Devi Bhagavatam 9.30.54 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 30, Shloka 54

Yama's Description of Karma Vipaka and the Supremacy of Devi Yajna

Devanagari script

देवीमन्त्रोपासकाश्च विहाय मानवीं तनुम् । विभूतिं दिव्यरूपं च जन्ममृत्युजराहरम्

Transliteration

devīmantropāsakāśca vihāya mānavīṃ tanum | vibhūtiṃ divyarūpaṃ ca janmamṛtyujarāharam

Translation

দেবী মন্ত্রের উপাসকগণ মানব দেহ ত্যাগ করে জন্ম, মৃত্যু ও জরা হরণকারী দিব্য রূপ ও বিভূতি লাভ করেন।

Word by Word

• devīmantropāsakāḥ: worshippers of the Goddess's mantra
• devīmantropāsakāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: devīmantropāsaka
• Form: Nominative Plural Masculine

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: Indeclinable

• vihāya: having abandoned
• vihāya: Purvakala-kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-hā
• Form: Gerund (Lyap)

• mānavīm: human
• mānavīm: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānavī
• Form: Accusative Singular Feminine

• tanum: body
• tanum: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu
• Form: Accusative Singular Feminine

• vibhūtim: glory/power
• vibhūtim: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhūti
• Form: Accusative Singular Feminine

• divyarūpam: divine form
• divyarūpam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: divyarūpa
• Form: Accusative Singular Neuter

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: Indeclinable

• janmamṛtyujarāharam: removing birth, death, and old age
• janmamṛtyujarāharam: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: janmamṛtyujarāhara
• Form: Accusative Singular Neuter

Speaker

Narayana

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: null

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Divine grace

Tattva Discussed: Vidya

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: null

Tantra Dimension

Mantra Referenced: Devi mantra

Yantra Referenced: null

Kundalini Element: null

Chakra Referenced: null

Tantric Practice Type: Mantra Japa

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: null

Recitation Occasion: Daily

Phala Shruti: Freedom from birth, death, old age

Devotee Offering Stuti: Mantra Upasaka

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: Sustenance

Shakti Philosophy: Shakta Advaita

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Explaining the glory of Devi Bhaktas

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Initiation and chanting of Shakta Mantras (like Navarna Mantra).

Philosophical Significance

Text: Mantra is not just a sound, but a vehicle that transforms the mortal soul into an immortal, divine entity.

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

What happens to the worshippers of the Devi mantra?

Upon leaving their physical bodies, they attain a divine form that is completely immune to birth, aging, and death.