Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 999

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

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां

नवमस्कन्धे श्रीलक्ष्म्युपाख्यानवर्णनं नामैकचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ navamaskandhe śrīlakṣmyupākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāmaikacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ဤသို့ဖြင့် ဂါထာပေါင်း ၁၈,၀၀၀ ရှိသော သီရိမဒ်ဒေဝီဘာဂဝတ မဟာပုရာဏ်၊ ကိုးခုမြောက်သောကျမ်း၌ 'သီရိလက္ချမီ၏ အကြောင်းအရာ' ဟု အမည်ရသော လေးဆယ်တစ်ခန်းမြောက် အခန်းကြီး ပြီးဆုံး၏။

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti
• Form: null

• śrīmaddevībhāgavate: in the glorious Devi Bhagavatam
• śrīmaddevībhāgavate: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīmaddevībhāgavata
• Form: Loc. Sg. Neut.

• mahāpurāṇe: in the great Purana
• mahāpurāṇe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahāpurāṇa
• Form: Loc. Sg. Neut.

• aṣṭādaśasāhasryām: in the eighteen thousand (verses)
• aṣṭādaśasāhasryām: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭādaśasāhasrī
• Form: Loc. Sg. Fem.

• saṃhitāyām: in the collection
• saṃhitāyām: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃhitā
• Form: Loc. Sg. Fem.

• navamaskandhe: in the ninth book
• navamaskandhe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: navamaskandha
• Form: Loc. Sg. Masc.

• śrīlakṣmyupākhyānavarṇanam: description of the story of Sri Lakshmi
• śrīlakṣmyupākhyānavarṇanam: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīlakṣmyupākhyānavarṇana
• Form: Nom. Sg. Neut.

• nāma: named
• nāma: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman
• Form: null

• ekacatvāriṃśaḥ: forty-first
• ekacatvāriṃśaḥ: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekacatvāriṃśa
• Form: Nom. Sg. Masc.

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya
• Form: Nom. Sg. Masc.

Speaker

Vyasa/Suta

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: null

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: null

Tattva Discussed: null

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: null

Phala Shruti: null

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: null

Shakti Philosophy: null

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Vyasa

Listener: Janamejaya

Dialogue Context: Colophon

Narrative Layer: primary

Ritual Context

Text: Recited at the end of chapter reading to mark completion.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Formal closure acknowledging the sacred text as a Mahapurana of 18,000 verses.

Characters & Entities

• Srimad Devi Bhagavatam
• Sri Lakshmi

FAQs

What does this chapter cover?

This chapter covers the reasons why Goddess Lakshmi leaves a household, the churning of the ocean, and Her manifestation and marriage to Lord Vishnu.