Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 71
Description of the Union of Tulasi with Shankhachuda
श्रीभगवानुवाच शङ्खचूडस्य वृत्तान्तं सर्वं जानामि पद्मज । मद्भक्तस्य च गोपस्य महातेजस्विनः पुरा
śrībhagavānuvāca śaṅkhacūḍasya vṛttāntaṃ sarvaṃ jānāmi padmaja | madbhaktasya ca gopasya mahātejasvinaḥ purā
အမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံးသော ဘုရားရှင်က မိန့်တော်မူသည်- အို ကြာပန်းမှ ဖွားမြင်သော (ဗြဟ္မာ)! ရှေးယခင်က ငါ၏ အလွန်တောက်ပသော ဘုရားဝတ်ပြုသူ နွားကျောင်းသား (ဂေါပ) ဖြစ်ခဲ့သော သင်္ခစူဠ၏ ဇာတ်လမ်းတစ်ခုလုံးကို ငါသိ၏။
Sri Bhagavan (Hari)
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Mahavidya Connection: null
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Tattva Discussed: null
Demon Antagonist: Shankhachuda
Devi Weapon Used: null
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Story Arc Position: setup
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Kundalini Element: null
Chakra Referenced: null
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Phala Shruti: null
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Relation To Brahman: null
Narrator: Hari
Listener: Brahma
Dialogue Context: Hari revealing the true identity of the demon Shankhachuda
Narrative Layer: embedded
Text: None
Text: This reveals a common Puranic theme where powerful demons are often fallen devotees acting out a curse, ultimately destined to return to the Lord.
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According to Lord Hari, Shankhachuda was formerly a highly radiant cowherd (Gopa) who was a great devotee of the Lord.
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