Devi Bhagavatam 9.39.12 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 12

Laxmyupakhyana Varnanam

Devanagari script

चतुर्भुजाय द्विभुजो महालक्ष्मीं ददौ पुरा । लक्ष्यते दृश्यते विश्वं स्निग्धदृष्ट्या ययानिशम्

Transliteration

caturbhujāya dvibhujo mahālakṣmīṃ dadau purā .

lakṣyate dṛśyate viśvaṃ snigdhadṛṣṭyā yayāniśam

Translation

ရှေးခေတ်က လက်နှစ်ဖက်ရှိသော အရှင်သည် မဟာလက္ခမီကို လက်လေးဖက်ရှိသော အရှင်အား ပေးအပ်ခဲ့သည်။ သူမ၏ မေတ္တာနှင့် ငြိမ်းချမ်းသော အကြည့်ဖြင့် စကြဝဠာတစ်ခုလုံးကို အစဉ်မပြတ် စောင့်ကြည့်ထိန်းသိမ်းထားသည်။

Word by Word

• caturbhujāya: to the four-armed one
• caturbhujāya: sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturbhuja
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• dvibhujaḥ: the two-armed one
• dvibhujaḥ: kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvibhuja
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• mahālakṣmīm: Mahalakshmi
• mahālakṣmīm: karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahālakṣmī
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• dadau: gave
• dadau: kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā
• Form: lit-lakāra (perfect), 3rd person, singular

• purā: formerly
• purā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā
• Form: indeclinable

• lakṣyate: is observed
• lakṣyate: kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: lakṣ
• Form: laṭ-lakāra (present), 3rd person, singular, passive

• dṛśyate: is seen
• dṛśyate: kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś
• Form: laṭ-lakāra (present), 3rd person, singular, passive

• viśvam: the universe
• viśvam: kartā (passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• snigdhadṛṣṭyā: with a loving glance
• snigdhadṛṣṭyā: karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: snigdhadṛṣṭi
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• yayā: by whom
• yayā: karaṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• aniśam: constantly
• aniśam: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aniśam
• Form: indeclinable

Speaker

Narayana

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Mahalakshmi

Mahavidya Connection: Kamala

Shakti Manifestation: Sustainer of the universe through her glance

Tattva Discussed: Shakti

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

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: Sustenance of the universe through her compassionate glance

Shakti Philosophy: Shakta Advaita

Relation To Brahman: Shakti as the active sustainer alongside Brahman

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Describing the union of Narayana and Lakshmi

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Worship of Lakshmi for sustenance and prosperity.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Defines 'Lakshmi' etymologically and philosophically as the one who observes (lakshyate) and graces the universe, acting as the sustaining energy (Shakti) of Vishnu.

Characters & Entities

• Mahalakshmi
• Krishna
• Narayana

FAQs

Who gave Mahalakshmi to the four-armed Lord?

The original two-armed Lord (Krishna) gave Mahalakshmi to the four-armed Lord (Narayana).

What is the power of Mahalakshmi's glance?

Her affectionate and soothing glance continuously observes, nourishes, and sustains the entire universe.