Devibhagavatapurana 10.1: prathamo'dhyāyaḥ | manukṛtaṃ devīstavanam

10.1.1

nārada uvāca |
nārāyaṇa dharādhāra sarvapālanakāraṇa |
bhavatodīritaṃ devīcaritaṃ pāpanāśanam ||

10.1.2

manvantareṣu sarveṣu sā devī yatsvarūpiṇī |
yadākāreṇa kurute prādurbhāvaṃ maheśvarī ||

10.1.3

tānnaḥ sarvānsamākhyāhi devīmāhātmyamiśritān |
yathā ca yena yeneha pūjitā saṃstutāpi hi ||

10.1.4

manorathānpūrayati bhaktānāṃ bhaktavatsalā |
tannaḥ śubhūṣamāṇānāṃ devīcaritamuttamam ||

10.1.5

varṇayasva kṛpāsindho yenāpnoti sukhaṃ mahat |
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca |
ākarṇaya maharṣe tvaṃ caritaṃ pāpanāśanam ||

10.1.6

bhaktānāṃ bhaktijananaṃ mahāsampattikārakam |
jagadyonirmahātejā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ ||

10.1.7

āvirāsīnnābhipadmāddevadevasya cakriṇaḥ |
sa caturmukha āsādya prādurbhāvaṃ mahāmate ||

The four faced Brahmâ, on being born, produced from His mind Svâyambhuva Manu and his wife S’atarûpâ, the embodiment of all virtues. For this very reason, Svâyambbuva Manu has been known as the mind-born son of Brahmâ. Svâyambhuva Manu got from Brahmâ the task to create and multiply; he made an earthen image of the Devî Bhagavatî, the Bestower of all fortunes, on the beach of the sanctifying Ksîra Samudra (ocean of milk) and he engaged himself in worshipping Her and began to repeat the principal mystic mantra of Vâgbhava (the Deity of Speech). Thus engaged in worship, Svâyambhuva Manu conquered by and by his breath and food and observed Yama, Niyama and other vows and became lean and thin. For one hundred years he remained standing always on one leg and became successful in controlling his six passions lust, anger, etc. He meditated on the feet of that Âdyâ S'akti (the Primordial S'akti) so much that he became inert like a vegetable or mineral matter. By his Tapas the Devî, the World Mother appeared before him and said:-- “O King! Ask divine boons from Me.” Hearing these joyous words, the King wanted his long cherished and heart-felt boon, so very rare to the Devas.

10.1.8

manuṃ svāyambhuvaṃ nāma janayāmāsa mānasāt |
sa mānaso manuḥ putro brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ ||

10.1.9

śatarūpāṃ ca tatpatnīṃ jajñe dharmasvarūpiṇīm |
sa manuḥ kṣīrasindhośca tīre paramapāvane ||

10.1.10

devīmārādhayāmāsa mahābhāgyaphalapradām |
mūrtiṃ ca mṛṇmayīṃ tasyā vidhāya pṛthivīpatiḥ ||

10.1.11

upāsate sma tāṃ devīṃ vāgbhavaṃ sa japan rahaḥ |
nirāhāro jitaśvāso niyamavratakarśitaḥ ||

10.1.12

ekapādena santiṣṭhan dharāyāmaniśaṃ sthiraḥ |
śatavarṣaṃ jitaḥ kāmaḥ krodhastena mahātmanā ||

10.1.13

bheje sthāvaratāṃ devyāścaraṇau cintayan hṛdi |
tasya tattapasā devī prādurbhūtā jaganmayī ||

10.1.14

uvāca vacanaṃ divyaṃ varaṃ varaya bhūmipa |
tata ānandajanakaṃ śrutvā vākyaṃ mahīpatiḥ ||

10.1.15

varayāmāsa tān hṛtsthān varānamaradurlabhān |
manuruvāca |
jaya devi viśālākṣi jaya sarvāntarasthite ||

Manu said:-- O Large eyed Devî! Victory to Thee, residing in the hearts of all! O Thou honoured, worshipped! O Thou! the Upholdress of the world! O Thou, the Auspicious of all auspicious!
By Thy Gracious Look, it is that the Lotus born has been able to create the worlds; Visnu is perserving and Rudra Deva is destroying in a minute. By Thy command it is that Indra, the Lord of S'achî, has got the charge of controlling the three Lokas; and Yama, the Lord of the departed, is awarding fruits and punishing according, to their merits or demerits, the deceased ones. O Mother! By Thy Grace, Varuna, the holder of the noose, has become the lord of all aquatic creatures and is preserving them; and Kuvera, the lord of the Yaksas, has become the lord of wealth. Agni (fire), Nairrit, Vâyu (wind), Îs'âna and Ananta Deva are Thy parts and have grown by Thy power. Then, O Devî! If Thou desirest to grant me my desired boon, then, O Thou! the Auspicious One! Let all the great obstacles to my work of procreating in this universe and increasing my dominions die away. And if anybody worships this great Vâgbhava Mantra or anybody hears with devotion this history or makes others hear this, they all shall be crowned with success and enjoyment and Mukti be easy to them.

10.1.16

mānye pūjye jagaddhātri sarvamaṅgalamaṅgale |
tvatkaṭākṣāvalokena padmabhūḥ sṛjate jagat ||

10.1.17

vaikuṇṭhaḥ pālayatyeva haraḥ saṃharate kṣaṇāt |
śacīpatistrilokyāśca śāsako bhavadājñayā ||

10.1.18

prāṇinaḥ śikṣayatyeva daṇḍena ca paretarāṭ |
yādasāmadhipaḥ pāśī pālanaṃ mādṛśāmapi ||

10.1.19

kurute sa kubero'pi nidhīnāṃ patiravyayaḥ |
hutabhuṅnairṛto vāyurīśānaḥ śeṣa eva ca ||

10.1.20

tvadaṃśasambhavā eva tvacchaktiparibṛṃhitāḥ |
athāpi yadi me devi varo deyo'sti sāmpratam ||

10.1.21

tadā prahvāḥ sargakārye vighnā naśyantu me śive |
vāgbhavasyāpi mantrasya ye kecidupasevinaḥ ||

10.1.22

teṣāṃ siddhiḥ satvarāpi kāryāṇāṃ jāyatāmapi |
ye saṃvādamimaṃ devi paṭhanti śrāvayanti ca ||

10.1.23

teṣāṃ loke bhuktimuktī sulabhe bhavatāṃ śive |
jātismaratvaṃ bhavatu vaktṛtvaṃ sauṣṭhavaṃ tathā ||

Specially they would get the power to remember their past lives, acquire eloquence in speaking, all round beauty, success in obtaining knowledge, success in their deeds and especially in the increase of their posterity and children. O Bhagavatî! This is what I want most.
Here ends the First Chapter of the Tenth Book on the story of Svâyambhuva Manu in the Mahâpurânam S’rî Mad Devî Bhâgavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vyâsa.

10.1.24

jñānasiddhiḥ karmamārgasaṃsiddhirapi cāstu hi |
putrapautrasamṛddhiśca jāyedityeva me vacaḥ ||

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iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ daśamaskandhe manukṛtaṃ devīstavanaṃ nāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ ||