Devibhagavatapurana 7.33: trayastriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ | śrīdevīvirāḍrūpadarśanasahitaṃ devakṛtatatstavavarṇanam

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devyuvāca |
manmāyāśaktisaṅklṛptaṃ jagatsarvaṃ carācaram |
sāpi mattaḥ pṛthaṅmāyā nāstyeva paramārthataḥ ||

The Devî said:-- "O Girirâja! This whole universe, moving and unmoving, is created by My Mâyâ S'aktî. This Mâyâ is conceived in Me. It is not, in reality, different or separate from Me. So I am the only Chit, Intelligence. There is no other intelligence than Me. Viewed practically, it is known variously as Mâyâ, Vidyâ; but viewed really from the point of Brahman, there is no such thing as Mâyâ; only one Brahman exists, I am that Brahma, of the nature of Intelligence.
I create this whole world on this Unchangeable Eternal (Mountain-like) Brahma, (composed of Avidyâ, Karma, and various Samskâras) and enter first as Prâna (vital breath) within it in the form of Chidâbhâsa. O Mountain! Unless I enter as Breath, how can this birth and death and leaving and retaking bodies after bodies be accounted for! As one great Âkâs'â is denominated variously Ghatâkâs'a (Âkâs'â in the air), Patâkâs'a (Âkâs'â in cloth or picture), so I too appear variously by acknowledging this Prâna in various places due to Avidyâ and various Antahkaranas. As the Sun's rays are never defiled when they illumine various objects on earth, so I, too, am not defiled in entering thus into various high and low Antahkaranas (hearts). The ignorant people attach Buddhi and other things of activity on Me and say that Âtman is the Doer; the intelligent people do not say that. I remain as the Witness in the hearts of all men, not as the Doer. O Achalendra! There are many Jîvas and many Îs'varas due to the varieties in Avidyâ and Vidyâ. Really it is Mâyâ that differentiates into men, beasts and various other Jîvas; and it is Mâyâ that differentiates into Brahma, Visnu and other Îs'varas. As the one pervading sky (Âkâs'a) is called Mahâkâs'a Ghatâkas'a (being enclosed by jars), so the One All pervading Paramâtmâ is called Paramâtmâ, Jîvâtmâ (being enclosed within Jîvas). As the Jîvas are conceived many by Mâyâ, not in reality; so Îs'varas also are conceived many by Mâyâ; not in essence. O Mountain! This Avidyâ and nothing else, is the cause of the difference in Jîvas, by creating differences in their bodies, indriyas (organs) and minds. Again, due to the varieties in the three Gunas and their wants (due to the differences between Sâttvik, Râjasik and Tâmasik desires), Mâyâ also appears various. And their differences are the causes of different Îs'varas, Brahma, Visnu and others. O Mountain! This whole world is interwoven in Me; It is I that am the Îs'vara that resides in causal bodies; I am the "Sutrâtman, Hiranyagarbha that resides in subtle bodies and it is I that am the Virât, residing in the gross bodies. I am Brahmâ, Visnu, and Mahes'vara; I am the Brâhmâ, Vaisnavi and Raudrî S'aktis. I am the Sun, I am the Moon, I am the Stars; I am beast, birds, Chandâlas and I am the Thief, I am the cruel hunter; I am the virtuous high-souled persons and I am the female, male, and hermaphrodite. There is no doubt in this. O Mountain! Wherever there is anything, seen or heard, I alway exist there, within and without, There is nothing moving or unmoving, that can exist without Me. If there be such, that is like the son of a barren woman. Just as one rope is mistaken for a snake or a garland, so I am the One Brahma and appears as Îs'vara, etc. There is no doubt in this. This world cannot appear without a substratum.
And That Substratum is My Existence. There can be nothing else.

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vyavahāradṛśā seyaṃ vidyā māyeti viśrutā |
tattvadṛṣṭyā tu nāstyeva tattvamevāsti kevalam ||

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sāhaṃ sarvaṃ jagatsṛṣṭvā tadantaḥ praviśāmyaham |
māyākarmādisahitā gire prāṇapuraḥsarā ||

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lokāntaragatirnocetkathaṃ syāditi hetunā |
yathā yathā bhavantyeva māyābhedāstathā tathā ||

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upādhibhedādbhinnāhaṃ ghaṭākāśādayo yathā |
uccanīcādivastūni bhāsayanbhāskaraḥ sadā ||

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na duṣyati tathaivāhaṃ doṣairliptā kadāpi na |
mayi buddhyādikartṛtvamadhyasyaivāpare janāḥ ||

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vadanti cātmā karmeti vimūḍhā na subuddhayaḥ |
ajñānabhedatastadvanmāyāyā bhedatastathā ||

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jīveśvaravibhāgaśca kalpito māyayaiva tu |
ghaṭākāśamahākāśavibhāgaḥ kalpito yathā ||

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tathaiva kalpito bhedo jīvātmaparamātmanoḥ |
yathā jīvabahūtvaṃ ca māyayaiva na ca svataḥ ||

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tatheśvarabahutvaṃ ca māyayā na svabhāvataḥ |
dehendriyādisaṅghātavāsanābhedabheditā ||

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avidyā jīvabhedasya heturnānyaḥ prakīrtitaḥ |
guṇānāṃ vāsanābhedabheditā yā dharādhara ||

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māyā sā parabhedasya heturnānyaḥ kadācana |
mayi sarvamidaṃ protamotaṃ ca dharaṇīdhara ||

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īśvaro'haṃ ca sūtrātmā virāḍātmāhamasmi ca |
brahmāhaṃ viṣṇurudrau ca gaurī brāhmī ca vaiṣṇāvī ||

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sūryo'haṃ tārakāścāhaṃ tārakeśastathāsmyaham |
paśupakṣisvarūpāhaṃ cāṇḍālo'haṃ ca taskaraḥ ||

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vyādho'haṃ krūrakarmāhaṃ satkarmāhaṃ mahājanaḥ |
strīpunnapuṃsakākāro'pyahameva na saṃśayaḥ ||

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yacca kiñcitkvacidvastu dṛśyate śrūyate'pi vā |
antarbahiśca tatsarvaṃ vyāpyāhaṃ sarvadā sthitā ||

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na tadasti mayā tyaktaṃ vastu kiñciccarācaram |
yadyasti cettacchūnyaṃ syādvandhyāputropamaṃ hi tat ||

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rajjuryathā sarpamālābhedairekā vibhāti hi |
tathaiveśādirūpeṇa bhāmyahaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

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adhiṣṭhānātirekeṇa kalpitaṃ tanna bhāsate |
tasmānmatsattayaivaitatsattāvānnānyathā bhavet ||

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himālaya uvāca |
yathā vadasi deveśi samaṣṭyā''tmavapustvidam |
tathaiva draṣṭumicchāmi yadi devi kṛpā mayi ||

The Himâlayâs said:-- "O Devî! If Thou art merciful on me, I desire, then, to see Thy Virât form in the Fourth Dimensional Space.
This sight is developed when the mind resides in the heart centre or in the centre of the eye-brows. A proper teacher is necessary.

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vyāsa uvāca |
iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā sarve devāḥ saviṣṇavaḥ |
nanandurmuditātmānaḥ pūjayantaśca tadvacaḥ ||

Vyâsa said:-- "O King! Hearing the words of Girirâja, Visnu and all the other Devas gladly seconded him. Then the Devî, the Goddess of the Universe, knowing the desires of the Devas, showed Her Own Form that fulfils the desires of the Bhaktas, that is auspicious and that is like the Kalpa Vriksa towards the Bhaktas. They saw Her Highest Virât Form. The Satyaloka is situated on the topmost part and is Her head; the Sun and Moon are Her eyes; the quarters, Her ears; the Vedas are Her words; the Universe is Her heart; the earth is Her loins; the Bhuvarloka is Her navel; the asterisms are Her Thighs; the Maharloka is Her neck; the Janarloka is Her Face; the Taparloka is Her head, situated below the S'atyaloka; Indra and the Devas and the Svarloka is Her arms; the sound is the organ of Her ears; the As'vin twins, Her nose; the smell is the organ of smell; the fire is within Her face; day and night are like Her two wings. The four-faced Brahmâ is Her eyebrows; water is Her palate; the juice thereof is Her organ of taste; Yama, the God of Death, is Her large teeth; the affection is Her small teeth; Mâyâ is Her smile; the creation of Universe is Her sidelooks; modesty is Her upper lip; covetousness is Her lower lip; unrighteousness is Her back. The Prajâpati is Her organ of generation; the oceans are Her bowels; the mountains are Her bones; the rivers are Her veins; and the trees are the hairs of Her body. O King! Youth, virginity, and old age are Her best gaits, positions or ways (courses) paths, the clouds are Her handsome hairs; the two twilights are Her clothings; the Moon is the mind of the Mother of the Universe; Hari is Her Vijnâna S'âkti (the knowledge power); and Rudra is Her all-destroying power. The horses and other animals are Her loins; the lower regions Atala, etc., are Her lower regions from Her hip to Her feet. The Devas began to behold Her this Cosmic (Virâta) appearance with eyes, wide awake, with wonder. Thousands of fiery rays emitted from Her form; She began to lick the whole universe with Her lips; the two rows of teeth began to make horrible sounds; fires came out from Her eyes; various weapons were seen in Her hands; and the Brâhmanas and Ksattriyas are become the food of that Awful Deity. Thousands of heads, eyes and feet were seen in that form. Crores of Suns, crores of lightnings flashes, mingled there. Horrible, Awful, That appearance looked terrific to the eyes, heart and mind. The Devas thus beheld and began to utter cries of horror and consternation; their hearts trembled and they were caught with immoveable senselessness. "Here is the Devî, our Mother and Preserver." This idea vanished away at once from their minds.
At this moment the Vedas that were on the four sides of the Devî, removed the swoon of the Devas and made them conscious. The Immortals got, then, the excellent Vedas; and, having patience, began to praise and chant hymns in words choked with feelings and with tears flowing flowing from their eyes.

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atha devamataṃ jñātvā bhaktakāmadughā śivā |
adarśayannijaṃ rūpaṃ bhaktakāmaprapūriṇī ||

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apaśyaṃste mahādevyā virāḍrūpaṃ parātparam |
dyaurmastakaṃ bhavedyasya candrasūryau ca cakṣuṣī ||

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diśaḥ śrotre vaco devāḥ prāṇo vāyuḥ prakīrtitaḥ |
viśvaṃ hṛdayamityāhuḥ pṛthivī jaghanaṃ smṛtam ||

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nabhastalaṃ nābhisaro jyotiścakramuraḥsthalam |
maharlokastu grīvā syājjanoloko mukhaṃ smṛtam ||

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tapoloko rarāṭistu satyalokādadhaḥ sthitaḥ |
indrādayo bāhavaḥ syuḥ śabdaḥ śrotraṃ maheśituḥ ||

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nāsatyadasrau nāse sto gandho ghrāṇaṃ smṛto budhaiḥ |
mukhamagniḥ samākhyāto divārātrī ca pakṣmaṇī ||

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brahmasthānaṃ bhrūvijṛmbho'pyāpastāluḥ prkīrtitāḥ |
raso jihvā samākhyātā yamo daṃṣṭrāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ||

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dantāḥ snehakalā yasya hāso māyā prakīrtitā |
sargastvapāṅgamokṣaḥ syād vrīḍordhvoṣṭho maheśituḥ ||

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lobhaḥ syādadharoṣṭho'syādharmamārgastu pṛṣṭhabhūḥ |
prajāpatiśca meḍhraṃ syādyaḥ sraṣṭā jagatītale ||

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kukṣiḥ samudrā girayo'sthīni devyā maheśituḥ |
nadyo nāḍyaḥ samākhyātā vṛkṣāḥ keśāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ||

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kaumārayauvanajarā vayo'sya gatiruttamā |
balāhakāstu keśāḥ syuḥ sandhye te vāsasī vibho ||

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rājañchrījagadambāyāścandramāstu manaḥ smṛtaḥ |
vijñānaśaktistu harī rudro'ntaḥkaraṇaṃ smṛtam ||

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aśvā hi jātayaḥ sarvāḥ śroṇideśe sthitā vibhoḥ |
atalādimahālokāḥ kaṭyadhobhāgatāṃ gatāḥ ||

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etādṛśaṃ mahārūpaṃ dadṛśuḥ surapuṅgavāḥ |
jvālāmālāsahasrāḍhyaṃ lelihānaṃ ca jihvayā ||

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daṃṣṭrākaṭakaṭārāvaṃ vamantaṃ vahnimakṣibhiḥ |
nānāyudhadharaṃ vīraṃ brahmakṣatraudanaṃ ca yat ||

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sahasraśīrṣanayanaṃ sahasracaraṇaṃ tathā |
koṭisūryapratīkāśaṃ vidyutkoṭisamaprabham ||

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bhayaṅkaraṃ mahāghoraṃ hṛdakṣṇostrāsakārakam |
dadṛśuste surāḥ sarve hāhākāraṃ ca cakrire ||

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vikampamānahṛdayā mūrcchāmāpurduratyayām |
smaraṇaṃ ca gataṃ teṣāṃ jagadambeyamityapi ||

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atha te ye sthitā vedāścaturdikṣu mahāvibhoḥ |
bodhayāmāsuratyugraṃ mūrchāto mūrcchitānsurān ||

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atha te dhairyamālambya labdhvā ca śrutimuttamām |
premāśrupūrṇanayanā ruddhakaṇṭhāstu nirjarāḥ ||

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bāṣpagadgadayā vācā stotuṃ samupacakrire |
devā ūcuḥ |
aparādhaṃ kṣamasvāmba pāhi dīnāṃstvadudbhavān ||

The Devas said:-- "O Mother! Forgive our faults. Protect us, the miserable, that are born of Thee. O Protectress of the Devas! Withhold Thy anger; we are very much terrified at the sight of Thy this form. "O Devî! We are inferior immortals; what prayers can we offer to Thee! Thou Thyself canst not measure Thy powers; how then can we, who are born later, know of Thy greatness! Obeisance to Thee, the Lady of the Universe! Obeisance to Thee of the nature of the Pranava Om; Thou art the One that is proved in all the Vedântas. Obeisance to Thee, of the form of Hrîm! Obeisance to Thee, the Self of all, whence has originated the Fire, the Sun, and the Moon and whence have sprung all the medicinal plants. Obeisance to the Devî, the Cosmic Deity, the Self in all whence have sprung all the Devas, Sâdhyas, the beasts, birds, and men! We bow down again and again to the Great Form, Mâhâ Mâyâ, the Self of all, whence have sprung the vital breath Prana, Apâna, grains and wheats, and Who is the source of asceticism, faith, truth, continence and the rules what to do and what not to do under the present circumstances. The seven Prânas, the seven Lokas, the seven Flames, the seven Samidhs, the seven Oblations to Fire, have sprung from Thee! Obeisance to Thee, the Great Self in all! Obeisance to the Universal form of the Deity of the Universe whence have sprung all the oceans, all the mountains, all the rivers, all the medicinal plants and all the Rasas (the tastes of all things). We bow down to that Virât Form, the Great Self, the Mahâ Mâyâ, whence have originated the sacrifices, the sacrifical post (to which the victim about to be immolated is bound) and Daksinâs (the sacrificial fees) and the Rik, the Yajus, and the Sâma Vedas. O Mother! O Mahâ Mâyâ! We bow down to Thy front, to Thy back, to Thy both the sides, to Thy top, to Thy bottom and on all sides of Thee. O Devî! Be kind enough to withhold this Extraordinary Terrific Form of Thine, and shew us Thy Beautiful Lovely Form.

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kopaṃ saṃhara deveśi sabhayā rūpadarśanāt |
kā te stutiḥ prakartavyā pāmarairnirjarairiha ||

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svasyāpyajñeya evāsau yāvānyaśca svavikramaḥ |
tadarvāgjāyamānānāṃ kathaṃ sa viṣayo bhavet ||

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namaste bhuvaneśāni namaste praṇavātmike |
sarvavedāntasaṃsiddhe namo hrīṅkāramūrtaye ||

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yasmādagniḥ samutpanno yasmātsūryaśca candramāḥ |
yasmādoṣadhayaḥ sarvāstasmai sarvātmane namaḥ ||

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yasmācca devāḥ sambhūtāḥ sādhyāḥ pakṣiṇa eva ca |
paśavaśca manuṣyāśca tasmai sarvātmane namaḥ ||

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prāṇāpānau vrīhiyavau tapaḥ śraddhā ṛtaṃ tathā |
brahmacaryaṃ vidhiścaiva yasmāttasmai namo namaḥ ||

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sapta prāṇārciṣo yasmātsamidhaḥ sapta eva ca |
homāḥ sapta tathā lokāstasmai sarvātmane namaḥ ||

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yasmātsamudrā girayaḥ sindhavaḥ pracaranti ca |
yasmādoṣadhayaḥ sarvā rasāstasmai namo namaḥ ||

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yasmādyajñaḥ samudbhūto dīkṣā yūpaśca dakṣiṇāḥ |
ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni tasmai sarvātmane namaḥ ||

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namaḥ purastātpṛṣṭhe ca namaste pārśvayordvayoḥ |
adha ūrdhvaṃ caturdikṣu mātarbhūyo namo namaḥ ||

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upasaṃhara deveśi rūpametadalaukikam |
tadeva darśayāsmākaṃ rūpaṃ sundarasundaram ||

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vyāsa uvāca |
iti bhītānsurāndṛṣṭvā jagadambā kṛpārṇavā |
saṃhṛtya rūpaṃ ghoraṃ taddarśayāmāsa sundaram ||

Vyâsa said:-- "O King! The World Mother, the Ocean of mercy, seeing the Devas terrified, withheld Her Fearful Cosmic Form and showed Her very beautiful appearance, pleasing to the whole world. Her body became soft and gentle. In one hand She held the noose, and in another She held the goad. The two other hands made signs to dispel all their fears and ready to grant the boons. Her eyes emitted rays of kindness; Her face was adorned with beautiful smiles. The Devas became glad at this and bowed down to Her in a peaceful mind and then spoke with great joy.
Here ends the Thirty-third Chapter of the Seventh Book on the Devî's Virât Rûpa in the Mahâ Parânam, Sri Mad Devî Bhâgavatam, of 18,000 verses, by Maharsi Veda Vyâsa.

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pāśāṅkuśavarābhītidharaṃ sarvāṅgakomalam |
karuṇāpūrṇanayanaṃ mandasmitamukhāmbujam ||

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dṛṣṭvā tatsundaraṃ rūpaṃ tadā bhītivivarjitāḥ |
śāntacittāḥ praṇemuste harṣagadgadaniḥsvanāḥ ||

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iti śrīmaddevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptamaskandhe śrīdevīvirāḍrūpadarśanasahitaṃ devakṛtatatstavavarṇanaṃ nāma trayastriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||