Chapter 13 · Trayodaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Thirteenth Chapter)
Verse 9
जगाम सद्यस्तपसे स च वैश्यो महामुने। संदर्शनार्थमम्बाया नदीपुलिनसंस्थितः ॥ ९ ॥
jagāma sadyastapasē sa ca vaiśyō mahāmunē | saṁdarśanārthamambāyā nadīpulinasaṁsthitaḥ || 9 ||
Translation
He and the merchant immediately went for austerity, O great sage, situated on the riverbank for the purpose of seeing the Mother.
Word by word
- jagāma
- went
- sadyaḥ
- immediately
- tapase
- for austerity
- saḥ
- he
- ca
- and
- vaiśyaḥ
- the merchant
- mahāmune
- O great sage
- sandarśanārtham
- for the purpose of seeing
- ambāyāḥ
- of the Mother (Goddess)
- nadīpulinasanstitaḥ
- situated on the riverbank
Meaning
King Suratha and the merchant Samādhi, inspired by the sage’s teachings, immediately undertake austerities on a riverbank to seek a vision of the Goddess (Ambā), addressing Mārkaṇḍēya as a great sage.