Devi Bhagavatam 9.20.60 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 20, Shloka 60
Preparation for War with Shankhachuda
जनं जनेन जनिता जनं पाति जनेन यः । जनं जनेन हरते तं देवं भज साम्प्रतम्
janaṃ janena janitā janaṃ pāti janena yaḥ | janaṃ janena harate taṃ devaṃ bhaja sāmpratam
જે એક મનુષ્ય દ્વારા બીજાને ઉત્પન્ન કરે છે, એક દ્વારા બીજાનું રક્ષણ કરે છે અને એક દ્વારા બીજાનો સંહાર કરે છે, હવે તે દેવનું ભજન કરો.
Shankhachuda
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Narrator: Vyasa
Listener: Janamejaya
Dialogue Context: Shankhachuda concluding his discourse by advising Tulasi to worship the Lord
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Text: Emphasizes the concept of 'Nimitta Matram' (being a mere instrument), showing that all actions are ultimately driven by the Divine Will.
FAQs
The Lord operates by making beings instruments; He creates, protects, and destroys one person through the agency of another.
He advises her to worship that Supreme Lord who is the ultimate orchestrator of all events in the universe.
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