Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 82, Shloka 25

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

Sanskrit

क्षीरोदश्चामलं हारमजरे च तथाम्बरे ।

चूडामणिं तथा दिव्यं कुण्डले कटकानि च ॥

Transliteration

kṣīrodaś cāmalaṃ hāram ajare ca tathāmbare | cūḍāmaṇiṃ tathā divyaṃ kuṇḍale kaṭakāni ca ||

Translation

Ang Kṣīroda, ang Karagatan ng Gatas, ay naghandog sa Kanya ng isang kuwintas na walang dungis at mga kasuotang hindi kumukupas. Nagbigay rin siya ng banal na hiyas sa tuktok, mga hikaw, at mga pulseras.

Word by Word

• kṣīrodaḥ: the Milk-Ocean
• kṣīrodaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīroda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समास: kṣīra + uda (क्षीर + उद)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• amalam: spotless, pure
• amalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• hāram: necklace
• hāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ajare: in the undecaying (garment)
• ajare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• ambare: in a garment/raiment
• ambare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• cūḍāmaṇim: crest-jewel
• cūḍāmaṇim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cūḍāmaṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); समास: cūḍā + maṇi (चूडा + मणि)

• tathā: also, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• kuṇḍale: earrings (pair)
• kuṇḍale: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Dual (द्विवचन)

• kaṭakāni: bracelets/armlets
• kaṭakāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speakers

• Narrative portion within the Devi Mahatmyam (frame traditionally: Mārkaṇḍeya to his listener; in the Purāṇa’s larger frame
• the Dharmapakṣin-birds discourse may surround earlier/later sections
• but these verses are within the Saptashatī narration).

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Devī (Durgā/Caṇḍikā)
• Kṣīroda (Ocean of Milk)

Shakti Aspects

• Durgā / Caṇḍikā (the Goddess being armed and adorned for slaying the Asuras)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Divine empowerment
• Consecration of the Goddess
• Cosmic support of Dharma

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma is upheld not by isolated power but by coordinated cosmic support: the universe itself (here symbolized by the Ocean of Milk) contributes purity, stability, and auspiciousness to the Devī who restores order.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily within ‘vaṃśānucarita’/narrative theology rather than strict sarga-pratisarga: it is a theologically charged episode inside the Purāṇic narrative illustrating divine intervention to re-establish cosmic order.

What is the esoteric significance?

Ornaments and garments indicate śakti’s ‘saṃskāra’—the manifesting of transcendent power into a form fit for action. ‘Spotless’ and ‘undecaying’ imply sattvic purity and imperishable sovereignty.