Scriptures

Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam

BOOK 5 • CHAPTER 35
Ch 35 Verse 1 Verse
Sanskrit Text
५.३५ पञ्चत्रिंशोऽध्यायः । सुरथराजसमाधिवैश्ययोर्देवीभक्त्येष्टप्राप्तिवर्णनम् । व्यास उवाच । इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा दुःखितौ वैश्यपार्थिवौ । प्रणिपत्य मुनिं प्रीत्या प्रश्रयावनतौ भृशम् ॥ १ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- O King! Hearing thus the Ṛṣi’s words, the king Suratha and Vaiśya, who were very distressed in their minds, became very much comforted and bowed down to the Muni with great humility and modesty.
Ch 35 Verse 2 Verse
Sanskrit Text
हर्षेणोत्फुल्लनयनावूचतुर्वाक्यकोविदौ । कृताञ्जलिपुटौ शान्तौ भक्तिप्रवणचेतसौ ॥ २ ॥
English Translation
Their eyes expressed their gladness and their hearts were filled with loving devotion. Both of them, then, clever in speaking and of calm and quiet temper, began to address him with their folded hands.
Ch 35 Verse 3-4 Verse
Sanskrit Text
भगवन्पावितावद्य शान्तौ दीनौ शुचान्वितौ । तव सूक्तसरस्वत्या गङ्गयेव भगीरथः ॥ ३ ॥ साधवः सम्भवन्तीह परोपकृतितत्पराः । अकृत्रिमगुणारामाः सुखदाः सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥ ४ ॥
English Translation
O Bhagavān! We were passing our days in a very humble and distressed spot; we are today purified by your good words, just as the country was rendered pure by Bhagīratha when he brought down the river Ganges here.
Ch 35 Verse 5 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पूर्वपुण्यप्रसङ्गेन प्राप्तोऽयमाश्रमः शुभः । तवावाभ्यां महाभाग महादुःखविनाशकः ॥ ५ ॥
English Translation
The saints, adorned with purely good qualities, are incessantly engaged in doing good to others and how the people can be made happy.
Ch 35 Verse 6 Verse
Sanskrit Text
भवन्ति मानवा भूमौ बहवः स्वार्थतत्पराः । परार्थसाधने दक्षाः केचित्क्वापि भवादृशाः ॥ ६ ॥
English Translation
O Intelligent One! Surely we have come to this auspicious Āśrama owing to our past good deeds (in previous births) and all our miseries are therefore brought to their ends today.
Ch 35 Verse 7 Verse
Sanskrit Text
दुःखितोऽहं मुनिश्रेष्ठ वैश्योऽयं चातिदुःखितः । उभौ संसारसन्तप्तौ तवाश्रमपदे मुदा ॥ ७ ॥
English Translation
There are good many persons that roam in this world for their selfish ends; very few there exist like you who are always ready to do good to others. O Muni! True that I am very much distressed but this Vaiśya is more distressed than me.
Ch 35 Verse 8 Verse
Sanskrit Text
दर्शनादेव हे विद्वन् गतं दुःखमिहावयोः । देहजं मानसं वाक्यश्रवणादेव साम्प्रतम् ॥ ८ ॥
English Translation
Both of us, very much afflicted by the miseries of the world, have come gladly to your Āśrama and are relieved of our bodily sufferings by your sight; and now, hearing your words, we are relieved also of our mental pain and sufferings.
Ch 35 Verse 9 Verse
Sanskrit Text
धन्यावावां कृतकृत्यौ जातौ सूक्तिसुधारसात् । पावितौ भवता ब्रह्मन् कृपया करुणार्णव ॥ ९ ॥
English Translation
O Brāhmaṇa! We are very much blessed and our objects have been gained by your nectar-like words; O Thou, the Ocean of mercy! You have purified us, out of your unbounded mercy.
Ch 35 Verse 10 Verse
Sanskrit Text
गृहाणास्मत्करौ साधो नय पारं भवार्णवे । मग्नौ श्रान्ताविति ज्ञात्वा मन्त्रदानेन साम्प्रतम् ॥ १० ॥
English Translation
We are quite tired of this world; knowing this, do you lead us beyond this world by holding our hands and by initiating us with Mantrams.
Ch 35 Verse 11 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तपः कृत्वातिविपुलं समाराध्य सुखप्रदाम् । सम्प्राप्य दर्शनं भूयो यास्यावो निजमन्दिरम् ॥ ११ ॥
English Translation
O Best of Munis! We will first of all practise a very hard Tapasyā (asceticism) and worship Bhagavatī, the Awarder of happiness; then, seeing Her, we will go to our respective abodes.
Ch 35 Verse 12 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वदनात्तव सम्प्राप्य देवीमन्त्रं नवाक्षरम् । स्मरणञ्ज करिष्यावो निराहारौ धृतव्रतौ ॥ १२ ॥
English Translation
Now we expect the nine-lettered Mantram of the Devī from your mouth and practising the Navarātra varam we will fast and meditate on the Mantram. [Note :-- The nine-lettered Mantram is “Om Mahiṣamardinyai Svāhā.” Instead of Om, any of the following may be used :-- Hrīm, Klīm, Aim, Strīm, or Hūm mentioned in Sāradā Tilaka, Nārāyanī Tantra, or in Viśvasāra Tantra (see page 125 of Tantra Sāra ).]
Ch 35 Verse 13 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । इति सञ्चोदितस्ताभ्यां सुमेधा मुनिसत्तमः । ददौ मन्त्रं शुभं ताभ्यां ध्यानबीजपुरःसरम् ॥ १३ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- O King! When the king and Vaiśya prayed thus to the Muni Sumedha, the best of the Munis, gave them the auspicious Mantram with its seed (Vīja) and as well what is to be meditated (Dhyān).
Ch 35 Verse 14 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तौ च प्राप्य मुनेर्मन्त्रं सम्मन्त्र्य गुरुदैवतौ । जग्मतुर्वैश्यराजानौ नदीतीरमनुत्तमम् ॥ १४ ॥
English Translation
On getting the Mantram (with Ṛṣi, Chanda, seed Śakti, and Devatā) duly, they welcomed the Muni and with his permission went to the holy bank of a river.
Ch 35 Verse 15 Verse
Sanskrit Text
एकान्ते विजने स्थाने कृत्वाऽऽसनपरिग्रहम् । उपविष्टौ स्थिरप्रज्ञौ तावतीव कृशोदरौ ॥ १५ ॥
English Translation
Both of them were of delicate frames and both of them were fully determined; they went to a very solitary place and selected their place and took their seats there.
Ch 35 Verse 16 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मन्त्रजाप्यरतौ शान्तौ चरित्रत्रयपाठकौ । निन्यतुर्मासमेकं तु तत्र ध्यानपरायणौ ॥ १६ ॥
English Translation
There they spent one month in repeating silently the Mantram and in chanting the three glorious deeds of Caṇḍī.
Ch 35 Verse 17 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तयोर्मासव्रतेनैव जाता प्रीतिरनुत्तमा । पादाम्बुजे भवान्यास्तु स्थिरा बुद्धिस्तथाप्यलम् ॥ १७ ॥
English Translation
In this short period of one month, they became very much attached to the lotus-feet of Bhavānī and their minds were also much pacified.
Ch 35 Verse 18-19 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कदाचित्पादयोर्गत्वा मुनेस्तस्य महात्मनः । कृतप्रणामावागत्य तस्थतुश्च कुशासने ॥ १८ ॥ नान्यकार्यपरौ क्वापि बभूवतुः कदाचन । देवीध्यानपरौ नित्यं जपमन्त्ररतौ सदा ॥ १९ ॥
English Translation
They attended to no other business; only they used to go to the Muni once a day and bowing down before him they returned to their own seats of Kuśa grass and gave themselves up to the meditation of the Devī and always repeated silently their Mantrams.
Ch 35 Verse 20 Verse
Sanskrit Text
एवं जाते तदा पूर्णे तत्र संवत्सरे नृप । बभूवतुः फलाहारं त्यक्त्वा पर्णाशनौ नृप ॥ २० ॥
English Translation
O King! One year thus passed away; they then abstained from taking fruits and subsisted on the leaves of trees.
Ch 35 Verse 21 Verse
Sanskrit Text
वर्षमेकं तपस्तत्र चक्रतुर्वैश्यपार्थिवौ । शुष्कपर्णाशनौ दान्तौ जपध्यानपरायणौ ॥ २१ ॥
English Translation
Thus engaged in meditation and asceticism they passed away another year sustaining themselves with dry leaves only.
Ch 35 Verse 22 Verse
Sanskrit Text
पूर्णे वर्षद्वये जाते कदाचिद्दर्शनञ्च तौ । प्रापतुः स्वप्नमध्ये तु भगवत्या मनोहरम् ॥ २२ ॥
English Translation
O King! When the two years thus passed, they got in their dreams the beautiful vision of the Goddess Bhagavatī.
Ch 35 Verse 23-24 Verse
Sanskrit Text
रक्ताम्बरधरां देवीं चारुभूषणभूषिताम् । कदाचिनॄपतिः स्वप्नेऽप्यपश्यज्जगदम्बिकाम् ॥ २३ ॥ वीक्ष्य स्वप्ने च तौ देवीं प्रीतियुक्तौ बभूवतुः । जलाहारैस्तृतीये तु स्थितौ संवत्सरे तु तौ ॥ २४ ॥
English Translation
They were very much delighted to see in their dreams the Ambikā Devī in red robes and decorated with various ornaments. They practised tapasyā in the third year with water as their only food.
Ch 35 Verse 25 Verse
Sanskrit Text
एवं वर्षत्रयं कृत्वा ततस्तौ वैश्यपार्थिवौ । चक्रतुस्तौ तदा चिन्तां चित्ते दर्शनलालसौ ॥ २५ ॥
English Translation
Thus when they found that, after practising the tapas for three years, they could not see face to face the Devī they became very anxious to see the Devī and thought thus :--
Ch 35 Verse 26 Verse
Sanskrit Text
प्रत्यक्षं दर्शनं देव्या न प्राप्तं शान्तिदं नृणाम् । देहत्यागं करिष्यावो दुःखितौ भृशमातुरौ ॥ २६ ॥
English Translation
“When we have not been so fortunate as to see the Devī, Who art the Bestower of peace and happiness to the human beings, we will then leave our bodies, in deep distress and sorrow!”
Ch 35 Verse 27-28 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इति सञ्चिन्त्य मनसा राजा कुण्डं चकार ह । त्रिकोणं सुस्थिरं सौम्यं हस्तमात्रप्रमाणतः ॥ २७ ॥ संस्थाप्य पावकं राजा तथा वैश्योऽतिभक्तिमान् । जुहावासौ निजं मांसं छित्त्वा छित्त्वा पुनः पुनः ॥ २८ ॥
English Translation
Thus thinking, the King prepared a beautiful triangular Kuṇḍa (pit), firm and of one hand measure. Lighting a fire in that pit, the King began to cut off slices of flesh from his own body and offered them as oblations to the fire.
Ch 35 Verse 29 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तथा वैश्योऽपि दीप्तेऽग्नौ स्वमांसं प्राक्षिपत्तदा । रुधिरेण बलिं चास्यै ददतुस्तौ कृतोद्यमौ ॥ २९ ॥
English Translation
The Vaiśya, too, then did the same. O King! Both of them were very much excited and began to offer their blood as oblation to the Devī.
Ch 35 Verse 30 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तदा भगवती दत्त्वा प्रत्यक्षं दर्शनं तयोः । प्राह प्रीतिभरोद्भ्रान्तौ दृष्ट्वा तौ दुःखितौ भृशम् ॥ ३० ॥
English Translation
The Devī Bhagavatī, then, seeing them thus grieved, and that their hearts were over flown with devotion towards Her, appeared direct before them and said thus :--
Ch 35 Verse 31-32 Verse
Sanskrit Text
देव्युवाच । वरं वरय भो राजन् यत्ते मनसि वाञ्छितम् । तुष्टाहं तपसा तेऽद्य भक्तोऽसि त्वं मतो मम ॥ ३१ ॥ वैश्यं प्राह तदा देवी प्रसन्नाहं महामते । किं तेऽभीष्टं ददाम्यद्य प्रार्थयाशु मनोगतम् ॥ ३२ ॥
English Translation
O King! You are my favourite devotees; I am pleased with your Tapasyā; now ask whatever you desire; I will grant you that boon. Then She spoke to the Vaiśya :-- “O Highly Fortunate One! I am pleased; ask without any delay any boon; I will grant that just now.”
Ch 35 Verse 33-34 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं राजा तामुवाच मुदान्वितः । देहि मेऽद्य निजं राज्यं हतशत्रुबलं बलात् ॥ ३३ ॥ तमुवाच तदा देवी गच्छ राजन् निजं गृहम् । शत्रवः क्षीणसत्त्वास्ते गमिष्यन्ति पराजिताः ॥ ३४ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- O King! Hearing thus the words of the Devī, the king Suratha was very much delighted and said thus :-- “O Devī! Grant me this boon that I be able today to conquer my enemies with my own power and that I may regain my kingdom.” The Devī then spoke to him thus :-- “O King! Go to your own abode; your enemies are now enfeebled and will certainly be defeated. (Note :-- The Devī has now withdrawn Her own power from the enemies with which they were filled before. This is the result of the real sacrifice to the Devī.)
Ch 35 Verse 35 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मन्त्रिणस्ते समागम्य ते पतिष्यन्ति पादयोः । कुरु राज्यं महाभाग नगरे स्वं यथासुखम् ॥ ३५ ॥
English Translation
O Fortunate One! Your ministers will all come and prostrate themselves before your feet and will be obedient to you; you can now go back to your city and govern your subjects happily.
Ch 35 Verse 36 Verse
Sanskrit Text
कृत्वा राज्यं सुविपुलं वर्षाणामयुतं नृप । देहान्ते जन्म सम्प्राप्य सूर्याच्च भविता मनुः ॥ ३६ ॥
English Translation
O King! Thus reign for Ajuta years (10,000 years) over your widely extended dominion; then, when you quit your body, you will again be born from Sūrya, and be known widely as Sāvarṇi Manu.”
Ch 35 Verse 37 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । वैश्यस्तामप्युवाचेदं कृताञ्जलिपुटः शुचिः । न मे गृहेण कार्यं वै न पुत्रेण धनेन वा ॥ ३७ ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- O King! The pure-natured Vaiśya said with folded hands :-- “O Devī! I have nothing to do with house, sons, nor wealth. O Mother! The house, wealth and sons, all these are so many sources of bondage to this world and are very transitory like dreams.
Ch 35 Verse 38-39 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सर्वं बन्धकरं मातः स्वप्नवन्नश्वरं स्फुटम् । ज्ञानं मे देहि विशदं मोक्षदं बन्धनाशनम् ॥ ३८ ॥ असारेऽस्मिंश्च संसारे मूढा मज्जन्ति पामराः । पण्डिताः सन्तरन्तीह तस्मान्नेच्छन्ति संसृतिम् ॥ ३९ ॥
English Translation
Therefore give me knowledge so that my ties to this world be cut asunder. Persons who are devoid of knowledge, those fools are merged in this ocean of world. The wise never prefer this Samsāra; therefore they can cross this world.
Ch 35 Verse 40 Verse
Sanskrit Text
व्यास उवाच । तदाकर्ण्य महामाया वैश्यं प्राह पुरःस्थितम् । वैश्यवर्य तव ज्ञानं भविष्यति न संशयः ॥ ४० ॥
English Translation
Vyāsa said :-- O King! Hearing this, the Mahāmāyā said to the Vaiśya, that stood in front of Her thus :-- “O Vaiśya! No doubt you will acquire knowledge.”
Ch 35 Verse 41 Verse
Sanskrit Text
इति दत्त्वा वरं ताभ्यां तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । अदर्शनं गतायां तु राजा तं मुनिसत्तमम् ॥ ४१ ॥
English Translation
Thus granting boons to them, the Devī then and there disappeared. After the Devī had disappeared, the King bowed down to the Muni, mounted on his horse and expressed a desire to go back to his kingdom.
Ch 35 Verse 42-43 Verse
Sanskrit Text
प्रणम्य हयमारुह्य गमनाय मनो दधे । तदैव तस्य सचिवास्तत्रागत्य नृपं प्रजाः ॥ ४२ ॥ प्रणेमुर्विनयोपेतास्तमूचुः प्राञ्जलिस्थिताः । राजंस्ते शत्रवः सर्वे पापाच्च निहता रणे ॥ ४३ ॥
English Translation
Just at that time all his ministers and subjects came humbly before him, bowed down to him and standing before him with folded hands, said :-- “O King! Your enemies all had acted very sinfully; hence they were all slain in battle; you be pleased now to remain in your city, free from any enemy and govern your subjects.”
Ch 35 Verse 44 Verse
Sanskrit Text
राज्यं निष्कण्टकं भूप कुरुष्व पुरमास्थितः । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं राजा नत्वा तं मुनिसत्तमम् ॥ ४४ ॥
English Translation
The King, hearing thus, bowed down to the Muni and with his permission, started towards his kingdom, surrounded by his ministers.
Ch 35 Verse 45 Verse
Sanskrit Text
आपूच्छ्य निर्ययौ तत्र मन्त्रिभिः परिवारितः । सम्प्राप्य च निजं राज्यं दारान्स्वजनबान्धवान् ॥ ४५ ॥
English Translation
On regaining his own kingdom, wife, relatives and kinsmen he began to enjoy the sea-girt earth.
Ch 35 Verse 46-47 Verse
Sanskrit Text
बुभुजे पृथिवीं सर्वां ततः सागरमेखलाम् । वैश्योऽपि ज्ञानमासाद्य मुक्तसङ्गः समन्ततः ॥ ४६ ॥ कालातिवाहनं तत्र मुक्तबन्धश्चकार ह । तीर्थेषु विचरन्गायन्भगवत्या गुणानथ ॥ ४७ ॥
English Translation
On the other hand, the Vaiśya became illumined with the Spiritual Knowledge and all his connections and attachments being completely severed, became free from all bondages. He became liberated in his lifetime and travelled always from one place of pilgrimage to another and passed away his time in singing the glorious deeds of the Devī.
Ch 35 Verse 48 Verse
Sanskrit Text
एतत्ते कथितं देव्याश्चरितं परमाद्भुतम् । आराधनफलप्राप्तिर्यथावद्भूपवैश्ययोः ॥ ४८ ॥
English Translation
O King! Thus I have described to you the most wonderful character of the Devī, what fruits were obtained by the King and the Vaiśya on their worshipping Her, how the Daityas were killed by Her and about Her auspicious appearances on this earth.
Ch 35 Verse 49-50 Verse
Sanskrit Text
दैत्यानां हननं प्रोक्तं प्रादुर्भावस्तथा शुभः । एवम्प्रभावा सा देवी भक्तानामभयप्रदा ॥ ४९ ॥ यः शृणोति नरो नित्यमेतदाख्यानमुत्तमम् । सम्प्राप्नोति नरः सत्यं संसारसुखमद्भुतम् ॥ ५० ॥
English Translation
Oh! Such is the glory of the Devī, leading to fearlessness amongst Her devotees. The mortal who hears constantly this excellent pure narrative of the Devī Bhagavatī, gets truly all the best and wonderful pleasures of this world.
Ch 35 Verse 51 Verse
Sanskrit Text
ज्ञानदं मोक्षदं चैव कीर्तिदं सुखदं तथा । पावनं श्रवणान्नूनमेतदाख्यानमद्भुतम् ॥ ५१ ॥
English Translation
No doubt anybody who hears this wonderful incident, will obtain knowledge, liberation, fame, happiness and purity.
Ch 35 Verse 52 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अखिलार्थप्रदं न्नॄणां सर्वधर्मसमावृतम् । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां कारणं परमं मतम् ॥ ५२ ॥
English Translation
The essence of all religions lies in this narration; therefore it leads, above all, to Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Mokṣa (religion, wealth, desire and liberation). It grants all desires to human beings.
Ch 35 Verse 53 Verse
Sanskrit Text
सूत उवाच । जनमेजयेन राज्ञासौ पृष्टः सत्यवतीसुतः । उवाच संहितां दिव्यां व्यासः सर्वार्थतत्त्ववित् ॥ ५३ ॥
English Translation
Sūta said :-- O Ṛṣis! The Maharṣi Vyāsa, the son of Satyavatī, versed in all the departments to him this divine Sarñhitā.
Ch 35 Verse 54 Verse
Sanskrit Text
चरितं चण्डिकायास्तु शुम्भदैत्यवधाश्रितम् । कथयामास भगवान्कृष्णः कारुणिको मुनिः । इति वः कथितः सारः पुराणानां मुनीश्वराः ॥ ५४ ॥
Sanskrit Colophon
इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चमस्कन्धे सुरथराजसमाधिवैश्ययोर्देवी- भक्त्येष्टप्राप्तिवर्णनं नाम पञ्चत्रिंशोऽध्यायः ॥ ५.३५॥
English Translation
The character of Caṇḍikā, the killing of the Daitya Śumbha, were thus narrated by the merciful Muni Veda Vyāsa. O Munis! I, too, have described to you the main points of this Purāṇa. Here ends the Fifth Book. Here ends the Thirty-fifth Chapter of the Fifth Book on the receiving of the boons by the King Suratha and the Vaiśya Samādhi in the Devī Bhāgavatam, the Mahā Purāṇam, of 18,000 verses by Maharṣi Veda Vyāsa.