Scriptures

Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam

BOOK 12 • CHAPTER 13
Ch 13 Verse 1-2 Verse
Sanskrit Text
१२.१३ त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः । जनमेजयेनाम्बामखकरण-देवीभागवतश्रवणपूर्वकं स्वपित्रुद्धारवर्णनम् । व्यास उवाच । इति ते कथितं भूप यद्यत्पृष्टं त्वयानघ । नारायणेन यत्प्रोक्तं नारदाय महात्मने ॥ १ ॥ श्रुत्वैतत्तु महादेव्याः पुराणं परमाद्भुतम् । कृतकृत्यो भवेन्मर्त्यो देव्याः प्रियतमो हि सः ॥ २ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- O King Janamejaya! Thus I have answered all your nice queries; also what Nārāyaṇa spoke to the highsouled Nārada is also said by me. He who hears this greatly wonderful Purāṇam Śrī Devī Bhāgavatam certainly becomes dear to the Devī and all his actions become fructified with success.
Ch 13 Verse 3-4 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कुरु चाम्बामखं राजन् स्वपित्रुद्धरणाय वै । खिन्नोऽसि येन राजेन्द्र पितुर्ज्ञात्वा तु दुर्गतिम् ॥ ३ ॥ गृहाण त्वं महादेव्या मन्त्रं सर्वोत्तमोत्तमम् । यथाविधिविधानेन जन्मसाफल्यदायकम् ॥ ४ ॥
English Translation
Now as regards your mental distress, how you prevent any evil falling to your late father in his future life, I advise you to do the Yajñā in the name of Bhagavatī; and certainly your father will be saved. And you also better take the Most Excellent Mantra of the Mahā Devī duly, according to rules; and your human life will then be crowned with success; (your life will be saved; thus you as well as your father will be saved).
Ch 13 Verse 5-6 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सूत उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा नृपशार्दूलः प्रार्थयित्वा मुनीश्वरम् । तस्मादेव महामन्त्रं देवीप्रणवसंज्ञकम् ॥ ५ ॥ दीक्षाविधिं विधानेन जग्राह नृपसत्तमः । तत आहूय धौम्यादीन्नवरात्रसमागमे ॥ ६ ॥
English Translation
Sūta said :-- O Ṛṣis! Hearing thus, the King asked Vyāsa Deva to initiate in the Great Devī Mantra and thus to become his Guru. He was then initiated duly according to rules with the Great Mantra of Bhagavatī united with Praṇava.
Ch 13 Verse 7-9 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अम्बायज्ञं चकाराशु वित्तशाढ्यविवर्जितः । ब्राह्मणैः पाठयामास पुराणं त्वेतदुत्तमम् ॥ ७ ॥ श्रीदेव्यग्रेऽम्बिकाप्रीत्यै देवीभागवतं परम् । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयामासाप्यसङ्ख्यातान्सुवासिनीः ॥ ८ ॥ कुमारीर्वटुकादींश्च दीनानाथांस्तथैव च । द्रव्यप्रदानैस्तान्सर्वान् सन्तोष्य वसुधाधिपः ॥ ९ ॥
English Translation
When the Navarātra period arrived, he called Dhaumya and other Brāhmaṇas and performed the Navarātra Vrata so very dear to the Devī, according to his state. At this time for the satisfaction of the Devī, he caused this Devī Bhāgavata Purāṇa to be read by the Brāhmaṇas and fed innumerable Brāhmaṇas and Kumārīs (virgins) and gave in charity lots of things to the poor, orphans, and the Brāhmin boys and thus finished the Vrata.
Ch 13 Verse 10-11 Verse
Sanskrit Text
समाप्य यज्ञं संस्थाने संस्थितो यावदेव हि । तावदेव हि चाकाशान्नारदः समवातरत् ॥ १० ॥ रणयन्महतीं वीणां ज्वलदग्निशिखोपमः । ससम्भमः समुत्थाय दृष्ट्वा तं नारदं मुनिम् ॥ ११ ॥
English Translation
O Ṛṣis! Thus completing the Devīyajñā, while the King was sitting on his seat, the fiery Devarṣi Nārada came there from above playing with his lute. Seeing him there, all on a sudden, the King got up, and paid due respects to him by asking him to take his seat, with other necessary things.
Ch 13 Verse 12 Verse
Sanskrit Text
आसनाद्युपचारैश्च पूजयामास भूमिपः । कृत्वा तु कुशलप्रश्नं पप्रच्छागमकारणम् ॥ १२ ॥
English Translation
When the Devarṣi became relieved of his labour of journey, the King asked him about his welfare and then enquired into the cause of his coming there.
Ch 13 Verse 13 Verse
Sanskrit Text
राजोवाच । कुत आगमनं साधो ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते । सनाथोऽहं कृतार्थोऽहं त्वदागमनकारणात् ॥ १३ ॥
English Translation
O Devarṣi! Whence and what for are you now coming? By your arrival here I am become blessed and feel that my Lord has come to me; now what can I serve to you; kindly command and oblige.
Ch 13 Verse 14-15 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इति राज्ञो वचः श्रुत्वा प्रोवाच मुनिसत्तमः । अद्याश्चर्यं मया दृष्टं देवलोके नृपोत्तम ॥ १४ ॥ तन्निवेदयितुं प्राप्तस्त्वत्सकाशे सुविस्मितः । पिता ते दुर्गतिं प्राप्तो निजकर्मविपर्ययात् ॥ १५ ॥
English Translation
Hearing this, the Devarṣi Nārada said :-- “O King! Today I saw in the Devaloka a very wonderful event. I wanted eagerly to inform that to you. Hence I have come here. Your father met with a bad turn of fate for his bad action. I saw today he assumed a divine form and he was going on a chariot.
Ch 13 Verse 16-18 Verse
Sanskrit Text
स एवायं दिव्यरूपवपुर्भूत्वाधुनैव हि । देवदेवैः स्तुतः सम्यगप्सरोभिः समन्ततः ॥ १६ ॥ विमानवरमारुह्य मणिद्वीपं गतोऽभवत् । देवीभागवतस्यास्य श्रवणोत्थफलेन च ॥ १७ ॥ अम्बामखफलेनापि पिता ते सुगतिं गतः । धन्योऽसि कृतकृत्योऽसि जीवितं सफलं तव ॥ १८ ॥
English Translation
The Devas were praising him and the Apsarās were encircling him. It seemed he was going in that dress to the Maṇi Dvīpa. O King! You performed the Navarātra Vrata and read the Devī Bhāgavata; it seems, as a result of that, your father has now been rewarded with such a noble and good turn of fate. Now you have become blessed and your actions have borne fruits.
Ch 13 Verse 19 Verse
Sanskrit Text
नरकादुद्धृतस्तातस्त्वया तु कुलभूषण । देवलोके स्फीतकीर्तिस्तवाद्य विपुलाभवत् ॥ १९ ॥
English Translation
You have delivered your father from the hell and so you have become an ornament in your family. Today your name and fame have extended to the Devaloka.”
Ch 13 Verse 20-21 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सूत उवाच । नारदोक्तं समाकर्ण्य प्रेमगद्गदितान्तरः । पपात पादाम्बुजयोर्व्यासस्याद्भुतकर्मणः ॥ २० ॥ तवानुग्रहतो देव कृतार्थोऽहं महामुने । किं मया प्रतिकर्तव्यं नमस्कारादृते तव ॥ २१ ॥
English Translation
Sūta said :-- O Ṛṣis! Hearing these words from the mouth of Nārada, the King Janamejaya became very much happy and delighted and fell prostrate at the feet of Vyāsa Deva of glorious deeds and said :-- O Best of Munis! By Thy Grace, today I have become blessed. Now what return can I pay to Thee save bowing down to Thee.
Ch 13 Verse 22-23 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अनुग्राह्यः सदैवाहमेवमेव त्वया मुने । इति राज्ञो वचः श्रुत्वाप्याशीर्भिरभिनन्द्य च ॥ २२ ॥ उवाच वचनं श्लक्ष्णं भगवान् बादरायणः । राजन्सर्वं परित्यज्य भज देवीपदाम्बुजम् ॥ २३ ॥
English Translation
I pray that Thou dost shew such favours to me ever and again. O Ṛṣis! Hearing these words of the King Janamejaya, Vādarāyaṇa Veda Vyāsa blessed him and spoke to him in sweet words :-- “O King! Now leave all other actions.
Ch 13 Verse 24-26 Verse
Sanskrit Text
देवीभागवतं चैव पठ नित्यं समाहितः । अम्बामखं सदा भक्त्या कुरु नित्यमतन्द्रितः ॥ २४ ॥ अनायासेन तेन त्वं मोक्ष्यसे भवबन्धनात् । सन्त्यन्यानि पुराणानि हरिरुद्रमुखानि च ॥ २५ ॥ देवीभागवतस्यास्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् । सारमेतत्पुराणानां वेदानां चैव सर्वशः ॥ २६ ॥
English Translation
Read always the Devī Bhāgavata and worship the Lotus Feet of Śrī Devī. Leave off all laziness and now perform the Devī Yajñā with great eclāt. And you will surely be able to cross this bondage of the world. True there are various Purāṇas, the Viṣṇu Purāṇa, the Śiva Purāṇa, but those cannot compare with one sixteenth of this Devī Bhāgavatam.
Ch 13 Verse 27-28 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मूलप्रकृतिरेवैषा यत्र तु प्रतिपाद्यते । समं तेन पुराणं स्यात्कथमन्यन्नृपोत्तम ॥ २७ ॥ पाठे वेदसमं पुण्यं यस्य स्याज्जनमेजय । पठितव्यं प्रयत्नेन तदेव विबुधोत्तमैः ॥ २८ ॥
English Translation
In fact, this Purāṇa is the Essence of all the Purāṇas. How can the other Purāṇas be compared with this, wherein is established the Devī Mūla Prakriti? Reading this Purāṇa from the beginning to the end yields the result of reading the Vedas. So the wise persons should try their best to study it always.”
Ch 13 Verse 29-1313 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इत्युक्त्वा नृपवर्यं तं जगाम मुनिराट् ततः । जग्मुश्चैव यथास्थानं धौम्यादिमुनयोऽमलाः ॥ २९ ॥ देवीभागवतस्यैव प्रशंसां चक्रुरुत्तमाम् । राजा शशास धरणीं ततः सन्तुष्टमानसः । देवीभागवतं चैव पठच्छृण्वन्तिरन्तरम् ॥ ३० ॥
Sanskrit Colophon
इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वादशस्कन्धे जनमेजयेनाम्बामखकरण-देवीभागवतश्रवणपूर्वकं स्वपित्रुद्धारवर्णनं नाम त्रयोदशोऽध्यायः ॥ १२.१३॥
English Translation
Thus saying to Janamejaya, Veda Vyāsa departed. Then the pure minded Dhaumya and the other Brāhmaṇas highly praised the Devī Bhāgavatam and went to their desired places. And the King Janamejaya, on the other hand, began to read and hear always the Devī Bhāgavatam and spent his days happily in governing his kingdom. Here end the Thirteenth Chapter of the Twelfth Book on the description of Janamejaya’s Devī Yajñā in the Mahā Purāṇam Śrī Mad Devī Bhāgavatam of 18000 verses by Maharṣi Veda Vyāsa.