Chapter 12 · Dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Twelfth Chapter)
Verse 14
श्रुत्वा ममैतन्माहात्म्यं तथा चोत्पत्तयः शुभाः। पराक्रमं च युद्धेषु जायते निर्भयः पुमान् ॥ १४ ॥
śrutvā mamaitanmāhātmyaṁ tathā cōtpattayaḥ śubhāḥ | parākramaṁ ca yuddhēṣu jāyatē nirbhayaḥ pumān || 14 ||
Translation
Having heard my glory, auspicious origins, and valor in battles, a person becomes fearless.
Word by word
- śrutvā
- having heard
- mama
- my
- etat
- this
- māhātmyaṁ
- glory
- tathā
- and
- ca
- and
- utpattayaḥ
- origins
- śubhāḥ
- auspicious
- parākramaṁ
- valor
- yuddhāṣu
- in battles
- jāyate
- becomes
- nirbhayaḥ
- fearless
- pumān
- person
Meaning
The Goddess states that hearing her māhātmya, including her divine origins and heroic deeds in battles, grants fearlessness to the devotee.