Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 46

The Meeting and Union of Tulasi and Shankhachuda

Devanagari script

हरेर्भक्तिव्यवहिता सर्वमायाकरण्डिका । संसारकारागारे च शश्वन्निगडरूपिणी

Transliteration

harerbhaktivyavahitā sarvamāyākaraṇḍikā । saṃsārakārāgāre ca śaśvannigaḍarūpiṇī

Translation

Ella es la barrera a la devoción de Hari, una cesta que contiene todas las ilusiones (Maya) y el grillete eterno en la prisión del Samsara.

Word by Word

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari
• Form: Masc, Gen, Sg

• bhaktivyavahitā: separated from devotion
• bhaktivyavahitā: Subject
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti+vyavahita
• Form: Fem, Nom, Sg

• sarvamāyākaraṇḍikā: basket of all illusions
• sarvamāyākaraṇḍikā: Subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva+māyā+karaṇḍikā
• Form: Fem, Nom, Sg

• saṃsārakārāgāre: in the prison of the world
• saṃsārakārāgāre: Location
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra+kārāgāra
• Form: Neut, Loc, Sg

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

• śaśvat: always
• śaśvat: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śaśvat
• Form: null

• nigaḍarūpiṇī: form of a shackle
• nigaḍarūpiṇī: Subject
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nigaḍa+rūpin
• Form: Fem, Nom, Sg

Speaker

Tulasi

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: null

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Maya-Karandika

Tattva Discussed: Maya

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: Avidya-Maya

Creation Role: Binding to Samsara

Shakti Philosophy: Shakta Advaita

Relation To Brahman: Barrier to Hari

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Vyasa

Listener: Janamejaya

Dialogue Context: Discourse on worldly attachment

Narrative Layer: primary

Philosophical Significance

Text: Defines Kama (lust) as the primary fetter (Nigada) that binds the Jiva to the material world, preventing the rise of true Bhakti.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Maya
• Samsara

FAQs

What role does this illusion play in a devotee's life?

It acts as a barrier to devotion (Bhakti) towards Lord Hari and serves as a shackle keeping one trapped in the prison of Samsara.