Devi Bhagavatam 9.2.15 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 2, Shloka 15

Origin of the Five Prakritis and Their Consorts

Panchaprakrititadbhartriganotpattivarnanam

Devanagari script

वदन्ति चैव ते कस्य तेजस्तेजस्विना विना । तेजोमण्डलमध्यस्थं ब्रह्म तेजस्विनं परम्

Transliteration

vadanti caiva te kasya tejastejasvinā vinā . tejomaṇḍalamadhyasthaṃ brahma tejasvinaṃ param

Translation

يتساءلون: "كيف يمكن أن يوجد ضوء بدون مصدر للضوء؟" وهكذا، يعتبرون البراهمان الأسمى هو الكائن المشع الأسمى الذي يقيم في وسط كرة الضوء.

Word by Word

• tejaḥ: light
• tejaḥ: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• tejasvinā: by the possessor of light
• tejasvinā: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejasvin
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• tejomaṇḍalamadhyastham: situated in the orb of light
• tejomaṇḍalamadhyastham: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejomaṇḍalamadhyastha
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• tejasvinam: possessing light
• tejasvinam: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejasvin
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Narayana

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: null

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: null

Tattva Discussed: Brahman

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: null

Tantra Dimension

Mantra Referenced: null

Yantra Referenced: null

Kundalini Element: null

Chakra Referenced: null

Tantric Practice Type: null

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: null

Recitation Occasion: null

Phala Shruti: null

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: null

Shakti Philosophy: null

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Vyasa

Listener: Janamejaya

Dialogue Context: Presenting the Vaishnava argument that light requires a source

Narrative Layer: primary

Ritual Context

Text: None specific.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Articulates a profound Vedantic argument: the impersonal Brahman (Brahmajyoti) is merely the effulgence of the personal Supreme Being (Bhagavan).

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

What is the logical argument of the Vaishnavas regarding the divine light?

They argue that just as light cannot exist without a source (like the sun), the divine formless light (Brahman) must radiate from a Supreme Divine Person.