Chapter 6 · Ṣaṣṭho’dhyāyaḥ (Sixth Chapter)
Closing
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे सावर्णिके मन्वन्तरे देवीमाहात्म्ये शुम्भनिशुम्भसेनानीधूम्रलोचनवधो नाम षष्ठोऽध्यायः॥ ६ ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍēyapurāṇē sāvarṇikē manvantarē dēvīmāhātmyē śumbhaniśumbhasēnānīdhūmralōcanavadhō nāma ṣaṣṭhō’dhyāyaḥ || 6 ||
Translation
May there be auspiciousness. Thus ends the sixth chapter, named ‘The Slaying of Dhūmralochana, the Commander of Shumbha and Nishumbha’s Army,’ of the Devi Mahatmya in the Savarnika Manvantara of the glorious Markandeya Purana.
Word by word
- svasti
- auspiciousness
- śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe
- in the glorious Markandeya Purana
- sāvarṇike
- of Savarni
- manvantare
- in the Manvantara
- devīmāhātmye
- in the Devi Mahatmya
- śubhbhaniśubhasenānī
- of Shumbha and Nishumbha’s army commander
- dhūmralocanavadhaḥ
- the slaying of Dhūmralochana
- nāma
- named
- ṣaṣṭhaḥ
- sixth
- adhyāyaḥ
- chapter
Meaning
This colophon concludes the Sixth Chapter, summarizing its focus on the slaying of Dhūmralochana, Shumbha and Nishumbha’s army commander, by the Goddess, marking the completion of this narrative segment.