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% Description-comments  : Devi Bhagavatam (9-31) Savitri p[raising Yama
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shrInArAyaNa uvAcha \-
shakterutkIrtanaM shrutvA sAvitrI yamavaktrataH |
sAshrunetrA sapulakA yamaM punaruvAcha sA || 1||
sAvitryuvAcha \-
shakterutkIrtanaM dharma sakaloddhArakAraNam |
shrotR^INAM chaiva vaktR^INAM janmamR^ityujarAharam || 2||
dAnavAnAM cha siddhAnAM tapasAM cha paraM padam |
yogAnAM chaiva vedAnAM kIrtanaM sevanaM vibho || 3||
muktitvamamaratvaM cha sarvasiddhitvameva cha |
shrIshaktisevakasyaiva kalAM nArhanti ShoDashIm || 4||
bhajAmi kena vidhinA vada vedavidAMvara |
shubhakarmavipAkaM cha shrutaM nR^INAM manoharam || 5||
karmAshubhavipAkaM cha tanme vyAkhyAtumarhasi |
ityuktvA cha satI brahman bhaktinamrAtmakandharA || 6||
tuShTAva dharmarAjaM cha vedoktena stavena cha |
(atha yamAShTakam |)
sAvitryuvAcha \-
tapasA dharmamArAdhya puShkare bhAskaraH purA || 7||
dharmaM sUryaH sutaM prApa dharmarAjaM namAmyaham |
samatA sarvabhUteShu yasya sarvasya sAkShiNaH || 8||
ato yannAma shamanamiti taM praNamAmyaham |
yenAntashcha kR^ito vishve sarveShAM jIvinAM param || 9||
kAmAnurUpaM kAlena taM kR^itAntaM namAmyaham |
bibharti daNDaM daNDAya pApinAM shuddhihetave || 10||
namAmi taM daNDadharaM yaH shAstA sarvajIvinAm |
vishvaM cha kalayatyeva yaH sarveShu cha santatam || 11||
atIva durnivAryaM cha taM kAlaM praNamAmyaham |
tapasvI brahmaniShTho yaH saMyamI sa~njitendriyaH || 12||
jIvAnAM karmaphaladastaM yamaM praNamAmyaham |
svAtmArAmashcha sarvaj~no mitraM puNyakR^itAM bhavet || 13||
pApinAM kleshado yastaM puNyamitraM namAmyaham |
yajjanma brahmaNoM.ashena jvalantaM brahmatejasA || 14||
yo dhyAyati paraM brahma tamIshaM praNamAmyaham |
ityuktvA sA cha sAvitrI praNanAma yamaM mune || 15||
(phalashrutiH |)
yamastAM shaktibhajanaM karmapAkamuvAcha ha |
idaM yamAShTakaM nityaM prAtarutthAya yaH paThet || 16||
yamAttasya bhayaM nAsti sarvapApAtpramuchyate |
mahApApI yadi paThennityaM bhaktisamanvitaH |
yamaH karoti saMshuddhaM kAyavyUhena nishchitam || 17||

iti shrImaddevIbhAgavate mahApurANe.aShTAdashasAhasryAM saMhitAyAM
navamaskandhe yamAShTakavarNanaM nAmekatrisho.adhyAyaH || 31||
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The above verses (7 to 15) in praise of Lord Yama - the god of
death - are from Devi Bhagavatam (9-31).  Savitri asked many
questions about the paths taken by jivas (souls) after death
and Yama answers them in detail. In the course of his reply,
Yama described the glory of Devi. Savitri was very much pleased
with the answers given by the god of death and in these verses
praised him in gratitude.  The last verse says that those who
recite the verses daily in the morning will be free from sins
and also from fear of death.

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