Devi Bhagavatam 9.39.5 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 5

Laxmyupakhyana Varnanam

Devanagari script

अतीव सुन्दरी श्यामा न्यग्रोधपरिमण्डिता । यथा द्वादशवर्षीया शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवना

Transliteration

atīva sundarī śyāmā nyagrodhaparimaṇḍitā | yathā dvādaśavarṣīyā śaśvatsusthirayauvanā

Translation

त्या अत्यंत सुंदरी, श्यामा आणि न्यग्रोधाप्रमाणे सुडौल अंग असलेल्या होत्या. त्या बारा वर्षांच्या कन्येप्रमाणे नित्य स्थिर यौवन असलेल्या होत्या.

Word by Word

• atīva: exceedingly
• atīva: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva
• Form: indeclinable

• sundarī: beautiful
• sundarī: viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sundarī
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• śyāmā: youthful/dark-complexioned
• śyāmā: viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śyāmā
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• nyagrodhaparimaṇḍitā: well-proportioned like a banyan tree
• nyagrodhaparimaṇḍitā: viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nyagrodhaparimaṇḍitā
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• yathā: as if
• yathā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā
• Form: indeclinable

• dvādaśavarṣīyā: twelve years old
• dvādaśavarṣīyā: viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśavarṣīyā
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• śaśvat: eternally
• śaśvat: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śaśvat
• Form: indeclinable

• susthirayauvanā: having stable youth
• susthirayauvanā: viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: susthirayauvanā
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

Speaker

Narayana

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Radha/Lakshmi

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Eternal Youth and Beauty

Tattva Discussed: null

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: null

Tantric Practice Type: Dhyana

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: Dhyanam

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: Describing the divine form of the Goddess

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Dhyana Shloka context: provides the visual imagery for meditating upon the primordial form of the Goddess.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Emphasises that the divine forms in the spiritual realm (Goloka) are not subject to time or decay; they exist in a state of eternal, perfect, and blissful youth.

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi

FAQs

How is the physical appearance of the newly manifested Goddess described?

She is described as exceedingly beautiful, dark-complexioned (Shyama), with a perfectly proportioned figure (nyagrodha-parimandita).

What is her age in this eternal form?

She appears as a twelve-year-old girl who possesses eternal, unfading youth (shashvat-susthira-yauvana).