आराधिता सैव नृणाम् (देवी की शरण — फल-श्लोक) — Benefits & How to Chant
आराधिता सैव नृणाम् (देवी की शरण — फल-श्लोक)
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting आराधिता सैव नृणाम् (देवी की शरण — फल-श्लोक)
Affirms the supreme phala (fruit) of Devi worship
bhoga (enjoyment), svarga (heaven) and apavarga (liberation)
Counsels taking complete refuge (sharanam) in the supreme Goddess as the remedy for delusion
Recited as the auspicious conclusion of a Durga Saptashati paath
Promises that sincere, sustained worship draws the Mother's visible grace, as it did for Suratha and Samadhi
Suits both the worldly seeker (who gains prosperity) and the dispassionate seeker (who gains knowledge)
Cultivates trust that the divine Mother grants whatever is rightly prayed for
How to Chant आराधिता सैव नृणाम् (देवी की शरण — फल-श्लोक)
Instructions
Recite these verses to close a reading of the Durga Saptashati, after offering aarti to the Devi. Chant with gratitude and surrender, taking refuge in the Mother and silently placing your sincere prayer before her. Traditionally read as the phala-shruti (the fruit-declaring conclusion) of the thirteenth and final chapter, sealing the merit of the whole recitation.
Spiritual Significance
Tradition holds that the very King Suratha of this story, by worshipping the Goddess for three years, was reborn as the Sun's son Savarni and became the eighth Manu, ruler of an entire cosmic age — proof, devotees say, that sincere refuge in the Mother grants whatever is rightly sought, up to sovereignty over the world and final liberation.
Origin & History
Source: Durga Saptashati Chapter 13
Author: Sage Markandeya (Markandeya Purana)
The closing chapter of the Devi Mahatmya returns to its frame story. King Suratha, robbed of his kingdom, and the merchant Samadhi, cast out by his family, have heard the sage Medhas narrate the whole glory of the Goddess. The sage now urges the king to take refuge in the supreme Devi, who deludes all by her Maya yet grants enjoyment, heaven and liberation when worshipped. The two go to a riverbank, fashion an earthen image of the Devi, and worship her with flowers, fire and self-restraint for three years. Pleased, Chandika appears in person and offers each the boon he desires — Suratha his kingdom and future Manuhood, Samadhi the liberating knowledge — and then vanishes, bringing the scripture to its close.