Dasakam 25.Maha sarasvathyavatharam(shumbhadhi vadham)

Dasakam 25.Maha sarasvathyavatharam(shumbhadhi vadham) – incarnation  as Goddess  SAraswathi (Killing of Shumbha and others.)

(  The  devas lost interest in worshipping you,Shumbha and B NIshmbha got  a boon from Brahma that only  females can kill them.They conquered Indra’s world. DEvas as per advice of Brahaspathi, their started  praying to you,.Goddess Parvathy  came before them. From her body cell(kosa) , thou arose with a  name of Mahasaraswathi..Shumbha  sent marriage proposals to you  by various emissaries,When you h gave negative answers , they became very angry..Crores of Sakthis arose from Brahma and others   and fought.Kali came and drank every drop of  blood that fell from body of Raktha Bheeja. You cut off head of Nishunbha andShumbha. The devas  praised  you. This story is given in chapters  21- 29 of  book 5 of Devi BHagawatham.)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Adhaamaraa   sathru vinasa trupthaa,

Schiraaya   bhakthyaa bhavathi bhajantha,

Mandhibhavadbakthi hrudha kramena,

Punascha   daithyaabhibhavam   sameeyu.

1.The devas   satisfied   with destruction  of their enemies,

Spent several years   in praying   you with devotion,

Over time devotion    started   to fade and again,

Troubles   started    arising    from the as auras.

2.Shumbho  nishumbascha   sahodarai  swai,

Prasaadhidath   padma bhavaath  thapobhi,

Strimathra vadhyathwamavaapya devaan,

Jithwaa   raneadyooshathoorai indra lokam.

2.The brothers  Shumbha and  NIshmbha  due to ,

Their penance pleased  Lord Brahmsa and got a boon,

That they could be killed    only by woman,

And won war with devas  and started  living in Indra’s world.

3,Brashta sriyasthe  thu  guru upadesaadh,

Himadrimaapthaa  nunuvu   suraasthwaam,

Theshaam   puraschaadri suthaa aviraaseeth,

Sthraathum   gathaa  saa kila   devanadhyaam.

3.The devas who lost all their   prosperity according,

To the advice of their  Guru, went  to Himalayas,

And started  praying you and a goddess appeared  ,

Before them as   the   daughter  of the  mountain,

And that Goddess  then went  to bathe in Ganges.

4,THadeha kosaadh  thwamajaa  prajaathaa,

Yatha prasidhaa khalu  kausikeethi,

Maha  sarasweftaabhidhaam   dhadhaana,

Thwam Rajasi   sakthirithiryase.

4.You do not have birth  took birth from  the  cell(kosa)  ,

Of  the body of that Goddess  and  became ,

Famous   as Kaushiki and who whose  name  was,

The great Saraswathi, is known for her   regal power.

5,Himadri srungeshu  manoharaangi,

Simhaadhiroodaa  mrudhu Ghana  lolaa,

Srothraani  nethraanyapi   dehabhaajaam,

Chakarshidhaashtadasa bahu  yukthaa.

5. You who were   wandering  on the peaks  of Himalayas,

Who was riding on a lion, who was     singing softly to herself,

And who had    eighteen hands  , attracted  ,

The ears and eyes of all   people.

6.Vijnaaya  shumbha  kila  dhootha vaakyaath,

Thwaam  mohanaangi  dayithaam  chikeershu,

Thwadanthike   preshayathisma dhoothaan,

Yekaikasa snigdha vacho vilaasaan.

6.From the words   of his emissaries  Shumbha,

Understood that you were   very pretty  and,

With a wish to make   you his wife, he sent,

Emissartes one after   another   who were   experts in talk to you.

7.Thwaam prapya kalIkayaa samethaa-,

Mekaikasa shumbha  gunaan   prabaashyaa ,

Pathni  bhavaasyethi   kruthopadesa

Sthathprathikulyaath   kupithaa  babhoova.

7.Each one of them  met you   who was with a  power,

Called Kalika and started   singing   about  the qualities  Of Shumbha,

And they also advised   t you to become his wife  ,

And when you were  against it , they became   angry with you.

8,Shumbajnaayaa  dhoomra vilochanaakhyo,

Ranodhyatha kaLikaaya  hatho   abhoothm

Chandam cha mundam  cha nihathya  kaali,

Thwath phalajaa thad rudhiram   papou  cha.

8.An Asura called  Dhoomralochana   as per orders of Shumbha,

 Came  ready   for a war with you    and was killed   by Kalika ,

And afterwards Kali who was born out of your forehead ,

Killed Chanda and Munda   and drank their   blood.

9,Chamundikethi  pradithaa  thatha   saa,

THwaam   raktha bheejo adha yuyuthsuraapa,

Yadnhatha  bindhuth bhava   raktha beejaa,

Sangair  jagadavyaapthamabhoodha   sesham.

9.And from that   day that   Goddess   became  ,

Well known in the   name   of Chamunda and later,

Rakthabheeja came ready    to fight war  with you,

And the crowd of Raktha Beejas    who were,

Born from each drop of his  blood , filled  up the world.

10.Brahmendrapaasyaadhika deva  sakthi ,

Kotyo  ranam   sathkurathi    sangai,

Thath samgaram  varnayithum   na saktha ,

SAhasra jihvopi puna  kimanue

10 ,The crores  of powers   who took birth   from,

Brahma, Indra  , Varuna   and others fought  with the enemies,

And that  war cannot be described   even by,

Anantha   with thousand toungues,

And how can others  be able   to do it,

11,Rane athi ghorevivruthananaa saa  ,

KaaKI swa jihwaam   khalu chalayanthim

THwachsthra kruthaa  khila Raktha   bheejaa,

Raktham papou  garjana  bheetha   daithyaa

11.When the war became   very fierce, that Kali  ,

Went with open mouths, shaking   toungues,

And   scaring  those asuras  and drank ,

All the blood that fell  when the necks of asuras were cut.

12,THwayaa  nishumbhasya   siro nikrutham,

Shumbasya thath  kaLikayaapim   chaanthe  ,

Anye asuraasthwaam  sirasaa  pranamya,

PaathaaLa  maapoosthwadanugrahena.

12.You cut the head  of Nishumba and made it fall,

And Kalika    cut off   the head  of Shumbha and ,

At the end other asuras bowed and saluted your  feet,

And  with your blessings reached  the Patala    world.

13, Hatheshu devaa   ripushu pranamya,

THwaam  thushtuvu   swarga magu punascha,

They   poorvavadh yajna havir   harantho,

Bhoomaava varshan jahrushuscha marthyaa.

13.After   all their enemies    were killed   , the devas,

Saluted you, praised you  and wen back to their heavens,

And later   they continued   to receive their share,

In the Yagas and Yajnas,  and made   rain ,

To fall on the earth and human beings  became happy.

14,Mathar madheeye   hrudhi  santhi  damba-,

Darpaabhimaanaadyasuraa balishtaa,

Nihathya  thaan  dehyabhayam   sukham cha  ,

Thwameva mathaa mama  they  Namosthu.

14.Oh mother, in my mind live   the three strong asuras,

Called  deceit  , arrogance and  pride,

Please kill them  and  grant  me protection and pleasure,

Are   you not my mother?   My salute to you.