Ninth Skandha · Chapter 9
Sourceनारद उवाच देव्या निमेषमात्रेण ब्रह्मणः पात एव च । तस्य पातः प्राकृतिकः प्रलयः परिकीर्तितः ॥ १ ॥ प्रलये प्राकृते चोक्ता तत्रादृष्टा वसुन्धरा । जलप्लुतानि विश्वानि सर्वे लीनाः परात्मनि ॥ २ ॥ वसुन्धरा तिरोभूता कुत्र वा सा च तिष्ठति । सृष्टेर्विधानसमये साविर्भूता कथं पुनः ॥ ३ ॥ कथं बभूव सा धन्या मान्या सर्वाश्रया जया । तस्याश्च जन्मकथनं वद मङ्गलकारणम् ॥ ४ ॥ श्रीनारायण उवाच सर्वादिसृष्टौ सर्वेषां जन्म देव्या इति श्रुतिः । आविर्भावस्तिरोभावः सर्वेषु प्रलयेषु च ॥ ५ ॥ श्रूयतां वसुधाजन्म सर्वमङ्गलकारणम् । विघ्ननिघ्नकरं पापनाशनं पुण्यवर्धनम् ॥ ६ ॥ अहो केचिद्वदन्तीति मधुकैटभमेदसा । बभूव वसुधा धन्या तद्विरुद्धमतः शृणु ॥ ७ ॥ ऊचतुस्तौ पुरा विष्णुं तुष्टौ युद्धेन तेजसा । आवां वध्यौ न यत्रोर्वी पाथसा संवृतेति च ॥ ८ ॥ तयोर्जीवनकाले न प्रत्यक्षा साभवत्स्फुटम् । ततो बभूव मेदश्च मरणानन्तरं तयोः ॥ ९ ॥ मेदिनीति च विख्यातेत्युक्तमेतन्मतं शृणु । जलधौता कृता पूर्वं वर्धिता मेदसा यतः ॥ १० ॥ कथयामि ते तज्जन्म सार्थकं सर्वमङ्गलम् । पुरा श्रुतं यच्छ्रुत्युक्तं धर्मवक्त्राच्च पुष्करे ॥ ११ ॥ महाविराट्शरीरस्य जलस्थस्य चिरं स्फुटम् । मनो बभूव कालेन सर्वाङ्गव्यापकं ध्रुवम् ॥ १२ ॥ तच्च प्रविष्टं सर्वेषां तल्लोम्नां विवरेषु च । कालेन महता पश्चाद् बभूव वसुधा मुने ॥ १३ ॥ प्रत्येकं प्रतिलोम्नां च कूपेषु संस्थिता सदा । आविर्भूता तिरोभूता सजला च पुनः पुनः ॥ १४ ॥ आविर्भूता सृष्टिकाले तज्जलोपर्युपस्थिता । प्रलये च तिरोभूता जलस्याभ्यन्तरे स्थिता ॥ १५ ॥ प्रतिविश्वेषु वसुधा शैलकाननसंयुता । सप्तसागरसंयुक्ता सप्तद्वीपसमन्विता ॥ १६ ॥ हेमाद्रिमेरुसंयुक्ता ग्रहचन्द्रार्कसंयुता । ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाद्यैश्च सुरैर्लोकैस्तदाज्ञया ॥ १७ ॥ पुण्यतीर्थसमायुक्ता पुण्यभारतसंयुता । काञ्चनीभूमिसंयुक्ता सप्तस्वर्गसमन्विता ॥ १८ ॥ पातालसप्तं तदधस्तदूर्ध्वं ब्रह्मलोकतः । ध्रुवलोकश्च तत्रैव सर्वं विश्वं च तत्र वै ॥ १९ ॥ एवं सर्वाणि विश्वानि पृथिव्यां निर्मितानि च । नश्वराणि च विश्वानि सर्वाणि कृत्रिमाणि वै ॥ २० ॥ प्रलये प्राकृते चैव ब्रह्मणश्च निपातने । महाविराडादिसृष्टौ सृष्टः कृष्णेन चात्मना ॥ २१ ॥ नित्यौ च स्थितिप्रलयौ काष्ठाकालेश्वरैः सह । नित्याधिष्ठातृदेवी सा वाराहे पूजिता सुरैः ॥ २२ ॥ मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्विप्रैर्गन्धर्वादिभिरेव च । विष्णोर्वराहरूपस्य पत्नी सा श्रुतिसम्मता ॥ २३ ॥ तत्पुत्रो मङ्गलो ज्ञेयो घटेशो मङ्गलात्मजः । नारद उवाच पूजिता केन रुपेण वाराहे च सुरैर्मही ॥ २४ ॥ वाराहे चैव वाराही सर्वैः सर्वाश्रया सती । मूलप्रकृतिसम्भूता पञ्चीकरणमार्गतः ॥ २५ ॥ तस्याः पूजाविधानं चाप्यधश्चोर्ध्वमनेकशः । मङ्गलं मङ्गलस्यापि जन्म वासं वद प्रभो ॥ २६ ॥ श्रीनारायण उवाच वाराहे च वराहश्च ब्रह्मणा संस्तुतः पुरा । उद्दधार महीं हत्वा हिरण्याक्षं रसातलम् ॥ २७ ॥ जले तां स्थापयामास पद्मपत्रं यथा हृदे । तत्रैव निर्ममे ब्रह्मा विश्वं सर्वं मनोहरम् ॥ २८ ॥ दृष्ट्वा तदधिदेवीं च सकामां कामुको हरिः । वराहरूपी भगवान् कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभः ॥ २९ ॥ कृत्वा रतिकलां सर्वां मूर्तिं च सुमनोहराम् । क्रीडाञ्चकार रहसि दिव्यवर्षमहर्निशम् ॥ ३० ॥ सुखसम्भोगसंस्पर्शान्मूर्च्छां सम्प्राप सुन्दरी । विदग्धाया विदग्धेन सङ्गमोऽतिसुखप्रदः ॥ ३१ ॥ विष्णुस्तदङ्गसंश्लेषाद् बुबुधे न दिवानिशम् । वर्षान्ते चेतनां प्राप्य कामी तत्याज कामुकीम् ॥ ३२ ॥ पूर्वरूपं वराहं च दधार स च लीलया । पूजाञ्चकार तां देवीं ध्यात्वा च धरणीं सतीम् ॥ ३३ ॥ धूपैर्दीपैश्च नैवेद्यैः सिन्दूरैरनुलेपनैः । वस्त्रैः पुष्पैश्च बलिभिः सम्पूज्योवाच तां हरिः ॥ ३४ ॥ श्रीभगवानुवाच सर्वाधारा भव शुभे सर्वैः सम्पूजिता सुखम् । मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्देवैः सिद्धैश्च दानवादिभिः ॥ ३५ ॥ अम्बुवाचीत्यागदिने गृहारम्भे प्रवेशने । वापीतडागारम्भे च गृहे च कृषिकर्मणि ॥ ३६ ॥ तव पूजां करिष्यन्ति मद्वरेण सुरादयः । मूढा ये न करिष्यन्ति यास्यन्ति नरकं च ते ॥ ३७ ॥ वसुधोवाच वहामि सर्वं वाराहरूपेणाहं तवाज्ञया । लीलामात्रेण भगवन् विश्वं च सचराचरम् ॥ ३८ ॥ मुक्तां शुक्तिं हरेरर्चां शिवलिङ्गं शिवां तथा । शङ्खं प्रदीपं यन्त्रं च माणिक्यं हीरकं तथा ॥ ३९ ॥ यज्ञसूत्रं च पुष्पं च पुस्तकं तुलसीदलम् । जपमालां पुष्पमालां कर्पूरं च सुवर्णकम् ॥ ४० ॥ गोरोचनं चन्दनं च शालग्रामजलं तथा । एतान्वोडुमशक्ताहं क्लिष्टा च भगवञ्छृणु ॥ ४१ ॥ श्रीभगवानुवाच द्रव्याण्येतानि ये मूढा अर्पयिष्यन्ति सुन्दरि । यास्यन्ति कालसूत्रं ते दिव्यं वर्षशतं त्वयि ॥ ४२ ॥ इत्येवमुक्त्वा भगवान् विरराम च नारद । बभूव तेन गर्भेण तेजस्वी मङ्गलग्रहः ॥ ४३ ॥ पूजाञ्चक्रुः पृथिव्याश्च ते सर्वे चाज्ञया हरेः । कण्वशाखोक्तध्यानेन तुष्टुवुश्च स्तवेन ते ॥ ४४ ॥ ददुर्मूलेन मन्त्रेण नैवेद्यादिकमेव च । संस्तुता त्रिषु लोकेषु पूजिता सा बभूव ह ॥ ४५ ॥ नारद उवाच किं ध्यानं स्तवनं तस्या मूलमन्त्रं च किं वद । गूढं सर्वपुराणेषु श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मम ॥ ४६ ॥ श्रीनारायण उवाच आदौ च पृथिवी देवी वराहेण च पूजिता । ततो हि ब्रह्मणा पश्चामृजिता पृथिवी तदा ॥ ४७ ॥ ततः सर्वैर्मुनीन्द्रैश्च मनुभिर्मानवादिभिः । ध्यानं च स्तवनं मन्त्रं शृणु वक्ष्यामि नारद ॥ ४८ ॥ ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं वसुधायै स्वाहेत्यनेन मन्त्रेण विष्णुना पूजिता पुरा । श्वेतपङ्कजवर्णाभां शरच्चन्द्रनिभाननाम् ॥ ४९ ॥ चन्दनोत्क्षिप्तसर्वाङ्गीं रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् । रत्नाधारां रत्नगर्भां रत्नाकरसमन्विताम् ॥ ५० ॥ वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानां सस्मितां वन्दितां भजे । ध्यानेनानेन सा देवी सर्वैश्च पूजिताभवत् ॥ ५१ ॥ स्तवनं शृणु विप्रेन्द्र कण्वशाखोक्तमेव च । श्रीनारायण उवाच जये जये जलाधारे जलशीले जलप्रदे ॥ ५२ ॥ यज्ञसूकरजाये त्वं जयं देहि जयावहे । मङ्गले मङ्गलाधारे माङ्गल्ये मङ्गलप्रदे ॥ ५३ ॥ मङ्गलार्थं मङ्गलेशे मङ्गलं देहि मे भवे । सर्वाधारे च सर्वज्ञे सर्वशक्तिसमन्विते ॥ ५४ ॥ सर्वकामप्रदे देवि सर्वेष्टं देहि मे भवे । पुण्यस्वरूपे पुण्यानां बीजरूपे सनातनि ॥ ५५ ॥ पुण्याश्रये पुण्यवतामालये पुण्यदे भवे । सर्वसस्यालये सर्वसस्याढ्ये सर्वसस्यदे ॥ ५६ ॥ सर्वसस्यहरे काले सर्वसस्यात्मिके भवे । भूमे भूमिपसर्वस्वे भूमिपालपरायणे ॥ ५७ ॥ भूमिपानां सुखकरे भूमिं देहि च भूमिदे । इदं स्तोत्रं महापुण्यं प्रातरुत्थाय यः पठेत् ॥ ५८ ॥ कोटिजन्मसु स भवेद् बलवान्भूमिपेश्वरः । भूमिदानकृतं पुण्यं लभ्यते पठनाज्जनैः ॥ ५९ ॥ भूमिदानहरात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । अम्बुवाचीभूकरणपापात्स मुच्यते ध्रुवम् ॥ ६० ॥ अन्यकूपे कूपखननपापात्स मुच्यते ध्रुवम् । परभूमिहरात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ ६१ ॥ भूमौ वीर्यत्यागपापाद्भूमौ दीपादिस्थापनात् । पापेन मुच्यते सोऽपि स्तोत्रस्य पठनान्मुने ॥ ६२ ॥ अश्वमेधशतं पुण्यं लभते नात्र संशयः । भूमिदेव्या महास्तोत्रं सर्वकल्याणकारकम् ॥ ६३ ॥
nārada uvāca devyā nimeṣamātreṇa brahmaṇaḥ pāta eva ca | tasya pātaḥ prākṛtikaḥ pralayaḥ parikīrtitaḥ || 1 || pralaye prākṛte coktā tatrādṛṣṭā vasundharā | jalaplutāni viśvāni sarve līnāḥ parātmani || 2 || vasundharā tirobhūtā kutra vā sā ca tiṣṭhati | sṛṣṭervidhānasamaye sāvirbhūtā kathaṃ punaḥ || 3 || kathaṃ babhūva sā dhanyā mānyā sarvāśrayā jayā | tasyāśca janmakathanaṃ vada maṅgalakāraṇam || 4 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca sarvādisṛṣṭau sarveṣāṃ janma devyā iti śrutiḥ | āvirbhāvastirobhāvaḥ sarveṣu pralayeṣu ca || 5 || śrūyatāṃ vasudhājanma sarvamaṅgalakāraṇam | vighnanighnakaraṃ pāpanāśanaṃ puṇyavardhanam || 6 || aho kecidvadantīti madhukaiṭabhamedasā | babhūva vasudhā dhanyā tadviruddhamataḥ śṛṇu || 7 || ūcatustau purā viṣṇuṃ tuṣṭau yuddhena tejasā | āvāṃ vadhyau na yatrorvī pāthasā saṃvṛteti ca || 8 || tayorjīvanakāle na pratyakṣā sābhavatsphuṭam | tato babhūva medaśca maraṇānantaraṃ tayoḥ || 9 || medinīti ca vikhyātetyuktametanmataṃ śṛṇu | jaladhautā kṛtā pūrvaṃ vardhitā medasā yataḥ || 10 || kathayāmi te tajjanma sārthakaṃ sarvamaṅgalam | purā śrutaṃ yacchrutyuktaṃ dharmavaktrācca puṣkare || 11 || mahāvirāṭśarīrasya jalasthasya ciraṃ sphuṭam | mano babhūva kālena sarvāṅgavyāpakaṃ dhruvam || 12 || tacca praviṣṭaṃ sarveṣāṃ tallomnāṃ vivareṣu ca | kālena mahatā paścād babhūva vasudhā mune || 13 || pratyekaṃ pratilomnāṃ ca kūpeṣu saṃsthitā sadā | āvirbhūtā tirobhūtā sajalā ca punaḥ punaḥ || 14 || āvirbhūtā sṛṣṭikāle tajjaloparyupasthitā | pralaye ca tirobhūtā jalasyābhyantare sthitā || 15 || prativiśveṣu vasudhā śailakānanasaṃyutā | saptasāgarasaṃyuktā saptadvīpasamanvitā || 16 || hemādrimerusaṃyuktā grahacandrārkasaṃyutā | brahmaviṣṇuśivādyaiśca surairlokaistadājñayā || 17 || puṇyatīrthasamāyuktā puṇyabhāratasaṃyutā | kāñcanībhūmisaṃyuktā saptasvargasamanvitā || 18 || pātālasaptaṃ tadadhastadūrdhvaṃ brahmalokataḥ | dhruvalokaśca tatraiva sarvaṃ viśvaṃ ca tatra vai || 19 || evaṃ sarvāṇi viśvāni pṛthivyāṃ nirmitāni ca | naśvarāṇi ca viśvāni sarvāṇi kṛtrimāṇi vai || 20 || pralaye prākṛte caiva brahmaṇaśca nipātane | mahāvirāḍādisṛṣṭau sṛṣṭaḥ kṛṣṇena cātmanā || 21 || nityau ca sthitipralayau kāṣṭhākāleśvaraiḥ saha | nityādhiṣṭhātṛdevī sā vārāhe pūjitā suraiḥ || 22 || munibhirmanubhirviprairgandharvādibhireva ca | viṣṇorvarāharūpasya patnī sā śrutisammatā || 23 || tatputro maṅgalo jñeyo ghaṭeśo maṅgalātmajaḥ | nārada uvāca pūjitā kena rupeṇa vārāhe ca surairmahī || 24 || vārāhe caiva vārāhī sarvaiḥ sarvāśrayā satī | mūlaprakṛtisambhūtā pañcīkaraṇamārgataḥ || 25 || tasyāḥ pūjāvidhānaṃ cāpyadhaścordhvamanekaśaḥ | maṅgalaṃ maṅgalasyāpi janma vāsaṃ vada prabho || 26 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca vārāhe ca varāhaśca brahmaṇā saṃstutaḥ purā | uddadhāra mahīṃ hatvā hiraṇyākṣaṃ rasātalam || 27 || jale tāṃ sthāpayāmāsa padmapatraṃ yathā hṛde | tatraiva nirmame brahmā viśvaṃ sarvaṃ manoharam || 28 || dṛṣṭvā tadadhidevīṃ ca sakāmāṃ kāmuko hariḥ | varāharūpī bhagavān koṭisūryasamaprabhaḥ || 29 || kṛtvā ratikalāṃ sarvāṃ mūrtiṃ ca sumanoharām | krīḍāñcakāra rahasi divyavarṣamaharniśam || 30 || sukhasambhogasaṃsparśānmūrcchāṃ samprāpa sundarī | vidagdhāyā vidagdhena saṅgamo'tisukhapradaḥ || 31 || viṣṇustadaṅgasaṃśleṣād bubudhe na divāniśam | varṣānte cetanāṃ prāpya kāmī tatyāja kāmukīm || 32 || pūrvarūpaṃ varāhaṃ ca dadhāra sa ca līlayā | pūjāñcakāra tāṃ devīṃ dhyātvā ca dharaṇīṃ satīm || 33 || dhūpairdīpaiśca naivedyaiḥ sindūrairanulepanaiḥ | vastraiḥ puṣpaiśca balibhiḥ sampūjyovāca tāṃ hariḥ || 34 || śrībhagavānuvāca sarvādhārā bhava śubhe sarvaiḥ sampūjitā sukham | munibhirmanubhirdevaiḥ siddhaiśca dānavādibhiḥ || 35 || ambuvācītyāgadine gṛhārambhe praveśane | vāpītaḍāgārambhe ca gṛhe ca kṛṣikarmaṇi || 36 || tava pūjāṃ kariṣyanti madvareṇa surādayaḥ | mūḍhā ye na kariṣyanti yāsyanti narakaṃ ca te || 37 || vasudhovāca vahāmi sarvaṃ vārāharūpeṇāhaṃ tavājñayā | līlāmātreṇa bhagavan viśvaṃ ca sacarācaram || 38 || muktāṃ śuktiṃ harerarcāṃ śivaliṅgaṃ śivāṃ tathā | śaṅkhaṃ pradīpaṃ yantraṃ ca māṇikyaṃ hīrakaṃ tathā || 39 || yajñasūtraṃ ca puṣpaṃ ca pustakaṃ tulasīdalam | japamālāṃ puṣpamālāṃ karpūraṃ ca suvarṇakam || 40 || gorocanaṃ candanaṃ ca śālagrāmajalaṃ tathā | etānvoḍumaśaktāhaṃ kliṣṭā ca bhagavañchṛṇu || 41 || śrībhagavānuvāca dravyāṇyetāni ye mūḍhā arpayiṣyanti sundari | yāsyanti kālasūtraṃ te divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ tvayi || 42 || ityevamuktvā bhagavān virarāma ca nārada | babhūva tena garbheṇa tejasvī maṅgalagrahaḥ || 43 || pūjāñcakruḥ pṛthivyāśca te sarve cājñayā hareḥ | kaṇvaśākhoktadhyānena tuṣṭuvuśca stavena te || 44 || dadurmūlena mantreṇa naivedyādikameva ca | saṃstutā triṣu lokeṣu pūjitā sā babhūva ha || 45 || nārada uvāca kiṃ dhyānaṃ stavanaṃ tasyā mūlamantraṃ ca kiṃ vada | gūḍhaṃ sarvapurāṇeṣu śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ mama || 46 || śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca ādau ca pṛthivī devī varāheṇa ca pūjitā | tato hi brahmaṇā paścāmṛjitā pṛthivī tadā || 47 || tataḥ sarvairmunīndraiśca manubhirmānavādibhiḥ | dhyānaṃ ca stavanaṃ mantraṃ śṛṇu vakṣyāmi nārada || 48 || oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ vasudhāyai svāhetyanena mantreṇa viṣṇunā pūjitā purā | śvetapaṅkajavarṇābhāṃ śaraccandranibhānanām || 49 || candanotkṣiptasarvāṅgīṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām | ratnādhārāṃ ratnagarbhāṃ ratnākarasamanvitām || 50 || vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānāṃ sasmitāṃ vanditāṃ bhaje | dhyānenānena sā devī sarvaiśca pūjitābhavat || 51 || stavanaṃ śṛṇu viprendra kaṇvaśākhoktameva ca | śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca jaye jaye jalādhāre jalaśīle jalaprade || 52 || yajñasūkarajāye tvaṃ jayaṃ dehi jayāvahe | maṅgale maṅgalādhāre māṅgalye maṅgalaprade || 53 || maṅgalārthaṃ maṅgaleśe maṅgalaṃ dehi me bhave | sarvādhāre ca sarvajñe sarvaśaktisamanvite || 54 || sarvakāmaprade devi sarveṣṭaṃ dehi me bhave | puṇyasvarūpe puṇyānāṃ bījarūpe sanātani || 55 || puṇyāśraye puṇyavatāmālaye puṇyade bhave | sarvasasyālaye sarvasasyāḍhye sarvasasyade || 56 || sarvasasyahare kāle sarvasasyātmike bhave | bhūme bhūmipasarvasve bhūmipālaparāyaṇe || 57 || bhūmipānāṃ sukhakare bhūmiṃ dehi ca bhūmide | idaṃ stotraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ prātarutthāya yaḥ paṭhet || 58 || koṭijanmasu sa bhaved balavānbhūmipeśvaraḥ | bhūmidānakṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ labhyate paṭhanājjanaiḥ || 59 || bhūmidānaharātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | ambuvācībhūkaraṇapāpātsa mucyate dhruvam || 60 || anyakūpe kūpakhananapāpātsa mucyate dhruvam | parabhūmiharātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 61 || bhūmau vīryatyāgapāpādbhūmau dīpādisthāpanāt | pāpena mucyate so'pi stotrasya paṭhanānmune || 62 || aśvamedhaśataṃ puṇyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ | bhūmidevyā mahāstotraṃ sarvakalyāṇakārakam || 63 ||
English translation
1-4. S’n Narada said In the twinkling of an eye of the Devi, the Pralaya takes place; and in that very time also the Brahmanda (cosmos) is dissolved, which is called the Pralaya of Prakriti. During this Pralaya, the Devi Vasundhara (Earth) disappears; the whole world is deluged with water and all this appearance of five elements called Prapahcha vanishes in the body of Prakriti. Now where does Vasundhara (Earth), thus vanished, reside? And how does She again appear at the beginning of the creation! What is the cause of her being so much blessed, honoured and capable to hold all and victorious. So tell about Her birth, the source of all welfare.
5-23. S’ri Narayana said O Narada! So it is heard that the Earth appears at the very outset of the creation. Her appearance and disappearance so occur in all the Pralayas. (This earth) the manifestation of the great S’akti, sometimes becomes manifest in Her and sometimes remains latent in Her (the S’akti). It is all the will of that Great S’akti. Now hear the anecdote of appearance (birth) of the earth, the cause of all good, the source of destruction of all calamities, the destroyer of sin and the cause of furtherance of one's religious merits. Some say that this earth has come out of the marrow of the Daityas, Madhu and Kaitabha; but that is not the fact. Hear now the real fact. Those two Daityas were greatly pleased with Visnu's valour and prowess in the fight between them and Visnu; and they said “Kill us on that part of the earth which is not under water.” From their words it is evident that the earth was existent during their lifetime but she was not visible. After their death, the marrow came out after their bones. Now hear how the name “Medini” came to be applied to the earth. She was taken out of the water, and the marrow came to be mixed with the earth. It is on account of this mixing that she is called Medini, Now I will tell you
what I heard before in Puskara, the sacred place of pilgrimage, from the mouth of Dharma Deva, about the origin of earth, approved by the S'rutis, consistent, and good. Hear. When the mind of Maha Virat, merged in water, expanded all over his body, it entered into every pore of his body. Next the MahaprithvT or the Great Earth appeared at the time of Pahchi Karana (mixing of one-half of each of the elements with one-eighth of each of the other four elements).
This MahaprithvT was broken into pieces and placed in every pore. It is this differentiated earth that appears during creation and disappears during Pralaya. From this mind, concentrated in every pore of the body of Maha Virat, is born this earth, after a long interval. In every pore in the skin of this Virat Purusa there is one earth. She gets manifested and she disappears. This occurs again and again. When she appears, she floats on the water; and when she disappears, she gets merged in the water. There is this earth (world) in every universe; and along with her, there are mountains, forests, seven oceans, seven islands, Sumeru mountain, the Moon, the Sun and other planets, Brahmaloka, Visnuloka (the abode of Visnu) S'ivaloka and the regions of the other Devas, sacred places of pilgrimage, the holy land of Bharatavarsa, the KanchanT Bhumi, seven heavens, seven Patalas or nether regions, on the above Brahmaloka, and Dhruvaloka. This law holds good in every world in every universe. So every universe is the work of Maya and thus it is transient. At the dissolution of Prakriti, Brahma falls. Again when creation takes place, the Maha Virat appears from S’rT Krisna, the Supreme Spirit. Eternal is this flow of creation, preservation and destruction; eternal is this flow of time, Kastha; eternal is this flow of Brahma, Visnu and Mahes'a, etc. And eternal is this flow of Vasundhara who is worshipped in the Varaha Kalpa by the Suras, Munis, Vipras, Gandarbhas, etc. The S'ruti says that the Presiding Deity of this eternal earth is the wife of Visnu in His boar-form. Mangala (Mars) is the son of that earth and Mangala's son is Ghates'a.
24-26. Narada said In what form was the Earth worshipped by the Devas in Varaha Kalpa. The Varahi, the receptacle of all things, moving and non-moving, how did she appear, by what method of Pahchi Karana, from the Mulaprakriti? What is the method of her worship in this Bhurloka and in the Heavens (Svarloka). Also tell me, O Lord! in detail, the auspicious birth of Mangala (Mars).
27-34. Narayana spoke In ancient days, in the Varaha Kalpa, Varaha Deva (the boar incarnation) when entreated and praised by Brahma, killed the Daitya Hiranyaksa and rescued the earth from the nether regions Rasatala. He then placed the earth on the waters where she floated as the lotus leaf floats on water. In the meantime Brahma began to fashion the wonderful creation on the surface of the earth. Bhagavan Hah, in His boar form and brilliant like ten million suns saw the beautiful and lovely appearance of the presiding deity of the earth, possessed of amorous sentiments. He then assumed a very beautiful form, fit for amorous embraces. They then held their sexual intercourse and it lasted day and night for one Deva year. The beautiful Earth, in the pleasant amorous plays, fainted away; for the intercourse of the lover with the beloved is exceedingly pleasant. And Visnu, too, at the same time was very much exhausted by the pleasant touch of the body of the Earth. He did not become conscious even how days and nights passed away. When full one year passed away, they got back their senses and the amorous man then left his hold of the loved. He assumed easily his former Boar form and worshipped Her as the incarnate of the Devi, with incense, lights, offerings of food, with vermilion (Sindur, red- powder), sandal-paste, garments, flowers and various other offerings of food, etc. He then said
35-37. O Auspicious One! Let Thou beest the receptacle of all things. All the Munis, Manus, Devas, Siddhas, and Danavas, etc., will worship Thee with pleasure and willingness. On the day the
Ambuvachi ceremony closes, on the day when the house construction, i.e., the foundation is laid, on the day when the first entry is made into the newly built houses, when the digging of the well or tank commences, and on the day when tilling the ground commences, all will worship Thee. Those stupid fools that will not observe this, will certainly go to hell.
38-41 The Earth spoke “O Lord! By Thy command I will assume the form of Varahi (female boar) and support easily on my back this whole world of moving and non-moving things, but the following things, pearls, small shells, S'alagram, (a black stone, usually round, found in the river Gandaki, and worshipped as a type of Visnu), the phallus or emblem of S'iva, the images of the goddesses, conch- shells, lamps (lights), the Yantras, gems, diamonds, the sacred upanayana threads, flowers, books, the Tulasi leaves, the bead (Japa mala), the garland of flowers, gold, camphor, Gorochana (bright yellow pigment prepared from the urine or bile of a cow). Sandal, and the water after washing the S'alagrama stone, I will not be able to bear. I will be very much pained in case I were to bear these on Me.”
42-45. S’ri Bhagavan said “O Fair One! The fools that will place the above articles on Thy back will go to the Kalasutra hell for one hundred divine years.” O Narada! Thus saying, the Bhagavan Narayana remained silent. Now the Earth became pregnant and the powerful planet Mars was born. By the command of S’ri Hah, all began to meditate on Earth according to what is mentioned in Kanvas'akha and began to praise Her. Offerings of food were given, uttering the root Mantra. Thus became extant all over the three worlds Her worship and praise.
46. Narada said O Bhagavan! Very sacred is the meditation, hymn and the root Mantra of the Earth. I am very anxious to hear them. Kindly describe it in detail.
47-48. Narayana said The Earth was first worshipped by Varaha Deva; next She was worshipped by Brahma. Next She was worshipped by all the Munis, Devas, Manus and men. O Narada! Now hear the Dhyan, praise and Mantra of the Devi Earth.
49-51. The Earth was first worshipped by Bhagavan Visnu with this root Mantra (mul mantra) “On Hrim S’rim Klim Vasundharayai Svaha.” Next He said O Devi Earth! O Thou Smiling One! I worship Thee, who art worshipped by the three worlds, whose colour is white like white lotus, whose face is beautiful like the autumnal moon, who art the Store-house of all gems and jewels, and in whose womb all the precious stones and pearls are inbedded, and who has put on a raiment purified by fire. All then began to worship Her with this Mantra.
52-63. S’ri Narayana said Now hear the hymn sung before Her according to Kanva S'akha O Thou, the Giver of Victory! Holder of water! Endowed with water, full of victory; Consort of the Boar Incarnation, Carrier of victory! Bestow victory on me. O Thou Auspicious One! The Store-house of all good, O Thou incarnate of all auspiciousness! Bestower of good. Thou, the Source of all good to bestow all sorts of welfare! Bestow all things that are good and auspicious to me in this world.
O Thou! The Receptacle of all, the Knower of all, all powerful, the Bestower of all desires, O Devi Earth! Give me the fruits that I desire.
O Thou! Who art all merits, Thou, the Seed of all religious merits, O Thou, the Eternal, the receptacle of all religious merits, the home of all religious persons. Thou bestowest merits to all.
O Thou! The Store-house of all grains, enriched with all sorts of corns. Thou bestowest harvests to all; Thou takest away all the grains in this world and again. Thou producest all corns of various kinds here. O Earth! Thou art all-in-all to the landlords, the Best Source of refuge and happiness. O Bestower of lands! Give me lands. The above hymn yields great religious merits. He becomes the sovereign of the whole earth for millions and millions of births who rising early in the morning reads this stotra. Men who read this acquire merits due to giving away lands as gifts. People become certainly freed of their sins, if they read this stotra, who take back the lands after making them as gifts, who dig earth on the day of Ambuvachi, who dig wells without permission on another's well, who steal other's lands, who throw their semen on earth, who place lamps on the earth. Religious merits, equivalent to one hundred horse sacrifices accrue from reading this stotra. There is no doubt in this. This stotra of the great Devi is the source of all sorts of welfare and auspiciousness.
Here ends the Ninth Chapter of the Ninth Book on the origin of the S’akti of the earth in S’ri Mad Devi Bhagavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vyasa.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 24494, revision 75064 (2016-07-24T06:01:40Z). English is Swami Vijñanananda’s complete 1921–23 public-domain translation, controlled against the archival OCR and its chapter page at https://sacred-texts.com/hin/db/bk09ch09.htm. Historic spelling and transliteration are lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.