Devi Mahatmyam

Sri Devi Mahatmyam

Prathama Charitham

(First Part)

Pradhmao adhyaya: Madhu Kaidaba Vadha Varnanam

Chapter 1: Description of Killing of Madhu and Kaidabha.

11. So chinthayathada thatra mamathwakrushta chethana,

Mathpurvai palitham poorvam mayaheenam puram hithath.

Mind attracted by egoism, he thought as follows. That city which was looked after by my ancestors is definitely not mine now.

12. Mad bhrtyai sthaira sad vruthyair dharmatha palyathe na va,

Na jaane sapradhano me soorahasthi sadamadha.

13. Mama vairi vasam yaatha kaan bhogaanupa lapsyathe.

“I do not know whether my citizens are being properly looked after by my servants who are with bad character. Nor do I know how my chief of elephant brigade who is a exuberant and heroic fares in the hand of my enemies.”

14. Yea Mamanugatha nithyam prasada dhana bhojanai

Anuvrathim Druvam they kurvanthyanya mahi brutham.

“It is definite that those who lived out of recognition, wealth and food given by me, are living by serving other kings.”

15. Asmyagwaya Seelasthai kurvathbhi sathatham vayam,

Sanchitha sothi dukhena kshayam koso gamishyathi

Ethachanyacha sathatham Chinthayamasa Parthiva.

“Because those spendthrifts because of their bad habits always spend, my treasury would become soon empty. ” thus worried the king.

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Devi Mahatmyam

Sri Devi Mahatmyam

Prathama Charitham

(First Part)

Pradhmao adhyaya: Madhu Kaidaba Vadha Varnanam

Chapter 1: Description of Killing of Madhu and Kaidabha.

6. Thatha swapurmayatho nija desadhipobhavath

Aakrantha sa maha bhaga stai sthadha prabhalaribhi.

Attacked by those famous enemy kings, that great one reached his city and became a king to it. (Being defeated, he lost his kingdom and became the chief of his native city only. )

7. Amathyair bhalibhir dushtai dhurbalasya dhurathmabhi,

Koso bhalam chapahrutham thathrapi swapure satha.

His powerful and bad ministers took away his treasury and army from him who was powerless in his city.

8. Thatho mrugaya vyajena hruthaswamya sa bhoopathi,

Ekaaki, hayamaruhya jagama gahanam vanam.

Afterwards that king, who had lost his kingdom, reached the dark forests alone on a horse under the pretext of hunting.

9. Sa thatrasrama madraksheed dwija varyasya medhasa,

Prasantha swapadhakeernam muni sishyopashobhitham.

There he saw the hermitage of the great Brahmin Sumedhas, which was populated by peaceful animals and was shining, with his disciples.

10. Tasthow kamchit sakalam munina thena sathkrutha

Ithaschethascha vicharam sthasmin munivarasrame.

Under the hospitality of the sage in the hermitage that king lived there for some time traveling here and there.

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Sri Devi Mahatmyam

Sri Devi Mahatmyam

Prathama Charitham

(First Part)

Pradhmao adhyaya: Madhu Kaidaba Vadha Varnanam

Chapter 1: Description of Killing of Madhu and Kaidabha.

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1. Markandeya Uvacha:-

Savarni Surya thanayo yo Manu Kadyatheshtama,

Nisamaya Thad uthpathim vistharath gadatho mama.

Makandeya told: -

Please hear from me about the origin of Savarni who is the son of Sun god and the eighth Manu in detail.

(There were fourteen Manus who ruled the world. The seven before Savarni were Swayambhuva, Swarochisha, Uthama, Thapasa, Raivatha, Chakshusha and Vaiwaswatha. Markandeya was the son of Sage Mrukandu and was telling this story to another sage called Bagoori. Some versions have two additional slokas regarding the announcement of Sage Sootha that Jaimini the disciple of Vyasa approached Sage Markandeya and requested him to tell the story of Devi Mahatmya)

2. Maha mayanu bhavena Yadha manwantharadhipa,

Sa Bhabhuva maha bhaga, Savarnisthanayo rave.

Please hear in detail how that very famous and lucky Savarni who was the son of Sun God became the king for 71 sets of four yugas with the blessing of the great goddess in whom the entire world rests.

3. Swarochishanthare poorvam Chaithra vamsa samud bhava,

Suradho Nama Rajabuth samasthe Kshithi mandale.

During ancient times and in the time of Manu Swarochisha, Suradha who belonged to the clan of Chaithras became king of the entire earth. (Swarochisha was the second Manu)

4. Tasya palayatha Samyak praja puthra nivaurasan,

Bhabhuvu sathruvo bhoopaa kola vidwamsina sthatha.

To him who looked after his people like his own sons, the Kola Vidhwamsi kings became enemies

The Kola Vidhwamsi kings might indicate any of the following

Kings belonging to Kola dynasty

Kings from another capital city called Kola

The Greeks who killed pigs(kolas)

5. Thasya thairabhavadhyuddham athi prabhala dandina,

Nyunairapi sa thairyudhe kolavidwamsibhirjjitha

Though extremely learned in war, he was defeated in a war with the kola vidhwamsi kings who were not experts in war.

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Devi Mahatmyam

DEVI MAHATMYAM

DEVI KEELAGAM

(The nail of the goddess)

11. Jnathwa prabhya kurveetha hyakurvano vinasyathi,

Thatho jnathtwaiva sambannamidham prabhyadhe budha.

This method should be understood well and then only the chanting should be started. If it is not done this way it will not be effective. So learned people do this way.

12. Soubhagyadhi cha yath kinchid drusyathe lalanajane,

That sarvam that prasadena thena japyamidham shubham.

Even ladies who do not know the method by chanting it will get some small benefits like beauty. So this has necessarily be chanted.

13. Sanaisthu japyamane asmin sthothre samathi ruchagai,

Bhavathyeva samagrapi thatha prabhyameva thath.

If this is chanted without sound you will get riches and if chanted loudly complete wealth could be got and so this should be chanted loudly.

14. Iswaryam yath prasadena soubhagya maraogya sampada,

Sathruhani paro moksha sthuyathe saa na kim janai.

How is it that with this knowledge that this chanting would lead to wealth, luck, heath and destruction of ones enemies, some people are still not chanting it?

Devi Keelagam Samaptham

The nail of the Goddess ends.

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Devi Mahatmyam

DEVI MAHATMYAM

DEVI KEELAGAM

(The nail of the goddess)

6. Sthothram vai Chandikayasthu thacha guhyam chakara sa,

Samapthirna cha punyasya tham yadavaniyanthranam.

The Lord Parameshwara made the “Devi Mahatmya” as secret and since there is no end to the blessings that can be received by it, made the method of reading it very secret.

7. Sopi kshemamapnothi sarvameva na samsaya,

Krushnayam vaa chaturdasyam ashtamyam va samahitha,

8. Dadthi prathi gruhnathi nanyaidaisha praseedathi.

Itham ropena keelena Mahadevena keelitham,

9. Yo nishkeelam vidayainam nithyam japathi samsphutam,

Sa sidha sagana sopi gandharvo jayathe avana.

There is no doubt that he gets all comforts. He has to observe with complete concentration all the necessary charities and rules laid down for the chanting on the fourth or fourteenth day after the NEW moon. Unless he does that the goddess will not be pleased with him.. This has been fixed like a driving nail by Lord Parameshwara. He who reads it without this would become one of the assistants of the Goddess.

(Because God thought just by chanting this every body would become equal to gods, whether they are good or bad, he has put this condition. (nail). He has told that this japa has to be done on Krishna ashtami or Krishna Chathurdasi. Before the Japa he should give away all his wealth to the goddess and receive back from her as prasada that which is just sufficient for him. He should then do the chanting with full concentration and according to the method prescribed. If he does like that, then only he will get the full effect of chanting the manthra. )

10. Na chaivapyata thasthasya bhayam kwapeeha jayathe,

na apamruthyu vasam yathi mrutho mokshamapnuyath.

He will have no fear any where in the world, he will never be subject to untimely death and after death he will attain salvation.

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DEVI MAHATMYAM

DEVI MAHATMYAM
DEVI KEELAGAM

(The nail of the goddess)

(Since the chanting of Devi Mahatmya leads to all the luck and good things in the world and at the end salvation Lord Prameshwara, decided to impose certain conditions to get that full benefit. This is the nail that he has put.)

Rishir Uvacha:-

1. Vishudha gnana dehaya trivedi divya chakshushe,
Sreya prapthi nimithaya nama somardha dharine.

The sage told:-
My salutations to that Parameshwara(The greatest lord) who is in the form of doing extreme penance, who has three holy eyes, who is the prime cause leading to salvation and who wears the crescent.

2. Sarvamethad vijaniyath manthranam abhi keelagam,
Sopi kshemavapnodhi sathatham japa thathpara.

3. Sidhyunthyuchadanadheeni vasthuni sakalanyapi,
Ethena sthuvadham devi sthothramathrena sidhyathi.

For getting victory in reading the Devi Mahatmyam, reading this would remove all the spokes in the way of getting result.. He who reads this also gets good times and gets all those which are not attainable. Even to one who praises Goddess with only Devi Mahatmya, she becomes pleased.

4. Na manthroushadham thathra na kinchid api vidhyathe,
Vina japyena sidhyatha sarvamuchadanadhikam.

5. Samagranyapi sidhyathi, loka sanka mimam hara,
Kruthwa nimanthrayamasa sarvamedhamidham shubham.

That man needs no other chant(Devi mahatmyam) or medicine,Without any other he would realise all his needs. He gets realised fully all his wishes, for The great god(Shiva), taking in to account the normal doubts among people, after composing this Keelaga also made it not necessary for him to read others.

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Devi Mahatmyam

DEVI MAHATMYAM

DEVI ARGALA STHUTHI

(The fountain of prayer to the Goddess)

21. Devi bakthajanodhama dathanandodhaye ambike,

Roopam dehi, jayam dehi yaso dehi, dwisho jahi.

Hey Goddess who gives salvation to your devotees, give me looks. Give me victory, give me fame and destroy my enemies.

22. Patneem manoramam dehi, mano vruthanu sareenim,

Tharinim durga samsara sagarasya kuloth bhavam.

Hey Goddess give me a very pretty wife, who would obey my mind, who would help me cross this unfathomable sea of material life and who will make my mind happy.

23. Idham sthothram padithwa thu Maha sthothram paden nara,

Sa thu saptha sathi samkhya vara mapnodhi sampadham.

A man who reads this prayer and then reads “Devi Mahatmya” would get great material and spiritual wealth.

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