Chapter 1, Verse 23
Chapter 1: Madhu-Kaiṭabha Vadha — मधुकैटभवधकथं ते किं नु सद्वृत्ता दुर्वृत्ताः किं नु मे सुताः ॥
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Transliteration
kathaṃ te kiṃ nu sadvṛttā durvṛttāḥ kiṃ nu me sutāḥ
Meaning
How are they? Are my sons living rightly, or have they turned to evil ways?
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How are they? Are my sons living rightly, or have they turned to evil ways?
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This is verse 23 of Chapter 1 (Madhu-Kaiṭabha Vadha — The Slaying of Madhu and Kaitabha) of the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam), a scripture of 13 chapters from the Markandeya Purana.