Scriptures

Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam

BOOK 5 • CHAPTER 32
Ch 32 Verse 1 Verse
Sanskrit Text
५.३२ द्वात्रिंशोऽध्यायः । सुरथराजसमाधिवैश्ययोर्मुनिसमीपे गमनम् । जनमेजय उवाच । महिमा वर्णितः सम्यक्चण्डिकायास्त्वया मुने । केन चाराधिता पूर्वं चरित्रत्रययोगतः ॥ १ ॥
English Translation
Janamejaya said :-- O Best of Munis! The glory of Caṇḍikā has been fully described by you. By whom was She worshipped in the ancient times after the reading and hearing of Her three glorious deeds (the killing of Madhu Kaiṭava, etc.)?
Ch 32 Verse 2-3 Verse
Sanskrit Text
प्रसन्ना कस्य वरदा केन प्राप्तं फलं महत् । आराध्य कामदां देवीं कथयस्व कृपानिधे ॥ २ ॥ उपासनाविधिं ब्रह्मंस्तथा पूजाविधिं वद । विस्तरेण महाभाग होमस्य च विधिं पुनः ॥ ३ ॥
English Translation
Who was it that derived the best effects by worshipping the Devī, the Bestower of all desires? When and with whom was She pleased and then offered boons? O Ocean of mercy! Kindly narrate fully all these things to me. O Brāhmaṇa! Describe to me also the rules how the meditation, worship and Homa of the Great Devī are conducted.
Ch 32 Verse 4 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सूत उवाच । इति भूपवचः श्रुत्वा प्रीतः सत्यवतीसुतः । प्रत्युवाच नृपं कृष्णो महामायाप्रपूजनम् ॥ ४ ॥
English Translation
Sūta said :-- “O Ṛṣis! Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, the son of Satyavatī, was very glad to hear these questions of Janamejaya and began to describe how the worship, etc., of the Mahā Māyā, the Devī Bhagavatī are to be done.”
Ch 32 Verse 5 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । स्वारोचिषेऽन्तरे पूर्वं सुरथो नाम पार्थिवः । बभूव परमोदारः प्रजापालनतत्परः ॥ ५ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- O King! In days of yore in Svārociṣa Manvantara there was a king, named Suratha, very liberal-minded and devoted to govern well his subjects.
Ch 32 Verse 6 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सत्यवादी कर्मपरो ब्राह्मणानाञ्च पूजकः । गुरुभक्तिरतो नित्यं स्वदारगमने रतः ॥ ६ ॥
English Translation
He was truthful, active and energetic, and devoted to his Guru; he always served the twice-born and he never used to hold any sexual intercourse except with his legal wife.
Ch 32 Verse 7 Verse
Sanskrit Text
दानशीलोऽविरोधी च धनुर्वेदैकपारगः । एवं पालयतो राज्यं म्लेच्छाः पर्वतवासिनः ॥ ७ ॥
English Translation
He was generous, not liking to quarrel with anybody, and expert in the science of archery. While he was thus governing his kingdom, the Mleccas, the hill tribes, turned out his enemies.
Ch 32 Verse 8-9 Verse
Sanskrit Text
बलाच्छत्रुत्वमापन्नाः सैन्यं कृत्वा चतुर्विधम् । हस्त्यश्वरथपादातिसहितास्ते मदोत्कटाः ॥ ८ ॥ कोलाविध्वंसिनः प्राप्ताः पृथ्वीग्रहणतत्पराः । सुरथः सैन्यमादाय सम्मुखः समपद्यत ॥ ९ ॥
English Translation
They destroyed the city of Kolā, became very haughty and turbulent and desired to conquer the whole earth by their sheer force. Thus accompanied by the great four-fold army elephants, chariots, cavalry and infantry they came to conquer the dominion of the King Suratha.
Ch 32 Verse 10-11 Verse
Sanskrit Text
युद्धं समभवद्घोरं तस्य तैरतिदारुणैः । म्लेच्छानां तु बलं स्वल्पं राज्ञस्द्बलमद्भुतम् ॥ १० ॥ तथापि तैर्जितो युद्धे दैवाद्राजा पराजितः । भग्नश्च स्वपुरं प्राप्तः सुरक्षं दुर्गमण्डितम् ॥ ११ ॥
English Translation
A dreadful fight then ensued between the King and the dreadful Mleccas. O King! The Mlecca forces were not at all numerous whereas the armies of the king were large; still the Mleccas were lucky to win the battle. The King, defeated, fled to his own city which was a strongly fortified place.
Ch 32 Verse 12-13 Verse
Sanskrit Text
चिन्तयामास मेधावी राजा नीतिविचक्षणः । प्रधानान्विमना दृष्ट्वा शत्रुपक्षसमाश्रितान् ॥ १२ ॥ स्थानं गृहीत्वा विपुलं परिखादुर्गमण्डितम् । कालप्रतीक्षा कर्तव्या किं वा युद्धं वरं मतम् ॥ १३ ॥
English Translation
The good King, wise in statesmanship when he saw that his ministers had gone over to the enemieś party, became very anxious and thought whether it was advisable for him to wait for a better opportunity, remaining within his own extensive city, well guarded by a strong wall and ditch or it would be better to fight on.
Ch 32 Verse 14 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मन्त्रिणः शत्रुवशगा मन्त्रयोग्या न ते किल । किं करोमीति मनसा भूपतिः समचिन्तयत् ॥ १४ ॥
English Translation
The King thought also that it would not at all be advisable to consult with his ministers who were, then, under the control of his enemies; what then would he do under the circumstances?
Ch 32 Verse 15 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कदाचित्ते गहीत्वा मां पापाचाराः पराश्रिताः । शत्रुभ्योऽथ प्रदास्यन्ति तदा किं वा भविष्यति ॥ १५ ॥
English Translation
Those vicious ministers could at any time deliver him to the hands of his enemies; what would then happen to him!
Ch 32 Verse 16 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पापबुद्धिषु विश्वासो न कर्तव्यः कदाचन । किन्न ते वै प्रकुर्वन्ति ये लोभवशगा नराः ॥ १६ ॥
English Translation
Those men, that are avaricious, can do anything in this world; therefore it would never be advisable to trust them.
Ch 32 Verse 17 Verse
Sanskrit Text
भ्रातरं पितरं मित्रं सुहृदं बान्धवं तथा । गुरुं पूज्यं द्विजं द्वेष्टि लोभाविष्टः सदा नरः ॥ १७ ॥
English Translation
The people under the sway of greed commit injury to their fathers, brothers, friends, acquaintances, their Gurus and the adored Brāhmaṇas.
Ch 32 Verse 18 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तस्मान्मया न कर्तव्यो विश्वासः सर्वथाधुना । मन्त्रिवर्गेऽतिपापिष्ठे शत्रुपक्षसमाश्रिते ॥ १८ ॥
English Translation
When the ministers had joined with his enemies, they could well be classed with the vicious; no doubt in this. Never could they be trusted under the above circumstances.
Ch 32 Verse 19-20 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इति सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा राजा परमदुर्मनाः । एकाकी हयमारुह्य निर्जगाम पुरात्ततः ॥ १९ ॥ असहायोऽथ निर्गत्य गहनं वनमाश्रितः । चिन्तयामास मेधावी क्व गन्तव्यं मया पुनः ॥ २० ॥
English Translation
Thus pondering over the matter, the King became absent-minded, and, finding no remedy, went out of the city alone, mounted on a horse. The intelligent King, helpless, entered into a dense forest and thought where would he go now?
Ch 32 Verse 21 Verse
Sanskrit Text
योजनत्रयमात्रे तु मुनेराश्रममुत्तमम् । ज्ञात्वा जगाम भूपालस्तापसस्य सुमेधसः ॥ २१ ॥
English Translation
Knowing, then, that there was, at a distance of three Yojanas from that place, a hermitage of the great ascetic the Sumedhā Ṛṣi, the King went there. (N.B. :-- A Yojana is a distance measuring four Krosas or eight or nine miles.)
Ch 32 Verse 22-23 Verse
Sanskrit Text
बहुवृक्षसमायुक्तं नदीपुलिनसंश्रितम् । निर्वैरश्वापदाकीर्णं कोकिलारावमण्डितम् ॥ २२ ॥ शिष्याध्ययनशब्दाढ्यं मृगयूथशतावृतम् । नीवारान्नसुपक्वाढ्यं सुपुष्पफलपादपम् ॥ २३ ॥
English Translation
O King! That hermitage was more beautiful than even the Heavens; it was on the bank of a river; various kinds of trees were there; it was frequented with wild animals having no enmity with each other; the whole place was echoed with the sounds of cuckoos.
Ch 32 Verse 24-25 Verse
Sanskrit Text
होमधूमसुगन्धेन प्रीतिदं प्राणिनां सदा । वेदध्वनिसमाक्रान्तं स्वर्गादपि मनोहरम् ॥ २४ ॥ दृष्ट्वा तमाश्रमं राजा बभूवासौ मुदान्वितः । भयं त्यक्त्वा मतिं चक्रे विश्रामाय द्विजाश्रमे ॥ २५ ॥
English Translation
The students were studying and reverberating the atmosphere with their Vedic chants; hundreds of herds of deers were running there; rice trees had grown there wildly at places and their harvests were collected at places; good flowery trees and others with delicious fruits were seen there; at places fragrant smells of oblations of ghee, etc., were coming; all these were delighting to any man who went or stayed there. The King Suratha was very glad to see that Āśrama; he became fearless and wanted to stay there in the hermitage of the Brāhmin.
Ch 32 Verse 26 Verse
Sanskrit Text
आसज्य पादपेऽश्वं तु जगाम विनयान्वितः । दृष्ट्वा तं मुनिमासीनं सालच्छायासु संश्रितम् ॥ २६ ॥
English Translation
Fastening his horse at the root of a tree, the King approached humbly to the Ṛṣi, and saw that the Muni was seated on a deer skin under the shade of dense Sāl trees.
Ch 32 Verse 27 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मृगाजिनासनं शान्तं तपसातिकृशं ऋजुम् । अध्यापयन्तं शिष्यांश्च वेदशास्त्रार्थदर्शिनम् ॥ २७ ॥
English Translation
He was peaceful, lean and thin by tapasyā. His stature was straight; and he was teaching his disciples and explaining to them the meaning of the Veda Śāstras.
Ch 32 Verse 28 Verse
Sanskrit Text
रहितं क्रोधलोभाद्यैर्द्वन्द्वातीतं विमत्सरम् । आत्मज्ञानरतं सत्यवादिनं शमसंयुतम् ॥ २८ ॥
English Translation
He was void of anger, greed, etc., beyond all the dualities, without any jealousy, always devoted to the contemplation of his Self, truthful and full of peace.
Ch 32 Verse 29-30 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तं वीक्ष्य भूपतिर्भूमौ पपात दण्डवत्तदा । तदग्रेऽश्रुजलापूर्णनयनः प्रेमसंयुतः ॥ २९ ॥ उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते तमुवाच तदा मुनिः । शिष्यो ददौ बृसीं तस्मै गुरुणा नोदितस्तदा ॥ ३० ॥
English Translation
Seeing him the King was filled with tears and prostrated before him and fell like a stick before him. The Muni, seeing him thus asked him to get up and enquired about his welfare. A disciple then at the sign of the Guru, gave him a Kuśāsan, to take his seat.
Ch 32 Verse 31 Verse
Sanskrit Text
उत्थाय नृपतिस्तस्यां समासीनस्तदाज्ञया । अर्ध्यपाद्यार्हणं चक्रे सुमेधा विधिपूर्वकम् ॥ ३१ ॥
English Translation
The King got up and at his permission took his seat on that kuśāsan; the the Muni worshipped the King duly by offering to him water to wash his feet, and Arghya (an offer of green grass, rice, etc).
Ch 32 Verse 32 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पप्रच्छात्र कुतः प्राप्तः कस्त्वं चिन्तापरः कथम् । कथयस्व यथाकामं संवृतं कारणं त्विह ॥ ३२ ॥
English Translation
Then the Muni asked him, “Who are you? What for are you come here? Why are you so anxious? Tell frankly all these that are not yet known to me.
Ch 32 Verse 33 Verse
Sanskrit Text
किमागमनकृत्यं ते ब्रूहि कार्यं मनोगतम् । करिष्ये वाञ्छितं काममसाध्यमपि यत्तव ॥ ३३ ॥
English Translation
What do you want? Speak out your mind. Even if that be impracticable, I will no doubt try my best to accomplish your desired ends.”
Ch 32 Verse 34 Verse
Sanskrit Text
राजोवाच । सुरथो नाम राजाहं शत्रुभिश्च पराजितः । त्यक्त्वा राज्यं गृहं भार्यामहं ते शरणं गतः ॥ ३४ ॥
English Translation
The King said :-- “O Muni! I am the King Suratha; defeated by my enemy, I have left my kingdom, palace, and wife and have come to your refuge.
Ch 32 Verse 35 Verse
Sanskrit Text
यदाज्ञापयसे ब्रह्मंस्तदहं भक्तितत्परः । करिष्यामि न मे त्राता त्वदन्यः पृथिवीतले ॥ ३५ ॥
English Translation
O Brāhmaṇa! I am ready to do whatever you order me; on this surface of the earth there is no one but you who can protect me.
Ch 32 Verse 36 Verse
Sanskrit Text
शत्रुभ्यो मे भयं घोरं प्राप्तोऽस्म्यद्य तवान्तिकम् । त्रायस्व मुनिशार्दूल शरणागतवत्सल ॥ ३६ ॥
English Translation
Now I am very much terrified by my enemy; therefore I have come to you. O Muni! You protect those who come to seek your refuge; I have now come here to seek your shelter; so save me from this danger.”
Ch 32 Verse 37 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ऋषिरुवाच । निर्भयं वस राजेन्द्र नात्र ते शत्रवः किल । आगमिष्यन्ति बलिनो निश्चयं तपसो बलात् ॥ ३७ ॥
English Translation
The Maharṣi said :-- “O King! Stay here without any fear; none of your enemies would be able to enter this hermitage by my power of Tapasyā, even if they be very powerful.
Ch 32 Verse 38 Verse
Sanskrit Text
नात्र हिंसा प्रकर्तव्या वनवृत्त्वा नृपोत्तम । कर्तव्यं जीवनं शस्तैर्नीवारफलमूलकैः ॥ ३८ ॥
English Translation
O Best of Kings! You will not be allowed to kill any animals here; you will have to sustain yourself on this wild rice, roots and fruits, etc., as the rules of the forest living permit.”
Ch 32 Verse 39 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा निर्भयः स नृपस्तदा । उवासाश्रम एवासौ फलमूलाशनः शुचिः ॥ ३९ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- Thus hearing his words, the King began to live there, with all purity and without any fear, on roots and fruits.
Ch 32 Verse 40-41 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कदाचित्स नृपस्तत्र वृक्षच्छायां समाश्रितः । चिन्तयामास चिन्तार्तो गृह एव गताशयः ॥ ४० ॥ राज्यं मे शत्रुभिः प्राप्तं म्लेच्छैः पापरतैः सदा । सम्पीडिताः स्युर्लोकास्तैर्दुराचारैर्गतत्रपैः ॥ ४१ ॥
English Translation
Once the King, while taking rest under the shade of a tree, while thinking of various things, thought of his own house thus :-- “My enemies have, no doubt acquired my kingdom, but they are vicious and wicked, shameless Mleccas and always addicted to sinful deeds; certainly they are tormenting my subjects.
Ch 32 Verse 42 Verse
Sanskrit Text
गजाश्च तुरगाः सर्वे दुर्बला भक्ष्यवर्जिताः । जाताः स्युर्नात्र सन्देहः शत्रुणा परिपीडिताः ॥ ४२ ॥
English Translation
My elephants and horses are not regularly getting their food and have all become powerless; certainly they are suffering very much from my enemies.
Ch 32 Verse 43 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सेवका मम सर्वे ते शत्रूणां वशवर्तिनः । दुःखिता एव जाताः स्युः पालिता ये मया पुरा ॥ ४३ ॥
English Translation
All the servants that were nourished by me before are now all suffering from troubles, having been subjected by my enemies.
Ch 32 Verse 44 Verse
Sanskrit Text
धनं मे सुदुराचारैरसद्व्ययपरैः परैः । द्यूतासवभुजिष्यादिस्थाने स्यात्प्रापितं किल ॥ ४४ ॥
English Translation
The wicked enemies are certainly squandering away my hoarded wealth to bad immoral purposes, in gambling, drinking and in revelling with prostitutes.
Ch 32 Verse 45 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कोशक्षयं करिष्यन्ति व्यसनैः पापबुद्धयः । न पात्रदाननिपुणा म्लेच्छास्ते मन्त्रिणोऽपि मे ॥ ४५ ॥
English Translation
Those Mleccas and my ministers are always intent on vicious acts; they do not know who are the proper persons to be given charities; so they will no doubt exhaust away my coffers in doing sinful acts.”
Ch 32 Verse 46 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इति चिन्तापरो राजा वृक्षमूलस्थितो यदा । तदाऽऽजगाम वैश्यस्तु कश्चिदार्तिपरस्तथा ॥ ४६ ॥
English Translation
While the King was thus meditating, seated at the root of a tree, there came one man of the Vaiśya caste looking very distressed.
Ch 32 Verse 47 Verse
Sanskrit Text
नृपेण पुरतो दृष्टः पार्श्वे तत्रोपवेशितः । पप्रच्छ तं नृपः कोऽसि कुत एवागतो वनम् ॥ ४७ ॥
English Translation
The King saw and instantly bade him take his seat beside him; then the King asked the Vaiśya :-- “O Noble One! Of what caste are you? Whence are you coming to this forest? What is your name? What for you look so pale and distressed? What calamity has befallen to you?
Ch 32 Verse 48 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कोऽसि कस्माच्च दीनोऽसि हरिणः शोकपीडितः । ब्रूहि सत्यं महाभाग मैत्री साप्तपदी मता ॥ ४८ ॥
English Translation
O Good One! Two persons become friends whenever they speak seven words amongst them; according to this rule I am your friend; tell me, therefore, truly all these things.”
Ch 32 Verse 49 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं राज्ञस्तमुवाच विशोत्तमः । उपविश्य स्थिरो भूत्वा मत्वा साधुसमागमम् ॥ ४९ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- The Vaiśya, hearing these words from the King, took his seat and felt himself much relieved and thinking that he has met with a saint, began to speak thus :--
Ch 32 Verse 50 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वैश्य उवाच । मित्राहं वैश्यजातीयः समाधिर्नाम विश्रुतः । धनवान्धर्मनिपुणः सत्यवागनसूयकः ॥ ५० ॥
English Translation
O my Friend! I belong to the Vaiśya caste; my name is Samādhi; I was rich, never I had any jealousy towards anybody; always I used to speak truth and was devoted to religious acts.
Ch 32 Verse 51 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पुत्रदारैर्निरस्तोऽहं धनलुब्धैरसाधुभिः । (कृपणेति मिषं कृत्वा त्यक्त्वा मायां सुदुस्त्यजां ।) स्वजनेन च सन्त्यक्तः प्राप्तोऽस्मि वनमाशु वै ॥ ५१ ॥
English Translation
My wife and sons are very greedy of money and are irreligious; so they cut off all their affections and connections with me, very difficult to cut though, and have driven me out of the house on the pretext that I am very miserly. Thus forsaken by my relatives, I have now come to this forest. You look to be a fortunate man; therefore kindly, O Dear One! give me now your introduction and oblige.
Ch 32 Verse 52-53 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कोऽसि त्वं भाग्यवान्भासि कथयस्व प्रियाधुना । राजोवाच । सुरथो नाम राजाहं दस्युभिः पीडितोऽभवम् ॥ ५२ ॥ प्राप्तोऽस्मि गतराज्योऽत्र मन्त्रिभिः परिवञ्चितः । दिष्ट्या त्वमत्र मित्रं मे मिलितोऽसि विशोत्तम ॥ ५३ ॥
English Translation
The King said :-- I am the King Suratha; lately I had a defeat from the dacoits; moreover my ministers deceived me; consequently I am deprived of my kingdom and have now come here. O Best of Vaiśyas! Fortunately you have come to me today as my friend.
Ch 32 Verse 54 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सुखेन विहरिष्यावो वनेऽत्र शुभपादपे । शोकं त्यज महाबुद्धे स्वस्थो भव विशोत्तम ॥ ५४ ॥
English Translation
We two will repose here gladly in this beautiful forest covered with trees. O Intelligent One! Now quit your sorrow; be calm and quiet and rest with me, at your leisure, here happily.
Ch 32 Verse 55 Verse
Sanskrit Text
(अत्रैव च यथाकामं सुखं तिष्ठ मया सह ।) वैश्य उवाच । कुटुम्बं मे निरालम्बं मया हीनं सुदुःखितम् । भविष्यति च चिन्ताऽऽर्तं व्याधिशोकोपतापितम् ॥ ५५ ॥
English Translation
The Vaiśya said :-- O King! My friends and relatives must have been helpless, very sorrowful and they are distressed at my absence; they must have been troubled very much by diseases and misfortunes no doubt and have become very anxious.
Ch 32 Verse 56 Verse
Sanskrit Text
भार्यादेहे सुखं नो वा पुत्रदेहे न वा सुखम् । इति चिन्तातुरं चेतो न मे शाम्यति भूमिप ॥ ५६ ॥
English Translation
O King! I cannot remain quiet; my mind is being troubled with the thought how my wife and sons are spending their times now in pain or happiness?
Ch 32 Verse 57 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कदा द्रक्ष्ये सुतं भार्यां गृहं स्वजनमेव च । स्वस्थं न मन्मनो राजन् गृहचिन्ताकुलं भृशम् ॥ ५७ ॥
English Translation
I am always thinking when I would see again my sons, wife, relatives, friends, acquaintances and my house? I cannot make me calm and quiet.
Ch 32 Verse 58 Verse
Sanskrit Text
राजोवाव यैर्निरस्तोऽसि पुत्राद्यैरसद्वृत्तैः सुबालिशैः । तान्दृष्ट्वा किं सुखं तेऽद्य भविष्यति महामते ॥ ५८ ॥
English Translation
The King said :-- O Intelligent One! What pleasure can you expect to see your wicked sons and treacherous relatives who have driven you out of your house?
Ch 32 Verse 59 Verse
Sanskrit Text
हितकारी वरः शत्रुर्दुःखदाः सुहृदः कुतः । तस्मात्स्थिरं मनः कृत्वा विहरस्व मया सह ॥ ५९ ॥
English Translation
Even the enemies are far better, provided they do good to us; what sorts of friends are they who impose on us afflictions and sorrows. Do you, therefore, make your mind calm and quiet and remain here in greatest peace and happiness.
Ch 32 Verse 60 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वैश्य उवाच । मनो मे न स्थिरं राजन् भवत्यद्य सुदुःखितम् । चिन्तयात्र कुटुम्बस्य दुस्त्यजस्य दुरात्मभिः ॥ ६० ॥
English Translation
The Vaiśya said :-- O King! Even those that are wicked and cruel cannot quit their relatives. Today my mind is greatly agitated with the thought of my relatives; I cannot remain quiet.
Ch 32 Verse 61 Verse
Sanskrit Text
राजोवाच । ममापि राज्यजं दुःखं दुनोति किल मानसम् । पृच्छावोऽद्य मुनिं शान्तं शोकनाशनमौषधम् ॥ ६१ ॥
English Translation
The King said :-- My mind too, is incessantly troubled with the thought of my kingdom. Come; let both of us go to the Muni and ask him what is the medicine for the cure of these our mental agonies.
Ch 32 Verse 62 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । इति कृत्वा मतिं तौ तु राजा वैश्यश्च जग्मतुः । मुनिं तौ विनयोपेतौ प्रष्टुं शोकस्य कारणम् ॥ ६२ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- O King! Thus making their determinations, they went humbly to the Muni to ask him what were the causes of their sorrows?
Ch 32 Verse 63 Verse
Sanskrit Text
गत्वा तं प्रणिपत्याह राजा ऋषिमनुत्तमम् । आसीनं सम्यगासीनः शान्तं शान्तिमुपागतः ॥ ६३ ॥
Sanskrit Colophon
इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चमस्कन्धे सुरथराजसमाधि- वैश्ययोर्मुनिसमीपे गमनं नाम द्वात्रिंशोऽध्यायः ॥ ५.३२॥
English Translation
The King then went close to him and bowing down before him, took his seat and began to ask calmly and quietly the Muni who was sitting calm and serene. Here ends the Thirty-second Chapter of the Fifth Book on the King Suratha’s going to the forest in the Mahāpurāṇam, Śrī Mad Devī Bhāgavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharṣi Veda Vyāsa.