Devi Bhagavatam 9.30.27 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 30, Shloka 27

Yama's Description of Karma Vipaka and the Supremacy of Devi Yajna

Devanagari script

सालंकृतां च भोग्यां च सवस्त्रां सुन्दरीं प्रियाम् । यो ददाति ब्राह्मणाय भारते च पतिव्रताम्

Transliteration

sālaṃkṛtāṃ ca bhogyāṃ ca savastrāṃ sundarīṃ priyām | yo dadāti brāhmaṇāya bhārate ca pativratām

Translation

バラタ・ヴァルシャにおいて、美しく、献身的で、立派に装飾され衣服を纏った女性を（結婚のために）バラモンに捧げる者は……

Word by Word

• sālaṃkṛtām: adorned with ornaments
• sālaṃkṛtām: Karma-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-alaṃkṛtā
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• savastrām: with clothes
• savastrām: Karma-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-vastrā
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• pativratām: a chaste woman
• pativratām: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati-vratā
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Narayana

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: Merit of Kanyadana (giving a bride in marriage)

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: Setting up the immense merit of Kanyadana

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: The traditional Hindu marriage ceremony (Vivaha Samskara).

Philosophical Significance

Text: Kanyadana is traditionally considered one of the highest forms of Daana (Mahadaana), securing deep familial and spiritual ties.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata

FAQs

What charity is described in this verse?

The verse describes Kanyadana, the sacred act of giving a well-adorned, devoted maiden in marriage to a worthy Brahmana.