Shloka 13

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

Sanskrit

श्रुत्वा ममैतन्माहात्म्यं तथोत्पत्तीः पृथक् शुभाः ।

पराक्रमं च युद्धेषु जायते निर्भयः पुमान् ॥

Transliteration

śrutvā mamaitanmāhātmyaṃ tathotpattīḥ pṛthak śubhāḥ / parākramaṃ ca yuddheṣu jāyate nirbhayaḥ pumān

Translation

میرے اس ماہاتمیہ کو سن کر اور دیوی کے ظہور کی مبارک حکایات کو جدا جدا سن کر، انسان جنگوں میں شجاعت پاتا ہے اور بے خوف ہو جاتا ہے۔

Speakers

• Devī (phalaśruti voice)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Devī

Shakti Aspects

• Devī as Durgā/Chāṇḍikā—source of abhaya (fearlessness)

Key Themes

• Courage
• Protection
• Recitation/hearing
• Phalaśruti

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Fearlessness is presented as a cultivated state arising from śravaṇa (hearing) of sacred narrative—internalizing the Devī’s victories reshapes the listener’s response to conflict and adversity.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Though the Purāṇa contains cosmology and dynasties elsewhere, this verse is devotional-liturgy (phalaśruti) rather than sarga/manvantara material.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Battles’ can denote both outer warfare and inner struggle with passions; the Devī’s ‘utpatti’ stories function as archetypal energies that awaken courage and steadiness.