[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Markandeyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya) › 84.4 # Markandeyapurana 84.4 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 84.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [84.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.84.4) yasyāḥ prabhāvamatulaṃ bhagavānananto brahmā haraśca nahi vaktumalaṃ balaṃ ca / sā caṇḍikākhilajagatparipālanāya nāśāya cāśubhayasya matiṃ karotu // > The goddess, who stretched out this world by her power, > Whose body comprises the entire powers of all the hosts of gods, > Her, Ambikā, worthy of worship by all gods and great ṛṣis, > We bow before\[3\] in faith; may she ordain blessings for us! > May she, whose peerless majesty and power Ananta > Adorable, Brahmā and Hara cannot in sooth declare, > May she, Caṇḍikā, to protect the entire world > And to destroy the fear of evil turn her mind! > Her, who is Good-Fortune herself in the dwellings of men of good deeds, Ill-Fortune > In those of men of sinful souls; who is Intelligence in the hearts of the prudent, > Who is Faith in those of the good, and Modesty in that of the high-born man;\[4\] > Her, even thee, we bow before; protect the universe, O goddess! > Can we describe\[5\] this thy thought-transcending form? > Or thy abundant surpassing valour that destroyed the Asuras? > Or thy surpassing\[6\] feats which were displayed in battles > Among all the hosts of Asuras, gods and others, O goddess? > Thou art the cause of all the worlds! Though characterized by the three qualities, by faults\[7\] > Thou art not known! Even by Hari, Hara and the other gods thou art incomprehensible! > Thou art the resort of all; thou art this entire world which is composed of parts! > Thou verily art sublime original Nature\[8\] untransformed! > Thou, whose complete divinity by means of utterance > Finds satisfaction in all sacrifices, O goddess,\[9\] > Art verily Svāhā, and givest satisfaction to the Pitṛ-hosts! > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 84.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.84.3) - [Next: 84.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.84.5) - [Up: 84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.84) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.84.p3.1) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.84.4) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Guptavatī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.devimahatmya!guptavati) — Bhāskararāya Makhin 1741, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.84.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.84.4) · Pramāṇa