Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam - SRIMAD DEVI BHAGAVATAM

Ch 12 Verse 1-2 Verse

Sanskrit Text

१०.१२ द्वादशोऽध्यायः । देवीचरित्रसहितं सावर्णिमनुवृतान्तवर्णनम् । मुनिरुवाच । महिषीगर्भसम्भूतो महाबलपराक्रमः । देवान्सर्वान्पराजित्य महिषोऽभूज्जगत्प्रभुः ॥ १ सर्वेषां लोकपालानामधिकारान्महासुरः । बलानिर्जित्य बुभुजे त्रैलोक्यैश्वर्यमद्भुतम् ॥ २ ॥

English Translation

The Muni said :-- O King! The powerful Asura Mahiṣa, born of a she-buffalo, defeated all the Devas and became the Lord of the whole universe. That indomitable Dānava seized forcibly all the rights of the Devas and began to enjoy the pleasures of the kingdom over the three worlds.

Ch 12 Verse 3-4 Verse

Sanskrit Text

ततः पराजिताः सर्वे देवाः स्वर्गपरिच्युताः । ब्रह्माणं च पुरस्कृत्य ते जग्मुर्लोकमुत्तमम् ॥ ३ ॥ यत्रोत्तमौ देवदेवौ संस्थितौ शङ्कराच्युतौ । वृत्तान्तं कथयामासुर्महिषस्य दुरात्मनः ॥ ४ ॥

English Translation

The Devas, thus defeated, were expelled from their abodes in Heavens. They took Brahmā as their Leader and went to the excellent regions where Mahā Deva and Viṣṇu resided and informed them of all that had been done by that vicious Asura Mahiṣa.

Ch 12 Verse 5-6 Verse

Sanskrit Text

देवानां चैव सर्वेषां स्थानानि तरसासुरः । विनिर्जित्य स्वयं भुङ्क्ते बलवीर्यमदोद्धतः ॥ ५ ॥ महिषासुरनामासौ दुष्टदैत्योऽमरेश्वरौ । वधोपायश्च तस्याशु चिन्त्यतामसुरार्दनौ ॥ ६ ॥

English Translation

They said :-- “O Deva of the Devas! The insolent Mahiṣāsura has become unbearable and he has taken possessions of the rights and properties of the whole host of the Devas and he is now enjoying them. Both of you are quite capable to destroy the Asura. So why do you not devise means to annihilate him in no time!”

Ch 12 Verse 7-8 Verse

Sanskrit Text

एवं श्रुत्वा स भगवान्देवानामार्तियुग्वचः । चकार कोपं सुबहुं तथा शङ्करपद्मजौ ॥ ७ ॥ एवं कोपयुतस्यास्य हरेरास्यान्महीपते । तेजः प्रादुरभूद्दिव्यं सहस्रार्कसमद्युति ॥ ८ ॥

English Translation

Hearing these pitiful words of the Devas, Bhagavān Viṣṇu became quite indignant. Śaṅkara, Brahmā and the other Devas all were inflamed with anger. O King! From the face of the angry Hari, then emanated an Unusual Fire, brilliant like thousand Suns.

Ch 12 Verse 9-10 Verse

Sanskrit Text

अथानुक्रमतस्तेजः सर्वेषां त्रिदिवौकसाम् । शरीरादुद्भवं प्राप हर्षयद्विबुधाधिपान् ॥ ९ ॥ यदभूच्छम्भुजं तेजो मुखमस्योदपद्यत । केशा बभूवुर्याम्येन वैष्णवेन च बाहवः ॥ १० ॥

English Translation

Then by and by emanated fires also from the bodies of all the Devas who were filled then with joy. From the mass of fire thus emanated there came out a beautiful Female Figure. The face of this figure was formed out of the fire that emanated from the body of Mahā Deva. Her hairs were formed out of the fire of Yama and Her arms were formed out of the fire that emanated from Viṣṇu.

Ch 12 Verse 11-14 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सौम्येन च स्तनौ जातौ माहेन्द्रेण च मध्यमः । वारुणेन ततो भूप जङ्घोरू सम्बभूवतुः ॥ ११ ॥ नितम्बौ तेजसा भूमेः पादौ ब्राह्मेण तेजसा । पादाङ्गुल्यो भानवेन वासवेन कराङ्गुली ॥ १२ ॥ कौबेरेण तथा नासा दन्ताः सञ्जज्ञिरे तदा । प्राजापत्येनोत्तमेन तेजसा वसुधाधिप ॥ १३ ॥ पावकेन च सञ्जातं लोचनत्रितयं शुभम् । सान्ध्येन तेजसा जाते भृकुट्यौ तेजसां निधी ॥ १४ ॥

English Translation

O King! From the fire of the Moon came out two breasts; from the fire of Indra came out Her middle portion; from the fire of Varuṇa, appeared Her loins and thighs; from the fire of Earth, Her hips were formed; from the fire of Brahmā, Her feet were formed; from the fire of the Sun, Her toes were formed; from the fire of the Vasus, Her fingers were formed; from Kuvera’s fire, Her nose came out; from the excellent tejas of Prajāpati, teeth; from the fire of Agni, Her three eyes; from the fire of the twilights, Her eye-brows and from the fire of Vāyu, Her ears appeared.

Ch 12 Verse 15-21 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कर्णौ वायव्यतो जातौ तेजसो मनुजाधिप । सर्वेषां तेजसा देवी जाता महिषमर्दिनी ॥ १५ ॥ शूलं ददौ शिवो विष्णुश्चक्रं शङ्खं च पाशभृत् । हुताशनो ददौ शक्तिं मारुतश्चापसायकौ ॥ १६ ॥ वज्रं महेन्द्रः प्रददौ घण्टां चैरावताद् गजात् । कालदण्डं यमो ब्रह्मा चाक्षमालाकमण्डलू ॥ १७ ॥ दिवाकरो रश्मिमालां रोमकूपेषु सन्ददौ । कालः खड्गं तथा चर्म निर्मलं वसुधाधिप ॥ १८ ॥ समुद्रो निर्मलं हारमजरे चाम्बरे नृप । चूडामणिं कुण्डले च कटकानि तथाङ्गदे ॥ १९ ॥ अर्धचन्द्रं निर्मलं च नूपुराणि तथा ददौ । ग्रैवेयकं भूषणं च तस्यै देव्यै मुदान्वितः ॥ २० ॥ विश्वकर्मा चोर्मिकाश्च ददौ तस्यै धरापते । हिमवान्वाहनं सिंहं रत्नानि विविधानि च ॥ २१ ॥

English Translation

O Lord of men! Thus Bhagavatī Mahiṣamardinī was born of the Tejas (fiery substances) of the Devas. Next Śiva gave Her the Śūla (weapon spear); Viṣṇu gave Sudarśana (Cakra); Varuṇa gave the conchshell; Fire gave Śakti (weapon); Vāyu gave Her bows and arrows; Indra gave Her thunder bolt and the bell of the elephant Airāvata; Yama gave Her the Destruction Staff (Kāla Daṇḍa); Brāmā gave Her the Rudrākṣa, rosary and Kamaṇḍalu; the Sun gave Her, in every pore the wonderful rays; the Time (Kāla) gave Her sharp axe and shield; the oceans gave Her the beautiful necklace and new clothes (two in number); Viśvakarmā gladly gave Her the crown, ear-rings, kaṭaka, Aṅgada, Candrārdha, tinklets; and the Himālayās gave Her the Lion as Her Vehicle and various gems and jewels.

Ch 12 Verse 22-24 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पानपात्रं सुरापूर्णं ददौ तस्यै धनाधिपः । शेषश्च भगवान्देवो नागहारं ददौ विभुः ॥ २२ ॥ अन्यैरशेषविबुधैर्मानिता सा जगन्मयी । तां तुष्टुवुर्महादेवीं देवा महिषपीडिताः ॥ २३ ॥ नानास्तोत्रैर्महेशानीं जगदुद्भवकारिणीम् । तेषां निशम्य देवेशी स्तोत्रं विबुधपूजिता ॥ २४ ॥

English Translation

Kuvera, the Lord of wealth gave Her the cup filled with the drink; Bhagavān Ananta Deva gave Her a necklace of snakes (Nāghāra). Thus the World Mother, the Devī, became honoured by all the Devas. The Devas, very much oppressed by Mahiṣāsura, then, chanted various hymns of praise to the World Mother Māheśvarī Mahā Devī.

Ch 12 Verse 25-26 Verse

Sanskrit Text

महिषस्य वधार्थाय महानादं चकार ह । तेन नादेन महिषश्चकितोऽभूद्धरापते ॥ २५ ॥ आससाद जगद्धात्रीं सर्वसैन्यसमावृतः । ततः स युयुधे देव्या महिषाख्यो महासुरः ॥ २६ ॥

English Translation

Hearing their Stotras, the Deveśī, worshipped by the Devas, shouted aloud the War-Cry. O King! Mahiṣāsura, startled at that War-Cry, came to Bhagavatī with all his army corps.

Ch 12 Verse 27-28 Verse

Sanskrit Text

शस्त्रास्त्रैर्बहुधा क्षिप्तैः पूरयन्नम्बरान्तरम् । चिक्षुरो ग्रामणीः सेनापतिर्दुर्धरदुर्मुखौ ॥ २७ ॥ बाष्कलस्ताम्रकश्चैव बिडालवदनोऽपरः । एतैश्चान्यैरसङ्ख्यातैः सङ्ग्रामान्तकसन्निभैः ॥ २८ ॥

English Translation

Then that great Asura Mahiṣa hurled various weapons in the air and overcast the sky with them and began to fight with great skill. The several generals Cikṣura, Durdhara, Durmukha, Vāṣkala, Tāmraka, Viḍālākṣa and various other innumerable generals as if Death incarnate, accompanied Mahiṣa, the chief Dānava. A fierce fight then ensued.

Ch 12 Verse 29-30 Verse

Sanskrit Text

योधैः परिवृतो वीरो महिषो दानवोत्तमः । ततः सा कोपताम्राक्षी देवी लोकविमोहिनी ॥ २९ ॥ जघान योधान्समरे देवी महिषमाश्रितान् । ततस्तेषु हतेष्वेव स दैत्यो रोषमूर्च्छितः ॥ ३० ॥

English Translation

Then the Devī Who enchants all the beings, became red-eyed with anger and began to kill the generals of the against party. When the generals were killed one by one Mahiṣāsura, skilled in the science of magic, came up quickly to the front of the Devī.

Ch 12 Verse 31-32 Verse

Sanskrit Text

आससाद तदा देवीं तूर्णं मायाविशारदः । रूपान्तराणि सम्भेजे मायया दानवेश्वरः ॥ ३१ ॥ तानि तान्यस्य रूपाणि नाशयामास सा तदा । ततोऽन्ते माहिषं रूपं बिभ्राणममरार्दनम् ॥ ३२ ॥

English Translation

The Lord of the Dānavas, then, by his magic power, began to assume various forms. Bhagavatī, too, began to destroy his those forms. Then the Daitya, the crusher of the Devas, assumed the form of a buffalo and began to fight.

Ch 12 Verse 33-34 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पाशेन बद्ध्वा सुदृढं छित्त्वा खड्गेन तच्छिरः । पातयामास महिषं देवी देवगणान्तकम् ॥ ३३ ॥ हाहाकृतं ततः शेषं सैन्यं भग्नं दिशो दश । तुष्टुवुर्देवदेवेशीं सर्वे देवाः प्रमोदिताः ॥ ३४ ॥

English Translation

The Devī then fastened the animal, the Asura, the Death of the Devas, tightly and cut off his head by Her axe. The remainder of his forces, then, fled away in terror and disorder with a loud cry. The Devas became very glad and began to chant hymns to the Devī.

Ch 12 Verse 35-36 Verse

Sanskrit Text

एवं लक्ष्मीः समुत्पन्ना महिषासुरमर्दिनी । राजञ्छृणु सरस्वत्याः प्रादुर्भावो यथाभवत् ॥ ३५ ॥ एकदा शुम्भनामासीद्दैत्यो मदबलोत्कटः । निशुम्भश्चापि तद्भ्राता महाबलपराक्रमः ॥ ३६ ॥

English Translation

O King! Thus the Lakṣmī Devī appeared to kill Mahiṣāsura. Now I will describe how Sarasvatī appeared. Listen. Once on a time the two very powerful Daityas Śumbha and Niśumbha were born.

Ch 12 Verse 37 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तेन सम्पीडिता देवाः सर्वे भ्रष्टश्रियो नृप । हिमवन्तमथासाद्य देवीं तुष्टुवुरादरात् ॥ ३७ ॥

English Translation

They attacked the Devas, oppressed them and seized their houses and rights. The Devas became dispossessed of their kingdoms and went to the Himālayās and offered stotras to the Devī with the greatest devotion :--

Ch 12 Verse 38-39 Verse

Sanskrit Text

देवा ऊचुः । जय देवेशि भक्तानामार्तिनाशनकोविदे । दानवान्तकरूपे त्वमजरामरणेऽनघे ॥ ३८ ॥ देवेशि भक्तिसुलभे महाबलपराक्रमे । विष्णुशङ्करब्रह्मादिस्वरूपेऽनन्तविक्रमे ॥ ३९ ॥

English Translation

:-- “O Deveśī! O Thou, skilled in removing the difficulties of the Bhaktas! Victory to Thee! O Thou, the Sinless One! Old age and death cannot touch Thee. O Thou! Death incarnate to the Dānavas! O Deveśī! O Thou, of mighty valour and prowess! O Thou, the embodiment of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa! Unbounded is Thy might; Thou canst be easily reached by the power of devotion .

Ch 12 Verse 40 Verse

Sanskrit Text

सृष्टिस्थितिकरे नाशकारिके कान्तिदायिनि । महाताण्डवसुप्रीते मोददायिनि माधवि ॥ ४० ॥

English Translation

O Thou, the Creator, Preserver and Destroyer! O Mādhavī! O Thou, the Giver of Bliss! Thou dancest with great joy at the time of the dissolution of all the things (Pralaya).

Ch 12 Verse 41-42 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्रसीद देवदेवेशि प्रसीद करुणानिधे । निशुम्भशुम्भसम्भूतभयापाराम्बुवारिधे ॥ ४१ ॥ उद्धरास्मान् प्रपन्नार्तिनाशिके शरणागतान् । एवं संस्तुवतां तेषां त्रिदशानां धरापते ॥ ४२ ॥

English Translation

O Thou, full of mercy! O Deva Deveśī! Be gracious unto us. O Thou, the Remover of the sufferings of the refugees! We now come unto Thy protection. The terror of Śumbha and Niśumbha is like an endless ocean unto us. Save, save us from their fast clutches. O Devī! save us O King! verily.”

Ch 12 Verse 43-44 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्रसन्ना गिरिजा प्राह ब्रूत स्तवनकारणम् । एतस्मिन्नन्तरे यस्याः कोशरूपात्समुत्थिता ॥ ४३ ॥ कौशिकी सा जगत्पूज्या देवान्प्रीत्येदमब्रवीत् । प्रसन्नाहं सुरश्रेष्ठाः स्तवेनोत्तमरूपिणी ॥ ४४ ॥

English Translation

When the Devas praised thus, the daughter of the Himālayās, Bhagavatī became pleased and asked “What is the matter?” In the meanwhile, there emitted from the physical sheath of the Devī another Devī Kauśikī who gladly spoke to the Devas :-- “O Suras! I am pleased with Thy Stotra. Now ask the boon that you desire.”

Ch 12 Verse 45-46 Verse

Sanskrit Text

व्रियतां वर इत्युक्ते देवाः संवव्रिरे वरम् । शुम्भनामावरो भ्राता निशुम्भस्तस्य विश्रुतः ॥ ४५ ॥ त्रैलोक्यमोजसाक्रान्तं दैत्येन बलशालिना । तद्वधश्चिन्त्यतां देवि दुरात्मा दानवेश्वरः ॥ ४६ ॥

English Translation

The Devas then asked for the following boon :-- “O Devī! The two famous Daityas Śumbha and Niśumbha have attacked forcibly the three worlds. The wicked Lord of the Dānavas, Śumbha, has overcome us by the power of his arm and is now tormenting us without any break. Kindly devise some means to kill him.”

Ch 12 Verse 47-49 Verse

Sanskrit Text

बाधते सततं देवि तिरस्कृत्य निजौजसा । देव्युवाच । देवशत्रुं पातयिष्ये निशुम्भं शुम्भमेव च ॥ ४७ ॥ स्वस्थास्तिष्ठत भद्रं वः कण्टकं नाशयामि वः । इत्युक्त्वा देवदेवेशी देवान्सेन्द्रान्दयामयी ॥ ४८ ॥ जगामादर्शनं सद्यो मिषतां त्रिदिवौकसाम् । देवाः समागता हृष्टाः सुवर्णाद्रिगुहां शुभाम् ॥ ४९ ॥

English Translation

The Devī said :-- “O Devas! Be patient. I will kill these two Daityas, Śumbha and Niśumbha and thus remove the thorn on your way. At an early date I will do good to you.” Thus saying to Indra and the other Devas the merciful Devī disappeared at once before their eyes. The Deva with their hearts delighted went to the beautiful Sumeru Mountain and dwelt there in the caves thereof.

Ch 12 Verse 50 Verse

Sanskrit Text

चण्डमुण्डौ पश्यतःस्म भृत्यौ शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः । दृष्ट्वा तां चारुसर्वाङ्गीं देवीं लोकविमोहिनीम् ॥ ५० ॥

English Translation

Here the servants of Śumbha and Niśumbha Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, while they were making their circuits, saw the exquisitely beautiful Devī, the Enchantress of the world, and came back to Śumbha their King and said :--

Ch 12 Verse 51-52 Verse

Sanskrit Text

कथयामासतू राज्ञे भृत्यौ तौ चण्डमुण्डकौ । देव सर्वासुरश्रेष्ठ रत्नभोगार्ह मानद ॥ ५१ ॥ अपूर्वा कामिनी दृष्टा चावाभ्यां रिपुमर्दन । तस्याः सम्भोगयोग्यत्वमस्त्येव तव साम्प्रतम् ॥ ५२ ॥

English Translation

“O Destroyer of enemies! O Giver of honour! O Greal King! You are the Lord of all the Daityas and are fit to enjoy all the gems and jewels. To-day we have seen an extraordinary beautiful woman jewel. She is fit to be enjoyed by you.

Ch 12 Verse 53 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तां समानय चार्वङ्गीं भुङ्क्ष्व सौख्यसमन्वितः । तादृशी नासुरी नारी न गन्धर्वी न दानवी ॥ ५३ ॥

English Translation

So now you would better bring that perfectly beautiful woman and enjoy. No such enchanting women can be seen amongst the Asura women Nāga Kanyās Gandharbha women, Dānavīs or men.”

Ch 12 Verse 54-55 Verse

Sanskrit Text

न मानवी नापि देवी यादृशी सा मनोहरा । एवं भृत्यवचः श्रुत्वा शुम्भः परबलार्दनः ॥ ५४ ॥ दूतं सम्मेषयामास सुग्रीवं नाम दानवम् । स दूतस्त्वरितं गत्वा देव्याः सविधमादरात् ॥ ५५ ॥

English Translation

Hearing thus the words of the servant, Śumbha, the tormentor of the foes, sent a Daitya named Sugrīva as a messenger to Her. The messenger went to the Devī as early as possible and spoke to Her all that Śumbha had told him.

Ch 12 Verse 56-57 Verse

Sanskrit Text

वृत्तान्तं कथयामास देव्यै शुम्भस्य यद्वचः । देवि शुम्भासुरो नाम त्रैलोक्यविजयी प्रभुः ॥ ५६ ॥ सर्वेषां रत्नवस्तूनां भोक्ता मान्यो दिवौकसाम् । तदुक्तं शृणु मे देवि रत्नभोक्ताहमव्ययः ॥ ५७ ॥

English Translation

“O Devī! The Asura Śumbha is now the conqueror of the three worlds and respected by the Devas. O Devī! He is now enjoying all that is best, the gems and jewels; O Devī! I am his messenger sent here to convey to you his message as follows :-- O Devī! I am the sole enjoyer of all the jewels. O Beautiful-eyed! You are a gem; so you would worship me.

Ch 12 Verse 58 Verse

Sanskrit Text

त्वं चापि रत्नभूतासि भज मां चारुलोचने । सर्वेषु यानि रत्नानि देवासुरनरेषु च ॥ ५८ ॥

English Translation

O Fair One! All the gems and jewels that are in the Deva loka, in the Daitya loka, or amongst the regions of men, are under my control. So you would lovingly worship me.”

Ch 12 Verse 59-60 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तानि मय्येव सुभगे भज मां कामजै रसैः । देव्युवाच । सत्यं वदसि हे दूत दैत्यराजप्रियङ्करम् ॥ ५९ ॥ प्रतिज्ञा या मया पूर्वं कृता साप्यनृता कथम् । भवेत्तां शृणु मे दूत या प्रतिज्ञा मया कृता ॥ ६० ॥

English Translation

The Devī said :-- “O Messenger! True that you are speaking for your King; but I made a promise before, how can I act against it? O Messenger! Hear what I promised.

Ch 12 Verse 61-62 Verse

Sanskrit Text

यो मे दर्पं विधुनुते यो मे बलमपोहति । यो मे प्रतिबलो भूयात्स एव मम भोगभाक् ॥ ६१ ॥ तत एनां प्रतिज्ञां मे सत्यां कृत्वासुरेश्वरः । गृह्णातु पाणिं तरसा तस्याशक्यं किमत्र हि ॥ ६२ ॥

English Translation

Whoever in the three worlds will conquer Me by sheer force and thus crush My vanity, whoever will be as strong as Myself, He can enjoy Me. So the King of Daityas can prove My promise true and by sheer force can marry Me.

Ch 12 Verse 63-64 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तस्माद् गच्छ महादूत स्वामिनं ब्रूहि चादृतः । प्रतिज्ञां चापि मे सत्यां विधास्यति बलाधिकः ॥ ६३ ॥ एवं वाक्यं महादेव्याः समाकर्ण्य स दानवः । कथयामास शुम्भाय देव्या वृत्तान्तमादितः ॥ ६४ ॥

English Translation

What is there with him that he cannot do? So, Messenger! Go back to your master and tell him all this so that the powerful Śumbha may fulfil My promise.” Hearing thus the words of the Great Devī, the messenger went back to Śumbba and informed him everything regarding the Devī’s sayings.

Ch 12 Verse 65-66 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तदाप्रियं दूतवाक्यं शुम्भः श्रुत्वा महाबलः । कोपमाहारयामास महान्तं दनुजाधिपः ॥ ६५ ॥ ततो धूम्राक्षनामानं दैत्यं दैत्यपतिः प्रभुः । आदिदेश शृणु वचो धूम्राक्ष मम चादृतः ॥ ६६ ॥

English Translation

The very powerful Lord of the Daityas, Śumbha became very angry at the unpleasant words of the messenger and commanded the Daitya named Dhumrākṣa :-- “O Dhumrākṣa! Listen to my words with great attention.

Ch 12 Verse 67-68 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तां दुष्टां केशपाशेषु हत्वाप्यानीयतां मम । समीपमविलम्बेन शीघ्रं गच्छस्व मे पुरः ॥ ६७ ॥ इत्यादेशं समासाद्य दैत्येशो धूम्रलोचनः । षष्ट्यासुराणां सहितः सहस्राणां महाबलः ॥ ६८ ॥

English Translation

Go and catch hold of that wicked woman by her hairs and bring her to me. Go quickly; do not delay.” Thus commanded, the very powerful and the best of the Daityas, Dhumrākṣa, went at once to the Devī with sixty thousand Daityas and cried aloud to Her :--

Ch 12 Verse 69-70 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तुहिनाचलमासाद्य देव्याः सविधमेव सः । उच्चैर्देवीं जगादाशु भज दैत्यपतिं शुभे ॥ ६९ ॥ शुम्भं नाम महावीर्यं सर्वभोगानवाप्नुहि । नोचेत्केशान्गृहीत्वा त्वां नेष्ये दैत्यपतिं प्रति ॥ ७० ॥

English Translation

:-- “O Auspicious One! You would better worship quickly our Lord Śumbha, who is very powerful and mighty; you will then acquire all sorts of pleasures; else I will hold you by your hairs and take you to the Lord of the Daityas.”

Ch 12 Verse 71-72 Verse

Sanskrit Text

इत्युक्ता सा ततो देवी दैत्येन त्रिदशारिणा । उवाच दैत्य यद् ब्रूषे तत्सत्यं ते महाबल ॥ ७१ ॥ राजा शुम्भासुरस्त्वं च किं करिष्यसि तद्वद । इत्युक्तो दैत्यपोऽधावत्तूर्णं शस्त्रसमन्वितः ॥ ७२ ॥

English Translation

Thus addressd by Dhumrākṣa Daitya, the enemy of the Devas, the Devī said :-- “O Powerful One! O Daitya! What you have spoken is perfectly right, but tell me first what you or your king Śumbha can do to Me?” When the Devī said thus, the Daitya Dhūmralocana rushed on Her at once with arms and weapons.

Ch 12 Verse 73-74 Verse

Sanskrit Text

भस्मसात्तं चकाराशु हुङ्कारेण महेश्वरी । ततः सैन्यं वाहनेन देव्या भग्नं महीपते ॥ ७३ ॥ दिशो दशाभजच्छीघ्रं हाहाभूतमचेतनम् । तद्वृत्तान्तं समाश्रुत्य स शुम्भो दैत्यराड् विभुः ॥ ७४ ॥

English Translation

With one loud noise, Māheśvarī burnt him immediately to ashes. O King! The other forces were partly crushed by the Lion, the vehicle of the Devī and partly fled away in disorder to all the quarters; some became senseless out of fear. Śumbba , the Lord of the Daityas, became very angry to hear this.

Ch 12 Verse 75-76 Verse

Sanskrit Text

चुकोप च महाकोपाद् भ्रुकुटीकुटिलाननः । ततः कोपपरीतात्मा दैत्यराजः प्रतापवान् ॥ ७५ ॥ चण्डं मुण्डं रक्तबीजं क्रमतः प्रैषयद्विभुः । ते च गत्वा त्रयो दैत्या विक्रान्ता बहुविक्रमाः ॥ ७६ ॥

English Translation

His face assumed a terrible form with eyebrows contracted. Then he became impatient with anger and sent in order Caṇḍa, Muṇḍa and Raktabīja. The three powerful Daityas went to the battle and tried their might to capture the Devī.

Ch 12 Verse 77-78 Verse

Sanskrit Text

देवीं ग्रहीतुमारब्धयत्नास्ते ह्यभवन्बलात् । तानापतत एवासौ जगद्धात्री मदोत्कटा ॥ ७७ ॥ शूलं गहीत्वा वेगेन पातयामास भूतले । ससैन्यान्निहताञ्छ्रुत्वा दैत्यांस्त्रीन्दानवेश्वरौ ॥ ७८ ॥

English Translation

The Devī Jagaddhātrī, of violent prowess, seeing that these three Daityas were coming to Her, killed them by Her trident and laid them prostrate on the ground. Hearing their death with all their army, Śumbha and Niśumbha came in their own persons arrogantly to the battlefield.

Ch 12 Verse 79-80 Verse

Sanskrit Text

शुम्भश्चैव निशुम्भश्च समाजग्मतुरोजसा । निशुम्भश्चैव शुम्भश्च कृत्वा युद्धं महोत्कटम् ॥ ७९ ॥ देव्याश्च वशगौ जातौ निहतौ च तयासुरौ । इति दैत्यवरं शुम्भं घातयित्वा जगन्मयी ॥ ८० ॥

English Translation

Śumbha and Niśumbha fought for a time with the Devī a terrible fight and became tired, when the Devī killed them outright. When the Bhagavatī, Who is all this world, killed Śumbba and Niśumbha, the Devas began to praise Bhagavatī the Supreme Deity of Vāk (Word) incarnate.

Ch 12 Verse 81-82 Verse

Sanskrit Text

विबुधैः संस्तुता तद्वत्साक्षाद्वागीश्वरी परा । एवं ते वर्णितो राजन् प्रादुर्भावोऽतिरम्यकः ॥ ८१ ॥ काल्याश्चैव महालक्ष्याः सरस्वत्याः क्रमेण च । परा परेश्वरी देवी जगत्सर्गं करोति च ॥ ८२ ॥

English Translation

O King! Thus I have spoken to you in due order the manner in which the beautiful Kālī, Mahā Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī incarnated themselves on the earth. That Supreme Deity, the Devī Parameśvarī thus creates, preserves, and destroys the Universe.

Ch 12 Verse 83 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पालनं चैव संहारं सैव देवी दधाति हि । तां समाश्रय देवेशीं जगन्मोहनिवारिणीम् ॥ ८३ ॥

English Translation

You better take refuge of that highly adored Devī, that causes the distinction and the delusion of this Universe. Then only you will attain success.

Ch 12 Verse 84-85 Verse

Sanskrit Text

महामायां पूज्यतमां सा कार्यं ते विधास्यति । श्रीनारायण उवाच । इति राजा वचः श्रुत्वा मुनेः परमशोभनम् ॥ ८४ ॥ देवीं जगाम शरणं सर्वकामफलप्रदाम् । निराहारो यतात्मा च तन्मनाश्च समाहितः ॥ ८५ ॥

English Translation

Nārāyaṇa said :-- The king Suratha, hearing these beautiful words of the Muni, took refuge of the Devī, that yields all desired objects.

Ch 12 Verse 86-87 Verse

Sanskrit Text

देवीमूर्तिं मृण्मयीं च पूजयामास भक्तितः । पूजनान्ते बलिं तस्यै निजगात्रासृजं ददत् ॥ ८६ ॥ तदा प्रसन्ना देवेशी जगद्योनिः कृपावती । प्रादुर्बभूव पुरतो वरं ब्रूहीति भाषिणी ॥ ८७ ॥

English Translation

He built an earthen image of the Devī and, with concentrated attention, thought wholly of the Devī and began to worship Her with devotion. When the worship was over, he offered sacrifices of the blood of his body to the Devī. Then the World-Mother, the Deity of the Devas, became pleased and appeared before him and asked him :-- Accept the boon that you desire.

Ch 12 Verse 88 Verse

Sanskrit Text

स राजा निजमोहस्य नाशनं ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । राज्यं निष्कण्टकं चैव याचति स्म महेश्वरीम् ॥ ८८ ॥

English Translation

When the Devī said thus, the king asked from the Maheśvarī that excellent knowledge whereby the ignorance is destroyed and as well the kingdom free from any dangers or difficulties.

Ch 12 Verse 89-90 Verse

Sanskrit Text

देव्युवाच । राजन्निष्कण्टकं राज्यं ज्ञानं वै मोहनाशनम् । भविष्यति मया दत्तमस्मिन्नेव भवे तव ॥ ८९ ॥ अन्यच्च शृणु भूपाल जन्मान्तरविचेष्टितम् । भानोर्जन्म समासाद्य सावर्णिर्भविता भवान् ॥ ९० ॥

English Translation

The Devī said :-- “O King! By My boon, you will get your foeless kingdom in this very birth as well as the Jñānam that removes ignorance. O King! I will tell you also what you will be in the next birth. Hear. In your next birth, you will be the son of the Sun and be famous as Sāvarṇi Manu.

Ch 12 Verse 91-92 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तत्र मन्वन्तरस्यापि पतित्वं बहुविक्रमम् । सन्ततिं बहुलां चापि प्राप्स्यते मद्वराद्भवान् ॥ ९१ ॥ एवं दत्त्वा वरं देवी जगामादर्शनं तदा । सोऽपि देव्याः प्रसादेन जातो मन्वन्तराधिपः ॥ ९२ ॥

English Translation

By My boon you will be the Lord of the Manvantara, become very powerful and you will get good many sons.” Thus granting him this boon, the Devī disappeared. By the Grace of the Devī, Suratha became the Lord of the Manvantara.

Ch 12 Verse 93 Verse

Sanskrit Text

एवं ते वर्णितं साधो सावर्णेर्जन्म कर्म च । एतत्पठंस्तथा शृण्वन्देव्यनुग्रहमाप्नुयात् ॥ ९३ ॥

Sanskrit Colophon

इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां दशमस्कन्धे देवीचरित्रसहितं सावर्णिमनुवृतान्तवर्णनं नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः ॥ १०.१२॥

English Translation

O Sādhu! Thus I have described to you the birth and deeds of Sāvarṇi. He who hears or reads this anecdote with devotion, will be a favourite of the Devī. Here ends the Twelfth Chapter of the Tenth Book on the anecdote of Sāvarṇi Manu in the Mahāpurāṇam Śrī Mad Devī Bhāgavatam of 18,000 verses by Mahārṣi Veda Vyāsa.