||Sri Ram Jayram Jaya Jaya Ram||

Chapter – 59 – Dhoha – 58

The legend of Swayambhuva Manu and Devi Shatharoopa

Lord Mahadeva speaks “Oh! Parvathakumari, I shall narrate the interesting myth on how did Lord Rama who is Nirguna Bhramam became the King of Ayodhya? I shall narrate that supreme cure for the illusion caused in you to assume the form of Devi Sita and to conduct the test on the Lord Ramachandra who was attired in saffron robes, and matted hair locks wandering in the woods with his younger brother. He is the greatest cure for the lust and desire like illusions in humans; I shall narrate the various pastimes of Lord Rama in detail, listen to them carefully.”

Maharishi Yajjavalkhya speaks “Oh! Bharadhwaja, Devi Parvathi felt embarrassed and smiled listening to the words of Lord Shankara.  Vrishakethu began to explain the various amusements of Prabhu. Oh! Munisha, I shall narrate them all, listen to me carefully, the legends of Rama removes all the impurities of the Kali era, it provides an abundance of piousness to the listeners and readers, and it’s marvelous. The creations of humans have started from Swayambhuva Manu and Devi Shatharoopa, this couple was extremely pious and righteous, Veda eulogized the righteousness followed by this couple. Uththanapadha the son of Devi Shatharoopa and Swayambhuva Manu, had a son Dhruva who was a fervent devotee of Lord Hari. Priyavratha the younger son of Swayambhuva Manu and Devi Shatharoopa was highly praised by Veda and scriptures. This couple had a daughter Devahoothi who was married to Kardama Prajapathi. Devahoothi gave birth to one of the incarnations of supreme Lord Hari as Kapila who was compassionate imparted the knowledge on Sankhyashasthra, he was profound in all the philosophies.  Swayambhuva Manu ruled the kingdom for several thousand years and sincerely followed the command of supreme Lord Hari.”

Tulsidas Maharaj speaks “ I have reached the fourth stage of Ashrama during my latter years of age  spends in the house as Grihasthashrami, I could not get rid of the sensual pleasure till now.” He had intense grief and lamented on wasting all life without the devotion at the lotus feet of Lord Hari.

Maharishi Yajjavalkhya speaks " Oh! Bharadhwaja, Swayambhuva Manu at the latter years of age sacrificed the Kingdom and royal comforts and left to wood with his wife Devi Shatharoopa. They have moved to the sacred wood of Naimisharanya, which is the famous place where the ascetics and sages engage in various pious activities, it is one of the places where a large number of Siddhas, Rishis, and Sages lived, the King and the Queen walked through the dense wood as if Gnana and Bhakti took the form of humans. They took a bath in the sacred river Gomathi, soon all those Siddhas and Rishis assembled to meet the Rajarishi. They took the King and Queen to the most purified and beautiful places in the Naimisharanya. The husband and wife attired in saffron robes, with delicate bodies took their seat among the Siddhas and Rishis who gave lectures on sacred scriptures on a regular basis. They sincerely contemplated the Dhvadhasha Manthra ‘Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya’ with great devotion and faith; eventually they have attained the supreme state of devotion at the lotus feet of Lord Vasudeva. They have consumed fruits and vegetables and fiber roots from the forest, immersed in the supreme Bhramam, later they have refused to eat anything, consumed water, and conducted austerities. In this way, they have engaged in an extreme penance contemplating upon supreme Lord who is  Nirguna, flawless, has neither end nor the beginning, and constantly contemplating upon by the Paramaththavadhi, Veda describes the supreme Lord as ‘Nethi Nethi’, his is Sacchidhananda, independent, and beyond comparison, is the source of numerous Bhrama, Vishnu, and Shiva.  The supreme Lord is fastened by the devotion of his ardent devotees, he assumes various form for his devotees and performs numerous amusements, if all those pronounced in the Veda about the supreme Lord are true, all our desires would get fulfilled."