{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/db/bk11ch16.htm","path":"hin/db/bk11ch16.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/db/bk11ch16.htm","text":"THE ELEVENTH BOOK\nChapter XVI\nOn the description of Sandhy\u00e2 Up\u00e2s\u00e2n\u00e2\n1-24. N\u00e2r\u00e2yana said :-- Now I am speaking of the very holy Sandhyop\u00e2san\u00e2 method of Sandhy\u00e2 worship of G\u00e2yatr\u00ee, the Presiding Deity of the morning, midday and evening, and of the twice-born. Listen. The greatness of using Bhasma has been described in detail. No further need be stated on the subject. I shall talk, first of all, of the morning Sandhy\u00e2. The morning Sandhy\u00e2 is to be done early in the morning while the stars are visible. When the Sun is in the meridian, the midday Sandhy\u00e2 is to be performed; and while the Sun is visibly going down, the\nevening Sandhy\u00e2 is to be recited over. Now again, the distinctions are made in the above three Sandhy\u00e2s :-- The morning Sandhy\u00e2 with stars seen is the best; with stars disappeared, middling; and with the Sun risen above the horizon, inferior. So the evening Sandhy\u00e2, again, is of three kinds :-- best, middling, and inferior. When the Sun is visibly disappearing, the evening Sandhy\u00e2 is the best; when the Sun has gone down the horizon, it is middling and when the stars are visible, it is inferior. The Br\u00e2hmanas are the root of the Tree, the Sandhy\u00e2 Vandanam; the Vedas are the branches; the religious actions are the leaves. Therefore its root should be carefully preserved. If the root be cut, no branches or leaves of the tree will remain. That Br\u00e2hmana who knows not his Sandhy\u00e2 or who does not perform the Sandhy\u00e2s is a living S\u2019\u00fbdra. That Br\u00e2hmana after his death verily becomes a dog. Therefore the Sandhy\u00e2s must be observed every day. Otherwise no right comes at all to do any action. At the sunrise and the sunset the time for Sandhy\u00e2 is two Dandas (48 minutes) and if Sandhy\u00e2 be not done or rather neglected in the interval, the Pr\u00e2yas\u2019chitta (penance) is to he paid duly (performed duly). If the proper time for Sandhy\u00e2 expires, one more offering of Arghya is to be made in addition to the three Arghayas daily made or the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee is to be repeated one hundred and eight times before the Sandhy\u00e2 is commenced. In whichever time any action ought to be done, worship, first of all, the Sandhy\u00e2 Dev\u00ee, the Presiding Deity of that time and do the actions proper to that time afterwards. The Sandhy\u00e2 performed in dwelling houses is ordinary; the Sandhy\u00e2 done in enclosures of cows is middling and on the banks of the rivers is good and the Sandhy\u00e2 performed before the Dev\u00ee\u2019s temple or the Dev\u00ee\u2019s seat is very excellent. The Sandhyop\u00e2san\u00e2 ought to be done before the Dev\u00ee, because that is the worship of the very Dev\u00ee. The three Sandhy\u00e2s done before the Dev\u00ee give infinitely excellent fruits. There is no other work of the Br\u00e2hmanas better than this Sandhy\u00e2. One can rather avoid worshipping S\u2019iva or Visnu; because that is not daily done as obligatory; but the Sandhyop\u00e2san\u00e2 ought to be done daily. The G\u00e2yatr\u00ee of the Great Dev\u00ee is the Essence of all the mantras in the Vedas. In the Veda S\u2019\u00e2stras, the worship of G\u00e2yatr\u00ee is most definitely pronounced. Brahm\u00e2 and the other Devas meditate in the Sandhy\u00e2 times on this Dev\u00ee G\u00e2yatr\u00ee and make a japam of that. The Vedas always make japams of Her. For this reason the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee has been mentioned as the object of worship by the Vedas. The Br\u00e2hmanas are called S\u2019\u00e2ktas inasmuch as they worship the Primal S\u2019akti (Force) G\u00e2yatr\u00ee, the Mother of the Vedas. They are not S\u2019aivas nor Vaisnavas.\nFirstly make the ordinary \u00c2chaman three times, and, while inhaling, drink a little of the water of \u00c2chaman, repeating \u201cOm Kes\u2019av\u00e2ya Sv\u00e2h\u00e2, Om N\u00e2r\u00e2yan\u00e2ya Sv\u00e2h\u00e2, Om M\u00e2dhav\u00e2ya Sv\u00e2h\u00e2.\u201d Then wash your two hands, repeating \u201cOm Gobind\u00e2ya Namah, Om Visnave Namah.\u201d Then by the root of the thumb rub the lips repeating \u201cOm Madh\u00fb s\u00fbdan\u00e2ya Namah, Om Trivikram\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d So rub the mouth, repeating \u201cOm V\u00e2mam\u00e2ya Namah, Om S\u2019r\u00eedhar\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d Then sprinkle water on the left hand, saying \u201cOm Hris\u00eekes\u2019\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d Sprinkle water on the legs, saying \u201cOm Padman\u00e2bh\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d Sprinkle water on the head, saying \u201cOm D\u00e2modar\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d Touch the mouth with the three fingers of the right hand, saying \u201cOm Samkarsan\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d Touch the nostrils with the thumb and forefinger saying \u201cOm V\u00e2sudev\u00e2ya Namah, Om Pradyumn\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d Touch the eyes with the thumb and ring-finger, saying \u201cOm Aniruddh\u00e2ya Namah, Om Purusottam\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d Touch the ears with the thumb and ringfinger saying \u201cOm Adhoksaj\u00e2ya Namah, Om N\u00e2rasimh\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d Touch the navel with the thumb and little finger saying \u201cOm Achyut\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d Touch the breast with the palm, saying \u201cOm Jan\u00e2rdan\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d Touch the head saying \u201cOm Upendr\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d Touch the roots of the two arms saying \u201cOm Haraye Namah, Om Krisn\u00e2ya Namah.\u201d\n25-50. While sipping the \u00c2chaman water on the right hand, touch the right hand with your left hand; otherwise; the water does not become pure. While doing \u00c2chaman, make the palm and the fingers all united and close, of the form of a Gokarna (the ear of a cow) and spreading the thumb and the little finger, drink the water of the measure of a pea. If a greater or less quantity be sipped, then that would amount to drinking liquor. Then thinking of the Pranava, make the Pr\u00e2n\u00e2y\u00e2ma, and repeat mentally the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee with her head and the Tur\u00eeya p\u00e2da, i.e., \u00c2pojyotih rasomritam Brahm\u00e2 Bhurbhuvah svarom. Inhale the air by the left nostril (P\u00fbrak), close both the nostrils (Kumbhak) and exhale the air, by the right nostril (Rechak). Thus Pr\u00e2n\u00e2y\u00e2ma is effected. While doing P\u00fbrak, Kumbhak and Rechak repeat the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee every time; hold the right nostril with the right thumb and hold the left nostril with the ringfinger and little finger (i.e., don\u2019t use forefinger and middle finger).\nThe Yogis who have controlled their minds say that Pr\u00e2n\u00e2y\u00e2ma is effected by the three processes P\u00fbraka, K\u00fbmbhaka and Rechaka. The external air is inhaled in P\u00fbraka; air is not exhaled nor inhaled (it is retained inside) in K\u00fbmbhaka; and air is exhaled in Rechaka. While\ndoing P\u00fbraka, meditate on the navel, the four-armed high-souled Visnu, of the blue colour (Sy\u00e2ma) like the blue lotus. While doing K\u00fbmbhaka, meditate in the heart lotus the four-faced grandsire Brahm\u00e2 Praj\u00e2pati, the Creator seated on the lotus and while doing Rechaka meditate, on the fore-head, on the white sin-destroying S\u2019ankara, pure as crystal. In P\u00fbraka, the union with Visnu is obtained; in K\u00fbmbhaka, the knowledge of Brahm\u00e2 is attained and in Rechaka, the highest position of \u00ces\u2019vara (S\u2019iva) is attained. This is the method of \u00c2chaman according to the Pur\u00e2nas. Now I am speaking of the all sin destroying Vaidik \u00c2chaman. Listen. Reciting the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee mantra \u201cOm Bhurbhuvah,\u201d sip a little water; this is the Vaidik \u00c2chaman after repeating the seven great Vy\u00e2hritis Om Bhuh; Om Bhuvah, Om Svah, Om Mahah, Om Janah, Om Tapah, Om Satyam, repeat G\u00e2yatr\u00ee and the head of the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee \u00c2pojyoti Rasomritam Brahm\u00e2 Bhurbhuvah svarom and practise Pr\u00e2n\u00e2y\u00e2ma three times. Hereby all sins are destroyed and all virtues spring. Now another sort of Pr\u00e2n\u00e2y\u00e2ma Mudr\u00e2 is described :-- The V\u00e2naprasth\u00ees and Grihasthas would do Pr\u00e2n\u00e2y\u00e2ma with five fingers, holding the tip of the nose; the Brahm\u00e2ch\u00e2ris and Yatis would do Pr\u00e2n\u00e2y\u00e2ma with the thumbs, little finger, and ring finger (avoiding middle and fore). Now I am speaking of the \u00c2ghamasana M\u00e2rjana mantra. Listen. The Mantra of this M\u00e2rjana is \u201c\u00c2pohisth\u00e2 Mayobhuvah, etc.\u201d There are three mantras in this. There are three P\u00e2das in every mantra, prefix Om to every p\u00e2da (thus nine times Om is to be prefixed); at the end of every p\u00e2da sprinkle water on the head with the sacrificial thread and the Kus\u2019a grass. Or at the end of every mantra do so. By the above M\u00e2rjana (cleaning) the sins of one hundred years are instantly destroyed. Then making \u00c2chaman (taking a sip of water to rinse the mouth before worship), repeat the three Mantras \u201cOm S\u00fbryas\u2019cha m\u00e2 manyus\u2019cha, etc.\u201d By this act, the mental sins are destroyed. As m\u00e2rjana is done with Pranava, Vy\u00e2rhitis, and G\u00e2yatr\u00ee, so make M\u00e2rjana by the three mantras \u2018\u2018\u00c2pohisth\u00e2, etc.\u201d Make your right palm of the shape of a cow\u2019s ear; take water in it and carry it before your nose and think thus :-- \u201cThere is a terrible sinful person in my left abdomen, his colour is dark black and he is horrible looking.\u201d Recite, then, the mantras \u201cOm ritamcha satyamch\u00e2bh\u00eedhy\u00e2t, etc.\u201d and \u201cDrup\u00e2d\u00e2diva Mumuch\u00e2na, etc.\u201d and bring that Sinful Person through your right nostril to the water in the palm. Don\u2019t look at that water; throw it away on a bit of stone to your left. And think that you are now sinless. Next, rising from the seat, keep your two feet horizontal and with the fingers save forefinger and thumb, take a palmful of water and with your face towards the Sun, recite the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee three times\nand offer water to the Sun three times. Thus, O Muni! The method of offering the Arghyas has been mentioned to you.\n51-80. Then circumambulate, repeating the S\u00fbrya Mantra. The one thing to be noted in offering Arghyas is this :-- Offer once in the midday, and three times in the morning and three times in the evening. While offering the Arghya in the morning, bend yourself a little low; in offering the arghya in the midday, stand up; and while offering the arghya in the evening, it can be done while sitting. Now I will tell you why the Arghya is offered to the Sun. Hear. Thirty Koti R\u00e2ksasas known as the Mandehas, always roam on the path of the Sun (the mental Sun also). They are great heroes, treacherous and ferocious. They always try to devour the Sun, while they assume terrible forms. For this reason the Devas and the Risis combined offer the water with their folded hands to the Sun, while they perform the great Sandhy\u00e2 Up\u00e2san\u00e2. The water thus offered, becomes transformed into the thunderbolt and burns the heads of the cruel demons (and throws them on the island Mandeh\u00e2runa) Therefore the Br\u00e2hmanas daily do their Sandhyop\u00e2sana. Infinite merits accrue from this Sandhy\u00e2 Up\u00e2san\u00e2. O N\u00e2rada! Now I am speaking to you of the Mantras pertaining to the Arghya. No sooner they are pronounced the full effects of performing the Sandhy\u00e2s are obtained. I am That Sun; I am That Light; I am That \u00c2tman (Self); I am S\u2019iva; I am the Light of \u00c2tman; I am clear and transparently white; I am of the nature of all energy; and I am of the nature of R\u00e2sa (the sweetness, all the sweet sentiments). O Dev\u00ee! O G\u00e2yatr\u00ee! O Thou! Who art of the nature of Brahm\u00e2! Let Thee come and preside in my heart to grant me success in this Japa Karma. O Dev\u00ee! O G\u00e2yatr\u00ee! Entering into my heart, go out again with this water. But Thou wouldst have to come again. Sit thus on a pure seat and with a single intent repeat the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee, the Mother of the Vedas. O Muni! In this Sandhyop\u00e2san\u00e2, the Khhechar\u00ee Mudr\u00e2 ought to be done after practising the Pr\u00e2n\u00e2y\u00e2ma. Hear now the meaning of the Khhech\u00e2ri Mudr\u00e2. When the soul of a being leaves the objects of senses, it roams in the \u00c2k\u00e2s\u2019a, i.e., it becomes aimless when the tongue also goes to the \u00c2k\u00e2s\u2019a and roams there; and then the sight is fixed between the eyebrows; this is called the Khhech\u00e2ri Mudr\u00e2. There is no \u00c2sana (seat) equal to Siddh\u00e2sana and there is no V\u00e2yu (air) equal to the Khumbaka V\u00e2ya (suspension of air in the body).\nO N\u00e2rada! There is no Mudr\u00e2 equal to the Khhech\u00e2ri Mudr\u00e2. One is to pronounce Pranava in Pluta (protracted) accents like the sound of a bell and, suspending his breath, sit quiet motionless in Sthir\u00e2sana without any Ahamk\u00e2ra (egoism). O N\u00e2rada! I am now talking of\nSiddh\u00e2sana and its characteristic qualities. Hear. Keep one heel below the root of the genital and the other heel below the scrotum; keep the whole body and breast straight and motionless; withdraw the senses from their objects and look at the point, the pituitary body, between the eyebrows. This posture is called the Siddh\u00e2san and is pleasant to the yogis. After taking this seat, invoke the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee. \u201cO Mother of the Vedas! O G\u00e2yatr\u00ee! Thou art the Dev\u00ee granting boons to the Bhaktas. Thou art of the nature of Brahm\u00e2. Be gracious unto Me. O Dev\u00ee! Whoever worships Thee in the day gets his day sins destroyed and in the night, night sins destroyed. O Thou! Who art all the letters of the alphabet! O Dev\u00ee! O Sandhye! O Thou who art of the nature of Vidy\u00e2! O Sarasvat\u00ee! O Ajaye! O Thou immortal! Free from disease and decay. O Mother! Who art all the Devas! I bow down to Thee.\u201d Invoke the Dev\u00ee again by the mantra \u201cOjosi, etc ,\u201d and then pray :-- \u201cO Mother! Let my japam and other acts in Thy worship be fulfilled with success by Thy Grace.\u201d Next for the freedom of the curse of G\u00e2yatr\u00ee, do the things properly. Brahm\u00e2 gave a curse to G\u00e2yatr\u00ee; Vis\u2019v\u00e2mitra gave a curse to Her and Vas\u2019istha also cursed Her. These are the three curses; they are removed in due order by recollecting Brahm\u00e2, Vis\u2019v\u00e2mitra and Vas\u2019istha. Before doing Ny\u00e2sa, one ought to collect oneself and remember the Highest Self; think in the lotus of the heart that Purusa (Person) who is Truth; who is all this Universe, who is the Highest Self and who is All knowledge and who cannot be comprehended by words. Now I am speaking of the Amgany\u00e2sa of Sandhy\u00e2; Hear. First utter Om and then utter the mantra.\nTouch the two legs, saying \u201cOm Bhuhp\u00e2d\u00e2bhy\u00e2m namah\u201d\nTouch the knees, saying \u201cOm Bhuva J\u00e2nubhy\u00e2m namah\u201d\nTouch the hip, saying \u201cOm Svah Katibhy\u00e2m namah\u201d\nTouch the navel, saying \u201cOm Maharn\u00e2bhyai namah\u201d\nTouch the heart, saying \u201cOm Janah Hriday\u00e2ya namah\u201d\nTouch the throat, saying \u201cOm Tapah Kanth\u00e2ya namah\u201d\nTouch the forehead, saying \u201cOm Satyam Lal\u00e2t\u00e2ya namah\u201d\nThus perform the Vy\u00e2rhiti ny\u00e2sa.\nNext perform the Kar\u00e2mgany\u00e2sa thus :-- Om Tat savituh ramgusth\u00e2bhy\u00e2m namah (referring to the thumb); Om Varenyam Tarjan\u00eebhy\u00e2m namah (referring to the forefinger); Om bhargo devasya madhyam\u00e2 bhy\u00e2m namah (referring to the middle finger); Om Dh\u00eemahi an\u00e2mik\u00e2bhy\u00e2m namah (referring to the ringfinger); Om dh\u00eeyo yonah, Kanisth\u00e2by\u00e2m namah (referring to the little finger); Om prachoday\u00e2t kara tal pristh\u00e2bhy\u00e2m namah (referring to the upper part and lower part of the palm and all over the body).\n81-106. Now I am speaking of the Amgany\u00e2sa. Hear. Om tat savitur Brahm\u00e2 tmane hriday\u00e2ya namah (referring to the heart.)\nOm Varenyam Visnv\u00e2 tmane S\u2019irase namah (referring to the head); Om bhargo devasya Rudr\u00e2tmane S\u2019ikh\u00e2yai namah (referring to the crown of the head); Om dh\u00eemahi S\u2019akty\u00e2tmane Kavach\u00e2ya namah (referring to the Kavacha); Om dh\u00eeyoyonah K\u00e2l\u00e2tmane netratray\u00e2ya namah (referring to the three eyes); Om prachoday\u00e2t sarv\u00e2tmane astr\u00e2ya namah (referring to the Astra or armour, protecting the body). Now I am speaking of the Varnany\u00e2sa. O Great Muni! Hear. This Varnany\u00e2sa is performed by the letters in the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee mantra. If anybody does this, he becomes freed of sins.\n\u201cOm Tat namah\u201d on the two toes; (touching them).\n\u201cOm Sa namah\u201d on the two heels; (touching them).\n\u201cOm Vi namah\u201d on the legs;\n\u201cOm Tu namah\u201d on the two knees;\n\u201cOm Va namah\u201d on the two thighs;\n\u201cOm re namah\u201d on the anus;\n\u201cOm ni namah\u201d on the generative organ;\n\u201cOm ya namah\u201d on the hip;\n\u201cOm bha namah\u201d on the navel;\n\u201cOm Rgo namah on the heart;\n\u201cOm De namah\u201d on the breasts;\n\u201cOm va namah\u201d on the heart;\n\u201cOm sya namah\u201d on the throat;\n\u201cOm dh\u00ee namah\u201d on the mouth;\n\u201cOm ma namah\u201d on the palate;\n\u201cOm hi namah\u201d on the tip of the nose;\n\u201cOm dhi namah\u201d on the two eyes;\n\u201cOm yo namah\u201d on the space between the eye-brows;\n\u201cOm yo namah\u201d on the forehead;\n\u201cOm nah namah\u201d to the east;\n\u201cOm pra namah\u201d to the south;\n\u201cOm cho namah\u201d on the west;\n\u201cOm da namah\u201d on the north;\n\u201cOm y\u00e2 namah\u201d on the head;\n\u201cOm ta namah\u201d on the whole body from head to foot.\nSome J\u00e2pakas (those who do the Japam) do not approve of the above ny\u00e2sa. Thus the Ny\u00e2sa is to be done. Then meditate on the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee or the World-Mother. The beauty of the body of the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee Dev\u00ee is like that of the full blown Jav\u00e2 flower. She is seated on the big red lotus on the back of the Hansa (Flamingo); She is holding the red coloured garland on Her neck and anointed with red coloured unguent. She has four faces;\nevery face has two eyes. On her four hands are a wreath of flowers, a sacrificial ladle, a bead, and a Kamandalu. She is blazing with all sorts of ornaments. From the Dev\u00ee G\u00e2yatr\u00ee has originated first the Rig veda. Brahm\u00e2 worships the virgin G\u00e2yatr\u00ee; on the idea of S\u2019r\u00ee Parames\u2019var\u00ee G\u00e2yatr\u00ee has four feet. The Rig Veda is one; the Yajurveda is the second, the S\u00e2maveda is the third and the Atharva veda is the fourth foot. The G\u00e2yatr\u00ee has eight bellies; the east side is the one; the south is the second; the west is the third; the north is the fourth; the zenith is the fifth; the nadir is the sixth; the intermediate space is the seventh and all the corners are the eighth belly. G\u00e2yatr\u00ee has seven S\u2019iras (heads); Vy\u00e2karanam (Grammar) is one; S\u2019iks\u00e2 is the second (that Amga of the Veda, the science which teaches the proper pronunciation of words and laws of euphony); Kalpa is the third (the Ved\u00e2nga which lays down the ritual and prescribes rules for ceremonial and sacrificial acts); Nirukta is the fourth (the Ved\u00e2nga that contains glossarial explanation of obscure words, especially those occurring in the Vedas); Jyotish or astronomy is the fifth; Itah\u00e2sa (history) and Pur\u00e2nas is the sixth head; and Upanisadas is the seventh head. Agni (fire) is the mouth of G\u00e2yatr\u00ee; Rudra is the S\u2019ikh\u00e2 (the chief part); Her gotra (lineage) is S\u00e2mkhy\u00e2yana; Visnu is the heart of G\u00e2yatr\u00ee and Brahm\u00e2 is the armour of G\u00e2yatr\u00ee. Think of this Mahes\u2019var\u00ee G\u00e2yatr\u00ee in the middle of the Solar Orb. Meditating on the G\u00e2yatr\u00ee Dev\u00ee as above, the devotee should shew the following twenty-four Mudr\u00e2s (signs by the fingers, etc., in religious worship) for the satisfaction of the Dev\u00ee :-- (1) Sanmukh; (2) Samp\u00fbt; (3) Vitata (4) Vistrita; (5) Dv\u00eemukha; (6) Trimukha; (7) Chaturmukha; (8) Panchamukha; (9) Sanmukha; (10) Adhomukha; (11) Vy\u00e2paka; (12) Anjali; (13) S\u2019akata (14) Yamap\u00e2s\u2019a; (15) fingers intertwined end to end; (16) Vilamba (17) Mustika; (18) Matsya; (19) K\u00fbrma; (20) Var\u00e2ha; (21) Simh\u00e2kr\u00e2nta; (22) Mah\u00e2kr\u00e2nta; (23) Mudgara; (24) Pallava. Next make japam once only of one hundred syllabled G\u00e2yatr\u00ee. Thus twenty-four syllabled S\u00e2vitr\u00ee, \u201cJ\u00e2tavedase sunav\u00e2ma, etc.,\u201d forty-four syllabled mantra; and the thirty two syllabled mantra, \u201cTryamvakam Jaj\u00e2mahe, etc.\u201d These three mantras united make up one hundred lettered G\u00e2yatr\u00ee. (The full context of the last Mantra is this :-- Om Haum Om yum sah - Trayamvakam yaj\u00e2mahe Sugandhim Pusti Vardhanam. Urbh\u00e2rukamiva bandhan\u00e2n mrityo m\u00fbksiya ma mrit\u00e2t Bhur Bhhuvah. Svarom Yum Svah Bhurbhuvah Svarom Haum.) Next make japam of Bhurbhuvah Svah, twenty four lettered G\u00e2yatr\u00ee with Om. O N\u00e2rada! The Br\u00e2hmanas are to perform daily the Sandhyo p\u00e2s\u00e2n\u00e2 repeating G\u00e2yatr\u00ee, completely adopting the rules above prescribed and then he will be able to enjoy completely pleasures, happiness and bliss.\nHere ends the Sixteenth Chapter of the Eleventh Book on the description of Sandhy\u00e2 Up\u00e2s\u00e2n\u00e2 in the Mah\u00e2pur\u00e2nam S\u2019r\u00ee Mad Dev\u00ee Bh\u00e2gvatam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vy\u00e2sa.","title":"The Devi Bhagavatam: The Eleventh Book: Chapter 16","type":"page"}