Chapter 3 · Tṛtīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Third Chapter)
Closing
स्वस्ति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे सावर्णिके मन्वन्तरे देवीमाहात्म्ये महिषासुरवधो नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः ॥ ३ ॥
svasti śrīmārkaṇḍēyapurāṇē sāvarṇikē manvantarē dēvīmāhātmyē mahiṣāsuravadhō nāma tṛtīyō’dhyāyaḥ || 3 ||
Translation
'Auspiciousness! In the glorious Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, in the section on the Sāvarṇika Manvantara, in the Devīmāhātmya, this is the third chapter entitled "The Slaying of Mahishasura."'
Word by word
- svasti
- auspiciousness
- śrī
- glorious, auspicious
- mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe
- in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
- sāvarṇike
- in the Sāvarṇika
- manvantare
- Manvantara (cosmic cycle)
- devīmāhātmye
- in the Devīmāhātmya
- mahiṣāsuravadhaḥ
- the slaying of Mahishasura
- nāma
- named
- tṛtīyaḥ
- third
- adhyāyaḥ
- chapter
Meaning
This colophon formally concludes the Third Chapter of the Śrī Durga Saptashati, part of the Devīmāhātmya within the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa. It specifies the chapter's context within the Sāvarṇika Manvantara and names it 'The Slaying of Mahishasura' (Mahiṣāsuravadhaḥ), encapsulating the narrative of the Goddess’s victory over Mahishasura and his forces, restoring cosmic order.