Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 91, Shloka 30
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
एतत्कृतं यत्कदनं त्वयाद्य धर्मद्विषां देवि महासुराणाम् ।
रूपैरनेकैर्बहुधाऽऽत्ममूर्ति कृत्वाम्बिके तत्प्रकरोति काऽन्या ॥
etatkṛtaṃ yatkadanaṃ tvayādya dharmadviṣāṃ devi mahāsurāṇām | rūpairanekairbahudhā'tmamūrti kṛtvāmbike tatprakaroti kānyā ||
ਹੇ ਦੇਵੀ! ਧਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਵੈਰ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਮਹਾਂ ਅਸੁਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਹ ਮਰਦਨ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ ਅੱਜ ਤੂੰ ਹੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਹੇ ਅੰਬਿਕਾ, ਆਪਣੇ ਰੂਪ ਨੂੰ ਅਨੇਕ ਢੰਗਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਅਨੇਕ ਆਕਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਸਤਾਰ ਕਰ ਕੇ—ਇਹੋ ਜਿਹਾ ਕਰਤੱਬ ਹੋਰ ਕੌਣ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ?
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FAQs
Adharma is portrayed as ‘dharma-dveṣa’ (hatred of order and truth). The verse teaches that restoration of balance may require adaptive, multi-faceted response—symbolized by Devī’s many forms.
Part of the Devī-ākhyāna (sacred episode) within the Purāṇa; it is ancillary to pancalakṣaṇa and functions primarily as dharma-theology.
‘Many forms of one body’ suggests that the one consciousness can manifest diverse competencies to meet diverse obstacles; spiritually, it points to integrating multiple śaktis (courage, clarity, restraint) under a single dharmic center.