Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 82, Shloka 54

Adhyaya 82 — The Rise of Mahishasura and the Manifestation of the Goddess from the Gods’ Tejas

Sanskrit

युयुधुस्ते परशुभिर्भिन्दिपालासिपट्टिशैः ।

नाशयन्तोऽसुरगणान् देवीशक्त्युपबृंहिताः ॥

Transliteration

yuyudhuste paraśubhirbhindipālāsipaṭṭiśaiḥ / nāśayanto 'suragaṇān devīśaktyupabṛṃhitāḥ

Translation

ထိုဂဏအဖွဲ့များသည် ပုဆိန်၊ ဘိန္ဒိပါလ (bhindipāla)၊ ဓား၊ ပတ္တိသ (pattisa) တို့ဖြင့် တိုက်ခိုက်ကာ နတ်ဆိုးအုပ်စုများကို ဖျက်ဆီးကြပြီး၊ နတ်မ၏ သက္တိ (śakti) ကြောင့် အားကောင်း၍ အာနုဘော်ရရှိထားကြသည်။

Word by Word

• युयुधुः: they fought
• युयुधुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yudh (युध्) (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परशुभिः: with axes
• परशुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paraśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भिन्दिपाल-असि-पट्टिशैः: with javelins, swords, and spears
• भिन्दिपाल-असि-पट्टिशैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhindipāla (प्रातिपदिक) + asi (प्रातिपदिक) + paṭṭiśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• नाशयन्तः: destroying
• नाशयन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nāśayant (√naś caus. √naś/naśy) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि (active)

• असुर-गणान्: the demon hosts
• असुर-गणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• देवी-शक्त्या: by the Goddess's power
• देवी-शक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपबृंहिताः: strengthened/augmented
• उपबृंहिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upabṛṃhita (√bṛṃh + upa) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ते-विशेषण)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within Devi Mahatmyam

Primary Deities

• Devi (Ambika/Chandika)
• Gaṇas (emanated hosts)

Shakti Aspects

• Ambika/Chandika’s śakti empowering emanated hosts

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Empowerment by śakti
• Destruction of asuric forces

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Power used rightly is derivative: the gaṇas succeed not by egoic might but by being ‘upabṛṃhita’—augmented—through the Devi’s śakti, underscoring humility and source-dependence.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

An episode illustrating divine agency and moral order; not a direct pancalakṣaṇa unit.

What is the esoteric significance?

The gaṇas represent sub-functions of consciousness. When infused by śakti, they become instruments of purification, dismantling chaotic tendencies (asura-gaṇas) within and without.