Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 123
Yama's Description of Karma Vipaka and the Supremacy of Devi Yajna
चकार देवीयज्ञं स पुरा दक्षः प्रजापतिः । धर्मश्च कश्यपश्चैव शेषश्चापि च कर्दमः
cakāra devīyajñaṃ sa purā dakṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ . dharmaśca kaśyapaścaiva śeṣaścāpi ca kardamaḥ
ရှေးခေတ်က ပြဇာပတိဒက္ခသည် ဒေဝီယဇ်ကို ပြုလုပ်ခဲ့၏။ ဓမ္မ၊ ကဿပ၊ သေသနှင့် ကရ္ဒမတို့သည်လည်း ထိုသို့ပြုလုပ်ခဲ့ကြသည်။
Yama
Devi Form: Bhagavati
Mahavidya Connection: null
Shakti Manifestation: Supreme Deity of Yajna
Tattva Discussed: null
Demon Antagonist: null
Devi Weapon Used: null
Narrative Source: null
Story Arc Position: setup
Mantra Referenced: null
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Kundalini Element: null
Chakra Referenced: null
Tantric Practice Type: null
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Phala Shruti: null
Devotee Offering Stuti: null
Maya Aspect: null
Creation Role: null
Shakti Philosophy: null
Relation To Brahman: null
Narrator: Lord Narayana (Hari)
Listener: Tulasi
Dialogue Context: Narrating the supreme glory of the Devi Yajna
Narrative Layer: embedded
Text: Establishes the historical and divine precedent of performing the Devi Yajna.
Text: Elevates Shakta worship by showing that even the greatest patriarchs and cosmic beings seek the grace of the Supreme Goddess.
FAQs
Prajapati Daksha, Dharma, Kashyapa, Shesha, and Kardama performed the Devi Yajna.
It is considered the supreme sacrifice dedicated to the Goddess, performed by the highest sages and deities for cosmic welfare.
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