Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 91, Shloka 9

Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations

Sanskrit

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके ।

शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Transliteration

sarva-maṅgala-māṅgalye śive sarvārtha-sādhike | śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo 'stu te ||

Translation

噢一切吉祥之至吉祥者；噢湿婆女神（Śivā）；成就一切所求者；噢归依处；噢三目者（Tryambakā）；噢高丽（Gaurī）——噢那罗衍尼，向你致敬。

Word by Word

• sarva-maṅgala-māṅgalye: O supremely auspicious one
• sarva-maṅgala-māṅgalye: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक) + māṅgalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग — ‘most auspicious among all auspicious things’; बहु-तत्पुरुष-समास

• śive: O auspicious one
• śive: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śivā/śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग — ‘O auspicious one’

• sarva-artha-sādhike: accomplisher of all purposes
• sarva-artha-sādhike: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + sādhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग — ‘accomplisher of all aims’

• śaraṇye: refuge-giving
• śaraṇye: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaraṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग — ‘worthy of refuge’

• tryambake: O three-eyed one
• tryambake: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + ambaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग — द्विगु-समासः; ‘O three-eyed one’

• gauri: O Gaurī
• gauri: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग — ‘O Gaurī’

• nārāyaṇi: O Nārāyaṇī
• nārāyaṇi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संबोधन, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: भाव (salutation expression)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन — ‘to you’

Speakers

• Devas addressing Devī

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Devī (Nārāyaṇī)
• Śiva (implied via epithets)
• Devas (collective)

Shakti Aspects

• Śivā/Gaurī (Śaiva-Shākta convergence); Nārāyaṇī (Vaiṣṇava-Shākta convergence)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Auspiciousness (maṅgala)
• Refuge
• Syncretic epithets (Śaiva/Vaiṣṇava)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

All legitimate human aims (dharma/artha/kāma) are to be pursued under the shelter of the Divine, with auspiciousness understood as alignment with cosmic order rather than mere luck.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Stuti rather than cosmography/genealogy; it serves the purāṇic function of teaching devotion and dharma through divine epithets and refuge-language.

What is the esoteric significance?

The piling of names signals Devī as the single reality behind sectarian forms; ‘Tryambakā’ can suggest triple vision—past/present/future or waking/dream/sleep—mastered by the Goddess.