Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 92, Shloka 16

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

Sanskrit

उपसर्गाः शमं यान्ति ग्रहपीडाश्च दारुणाः ।

दुःस्वप्नं च नृभिर्दृष्टं सुस्वप्नमुपजायते ॥

Transliteration

upasargāḥ śamaṃ yānti grahapīḍāśca dāruṇāḥ / duḥ svapnaṃ ca nṛbhirdṛṣṭaṃ susvapnamupajāyate

Translation

诸般灾厄皆得止息，诸星宿（行星）所致的可怖苦患亦被平息。众人所见之恶梦，转而成为吉祥之梦。

Speakers

• Devī (phalaśruti voice)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Devī

Shakti Aspects

• Devī as remover of upasargas and granter of auspicious signs

Key Themes

• Pacification
• Auspicious transformation
• Graha-śamana
• Phalaśruti

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The promise is not only removal of harm but conversion into good—suggesting that devotion can transmute adverse experiences into auspicious momentum.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A benefit-statement (phalaśruti) within the Devī Māhātmya’s concluding chapter.

What is the esoteric significance?

Dreams represent the subtle mind; when the mind is aligned with śakti, even negative subconscious imagery is ‘re-scripted’ into auspiciousness—an inner sign of restored balance.