Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 10
DB 10 10.1
सुरथनृपतिवृमत्तवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच सप्तमो मनुराख्यातो मनुर्वैवस्वतः प्रभुः । श्राद्धदेवः परानन्दभोक्ता मान्यस्तु भूभुजाम्
surathanṛpativṛmattavarṇanam śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca saptamo manurākhyāto manurvaivasvataḥ prabhuḥ | śrāddhadevaḥ parānandabhoktā mānyastu bhūbhujām
The description of the conduct of King Suratha. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: The seventh Manu is declared to be the lord Manu Vaivasvata, (called) Śrāddhadeva, an enjoyer of the highest bliss, honoured among kings.
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DB 10 10.2
स च वैवस्वतमनुः परदेव्याः प्रसादतः । तथा तत्तपसा चैव जातो मन्वन्तराधिपः
sa ca vaivasvatamanuḥ paradevyāḥ prasādataḥ | tathā tattapasā caiva jāto manvantarādhipaḥ
And that Vaivasvata Manu, by the grace of the supreme Goddess and likewise by austerity directed to her, became the ruler of a Manu-period.
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DB 10 10.3
अष्टमो मनुराख्यातः सावर्णिः प्रथितः क्षितौ । स जन्मान्तर आराध्य देवीं तद्वरलाभतः
aṣṭamo manurākhyātaḥ sāvarṇiḥ prathitaḥ kṣitau | sa janmāntara ārādhya devīṃ tadvaralābhataḥ
The eighth Manu is declared to be Sāvarṇi, renowned on earth. He, in another birth, having worshipped the Goddess, by obtaining her boon
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DB 10 10.4
जातो मन्वन्तरपतिः सर्वराजन्यपूजितः । महापराक्रमी धीरो देवीभक्तिपरायणः
jāto manvantarapatiḥ sarvarājanyapūjitaḥ | mahāparākramī dhīro devībhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
became the lord of a Manu-period, honoured by all kings, of great valour, steadfast, wholly devoted to devotion to the Goddess.
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DB 10 10.5
नारद उवाव कथं जन्मान्तरे तेन मनुनाराधनं कृतम् । देव्याः पृथिव्युद्भवायास्तन्ममाख्यातुमर्हसि
nārada uvāva kathaṃ janmāntare tena manunārādhanaṃ kṛtam | devyāḥ pṛthivyudbhavāyāstanmamākhyātumarhasi
Nārada said: How, in that other birth, was worship performed by that Manu to the Goddess, from whom the earth arose? You should tell me that.
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DB 10 10.6
श्रीनारायण उवाच चैत्रवंशसमुद्भूतो राजा स्वारोचिषेऽन्तरे । सुरथो नाम विख्यातो महाबलपराक्रमः
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca caitravaṃśasamudbhūto rājā svārociṣe'ntare | suratho nāma vikhyāto mahābalaparākramaḥ
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: In the Svārociṣa interval there was a king born in the Caitra lineage, well known by the name Suratha, of great strength and valour.
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DB 10 10.7
गुणग्राही धनुर्धारी मान्यः श्रेष्ठः कविः कृती । धनसंग्रहकर्ता च दाता याचकमण्डले
guṇagrāhī dhanurdhārī mānyaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ kaviḥ kṛtī | dhanasaṃgrahakartā ca dātā yācakamaṇḍale
(He was) appreciative of merits, a bearer of the bow, honoured, foremost, a poet, accomplished, both a gatherer of wealth and a giver to the circle of petitioners.
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DB 10 10.8
अरीणां मर्दनो मानी सर्वास्त्रकुशलो बली । तस्यैकदा बभूवुस्ते कोलाविध्वंसिनो नृपाः
arīṇāṃ mardano mānī sarvāstrakuśalo balī | tasyaikadā babhūvuste kolāvidhvaṃsino nṛpāḥ
A crusher of enemies, proud, skilled in all weapons, strong. Once there arose against him those kings, the destroyers of the Kolas.
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DB 10 10.9
शत्रवः सैन्यसहिताः परिवार्येनमूर्जिताः । रुरुधुर्नगरीं तस्य राज्ञो मानधनस्य हि
śatravaḥ sainyasahitāḥ parivāryenamūrjitāḥ | rurudhurnagarīṃ tasya rājño mānadhanasya hi
Those mighty foes, together with their armies, surrounded him and besieged the city of that king whose wealth was his honour.
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DB 10 10.10
तदा स सुरथो नाम राजा सैन्यसमावृतः । निर्ययौ नगरात्स्वीयात्सर्वशत्रुनिबर्हणः
tadā sa suratho nāma rājā sainyasamāvṛtaḥ | niryayau nagarātsvīyātsarvaśatrunibarhaṇaḥ
Then that king named Suratha, encompassed by his army, went forth from his own city, he the destroyer of all enemies.
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DB 10 10.11
तदा स समरे राजा सुरथः शत्रुभिर्जितः । अमात्यैर्मन्त्रिभिश्चैव तस्य कोशगतं धनम्
tadā sa samare rājā surathaḥ śatrubhirjitaḥ | amātyairmantribhiścaiva tasya kośagataṃ dhanam
Then in battle that king Suratha was defeated by the enemies, and the wealth that lay in his treasury (was taken) by his ministers and counsellors—
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DB 10 10.12
हृतं सर्वमशेषेण तदातप्यत भूमिपः । निष्कासितश्च नगरात्स राजा परमद्युतिः
hṛtaṃ sarvamaśeṣeṇa tadātapyata bhūmipaḥ | niṣkāsitaśca nagarātsa rājā paramadyutiḥ
—all of it was carried off without remainder; then the lord of the earth grieved. And that king of supreme splendour was driven out of the city.
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DB 10 10.13
जगामाश्वमथारुह्य मृगयामिषतो वनम् । एकाकी विजनेऽरण्ये बभ्रामोद्भ्रान्तमानसः
jagāmāśvamathāruhya mṛgayāmiṣato vanam | ekākī vijane'raṇye babhrāmodbhrāntamānasaḥ
Then, mounting his horse, he went to the forest on the pretext of hunting; alone in the deserted wilderness he wandered with agitated mind.
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DB 10 10.14
मुनेः कस्यचिदागत्य स्वाश्रमं शान्तमानसः । प्रशान्तजन्तुसंयुक्तं मुनिशिष्यगणैर्युतम्
muneḥ kasyacidāgatya svāśramaṃ śāntamānasaḥ | praśāntajantusaṃyuktaṃ muniśiṣyagaṇairyutam
Having come, with mind at peace, to the hermitage of a certain sage—(a hermitage) filled with tranquil animals and attended by throngs of the sage's pupils—
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DB 10 10.15
उवास कञ्चित्कालं स राजा परमशोभने । आश्रमे मुनिवर्यस्य दीर्घदृष्टेः सुमेधसः
uvāsa kañcitkālaṃ sa rājā paramaśobhane | āśrame munivaryasya dīrghadṛṣṭeḥ sumedhasaḥ
—that king dwelt for some time in the exceedingly lovely hermitage of the best of sages, Sumedhas of far-reaching vision.
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DB 10 10.16
एकदा स महीपालो मुनिं पूजावसानके । काले गत्वा प्रणम्याशु पप्रच्छ विनयान्वितः
ekadā sa mahīpālo muniṃ pūjāvasānake | kāle gatvā praṇamyāśu papraccha vinayānvitaḥ
One day that protector of the earth went at the time of the conclusion of the (sage's) worship, bowed at once, and, full of humility, asked the sage:
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DB 10 10.17
मुने मम मनोदुःखं बाधते चाधिसम्भवम् । ज्ञाततत्त्वस्य भूदेव निष्प्रज्ञस्य च सन्ततम्
mune mama manoduḥkhaṃ bādhate cādhisambhavam | jñātatattvasya bhūdeva niṣprajñasya ca santatam
"Sage, a grief of mind born of anxiety constantly afflicts me, O god on earth, though I know the truth of things and though I am without wisdom.
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DB 10 10.18
शत्रुभिर्निर्जितस्यापि हृतराज्यस्य सर्वशः । तथापि तेषु मनसि ममत्वं जायते स्फुटम्
śatrubhirnirjitasyāpi hṛtarājyasya sarvaśaḥ | tathāpi teṣu manasi mamatvaṃ jāyate sphuṭam
Although I have been conquered by the enemies and my kingdom wholly taken away, even so a sense of 'mine' toward those things plainly arises in my mind.
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DB 10 10.19
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि कथं शर्म लभे मुने । त्वदनुग्रहमाशासे वद वेदविदां वर
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi kathaṃ śarma labhe mune | tvadanugrahamāśāse vada vedavidāṃ vara
What shall I do? Where shall I go? How shall I obtain peace, O sage? I hope for your grace: speak, O best of the knowers of the Vedas."
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DB 10 10.20
मुनिरुवाच आकर्णय महीपाल महाश्चर्यकरं परम् । देवीमाहात्म्यमतुलं सर्वकामप्रदं परम्
muniruvāca ākarṇaya mahīpāla mahāścaryakaraṃ param | devīmāhātmyamatulaṃ sarvakāmapradaṃ param
The sage said: Listen, O protector of the earth, to the supreme, most wonder-working, incomparable, supreme greatness of the Goddess, which grants all desires.
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DB 10 10.21
जगन्मयी महामाया विष्णुब्रह्महरोद्भवा । सा बलादपहृत्यैव जन्तूनां मानसानि हि
jaganmayī mahāmāyā viṣṇubrahmaharodbhavā | sā balādapahṛtyaiva jantūnāṃ mānasāni hi
The great Māyā, consisting of the world, arisen from Viṣṇu, Brahmā and Hara—she, forcibly seizing away the minds of living beings,
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DB 10 10.22
मोहाय प्रतिसंयच्छेदिति जानीहि भूमिप । सा सृजत्यखिलं विश्वं सा पालयति सर्वदा
mohāya pratisaṃyacchediti jānīhi bhūmipa | sā sṛjatyakhilaṃ viśvaṃ sā pālayati sarvadā
draws them back for (their) delusion: know this, O lord of the earth. She creates the whole universe, she always protects it,
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DB 10 10.23
संहारे हररूपेण संहरत्येव भूमिप । कामदात्री महामाया कालरात्रिर्दुरत्यया
saṃhāre hararūpeṇa saṃharatyeva bhūmipa | kāmadātrī mahāmāyā kālarātrirduratyayā
and at the dissolution, in the form of Hara, she indeed destroys, O lord of the earth. The great Māyā is the giver of desires, the night of time, hard to pass beyond.
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DB 10 10.24
विश्वसंहारिणी काली कमला कमलालया । तस्यां सर्वं जगज्जातं तस्यां विश्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्
viśvasaṃhāriṇī kālī kamalā kamalālayā | tasyāṃ sarvaṃ jagajjātaṃ tasyāṃ viśvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
She is Kālī the destroyer of the universe, she is Kamalā, dwelling in the lotus. In her the whole world has come to be; in her the universe is established;
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DB 10 10.25
लयमेष्यति तस्यां च तस्मात्सैव परात्परा । तस्या देव्याः प्रसादश्च यस्योपरि भवेन्नृप । स एव मोहमत्येति नान्यथा धरणीपते
layameṣyati tasyāṃ ca tasmātsaiva parātparā | tasyā devyāḥ prasādaśca yasyopari bhavennṛpa | sa eva mohamatyeti nānyathā dharaṇīpate
and in her it will come to dissolution; therefore she alone is higher than the highest. And he upon whom the grace of that Goddess comes, O king—he alone passes beyond delusion, and not otherwise, O lord of the earth.
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