Markandeyapurana 92.1-10

92.1

devyuvāca
ebhiḥ stavaiśca māṃ nityaṃ stoṣyate yaḥ samāhitaḥ /
tasyāhaṃ sakalāṃ bādhāṃ nāśayiṣyāmyasaṃśayam //

The Devi said: / "Whoever, concentrated in mind, constantly praises me with these hymns, / I shall destroy all of his distress, without doubt.

The goddess spoke: And whoever with mind composed shall praise me constantly with these hymns, I will quiet down every trouble for him assuredly. And those who shall celebrate the destruction of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, the slaughter of the Asura Mahiṣa, and the slaying of Śumbha and Niśumbha likewise; and those also who shall listen[1] in faith to this poem of my sublime majesty on the eighth day of the lunar fortnight, on the fourteenth and on the ninth, with intent mind, to them shall happen no wrong-doing whatever, nor calamities that arise from wrong-doing, nor poverty, nor indeed deprivation of their desires.[2] Never shall he experience fear from enemies, from robbers, nor from kings, nor from weapon or fire or water-flood. Hence this poem of my majesty must be read by men of composed minds and listened to by them always with faith, for it is the supreme course of blessings. Now may this poem of my majesty quell all kinds of calamities, which arise from grievous pestilence,[3] and the three-fold portent. Where this poem is duly read constantly at my sanctuary, I will never forsake that place, and there my presence is fixed. At the offering of the bali, and during worship, in the ceremonies with fire, and at a great festival, all this story of my exploits must verily be proclaimed and listened to. I will accept with kindliness both the bali worship that is paid, and the oblation by fire that is offered, by him who understands or him who understands not.

92.2

madhukaiṭabhānāśaṃ ca mahiṣāsuraghātanam /
kīrtayiṣyinti ye tadvad vadhaṃ śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ //

And those who will recite the destruction of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, / the slaying of the asura Mahiṣa, and likewise the killing of Śumbha and Niśumbha,

92.3

aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ navamyāṃ caikacetasaḥ /
stoṣyanti caiva ye bhaktyā mama māhātmyamuttamam //

and who, single-minded on the eighth, fourteenth, and ninth [days of the fortnight], / will praise this supreme majesty of mine with devotion—

92.4

na teṣāṃ duṣkṛtaṃ kiñcid duṣkṛtotthā na cāpadaḥ /
bhaviṣyati na dāridrayaṃ na caiveṣṭaviyojanam //

no sin will be theirs, nor misfortunes born of sin; / there will be no poverty, nor separation from loved ones.

92.5

śatruto na bhayaṃ tasya dasyuto vā na rājataḥ /
na śastrānalatoyaughāt kadācit sambhaviṣyati //

Fear will never arise for him from an enemy, / nor from a robber, nor from a king, / nor from weapons, fire, or floods of water.

92.6

tasmānmamaitanmāhātmyaṃ paṭhitavyaṃ sahāhitaiḥ /
śrotavyaṃ ca sadā bhaktyā paraṃ svastyayanaṃ mahat //

Therefore, this majesty of mine is to be recited with a concentrated mind, / and always listened to with devotion; it is a great, supreme benediction.

92.7

upasargānaśeṣāṃstu mahāmārīsamudbhavān /
tathā trividhamutpātaṃ māhātmyaṃ śamayenmama //

May my majesty pacify all calamities / arising from plagues, / and likewise threefold portents.

92.8

yatraitat paṭhyate samyaṅnityamāyatane mama /
sadā na tadvimokṣyāmi sāṃnidhyaṃ tatra me sthitam //

Where this is recited properly and constantly in my sanctuary, / I will never abandon that place; my presence is established there.

92.9

balipradāne pūjāyāmagnikārye mahotsave /
sarvaṃ mamaitaccaritamuccāryaṃ śrāvyameva ca //

In the presentation of offerings, in worship, in fire rituals, and during great festivals, / this entire narrative of mine should be recited and made to be heard.

92.10

jānatājānatā vāpi balipūjāṃ tathā kṛtām /
pratīcchiṣyāmyahaṃ prītyā vahnihomaṃ tathā kṛtam //

Whether done with knowledge or without knowledge, / I will accept with love an offering, worship, or an oblation made into fire in that manner.