Devi Bhagavatam 9.19.7 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 19, Shloka 7

Description of the Union of Tulasi with Shankhachuda

Devanagari script

तत्सर्वं रसशृङ्‌गारं चकार रसिकेश्वरः । अतीव रम्यदेशे च सर्वजन्तुविवर्जिते

Transliteration

tatsarvaṃ rasaśṛṅgāraṃ cakāra rasikeśvaraḥ . atīva ramyadeśe ca sarvajantuvivarjite

Translation

Pemerintah para pencinta (Shankhachuda) itu melakukan semua permainan asmara Shringara Rasa di tempat yang sangat indah yang bebas daripada makhluk hidup lain.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Acc. Sing. Neut.

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva
• Form: Acc. Sing. Neut.

• rasaśṛṅgāram: sentiment of love
• rasaśṛṅgāram: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasaśṛṅgāra
• Form: Acc. Sing. Neut.

• cakāra: performed
• cakāra: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ
• Form: Lit, 3rd Sing. Parasmaipada

• rasikeśvaraḥ: lord of connoisseurs
• rasikeśvaraḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasikeśvara
• Form: Nom. Sing. Masc.

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

• ramyadeśe: in a beautiful place
• ramyadeśe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramyadeśa
• Form: Loc. Sing. Masc.

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: Conjunction

• sarvajantuvivarjite: devoid of all beings
• sarvajantuvivarjite: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvajantuvivarjita
• Form: Loc. Sing. Masc.

Speaker

Vyasa

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Tulasi

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Prakriti engaging in divine romance

Tattva Discussed: Prakriti

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: Shankhachuda

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: null

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: null

Recitation Occasion: null

Phala Shruti: null

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: Vidya-Maya

Creation Role: Lila

Shakti Philosophy: Dvaita

Relation To Brahman: Expression of divine bliss

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Narrating the story of Tulasi and Shankhachuda

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: None

Philosophical Significance

Text: Emphasizes the aesthetic experience (Rasa) of worldly love.

Characters & Entities

• Shankhachuda

FAQs

How is Shankhachuda described in this verse?

He is described as 'Rasikeshvara', the lord or master of passionate connoisseurs.