Devi Bhagavatam 9.13.85 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 85

Ganga Upakhyana: The Origin of Goddess Ganga

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवानन्तधर्मेन्द्रेन्दुदिवाकराः । मनवो मुनयः सर्वे देवसिद्धतपस्विनः

Transliteration

brahmaviṣṇuśivānantadharmendrendudivākarāḥ | manavo munayaḥ sarve devasiddhatapasvinaḥ

Translation

พระพรหม, พระวิษณุ, พระศิวะ, พระอนันตะ, พระธรรม, พระอินทร์, พระจันทร์, พระอาทิตย์, เหล่ามนู, เหล่าฤๅษี, ทวยเทพ, เหล่าสิทธะ และผู้บำเพ็ญตบะทั้งหลาย...

Word by Word

• brahmaviṣṇuśivānantadharmendrendudivākarāḥ: Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Ananta, Dharma, Indra, Moon, and Sun
• brahmaviṣṇuśivānantadharmendrendudivākarāḥ: kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmaviṣṇuśivānantadharmendrendudivākara
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• manavaḥ: the Manus
• manavaḥ: kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• munayaḥ: the sages
• munayaḥ: kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• sarve: all
• sarve: viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: sarva
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• devasiddhatapasvinaḥ: gods, perfected beings, and ascetics
• devasiddhatapasvinaḥ: kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: devasiddhatapasvin
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

Narayana

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: rising

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: Gathering of the gods in distress

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: None

Philosophical Significance

Text: Shows that even the highest administrative deities of the universe (Trimurti, Indra) are affected by the disruption of Prakriti and must seek the Supreme Lord.

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Ananta
• Dharma
• Indra
• Chandra
• Surya
• Manu
• Siddhas

FAQs

Who gathered during the cosmic drought?

All major deities including Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Indra, Surya, along with Manus and sages gathered to resolve the crisis.