Shloka 18
Adhyaya 92 — Devi’s Assurance of Protection and the Fruits of Reciting the Devi Mahatmyam
दुर्वृत्तानामशेषाणां बलहानिकरं परम् ।
रक्षोभूतपिशाचानां पठनादेव नाशनम् ॥
durvṛttānāmaśeṣāṇāṃ balahānikaraṃ param / rakṣobhūtapiśācānāṃ paṭhanādeva nāśanam
یہ تمام بدکاروں کی قوت کو نہایت درجہ کم کر دیتا ہے؛ اور راکشسوں، بھوتوں اور پِشाचوں کے لیے محض تلاوت ہی سے ہلاکت کا سبب بنتا ہے۔
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FAQs
The text asserts that adharma loses power in the presence of dharmic śakti; recitation is not mere speech but disciplined remembrance that strengthens protective order.
A phalaśruti statement emphasizing ritual efficacy; not part of the Purāṇic fivefold historiography.
Hostile ‘spirits’ can also signify destructive impulses and parasitic tendencies; ‘recitation alone’ points to the transformative potency of mantra-like narrative when internalized with faith and attention.