Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 46

The Meeting and Union of Tulasi and Shankhachuda

Devanagari script

हरेर्भक्तिव्यवहिता सर्वमायाकरण्डिका । संसारकारागारे च शश्वन्निगडरूपिणी

Transliteration

harerbhaktivyavahitā sarvamāyākaraṇḍikā । saṃsārakārāgāre ca śaśvannigaḍarūpiṇī

Translation

Nàng là rào cản đối với sự sùng kính Hari, là chiếc giỏ chứa đựng mọi ảo ảnh (Maya), và là xiềng xích vĩnh cửu trong ngục tù của Luân hồi (Samsara).

Word by Word

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari
• Form: Masc, Gen, Sg

• bhaktivyavahitā: separated from devotion
• bhaktivyavahitā: Subject
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti+vyavahita
• Form: Fem, Nom, Sg

• sarvamāyākaraṇḍikā: basket of all illusions
• sarvamāyākaraṇḍikā: Subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva+māyā+karaṇḍikā
• Form: Fem, Nom, Sg

• saṃsārakārāgāre: in the prison of the world
• saṃsārakārāgāre: Location
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra+kārāgāra
• Form: Neut, Loc, Sg

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

• śaśvat: always
• śaśvat: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śaśvat
• Form: null

• nigaḍarūpiṇī: form of a shackle
• nigaḍarūpiṇī: Subject
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nigaḍa+rūpin
• Form: Fem, Nom, Sg

Speaker

Tulasi

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: null

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: Maya-Karandika

Tattva Discussed: Maya

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: Avidya-Maya

Creation Role: Binding to Samsara

Shakti Philosophy: Shakta Advaita

Relation To Brahman: Barrier to Hari

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Vyasa

Listener: Janamejaya

Dialogue Context: Discourse on worldly attachment

Narrative Layer: primary

Philosophical Significance

Text: Defines Kama (lust) as the primary fetter (Nigada) that binds the Jiva to the material world, preventing the rise of true Bhakti.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Maya
• Samsara

FAQs

What role does this illusion play in a devotee's life?

It acts as a barrier to devotion (Bhakti) towards Lord Hari and serves as a shackle keeping one trapped in the prison of Samsara.