Devi Upanishad 29: Verse 29

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इदमथर्वशीर्षं योऽधीते पञ्चाथर्वशीर्षजपफलमवाप्नोति ।

इदमथर्वशीर्षं ज्ञात्वा योऽर्चां स्थापयति ।

शतलक्षं प्रजप्त्वापि सोऽर्चासिद्धिं च विन्दति ।

शतमष्टोत्तरं चास्याः पुरश्चर्याविधिः स्मृतः ॥

दशवारं पठेद्यस्तु सद्यः पापैः प्रमुच्यते ।

महादुर्गाणि तरति महादेव्याः प्रसादतः ॥२९–३१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

इदम् । अथर्व-शीर्षम् । यः । अधीते । पञ्च-अथर्व-शीर्ष-जप-फलम् । अवाप्नोति ।

इदम् । अथर्व-शीर्षम् । ज्ञात्वा । यः । अर्चाम् । स्थापयति ।

शत-लक्षम् । प्रजप्त्वा । अपि । सः । अर्चा-सिद्धिम् । च । विन्दति ।

शतम् । अष्ट-उत्तरम् । च । अस्याः । पुरश्चर्या-विधिः । स्मृतः ।

दश-वारम् । पठेत् । यः । तु । सद्यः । पापैः । प्रमुच्यते ।

महा-दुर्गाणि । तरति । महा-देव्याः । प्रसादतः ।

Recitation with translationDevi Upanishad 29

IAST Transliteration

idam atharvaśīrṣaṃ yo'dhīte pañcātharvaśīrṣajapaphalam avāpnoti |

idam atharvaśīrṣaṃ jñātvā yo'rcāṃ sthāpayati |

śatalakṣaṃ prajaptvāpi so'rcāsiddhiṃ ca vindati |

śatam aṣṭottaraṃ cāsyāḥ puraśceryāvidhiḥ smṛtaḥ ||

daśavāraṃ paṭhed yas tu sadyaḥ pāpaiḥ pramucyate |

mahādurgāṇi tarati mahādevyāḥ prasādataḥ ||29–31||

Translation

Ktokolwiek studiuje to Atharva-śīrṣa, osiąga owoc recytowania pięciu Atharva-śīrṣ. Poznawszy to Atharva-śīrṣa, ktokolwiek ustanawia obraz do czci - odrecytowawszy go sto tysięcy razy - również zyskuje powodzenie w tej czci. Sto osiem recytacji jest pamiętanych jako Jej ryt przygotowawczej praktyki (puraścaraṇa). Lecz ktokolwiek recytuje je dziesięć razy, natychmiast zostaje uwolniony od grzechów; z łaski Wielkiej Bogini przekracza wielkie trudności.

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Academic Translation

Whoever studies this Atharva-śīrṣa attains the fruit of reciting five Atharva-śīrṣas. Having known this Atharva-śīrṣa, whoever establishes an image for worship—having recited it a hundred thousand times, he also obtains success in that worship. One hundred and eight (recitations) is remembered as her rite of preparatory practice (puraścaraṇa). But whoever recites it ten times is immediately released from sins; by the grace of the Great Goddess he crosses great difficulties.

Verse Context

• Upāsanā (devotional practice) as a means toward purification (pāpa-kṣaya) and liberation-supporting merit; grace (prasāda)
• Mahavakya: No direct mahāvākya citation; indirectly supports the sādhanā-catuṣṭaya framework by emphasizing purification and focused practice as preparatory to brahmajñāna.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose / mixed late-Upaniṣadic phalaśruti style (not strict Vedic meter).