Devi Bhagavatam 9.46.39 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 46, Shloka 39

Shashthi Upakhyana Varnanam: The Story of Goddess Shashthi

Devanagari script

शतक्रतुकरं श्रेष्ठं क्षत्रियाणां च वन्दितम् । मत्तमातङ्गलक्षाणां धृतवन्तं बलं शुभम्

Transliteration

śatakratukaraṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca vanditam . mattamātaṅgalakṣāṇāṃ dhṛtavantaṃ balaṃ śubham

Translation

သူသည် ယဇ်ပူဇော်မှု တစ်ရာကို ပြုလိမ့်မည်။ ခတ္တိယတို့တွင် အမြတ်ဆုံးနှင့် အလေးစားရဆုံး ဖြစ်လိမ့်မည်။ ဆင်ရိုင်းတစ်သိန်း၏ အားအင်နှင့် ပြည့်စုံလိမ့်မည်။

Word by Word

• śatakratukaram: performing deeds like Indra
• śatakratukaram: Object (Adjective to bālakam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śatakratu-kara
• Form: Accusative, Singular, Masculine

• śreṣṭham: excellent
• śreṣṭham: Object (Adjective to bālakam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śreṣṭha
• Form: Accusative, Singular, Masculine

• kṣatriyāṇām: of the warriors
• kṣatriyāṇām: Relationship
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣatriya
• Form: Genitive, Plural, Masculine

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

• vanditam: saluted/honored
• vanditam: Object (Adjective to bālakam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vand
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Accusative, Singular, Masculine

• mattamātaṅgalakṣāṇām: of lakhs of intoxicated elephants
• mattamātaṅgalakṣāṇām: Relationship
• Type: Noun
• Root: matta-mātaṅga-lakṣa
• Form: Genitive, Plural, Masculine

• dhṛtavantam: possessing
• dhṛtavantam: Object (Adjective to bālakam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhṛ
• Form: Active Past Participle (Ktavatu), Accusative, Singular, Masculine

• balam: strength
• balam: Object
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala
• Form: Accusative, Singular, Neuter

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Object (Adjective to balam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha
• Form: Accusative, Singular, Neuter

Speaker

Devasena

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: aftermath

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: Narrating the story of Priyavrata

Narrative Layer: primary

Philosophical Significance

Text: Defines the ideal Kshatriya: one who balances immense physical power (bala) with rigorous adherence to Vedic duties (performing sacrifices).

Characters & Entities

• Indra (implied by Shatakratu)
• Kshatriyas

FAQs

How strong will the prince Suvrata be?

He will possess the immense and auspicious strength of a hundred thousand maddened elephants.

What great religious feat will he accomplish?

He will perform a hundred sacrifices (Shatakratukaram), a feat usually associated with Indra, the king of gods.