स च वैश्यस्तपस्तेपे देवीसूक्तं परं जपन् । तौ तस्मिन् पुलिने देव्याः कृत्वा मूर्तिं महीमयीम् ॥ १० ॥
sa cha vaiśhyastapastepe devīsūktaṁ paraṁ japan tau tasmin puline devyāḥ kṛitvā mūrtiṁ mahīmayīm
Translation
And the merchant practised austerities, reciting the supreme Devi Sukta. The two of them, making an earthen image of the Devi on that river bank,
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
वे वैश्य उत्तम देवीसूक्त का जप करते हुए तपस्या में लगे। वे दोनों नदी के तट पर देवी की मिट्टी की मूर्ति बनाकर,
Commentary
Two practices for Durga Puja come from this verse: recitation of the Devi Sukta and worship of an earthen image (murti) on a river bank. The clay images of Durga Puja, later immersed in water, follow this pattern. Verses 10–11 form one sentence.