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% Language              : Sanskrit
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% Description/comments  : Devi Bhagavatam (9-31) Savitri p[raising Yama
% Transliterated by     : N.Balasubramanian bbalun@dataone.in
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tapasA dharmamArAdhya puShkare bhAskaraH purA .
dharma.n sUryaH suta.n prApa dharmarAja.n namAmyaham .. 1..
samatA sarvabhUteShu yasya sarvasya sAxiNaH .
ato yannAma shamana.n iti ta.n praNamAmyaham .. 2..
yenAntashcha kR^ito vishve sarveShA.n jIvinA.n param .
karmAnurUpa.n kAlena ta.n kR^itAnta.n namAmyaham .. 3..
bhibharti daNDa.n daNDAya pApinA.n shuddhihetave .
namAmi ta.n daNDadhara.n yashshAstA sarvajIvinAm .. 4..
vishva.n cha kalayatyeva yassarveShu cha santatam .
atIva durnivArya.n cha ta.n kAla.n praNamAmyaham .. 5..
tapasvI brahmaniShTo yaH samyamI san jitendriyaH .
jIvAnA.n karmaphaladaH ta.n yama.n praNamAmyaham .. 6..
svAtmAramashcha sarvaj~no mitra.n puNyakR^itA.n bhavet .
pApinA.n kleshado nitya.n puNyamitra.n namAmyaham .. 7..
yajjanma brahmaNo.nshena jvalanta.n brahmatejasA .
yo dhyAyati para.n brahma tamIsha.n praNamAmyaham .. 8..
yamAShTakamida.n nitya.n prAtaruttAya yaH paTet .
yamAt tasya bhaya.n nAsti sarvapApAt vimuchyate .. 9..
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The above verses 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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