Chapter 13 · Trayodaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Thirteenth Chapter)
Verse 1–2
ॐ ऋषिरुवाच ॥ १ ॥ एतत्ते कथितं भूप देवीमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्। एवंप्रभावा सा देवी ययेदं धार्यते जगत् ॥ २ ॥
ōṁ ṛṣiruvāca || 1 || ētattē kathitaṁ bhūpa dēvīmāhātmyamuttamam | ēvaṁprabhāvā sā dēvī yayēdaṁ dhāryatē jagat || 2 ||
Translation
Om. The sage said: This supreme glory of the Goddess has been narrated to you, O king; such is the power of that Goddess by whom this world is sustained.
Word by word
- oṁ
- sacred syllable
- ṛṣiḥ
- the sage
- uvāca
- said
- etat
- this
- te
- to you
- kathitaṁ
- has been narrated
- bhūpa
- O king
- devīmāhātmyam
- the glory of the Goddess
- uttamam
- supreme
- evaṁprabhāvā
- thus powerful
- sā
- she
- devī
- Goddess
- yayā
- by whom
- idaṁ
- this
- dhāryate
- is sustained
- jagat
- world
Meaning
The chapter begins with the sage Mārkaṇḍēya addressing King Suratha and the merchant Samādhi, continuing the narrative framework of the Devi Māhātmya. The sage Mārkaṇḍēya tells King Suratha that he has narrated the supreme glory of the Goddess (Devi Māhātmya), emphasizing her divine power as the sustainer of the universe.