Devi Bhagavatam 9.46.11 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 46, Shloka 11

Shashthi Upakhyana Varnanam: The Story of Goddess Shashthi

Devanagari script

भुक्त्वा च तं चरुं तस्याः सद्यो गर्भो बभूव ह । दधार तं च सा देवी दैवं द्वादशवत्सरम्

Transliteration

bhuktvā ca taṃ caruṃ tasyāḥ sadyo garbho babhūva ha . dadhāra taṃ ca sā devī daivaṃ dvādaśavatsaram

Translation

ເມື່ອໄດ້ສະເຫວີຍຈະຣູນັ້ນແລ້ວ ພຣະນາງກໍຊົງຄັນໃນທັນທີ. ດ້ວຍລິຂິດແຫ່ງສະຫວັນ, ພຣະມະເຫສີຊົງປະຄອງພຣະຄັນນັ້ນໄວ້ດົນເຖິງສິບສອງປີ.

Word by Word

• bhuktvā: having eaten
• bhuktvā: purvakala-kriya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhuj
• Form: Ktva (Gerund)

• carum: sacrificial porridge
• carum: karman
• Type: Noun
• Root: caru
• Form: Accusative Singular Masculine

• sadyas: immediately
• sadyas: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyas
• Form: Adverb

• garbhaḥ: pregnancy/fetus
• garbhaḥ: kartṛ
• Type: Noun
• Root: garbha
• Form: Nominative Singular Masculine

• dadhāra: held/bore
• dadhāra: kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ
• Form: Lit (Perfect) Parasmaipada 3rd Person Singular

• daivam: divine/destined
• daivam: karman
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daiva
• Form: Accusative Singular Masculine

• dvādaśavatsaram: for twelve years
• dvādaśavatsaram: kala-adhvama-atyanta-samyoga
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśavatsara
• Form: Accusative Singular Masculine (Duration)

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: rising

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: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Malini's 12-year pregnancy

Narrative Layer: sub-embedded

Philosophical Significance

Text: The unusually long gestation period signifies that the child to be born is extraordinary and subject to divine cosmic timing rather than normal biological laws.

Characters & Entities

• Charu

FAQs

How long was the queen pregnant?

By divine will, the queen carried the pregnancy for twelve years.