Scriptures

Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam

BOOK 4 • CHAPTER 15
Ch 15 Verse 1 Verse
Sanskrit Text
४.१५ पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः । देवीकथनेन दानवानां रसातलं प्रति गमनम् । व्यास उवाच । इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भार्गवस्य महात्मनः । प्रह्लादस्तु सुसंहृष्टो बभूव नृपनन्दनः ॥ १ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- O king Janamejaya! Prahlāda was glad to hear the above words of the high souled Bhārgava.
Ch 15 Verse 2 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ज्ञात्वा दैवं बलिष्ठञ्च प्रह्लादस्तानुवाच ह । कृतेऽपि युद्धे न जयो भविष्यति कदाचन ॥ २ ॥
English Translation
Knowing Fate to be the strongest, he addressed the Daityas :-- Never, in this battle will victory be ours.
Ch 15 Verse 3-5 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तदा ते जयिनः प्रोचुर्दानवा मदगर्विताः । सङ्ग्रामस्तु प्रकर्तव्यो दैवं किं न विदामहे ॥ ३ ॥ निरुद्यमानां दैवं हि प्रधानमसुराधिप । केन दृष्टं क्व वा दृष्टं कीदृशं केन निर्मितम् ॥ ४ ॥ तस्माद्युद्धं करिष्यामो बलमास्थाय साम्प्रतम् । भवाग्रे दैत्यवर्य त्वं सर्वज्ञोऽसि महामते ॥ ५ ॥
English Translation
Then the victorious Demons, infatuated with pride, told Prahlāda :-- What is Fate? We do not recognise it. We ought to fight. O Lord of us :-- Fate reigns over those that are idle, not energetic. Has Fate any shape? Who has created it? Has anybody seen Fate? However let us gather strength and fight. You are very intelligent and all knowing; It is proper that you should take our lead in the fight.
Ch 15 Verse 6 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इत्युक्तस्तैस्तदा राजन् प्रह्लादः प्रबलारिहा । सेनानीश्च तदा भूत्वा देवान्युद्धे समाह्वयत् ॥ ६ ॥
English Translation
O king! When the Daityas spoke thus, Prahlāda, the great Destroyer of enemies, became the general and challenged the Devas to fight.
Ch 15 Verse 7 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तेऽपि तत्रासुरान्दृष्ट्वा सङ्ग्रामे समुपस्थितान् । सर्वे सम्भृतसम्भारा देवास्तान्समयोधयन् ॥ ७ ॥
English Translation
On seeing the Asuras in the battle field, the Devas, dressed with arms and weapons, began to fight with them.
Ch 15 Verse 8 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सङ्ग्रामस्तु तदा घोरः शक्रप्रह्लादयोरभूत् । पूर्णं वर्षशतं तत्र मुनीनां विस्मयावहः ॥ ८ ॥
English Translation
For full one hundred years the dreadful battle was fought between Indra and Prahlāda; on seeing this, the Munis were astonished.
Ch 15 Verse 9 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वर्तमाने महायुद्धे शुक्रेण प्रतिपालिताः । जयमापुस्तदा दैत्याः प्रह्लादप्रमुखा नृप ॥ ९ ॥
English Translation
O king! In this fearful battle, the Daityas with their general Prahlāda, the followers of Śukrācārya, got the victory.
Ch 15 Verse 10 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तदैवेन्द्रो गुरोर्वाक्यात्सर्वदुःखविनाशिनीम् । सस्मार मनसा देवीं मुक्तिदां परमां शिवाम् ॥ १० ॥
English Translation
Then Indra, advised by their Guru Bṛhaspati, began to remember the Goddess of the Universe, the Most High, the Giver of welfare, the Destroyer of all sorrows and calamities, and the Bestower of freedom, worship Her, and sing hymns to Her with great devotion.
Ch 15 Verse 11-12 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इन्द्र उवाच । जय देवि महामाये शूलधारिणि चाम्बिके । शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मखड्गहस्तेऽभयप्रदे ॥ ११ ॥ नमस्ते भुवनेशानि शक्तिदर्शननायिके । दशतत्त्वात्मिके मातर्महाबिन्दुस्वरूपिणि ॥ १२ ॥
English Translation
Indra said :-- Victory be to the name of the Goddess Mahāmāyā, the Eternal Mother, the Holder of the trident! Holder of conchshell, disc, club, and lotus, the Giver of “no fear.” Salutation to Thee, the Goddess of the Universe; Thou art the Supreme Heroine in everything that relates to force, that is described in the Śakti Darśana Śāstras. Thou art the Ten Tattvas, Thou art the Mother, Thou art the Mahāvidyā (the Supreme Knowledge). 13. There are many Tattvas; here the ten tattvas are according to the Śakti Darśana. There are many Dharma Śāstras. Here Śakti Śāstra is meant. The Tattvas are those ultimate substances into which these gross manifestations resolve.
Ch 15 Verse 13 Verse
Sanskrit Text
महाकुण्डलिनीरूपे सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणि । प्राणाग्निहोत्रविद्ये ते नमो दीपशिखात्मिके ॥ १३ ॥
English Translation
O World Mother! Thou art the Mahā Kundalinī (the great Serpent Fire); thou art the Everlasting Existence, Intelligence and Bliss; Thou art the Deity of the vital Fire (Prāṇa); Thou art the Deity of the Agnihotra (maintenance of the Sacred Fire and an oblation to It); Thou art the Holy Flame, burning always in the ethereal space in the Heart; Salutation to Thee!
Ch 15 Verse 14 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पञ्चकोशान्तरगते पुच्छब्रह्मस्वरूपिणि । आनन्दकलिके मातः सर्वोपनिषदर्चिते ॥ १४ ॥
English Translation
Thou dwellest within the five Sheaths (the Annamāyā, the Prāṇamāyā, the Manomāyā, the Vijñānamāyā and the Ānandamāyā sheaths are the five sheaths here referred to). Thou art the Indweller of the Ānanda māyā kosa, Thou art of the nature of Puccha Brahmā, the end of Brahmā. Thou art the Deity of all, the Ānanda (bliss) unblown, O Mother! Thou art the Deity of all the Upaniṣadas.
Ch 15 Verse 15 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मातः प्रसीद सुमुखी भव हीनसत्त्वां- स्त्रायस्व नो जननि दैत्यपराजितान् वै । त्वं देवि नः शरणदा भुवने प्रमाणा शक्तासि दुःखशमनेऽखिलवीर्ययुक्ते ॥ १५ ॥
English Translation
O Mother! Be pleased unto us; we have become powerless; protect us, O Mother! we are defeated by the Daityas; O Goddess! Thou art endowed with all the powers, Thou art our Sole Refuge in this Universe, in times of distress, and Thou art the Only One, strong and capable to remove all our dangers.
Ch 15 Verse 16 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ध्यायन्ति येऽपि सुखिनो नितरां भवन्ति दुःखान्विताविगतशोकभयास्तथान्ये । मोक्षार्थिनो विगतमानविमुक्तसङ्गाः संसारवारिधिजलं प्रतरन्ति सन्तः ॥ १६ ॥
English Translation
O Goddess! Those who incessantly meditate on Thee are really happy and those that do not meditate Thee, their fear, and sorrows are never removed; those that want ultimate freedom from bondage and who meditate on Thee always; those pure souls, being free from Ahamkāra, and free from attachment go, no doubt, beyond this ocean of world.
Ch 15 Verse 17 Verse
Sanskrit Text
त्वं देवि विश्वजननि प्रथितप्रभावा संरक्षणार्थमुदितार्तिहरप्रतापा । संहर्तुमेतदखिलं किल कालरूपा को वेत्ति तेऽम्ब चरितं ननु मन्दबुद्धिः ॥ १७ ॥
English Translation
O World Mother! Thy prowess is ever manifested whenever protection is demanded; You always come forward and relieve the distressed; You are the great destroyer! Thou art the Time Incarnate of all these worlds; O Mother! We are fools; how can we appreciate your qualities.
Ch 15 Verse 18 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ब्रह्मा हरश्च हरिदश्वरथो हरिश्च इन्द्रो यमोऽथ वरुणोऽग्निसमीरणौ च । ज्ञातुं क्षमा न मुनयोऽपि महानुभावा यस्याः प्रभावमतुलं निगमागमाश्च ॥ १८ ॥
English Translation
Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśa, I myself, Sun, Yama, Varuna, Fire, Air, the high minded munis, Āgama, Nigama, the Tantras and the Vedas, are quite unable to realise Your unequalled prowess; Salutation to Thy Feet.
Ch 15 Verse 19 Verse
Sanskrit Text
धन्यास्त एव तव भक्तिपरा महान्तः संसारदुःखरहिताः सुखसिन्धुमग्नाः । ये भक्तिभावरहिता न कदापि दुःखा- ॥ म्भोधिं जनिक्षयतरङ्गमुमे तरन्ति ॥ १९ ॥
English Translation
Those are blessed that are devoted to Thee; They are the great souls; they always dive in the Ocean of Bliss, being always free from the fangs of this Samsāra. Those that are not Your devotees, cannot cross this Ocean of Samsāra, where the Birth and Death are the billows.
Ch 15 Verse 20 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ये वीज्यमानाः सितचामरैश्च क्रीडन्ति धन्याः शिबिकाधिरूढाः । तैः पूजिता त्वं किल पूर्वदेहे नानोपहारैरिति चिन्तयामि ॥ २० ॥
English Translation
O Goddess! Those that are always fanned by the white cāmaras and those that travel always in cars, they in their previous births worshipped Thee with various things; therefore they have acquired the effects of their meritorious deeds; this is my opinion.
Ch 15 Verse 21 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ये पूज्यमाना वरवारणस्था विलासिनीवृन्दविलासयुक्ताः । सामन्तकैश्चोपनतैर्व्रजन्ति मन्ये हि तैस्त्वं किल पूजितासि ॥ २१ ॥
English Translation
Those that are always worshipped amongst the human beings, those that go on nice elephants, those that are surrounded by pleasures and enjoy the lovely companions of beautiful coquettish women, those that go surrounded by soldiers, O Goddess! I consider they worshipped Thee in their previous births, and they are now enjoying fruits of their past deeds.
Ch 15 Verse 22-23 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । एवं स्तुता मघवता देवी विश्वेश्वरी तदा । प्रादुर्बभूव तरसा सिंहारूढा चतुर्भुजा ॥ २२ ॥ शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मान्बिभ्रती चारुलोचना । रक्ताम्बरधरा देवी दिव्यमाल्यविभूषणा ॥ २३ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- Thus praised by Indra, the Goddess of the Universe with four arms hurriedly appeared there mounted on a lion. Conchshell, disc, club, and lotuses were held by the beautiful eyed Goddess in Her four hands respectively, wearing a red apparel and ornamented with divine garlands.
Ch 15 Verse 24 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तानुवाच सुरान्देवी प्रसन्नवदना गिरा । भयं त्यजन्तु भो देवाः शं विधास्ये किलाधुना ॥ २४ ॥
English Translation
The Goddess being pleased addressed the Devas with sweet words, “Cast off your fear. O Devas! I will see presently all about your welfare.”
Ch 15 Verse 25 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इत्युक्त्वा सा तदा देवी सिंहारूढातिसुन्दरी । जगाम तरसा तत्र यत्र दैत्या मदान्विताः ॥ २५ ॥
English Translation
Addressing the Devas thus, the Divine Mother mounted on a lion, went hurriedly to the place where the demons were waiting, infatuated with pride.
Ch 15 Verse 26 Verse
Sanskrit Text
प्रह्लादप्रमुखाः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा देवीं पुरःस्थिताम् । ऊचुः परस्परं भीताः किं कर्तव्यमितस्तदा ॥ २६ ॥
English Translation
All the Daityas with their general Prahlāda saw the Goddess before them and were terrified and began to address each other “What are we to do now?”
Ch 15 Verse 27-28 Verse
Sanskrit Text
देवं नारायणं चात्र सम्प्राप्ता चण्डिका किल । महिषान्तकरी नूनं चण्डमुण्डविनाशिनी ॥ २७ ॥ निहनिष्यति नः सर्वानम्बिका नात्र संशयः । वक्रदृष्ट्या यया पूर्वं निहतौ मधुकैटभौ ॥ २८ ॥
English Translation
This Candikā Goddess has come here to protect the Devas. She destroyed Mahiṣāsura and Canḍa Munḍa; it was She that killed, in days of yore, Madhukaiṭava with evil look.
Ch 15 Verse 29-30 Verse
Sanskrit Text
एवं चिन्तातुरान्वीक्ष्य प्रह्लादस्तानुवाच ह । योद्धव्यं नाथ गन्तव्यं पलाय्य दानवोत्तमाः ॥ २९ ॥ नमुचिस्तानुवाचाथ पलायनपरानिह । हनिष्यति जगन्माता रुषिता किल हेतिभिः ॥ ३० ॥
English Translation
Seeing the demons thus full of sorrowful thoughts, Prahlāda addressed the Daityas :-- “It is better not to fight but let us fly away all together.” Then the Daitya Namuchi told the Daityas ready to fly away “If you fly away, this World Mother will instantly kill you all with weapons in Her hands.
Ch 15 Verse 31 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तथा कुरु महाभाग यथा दुःखं न जायते । व्रजामोऽद्यैव पातालं तां स्तुत्वा तदनुज्ञया ॥ ३१ ॥
English Translation
Do that by which we can protect us. Let us worship the Goddess of the Universe, and, getting Her permission, we will go this very day to the Pātāla.”
Ch 15 Verse 32 Verse
Sanskrit Text
प्रह्लाद उवाच । स्तौमि देवीं महामायां सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तकारिणीम् । सर्वेषां जननीं शक्तिं भक्तानामभयङ्करीम् ॥ ३२ ॥
English Translation
Prahlāda said “I will worship the Goddess Mahāmāyā, the Creatrix, Preservrix and Destructrix of the Universe, the World Mother, and the Assurer of safety to Her devotees.”
Ch 15 Verse 33 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । इत्युक्त्या विष्णुभक्तस्तु प्रह्लादः परमार्थवित् । तुष्टाव जगतां धात्रीं कृताञ्जलिपुटस्तदा ॥ ३३ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- Thus saying, the knower of the highest knowledge, Prahlāda, the devotee of Viṣṇu, began to sing hymns with folded hands in praise of the Goddess, the Upholdress of the Universe.
Ch 15 Verse 34 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मालासर्पवदाभाति यस्यां सर्वं चराचरम् । सर्वाधिष्ठानरूपायै तस्यै ह्रींमूर्तये नमः ॥ ३४ ॥
English Translation
I bow down to Thee, the incarnate of the mantra “Hrīm” the Refuge of all, and within Whom this whole Universe, moving and unmoving, is appearing untruly as a snake is mistaken for a garland of flowers.
Ch 15 Verse 35 Verse
Sanskrit Text
त्वत्तः सर्वमिदं विश्वं स्थावरं जङ्गमं तथा । अन्ये निमित्तमात्रास्ते कर्तारस्तव निर्मिताः ॥ ३५ ॥
English Translation
O Goddess! All these Universes, moving and unmoving, have sprung from Thee; Brahmā, Viṣṇu and others are Creators, Preservers in name only; Thou hast created them all.
Ch 15 Verse 36 Verse
Sanskrit Text
नमो देवि महामाये सर्वेषां जननी स्मृता । को भेदस्तव देवेषु दैत्येषु स्वकृतेषु च ॥ ३६ ॥
English Translation
O Mahāmāyā! You are the Divine Mother of all! When You have created the Asuras and the Suras, how can you then see any difference between the Devas and the Daityas?
Ch 15 Verse 37 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मातुः पुत्रेषु को भेदोऽप्यशुभेषु शुभेषु च । तथैव देवेष्वस्मासु न कर्तव्यस्त्वयाधुना ॥ ३७ ॥
English Translation
As a Mother makes no distinction between her good sons and bad sons, so You are not to make any difference between us and the Devas; this is our prayer to you.
Ch 15 Verse 38 Verse
Sanskrit Text
यादृशास्तादृशा मातः सुतास्ते दानवाः किल । यतस्त्वं विश्वजननी पुराणेषु प्रकीर्तिता ॥ ३८ ॥
English Translation
O Goddess! You have been sung in all the Purāṇas as the World Mother; therefore, O Mother! We are your sons just as the Devas are.
Ch 15 Verse 39 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तेऽपि स्वार्थपरा नूनं यथैव वयमप्युत । नान्तरं दैत्यसुरयोर्भेदोऽयं मोहसम्भवः ॥ ३९ ॥
English Translation
O Mother! As they have got their interests, so we too have got our interests; therefore there is no difference between he Daityas and the Devas. Therefore if anyone makes any difference, it is due to the subtle error.
Ch 15 Verse 40 Verse
Sanskrit Text
धनदारादिभोगेषु वयं सक्ता दिवानिशम् । तथैव देवा देवेशि को भेदोऽसुरदेवयोः ॥ ४० ॥
English Translation
O Goddess! As we are attached to wealth, wives, and other pleasures of the senses, so the gods are; O Goddess! How then can any difference exist between them and us.
Ch 15 Verse 41 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तेऽपि कश्यपदायादा वयं तत्सम्भवाः किल । कुतो विरोधसम्भूतिर्जाता मातस्तवाधुना ॥ ४१ ॥
English Translation
O Mother! They are the sons of Maharṣi Kaśyapa; we also are his sons; Therefore you cannot have partiality for them before us.
Ch 15 Verse 42 Verse
Sanskrit Text
न तथा विहितं मातस्त्वयि सर्वसमुद्भवे । साम्यतैव त्वया स्थाप्या देवेष्वस्मासु चैव हि ॥ ४२ ॥
English Translation
O World Mother! In You no such difference is visible anywhere. Therefore do You here preserve equality amongst us both.
Ch 15 Verse 43 Verse
Sanskrit Text
गुणव्यतिकरात्सर्वे समुत्पन्नाः सुरासुराः । गुणान्विता भवेयुस्ते कथं देहभृतोऽमराः ॥ ४३ ॥
English Translation
The Suras and Asuras all have sprung from the permutations and combinations of the 3 qualities! Then how the Devas being embodied can possess more qualities than us.
Ch 15 Verse 44 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कामः क्रोधश्च लोभश्च सर्वदेहेषु संस्थिताः । वर्तन्ते सर्वदा तस्मात् कोऽविरोधी भवेञ्चनः ॥ ४४ ॥
English Translation
Every embodied soul possesses always cupidity, anger, covetousness; how then can one expect to remain without any quarrels with others.
Ch 15 Verse 45 Verse
Sanskrit Text
त्वया मिथो विरोधोऽयं कल्पितः किल कौतुकात् । मन्यामहे विभेदेन नूनं युद्धदिदृक्षया ॥ ४५ ॥
English Translation
We think that it is all sport with You to see our opinions different, rather contradictory, and it is You who got us involved in quarrels with each other and it is Your pleasure to witness how we fight against each other.
Ch 15 Verse 46 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अन्यथा खलु भ्रातॄणां विरोधः कीदृशोऽनघे । त्वं चेन्नेच्छसि चामुण्डे वीक्षितुं कलहं किल ॥ ४६ ॥
English Translation
Sinless one! O Cāmunde! Were You not so fond to see our fight, how then, we being brothers are at war against each other. Certainly it is Your Divine Sport.
Ch 15 Verse 47 Verse
Sanskrit Text
जानामि धर्मं धर्मज्ञे वेद्मि चाहं शतक्रतुम् । तथापि कलहोऽस्माकं भोगार्थं देवि सर्वदा ॥ ४७ ॥
English Translation
O Goddess! I know what is religion, I know who is Indra. It is the very idea to enjoy these sensual pleasures that is the only cause of our incessant quarrels.
Ch 15 Verse 48 Verse
Sanskrit Text
एकः कोऽपि न शास्तास्ति संसारे त्वां विनाम्बिके । स्पृहावतस्तु कः कर्तुं क्षमते वचनं बुधः ॥ ४८ ॥
English Translation
O Mother! You are the Sole Ruler of this Samsāra; no sensible man can carry out the words of a man who yearns for something. (i.e., O Mother, You are the only one that is desireless; so we can obey your words).
Ch 15 Verse 49 Verse
Sanskrit Text
देवासुरैरयं सिन्धुर्मथितः समये क्वचित् । विष्णुना विहितो भेदः सुधारत्नच्छलेन वै ॥ ४९ ॥
English Translation
O Mother! Once the Devas and the Asuras conjointly churned the ocean. At that time Viṣṇu, on the plea of distributing the jewel, and the ambrosial nectar, iñcurred quarrels amongst them.
Ch 15 Verse 50 Verse
Sanskrit Text
त्वयासौ कल्पितः शौरिः पालकत्वे जगद्गुरुः । तेन लक्ष्मीः स्वयं लोभाद् गृहीतामरसुन्दरी ॥ ५० ॥
English Translation
O Mother! You have made him the Preserver and Controller of the Universe and the Spiritual Guide of the world. And it was He who took away the Goddess Lakṣmī, the beautiful lady amongst the Deva women.
Ch 15 Verse 51 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ऐरावतस्तथेन्द्रेण पारिजातोऽथ कामधुक् । उच्चैःश्रवाः सुरैः सर्वं गृहीतं वैष्णवेच्छया ॥ ५१ ॥
English Translation
Indra, the Lord of the Gods, took the elephant named Airāvat, the flower Pārijāt, the Heavenly Cow yielding all desires, and the horse Uccaiśravā. Thus, through the desires and devices of Viṣṇu, they got the excellent things.
Ch 15 Verse 52 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अनयं तादृशं कृत्वा जाता देवास्तु साधवः । (अन्यायिनः सुरा नूनं पश्य त्वं धर्मलक्षणं ।)॥ संस्थापिताः सुरा नूनं विष्णुना बहुमानिना ॥ ५२ ॥
English Translation
O! What a wonder is this that the Devas were considered holy persons, after they had committed such unholy acts; no doubt the Devas had done a very heinous crime. O Goddess! You can judge Yourself what is the just and unjust thing in this case.
Ch 15 Verse 53 Verse
Sanskrit Text
नूनं दैत्याः पराभूवन्पश्य त्वं धर्मलक्षणम् । क्व धर्मः कीदृशो धर्मः क्व कार्यं क्व च साधुता ॥ ५३ ॥
English Translation
where is Religion? And what are the acts done by a religious man? What is uprightness, justice, and purity? You better examine which party has observed virtue? Who has shown uprightness, justice and parity? To whom victory and defeat are due? You are the only one capable to judge all these things.
Ch 15 Verse 54 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कथयामि च कस्याग्रे सिद्धं मैमांसिकं मतम् । तार्किका युक्तिवादज्ञा विधिज्ञा वेदवादकाः ॥ ५४ ॥
English Translation
Alas! Whom to tell all the conclusions arrived at in the Mimāmsakas. If any one considers, one will find the world is the field of dissensions and quarrels; the argumentators look to the logical reasoning only; followers of the Vedas look to the rules and regulations only; these so called men of gross ideas they acknowledge that this world is created and preserved by the One only, and yet they quarrel amongst each other.
Ch 15 Verse 55-56 Verse
Sanskrit Text
उक्ताः सकर्तृकं विश्वं विवदन्ते जडात्मकाः । कर्ता भवति चेदस्मिन्संसारे वितते किल ॥ ५५ ॥ विरोधः कीदृशस्तत्र चैककर्मणि वै मिथः । वेदे नैकमतिः कस्माच्छास्त्रेष्वपि तथा पुनः ॥ ५६ ॥
English Translation
If there be One and only One Lord of this wide infinite Samsāra, then why would there be differences and quarrels amongst each other? Why is there not seen any agreement in opinion and why do the Śāstras differ and why are there so many differences in the opinions held by the knowers of the Vedas.
Ch 15 Verse 57 Verse
Sanskrit Text
नैकवाक्यं वचस्तेषामपि वेदविदां पुनः । यतः स्वार्थपरं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजङ्गमम् ॥ ५७ ॥
English Translation
O Goddess! This whole Universe, moving and unmoving is selfish; hence arise so many differences between several opinions. There was no one unselfish in this world and there would be no unselfish persons born hereafter.
Ch 15 Verse 58-59 Verse
Sanskrit Text
निःस्पृहः कोऽपि संसारे न भवेन्न भविष्यति । शशिनाथ गुरोर्भार्या हृता ज्ञात्वा बलादपि ॥ ५८ ॥ गौतमस्य तथेन्द्रेण जानता धर्मनिश्चयम् । गुरुणानुजभार्या च भुक्ता गर्भवती बलात् ॥ ५९ ॥
English Translation
Look! The Moon stole away perforce knowingly the wife of Bṛhaspati; Indra, knowing what is religion stole away the wife of Gautama; Bṛhaspati enjoyed forcibly the wife of his younger; and also he outraged his elder brother’s wife in her pregnant state and cursed the boy in the womb and made him blind.
Ch 15 Verse 60-61 Verse
Sanskrit Text
शप्तो गर्भगतो बालः कृतश्चान्धस्तथा पुनः । विष्णुना च शिरश्छिन्नं राहोश्चक्रेण वै बलात् ॥ ६० ॥ अपराधं विना कामं तदा सत्त्ववताम्बिके । पौत्रो धर्मवतां शूरः सत्यव्रतपरायणः ॥ ६१ ॥
English Translation
What more to say than Viṣṇu, all full of Sāttvic qualities, severed perforce the head of Rāhu. O Mother! Look to the case of my grandson Bali who used to pay due respects to all, who was the foremost amongst the virtuous, observer of rigorous truth, performer of sacrifices, liberal, peaceful, all-knowing.
Ch 15 Verse 62-64 Verse
Sanskrit Text
यज्वा दानपतिः शान्तः सर्वज्ञः सर्वपूजकः । कृत्वाथ वामनं रूपं हरिणा छलवेदिना ॥ ६२ ॥ वञ्चितोऽसौ बलिः सर्वं हृतं राज्यं पुरा किल । तथापि देवान्धर्मस्थान्प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ॥ ६३ ॥ वदन्ति चाटुवादांश्च धर्मवादाज्जयं गताः । एवं ज्ञात्वा जगन्मातर्यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥ ६४ ॥
English Translation
The pretender Hari, taking the form of a dwarf in his Vāmana incarnation, deceived Bali and took away all his kingdoms. Alas! Still the intelligent good persons reckon the Deva Viṣṇu as the preserver of Religion. What a wonder! Those who are flatterers become victorious in this world; and defeat come to those that speak of Dharma. 65. O Goddess! You are the Mother of all the worlds; do whatever You like. But You should know that the Demons are all under Your protection; kill or save them as You like.
Ch 15 Verse 65 Verse
Sanskrit Text
शरणा दानवाः सर्वे जहि वा रक्ष वा पुनः । श्रीदेव्युवाच । सर्वे गच्छत पातालं तत्र वासं यथेप्सितम् ॥ ६५ ॥
English Translation
The Devī said :-- O Demons! Leave you all the anger arising from this warfare and go without any fear to Pātāla and live there at your ease and happiness.
Ch 15 Verse 66 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कुरुध्वं दानवाः सर्वे निर्भया गतमन्यवः । कालः प्रतीक्ष्यो युष्माभिः कारणं स शुभेऽशुभे ॥ ६६ ॥
English Translation
Better now wait on Time; whether you will get auspicious or inauspicious fruits for your deeds. Know whoever is desireless and unattached, to him happiness is always and everywhere.
Ch 15 Verse 67 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सुनिर्वेदपराणां हि सुखं सर्वत्र सर्वदा । त्रैलोक्यस्य च राज्येऽपि न सुखं लोभचेतसाम् ॥ ६७ ॥
English Translation
Whose mind is avaricious, He does not get peace and happiness, even if he acquires the Trilokī. Even, in the golden age, avaricious persons did not get happiness, though they acquired the fruits of their actions.
Ch 15 Verse 68 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कृतेऽपि न सुखं पूर्णं सस्पृहाणां फलैरपि । तस्मात्त्यक्त्वा महीमेतां प्रयान्त्वद्य महीतलम् ॥ ६८ ॥
English Translation
Therefore you get yourselves freed of your sins and obey My order and leave the earth and go down to the Pātāla.
Ch 15 Verse 69 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ममाज्ञां पुरतः कृत्वा सर्वे विगतकल्मषाः । व्यास उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं देव्यास्तथेत्युक्त्वा रसातलम् ॥ ६९ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- On hearing the Devī’s words, the Demons obeyed and bowing at Her feet and preserved by Her, went to Pātāla.
Ch 15 Verse 70 Verse
Sanskrit Text
प्रणम्य दानवाः सर्वे गताः शक्त्याभिरक्षिताः । अन्तर्दधे ततो देवी देवाः स्वभुवनं गताः ॥ ७० ॥
English Translation
Then the Devī disappeared; and the Devas went away to their own homes. Thus the Devas and the Daityas, abandoning their feelings of enmity towards each other, lived in peace.
Ch 15 Verse 71 Verse
Sanskrit Text
त्यक्त्वा वैरं स्थिताः सर्वे ते तदा देवदानवाः । एतदाख्यानमखिलं यः शृणोति वदत्यथ ॥ ७१ ॥
English Translation
O King! He who hears this fact, gets himself freed from all sorts of calamities and reaches the Highest Peace. Here ends the Fifteenth Chapter in the Fourth Book of Śrī Mad Devī Bhāgavatam, the Mahā Purāṇam of 18,000 verses, on the truce between the Daityas and Devas and on their departures with peace, by Maharṣi Veda Vyāsa.