Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 9
DB 9 9.1
भूमिस्तोत्रवर्णनम् नारद उवाच देव्या निमेषमात्रेण ब्रह्मणः पात एव च । तस्य पातः प्राकृतिकः प्रलयः परिकीर्तितः
bhūmistotravarṇanam nārada uvāca devyā nimeṣamātreṇa brahmaṇaḥ pāta eva ca | tasya pātaḥ prākṛtikaḥ pralayaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
Description of the hymn to the Earth. Nārada said: By a mere instant of the Goddess (comes) the very falling away of Brahmā; that falling of his is proclaimed to be the elemental (prākṛtika) dissolution.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.2
प्रलये प्राकृते चोक्ता तत्रादृष्टा वसुन्धरा । जलप्लुतानि विश्वानि सर्वे लीनाः परात्मनि
pralaye prākṛte coktā tatrādṛṣṭā vasundharā | jalaplutāni viśvāni sarve līnāḥ parātmani
And in the elemental dissolution, it is said, the Earth is not seen there; the universes are flooded with water and all are merged in the Supreme Self.
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DB 9 9.3
वसुन्धरा तिरोभूता कुत्र वा सा च तिष्ठति । सृष्टेर्विधानसमये साविर्भूता कथं पुनः
vasundharā tirobhūtā kutra vā sā ca tiṣṭhati | sṛṣṭervidhānasamaye sāvirbhūtā kathaṃ punaḥ
The Earth having disappeared, where then does she abide? And how does she appear again at the time of the ordaining of creation?
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DB 9 9.4
कथं बभूव सा धन्या मान्या सर्वाश्रया जया । तस्याश्च जन्मकथनं वद मङ्गलकारणम्
kathaṃ babhūva sā dhanyā mānyā sarvāśrayā jayā | tasyāśca janmakathanaṃ vada maṅgalakāraṇam
How did she come to be — that blessed, honoured one, the refuge of all, the victorious? Tell the account of her birth, which is the cause of auspiciousness.
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DB 9 9.5
श्रीनारायण उवाच सर्वादिसृष्टौ सर्वेषां जन्म देव्या इति श्रुतिः । आविर्भावस्तिरोभावः सर्वेषु प्रलयेषु च
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca sarvādisṛṣṭau sarveṣāṃ janma devyā iti śrutiḥ | āvirbhāvastirobhāvaḥ sarveṣu pralayeṣu ca
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: In the creation at the beginning of all, the birth of all comes from the Goddess — so says scripture; and in all the dissolutions there is (her) manifestation and disappearance.
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DB 9 9.6
श्रूयतां वसुधाजन्म सर्वमङ्गलकारणम् । विघ्ननिघ्नकरं पापनाशनं पुण्यवर्धनम्
śrūyatāṃ vasudhājanma sarvamaṅgalakāraṇam | vighnanighnakaraṃ pāpanāśanaṃ puṇyavardhanam
Let the birth of the Earth be heard, the cause of all auspiciousness, the destroyer of obstacles, the remover of sin, the increaser of merit.
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DB 9 9.7
अहो केचिद्वदन्तीति मधुकैटभमेदसा । बभूव वसुधा धन्या तद्विरुद्धमतः शृणु
aho kecidvadantīti madhukaiṭabhamedasā | babhūva vasudhā dhanyā tadviruddhamataḥ śṛṇu
Ah, some say that the blessed Earth came into being from the fat of Madhu and Kaiṭabha; hear now what is contrary to that.
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DB 9 9.8
ऊचतुस्तौ पुरा विष्णुं तुष्टौ युद्धेन तेजसा । आवां वध्यौ न यत्रोर्वी पाथसा संवृतेति च
ūcatustau purā viṣṇuṃ tuṣṭau yuddhena tejasā | āvāṃ vadhyau na yatrorvī pāthasā saṃvṛteti ca
Those two, formerly pleased by (Viṣṇu's) battle-prowess and splendour, said to Viṣṇu: "We two are not to be slain where the earth is not covered by water."
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DB 9 9.9
तयोर्जीवनकाले न प्रत्यक्षा साभवत्स्फुटम् । ततो बभूव मेदश्च मरणानन्तरं तयोः नवमस्कन्धे भूमिस्तोत्रवर्णनं नाम नवमोऽध्यायः
tayorjīvanakāle na pratyakṣā sābhavatsphuṭam | tato babhūva medaśca maraṇānantaraṃ tayoḥ navamaskandhe bhūmistotravarṇanaṃ nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ
During the time of their life she was clearly not visible; and their fat came into being only after their death. — In the ninth book, the ninth chapter, called the Description of the Hymn to the Earth.
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DB 9 9.10
मेदिनीति च विख्यातेत्युक्तमेतन्मतं शृणु । जलधौता कृता पूर्वं वर्धिता मेदसा यतः
medinīti ca vikhyātetyuktametanmataṃ śṛṇu | jaladhautā kṛtā pūrvaṃ vardhitā medasā yataḥ
And it has been said that she is famed as "Medinī" — hear this opinion: because she was first washed clean by the water and then increased by the fat.
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DB 9 9.11
कथयामि ते तज्जन्म सार्थकं सर्वमङ्गलम् । पुरा श्रुतं यच्छ्रुत्युक्तं धर्मवक्त्राच्च पुष्करे
kathayāmi te tajjanma sārthakaṃ sarvamaṅgalam | purā śrutaṃ yacchrutyuktaṃ dharmavaktrācca puṣkare
I shall tell you that birth of hers, meaningful and wholly auspicious, which I heard long ago at Puṣkara, as told in scripture and from the mouth of Dharma.
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DB 9 9.12
महाविराट्शरीरस्य जलस्थस्य चिरं स्फुटम् । मनो बभूव कालेन सर्वाङ्गव्यापकं ध्रुवम्
mahāvirāṭśarīrasya jalasthasya ciraṃ sphuṭam | mano babhūva kālena sarvāṅgavyāpakaṃ dhruvam
Of the great Virāṭ's body, which lay long in the water — clearly, in time there arose a fat (mind?) pervading all its limbs, assuredly.
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DB 9 9.13
तच्च प्रविष्टं सर्वेषां तल्लोम्नां विवरेषु च । कालेन महता पश्चाद् बभूव वसुधा मुने
tacca praviṣṭaṃ sarveṣāṃ tallomnāṃ vivareṣu ca | kālena mahatā paścād babhūva vasudhā mune
And that, having entered into the cavities of all his body-hairs, after a long time became the Earth, O sage.
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DB 9 9.14
प्रत्येकं प्रतिलोम्नां च कूपेषु संस्थिता सदा । आविर्भूता तिरोभूता सजला च पुनः पुनः
pratyekaṃ pratilomnāṃ ca kūpeṣu saṃsthitā sadā | āvirbhūtā tirobhūtā sajalā ca punaḥ punaḥ
She abides always in the hollows of each single hair, appearing and disappearing again and again together with the water.
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DB 9 9.15
आविर्भूता सृष्टिकाले तज्जलोपर्युपस्थिता । प्रलये च तिरोभूता जलस्याभ्यन्तरे स्थिता
āvirbhūtā sṛṣṭikāle tajjaloparyupasthitā | pralaye ca tirobhūtā jalasyābhyantare sthitā
Appearing at the time of creation, she stands upon that water; and at the dissolution, disappearing, she remains within the water.
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DB 9 9.16
प्रतिविश्वेषु वसुधा शैलकाननसंयुता । सप्तसागरसंयुक्ता सप्तद्वीपसमन्विता
prativiśveṣu vasudhā śailakānanasaṃyutā | saptasāgarasaṃyuktā saptadvīpasamanvitā
In each universe the Earth is furnished with mountains and forests, joined with the seven oceans and provided with the seven continents,
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DB 9 9.17
हेमाद्रिमेरुसंयुक्ता ग्रहचन्द्रार्कसंयुता । ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाद्यैश्च सुरैर्लोकैस्तदाज्ञया
hemādrimerusaṃyuktā grahacandrārkasaṃyutā | brahmaviṣṇuśivādyaiśca surairlokaistadājñayā
joined with the golden mountain Meru, with the planets, moon and sun, and — by her command — with Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and the other gods and the worlds,
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DB 9 9.18
पुण्यतीर्थसमायुक्ता पुण्यभारतसंयुता । काञ्चनीभूमिसंयुक्ता सप्तस्वर्गसमन्विता
puṇyatīrthasamāyuktā puṇyabhāratasaṃyutā | kāñcanībhūmisaṃyuktā saptasvargasamanvitā
furnished with holy places of pilgrimage, with the holy Bhārata, with the golden land, and provided with the seven heavens;
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DB 9 9.19
पातालसप्तं तदधस्तदूर्ध्वं ब्रह्मलोकतः । ध्रुवलोकश्च तत्रैव सर्वं विश्वं च तत्र वै
pātālasaptaṃ tadadhastadūrdhvaṃ brahmalokataḥ | dhruvalokaśca tatraiva sarvaṃ viśvaṃ ca tatra vai
the seven netherworlds are below that, and above that, from Brahmā's world onward; and Dhruva's world is right there, and indeed the whole universe is there.
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DB 9 9.20
एवं सर्वाणि विश्वानि पृथिव्यां निर्मितानि च । नश्वराणि च विश्वानि सर्वाणि कृत्रिमाणि वै
evaṃ sarvāṇi viśvāni pṛthivyāṃ nirmitāni ca | naśvarāṇi ca viśvāni sarvāṇi kṛtrimāṇi vai
Thus all the worlds have been fashioned upon the earth; and all these worlds are perishable and indeed artificial (made things).
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DB 9 9.21
प्रलये प्राकृते चैव ब्रह्मणश्च निपातने । महाविराडादिसृष्टौ सृष्टः कृष्णेन चात्मना
pralaye prākṛte caiva brahmaṇaśca nipātane | mahāvirāḍādisṛṣṭau sṛṣṭaḥ kṛṣṇena cātmanā
In the primordial dissolution, and at the falling away of Brahmā, at the creation of the Great Virāṭ and the rest, (all) was created by Kṛṣṇa himself.
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DB 9 9.22
नित्यौ च स्थितिप्रलयौ काष्ठाकालेश्वरैः सह । नित्याधिष्ठातृदेवी सा वाराहे पूजिता सुरैः
nityau ca sthitipralayau kāṣṭhākāleśvaraiḥ saha | nityādhiṣṭhātṛdevī sā vārāhe pūjitā suraiḥ
Persistence and dissolution are eternal, together with the kāṣṭhās and the lords of time; she, the eternal presiding goddess, was worshipped by the gods in the Vārāha (age).
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DB 9 9.23
मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्विप्रैर्गन्धर्वादिभिरेव च । विष्णोर्वराहरूपस्य पत्नी सा श्रुतिसम्मता
munibhirmanubhirviprairgandharvādibhireva ca | viṣṇorvarāharūpasya patnī sā śrutisammatā
(Worshipped) by sages, by Manus, by brāhmaṇas, and by gandharvas and the rest — she is the wife of Viṣṇu in his boar form, as the Veda agrees.
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DB 9 9.24
तत्पुत्रो मङ्गलो ज्ञेयो घटेशो मङ्गलात्मजः । नारद उवाच पूजिता केन रुपेण वाराहे च सुरैर्मही
tatputro maṅgalo jñeyo ghaṭeśo maṅgalātmajaḥ | nārada uvāca pūjitā kena rupeṇa vārāhe ca surairmahī
Her son is to be known as Maṅgala, and Ghaṭeśa is Maṅgala's son. Nārada said: In what form was the Earth worshipped by the gods in the Vārāha (kalpa)?
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DB 9 9.25
वाराहे चैव वाराही सर्वैः सर्वाश्रया सती । मूलप्रकृतिसम्भूता पञ्चीकरणमार्गतः
vārāhe caiva vārāhī sarvaiḥ sarvāśrayā satī | mūlaprakṛtisambhūtā pañcīkaraṇamārgataḥ
In the Vārāha (kalpa) she, Vārāhī, the chaste one, the support of all, (was worshipped) by all — arisen from the root nature (mūlaprakṛti) by way of the fivefold process.
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DB 9 9.26
तस्याः पूजाविधानं चाप्यधश्चोर्ध्वमनेकशः । मङ्गलं मङ्गलस्यापि जन्म वासं वद प्रभो
tasyāḥ pūjāvidhānaṃ cāpyadhaścordhvamanekaśaḥ | maṅgalaṃ maṅgalasyāpi janma vāsaṃ vada prabho
And the rule for her worship, manifold, below and above — and Maṅgala, and Maṅgala's birth and dwelling: tell (me), O Lord.
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DB 9 9.27
श्रीनारायण उवाच वाराहे च वराहश्च ब्रह्मणा संस्तुतः पुरा । उद्दधार महीं हत्वा हिरण्याक्षं रसातलम्
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca vārāhe ca varāhaśca brahmaṇā saṃstutaḥ purā | uddadhāra mahīṃ hatvā hiraṇyākṣaṃ rasātalam
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: In the Vārāha (kalpa) the Boar, praised of old by Brahmā, killed Hiraṇyākṣa and lifted the earth up from the nether region.
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DB 9 9.28
जले तां स्थापयामास पद्मपत्रं यथा हृदे । तत्रैव निर्ममे ब्रह्मा विश्वं सर्वं मनोहरम्
jale tāṃ sthāpayāmāsa padmapatraṃ yathā hṛde | tatraiva nirmame brahmā viśvaṃ sarvaṃ manoharam
He set her upon the water, like a lotus leaf on a pool; and right there Brahmā fashioned the whole lovely universe.
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DB 9 9.29
दृष्ट्वा तदधिदेवीं च सकामां कामुको हरिः । वराहरूपी भगवान् कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभः
dṛṣṭvā tadadhidevīṃ ca sakāmāṃ kāmuko hariḥ | varāharūpī bhagavān koṭisūryasamaprabhaḥ
And seeing her, the presiding goddess of that (earth), full of desire, Hari became desirous — the Lord in boar form, with radiance equal to ten million suns —
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DB 9 9.30
कृत्वा रतिकलां सर्वां मूर्तिं च सुमनोहराम् । क्रीडाञ्चकार रहसि दिव्यवर्षमहर्निशम्
kṛtvā ratikalāṃ sarvāṃ mūrtiṃ ca sumanoharām | krīḍāñcakāra rahasi divyavarṣamaharniśam
having made all his art of love-making and his form most charming, he played with her in secret, day and night, for a divine year.
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DB 9 9.31
सुखसम्भोगसंस्पर्शान्मूर्च्छां सम्प्राप सुन्दरी । विदग्धाया विदग्धेन सङ्गमोऽतिसुखप्रदः
sukhasambhogasaṃsparśānmūrcchāṃ samprāpa sundarī | vidagdhāyā vidagdhena saṅgamo'tisukhapradaḥ
From the touch of that happy enjoyment the beautiful one fell into a swoon; for a skilled woman, union with a skilled man gives the greatest pleasure.
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DB 9 9.32
विष्णुस्तदङ्गसंश्लेषाद् बुबुधे न दिवानिशम् । वर्षान्ते चेतनां प्राप्य कामी तत्याज कामुकीम्
viṣṇustadaṅgasaṃśleṣād bubudhe na divāniśam | varṣānte cetanāṃ prāpya kāmī tatyāja kāmukīm
Viṣṇu, from the close embrace of her body, did not notice day or night; at the year's end, regaining awareness, the lover let go of the loving woman.
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DB 9 9.33
पूर्वरूपं वराहं च दधार स च लीलया । पूजाञ्चकार तां देवीं ध्यात्वा च धरणीं सतीम्
pūrvarūpaṃ varāhaṃ ca dadhāra sa ca līlayā | pūjāñcakāra tāṃ devīṃ dhyātvā ca dharaṇīṃ satīm
And he assumed again his former boar form in play; and meditating on her, he performed worship of that goddess, the chaste Earth.
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DB 9 9.34
धूपैर्दीपैश्च नैवेद्यैः सिन्दूरैरनुलेपनैः । वस्त्रैः पुष्पैश्च बलिभिः सम्पूज्योवाच तां हरिः
dhūpairdīpaiśca naivedyaiḥ sindūrairanulepanaiḥ | vastraiḥ puṣpaiśca balibhiḥ sampūjyovāca tāṃ hariḥ
With incense, lamps, food offerings, vermilion, ointments, garments, flowers and oblations, having worshipped her, Hari said to her:
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DB 9 9.35
श्रीभगवानुवाच सर्वाधारा भव शुभे सर्वैः सम्पूजिता सुखम् । मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्देवैः सिद्धैश्च दानवादिभिः
śrībhagavānuvāca sarvādhārā bhava śubhe sarvaiḥ sampūjitā sukham | munibhirmanubhirdevaiḥ siddhaiśca dānavādibhiḥ
The Blessed Lord said: Be the support of all, O auspicious one, well worshipped happily by all — by sages, Manus, gods, siddhas, dānavas and the rest.
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DB 9 9.36
अम्बुवाचीत्यागदिने गृहारम्भे प्रवेशने । वापीतडागारम्भे च गृहे च कृषिकर्मणि
ambuvācītyāgadine gṛhārambhe praveśane | vāpītaḍāgārambhe ca gṛhe ca kṛṣikarmaṇi
On the day of the ambuvācī observance's ending, at the beginning of a house and at entering it, at the beginning of a well or a tank, and in the house, and in the work of ploughing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 9 9.37
तव पूजां करिष्यन्ति मद्वरेण सुरादयः । मूढा ये न करिष्यन्ति यास्यन्ति नरकं च ते
tava pūjāṃ kariṣyanti madvareṇa surādayaḥ | mūḍhā ye na kariṣyanti yāsyanti narakaṃ ca te
the gods and others will perform your worship by my boon; and those fools who will not do so will go to hell.
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DB 9 9.38
वसुधोवाच वहामि सर्वं वाराहरूपेणाहं तवाज्ञया । लीलामात्रेण भगवन् विश्वं च सचराचरम्
vasudhovāca vahāmi sarvaṃ vārāharūpeṇāhaṃ tavājñayā | līlāmātreṇa bhagavan viśvaṃ ca sacarācaram
The Earth said: By your command, O Lord, in the form of Vārāhī I bear everything, the whole universe with its moving and unmoving beings, by mere play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.39
मुक्तां शुक्तिं हरेरर्चां शिवलिङ्गं शिवां तथा । शङ्खं प्रदीपं यन्त्रं च माणिक्यं हीरकं तथा
muktāṃ śuktiṃ harerarcāṃ śivaliṅgaṃ śivāṃ tathā | śaṅkhaṃ pradīpaṃ yantraṃ ca māṇikyaṃ hīrakaṃ tathā
A pearl, an oyster shell, an image of Hari, a Śiva-liṅga and likewise Śivā, a conch, a lamp, a yantra, a ruby and likewise a diamond,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.40
यज्ञसूत्रं च पुष्पं च पुस्तकं तुलसीदलम् । जपमालां पुष्पमालां कर्पूरं च सुवर्णकम्
yajñasūtraṃ ca puṣpaṃ ca pustakaṃ tulasīdalam | japamālāṃ puṣpamālāṃ karpūraṃ ca suvarṇakam
the sacrificial thread, a flower, a book, a tulasī leaf, a rosary for recitation, a garland of flowers, camphor, and gold —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.41
गोरोचनं चन्दनं च शालग्रामजलं तथा । एतान्वोडुमशक्ताहं क्लिष्टा च भगवञ्छृणु
gorocanaṃ candanaṃ ca śālagrāmajalaṃ tathā | etānvoḍumaśaktāhaṃ kliṣṭā ca bhagavañchṛṇu
gorocanā, sandal paste, and water from a śālagrāma stone — these I am unable to bear, and I am distressed, O Lord; listen!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.42
श्रीभगवानुवाच द्रव्याण्येतानि ये मूढा अर्पयिष्यन्ति सुन्दरि । यास्यन्ति कालसूत्रं ते दिव्यं वर्षशतं त्वयि
śrībhagavānuvāca dravyāṇyetāni ye mūḍhā arpayiṣyanti sundari | yāsyanti kālasūtraṃ te divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ tvayi
The Blessed Lord said: Those fools who will set these substances upon you, O fair one, shall go to (the hell) Kālasūtra for a hundred divine years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.43
इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवान् विरराम च नारद । बभूव तेन गर्भेण तेजस्वी मङ्गलग्रहः
ityevamuktvā bhagavān virarāma ca nārada | babhūva tena garbheṇa tejasvī maṅgalagrahaḥ
Having spoken thus, the Lord fell silent, O Nārada; and from that pregnancy was born the brilliant planet Maṅgala (Mars).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.44
पूजाञ्चक्रुः पृथिव्याश्च ते सर्वे चाज्ञया हरेः । कण्वशाखोक्तध्यानेन तुष्टुवुश्च स्तवेन ते
pūjāñcakruḥ pṛthivyāśca te sarve cājñayā hareḥ | kaṇvaśākhoktadhyānena tuṣṭuvuśca stavena te
And by the command of Hari all of them performed worship of the Earth, and they praised (her) with a hymn, using the meditation stated in the Kāṇva recension.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.45
ददुर्मूलेन मन्त्रेण नैवेद्यादिकमेव च । संस्तुता त्रिषु लोकेषु पूजिता सा बभूव ह
dadurmūlena mantreṇa naivedyādikameva ca | saṃstutā triṣu lokeṣu pūjitā sā babhūva ha
With the root mantra they offered the food-offering and the rest; and she, praised, became worshipped in the three worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.46
नारद उवाच किं ध्यानं स्तवनं तस्या मूलमन्त्रं च किं वद । गूढं सर्वपुराणेषु श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम
nārada uvāca kiṃ dhyānaṃ stavanaṃ tasyā mūlamantraṃ ca kiṃ vada | gūḍhaṃ sarvapurāṇeṣu śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama
Nārada said: Tell (me) — what is her meditation, her hymn of praise, and what her root mantra? It is hidden in all the Purāṇas; I am eager to hear it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.47
श्रीनारायण उवाच आदौ च पृथिवी देवी वराहेण च पूजिता । ततो हि ब्रह्मणा पश्चामृजिता पृथिवी तदा
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca ādau ca pṛthivī devī varāheṇa ca pūjitā | tato hi brahmaṇā paścāmṛjitā pṛthivī tadā
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: In the beginning the goddess Earth was worshipped by the Boar; and then indeed the Earth was afterwards smoothed out by Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.48
ततः सर्वैर्मुनीन्द्रैश्च मनुभिर्मानवादिभिः । ध्यानं च स्तवनं मन्त्रं शृणु वक्ष्यामि नारद
tataḥ sarvairmunīndraiśca manubhirmānavādibhiḥ | dhyānaṃ ca stavanaṃ mantraṃ śṛṇu vakṣyāmi nārada
Then by all the chief sages, by the Manus and the descendants of Manu (she was worshipped). Hear the meditation, the hymn and the mantra; I shall tell (them), O Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.49
ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं वसुधायै स्वाहेत्यनेन मन्त्रेण विष्णुना पूजिता पुरा । श्वेतपङ्कजवर्णाभां शरच्चन्द्रनिभाननाम्
oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ vasudhāyai svāhetyanena mantreṇa viṣṇunā pūjitā purā | śvetapaṅkajavarṇābhāṃ śaraccandranibhānanām
With this mantra, "oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ to Vasudhā, svāhā," she was worshipped of old by Viṣṇu — (her) whose hue is that of a white lotus, whose face is like the autumn moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.50
चन्दनोत्क्षिप्तसर्वाङ्गीं रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् । रत्नाधारां रत्नगर्भां रत्नाकरसमन्विताम्
candanotkṣiptasarvāṅgīṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām | ratnādhārāṃ ratnagarbhāṃ ratnākarasamanvitām
all whose limbs are sprinkled with sandal paste, adorned with jewel ornaments, the support of jewels, the womb of jewels, possessed of mines of jewels —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.51
वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानां सस्मितां वन्दितां भजे । ध्यानेनानेन सा देवी सर्वैश्च पूजिताभवत्
vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānāṃ sasmitāṃ vanditāṃ bhaje | dhyānenānena sā devī sarvaiśca pūjitābhavat
clothed in a garment purified by fire, smiling, revered — her I worship. By this meditation that goddess came to be worshipped by all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.52
स्तवनं शृणु विप्रेन्द्र कण्वशाखोक्तमेव च । श्रीनारायण उवाच जये जये जलाधारे जलशीले जलप्रदे
stavanaṃ śṛṇu viprendra kaṇvaśākhoktameva ca | śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca jaye jaye jalādhāre jalaśīle jalaprade
Hear the hymn of praise, best of brahmins, just as it is stated in the Kāṇva recension. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Victory, victory (to you), O receptacle of the waters, whose nature is water, giver of water!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.53
यज्ञसूकरजाये त्वं जयं देहि जयावहे । मङ्गले मङ्गलाधारे माङ्गल्ये मङ्गलप्रदे
yajñasūkarajāye tvaṃ jayaṃ dehi jayāvahe | maṅgale maṅgalādhāre māṅgalye maṅgalaprade
You are the wife of the sacrificial Boar; grant victory, O bringer of victory! O auspicious one, ground of auspiciousness, made of auspiciousness, giver of auspiciousness!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.54
मङ्गलार्थं मङ्गलेशे मङ्गलं देहि मे भवे । सर्वाधारे च सर्वज्ञे सर्वशक्तिसमन्विते
maṅgalārthaṃ maṅgaleśe maṅgalaṃ dehi me bhave | sarvādhāre ca sarvajñe sarvaśaktisamanvite
O you whose purpose is auspiciousness, mistress of auspiciousness, give me auspiciousness, O Bhavā! O support of all, all-knowing, endowed with all power!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.55
सर्वकामप्रदे देवि सर्वेष्टं देहि मे भवे । पुण्यस्वरूपे पुण्यानां बीजरूपे सनातनि
sarvakāmaprade devi sarveṣṭaṃ dehi me bhave | puṇyasvarūpe puṇyānāṃ bījarūpe sanātani
O goddess who grant every desire, give me all that is wished for, O Bhavā! O you whose form is merit, who are the seed-form of merits, eternal one!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.56
पुण्याश्रये पुण्यवतामालये पुण्यदे भवे । सर्वसस्यालये सर्वसस्याढ्ये सर्वसस्यदे
puṇyāśraye puṇyavatāmālaye puṇyade bhave | sarvasasyālaye sarvasasyāḍhye sarvasasyade
O refuge of merit, abode of the meritorious, giver of merit, O Bhavā! O home of all crops, rich in all crops, giver of all crops!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.57
सर्वसस्यहरे काले सर्वसस्यात्मिके भवे । भूमे भूमिपसर्वस्वे भूमिपालपरायणे
sarvasasyahare kāle sarvasasyātmike bhave | bhūme bhūmipasarvasve bhūmipālaparāyaṇe
O you who take away all crops as Time, whose very self is all crops, O Bhavā! O Earth, O all-in-all of kings, devoted to the protectors of the land!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.58
भूमिपानां सुखकरे भूमिं देहि च भूमिदे । इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत्
bhūmipānāṃ sukhakare bhūmiṃ dehi ca bhūmide | idaṃ stotraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet
O you who bring happiness to kings, give (me) land, O giver of land! Whoever rises at dawn and recites this greatly meritorious hymn —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.59
कोटिजन्मसु स भवेद् बलवान्भूमिपेश्वरः । भूमिदानकृतं पुण्यं लभ्यते पठनाज्जनैः
koṭijanmasu sa bhaved balavānbhūmipeśvaraḥ | bhūmidānakṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ labhyate paṭhanājjanaiḥ
through a crore of births he becomes a mighty lord of kings; the merit made by the gift of land is obtained by people through its recitation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.60
भूमिदानहरात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । अम्बुवाचीभूकरणपापात्स मुच्यते ध्रुवम्
bhūmidānaharātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | ambuvācībhūkaraṇapāpātsa mucyate dhruvam
He is freed from the sin of seizing land given (as a gift) — there is no doubt of this; and he is surely freed from the sin of working the soil during the Ambuvācī (period when the earth is held to be menstruating).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.61
अन्यकूपे कूपखननपापात्स मुच्यते ध्रुवम् । परभूमिहरात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
anyakūpe kūpakhananapāpātsa mucyate dhruvam | parabhūmiharātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
He is surely freed from the sin of digging a well upon another's well; and he is freed from the sin of seizing another's land — there is no doubt of this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.62
भूमौ वीर्यत्यागपापाद्भूमौ दीपादिस्थापनात् । पापेन मुच्यते सोऽपि स्तोत्रस्य पठनान्मुने
bhūmau vīryatyāgapāpādbhūmau dīpādisthāpanāt | pāpena mucyate so'pi stotrasya paṭhanānmune
From the sin of discharging semen upon the ground, and from (the sin incurred) by setting up a lamp and the like upon the ground — from that sin too he is freed by reciting the hymn, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 9 9.63
अश्वमेधशतं पुण्यं लभते नात्र संशयः । भूमिदेव्या महास्तोत्रं सर्वकल्याणकारकम्
aśvamedhaśataṃ puṇyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ | bhūmidevyā mahāstotraṃ sarvakalyāṇakārakam
He obtains the merit of a hundred horse-sacrifices — there is no doubt of this. The great hymn of the Earth-goddess brings about every blessing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition