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Suratha

A king who lost his kingdom and, with the merchant Samadhi, heard the Devi Mahatmya from the sage Medhas and worshipped the Goddess on a riverbank for three years.

Sources: Markandeya Purana 81 to 93, the Devi Mahatmya (F. E. Pargiter, 1904) · see Suratha's web

Relations 4

Suratha celebrated at

Navaratri (Festival) Shakta · The king and the merchant (the frame of the Devi Mahatmya)
His story opens the Saptashati read over the nine nights.

Suratha devotee of

Parvati (Consort) Shakta · The king and the merchant (the frame of the Devi Mahatmya)
Worships the Goddess for three years in a clay image.

Suratha received a boon from

Parvati (Consort) Shakta · The king and the merchant (the frame of the Devi Mahatmya)
Gives back his kingdom and a future birth as Savarni Manu.

Suratha taught by

Medhas (Sage) Shakta · The king and the merchant (the frame of the Devi Mahatmya)
Tells him the Devi Mahatmya.

Stories 1

The king and the merchant (the frame of the Devi Mahatmya)
Festival story · as the king · 2 tellings

Cited

Markandeya Purana 81 to 93, the Devi Mahatmya (F. E. Pargiter, 1904) Primary text (translation)