Chapter 7 · Saptamo’dhyāyaḥ (Seventh Chapter)
Closing
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे सावर्णिके मन्वन्तरे देवीमाहात्म्ये चण्डमुण्डवधो नाम सप्तमोऽध्यायः॥ ७ ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍēyapurāṇē sāvarṇikē manvantarē dēvīmāhātmyē caṇḍamuṇḍavadhō nāma saptamō’dhyāyaḥ || 7 ||
Translation
May there be auspiciousness. Thus ends the seventh chapter, named ‘The Slaying of Chanda and Munda,’ 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
- caṇḍamuṇḍavadhaḥ
- the slaying of Chanda and Munda
- nāma
- named
- saptamaḥ
- seventh
- adhyāyaḥ
- chapter
Meaning
This colophon concludes the Seventh Chapter, summarizing its focus on the slaying of Chanda and Munda by Kālī and the naming of the Goddess as Cāmuṇḍā, marking the completion of this narrative segment.