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Devi Bhagavata Purana · Chapter 9.38

9.38.1

sāvitryupākhyānavarṇanam
sāvitryuvāca
devībhaktiṃ dehi mahyaṃ sārāṇāṃ caiva sārakam /
puṃsāṃ muktidvārabījaṃ narakārṇavatārakam

9.38.2

kāraṇaṃ muktisārāṇāṃ sarvāśubhavināśanam /
dārakaṃ karmavṛkṣāṇāṃ kṛtapāpaughahāraṇam

9.38.3

muktiśca katithāpyasti kiṃ vā tāsāṃ ca lakṣaṇam /
devībhaktiṃ bhaktibhedaṃ niṣekasyāpi khaṇḍanam

9.38.4

tattvajñānavihīnā ca strījātirvidhinirmitā /
kiñciñjñānaṃ sārabhūtaṃ vada vedavidāṃ vara

9.38.5

sarvaṃ dānaṃ ca yajñaśca tīrthasnānaṃ vrataṃ tapaḥ /
ajñānijñānadānasya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm

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pituḥ śataguṇā mātā gaurave ceti niścitam /
mātuḥ śataguṇaḥ pūjyo jñānadātā guruḥ prabho

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dharmarāja uvāca
pūrvaṃ sarvo varo datto yaste manasi vāñchitaḥ /
adhunā śaktibhaktiste vatse bhavatu madvarāt

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śrotumicchasi kalyāṇi śrīdevīguṇakīrtanam/
vaktṝṇāṃ pṛcchakānāṃ ca śrotṝṇāṃ kulatāraṇam

9.38.9

śeṣo vaktrasahasreṇa nahi yadvaktumīśvaraḥ /
mṛtyuñjayo na kṣamaśca vaktuṃ pañcamukhena ca

9.38.10

dhātā caturṇāṃ vedānāṃ vidhātā jagatāmapi /
brahmā caturmukhenaiva nālaṃ viṣṇuśca sarvavit

9.38.11

kārtikeyaḥ ṣaṇmukhena nāpi vaktumalaṃ dhruvam /
na gaṇeśaḥ samarthaśca yogīndrāṇāṃ gurorguruḥ

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sārabhūtāśca śāstrāṇāṃ vedāścatvāra eva ca /
kalāmātraṃ yad‌guṇānāṃ na vidanti budhāśca ye

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sarasvatī jaḍībhūtā nālaṃ tad‌guṇavarṇane /
sanatkumāro dharmaśca sanandanaḥ sanātanaḥ

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sanakaḥ kapilaḥ sūryo ye'nye ca brahmaṇaḥ sutāḥ /
vicakṣaṇā na yadvaktuṃ kiñcānye jaḍabuddhayaḥ

9.38.15

na yadvaktuṃ kṣamāḥ siddhā munīndrā yoginastathā /
ke cānye ca vayaṃ ke vā śrīdevyā guṇavarṇane

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dhyāyante yatpadāmbhojaṃ brahmaviṣṇuśivādayaḥ /
atisādhyaṃ svabhaktānāṃ tadanyeṣāṃ sudurlabham

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kaścitkiñcidvijānāti tad‌guṇotkīrtanaṃ śubham /
atiriktaṃ vijānāti brahmā brahmaviśāradaḥ

9.38.18

tato'tiriktaṃ jānāti gaṇeśo jñānināṃ guruḥ /
sarvātiriktaṃ jānāti sarvajñaḥ śambhureva saḥ

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tasmai dattaṃ purā jñānaṃ kṛṣṇena paramātmanā /
atīva nirjane'raṇye goloke rāsamaṇḍale

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tatraiva kathitaṃ kiñcittad‌guṇotkīrtanaṃ śubham /
dharmaṃ ca kathayāmāsa śivaloke śivaḥ svayam

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dharmastu kathayāmāsa bhāsvate pṛcchate tathā /
yāmārādhya matpitāpi samprāpa tapasā sati

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pūrvaṃ svaṃ viṣayaṃ cāhaṃ na gṛhṇāmi prayat‍nataḥ /
vairāgyayuktastapase gantumicchāmi suvrate

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tadā māṃ kathayāmāsa pitā tad‌guṇakīrtanam /
yathāgamaṃ tadvadāmi nibodhātīva durgamam

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tad‌guṇaṃ sā na jānāti tadanyasya ca kā kathā /
yathākāśo na jānāti svāntameva varānane

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sarvātmā sarvabhagavān sarvakāraṇakāraṇaḥ /
sarveśvaraśca sarvādyaḥ sarvavitparipālakaḥ / २५
nityarūpī nityadehī nityānando nirākṛtiḥ /
niraṅ‌kuśo nirāśaṅ‌ko nirguṇaśca nirāmayaḥ

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nirliptaḥ sarvasākṣī ca sarvādhāraḥ parātparaḥ /
māyāviśiṣṭaḥ prakṛtistadvikārāśca prākṛtāḥ

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svayaṃ pumāṃśca prakṛtistāvabhinnau parasparam /
yathā vahnestasya śaktirna bhinnāstyeva kutracit

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seyaṃ śaktirmahāmāyā saccidānandarūpiṇī /
rūpaṃ bibhartyarūpā ca bhaktānugrahahetave

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gopālasundarīrūpaṃ prathamaṃ sā sasarja ha /
atīva kamanīyaṃ ca sundaraṃ sumanoharam

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navīnanīradaśyāmaṃ kiśoraṃ gopaveṣakam /
kandarpakoṭilāvaṇyaṃ līlādhāmamanoharam

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śaranmadhyāhnapadmānāṃ śobhāmocanalocanam /
śaratpārvaṇakoṭīnduśobhāpracchādanānanam

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amūlyarat‍nanirmāṇanānābhūṣaṇabhūṣitam /
sasmitaṃ śobhitaṃ śaśvadamūlyapītavāsasā

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parabrahmasvarūpaṃ ca jvalantaṃ brahmatejasā /
sukhadṛśyaṃ ca śāntaṃ ca rādhākāntamanantakam

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gopībhirvīkṣyamāṇaṃ ca sasmitābhiśca santatam /
rāsamaṇḍalamadhyasthaṃ rat‍nasiṃhāsanasthitam

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vaṃśīṃ kvaṇantaṃ dvibhujaṃ vanamālāvibhūṣitam /
kaustubhendramaṇīndreṇa śaśvadvakṣaḥsthalojjvalam

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kuṅ‌kumāgurukasturīcandanārcitavigraham /
cārucampakamālāktaṃ mālatīmālyamaṇḍitam

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cārucandrakaśobhāḍhyaṃ cūḍāvaṅ‌krimarājitam /
evaṃbhūtaṃ ca dhyāyanti bhaktā bhaktipariplutāḥ

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yad‍bhayājjagatā dhātā vidhatte sṛṣṭimeva ca /
karmānusārāllikhitaṃ karoti sarvakarmaṇām

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tapasāṃ phaladātā ca karmaṇāṃ ca yadājñayā /
viṣṇuḥ pātā ca sarveṣāṃ yad‍bhayātpāti santatam

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kālāgnirudraḥ saṃhartā sarvaviśveṣu yad‍bhayāt /
śivo mṛtyuñjayaścaiva jñānināṃ ca gurorguruḥ

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yajjñānājjñānavānasti yogīśo jñānavitprabhuḥ /
paramānandayuktaśca bhaktivairāgyasaṃyutaḥ

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yad‍bhayādvāti pavanaḥ pravaraḥ śīghragāminām /
tapanaśca pratapati yad‍bhayātsantataṃ sati

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yadājñayā varṣatīndro mṛtyuścarati jantuṣu /
yadājñayā dahedvahnirjalamevaṃ suśītalam

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diśo rakṣanti dikpālā mahābhītā yadājñayā /
bhramanti rāśicakrāṇi grahāśca yad‍bhayena ca

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bhayātphalanti vṛkṣāśca puṣyantyapi ca yad‍bhayāt /
yadājñāṃ tu puraskṛtya kālaḥ kāle hared‍bhayāt

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tathā jalasthalasthāśca na jīvanti yadājñayā /
akāle nāharedviddhaṃ raṇeṣu viṣameṣu ca

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dhatte vāyustoyarāśiṃ toyaṃ kūrmaṃ tadājñayā /
kūrmo'nantaṃ sa ca kṣoṇīṃ samudrān sā ca parvatān

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sarvā caiva kṣamārūpā nānārat‍naṃ bibharti yā /
yataḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni sthīyante hanti tatra hi

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indrāyuścaiva divyānāṃ yugānāmekasaptatiḥ /
aṣṭāviṃśe śakrapāte brahmaṇaśca divāniśam

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evaṃ triṃśaddinairmāso dvābhyāmābhyāmṛtuḥ smṛtaḥ /
ṛtubhiḥ ṣaḍbhirevābdaṃ brahmaṇo vai vayaḥ smṛtam

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brahmaṇaśca nipāte ca cakṣurunmīlanaṃ hareḥ /
cakṣurunmīlane tasya layaṃ prākṛtikaṃ viduḥ

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pralaye prākṛte sarve devādyāśca carācarāḥ /
līnā dhātā vidhātā ca śrīkṛṣṇanābhipaṅ‌kaje

9.38.54

viṣṇuḥ kṣīrodaśāyī ca vaikuṇṭhe yaścaturbhujaḥ /
vilīnā vāmapārśve ca kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ

9.38.55

yasya jñāne śivo līno jñānādhīśaḥ sanātanaḥ /
durgāyāṃ viṣṇumāyāyāṃ vilīnāḥ sarvaśaktayaḥ

9.38.56

sā ca kṛṣṇasya buddhau ca buddhyadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā /
nārāyaṇāṃśaḥ skandaśca līno vakṣasi tasya ca

9.38.57

śrīkṛṣṇāṃśaśca tad‌bāhau devādhīśo gaṇeśvaraḥ /
padmāṃśāścaiva padmāyāṃ sā rādhāyāṃ ca suvrate

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gopyaścāpi ca tasyāṃ ca sarvāśca devayoṣitaḥ /
kṛṣṇaprāṇādhidevī sā tasya prāṇeṣu saṃsthitā

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sāvitrī ca sarasvatyāṃ vedāḥ śāstrāṇi yāni ca /
sthitā vāṇī ca jihvāyāṃ yasya ca paramātmanaḥ

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golokasya ca gopāśca vilīnāstasya lomasu /
tatprāṇeṣu ca sarveṣāṃ prāṇā vātā hutāśanāḥ

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jaṭharāgnau vilīnāśca jalaṃ tadrasanāgrataḥ /
vaiṣṇavāścaraṇāmbhoje paramānandasaṃyutāḥ

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sārātsāratarā bhaktirasapīyūṣapāyinaḥ /
virāḍaṃśāśca mahati līnāḥ kṛṣṇe mahāvirāṭ

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yasyaiva lomakūpeṣu viśvāni nikhilāni ca /
yasya cakṣuṣa unmeṣe prākṛtaḥ pralayo bhavet

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cakṣurunmīlane sṛṣṭiryasyaiva punareva saḥ /
yāvatkālo nimeṣeṇa tāvadunmīlanena ca

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brahmaṇaśca śatābde ca sṛṣṭeḥ sūtralayaḥ punaḥ /
brahmasṛṣṭilayānāṃ ca saṃkhyā nāstyeva suvrate

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yathā bhūrajasāṃ caiva saṃkhyānaṃ naiva vidyate /
cakṣurnimeṣe pralayo yasya sarvāntarātmanaḥ

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unmīlane punaḥ sṛṣṭirbhavedeveśvarecchayā /
sa kṛṣṇaḥ pralaye tasyāṃ prakṛtau līna eva hi

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ekaiva ca parā śaktirnirguṇaḥ paramaḥ pumān /
sadevedamagra āsīditi vedavido viduḥ

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mūlaprakṛtiravyaktāpyavyākṛtapadābhidhā /
cidabhinnatvamāpannā pralaye saiva tiṣṭhati

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tad‌guṇotkīrtanaṃ vaktuṃ brahmāṇḍeṣu ca kaḥ kṣamaḥ /
muktayaśca caturvedairniruktāśca caturvidhāḥ

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tatpradhānā devabhaktirmukterapi garīyasī /
sālokyadā bhavedekā tathā sārūpyadā parā

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sāmīpyadātha nirvāṇapradā muktiścaturvidhā /
bhaktāstā na hi vāñchanti vinā tatsevanaṃ vibhoḥ

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śivatvamamaratvaṃ ca brahmatvaṃ cāvahelayā /
janmamṛtyujarāvyādhibhayaśokādikaṃ dhanam

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divyarūpadhāraṇaṃ ca nirvāṇaṃ mokṣaṇaṃ viduḥ /
muktiśca sevārahitā bhaktiḥ sevāvivardhinī

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bhaktimuktyorayaṃ bhedo niṣekakhaṇḍanaṃ śṛṇu /
vidurbudhā niṣekaṃ ca bhogaṃ ca kṛtakarmaṇām

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tatkhaṇḍanaṃ ca śubhadaṃ śrīvibhoḥ sevanaṃ param /
tattvajñānamidaṃ sādhvi sthiraṃ ca lokavedayoḥ

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nirvighnaṃ śubhadaṃ coktaṃ gaccha vatse yathāsukham /
ityuktvā sūryaputraśca jīvayitvā ca tatpatim

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tasyai śubhāśiṣaṃ dattvā gamanaṃ kartumudyataḥ /
dṛṣṭvā yamaṃ ca gacchantaṃ sā sāvitrī praṇamya ca

9.38.79

ruroda caraṇau dhṛtvā sādhucchedena duḥkhitā /
sāvitrīrodanaṃ śrutvā yamaścaiva kṛpānidhiḥ

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tāmityuvāca santuṣṭaḥ svayaṃ caiva ruroda ha /
dharmarāja uvāva
lakṣavarṣaṃ sukhaṃ bhuktvā puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate

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ante yāsyasi tallokaṃ yatra devī virājate /
gatvā ca svagṛhaṃ bhadre sāvitryāśca vrataṃ kuru

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dvisaptavarṣaparyantaṃ nārīṇāṃ mokṣakāraṇam /
jyeṣṭhaśuklacaturdaśyāṃ sāvitryāśca vrataṃ śubham

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śuklāṣṭamyāṃ bhādrapade mahālakṣyā yathā vratam /
dvyaṣṭavarṣaṃ vrataṃ caiva pratyādeyaṃ śucismite

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karoti bhaktyā yā nārī sā yāti ca vibhoḥ padam /
pratimaṅ‌galavāre ca devīṃ maṅ‌galadāyinīm

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pratimāsaṃ śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ ṣaṣṭhīṃ maṅ‌galadāyinīm /
tathā cāṣāḍhasaṅ‌krāntyāṃ manasāṃ sarvasiddhidām

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rādhāṃ rāse ca kārtikyāṃ kṛṣṇaprāṇādhikapriyām /
upoṣya śuklāṣṭamyāṃ ca pratimāsaṃ varapradām

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viṣṇumāyāṃ bhagavatīṃ durgāṃ durgatināśinīm /
prakṛtiṃ jagadambāṃ ca patiputravatīṣu ca

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pativratāsu śuddhāsu yantreṣu pratimāsu ca /
yā nārī pūjayed‍bhaktyā dhanasantānahetave

9.38.89

ihaloke sukhaṃ bhuktvā yātyante śrīvibhoḥ padam /
evaṃ devyā vibhūtīśca pūjayetsādhako'niśam

9.38.90

sarvakālaṃ sarvarūpā saṃsevyā parameśvarī /
nātaḥ parataraṃ kiñcitkṛtakṛtyatvadāyakam

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ityuktvā tāṃ dharmarājo jagāma nijamandiram /
gṛhītvā svāminaṃ sā ca sāvitrī ca nijālayam

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sāvitrī satyavāṃścaiva prayayau ca yathāgamam /
anyāṃśca kathayāmāsa svavṛttāntaṃ hi nārada

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sāvitrījanakaḥ putrān samprāptaḥ prakrameṇa ca /
śvaśuraścakṣuṣī rājyaṃ sā ca putrān vareṇa ca

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lakṣavarṣaṃ sukhaṃ bhuktvā puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate /
jagāma svāminā sārdhaṃ devīlokaṃ pativratā

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savituścādhidevī yā mantrādhiṣṭhātṛdevatā /
sāvitrī hyapi vedānāṃ sāvitrī tena kīrtitā

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ityevaṃ kathitaṃ vatsa sāvitryākhyānamuttamam /
jīvakarmavipākaṃ ca kiṃ punaḥ śrotumicchasi

9.38.38

iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ navamaskandhe
nārāyaṇanāradasaṃvāde sāvitryupākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭatrilo'dhyāyaḥ

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