Devi Bhagavatam 9.30.45 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 30, Shloka 45

Yama's Description of Karma Vipaka and the Supremacy of Devi Yajna

Devanagari script

नगराणां च शतकं देशं यो हि द्विजातये । सुप्रकृष्टं मध्यकृष्टं प्रजायुक्तं ददाति च

Transliteration

nagarāṇāṃ ca śatakaṃ deśaṃ yo hi dvijātaye | suprakṛṣṭaṃ madhyakṛṣṭaṃ prajāyuktaṃ dadāti ca

Translation

Sesiapa yang mendermakan sebuah negara yang terdiri daripada seratus bandar—diusahakan dengan baik, berpenduduk, dan makmur—kepada seorang Brahmana...

Word by Word

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• snāti: bathes
• snāti: kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā
• Form: 3rd Person, Singular, Present Tense (Lat)

• gaṅgāyām: in the Ganga
• gaṅgāyām: adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• aruṇodayakālataḥ: from the time of sunrise
• aruṇodayakālataḥ: null
• Type: Noun
• Root: aruṇodayakāla
• Form: Ablative with -tas suffix

• yugaṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi: for sixty thousand Yugas
• yugaṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi: kāla-adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: yugaṣaṣṭisahasra
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural (Time duration)

• modate: rejoices
• modate: kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: mud
• Form: 3rd Person, Singular, Present Atmanepada (Lat)

• harimandire: in the temple/abode of Hari
• harimandire: adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: harimandira
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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: null

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: Vyasa

Listener: Janamejaya

Dialogue Context: Recounting Narayana's discourse to Narada on the karmic fruits of charity

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Desha Daan.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Represents extreme detachment, where a king gives away his entire kingdom for spiritual merit.

FAQs

What is Desha Daan?

Desha Daan is the donation of an entire country or state, consisting of multiple cities, cultivated lands, and populations.