Devi Bhagavatam 9.5.24 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 5, Shloka 24

Skandha 9, Adhyaya 5: Yajnavalkya's Hymn to Goddess Saraswati

Devanagari script

क्षणं तामेव सञ्चिन्त्य तस्मै ज्ञानं ददौ विभुः । पप्रच्छ शब्दशास्त्रं च महेन्द्रश्च बृहस्पतिम्

Transliteration

kṣaṇaṃ tāmeva sañcintya tasmai jñānaṃ dadau vibhuḥ .

papraccha śabdaśāstraṃ ca mahendraśca bṛhaspatim

Translation

ພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຜູ້ສະຖິດຢູ່ທຸກແຫ່ງຫົນ (ພຣະສະດາສິວະ) ຊົງລະລຶກເຖິງພຣະນາງພຽງຊົ່ວຄູ່ແລ້ວຈຶ່ງປະທານຄວາມຮູ້ແກ່ພຣະອົງ ແລະ ເມື່ອພຣະມະເຫນທະຣະໄດ້ທູນຖາມພຣະພຶຫັດສະບໍດີກ່ຽວກັບສາດແຫ່ງຖ້ອຍຄຳ (ໄວຍາກອນ)...

Word by Word

• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa

• Type: Noun
• Root: tad

• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva

• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-cint

• Type: Noun
• Root: tad

• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna

• Type: Verb
• Root: dā

• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu

• Type: Verb
• Root: pracch

• Type: Noun
• Root: śabdaśāstra

• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• Type: Noun
• Root: mahendra

• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati

Speaker

Sage Yajnavalkya

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Sarasvati

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Source of Ultimate Truth and Grammar

Tattva Discussed: Vidya

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: setup

Tantra Dimension

Mantra Referenced: null

Yantra Referenced: null

Kundalini Element: null

Chakra Referenced: Sahasrara

Tantric Practice Type: Dhyana

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: Dhyanam

Recitation Occasion: Before teaching

Phala Shruti: Ability to impart knowledge

Devotee Offering Stuti: Sadashiva

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: Vidya-Maya

Creation Role: Supreme knowledge even for Shiva

Shakti Philosophy: Shakta Advaita

Relation To Brahman: Shiva relies on Shakti for knowledge

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Glory of Sarasvati

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Shows that even the highest deities (Shiva) acknowledge Vagdevi as the source of communicative power.

Philosophical Significance

Text: The 'moment of meditation' by Shiva signifies that the unmanifest truth (Tattva) must be clothed in the power of Vagdevi (Speech) to be transmitted to a disciple.

Characters & Entities

• Sadashiva (Vibhu)
• Sarasvati
• Mahendra (Indra)
• Brihaspati
• Shabdashastra (Grammar/Linguistics)

FAQs

What did Lord Sadashiva do before answering Indra?

The great Lord Sadashiva paused to mentally meditate on Goddess Sarasvati for a moment before imparting the ultimate knowledge.

What is the next scenario presented by Yajnavalkya?

He mentions a time when Indra (Mahendra) asked his Guru, Brihaspati, to teach him the science of words and grammar (Shabdashastra).