Chapter 2 · Dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Second Chapter)
Closing
स्वस्ति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे सावर्णिके मन्वन्तरे देवीमाहात्म्ये महिषासुरसैन्यवधो नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः ॥ २ ॥
svasti śrīmārkaṇḍēyapurāṇē sāvarṇikē manvantarē dēvīmāhātmyē mahiṣāsurasainyavadhō nāma dvitīyō’dhyāyaḥ || 2 ||
Translation
'Auspiciousness! In the glorious Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, in the section on the Sāvarṇika Manvantara, in the Devīmāhātmya, this is the second chapter entitled "The Slaying of Mahishasura's Army."'
Word by word
- svasti
- auspiciousness, blessings
- śrī
- glorious, auspicious
- mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe
- in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
- sāvarṇike
- in the Sāvarṇika
- manvantare
- Manvantara (cosmic time cycle)
- devīmāhātmye
- in the Devīmāhātmya
- mahiṣāsurasainyavadhaḥ
- the slaying of Mahishasura’s army
- nāma
- named
- dvitīyaḥ
- second
- adhyāyaḥ
- chapter
Meaning
This is the traditional colophon that formally ends the chapter. It provides: Source: The text is part of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa. Context: It is narrated in the period of the Sāvarṇika Manvantara. Title: The chapter is named Mahiṣāsurasainyavadhaḥ (The Slaying of Mahishasura's Army). Chapter Number: It is the second chapter (dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ). This chapter detailed the manifestation of the Goddess from the combined energies of the gods, the arming and adorning of her divine form, and the utter destruction of the vast and powerful army of the demon Mahishasura by her and her lion. The stage is now set for the third and final chapter, which will describe the direct confrontation with and the ultimate defeat of the demon king himself.