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Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 62

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

नित्यस्नायी च गङ्‌गायां स पूतः सूर्यवद्‌भुवि । पदे पदेऽश्वमेधस्य लभते निश्चितं फलम्

nityasnāyī ca gaṅgāyāṃ sa pūtaḥ sūryavadbhuvi | pade pade'śvamedhasya labhate niścitaṃ phalam

ဂင်္ဂါမြစ်၌ နေ့စဉ်ရေချိုးသောသူသည် မြေကြီးပေါ်တွင် နေမင်းကဲ့သို့ စင်ကြယ်၏။ ခြေလှမ်းတိုင်းတွင် သူသည် အဿမေဓယဇ်၏ အကျိုးကျေးဇူးကို ဧကန်မုချရရှိ၏။

nityasnāyīone who bathes daily
nityasnāyī:
Subject
TypeNoun
Rootnityasnāyin
FormNom. Sing. Masc.
caand
ca:
Connective
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
FormIndeclinable
gaṅgāyāmin the Ganga
gaṅgāyām:
Location
TypeNoun
Rootgaṅgā
FormLoc. Sing. Fem.
saḥhe
saḥ:
Subject
TypeNoun
Roottad
FormNom. Sing. Masc.
pūtaḥpurified
pūtaḥ:
Predicate
TypeAdjective
Rootpūta
FormNom. Sing. Masc.
sūryavatlike the sun
sūryavat:
Comparison
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsūryavat
FormIndeclinable
bhuvion earth
bhuvi:
Location
TypeNoun
Rootbhū
FormLoc. Sing. Fem.
padeat step
pade:
Location
TypeNoun
Rootpada
FormLoc. Sing. Neut.
padeat step
pade:
Location
TypeNoun
Rootpada
FormLoc. Sing. Neut.
aśvamedhasyaof the horse sacrifice
aśvamedhasya:
Relation
TypeNoun
Rootaśvamedha
FormGen. Sing. Masc.
labhateobtains
labhate:
Action
TypeVerb
Rootlabh
Form3rd Sing. Pres. Mid.
niścitamcertainly
niścitam:
Object
TypeAdjective
Rootniścita
FormAcc. Sing. Neut.
phalamfruit
phalam:
Object
TypeNoun
Rootphala
FormAcc. Sing. Neut.

Narayana

Devi Form: Ganga

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Purifier

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: Daily

Phala Shruti: Fruit of Ashvamedha sacrifice at every step

Devotee Offering Stuti: Daily bather

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: null

Shakti Philosophy: null

Relation To Brahman: null

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Concluding Ganga Mahima

Narrative Layer: embedded

Text: Nitya Snana (Daily holy bath).

Text: Elevates a simple daily devotional act (bathing) above the most complex and expensive Vedic rituals (Ashvamedha).

G
Ganga
S
Surya
A
Ashvamedha

FAQs

They become as radiantly pure as the Sun itself.

At every step, they gain the spiritual merit equivalent to performing a grand Ashvamedha (horse) sacrifice.

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