Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 15

Description of the Union of Tulasi with Shankhachuda

Devanagari script

एवं परस्परं क्रीडां चक्रतुस्तौ विजानतौ । सुरते विरते तौ च समुत्थाय परस्परम्

Transliteration

evaṃ parasparaṃ krīḍāṃ cakratustau vijānatau . surate virate tau ca samutthāya parasparam

Translation

ဤနည်းဖြင့် ကျွမ်းကျင်သူနှစ်ဦးသည် အပြန်အလှန် ချစ်တင်းနှောခြင်းကို ပြုလုပ်ခဲ့ကြသည်။ ကာမဂုဏ်ခံစားမှု ပြီးဆုံးသောအခါ သူတို့နှစ်ဦးစလုံး အတူတကွ ထကြသည်။

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam
• Form: Adverb

• parasparam: mutually
• parasparam: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paraspara
• Form: Adverb

• krīḍām: sport/play
• krīḍām: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍā
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• cakratuḥ: they two did
• cakratuḥ: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ
• Form: Lit (Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Dual

• tau: those two
• tau: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• vijānatau: knowing/expert
• vijānatau: null
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-jñā
• Form: Present Participle, Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• surate: in sexual union
• surate: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surata
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• virate: having ceased
• virate: null
• Type: Adjective
• Root: virata
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Neuter, Locative, Singular

• samutthāya: having risen up
• samutthāya: null
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-sthā
• Form: Gerund (Lyap)

Speaker

Vyasa

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Tulasi

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Prakriti concluding the amorous play

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: null

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: Shows the transient nature of sensory pleasure; it has a beginning and an end.

FAQs

What did they do after their union ended?

After their amorous play concluded, they both rose together.