Chapter 1 · Prathamo’dhyāyaḥ (First Chapter)
Closing
स्वस्ति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे सावर्णिके मन्वन्तरे देवीमाहात्म्ये मधुकैटभवधो नाम प्रथमोऽध्यायः ॥ १ ॥
svasti śrīmārkaṇḍēyapurāṇē sāvarṇikē manvantarē dēvīmāhātmyē madhukaiṭabhavadhō nāma prathamō’dhyāyaḥ || 1 ||
Translation
Auspiciousness! In the Markandeya Purana, in the period of Manu Savarni, in the Devi Mahatmya, the first chapter, "The slaying of Madhu and Kaitabha".