Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 91, Shloka 26
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
ज्वालाकरालमत्युग्रमशेषासुरशूदनम् ।
त्रिशूलं पातु नो भीतेर्भद्रकाली नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
jvālākarālamatyugramaśeṣāsuraśūdanam | triśūlaṃ pātu no bhīterbhadrakāli namo 'stu te ||
ज्वाला से घोर, अत्यन्त तीक्ष्ण और प्रचण्ड, समस्त असुरों का संहारक तुम्हारा त्रिशूल हमें भय से सदा बचाए। हे भद्रकाली, तुम्हें नमस्कार है।
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FAQs
The verse frames ‘weapons’ as instruments of dharma: fierce force is legitimate when directed toward the destruction of adharma (āsuric tendencies) and the protection of the vulnerable.
It is devotional praise within the Devī narrative; it supports dharma teaching through mythic theology rather than being a primary pancalakṣaṇa unit.
The triśūla commonly signifies piercing/transcending the three guṇas (sattva-rajas-tamas) or threefold suffering; Bhadrakālī’s ‘fierce’ grace cuts attachment and fear at the root.