Dasakam 5 Story of Sudhymna

Dasakam 5  Story  of Sudhymna

(This story is related  in the beginning   of Chapter 12 of book  1 of Devi Bhagwatha    which  deals with the birt of Pururuvas(son of Sudhyumna)   .It has been told there  that sage   Vasishta  told the Sudhymna    the story of the Goddess  in nine days , and these  nine days is later  believed   to have become the B Navarathri festival  . In the second sloka  of this dasakam, there is a mention of Ilavrutha  , the continent   created by Goddess Parvathi, where  only females are there .Any male  entering there  would become a  female )

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Jathaa suthelaa  manu sapthamasya,

Samprarthithonena Muni Vasishta,

Shambho  kadakshena  suthaam Kumaram,

Chakre   sa kalena  Babhuva raja.

1.Forthe seventh Manu a daughter  called Ila   was born,

Due to his   prayers  sage Vasishta,

By the  grace of Lord Shiva  made that daughter in to a son,

And  with the  passing of wheel of time  , he became a king

2.Sudhymna nama  mrugayaa  vihari,

Gatho  hayaarooda ilavrutham sa,

Sthreethwam   puna prapya  sutham himasor,

Vavre pathim  puthrama  sutha cheshaa.

2.His name  was Sudhyumna   and  when he went for hunting,

Riding on a horse  he reached Ilavrutha,

And he then again became a lady  and chose ,

The sun of moon as her  husband and gave him a son.

3.Nyavedayath saa  Gurave Vasishta,

Yeshaa kadhachin nija pumsthva kamam,

Thath  sadhanartha harameva dadhyou,

Muni  prasannastha muvacha  Shambhu.

3.She    , one day   she requested  Guru Vasishta,

To    make her take her real form ,

And for achieving that , he meditated on Lord Shiva,

And gladdened by the sage  Lord  Shiva  told him.

4.Ilaavrutham Maa purusha  prayaathu .

Prayaathi cheth  sosthwa  abala thadhaiva.

Yevam  mayaa  nischithameva saumya,

Gauryaa  prasaadaaya bhavaan priyo may.

4.”No male should ever  enter  the place called Ilavrutha,

If he enters, he would  immediately   become a lady”

This has been decided  by myself  for happiness  of Parvathi,

But you   are one whom I like well.

5.Na paksha bedhathra mamaaasthi ,Gauri,

BHavaamscha  trupthou bhavathaam  madheeyou,

Itha param   thasya manorapathyam,

Maasam puman   syaadh  vanitha cha  masam.

5.In this matter  I cannot   take   sides and  since,

Goddess  Parvathi is also    likes  you like me,

From now on  , this   child of  king Manu,

Would  be man for a month and lady   for the next.

6.Yevam Shivokthenamanopathyaam,

Labdhwaa  cha pumasthawam   dharaneen shashaasa.

Sthreethwe   cha harmyeshu  ninaya  kalam,

Jano  na chainam   Nrupamabhya  nandhath.

6. As per   the words  of lord Shiva  , the child of Manu,

Got back his male form and ruled   the country,

And during the time    when he was a lady ,

She spent his time  in his home and due to this,

The people  of the country   did not respect  him.

7.Purooravasyaa athma sutho arpayithwaa,

Rajyam   viraktho  vanamethya bhoopa,

Sri Naradaath   labdha na vaarna  manthro,

BHkthyaa  na dadhyou  bhava tharineem thwaam.

7.That king who  was not interested in  the job of a king,

Gave the country to his son Pururuvas  and went to the  forest,

And there   got Navarnava  manthra *   from Sage Narada,

And  started showing   devotion to you  ,

Who can help him    cross  the ocean   of Samsara.

*“Om Iym hreem  kleem  Chamundaya Viche.”

8.Simhadhi aaroodam   Arunabja nethraam,

Thwaam   suprasannaam abhivikshya nathvaa,

Sthuthwaa  cha bhakthyaa  sthira pumsthvamesha,

Lebha adha saayujyamavaapa   chaanthe.

8. You  who rode on a lion   and had a  red lotus like eyes,

Became very pleased   with his devotion   and appeared  before him,

And he saluted you and with devotion praised   you,

And got permanent  male state and at the end attained salvation

9.Sourya  na veeya  na cha  poursham may,

Naivaasthi   na sthree sahajaa  thithiksha,

Moodo na  jaanamyashubham  shubham cha,

DEyam  thwayaa  may Shubhameva  mathaa

9.I do  not have bravery nor  bravery like a male,

And I do not have patience   which is quality of ladies,

I am not able to understand  good or bad ,

And so mother   grant  me only what is good.

10.Pasyaani matha pravaraan gurum sthe  ,

Kaarunyatho  maam supadhaa nayanthu,

Sathsanga sambhavitha chitha   vruthir,

BHavani they devi nama  praseedha.

10.Oh Mother  I should be able to see  well known Gurus,

And  due to his mercy I should   travel on the good path,

And I should h get a clean mind   due to   good  friends,

Oh Bhavani , Oh Goddess , get pleased with me.