Sacred Texts

Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī

Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍēya

Chapter 11 · Verse 54

Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)

Verse 54

भ्रामरीति च मां लोकास्तदा स्तोष्यन्ति सर्वतः। इत्थं यदा यदा बाधा दानवोत्था भविष्यति ॥ ५४ ॥

bhrāmarīti ca māṁ lōkāstadā stōṣyanti sarvataḥ | itthaṁ yadā yadā bādhā dānavōtthā bhaviṣyati || 54 ||

Translation

And people will praise me everywhere as Bhrāmarī; thus, whenever an affliction caused by demons arises,

Word by word

bhrāmarīti
as Bhrāmarī
ca
and
māṁ
me
lokāḥ
people
tadā
then
stoṣyanti
will praise
sarvataḥ
everywhere
itthaṁ
thus
yadā yadā
whenever
bādhā
affliction
dānavotthā
caused by demons
bhaviṣyati
will arise

Meaning

The Goddess foretells that she will be celebrated as Bhrāmarī, and introduces her promise to intervene whenever demonic afflictions arise.