Shloka 12

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

Sanskrit

सर्वबाधाविनिर्मुक्तो धनधान्यसमन्वितः ।

मनुष्यो मत्प्रसादेन भविष्यति न संशयः ॥

Transliteration

sarvabādhāvinirmṛkto dhanadhānyasamanvitaḥ / manuṣyo matprasādena bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Nhờ ân điển của Ta, người ấy sẽ được giải thoát khỏi mọi khổ não, lại đầy đủ của cải và lương thực—điều này không hề nghi ngờ.

Speakers

• Devī (phalaśruti voice)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Devī

Shakti Aspects

• Devī as bestower of śrī (prosperity) and rakṣā (protection)

Key Themes

• Grace (prasāda)
• Protection
• Prosperity
• Phalaśruti

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Prosperity is framed not merely as acquisition but as a consequence of divine alignment—removal of ‘bādhā’ (hindrances) precedes abundance, suggesting that spiritual well-being and worldly well-being are integrated.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This is outside the genealogical/cosmic historiography; it functions as a devotional assurance (phalaśruti) appended to a theological narrative.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Wealth and grain’ can be read as outer and inner nourishment—resources and vitality—arising when obstructive forces (internal vṛttis or external calamities) are pacified by śakti.