Chapter 10 · Daśamo’dhyāyaḥ (Tenth Chapter)
Closing
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे सावर्णिके मन्वन्तरे देवीमाहात्म्ये शुम्भवधो नाम दशमोऽध्यायः॥ १० ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍēyapurāṇē sāvarṇikē manvantarē dēvīmāhātmyē śumbhavadhō nāma daśamō’dhyāyaḥ || 10 ||
Translation
Auspiciousness. In the holy Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, in the Sāvarṇika Manvantara, in the Devi Māhātmya, the chapter named ‘The Slaying of Shumbha,’ the tenth chapter.
Word by word
- svasti
- auspiciousness
- śrī
- holy
- mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe
- in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
- sāvarṇike
- in the Sāvarṇika
- manvantare
- Manvantara
- devīmāhātmye
- in the Devi Māhātmya
- śumbhavadho
- slaying of Shumbha
- nāma
- named
- daśamaḥ
- tenth
- adhyāyaḥ
- chapter
Meaning
The colophon marks the conclusion of the Tenth Chapter, identifying it as part of the Devi Māhātmya within the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, during the Sāvarṇika Manvantara, and titles it ‘The Slaying of Shumbha,’ signifying the Goddess’s final victory over Shumbha.