Devi Bhagavatam 9.5.24 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 5, Shloka 24

Skandha 9, Adhyaya 5: Yajnavalkya's Hymn to Goddess Saraswati

Devanagari script

क्षणं तामेव सञ्चिन्त्य तस्मै ज्ञानं ददौ विभुः । पप्रच्छ शब्दशास्त्रं च महेन्द्रश्च बृहस्पतिम्

Transliteration

kṣaṇaṃ tāmeva sañcintya tasmai jñānaṃ dadau vibhuḥ .

papraccha śabdaśāstraṃ ca mahendraśca bṛhaspatim

Translation

ہمہ گیر خداوند (سداشیو) نے ایک لمحے کے لیے ان (سرسوتی) کا دھیان کیا اور پھر انہیں علم عطا کیا۔ اور جب مہیندر نے برہسپتی سے علمِ الفاظ (گرائمر) کے بارے میں پوچھا...

Word by Word

• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa

• Type: Noun
• Root: tad

• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva

• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-cint

• Type: Noun
• Root: tad

• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna

• Type: Verb
• Root: dā

• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu

• Type: Verb
• Root: pracch

• Type: Noun
• Root: śabdaśāstra

• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• Type: Noun
• Root: mahendra

• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati

Speaker

Sage Yajnavalkya

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Sarasvati

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Source of Ultimate Truth and Grammar

Tattva Discussed: Vidya

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: Sahasrara

Tantric Practice Type: Dhyana

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: Dhyanam

Recitation Occasion: Before teaching

Phala Shruti: Ability to impart knowledge

Devotee Offering Stuti: Sadashiva

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: Vidya-Maya

Creation Role: Supreme knowledge even for Shiva

Shakti Philosophy: Shakta Advaita

Relation To Brahman: Shiva relies on Shakti for knowledge

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Glory of Sarasvati

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Shows that even the highest deities (Shiva) acknowledge Vagdevi as the source of communicative power.

Philosophical Significance

Text: The 'moment of meditation' by Shiva signifies that the unmanifest truth (Tattva) must be clothed in the power of Vagdevi (Speech) to be transmitted to a disciple.

Characters & Entities

• Sadashiva (Vibhu)
• Sarasvati
• Mahendra (Indra)
• Brihaspati
• Shabdashastra (Grammar/Linguistics)

FAQs

What did Lord Sadashiva do before answering Indra?

The great Lord Sadashiva paused to mentally meditate on Goddess Sarasvati for a moment before imparting the ultimate knowledge.

What is the next scenario presented by Yajnavalkya?

He mentions a time when Indra (Mahendra) asked his Guru, Brihaspati, to teach him the science of words and grammar (Shabdashastra).