Scriptures

Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam

BOOK 5 • CHAPTER 11
Ch 11 Verse 1 Verse
Sanskrit Text
५.११ एकादशोऽध्यायः । ताम्रकृतं देवीं प्रति विस्रंसनवचनवर्णनम् । व्यास उवाच । इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा महिषो मदविह्वलः । मन्त्रिवृद्धान् समाहूय राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- The King Mahiṣāsura, maddened with pride, heard the messenger’s words and called the aged and experienced ministers and said thus :--
Ch 11 Verse 2 Verse
Sanskrit Text
राजोवाच । मन्त्रिणः किं च कर्तव्यं विश्रब्धं ब्रूत मा चिरम् । आगता देवविहिता मायेयं शाम्बरीव किम् ॥ २ ॥
English Translation
O Ministers! What am I to do now? Better judge you all well, and speak out definitely to me. Is it that this Devī has been created by the Devas like the Māyā of Sambarāsura and thus has appeared before us?
Ch 11 Verse 3 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कार्येऽस्मिन्निपुणा यूयमुपायेषु विचक्षणाः । सामादिषु च कर्तव्यः कोऽत्र मह्यं ब्रुवन्तु च ॥ ३ ॥
English Translation
You are all dexterous and know where to apply the four means of success, viz., conciliation, gift or bribery, sowing dissensions, and war; and therefore you would better tell me which one of the above four, I am to adopt now.
Ch 11 Verse 4 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मन्त्रिण ऊचुः । सत्यं सदैव वक्तव्यं प्रियञ्च नृपसत्तम । कार्यं हितकरं नूनं विचार्य विबुधैः किल ॥ ४ ॥
English Translation
The ministers said :-- O King! One should always speak true and at the same time pleasant; the wise ones should then select only those which are beneficial and apply them.
Ch 11 Verse 5 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सत्यं च हितकृद्राजन्प्रियं चाहितकृद्भवेत् । यथौषधं नृणां लोके ह्यप्रियं रोगनाशनम् ॥ ५ ॥
English Translation
O King! As a medicine, though bitter, cures diseases, so true words, though appearing unpleasant, lead to beneficial results. Those that are simply pleasant, are generally injurious as to their effects.
Ch 11 Verse 6 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सत्यस्य श्रोता मन्ता च दुर्लभः पृथिवीपते । वक्तापि दुर्लभः कामं बहवश्चाटुभाषकाः ॥ ६ ॥
English Translation
O Lord of the Earth! The bearers and approvers of truth both are very rare; truth speakers also are very difficult to be seen; laudatory sycophancy is found in a great measure in this world.
Ch 11 Verse 7 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कथं ब्रूमोऽत्र नृपते विचारे गहने त्विह । शुभं वाप्यशुभं वापि को वेत्ति भुवनत्रये ॥ ७ ॥
English Translation
O King! Nobody in the three worlds knows what will be good or what will lead to inauspicious results? How can we then definitely pronounce our judgment in this difficult matter?
Ch 11 Verse 8 Verse
Sanskrit Text
राजोवाच । स्वस्वमत्यनुसारेण ब्रुवन्त्वद्य पृथक्पृथक् । येषां हि यादृशो भावस्तच्छ्रुत्वा चिन्तयाम्यहम् ॥ ८ ॥
English Translation
The King said :-- Let each of you say separately, according to his own intellect, what is his opinion; I will hear them all and consider for myself.
Ch 11 Verse 9 Verse
Sanskrit Text
बहूनां मतमाज्ञाय विचार्य च पुनः पुनः । यच्छ्रेयस्तद्धि कर्तव्यं कार्यं कार्यविचक्षणैः ॥ ९ ॥
English Translation
Clever persons should hear the opinions of several persons, then judge for himself what is the best and then adopt that as what is to be done.
Ch 11 Verse 10 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । तस्यैवं वचनं श्रुत्वा विरूपाक्षो महाबलः । उवाच तरसा वाक्यं रञ्जयन्पृथिवीपतिम् ॥ १० ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- Hearing his words, the powerful Virūpākṣa came out foremost of all and began to say pleasant words to the King.
Ch 11 Verse 11 Verse
Sanskrit Text
विरूपाक्ष उवाच । राजन्नारी वराकीयं सा ब्रूते मदगर्विता । विभीषिकामात्रमिदं ज्ञातव्यं वचनं त्वया ॥ ११ ॥
English Translation
Virūpāka said: O King! Please take for certain, what has been spoken by that ordinary woman, swelled with vanity, as words simply to scare you.
Ch 11 Verse 12 Verse
Sanskrit Text
को बिभेति स्त्रियो वाक्यैर्दुरुक्तै रणदुर्मदैः । अनृतं साहसं चेति जानन्नारीविचेष्टितम् ॥ १२ ॥
English Translation
The efforts and courage of a woman are known to all; who will be afraid therefore, to hear abusive language from a woman, praising her ownself in matters of warfare?
Ch 11 Verse 13 Verse
Sanskrit Text
जित्वा त्रिभुवनं राजन्नद्य कान्ताभयेन वै । दीनत्वेऽप्ययशो नूनं वीरस्य भुवने भवेत् ॥ १३ ॥
English Translation
O King! You have conquered the three worlds by your own heroic valour; now if you acknowledge your inferiority, out of fear to a woman, you would be subject to very much disgrace in this world.
Ch 11 Verse 14 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तस्माद्याम्यहमेकाकी युद्धाय चण्डिकां प्रति । हनिष्ये तां महाराज निर्भयो भव साम्प्रतम् ॥ १४ ॥
English Translation
Therefore, O King! I will go alone to fight with Caṇḍikā and I will kill Her. You can stay here now without any fear.
Ch 11 Verse 15-16 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सेनावृतोऽहं गत्वा तां शस्त्रास्त्रैर्विविधैः किल । निषूदयामि दुर्मर्षां चण्डिकां चण्डविक्रमाम् ॥ १५ ॥ बद्ध्वा सर्पमयैः पाशैरानयिष्ये तवान्तिकम् । वशगा तु सदा ते स्यात्पश्य राजन् बलं मम ॥ १६ ॥
English Translation
O King! See my prowess now; I am just now going with my army and I will kill that violent Caṇḍikā, maddened with pride, or I will tie Her down by a coil of snakes and bring Her before you; then that Lady, seeing Herself helpless, will become quite submissive to you; there is no doubt in this.
Ch 11 Verse 17 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । विरूपाक्षवचः श्रुत्वा दुर्धरो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । सत्यमुक्तं वचो राजन् विरूपाक्षेण धीमता ॥ १७ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- Hearing these words of Virūpākṣa, Durdhara said :-- O King! Virūpākṣa is very intelligent; what he has said just now is all reasonable and true.
Ch 11 Verse 18 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ममापि वचनं श्लक्ष्णं श्रोतव्यं धीमता त्वया । कामातुरैषा सुदती लक्ष्यतेऽप्यनुमानतः ॥ १८ ॥
English Translation
O King! You are intelligent; hear my words full of truth also. As far as I think, I consider that woman with beautiful teeth as passionate.
Ch 11 Verse 19 Verse
Sanskrit Text
भवत्येवंविधा कामं नायिका रूपगर्विता । भीषयित्वा वरारोहा त्वां वशे कर्तुमिच्छति ॥ १९ ॥
English Translation
For that woman of broad hips has expressed a desire to bring you under control by making you fearful; the mistresses, proud of their beauty generally use such words when they become passionate.
Ch 11 Verse 20 Verse
Sanskrit Text
हावोऽयं मानिनीनां वै तं वेत्ति रसवित्तमः । वक्रोक्तिरेषा कामिन्याः प्रियं प्रति परायणम् ॥ २० ॥
English Translation
When they behave in this way, people call these amorous gestures. These crooked words of mistresses are the chief causes in attracting dear persons unto them.
Ch 11 Verse 21 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वेत्ति कोऽपि नरः कामं कामशास्त्रविचक्षणः । यदुक्तं नाम बाणैस्त्वा वधिष्ये रणमूर्धनि ॥ २१ ॥
English Translation
Those who are skilled in the art of love affair, some of them can know these things thoroughly well. O King! That woman has said, “I will pierce and kill you by arrows, face to face, in the battlefield.”
Ch 11 Verse 22 Verse
Sanskrit Text
हेतुगर्भमिदं वाक्यं ज्ञातव्यं हेतुवित्तमैः । बाणास्तु मानिनीनां वै कटाक्षा एव विश्रुताः ॥ २२ ॥
English Translation
The sense of this is different. The wise persons that are clever and experienced in the art of finding out the cause, declare that the above sentence is pregnant with deep and esoteric meaning.
Ch 11 Verse 23 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पुष्पाञ्जलिमयाश्चान्ये व्यङ्ग्यानि वचनानि च । का शक्तिरन्यबाणानां प्रेरणे त्वयि पार्थिव ॥ २३ ॥
English Translation
You can easily see that the handsome women have no other arrows with them; their side-glances are their arrows. And their words carry their hidden meanings, and, expressing their desires, are their flowers.
Ch 11 Verse 24 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तादृशीनां न सा शक्तिर्ब्रह्मविष्णुहरादिषु । ययोक्तं नेत्रबाणैस्त्वां हनिष्ये मन्द पार्थिवम् ॥ २४ ॥
English Translation
O King! Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa even have no powers to shoot arrows at you; how can, then, that helpless woman, who appears so passionate, dart real arrows at you? O King! That lady said :-- “O Stupid! I will kill your King by my arrow-like eye-sight.”
Ch 11 Verse 25 Verse
Sanskrit Text
विपरीतं परिज्ञातं तेनारसविदा किल । पातयिष्यामि शय्यायां रणमय्यां पतिं तव ॥ २५ ॥
English Translation
But the messenger was wanting in that power to appreciate; so he, no doubt, understood her words in their contrary sense. The saying of that lady, “I will lay your lord in the death-bed in the battle-field” is to be taken in the light of inverted sexual intercourse, where woman is above the man.
Ch 11 Verse 26 Verse
Sanskrit Text
विपरीतरतिकीडाभाषणं ज्ञेयमेव तत् । करिष्ये विगतप्राणं यदुक्तं वचनं तया ॥ २६ ॥
English Translation
Her utterance, “I will take away the vitality (life) of your lord” is also significant. The semen virile is known as the vitality (life). Therefore the above expression means that she will make you devoid of your virility. There can be no other meaning.
Ch 11 Verse 27 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वीर्यं प्राणा इति प्रोक्तं तद्विहीनं न चान्यथा । व्यङ्ग्याधिक्येन वाक्येन वरयत्युत्तमा नृप ॥ २७ ॥
English Translation
O King! Those women that are excellent shew by too much of their covert expressions (innuendos) that they select and like very much their beloved. The experts only in these amorous affairs will be able to appreciate these things.
Ch 11 Verse 28 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तद्वै विचारतो ज्ञेयं रसग्रन्थविचक्षणैः । इति ज्ञात्वा महाराज कर्तव्यं रससंयुतम् ॥ २८ ॥
English Translation
Knowing thus, dealings ought to be made with Her so that the harmony in amorous sentiments be not broken. O King! Sāma (conciliation) and Dāna (gifts) are the two means to be adopted; there is no other way.
Ch 11 Verse 29-30 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सामदानद्वयं तस्या नान्योपायोऽस्ति भूपते । रुष्टा वा गर्विता वापि वशगा मानिनी भवेत् ॥ २९ ॥ तादृशैर्मधुरैर्वाक्यैरानयिष्ये तवान्तिकम् । किं बहूक्तेन मे राजन् कर्तव्या वशवर्तिनी ॥ ३० ॥
English Translation
By these two, that Lady, whether she be proud or angry, is sure to have brought under control; I will go now and bring Her before you by such sweet words. O King! What is the use of my talking too much? I will make Her submissive to you like a slave girl.
Ch 11 Verse 31-33 Verse
Sanskrit Text
गत्वा मयाधुनैवेयं किङ्करीव सदैव ते । व्यास उवाव इत्थं निशम्य तद्वाक्यं ताम्रस्तत्त्वविचक्षणः ॥ ३१ ॥ उवाच वचनं राजन्निशामय मयोदितम् । हेतुमद्धर्मसहितं रसयुक्तं नयान्वितम् ॥ ३२ ॥ नैषा कामातुरा बाला नानुरक्ता विचक्षणा । व्यङ्ग्यानि नैव वाक्यानि तयोक्तानि तु मानद ॥ ३३ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- Hearing those words of Durdhara, the Dānava Tāmra, who was very experienced in finding out the real nature, said :-- “I am telling you what is sanctioned by virtue and is at the same time full of sweet amorous feelings, pregnant with deep meanings. Kindly hear; O Giver of honour! This intelligent woman is not at all passionate nor devoted to you; nor has that woman used any covert expressions to you.
Ch 11 Verse 34 Verse
Sanskrit Text
चित्रमत्र महाबाहो यदेका वरवर्णिनी । निरालम्बा समायाति चित्ररूपा मनोहरा ॥ ३४ ॥
English Translation
O Great Hero! This is strange indeed that a Lady, beautiful, handsome, and of strange features, at the same time alone and helpless, has come here to fight.
Ch 11 Verse 35-36 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अष्टादशभुजा नारी न श्रुता न च वीक्षिता । केनापि त्रिषु लोकेषु पराक्रमवती शुभा ॥ ३५ ॥ आयुधान्यपि तावन्ति धृतानि बलवन्ति च । विपरीतमिदं मन्ये सर्वं कालकृतं नृप ॥ ३६ ॥
English Translation
A good-looking woman, powerful, and having eighteen hands is never heard of, nor ever seen by me in these three worlds. She is holding in each of Her hands powerful weapons. O king! All these seem to be the contrary actions of Time.
Ch 11 Verse 37 Verse
Sanskrit Text
स्वप्नानि दुर्निमित्तानि मया दृष्टानि वै निशि । तेन जानाम्यहं नूनं वैशसं समुपागतम् ॥ ३७ ॥
English Translation
O King! I saw ominous dreams during the night; and I conclude, therefore, that great dangers are over our heads.
Ch 11 Verse 38 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कृष्णाम्बरधरा नारी रुदती च गृहाङ्गणे । दृष्टा स्वप्नेऽप्युषःकाले चिन्तितव्यस्तदत्ययः ॥ ३८ ॥
English Translation
Early in the morning twilight, I saw in my dream that a woman, wearing a black raiment, was weeping in the inner courtyard; that some inauspicious events are forthcoming can be easily judged from the above.
Ch 11 Verse 39-40 Verse
Sanskrit Text
विकृताः पक्षिणो रात्रौ रोरुवन्ति गृहे गृहे । उत्पाता विविधा राजन् प्रभवन्ति गृहे गृहे ॥ ३९ ॥ तेन जानाम्यहं नूनं कारणं किञ्चिदेव हि । यत्त्वां प्रार्थयते बाला युद्धाय कृतनिश्चया ॥ ४० ॥
English Translation
O King! The birds were screaming hoarsely in every house and various calamitous events were seen in various houses; at this time that woman, firmly resolved, was challenging you to fight; it, therefore seems to me that there is something very serious in this matter.
Ch 11 Verse 41 Verse
Sanskrit Text
नैषास्ति मानुषी नो वा गान्धर्वी न तथासुरी । देवैः कृतेयं ज्ञातव्या माया मोहकरी विभो ॥ ४१ ॥
English Translation
O Lord! This woman is neither human, nor a Gandharvī, nor the wife of any Asura. Only to cause delusion to us, she, this wondrous Māyā has been created by the gods.
Ch 11 Verse 42 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कातरत्वं न कर्तव्यं ममैतन्मतमित्यलम् । कर्तव्यं सर्वथा युद्धं यद्भाव्यं तद्भविष्यति ॥ ४२ ॥
English Translation
O King! In no case, weakness is to be resorted; it is wise by all means to fight as best as possible; what is inevitable will come to pass; this is my opinion.
Ch 11 Verse 43 Verse
Sanskrit Text
को वेद दैवकर्तव्यं शुभं वाप्यशुभं तथा । अवलम्ब्य धिया धैर्यं स्थातव्यं वै विचक्षणैः ॥ ४३ ॥
English Translation
No one is able to unriddle the doings of the Devas, whether they would be auspicious or inauspicious. Therefore intelligent ones should weigh pros and cons carefully and remain patient and steady.
Ch 11 Verse 44 Verse
Sanskrit Text
जीवितं मरणं पुंसां दैवाधीनं नराधिप । कोऽपि नैवान्यथा कर्तुं समर्थो भुवनत्रये ॥ ४४ ॥
English Translation
O King! Life or death is at the hands of Destiny; Nobody, therefore, can do it otherwise.”
Ch 11 Verse 45 Verse
Sanskrit Text
महिष उवाच । गच्छ ताम्र महाभाग युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः । तामानय वरारोहां जित्वा धर्मेण मानिनीम् ॥ ४५ ॥
English Translation
Hearing this, Mahiṣāsura said :-- “O Highly fortunate Tāmra! Better, then, stand for fight, fully resolved and go to that Lady, beautiful, and conquer Her according to rules of justice and bring Her before me.
Ch 11 Verse 46 Verse
Sanskrit Text
न भवेद्वशगा नारी सङ्ग्रामे यदि सा तव । हन्तव्या नान्यथा कामं माननीया प्रयत्नतः ॥ ४६ ॥
English Translation
In case She does not come under your control in fight, kill Her; but if She comes round, then show Her honour; do not kill Her.
Ch 11 Verse 47 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वीरस्त्वमसि सर्वज्ञ कामशास्त्रविशारदः । येन केनाप्युपायेन जेतव्या वरवर्णिनी ॥ ४७ ॥
English Translation
O All-knowing! You are a great hero and at the same thoroughly conversant with Kāma Śāstra (science of love); therefore conquer that Fair One by any means you can.
Ch 11 Verse 48 Verse
Sanskrit Text
त्वरन्वीर महाबाहो सैन्येन महता वृतः । तत्र गत्वा त्वया ज्ञेया विचार्य च पुनः पुनः ॥ ४८ ॥
English Translation
O valiant Tāmra, of mighty prowess! Go then with a mighty force and ponder over again and again and find out Her intention.
Ch 11 Verse 49 Verse
Sanskrit Text
किमर्थमागता चेयं ज्ञातव्यं तद्धि कारणम् । कामाद्वा वैरभावाच्च माया कस्येयमित्युत ॥ ४९ ॥
English Translation
Is She prompted by passion or by real inimical feeling or by any other motive? Try to find out whose Māyā is this?
Ch 11 Verse 50 Verse
Sanskrit Text
आदौ तन्निश्चयं कृत्वा ज्ञातव्यं तच्चिकीर्षितम् । पश्चाद्युद्धं प्रकर्तव्यं यथायोग्यं यथाबलम् ॥ ५० ॥
English Translation
Know all these beforehand; then find out the remedy; next fight with Her according to your strength and prowess.
Ch 11 Verse 51 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कातरत्वं न कर्तव्यं निर्दयत्वं तथा न च । यादृशं हि मनस्तस्याः कर्तव्यं तादृशं त्वया ॥ ५१ ॥
English Translation
Weakness should not be shown nor merciless behaviour is to be resorted; you should behave with Her according to the bent of Her mind.”
Ch 11 Verse 52 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । इति तद्भाषितं श्रुत्वा ताम्रः कालवशं गतः । निर्गतः सैन्यसंयुक्तः प्रणम्य महिषं नृपम् ॥ ५२ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- O king! Thus hearing the King’s words, Tāmra coming as if under the sway of Death, saluted the king Mahiṣa and marched away with his army.
Ch 11 Verse 53 Verse
Sanskrit Text
गच्छन्मार्गे दुरात्मासौ शकुनान्वीक्ष्य दारुणान् । विस्मयञ्च भयं प्राप यममार्गप्रदर्शकान् ॥ ५३ ॥
English Translation
That wicked Dānava, who, on his way, began to see all the fearful inauspicious signs, indicative of Death, became surprised and was caught with fear.
Ch 11 Verse 54 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सगत्वा तां समालोक्य देवीं सिंहोपरिस्थिताम् । स्तूयमानां सुरैः सर्वैः सर्वायुधविभूषिताम् ॥ ५४ ॥
English Translation
When he arrived at the spot, he saw the Devī standing on a lion, while She was decorated with all the weapons and instruments, and all the Devas were chanting hymns to Her.
Ch 11 Verse 55 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तामुवाच विनीतः सन् वाक्यं मधुरया गिरा । सामभावं समाश्रित्य विनयावनतः स्थितः ॥ ५५ ॥
English Translation
Tāmra, then bowed down before Her with humility and modesty and addressed Her with sweet words, according to the rules of the policy of conciliation.
Ch 11 Verse 56 Verse
Sanskrit Text
देवि दैत्येश्वरः शृङ्गी त्वद्रूपगुणमोहितः । स्पृहां करोति महिषस्त्वत्पाणिग्रहणाय च ॥ ५६ ॥
English Translation
“O Devī! Mahiṣa, the lord of the Daityas, has become enchanted on hearing Your beauty and qualifications and has become desirous to marry You.
Ch 11 Verse 57 Verse
Sanskrit Text
भावं कुरु विशालाक्षि तस्मिन्नमरदुर्जये । पतिं तं प्राप्य मृद्वङ्गि नन्दने विहराद्भुते ॥ ५७ ॥
English Translation
O Beautiful One! You would better be graciously pleased with that conqueror of the Immortals, the Mahiṣāsura; O Thou of delicate limbs! Make him your husband and enjoy all the exquisite pleasures of the Nandana garden as best as you can.
Ch 11 Verse 58 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरं देहं प्राप्य सर्वसुखास्पदम् । सुखं सर्वात्मना ग्राह्यं दुःखं हेयमिति स्थितिः ॥ ५८ ॥
English Translation
The end and aim of attaining this human form, beautiful in every respect and the abode of all bliss, is to enjoy, in every way, all the pleasures of human existence and to avoid the sources of all troubles. This is the rule.
Ch 11 Verse 59 Verse
Sanskrit Text
करभोरु किमर्थं ते गृहीतान्यायुधान्यलम् । पुष्पकन्दुकयोग्यास्ते कराः कमलकोमलाः ॥ ५९ ॥
English Translation
“O Thou of beautiful thighs like those of the young of an elephant! Your soft and delicate lotus-like hands are fit to play only with nice balls of flowers; why then are You holding in Your hands all the weapons and arrows?
Ch 11 Verse 60 Verse
Sanskrit Text
भ्रूचापे विद्यमानेऽपि धनुषा किं प्रयोजनम् । कटाक्षा विशिखाः सन्ति किं बाणैर्निष्प्रयोजनैः ॥ ६० ॥
English Translation
What is the use of holding ordinary arrows, when those two eye-brows like bows, are existing with You?
Ch 11 Verse 61 Verse
Sanskrit Text
संसारे दुःखदं युद्धं न कर्तव्यं विजानता । लोभासक्ताः प्रकुर्वन्ति सङ्ग्रामञ्च परस्परम् ॥ ६१ ॥
English Translation
What need have you to take ordinary arrows when you are graced with those piercing eye sights, your arrows.
Ch 11 Verse 62 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पुष्पैरपि न योद्धव्यं किं पुनर्निशितैः शरैः । भेदनं निजगात्राणां कस्य तज्जायते मुदे ॥ ६२ ॥
English Translation
war is exceedingly painful in this world; those who know thus ought never to fight. It is only those human beings that are prompted by greed that fight with each other.
Ch 11 Verse 63 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तस्मात्त्वमपि तन्वङ्गि प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि । भर्तारं भज मे नाथं देवदानवपूजितम् ॥ ६३ ॥
English Translation
What to speak of those sharpened arrows, one ought not to fight with flowers even; O Devī! You can well say who is it that feels pleasure, when one’s own body is pierced?
Ch 11 Verse 64 Verse
Sanskrit Text
स तेऽत्र वाञ्छितं सर्वं करिष्यति मनोरथम् । त्वं पट्टमहिषी राज्ञः सर्वथा नात्र संशयः ॥ ६४ ॥
English Translation
Therefore, O Delicate One! Gladly you can worship Mahiṣa, the lord of the world and the object of worship of the Devas and Dānavas. Then he will satisfy all your desires. What more to say, you will no doubt be his queen-consort.
Ch 11 Verse 65 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वचनं कुरु मे देवि प्राप्स्यसे सुखमुत्तमम् । सङ्ग्रामे जयसन्देहः कष्टं प्राप्य न संशयः ॥ ६५ ॥
English Translation
O Devī! If one tries one’s best, it is doubtful whether one would be crowned with success; therefore keep my this request; you will surely get all the best pleasures.
Ch 11 Verse 66 Verse
Sanskrit Text
जानासि राजनीतिं त्वं यथावद्वरवर्णिनि । भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यसुखं पूर्णं वर्षाणामयुतायुतम् ॥ ६६ ॥
English Translation
O Beautiful! You are well acquainted with all the politics; therefore you better enjoy thoroughly the pleasures of the kingdom for full many years.
Ch 11 Verse 67-111111 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पुत्रस्ते भविता कान्तः सोऽपि राजा भविष्यति । यौवने क्रीडयित्वान्ते वार्धक्ये सुखमाप्स्यसि ॥ ६७ ॥
Sanskrit Colophon
इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चमस्कन्धे ताम्रकृतं देवीं प्रति विस्रंसनवचनवर्णनं नामैकादशोऽध्यायः ॥ ५.११॥
English Translation
And if you marry Mahiṣa you will have beautiful sons and those sons again will be kings; and enjoying the pleasures of your full grown womanhood, you will no doubt, be happy in your old age.” Here ends the Eleventh Chapter of the Fifth Book on the appearing of the Dānava Tāmra before the Devī in Śrī Mad Devī Bhāgavatam, the Mahā Purāṇam, of 18,000 verses, by Maharṣi Veda Vyāsa.