Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 999

The Tale of Sri Lakshmi: The Discourse on Prosperity and the Churning of the Ocean

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां

नवमस्कन्धे श्रीलक्ष्म्युपाख्यानवर्णनं नामैकचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ navamaskandhe śrīlakṣmyupākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāmaikacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

以上で、18,000の詩節からなるマハープラーナであるシュリーマド・デーヴィー・バーガヴァタム第9巻、第41章「シュリー・ラクシュミーの物語」を終わります。

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti
• Form: null

• śrīmaddevībhāgavate: in the glorious Devi Bhagavatam
• śrīmaddevībhāgavate: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīmaddevībhāgavata
• Form: Loc. Sg. Neut.

• mahāpurāṇe: in the great Purana
• mahāpurāṇe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahāpurāṇa
• Form: Loc. Sg. Neut.

• aṣṭādaśasāhasryām: in the eighteen thousand (verses)
• aṣṭādaśasāhasryām: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭādaśasāhasrī
• Form: Loc. Sg. Fem.

• saṃhitāyām: in the collection
• saṃhitāyām: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃhitā
• Form: Loc. Sg. Fem.

• navamaskandhe: in the ninth book
• navamaskandhe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: navamaskandha
• Form: Loc. Sg. Masc.

• śrīlakṣmyupākhyānavarṇanam: description of the story of Sri Lakshmi
• śrīlakṣmyupākhyānavarṇanam: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīlakṣmyupākhyānavarṇana
• Form: Nom. Sg. Neut.

• nāma: named
• nāma: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman
• Form: null

• ekacatvāriṃśaḥ: forty-first
• ekacatvāriṃśaḥ: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekacatvāriṃśa
• Form: Nom. Sg. Masc.

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya
• Form: Nom. Sg. Masc.

Speaker

Vyasa/Suta

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: null

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: null

Shakti Philosophy: null

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Vyasa

Listener: Janamejaya

Dialogue Context: Colophon

Narrative Layer: primary

Ritual Context

Text: Recited at the end of chapter reading to mark completion.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Formal closure acknowledging the sacred text as a Mahapurana of 18,000 verses.

Characters & Entities

• Srimad Devi Bhagavatam
• Sri Lakshmi

FAQs

What does this chapter cover?

This chapter covers the reasons why Goddess Lakshmi leaves a household, the churning of the ocean, and Her manifestation and marriage to Lord Vishnu.