Devi Bhagavatam 9.5.25 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 5, Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं च स त्वां दध्यौ च पुष्करे । तदा त्वत्तो वरं प्राप्य दिव्यवर्षसहस्रकम्

Transliteration

divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ ca sa tvāṃ dadhyau ca puṣkare .

tadā tvatto varaṃ prāpya divyavarṣasahasrakam

Translation

ان (برہسپتی) نے پشکر میں ایک ہزار الہی سال تک آپ کا دھیان کیا۔ پھر آپ سے وردان حاصل کر کے، ایک ہزار الہی سال تک...

Word by Word

• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya

• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣasahasra

• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• Type: Noun
• Root: tad

• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad

• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai

• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara

• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā

• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yuṣmad

• Type: Noun
• Root: vara

• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-āp

• Type: Noun
• Root: divyavarṣasahasraka

Speaker

Sage Yajnavalkya

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: Sarasvati

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Bestower of Boons

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: null

Tantric Practice Type: Dhyana

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: Dhyanam

Recitation Occasion: Seeking mastery of sciences

Phala Shruti: Mastery over grammar/sciences

Devotee Offering Stuti: Brihaspati

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: Vidya-Maya

Creation Role: Source of all sciences

Shakti Philosophy: Shakta Advaita

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Glory of Sarasvati

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Highlights the immense effort and divine grace required to master Vyakarana (grammar), considered the most difficult of the Vedangas.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Even the Guru of the Gods (Brihaspati) is not inherently omniscient; his knowledge of language is acquired through long penance dedicated to the Mother.

Characters & Entities

• Brihaspati
• Sarasvati
• Pushkara

FAQs

How did Brihaspati prepare to teach the science of words?

He went to the holy site of Pushkara and meditated intensely on Goddess Sarasvati for one thousand divine years.

What was the outcome of his meditation?

He successfully obtained a boon from the Goddess, granting him the unparalleled mastery required to teach the vast science of grammar.