अध्याय ७९
श्लोक 1
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे सावर्णिके मन्वन्तरे देवीमाहात्म्ये मधुकैटभवधो नाम एकाशीतितमो ऽध्यायः द्व्यशीतितमो ऽध्यायः- ८२ ऋषिरुवाच देवासुरमभूद् युद्धं पूर्णमब्दशतं पुरा ।महिषे ऽसुराणामधिपे देवानां च पुरन्दरे
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe sāvarṇike manvantare devīmāhātmye madhukaiṭabhavadho nāma ekāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ dvyaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ- 82 ṛṣiruvāca devāsuramabhūd yuddhaṃ pūrṇamabdaśataṃ purā / mahiṣe 'surāṇāmadhipe devānāṃ ca purandare
हिन्दी अर्थ
यों कहकर महाभाग जैमिनि उन श्रेष्ठ पक्षियोंकी प्रशंसा करके अपने आश्रमपर चले गये। वे उन पक्षियोंद्वारा किये हुए परम उदार उपदेशका सदा चिन्तन करने लगे।
English
and Nisumbha, and to whatever other Ddnavas are assembled I 25 there to do battle— * Let Indra obtain the three worlds, let the gods be the enjoyers of the oblations; go ye to Pdtdla ) if ye wish to live. Yet if through pride in your strength ye are longing for battle, come ye on then! let my jackals be I glutted with your flesh.’" Because the goddess appointed S'iva himself to be ambassador * she has hence attained fame as S'iva-dubi in this world.