Devi Bhagavatam 9.46.29 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 46, Shloka 29

Shashthi Upakhyana Varnanam: The Story of Goddess Shashthi

Devanagari script

कर्मणा बहुपुत्रश्च वंशहीनः स्वकर्मणा । कर्मणा मृतपुत्रश्च कर्मणा चिरजीवनः

Transliteration

karmaṇā bahuputraśca vaṃśahīnaḥ svakarmaṇā . karmaṇā mṛtaputraśca karmaṇā cirajīvanaḥ

Translation

کرم سے ہی کسی کو بہت سے بیٹے ملتے ہیں، اور اپنے کرم سے ہی کوئی بے اولاد رہتا ہے۔ کرم سے ہی کوئی مردہ بیٹے کا دکھ جھیلتا ہے، اور کرم سے ہی کسی کو لمبی عمر والا بیٹا ملتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• karmaṇā: by action
• karmaṇā: karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman
• Form: Instrumental Singular Neuter

• bahuputraḥ: having many sons
• bahuputraḥ: predicate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahuputra
• Form: Nominative Singular Masculine

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

• vaṃśahīnaḥ: lineage-less
• vaṃśahīnaḥ: predicate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaṃśahīna
• Form: Nominative Singular Masculine

• svakarmaṇā: by one's own action
• svakarmaṇā: karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: svakarman
• Form: Instrumental Singular Neuter

• mṛtaputraḥ: having a dead son
• mṛtaputraḥ: predicate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛtaputra
• Form: Nominative Singular Masculine

• cirajīvanaḥ: long-lived
• cirajīvanaḥ: predicate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cirajīvana
• Form: Nominative Singular Masculine

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: 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: null

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: null

Shakti Philosophy: null

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Devasena

Listener: King Priyavrata

Dialogue Context: Philosophical discourse on Karma

Narrative Layer: embedded

Philosophical Significance

Text: Directly addresses the king's grief, gently pointing out that his current suffering (a dead son) is the fruition of his own past actions, encouraging acceptance.

Characters & Entities

• Karma

FAQs

Why do some people have children while others do not?

The Goddess explains that having many sons, being childless, or having a child who dies early is all dictated by one's past Karma.