Scriptures

Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam

BOOK 10 • CHAPTER 10
Ch 10 Verse 1-2 Verse
Sanskrit Text
१०.१० दशमोऽध्यायः । सुरथनृपतिवृमत्तवर्णनम् । श्रीनारायण उवाच । सप्तमो मनुराख्यातो मनुर्वैवस्वतः प्रभुः । श्राद्धदेवः परानन्दभोक्ता मान्यस्तु भूभुजाम् ॥ १ ॥ स च वैवस्वतमनुः परदेव्याः प्रसादतः । तथा तत्तपसा चैव जातो मन्वन्तराधिपः ॥ २ ॥
English Translation
Nārāyaṇa said :-- Now the Seventh Manu is the Right Hon’ble His Excellency the Lord Vaivasvata Manu Śrāddha Deva, honoured by all the kings, and the Enjoyer of the Highest Bliss, Brahmānanḍa. I will now speak of this seventh Manu. He, too, practised austerities before the Highest Devī and by Her Grace, got the sovereignty of the earth for one Manvantara.
Ch 10 Verse 3-4 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अष्टमो मनुराख्यातः सावर्णिः प्रथितः क्षितौ । स जन्मान्तर आराध्य देवीं तद्वरलाभतः ॥ ३ ॥ जातो मन्वन्तरपतिः सर्वराजन्यपूजितः । महापराक्रमी धीरो देवीभक्तिपरायणः ॥ ४ ॥
English Translation
The Eighth Manu is the Sun’s son, known as Sāvarṇi. This personage, a devotee of the Devī, honoured by the kings, gentle, patient and powerful king Sāvarṇi worshipped the Devī in his previous births and, by Her boon, became the Lord of the Manvantara.
Ch 10 Verse 5 Verse
Sanskrit Text
नारद उवाव कथं जन्मान्तरे तेन मनुनाराधनं कृतम् । देव्याः पृथिव्युद्भवायास्तन्ममाख्यातुमर्हसि ॥ ५ ॥
English Translation
Nārada said :-- O Bhagavān! How did this Sāvarṇi Manu worship in his previous birth the earthen image of the Devī. Kindly describe this to me.
Ch 10 Verse 6-7 Verse
Sanskrit Text
श्रीनारायण उवाच । चैत्रवंशसमुद्भूतो राजा स्वारोचिषेऽन्तरे । सुरथो नाम विख्यातो महाबलपराक्रमः ॥ ६ ॥ गुणग्राही धनुर्धारी मान्यः श्रेष्ठः कविः कृती । धनसङ्ग्रहकर्ता च दाता याचकमण्डले ॥ ७ ॥
English Translation
Nārāyaṇa said :-- O Nārada! This Eighth Manu had been, before, in the time of Svārociṣa Manu (the second Manu), a famous king, known by the name of Suratha, born of the family of Caitra, and very powerful.
Ch 10 Verse 8-9 Verse
Sanskrit Text
अरीणां मर्दनो मानी सर्वास्त्रकुशलो बली । तस्यैकदा बभूवुस्ते कोलाविध्वंसिनो नृपाः ॥ ८ ॥ शत्रवः सैन्यसहिताः परिवार्येनमूर्जिताः । रुरुधुर्नगरीं तस्य राज्ञो मानधनस्य हि ॥ ९ ॥
English Translation
He could well appreciate merits, clever in the science of archery, amassed abundance of wealth, a generous donor, a very liberal man and he was a celebrated poet and honoured by all. He was skilled in all arts of warfare with weapons and indomitable in crushing his foes.
Ch 10 Verse 10-11 Verse
Sanskrit Text
तदा स सुरथो नाम राजा सैन्यसमावृतः । निर्ययौ नगरात्स्वीयात्सर्वशत्रुनिबर्हणः ॥ १० ॥ तदा स समरे राजा सुरथः शत्रुभिर्जितः । अमात्यैर्मन्त्रिभिश्चैव तस्य कोशगतं धनम् ॥ ११ ॥
English Translation
Once on a time, some of his powerful enemies destroyed the city of Kolā, belonging to the revered king and succeeded in besieging his capital wherein he remained. Then the king Suratha, the conqueror of all his foes went out to fight with the enemies but he was defeated by them.
Ch 10 Verse 12-13 Verse
Sanskrit Text
हृतं सर्वमशेषेण तदातप्यत भूमिपः । निष्कासितश्च नगरात्स राजा परमद्युतिः ॥ १२ ॥ जगामाश्वमथारुह्य मृगयामिषतो वनम् । एकाकी विजनेऽरण्ये बभ्रामोद्भ्रान्तमानसः ॥ १३ ॥
English Translation
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the king’s ministers robbed him of all his wealth. The illustrious king then went out of the city and with a sorrowful heart rode alone on his horse on the plea of having a game and walked to and fro, as if, absent-minded.
Ch 10 Verse 14-15 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मुनेः कस्यचिदागत्य स्वाश्रमं शान्तमानसः । प्रशान्तजन्तुसंयुक्तं मुनिशिष्यगणैर्युतम् ॥ १४ ॥ उवास कञ्चित्कालं स राजा परमशोभने । आश्रमे मुनिवर्यस्य दीर्घदृष्टेः सुमेधसः ॥ १५ ॥
English Translation
The king, then, went to the hermitage of the Muni Sumedhā, who could see far-reaching things (a Man of the Fourth Dimension). It was a nice, quiet Āśrama, surrounded by quiet and peaceful animals and filled with disciples. There in that very sacred Āśrama, his heart became relieved and he went on living there.
Ch 10 Verse 16-17 Verse
Sanskrit Text
एकदा स महीपालो मुनिं पूजावसानके । काले गत्वा प्रणम्याशु पप्रच्छ विनयान्वितः ॥ १६ ॥ मुने मम मनोदुःखं बाधते चाधिसम्भवम् । ज्ञाततत्त्वस्य भूदेव निष्प्रज्ञस्य च सन्ततम् ॥ १७ ॥
English Translation
One day, when the Muni finished his worship, etc. , the king went to him and saluted him duly and humbly asked him the following :-- “O Muni! I am suffering terribly from my mental pain. O Deva on the earth! Why I am suffering so much though I know everything, as if I am quite an ignorant man.
Ch 10 Verse 18-19 Verse
Sanskrit Text
शत्रुभिर्निर्जितस्यापि हृतराज्यस्य सर्वशः । तथापि तेषु मनसि ममत्वं जायते स्फुटम् ॥ १८ ॥ किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि कथं शर्म लभे मुने । त्वदनुग्रहमाशासे वद वेदविदां वर ॥ १९ ॥
English Translation
After my defeat from my enemies, why does my mind become now compassionate towards those who stole away my kingdom. O Best of the knowers of the Vedas! What am I to do now? Where to go? How can I make me happy? Please speak on these. O Muni! Now I am in want of your good grace.”
Ch 10 Verse 20-21 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मुनिरुवाच । आकर्णय महीपाल महाश्चर्यकरं परम् । देवीमाहात्म्यमतुलं सर्वकामप्रदं परम् ॥ २० ॥ जगन्मयी महामाया विष्णुब्रह्महरोद्भवा । सा बलादपहृत्यैव जन्तूनां मानसानि हि ॥ २१ ॥
English Translation
The Muni said :-- “O Lord of the earth! Hear the extremely wonderful glories of the Devī that have no equal and that can fructify all desires. She, the Mahā Māyā, Who is all this world, is the Mother of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa.
Ch 10 Verse 22-23 Verse
Sanskrit Text
मोहाय प्रतिसंयच्छेदिति जानीहि भूमिप । सा सृजत्यखिलं विश्वं सा पालयति सर्वदा ॥ २२ ॥ संहारे हररूपेण संहरत्येव भूमिप । कामदात्री महामाया कालरात्रिर्दुरत्यया ॥ २३ ॥
English Translation
O King! Know verily that it is She and She alone, that can forcibly attract the hearts of all the Jīvas and throw them in dire utter delusion. She is always the Creatrix, Preservrix and Destructrix of the Universe in the form of Hara. This Mahā Māyā fulfills the desires of all the Jīvas and She is known as the insurmountable Kālarātri. She is Kālī, the Destructrix of all this universe and
Ch 10 Verse 24-25 Verse
Sanskrit Text
विश्वसंहारिणी काली कमला कमलालया । तस्यां सर्वं जगज्जातं तस्यां विश्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ २४ ॥ लयमेष्यति तस्यां च तस्मात्सैव परात्परा । तस्या देव्याः प्रसादश्च यस्योपरि भवेन्नृप । स एव मोहमत्येति नान्यथा धरणीपते ॥ २५ ॥
Sanskrit Colophon
इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां दशमस्कन्धे सुरथनृपतिवृमत्तवर्णनं नाम दशमोऽध्यायः ॥ १०.१०॥
English Translation
She is Kamalā residing in the lotus. Know that this whole world rests on Her and it will become dissolved in Her. She is therefore, the Highest and Best. O King! Know, verily, that he alone can cross the delusion (Moha) on whom the Grace of the Devī falls and otherwise no one can escape from this Anādi Moha.” Here ends the Tenth Chapter of the Tenth Book on the anecdote of the King Suratha in the Mahā Purāṇam Śrī Mad Devī Bhāgavatam of 18,000 verses by Mahārṣi Veda Vyāsa.