Devi Bhagavatam 9.39.24 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 24
Laxmyupakhyana Varnanam
वृक्षशाखासु रम्यासु नवमेघेषु वस्तुषु । वैकुण्ठे पूजिता साऽऽदौ देवी नारायणेन च
vṛkṣaśākhāsu ramyāsu navamegheṣu vastuṣu .
vaikuṇṭhe pūjitā sā''dau devī nārāyaṇena ca
ती वृक्षांच्या सुंदर फांद्यांमध्ये, नवीन मेघांमध्ये आणि सर्व शुभ वस्तूंमध्ये आहे. प्रारंभी वैकुंठात भगवान नारायणाने तिची पूजा केली होती.
Narayana
Devi Form: Lakshmi
Mahavidya Connection: Kamala
Shakti Manifestation: Immanence in nature (trees, clouds) and worshipped by Narayana
Tattva Discussed: Prakriti
Demon Antagonist: null
Devi Weapon Used: null
Narrative Source: null
Story Arc Position: exposition
Mantra Referenced: null
Yantra Referenced: null
Kundalini Element: null
Chakra Referenced: null
Tantric Practice Type: null
Stuti Type: Stotra
Recitation Occasion: Daily
Phala Shruti: null
Devotee Offering Stuti: Narayana
Maya Aspect: Vidya-Maya
Creation Role: Sustenance
Shakti Philosophy: Shakta Advaita
Relation To Brahman: Worshipped by the Supreme Lord Narayana Himself
Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Describing the omnipresence and forms of Goddess Lakshmi
Narrative Layer: embedded
Text: Establishes the supreme authority of Lakshmi Puja, as it was initiated by God Himself.
Text: Even the Supreme Lord (Narayana) worships His own inherent power (Shakti/Lakshmi), demonstrating the non-dual yet loving relationship between Purusha and Prakriti.
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According to this verse, Goddess Lakshmi was first worshipped in the spiritual realm of Vaikuntha by Lord Narayana Himself.
She is visible in the beautiful branches of trees and in the dark, refreshing new rain clouds.
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