Devi Bhagavata Purana · Chapter 10.10
surathanṛpativṛmattavarṇanam
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca
saptamo manurākhyāto manurvaivasvataḥ prabhuḥ /
śrāddhadevaḥ parānandabhoktā mānyastu bhūbhujām
sa ca vaivasvatamanuḥ paradevyāḥ prasādataḥ /
tathā tattapasā caiva jāto manvantarādhipaḥ
aṣṭamo manurākhyātaḥ sāvarṇiḥ prathitaḥ kṣitau /
sa janmāntara ārādhya devīṃ tadvaralābhataḥ
jāto manvantarapatiḥ sarvarājanyapūjitaḥ /
mahāparākramī dhīro devībhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
nārada uvāva
kathaṃ janmāntare tena manunārādhanaṃ kṛtam /
devyāḥ pṛthivyudbhavāyāstanmamākhyātumarhasi
śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca
caitravaṃśasamudbhūto rājā svārociṣe'ntare /
suratho nāma vikhyāto mahābalaparākramaḥ
guṇagrāhī dhanurdhārī mānyaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ kaviḥ kṛtī /
dhanasaṃgrahakartā ca dātā yācakamaṇḍale
arīṇāṃ mardano mānī sarvāstrakuśalo balī /
tasyaikadā babhūvuste kolāvidhvaṃsino nṛpāḥ
śatravaḥ sainyasahitāḥ parivāryenamūrjitāḥ /
rurudhurnagarīṃ tasya rājño mānadhanasya hi
tadā sa suratho nāma rājā sainyasamāvṛtaḥ /
niryayau nagarātsvīyātsarvaśatrunibarhaṇaḥ
tadā sa samare rājā surathaḥ śatrubhirjitaḥ /
amātyairmantribhiścaiva tasya kośagataṃ dhanam
hṛtaṃ sarvamaśeṣeṇa tadātapyata bhūmipaḥ /
niṣkāsitaśca nagarātsa rājā paramadyutiḥ
jagāmāśvamathāruhya mṛgayāmiṣato vanam /
ekākī vijane'raṇye babhrāmodbhrāntamānasaḥ
muneḥ kasyacidāgatya svāśramaṃ śāntamānasaḥ /
praśāntajantusaṃyuktaṃ muniśiṣyagaṇairyutam
uvāsa kañcitkālaṃ sa rājā paramaśobhane /
āśrame munivaryasya dīrghadṛṣṭeḥ sumedhasaḥ
ekadā sa mahīpālo muniṃ pūjāvasānake /
kāle gatvā praṇamyāśu papraccha vinayānvitaḥ
mune mama manoduḥkhaṃ bādhate cādhisambhavam /
jñātatattvasya bhūdeva niṣprajñasya ca santatam
śatrubhirnirjitasyāpi hṛtarājyasya sarvaśaḥ /
tathāpi teṣu manasi mamatvaṃ jāyate sphuṭam
kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi kathaṃ śarma labhe mune /
tvadanugrahamāśāse vada vedavidāṃ vara
muniruvāca
ākarṇaya mahīpāla mahāścaryakaraṃ param /
devīmāhātmyamatulaṃ sarvakāmapradaṃ param
jaganmayī mahāmāyā viṣṇubrahmaharodbhavā /
sā balādapahṛtyaiva jantūnāṃ mānasāni hi
mohāya pratisaṃyacchediti jānīhi bhūmipa /
sā sṛjatyakhilaṃ viśvaṃ sā pālayati sarvadā
saṃhāre hararūpeṇa saṃharatyeva bhūmipa /
kāmadātrī mahāmāyā kālarātrirduratyayā
viśvasaṃhāriṇī kālī kamalā kamalālayā /
tasyāṃ sarvaṃ jagajjātaṃ tasyāṃ viśvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
layameṣyati tasyāṃ ca tasmātsaiva parātparā /
tasyā devyāḥ prasādaśca yasyopari bhavennṛpa /
sa eva mohamatyeti nānyathā dharaṇīpate
iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ daśamaskandhe surathanṛpativṛmattavarṇanaṃ nāma daśamo'dhyāyaḥ
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