Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 92, Shloka 18
Adhyaya 92 — Devi’s Assurance of Protection and the Fruits of Reciting the Devi Mahatmyam
दुर्वृत्तानामशेषाणां बलहानिकरं परम् ।
रक्षोभूतपिशाचानां पठनादेव नाशनम् ॥
durvṛttānāmaśeṣāṇāṃ balahānikaraṃ param / rakṣobhūtapiśācānāṃ paṭhanādeva nāśanam
यह समस्त दुष्टों के बल को अत्यन्त क्षीण करने में परम समर्थ है; और राक्षसों, भूतों तथा पिशाचों के लिए केवल पाठ मात्र से ही विनाश का कारण बनता है।
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FAQs
The text asserts that adharma loses power in the presence of dharmic śakti; recitation is not mere speech but disciplined remembrance that strengthens protective order.
A phalaśruti statement emphasizing ritual efficacy; not part of the Purāṇic fivefold historiography.
Hostile ‘spirits’ can also signify destructive impulses and parasitic tendencies; ‘recitation alone’ points to the transformative potency of mantra-like narrative when internalized with faith and attention.