Devi Bhagavatam 9.13.24 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 13, Shloka 24

Ganga Upakhyana: The Origin of Goddess Ganga

Devanagari script

दधती भालमध्ये च सीमन्ताधःस्थलोज्ज्वले । पारिजातप्रसूनानां मालायुक्तं सुवंक्रिमम्

Transliteration

dadhatī bhālamadhye ca sīmantādhaḥsthalojjvale . pārijātaprasūnānāṃ mālāyuktaṃ suvaṃkrimam

Translation

اسے اپنی روشن پیشانی کے بیچ میں، بالوں کی مانگ کے بالکل نیچے پہنے ہوئے، اور پاریجات کے پھولوں کا خوبصورت لہراتا ہوا ہار پہنے ہوئے۔۔۔

Word by Word

• dadhatī: holding/wearing
• dadhatī: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhā
• Form: Nominative Singular Feminine (Present Participle)

• bhālamadhye: in the middle of the forehead
• bhālamadhye: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhālamadhya
• Form: Locative Singular Neuter

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

• sīmantādhaḥsthalojjvale: shining in the place below the hair-parting
• sīmantādhaḥsthalojjvale: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ujjvala
• Form: Locative Singular Neuter

• pārijātaprasūnānām: of Parijata flowers
• pārijātaprasūnānām: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasūna
• Form: Genitive Plural Neuter

• mālāyuktam: joined with a garland
• mālāyuktam: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta
• Form: Accusative Singular Neuter

• suvaṃkrimam: very beautiful/curved
• suvaṃkrimam: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaṃkrima
• Form: Accusative Singular Neuter

Speaker

Narayana

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Radha

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Divine beauty and floral adornment

Tattva Discussed: Prakriti

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: setup

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: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Describing the divine drama in Goloka

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Applying Sindoor at the hair parting (Simanta) is a sacred ritual for Hindu women. Offering Parijata (night-flowering jasmine) is highly meritorious.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Parijata is a celestial flower from the churning of the ocean, symbolizing that Radha is adorned with the finest offerings of the cosmos.

Characters & Entities

• Radhika
• Parijata

FAQs

Where does Radha wear the Sindoor?

She wears it in the center of her shining forehead, just below the Simanta (the parting of her hair).

What kind of flower garland is she wearing?

She is wearing a beautiful garland made of heavenly Parijata flowers.