Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 84, Shloka 34
Adhyaya 84 — The Gods’ Hymn after the Slaying of Mahishasura and the Goddess’ Boon
यश्च मर्त्यः स्तवैरेभिस्त्वां स्तोष्यत्य मलानने ।
तस्य वित्तर्धिविभवैर्धनदारादिसम्पदाम् ।
वृद्धयेऽस्मात्प्रसन्ना त्वं भवेताः सर्वदाम्बिके ॥
yaś ca martyaḥ stavair ebhis tvāṃ stoṣyaty amalānane | tasya vittardhivibhavair dhanadārādisampadām | vṛddhaye 'smāt prasannā tvaṃ bhavetāḥ sarvadāmbike ||
और हे निर्मल-मुखी, जो कोई भी मनुष्य इन स्तोत्रों से आपकी स्तुति करेगा—हे अम्बिके, आप सदा प्रसन्न रहकर उसके धन, श्री, सौभाग्य और ऐश्वर्य की, तथा रत्न, पत्नी आदि संपत्तियों की वृद्धि कर दें।
FAQs
Prosperity is portrayed as a byproduct of divine favor gained through sincere stuti; the ethical undertone is that devotion stabilizes life (artha/kāma) under the umbrella of dharma.
Not genealogical; it functions as dharma-oriented instruction within a Manvantara narrative—linking sacred recitation with tangible societal well-being.
‘Amalānane’ implies purity: the devotee’s praise aligns with purity of mind, which ‘increases’ (vṛddhi) inner and outer resources—prosperity as an emanation of ordered consciousness.