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Devimahatoriginal 16

Devīmāhātoriginal 16

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Sanskrit

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16.1

ṛṣiruvāca

16.2

etatte kathitaṃ bhūpa devīmāhātmyamuttamam

16.3

evamprabhāvā sā devī yayedaṃ dhāryate jagat
vidyā tathaiva kriyate bhagavadviṣṇumāyayā

16.4

tayā tvameṣa vaiśyaśca tathaivānye vivekinaḥ
mohyante mohitāścaiva mohameṣyanti cāpare

16.5

tāmupaihi mahārāja śaraṇaṃ parameśvarīm
ārādhitā saiva nṝṇāṃ bhogasvargāpavargadā

16.6

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca

16.7

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā surathaḥ sa narādhipaḥ
praṇipatya mahābhāgaṃ tamṛṣiṃ saṃśitavratam

16.8

nirviṇṇo'timamatvena rājyāpaharaṇena ca
jagāma sadyastapase sa ca vaiśyo mahāmune

16.9

sandarśanārthamambāyā nadīpulinasaṃsthitaḥ
sa ca vaiśyastapastepe devīsūktaṃ paraṃ japan

16.10

tau tasmin puline devyāḥ kṛtvā mūrtiṃ mahīmayīm
arhaṇāṃ cakratustasyāḥ puṣpadhūpāgnidarpaṇaiḥ

16.11

nirāhārau yatāhārau tanmanaskau samāhitau
dadatustau baliṃ caiva nijagātrāsṛgukṣitam

16.12

evaṃ samārādhayatostribhirvarṣairyatātmanoḥ
parituṣṭā jagaddhātrī pratyakṣaṃ prāha caṇḍikā

16.13

devyuvāca

16.14

yatprārthyate tvayā bhūpa tvayā ca kulanandana

16.15

mattastatprāpyatāṃ sarvaṃ parituṣṭā dadāmi tat

16.16

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca

16.17

tato vavre nṛpo rājyamavibhraṃśyanyajanmani
atra caiva nijaṃ rājyaṃ hataśatrubalaṃ balāt

16.18

so'pi vaiśyastato jñānaṃ vavre nirviṇṇamānasaḥ
mametyahamiti prājñaḥ saṅgavicyutikārakam

16.19

devyuvāca

16.20

svalpairahobhirnṛpate svarājyaṃ prāpsyate bhavān

16.21

hatvā ripūnaskhalitaṃ tava tadbhaviṣyati

16.22

mṛtaśca bhūyaḥ saṃprāpya janma devādvivasvataḥ

16.23

sāvarṇiko nāma manurbhavānbhuvi bhaviṣyati

16.24

vaiśyavarya tvayā yaśca varo'satto'bhivāñchitaḥ

16.25

taṃ prayacchāmi saṃsiddhyai tava jñānaṃ bhaviṣyati

16.26

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca

16.27

iti dattvā tayordevī yathābhilaṣitaṃ varam
babhūvāntarhitā sadyo bhaktyā tābhyāmabhiṣṭutā

16.28

evaṃ devyā varaṃ labdhvā surathaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ
sūryajanma samāsādya sāvarṇirbhavitā manuḥ

16.29

sāvarṇirbhavitā manuḥ klīṃ om

16.29.p1

iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe sāvarṇike manvantare devīmāhātmye surathavaiśyayorvarapradānaṃ nāma trayodaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 13

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