ॐ ऋषिरुवाच॥ १॥

Sanskrit

एतत्ते कथितं भूप देवीमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्॥ २॥

Transliteration

etatte kathitaṁ bhūpa devīmāhātmyamuttamam || 2||

English Translation

2.O king, this sublime Devī Mahātmyam has been narrated to you.

Sanskrit

एवं प्रभावा सा देवी ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।
विद्या तथैव क्रियते भगवद्विष्णुमायया॥ ३॥

Transliteration

evaṁ prabhāvā sā devī yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat|
vidyā tathaiva kriyate bhagavadviṣṇumāyayā || 3||

English Translation

3.Of such glory is the Goddess by whom this world is upheld and sustained. Likewise knowledge is produced by the Yoga Māyā of Lord Viṣṇu.

Sanskrit

तया त्वयेष वैश्यश्च तथैवान्ये विवेकिनः।
मोह्यन्ते मोहिताश्चैव मोहमेष्यन्ति चापरे ॥४ ॥

Transliteration

tayā tvayeṣa vaiśyaśca tathaivānye vivekinaḥ |
mohyante mohitāścaiva mohameṣyanti cāpare || 4||

English Translation

4.By her, you, this Vaiśya and others of discriminating intellect are deluded. Others have been deluded before and many others will be deluded in the future.

Sanskrit

तामुपैहि महाराज शरणं परमेश्वरीम्।
आराधिता सैव नृणां भोगस्वर्गापवर्गदा॥५ ॥

Transliteration

tāmupaihi mahārāja śaraṇaṁ parameśvarīm |
ārādhitā saiva nṛṇāṁ bhogasvargāpavargadā || 5||

English Translation

5.O great king, take refuge in her the supreme Goddess. She indeed when worshipped confers enjoyment, heaven and liberation.

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Sanskrit

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सुरथः स नराधिपः।
प्रणिपत्य महाभागं तमृषिं संशितव्रतम् ॥ ७॥
निर्विण्णोऽतिममत्वेन राज्यापहरणेन च।
जगाम सद्यस्तपसे स च वैश्यो महामुने ॥ ८॥

Transliteration

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā surathaḥ sa narādhipaḥ |
praṇipatya mahābhāgaṁ tamṛṣiṁ saṁśitavratam || 7||
nirviṇṇo’timamatvena rājyāpaharaṇena ca|
jagāma sadyastapase sa ca vaiśyo mahāmune || 8||

7-8. Hearing his words, O great sage, Suratha, the lord of men, despondent at the loss of his kingdom and his excessive sense of my-ness, bowed down to that sage of great parts and of severe penances and started immediately for performing tapas. The Vaiśya too went with him.

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Sanskrit

सन्दर्शनार्थमम्बाया नदीपुलिनमास्थितः ।
स च वैश्यस्तपस्तेपे देवीसूक्तं परं जपन्॥ ९॥

Transliteration

sandarśanārthamambāyā nadīpulinamāsthitaḥ |
sa ca vaiśyastapastepe devīsūktaṁ paraṁ japan || 9||

English Translation

9.They repaired to the sandy banks of a river for getting the vision of the Mother. He and Vaiśya performed the tapas, using for japa, the great Devī Sūkta.

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Sanskrit

तौ तस्मिन् पुलिने देव्याः कृत्वा मूर्तिं महीमयीम्।
अर्हणां चक्रतुस्तस्याः पुष्पधूपाग्नितर्पणैः ॥ १०॥

Transliteration

tau tasmin puline devyāḥ kṛtvā mūrtiṁ mahīmayīm |
arhaṇāṁ cakratustasyāḥ puṣpadhūpāgnitarpaṇaiḥ || 10||

English Translation

10.They both made on the bank an image of the Devi out of earth and worshipped her in the image with flowers, incense, fire-ritual and offerings of water.

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Sanskrit

निराहारौ यतात्मानौ तन्मनस्कौ समाहितौ।
ददतुस्तौ बलिं चैव निजगात्रासृगुक्षितम् ॥ ११॥

Transliteration

nirāhārau yatātmānau tanmanaskau samāhitau |
dadatustau baliṁ caiva nijagātrāsṛgukṣitam || 11||

English Translation

11.Without partaking food, exercising self-control, with the thought of that and nothing else, and concentrated, they gave the offering dipped in the blood drawn out of their own bodies.

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Sanskrit

एवं समाराधयतोस्त्रिभिर्वर्षैर्यतात्मनोः।
परितुष्टा जगद्धात्री प्रत्यक्षं प्राह चण्डिका ॥ १२॥

Transliteration

evaṁ samārādhayatostribhirvarṣairyatātmanoḥ |
parituṣṭā jagaddhātrī pratyakṣaṁ prāha caṇḍikā || 12||

English Translation

12.As they were worshipping like this, exercising self-control, in three years’ time, the upholder and sustainer of the worlds, Caṇḍikā became pleased, appeared before them and spoke:

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Sanskrit

देव्युवाच॥ १३॥

Transliteration

devyuvāca || 13||

English Translation

13.The Goddess said:

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Sanskrit

यत्प्रार्थ्यते त्वया भूप त्वया च कुलनन्दन।
मत्तस्तत्प्राप्यतां सर्वं परितुष्टा ददामि ते॥ १४॥

Transliteration

yatprārthyate tvayā bhūpa tvayā ca kulanandana |
mattastatprāpyatāṁ sarvaṁ parituṣṭā dadāmi te || 14||

English Translation

14.O king, whatever is prayed for by you and O (Vaiśya) delight of your family, whatever by you too, get those all from me. I am pleased. I shall give to you.

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Sanskrit

मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥ १५॥

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || 15 ||

English Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said:

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Sanskrit

ततो वव्रे नृपो राज्यमविभ्रंश्यन्यजन्मनि।
अत्रैव च निजं राज्यं हतशत्रुबलं बलात्॥ १६॥

Transliteration

tato vavre nṛpo rājyamavibhraṁśyanyajanmani |
atraiva ca nijaṁ rājyaṁ hataśatrubalaṁ balāt || 16||

English Translation

16.Then the king chose the kingdom which will not get out of his hands even in a future life, while in this life his own kingdom captured back by strength by killing the armies of his enemies.

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Sanskrit

सोऽपि वैश्यस्ततो ज्ञानं वव्रे निर्विण्णमानसः।
ममेत्यहमिति प्राज्ञः सङ्गविच्युतिकारकम्॥ १७॥

Transliteration

so’pi vaiśyastato jñānaṁ vavre nirviṇṇamānasaḥ |
mametyahamiti prājñaḥ saṅgavicyutikārakam || 17||

English Translation

17.But then the wise Vaiśya despondent in the mind chose the knowledge which gives release from the attachment of I-ness and my-ness.

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Sanskrit

देव्युवाच॥ १८॥

Transliteration

devyuvāca || 18||

English Translation

18.The Goddess said:

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Sanskrit

स्वल्पैरहोभिर्नृपते स्वं राज्यं प्राप्स्यते भवान्॥१९ ॥

Transliteration

svalpairahobhirnṛpate svaṁ rājyaṁ prāpsyate bhavān || 19||

English Translation

19.O king, in a few days you are going to get back your kingdom.

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Sanskrit

हत्वा रिपूनस्खलितं तव तत्र भविष्यति॥ २०॥

Transliteration

hatvā ripūnaskhalitaṁ tava tatra bhaviṣyati || 20||

English Translation

20.After killing the enemies, it will not slip from you any more.

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Sanskrit

मृतश्च भूयः सम्प्राप्य जन्म देवाद्विवस्वतः॥ २१॥
सावर्णिको मनुर्नाम भवान्भुवि भविष्यति॥ २२॥

Transliteration

mṛtaśca bhūyaḥ samprāpya janma devādvivasvataḥ || 21||
sāvarṇiko manurnāma bhavānbhuvi bhaviṣyati || 22||

English Translation

21-22. After death, again you will get birth from the Sun-God and become on earth the famous Manu, Sāvarṇi.

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Sanskrit

वैश्यवर्य त्वया यश्च वरोऽस्मत्तोऽभिवाञ्छितः॥ २३॥
तं प्रयच्छामि संसिद्ध्यै तव ज्ञानं भविष्यति॥ २४॥

Transliteration

vaiśyavarya tvayā yaśca varo’smatto’bhivāñchitaḥ || 23||
taṁ prayacchāmi saṁsiddhyai tava jñānaṁ bhaviṣyati || 24||

English Translation

23-24. O the best amongst Vaiśyas, what you desired out of me, that boon I shall confer. The knowledge will bring you fulfillment,

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Sanskrit

मार्कण्डेय उवाच॥ २५॥

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca || 25||

English Translation

25.Mārkaṇḍeya said:

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Sanskrit

इति दत्त्वा तयोर्देवी यथाभिलषितं वरम्।
बभूवान्तर्हिता सद्यो भक्त्या ताभ्यामभिष्टुता॥ २६-२७॥

Transliteration

iti dattvā tayordevī yathābhilaṣitaṁ varam |
babhūvāntarhitā sadyo bhaktyā tābhyāmabhiṣṭutā || 26-27||

English Translation

26-27. Thus after giving both of them boons as they desired, the Goddess immediately vanished, lauded by them with devotion.

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Sanskrit

एवं देव्या वरं लब्ध्वा सुरथः क्षत्रियर्षभः।
सूर्याज्जन्म समासाद्य सावर्णिर्भविता मनुः॥ क्लीं ॐ॥२८-२९॥

Transliteration

evaṁ devyā varaṁ labdhvā surathaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ |
sūryājjanma samāsādya sāvarṇirbhavitā manuḥ || klīṁ om ||28-29

English Translation

28-29. Thus, Suratha, the best of the Kṣatriyas, having got the boon from the Goddess will become the Manu Sāvarni by taking birth from the Sun-god.1

1. The verses 26 and 27 have to be repeated again as verses 28 and 29 to end the Māhātmyam.