Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 47

The Tale of Sri Lakshmi: The Discourse on Prosperity and the Churning of the Ocean

Devanagari script

यत्र प्रशंसा कृष्णस्य तद्‍भक्तस्य पितामह । सा च कृष्णप्रिया देवी तत्र तिष्ठति सन्ततम्

Transliteration

yatra praśaṃsā kṛṣṇasya tadbhaktasya pitāmaha | sā ca kṛṣṇapriyā devī tatra tiṣṭhati santatam

Translation

အို အဘိုး (ဗြဟ္မာ)! ခရစ်ရှ်နားနှင့် သူ၏ဘုရားဝတ်ပြုသူများကို ချီးမွမ်းရာအရပ်၌ ခရစ်ရှ်နား၏ ချစ်မြတ်နိုးလှသော ထိုနတ်ဘုရားမသည် ထာဝစဉ်ကိန်းဝပ်တော်မူ၏။

Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adverbial of place
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad
• Form: Relative adverb

• praśaṃsā: praise
• praśaṃsā: Subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: praśaṃsā
• Form: Nominative Singular Feminine

• kṛṣṇasya: of Krishna
• kṛṣṇasya: Relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa
• Form: Genitive Singular Masculine

• tadbhaktasya: of his devotee
• tadbhaktasya: Relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: tadbhakta
• Form: Genitive Singular Masculine

• pitāmaha: O Grandfather
• pitāmaha: Address
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha
• Form: Vocative Singular Masculine

• sā: she
• sā: Subject
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Nominative Singular Feminine

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: Conjunction

• kṛṣṇapriyā: beloved of Krishna
• kṛṣṇapriyā: Subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇapriyā
• Form: Nominative Singular Feminine

• devī: Goddess
• devī: Subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī
• Form: Nominative Singular Feminine

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adverbial of place
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad
• Form: Adverb of place

• tiṣṭhati: stays
• tiṣṭhati: Action
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā
• Form: Present Indicative, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

• santatam: constantly
• santatam: Adverbial of manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: santata
• Form: Adverb

Speaker

Lord Narayana (quoting Vishnu)

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Lakshmi

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Krishnapriya

Tattva Discussed: Prakriti

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: null

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: Daily

Phala Shruti: null

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: Sustenance

Shakti Philosophy: null

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Brahma

Dialogue Context: Discourse on Lakshmi's eternal presence with Krishna's devotees

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Reading or listening to the pastimes of Krishna and saints (Satsang).

Philosophical Significance

Text: Glorifying the Lord is incomplete without glorifying His devotees. Both are essential to invite the supreme grace.

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Pitamaha
• Krishnapriya

FAQs

Who is addressed as Pitamaha here?

Pitamaha (Grandfather) refers to Lord Brahma, who is being addressed by Lord Vishnu in this narrative.

What attracts the beloved of Krishna (Lakshmi)?

Praising Lord Krishna and glorifying His pure devotees attracts Her eternal presence.