Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 109
Yama's Description of Karma Vipaka and the Supremacy of Devi Yajna
लभेद्विष्णोश्च सारूप्यं न तस्य पतनं भवेत् । विष्णुभक्तिं लभेत्सोऽपि विष्णुसारूप्यमाप्नुयात्
labhedviṣṇośca sārūpyaṃ na tasya patanaṃ bhavet . viṣṇubhaktiṃ labhetso'pi viṣṇusārūpyamāpnuyāt
ເຂົາບັນລຸຮູບກາຍທີ່ຄືກັນກັບພຣະວິດສະນຸ (ສາຮູບຍະ) ແລະ ບໍ່ມີວັນຕົກຕ່ຳ. ເຂົາບັນລຸຄວາມພັກດີຕໍ່ພຣະວິດສະນຸ ແລະ ບັນລຸສາຮູບຍະມຸກຕິຮ່ວມກັບພຣະວິດສະນຸ.
Lord Narayana
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Phala Shruti: Attainment of Sarupya Mukti (identical form to Vishnu) and unshakeable devotion
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Narrator: Vyasa
Listener: Janamejaya
Dialogue Context: Explaining the specific type of liberation (Sarupya) achieved
Narrative Layer: primary
Text: The final state of the perfected chanter of the Holy Name.
Text: In Vaishnava theology (which is heavily integrated into this Skandha of the Devi Bhagavatam), Sarupya is highly prized because it allows the soul to maintain an identity to eternally serve and love the Lord, rather than merging into formlessness.
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The verse specifies Sarupya Mukti, where the liberated soul attains a spiritual body that looks identical to the four-armed form of Lord Vishnu.
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