Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 91, Shloka 34

Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations

Sanskrit

देवि प्रसीद परिपालय नोऽपरिभीतेर्नित्यं यथासुरवधादधुनैव सद्यः ।

पापानि सर्वजगतां प्रशमं नयाशु उत्पातपाकजनितांश्च महोपसर्गान् ॥

Transliteration

devi prasīda paripālaya no 'paribhīter nityaṃ yathāsuravadhād adhunāiva sadyaḥ /

pāpāni sarvajagatāṃ praśamaṃ nayāśu utpātapākajanitāṃś ca mahopasargān

Translation

အို ဒေဝီမယ်တော်၊ ကရုဏာပြုတော်မူပါ။ အဆုရများကို သတ်ဖြတ်၍ ကြောက်ရွံ့မှုကို ဖယ်ရှားခဲ့သကဲ့သို့ ယခုချက်ချင်းပင် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့ကို အမြဲတမ်း ကြောက်ဘေးမှ ကာကွယ်တော်မူပါ။ လောကအားလုံး၏ အပြစ်များကို လျင်မြန်စွာ ငြိမ်းချမ်းစေတော်မူပြီး မကောင်းသင်္ကေတများ ရင့်မှည့်ခြင်းကြောင့် ဖြစ်ပေါ်သော မဟာဘေးအန္တရာယ်များကိုလည်း သက်သာစေတော်မူပါ။

Word by Word

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• prasīda: be gracious
• prasīda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + sad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• paripālaya: protect
• paripālaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + pāl (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• naḥ: us/for us
• naḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अस्मद्-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) बहुवचन (plural) / दत्वर्थे (also used as dative sense: for us)

• aparibhīteḥ: from fear (i.e., from being afraid)
• aparibhīteḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparibhīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause: from/against fearlessness? context: from (all) fear)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: always)

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as/just as)

• asura-vadhāt: from the slaying of demons
• asura-vadhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक) + vadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—असुराणां वधः (slaying of demons)

• adhunā: now
• adhunā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (now)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis: indeed/just)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (immediately)

• pāpāni: sins/evils
• pāpāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• sarva-jagatām: of all the worlds
• sarva-jagatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—सर्वं जगत् (all worlds/all beings)

• praśamam: pacification/cessation
• praśamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praśama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• naya: lead/bring
• naya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: शीघ्रार्थक अव्यय (quickly)

• utpāta-pāka-janitān: arisen from the fruition of portents
• utpāta-pāka-janitān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utpāta (प्रातिपदिक) + pāka (प्रातिपदिक) + janita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—उत्पातपाकेन जनिताः (produced by the ripening/result of portents)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

• mahā-upasargān: great calamities
• mahā-upasargān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + upasarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—महान्तः उपसर्गाः (great calamities)

Speakers

• Devas petitioning Devi after her victory

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Devi (Chandika/Durga)

Shakti Aspects

• Chandika/Durga as remover of fear and calamity

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Protection
• Karma and omens
• Collective welfare
• Removal of fear

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse links cosmic disorder (utpāta) and suffering (upasarga) with moral causality (pāpa, karmic ‘ripening’). Prayer is not escapism: it seeks restoration of order (śānti) for all beings, not merely private gain.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

It belongs to Upākhyāna (episode) supporting dharma: the gods’ plea for śānti after adharma’s defeat. It is not a direct Manvantara/Vaṃśa listing, but serves the Purāṇic didactic function.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Utpāta-pāka’ suggests that disturbances manifest when latent karmic conditions mature; Devi is invoked as the higher integrative power that can transmute or neutralize these conditions, restoring harmony in the subtle and gross worlds.