothing at all will ever be hard for him to obtain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.52
देहान्ते च वसेन्नित्यं गोलोके रासमण्डले । इदं रहस्यं परमं न चाख्येयं तु कस्यचित्
dehānte ca vasennityaṃ goloke rāsamaṇḍale | idaṃ rahasyaṃ paramaṃ na cākhyeyaṃ tu kasyacit
And at the death of the body he shall dwell forever in Goloka, in the circle of the rāsa dance. This is the supreme secret, and it is not to be told to anyone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.53
अधुना शृणु विप्रेन्द्र दुर्गादेव्या विधानकम् । यस्याः स्मरणमात्रेण पलायन्ते महापदः
adhunā śṛṇu viprendra durgādevyā vidhānakam | yasyāḥ smaraṇamātreṇa palāyante mahāpadaḥ
Now hear, O best of brahmins, the ritual prescription of the goddess Durgā, by the mere recollection of whom great calamities flee away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.54
एनां न भजते यो हि तादृङ्नास्त्येव कुत्रचित् । सर्वोपास्या सर्वमाता शैवी शक्तिर्महाद्भुता
enāṃ na bhajate yo hi tādṛṅnāstyeva kutracit | sarvopāsyā sarvamātā śaivī śaktirmahādbhutā
There is nowhere any such (being) as one who does not worship her; she is to be worshipped by all, the mother of all, Śiva's own most wondrous Power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.55
सर्वबुद्ध्याधिदेवीयमन्तर्यामिस्वरूपिणी । दुर्गसङ्कटहन्त्रीति दुर्गेति प्रथिता भुवि
sarvabuddhyādhidevīyamantaryāmisvarūpiṇī | durgasaṅkaṭahantrīti durgeti prathitā bhuvi
She is the presiding deity of all intellect, having the form of the inner controller; because she destroys difficulty and distress (durga-saṅkaṭa), she is renowned on earth as Durgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.56
वैष्णवानां च शैवानामुपास्येयं च नित्यशः । मूलप्रकृतिरूपा सा सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारिणी
vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca śaivānāmupāsyeyaṃ ca nityaśaḥ | mūlaprakṛtirūpā sā sṛṣṭisthityantakāriṇī
She is constantly to be worshipped by Vaiṣṇavas and by Śaivas alike; she has the form of the root Nature (mūlaprakṛti), and brings about creation, maintenance and end.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.57
तस्या नवाक्षरं मन्त्रं वक्ष्ये मन्त्रोत्तमोत्तमम् । वाग्भवं शम्भुवनिता कामबीजं ततः परम्
tasyā navākṣaraṃ mantraṃ vakṣye mantrottamottamam | vāgbhavaṃ śambhuvanitā kāmabījaṃ tataḥ param
I shall declare her nine-syllabled mantra, the best of the best of mantras: the vāgbhava (seed, aiṃ), Śambhu's consort (hrīṃ), then after that the seed of desire (klīṃ),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.58
चामुण्डायै पदं पश्चाद्विच्चे इत्यक्षरद्वयम् । नवाक्षरो मनुः प्रोक्तो भजतां कल्पपादपः
cāmuṇḍāyai padaṃ paścādvicce ityakṣaradvayam | navākṣaro manuḥ prokto bhajatāṃ kalpapādapaḥ
then the word "cāmuṇḍāyai," and after that the two syllables "vicce." This is declared the nine-syllabled mantra, a wish-granting tree for those who practise it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.59
ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाना ऋषयोऽस्य प्रकीर्तिताः । छन्दांस्युक्तानि सततं गायत्र्युष्णिगनुष्टुभः
brahmaviṣṇumaheśānā ṛṣayo'sya prakīrtitāḥ | chandāṃsyuktāni satataṃ gāyatryuṣṇiganuṣṭubhaḥ
Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa are proclaimed the seers of this (mantra); the metres are said to be always Gāyatrī, Uṣṇik and Anuṣṭubh.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.60
महाकाली महालक्ष्मीः सरस्वत्यपि देवताः । स्याद्रक्तदन्तिकाबीजं दुर्गा च भ्रामरी तथा
mahākālī mahālakṣmīḥ sarasvatyapi devatāḥ | syādraktadantikābījaṃ durgā ca bhrāmarī tathā
The deities are Mahākālī, Mahālakṣmī and also Sarasvatī; the seeds would be Raktadantikā, Durgā and likewise Bhrāmarī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.61
नन्दाशाकम्भरीदेव्यौ भीमा च शक्तयः स्मृताः । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु विनियोग उदाहृतः
nandāśākambharīdevyau bhīmā ca śaktayaḥ smṛtāḥ | dharmārthakāmamokṣeṣu viniyoga udāhṛtaḥ
and the goddesses Nandā and Śākambharī and Bhīmā are held to be the powers (śakti). The application (viniyoga) is said to be for dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.62
ऋषिच्छन्दो दैवतानि मौलौ वक्त्रे हृदि न्यसेत् । स्तनयोः शक्तिबीजानि न्यसेत्सर्वार्थसिद्धये
ṛṣicchando daivatāni maulau vaktre hṛdi nyaset | stanayoḥ śaktibījāni nyasetsarvārthasiddhaye
He should place the seer, metre and deities on the crown of the head, on the mouth, and on the heart; and he should place the seed-syllables of the powers on the two breasts, for the accomplishment of all aims.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.63
बीजत्रयैश्चतुर्भिश्च द्वाभ्यां सर्वेण चैव हि । षडङ्गानि मनोः कुर्याज्जातियुक्तानि देशिकः
bījatrayaiścaturbhiśca dvābhyāṃ sarveṇa caiva hi | ṣaḍaṅgāni manoḥ kuryājjātiyuktāni deśikaḥ
With three seeds, with four, with two, and with the whole (mantra), the officiant should perform the six limbs of the mantra, joined with the case-endings (jāti).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.64
शिखायां लोचनद्वन्द्वे श्रुतिनासाननेषु च । गुदे न्यसेन्मन्त्रवर्णान्सर्वेण व्यापकं चरेत्
śikhāyāṃ locanadvandve śrutināsānaneṣu ca | gude nyasenmantravarṇānsarveṇa vyāpakaṃ caret
He should place the letters of the mantra on the tuft of hair, on the pair of eyes, on the ears, nose and mouth, and on the anus; with the whole (mantra) he should perform the pervasive placement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.65
खड्गचक्रगदाबाणचापानि परिघं तथा । शूलं भुशुण्डीं च शिरः शङ्खं सन्दधतीं करैः
khaḍgacakragadābāṇacāpāni parighaṃ tathā | śūlaṃ bhuśuṇḍīṃ ca śiraḥ śaṅkhaṃ sandadhatīṃ karaiḥ
(I) worship (her) who holds in her hands sword, discus, mace, arrow, bow, and also the iron bar, the trident, the sling, a head, and the conch,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.66
महाकालीं त्रिनयनां नानाभूषणभूषिताम् । नीलाञ्जनसमप्रख्यां दशपादाननां भजे
mahākālīṃ trinayanāṃ nānābhūṣaṇabhūṣitām | nīlāñjanasamaprakhyāṃ daśapādānanāṃ bhaje
Mahākālī, three-eyed, adorned with manifold ornaments, of a hue like dark collyrium, with ten feet and (ten) faces;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.67
मधुकैटभनाशार्थं यां तुष्टावाम्बुजासनः । एवं ध्यायेन्महाकालीं कामबीजस्वरूपिणीम्
madhukaiṭabhanāśārthaṃ yāṃ tuṣṭāvāmbujāsanaḥ | evaṃ dhyāyenmahākālīṃ kāmabījasvarūpiṇīm
her whom the lotus-seated one (Brahmā) praised in order to destroy Madhu and Kaiṭabha — thus should one meditate on Mahākālī, whose essence is the seed of desire (klīṃ).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.68
अक्षमालां च परशुं गदेषुकुलिशानि च । पद्मं धनुष्कुण्डिकां च दण्डं शक्तिमसिं तथा
akṣamālāṃ ca paraśuṃ gadeṣukuliśāni ca | padmaṃ dhanuṣkuṇḍikāṃ ca daṇḍaṃ śaktimasiṃ tathā
(One should meditate on her) bearing the rosary, the axe, the mace, arrow, thunderbolt, the lotus, the bow, the water-pot, the staff, the spear, the sword,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.69
चर्माम्बुजं तथा घण्टां सुरापात्रं च शूलकम् । पाशं सुदर्शनं चैव दधतीमरुणप्रभाम्
carmāmbujaṃ tathā ghaṇṭāṃ surāpātraṃ ca śūlakam | pāśaṃ sudarśanaṃ caiva dadhatīmaruṇaprabhām
the shield, and the lotus, likewise the bell, the wine-vessel, the trident, the noose, and the discus Sudarśana — (her) of ruddy radiance,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.70
रक्ताम्बुजासनगतां मायाबीजस्वरूपिणीम् । महालक्ष्मीं भजेदेवं महिषासुरमर्दिनीम्
raktāmbujāsanagatāṃ māyābījasvarūpiṇīm | mahālakṣmīṃ bhajedevaṃ mahiṣāsuramardinīm
seated on a red lotus, whose essence is the seed of Māyā (hrīṃ). Thus should one worship Mahālakṣmī, the crusher of the buffalo-demon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.71
घण्टाशूले हलं शङ्खं मुसलं च सुदर्शनम् । धनुर्बाणान् हस्तपद्मैर्दधानां कुन्दसन्निभाम्
ghaṇṭāśūle halaṃ śaṅkhaṃ musalaṃ ca sudarśanam | dhanurbāṇān hastapadmairdadhānāṃ kundasannibhām
(One should meditate on her) holding with her lotus hands the bell, the trident, the plough, the conch, the pestle, the discus Sudarśana, the bow and arrows, (her who is) like the jasmine flower (in hue),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.72
शुम्भादिदैत्यसंहर्त्रीं वाणीबीजस्वरूपिणीम् । महासरस्वतीं ध्यायेत्सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहाम्
śumbhādidaityasaṃhartrīṃ vāṇībījasvarūpiṇīm | mahāsarasvatīṃ dhyāyetsaccidānandavigrahām
(One should) meditate on Mahāsarasvatī, destroyer of the demons Śumbha and the rest, whose essential form is the seed-syllable of speech, whose body is being, consciousness and bliss.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.73
यन्त्रमस्याः शृणु प्राज्ञ त्र्यस्रं षट्कोणसंयुतम् । ततोऽष्टदलपद्मं च चतुर्विंशतिपत्रकम्
yantramasyāḥ śṛṇu prājña tryasraṃ ṣaṭkoṇasaṃyutam | tato'ṣṭadalapadmaṃ ca caturviṃśatipatrakam
Hear her yantra, O wise one: a triangle joined with a hexagram, then an eight-petalled lotus, and (one) of twenty-four petals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.74
भूगृहेण समायुक्तं यन्त्रमेवं विचिन्तयेत् । शालग्रामे घटे वापि यन्त्रे वा प्रतिमासु वा
bhūgṛheṇa samāyuktaṃ yantramevaṃ vicintayet | śālagrāme ghaṭe vāpi yantre vā pratimāsu vā
Joined with the earth-square (bhūgṛha), thus should one contemplate the yantra — in a śālagrāma, or in a jar, or in a yantra, or in images,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.75
बाणलिङ्गेऽथवा सूर्ये यजेद्देवीमनन्यधीः । जयादिशक्तिसंयुक्ते पीठे देवीं प्रपूजयेत्
bāṇaliṅge'thavā sūrye yajeddevīmananyadhīḥ | jayādiśaktisaṃyukte pīṭhe devīṃ prapūjayet
or in a bāṇaliṅga, or in the sun, one should worship the Goddess with undivided mind; one should worship the Goddess on a seat furnished with Jayā and the other śaktis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.76
पूर्वकोणे सरस्वत्या सहितं पद्मजं यजेत् । श्रिया सह हरिं तत्र नैर्ऋते कोणके यजेत्
pūrvakoṇe sarasvatyā sahitaṃ padmajaṃ yajet | śriyā saha hariṃ tatra nairṛte koṇake yajet
In the eastern corner one should worship the lotus-born (Brahmā) together with Sarasvatī; there in the southwest corner one should worship Hari together with Śrī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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पार्वत्या सहितं शम्भुं वायुकोणे समर्चयेत् । देव्या उत्तरतः पूज्यः सिंहो वामे महासुरम्
pārvatyā sahitaṃ śambhuṃ vāyukoṇe samarcayet | devyā uttarataḥ pūjyaḥ siṃho vāme mahāsuram
In the northwest corner one should worship Śambhu together with Pārvatī; to the north of the Goddess the lion is to be worshipped, and on the left the great demon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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महिषं पूजयेदन्ते षट्कोणेषु यजेत्क्रमात् । नन्दजां रक्तदन्तां च तथा शाकम्भरीं शिवाम्
mahiṣaṃ pūjayedante ṣaṭkoṇeṣu yajetkramāt | nandajāṃ raktadantāṃ ca tathā śākambharīṃ śivām
the buffalo — one should worship (him) at the end. In the six corners one should worship in order: Nandajā, Raktadantā, and likewise Śākambharī, Śivā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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दुर्गां भीमां भ्रामरीं च ततो वसुदलेषु च । ब्राह्मीं माहेश्वरीं चैव कौमारीं वैष्णवीं तथा
durgāṃ bhīmāṃ bhrāmarīṃ ca tato vasudaleṣu ca | brāhmīṃ māheśvarīṃ caiva kaumārīṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ tathā
Durgā, Bhīmā and Bhrāmarī; then on the eight petals: Brāhmī, Māheśvarī, and Kaumārī, Vaiṣṇavī likewise,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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वाराहीं नारसिंहीं च ऐन्द्रीं चामुण्डकां तथा । पूजयेच्च ततः पश्चात्तत्त्वपत्रेषु पूर्वतः
vārāhīṃ nārasiṃhīṃ ca aindrīṃ cāmuṇḍakāṃ tathā | pūjayecca tataḥ paścāttattvapatreṣu pūrvataḥ
Vārāhī and Nārasiṃhī, Aindrī and Cāmuṇḍā likewise — one should worship (them); then afterwards, on the twenty-four petals, beginning from the east:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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विष्णुमायां चेतनां च बुद्धिं निद्रां क्षुधां तथा । छायां शक्तिं परां तृष्णां शान्तिं जातिं च लज्जया
viṣṇumāyāṃ cetanāṃ ca buddhiṃ nidrāṃ kṣudhāṃ tathā | chāyāṃ śaktiṃ parāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ śāntiṃ jātiṃ ca lajjayā
Viṣṇumāyā and Cetanā, Buddhi, Nidrā and Kṣudhā, Chāyā, Śakti, Tṛṣṇā, Śānti, and Jāti with Lajjā,
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क्षान्तिं श्रद्धां कीर्तिलक्ष्म्यौ धृतिं वृत्तिं श्रुतिं स्मृतिम् । दयां तुष्टिं ततः पुष्टिं मातृभ्रान्ती इति क्रमात्
kṣāntiṃ śraddhāṃ kīrtilakṣmyau dhṛtiṃ vṛttiṃ śrutiṃ smṛtim | dayāṃ tuṣṭiṃ tataḥ puṣṭiṃ mātṛbhrāntī iti kramāt
Kṣānti, Śraddhā, Kīrti and Lakṣmī, Dhṛti, Vṛtti, Śruti, Smṛti, Dayā, Tuṣṭi, then Puṣṭi, Mātṛ and Bhrānti — thus in order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.83
ततो भूपुरकोणेषु गणेशं क्षेत्रपालकम् । वटुकं योगिनीश्चापि पूजयेन्मतिमान्नरः
tato bhūpurakoṇeṣu gaṇeśaṃ kṣetrapālakam | vaṭukaṃ yoginīścāpi pūjayenmatimānnaraḥ
Then, in the corners of the earth-square, the intelligent man should worship Gaṇeśa, the field-guardian (Kṣetrapāla), Vaṭuka, and the yoginīs too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.84
इन्द्राद्यानपि तद्बाह्ये वज्राद्यायुधसंयुतान् । पूजयेदनया रीत्या देवीं सावरणां ततः
indrādyānapi tadbāhye vajrādyāyudhasaṃyutān | pūjayedanayā rītyā devīṃ sāvaraṇāṃ tataḥ
Outside that (he should worship) Indra and the rest as well, together with the thunderbolt and their other weapons. By this procedure one should then worship the Goddess with her retinue,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.85
राजोपचारान्विविधान्दद्यादम्बाप्रतुष्टये । ततो जपेन्नवार्णं च मन्त्रं मन्त्रार्थपूर्वकम्
rājopacārānvividhāndadyādambāpratuṣṭaye | tato japennavārṇaṃ ca mantraṃ mantrārthapūrvakam
and should offer the various royal services for the Mother's satisfaction; then one should mutter the nine-syllabled mantra, with (attention to) the mantra's meaning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.86
ततः सप्तशतीस्तोत्रं देव्या अग्रे तु सम्पठेत् । नानेन सदृशं स्तोत्रं विद्यते भुवनत्रये
tataḥ saptaśatīstotraṃ devyā agre tu sampaṭhet | nānena sadṛśaṃ stotraṃ vidyate bhuvanatraye
Then one should recite in full the Saptaśatī hymn before the Goddess; there exists no hymn equal to this in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.87
ततश्चानेन देवेशीं तोषयेत् प्रत्यहं नरः । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणामालयं जायते नरः
tataścānena deveśīṃ toṣayet pratyahaṃ naraḥ | dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāmālayaṃ jāyate naraḥ
And then a man should daily please the Mistress of the gods with it; (such) a man becomes an abode of dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.88
इति ते कथितं विप्र श्रीदुर्गाया विधानकम् । कृतार्थता येन भवेत्तदेतत्कथितं तव
iti te kathitaṃ vipra śrīdurgāyā vidhānakam | kṛtārthatā yena bhavettadetatkathitaṃ tava
Thus, O brahmin, the ritual ordinance of Śrī Durgā has been told to you; that by which fulfilment comes about — that has been told to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.89
सर्वे देवा हरिब्रह्मप्रमुखा मनवस्तथा । मुनयो ज्ञाननिष्ठाश्च योगिनश्चाश्रमास्तथा
sarve devā haribrahmapramukhā manavastathā | munayo jñānaniṣṭhāśca yoginaścāśramāstathā
All the gods headed by Hari and Brahmā, and the Manus, and the sages devoted to knowledge, and the yogins, and the (people of the) āśramas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.90
लक्ष्म्यादयस्तथा देव्यः सर्वे ध्यायन्ति तां शिवाम् । तदैव जन्मसाफल्यं दुर्गास्मरणमस्ति चेत्
lakṣmyādayastathā devyaḥ sarve dhyāyanti tāṃ śivām | tadaiva janmasāphalyaṃ durgāsmaraṇamasti cet
and the goddesses beginning with Lakṣmī — all meditate on her, the auspicious one. Right then is birth made fruitful, if there is remembrance of Durgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.91
चतुर्दशापि मनवो ध्यात्वा चरणपङ्कजम् । मनुत्वं प्राप्तवन्तश्च देवाः स्वं स्वं पदं तथा
caturdaśāpi manavo dhyātvā caraṇapaṅkajam | manutvaṃ prāptavantaśca devāḥ svaṃ svaṃ padaṃ tathā
All fourteen Manus, having meditated on (her) lotus feet, attained Manu-hood, and the gods likewise their own several stations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.92
तदेतत्सर्वमाख्यातं रहस्यातिरहस्यकम् । प्रकृतीनां पञ्चकस्य तदंशानां च वर्णनम्
tadetatsarvamākhyātaṃ rahasyātirahasyakam | prakṛtīnāṃ pañcakasya tadaṃśānāṃ ca varṇanam
So all this has been told, the secret of secrets: the description of the five prakṛtis (primordial goddesses) and of their portions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.93
श्रुत्वैतन्मनुजो नित्यं पुरुषार्थचतुष्टयम् । लभते नात्र सन्देहः सत्यं सत्यं मयोदितम्
śrutvaitanmanujo nityaṃ puruṣārthacatuṣṭayam | labhate nātra sandehaḥ satyaṃ satyaṃ mayoditam
Having constantly heard this, a man obtains the fourfold aim of human life; there is no doubt in this — truly, truly it has been declared by me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.94
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं विद्यार्थी प्राप्नुयाच्च ताम् । यं यं कामं स्मरेद्वापि तं तं श्रुत्वा समाप्नुयात्
aputro labhate putraṃ vidyārthī prāpnuyācca tām | yaṃ yaṃ kāmaṃ smaredvāpi taṃ taṃ śrutvā samāpnuyāt
One without a son obtains a son, and one who seeks learning attains it; whatever desire he may hold in mind, that very one he obtains by hearing (this).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.95
नवरात्रे पठेदेतद्देव्यग्रे तु समाहितः । परितुष्टा जगद्धात्री भवत्येव हि निश्चितम्
navarātre paṭhedetaddevyagre tu samāhitaḥ | parituṣṭā jagaddhātrī bhavatyeva hi niścitam
If, collected in mind, one recites this before the Goddess during the Nine Nights, the Sustainer of the world becomes fully pleased — this is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.96
नित्यमेकैकमध्यायं पठेद्यः प्रत्यहं नरः । तस्य वश्या भवेद्देवी देवीप्रियकरो हि सः
nityamekaikamadhyāyaṃ paṭhedyaḥ pratyahaṃ naraḥ | tasya vaśyā bhaveddevī devīpriyakaro hi saḥ
The man who daily recites one chapter each day — for him the Goddess becomes subject (to his will), for he is indeed a doer of what pleases the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.97
शकुनांश्च परीक्षेत नित्यमस्मिन्यथाविधि । कुमारीदिव्यहस्तेन यद्वा बटुकराम्बुजात्
śakunāṃśca parīkṣeta nityamasminyathāvidhi | kumārīdivyahastena yadvā baṭukarāmbujāt
And he should regularly examine the omens in this (text) according to rule, by the divine hand of a maiden, or from the lotus-hand of a young boy (baṭuka).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.98
मनोरथं तु सङ्कल्प्य पुस्तकं पूजयेत्ततः । देवीं च जगदीशानीं प्रणमेच्च पुनः पुनः
manorathaṃ tu saṅkalpya pustakaṃ pūjayettataḥ | devīṃ ca jagadīśānīṃ praṇamecca punaḥ punaḥ
Having formed his wish as a resolve, he should then worship the book, and should bow again and again to the Goddess, the Ruler of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.99
सुस्नातां कन्यकां तत्रानीयाभ्यर्च्य यथाविधि । शलाकां रोपयेन्मध्ये तथा स्वर्णेन निर्मिताम्
susnātāṃ kanyakāṃ tatrānīyābhyarcya yathāvidhi | śalākāṃ ropayenmadhye tathā svarṇena nirmitām
Having brought there a well-bathed girl and honoured her according to rule, he should have her insert into the middle (of the book) a rod made of gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 50.100
शुभं वाप्यशुभं तत्र यदायाति च तद्भवेत् । उदासीनेऽप्युदासीनं कार्यं भवति निश्चितम्
śubhaṃ vāpyaśubhaṃ tatra yadāyāti ca tadbhavet | udāsīne'pyudāsīnaṃ kāryaṃ bhavati niścitam
Whatever comes out there, whether auspicious or inauspicious, that shall come to pass; and if it is indifferent, the matter too turns out indifferent — this is certain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition