Ch 14 Verse 1 Verse

Sanskrit Text

४.१४ चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः । प्रह्लादेन शुक्रकोपसान्त्वनम् । व्यास उवाच । इति सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा तानुवाच हसन्निव । वञ्चिता मत्स्वरूपेण दैत्याः किं गुरुणा किल ॥ १ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- Thus arguing in his mind, Śukrācārya smilingly said to the Daityas :-- O Daityas! what for have you all been cheated by Bṛhaspati, the Guru of the Devas, in my guise.

Ch 14 Verse 2 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अहं काव्यो गुरुश्चायं देवकार्यप्रसाधकः । अनेन वञ्चिता यूयं मद्याज्या नात्र संशयः ॥ २ ॥

English Translation

I am Śukrācārya; you are my disciples; this man is Bṛhaspati, wanting to serve the Gods. He has cheated you, there is no doubt in this.

Ch 14 Verse 3 Verse

Sanskrit Text

मा श्रद्धध्वं वचोऽस्यार्या दाम्भिकोऽयं मदाकृतिः । अनुगच्छत मां याज्यास्त्यजतैनं बृहस्पतिम् ॥ ३ ॥

English Translation

This vain villainous person has assumed my form; do not put the least faith in his words. O Daityas! You are my disciples, follow unto me; leave this Bṛhaspati, vain and arrogant.

Ch 14 Verse 4 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इत्याकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य दृष्ट्वा तौ सदृशौ पुनः । विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः काव्योऽयमिति निश्चिताः ॥ ४ ॥

English Translation

The Daityas, on hearing his words were struck with wonder at the resemblance of the two personages and came to the conclusion that “the person just come is the real Śukrācārya.”

Ch 14 Verse 5 Verse

Sanskrit Text

स तान्वीक्ष्य सुसम्भ्रान्तान्गुरुर्वाक्यमुवाच ह । गुरुर्वो वञ्चयत्येव मद्रूपोऽयं बृहस्पतिः ॥ ५ ॥

English Translation

Then Bṛhaspati, the false Śukrācārya explained to the Daityas in plain and enchanting words that “the second man just come is the Deva Guru Bṛhaspati; he has come here in my guise. His object is to cheat you.

Ch 14 Verse 6 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्राप्तो वञ्चयितुं युष्मान्देवकार्यार्थसिद्धये । मा विश्वासं वचस्तस्य कुरुध्वं दैत्यसत्तमाः ॥ ६ ॥

English Translation

He has come here to cheat you and serve the purpose of the Devas; do not believe in his words.

Ch 14 Verse 7 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्राप्ता विद्या मया शम्भोर्युष्मानध्यापयामि ताम् । देवेभ्यो विजयं नूनं करिष्यामि न संशयः ॥ ७ ॥

English Translation

What knowledge I have acquired from the God Śāmbhu, I am teaching it to you; I will make you, no doubt, victorious in the battle with the Devas.”

Ch 14 Verse 8 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इति श्रुत्वा गुरोर्वाक्यं काव्यरूपधरस्य ते । विश्वासं परमं जग्मुः काव्योऽयमिति निश्चयात् ॥ ८ ॥

English Translation

Thus the Daityas, hearing the words of the false Śukrācārya, thought the false one to be real and placed implicit reliance in his words.

Ch 14 Verse 9 Verse

Sanskrit Text

काव्येन बहुधा तत्र बोधिताः किल दानवाः । बुबुधुर्न गुरोर्मायामोहिताः कालपर्ययात् ॥ ९ ॥

English Translation

The real Śukrācārya, then explained them as much as he could; but the Daityas, owing to the magic of the false Śukrācārya and to the wonderful effect of time, did not hear his words.

Ch 14 Verse 10 Verse

Sanskrit Text

एवं ते निश्चयं कृत्वा ततो भार्गवमब्रुवन् । अयं गुरुर्नो धर्मात्मा बुद्धिदश्च हिते रतः ॥ १० ॥

English Translation

The Daityas thus convinced said to the real Śukrācārya, “this man before us is our Guru for our welfare and enlightenment, he is the foremost religious Śukrācārya; for ten years continuously he is giving us advices. You are not our Guru; you appear fictitious and false; you better leave this place and go away.”

Ch 14 Verse 11 Verse

Sanskrit Text

दशवर्षाणि सततमयं नः शास्ति भार्गवः । गच्छ त्वं कुहको भासि नास्माकं गुरुरप्युत ॥ ११ ॥

English Translation

The dull brained Daityas repeatedly told to Śukrācārya the reproachful words and bowed down to the false Śukrācārya, and, saluting, him, gladly welcomed him as their Guru.

Ch 14 Verse 12-14 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इत्युक्त्वा भार्गवं मूढा निर्भर्त्स्य च पुनः पुनः । जगृहुस्तं गुरुं प्रीत्या प्रणिपत्याभिवाद्य च ॥ १२ ॥ काव्यस्तु तन्मयान्दृष्ट्वा चुकोपाथ शशाप च । दैत्यान्विबोधितान्मत्वा गुरुणा चातिवञ्जितान् ॥ १३ ॥ यस्मान्मया बोधिता वै गृह्णीयुर्न च मे वचः । तस्मात्प्रनष्टसंज्ञा वै पराभवमवाप्स्यथ ॥ १४ ॥

English Translation

The real Śukrācārya, seeing the Daityas exceedingly attached to Bṛhaspati, the Guru of the Devas, and deceived by his words, cursed them out of anger and said :--“As you have not taken my words though I have explained everything to you, you would lose your knowledge and get defeat.

Ch 14 Verse 15 Verse

Sanskrit Text

मदवज्ञाफलं कामं स्वल्पे काले ह्यवाप्स्यथ । तदास्य कपटं सर्वं परिज्ञातं भविष्यति ॥ १५ ॥

English Translation

As you have shown disrespect towards me, you will get the fruits of it at an early date and will then understand the deceitful behaviours of that Deva Guru.”

Ch 14 Verse 16 Verse

Sanskrit Text

व्यास उवाच । इत्युक्त्वासौ जगामाशु भार्गवः क्रोधसंयुतः । बृहस्पतिर्मुदं प्राप्य तस्थौ तत्र समाहितः ॥ १६ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- Thus saying Śukrācārya hurriedly went away, infuriated with anger. Bṛhaspati was glad and remained there with his mind calm.

Ch 14 Verse 17-19 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ततः शप्तान्गुरुर्ज्ञात्वा दैत्यांस्ताम्भार्गवेण हि । जगाम तरसा त्यक्त्वा स्वरूपं स्वं विधाय च ॥ १७ ॥ गत्वोवाच तदा शक्रं कृतं कार्यं मया धुवम् । शप्ताः शुक्रेण ते दैत्या मया त्यक्ताः पुनः किल ॥ १८ ॥ निराधाराः कृता नूनं यतध्वं सुरसत्तमाः । सङ्ग्रामार्थं महाभाग शापदग्धा मया कृताः ॥ १९ ॥

English Translation

Bṛhaspati then knowing the Daityas cursed by Śukrācārya, assumed his real appearance, left that place, and hurriedly returned to Indra. He began to say “I have undoubtedly succeeded in my undertaking; the Daityas have been cursed and left by me too. They are now helpless; so, O Good Suras! I have made them cursed, you would better now try to fight with them.”

Ch 14 Verse 20-21 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इति श्रुत्वा गुरोर्वाक्यं मघवा मुदमाप्तवान् । जहृषुश्च सुराः सर्वे प्रतिपूज्य बृहस्पतिम् ॥ २० ॥ सङ्ग्रामाय मतिं चक्रुः संविचार्य मिथः पुनः । निर्ययुर्मिलिताः सर्वे दानवाभिमुखाः सुराः ॥ २१ ॥

English Translation

Indra heard their Guru and became very glad; all the other Devas were glad and worshipped him. They held another cabinet, secret council, how to fight with the Daityas; and, then, all uniting together marched out in battle against the Asuras.

Ch 14 Verse 22 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सुरान्समुद्यतांज्ञात्वा कृतोद्योगान्महाबलान् । अन्तर्हितं गुरुं चैव बभूवुश्चिन्तयान्विताः ॥ २२ ॥

English Translation

Seeing that the powerful Devas are marching towards them ready to fight and knowing their false Guru had fled, the Daityas became very anxious.

Ch 14 Verse 23 Verse

Sanskrit Text

परस्परमथोचुस्ते मोहितास्तस्य मायया । सम्प्रसाद्यो महात्मा च यातोऽसौ रुष्टमानसः ॥ २३ ॥

English Translation

They told each other :-- Alas! We were enchanted by the Devaguru; the highsouled Śukrācārya angrily left us; now it is our iñcumbent duty to satisfy him.

Ch 14 Verse 24 Verse

Sanskrit Text

वञ्चयित्वा गतः पापो गुरुः कपटपण्डितः । भ्रातृस्त्रीलम्भनः प्रायो मलिनोऽन्तर्बहिः शुचिः ॥ २४ ॥

English Translation

That vicious, dirty inside and pure outside, hypocrite Pundit Deva Guru, who used to go to his brother’s wife, has really cheated and has quitted us.

Ch 14 Verse 25 Verse

Sanskrit Text

किं कुर्मः क्व च गच्छामः कथं काव्यं प्रकोपितम् । कुर्वीमहि सहायार्थं प्रसन्नं हृष्टमानसम् ॥ २५ ॥

English Translation

What are we to do now? where to go? How to satiate now the anger of Śukrā so that he might be glad and help us.

Ch 14 Verse 26 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इति सञ्चिन्त्य ते सर्वे मिलिता भयकम्पिताः । प्रह्लादं पुरतः कृत्वा जग्मुस्ते भार्गवं पुनः ॥ २६ ॥

English Translation

Thus pondering over they all unitedly, shuddering with fear, again went to Śukrācārya, keeping Prahlāda in front of them.

Ch 14 Verse 27 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्रणेमुश्चरणौ तस्य मुनेर्मौनभृतस्तदा । भार्गवस्तानुवाचाथ रोषसंरक्तलोचनः ॥ २७ ॥

English Translation

They all bowed down at the feet of their Guru; Śukrā remained silent; then, bursting with anger and with eyes red, told them.

Ch 14 Verse 28 Verse

Sanskrit Text

मया प्रबोधिता यूयं मोहिता गुरुमायया । न गृहीतं वचो योग्यं तदा याज्या हितं शुचि ॥ २८ ॥

English Translation

You were all warned by me that you were being cheated by the Māyā of Bṛhaspati; you did not take my word, as worth hearing, though unselfish, pure and leading to your welfare.

Ch 14 Verse 29 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तदावगणितश्चाहं भवद्भिस्तद्वशं गतैः । प्राप्तं नूनं मदोन्मत्तैर्ममावमानजं फलम् ॥ २९ ॥

English Translation

Rather you were influenced by him and infatuated with vanity, you insulted me; now you will have to bear undoubtedly the effects of that Karma.

Ch 14 Verse 30 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तत्र गच्छत सत्भ्रष्टा यत्रासौ कपटाकृतिः । वञ्चकः सुरकार्यार्थी नाहं तद्वद्धि वञ्चकः ॥ ३० ॥

English Translation

You are now vitiated from the path of your welfare; go now where that disguised cheat resides for the welfare of the Gods; know me not to be a cheat like him.

Ch 14 Verse 31 Verse

Sanskrit Text

व्यास उवाच । एवं ब्रुवन्तं शुक्रं तु वाक्यसन्दिग्धया गिरा । प्रह्लादस्तं तदोवाच गहीत्वा चरणौ ततः ॥ ३१ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- O king! When Śukrā finished saying his uncertain words, Prahlāda clasped his feet and began to say thus :--

Ch 14 Verse 32 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्रह्लाद उवाच । भार्गवाद्य समायातान्याज्यानस्मांस्तथातुरान् । त्यक्तुं नार्हसि सर्वज्ञ त्वद्धितास्तनयान्हि नः ॥ ३२ ॥

English Translation

Prahlāda said :-- O our Guru Bhārgava! Today we have come to you in a very distressed condition! O Omniscient! we are your disciples; we are your good sons; you ought not to quit us.

Ch 14 Verse 33 Verse

Sanskrit Text

गते त्वयि तु मन्त्रार्थं शैलूषेण दुरात्मना । त्वद्वेषमधुरालापैर्वयं तेन प्रवञ्चिताः ॥ ३३ ॥

English Translation

On your departure to get the Mantra, that hypocrite, vicious Bṛhaspati getting the opportunity, assumed your false appearance and cheated us.

Ch 14 Verse 34 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अज्ञानकृतदोषेण नैव कुप्यति शान्तिमान् । सर्वज्ञस्त्वं विजानासि चित्तं नः प्रवणं त्वयि ॥ ३४ ॥

English Translation

Peaceful persons do not take any offence committed with ignorance; you know everything; you know very well that our hearts are devoted to thee and to thee alone. There is no need of telling anything further to you.

Ch 14 Verse 35 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ज्ञात्वा नस्तपसा भावं त्यज कोपं महामते । ब्रुवन्ति मुनयः सर्वे क्षणकोपा हि साधवः ॥ ३५ ॥

English Translation

O Highly Intelligent One! By your Tapas, you know our inner minds and relinquish your anger. The sages say that the anger of the saints is not lasting.

Ch 14 Verse 36 Verse

Sanskrit Text

जलं स्वभावतः शीतं वह्न्यातपसमागमात् । भवत्युष्णं वियोगाच्च शीतत्वमनुगच्छति ॥ ३६ ॥

English Translation

O Muni! Water is naturally cool; when in contact with fire it gets hot; but, when the heat is removed, it gets cold shortly after.

Ch 14 Verse 37 Verse

Sanskrit Text

क्रोथश्चाण्डालरूपो वै त्यक्तव्यः सर्वथा बुधैः । तस्माद्रोषं परित्यज्य प्रसादं कुरु सुव्रत ॥ ३७ ॥

English Translation

O observer of good vows! Anger is like candāla; sages therefore quit it. Our prayer to you is that you leave your anger and be pleased with us.

Ch 14 Verse 38 Verse

Sanskrit Text

यदि न त्यजसि क्रोधं त्यजस्यस्मान्सुदुःखितान् । त्वया त्यक्ता महाभाग गमिष्यामो रसातलम् ॥ ३८ ॥

English Translation

If you do not quit your anger and if you make us overpowered with grief and sorrow, O blessed one! We, being abandoned by you, will go down to the Pātāla.

Ch 14 Verse 39 Verse

Sanskrit Text

व्यास उवाच । प्रह्लादस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भार्गवो ज्ञानचक्षुषा । विलोक्य सुमना भूत्वा तानुवाच हसन्निव ॥ ३९ ॥

English Translation

Vyāsa said :-- Bhārgava heard Prahlāda’s words and, with his intuitioned eye, came to see the proper state of affairs and was pleased and lovingly said.

Ch 14 Verse 40 Verse

Sanskrit Text

न भेतव्यं न गन्तव्यं दानवा वा रसातलम् । रक्षयिष्यामि वो याज्यान्मन्त्रैरवितथैः किल ॥ ४० ॥

English Translation

You will not have to fear nor to enter into the Pātāla. You are my Yajamānas; I will certainly protect you all by my never failing Mantra power.

Ch 14 Verse 41 Verse

Sanskrit Text

हितं सत्यं ब्रवीम्यद्य शृणुध्वं तत्तु निश्चयम् । वचनं मम धर्मज्ञाः श्रुतं यद् ब्रह्मणः पुरा ॥ ४१ ॥

English Translation

O knower of religion! What Brahmā of yore told me, I am now telling you accordingly. Hear my truthful words, leading to your welfare.

Ch 14 Verse 42 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अवश्यम्भाविनो भावाः प्रभवन्ति शुभाशुभाः । दैवं न चान्यथा कर्तुं क्षमः कोऽपि धरातले ॥ ४२ ॥

English Translation

Whatever is inevitable, doomed to pass, must come to pass, be it auspicious or inauspicious. No one is able in this world to go against the current of Fate.

Ch 14 Verse 43 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अद्य मन्दबला यूयं कालयोगादसंशयम् । देवैर्जिताः सकृच्चापि पातालं प्रतिपत्स्यथ ॥ ४३ ॥

English Translation

Under the influence of Time you are now deprived of strength, therefore you will have to suffer defeat at the hands of the Devas and you will have to go once to the Pātāla.

Ch 14 Verse 44-45 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्राप्तः पर्यायकालो व इति ब्रह्माभ्यभाषत । भुक्तं राज्यं भवद्भिश्च पूर्णं सर्वं समृद्धिमत् ॥ ४४ ॥ युगानि दश पूर्णानि देवानाक्रम्य मूर्धनि । दैवयोगाच्च युष्माभिर्भुक्तं त्रैलोक्यमूर्जितम् ॥ ४५ ॥

English Translation

Brahmā said :-- When your time to enjoy the sovereignty of the Trilokī had come, you enjoyed the kingdoms of the Trilokī with all its wealth and power. You attacked the Devas and, helped by Time, had been able to trample them under your feet and held your sovereignty for full ten yugas and enjoyed the pleasures without any hitch.

Ch 14 Verse 46 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सावर्णिके मनौ राज्यं पुनस्तत्तु भविष्यति । पौत्रस्त्रैलोक्यविजयी राज्यं प्राप्स्यति ते बलिः ॥ ४६ ॥

English Translation

You will regain this kingdom in the Sāvarṇik manvantara. Then Bali will come in your family as the grandson of Prahlāda and will conquer the Trilokī and will get name and fame throughout his kingdom.

Ch 14 Verse 47-48 Verse

Sanskrit Text

यदा वामनरूपेण हृतं देवेन विष्णुना । तदैव च भवत्पौत्रः प्रोक्तो देवेन जिष्णुना ॥ ४७ ॥ हृतं येन बले राज्यं देववाञ्छार्थसिद्धये । त्वमिन्द्रो भविता चाग्ने स्थिते सावर्णिके मनौ ॥ ४८ ॥

English Translation

When the Lord of Vaikunṭha had incarnated as Vāmana and stolen away the kingdom of Vali, then the Janārdan Viṣṇu told Bali, the king of the Demons that “I have taken away your kingdom by pretext to serve the purpose of the Gods; you will become Indra, no doubt, in the coming Sāvarṇika manvantara.”

Ch 14 Verse 49 Verse

Sanskrit Text

भार्गव उवाच । इत्युक्तो हरिणा पौत्रस्तव प्रह्लाद साम्प्रतम् । अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां गुप्तश्चरति भीतवत् ॥ ४९ ॥

English Translation

Bhārgava said :-- According to the sayings of Śrī Bhagavān Hari, your grandson Bali is now invisible to all creatures and is now passing away his time, very much terror stricken.

Ch 14 Verse 50-51 Verse

Sanskrit Text

एकदा वासवेनासौ बलिर्गर्दभरूपभाक् । शून्ये गृहे स्थितः कामं भयभीतः शतक्रतोः ॥ ५० ॥ पृष्टश्च बहुधा तेन वासवेन बलिस्तदा । किमर्थं गार्दभं रूपं कृतवान्दैत्यपुङ्गव ॥ ५१ ॥

English Translation

Being afraid of Indra, he is now staying in a lonely house as an ass. One day Indra on seeing him enquired of him, in various ways, the cause of his assuming that ass-body.

Ch 14 Verse 52 Verse

Sanskrit Text

भोक्ता त्वं सर्वलोकस्य दैत्यानां च प्रशासिता । (न लज्जा खररूपेण तव राक्षससत्तम ।)॥ तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दैत्यराजो बलिस्तदा ॥ ५२ ॥

English Translation

O Lord of the Daityas! You have always enjoyed pleasures of all the world; you are the ruler of the Daityas; you ruled over all the worlds; do you not feel shame now in thus assuming this ass body. The Lord of the Daityas, hearing him, spoke thus.

Ch 14 Verse 53-54 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्रोवाच वचनं शक्रं कोऽत्र शोकः शतक्रतो । यथा विष्णुर्महातेजा मत्स्यकच्छपतां गतः ॥ ५३ ॥ तथाहं खररूपेण संस्थितः कालयोगतः । यथा त्वं कमले लीनः संस्थितो ब्रह्महत्यया ॥ ५४ ॥

English Translation

O Indra, there is nothing to be sorry in these matters. When the most powerful Viṣṇu can assume fish and tortoise incarnations, then what wonder is there that I by virtue of the force of Time, am now staying as an ass? When you had murdered a Brāhmaṇ, you, too had hid yourself in the Mānasa lake in the lotuses; similarly today distressed, I am staying here in this ass body.

Ch 14 Verse 55 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पीडितश्च तथा ह्यद्य स्थितोऽहं खररूपधृक् । दैवाधीनस्य किं दुःखं किं सुखं पाकशासन ॥ ५५ ॥

English Translation

O Indra! What sorrow or happiness can be to a person who is under the control of Fate. To him everything is alike; for whatever the Time wishes, It can act accordingly.

Ch 14 Verse 56 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कालः करोति वै नूनं यदिच्छति यथा तथा । भार्गव उवाच । इति तौ बलिदेवेशौ कृत्वा संविदमुत्तमाम् ॥ ५६ ॥

English Translation

Bhārgava said to Prahlāda! Both persons Bali and Indra got enlightenment at the mutual conversations; and they went away to their places at their own will.

Ch 14 Verse 57 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्रबोधं प्रापतुः कामं यथास्थानञ्च जग्मतुः । इत्येतत्ते समाख्याता मया दैवबलिष्ठता ॥ ५७ ॥

English Translation

O Lord of the Asuras! I have narrated to you this story indicating how powerful is the Time. Know that the Devas and Daityas and all the human beings and this whole universe is under that Great Fate. Here ends the Fourteenth Chapter in the Fourth Book of Śrī Mad Devī Bhāgavatam, the Mahā Purāṇam of 18,000 verses on the Daityas getting back their Śukrācārya, by Maharṣi Veda Vyāsa.