Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 7
DB 9 7.1
गङ्गादीनां शापोद्धारवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथो विरराम च नारद । अतीव रुरुदुर्देव्यः समालिङ्ग्य परस्परम्
gaṅgādīnāṃ śāpoddhāravarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca ityuktvā jagatāṃ nātho virarāma ca nārada | atīva rurudurdevyaḥ samāliṅgya parasparam
The description of the removal of the curse of Gaṅgā and the others. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Having spoken thus, the lord of the worlds fell silent, O Nārada; and the goddesses wept greatly, embracing one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.2
ताश्च सर्वाः समालोक्य क्रमेणोचुस्तदेश्वरम् । कम्पिताः साश्रुनेत्राश्च शोकेन च भयेन च
tāśca sarvāḥ samālokya krameṇocustadeśvaram | kampitāḥ sāśrunetrāśca śokena ca bhayena ca
And having looked upon them all, they spoke in turn to that lord (of theirs), trembling, with tears in their eyes, out of grief and out of fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 7.3
सरस्वत्युवाच विशापं देहि हे नाथ दुष्टमाजन्मशोचनम् । सत्स्वामिना परित्यक्ताः कुतो जीवन्ति ताः स्त्रियः
sarasvatyuvāca viśāpaṃ dehi he nātha duṣṭamājanmaśocanam | satsvāminā parityaktāḥ kuto jīvanti tāḥ striyaḥ
Sarasvatī said: Grant release from the curse, O lord—the evil (curse) that brings sorrow for a whole lifetime. Abandoned by a good husband, how can those women live?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.4
देहत्यागं करिष्यामि योगेन भारते ध्रुवम् । अत्युन्नतो हि नियतं पातुमर्हति निश्चितम्
dehatyāgaṃ kariṣyāmi yogena bhārate dhruvam | atyunnato hi niyataṃ pātumarhati niścitam
"I shall give up my body by yoga in Bhārata, assuredly; for one raised too high must certainly come down — that is settled."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 7.5
गङ्गोवाच अहं केनापराधेन त्वया त्यक्ता जगत्पते । देहत्यागं करिष्यामि निर्दोषाया वधं लभ
gaṅgovāca ahaṃ kenāparādhena tvayā tyaktā jagatpate | dehatyāgaṃ kariṣyāmi nirdoṣāyā vadhaṃ labha
Gaṅgā said: For what offence have I been abandoned by you, lord of the world? I shall give up my body; take the killing of a blameless woman (upon yourself).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.6
निर्दोषकामिनीत्यागं करोति यो नरो भुवि । स याति नरकं घोरं किन्तु सर्वेश्वरोऽपि वा
nirdoṣakāminītyāgaṃ karoti yo naro bhuvi | sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ kintu sarveśvaro'pi vā
Whatever man on earth abandons a blameless beloved wife goes to a dreadful hell — even if he be the lord of all.
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DB 9 7.7
पद्मोवाच नाथ सत्त्वस्वरूपस्त्वं कोपः कथमहो तव । प्रसादं कुरु भार्ये द्वे सदीशस्य क्षमा वरा इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापूराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां सहितायां नवमस्कन्धे गङ्गादीनां शापोद्धारवर्णनं नाम सप्तमोऽध्यायः
padmovāca nātha sattvasvarūpastvaṃ kopaḥ kathamaho tava | prasādaṃ kuru bhārye dve sadīśasya kṣamā varā iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpūrāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ sahitāyāṃ navamaskandhe gaṅgādīnāṃ śāpoddhāravarṇanaṃ nāma saptamo'dhyāyaḥ
Padmā said: Lord, you are of the nature of goodness itself; how, alas, can there be anger in you? Show favour to your two wives; forgiveness is best in a good master. — Thus (ends) the seventh chapter, called "The account of the removal of the curse of Gaṅgā and the others," in the ninth book of the glorious Devībhāgavata, the great Purāṇa of eighteen thousand (verses) together (with its supplements).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.8
भारते भारतीशापाद्यास्यामि कलया ह्यहम् । कियत्कालं स्थितिस्तत्र कदा द्रक्ष्यामि ते पदम्
bhārate bhāratīśāpādyāsyāmi kalayā hyaham | kiyatkālaṃ sthitistatra kadā drakṣyāmi te padam
"By Bhāratī's curse I shall go to Bhārata with a portion (of myself). How long is the stay there? When shall I see your abode?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.9
दास्यन्ति पापिनः पापं सद्यः स्नानावगाहनात् । केन तेन विमुक्ताहमागमिष्यामि ते पदम्
dāsyanti pāpinaḥ pāpaṃ sadyaḥ snānāvagāhanāt | kena tena vimuktāhamāgamiṣyāmi te padam
"Sinners will deposit their sin (in me) at once by bathing and immersion. Freed from it by what means shall I come to your abode?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.10
कलया तुलसीरूपं धर्मध्वजसुता सती । भुक्त्वा कदा लभिष्यामि त्वत्पादाम्बुजमच्युत
kalayā tulasīrūpaṃ dharmadhvajasutā satī | bhuktvā kadā labhiṣyāmi tvatpādāmbujamacyuta
"With a portion (of myself I shall become) in the form of Tulasī, the virtuous daughter of Dharmadhvaja. Having enjoyed (that state), when shall I attain your lotus feet, O Acyuta?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.11
वृक्षरूपा भविष्यामि त्वदधिष्ठातृदेवता । समुद्धरिष्यसि कदा तन्मे ब्रूहि कृपानिधे
vṛkṣarūpā bhaviṣyāmi tvadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā | samuddhariṣyasi kadā tanme brūhi kṛpānidhe
"I shall become tree-shaped, with you as the presiding deity; when will you lift me up? Tell me that, O treasury of compassion."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.12
गङ्गा सरस्वतीशापाद्यदि यास्यति भारते । शापेन मुक्ता पापाच्च कदा त्वां च लभिष्यति
gaṅgā sarasvatīśāpādyadi yāsyati bhārate | śāpena muktā pāpācca kadā tvāṃ ca labhiṣyati
"If Gaṅgā goes to Bhārata by Sarasvatī's curse, when, released from the curse and from sin, will she attain you?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.13
गङ्गाशापेन वा वाणी यदि यास्यति भारतम् । कदा शापाद्विनिर्मुच्य लभिष्यति पदं तव
gaṅgāśāpena vā vāṇī yadi yāsyati bhāratam | kadā śāpādvinirmucya labhiṣyati padaṃ tava
"Or if Vāṇī goes to Bhārata by Gaṅgā's curse, when, released from the curse, will she attain your abode?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.14
तां वाणीं ब्रह्मसदनं गङ्गां वा शिवमन्दिरम् । गन्तुं वदसि हे नाथ तत्क्षमस्व च ते वचः
tāṃ vāṇīṃ brahmasadanaṃ gaṅgāṃ vā śivamandiram | gantuṃ vadasi he nātha tatkṣamasva ca te vacaḥ
"You tell that Vāṇī (to go) to Brahmā's dwelling, and Gaṅgā to Śiva's abode, O lord: so forgive, and let your word (stand)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 7.15
इत्युक्त्वा कमला कान्तपादं धृत्वा ननाम सा । स्वकेशैर्वेष्टनं कृत्वा रुरोद च पुनः पुनः
ityuktvā kamalā kāntapādaṃ dhṛtvā nanāma sā | svakeśairveṣṭanaṃ kṛtvā ruroda ca punaḥ punaḥ
Having said this, Kamalā, clasping her husband's feet, bowed down; wrapping (them) with her own hair, she wept again and again.
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DB 9 7.16
(उवाच पद्मनाभस्तां पद्मां कृत्वा स्ववक्षसि । ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यो भक्तानुग्रहकातरः ॥) ॥ श्रीभगवानुवाच त्वद्वाक्यमाचरिष्यामि स्ववाक्यं च सुरेश्वरि । समतां च करिष्यामि शृणु त्वं कमलेक्षणे
(uvāca padmanābhastāṃ padmāṃ kṛtvā svavakṣasi | īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyo bhaktānugrahakātaraḥ ||) || śrībhagavānuvāca tvadvākyamācariṣyāmi svavākyaṃ ca sureśvari | samatāṃ ca kariṣyāmi śṛṇu tvaṃ kamalekṣaṇe
(The lotus-navelled one, placing Padmā on his own breast, his face bright with a slight smile, eager to show grace to devotees, said to her:) The blessed Lord said: I shall carry out your words and my own too, O queen of the gods, and I shall make them agree; listen, O lotus-eyed one.
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DB 9 7.17
भारती यातु कलया सरिद्रूपा च भारते । अर्धा सा ब्रह्मसदनं स्वयं तिष्ठतु मद्गृहे
bhāratī yātu kalayā saridrūpā ca bhārate | ardhā sā brahmasadanaṃ svayaṃ tiṣṭhatu madgṛhe
Let Bhāratī go with a portion (of herself) in the form of a river into Bhārata; half of her (let go) to Brahmā's dwelling, and let she herself remain in my house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.18
भगीरथेन सा नीता गङ्गा यास्यति भारते । पूतं कर्तुं त्रिभुवनं स्वयं तिष्ठतु मद्गृहे
bhagīrathena sā nītā gaṅgā yāsyati bhārate | pūtaṃ kartuṃ tribhuvanaṃ svayaṃ tiṣṭhatu madgṛhe
That Gaṅgā, brought down by Bhagīratha, shall go to Bhārata to purify the three worlds; let she herself remain in my house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.19
तत्रैव चन्द्रमौलेश्च मौलिं प्राप्स्यति दुर्लभम् । ततः स्वभावतः पूताप्यतिपूता भविष्यति
tatraiva candramauleśca mauliṃ prāpsyati durlabham | tataḥ svabhāvataḥ pūtāpyatipūtā bhaviṣyati
And there she will attain the hard-to-win crown of the moon-crested one (Śiva); thereafter, though pure by her very nature, she will become supremely pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.20
कलांशांशेन गच्छ त्वं भारते वामलोचने । पद्मावती सरिद्रूपा तुलसीवृक्षरूपिणी
kalāṃśāṃśena gaccha tvaṃ bhārate vāmalocane | padmāvatī saridrūpā tulasīvṛkṣarūpiṇī
Go you to Bhārata with a portion of a portion of a part, O fair-eyed one, as Padmāvatī in the form of a river and as she who has the form of the Tulasī tree.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.21
कलेः पञ्चसहस्रे च गते वर्षे तु मोक्षणम् । युष्माकं सरितां चैव मद्गेहे चागमिष्यथ
kaleḥ pañcasahasre ca gate varṣe tu mokṣaṇam | yuṣmākaṃ saritāṃ caiva madgehe cāgamiṣyatha
And when five thousand years of the Kali (age) have passed, there will be release for you all, and for the rivers, and you will come to my house.
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DB 9 7.22
सम्पदा हेतुभूता च विपत्तिः सर्वदेहिनाम् । विना विपत्तेर्महिमा केषां पद्मभवे भवेत्
sampadā hetubhūtā ca vipattiḥ sarvadehinām | vinā vipattermahimā keṣāṃ padmabhave bhavet
For all embodied beings, calamity is the cause of prosperity; without calamity, whose greatness would come about, O lotus-born one?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.23
मन्मन्त्रोपासकानां च सतां स्नानावगाहनात् । युष्माकं मोक्षणं पापाद्दर्शनात्स्पर्शनात्तथा
manmantropāsakānāṃ ca satāṃ snānāvagāhanāt | yuṣmākaṃ mokṣaṇaṃ pāpāddarśanātsparśanāttathā
And by the bathing and immersion of the good, who are worshippers of my mantra, and likewise by their sight and touch, comes your release from sin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.24
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि सन्त्यसंख्यानि सुन्दरि । भविष्यन्ति च पूतानि मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni santyasaṃkhyāni sundari | bhaviṣyanti ca pūtāni madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
Whatever holy fording-places (tīrthas) there are on earth, countless, O lovely one, they too will become purified by the touch and sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.25
मन्मन्त्रोपासका भक्ता विभ्रमन्ति च भारते । पूतं कर्तुं तारितुं च सुपवित्रां वसुन्धराम्
manmantropāsakā bhaktā vibhramanti ca bhārate | pūtaṃ kartuṃ tārituṃ ca supavitrāṃ vasundharām
My devotees, worshippers of my mantra, roam about in Bhārata, to purify and to ferry across the greatly holy earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.26
मद्भक्ता यत्र तिष्ठन्ति पादं प्रक्षालयन्ति च । तत्स्थानं च महातीर्थं सुपवित्रं भवेद्ध्रुवम्
madbhaktā yatra tiṣṭhanti pādaṃ prakṣālayanti ca | tatsthānaṃ ca mahātīrthaṃ supavitraṃ bhaveddhruvam
Wherever my devotees stand and wash their feet, that place surely becomes a great tīrtha, wholly purifying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.27
स्त्रीघ्नो गोघ्नः कृतघ्नश्च ब्रह्मघ्नो गुरुतल्पगः । जीवन्मुक्तो भवेत्पूतो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
strīghno goghnaḥ kṛtaghnaśca brahmaghno gurutalpagaḥ | jīvanmukto bhavetpūto madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
The killer of a woman, the killer of a cow, the ingrate, the killer of a brahmin, the violator of his teacher's bed — he becomes purified and liberated while living, by the touch and sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.28
एकादशीविहीनश्च सन्ध्याहीनोऽथ नास्तिकः । नरघाती भवेत्पूतो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
ekādaśīvihīnaśca sandhyāhīno'tha nāstikaḥ | naraghātī bhavetpūto madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
He who neglects the eleventh-day (observance), he who neglects the twilight rites, the denier (of scripture), the slayer of men — (each) becomes purified by the touch and sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.29
असिजीवी मसीजीवी धावको ग्रामयाचकः । वृषवाहो भवेत्पूतो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
asijīvī masījīvī dhāvako grāmayācakaḥ | vṛṣavāho bhavetpūto madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
One who lives by the sword, one who lives by ink (as a scribe), the runner (courier), the village beggar, the driver of bulls — (each) becomes purified by the touch and sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.30
विश्वासघाती मित्रघ्नो मिथ्यासाक्ष्यस्य दायकः । स्थाप्याहारी भवेत्पूतो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
viśvāsaghātī mitraghno mithyāsākṣyasya dāyakaḥ | sthāpyāhārī bhavetpūto madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
The betrayer of trust, the killer of a friend, the giver of false testimony, one who consumes what was entrusted to him — (each) becomes purified by the touch and sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.31
अत्युग्रवान्दूषकश्च जारकः पुंश्चलीपतिः । पूतश्च वृषलीपुत्रो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
atyugravāndūṣakaśca jārakaḥ puṃścalīpatiḥ | pūtaśca vṛṣalīputro madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
The exceedingly harsh reviler, the adulterer, the husband of a harlot, and the son of a śūdra woman — (all) are purified by the touch and sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 7.32
शूद्राणां सूपकारश्च देवलो ग्रामयाजकः । अदीक्षितो भवेत्पूतो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
śūdrāṇāṃ sūpakāraśca devalo grāmayājakaḥ | adīkṣito bhavetpūto madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
The cook for śūdras, the temple-priest for hire (devala), the village sacrificer, the uninitiated man — (each) becomes purified by the touch and sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.33
पितरं मातरं भार्यां भ्रातरं तनयं सुताम् । गुरोः कुलं च भगिनीं चक्षुर्हीनं च बान्धवम्
pitaraṃ mātaraṃ bhāryāṃ bhrātaraṃ tanayaṃ sutām | guroḥ kulaṃ ca bhaginīṃ cakṣurhīnaṃ ca bāndhavam
Father, mother, wife, brother, son, daughter, the teacher's family, sister, a blind man, a kinsman —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.34
श्वश्रूं च श्वशुरं चैव यो न पुष्णाति सुन्दरि । स महापातकी पूतो मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
śvaśrūṃ ca śvaśuraṃ caiva yo na puṣṇāti sundari | sa mahāpātakī pūto madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
and mother-in-law and father-in-law: he who does not support (them), O lovely one — that great sinner is purified by the touch and sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.35
अश्वत्थनाशकश्चैव मद्भक्तनिन्दकस्तथा । शूद्रान्नभोजी विप्रश्च पूतो मद्भक्तदर्शनात्
aśvatthanāśakaścaiva madbhaktanindakastathā | śūdrānnabhojī vipraśca pūto madbhaktadarśanāt
The destroyer of an aśvattha tree, likewise the reviler of my devotee, and the brahmin who eats a śūdra's food — (each) is purified by the sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.36
देवद्रव्यापहारी च विप्रद्रव्यापहारकः । लाक्षालोहरसानां च विक्रेता दुहितुस्तथा
devadravyāpahārī ca vipradravyāpahārakaḥ | lākṣāloharasānāṃ ca vikretā duhitustathā
One who steals the property of the gods, one who carries off a brahmin's property, and the seller of lac, iron and resins, and likewise the seller of his own daughter —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.37
महापातकिनश्चैव शूद्राणां शवदाहकः । भवेयुरेते पूताश्च मद्भक्तस्पर्शदर्शनात्
mahāpātakinaścaiva śūdrāṇāṃ śavadāhakaḥ | bhaveyurete pūtāśca madbhaktasparśadarśanāt
and those guilty of the great sins, and the burner of śūdras' corpses — all these would become purified by the touch and sight of my devotee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.38
महालक्ष्मीरुवाच भक्तानां लक्षणं ब्रूहि भक्तानुग्रहकातर । येषां तु दर्शनस्पर्शात्सद्यः पूता नराधमाः
mahālakṣmīruvāca bhaktānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ brūhi bhaktānugrahakātara | yeṣāṃ tu darśanasparśātsadyaḥ pūtā narādhamāḥ
Mahālakṣmī said: Tell (me) the marks of the devotees, O you who are anxious to show favour to devotees — those by the sight and touch of whom the lowest of men are at once purified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.39
हरिभक्तिविहीनाश्च महाहङ्कारसंयुतः । स्वप्रशंसारता धूर्ताः शठाश्च साधुनिन्दकाः
haribhaktivihīnāśca mahāhaṅkārasaṃyutaḥ | svapraśaṃsāratā dhūrtāḥ śaṭhāśca sādhunindakāḥ
Those devoid of devotion to Hari, filled with great egotism, intent on praising themselves, cheats, deceivers, and revilers of the good —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.40
पुनन्ति सर्वतीर्थानि येषां स्नानावगाहनात् । येषां च पादरजसा पूता पादोदकान्मही
punanti sarvatīrthāni yeṣāṃ snānāvagāhanāt | yeṣāṃ ca pādarajasā pūtā pādodakānmahī
(they are those) by whose bathing and immersion all the tīrthas are purified, and by whose foot-dust and foot-water the earth is made pure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 7.41
येषां संदर्शनं स्पर्शं ये वा वाञ्छन्ति भारते । सर्वेषां परमो लाभो वैष्णवानां समागमः
yeṣāṃ saṃdarśanaṃ sparśaṃ ye vā vāñchanti bhārate | sarveṣāṃ paramo lābho vaiṣṇavānāṃ samāgamaḥ
Or those who long in Bhārata for the sight and touch of them — for all, the highest gain is meeting with the Vaiṣṇavas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.42
न ह्यम्मयानि तीर्थानि न देवा मृच्छिलामयाः । ते पुनन्त्यपि कालेन विष्णुभक्ताः क्षणादहो
na hyammayāni tīrthāni na devā mṛcchilāmayāḥ | te punantyapi kālena viṣṇubhaktāḥ kṣaṇādaho
For the tīrthas are not (merely) made of water, nor are the gods made of clay and stone; and those (tīrthas and images) purify only in course of time, whereas the devotees of Viṣṇu (purify) in an instant — ah!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.43
सूत उवाव महालक्ष्मीवचः श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मीकान्तश्च सस्मितः । निगूढतत्त्वं कथितुमपि श्रेष्ठोपचक्रमे
sūta uvāva mahālakṣmīvacaḥ śrutvā lakṣmīkāntaśca sasmitaḥ | nigūḍhatattvaṃ kathitumapi śreṣṭhopacakrame
Sūta said: Hearing Mahālakṣmī's words, the beloved of Lakṣmī, smiling, began to tell the most excellent, deeply hidden truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.44
श्रीभगवानुवाच भक्तानां लक्षणं लक्ष्मि गूढं श्रुतिपुराणयोः । पुण्यस्वरूपं पापघ्नं सुखदं भुक्तिमुक्तिदम्
śrībhagavānuvāca bhaktānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ lakṣmi gūḍhaṃ śrutipurāṇayoḥ | puṇyasvarūpaṃ pāpaghnaṃ sukhadaṃ bhuktimuktidam
The Blessed Lord said: Lakṣmī, the mark of (my) devotees is hidden in the Vedas and the Purāṇas — it is merit's very form, destroyer of sin, giver of happiness, granting both enjoyment and release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.45
सारभूतं गोपनीयं न वक्तव्यं खलेषु च । त्वां पवित्रां प्राणतुल्यां कथयामि निशामय
sārabhūtaṃ gopanīyaṃ na vaktavyaṃ khaleṣu ca | tvāṃ pavitrāṃ prāṇatulyāṃ kathayāmi niśāmaya
It is the essence, to be kept secret, and not to be told among the wicked; to you, who are pure and dear to me as my own breath, I shall tell it — listen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.46
गुरुवक्त्राद्विष्णुमन्त्रो यस्य कर्णे पतिष्यति । वदन्ति वेदास्तं चापि पवित्रं च नरोत्तमम्
guruvaktrādviṣṇumantro yasya karṇe patiṣyati | vadanti vedāstaṃ cāpi pavitraṃ ca narottamam
He into whose ear the Viṣṇu-mantra falls from a guru's mouth — him too the Vedas declare pure and the best of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.47
पुरुषाणां शतं पूर्वं तथा तज्जन्ममात्रतः । स्वर्गस्थं नरकस्थं वा मुक्तिमाप्नोति तत्क्षणात्
puruṣāṇāṃ śataṃ pūrvaṃ tathā tajjanmamātrataḥ | svargasthaṃ narakasthaṃ vā muktimāpnoti tatkṣaṇāt
A hundred men before him, and likewise (a hundred) from the mere fact of that birth (of his) — whether stationed in heaven or in hell — attain liberation at that very moment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 7.48
यैः कैश्चिद्यत्र वा जन्म लब्धं येषु च जन्तुषु । जीवन्मुक्तास्तु ते पूता यान्ति काले हरेः पदम्
yaiḥ kaiścidyatra vā janma labdhaṃ yeṣu ca jantuṣu | jīvanmuktāstu te pūtā yānti kāle hareḥ padam
By whomsoever, or wherever, or among whatever creatures birth has been obtained (by them), they, purified, are liberated while living, and in time go to Hari's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 7.49
मद्भक्तियुक्तो मर्त्यश्च स मुक्तो मद्गुणान्वितः । मद्गुणाधीनवृत्तिर्यः कथाविष्टश्च सन्ततम्
madbhaktiyukto martyaśca sa mukto madguṇānvitaḥ | madguṇādhīnavṛttiryaḥ kathāviṣṭaśca santatam
And the mortal who is joined to devotion to me is liberated, endowed with my qualities — he whose activity is subject to my qualities and who is constantly absorbed in (my) story,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.50
मद्गुणश्रुतिमात्रेण सानन्दः पुलकान्वितः । सगद्गदः साश्रुनेत्रः स्वात्मविस्मृत एव च
madguṇaśrutimātreṇa sānandaḥ pulakānvitaḥ | sagadgadaḥ sāśrunetraḥ svātmavismṛta eva ca
who at the mere hearing of my qualities is full of bliss, his hair bristling, his voice choked, his eyes full of tears, and quite forgetful of his own self;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.51
न वाञ्छति सुखं मुक्तिं सालोक्यादिचतुष्टयम् । ब्रह्मत्वममरत्वं वा तद्वाञ्छा मम सेवने
na vāñchati sukhaṃ muktiṃ sālokyādicatuṣṭayam | brahmatvamamaratvaṃ vā tadvāñchā mama sevane
(who) desires neither happiness nor liberation nor the four (states) beginning with dwelling in my world, nor the state of Brahmā nor immortality — his desire is in serving me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.52
इन्द्रत्वं च मनुत्वं च ब्रह्मत्वं च सुदुर्लभम् । स्वर्गराज्यादिभोगं च स्वप्नेऽपि च न वाञ्छति
indratvaṃ ca manutvaṃ ca brahmatvaṃ ca sudurlabham | svargarājyādibhogaṃ ca svapne'pi ca na vāñchati
The rank of Indra, the rank of Manu, the rank of Brahmā, so very hard to win, and enjoyments such as the kingdom of heaven — he does not desire, not even in a dream.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.53
भ्रमन्ति भारते भक्तास्तादृग्जन्म सुदुर्लभम् । मद्गुणश्रवणाः श्राव्यगानैर्नित्यं मुदान्विताः
bhramanti bhārate bhaktāstādṛgjanma sudurlabham | madguṇaśravaṇāḥ śrāvyagānairnityaṃ mudānvitāḥ
Devotees wander in Bhārata — such a birth is very hard to obtain — hearers of my qualities, ever filled with joy through songs that are worth hearing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 7.54
ते यान्ति च महीं पूत्वा नरं तीर्थं ममालयम् । इत्येवं कथितं सर्वं पद्मे कुरु यथोचितम् । तदाज्ञया तास्तच्चक्रुर्हरिस्तस्थौ सुखासने
te yānti ca mahīṃ pūtvā naraṃ tīrthaṃ mamālayam | ityevaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ padme kuru yathocitam | tadājñayā tāstaccakrurharistasthau sukhāsane
And having purified the earth, and man, and the sacred fords, they go to my abode. Thus has everything been told, Padmā; do as is fitting. At his command they did that, and Hari sat upon his comfortable seat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition