Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 92, Shloka 24

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

Sanskrit

युष्माभिः स्तुतयो याश्च याश्च ब्रह्मर्षिभिः कृताः ।

ब्रह्मणा च कृतास्तास्तु प्रयच्छन्ति शुभां गतिम् ॥

Transliteration

yuṣmābhiḥ stutayo yāś ca yāś ca brahmarṣibhiḥ kṛtāḥ | brahmaṇā ca kṛtās tās tu prayacchanti śubhāṃ gatim ||

Translation

Những bài tán tụng do các ngươi (chư Thiên) soạn, những bài do các Brahmarṣi soạn, và những bài do chính Phạm Thiên (Brahmā) soạn—quả thật ban cho một cảnh giới cát tường (kết cuộc phúc lành).

Word by Word

• युष्माभिः: by you (all)
• युष्माभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• स्तुतयः: hymns, praises
• स्तुतयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन

• याः: which
• याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; relative pronoun qualifying स्तुतयः

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

• याः: which
• याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; repeated relative pronoun

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

• ब्रह्मर्षिभिः: by the brahmarishis
• ब्रह्मर्षिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmaṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ब्रह्मणः ऋषयः = 'brahmarṣis'

• कृताः: made, composed
• कृताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from √kṛ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; agrees with स्तुतयः

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (instrumental singular)

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

• कृताः: made
• कृताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from √kṛ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; agrees with ताः/स्तुतयः

• ताः: those
• ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun referring to stutayaḥ

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: but/indeed; emphasis)

• प्रयच्छन्ति: bestow
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam/yaṃ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; qualifies गतिम्

• गतिम्: destination, state
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

Speakers

• The Goddess addressing the gods; validating stotras within the Devi Mahatmyam tradition

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Devi
• Brahmā

Shakti Aspects

• Devi as stuti-prasannā (pleased by praise) and giver of śubha-gati

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Stotra tradition
• Merit of praise
• Śubha-gati (auspicious destiny)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Speech aligned with truth and devotion (stuti) is treated as transformative karma: praising the divine cultivates right orientation of mind and conduct, leading to an auspicious life-trajectory and end.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A concluding devotional certification within a māhātmya; not part of sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

The mention of gods, seers, and Brahmā indicates multi-level authority: stuti becomes a ‘bridge’ from human speech to cosmic order (ṛta), suggesting that mantra-like praise harmonizes the practitioner with the creative intelligence of the universe.