Devi Bhagavatam 9.40.87 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 40, Shloka 87

Lakshmyutpattivarnanam

Devanagari script

यथा दाने तथा स्नाने जपेऽन्यपुण्यकर्मसु । एवं सर्वत्र बोद्धव्यं नराणां कर्मणां फलम्

Transliteration

yathā dāne tathā snāne jape'nyapuṇyakarmasu . evaṃ sarvatra boddhavyaṃ narāṇāṃ karmaṇāṃ phalam

Translation

Como es para la caridad, así es para bañarse en ríos sagrados, recitar mantras (Japa) y otros actos meritorios. De esta manera, los frutos de las acciones de los hombres deben entenderse en todas partes.

Word by Word

• snāne: in bathing
• snāne: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna
• Form: Locative Singular Neuter

• jape: in chanting
• jape: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa
• Form: Locative Singular Masculine

• anyapuṇyakarmasu: in other meritorious deeds
• anyapuṇyakarmasu: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: anyapuṇyakarman
• Form: Locative Plural Neuter

• boddhavyam: should be understood
• boddhavyam: Kartri
• Type: Adjective
• Root: budh
• Form: Gerundive (Tavya) Nominative Singular Neuter

• narāṇām: of men
• narāṇām: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara
• Form: Genitive Plural Masculine

• karmaṇām: of actions
• karmaṇām: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman
• Form: Genitive Plural Neuter

Speaker

Dharma / Hari

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: null

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: null

Tattva Discussed: null

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: Understanding the fruits of all actions

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: null

Shakti Philosophy: null

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Generalizing the rule of merit to all pious acts

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Validates taking baths in rivers like Ganga during eclipses and Kumbh Mela, and intensifying mantra japa during those times.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Provides a unified field theory for Hindu ritualism: the variables of time (kala), space (desha), and intent (patra/bhava) universally govern all spiritual technologies.

Characters & Entities

• Dana
• Snana
• Japa

FAQs

Do the rules of time and place apply only to charity?

No, this shloka clarifies that the multipliers of merit based on time and place apply equally to holy bathing (Snana), chanting (Japa), and all other meritorious acts.