[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) › 85.7 # Markandeyapurana 85.7 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 85.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [85.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.85.7) devā ūcuḥ namo devyai mahādevyai śivāyai satataṃ namaḥ / namaḥ prakṛtyai bhadrāyai niyatāḥ praṇatāḥ sma tām // > The gods spoke: > Reverence to the goddess, to the great goddess! > To her who is auspicious reverence perpetually! > Reverence to Prakṛti the good! > Submissive we fall prostrate before her!\[6\] > Reverence to her who is terrible, to her who is constant! > To Gaurī, to Dhātrī reverence, yea reverence! > And to the Moon-light,\[7\] to her who has the moon’s form, > To her who is happy, reverence continually! > Falling prostrate, to her who is propitious, to Prosperity,\[8\] > To Perfection let us pay\[9\] reverence, yea reverence! > To Nirṛti,\[10\] to the goddess of Good-Fortune of kings, > To thee, Śarvāṇī, reverence, yea reverence! > To Durgā, to her who is a further shore difficult to be reached,\[11\] > To her who is essential, to her who works all things,\[12\] > And to Fame also, to her who is blue-black,\[13\] > To her who is smokedark reverence continually! > Before her who is at once most gentle and most harsh > We fall prostrate; to her reverence, yea reverence! > Reverence to her who is the foundation of the world! > To the goddess who is Action reverence, yea reverence! > To the goddess who among all created things > Is called Viṣṇu’s illusive power, > Reverence to her, yea reverence to her! > Reverence to her, reverence, yea reverence! > To the goddess who among all created beings > Bears the name Consciousness,\[14\] > Reverence to her, yea reverence to her! > Reverence to her, reverence, yea reverence! > To the goddess who among all created beings > Stands firm†† with the form of Intellect,\[15\] > Reverence to her, yea reverence to her! > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 85.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.85.6) - [Next: 85.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.85.8) - [Up: 85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.85) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.85.p3.1) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.85.7) — 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.85.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.85.7) · Pramāṇa