Dasakam 8 Parama Jnanopadesam (Teaching of divine knowledge)

Dasakam 8  Parama Jnanopadesam (Teaching  of  divine  knowledge)

(The teaching about the  need   and importance   of house holder  by sage Vyasa  to his son continues,,Sage Shukha marries  and begets 4 sons and a daughter. He gives  his daughter  in marriage to another sage and adopts  Sanyasarama. This is a part of  Chapter XV of book I   of Devi Bhagwatham)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Adhaha  Krishna   srunu   chinthayaa alam,

Grahasramasthe na cha  bandha kruth syaath,

Bandhasya   mukthescha mano hi hethur,

Manojayaartha bhaja viswa dathrim.

1.Again sage Vyasa  told, do not think too much  and obey me,

The life of householder   would not tie you up,

For  mind is the  prime reason for  bondage as

well as freedom,

For  winning over the mind please worship  the mother  of universe.

2.Yasyaa prasaadhe   saphalam  samastham,

Yadaprasaadhe  viphalam samastham,

Mahathmyamasya viditham jagathsu,

Mayaa krutham Bhagwatham   srunu thwam.

2.If she is pleased   everything   is possible and if,

She is not pleased everything   is of  no use at all,

You have to hear  the greatness  of the goddess,

In a world  famour book bHagawatham written by me.

3.Vishnur jagathyeka samudhra  leene,

Bala sayano  vata pathra   yeka,

Swabalathahethu  vichara  magna,

Susraava  kamapya sareeri vaachaam.

2.Alone when Lord Vishnu as a single boy child  ,

Was floating on a banyan leaf   over  the   ocean,

And when he was wondering as   to how  he became a child,

He happened   to hear  a voice  not emanating from any body. 

4.Sanathanam sathyamaham   madhanyath,

SAthyam   na cha  syaadhahameva   sarvam,

Sruthvedamunmeelitha drushtiresha ,

Smithaananam   thwaam jananim   dadarsa.

4. I am the  only primeval   truth which is permanent,

No truth  exists    which is different from me,

And when he opened    his eyes and Saw ,

He saw you as  his mother who is smiling.

5.Chathurbujaa  sankha gadhari padma,

DHaraa krupaadhyai   saha sakthi jalai,

Sthithaa jaloparyamalaambaraa thwam,

Prahrushta   chitham Harimeva Mathda.

5.You are having four hands    and hold in them,

Conch , mace  , wheel and    the lotus flower,

You wear  very pure   and clean cloth.

You with characters  like mercy  and stand on water,

With the flame of Shakthi and  you spoke,

Like this   to lord Vishnu who was having joy filled mind.

6.Kim vismayonachyutha , vismruthaaham,

Thwayaa  paraa sakthi mahaa  prabhaavath,

Saa nirgunaa  vaang manasora  Gamya,

Maam  Sathveekim  sakthi mavehi lakshmim.

6.Oh Krishna   why are you surprised? Due to ,

The great power of the divine Shakthi  you forgot about me,

That Goddess  without properties cannot be reached by words  or mind,

I am her peaceful aspect  Lakshmi, please understand this.

7.Sruthasthwayaa  yasthwa sareera   sabdho,

Hithaya  they   deva  thayaa sa uktha,

Ayam hi sarva sruthi sasthra  saaro,

Maa vismareva  idhi rakshaneeyam.

7.The sound   from no where  which was  heard by you,

Is meant for your future good and has been told by that  divine Shakthi,

Oh God  , is this not   the summary of all Vedas  and Sastras,

And  this which should be securely  stored in the mind should never be forgotten.

8.Naatha param  jneyamavehi kinchid,

Priyosi devyaa  srunu mey vachasthwam,

Thwam nabhi pamaad druhino bhaveth sa,

Karthaa  jagat palaya thath samastham.

8.After knowing there is nothing   that need to be understood,

Understand this, you are dear  to the mother  Sakthi,

Please hear  what I say.From fyou belly button  Lord Brahma,

Would be born and create the universe  and you have to protect it.

9.Broo madhyatha padma bhavasya  kopaad,

Rudro  bhavishyan  sakalam harescha,

DEvim   sadaa  samsmara thesthu bhadra-,

Mevam   nigadhyaasu  thirodhadh.

9.Rudra who  is going to be born out of anger  from,

The middle part of eye brows of Brahma would destroy everything,

Always  meditate on  Goddess  well,  Good would come  to you,

Saying this   she speedily   disappeared   from there.

10.Harer idham  jnana majasya labdha-,

Majaath   surarshescha thatho mamaapi,

Mayaa thwidham   vistharatha suthoktham,

Yath surayo  v bhagawatham vadanthi.

10.This divine knowledge was got by Brahma from Vishnu,

From Brahma to  sage Narada  and from him to me,

I only described   it in a complete manner 

And learned people called it BHagawatha

11.DEvyaa  mahaathwam   khalu  varnayathe   athra,

Yad bhakthimapthasya gruhe na bandha,

Yad V BHakthi heenasthva grahepi  badho,

Rajaapi  muktho janako grahastha.

11.In that I have described    the greatness ,

Of the  Goddess  in a  special manner  .

Those who have devotion to    goddess  would not  ,

Have any desire   to the home and to the one  who lacks devotion,

Even if he is not a householder, he would  get attached.

King Janaka though a householder   was a devotee also.

12.Videha rajam   thamavapya prushtva,

Swadharma  Sankha parihrutha   dheera,

Phaloshvasaktha kuru karma  thena ,

Karmakshaya syaath   thava  badramasthu.

12.You    go and approach   that king Janaka, ask him,

About the dharma  that you have to follow  , clear your doubts,

And wth a stable mind, without   any expectations, do your duty,

Due to that Karma   would get destroyed and you will lead a happy life..

13,Srutvethi   sadhya shukra aasramaath sa,

Prasthaayavaidehapuram  samethya,

Prathyudgatha sarva janer nrupaaya,

Nyavedhayath  swagamanasya  hethum.

13.As  soon as he heard this  Suka started   from the hermitage,

Reached   the land of king Janaka where  he was welcomed by all,

And there he approached   the king Janaka and told him,

The reason why he has   come   to meet him.

14,Grahastha  dharmasya mahathwamasmaadh,

Vijnaaya dheemaan  sa shukro nivrutha,

Pithrasramam  prapya suthaam pithroonaam,

Vyase athi hrushte garhinim chakara.

14,After learning    about the Dharma   of the  life,

Of the householderand its greatness , that,

Very wise Shuka eturned   back to  the hermitage ,

Of his father, made his father  happy ,

And married   the daughter(beevari)   of his manes.

15,  Uthpadha  puthram schathura suthaam cha ,

Grahastha dharman  vidhinaa aacharan sa,

Pradhaya chainaam  munaya anuhaaya,

Babhoova  kale   krutha  sarva kruthya.

15.He then produced  four sons and a daughter,

And after   following the dHarma  of householder  properly,

At the proper time  gave his daughter in marriage to Anuha,

And  thus   completed    all his  duties   properly.

16.HIthwaasramam  thathamap eesa saila,

Srunge thapaswi  sahasothpadhan khe ,

Babhou  sa baaswaan iva  thad viyoga  ,

Khinnam   shivo   vyasamasanthva yadhya.

16.After going   away from the  hermitage   and his father,

He did thapas on the peak of God’s mountain , rose  suddenly,

On to the sky  and shined   like   the sun God and ,

Lord Shiva consoled Sage Vyasa   who was sad at the  parting with his son.

17. SArvathra   sankha kulameva   chitham,

Mameha  vikshipthamadheeram aartham,

Karthavya moodosm i  sadaa sg hive maam,

Dheeram   kuru thwam varadhe  namasthe,

17.My mind now is completely filled with doubts

And is also unstable , greatly worrying   as well as,

Filled  with doubts, Oh consort   of Lord Shiva,

I always am  not  aware   of all my duties.

Please make brave and Oh goddess who gives,

My salutations   to you  ,

Dasakam 9 Bhuvaneswari Darsanam -Seeing of Bhuvaneswari

Dasakam 9  Bhuvaneswari Darsanam  -Seeing of Bhuvaneswari

(After Madhu and Kaidabha are killed, the  Goddess  summons Lord Shiva also and the trinity is taken in an aero plan to her place residence ( the Mani dweepa  an island  in the ocean of nectar.The trinity nervously enter the home of the  Goddess  , prayinfg to her,This story is told  in Chapter II and III   of Book 3  of the Devi Bhagawatha)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Yekarnavesmin  jagathi praleene,

Daithyo Harir Brahma vadodhyathou   thou,

Jagana devi  thwad anugrahena,

THwadichayai vaaga madanna rudra

1.Oh Goddess  when the entire  universe  was dissolved in water,

Due to your blessings Lord Vishnu   could kill,

Those   two asuras    who were ready to kill Brahma,

And Rudra came and reached  there  as  per your desire.

2,Yeko vimanasthara saagathga Khaath,

Trimoorthya vijnatha gathisthwadheeya,

Thwad prerithaa aarooruha sthamethe,

SA chthpathan  vyaagni chachara  seegram,

2.Air vehicle whose  travel direction  was not known to the trinity,

Which was the one owned by you came down ,

From the sky to that place and as per your  encouragement,

The trinity sat in it and it rose  up and started flying fast.

3.Vaimanikaschadgathaya sasakram,

Dhivam  sapadyodbhava sathya  lokam,

Sarudra kailasamami savishnu,

Vaikuntamapyuth pulakaa apasyan.

3.They who were travelling  up  in that   air vehicle,

Passed  the heaven  along with Indra, the Sathya loka,

Along with lord Brahma, The Kailasa    along with Rudra ,

Vaikunta along  with Vishnu and very greatly happy.

4.Adrushta poorva nitharaam  sthri moorthin,

Sthaanaani  theshamapi   Drushtavantha,

Trimurthy yastha na vimohamapu ,

Prapthou   Vimanascha Sudha samudhtram.

4.When those three  Gods   saw   those  Trinity,

AS well as   their places  of residence

Whom they have not seen earlier were surprised,

And the air vehicle reached the ocean of nectar.

5.Thwad broolathaa lola tharanga maalaam,

Thwadheeya mandasmitha charu phenam,

Thwan manjumanjeera mruduswanaadyam  ,

THwad pada yugmopama soukhyadham cha.

5.That ocean was  having tides  like your moving eyebrows,

Had foam which was like   your  pretty   smile, Produced,

Soft  sound like your  golden anklets and,

Was pleasurable  like   your twine   feet.

6. Than madhyasthe  dadrusur vichithra-,

Prakara naanaa drulatha paritham,

Sthaanam  mani dweepamadrushta poorvam,

Kramaahn shive  thwaam   cha sakhisamethaam.

6.Oh Goddess Parvathi  those divine   trinity,

Saw the Mani dweepa which was surrounded  by

Peculiar forts , plants and climbers,

Which they had  not seen earlier  and in that,

They saw the n mother goddess  surrounded by her  friends.

7.Jnaathwaa  drutham thwaam  hariraaha dhatha-,

Svrinethra dhanyaa  vayamadhya noonam,

Sudhaa samudhro ayam analp punyai,

Praapyaa  jagan mathru   nivasa boomi.

7.Recognising    the mother goddess  speedily  Vishnu  said,

“Hey Brahma, Hey three  eyed Shiva, we are blessed today,

This definitely   is the  ocean of nectar where  lives,

The mother of universe. This can be reached only few blessed o people.

8.saa drusyathe ragi janai drusyaa,

Madhe nishanna bahu sakthi yuktha,

Yeshaiva druk  sarvamidham  cha drusya ,

Mahethureshaa  khalu sava  hithu.

8.That   devi who cannot be seen by  those people,

With passion and hatred  is seen here  lying  on her bed,

Surrounded by  several powerful,  SAkthis.

9.Bala   sayano  vata pathra eka  ,

Ekarnve apasyamimaam  smithaasyaam,

Yayiva mathraa  parilalithoha,

Menaam   samstharthiharam   vrujema.

9.A young child   sleeping on a banyan tree leaf,

In the place filled with water  saw this goddess  with a smiling face,

And  he was  nurtured   and looked after  by her,

Who is the mother who removes all  sorrows.

10.Rudjyaamahe  dwari   yadhi  sthuvaamaa-,

Sthathra sthithaa  yeva vayam Mahesim,

Ithyachyuthenabhi hithe   vimana ,

Stavadropura dwaramavaapa   devi.

10.When Lord Vishnu was   telling that, If we,

Are stopped at the gate, we would pray  the goddess,

Who is great from there o itself and at that time ,

Oh Goddess  the air vehicle  reached your tower,

11,Aayamyaham   chitha nirodha   roopa,

Vimanathasthe padam  advitheeyam,

Na kena chid rudra gatho bhavani  ,

Thwameva  Matha   saranam vrujami.

11. I am coming    to your matchless  position,

In the air vehicle  of mental fantasy  , OhGoddess,

I should not be prevented   there by any one,

Oh Mother , I would only   surrender   to you.

Dasakam 10. Sakthi pradhanam –(Primacy to Shakthi)

Dasakam 10. Sakthi pradhanam –(Primacy   to Shakthi)

(As soon as the trinity enter her house   they all become females. They were three  Sakthi forms  of the divine  Parasakthi.  The Para sakthi then gave Saraswathi to Brahma, Lakshmi to  Lord Vishnu  and SAthi devi  to Lord Shiva.This again occurs   in chapters Ivand V of Book III  of the Devi Bhagawatham)

Translated  by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Thatho vimanaadh aja Vishnu Rudra,

Stavad gopura dwarya aaruhya sadhya,

Sthriya Kruthaa   devi thwechayaiva,

SA vismayaastha nikatam  sameeyu.

1.Oh Goddess   , afterwards  Brahma, Vishnu  ,

And Rudra got down from the air vehicle,

And as soon as  they got down near  your tower gate,

With your  desire became ladies ,

And with great  wonder   came  near you.

2.Krutha pranaama sthava   pada yugma ,

Nakheshu viswam   prathi bimbitham they,

Vilokya saascharyamamogha vaagbhi,

Prudhak prudhak  thustuvarambike  THwaam.

2.They saw that  the entire universe  was getting reflected,

In the nail  of your feet, when they    saluted you,

And were greatly surprised   and Oh mother  they  ,

Individually  prayed to you  using remarkably    great words.

3, Nuthi prasanna   nija sarga sakthim,

Maha  saraswathya abhidhamajaaya,

Rakshartha sakthim  haraye mahaala-,

Kshmyaakhyam   cha leelaa nirathe dhadhaadha

3.Oh Goddess   who is always engaged   in sports,

Became happy  on hearing   their prayers   and you gave,

Your  own creative power  called Saraswathi   to Lord Brahma,

And  your own protective  power called Mahalakshmi   to Lord Vishnu

4. Gaurim  maha kalyaabhidhaam  cha    dathwa a,

SAmhara  sakthim  gireesaaya   matha  ,

Navaksharam  mantharamudheerayanthi,

Badhanjalim sthaan  smitha poorvaMathdha

4.Oh mother then   you gave  Gowri   , who is,

Your power of destruction  to Lord Shiva,

And you told    all of them who were standing ,

With  folded hands   and  were chanting Navakshara mAnthra.

5.Brahan hare rudra madheeya   sakthi,

Thrayena dathena  sukham bavantha,

Brahmanda sarga sdhithi samharatheescha,

Kurvanthu may   sasanayaa   vineethaa.

5.Hey Brahma  , Hey  Vishnu   , Hey Lord shiva,

Obeying my orders , all the three  of you,

Along with three  Sakthis   that you got now,

Start looking after creation, upkeep,

 And destruction  of this universe

6.Manyaa bavaddhi khalu sakthayo may,

Syaath  sakthi heenam   sakalam  vinindhyam,

Smaretha maam   santhathamevamukthvaa,

Prasthapayaamasidha thaam strimoorthin.

6.You have to  respect  my   Sakthis  for without,

Them   ,  everything    will get   a bad name  ,

Always meditate  on me, saying like this,

She bid farewell   to those divine  trinity

7.Nathwaa thrayasthe bhavathim nivruthaa,

Pumsthwam   gathaa  aaroruhur  vimanam,

SAdhya sthrirodha sa sudha samudhro,

Dweebho b vimanascha   thiro babhoovu

7. All the three of them saluted  her and took leave,

They who again became males  got in to the air vehicle,

And immediately    disappeared   from there and,

The ocean of nectar , Manidweepa and air vehicle   disappeared..

8.Yekarnave   pankaja sannidhou  cha,

Hathasure   they khalu   thasdhivamsa,

Drusham  nu sathyam   kimu budhi moha,

Swapno   nu kim vethi  cha na vyajaanan,

8.They who were standing in the water of deluge,

Near the lotus flower  , where  they killed the Rakshasas,

Were not  clearly kowing  whether   what had happened,

Was truth  , weakness of their intellect or a dream.

9.THathsthrayasthe   khalu  sathya loka,

Vaikunta kailasa kruthadhivasaa,

BRahmanda srutyaadhishu  datha    chitha,

Sthvaam   sarva  sakthamabajantha devi

9.Oh Goddess   afterwards  those three   started  living,

In Sathya loka, Vaikunta    and Kailasa and started,

Getting engaged in creation, upkeep   and destruction,

And also praying   you mother  who  had the form of all Sakthis.

10.Sudha samudram   taralormamalam,

Sthanam  mani dweepa manopamam they,

Manche nishannam   bhavathim na    chithe,

Pasyaani   thry devi nama praseedha

10. I would  like   to see in my mind , the ocean of nectar,

Where  tides would   be always   beating, Manidweepa,

Which is your  unmatched   place  of residence,

And you    sitting  on your cushions,My salutations to you.

Dasakam 11- Brahma Narada SAmvadam-Discussion between Brahma and Narada

Dasakam 11- Brahma  Narada  SAmvadam-Discussion  between Brahma  and Narada

 (Once sage Narada   wanted to know , the   principle behind creation and he   asked Lord Brahma , his father about it  .Lord Brahma replied to   him in detain emphasizing Parasakthi is responsible for it and she gets it done  through the trimuthies   though she lives in the middle of the ocean of nectar, This is given in the seventh chapter   of the third  book of Devi Bhagawatha,)  

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Sri  narada   padmaja meka dhaaha,

Pithastwaya srushtamidham   jagath kim,

Kim Vishnunaa  vaa giressanaa vaa kim,

Makarthrukam   vaa sakaleswara   ka

1.Once sage Narada approached  Lord Brahma,

And asked him, “Is this world made by you?

Is it Lord Vishnu, Is it by  Lord  Shiva,

Or is not  not created by any? Who is the greatest God?

2.Itheeritho aja suthamaha  saadhu,

Prushtam   thwayaa  narada  maam   srunu thwam.

Vibhathi Devi khalu sarva   sakthi,

Swaroopini saa bhuvanasya   hethu,

2.Brahma   replied to him  who asked me like his,

“Oh Narada  , your question is for good only,

Please  hear me, the Goddess  shines  as ,

The combination of all Shakthis,

She is the only cause  of this   world/,

3.Yekam param  Brahma  sada dwitheeya-

MaathmethiVedantha  vachobir ukytha,

Na saa  Oumaan Sthree cha nirgunaa saa,

Sthreethwam   cha pumsathwam  cha  gunair dadhaarhi.

4, The single entity   without another second ,  the essence  of divinity,

And the soui   is the goddess  as described   by the Vedas,

And she is neither a man nor woman and though  she o is property less,

She assumes  properties   and wears  feminineness  and masculinity

5.Gaunaani  cha antha  karanendryaani,

Saa  nirgunaa  avangthi agocharaa  cha,

Saa stotra manthrai   saguna  mahadbhi,

SAmsthuyathe bhaktha  vipannihanthei.

5.Her insides   and sense organs    are very good,

But she is without properties. Unreachable  to words  and intelligence,

She has good in her   and she destroys  dangers of devotees,

And she is one who is prayed  to  by manthras by great souls.

6.Sudhaa samudhre vasathiyamaaryaa,

Dweepe   vichithra adbutha  sakjthi yuktha,

Sarva jagad yad    vasagam  vayam cha  ,

Trimurthiyo  nama   yadasrithaa sma.

6,She who is a gentle woman   lives  in an island,

On the  ocean of nectar with wonderful power.

We who are  famous of trinity   of Gods also know,

That the world is under her control and worship her.

7.Thadatha  sakthi r thraya  maathra bajaaa,

Strimurthya puthra   vayam vineetha,

Thadajnayaa   sadhu  sadaapi  kurmo  ,

Brahmanda sarga  sthithi samhrutheescha.

7.Oh son   we the holy trinity  having the  three ,

SAkthis   given by her , depend upon them,

And as per   her orders and as per rule  look after,

The creation, upkeep and destruction of   the universe.

8.Deivena  moodam  kavimaathanothi,

Saa durbalam   thu prabalam   karothi,

Pangum  giri  langyathe  sa mookam,

Krupavathi chaa aathanuthe suvacham.

8.She who is merciful   makes   wise  that  one,

Who is made as a fool by god, makes famous,

That one   who lacks strength , makes a lame,

One climb the mountains and makes  the dumb speak.

9.Yath   kinchid ajnaayi  mayaa  mahathwam,

Devyaa  sthaduktham   thava  sangrahena,

Sarvathra  thad  varbnaya  vistharena,

Vidhasthwa bakthihrudaye  janaanaam.

9.Whatever little   that  I  know about  her,

Greatness   was taught   to you  by me  ,

In a brief manner.Please   describe uit,

Fully   everywhere and create  devotion in minds of people.

10.Itheerithi ajena   muni prasanna-,

Sthava  prabhaavam   karunardra  chithe,

Vyasam   thadhaanyaamscha yadhochitham  sa,

Prabodhayaamaasa  pavithra   vagbhi.

10,Oh Goddess   who has a mind  melting by mercy,

Those sages who   were  told like this by Brahma ,

Became happy, praised   sage Vyasa   and several others,

And with pure words, told about your  greatness  using proper words.

11.Na me   guru sthava   charithasya   vakthaa,

Ne may   mathi sthava smarainka   sakthaa,

Avaachya vakthahamakarya  karthaa,

Namami   mathascharanambujam they.

11,I  Do not have A Guru who can describe your story,

Nor   do I have a mind  which is  firm on your  meditation,

And due to this, I am doing   what   should not be done,

And oh mother   I salute    your  lotus   like   feet.

Dasakam 12 Udathya Jananam -The birth of Udathya.

Dasakam 12   Udathya  Jananam  -The  birth of Udathya.

(A  Brahmin called Deva dutta   did yagas and obtained a son   a called Udathya. He turned out to be fool who could not see or hear.He lived in the hermitages of sages and due to good company  , started making truth as his penance. He once saw a pig hit by an arrow running in to a forest bush and he said “Iyyayye” and SAthyavrutha  repeated   your Vag Bheeja manthra  and became intelligent. This story is given in  book 3  and chapter 10)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Puraa  dwija kacchana  Deva datho,

Naama prajaartham   thamasa sameepe ,

Kurvan makham  Gobila saapa vaachaa,

Lebhe sutham  moodam  anantha dukha.

1.In the olden times   there was  a Brahmin called  Deva Datha,

Near the banks  of Thamasa river did  yaga for getting a son,

But  due to the curse  of Gobila attained ,

Endless  sorrow   by getting a  son who was an idiot.

2.Uthadhya namaa  vavrudhe  sa balo,

Moodasthu  drusham  , na dadarsa  kinchith,

Sruthamn na susraava jagaadh naiva,

Prushto na cha  snana  japaadhi chakre.

2.That boy whose  name was Udathya grew upm

 As an idiot and he did not see  what others saw,

Did not hear   what others  heard , did not  answer ,

To questions asked and did not  take bath or chant manthras,

3.Itha sthatho atan  samavaaptha h gango ,

Jale  nimajjan   prapibamstha   deva,

Vasan   muneenaa mutajeshu  vrda,

Manthramscha srunvan  sa  dhinani nithye.

3.He   was wandering   here and there and,

Reached   the banks  of river Ganga and spend ,

His time   indipping in to the  water , drinking it  ,

Living in hermitage  of saints and hearing Vedas.

4.Kramena   sath sanga b vivrudha  sathvaa,

Sathya vrutha  sathya thapaascha   bhoothvaa,

Naa sathya vaak thwath krupayaa sa moodo-,

Apyunmeelithaanthar nayano   babhoova.

4.Over time   due to greatness  of  the good company

He  followed Sathva  character , never  told any lie,

Spoke truth  , made  truth   as his only penance,

And though an idiot , his inner    eyes  got opened.

5.Kulam pavithram janani   vishudhaa,

Pitha cha   sathkarma ratha sadaa may,

Mayaa  krutham   naiva nishidha karma  ,

Thadhaapi   moodosmi  janaischa  nindhya.

5.He thought  , “I belong  to a saintly family  ,

My mother  is a pure one, father  always  is,

Engaged  in  doing good actions and I never do,

Prohibited actions but  I am an idiot and blamed by people.

6.Janmaanthare   kim na  krutham  mayaagham  ,

Kim vaa  na vidhyaarthi  janasya dathaa,

Grandho apyadatha kimu pojya poojaa,

Kruthaa nsa kim vaa  vidhivan na jaane .

“Did I do any sin in my previous    births?

Did I not give   knowledge   to one  who needed it?

Did I k not give them even books? Did I not,

Worship  great people ?  I do not know.

7.Naa karana,m  kaaryam ithiyathi  him

DEivam balishtam  durathikramam cha,

THathothra moodo vipali kruthosmi,

Vandhya druvanirjala megha vacha.

7.It has been told   that without cause  there is no effect,

Is not fate  all powerful and it can never be defeated,

And possibly only because  of that  I am an idiot now,

And I am as useless   as a flowerless  tree and   water less cloud.”

8,Ithyaadhi sanchinthya  vane  stutha sa,

Kadachidekam   rudhirapluthangam,

Bibatsa ropam   kitimesha   pasya-,

NNayyayya  ihyutsvana muchcha chara.

8.While   he  who was living in the   forest was,

Thinkig like this. Once he saw a boar  ,

Fully covered with blood and with  a hateful form,

Coming towards him    and shouted  “I  I I”

9.SArena viddha  sa kireer  bhyartha,

Prevapamaano  muni vaa  sadheso,

Anthar   nikunchasya   gathascha  deivaa-,

Dadrusyathaamaapa bhyarthi  hanthri.

9.That bore whose body was pierced  by an arrow,

Scared   and trembling went  in side a bush,

In the place where   the sages  reside and

Oh Goddess who removes fears and disappeared due to fate,

10. Vinaamakaaram  cha vinbaa  chas  bhakthi-,

Muchaaruya   vaagbheejamanum   pavithram,

Prasanna budhi   krupayaa thavasisha  ,

Babhoova   doorikrutha sarva  papa.

10,Without  thew letter “ym ”   and without   devotion,

Since he tchanted  The Vag Bheeja Manthra(Iym) due,

To your grace he became  imtelligent   and,

  He got rid of all   sins   committed by him.

11,Naaham kavir   gaa vichakshane  na,

Nato  na shilpadhishu   na  praveena  ,,

Pasyaathra   maam   maadam ananya  bandhum,

Prasanna budhim   kuru maam namasthe.

11.I am not a poet nor an expert in singing,

I am not an expert  in making sculptures,

I do not find any body else who is my friend except you,

Make me one with joyful mind , I salute you 

Dasakam 13 Udathya Mahima (Greatness of Udathya)

Dasakam 13  Udathya Mahima (Greatness of Udathya) 

(this is the continuation of the story given in last chapter.Once udaythya(Sathyavrutha) was doing thapas ,He saw a pig running away from a hunter.The hunter arrived and aked the sage  to tell the truth. He told g him, “Those who saw do not speak and those    who   speak do not see. The confused hunter   went back, This story occurs in   chapter 11 of book 3 of Devi bhagawatha )

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Adhaagatha   kaschidadhijyadhanvaa,

Munim nishadha  sahasaa jagaadha-,

THwam sathyavag broohi  muni thwayaa  kim,

DRushta kiti   sayaka vidhadeha.

1.Immediately  one hunter armed with bow and arrow,

Came and asked the sage” Are you not one ,

Who speaks  the truth and so tell me  ,

Did you see  a boar hurt by an arrow  here.”

2.Drushta  thwayaa  ched  vadha sookara kka,

Gatho na vaa  adrusyath kim , muneendra,

Aham nishadha khalu   vanya vruthir,

Mamaasthi   dhaaradhika poshya   varga.

2.Oh king of saints   if you have    seen the boar,

Please do tell me. Where has  it gone?

As I am hunter   I depend on forest to live,

As I have the duty   to look after   my wife   and others.

3. Sruthwaa   nishadhasya   vacho muni sa,

THooshnim   sthitha schinthayanthi    sma gaadam,

Vadhaami   kim   dushta  ithiyathi   chedh,

Hanyadhayam   tham  mama   chaapyagam   syaath.

3.The sage    who heard   the words  of the hunter  ,

Remained silent and was   drowned  in deep thought,

“What shall I do? If I tell   I have   seen , he will kill it,

And    Sin of  causing its death   would come to me.

4,.Sathyam naram   rakshathi  rakshitham che,

Dasathyavakthaa   narakam  vrujecha,

SAthyam hi sathyam sadayam   na kinchid,

SAthyam   krupaa   soonyamidham  matham may.

4,My  opinion is that , if  we protect the    truth ,

It would save  us and a liar   would go to hell .

Truth  admixed   with mercy    is truth and truth,

Without  mercy is  definitely not the    truth.

5.Yevam  mune schinthayanths swakaarya,

Vyagro   b nishaadhas  punareva  mooche,

Drushta thwayaa  kim  na kitir  na kim vaa,

Drushta sa   seegram  kadhayathra   sathyam.

5.When the sage   was thinking  like this,

The hunter  who was  interested  only in his affair,

Again told like this”Did you   see that   boar?,

Did you not see it?.Tell quickly    and tell the truth.”

6.Munisthmaahathra  puna puna  kim,

Nishaadha  maam  pruchasi   moha magna  ,

Pasyan naheth  na  cha bruvaana ,

Pasyedalam  vagmibharavehi  sathyam.

6.The sage   told the hunter, “ Oh  hunter  , now,

You seem to be drowned in desire and   you are ,

Asking me  again and again. Those   who  see ,

Would  not speak and those  who speak   do  not know.,

Reduce   your words    and   understand   the truth.

7.Unmaadhino  jalpanameths devam,

Mathwaa nishadha sahasaa  jagaamaa,

Naa sathya mukthasm   muninaa na kolo,

Hathascha  sarvam thava  devi leelaa.

7.The  hunter thinking  that it is a  lunatic prattle,

Suddenly left    from there. While sage did nor lie,

The boar also    did not die  and Oh Goddess ,

Is not all this   your playful sports.  

8.Drushtaa  param brahma   thadaiva  cha syaa-,

Dithi  sruthi  praha  na bashathe   sa,

Sadaa brovaanasthu   na  pasyadheedha  ,

Mayam hi  sathyavrutha  vaakya saaraa.

8. The Vedas  tell that   he   who sees  the Para Brahma,

Becomes  one with itself   and He then does not talk,

On the other  hand  one who always talks  cannot see,

Para Brahma and this is the  summary of words  of Sathya Vrutha

9.Bhooya  sa  saaaraswatha bheeja manthram,

Chiram japan  jnana  nidhi kavischa,

Valmikivath   swardisi   prasidho,

Babhoova   bandhoon   samatharpyascha,

9.Then later  Utadhya   chanted   the root chant ,

Of Goddess Saraswathi  for a   very long time,

And became  famous as a  wise man  and poet,

Like  Valmiki and  made his relatives happy.

10.Smruthaa nathaa devi   supoojithaa  vaa,

Sruthaa  nuthaa  vaa  khaku  vandithaa  vaa,

Dadhaasi   nithyam   hitam aasrithebhya,

Krupadrichithe   sathatham namasthe  .

10. Oh Goddess   you do only   good to all those ,

Who think about you  ,  Who worship you.

Who hear  and pray to you, Who salute   you,

And who surrender to you. Oh Goddess 

 With  great mercy, I salute you  always.

Dasakam 14 Sudarsana Kadha( BHaradwajasrama Pravesam)

Dasakam 14   Sudarsana Kadha( BHaradwajasrama  Pravesam) – Story of Sudarsana( entering in to hermitage  of Bharadwaja)

(There was  king called Druvasanthi who had two wives  called manorama and Leelavathi, Manorama gave birth to a son called   Sudarshana and Leelavathi a boy called Sathrujith. After  sudden death of  DRuvasanthi  , though Sudarsana was the elder prince , the father of Leelavathi fought with father  of Manorama and killed him.  Manorama and Sudarsana took refuge in the   hermitage of BHaradwaja..But Sathrujith   followed them to the hermitage   and wanted to kill Sudarsana and his mother but the sage did not allow him to  posses him. This story occurs in chapter 15 of Book 3 of the  Devi Bhagawatham.)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Rajaa puraaseeth  kila kosaleshu,

Dharma kanishto DRuva sandhi nama,

AAsthaam priye asya  manorama   cha

Leelavathi   chethi  drudanurakthe

1,Once upon a time  , in the country  of Kosala,

There was a king called  Druva sandhi who  was firm on Dharma,

He had    loving wives   called  Manorama  and Leelavathi,

Who were both   greatly   in love   with him.

2.Manoramaasootha  sudarsanaakhyam,

Kumarakam   sathru jitham  cha saanyaa,

SAmvardhasthou   mrugayaa  vihaari,

Vane  nrupo   haa harina hatho abhooth.

2,Manorama gave birth to a child called Sudarshana,

And  the other lady   gave birth yo a child called  Sathrujith,

The king who was   nurturing    those   children well,

Was killed by a lion  when he was hunting in the forest alas.

3,. Vichinthayan   rajakulasya   vrutham,

Thajyeshta puthrasya   sudarsanasya  ,

Rajabhishekaaya  gurur  vasishta-

Schakara  manthram  sachivai   sametha.

3,Guru  Vasishta thought over the  history of royal family,

And after   holding   consultation   with ministers,

Decided  to crown Sudarshana  , who was ,

The elder son   , as the  king .

4.Mathamaha   sathru jitho  Yudhaji-,

Dabhyethya sadho   amitha   veerya Sali,

Rajye  swa douhithran mihaabhishiktham,

Karthu   kubudhi  kuruthesma yathnam.

4.The  maternal grand father  of Sathru jit,

Named  Yudhajit  who   was very valorous,

But had a   crooked mimd tried  to crown,

His daughter’s son as   the king  of the country.

5.Manoramaaya   api veera sena ,

Pithaa abhyupethys  aasu  rurodha   thasya,

Yathnam   bali   swaswa suthaa suthaabhi-

Shekaika  budhi khalu  thaavabhoothaam.

5.Manorama’s father  the very strong  Veerasena,

Came running   and  broke the plans  of Yudhajith,

As both of them    were  interested  only,

In the crowning  of their grandson as  king.

6.Kruthwaa vivadham   cha  thatho   nrpou dwaou,

Ghoram   ranam   chakra thuriddha roshou,

Yudhajithaa    thathra thu veera seno,

Deivaadh   hatho abhoodh harinaa kareeva.

6,Afyer   lot of argument    those    two kings,

Became angry and fought  a  terrible battle,

In the war , due to fate  Veerasena  was killed,

By  Yudhajith   similar to a  deer being killed by elephant.

7.Rajyebhishiktha   khalu   sathru jith sa ,

Balastha thoyam  ripubhidh yudhajith,

Douhithra    rajyam   sukham ekanadha ,

Sasasa vajreeva  dhivam mahesi

7.Afterwards   the boy Sathru jith  was  crowned,

AS the king  and  that Yudhajit   who could,

Kill his enemies  became   the single leader ,

Oh Great Goddess  and ruled  over the country,

Oh his  daughter’s son , like Indra  ruling heaven.

8,Pathyu  pithuschaapi  mrutheranaadhaa,

Bhethaa vidhaLalaabhidha  manthri yuktha,

Manoramaa bala suthaa  thwaranye,

Yayaou Bharadwaja munim   saranyam.

8.Manorama   along with her   young son  having lost,

Her father  and husband became an orphan  and,

Being scared , along with a  minister  called

VidhaLLa sought  refuge in forest  ,

And reached   the hermitage of Bharadwaja.

9.THaponidhira   dheena jananukampi ,

Jnaathwaa  munisthaam   druva sandhi pathnim,

Uvacha-vathse   vasa nirbhayyaiva,

Thapovane athraasthu  shubham thavethi.

9.BHaradwaja  the  treasure of Thapaas and  having ,

Great mercy to the suffering  recognizing her    as,

The wife of  DRuvasanthi told , “Oh child, you can,

Live in this hermitage  without  any feat .Let you be auspicious.,”

10   Alpoapyupekshyo  na ripur   na rogaa-,

Pyevam  smarannasu   nrupo yudhaa jith,

Thaam harthu kaama sasuthaam   maharshe  ,

Prapa aasramam  manthrivarena saakam.

10, Thinking that  “even if the  enemy is a minor one,

He should not be disregarded”   the king Yudhajith,

With an intention  of abducting her   along with her son,

Came with great   speed to the hermitage along with the minister.

11.Na maanithasthena thapasvinaa sa,

Manoramaam   naiva sutham   cha  lebhe,

Prahartrhu kamo api   munim sa  manthri,

Vachaa nivrutha srutha kaushiko abooth.

11.He  was neither   respected   by the sage nor did ,

He get Manorama   and her son and though,

He thought of beating the sage , as per the words,

Of the minister  returned back hearing ,

About the   story of Viswamithra

12.Evam munisthaam   sasuthaa raraksha,

BHeethosmi   samsara yudhajithoham,

Na may sahayosthi   vinaa thwaishaa,

Sanopuram   they  charanam namami.

12.Thus    the sage protected   both of them,

And I am scared of the  Yudhajit called  SAmsara,

And except   your selves  I do not   have any one  to help,

And So I  am saluting your   feet decorated by golden anklet.