Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 92, Shloka 15

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

Sanskrit

शान्तिकर्मणि सर्वत्र तथा दुःस्वप्नदर्शने ।

ग्रहपीडासु चोग्रासु माहात्म्यं शृणुयान्मम ॥

Transliteration

śāntikarmaṇi sarvatra tathā duḥ svapnadarśane / grahapīḍāsu cogrāsu māhātmyaṃ śṛṇuyānmama

Translation

Sa lahat ng ritwal na pampayapa at pampawi ng masamang palad, gayundin kapag nakakita ng masasamang panaginip, at sa mabibigat na kapighatiang dulot ng mga planeta, dapat pakinggan ang Aking Māhātmya.

Speakers

• Devī (phalaśruti voice)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devī

Shakti Aspects

• Devī as śānti-dātrī (bestower of pacification) and graha-śamana power

Key Themes

• Ritual application
• Śānti rites
• Dream omens
• Graha afflictions
• Phalaśruti

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text positions sacred hearing as a practical remedy: when the mind is disturbed (dreams) or life feels constrained (graha-pīḍā), one returns to a stabilizing source—devotional recollection and listening.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This is prescriptive liturgy (prayoga-oriented) attached to the Māhātmya’s conclusion, not a narrative of creation or dynasties.

What is the esoteric significance?

Grahas and dreams can symbolize subtle karmic pressures and subconscious turbulence; hearing the Māhātmya is a re-centering of consciousness in the Devī’s order (ṛta), producing ‘śānti’.