Chapter 12 · Dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Twelfth Chapter)
Closing
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे सावर्णिके मन्वन्तरे देवीमाहात्म्ये फलस्तुतिर्नाम द्वादशोऽध्यायः॥ १२ ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍēyapurāṇē sāvarṇikē manvantarē dēvīmāhātmyē phalastutirnāma dvādaśō’dhyāyaḥ || 12 ||
Translation
Auspiciousness. In the holy Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, in the Sāvarṇika Manvantara, in the Devi Māhātmya, the chapter named ‘The Praise of the Fruits,’ the twelfth chapter.
Word by word
- svasti
- auspiciousness
- śrī
- holy
- mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe
- in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
- sāvarṇike
- in the Sāvarṇika
- manvantare
- Manvantara
- devīmāhātmye
- in the Devi Māhātmya
- phalastutiḥ
- praise of the fruits
- nāma
- named
- dvādaśaḥ
- twelfth
- adhyāyaḥ
- chapter
Meaning
The colophon marks the conclusion of the Twelfth Chapter, identifying it as part of the Devi Māhātmya within the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, during the Sāvarṇika Manvantara, and titles it ‘Phalastutiḥ’ (Praise of the Fruits), signifying the chapter’s focus on the benefits of reciting and worshipping the Goddess.