Devi Bhagavatam 9.46.47 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 46, Shloka 47

Shashthi Upakhyana Varnanam: The Story of Goddess Shashthi

Devanagari script

तत्पूजां कारयामास चैकविंशतिवासरे । बालानां शुभकार्ये च शुभान्नप्राशने तथा

Transliteration

tatpūjāṃ kārayāmāsa caikaviṃśativāsare . bālānāṃ śubhakārye ca śubhānnaprāśane tathā

Translation

Ia juga memerintahkan pemujaan sang Dewi pada hari kedua puluh satu, dalam semua upacara keberuntungan bagi anak-anak, dan pada saat Annaprashana yang suci.

Word by Word

• tatpūjām: her worship
• tatpūjām: Object
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad-pūjā
• Form: Accusative, Singular, Feminine

• kārayāmāsa: caused to be performed
• kārayāmāsa: Action
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ
• Form: Causative Periphrastic Perfect, 3rd Person, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: null

• ekaviṃśativāsare: on the twenty-first day
• ekaviṃśativāsare: Time
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekaviṃśati-vāsara
• Form: Locative, Singular, Masculine

• bālānām: of the children
• bālānām: Relationship
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla
• Form: Genitive, Plural, Masculine

• śubhakārye: in auspicious rites
• śubhakārye: Time/Circumstance
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha-kārya
• Form: Locative, Singular, Neuter

• ca: and
• ca: Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: null

• śubhānnaprāśane: in the auspicious first-feeding ceremony
• śubhānnaprāśane: Time/Circumstance
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha-anna-prāśana
• Form: Locative, Singular, Neuter

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā
• Form: null

Speaker

Narayana

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Shashthi

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Bestower of auspiciousness on children

Tattva Discussed: null

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: aftermath

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: 21st day after birth, Annaprashana

Phala Shruti: Auspiciousness for the child

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: Listing the occasions for Shashthi worship

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Integrates the worship of the Goddess into standard Hindu Samskaras (Namakarana often on 11th/21st day, and Annaprashana in the 6th month).

Philosophical Significance

Text: Ensures that the protective grace of the Divine Mother is continuously invoked at every vulnerable transition point in a child's early life.

Characters & Entities

• Annaprashana

FAQs

Besides the 6th day, when else was Goddess Shashthi to be worshipped?

She was to be worshipped on the 21st day after birth, during all auspicious ceremonies for children, and specifically during the Annaprashana (first solid food feeding).