Markandeya Purana · Chapter 93

iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe sāvarṇike manvantare devīmāhātmye devīvākyaṃ nāma dvinavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
trinavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ- 93
ṛṣiruvāca
etatte kathitaṃ bhūpa devīmāhātmyamuttamam /
evaṃprabhāvā sā devī yayedaṃ dhāryate jagat

vidyā tathaiva kriyate bhagavadviṣṇumāyayā /
tathā tvameṣa vaiśyaśca tathaivānye vivekinaḥ /
mohyante mohitāścaiva mohameṣyanti cāpare

tāmupaihi mahārāja śaraṇaṃ parameśvarīm /
ārādhitā saiva nṛṇāṃ bhogasvargāpavargadā

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā surathaḥ sa narādhipaḥ /
praṇipatya mahābhāgaṃ tamṛṣiṃ śaṃsitavratam

nirviṇṇo 'timamatvena rājyāpaharaṇena ca /
jagama sadyastapase sa ca vaiśyo mahāmune

saṃdarśanārthamambāyā nadīpulinasaṃsthitaḥ /
sa ca vaiśyastapastepe devīsūktaṃ paraṃ japan

tau tasmin piline devyāḥ kṛtvā mūrti mahīmayīm /
arhaṇāṃ cakratustasyāḥ puṣpadhūpāgnitarpaṇaiḥ

nirāhārau yatātmānau tanmanaskau samāhitau /
dadatustau baliṃ caiva nijagātrāsṛgukṣitam

evaṃ samārādhayatostribhirvarṣairyatātmanoḥ /
parituṣṭā jagaddhātrī pratyakṣaṃ prāha caṇḍikā

śrīdevyuvāca
yatprārthyate tvayā bhūpa tvayā ca kulanandana /
mattastatprāpyatāṃ sarvaṃ parituṣṭā dadāmi tat

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
tato vavre nṛpo rājyamavibhraṃśyanyajanmani /
atraiva ca nijaṃ rājyaṃ hataśatrubalaṃ balāt

so 'pi vaiśyastato jñānaṃ vavre nirviṇṇamānasaḥ /
mametyahamiti prājñaḥ saṅgavicyutikārakam

śrīdevyuvāca
svalpairahobhirnṛpate svaṃ rājyaṃ prāpsyate bhavān /
hatvā ripūnaskhalitaṃ tava tatra bhaviṣyati

mṛtaśca bhūyaḥ samprāpya janma devādvivasvataḥ /
sāvarṇiko nāma manurbhavān bhuvi bhaviṣyati

vaiśyavarya tvayā yaśca varo 'smatto 'bhivāñchataḥ /
taṃ prayacchāmi saṃsiddhyai tava jñānaṃ bhaviṣyati

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
iti dattvā tayordevī yathābhilaṣitaṃ varam /
babhūvāntarhitā sadyo bhaktyā tābhyāmabhiṣṭutā

evaṃ devyā varaṃ labdhvā surathaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ /
sūryājjanma samāsādya sāvarṇirbhavitā manuḥ