Devi Bhagavatam 9.33.22 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 22

Nana Karma Vipaka Phala Kathanam

Devanagari script

पूर्णमब्दशतं चैव तद्‍भोजी तत्र तिष्ठति । ततो व्रजेद्‌भूतयोनिं शतवर्षं ततः शुचिः

Transliteration

pūrṇamabdaśataṃ caiva tad‌bhojī tatra tiṣṭhati । tato vrajed‌bhūtayoniṃ śatavarṣaṃ tataḥ śuciḥ

Translation

તે ત્યાં પૂરા સો વર્ષ સુધી તે જ ખાઈને રહે છે। ત્યારબાદ સો વર્ષ સુધી ભૂતયોનિમાં રહીને શુદ્ધ થાય છે।

Word by Word

• pūrṇam: full
• pūrṇam: null
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa
• Form: Neuter, Singular, Accusative

• abdaśatam: hundred years
• abdaśatam: null
• Type: Noun
• Root: abdaśata
• Form: Neuter, Singular, Accusative

• tad-bhojī: eating that
• tad-bhojī: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad-bhojin
• Form: Masculine, Singular, Nominative

• tiṣṭhati: stays
• tiṣṭhati: null
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā
• Form: Parasmaipada, Lat, 3rd Person, Singular

• vrajet: goes
• vrajet: null
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj
• Form: Parasmaipada, Vidhilin, 3rd Person, Singular

• bhūtayonim: womb of beings
• bhūtayonim: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūtayoni
• Form: Feminine, Singular, Accusative

• śuciḥ: pure
• śuciḥ: null
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci
• Form: Masculine, Singular, Nominative

Speaker

Dharmaraja (Yama)

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: null

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: Description of Narakas and karmic retributions

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: None

Philosophical Significance

Text: Reiterates the Hindu concept that hell is not eternal; suffering acts as a crucible that eventually burns away the sin, restoring the soul's purity.

Characters & Entities

• Bhuta
• Karma Vipaka

FAQs

How is a severe sinner eventually purified?

After suffering in a foul hell for 100 years and then wandering as a ghost (Bhuta) for another 100 years, the soul is finally purified.