Devi Bhagavatam 9.13.89 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 89

Ganga Upakhyana: The Origin of Goddess Ganga

Devanagari script

स्वेच्छामयं च साकारं भक्तानुग्रहकारकम् । सत्त्वस्वरूपं सत्येशं साक्षिरूपं सनातनम्

Transliteration

svecchāmayaṃ ca sākāraṃ bhaktānugrahakārakam | sattvasvarūpaṃ satyeśaṃ sākṣirūpaṃ sanātanam

Translation

သို့သော်လည်း ကိုယ်တော်၏အလိုတော်အတိုင်း၊ ကိုးကွယ်ဆည်းကပ်သူများအား ကျေးဇူးတော်ပြုရန် ပုံသဏ္ဌာန်ယူတော်မူ၏။ ကိုယ်တော်သည် သစ္စာတရား၏ အရှင်သခင်ဖြစ်၍ ထာဝရသက်သေဖြစ်တော်မူ၏။

Word by Word

• svecchāmayaṃ: consisting of His own will
• svecchāmayaṃ: Object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svecchā
• Form: Accusative Singular Masculine

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

• sākāraṃ: having a form
• sākāraṃ: Object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ākāra
• Form: Accusative Singular Masculine

• bhaktānugrahakārakam: the cause of grace to devotees
• bhaktānugrahakārakam: Object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhaktānugrahakāraka
• Form: Accusative Singular Masculine

• sattvasvarūpaṃ: the embodiment of purity
• sattvasvarūpaṃ: Object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sattvasvarūpa
• Form: Accusative Singular Masculine

• satyeśaṃ: the Lord of Truth
• satyeśaṃ: Object
• Type: Noun
• Root: satyeśa
• Form: Accusative Singular Masculine

• sākṣirūpaṃ: the form of the witness
• sākṣirūpaṃ: Object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sākṣirūpa
• Form: Accusative Singular Masculine

• sanātanam: eternal
• sanātanam: Object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana
• Form: Accusative Singular Masculine

Speaker

Narayana

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: null

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Svecchamayam

Tattva Discussed: Saguna Brahman

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: climax

Tantra Dimension

Mantra Referenced: null

Yantra Referenced: null

Kundalini Element: null

Chakra Referenced: null

Tantric Practice Type: null

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: Stotra

Recitation Occasion: Daily

Phala Shruti: null

Devotee Offering Stuti: Devas

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: Vidya-Maya

Creation Role: Grace bestowing

Shakti Philosophy: Saguna manifestation by divine will

Relation To Brahman: Saguna Brahman taking form

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Vyasa

Listener: Janamejaya

Dialogue Context: Stuti of Govinda's Saguna form

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: None

Philosophical Significance

Text: Reconciles the Nirguna (formless) and Saguna (with form) aspects of the Divine, emphasizing that form is assumed purely out of compassion for devotees.

Characters & Entities

• Sakara
• Sattva

FAQs

Why does the formless Lord take a form?

He takes a divine form out of His own free will specifically to bestow grace and blessings upon His devotees.

What is the Lord's fundamental nature?

He is the embodiment of pure truth (Sattva) and acts as the eternal witness to everything.