Chapter 9 · Navamo’dhyāyaḥ (Ninth Chapter)
Closing
स्वस्ति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे सावर्णिके मन्वन्तरे देवीमाहात्म्ये निशुम्भवधो नाम नवमोऽध्यायः ॥ ९ ॥
svasti śrīmārkaṇḍēyapurāṇē sāvarṇikē manvantarē dēvīmāhātmyē niśumbhavadhō nāma navamō’dhyāyaḥ || 9 ||
Translation
Auspiciousness. In the holy Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, in the Sāvarṇika Manvantara, in the Devi Māhātmya, the chapter named ‘The Slaying of Nishumbha,’ the ninth chapter.
Word by word
- svasti
- auspiciousness
- śrī
- holy
- mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe
- in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
- sāvarṇike
- in the Sāvarṇika
- manvantare
- Manvantara
- devīmāhātmye
- in the Devi Māhātmya
- niśumbhavadho
- slaying of Nishumbha
- nāma
- named
- navamaḥ
- ninth
- adhyāyaḥ
- chapter
Meaning
The colophon marks the conclusion of the Ninth Chapter, identifying it as part of the Devi Māhātmya within the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, during the Sāvarṇika Manvantara, and titles it ‘The Slaying of Nishumbha,’ signifying the defeat of Nishumbha and the demon army.