Devibhagavatapurana 8.9.19
Devībhāgavatapurāṇa 8.9.19
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8.9.19
manuruvāca |
oṃ namo bhagavate mukhyatamāya namaḥ sattvāya prāṇāyaujase balāya mahāmatsyāya namaḥ |
antarbahiścākhilalokapālakai-radṛṣṭarūpo vicarasyurusvanaḥ |
sa īśvarastvaṃ ya idaṃ vaśe naya-nnāmnā yathā dārumayīṃ naraḥ striyam ||
Thou art the Lord of all the Lokapâlas and of the form of the Vedas. Thou art within and without all this universe, moving and non-moving; still all the beings are unable to see Thy form. As the people bring under their control the wooden dolls, so Thou controllest the universe by the rules and prohibitions under the names of the Brâhmanas, etc. Thou art the God. The Lokapâlas, being overcome by the fever of jealousy and pride, become quite unable, either individually or collectively, to quit their jealousies and to protect the tripeds, quadrupeds, reptiles and snakes; so Thou art the God. Thou hadst upheld this earth along with me and with the medicinal plants and creepers; and Thou shewedest the highest luminous light in the great ocean, at the time of Pralaya, tossed with surging waves and didst roam there. Thou art the Self of all the beings in the universe. So we bow down to Thee. Thus the Manu, the best of the mortal beings, used to praise the Bhagavân, who took His incarnation in the shape of the Fish, the Remover of all doubts. Manu, the foremost of the Bhâgavatas (the devotees) is reigning there in the service of the Fish Incarnation of the Bhagavân, with intense meditation and expurging all sins and with great devotion.
Here ends the Ninth Chapter of the Eighth Book on the narration of the division of the continents in the Mahâ Purânam S'rî Mad Devî Bhâgavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vyâsa.
Translations (1)
- The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam — Swami Vijnanananda 1921, English
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- Bhāgavatapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit