Devi Bhagavatam 9.5.3 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 5, Shloka 3
Skandha 9, Adhyaya 5: Yajnavalkya's Hymn to Goddess Saraswati
सम्प्राप्य तपसा सूर्यं लोलार्के दृष्टिगोचरे । तुष्टाव सूर्यं शोकेन रुरोद च मुहुर्मुहुः
samprāpya tapasā sūryaṃ lolārke dṛṣṭigocare .
tuṣṭāva sūryaṃ śokena ruroda ca muhurmuhuḥ
લોલાર્ક નામના પવિત્ર સ્થાન પર તપસ્યા દ્વારા સૂર્યદેવને પોતાની સમક્ષ મેળવીને, તેમણે સૂર્યની સ્તુતિ કરી અને શોકને કારણે વારંવાર રડવા લાગ્યા.
Lord Narayana
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Devotee Offering Stuti: Yajnavalkya
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Yajnavalkya's penance
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Text: Highlights Lolarka as a powerful Tirtha (pilgrimage site) for Surya worship, especially for regaining lost intellect or health.
Text: Tears and genuine sorrow (Vairagya/Artibhava) are potent forms of prayer that invoke immediate divine compassion.
FAQs
He performed his penance at a sacred place known as Lolarka (traditionally identified with Lolarka Kund in Kashi/Varanasi).
He praised the Sun God while keeping him in his direct vision, and wept repeatedly out of the deep sorrow of losing his Vedic knowledge.
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