Devi Bhagavatam 9.30.5 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 30, Shloka 5

Yama's Description of Karma Vipaka and the Supremacy of Devi Yajna

Devanagari script

देवेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो वा ददाति चासनं यदि । महीयते विष्णुलोके वर्षाणामयुतं सति

Transliteration

devebhyo brāhmaṇebhyo vā dadāti cāsanaṃ yadi | mahīyate viṣṇuloke varṣāṇāmayutaṃ sati

Translation

ఓ సతీ, ఎవరైనా దేవతలకు లేదా బ్రాహ్మణులకు ఆసనాన్ని దానం చేస్తే, వారు పదివేల సంవత్సరాల పాటు విష్ణులోకంలో పూజింపబడతారు.

Word by Word

• devebhyaḥ: to the gods
• devebhyaḥ: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva
• Form: Dat. Plural Masculine

• brāhmaṇebhyaḥ: to the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇebhyaḥ: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa
• Form: Dat. Plural Masculine

• vā: or
• vā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā
• Form: Disjunction

• dadāti: gives
• dadāti: null
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā
• Form: Lat, 3rd Sing. Parasmaipada

• āsanam: seat
• āsanam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana
• Form: Acc. Sing. Neuter

• yadi: if
• yadi: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi
• Form: Conditional

• viṣṇuloke: in the world of Vishnu
• viṣṇuloke: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇuloka
• Form: Loc. Sing. Masculine

• varṣāṇām: of years
• varṣāṇām: null
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa
• Form: Gen. Plural Neuter

• ayutam: ten thousand
• ayutam: null
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayuta
• Form: Acc. Sing. Neuter

• sati: being/existing
• sati: Sati Saptami
• Type: Adjective
• Root: as
• Form: Present Participle (Shatṛ), Loc. Sing. Masculine

Speaker

Yama

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: Glorification in Vishnuloka for ten thousand years.

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: null

Shakti Philosophy: null

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Yama

Listener: Savitri (addressed as Sati)

Dialogue Context: Explaining the merit of offering a seat (Asana) to the worthy.

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Offering an 'Asana' is one of the standard Shodashopachara (16 steps) of Puja and Atithi Satkara (guest reception).

Philosophical Significance

Text: Offering a seat is the first act of welcoming and showing reverence. It symbolizes humility and the recognition of the divine presence in the guest or deity.

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Brahmana
• Vishnuloka
• Sati

FAQs

What is the merit of offering a seat (Asana) to a deity or a Brahmana?

The person is glorified in Vishnuloka for ten thousand years.