Shloka 5
Adhyaya 84 — Devi's Promise
या श्रीः स्वयं सुकृतिनां भवनेष्वलक्ष्मीः पापात्मनां कृतधियां हृदयेषु बुद्धिः ।
श्रद्धा सतां कुलजनप्रभवस्य लज्जा तां त्वां नताः स्म परिपालय देवि विश्वम् ॥
yā śrīḥ svayaṃ sukṛtināṃ bhavaneṣvalakṣmīḥ pāpātmanāṃ kṛtadhiyāṃ hṛdayeṣu buddhiḥ | śraddhā satāṃ kulajanaprabhavasya lajjā tāṃ tvāṃ natāḥ sma paripālaya devi viśvam ||
സജ്ജനരുടെ ഗൃഹങ്ങളിൽ നീ തന്നെയാണ് ശ്രീ (സമൃദ്ധി), പാപികളുടെ ഗൃഹങ്ങളിൽ അലക്ഷ്മി (ദുര്ഭാഗ്യം)യും നീ തന്നെയാണ്. പണ്ഡിതരുടെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ ബുദ്ധിയായി, സദ്ജനരുടെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ ശ്രദ്ധയായി, കുലീനരിൽ ലജ്ജയായി നീ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു. ഹേ ദേവീ, ഞങ്ങൾ നിനക്കു നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു; ദയവായി ലോകത്തെ സംരക്ഷിക്കണമേ।
FAQs
This verse encapsulates the Law of Karma through the agency of the Divine Mother. She is not partial; rather, She manifests as Prosperity (Sri) or Misfortune (Alakshmi) strictly mirroring the ethical actions (sukrita vs. papa) of the householder.
While the Markandeya Purana covers all five characteristics, this section falls under the Manvantara category, specifically detailing the events and the glorification of the Goddess during the period of the Savarni Manu.
The verse acknowledges the non-dual nature of Shakti. She is the source of both the pleasant (Sri) and the unpleasant (Alakshmi). It also identifies Her as the internal psychological faculties—Intellect (Buddhi), Faith (Shraddha), and Modesty (Lajja)—suggesting that divinity resides within the psyche as virtues.