Chapter 12 · Dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Twelfth Chapter)
Verse 15
रिपवः संक्षयं यान्ति कल्याणं चोपपद्यते। नन्दते च कुलं पुंसां माहात्म्यं मम शृण्वताम् ॥ १५ ॥
ripavaḥ saṁkṣayaṁ yānti kalyāṇaṁ cōpapadyatē | nandatē ca kulaṁ puṁsāṁ māhātmyaṁ mama śṛṇvatām || 15 ||
Translation
Enemies go to destruction, welfare is attained, and the family of those who hear my glory rejoices.
Word by word
- ripavaḥ
- enemies
- saṁkṣayaṁ
- destruction
- yānti
- go to
- kalyāṇaṁ
- welfare
- ca
- and
- upapadyate
- is attained
- nandate
- rejoices
- kulaṁ
- family
- puṁsāṁ
- of people
- māhātmyaṁ
- glory
- mama
- my
- śṛṇvatām
- of those who hear
Meaning
The Goddess promises that devotees who hear her māhātmya will see their enemies destroyed, attain prosperity, and bring joy to their families.