Chapter 12 of the Devi Mahatmya has 38 verses in the Markandeya Purana numbering (chapter 92 of the Purana). It is the Phalastuti, the praise of the fruit, which is a standard closing part of many Sanskrit devotional texts. It is not a battle and it is not a hymn. It is the goddess herself telling the gods what the book is for.
The sage Medhas is still telling the story to King Suratha and the merchant Samadhi. In chapter 11 the gods asked for the goddess’s help whenever trouble came, and she promised to return. Here she goes on speaking, and the chapter has two parts: her speech (verses 1 to 29) and the sage’s closing words (verses 30 to 38).
The goddess’s speech
The goddess begins by saying that whoever praises her with the hymns of this book, with a steady mind, will find all their troubles destroyed (verse 1). She then names what should be recited: the end of Madhu and Kaitabha, the death of Mahishasura and the death of Shumbha and Nishumbha (verse 2). Those who do so on the eighth, fourteenth and ninth lunar days (tithis), with a single mind, are said to be protected from wrongdoing and its results, from poverty and from separation, and from fear of enemies, thieves, kings, weapons, fire and flood (verses 3 to 5).
The speech then widens. It says that the book should be read and heard with devotion at the time of offerings, worship, the fire rite and great festivals (verse 9). It says that the great autumn worship, which is held every year, is a particularly good time to hear it (verses 11 and 12). It lists the occasions on which it is to be heard: rites of peace, after a bad dream, and in times of trouble from the planets (verses 15 and 16), and it says that it can bring peace to children seized by the child-seizing spirits, and make friends among people who have fallen out (verse 17).
Verses 25 to 29 list dangers in which remembering the goddess’s deeds is said to free a person: wild places, forest fire, robbers, wild animals, an angry king, prison, a storm at sea and a terrible battle. Verse 29 says that lions, robbers and enemies run away from afar from the one who remembers.
The sage’s closing words
In verse 30 the goddess vanishes in the sight of the gods. In verse 31 the gods, now free of fear, take back their offices and their shares of the sacrifices. The remaining demons go to the underworld (verse 32).
The last six verses are the sage’s own summary, and they hold the book’s teaching in a short form. The goddess is eternal and takes birth again and again to protect the world (verse 33). By her the world is bewildered, and she herself gives birth to it. When she is asked she gives knowledge, and when she is pleased she gives prosperity (verse 34). She is Mahakali at the end of time, the great plague, creation, and the one who keeps things in being (verses 35 and 36). In good times she is Lakshmi in a home, and in bad times she is Alakshmi, who comes for its ruin (verse 37). Praised and worshipped, she gives wealth, sons, a mind that follows dharma and a good end (verse 38).
How to read the claims
The Phalastuti is a form, and it is worth saying what it is. In Sanskrit devotional texts the closing verses usually describe the benefit of reading the text, and they are written in the voice of the tradition. This chapter does the same, and its claims are strong: freedom from fear, from poverty, from enemies, from disease in the family and from bad dreams. We report them as what the text says. This site does not promise any result from reading or reciting anything. If you are ill, in danger or in trouble with the law or with money, please speak to a doctor, a lawyer, a financial adviser or the police as the case needs. Many families read the Devi Mahatmya alongside that kind of help and not in place of it.
Verse 20 lists, among offerings, animals, which was part of the worship of the time the text was composed. Many households today make substitute offerings, and different traditions treat this verse differently. We give the plain sense of the words.
Verse 9 says that the whole of the story should be recited and heard at offerings, worship, the fire rite and great festivals. For the festival that most closely matches verses 11 and 12, see Sharad Navratri.
This page gives each verse in Devanagari with a plain transliteration and a meaning in our own words.
The text, transliteration and meaning
एभिः स्तवैश्च मां नित्यं स्तोष्यते यः समाहितः
तस्याहं सकलां बाधां नाशयिष्याम्यसंशयम् ॥ १२.१ ॥
Ebhih stavaishcha mam nityam stoshyate yah samahitah
Tasyaham sakalam badham nashayishyamyasamshayam
MeaningThe goddess says: Whoever, with a steady mind, will praise me always with these hymns, I will without doubt destroy all of that person's troubles.
NoteFrom here to verse 29 the goddess speaks. These verses are her own description of the benefits of the book, as the text states them. They are the text's claims and not a promise made by this site.
मधुकैटभानाशं च महिषासुरघातनम्
कीर्तयिष्यन्ति ये तद्वद् वधं शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः ॥ १२.२ ॥
Madhukaitabhanasham cha mahishasuraghatanam
Kirtayishyanti ye tadvad vadham shumbhanishumbhayoh
MeaningAnd those who will tell of the destruction of Madhu and Kaitabha, the killing of Mahishasura, and likewise the killing of Shumbha and Nishumbha,
अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां नवम्यां चैकचेतसः
स्तोष्यन्ति चैव ये भक्त्या मम माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् ॥ १२.३ ॥
Ashtamyam cha chaturdashyam navamyam chaikachetasah
Stoshyanti chaiva ye bhaktya mama mahatmyamuttamam
Meaningand those who, on the eighth, the fourteenth and the ninth days, with a single mind and with devotion, will praise this, my excellent greatness,
NoteThe days named are lunar days (tithis): the eighth, the fourteenth and the ninth.
न तेषां दुष्कृतं किञ्चिद् दुष्कृतोत्था न चापदः
भविष्यति न दारिद्र्यं न चैवेष्टवियोजनम् ॥ १२.४ ॥
Na tesham dushkritam kinchid dushkritottha na chapadah
Bhavishyati na daridryam na chaiveshtaviyojanam
Meaningfor them nothing wrong done will remain, no troubles that come from wrong done, no poverty and no separation from the people they love.
शत्रुतो न भयं तस्य दस्युतो वा न राजतः
न शस्त्रानलतोयौघात् कदाचित् सम्भविष्यति ॥ १२.५ ॥
Shatruto na bhayam tasya dasyuto va na rajatah
Na shastranalatoyaughat kadachit sambhavishyati
MeaningThey will never have fear from an enemy, a robber or a king, nor from weapons, fire or floods of water.
तस्मान्ममैतन्माहात्म्यं पठितव्यं समाहितैः
श्रोतव्यं च सदा भक्त्या परं स्वस्त्ययनं महत् ॥ १२.६ ॥
Tasmanmamaitanmahatmyam pathitavyam samahitaih
Shrotavyam cha sada bhaktya param svastyayanam mahat
MeaningTherefore this greatness of mine should be read with attention and heard always with devotion. It is a great and supreme blessing.
उपसर्गानशेषांस्तु महामारीसमुद्भवान्
तथा त्रिविधमुत्पातं माहात्म्यं शमयेन्मम ॥ १२.७ ॥
Upasarganasheshamstu mahamarisamudbhavan
Tatha trividhamutpatam mahatmyam shamayenmama
MeaningThis greatness of mine puts an end to all disturbances that come from the great plague, and to the threefold calamity of omens.
यत्रैतत् पठ्यते सम्यङ्नित्यमायतने मम
सदा न तद्विमोक्ष्यामि सांनिध्यं तत्र मे स्थितम् ॥ १२.८ ॥
Yatraitat pathyate samyannityamayatane mama
Sada na tadvimokshyami sannidhyam tatra me sthitam
MeaningIn the place where this is properly read every day, in my house of worship, I will never leave. My presence stays there.
बलिप्रदाने पूजायामग्निकार्ये महोत्सवे
सर्वं ममैतच्चरितमुच्चार्यं श्राव्यमेव च ॥ १२.९ ॥
Balipradane pujayamagnikarye mahotsave
Sarvam mamaitachcharitamuchcharyam shravyameva cha
MeaningAt the offering of gifts, at worship, at the fire rite and at a great festival, the whole of this story of mine should be recited and heard.
जानताजानता वापि बलिपूजां यथाकृताम्
प्रतीक्षिष्याम्यहं प्रीत्या वह्निहोमं तथा कृतम् ॥ १२.१० ॥
Janatajanata vapi balipujam yathakritam
Pratikshishyamyaham pritya vahnihomam tatha kritam
MeaningWhether done knowing or not knowing, I will gladly accept the offerings and worship made in this way, and the fire offering likewise.
शरत्काले महापूजा क्रियते या च वार्षिकी
तस्यां ममैतन्माहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा भक्तिसमन्वितः ॥ १२.११ ॥
Sharatkale mahapuja kriyate ya cha varshiki
Tasyam mamaitanmahatmyam shrutva bhaktisamanvitah
MeaningIn autumn, at the great worship that is performed every year, a person who hears this greatness of mine with devotion
NoteThe great autumn worship every year is how the text refers to the festival that is now called Sharad Navratri, and in Bengal Durga Puja.
सर्वबाधाविनिर्मुक्तो धनधान्यसमन्वितः
मनुष्यो मत्प्रसादेन भविष्यति न संशयः ॥ १२.१२ ॥
Sarvabadhavinirmukto dhanadhanyasamanvitah
Manushyo matprasadena bhavishyati na samshayah
Meaningwill, by my grace, be free from all troubles and have wealth and grain. There is no doubt.
श्रुत्वा ममैतन्माहात्म्यं तथा चोत्पत्तयः शुभाः
पराक्रमं च युद्धेषु जायते निर्भयः पुमान् ॥ १२.१३ ॥
Shrutva mamaitanmahatmyam tatha chotpattayah shubhah
Parakramam cha yuddheshu jayate nirbhayah puman
MeaningBy hearing this greatness of mine, and my auspicious births one by one, and my bravery in battles, a man becomes fearless.
रिपवः संक्षयं यान्ति कल्याणं चोपपद्यते
नन्दते च कुलं पुंसां माहात्म्यं मम शृण्वताम् ॥ १२.१४ ॥
Ripavah sankshayam yanti kalyanam chopapadyate
Nandate cha kulam pumsam mahatmyam mama shrinvatam
MeaningEnemies come to an end, welfare comes to pass, and the family of those who listen to my greatness is happy.
शान्तिकर्मणि सर्वत्र तथा दुःस्वप्नदर्शने
ग्रहपीडासु चोग्रासु माहात्म्यं शृणुयान्मम ॥ १२.१५ ॥
Shantikarmani sarvatra tatha duhsvapnadarshane
Grahapidasu chograsu mahatmyam shrinuyanmama
MeaningIn every rite of peace, and when a bad dream has been seen, and in times of the torment of fierce planets, one should hear my greatness.
उपसर्गाः शमं यान्ति ग्रहपीडाश्च दारुणाः
दुःस्वप्नं च नृभिर्दृष्टं सुस्वप्नमुपजायते ॥ १२.१६ ॥
Upasargah shamam yanti grahapidashcha darunah
Duhsvapnam cha nribhirdrishtam susvapnamupajayate
MeaningCalamities settle, the torments of planets, which are terrible, calm down, and a bad dream seen by people turns into a good one.
बालग्रहाभिभूतानां बालानां शान्तिकारकम्
संघातभेदे च नृणां मैत्रीकरणमुत्तमम् ॥ १२.१७ ॥
Balagrahabhibhutanam balanam shantikarakam
Sanghatabhede cha nrinam maitrikaranamuttamam
MeaningIt brings peace to children seized by the child-seizers, and is the best way of making friends when a group is divided.
दुर्वृत्तानामशेषाणां बलहानिकरं परम्
रक्षोभूतपिशाचानां पठनादेव नाशनम् ॥ १२.१८ ॥
Durvrittanamasheshanam balahanikaram param
Rakshobhutapishachanam pathanadeva nashanam
MeaningIt is the best means of weakening all those of wicked conduct, and by the mere reading of it spirits, ghosts and goblins are destroyed.
सर्वं ममैतन्माहात्म्यं मम सन्निधिकारकम् ॥ १२.१९ ॥
Sarvam mamaitanmahatmyam mama sannidhikarakam
MeaningAll this greatness of mine brings about my nearness.
NoteThis is a half verse, a single line. In the printed editions it stands as the end of the previous verse, which is why the verse numbers differ between books.
पशुपुष्पार्घ्यधूपैश्च गन्धदीपैस्तथोत्तमैः
विप्राणां भोजनैर्होमैः प्रोक्षणीयैरहर्निशम् ॥ १२.२० ॥
Pashupushparghyadhupaishcha gandhadipaistathottamaih
Vipranam bhojanairhomaih prokshaniyairaharnisham
MeaningWith animal offerings, flowers, water-offerings, incense, perfumes and lamps, as well as the best, and with feeding of brahmins, with offerings to the fire, with sprinkled water, day and night,
NoteThe text lists animals among the offerings, which reflects the worship of the time it was composed. Many households today make substitute offerings, and traditions differ.
अन्यैश्च विविधैर्भोगैः प्रदानैर्वत्सरेण या
प्रीतिर्मे क्रियते सास्मिन् सकृदुच्चारिते श्रुते ॥ १२.२१ ॥
Anyaishcha vividhairbhogaih pradanairvatsarena ya
Pritirme kriyate sasmin sakriduchcharite shrute
Meaningand with other various enjoyments and gifts through the year, the pleasure that is given to me is the same as the pleasure given by this once being well heard.
श्रुतं हरति पापानि तथारोग्यं प्रयच्छति
रक्षां करोति भूतेभ्यो जन्मनां कीर्तनं मम ॥ १२.२२ ॥
Shrutam harati papani tatharogyam prayachchhati
Raksham karoti bhutebhyo janmanam kirtanam mama
MeaningWhat is heard takes away sins, and gives health. The recounting of my births gives protection against spirits.
युद्धेषु चरितं यन्मे दुष्टदैत्यनिबर्हणम्
तस्मिन् श्रुते वैरिकृतं भयं पुंसां न जायते ॥ १२.२३ ॥
Yuddheshu charitam yanme dushtadaityanibarhanam
Tasmin shrute vairikritam bhayam pumsam na jayate
MeaningMy deeds in the battles, in which I destroyed wicked demons, when heard, take away the fear of enemies from people.
युष्माभिः स्तुतयो याश्च याश्च ब्रह्मर्षिभिः कृताः
ब्रह्मणा च कृतास्तास्तु प्रयच्छन्तु शुभां मतिम् ॥ १२.२४ ॥
Yushmabhih stutayo yashcha yashcha brahmarshibhih kritah
Brahmana cha kritastastu prayachchhantu shubham matim
MeaningMay the hymns that you gods have made, and those made by brahmin sages and by Brahma, give a good mind.
अरण्ये प्रान्तरे वापि दावाग्निपरिवारितः
दस्युभिर्वा वृतः शून्ये गृहीतो वापि शत्रुभिः ॥ १२.२५ ॥
Aranye prantare vapi davagniparivaritah
Dasyubhirva vritah shunye grihito vapi shatrubhih
MeaningIn a forest or a wilderness, or surrounded by forest fire, or alone, surrounded by robbers, or taken by enemies,
सिंहव्याघ्रानुयातो वा वने वा वनहस्तिभिः
राज्ञा क्रुद्धेन चाज्ञप्तो वध्यो बन्धगतोऽपि वा ॥ १२.२६ ॥
Simhavyaghranuyato va vane va vanahastibhih
Rajna kruddhena chajnapto vadhyo bandhagato'pi va
Meaningor followed by lions or tigers in the forest, or by wild elephants, or ordered to be killed by an angry king, or held in prison,
आघूर्णितो वा वातेन स्थितः पोते महार्णवे
पतत्सु चापि शस्त्रेषु संग्रामे भृशदारुणे ॥ १२.२७ ॥
Aghurnito va vatena sthitah pote maharnave
Patatsu chapi shastreshu sangrame bhrishadarune
Meaningor tossed by the wind, standing in a ship in the great ocean, or in the most terrible battle with weapons falling,
सर्वाबाधासु घोरासु वेदनाभ्यर्दितोऽपि वा
स्मरन्ममैतच्चरितं नरो मुच्येत सङ्कटात् ॥ १२.२८ ॥
Sarvabadhasu ghorasu vedanabhyardito'pi va
Smaranmamaitachcharitam naro muchyeta sankatat
Meaningor in any terrible troubles, or tormented by pain, a man who remembers this deed of mine is freed from the danger.
मम प्रभावात्सिंहाद्या दस्यवो वैरिणस्तथा
दूरादेव पलायन्ते स्मरतश्चरितं मम ॥ १२.२९ ॥
Mama prabhavatsimhadya dasyavo vairinastatha
Duradeva palayante smaratashcharitam mama
MeaningBy my power lions and the like, robbers and enemies run away from afar from the one who remembers my deeds.
इत्युक्त्वा सा भगवती चण्डिका चण्डविक्रमा
पश्यतामेव देवानां तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥ १२.३० ॥
Ityuktva sa bhagavati chandika chandavikrama
Pashyatameva devanam tatraivantaradhiyata
MeaningThe sage says: Having said this, the blessed Chandika, of fierce courage, vanished there in the sight of the gods themselves.
NoteThe goddess vanishes. From here to the end of the chapter the sage speaks, and the verses sum up the book's teaching.
तेऽपि देवा निरातङ्काः स्वाधिकारान् यथा पुरा
यज्ञभागभुजः सर्वे चक्रुर्विनिहतारयः ॥ १२.३१ ॥
Te'pi deva niratankah svadhikaran yatha pura
Yajnabhagabhujah sarve chakrurvinihatarayah
MeaningThe gods too, free from fear, with their enemies destroyed, all took up their own offices as before, enjoying their shares of the sacrifices.
दैत्याश्च देव्या निहते शुम्भे देवरिपौ युधि
जगद्विध्वंसके तस्मिन् महोग्रेऽतुलविक्रमे
निशुम्भे च महावीर्ये शेषाः पातालमाययुः ॥ १२.३२ ॥
Daityashcha devya nihate shumbhe devaripau yudhi
Jagadvidhvamsake tasmin mahogre'tulavikrame
Nishumbhe cha mahavirye sheshah patalamayayuh
MeaningAnd when Shumbha, the enemy of the gods, was killed in battle by the goddess, the demons who remained went to the underworld, since the world-destroying Nishumbha of great courage and unmatched valour was dead too.
एवं भगवती देवी सा नित्यापि पुनः पुनः
सम्भूय कुरुते भूप जगतः परिपालनम् ॥ १२.३३ ॥
Evam bhagavati devi sa nityapi punah punah
Sambhuya kurute bhupa jagatah paripalanam
MeaningSo, king, the blessed goddess, though eternal, takes birth again and again and protects the world.
तयैतन्मोह्यते विश्वं सैव विश्वं प्रसूयते
सा याचिता च विज्ञानं तुष्टा ऋद्धिं प्रयच्छति ॥ १२.३४ ॥
Tayaitanmohyate vishvam saiva vishvam prasuyate
Sa yachita cha vijnanam tushta riddhim prayachchhati
MeaningBy her this world is bewildered, and she herself gives birth to the world. When asked, she gives knowledge, and when pleased she gives prosperity.
व्याप्तं तयैतत्सकलं ब्रह्माण्डं मनुजेश्वर
महादेव्या महाकालीमहामारीस्वरूपया ॥ १२.३५ ॥
Vyaptam tayaitatsakalam brahmandam manujeshvara
Mahadevya mahakalimahamarisvarupaya
MeaningBy the great goddess, whose form is Mahakali and Mahamari, this whole universe is pervaded, lord of men.
सैव काले महामारी सैव सृष्टिर्भवत्यजा
स्थितिं करोति भूतानां सैव काले सनातनी ॥ १२.३६ ॥
Saiva kale mahamari saiva srishtirbhavatyaja
Sthitim karoti bhutanam saiva kale sanatani
MeaningIn due time she is the great plague, she is creation, unborn, and in due time she keeps beings in being, the eternal.
भवकाले नृणां सैव लक्ष्मीर्वृद्धिप्रदा गृहे
सैवाभावे तथालक्ष्मीर्विनाशायोपजायते ॥ १२.३७ ॥
Bhavakale nrinam saiva lakshmirvriddhiprada grihe
Saivabhave tathalakshmirvinashayopajayate
MeaningIn the time of prosperity she is Lakshmi, bringer of increase in the home of people. In the time of decline she herself, as Alakshmi, comes for their ruin.
NoteLakshmi and Alakshmi, good and bad fortune, are both named as forms of the goddess. It echoes the verse in chapter 4 that says she is Shri in the homes of the good and misfortune in the homes of the wicked.
स्तुता सम्पूजिता पुष्पैर्गन्धधूपादिभिस्तथा
ददाति वित्तं पुत्रांश्च मतिं धर्मे तथा शुभाम् ॥ १२.३८ ॥
Stuta sampujita pushpairgandhadhupadibhistatha
Dadati vittam putramshcha matim dharme tatha shubham
MeaningPraised and worshipped with flowers, incense, perfumes and the like, she gives wealth, sons, a good mind set on dharma.
Chapter summary
The goddess tells the gods who should hear the Devi Mahatmya, on which days and in which circumstances, and lists the benefits the text claims for it: freedom from fear, trouble, poverty and enemies, and protection in danger. She says that whoever remembers her deeds is freed from the dangers of forest, fire, thieves, wild animals, kings, prison, sea and battle. She then vanishes, and the gods take back their offices.
The sage closes with a summary of the book’s teaching. The goddess is eternal and takes birth again and again to protect the world. She bewilders the world and gives it birth, gives knowledge when asked and prosperity when pleased, and is Lakshmi in good times and Alakshmi in bad. The last chapter tells how Suratha and Samadhi worship her and receive their boons.
Where the other texts differ from the print
The Sanskrit above is the text of the Nirnaya Sagar print, which we read page by page against the page images. The GRETIL e-text of the Markandeya Purana (the Sansknet entry) and Sanskrit Wikisource are used here as witnesses only. This chapter has 38 verses in the Purana numbering.
In 7 verses (12.10, 12.13, 12.21, 12.24, 12.31, 12.35, 12.38) the print reads differently from the GRETIL e-text in the words, or does not have the verse, beyond the small typing slips listed further down. In each case we follow the print. The other reading is given here so that you can see it. The GRETIL text is quoted with its typing slips already corrected.
- 12.10: the print has जानताजानता वापि बलिपूजां यथाकृताम् / प्रतीक्षिष्याम्यहं प्रीत्या वह्निहोमं तथा कृतम्. The GRETIL e-text has जानताजानता वापि बलिपूजां तथा कृताम् प्रतीच्छिष्याम्यहं प्रीत्या वह्निहोमं तथा कृतम्. Wikisource agrees with GRETIL.
- 12.13: the print has श्रुत्वा ममैतन्माहात्म्यं तथा चोत्पत्तयः शुभाः / पराक्रमं च युद्धेषु जायते निर्भयः पुमान्. The GRETIL e-text has श्रुत्वा ममैतन्माहात्म्यं तथोत्पत्तीः पृथक् शुभाः पराक्रमं च युद्धेषु जायते निर्भयः पुमान्. Wikisource agrees with GRETIL.
- 12.21: the print has अन्यैश्च विविधैर्भोगैः प्रदानैर्वत्सरेण या / प्रीतिर्मे क्रियते सास्मिन् सकृदुच्चारिते श्रुते. The GRETIL e-text has अन्यैश्च विविधैर्भोगैः प्रदानैर्वत्सरेण या प्रीतिर्मे क्रियते सास्मिन् सकृत्सुचरिते श्रुते. Wikisource agrees with GRETIL.
- 12.24: the print has युष्माभिः स्तुतयो याश्च याश्च ब्रह्मर्षिभिः कृताः / ब्रह्मणा च कृतास्तास्तु प्रयच्छन्तु शुभां मतिम्. The GRETIL e-text has युष्माभिः स्तुतयो याश्च याश्च ब्रह्मर्षिभिः कृताः ब्रह्मणा च कृतास्तास्तु प्रयच्छन्ति शुभां गतिम्. Wikisource agrees with GRETIL.
- 12.31: the print has तेऽपि देवा निरातङ्काः स्वाधिकारान् यथा पुरा / यज्ञभागभुजः सर्वे चक्रुर्विनिहतारयः. The GRETIL e-text has तेऽपि देव्या निरातङ्का स्वाधिकारान् यथा पुरा यज्ञभागभुजः सर्वे चक्रुर्विनिहतारयः. Wikisource agrees with GRETIL.
- 12.35: the print has व्याप्तं तयैतत्सकलं ब्रह्माण्डं मनुजेश्वर / महादेव्या महाकालीमहामारीस्वरूपया. The GRETIL e-text has व्याप्तं तयैतत्सकलं ब्रह्माण्डं मनुजेश्वर महाकाल्या महाकाले महामारीस्वरूपया. Wikisource has व्याप्तं तयैतत्सकलं ब्रह्माण्डं मनुजेश्वर महाकाल्या महाकाले महाकारीस्वरूपया.
- 12.38: the print has स्तुता सम्पूजिता पुष्पैर्गन्धधूपादिभिस्तथा / ददाति वित्तं पुत्रांश्च मतिं धर्मे तथा शुभाम्. The GRETIL e-text has स्तुता सम्पूजिता पुष्पैर्धूपगन्धादिभिस्तथा ददाति वित्तं पुत्रांश्च मतिं धर्मे गतिं शुभाम्. Wikisource has स्तुता सम्पूजिता पुष्पैर्धूपगन्धादिबिस्तथा ददाति वित्तं पुत्रांश्च मतिं धर्मे गतिं शुभाम्.
Typing slips in the GRETIL e-text, so that you can see exactly what was changed (the print has the corrected form in each):
- 12.2: the GRETIL e-text has कीर्तयिष्यिन्ति, a typing slip shared with Wikisource; the print has कीर्तयिष्यन्ति, which we print.
- 12.6: the GRETIL e-text has सहाहितैः, a typing slip shared with Wikisource; the print has समाहितैः, which we print.
- 12.12: the GRETIL e-text has सर्वबाधाविनिर्मृक्तो, a typing slip shared with Wikisource; the print has सर्वबाधाविनिर्मुक्तो, which we print.
- 12.15: the GRETIL e-text has दुः स्वप्नदर्शने, a typing slip shared with Wikisource; the print has दुःस्वप्नदर्शने, which we print.
- 12.16: the GRETIL e-text has दुः स्वप्नं, a typing slip shared with Wikisource; the print has दुःस्वप्नं, which we print.
- 12.20: the GRETIL e-text has भोजनैर्हेमैः, a typing slip shared with Wikisource; the print has भोजनैर्होमैः, which we print.
- 12.22: the GRETIL e-text has तथाऽरोग्यं, a typing slip shared with Wikisource; the print has तथारोग्यं, which we print.
- 12.28: the GRETIL e-text has स्मरन्ममैतच्छरितं, a typing slip shared with Wikisource; the print has स्मरन्ममैतच्चरितं, which we print.
- 12.35: the GRETIL e-text has महाकारीस्वरूपया, a typing slip shared with Wikisource; the print has महामारीस्वरूपया, which we print.
- 12.38: the GRETIL e-text has पुष्पैर्धूपगन्धादिबिस्तथा, a typing slip shared with Wikisource; the print reads differently here, as given above.
Wikisource also has a speaker name or an editor’s note written into the verse text in 1 verse (12.1); these are not part of the text and are left out.
Source of the text on this page. The Sanskrit is the text of the Nirnaya Sagar Press edition of the Saptashati (Bombay, Shaka 1839, which is 1917 CE, edited by Vasudev Laxman Shastri Panshikar and published by Tukaram Javaji), read page by page from the scan on archive.org (identifier SaptashatiNirnayaSagarPress, scan pages 235 to 244 for this chapter). We follow the print's readings. We space the words and write the nasals in the usual style of this site, and we do not count that as a difference. The GRETIL e-text of the Markandeya Purana (where this chapter is chapter 92) and Sanskrit Wikisource are used as witnesses only: where they read differently from the print, their readings are listed under the heading above. The print numbers its speaker lines, and its own running count reaches 671 at the end of this chapter; this page keeps the Markandeya Purana numbering, so the verse numbers differ. The transliteration is a simple guide to sound and the meanings are our own wording. See the Devi Mahatmya hub for the full note on sources.