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Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 24

Yama's Description of Karma Vipaka and the Supremacy of Devi Yajna

फलमुत्तरफल्गुन्यां ततोऽपि द्विगुणं भवेत् । कल्पान्तजीवी स भवेदित्याह कमलोद्‍भवः

phalamuttaraphalgunyāṃ tato'pi dviguṇaṃ bhavet | kalpāntajīvī sa bhavedityāha kamalodbhavaḥ

အကယ်၍ ဤအမှုကို ဥတ္တရဖာဂုဏီ နက္ခတ်အတွင်း ပြုလုပ်ပါက အကျိုးကျေးဇူးသည် နှစ်ဆဖြစ်လိမ့်မည်။ ထိုသို့သောသူသည် ကမ္ဘာကုန်သည်အထိ အသက်ရှည်လိမ့်မည်ဟု ဗြဟ္မာမင်း (ကမလောဒ္ဘဝ) က မိန့်ကြားတော်မူ၏။

uttaraphalgunyāmin the Uttara Phalguni nakshatra
uttaraphalgunyām:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootuttara-phalguni
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
dviguṇamdouble
dviguṇam:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootdvi-guṇa
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
kalpāntajīvīliving until the end of a Kalpa
kalpāntajīvī:
Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootkalpa-anta-jīvin
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
itithus
iti:
null
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti
Formnull
āhasaid
āha:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootbrū
FormLit, Prathama Purusha, Singular
kamalodbhavaḥthe lotus-born (Brahma)
kamalodbhavaḥ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootkamala-udbhava
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

Narayana

Devi Form: null

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: null

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: null

Tantric Practice Type: null

Stuti Type: null

Recitation Occasion: null

Phala Shruti: Double merit if done in Uttara Phalguni, living till the end of the Kalpa

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: null

Shakti Philosophy: null

Relation To Brahman: null

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Explaining astrological timing for charity

Narrative Layer: embedded

Text: Timing rituals according to lunar mansions (Nakshatras)

Text: Highlights the intersection of cosmic time (Jyotisha) and Karma, showing how specific temporal alignments enhance spiritual actions.

U
Uttara Phalguni
K
Kamalodbhava

FAQs

Performing the ritual during the Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra doubles the spiritual merit.

Kamalodbhava means 'the lotus-born', which is an epithet of Lord Brahma.

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