Devi Bhagavatam 11.3.22 — Cosmic Feminine Manifestations, Skandha 11, Adhyaya 3, Shloka 22
Sadachara Nirupanam and Rudraksha Mahatmya
यज्ञोपवीते वेदांश्च तथा हस्ते दिशः स्मरेत् । कण्ठे सरस्वतीं देवीं पावकं चापि भावयेत्
yajñopavīte vedāṃśca tathā haste diśaḥ smaret | kaṇṭhe sarasvatīṃ devīṃ pāvakaṃ cāpi bhāvayet
ကြိုးသာ (ယဇ်ညောပဝီတ) တွင် ဝေဒများကို အောက်မေ့သင့်သည်၊ လက်များတွင် အရပ်မျက်နှာစောင့်နတ်များကို အောက်မေ့သင့်သည်။ လည်ပင်းတွင် သူရဿတီဒေဝီနှင့် မီးနတ်မင်း (ပါဝက) ကို ဆင်ခြင်သင့်သည်။
Narayana
Devi Form: Sarasvati
Mahavidya Connection: null
Shakti Manifestation: Goddess of Knowledge installed on the vocal cord/neck region
Tattva Discussed: null
Demon Antagonist: null
Devi Weapon Used: null
Narrative Source: null
Story Arc Position: null
Mantra Referenced: null
Yantra Referenced: null
Kundalini Element: null
Chakra Referenced: Vishuddha (neck)
Tantric Practice Type: Nyasa
Stuti Type: null
Recitation Occasion: Daily
Phala Shruti: null
Devotee Offering Stuti: null
Maya Aspect: null
Creation Role: null
Shakti Philosophy: null
Relation To Brahman: null
Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Discourse on the greatness and rules of wearing Rudraksha beads
Narrative Layer: embedded
Text: Continuing the mental consecration (Nyasa) of the Rudraksha beads worn on different body parts.
Text: The neck/throat is the seat of speech (Vishuddhi chakra), hence Goddess Saraswati and Fire (which purifies speech) are meditated upon there. The hands perform actions in the world, overseen by the guardians of directions.
FAQs
One should visualize the sacred Vedas residing there.
Goddess Saraswati (the deity of speech) and Pavaka (the Fire God) are contemplated on the neck.
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