UTTAMA CHARITRA · MAHASARASWATI
Chapter 13 of 13
Varapradana
सुरथवैश्ययोर्वरप्रदानम्
The bestowal of boons
KEY SHLOKA
वैश्यस्ततो ज्ञानं वव्रे निर्विण्णमानसो भवात् । ममेत्यहमिति प्राज्ञः संगविच्युतिकारकम् ॥
vaiśyastato jñānaṃ vavre nirviṇṇamānaso bhavāt | mametyahamiti prājñaḥ saṃgavicyutikārakam ||
Then the wise merchant, his mind turned from worldly existence, chose the knowledge that dissolves attachment to 'I' and 'mine'.
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The Story
Suratha and Samadhi worship the Devi for three years on a riverbank, making an earthen image. She appears. Suratha asks for his kingdom in this life and an indestructible one in the next — he will become the Manu Savarni. Samadhi, now dispassionate, asks for the knowledge that cuts the bonds of 'I' and 'mine' — and receives liberating wisdom.
Teachings
- ✦The Devi gives both worldly and spiritual boons.
- ✦What we ask for reveals who we have become.
- ✦The journey that began in grief ends in wisdom.
TODAY'S SADHANA
Write the one boon you would ask of the Devi today. Revisit it in a month.
Reflect & Remember
1. What did Samadhi ask for?
2. Suratha becomes which future Manu?
3. How long did they worship?