Devi Bhagavatam 9.19.92 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 19, Shloka 92
Description of the Union of Tulasi with Shankhachuda
तत्पत्न्याश्चोदरे वीर्यमर्पयिष्यामि निश्चितम् । तत्क्षणे चैव तन्मृत्युर्भविष्यति न संशयः
tatpatnyāścodare vīryamarpayiṣyāmi niścitam | tatkṣaṇe caiva tanmṛtyurbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
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Sri Bhagavan (Hari)
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Mahavidya Connection: null
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Demon Antagonist: Shankhachuda
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Story Arc Position: climax
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Narrator: Vyasa
Listener: Janamejaya
Dialogue Context: Vishnu declaring his controversial plan to violate Tulasi's chastity to ensure the demon's death
Narrative Layer: embedded
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Text: This is one of the most complex moral narratives in the Puranas. The Lord takes upon Himself the 'sin' of deception to save the universe and ultimately grant salvation to both the demon and his wife.
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He states He will intimately associate with Shankhachuda's wife (by taking the demon's form), thereby breaking her vow of chastity and causing the demon's immediate death.
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