Shloka 3
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
Sanskrit
स्वारोचिषेऽन्तरे पूर्वं चैत्रवंशसमुद्भवः ।
सुरथो नाम राजाभूत् समस्ते क्षितिमण्डले ॥
Transliteration
svārociṣe ’ntare pūrvaṃ caitravaṃśa-samudbhavaḥ |
suratho nāma rājābhūt samaste kṣiti-maṇḍale ||
Translation
पूर्वं स्वारोचिषे मन्वन्तरे चैत्रवंशसमुद्भवः सुरथो नाम राजा बभूव, यः समग्रां पृथिवीं पालयामास।
Speakers
Narrator within the Devi Mahatmyam frame (traditionally Medhas Rishi narrating to Suratha and Samadhi)
Key Themes
Manvantara chronologyRoyal genealogyNarrative framing for Goddess-teaching