Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 92, Shloka 9

Adhyaya 92 — Devi’s Assurance of Protection and the Fruits of Reciting the Devi Mahatmyam

Sanskrit

बलिप्रदाने पूजायामग्निकार्ये महोत्सवे ।

सर्वं ममैत्तच्चरितमुच्चार्यं श्राव्यमेव च ॥

Transliteration

balipradāne pūjāyām agnikārye mahotsave |

sarvaṃ mamaitac caritam uccāryaṃ śrāvyam eva ca ||

Translation

ပူဇော်သက္ကာ (bali) ပေးအပ်ချိန်၊ ပူဇော်ပွဲ (pūjā) တွင်၊ မီးပူဇော် (homa) နှင့် မဟာပွဲတော်များတွင်—ငါ၏ လုပ်ရပ်များအကြောင်း အပြည့်အစုံကို အသံထွက်၍ ရွတ်ဖတ်ရမည်၊ ထို့ပြင် အခြားသူတို့လည်း ကြားနိုင်အောင် ပြုလုပ်ရမည်။

Word by Word

• बलि-प्रदाने: at the offering of bali
• बलि-प्रदाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘बलिप्रदान’ = offering of bali); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• पूजायाम्: in worship
• पूजायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• अग्नि-कार्ये: in the fire-ritual
• अग्नि-कार्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘अग्निकार्य’ = fire-rite); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• महोत्सवे: at a great festival
• महोत्सवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here object-like ‘everything’

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् to ‘चरितम्’

• चरितम्: deed/story
• चरितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; चर् (धातु)+क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘deed/story’

• उच्चार्यम्: should be recited
• उच्चार्यम्: Vidhi (विधि/Obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+चर् (धातु) + यत्/ण्यत् (कृत्य)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be recited/should be uttered’

• श्राव्यम्: should be made to be heard
• श्राव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि/Obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + ण्यत् (कृत्य)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (causative sense: ‘to be made heard’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण particle: ‘indeed/only’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

Speakers

• Devī

Primary Deities

• Devī

Shakti Aspects

• Devī Māhātmyam as public/ritual recitation integrated into pūjā and homa

Key Themes

• Ritual integration
• Pūjā
• Homa
• Festival liturgy
• Public recitation

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The Purāṇa treats sacred narrative as a living component of ritual—worship is not only offerings but also remembrance and proclamation of divine acts, strengthening communal faith and moral imagination.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Dharma: instruction for ritual conduct and communal observance; it shows how Purāṇic kathā becomes liturgy.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Uccāryaṃ’ (uttered) and ‘śrāvyam’ (heard) indicate a circulation of śakti through sound and shared attention; ritual becomes a medium for installing the Devī’s presence in the collective field.