Devi Bhagavatam 9.5.17 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 5, Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

चकार तत्प्रसादेन तदा सिद्धान्तमुत्तमम् । यदाप्यनन्तं पप्रच्छ ज्ञानमेकं वसुन्धरा

Transliteration

cakāra tatprasādena tadā siddhāntamuttamam .

yadāpyanantaṃ papraccha jñānamekaṃ vasundharā

Translation

Dengan kurniaan-Nya, baginda (Brahma) kemudian menetapkan kebenaran yang agung. Juga, apabila Bumi (Vasundhara) bertanya kepada Ananta tentang ilmu yang satu...

Word by Word

• cakāra: made
• cakāra: Action
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ
• Form: Lit (Perfect), 3rd Person, Singular

• tatprasādena: by her grace
• tatprasādena: Instrumental
• Type: Noun
• Root: tatprasāda
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• siddhāntam: conclusion
• siddhāntam: Object
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhānta
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Attribute
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• yadā: when
• yadā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā
• Form: Adverb of time

• api: also
• api: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api
• Form: Particle

• anantam: the Infinite
• anantam: Object
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• papraccha: asked
• papraccha: Action
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach
• Form: Lit (Perfect), 3rd Person, Singular

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Object
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ekam: one
• ekam: Attribute
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• vasundharā: the Earth
• vasundharā: Subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Sage Yajnavalkya

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Sarasvati

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Bestower of Supreme Truth

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: null

Tantric Practice Type: null

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: null

Recitation Occasion: null

Phala Shruti: Attainment of supreme truth

Devotee Offering Stuti: Brahma

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: Vidya-Maya

Creation Role: Revealer of cosmic truth

Shakti Philosophy: Shakta Advaita

Relation To Brahman: Grace enables realization

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Glory of Sarasvati

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Part of a catalog of examples proving that all great teachers in the cosmos rely on Sarasvati.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Truth (Siddhanta) is not created by the intellect alone; it is 'established' through the grace of the Divine Mother.

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Ananta (Shesha)
• Vasundhara (Earth)
• Sarasvati

FAQs

What was the result of Brahma's prayer to Sarasvati?

By her grace, Brahma regained his eloquence and was able to establish and explain the supreme spiritual truth to Sanatkumara.

What new narrative is introduced in the second half of this verse?

It introduces a time when the Earth Goddess (Vasundhara) asked the great cosmic serpent Ananta for profound spiritual knowledge.