Scriptures

Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam

BOOK 1 • CHAPTER 9
Ch 9 Verse 1-2 Verse
Sanskrit Text
१.९ नवमोऽध्यायः । हरिकृतमधुकैटभवधवर्णनम् । सूत उवाच । यदा विनिर्गता निद्रा देहात्तस्य जगद्गुरोः । नेत्रास्यनासिकाबाहुहृदयेभ्यस्तथोरसः ॥ १ ॥ निःसृत्य गगने तस्थौ तामसी शक्तिरुत्तमा । उदतिष्ठज्जगन्नाथो जृम्भमाणः पुनः पुनः ॥ २ ॥
English Translation
Sūta said:--O Munis! When the excellent Tāmasi Śakti, the Goddess presiding over sleep came out from the eyes, mouth, nose, heart, etc., of the body of the World-Guru Viṣṇu and rested in the celestial space, then the powerful Lord Viṣṇu began to yawn and got up.
Ch 9 Verse 3 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तदापश्यत् स्थितं तत्र भयत्रस्तं प्रजापतिम् । उवाच च महातेजा मेघगम्भीरया गिरा ॥ ३ ॥
English Translation
He saw the Prajāpati Brahmā, terrified and spoke to him in words, deep like rumbling in the clouds :--
Ch 9 Verse 4 Verse
Sanskrit Text
विष्णुरुवाच । किमागतोऽसि भगवंस्तपस्त्यक्त्वात्र पद्मज । कस्माच्चिन्तातुरोऽसि त्वं भयाकुलितमानसः ॥ ४ ॥
English Translation
“O Bhagavān Padmayone! What makes you come here, and leave your tapasyā? Why do you look so terrified and anxious?”
Ch 9 Verse 5 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ब्रह्मोवाच । त्वत्कर्णमलजौ देव दैत्यौ च मधुकैटभौ । हन्तुं मां समुपायातौ घोररूपौ महाबलौ ॥ ५ ॥
English Translation
Hearing this, Brahmā said: “O Deva! The two very powerful and very terrible Daityas, Madhu Kaiṭabha sprung from the wax of Thy ears approached to kill me; terrified thus, I have come to Thee.
Ch 9 Verse 6 Verse
Sanskrit Text
भयात्तयोः समायातस्त्वत्समीपं जगत्पते । त्राहि मां वासुदेवाद्य भयत्रस्तं विचेतनम् ॥ ६ ॥
English Translation
So, O Lord of the Universe! O Vāsudeva! now I am quite out of senses and terrified; save me.”
Ch 9 Verse 7 Verse
Sanskrit Text
विष्णुरुवाच । तिष्ठाद्य निर्भयो जातस्तौ हनिष्याम्यहं किल । युद्धायाजग्मतुर्मूढौ मत्समीपं गतायुषौ ॥ ७ ॥
English Translation
Viṣṇu, then, said :-- “Now go and rest in peace, without any fear; let those two stupids, whose life has been well nigh exhausted, come to me for battle; I will certainly kill them.”
Ch 9 Verse 8 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सूत उवाच । एवं वदति देवेशे दानवौ तौ महाबलौ । विचिन्वानावजं चोभौ सम्प्राप्तौ मदगर्वितौ ॥ ८ ॥
English Translation
Sūta said :-- While Bhagavān Viṣṇu, the Lord of all the Devas, was thus saying, those two very powerful Dānavas, elated with pride, came up there, in their search for Brahmā.
Ch 9 Verse 9 Verse
Sanskrit Text
निराधारौ जले तत्र संस्थितौ विगतज्वरौ । तावूचतुर्मदोन्मत्तौ ब्रह्माणं मुनिसत्तमाः ॥ ९ ॥
English Translation
O Munis! The two proud Daityas stood there in the midst of the Pralaya water without anything to stand on and with calm attitude.
Ch 9 Verse 10 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पलायित्वा समायातः सन्निधावस्य किं ततः । युद्धं कुरु हनिष्यावः पश्यतोऽस्यैव सन्निधौ ॥ १० ॥
English Translation
They then spoke to Brahmā as follows :-- O You have fled and come here? You cannot escape. Go on and fight. I will kill You before this one.
Ch 9 Verse 11 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पश्चादेनं हनिष्यावः सर्पभोगोपरिस्थितम् । त्वमद्य कुरु सङ्ग्रामं दासोऽस्मीति च वा वद ॥ ११ ॥
English Translation
Then I will kill him also who sleeps on this bed of serpent. Either give us battle or acknowledge yourself as our servant.
Ch 9 Verse 12 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सूत उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विष्णुस्तावुवाच जनार्दनः । कुरुतं समरं कामं मया दानवपुङ्गवौ ॥ १२ ॥
English Translation
Hearing their words, Janārdan Visnu addressed them as follows:-- “O two Dānavas, mad for war! Come and fight with me as you like; I will surely curb your pride.
Ch 9 Verse 13 Verse
Sanskrit Text
हरिष्यामि मदं चाहं युवयोर्मत्तयोः किल । आगच्छतं महाभागौ श्रद्धा चेद्वां महाबलौ ॥ १३ ॥
English Translation
O two powerful ones! If you trust me, come and fight”.
Ch 9 Verse 14 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सूत उवाच । श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं चोभौ क्रोधव्याकुललोचनौ । निराधारौ जलस्थौ च युद्धोद्युक्तौ बभूवतुः ॥ १४ ॥
English Translation
Hearing this, the two Dānavas in the midst of that mass of water resting without any support, came up there to fight, with their eyes rolling with anger.
Ch 9 Verse 15 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मधुश्च कुपितस्तत्र हरिणा सह संयुगम् । कर्तुं प्रचलितस्तूर्णं कैटभस्तु तथा स्थितः ॥ १५ ॥
English Translation
The Daitya, named Madhu, became very angry, came up quickly to fight while Kaiṭabha remained where he stood.
Ch 9 Verse 16-17 Verse
Sanskrit Text
बाहुयुद्धं तयोरासीन्मल्लयोरिव मत्तयोः । श्रान्ते मधौ कैटभस्तु सङ्ग्राममकरोत्तदा ॥ १६ ॥ पुनर्मधुः कैटभश्च युयुधाते पुनः पुनः । बाहुयुद्धेन रागान्धौ विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना ॥ १७ ॥
English Translation
Then the hand-to-hand fight ensued between the two mad athletes; Bhagavān Hari and Madhu became tired; Kaiṭabha came up and began to fight. After that Madhu and Kaiṭabha joined and, blind with rage, began to fight again and again hand to hand with the very powerful Viṣṇu.
Ch 9 Verse 18 Verse
Sanskrit Text
प्रेक्षकस्तु तदा ब्रह्मा देवी चैवान्तरिक्षगा । न मम्लतुस्तदा तौ तु विष्णुस्तु ग्लानिमाप्तवान् ॥ १८ ॥
English Translation
And Bhagavān Brahmā and the Prime Force Ādyā Śakti witnessed this from the celestial Heavens.
Ch 9 Verse 19 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि यदा जातानि युद्ध्यता । हरिणा चिन्तितं तत्र कारणं मरणे तयोः ॥ १९ ॥
English Translation
So the fight lasted for a long, long, time; yet the two Dānavas did not feel a bit tired: rather Bhagavān Viṣṇu became tired. Thus five thousand years passed away; Hari then began to ponder over their mode of death.
Ch 9 Verse 20 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि मया युद्धं कृतं किल । न श्रान्तौ दानवौ घोरौ श्रान्तोऽहं चैतदद्भुतम् ॥ २० ॥
English Translation
He thought :-- “I fought for five thousands of years but the two formidable Dānavas have not been tired anything, rather I am tired; it is a matter of great surprise.
Ch 9 Verse 21-23 Verse
Sanskrit Text
क्व गतं मे बलं शौर्यं कस्माच्चेमावनामयौ । किमत्र कारणं चिन्त्यं विचार्य मनसा त्विह ॥ २१ ॥ इति चिन्तापरं दृष्ट्वा हरिं हर्षपरावुभौ । ऊचतुस्तौ मदोन्मत्तौ मेघमम्भीरनिःस्वनौ ॥ २२ ॥ तव नोचेद्बलं विष्णो यदि श्रान्तोऽसि युद्धतः । ब्रूहि दासोऽस्मि वां नूनं कृत्वा शिरसि चाञ्जलिम् ॥ २३ ॥
English Translation
Seeing Bhagavān Hari thus sunk in cares, the two haughty Dānavas spoke to him with great glee and with a voice like that of the rumbling of cloud :-- “O Viṣṇu ! If you feel tired, if you have no sufficient strength to fight with us, then raise your folded palms on your head and acknowledge that you are our servant; or if you can, go on fighting.
Ch 9 Verse 24 Verse
Sanskrit Text
न चेद्युद्धं कुरुष्वाद्य समर्थोऽसि महामते । हत्वा त्वां निहनिष्यावः पुरुषं च चतुर्मुखम् ॥ २४ ॥
English Translation
O intelligent one! We will take away your life first; and then slay this four-faced Brahmā”.
Ch 9 Verse 25-26 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सूत उवाच । श्रुत्वा तद्भाषितं विष्णुस्तयोस्तस्मिन्महोदधौ । उवाच वचनं श्लक्ष्णं सामपूर्वं महामनाः ॥ २५ ॥ हरिरुवाच । श्रान्ते भीते त्यक्तशस्त्रे पतिते बालके तथा । प्रहरन्ति न वीरास्ते धर्म एष सनातनः ॥ २६ ॥
English Translation
Hearing the words of the two Dānavas, resting there without any support in the vast ocean, the high-minded Viṣṇu spoke to them in sweet consoling words :-- “See, O heroes! no one ever fights with one who is tired, afraid, who is weaponless, who is fallen and who is a child; this is the Dharma of the heroes.
Ch 9 Verse 27-29 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि कृतं युद्धं मया त्विह । एकोऽहं भ्रातरौ वां च बलिनौ सदृशौ तथा ॥ २७ ॥ कृतं विश्रमणं मध्ये युवाभ्यां च पुनः पुनः । तथा विश्रमणं कृत्वा युध्येऽहं नात्र संशयः ॥ २८ ॥ तिष्ठतं हि युवां तावद्बलवन्तौ मदोत्कटौ । विश्रम्याहं करिष्यामि युद्धं वा न्यायमार्गतः ॥ २९ ॥
English Translation
Both of you fought with me for five thousands of years. But I am single handed; you are two, and both equally powerful and both of you took rest at intervals. I will therefore take rest for a while, and then fight with certainty. Both of you are very powerful and very much elated in vanity. Therefore rest a while. After taking rest for a while I will fight with you according to the just rules of warfare.”
Ch 9 Verse 30 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सूत उवाच । इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य विश्रब्धौ दानवोत्तमौ । संस्थितौ दूरतस्तत्र सङ्ग्रामे कृतनिश्चयौ ॥ ३० ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words of Hari, the two chief Dānavas trusted and remained far aloof, ready to fight again.
Ch 9 Verse 31 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अतिदूरे च तौ दृष्ट्वा वासुदेवश्चतुर्भुजः । दध्यौ च मनसा तत्र कारणं मरणे तयोः ॥ ३१ ॥
English Translation
Now the four-armed Vāsudeva, seeing them at a sufficient distance, began to ponder in his mind thus :-- “How their death can be effected?
Ch 9 Verse 32 Verse
Sanskrit Text
चिन्तनाज्ज्ञानमुत्पन्नं देवीदत्तवरावुभौ । कामं वाञ्छितमरणौ न मम्लतुरतस्त्विमौ ॥ ३२ ॥
English Translation
Thinking for a time, he came to know that they have been granted, by the Supreme Śakti Devī, death at their will (Iccāmrityu); and therefore they are not getting tired.
Ch 9 Verse 33-34 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वृथा मया कृतं युद्धं श्रमोऽयं मे वृथा गतः । करोमि च कथं युद्धमेवं ज्ञात्वा विनिश्चयम् ॥ ३३ ॥ अकृते च तथा युद्धे कथमेतौ गमिष्यतः । विनाशं दुःखदौ नित्यं दानवौ वरदर्पितौ ॥ ३४ ॥
English Translation
I fought so long with them uselessly; my labour went in vain. How then can I now fight, with this certain knowledge. Again if I do not fight, how these two Dānavas, elated with their boon and giving troubles to all, be destroyed?
Ch 9 Verse 35 Verse
Sanskrit Text
भगवत्या वरो दत्तस्तया सोऽपि च दुर्घटः । मरणं चेच्छया कामं दुःखितोऽपि न वाञ्छति ॥ ३५ ॥
English Translation
When the boon is granted by the Devī their death is also well nigh impracticable. Who wants his own death, even placed in very great distressed circumstances.
Ch 9 Verse 36 Verse
Sanskrit Text
रोगग्रस्तोऽपि दीनोऽपि न मुमूर्षति कश्चन । कथं चेमौ मदोन्मत्तौ मर्तुकामौ भविष्यतः ॥ ३६ ॥
English Translation
Attacked by terrible diseases, reduced to indigent poverty no one wants to die; so how can it be expected that these two haughty Dānavas would want their death themselves?
Ch 9 Verse 37-39 Verse
Sanskrit Text
नन्वद्य शरणं यामि विद्यां शक्तिं सुकामदाम् । विना तया न सिध्यन्ति कामाः सम्यक्प्रसन्नया ॥ ३७ ॥ एवं सञ्चिन्त्यमानस्तु गगने संस्थितां शिवाम् । अपश्यद्भगवान्विष्णुर्योगनिद्रां मनोहराम् ॥ ३८ ॥ कृताज्जलिरमेयात्मा तां च तुष्टाव योगवित् । विनाशार्थं तयोस्तत्र वरदां भुवनेश्वरीम् ॥ ३९ ॥
English Translation
Therefore it is advisable me to take refuge of that Ādyā Śakti, the giver of the fruits of all desires. No desires can ever be fructified unless She is thoroughly pleased. Thus thinking, Bhagavān Viṣṇu saw the beautiful Devī Yoga Nidra Śiva, shining in the air. Then the supreme Yogi, Bhagavān Viṣṇu, of immeasurable spirit began to praise with folded palms that great Bhuvaneśvarī Mahā Kāli, the giver of boons for the destruction of the Dānavas.
Ch 9 Verse 40 Verse
Sanskrit Text
विष्णुरुवाच । नमो देवि महामाये सृष्टिसंहारकारिणि । अनादिनिधने चण्डि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदे शिवे ॥ ४० ॥
English Translation
“O Devī! I bow down to Thee O Mahāmāyā, the Creatrix and Destructrix! Thou beginningless and deathless! O auspicious Chandike! The Bestower of enjoyment and liberation
Ch 9 Verse 41 Verse
Sanskrit Text
न ते रूपं विजानामि सगुणं निर्गुणं तथा । चरित्राणि कुतो देवि सङ्ख्यातीतानि यानि ते ॥ ४१ ॥
English Translation
I do not know Thy Saguṇa or Nirguṇa forms; how then can I know Thy glorious deeds, innumerable as they are. To-day Thy undescribable prowess has been experienced by me, I being made senseless and unconscious by Thy power of sleep.
Ch 9 Verse 42-43 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अनुभूतो मया तेऽद्य प्रभावश्चातिदुर्घटः । यदहं निद्रया लीनः सञ्जातोऽस्मि विचेतनः ॥ ४२ ॥ ब्रह्मणा चातियत्नेन बोधितोऽपि पुनः पुनः । न प्रबुद्धः सर्वथाहं सङ्कोचितषडिन्द्रियः ॥ ४३ ॥
English Translation
Being tried again and again by Brahmā with great care to bring me back to my consciousness, I could not become conscious, so much my senses were contracted down.
Ch 9 Verse 44-45 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अचेतनत्वं सम्प्राप्तः प्रभावात्तव चाम्बिके । त्वया मुक्तः प्रबुद्धोऽहं युद्धं च बहुधा कृतम् ॥ ४४ ॥ श्रान्तोऽहं न च तौ श्रान्तौ त्वया दत्तवरौ वरौ । ब्रह्माणं हन्तुमायातौ दानवौ मदगर्वितौ ॥ ४५ ॥
English Translation
O Mother! By Thy power, Thou didst keep me unconscious and Thou again hast freed me from sleep, and I also fought so many times. O giver of one’s honour! Now I am tired; but Thou hast granted boon to the two Dānavas and therefore they are not getting tired.
Ch 9 Verse 46 Verse
Sanskrit Text
आहूतौ च मया कामं द्वन्द्वयुद्धाय मानदे । कृतं युद्धं महाघोरं मया ताभ्यां महार्णवे ॥ ४६ ॥
English Translation
These two Dānavas, puffed up with pride, were ready to kill Brahmā; and therefore I challenged them to fight with me and they too are fighting fiercely with me in this vast ocean.
Ch 9 Verse 47-48 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मरणे वरदानं ते ततो ज्ञातं महाद्भुतम् । ज्ञात्वाहं शरणं प्राप्तस्त्वामद्य शरणप्रदाम् ॥ ४७ ॥ साहाय्यं कुरु मे मातः खिन्नोऽहं युद्धकर्मणा । दृप्तौ तौ वरदानेन तव देवार्तिनाशने ॥ ४८ ॥
English Translation
But Thou hast granted them the wonderful boon that they will die whenever they will; and therefore I have now come to Thy refuge, as Thou protectest those that come under Thy shelter. Therefore, O Mother, the remover of the Devaś troubles! These two Dānavas are become exceedingly elated by Thy boon and I, too, am tired.
Ch 9 Verse 49 Verse
Sanskrit Text
हन्तुं मामुद्यतौ पापौ किं करोमि क्व यामि च । इत्युक्ता सा तदा देवी स्मितपूर्वमुवाच ह ॥ ४९ ॥
English Translation
Therefore dost Thou help me now. See! those two sinners are ready to kill me; without Thy grace, what can I do now? and where to go?”
Ch 9 Verse 50-51 Verse
Sanskrit Text
प्रणमन्तं जगन्नाथं वासुदेवं सनातनम् । देवदेव हरे विष्णो कुरु युद्धं पुनः स्वयम् ॥ ५० ॥ वञ्चयित्वा त्विमौ शूरौ हन्तव्यौ च विमोहितौ । मोहयिष्याम्यहं नूनं दानवौ वक्रया दृशा ॥ ५१ ॥
English Translation
Thus praised by the eternal Vāsudeva Jagannātha Hari, with humility and pranams, the Devī Mahā Kāli, resting in the air, said smiling :-- “O Deva deva Hari! Fight again; O Viṣṇu! These two heroes, when deluded by My Māyā, would be slain by you; I will delude them certainly, by My side long glance; O Nārāyana! then slay quickly the two Dānavas, when conjured by My māyā”.
Ch 9 Verse 52-56 Verse
Sanskrit Text
जहि नारायणाशु त्वं मम मायाविमोहितौ । सूत उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विष्णुस्तस्याः प्रीतिरसान्वितम् ॥ ५२ ॥ सङ्ग्रामस्थलमासाद्य तस्थौ तत्र महार्णवे । तदायातौ च तौ वीरौ युद्धकामौ महाबलौ ॥ ५३ ॥ वीक्ष्य विष्णुं स्थितं तत्र हर्षयुक्तौ बभूवतुः । तिष्ठ तिष्ठ महाकाम कुरु युद्धं चतुर्भुज ॥ ५४ ॥ दैवाधीनौ विदित्वाद्य नूनं जयपराजयौ । सबलो जयमाप्नोति दैवाज्जयति दुर्बलः ॥ ५५ ॥ सर्वथैव न कर्तव्यौ हर्षशोकौ महात्मना । पुरा वै बहवो दैत्या जिता दानववैरिणा ॥ ५६ ॥
English Translation
Sūta said :-- Hearing these loving words of Bhagavatī, Bhagavān Viṣṇu went to the scene of battle in the middle of that ocean, when the two powerful Dānavas of serene tempers and eager to light, became very glad on seeing Viṣṇu in the battle and said :-- “O four-armed one! we see your desire is very lofty indeed; well stand! Stand! now be ready for battle, knowing that victory or defeat is surely dependent on Destiny. You should think now thus :-- Though it is generally true that the more powerful one wins victory; but it also happens sometimes that the weak gets the victory by queer turn of Fate; so the high souled persons should not be glad at their victories, nor should express their sorrows at their defeat; so don’t be glad, thinking, that you on many former occasions fought with many Dānavas who were your enemies, and got the victory; nor be sorry that now you are defeated by the two Dānavas”.
Ch 9 Verse 57-59 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अधुना चावयोः सार्धं युध्यमानः पराजितः । सूत उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा तौ महाबाहू युद्धाय समुपस्थितौ ॥ ५७ ॥ वीक्ष्य विष्णुर्जघानाशु मुष्टिनाद्भुतकर्मणा । तावप्यतिबलोन्मत्तौ जध्नतुर्मुष्टिना हरिम् ॥ ५८ ॥ एवं परस्परं जातं युद्धं परमदारुणम् । युध्यमानौ महावीर्यौ दृष्ट्वा नारायणस्तदा ॥ ५९ ॥
English Translation
Thus saying, the powerful Madhu Kaiṭabha came up to fight. Seeing this, Bhagavān Viṣṇu struck them immediately by fist with great violence; the two Dānavas, elated with their strength, struck Hari in return with their fists. Thus fighting went on vigorously.
Ch 9 Verse 60-61 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अपश्यत्सम्मुखं देव्याः कृत्वा दीनां दृशं हरिः । सूत उवाच । तं वीक्ष्य तादृशं विष्णुं करुणारससंयुतम् ॥ ६० ॥ जहासातीव ताम्राक्षी वीक्षमाणा तदासुरौ । तौ जघान कटाक्षैश्च कामबाणैरिवापरैः ॥ ६१ ॥
English Translation
Now seeing the two Dānavas of great powers, fighting on incessantly, Nārāyana Hari cast a glance expressive of great distress, towards the face of the Devī Mahākāli. Seeing Viṣṇu thus distressed, the Devī laughed loudly and began to look constantly with eyes somewhat reddish and shot towards the two Asuras side-long glances, of love and amorous feelings which were like arrows from the Cupid.
Ch 9 Verse 62-63 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मन्दस्मितयुतैः कामं प्रेमभावयुतैरनु । दृष्ट्वा मुमुहतुः पापौ देव्या वक्रविलोकनम् ॥ ६२ ॥ विशेषमिति मन्वानौ कामबाणातिपीडितौ । वीक्षमाणौ स्थितौ तत्र तां देवीं विशदप्रभाम् ॥ ६३ ॥
English Translation
The two vicious Daityas became fascinated by the side-long glances of the Devī and took great pleasures in them; being extremely agitated by these amorous darts, looked with one steady gaze towards the Devī, of spotless lustre.
Ch 9 Verse 64-66 Verse
Sanskrit Text
हरिणापि च तद्दृष्टं देव्यास्तत्र चिकीर्षितम् । मोहितौ तौ परिज्ञाय भगवान्कार्यवित्तमः ॥ ६४ ॥ उवाच तौ हसन् श्लक्ष्णं मेघगम्भीरया गिरा । वरं वरयतां वीरौ युवयोर्योऽभिवाच्छितः ॥ ६५ ॥ ददामि परमप्रीतो युद्धेन युवयोः किल । दानवा बहवो दृष्टा युध्यमाना मया पुरा ॥ ६६ ॥
English Translation
Bhagavān Hari, too, saw the wonderful enchanting pastime of the Devī. Then Hari, perfectly expert in adopting means to secure ends, began to speak smiling and in voice like that of the rambling cloud, knowing the two Dānavas enchanted by Mahāmāyā, thus :--
Ch 9 Verse 67-68 Verse
Sanskrit Text
युवयोः सदृशः कोऽपि न दृष्टो न च वै श्रुतः । तस्मात्तुष्टोऽस्मि कामं वै निस्तुलेन बलेन च ॥ ६७ ॥ भ्रात्रोश्च वाञ्छितं कामं प्रयच्छामि महाबलौ । सूत उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विष्णोः साभिमानौ स्मरातुरौ ॥ ६८ ॥
English Translation
:-- O two heroes! I am very glad at the mode of your fighting. So ask from me boons. I will grant that to you. I saw many Dānavas before, fighting; but never I saw them expert like you, nor I heard like this. I am therefore, very much satisfied by your such unrivalled powers. Therefore, O greatly powerful pair of Dānavas! I wish to grant both of you any boon that you want.
Ch 9 Verse 69 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वीक्षमाणौ महामायां जगदानन्दकारिणीम् । तमूचतुश्च कामार्तौ विष्णुं कमललोचनौ ॥ ६९ ॥
English Translation
Seeing the Devī Mahāmāyā, the gladdener, of the Universe, the two Dānavas felt themselves amorous; and therefore they became proud on hearing Viṣṇu’s those words and told Viṣṇu, with their lotus-like eyes wide open, thus :--
Ch 9 Verse 70-71 Verse
Sanskrit Text
हरे न याचकावावां त्वं किं दातुमिहेच्छसि । ददाव तुल्यं देवेश दातारौ नौ न याचकौ ॥ ७० ॥ प्रार्थय त्वं हृषीकेश मनोऽभिलषितं वरम् । तुष्टौ स्वस्तव युद्धेन वासुदेवाद्भुतेन च ॥ ७१ ॥
English Translation
O Hari! what do you like to give us? We are not beggars; we do not want anything from you. O Lord of the Devas! Rather we will give you whatever you desire; we are donors; not receivers. So O Vāsudeva! Hṛṣi Keṣa! We are glad to see your- wonderful fight; so ask from us any boon that you desire.
Ch 9 Verse 72 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तयोस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच जनार्दनः । भवेतामद्य मे तुष्टौ मम वध्यावुभावपि ॥ ७२ ॥
English Translation
Hearing their words, Bhagavān Janārdan said :-- “ If you both are so much pleased with me, then I want this that both of you be killed by me.”
Ch 9 Verse 73-74 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सूत उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं विष्णोर्दानवौ चातिविस्मितौ । वञ्चिताविति मन्वानौ तस्थतुः शोकसंयुतौ ॥ ७३ ॥ विचार्य मनसा तौ तु दानवौ विष्णुमूचतुः । प्रेक्ष्य सर्वं जलमयं भूमिं स्थलविवर्जिताम् ॥ ७४ ॥
English Translation
Hearing these words of Viṣṇu, Madhu Kaiṭabha became very much wondered and thinking “we are now cheated” remained for some time merged in sorrow. Then reflecting that there is water everywhere and solid earth nowhere, they said :--
Ch 9 Verse 75-76 Verse
Sanskrit Text
हरे योऽयं वरो दत्तस्त्वया पूर्वं जनार्दन । सत्यवागसि देवेश देहि तं वाञ्छितं वरम् ॥ ७५ ॥ निर्जले विपुले देशे हनस्व मधुसूदन । वध्यावावां तु भवतः सत्यवाग्भव माधव ॥ ७६ ॥
English Translation
:-- “O Janārdana Hari! We know that you are truthful; therefore now we want this desired boon from you that you wanted to grant us before now grant us this desired boon of ours. O Madhusūdana! We will be slain by you; but kill us, O Mādhava! on a solid earth, free from any water; and thus keep your word.
Ch 9 Verse 77 Verse
Sanskrit Text
स्मृत्वा चक्रं तदा विष्णुस्तावुवाच हसन्हरिः । हन्म्यद्य वां महाभागौ निर्जले विपुले स्थले ॥ ७७ ॥
English Translation
Śri Bhagavān Hari laughed and remembering His Sudarsan disc said :-- “O two highly fortunate ones! Verily, I will kill both of you on the vast solid spot without any trace of water.
Ch 9 Verse 78 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इत्युक्त्या देवदेवेश ऊरू कृत्वातिविस्तरौ । दर्शयामास तौ तत्र निर्जलं च जलोपरि ॥ ७८ ॥
English Translation
Thus saying, the Devadeva Hari expanded His own thighs and showed to those Dānavas the vast solid earth on the surface of water and said :--
Ch 9 Verse 79 Verse
Sanskrit Text
नास्त्यत्र दानवौ वारि शिरसी मुञ्चतामिह । सत्यवागहमद्यैव भविष्यामि च वां तथा ॥ ७९ ॥
English Translation
“O two Dānavas! See, here is no water. Place your two heads here; thus I will keep my word and you would keep your word.”
Ch 9 Verse 80 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तदाकर्ण्य वचस्तथ्यं विचिन्त्य मनसा च तौ । वर्धयामासतुर्देहं योजनानां सहस्रकम् ॥ ८० ॥
English Translation
Hearing this, Madhu Kaiṭabha thought over in their minds and expanded their bodies to ten thousand Yojanas.
Ch 9 Verse 81 Verse
Sanskrit Text
भगवान्द्विगुणं चक्रे जघनं विस्मितौ तदा । शीर्षे सन्दधतां तत्र जघने परमाद्भुते ॥ ८१ ॥
English Translation
Bhagavān Viṣṇu Hari also extended his thighs to twice that amount. Seeing this, they were greatly, suprised and laid their heads on the thighs of Viṣṇu.
Ch 9 Verse 82 Verse
Sanskrit Text
रथाङ्गेन तदा छिन्ने विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । जघनोपरि वेगेन प्रकृष्टे शिरसी तयोः ॥ ८२ ॥
English Translation
Viṣṇu of wonderful prowess, then cut off quickly with His Sudarsan disc the two very big heads over His thighs.
Ch 9 Verse 83 Verse
Sanskrit Text
गतप्राणौ तदा जातौ दानवौ मधुकैटभौ । सागरः सकलो व्याप्तस्तदा वै मेदसा तयोः ॥ ८३ ॥
English Translation
Thus the two Dānavas Madhu Kaiṭabha passed away; and the marrow (meda) of them filled the ocean.
Ch 9 Verse 84 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मेदिनीति ततो जातं नाम पृथ्व्याः समन्ततः । अभक्ष्या मृत्तिका तेन कारणेन मुनीश्वराः ॥ ८४ ॥
English Translation
O Munis! For this reason, this earth is named Medinī and the earth is unfit for eatable purpose.
Ch 9 Verse 85 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इति वः कथितं सर्वं यत्पृष्टोऽस्मि सुनिश्चितम् । महाविद्या महामाया सेवनीया सदा बुधैः ॥ ८५ ॥
English Translation
Thus I have described to you all that you asked. The sum and substance is this that the wise persons should serve Mahāmāyā with all thei hearts.
Ch 9 Verse 86-88 Verse
Sanskrit Text
आराध्या परमा शक्तिः सर्वैरपि सुरासुरैः । नातः परतरं किञ्चिदधिकं भुवनत्रये ॥ ८६ ॥ सत्यं सत्यं पुनः सत्यं वेदशास्त्रार्थनिर्णयः । पूजनीया परा शक्तिर्निर्गुणा सगुणाथवा ॥ ८७ ॥
Sanskrit Colophon
इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां प्रथमस्कन्धे हरिकृतमधुकैटभवधवर्णनं नाम नवमोऽध्यायः ॥ १.९॥
English Translation
The Supreme Śakti is worshipped by all the Devas. Verily verily, I say unto you that this is decided, in all the Vedas and other Śastras that there is nothing higher than this Ādyā Śakti. Therefore this Supreme Śakti should be worshipped anyhow; either in Her Saguṇa form or in Her Nirguṇa state. Thus ends the ninth Chapter of the first Skandha on the killing of Madhu Kaiṭabha in the Mahāpurana Śrimad Devī Bhāgavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharṣi Veda Vyās.