correct patha of durga sUkta (as per mUla pATha of sAyaNa)

The mUla pATha of Durga Sukta:

The mula patha of durga sukta alongwith sAyaNa bhAShya has only 6 mantras and it

is interesting to note that the 4th mantra has got a correction.

Instead of " bodhyavita tanUnAm " , it is " bhUtvavita tanUnAm " .

jAtavedase sunavAma somamarAtIyato nidahAti vedaH |

sa naH parshhadati durgANi vishvA nAveva sindhuM duritAtyagniH || 1||

tAmagnivarNAM tapasA jvalantIM vairochanIM karmaphaleshhu jushhTAm.h|

durgAM devi\m+ sharaNamahaM prapadye sutarasi tarase namaH || 2||

agne tvaM paarayA navyo asmaanthsvastibhiriti durgANi vishvA |

pUshcha pR^ithvI bahulAna urvI bhavA tokAya tanayAya shaMyoH || 3||

vishvAni no durgahA jAtavedassindhu na nAvA duritAtiparshhi |

agne atrivanmanasA gR^iNAno.asmAkaM bodhyavita tanUnAm.h || 4||

pR^itanAjita\m+ sahamAnamugramagni\m+huvema paramAthsadhasthAt.h |

sa naH parshhadati durgANi vishvA kshAmaddevo atiduritAtyagniH || 5||

pratnoshhikamIDyo adhvareshhu sanAchcha hotA navyashcha sathsi |

svAMchAgne piprayasvAsmabhyaM cha saubhAgyamAyajasva || 6||

The bhAShya for the 4th mantra as per sAyaNa goes like this:

vishvAni no durgahA jAtavedassindhu na nAvA duritAtiparshhi |

agne atrivanmanasA gR^iNAno.asmAkaM bodhyavita tanUnAm.h || 4||

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hE jAtavEdah - durgahA - sarvAsA mApadA mapahantA - tvam;

vishvAni - duritA - sarvANi pApAni; nAvA - sindhum - na = samudraiva

na-iti-ivArthE; nah-asmAn;ati-parShi = atishayEna tArayasi;

hE agnE - atrivat - AdhyAtmikAditApatrayarahitatvEna " atri " shabdavAchyo

jivanmukto maharshih - " AtmoupamyEna bhUtAnAm - dayAm kurvIta mAnavah "

ityEtacchAstra - manusrutya - " sarvE cha sukhinah santu - sarvE santu nirAmayAh "

- ityEvam manasA yathA sarvadA bhAvayati - tathA tvamapi - manasA griNAnah guNA

nucchArayan - bhAvayan; asmAkam - tanUnAm - avitA - rakShitA - bhUtvA - bodhi -

budhyasya; sAvadhAno bhava - iti arthah

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asmAkam tanUnAm avitA bOdhi is the sandhi which means

kindly alert (bOdhi) yourself like a jivanmukta maharishi and

protect (avitA) us (our bodies - asmAkam tanUnAm).

" atri is referred to here as jivanmukta maharishi who has no tApatrayAs.

This is the correct durgA sUkta pATha as suggested by sAyaNa.

with regards,

sriram