Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 91, Shloka 30
Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
एतत्कृतं यत्कदनं त्वयाद्य धर्मद्विषां देवि महासुराणाम् ।
रूपैरनेकैर्बहुधाऽऽत्ममूर्ति कृत्वाम्बिके तत्प्रकरोति काऽन्या ॥
etatkṛtaṃ yatkadanaṃ tvayādya dharmadviṣāṃ devi mahāsurāṇām | rūpairanekairbahudhā'tmamūrti kṛtvāmbike tatprakaroti kānyā ||
今日这对憎恨正法之大阿修罗的摧压灭尽，乃由你所成，噢天女（Devī）。你使自身形相以多种方式、诸多形态而显现，噢安比迦（Ambikā）——除此之外，谁还能成就此等伟业？
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FAQs
Adharma is portrayed as ‘dharma-dveṣa’ (hatred of order and truth). The verse teaches that restoration of balance may require adaptive, multi-faceted response—symbolized by Devī’s many forms.
Part of the Devī-ākhyāna (sacred episode) within the Purāṇa; it is ancillary to pancalakṣaṇa and functions primarily as dharma-theology.
‘Many forms of one body’ suggests that the one consciousness can manifest diverse competencies to meet diverse obstacles; spiritually, it points to integrating multiple śaktis (courage, clarity, restraint) under a single dharmic center.