[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Minor Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa) › [Śākta Upapurāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta) › [Devibhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata) › 1.2 # Devibhagavatapurana 1.2: dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ | granthasaṅkhyāviṣayavarṇanam Devībhāgavatapurāṇa 1.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [1.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.2) — 2 parts - [1.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.3) — 2 parts - [1.2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.39) — 2 parts - [1.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.40) — 1 part ### dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ | granthasaṅkhyāviṣayavarṇanam ### [1.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.1) sūta uvāca | dhanyo'hamatibhāgyo'haṃ pāvito'haṃ mahātmabhiḥ | yatpṛṣṭaṃ sumahatpuṇyaṃ purāṇaṃ vedaviśrutam || ### [1.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.2) tadahaṃ sampravakṣyāmi sarvaśrutyarthasammatam | rahasyaṃ sarvaśāstrāṇāmāgamānāmanuttamam || ### [1.2.2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.2.p1) natvā tatpadapaṅkajaṃ sulalitaṃ muktipradaṃ yoginām || ### [1.2.2.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.2.p2) brahmādyairapi sevitaṃ stutiparairdhyeyaṃ munīndraiḥ sadā | vakṣyāmyadya savistaraṃ bahurasaṃ śrīmatpurāṇottamam || ### [1.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.3) bhaktyā sarvarasālayaṃ bhagavatīnāmnā prasiddhaṃ dvijāḥ || ### [1.2.3.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.3.p1) yā vidyetyabhidhīyate śrutipathe śaktiḥ sadādyā parā || ### [1.2.3.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.3.p2) sarvajñā bhavabandhachittinipuṇā sarvāśaye saṃsthitā | durjñeyā sudurātmabhiśca munibhirdhyānāspadaṃ prāpitā || ### [1.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.4) pratyakṣā bhavatīha sā bhagavatī siddhipradā syātsadā || ### [1.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.5) sṛṣṭvākhilaṃ jagadidaṃ sadasatsvarūpaṃ śaktyā svayā triguṇayā paripāti viśvam | saṃhṛtya kalpasamaye ramate tathaikā tāṃ sarvaviśvajananīṃ manasā smarāmi || ### [1.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.6) brahmā sṛjatyakhilametaditi prasiddhaṃ paurāṇikaiśca kathitaṃ khalu vedavidbhiḥ | viṣṇostu nābhikamale kila tasya janma tairuktameva sṛjate na hi sa svatantraḥ || > It is commonly known that Brahmâ is the creator of this universe; and the knowers of the Vedas and the Purânas say so; but they also say that Brahmâ is born of the navel-lotus of Visnu. Thus it appears that Brahmâ cannot create independently. Again Visnu, from whose navel lotus Brahmâ is born, lies in Yoga sleep on the bed of Ananta (the thousand headed serpent) in the time of Pralaya; so how can we call Bhagavân Visnu who rests on the thousand headed serpent Ananta as the creator of the universe? Again the refuge of Ananta is the water of the ocean Ekârnava; a liquid cannot rest without a vessel; so I take refuge of the Mother of all beings, who resides as the S’akti of all and thus is the supporter of all; I fly for refuge unto that Devî who was praised by Brahmâ while resting on the navel lotus of Visnu who was lying fast asleep in Yoga nidrâ. O Munis! meditating on that Maya Devî who creates, preserves and destroys the universe who is kuown as composed of the three gunas and who grants mukti, I now describe the whole of the > Purânas; now you all better hear. > — Swami Vijnanananda 1921, The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam ### [1.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.7) viṣṇustu śeṣaśayane svapitīti kāle tannābhipadyamukule khalu tasya janma | ādhāratāṃ kila gato'tra sahasramauliḥ sambodhyatāṃ sa bhagavān hi kathaṃ murāriḥ || ### [1.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.8) ekārṇavasya salilaṃ rasarūpameva pātraṃ vinā na hi rasasthitirasti kaccit | yā sarvabhūtaviṣaye kila śaktirūpā tāṃ sarvabhūtajananīṃ śaraṇaṃ gato'smi || ### [1.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.9) yoganidrāmīlitākṣaṃ viṣṇuṃ dṛṣṭvāmbuje sthitaḥ | ajastuṣṭāva yāṃ devīṃ tāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ || ### [1.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.10) tāṃ dhyātvā saguṇāṃ māyāṃ muktidāṃ nirguṇāṃ tathā | vakṣye purāṇamakhilaṃ śṛṇvantu munayastviha || ### [1.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.11) purāṇamuttamaṃ puṇyaṃ śrīmadbhāgavatābhidham | aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi ślokāstatra tu saṃskṛtāḥ || > The Purâna S’rimad Bhâgavat (Devî Bhâgavat) is excellent and holy; eighteen thousand pure S’lokas are contained in it. Bhagavân Krisna Dvaipâyan has divided this Purâna into twelve auspicious Skandhas (Books) and three hundred and eighteen chapters. Twenty chapters compose the first Skandha; twelve chapters in the second Skandha; thirty chapters in the the third Skandha; twenty-five chapters in the fourth Skandha, thirty-five, in the fifth; thirty-one, in the sixth; forty, in the seventh; twenty-four, in the eighth; fifty chapters in the ninth; thirteen, iu the tenth; twenty-four in the eleventh and fourteen chapters are contained in the twelfth Skandha, O Munis! Thus the Dvaipâyan Muni has arranged his chapters in each Skandha. > — Swami Vijnanananda 1921, The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam ### [1.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.12) skandhā dvādaśa caivātra kṛṣṇena vihitāḥ śubhāḥ | triśataṃ pūrṇamadhyāyā aṣṭādaśayutāḥ smṛtāḥ || ### [1.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.13) viṃśatiḥ prathame tatra dvitīye dvādaśaiva tu | triṃśaccaiva tṛtīye tu caturthe pañcaviṃśatiḥ || ### [1.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.14) pañcatriṃśattathādhyāyāḥ pañcame parikīrtitāḥ | ekatriṃśattathā ṣaṣṭhe catvāriṃśacca saptame || ### [1.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.15) aṣṭame tattvasaṅkhyāśca pañcāśannavame tathā | trayodaśa tu samproktā daśame muninā kila || ### [1.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.16) tathā caikādaśaskandhe caturviṃśatirīritāḥ | caturdaśaiva cādhyāyā dvādaśe munisattamāḥ || ### [1.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.17) evaṃ saṅkhyā samākhyātā purāṇe'sminmahātmanā | aṣṭādaśasahasrīyā saṅkhyā ca parikīrtitā || > Thus the Mahâtmâ Veda Vyâs has divided this Bhâgavata Purâna. into so many Skandhas and into so many chapters; and that the number of verses is eighteen thousand is already stated. That is denominated as Purâna which contains the following five characteristics:-- (1) Creation of the universe, (2) Secondary creation, (3) Dynasties (4) Manvantaras and (5) The description of Manus and other kings. > S’iva is beyond Prâkritic attributes, eternal and ever omnipresent; She is without any change, immutable, unattainable but by yoga; She is the refuge of the universe and Her nature is Turîya Chaitanya. Mahâ Lakshmi is Her Sattvikî S’akti; Sarasvati is Her Râjasik S’akti and Mahâ Kâlî is Her Tâmasik S’akti; these are all of feminine forms. > — Swami Vijnanananda 1921, The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam ### [1.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.18) sargaśca pratisargaśca vaṃśo manvantarāṇi ca | vaṃśānucaritaṃ caiva purāṇaṃ pañcalakṣaṇam || ### [1.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.19) nirguṇā yā sadā nityā vyāpikā vikṛtā śivā | yogagamyākhilādhārā turīyā yā ca saṃsthitā || ### [1.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.20) tasyāstu sāttvikī śaktī rājasī tāmasī tathā | mahālakṣmīḥ sarasvatī mahākālīti tāḥ striyaḥ || ### [1.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.21) tāsāṃ tisṝṇāṃ śaktīnāṃ dehāṅgīkāralakṣaṇaḥ | sṛṣṭyarthaṃ ca samākhyātaḥ sargaḥ śāstraviśāradaiḥ || > The assuming of bodies by these three S’aktis for the creation of this universe is denominated as "Sarga" (creation) by the high souled persona (Mahârpurusa), skilled in S’astras. And the further resolution of these three S’aktis into Brahmâ, Visnu and Mahes'a for the creation, preservation, and destruction of this universe is denominated (in this Purâna) as Pratisarga (secondary ereation.) The description of the kings of the solar and lunar dynasties and the families of Hiranya Kasipu and others is known as the description of the lineages of kings and their dynasties. The description of Svâyambhûva and, other Manus and their ruling periods is known as Manvantaras. And the description of their descendants is known as the description of their families. (Thus these are the five characteristics in the Purânas.) O best of Munis! all the Purânas are endowed with these five characteristics. > — Swami Vijnanananda 1921, The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam ### [1.2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.22) haridruhiṇarudrāṇāṃ samutpattistataḥ smṛtā | pālanotpattināśārthaṃ pratisargaḥ smṛto hi saḥ || ### [1.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.23) somasūryodbhavānāṃ ca rājñāṃ vaṃśaprakīrtanam | hiraṇyakaśipvādīnāṃ vaṃśāste parikīrtitāḥ || ### [1.2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.24) svāyambhuvamukhānāṃ ca manūnāṃ parivarṇanam | kālasaṅkhyā tathā teṣāṃ tattanmanvantarāṇi ca || ### [1.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.25) teṣāṃ vaṃśānukathanaṃ vaṃśānucaritaṃ smṛtam | pañcalakṣaṇayuktāni bhavanti munisattamāḥ || ### [1.2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.26) sapādalakṣaṃ ca tathā bhārataṃ muninā kṛtam | itihāsa iti proktaṃ pañcamaṃ vedasammatam || > So is Mahâbhârata writen by Vedavyâsa, characterised by these five things. This is known as the fifth Veda and Itihâsa (history.) In this are something more than one lakh slokas. S’aunaka said:-- “O Sûta! What are those Purânas and how many verses are contained in each? Speak all those in detail in this holy Ksettra; we, the residents of Naimisâranya are all very eager to hear this. (Why we call ourselves as the residents of Naimisâranya, hear; you will realise then that no other place exists in this Kali age for hearing the holy discourses on religion):-- When we were afraid of the Kali age, Brahmâ gave us a Manomaya Chakra (wheel) and I said to all of us:-- Follow this wheel, go after it and the spot where the felly of the wheel will become thin (so as to break) and will not roll further, that country is the holy place; Kali will never be able to enter there; you all better remain there until the Satya age comes back. Thus, acording to the saying of Brahmâ, we have got orders to stay here. On hearing the words of Brahmâ, wo went out quickly keeping the wheel go on, our object being to determine which place is best and holiest. When we came here, the felly of the wheel become thin and shorn before my eyes; hence this Ksettra is called Naimis; it is the most sanctifying place. > Kali cannot enter here; hence the Mahatmas, Munis and Siddhas, terrified by the Kali age, have followed me and resorted to this place. We have performed yajñas with Purodâsa (clarified butter as is offered in oblations to fire) where no animals are sacrificed; now we have no other important work to do except to pass our time here until the arrival of Satyayuga. O S’ûta! we are extremely fortunate in all respects that you have come here; purify us to-day by narrating to us the names of the Purânas equivalent to the Vedas. O S’ûta! you are also a learned orator; we, too, are ardent listeners, with no other works to bother our heads; narrate to us to-day the auspicious holy Bhâgavata Purâna. O S’ûta! Long live you; and no ailings, internal, external, or from the Devas torment you. (this is our blessing to you). We have heard that in the most sanctifying Purâna, narrated by Maharsi Dvaipâyan, all about Dharma (religion), Artha (Wealth) and Kama (desires) are duly described as well the acquiring of Tattvajñan and liberation are also spoken of. O S’ûta! our desires are not satisfied the more we hear of those beautiful holy words. Now describe to us the highly pure S’rîmad Devî Bhâgavatam where all the Lilas (the dramatic acts) of the Mother of the three worlds purifying the sins, adorned with all the qualifications are described as yielding all the desires like the Kalpa Vriksa (the celestial tree yielding all desires). > Thus ends the second chapter of the first Skandha on the description of the Purâna (the text) in Mahâ Purâna S’rîmad Devî Bhâgavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vyâs. > Her ends the Second Chapter of S’rîmad Devî Bhâgavatam on questions put by Saunaka and other Risis. > — Swami Vijnanananda 1921, The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam ### [1.2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.27) śaunaka uvāca | kāni tāni purāṇāni brūhi sūta savistaram | katisaṅkhyāni sarvajña śrotukāmā vayaṃ tviha || ### [1.2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.28) kalikālavibhītāḥ smo naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ | brahmaṇātra samādiṣṭāścakraṃ dattvā manomayam || ### [1.2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.29) kathitaṃ tena naḥ sarvāngacchantvetasya pṛṣṭhataḥ | nemiḥ saṃśīryate yatra sa deśaḥ pāvanaḥ smṛtaḥ || ### [1.2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.30) kalestatra praveśo na kadācit sambhaviṣyati | tāvattiṣṭhantu tatraiva yāvatsatyayugaṃ punaḥ || ### [1.2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.31) tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya gṛhītvā tatkathānakam | cālayannirgatastūrṇaṃ sarvadeśadidṛkṣayā || ### [1.2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.32) pretyātra cālayaṃścakraṃ nemiḥ śīrṇo'tra paśyataḥ | tenedaṃ naimiṣaṃ proktaṃ kṣetraṃ paramapāvanam || ### [1.2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.33) kalipraveśo naivātra tasmātsthānaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā | munibhiḥ siddhasaṅghaiśca kalibhītairmahātmabhiḥ || ### [1.2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.34) paśuhīnāḥ kṛtā yajñāḥ puroḍāśādibhiḥ kila | kālātivāhanaṃ kāryaṃ yāvatsatyayugāgamaḥ || ### [1.2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.35) bhāgyayogena samprāptaḥ sūta tvaṃ cātra sarvathā | kathayādya purāṇaṃ hi pāvanaṃ brahmasammatam || ### [1.2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.36) sūta śuśrūṣavaḥ sarve vaktā tvaṃ matimānatha | nirvyāpārā vayaṃ nūnamekacittāstathaiva ca || ### [1.2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.37) tvaṃ sūta bhava dīrghāyustāpatrayavivarjitaḥ | kathayādya purāṇaṃ hi puṇyaṃ bhāgavataṃ śivam || ### [1.2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.38) yatra dharmārthakāmānāṃ varṇanaṃ vidhipūrvakam | vidyāṃ prāpya tayā mokṣaḥ kathito muninā kila || ### [1.2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.39) dvaipāyanena muninā kathitaṃ yacca pāvanam | na tṛpyāmo vayaṃ sūta kathāṃ śrutvā manoramām || ### [1.2.39.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.39.p1) sakalaguṇagaṇānāmekapātraṃ pavitra- || ### [1.2.39.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.39.p2) makhilabhuvanamāturnāṭyavadyadvicitram | nikhilamalagaṇānāṃ nāśakṛtkāmakandam || ### [1.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.40) prakaṭaya bhagavatyā nāmayuktaṃ purāṇam || ### [1.2.40.c1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2.40.c1) iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathamaskandhe granthasaṅkhyāviṣayavarṇanaṃ nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ || ## Translations (1) - [The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata~en-vijnanananda.1.2.6) — Swami Vijnanananda 1921, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata.1.2) · Pramāṇa