The Character of Prakriti

Verse 1 (devibhagavatam.9.1.1)

श्रीनारायण उवाच । गणेशजननी दुर्गा राधा लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती । सावित्री च सृष्टिविधौ प्रकृतिः पञ्चधा स्मृता

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca | gaṇeśajananī durgā rādhā lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī | sāvitrī ca sṛṣṭividhau prakṛtiḥ pañcadhā smṛtā

Sri Narayana said: Durga, mother of Ganesha, Radha, Lakshmi, Sarasvati, and Savitri — in the work of creation, Prakriti is remembered as fivefold.

Verse 2 (devibhagavatam.9.1.2)

नारद उवाच । आविर्बभूव सा केन का वा सा ज्ञानिनांवर । किं वा तल्लक्षणं साधो बभूव पञ्चधा कथम्

nārada uvāca | āvirbabhūva sā kena kā vā sā jñānināṁvara | kiṁ vā tallakṣaṇaṁ sādho babhūva pañcadhā katham

Narada said: O best of the wise, by whom did she come into being, and who is she? O sage, what is her nature, and how did she become fivefold?

Verse 3 (devibhagavatam.9.1.3)

सर्वासां चरितं पूजाविधानं गुण ईप्सितः । अवतारः कुत्र कस्यास्तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि

sarvāsāṁ caritaṁ pūjāvidhānaṁ guṇa īpsitaḥ | avatāraḥ kutra kasyāstanme vyākhyātumarhasi

Please explain to me the deeds of each of them, the manner of their worship, the qualities they bestow, and where each one took incarnation.

Verse 4 (devibhagavatam.9.1.4)

श्रीनारायण उवाच । प्रकृतेर्लक्षणं वत्स को वा वक्तुं क्षमो भवेत् । किञ्चित्तथापि वक्ष्यामि यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रतः

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca | prakṛterlakṣaṇaṁ vatsa ko vā vaktuṁ kṣamo bhavet | kiñcittathāpi vakṣyāmi yacchrutaṁ dharmavaktrataḥ

Sri Narayana said: My child, who indeed is capable of describing the true nature of Prakriti? Yet I shall tell you something of what I heard from the teacher of dharma's own mouth.

Verse 5 (devibhagavatam.9.1.5)

प्रकृष्टवाचकः प्रश्न कृतिश्च सृष्टिवाचकः । सृष्टौ प्रकृष्टा या देवी प्रकृतिः सा प्रकीर्तिता

prakṛṣṭavācakaḥ praśna kṛtiśca sṛṣṭivācakaḥ | sṛṣṭau prakṛṣṭā yā devī prakṛtiḥ sā prakīrtitā

The syllable "pra" denotes excellence, and "kṛti" denotes creation; the goddess who is most excellent in creation is thus proclaimed as Prakriti.

Verse 6 (devibhagavatam.9.1.6)

गुणे सत्त्वे प्रकृष्टे च प्रशब्दो वर्तते श्रुतः । मध्यमे रजसि कृश्च तिशब्दस्तमसि स्मृतः

guṇe sattve prakṛṣṭe ca praśabdo vartate śrutaḥ | madhyame rajasi kṛśca tiśabdastamasi smṛtaḥ

Among the guṇas, sattva is most excellent, hence the syllable "pra" is heard to apply there; "kṛ" is said for the middling rajas, and "ti" is remembered for tamas.

Verse 7 (devibhagavatam.9.1.7)

त्रिगुणात्मस्वरूपा या सा च शक्तिसमन्विता । प्रधाना सृष्टिकरणे प्रकृतिस्तेन कथ्यते

triguṇātmasvarūpā yā sā ca śaktisamanvitā | pradhānā sṛṣṭikaraṇe prakṛtistena kathyate

She who is of the nature of the three guṇas, endowed with power, and foremost in the act of creation — for this she is called Prakriti.

Verse 8 (devibhagavatam.9.1.8)

प्रथमे वर्तते प्रश्न कृतिश्च सृष्टिवाचकः । सृष्टेरादौ च या देवी प्रकृतिः सा प्रकीर्तिता

prathame vartate praśna kṛtiśca sṛṣṭivācakaḥ | sṛṣṭerādau ca yā devī prakṛtiḥ sā prakīrtitā

The first syllable denotes excellence, and "kṛti" denotes creation; the goddess who existed at the very beginning of creation is proclaimed as Prakriti.

Verse 9 (devibhagavatam.9.1.9)

योगेनात्मा सृष्टिविधौ द्विधारूपो बभूव सः । पुमांश्च दक्षिणार्धाङ्गो वामार्धा प्रकृतिः स्मृता

yogenātmā sṛṣṭividhau dvidhārūpo babhūva saḥ | pumāṁśca dakṣiṇārdhāṅgo vāmārdhā prakṛtiḥ smṛtā

At the time of creation, through yoga, that one Self became twofold — the right half became the Male, and the left half is remembered as Prakriti.

Verse 10 (devibhagavatam.9.1.10)

सा च ब्रह्मस्वरूपा च नित्या सा च सनातनी । यथाऽऽत्मा च तथा शक्तिर्यथाग्नौ दाहिका स्थिता

sā ca brahmasvarūpā ca nityā sā ca sanātanī | yathā''tmā ca tathā śaktiryathāgnau dāhikā sthitā

She too is of the nature of Brahman, eternal and everlasting; as is the Self, so is the Power — just as the burning quality abides inseparably in fire.

Verse 11 (devibhagavatam.9.1.11)

अत एव हि योगीन्द्रैः स्त्रीपुम्भेदो न मन्यते । सर्वं ब्रह्ममयं ब्रह्मञ्छश्वत्सदपि नारद

ata eva hi yogīndraiḥ strīpumbhedo na manyate | sarvaṁ brahmamayaṁ brahmañchaśvatsadapi nārada

For this very reason the great yogis do not admit any distinction between male and female; O Narada, though ever existent, all this is nothing but the fullness of Brahman.

Verse 12 (devibhagavatam.9.1.12)

स्वेच्छामयस्येच्छया च श्रीकृष्णस्य सिसृक्षया । साऽऽविर्बभूव सहसा मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी

svecchāmayasyecchayā ca śrīkṛṣṇasya sisṛkṣayā | sā''virbabhūva sahasā mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī

By the will of Sri Krishna, who acts by his own free desire, and through his wish to create, that sovereign Mula-Prakriti suddenly came into manifest being.

Verse 13 (devibhagavatam.9.1.13)

तदाज्ञया पञ्चविधा सृष्टिकर्मविभेदिका । अथ भक्तानुरोधाद्वा भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहा

tadājñayā pañcavidhā sṛṣṭikarmavibhedikā | atha bhaktānurodhādvā bhaktānugrahavigrahā

By his command she became fivefold according to the divisions of the work of creation, and also, at the entreaty of devotees, assumes forms out of grace toward them.

Verse 14 (devibhagavatam.9.1.14)

गणेशमाता दुर्गा या शिवरूपा शिवप्रिया । नारायणी विष्णुमाया पूर्णब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी

gaṇeśamātā durgā yā śivarūpā śivapriyā | nārāyaṇī viṣṇumāyā pūrṇabrahmasvarūpiṇī

Durga, mother of Ganesha, is of the nature of Shiva and beloved of Shiva; she is Narayani, the Maya of Vishnu, of the very form of the Full Brahman.

Verse 15 (devibhagavatam.9.1.15)

ब्रह्मादिदेवैर्मुनिभिर्मनुभिः पूजिता स्तुता । सर्वाधिष्ठातृदेवी सा शर्वरूपा सनातनी

brahmādidevairmunibhirmanubhiḥ pūjitā stutā | sarvādhiṣṭhātṛdevī sā śarvarūpā sanātanī

Worshipped and praised by Brahma and the other gods, by sages and by the Manus, she presides over all, of the very form of Shiva, and eternal.

Verse 16 (devibhagavatam.9.1.16)

धर्मसत्यपुण्यकीर्तिर्यशोमङ्गलदायिनी । सुखमोक्षहर्षदात्री शोकार्तिदुःखनाशिनी

dharmasatyapuṇyakīrtiryaśomaṅgaladāyinī | sukhamokṣaharṣadātrī śokārtiduḥkhanāśinī

She grants righteousness, truth, merit, fame, and auspiciousness; she bestows happiness, liberation, and joy, and destroys grief, affliction, and sorrow.

Verse 17 (devibhagavatam.9.1.17)

शरणागतदीनार्तपरित्राणपरायणा । तेजःस्वरूपा परमा तदधिष्ठातृदेवता

śaraṇāgatadīnārtaparitrāṇaparāyaṇā | tejaḥsvarūpā paramā tadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā

She is ever devoted to protecting those who seek refuge, the humble, and the afflicted; she is splendor itself, the supreme presiding deity of all radiance.

Verse 18 (devibhagavatam.9.1.18)

सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा च शक्तिरीशस्य सन्ततम् । सिद्धेश्वरी सिद्धिरूपा सिद्धिदा सिद्धिरीश्वरी

sarvaśaktisvarūpā ca śaktirīśasya santatam | siddheśvarī siddhirūpā siddhidā siddhirīśvarī

She is the very embodiment of all power, ever the Shakti of the Lord; she is Siddheshvari, the form of accomplishment, giver of accomplishment, sovereign of all attainments.

Verse 19 (devibhagavatam.9.1.19)

बुद्धिर्निद्रा क्षुत्पिपासा छाया तन्द्रा दया स्मृतिः । जातिः क्षान्तिश्च भ्रान्तिश्च शान्तिः कान्तिश्च चेतना

buddhirnidrā kṣutpipāsā chāyā tandrā dayā smṛtiḥ | jātiḥ kṣāntiśca bhrāntiśca śāntiḥ kāntiśca cetanā

She is intellect, sleep, hunger and thirst, shadow, drowsiness, compassion, memory, caste-nature, forbearance, delusion, peace, radiance, and consciousness.

Verse 20 (devibhagavatam.9.1.20)

तुष्टिः पुष्टिस्तथा लक्ष्मीर्धृतिर्माया तथैव च । सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा सा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः

tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭistathā lakṣmīrdhṛtirmāyā tathaiva ca | sarvaśaktisvarūpā sā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ

She is also contentment, nourishment, prosperity, fortitude, and illusion — the all-powerful nature of Sri Krishna, the Supreme Self.

Verse 21 (devibhagavatam.9.1.21)

उक्तः श्रुतौ श्रुतगुणश्चातिस्वल्पो यथागमम् । गुणोऽस्त्यनन्तोऽनन्ताया अपरां च निशामय

uktaḥ śrutau śrutaguṇaścātisvalpo yathāgamam | guṇo'styananto'nantāyā aparāṁ ca niśāmaya

In the scriptures her qualities have been told only in brief, though by tradition the qualities of that Infinite One are truly endless; now hear of another.

Verse 22 (devibhagavatam.9.1.22)

शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा या पद्मा सा परमात्मनः । सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपा सा तदधिष्ठातृदेवता

śuddhasattvasvarūpā yā padmā sā paramātmanaḥ | sarvasampatsvarūpā sā tadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā

She who is Padma, of pure sattva nature, belongs to the Supreme Self; she is the very embodiment of all prosperity and its presiding deity.

Verse 23 (devibhagavatam.9.1.23)

कान्तातिदान्ता शान्ता च सुशीला सर्वमङ्गला । लोभमोहकामरोषमदाहङ्कारवर्जिता

kāntātidāntā śāntā ca suśīlā sarvamaṅgalā | lobhamohakāmaroṣamadāhaṅkāravarjitā

She is lovely, deeply self-controlled, tranquil, of good conduct, and all-auspicious; free from greed, delusion, desire, anger, pride, and egotism.

Verse 24 (devibhagavatam.9.1.24)

भक्तानुरक्ता पत्युश्च सर्वाभ्यश्च पतिव्रता । प्राणतुल्या भगवतः प्रेमपात्रं प्रियंवदा

bhaktānuraktā patyuśca sarvābhyaśca pativratā | prāṇatulyā bhagavataḥ premapātraṁ priyaṁvadā

She is devoted to her devotees and to her husband, foremost among all faithful wives; dear to the Lord as his own life-breath, his beloved, sweet of speech.

Verse 25 (devibhagavatam.9.1.25)

सर्वसस्यात्मिका देवी जीवनोपायरूपिणी । महालक्ष्मीश्च वैकुण्ठे पतिसेवारता सती

sarvasasyātmikā devī jīvanopāyarūpiṇī | mahālakṣmīśca vaikuṇṭhe patisevāratā satī

The goddess is the very soul of all crops and grain, the means of livelihood itself; in Vaikuntha, as Mahalakshmi, the chaste one, she remains devoted to serving her lord.

Verse 26 (devibhagavatam.9.1.26)

स्वर्गे च स्वर्गलक्ष्मीश्च राजलक्ष्मीश्च राजसु । गृहेषु गृहलक्ष्मीश्च मर्त्यानां गृहिणां तथा

svarge ca svargalakṣmīśca rājalakṣmīśca rājasu | gṛheṣu gṛhalakṣmīśca martyānāṁ gṛhiṇāṁ tathā

In heaven she is Svarga-Lakshmi, among kings she is Raja-Lakshmi, and in the homes of mortal householders she is Griha-Lakshmi.

Verse 27 (devibhagavatam.9.1.27)

सर्वप्राणिषु द्रव्येषु शोभारूपा मनोहरा । कीर्तिरूपा पुण्यवतां प्रभारूपा नृपेषु च

sarvaprāṇiṣu dravyeṣu śobhārūpā manoharā | kīrtirūpā puṇyavatāṁ prabhārūpā nṛpeṣu ca

In all beings and things she is the enchanting form of beauty; in the virtuous she is fame, and among kings she is splendor.

Verse 28 (devibhagavatam.9.1.28)

वाणिज्यरूपा वणिजां पापिनां कलहाङ्कुरा । दयारूपा च कथिता वेदोक्ता सर्वसम्मता

vāṇijyarūpā vaṇijāṁ pāpināṁ kalahāṅkurā | dayārūpā ca kathitā vedoktā sarvasammatā

Among merchants she is commerce, among sinners she is the seed of strife; the Vedas declare her also as the form of compassion, and she is accepted by all.

Verse 29 (devibhagavatam.9.1.29)

सर्वपूज्या सर्ववन्द्या चान्यां मत्तो निशामय । वाग्बुद्धिविद्याज्ञानाधिष्ठात्री च परमात्मनः

sarvapūjyā sarvavandyā cānyāṁ matto niśāmaya | vāgbuddhividyājñānādhiṣṭhātrī ca paramātmanaḥ

She is worshipped and revered by all; now hear from me of another, who presides over the Supreme Self's speech, intellect, knowledge, and wisdom.

Verse 30 (devibhagavatam.9.1.30)

सर्वविद्यास्वरूपा या सा च देवी सरस्वती । सा बुद्धिः कविता मेधा प्रतिभा स्मृतिदा नृणाम्

sarvavidyāsvarūpā yā sā ca devī sarasvatī | sā buddhiḥ kavitā medhā pratibhā smṛtidā nṛṇām

She who is the embodiment of all learning is the goddess Sarasvati; she is intellect, poetic gift, retentive memory, brilliance, and the giver of memory.

Verse 31 (devibhagavatam.9.1.31)

नानाप्रकारसिद्धान्तभेदार्थकलना मता । व्याख्याबोधस्वरूपा च सर्वसन्देहभञ्जिनी

nānāprakārasiddhāntabhedārthakalanā matā | vyākhyābodhasvarūpā ca sarvasandehabhañjinī

She is held to order the distinctions and meanings of the many kinds of doctrines; she is the very form of exposition and understanding, and dispels every doubt.

Verse 32 (devibhagavatam.9.1.32)

विचारकारिणी ग्रन्थकारिणी शक्तिरूपिणी । स्वरसङ्गीतसन्धानतालकारणरूपिणी

vicārakāriṇī granthakāriṇī śaktirūpiṇī | svarasaṅgītasandhānatālakāraṇarūpiṇī

She is the source of reflection, the composer of texts, the very form of power; she is the underlying cause of musical note, of song, of harmony, and of rhythm.

Verse 33 (devibhagavatam.9.1.33)

विषयज्ञानवाग्रूपा प्रतिविश्वोपजीविनी । व्याख्यावादकरी शान्ता वीणापुस्तकधारिणी

viṣayajñānavāgrūpā prativiśvopajīvinī | vyākhyāvādakarī śāntā vīṇāpustakadhāriṇī

She is the very form of worldly knowledge and speech, by whom every being sustains its life; she gives forth exposition and discourse, ever tranquil, and holds the vina and the book.

Verse 34 (devibhagavatam.9.1.34)

शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा च सुशीला श्रीहरिप्रिया । हिमचन्दनकुन्देन्दुकुमुदाम्भोजसन्निभा

śuddhasattvasvarūpā ca suśīlā śrīharipriyā | himacandanakundendukumudāmbhojasannibhā

She is of pure sattva nature, of good conduct, beloved of Sri Hari; she is fair as snow, sandalwood, jasmine, the moon, the white lotus, and the lily.

Verse 35 (devibhagavatam.9.1.35)

यजन्ती परमात्मानं श्रीकृष्णं रत्नमालया । तपःस्वरूपा तपसां फलदात्री तपस्विनाम्

yajantī paramātmānaṁ śrīkṛṣṇaṁ ratnamālayā | tapaḥsvarūpā tapasāṁ phaladātrī tapasvinām

She worships the Supreme Self, Sri Krishna, with a garland of gems; she is the very form of austerity, and grants ascetics the fruit of their penance.

Verse 36 (devibhagavatam.9.1.36)

सिद्धिविद्यास्वरूपा च सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा सदा । यया विना तु विप्रौघो मूको मृतसमः सदा

siddhividyāsvarūpā ca sarvasiddhipradā sadā | yayā vinā tu vipraugho mūko mṛtasamaḥ sadā

She is the very form of the perfected sciences, ever bestowing every attainment; without her, the whole company of the learned is forever mute, as good as dead.

Verse 37 (devibhagavatam.9.1.37)

देवी तृतीया गदिता श्रुत्युक्ता जगदम्बिका । यथागमं यथाकिञ्चिदपरां त्वं निबोध मे

devī tṛtīyā gaditā śrutyuktā jagadambikā | yathāgamaṁ yathākiñcidaparāṁ tvaṁ nibodha me

Thus the third goddess, the Mother of the world spoken of in the scriptures, has been described; now, as far as tradition tells, learn from me of yet another.

Verse 38 (devibhagavatam.9.1.38)

माता चतुर्णां वर्णानां वेदाङ्गानां च छन्दसाम् । सन्ध्यावन्दनमन्त्राणां तन्त्राणां च विचक्षणा

mātā caturṇāṁ varṇānāṁ vedāṅgānāṁ ca chandasām | sandhyāvandanamantrāṇāṁ tantrāṇāṁ ca vicakṣaṇā

She is the mother of the four social orders, of the auxiliary Vedic sciences, and of the metres; she is expert also in the mantras of daily worship and in the tantras.

Verse 39 (devibhagavatam.9.1.39)

द्विजातिजातिरूपा च जपरूपा तपस्विनी । ब्रह्मण्यतेजोरूपा च सर्वसंस्काररूपिणी

dvijātijātirūpā ca japarūpā tapasvinī | brahmaṇyatejorūpā ca sarvasaṁskārarūpiṇī

She is the very form of the twice-born's second birth, the form of recitation, herself an ascetic; she is the form of the brahmin's spiritual radiance and of every sacrament.

Verse 40 (devibhagavatam.9.1.40)

पवित्ररूपा सावित्री गायत्री ब्रह्मणः प्रिया । तीर्थानि यस्याः संस्पर्शं वाञ्छन्ति ह्यात्मशुद्धये

pavitrarūpā sāvitrī gāyatrī brahmaṇaḥ priyā | tīrthāni yasyāḥ saṁsparśaṁ vāñchanti hyātmaśuddhaye

She is the sacred Savitri, the Gayatri, beloved of Brahma; even the sacred fords long for her touch, for the sake of their own purification.

Verse 41 (devibhagavatam.9.1.41)

शुद्धस्फटिकसङ्काशा शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपिणी । परमानन्दरूपा च परमा च सनातनी

śuddhasphaṭikasaṅkāśā śuddhasattvasvarūpiṇī | paramānandarūpā ca paramā ca sanātanī

She shines like pure crystal, of purest sattva nature; she is the very form of supreme bliss, the highest and eternal.

Verse 42 (devibhagavatam.9.1.42)

परब्रह्मस्वरूपा च निर्वाणपददायिनी । ब्रह्मतेजोमयी शक्तिस्तदधिष्ठातृदेवता

parabrahmasvarūpā ca nirvāṇapadadāyinī | brahmatejomayī śaktistadadhiṣṭhātṛdevatā

She is the very form of the Supreme Brahman and bestows the state of liberation; she is the power made of the radiance of Brahman, the presiding deity of that radiance.

Verse 43 (devibhagavatam.9.1.43)

यत्पादरजसा पूतं जगत्सर्वं च नारद । देवी चतुर्थी कथिता पञ्चमीं वर्णयामि ते

yatpādarajasā pūtaṁ jagatsarvaṁ ca nārada | devī caturthī kathitā pañcamīṁ varṇayāmi te

O Narada, by the dust of whose feet the whole world is made pure — thus the fourth goddess has been told; now I shall describe to you the fifth.

Verse 44 (devibhagavatam.9.1.44)

पञ्चप्राणाधिदेवी या पञ्चप्राणस्वरूपिणी । प्राणाधिकप्रियतमा सर्वाभ्यः सुन्दरी परा

pañcaprāṇādhidevī yā pañcaprāṇasvarūpiṇī | prāṇādhikapriyatamā sarvābhyaḥ sundarī parā

She who presides over the five vital breaths and is the very form of those breaths is dearer than life itself, the supremely beautiful one above all others.

Verse 45 (devibhagavatam.9.1.45)

सर्वयुक्ता च सौभाग्यमानिनी गौरवान्विता । वामाङ्गार्धस्वरूपा च गुणेन तेजसा समा

sarvayuktā ca saubhāgyamāninī gauravānvitā | vāmāṅgārdhasvarūpā ca guṇena tejasā samā

She is endowed with every grace, proud in her good fortune, full of dignity; she is the very form of his left half, equal to him in virtue and splendor.

Verse 46 (devibhagavatam.9.1.46)

परावरा सारभूता परमाद्या सनातनी । परमानन्दरूपा च धन्या मान्या च पूजिता

parāvarā sārabhūtā paramādyā sanātanī | paramānandarūpā ca dhanyā mānyā ca pūjitā

She is the very essence, both transcendent and immanent, the supreme and primal one, eternal; she is the form of highest bliss, blessed, honored, and worshipped.

Verse 47 (devibhagavatam.9.1.47)

रासक्रीडाधिदेवी श्रीकृष्णस्य परमात्मनः । रासमण्डलसम्भूता रासमण्डलमण्डिता

rāsakrīḍādhidevī śrīkṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ | rāsamaṇḍalasambhūtā rāsamaṇḍalamaṇḍitā

She is the presiding goddess of the rasa-dance of Sri Krishna, the Supreme Self; born within the circle of the rasa dance, she is its very adornment.

Verse 48 (devibhagavatam.9.1.48)

रासेश्वरी सुरसिका रासावासनिवासिनी । गोलोकवासिनी देवी गोपीवेषविधायिका

rāseśvarī surasikā rāsāvāsanivāsinī | golokavāsinī devī gopīveṣavidhāyikā

She is mistress of the rasa dance, ever relishing its joy, dwelling in its arena; the goddess who resides in Goloka, she takes the guise of a cowherd girl.

Verse 49 (devibhagavatam.9.1.49)

परमाह्लादरूपा च सन्तोषहर्षरूपिणी । निर्गुणा च निराकारा निर्लिप्ताऽऽत्मस्वरूपिणी

paramāhlādarūpā ca santoṣaharṣarūpiṇī | nirguṇā ca nirākārā nirliptā''tmasvarūpiṇī

She is the very form of supreme delight, of contentment and joy; though she takes form, in essence she is qualityless, formless, and untouched.

Verse 50 (devibhagavatam.9.1.50)

निरीहा निरहङ्कारा भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहा । वेदानुसारिध्यानेन विज्ञाता मा विचक्षणैः

nirīhā nirahaṅkārā bhaktānugrahavigrahā | vedānusāridhyānena vijñātā mā vicakṣaṇaiḥ

She is free of desire, free of egotism, taking form solely out of grace toward her devotees; only through meditation in accordance with the Veda is she known by the discerning.

Verse 51 (devibhagavatam.9.1.51)

दृष्टिदृष्टा न सा चेशैः सुरेन्द्रैर्मुनिपुङ्गवैः । वह्निशुद्धांशुकधरा नानालङ्कारभूषिता

dṛṣṭidṛṣṭā na sā ceśaiḥ surendrairmunipuṅgavaiḥ | vahniśuddhāṁśukadharā nānālaṅkārabhūṣitā

She is not seen by ordinary sight even by the lords of the gods, by Indra, or by the greatest of sages; she wears garments pure as fire and is adorned with manifold ornaments.

Verse 52 (devibhagavatam.9.1.52)

कोटिचन्द्रप्रभा पुष्टसर्वश्रीयुक्तविग्रहा । श्रीकृष्णभक्तिदास्यैककरा च सर्वसम्पदाम्

koṭicandraprabhā puṣṭasarvaśrīyuktavigrahā | śrīkṛṣṇabhaktidāsyaikakarā ca sarvasampadām

Radiant as a million moons, her form filled with every glory, she alone bestows devotion and loving service to Sri Krishna, and every kind of wealth.

Verse 53 (devibhagavatam.9.1.53)

अवतारे च वाराहे वृषभानुसुता च या । यत्पादपद्मसंस्पर्शात्पवित्रा च वसुन्धरा

avatāre ca vārāhe vṛṣabhānusutā ca yā | yatpādapadmasaṁsparśātpavitrā ca vasundharā

In the boar incarnation she it was who was born as the daughter of Vrishabhanu; by the touch of whose lotus feet the very earth becomes purified.

Verse 54 (devibhagavatam.9.1.54)

ब्रह्मादिभिरदृष्टा या सर्वैर्दृष्टा च भारते । स्त्रीरत्नसारसम्भूता कृष्णवक्षःस्थले स्थिता

brahmādibhiradṛṣṭā yā sarvairdṛṣṭā ca bhārate | strīratnasārasambhūtā kṛṣṇavakṣaḥsthale sthitā

She whom even Brahma and the other gods could not behold was seen by all in the land of Bharata; born of the very essence of the jewel among women, she dwells upon the breast of Krishna.

Verse 55 (devibhagavatam.9.1.55)

यथाम्बरे नवघने लोला सौदामनी मुने । षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि प्रतप्तं ब्रह्मणा पुरा

yathāmbare navaghane lolā saudāmanī mune | ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi prataptaṁ brahmaṇā purā

O sage, she flickers like lightning within a fresh rain-cloud; long ago Brahma performed austerity for sixty thousand years for her sake.

Verse 56 (devibhagavatam.9.1.56)

यत्पादपद्मनखरदृष्टये चात्मशुद्धये । न च दृष्टं च स्वप्नेऽपि प्रत्यक्षस्यापि का कथा

yatpādapadmanakharadṛṣṭaye cātmaśuddhaye | na ca dṛṣṭaṁ ca svapne'pi pratyakṣasyāpi kā kathā

Yet even to glimpse only the nail of her lotus foot, and for his own purification, he saw nothing — not even in a dream, let alone in waking sight.

Verse 57 (devibhagavatam.9.1.57)

तेनैव तपसा दृष्टा भुवि वृन्दावने वने । कथिता पञ्चमी देवी सा राधा च प्रकीर्तिता

tenaiva tapasā dṛṣṭā bhuvi vṛndāvane vane | kathitā pañcamī devī sā rādhā ca prakīrtitā

By the power of that very penance she was at last beheld on earth, in the forest of Vrindavana; thus has the fifth goddess been described, renowned by the name Radha.

Verse 58 (devibhagavatam.9.1.58)

अंशरूपाः कलारूपाः कलांशांशांशसम्भवाः । प्रकृतेः प्रतिविश्वेषु देव्यश्च सर्वयोषितः

aṁśarūpāḥ kalārūpāḥ kalāṁśāṁśāṁśasambhavāḥ | prakṛteḥ prativiśveṣu devyaśca sarvayoṣitaḥ

Forms that are her portions, forms that are her fractions, born from portions of portions of her fractions — such goddesses exist in every world, and in all women.

Verse 59 (devibhagavatam.9.1.59)

परिपूर्णतमाः पञ्च विद्यादेव्यः प्रकीर्तिताः । या याः प्रधानांशरूपा वर्णयामि निशामय

paripūrṇatamāḥ pañca vidyādevyaḥ prakīrtitāḥ | yā yāḥ pradhānāṁśarūpā varṇayāmi niśāmaya

These five, most complete of all, have been proclaimed as the goddesses of knowledge; now hear as I describe those who are forms of a direct portion of the Primal One.

Verse 60 (devibhagavatam.9.1.60)

प्रधानांशस्वरूपा सा गङ्गा भुवनपावनी । विष्णुविग्रहसम्भूता द्रवरूपा सनातनी

pradhānāṁśasvarūpā sā gaṅgā bhuvanapāvanī | viṣṇuvigrahasambhūtā dravarūpā sanātanī

Ganga, purifier of the worlds, is of the form of a direct portion of the Primal One; born from the body of Vishnu, she flows in liquid form, everlasting.

Verse 61 (devibhagavatam.9.1.61)

पापिपापेध्मदाहाय ज्वलदग्निस्वरूपिणी । सुखस्पर्शा स्नानपानैर्निर्वाणपददायिनी

pāpipāpedhmadāhāya jvaladagnisvarūpiṇī | sukhasparśā snānapānairnirvāṇapadadāyinī

To burn away the kindling of sinners' sins she is like blazing fire itself; pleasant to the touch, through bathing in her and drinking her waters she grants liberation.

Verse 62 (devibhagavatam.9.1.62)

गोलोकस्थानप्रस्थानसुखसोपानरूपिणी । पवित्ररूपा तीर्थानां सरितां च परावरा

golokasthānaprasthānasukhasopānarūpiṇī | pavitrarūpā tīrthānāṁ saritāṁ ca parāvarā

She is like a pleasant stairway leading to the abode of Goloka; among sacred fords and rivers, both the highest and the least, she alone is the very form of purity.

Verse 63 (devibhagavatam.9.1.63)

शम्भुमौलिजटामेरुमुक्तापङ्क्तिस्वरूपिणी । तपःसम्पादिनी सद्यो भारतेषु तपस्विनाम्

śambhumaulijaṭāmerumuktāpaṅktisvarūpiṇī | tapaḥsampādinī sadyo bhārateṣu tapasvinām

She adorns Shiva's matted crown like a strand of pearls upon Mount Meru; in the land of Bharata she instantly fulfills the austerities of ascetics.

Verse 64 (devibhagavatam.9.1.64)

चन्द्रपद्मक्षीरनिभा शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपिणी । निर्मला निरहङ्कारा साध्वी नारायणप्रिया

candrapadmakṣīranibhā śuddhasattvasvarūpiṇī | nirmalā nirahaṅkārā sādhvī nārāyaṇapriyā

She is fair as the moon, the lotus, and milk, of pure sattva nature; spotless, free of pride, virtuous, and beloved of Narayana.

Verse 65 (devibhagavatam.9.1.65)

प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च तुलसी विष्णुकामिनी । विष्णुभूषणरूपा च विष्णुपादस्थिता सती

pradhānāṁśasvarūpā ca tulasī viṣṇukāminī | viṣṇubhūṣaṇarūpā ca viṣṇupādasthitā satī

Tulasi too is of the form of a direct portion of the Primal One, beloved of Vishnu; she is his very ornament, the chaste one who ever dwells at Vishnu's feet.

Verse 66 (devibhagavatam.9.1.66)

तपःसङ्कल्पपूजादिसङ्घसम्पादिनी मुने । सारभूता च पुष्पाणां पवित्रा पुण्यदा सदा

tapaḥsaṅkalpapūjādisaṅghasampādinī mune | sārabhūtā ca puṣpāṇāṁ pavitrā puṇyadā sadā

O sage, she fulfills the whole complex of austerity, sacred resolve, and worship; the very essence among flowers, she is pure and ever grants merit.

Verse 67 (devibhagavatam.9.1.67)

दर्शनस्पर्शनाभ्यां च सद्यो निर्वाणदायिनी । कलौ कलुषशुष्केध्मदहनायाग्निरूपिणी

darśanasparśanābhyāṁ ca sadyo nirvāṇadāyinī | kalau kaluṣaśuṣkedhmadahanāyāgnirūpiṇī

By merely seeing or touching her, liberation comes at once; in the Kali age she is like fire itself, to burn away the dry kindling of impurity.

Verse 68 (devibhagavatam.9.1.68)

यत्पादपद्मसंस्पर्शात्सद्यः पूता वसुन्धरा । यत्स्पर्शदर्शने चैवेच्छन्ति तीर्थानि शुद्धये

yatpādapadmasaṁsparśātsadyaḥ pūtā vasundharā | yatsparśadarśane caivecchanti tīrthāni śuddhaye

By the mere touch of whose lotus feet the earth is instantly purified, whose touch and sight even the sacred fords themselves long for, so as to be made pure.

Verse 69 (devibhagavatam.9.1.69)

यया विना च विश्वेषु सर्वकर्म च निष्फलम् । मोक्षदा या मुमुक्षूणां कामिनी सर्वकामदा

yayā vinā ca viśveṣu sarvakarma ca niṣphalam | mokṣadā yā mumukṣūṇāṁ kāminī sarvakāmadā

Without her, every action in the world is fruitless; she grants liberation to those who seek it, and, herself desirable, fulfills every desire of all.

Verse 70 (devibhagavatam.9.1.70)

कल्पवृक्षस्वरूपा या भारते वृक्षरूपिणी । भारतीनां प्रीणनाय जाता या परदेवता

kalpavṛkṣasvarūpā yā bhārate vṛkṣarūpiṇī | bhāratīnāṁ prīṇanāya jātā yā paradevatā

She is of the very nature of the wish-fulfilling tree, and in Bharata she takes the actual form of a tree; that supreme goddess incarnated for the delight of its people.

Verse 71 (devibhagavatam.9.1.71)

प्रधानांशस्वरूपा या मनसा कश्यपात्मजा । शङ्करप्रियशिष्या च महाज्ञानविशारदा

pradhānāṁśasvarūpā yā manasā kaśyapātmajā | śaṅkarapriyaśiṣyā ca mahājñānaviśāradā

Manasa, daughter of Kashyapa, is likewise of the form of a direct portion of the Primal One; she is the beloved disciple of Shankara, deeply versed in the highest knowledge.

Verse 72 (devibhagavatam.9.1.72)

नागेश्वरस्यानन्तस्य भगिनी नागपूजिता । नागेश्वरी नागमाता सुन्दरी नागवाहिनी

nāgeśvarasyānantasya bhaginī nāgapūjitā | nāgeśvarī nāgamātā sundarī nāgavāhinī

She is the sister of Ananta, lord of serpents, and is worshipped by the serpents; she is Nageshvari, mother of serpents, lovely, and rides upon a serpent.

Verse 73 (devibhagavatam.9.1.73)

नागेन्द्रगणसंयुक्ता नागभूषणभूषिता । नागेन्द्रवन्दिता सिद्धा योगिनी नगशायिनी

nāgendragaṇasaṁyuktā nāgabhūṣaṇabhūṣitā | nāgendravanditā siddhā yoginī nagaśāyinī

She is attended by hosts of serpent-kings, adorned with serpent ornaments; revered by the lords of serpents, perfected, a yogini, one who rests upon a mountain.

Verse 74 (devibhagavatam.9.1.74)

विष्णुरूपा विष्णुभक्ता विष्णुपूजापरायणा । तपःस्वरूपा तपसां फलदात्री तपस्विनी

viṣṇurūpā viṣṇubhaktā viṣṇupūjāparāyaṇā | tapaḥsvarūpā tapasāṁ phaladātrī tapasvinī

She is of the form of Vishnu, a devotee of Vishnu, devoted to Vishnu's worship; she is austerity itself, herself an ascetic, granting the fruit of penance to ascetics.

Verse 75 (devibhagavatam.9.1.75)

दिव्यं त्रिलक्षवर्षं च तपस्तप्त्वा च या हरेः । तपस्विनीषु पूज्या च तपस्विषु च भारते

divyaṁ trilakṣavarṣaṁ ca tapastaptvā ca yā hareḥ | tapasvinīṣu pūjyā ca tapasviṣu ca bhārate

For three hundred thousand divine years she performed austerity to attain Hari; she is honored among female ascetics and among the ascetics of Bharata alike.

Verse 76 (devibhagavatam.9.1.76)

सर्वमन्त्राधिदेवी च ज्वलन्ती ब्रह्मतेजसा । ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा ब्रह्मभावनतत्परा

sarvamantrādhidevī ca jvalantī brahmatejasā | brahmasvarūpā paramā brahmabhāvanatatparā

She presides over every mantra, ablaze with the radiance of Brahman; she is of the very form of Brahman, supreme, ever intent on the contemplation of Brahman.

Verse 77 (devibhagavatam.9.1.77)

जरत्कारुमुनेः पत्नी कृष्णांशस्य पतिव्रता । आस्तीकस्य मुनेर्माता प्रवरस्य तपस्विनाम्

jaratkārumuneḥ patnī kṛṣṇāṁśasya pativratā | āstīkasya munermātā pravarasya tapasvinām

She is the wife of the sage Jaratkaru, a portion of Krishna, and a devoted wife; she is the mother of the sage Astika, foremost among ascetics.

Verse 78 (devibhagavatam.9.1.78)

प्रधानांशस्वरूपा या देवसेना च नारद । मातृकासु पूज्यतमा सा षष्ठी च प्रकीर्तिता

pradhānāṁśasvarūpā yā devasenā ca nārada | mātṛkāsu pūjyatamā sā ṣaṣṭhī ca prakīrtitā

O Narada, Devasena, likewise of the form of a direct portion of the Primal One, is the most worshipped of the Mother goddesses, renowned as Shashthi.

Verse 79 (devibhagavatam.9.1.79)

पुत्रपौत्रादिदात्री च धात्री त्रिजगतां सती । षष्ठांशरूपा प्रकृतेस्तेन षष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता

putrapautrādidātrī ca dhātrī trijagatāṁ satī | ṣaṣṭhāṁśarūpā prakṛtestena ṣaṣṭhī prakīrtitā

The chaste one who grants sons and grandsons, nurse of the three worlds — she is a sixth-portion form of Prakriti, and for that is called Shashthi.

Verse 80 (devibhagavatam.9.1.80)

स्थाने शिशूनां परमा वृद्धरूपा च योगिनी । पूजा द्वादशमासेषु यस्या विश्वेषु सन्ततम्

sthāne śiśūnāṁ paramā vṛddharūpā ca yoginī | pūjā dvādaśamāseṣu yasyā viśveṣu santatam

In matters concerning infants she is supreme, appearing also as an aged yogini; her worship continues without break through all twelve months in every world.

Verse 81 (devibhagavatam.9.1.81)

पूजा च सूतिकागारे पुरा षष्ठदिने शिशोः । एकविंशतिमे चैव पूजा कल्याणहेतुकी

pūjā ca sūtikāgāre purā ṣaṣṭhadine śiśoḥ | ekaviṁśatime caiva pūjā kalyāṇahetukī

In the birthing chamber, her worship has from ancient times been performed on the child's sixth day, and again on the twenty-first day, for the sake of auspiciousness.

Verse 82 (devibhagavatam.9.1.82)

मुनिभिर्नमिता चैषा नित्यकामाप्यतः परा । मातृका च दयारूपा शश्वद्रक्षणकारिणी

munibhirnamitā caiṣā nityakāmāpyataḥ parā | mātṛkā ca dayārūpā śaśvadrakṣaṇakāriṇī

Bowed to by sages, she stands beyond even constant desire; she is a compassionate Mother goddess, ever engaged in protection.

Verse 83 (devibhagavatam.9.1.83)

जले स्थले चान्तरिक्षे शिशूनां सद्मगोचरे । प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च देवीमङ्गलचण्डिका

jale sthale cāntarikṣe śiśūnāṁ sadmagocare | pradhānāṁśasvarūpā ca devīmaṅgalacaṇḍikā

In water, on land, in the sky, and within the homes where infants dwell, she protects them; the goddess Mangalachandika too is a form of a direct portion of the Primal One.

Verse 84 (devibhagavatam.9.1.84)

प्रकृतेर्मुखसम्भूता सर्वमङ्गलदा सदा । सृष्टौ मङ्गलरूपा च संहारे कोपरूपिणी

prakṛtermukhasambhūtā sarvamaṅgaladā sadā | sṛṣṭau maṅgalarūpā ca saṁhāre koparūpiṇī

Born from the very mouth of Prakriti, she ever bestows all auspiciousness; in creation she takes the form of blessing, and in destruction the form of wrath.

Verse 85 (devibhagavatam.9.1.85)

तेन मङ्गलचण्डी सा पण्डितैः परिकीर्तिता । प्रतिमङ्गलवारेषु प्रतिविश्वेषु पूजिता

tena maṅgalacaṇḍī sā paṇḍitaiḥ parikīrtitā | pratimaṅgalavāreṣu prativiśveṣu pūjitā

For this reason the learned proclaim her as Mangalachandi; on every Tuesday she is worshipped throughout every world.

Verse 86 (devibhagavatam.9.1.86)

पुत्रपौत्रधनैश्वर्ययशोमङ्गलदायिनी । परितुष्टा सर्ववाञ्छाप्रदात्री सर्वयोषिताम्

putrapautradhanaiśvaryayaśomaṅgaladāyinī | parituṣṭā sarvavāñchāpradātrī sarvayoṣitām

She bestows sons, grandsons, wealth, majesty, fame, and blessing; when well pleased she grants every wish of all women.

Verse 87 (devibhagavatam.9.1.87)

रुष्टा क्षणेन संहर्तुं शक्ता विश्वं महेश्वरी । प्रधानांशस्वरूपा सा काली कमललोचना

ruṣṭā kṣaṇena saṁhartuṁ śaktā viśvaṁ maheśvarī | pradhānāṁśasvarūpā sā kālī kamalalocanā

When angered, that great goddess is able to destroy the universe in an instant; lotus-eyed Kali too is of the form of a direct portion of the Primal One.

Verse 88 (devibhagavatam.9.1.88)

दुर्गाललाटसम्भूता रणे शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः । दुर्गार्धांशस्वरूपा सा गुणेन तेजसा समा

durgālalāṭasambhūtā raṇe śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ | durgārdhāṁśasvarūpā sā guṇena tejasā samā

In the battle against Shumbha and Nishumbha she sprang forth from Durga's forehead; she is a form of half of Durga's own portion, equal to her in virtue and splendor.

Verse 89 (devibhagavatam.9.1.89)

कोटिसूर्यसमाजुष्टपुष्टजाज्वलविग्रहा । प्रधाना सर्वशक्तीनां बला बलवती परा

koṭisūryasamājuṣṭapuṣṭajājvalavigrahā | pradhānā sarvaśaktīnāṁ balā balavatī parā

Radiant as ten million suns, her form filled with abundant splendor, she is foremost among all the powers, mighty and supremely strong.

Verse 90 (devibhagavatam.9.1.90)

सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा देवी परमा योगरूपिणी । कृष्णभक्ता कृष्णतुल्या तेजसा विक्रमैर्गुणैः

sarvasiddhipradā devī paramā yogarūpiṇī | kṛṣṇabhaktā kṛṣṇatulyā tejasā vikramairguṇaiḥ

The goddess grants every attainment, supreme, of the very nature of yoga; devoted to Krishna, she equals him in splendor, valor, and virtue.

Verse 91 (devibhagavatam.9.1.91)

कृष्णभावनया शश्वत्कृष्णवर्णा सनातनी । संहर्तुं सर्वब्रह्माण्डं शक्ता निःश्वासमात्रतः

kṛṣṇabhāvanayā śaśvatkṛṣṇavarṇā sanātanī | saṁhartuṁ sarvabrahmāṇḍaṁ śaktā niḥśvāsamātrataḥ

Through constant meditation on Krishna she is dark like him, and eternal; she is able to destroy the whole universe with a single breath.

Verse 92 (devibhagavatam.9.1.92)

रणं दैत्यैः समं तस्याः क्रीडया लोकशिक्षया । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षांश्च दातुं शक्ता च पूजिता

raṇaṁ daityaiḥ samaṁ tasyāḥ krīḍayā lokaśikṣayā | dharmārthakāmamokṣāṁśca dātuṁ śaktā ca pūjitā

Her battle with the demons is but sport, undertaken for the instruction of the world; she is worshipped, capable of granting righteousness, wealth, desire, and liberation.

Verse 93 (devibhagavatam.9.1.93)

ब्रह्मादिभिः स्तूयमाना मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्नरैः । प्रधानांशस्वरूपा सा प्रकृतेश्च वसुन्धरा

brahmādibhiḥ stūyamānā munibhirmanubhirnaraiḥ | pradhānāṁśasvarūpā sā prakṛteśca vasundharā

Praised by Brahma and the gods, by sages, by the Manus, and by men, the Earth herself is also a form of a direct portion of Prakriti.

Verse 94 (devibhagavatam.9.1.94)

आधाररूपा सर्वेषां सर्वसस्या प्रकीर्तिता । रत्नाकरा रत्नगर्भा सर्वरत्नाकराश्रया

ādhārarūpā sarveṣāṁ sarvasasyā prakīrtitā | ratnākarā ratnagarbhā sarvaratnākarāśrayā

She is proclaimed as the support of all and the bearer of every crop; a mine of jewels, her womb holding gems, the very foundation of every ocean that is itself a mine of jewels.

Verse 95 (devibhagavatam.9.1.95)

प्रजाभिश्च प्रजेशैश्च पूजिता वन्दिता सदा । सर्वोपजीव्यरूपा च सर्वसम्पद्विधायिनी

prajābhiśca prajeśaiśca pūjitā vanditā sadā | sarvopajīvyarūpā ca sarvasampadvidhāyinī

She is ever worshipped and revered by creatures and by the lords of creatures alike; the very ground on which all life depends, she bestows every kind of prosperity.

Verse 96 (devibhagavatam.9.1.96)

यया विना जगत्सर्वं निराधारं चराचरम् । प्रकृतेश्च कला या यास्ता निबोध मुनीश्वर

yayā vinā jagatsarvaṁ nirādhāraṁ carācaram | prakṛteśca kalā yā yāstā nibodha munīśvara

Without her, the whole world of moving and unmoving things would be without support; O lord of sages, now learn of the further partial manifestations of Prakriti.

Verse 97 (devibhagavatam.9.1.97)

यस्य यस्य च या पत्नी तत्सर्वं वर्णयामि ते । स्वाहादेवी वह्निपत्नी प्रतिविश्वेषु पूजिता

yasya yasya ca yā patnī tatsarvaṁ varṇayāmi te | svāhādevī vahnipatnī prativiśveṣu pūjitā

I shall now tell you who is the wife of each; the goddess Svaha, wife of Fire, is worshipped in every world.

Verse 98 (devibhagavatam.9.1.98)

यया विना हविर्दानं न ग्रहीतुं सुराः क्षमाः । दक्षिणा यज्ञपत्नी च दीक्षा सर्वत्र पूजिता

yayā vinā havirdānaṁ na grahītuṁ surāḥ kṣamāḥ | dakṣiṇā yajñapatnī ca dīkṣā sarvatra pūjitā

Without her, the gods are unable to receive the sacrificial offering; Dakshina is the wife of Sacrifice, and Diksha, initiation, is worshipped everywhere.

Verse 99 (devibhagavatam.9.1.99)

यया विना हि विश्वेषु सर्वकर्म हि निष्फलम् । स्वधा पितॄणां पत्नी च मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्नरैः

yayā vinā hi viśveṣu sarvakarma hi niṣphalam | svadhā pitṝṇāṁ patnī ca munibhirmanubhirnaraiḥ

Without her, every action in every world is fruitless; Svadha is the wife of the ancestral spirits, worshipped by sages, by Manus, and by men.

Verse 100 (devibhagavatam.9.1.100)

पूजिता पितृदानं हि निष्कलं च यया विना । स्वस्तिदेवी वायुपत्नी प्रतिविश्वेषु पूजिता

pūjitā pitṛdānaṁ hi niṣkalaṁ ca yayā vinā | svastidevī vāyupatnī prativiśveṣu pūjitā

Without her, offerings made to the ancestors are worthless; the goddess Svasti, wife of Wind, is worshipped in every world.

Verse 101 (devibhagavatam.9.1.101)

आदानं च प्रदानं च निष्फलं च यया विना । पुष्टिर्गणपतेः पत्नी पूजिता जगतीतले

ādānaṁ ca pradānaṁ ca niṣphalaṁ ca yayā vinā | puṣṭirgaṇapateḥ patnī pūjitā jagatītale

Without her, both receiving and giving are fruitless; Pushti, Nourishment, is the wife of Ganapati, worshipped throughout the earth.

Verse 102 (devibhagavatam.9.1.102)

यया विना परिक्षीणाः पुमांसो योषितोऽपि च । अनन्तपत्नी तुष्टिश्च पूजिता वन्दिता भवेत्

yayā vinā parikṣīṇāḥ pumāṁso yoṣito'pi ca | anantapatnī tuṣṭiśca pūjitā vanditā bhavet

Without her, both men and women waste away; Tushti, Contentment, wife of Ananta, is worshipped and revered.

Verse 103 (devibhagavatam.9.1.103)

यया विना न सन्तुष्टाः सर्वलोकाश्च सर्वतः । ईशानपत्नी सम्पत्तिः पूजिता च सुरैर्नरैः

yayā vinā na santuṣṭāḥ sarvalokāśca sarvataḥ | īśānapatnī sampattiḥ pūjitā ca surairnaraiḥ

Without her, all the worlds everywhere remain unsatisfied; Sampatti, Prosperity, wife of Ishana, is worshipped by gods and men.

Verse 104 (devibhagavatam.9.1.104)

सर्वे लोका दरिद्राश्च विश्वेषु च यया विना । धृतिः कपिलपत्नी च सर्वैः सर्वत्र पूजिता

sarve lokā daridrāśca viśveṣu ca yayā vinā | dhṛtiḥ kapilapatnī ca sarvaiḥ sarvatra pūjitā

Without her, every world becomes impoverished; Dhriti, Fortitude, wife of Kapila, is worshipped by all everywhere.

Verse 105 (devibhagavatam.9.1.105)

सर्वे लोका अधैर्याश्च जगत्सु च यया विना । सत्यपत्नी सती मुक्तैः पूजिता च जगत्प्रिया

sarve lokā adhairyāśca jagatsu ca yayā vinā | satyapatnī satī muktaiḥ pūjitā ca jagatpriyā

Without her, all worlds become bereft of courage; the chaste one, wife of Satya, Truth, is worshipped by the liberated, and dear to the world.

Verse 106 (devibhagavatam.9.1.106)

यया विना भवेल्लोको बन्धुतारहितः सदा । मोहपत्नी दया साध्वी पूजिता च जगत्प्रिया

yayā vinā bhavelloko bandhutārahitaḥ sadā | mohapatnī dayā sādhvī pūjitā ca jagatpriyā

Without her, the world would ever be bereft of kinship; virtuous Daya, Compassion, wife of Moha, is worshipped and dear to the world.

Verse 107 (devibhagavatam.9.1.107)

सर्वे लोकाश्च सर्वत्र निष्फलाश्च यया विना । पुण्यपत्नी प्रतिष्ठा सा पूजिता पुण्यदा सदा

sarve lokāśca sarvatra niṣphalāśca yayā vinā | puṇyapatnī pratiṣṭhā sā pūjitā puṇyadā sadā

Without her, all worlds everywhere become fruitless; Pratishtha, Renown, wife of Punya, is worshipped and ever bestows merit.

Verse 108 (devibhagavatam.9.1.108)

यया विना जगत्सर्वं जीवन्मृतसमं मुने । सुकर्मपत्नी संसिद्धा कीर्तिर्धन्यैश्च पूजिता

yayā vinā jagatsarvaṁ jīvanmṛtasamaṁ mune | sukarmapatnī saṁsiddhā kīrtirdhanyaiśca pūjitā

O sage, without her the whole world, though alive, becomes as good as dead; Kirti, Fame, the accomplished wife of Good Action, is worshipped by the blessed.

Verse 109 (devibhagavatam.9.1.109)

यया विना जगत्सर्वं यशोहीनं मृतं यथा । क्रिया तूद्योगपत्नी च पूजिता सर्वसम्मता

yayā vinā jagatsarvaṁ yaśohīnaṁ mṛtaṁ yathā | kriyā tūdyogapatnī ca pūjitā sarvasammatā

Without her, the whole world, deprived of glory, becomes as though dead; Kriya, Action, wife of Effort, is worshipped and accepted by all.

Verse 110 (devibhagavatam.9.1.110)

यया विना जगत्सर्वं विधिहीनं च नारद । अधर्मपत्नी मिथ्या सा सर्वधूर्तैश्च पूजिता

yayā vinā jagatsarvaṁ vidhihīnaṁ ca nārada | adharmapatnī mithyā sā sarvadhūrtaiśca pūjitā

O Narada, without her the whole world would be without rule; Mithya, Falsehood, wife of Adharma, is worshipped by all deceivers.

Verse 111 (devibhagavatam.9.1.111)

यया विना जगत्सर्वमुच्छिन्नं विधिनिर्मितम् । सत्ये अदर्शना या च त्रेतायां सूक्ष्मरूपिणी

yayā vinā jagatsarvamucchinnaṁ vidhinirmitam | satye adarśanā yā ca tretāyāṁ sūkṣmarūpiṇī

Without her, the whole world fashioned by the Creator would be destroyed; in the Age of Truth she remained unseen, and in the Treta Age she took a subtle form.

Verse 112 (devibhagavatam.9.1.112)

अर्धावयवरूपा च द्वापरे चैव संवृता । कलौ महाप्रगल्भा च सर्वत्र व्यापिका बलात्

ardhāvayavarūpā ca dvāpare caiva saṁvṛtā | kalau mahāpragalbhā ca sarvatra vyāpikā balāt

In the Dvapara Age she was manifest in half her form, concealed; in the Kali Age she becomes utterly bold, spreading everywhere by force.

Verse 113 (devibhagavatam.9.1.113)

कपटेन समं भ्रात्रा भ्रमते च गृहे गृहे । शान्तिर्लज्जा च भार्ये द्वे सुशीलस्य च पूजिते

kapaṭena samaṁ bhrātrā bhramate ca gṛhe gṛhe | śāntirlajjā ca bhārye dve suśīlasya ca pūjite

Together with her brother Deceit she wanders from house to house; Shanti, Peace, and Lajja, Modesty, are the two worshipped wives of Good Conduct.

Verse 114 (devibhagavatam.9.1.114)

याभ्यां विना जगत्सर्वमुन्मत्तमिव नारद । ज्ञानस्य तिस्रो भार्याश्च बुद्धिर्मेधाधृतिस्तथा

yābhyāṁ vinā jagatsarvamunmattamiva nārada | jñānasya tisro bhāryāśca buddhirmedhādhṛtistathā

O Narada, without them the whole world becomes as if mad; Buddhi, Medha, and Dhriti are the three wives of Knowledge.

Verse 115 (devibhagavatam.9.1.115)

याभिर्विना जगत्सर्वं मूढं मत्तसमं सदा । मूर्तिश्च धर्मपत्नी सा कान्तिरूपा मनोहरा

yābhirvinā jagatsarvaṁ mūḍhaṁ mattasamaṁ sadā | mūrtiśca dharmapatnī sā kāntirūpā manoharā

Without them the whole world remains ever foolish, as if intoxicated; Murti, wife of Dharma, is of the form of radiant beauty, altogether enchanting.

Verse 116 (devibhagavatam.9.1.116)

परमात्मा च विश्वौघो निराधारो यया विना । सर्वत्र शोभारूपा च लक्ष्मीर्मूर्तिमती सती

paramātmā ca viśvaugho nirādhāro yayā vinā | sarvatra śobhārūpā ca lakṣmīrmūrtimatī satī

Without her, the Supreme Self and the whole mass of the universe would be without support; Lakshmi, everywhere the very form of beauty, is chaste and embodied.

Verse 117 (devibhagavatam.9.1.117)

श्रीरूपा मूर्तिरूपा च मान्या धन्यातिपूजिता । कालाग्नी रुद्रपत्नी च निद्रा सा सिद्धयोगिनी

śrīrūpā mūrtirūpā ca mānyā dhanyātipūjitā | kālāgnī rudrapatnī ca nidrā sā siddhayoginī

She is the very form of Splendor and of Beauty, honored, blessed, and greatly worshipped; Nidra, Sleep, wife of Kalagni Rudra, is a perfected yogini.

Verse 118 (devibhagavatam.9.1.118)

सर्वे लोकाः समाच्छन्ना यया योगेन रात्रिषु । कालस्य तिस्रो भार्याश्च सन्ध्या रात्रिर्दिनानि च

sarve lokāḥ samācchannā yayā yogena rātriṣu | kālasya tisro bhāryāśca sandhyā rātrirdināni ca

By her power all worlds are enveloped at night; Sandhya, Ratri, and Dina — Twilight, Night, and Day — are the three wives of Time.

Verse 119 (devibhagavatam.9.1.119)

याभिर्विना विधाता च सङ्ख्यां कर्तुं न शक्यते । क्षुत्पिपासे लोभभार्ये धन्ये मान्ये च पूजिते

yābhirvinā vidhātā ca saṅkhyāṁ kartuṁ na śakyate | kṣutpipāse lobhabhārye dhanye mānye ca pūjite

Without them, not even the Creator can reckon time; Hunger and Thirst are the two wives of Greed, blessed, honored, and worshipped.

Verse 120 (devibhagavatam.9.1.120)

याभ्यां व्याप्तं जगत्सर्वं नित्यं चिन्तातुरं भवेत् । प्रभा च दाहिका चैव द्वे भार्ये तेजसस्तथा

yābhyāṁ vyāptaṁ jagatsarvaṁ nityaṁ cintāturaṁ bhavet | prabhā ca dāhikā caiva dve bhārye tejasastathā

Pervaded by them, the whole world is ever consumed by anxiety; Prabha and Dahika — Radiance and Burning — are the two wives of Splendor.

Verse 121 (devibhagavatam.9.1.121)

याभ्यां विना जगत्स्रष्टा विधातुं च न हीश्वरः । कालकन्ये मृत्युजरे प्रज्वारस्य प्रियाप्रिये

yābhyāṁ vinā jagatsraṣṭā vidhātuṁ ca na hīśvaraḥ | kālakanye mṛtyujare prajvārasya priyāpriye

Without them, even the Lord, creator of the world, cannot bring forth creation; Mrityu and Jara, Death and Old Age, daughters of Time, are the beloved and unloved wives of Fever.

Verse 122 (devibhagavatam.9.1.122)

याभ्यां जगत्समुच्छिन्नं विधात्रा निर्मितं विधौ । निद्राकन्या च तन्द्रा सा प्रीतिरन्या सुखप्रिये

yābhyāṁ jagatsamucchinnaṁ vidhātrā nirmitaṁ vidhau | nidrākanyā ca tandrā sā prītiranyā sukhapriye

By them the whole world fashioned by the Creator is destroyed; Tandra, Drowsiness, is the daughter of Sleep, and Priti, Affection, is her other daughter, dear as happiness itself.

Verse 123 (devibhagavatam.9.1.123)

याभ्यां व्याप्तं जगत्सर्वं विधिपुत्र विधेर्विधौ । वैराग्यस्य च द्वे भार्ये श्रद्धा भक्तिश्च पूजिते

yābhyāṁ vyāptaṁ jagatsarvaṁ vidhiputra vidhervidhau | vairāgyasya ca dve bhārye śraddhā bhaktiśca pūjite

O son of the Creator, pervaded by them, in the ordinance of fate, is the whole world; Shraddha and Bhakti, Faith and Devotion, are the two worshipped wives of Renunciation.

Verse 124 (devibhagavatam.9.1.124)

याभ्यां शश्वज्जगत्सर्वं यज्जीवन्मुक्तिमन्मुने । अदितिर्देवमाता च सुरभी च गवां प्रसूः

yābhyāṁ śaśvajjagatsarvaṁ yajjīvanmuktimanmune | aditirdevamātā ca surabhī ca gavāṁ prasūḥ

O sage, through them alone the whole world may attain liberation while yet living; Aditi is the mother of the gods, and Surabhi the mother of cattle.

Verse 125 (devibhagavatam.9.1.125)

दितिश्च दैत्यजननी कद्रूश्च विनता दनुः । उपयुक्ताः सृष्टिविधावेतास्तु कीर्तिताः कलाः

ditiśca daityajananī kadrūśca vinatā danuḥ | upayuktāḥ sṛṣṭividhāvetāstu kīrtitāḥ kalāḥ

Diti is the mother of the demons, and Kadru, Vinata, and Danu likewise — all these have been proclaimed as her portions, employed in the work of creation.

Verse 126 (devibhagavatam.9.1.126)

कला अन्याः सन्ति बह्व्यस्तासु काश्चिन्निबोध मे । रोहिणी चन्द्रपत्नी च संज्ञा सूर्यस्य कामिनी

kalā anyāḥ santi bahvyastāsu kāścinnibodha me | rohiṇī candrapatnī ca saṁjñā sūryasya kāminī

There are yet many other portions of her; learn from me a few of them: Rohini, wife of the Moon, and Sanjna, beloved wife of the Sun.

Verse 127 (devibhagavatam.9.1.127)

शतरूपा मनोर्भार्या शचीन्द्रस्य च गेहिनी । तारा बृहस्पतेर्भार्या वसिष्ठस्याप्यरुन्धती

śatarūpā manorbhāryā śacīndrasya ca gehinī | tārā bṛhaspaterbhāryā vasiṣṭhasyāpyarundhatī

Shatarupa is the wife of Manu, Shachi the consort of Indra; Tara is the wife of Brihaspati, and Arundhati too, the wife of Vasishtha.

Verse 128 (devibhagavatam.9.1.128)

अहल्या गौतमस्त्री साप्यनसूयात्रिकामिनी । देवहूतिः कर्दमस्य प्रसूतिर्दक्षकामिनी

ahalyā gautamastrī sāpyanasūyātrikāminī | devahūtiḥ kardamasya prasūtirdakṣakāminī

Ahalya is the wife of Gautama, and Anasuya likewise the beloved of Atri; Devahuti belongs to Kardama, and Prasuti, beloved, to Daksha.

Verse 129 (devibhagavatam.9.1.129)

पितॄणां मानसी कन्या मेनका साम्बिकाप्रसूः । लोपामुद्रा तथा कुन्ती कुबेरकामिनी तथा

pitṝṇāṁ mānasī kanyā menakā sāmbikāprasūḥ | lopāmudrā tathā kuntī kuberakāminī tathā

Menaka, the mind-born daughter of the ancestral spirits, is the mother of Ambika; so too Lopamudra, Kunti, and the beloved of Kubera.

Verse 130 (devibhagavatam.9.1.130)

वरुणानी प्रसिद्धा च बलेर्विन्ध्यावलिस्तथा । कान्ता च दमयन्ती च यशोदा देवकी तथा

varuṇānī prasiddhā ca balervindhyāvalistathā | kāntā ca damayantī ca yaśodā devakī tathā

Renowned Varunani, and Vindhyavali, wife of Bali; Kanta, and Damayanti, and Yashoda, and Devaki as well.

Verse 131 (devibhagavatam.9.1.131)

गान्धारी द्रौपदी शैव्या सा च सत्यवती प्रिया । वृषभानुप्रिया साध्वी राधामाता कुलोद्वहा

gāndhārī draupadī śaivyā sā ca satyavatī priyā | vṛṣabhānupriyā sādhvī rādhāmātā kulodvahā

Gandhari, Draupadi, Shaivya, and beloved Satyavati; the virtuous, beloved wife of Vrishabhanu, who bore Radha and exalted her lineage.

Verse 132 (devibhagavatam.9.1.132)

मन्दोदरी च कौसल्या सुभद्रा कौरवी तथा । रेवती सत्यभामा च कालिन्दी लक्ष्मणा तथा

mandodarī ca kausalyā subhadrā kauravī tathā | revatī satyabhāmā ca kālindī lakṣmaṇā tathā

Mandodari, and Kausalya, Subhadra, and Kauravi; Revati, and Satyabhama, Kalindi, and Lakshmana.

Verse 133 (devibhagavatam.9.1.133)

जाम्बवती नाग्नजितिर्मित्रविन्दा तथापरा । लक्ष्मणा रुक्मिणी सीता स्वयं लक्ष्मीः प्रकीर्तिता

jāmbavatī nāgnajitirmitravindā tathāparā | lakṣmaṇā rukmiṇī sītā svayaṁ lakṣmīḥ prakīrtitā

Jambavati, Nagnajiti, and Mitravinda, and others too; Lakshmana, Rukmini, and Sita, who is proclaimed as Lakshmi herself.

Verse 134 (devibhagavatam.9.1.134)

काली योजनगन्धा च व्यासमाता महासती । बाणपुत्री तथोषा च चित्रलेखा च तत्सखी

kālī yojanagandhā ca vyāsamātā mahāsatī | bāṇaputrī tathoṣā ca citralekhā ca tatsakhī

Kali Yojanagandha, the greatly chaste mother of Vyasa; Usha, daughter of Bana, and her friend Chitralekha.

Verse 135 (devibhagavatam.9.1.135)

प्रभावती भानुमती तथा मायावती सती । रेणुका च भृगोर्माता राममाता च रोहिणी

prabhāvatī bhānumatī tathā māyāvatī satī | reṇukā ca bhṛgormātā rāmamātā ca rohiṇī

Prabhavati, Bhanumati, and the chaste Mayavati; Renuka, mother of Bhrigu's line, and Rohini, mother of Rama Balarama.

Verse 136 (devibhagavatam.9.1.136)

एकनन्दा च दुर्गा सा श्रीकृष्णभगिनी सती । बह्व्यः सत्यः कलाश्चैव प्रकृतेरेव भारते

ekanandā ca durgā sā śrīkṛṣṇabhaginī satī | bahvyaḥ satyaḥ kalāścaiva prakṛtereva bhārate

Ekananda Durga, the chaste sister of Sri Krishna, is likewise one of her portions; many indeed, and real, are the portions of Prakriti found within the land of Bharata.

Verse 137 (devibhagavatam.9.1.137)

या याश्च ग्रामदेव्यः स्युस्ताः सर्वाः प्रकृतेः कलाः । कलांशांशसमुद्भूताः प्रतिविश्वेषु योषितः

yā yāśca grāmadevyaḥ syustāḥ sarvāḥ prakṛteḥ kalāḥ | kalāṁśāṁśasamudbhūtāḥ prativiśveṣu yoṣitaḥ

Whatever village goddesses there are, all of them too are portions of Prakriti; women born from portions of portions of her partial forms exist in every world.

Verse 138 (devibhagavatam.9.1.138)

योषितामवमानेन प्रकृतेश्च पराभवः । ब्राह्मणी पूजिता येन पतिपुत्रवती सती

yoṣitāmavamānena prakṛteśca parābhavaḥ | brāhmaṇī pūjitā yena patiputravatī satī

To dishonor any woman is to dishonor Prakriti herself; just as a chaste brahmin woman, blessed with husband and son, is to be honored.

Verse 139 (devibhagavatam.9.1.139)

प्रकृतिः पूजिता तेन वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः । कुमारी चाष्टवर्षीया वस्त्रालङ्कारचन्दनैः

prakṛtiḥ pūjitā tena vastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ | kumārī cāṣṭavarṣīyā vastrālaṅkāracandanaiḥ

By honoring her with garments, ornaments, and sandal paste, Prakriti herself is thereby honored; so too an eight-year-old maiden should be worshipped with garments, ornaments, and sandal paste.

Verse 140 (devibhagavatam.9.1.140)

पूजिता येन विप्रस्य प्रकृतिस्तेन पूजिता । सर्वाः प्रकृतिसम्भूता उत्तमाधममध्यमाः

pūjitā yena viprasya prakṛtistena pūjitā | sarvāḥ prakṛtisambhūtā uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ

By whatever means a brahmin's daughter is worshipped, Prakriti thereby is worshipped; all women, whether of the highest, middling, or lowest kind, are born of Prakriti.

Verse 141 (devibhagavatam.9.1.141)

सत्त्वांशाश्चोत्तमा ज्ञेयाः सुशीलाश्च पतिव्रताः । मध्यमा रजसश्चांशास्ताश्च भोग्याः प्रकीर्तिताः

sattvāṁśāścottamā jñeyāḥ suśīlāśca pativratāḥ | madhyamā rajasaścāṁśāstāśca bhogyāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

Women who are portions of sattva should be known as the highest, of good conduct and devoted to their husbands; those who are portions of rajas are called the middling, given to enjoyment.

Verse 142 (devibhagavatam.9.1.142)

सुखसम्भोगवश्याश्च स्वकार्ये तत्पराः सदा । अधमास्तमसश्चांशा अज्ञातकुलसम्भवाः

sukhasambhogavaśyāśca svakārye tatparāḥ sadā | adhamāstamasaścāṁśā ajñātakulasambhavāḥ

Given over to pleasure and enjoyment, ever intent only on their own concerns; those who are portions of tamas are the lowest, born of unknown lineage.

Verse 143 (devibhagavatam.9.1.143)

दुर्मुखाः कुलहा धूर्ताः स्वतन्त्राः कलहप्रियाः । पृथिव्यां कुलटा याश्च स्वर्गे चाप्सरसां गणाः

durmukhāḥ kulahā dhūrtāḥ svatantrāḥ kalahapriyāḥ | pṛthivyāṁ kulaṭā yāśca svarge cāpsarasāṁ gaṇāḥ

Foul-mouthed, ruinous to their families, deceitful, unruly, and fond of quarrel; on earth these are the unchaste women, and in heaven the hosts of the apsarases.

Verse 144 (devibhagavatam.9.1.144)

प्रकृतेस्तमसश्चांशाः पुंश्चल्यः परिकीर्तिताः । एवं निगदितं सर्वं प्रकृते रूपवर्णनम्

prakṛtestamasaścāṁśāḥ puṁścalyaḥ parikīrtitāḥ | evaṁ nigaditaṁ sarvaṁ prakṛte rūpavarṇanam

These wanton women are declared to be tamasic portions of Prakriti; thus has the entire description of the forms of Prakriti been told.

Verse 145 (devibhagavatam.9.1.145)

ताः सर्वाः पूजिताः पृथ्व्यां पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते । पूजिता सुरथेनादौ दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी

tāḥ sarvāḥ pūjitāḥ pṛthvyāṁ puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate | pūjitā surathenādau durgā durgārtināśinī

All of them have been worshipped on earth, in the sacred land of Bharata; Durga, remover of distress and affliction, was first worshipped by King Suratha.

Verse 146 (devibhagavatam.9.1.146)

ततः श्रीरामचन्द्रेण रावणस्य वधार्थिना । तत्पश्चाज्जगतां माता त्रिषु लोकेषु पूजिता

tataḥ śrīrāmacandreṇa rāvaṇasya vadhārthinā | tatpaścājjagatāṁ mātā triṣu lokeṣu pūjitā

Then Sri Ramachandra, desiring the destruction of Ravana, worshipped her; after that, the Mother of the world was worshipped throughout the three worlds.

Verse 147 (devibhagavatam.9.1.147)

जाताऽऽदौ दक्षकन्या या निहत्य दैत्यदानवान् । ततो देहं परित्यज्य यज्ञे भर्तुश्च निन्दया

jātā''dau dakṣakanyā yā nihatya daityadānavān | tato dehaṁ parityajya yajñe bhartuśca nindayā

First she was born as the daughter of Daksha, having slain demons and titans; then, at the sacrifice, hearing her husband reviled, she gave up that body.

Verse 148 (devibhagavatam.9.1.148)

जज्ञे हिमवतः पत्न्यां लेभे पशुपतिं पतिम् । गणेशश्च स्वयं कृष्णः स्कन्दो विष्णुकलोद्भवः

jajñe himavataḥ patnyāṁ lebhe paśupatiṁ patim | gaṇeśaśca svayaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ skando viṣṇukalodbhavaḥ

Then she was born to the wife of Himavan, and won Pashupati once more as her lord; Ganesha, Krishna himself, and Skanda, born of a portion of Vishnu —

Verse 149 (devibhagavatam.9.1.149)

बभूवतुस्तौ तनयौ पश्चात्तस्याश्च नारद । लक्ष्मीर्मङ्गलभूपेन प्रथमं परिपूजिता

babhūvatustau tanayau paścāttasyāśca nārada | lakṣmīrmaṅgalabhūpena prathamaṁ paripūjitā

O Narada, these became her sons afterward; Lakshmi was first worshipped in full by King Mangala.

Verse 150 (devibhagavatam.9.1.150)

त्रिषु लोकेषु तत्पश्चाद्देवतामुनिमानवैः । सावित्री चाश्वपतिना प्रथमं परिपूजिता

triṣu lokeṣu tatpaścāddevatāmunimānavaiḥ | sāvitrī cāśvapatinā prathamaṁ paripūjitā

After that she was worshipped throughout the three worlds by gods, sages, and men; Savitri was first fully worshipped by King Ashvapati.

Verse 151 (devibhagavatam.9.1.151)

तत्पश्चात्त्रिषु लोकेषु देवतामुनिपुङ्गवैः । आदौ सरस्वती देवी ब्रह्मणा परिपूजिता

tatpaścāttriṣu lokeṣu devatāmunipuṅgavaiḥ | ādau sarasvatī devī brahmaṇā paripūjitā

After that she was worshipped throughout the three worlds by gods and the greatest sages; the goddess Sarasvati was first fully worshipped by Brahma.

Verse 152 (devibhagavatam.9.1.152)

तत्पश्चात्त्रिषु लोकेषु देवतामुनिपुङ्गवैः । प्रथमं पूजिता राधा गोलोके रासमण्डले

tatpaścāttriṣu lokeṣu devatāmunipuṅgavaiḥ | prathamaṁ pūjitā rādhā goloke rāsamaṇḍale

After that she was worshipped throughout the three worlds by gods and the greatest sages; Radha was first worshipped in Goloka, within the circle of the rasa dance.

Verse 153 (devibhagavatam.9.1.153)

पौर्णमास्यां कार्तिकस्य कृष्णेन परमात्मना । गोपिकाभिश्च गोपैश्च बालिकाभिश्च बालकैः

paurṇamāsyāṁ kārtikasya kṛṣṇena paramātmanā | gopikābhiśca gopaiśca bālikābhiśca bālakaiḥ

On the full-moon day of Kartika, by Krishna the Supreme Self, by the gopis and the cowherds, by the girls and the boys —

Verse 154 (devibhagavatam.9.1.154)

गवां गणैः सुरभ्या च तत्पश्चादाज्ञया हरेः । तदा ब्रह्मादिभिर्देवैर्मुनिभिः परया मुदा

gavāṁ gaṇaiḥ surabhyā ca tatpaścādājñayā hareḥ | tadā brahmādibhirdevairmunibhiḥ parayā mudā

by the herds of cattle, and by Surabhi, she was worshipped; then, by the command of Hari, Brahma and the other gods and sages, with the greatest joy —

Verse 155 (devibhagavatam.9.1.155)

पुष्पधूपादिभिर्भक्त्या पूजिता वन्दिता सदा । पृथिव्यां प्रथमं देवी सुयज्ञेनैव पूजिता

puṣpadhūpādibhirbhaktyā pūjitā vanditā sadā | pṛthivyāṁ prathamaṁ devī suyajñenaiva pūjitā

worshipped and revered forever after with flowers, incense, and the like, offered in devotion; on earth the goddess was first worshipped by Suyajna himself.

Verse 156 (devibhagavatam.9.1.156)

शङ्करेणोपदिष्टेन पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते । त्रिषु लोकेषु तत्पश्चादाज्ञया परमात्मनः

śaṅkareṇopadiṣṭena puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate | triṣu lokeṣu tatpaścādājñayā paramātmanaḥ

instructed by Shankara, her worship spread through the sacred land of Bharata; after that, by the command of the Supreme Self, throughout the three worlds.

Verse 157 (devibhagavatam.9.1.157)

पुष्पधूपादिभिर्भक्त्या पूजिता मुनिभिः सदा । कला या याः समुद्भूता पूजितास्ताश्च भारते

puṣpadhūpādibhirbhaktyā pūjitā munibhiḥ sadā | kalā yā yāḥ samudbhūtā pūjitāstāśca bhārate

She was ever worshipped by sages with devotion, with flowers and incense; and whatever portions of her came into being were likewise worshipped throughout Bharata.

Verse 158 (devibhagavatam.9.1.158)

पूजिता ग्रामदेव्यश्च ग्रामे च नगरे मुने । एवं ते कथितं सर्वं प्रकृतेश्चरितं शुभम्

pūjitā grāmadevyaśca grāme ca nagare mune | evaṁ te kathitaṁ sarvaṁ prakṛteścaritaṁ śubham

O sage, the village goddesses too are worshipped in village and town alike; thus I have told you all the auspicious deeds and nature of Prakriti.

Verse 159 (devibhagavatam.9.1.159)

यथागमं लक्षणं च किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि

yathāgamaṁ lakṣaṇaṁ ca kiṁ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi

Such, according to the tradition, is her nature; what more do you now wish to hear?