Shloka 5
Adhyaya 93 — The Goddess’s Boons to Suratha and the Merchant (Conclusion of the Devi Mahatmyam)
निर्विण्णोऽतिममत्वेन राज्यापहरणेन च ।
जगाम सद्यस्तपसे स च वैश्यो महामुने ॥
nirviṇṇo 'timamatvena rājyāpaharaṇena ca /
jagāma sadyas tapase sa ca vaiśyo mahāmune
स स्नेहातिशयेन राज्यापहृतत्वाच्च निर्विण्णः सह तेन वैश्येनापि, हे महर्षे, तत्क्षणं तपसे जगाम।
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FAQs
Bondage is traced to ‘mamatā’ (possessive identification). Loss (of kingdom) becomes a mirror revealing attachment; the ethical pivot is to transform grief into disciplined spiritual effort.
Again, it is episodic narrative (vaṃśānucarita-like) serving the Devi Mahatmyam’s didactic purpose rather than one of the five formal purāṇic marks.
The king and merchant represent two archetypal binders: power/sovereignty and wealth/household ties. Both are redirected into tapas, implying Śakti can be approached from any station when attachment is seen through.