Devi Bhagavatam 9.44.19 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 44, Shloka 19
The Narrative of Goddess Swadha
Swadhopakhyana Varnanam
नारद उवाच स्वधापूजाविधानं च ध्यानं स्तोत्रं महामुने । श्रोतुमिच्छामि यत्नेन वद वेदविदांवर
nārada uvāca svadhāpūjāvidhānaṃ ca dhyānaṃ stotraṃ mahāmune . śrotumicchāmi yatnena vada vedavidāṃvara
नारद ने कहा: हे महामुने! मैं स्वधा की पूजा-विधि, ध्यान और स्तोत्र को यत्नपूर्वक सुनना चाहता हूँ। हे वेदवेत्ताओं में श्रेष्ठ, कृपया कहें।
Narada
Devi Form: null
Mahavidya Connection: null
Shakti Manifestation: Svadha as a manifestation of Mula Prakriti for the nourishment of Pitris
Tattva Discussed: Prakriti
Demon Antagonist: null
Devi Weapon Used: null
Narrative Source: null
Story Arc Position: setup
Mantra Referenced: null
Yantra Referenced: null
Kundalini Element: null
Chakra Referenced: null
Tantric Practice Type: null
Stuti Type: null
Recitation Occasion: null
Phala Shruti: null
Devotee Offering Stuti: Narada
Maya Aspect: null
Creation Role: Sustenance of the ancestral realm (Pitris)
Shakti Philosophy: Shakta Advaita
Relation To Brahman: null
Narrator: Narada
Listener: Narayana
Dialogue Context: Inquiry about the worship and stotra of Goddess Svadha
Narrative Layer: embedded
Text: Prompts the revelation of the actionable ritual steps for devotees.
Text: Knowledge of the deity's origin must be coupled with practical knowledge of how to worship them to attain their grace.
FAQs
He eagerly requests to hear the specific rules of worship (Puja Vidhana), meditation (Dhyana), and the hymn (Stotra) of Goddess Svadha.
He addresses him as 'Mahamune' (Great Sage) and 'Vedavidamvara' (Best among the knowers of the Vedas).
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