Durga Saptashati 13: Suratha Vaishya Varadan
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The Sanskrit text in Kannada script. The Roman line and the meaning are the same as in the original.
ಓಂ ಬಾಲಾರ್ಕಮಣ್ಡಲಾಭಾಸಾಂ ಚತುರ್ಬಾಹುಂ ತ್ರಿಲೋಚನಾಮ್।
ಪಾಶಾಙ್ಕುಶವರಾಭೀತೀರ್ಧಾರಯನ್ತೀಂ ಶಿವಾಂ ಭಜೇ॥Om balarkamandalabhasam chaturbahum trilochanam, pashankushavarabhitirdharayantim shivam bhaje.
Om. I worship the auspicious Goddess, glowing like the disc of the rising sun, four-armed and three-eyed, holding a noose and a goad and showing the gestures of blessing and fearlessness.
ಋಷಿರುವಾಚ॥
Rishiruvacha.
The sage said:
ಏತತ್ತೇ ಕಥಿತಂ ಭೂಪ ದೇವೀಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಮುತ್ತಮಮ್।
ಏವಂಪ್ರಭಾವಾ ಸಾ ದೇವೀ ಯಯೇದಂ ಧಾರ್ಯತೇ ಜಗತ್॥Etatte kathitam bhupa devimahatmyamuttamam, evamprabhava sa devi yayedam dharyate jagat.
O king, I have told you this supreme glory of the Goddess. Such is the power of the Goddess by whom this world is upheld.
ವಿದ್ಯಾ ತಥೈವ ಕ್ರಿಯತೇ ಭಗವದ್ವಿಷ್ಣುಮಾಯಯಾ।
ತಯಾ ತ್ವಮೇಷ ವೈಶ್ಯಶ್ಚ ತಥೈವಾನ್ಯೇ ವಿವೇಕಿನಃ॥Vidya tathaiva kriyate bhagavadvishnumayaya, taya tvamesha vaishyashcha tathaivanye vivekinah.
She, the illusive power of Lord Vishnu, also grants true knowledge. By her you, this merchant, and other wise people too
ಮೋಹ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಮೋಹಿತಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಮೋಹಮೇಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಚಾಪರೇ।
ತಾಮುಪೈಹಿ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಶರಣಂ ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರೀಮ್॥Mohyante mohitashchaiva mohameshyanti chapare, tamupaihi maharaja sharanam parameshvarim.
are being deluded, have been deluded, and others will yet be deluded. Go to her for refuge, great king, to the supreme Goddess.
ಆರಾಧಿತಾ ಸೈವ ನೃಣಾಂ ಭೋಗಸ್ವರ್ಗಾಪವರ್ಗದಾ॥
Aradhita saiva nrinam bhogasvargapavargada.
Worshipped, she alone grants people enjoyment, heaven and final liberation.
ಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯ ಉವಾಚ॥
Markandeya uvacha.
Markandeya said:
ಇತಿ ತಸ್ಯ ವಚಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಸುರಥಃ ಸ ನರಾಧಿಪಃ॥
Iti tasya vachah shrutva surathah sa naradhipah.
Hearing these words of the sage, King Suratha
ಪ್ರಣಿಪತ್ಯ ಮಹಾಭಾಗಂ ತಮೃಷಿಂ ಶಂಸಿತವ್ರತಮ್।
ನಿರ್ವಿಣ್ಣೋಽತಿಮಮತ್ವೇನ ರಾಜ್ಯಾಪಹರಣೇನ ಚ॥Pranipatya mahabhagam tamrishim shamsitavratam, nirvinnotimamatvena rajyapaharanena cha.
bowed to that great sage of steadfast vows. Weary of excessive attachment and of losing his kingdom,
ಜಗಾಮ ಸದ್ಯಸ್ತಪಸೇ ಸ ಚ ವೈಶ್ಯೋ ಮಹಾಮುನೇ।
ಸನ್ದರ್ಶನಾರ್ಥಮಮ್ಬಾಯಾ ನದೀಪುಲಿನಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಃ॥Jagama sadyastapase sa cha vaishyo mahamune, sandarshanarthamambaya nadipulinasamsthitah.
he went at once to practise austerities, O great sage, and so did the merchant, settling on a river bank to gain a vision of the Mother.
ಸ ಚ ವೈಶ್ಯಸ್ತಪಸ್ತೇಪೇ ದೇವೀಸೂಕ್ತಂ ಪರಂ ಜಪನ್।
ತೌ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ ಪುಲಿನೇ ದೇವ್ಯಾಃ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿಂ ಮಹೀಮಯೀಮ್॥Sa cha vaishyastapastepe devisuktam param japan, tau tasmin puline devyah kritva murtim mahimayim.
The merchant practised austerities, chanting the supreme Devi Sukta. On that river bank the two of them made an image of the Goddess from earth
ಅರ್ಹಣಾಂ ಚಕ್ರತುಸ್ತಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪುಷ್ಪಧೂಪಾಗ್ನಿತರ್ಪಣೈಃ।
ನಿರಾಹಾರೌ ಯತಾಹಾರೌ ತನ್ಮನಸ್ಕೌ ಸಮಾಹಿತೌ॥Arhanam chakratustasyah pushpadhupagnitarpanaih, niraharau yataharau tanmanaskau samahitau.
and worshipped her with flowers, incense, fire offerings and libations, sometimes fasting, sometimes eating sparingly, their minds fixed on her and fully absorbed.
ದದತುಸ್ತೌ ಬಲಿಂ ಚೈವ ನಿಜಗಾತ್ರಾಸೃಗುಕ್ಷಿತಮ್।
ಏವಂ ಸಮಾರಾಧಯತೋಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಿರ್ವರ್ಷೈರ್ಯತಾತ್ಮನೋಃ॥Dadatustau balim chaiva nijagatrasrigukshitam, evam samaradhayatostribhirvarshairyatatmanoh.
They even offered her blood from their own bodies. When they had worshipped her this way with self-control for three years,
ಪರಿತುಷ್ಟಾ ಜಗದ್ಧಾತ್ರೀ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷಂ ಪ್ರಾಹ ಚಣ್ಡಿಕಾ॥
Paritushta jagaddhatri pratyaksham praha chandika.
Chandika, sustainer of the world, well pleased, appeared before them and spoke.
ದೇವ್ಯುವಾಚ॥
Devyuvacha.
The Goddess said:
ಯತ್ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥ್ಯತೇ ತ್ವಯಾ ಭೂಪ ತ್ವಯಾ ಚ ಕುಲನನ್ದನ।
ಮತ್ತಸ್ತತ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯತಾಂ ಸರ್ವಂ ಪರಿತುಷ್ಟಾ ದದಾಮಿ ತತ್॥Yatprarthyate tvaya bhupa tvaya cha kulanandana, mattastatprapyatam sarvam paritushta dadami tat.
Whatever you ask for, O king, and you, pride of your family, receive it all from me. I am well pleased and will grant it.
ಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯ ಉವಾಚ॥
Markandeya uvacha.
Markandeya said:
ತತೋ ವವ್ರೇ ನೃಪೋ ರಾಜ್ಯಮವಿಭ್ರಂಶ್ಯನ್ಯಜನ್ಮನಿ।
ಅತ್ರೈವ ಚ ನಿಜಂ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಹತಶತ್ರುಬಲಂ ಬಲಾತ್॥Tato vavre nripo rajyamavibhramshyanyajanmani, atraiva cha nijam rajyam hatashatrubalam balat.
Then the king asked for a kingdom that would never be lost, even in another life, and in this life his own kingdom back, his enemies’ power broken by force.
ಸೋಽಪಿ ವೈಶ್ಯಸ್ತತೋ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ವವ್ರೇ ನಿರ್ವಿಣ್ಣಮಾನಸಃ।
ಮಮೇತ್ಯಹಮಿತಿ ಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಸಙ್ಗವಿಚ್ಯುತಿಕಾರಕಮ್॥Sopi vaishyastato jnanam vavre nirvinnamanasah, mametyahamiti prajnah sangavichyutikarakam.
The wise merchant, his mind turned away from the world, asked for the knowledge that frees one from attachment to “mine” and “I”.
ದೇವ್ಯುವಾಚ॥
Devyuvacha.
The Goddess said:
ಸ್ವಲ್ಪೈರಹೋಭಿರ್ನೃಪತೇ ಸ್ವಂ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಸ್ಯತೇ ಭವಾನ್॥
Svalpairahobhirnripate svam rajyam prapsyate bhavan.
O king, in just a few days you will regain your own kingdom.
ಹತ್ವಾ ರಿಪೂನಸ್ಖಲಿತಂ ತವ ತತ್ರ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ॥
Hatva ripunaskhalitam tava tatra bhavishyati.
Having slain your enemies, you will hold it there unshaken.
ಮೃತಶ್ಚ ಭೂಯಃ ಸಮ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಜನ್ಮ ದೇವಾದ್ವಿವಸ್ವತಃ॥
Mritashcha bhuyah samprapya janma devadvivasvatah.
And after death you will be born again, of the sun god Vivasvan,
ಸಾವರ್ಣಿಕೋ ನಾಮ ಮನುರ್ಭವಾನ್ ಭುವಿ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ॥
Savarniko nama manurbhavan bhuvi bhavishyati.
and on earth you will be the Manu named Savarni.
ವೈಶ್ಯವರ್ಯ ತ್ವಯಾ ಯಶ್ಚ ವರೋಽಸ್ಮತ್ತೋಽಭಿವಾಞ್ಛಿತಃ॥
Vaishyavarya tvaya yashcha varosmattobhivanchhitah.
And you, best of merchants, the boon you have wished for from me,
ತಂ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಸಂಸಿದ್ಧ್ಯೈ ತವ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ॥
Tam prayachchhami samsiddhyai tava jnanam bhavishyati.
I grant for your fulfilment: you will attain true knowledge.
ಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯ ಉವಾಚ॥
Markandeya uvacha.
Markandeya said:
ಇತಿ ದತ್ತ್ವಾ ತಯೋರ್ದೇವೀ ಯಥಾಭಿಲಷಿತಂ ವರಮ್॥
Iti dattva tayordevi yathabhilashitam varam.
Having thus granted each of them the boon they desired,
ಬಭೂವಾನ್ತರ್ಹಿತಾ ಸದ್ಯೋ ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ತಾಭ್ಯಾಮಭಿಷ್ಟುತಾ।
ಏವಂ ದೇವ್ಯಾ ವರಂ ಲಬ್ಧ್ವಾ ಸುರಥಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯರ್ಷಭಃ॥Babhuvantarhita sadyo bhaktya tabhyamabhishtuta, evam devya varam labdhva surathah kshatriyarshabhah.
the Goddess, praised by both with devotion, vanished at once. Having received this boon from the Goddess, Suratha, the foremost of kshatriyas,
ಸೂರ್ಯಾಜ್ಜನ್ಮ ಸಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಸಾವರ್ಣಿರ್ಭವಿತಾ ಮನುಃ॥
Suryajjanma samasadya savarnirbhavita manuh.
will be born of the Sun and become the Manu Savarni.
ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯಪುರಾಣೇ ಸಾವರ್ಣಿಕೇ ಮನ್ವನ್ತರೇ ದೇವೀಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯೇ ಸುರಥವೈಶ್ಯಯೋರ್ವರಪ್ರದಾನಂ ನಾಮ ತ್ರಯೋದಶೋಽಧ್ಯಾಯಃ॥
Iti shrimarkandeyapurane savarnike manvantare devimahatmye surathavaishyayorvarapradanam nama trayodashodhyayah.
Thus ends the thirteenth chapter of the Devi Mahatmya in the Markandeya Purana, the granting of boons to Suratha and the merchant.