Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 9 — Chapter 39

DB 9 39.1

लक्ष्म्युपाख्यानवर्णनम् नारद उवाच श्रीमूलप्रकृतेर्देव्या गायत्र्यास्तु निराकृतेः । सावित्रीयमसंवादे श्रुतं वै निर्मलं यशः

lakṣmyupākhyānavarṇanam nārada uvāca śrīmūlaprakṛterdevyā gāyatryāstu nirākṛteḥ | sāvitrīyamasaṃvāde śrutaṃ vai nirmalaṃ yaśaḥ

The account of Lakṣmī. Nārada said: In the dialogue of Sāvitrī and Yama I have heard the spotless glory of the glorious Goddess, the root Nature, Gāyatrī, who is without form.

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DB 9 39.2

तद्गुणोत्कीर्तनं सत्यं मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम् । अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामि लक्ष्म्युपाख्यानमीश्वर

tadguṇotkīrtanaṃ satyaṃ maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam | adhunā śrotumicchāmi lakṣmyupākhyānamīśvara

The proclaiming of her qualities is truth, and the auspiciousness of auspicious things. Now I wish to hear the account of Lakṣmī, O Lord.

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DB 9 39.3

केनादौ पूजिता सापि किंभूता केन वा पुरा । तद्गुणोत्कीर्तनं मह्यं वद वेदविदांवर

kenādau pūjitā sāpi kiṃbhūtā kena vā purā | tadguṇotkīrtanaṃ mahyaṃ vada vedavidāṃvara

By whom was she first worshipped, and of what nature was she, or by whom of old? Tell me the proclaiming of her qualities, O best of the knowers of the Veda.

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DB 9 39.4

श्रीनारायण उवाच सृष्टेरादौ पुरा ब्रह्मन् कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः । देवी वामांससम्भूता बभूव रासमण्डले

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca sṛṣṭerādau purā brahman kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ | devī vāmāṃsasambhūtā babhūva rāsamaṇḍale

Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: At the beginning of creation, of old, O brahmin, the Goddess, arisen from the left shoulder of Kṛṣṇa, the supreme Self, came into being in the circle of the rāsa dance.

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DB 9 39.5

अतीव सुन्दरी श्यामा न्यग्रोधपरिमण्डिता । यथा द्वादशवर्षीया शश्वत्सुस्थिरयौवना

atīva sundarī śyāmā nyagrodhaparimaṇḍitā | yathā dvādaśavarṣīyā śaśvatsusthirayauvanā

Exceedingly beautiful, dark-hued, endowed with well-rounded (limbs), as though twelve years old, her youth ever firmly abiding,

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DB 9 39.6

श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभा सुखदृश्या मनोहरा । शरत्पार्वणकोटीन्दुप्रभाप्रच्छादनानना

śvetacampakavarṇābhā sukhadṛśyā manoharā | śaratpārvaṇakoṭīnduprabhāpracchādanānanā

with the hue and lustre of the white campaka flower, pleasant to look at, captivating, her face eclipsing the radiance of ten million autumn full moons,

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DB 9 39.7

शरन्मध्याह्नपद्मानां शोभामोचनलोचना । सा देवी द्विविधा भूता सह सर्वेश्वरेच्छया

śaranmadhyāhnapadmānāṃ śobhāmocanalocanā | sā devī dvividhā bhūtā saha sarveśvarecchayā

her eyes surpassing the beauty of lotuses at midday in autumn — that Goddess became twofold, together with the will of the Lord of all.

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DB 9 39.8

स्वीयरूपेण वर्णेन तेजसा वयसा त्विषा । यशसा वाससा कृत्या भूषणेन गुणेन च

svīyarūpeṇa varṇena tejasā vayasā tviṣā | yaśasā vāsasā kṛtyā bhūṣaṇena guṇena ca

with her own form, colour, brilliance, age, radiance, fame, garments, deeds, ornaments and qualities,

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DB 9 39.9

स्मितेन वीक्षणेनैव प्रेम्णा वानुनयेन च । तद्वामांसान्महालक्ष्मीर्दक्षिणासांच्च राधिका

smitena vīkṣaṇenaiva premṇā vānunayena ca | tadvāmāṃsānmahālakṣmīrdakṣiṇāsāṃcca rādhikā

with her smile, her glance, her love and her graciousness — from his left shoulder Mahālakṣmī, and from his right Rādhikā.

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DB 9 39.10

राधाऽऽदौ वरयामास द्विभुजञ्च परात्परम् । महालक्ष्मीश्च तत्पश्चाच्चकमे कमनीयकम्

rādhā''dau varayāmāsa dvibhujañca parātparam | mahālakṣmīśca tatpaścāccakame kamanīyakam

Rādhā first chose the two-armed one, higher than the highest; and after that Mahālakṣmī desired the lovely one.

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DB 9 39.11

कृष्णस्तद्गौरवेणैव द्विधारूपो बभूव ह । दक्षिणांसश्च द्विभुजो वामांसश्च चतुर्भुजः

kṛṣṇastadgauraveṇaiva dvidhārūpo babhūva ha | dakṣiṇāṃsaśca dvibhujo vāmāṃsaśca caturbhujaḥ

Kṛṣṇa, out of regard for that, became of twofold form: from his right shoulder two-armed, and from his left four-armed.

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DB 9 39.12

चतुर्भुजाय द्विभुजो महालक्ष्मीं ददौ पुरा । लक्ष्यते दृश्यते विश्वं स्निग्धदृष्ट्या ययानिशम्

caturbhujāya dvibhujo mahālakṣmīṃ dadau purā | lakṣyate dṛśyate viśvaṃ snigdhadṛṣṭyā yayāniśam

Long ago the two-armed one gave Mahālakṣmī to the four-armed one — she by whose tender gaze the universe is unceasingly marked and beheld.

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DB 9 39.13

देवीभूता च महती महालक्ष्मीश्च सा स्मृता । राधाकान्तश्च द्विभुजो लक्ष्मीकान्तश्चतुर्भुजः

devībhūtā ca mahatī mahālakṣmīśca sā smṛtā | rādhākāntaśca dvibhujo lakṣmīkāntaścaturbhujaḥ

And she, having become the Goddess, the great one, is known as Mahālakṣmī; the two-armed one is Rādhā's lord, and the four-armed one is Lakṣmī's lord.

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DB 9 39.14

शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा च गोपैर्गोपीभिरावृता । चतुर्भुजश्च वैकुण्ठं प्रययौ पद्मया सह

śuddhasattvasvarūpā ca gopairgopībhirāvṛtā | caturbhujaśca vaikuṇṭhaṃ prayayau padmayā saha

And she, whose form is pure sattva — surrounded by the cowherds and cowherd women, the four-armed one went to Vaikuṇṭha together with the lotus-lady (Padmā).

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DB 9 39.15

सर्वांशेन समौ तौ द्वौ कृष्णनारायणौ परौ । महालक्ष्मीश्च योगेन नानारूपा बभूव सा

sarvāṃśena samau tau dvau kṛṣṇanārāyaṇau parau | mahālakṣmīśca yogena nānārūpā babhūva sā

Those two, Kṛṣṇa and Nārāyaṇa, the supreme ones, are equal in every part; and Mahālakṣmī, by yoga, became of many forms.

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DB 9 39.16

वैकुण्ठे च महालक्ष्मीः परिपूर्णतमा रमा । शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा च सर्वसौभाग्यसंयुता

vaikuṇṭhe ca mahālakṣmīḥ paripūrṇatamā ramā | śuddhasattvasvarūpā ca sarvasaubhāgyasaṃyutā

In Vaikuṇṭha (she is) Mahālakṣmī, Ramā, the most completely full one, whose form is pure sattva, endowed with every good fortune.

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DB 9 39.17

प्रेम्णा सा च प्रधाना च सर्वासु रमणीषु च । स्वर्गेषु स्वर्गलक्ष्मीश्च शक्रसम्पत्स्वरूपिणी

premṇā sā ca pradhānā ca sarvāsu ramaṇīṣu ca | svargeṣu svargalakṣmīśca śakrasampatsvarūpiṇī

And by her love she is foremost among all lovely women; in the heavens she is the Lakṣmī of heaven, taking the form of Śakra's wealth.

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DB 9 39.18

पाताले नागलक्ष्मीश्च राजलक्ष्मीश्च राजसु । गृहलक्ष्मीर्गृहेष्वेव गृहिणां च कलांशतः

pātāle nāgalakṣmīśca rājalakṣmīśca rājasu | gṛhalakṣmīrgṛheṣveva gṛhiṇāṃ ca kalāṃśataḥ

In the netherworld she is the Lakṣmī of the serpents, among kings the royal Lakṣmī, and in houses the household Lakṣmī of householders, by portions of a part.

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DB 9 39.19

सम्पत्स्वरूपा गृहिणां सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गला । गवां प्रसूतिः सुरभिर्दक्षिणा यज्ञकामिनी

sampatsvarūpā gṛhiṇāṃ sarvamaṅgalamaṅgalā | gavāṃ prasūtiḥ surabhirdakṣiṇā yajñakāminī

She is the very form of householders' prosperity, the auspiciousness of all auspicious things; she is the fertility of cows, the cow Surabhi, and Dakṣiṇā who desires sacrifice.

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DB 9 39.20

क्षीरोदसिन्धुकन्या सा श्रीरूपा पद्मिनीषु च । शोभास्वरूपा चन्द्रे च सूर्यमण्डलमण्डिता

kṣīrodasindhukanyā sā śrīrūpā padminīṣu ca | śobhāsvarūpā candre ca sūryamaṇḍalamaṇḍitā

She is the daughter of the ocean of milk, the form of beauty in lotus-plants, the form of loveliness in the moon, and the adornment of the sun's orb.

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DB 9 39.21

विभूषणेषु रत्नेषु फलेषु च जलेषु च । नृपेषु नृपपत्नीषु दिव्यस्त्रीषु गृहेषु च

vibhūṣaṇeṣu ratneṣu phaleṣu ca jaleṣu ca | nṛpeṣu nṛpapatnīṣu divyastrīṣu gṛheṣu ca

(She is) in ornaments, in jewels, in fruits and in waters, in kings, in kings' wives, in celestial women and in houses,

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DB 9 39.22

सर्वसस्येषु वस्त्रेषु स्थानेषु संस्कृतेषु च । प्रतिमासु च देवानां मङ्गलेषु घटेषु च

sarvasasyeṣu vastreṣu sthāneṣu saṃskṛteṣu ca | pratimāsu ca devānāṃ maṅgaleṣu ghaṭeṣu ca

in all crops, in garments, in consecrated places, in images of the gods and in auspicious water-pots,

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DB 9 39.23

माणिक्येषु च मुक्तासु माल्येषु च मनोहरा । मणीन्द्रेषु च हीरेषु क्षीरेषु चन्दनेषु च

māṇikyeṣu ca muktāsu mālyeṣu ca manoharā | maṇīndreṣu ca hīreṣu kṣīreṣu candaneṣu ca

charming in rubies, in pearls and in garlands, in chief gems and in diamonds, in milk and in sandal-paste,

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DB 9 39.24

वृक्षशाखासु रम्यासु नवमेघेषु वस्तुषु । वैकुण्ठे पूजिता साऽऽदौ देवी नारायणेन च

vṛkṣaśākhāsu ramyāsu navamegheṣu vastuṣu | vaikuṇṭhe pūjitā sā''dau devī nārāyaṇena ca

in the lovely branches of trees, in fresh clouds, in (all) things. That Goddess was first worshipped in Vaikuṇṭha by Nārāyaṇa,

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DB 9 39.25

द्वितीये ब्रह्मणा भक्त्या तृतीये शङ्करेण च । विष्णुना पूजिता सा च क्षीरोदे भारते मुने

dvitīye brahmaṇā bhaktyā tṛtīye śaṅkareṇa ca | viṣṇunā pūjitā sā ca kṣīrode bhārate mune

second, with devotion, by Brahmā; third by Śaṅkara; and she was worshipped by Viṣṇu in the ocean of milk and in Bhārata, O sage;

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DB 9 39.26

स्वायम्भुवेन मनुना मानवेन्द्रेश्च सर्वतः । ऋषीन्द्रैश्च मुनीन्द्रैश्च सद्भिश्च गृहिभिर्भवे

svāyambhuvena manunā mānavendreśca sarvataḥ | ṛṣīndraiśca munīndraiśca sadbhiśca gṛhibhirbhave

by Manu Svāyambhuva and by the lords of men everywhere, by the chief seers and chief ascetics, and by good householders in the world,

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DB 9 39.27

गन्धर्वैश्चैव नागाद्यैः पातालेषु च पूजिता । शुक्लाष्टम्यां भाद्रपदे कृता पूजा च ब्रह्मणा

gandharvaiścaiva nāgādyaiḥ pātāleṣu ca pūjitā | śuklāṣṭamyāṃ bhādrapade kṛtā pūjā ca brahmaṇā

and she was worshipped by the Gandharvas and by the Nāgas and others in the netherworlds. On the eighth of the bright fortnight in Bhādrapada her worship was performed by Brahmā,

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DB 9 39.28

भक्त्या च पक्षपर्यन्तं त्रिषु लोकेषु नारद । चैत्रे पौषे च भाद्रे च पुण्ये मङ्गलवासरे

bhaktyā ca pakṣaparyantaṃ triṣu lokeṣu nārada | caitre pauṣe ca bhādre ca puṇye maṅgalavāsare

with devotion, lasting a fortnight, in the three worlds, O Nārada; in Caitra, in Pauṣa and in Bhādra, on a holy and auspicious Tuesday

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DB 9 39.29

विष्णुना पूजिता सा च त्रिषु लोकेषु भक्तितः । वर्षान्ते पौषसङ्क्रान्त्यां माध्यामावाह्य मङ्गले

viṣṇunā pūjitā sā ca triṣu lokeṣu bhaktitaḥ | varṣānte pauṣasaṅkrāntyāṃ mādhyāmāvāhya maṅgale

she was worshipped by Viṣṇu with devotion in the three worlds; at the year's end, at the Pauṣa solstice, having invoked her at midday on an auspicious (day),

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DB 9 39.30

मनुस्तां पूजयामास सा भूता भुवनत्रये । पूजिता सा महेन्द्रेण मङ्गलेनैव मङ्गला

manustāṃ pūjayāmāsa sā bhūtā bhuvanatraye | pūjitā sā mahendreṇa maṅgalenaiva maṅgalā

Manu worshipped her, and she became (renowned) in the three worlds; the auspicious one was worshipped by great Indra and by Maṅgala,

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DB 9 39.31

केदारेणैव नीलेन सुबलेन नलेन च । ध्रुवेणोत्तानपादेन शक्रेण बलिना तथा

kedāreṇaiva nīlena subalena nalena ca | dhruveṇottānapādena śakreṇa balinā tathā

and by Kedāra, by Nīla, by Subala and by Nala, by Dhruva son of Uttānapāda, by Śakra and likewise by Bali,

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DB 9 39.32

कश्यपेन च दक्षेण कर्दमेन विवस्वता । प्रियव्रतेन चन्द्रेण कुबेरेणैव वायुना

kaśyapena ca dakṣeṇa kardamena vivasvatā | priyavratena candreṇa kubereṇaiva vāyunā

And (she was worshipped) by Kaśyapa, by Dakṣa, by Kardama, by Vivasvat, by Priyavrata, by Candra, by Kubera, and by Vāyu,

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DB 9 39.33

यमेन वह्निना चैव वरुणेनैव पूजिता । एवं सर्वत्र सर्वेषु पूजिता वन्दिता सदा । सर्वेश्वर्याधिदेवी सा सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपिणी

yamena vahninā caiva varuṇenaiva pūjitā | evaṃ sarvatra sarveṣu pūjitā vanditā sadā | sarveśvaryādhidevī sā sarvasampatsvarūpiṇī

by Yama, by Agni, and by Varuṇa she was worshipped. Thus everywhere, among all (beings), she is ever worshipped and praised — she, the presiding goddess who is mistress of all, whose very form is all prosperity.

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DB 9 39.39

ति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादशसाहस्र्यां संहितायां नवमस्कन्धे लक्ष्म्युपाख्यानवर्णनं नामैकोनचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः

ti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ navamaskandhe lakṣmyupākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāmaikonacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

Thus (ends) the thirty-ninth chapter, called "The Account of Lakṣmī," in the ninth book of the glorious Devībhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa, the compendium of eighteen thousand (verses).

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