Markandeya Purana (chapters 94–134) — Chapter 113
MkP 113.1
भलन्दनवत्सप्रीचरितवर्णनम् मार्कण्डेय उवाच इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा पुत्रस्य स च पार्थिवः । पुनः प्रोवाच धर्मज्ञस्तां पत्नीं तनयं तथा
bhalandanavatsaprīcaritavarṇanam mārkaṇḍeya uvāca iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā putrasya sa ca pārthivaḥ | punaḥ provāca dharmajñastāṃ patnīṃ tanayaṃ tathā
The description of the deeds of Bhalandana and Vatsaprī. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard that speech of hers and of his son, that king, knower of dharma, spoke again to his wife and likewise to his son:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.2
यन्मया पितुरादेशात्त्यक्तं राज्यं न तत्पुनः । ग्रहीष्यामि वृथोक्तेन किमात्मा क्लिश्यते त्वया
yanmayā piturādeśāttyaktaṃ rājyaṃ na tatpunaḥ | grahīṣyāmi vṛthoktena kimātmā kliśyate tvayā
"The kingdom that was renounced by me at my father's command — that I will not take back again. Why do you distress yourself with futile talk?
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MkP 113.3
अहं ते सम्प्रदास्यामि करं वैश्यव्रते स्थितः । भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यमशेषं त्वमिच्छया वा परित्यज
ahaṃ te sampradāsyāmi karaṃ vaiśyavrate sthitaḥ | bhuṅkṣva rājyamaśeṣaṃ tvamicchayā vā parityaja
"I, abiding in the vaiśya's observance, shall pay you tribute. Do you enjoy the whole kingdom, or abandon it at your pleasure."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.4
इत्युक्तः स तदा पित्रा राजपुत्रो भलनन्दनः । चकार राज्यं धर्मेण तद्वद्दारपरिग्रहम्
ityuktaḥ sa tadā pitrā rājaputro bhalanandanaḥ | cakāra rājyaṃ dharmeṇa tadvaddāraparigraham
Addressed thus by his father, the prince Bhalandana then ruled the kingdom according to dharma, and likewise took a wife.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.5
अव्याहतं तस्य चक्रं पृथिव्यामभवद्द्विज । न चाधर्मे मनो भूपास्तस्य सर्वेऽभवन्वशे
avyāhataṃ tasya cakraṃ pṛthivyāmabhavaddvija | na cādharme mano bhūpāstasya sarve'bhavanvaśe
His sovereignty (lit. wheel) was unobstructed on the earth, O twice-born one, and his mind was not on unrighteousness; all the kings came under his sway.
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MkP 113.6
तेनेष्टो विधिवद्यज्ञः सम्यक्शास्ति वसुन्धराम् । स एवैकोऽभवद्भर्त्ता पृथिव्यामरिशासनः
teneṣṭo vidhivadyajñaḥ samyakśāsti vasundharām | sa evaiko'bhavadbharttā pṛthivyāmariśāsanaḥ
By him sacrifice was performed according to rule; he governs the earth rightly. He alone became the lord on earth, the chastiser of foes.
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MkP 113.7
अजायत सुतस्तस्य वत्सप्रीरिति नामतः । पितातिशयितो येन गुणौघेन महात्मना
ajāyata sutastasya vatsaprīriti nāmataḥ | pitātiśayito yena guṇaughena mahātmanā
A son was born to him, Vatsaprī by name, a great-souled one by whose flood of virtues his father was surpassed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.8
तस्यापि भार्या सौनन्दा विदूरथसुताऽभवत् । पतिव्रता महाभागा सा प्राप्ता तेन शौर्यतः ।। हत्वा पुरन्दररिपुं कुजंभं दितिजेश्वरम्
tasyāpi bhāryā saunandā vidūrathasutā'bhavat | pativratā mahābhāgā sā prāptā tena śauryataḥ || hatvā purandararipuṃ kujaṃbhaṃ ditijeśvaram
He too had a wife, Saunandā, the daughter of Vidūratha, devoted to her husband and greatly fortunate; she was won by him through his valour, having slain Indra's enemy Kujambha, the lord of Diti's sons.
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MkP 113.9
क्रौष्टुकिरुवाच भगवंस्तेन सम्प्राप्ता कुजृंभनिधनात्कथम् । एतदाख्यानमाख्याहि प्रसन्नेनान्तरात्मना
krauṣṭukiruvāca bhagavaṃstena samprāptā kujṛṃbhanidhanātkatham | etadākhyānamākhyāhi prasannenāntarātmanā
Krauṣṭuki said: Reverend sir, how was she won by him through the slaying of Kujṛmbha? Tell this narrative with a gracious heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.11
एकदा तु वनं यातो मृगयां स विदूरथः । ददर्श गर्तं सुमहद्भूमेर्मुखमिवोद्गतम्
ekadā tu vanaṃ yāto mṛgayāṃ sa vidūrathaḥ | dadarśa gartaṃ sumahadbhūmermukhamivodgatam
Once that Vidūratha, having gone to the forest for the hunt, saw a very great pit, like a mouth of the earth opened wide.
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MkP 113.12
तं दृष्ट्वा चिन्तयामास किमेतदिति भैरवम् । पातालविवरं मन्ये नैतद्मूमेश्चिरन्तनम्
taṃ dṛṣṭvā cintayāmāsa kimetaditi bhairavam | pātālavivaraṃ manye naitadmūmeścirantanam
Seeing that terrible thing, he wondered, "What is this? I think it is an opening to the netherworld; this is no ancient feature of the earth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.13
चिन्तयन्निति तत्रासौ ददर्श विजने वने । ब्राह्मणं सुव्रतं नाम तपस्विनमुपागतम्
cintayanniti tatrāsau dadarśa vijane vane | brāhmaṇaṃ suvrataṃ nāma tapasvinamupāgatam
Thinking thus, he saw there, in the deserted forest, a brahmin named Suvrata, an ascetic, who had come near.
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MkP 113.14
स तं पप्रच्छ च नृपः किमेतदिति विस्मितः । अतिगम्भीरमवनेर्दर्शितान्तर्गतोदरम्
sa taṃ papraccha ca nṛpaḥ kimetaditi vismitaḥ | atigambhīramavanerdarśitāntargatodaram
And the king, astonished, asked him: "What is this — the earth's inner belly, exceedingly deep, laid open?"
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MkP 113.15
ऋषिरुवाच किन्न वेत्सि महीपाल वागर्थस्त्वं हि मे मतः । ज्ञेयं सर्वं नरेन्द्रेण वर्तते यन्महीतले
ṛṣiruvāca kinna vetsi mahīpāla vāgarthastvaṃ hi me mataḥ | jñeyaṃ sarvaṃ narendreṇa vartate yanmahītale
The seer said: How do you not know, O ruler of the earth? For I hold you to be one who knows the sense of words. Everything that goes on upon the earth ought to be known by a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 113.16
दानवः सुमहावीर्यो वसत्युग्रो रसातले । स जृम्भयति यत्पृथ्वीं कुजृम्भः प्रोच्यते ततः
dānavaḥ sumahāvīryo vasatyugro rasātale | sa jṛmbhayati yatpṛthvīṃ kujṛmbhaḥ procyate tataḥ
A dānava of very great might, fierce, dwells in Rasātala; because he makes the earth gape (jṛmbhayati), he is therefore called Kujṛmbha.
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MkP 113.17
क्रियते तेन यत्किञ्चिद्रत्नभूतं महीतले । त्रिदिवे वा नरपते तं कथं वेत्ति नो भवान्
kriyate tena yatkiñcidratnabhūtaṃ mahītale | tridive vā narapate taṃ kathaṃ vetti no bhavān
Whatever jewel-like thing is made by him on the earth or in heaven, O lord of men — how is it that your honour does not know him?
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MkP 113.18
सुनन्दं नाम मुशलं त्वष्ट्रा यन्निर्मितं पुरा । तज्जहार स दुष्टात्मा तेन हन्ति रणे रिपून्
sunandaṃ nāma muśalaṃ tvaṣṭrā yannirmitaṃ purā | tajjahāra sa duṣṭātmā tena hanti raṇe ripūn
The pestle named Sunanda, which was fashioned of old by Tvaṣṭṛ — that this evil-souled one carried off, and with it he slays his enemies in battle.
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MkP 113.19
पातालान्तर्गतस्तेन भिनत्ति वसुधामिमाम् । ततोऽसुराणां सर्वेषां द्वाराणि कुरुतेऽसुरः
pātālāntargatastena bhinatti vasudhāmimām | tato'surāṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ dvārāṇi kurute'suraḥ
Dwelling within Pātāla, with it he splits this earth; and thereby the asura makes doorways for all the asuras.
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MkP 113.21
यज्ञान्विध्वंसयत्युग्रो देवानामुपरोधकः । आप्याययति दैतेयान्स बली मुशलायुधः
yajñānvidhvaṃsayatyugro devānāmuparodhakaḥ | āpyāyayati daiteyānsa balī muśalāyudhaḥ
Fierce, he wrecks sacrifices, an obstructor of the gods; that strong one, whose weapon is the pestle, makes the Daiteyas thrive.
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MkP 113.22
यद्यरिं घातयस्येनं पातालान्तरगोचरम् । ततः समस्तवसुधापतिस्त्वं परमेश्वरः
yadyariṃ ghātayasyenaṃ pātālāntaragocaram | tataḥ samastavasudhāpatistvaṃ parameśvaraḥ
If you have this enemy, who ranges within Pātāla, killed, then you will be lord of the entire earth, supreme sovereign.
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MkP 113.23
मुशलं तस्य बलिनः सौनन्दं प्रोच्यते जनैः । तथा बलाबलं चैव तं वदन्ति विचक्षणाः
muśalaṃ tasya balinaḥ saunandaṃ procyate janaiḥ | tathā balābalaṃ caiva taṃ vadanti vicakṣaṇāḥ
That mighty one's pestle is called Saunanda by people; and the discerning also call it "strong-and-weak."
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MkP 113.24
तत्तु निर्वीर्यतां याति संस्पृष्टं योषिता नृप । तस्मिन्दिने द्वितीयेऽह्नि वीर्यवत्तदुदीर्यते
tattu nirvīryatāṃ yāti saṃspṛṣṭaṃ yoṣitā nṛpa | tasmindine dvitīye'hni vīryavattadudīryate
But it goes to a state of powerlessness when touched by a woman, O king; on the second day after that day it is said to be potent (again).
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MkP 113.25
न स वेत्ति दुराचारः प्रभावं मुशलस्य तम् । योषित्कराग्रसंस्पर्शे दोषं वीर्यविशातनम्
na sa vetti durācāraḥ prabhāvaṃ muśalasya tam | yoṣitkarāgrasaṃsparśe doṣaṃ vīryaviśātanam
That ill-conducted one does not know that property of the pestle — the flaw, destructive of its potency, upon the touch of a woman's fingertips.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.26
एवं तस्य बलं भूप दानवस्य दुरात्मनः । मुशलस्य च ते प्रोक्तं यद्युक्तं तत्समाचर
evaṃ tasya balaṃ bhūpa dānavasya durātmanaḥ | muśalasya ca te proktaṃ yadyuktaṃ tatsamācara
Thus, O king, the strength of that evil-souled dānava and of the pestle has been told to you; do what is fitting.
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MkP 113.27
आसन्नमेतद्भवतः पुरस्य पृथिवीपते । कृतं तेन महारन्ध्रं निश्चिन्तः किं भवान्वृथा
āsannametadbhavataḥ purasya pṛthivīpate | kṛtaṃ tena mahārandhraṃ niścintaḥ kiṃ bhavānvṛthā
This is close to your city, O lord of the earth; a great hole has been made by him — why is your honour unconcerned to no purpose?
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MkP 113.28
इत्युक्त्वा तु गते तस्मिन्पुरं गत्वा महीपतिः । मन्त्रयामास मन्त्रज्ञैः पुरमध्ये तु मन्त्रिभिः
ityuktvā tu gate tasminpuraṃ gatvā mahīpatiḥ | mantrayāmāsa mantrajñaiḥ puramadhye tu mantribhiḥ
When, having spoken thus, that one had gone, the king went to the city and took counsel in the midst of the city with his ministers, who were versed in counsel.
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MkP 113.29
यथाश्रुतमशेषं तत्कथयामास मन्त्रिणाम् । मुशलस्य प्रभावं च वीर्यशातनमेव च
yathāśrutamaśeṣaṃ tatkathayāmāsa mantriṇām | muśalasya prabhāvaṃ ca vīryaśātanameva ca
He recounted all of that to the ministers just as he had heard it, and the power of the pestle and the destruction of its potency as well.
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MkP 113.31
ततः कतिपयाहे तु तां कन्यां वयसान्विताम् । जहारोपवनाद्दैत्यः कुजृम्भः स सखीवृताम्
tataḥ katipayāhe tu tāṃ kanyāṃ vayasānvitām | jahāropavanāddaityaḥ kujṛmbhaḥ sa sakhīvṛtām
Then, after some days, that daitya Kujṛmbha carried off from the pleasure-garden that maiden, now come of age, surrounded by her companions.
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MkP 113.32
तच्छ्रुत्वा स महीपालः क्रोधपर्याकुलेक्षणः । पुत्रावुवाच त्वरितं गच्छतं वनकोविदौ
tacchrutvā sa mahīpālaḥ krodhaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ | putrāvuvāca tvaritaṃ gacchataṃ vanakovidau
Hearing that, the king, his eyes clouded with anger, said to his two sons: "Go quickly, you two who know the forest.
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MkP 113.33
निर्विन्ध्यायास्तटे गर्तस्तेन गत्वा रसातलम् । स हन्यतां योऽपहर्ता मुदावत्याः सुदुर्मतिः
nirvindhyāyāstaṭe gartastena gatvā rasātalam | sa hanyatāṃ yo'pahartā mudāvatyāḥ sudurmatiḥ
On the bank of the Nirvindhyā is the pit; going by it to Rasātala, let that most evil-minded one who abducted Mudāvatī be slain."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.34
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततस्तौ तत्सुतौ प्राप्य तं गर्त्तं तत्पदानुगौ । युयुधाते कुजृम्भेण स्वसैन्येनातिकोपितौ
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tatastau tatsutau prāpya taṃ garttaṃ tatpadānugau | yuyudhāte kujṛmbheṇa svasainyenātikopitau
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then those two sons of his, following his tracks, reached that pit and, greatly enraged, fought with Kujṛmbha and his army.
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MkP 113.35
ततः परिघनिस्त्रिंशशक्तिशूलपरश्वधैः । बाणैश्चाविरतं युद्धं तेषामासीत्सुदारुणम्
tataḥ parighanistriṃśaśaktiśūlaparaśvadhaiḥ | bāṇaiścāvirataṃ yuddhaṃ teṣāmāsītsudāruṇam
Then with iron clubs, swords, spears, pikes and axes, and with arrows, there was an unceasing and most terrible battle among them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.36
ततो मायाबलवता तेन दैत्येन तावुभौ । राजपुत्रौ रणे बद्धौ निहताशेषसैनिकौ
tato māyābalavatā tena daityena tāvubhau | rājaputrau raṇe baddhau nihatāśeṣasainikau
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.37
तच्छ्रुत्वा स महीपालः प्राहेदं सर्वसैनिकान् । बद्धपुत्रः परामार्तिमुपेतो मुनिसत्तम
tacchrutvā sa mahīpālaḥ prāhedaṃ sarvasainikān | baddhaputraḥ parāmārtimupeto munisattama
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.38
यस्तं निहत्य दैतेयं मोचयिष्यति मे सुताम् । तस्याहं सम्प्रदास्यामि तामेवायतलोचनाम्
yastaṃ nihatya daiteyaṃ mocayiṣyati me sutām | tasyāhaṃ sampradāsyāmi tāmevāyatalocanām
"Whoever, having slain that son of Diti, shall set my daughter free — to him I shall give that same wide-eyed girl."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.39
इत्येवं घोषयांचक्रे स राजा स्वपुरे तदा । निराशः पुत्रतनयाबन्धमोक्षाय वै मुने
ityevaṃ ghoṣayāṃcakre sa rājā svapure tadā | nirāśaḥ putratanayābandhamokṣāya vai mune
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.41
स चागम्याभिवाद्यैनं प्राह पार्थिवसत्तमम् । विनयावनतो भूत्वा पितुर्मित्रमनुत्तमम्
sa cāgamyābhivādyainaṃ prāha pārthivasattamam | vinayāvanato bhūtvā piturmitramanuttamam
And he, having come and saluted him, bowing low in humility, spoke to that best of kings, his father's unsurpassed friend:
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MkP 113.42
आज्ञापयाशु मामेव तनयौ मोचयामि ते । तवैव तेजसा हत्वा तं दैत्यं तनयां च ते
ājñāpayāśu māmeva tanayau mocayāmi te | tavaiva tejasā hatvā taṃ daityaṃ tanayāṃ ca te
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.43
मार्कण्डेय उवाच स तं मुदा परिष्वज्य प्रियसख्युरथात्मजम् । गम्यतामिति संसिद्ध्यै वत्सेत्याह स पार्थिवः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca sa taṃ mudā pariṣvajya priyasakhyurathātmajam | gamyatāmiti saṃsiddhyai vatsetyāha sa pārthivaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.44
स्थाने स्थास्यति मे वत्सो यद्येवं कुरुते विधिम् । वत्सैतत्क्रियतामाशु यद्युत्साहि मनस्तव
sthāne sthāsyati me vatso yadyevaṃ kurute vidhim | vatsaitatkriyatāmāśu yadyutsāhi manastava
"My boy will hold his position if he carries out the procedure in this way. Child, let this be done quickly, if your mind has the resolve for it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.45
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततः सखड्गः सधनुर्बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्रवान् । जगाम वीर पातालं तेन गर्तेन सत्वरः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ sakhaḍgaḥ sadhanurbaddhagodhāṅgulitravān | jagāma vīra pātālaṃ tena gartena satvaraḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.46
ततो ज्यास्वनमत्युग्रं स चक्रे पार्थिवात्मजः । येन पातालमखिलमासीदापूरितान्तरम्
tato jyāsvanamatyugraṃ sa cakre pārthivātmajaḥ | yena pātālamakhilamāsīdāpūritāntaram
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.47
ततो ज्यास्वनमाकर्ण्य कुजृम्भो दानवेश्वरः । आजगामातिकोपेन स्वसैन्यपरिवारितः
tato jyāsvanamākarṇya kujṛmbho dānaveśvaraḥ | ājagāmātikopena svasainyaparivāritaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.48
ततो युद्धमभूत्तस्य तेन पार्थिवसूनुना । ससैन्यस्य ससैन्येन बलिनो बलशालिना
tato yuddhamabhūttasya tena pārthivasūnunā | sasainyasya sasainyena balino balaśālinā
Then there was a battle between him and that son of the king — between the strong one with his army and the mighty one with his army.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.49
दिनानि त्रीणि स यदा योधितस्तेन दानवः । ततः कोपपरीतात्मा मुसलायाभ्यधावत
dināni trīṇi sa yadā yodhitastena dānavaḥ | tataḥ kopaparītātmā musalāyābhyadhāvata
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.51
ततो विज्ञातमुशलप्रभावा सा मुदावती । पस्पर्श मुशलश्रेष्ठमतिनम्रशिरोधरा
tato vijñātamuśalaprabhāvā sā mudāvatī | pasparśa muśalaśreṣṭhamatinamraśirodharā
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.52
पुनर्यावत्स गृह्णाति मुशलं तं महासुरः । तावत्सा वन्दनव्याजात्पस्पर्शानेकशः शुभा
punaryāvatsa gṛhṇāti muśalaṃ taṃ mahāsuraḥ | tāvatsā vandanavyājātpasparśānekaśaḥ śubhā
Again, just as the great asura was taking up that pestle, that lovely woman, on the pretext of doing reverence, touched (it) many times over.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.53
ततः स गत्वा युयुधे मुसलेनासुरेश्वरः । व्यर्था मुशलपातास्ते संजग्मुस्तेषु शत्रुषु
tataḥ sa gatvā yuyudhe musalenāsureśvaraḥ | vyarthā muśalapātāste saṃjagmusteṣu śatruṣu
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.54
परमास्त्रे तु निर्वीर्ये सौनन्दे मुशले मुने । अस्त्रैः शस्त्रैश्च दैतेयः सोऽयुध्यत रणेऽरिणा
paramāstre tu nirvīrye saunande muśale mune | astraiḥ śastraiśca daiteyaḥ so'yudhyata raṇe'riṇā
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.55
शस्त्रास्त्रैर्नः समस्तस्य राजपुत्रस्य सोऽसुरः । मुशलेन बलं तस्य तच्च तन्व्या निराकृतम्
śastrāstrairnaḥ samastasya rājaputrasya so'suraḥ | muśalena balaṃ tasya tacca tanvyā nirākṛtam
That asura (assailed) the prince, who was fully equipped with weapons and missiles, ⟨and⟩ his strength with the mace — that too was warded off by the slender woman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 113.56
ततः पराजित्य स भूपसूनुरस्त्राणि शस्त्राणि च दानवस्य । चकार सद्यो विरथं ततश्च सचर्मखड्गः पुनरप्यधावत्
tataḥ parājitya sa bhūpasūnurastrāṇi śastrāṇi ca dānavasya | cakāra sadyo virathaṃ tataśca sacarmakhaḍgaḥ punarapyadhāvat
— tr. refused: cyber
MkP 113.57
तमापतन्तं रभसाऽभ्युदीर्णं विस्पष्टकोपं त्रिदशेन्द्रशत्रुम् । शस्त्रेण वह्नेर्भुवि राजपुत्रौ जघान कालानलसप्रभेण
tamāpatantaṃ rabhasā'bhyudīrṇaṃ vispaṣṭakopaṃ tridaśendraśatrum | śastreṇa vahnerbhuvi rājaputrau jaghāna kālānalasaprabheṇa
As (the demon) rushed at (him) violently, risen up with his rage plain to see — that enemy of the lord of the thirty (gods) — the king's son struck him down to the ground with the fire-weapon, whose radiance was like the fire of doomsday.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.58
स पावकास्त्रेण हृदि क्षतो भृशं तत्याज देहं त्रिदशारिरात्मनः । बभूव सद्यश्च महोरगाणां रसातलान्तेषु महानथोत्सवः
sa pāvakāstreṇa hṛdi kṣato bhṛśaṃ tatyāja dehaṃ tridaśārirātmanaḥ | babhūva sadyaśca mahoragāṇāṃ rasātalānteṣu mahānathotsavaḥ
Sorely wounded in the heart by the fire-weapon, that enemy of the gods gave up his own body; and at once there was a great festival among the mighty serpents in the depths of Rasātala.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.59
ततोऽपतत्पुष्पवृष्टिर्महीपालसुतोपरि । जगुर्गन्धर्वपतयो देववाद्यानि सस्वनुः
tato'patatpuṣpavṛṣṭirmahīpālasutopari | jagurgandharvapatayo devavādyāni sasvanuḥ
Then a rain of flowers fell upon the king's son; the lords of the Gandharvas sang, and the drums of the gods resounded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.61
तच्चापि मुसलं तस्मिन्कुजृम्भे विनिपातिते । जग्राह नागाधिपतिरनन्तः शेषसंज्ञितः
taccāpi musalaṃ tasminkujṛmbhe vinipātite | jagrāha nāgādhipatiranantaḥ śeṣasaṃjñitaḥ
And when Kujṛmbha had been struck down, that pestle was taken up by Ananta, the lord of the Nāgas, who is called Śeṣa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.62
तस्याश्च परितुष्टोऽसौ शेषः सर्वोरगेश्वरः । मुदावत्या मुदाध्यातमनोवृत्तिस्तपोधनः
tasyāśca parituṣṭo'sau śeṣaḥ sarvorageśvaraḥ | mudāvatyā mudādhyātamanovṛttistapodhanaḥ
And that Śeṣa, lord of all serpents, rich in austerity, was well pleased with her, with Mudāvatī, his mind's working suffused with delight;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.63
सुनन्दमुसलस्पर्शं यच्चकार पुनः पुनः । योषित्करतलस्पर्शप्रभावज्ञातिशोभना
sunandamusalasparśaṃ yaccakāra punaḥ punaḥ | yoṣitkaratalasparśaprabhāvajñātiśobhanā
because she touched the pestle Sunanda again and again, being made exceedingly beautiful by the power of the touch of a woman's palm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 113.64
मुदावत्यास्ततो नाम नागराजस्तदाकरोत् । सुनन्दामिति सानन्दं सौनन्दगुणजं द्विज
mudāvatyāstato nāma nāgarājastadākarot | sunandāmiti sānandaṃ saunandaguṇajaṃ dvija
Then, O twice-born, the Nāga king made that name for Mudāvatī — 'Sunandā', joyfully, derived from the qualities of the Saunanda (pestle).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.65
स चापि राजपुत्रस्तां भ्रातृभ्यां सहितां पितुः । समीपमानिनायाशु प्रणिपत्याह चैव तम्
sa cāpi rājaputrastāṃ bhrātṛbhyāṃ sahitāṃ pituḥ | samīpamānināyāśu praṇipatyāha caiva tam
And that king's son quickly brought her, together with his two brothers, into his father's presence, and bowing down he said to him:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.66
आनीतौ तनयौ तात तथैवेयं मुदावती । तवाज्ञया मयान्यद्यत्कर्तव्यं तत्समादिश
ānītau tanayau tāta tathaiveyaṃ mudāvatī | tavājñayā mayānyadyatkartavyaṃ tatsamādiśa
"Your two sons have been brought, father, and likewise this Mudāvatī. Whatever else is to be done by me at your command, direct me in it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.67
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततः प्रहर्षसम्पूर्णहृदयः स महीपतिः । साधुसाध्वित्यथाहोच्चैर्वत्स वत्सेति शोभनम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ praharṣasampūrṇahṛdayaḥ sa mahīpatiḥ | sādhusādhvityathāhoccairvatsa vatseti śobhanam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then that lord of the earth, his heart filled with great joy, cried aloud, "Well done, well done! My child, my child! Splendid!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.68
सभाजितोऽस्मि त्रिदशैर्वत्साहं कारणैस्त्रिभिः । त्वं जामाता च यत्प्राप्तो यच्चारिर्विनिपातितः
sabhājito'smi tridaśairvatsāhaṃ kāraṇaistribhiḥ | tvaṃ jāmātā ca yatprāpto yaccārirvinipātitaḥ
"I have been honoured by the thirty gods, my child, for three reasons: that you have been obtained as a son-in-law, that the enemy has been struck down,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.69
आगतान्यक्षतान्यत्र यच्चापत्यानि मे पुनः । तद्गृहाणाद्य शस्तेऽह्नि पाणिमस्या मयोदितम्
āgatānyakṣatānyatra yaccāpatyāni me punaḥ | tadgṛhāṇādya śaste'hni pāṇimasyā mayoditam
and that my children have come back here unharmed. So today, on this auspicious day, take her hand, as I have said."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.71
राजपुत्र उवाच तातस्याज्ञा मया कार्या यद्ब्रवीषि करोमि तत् । त्वमेव तात जानीषे नैवात्राधिकृता वयम्
rājaputra uvāca tātasyājñā mayā kāryā yadbravīṣi karomi tat | tvameva tāta jānīṣe naivātrādhikṛtā vayam
The king's son said: My father's command is to be carried out by me; what you say, that I do. You alone, father, know (what is right); we have no authority in this matter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.72
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततस्तयोः स राजेन्द्रश्चक्रे वैवाहिकं क्रमम् । मुदावत्याश्च दुहितुर्भलन्दनसुतस्य वै
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tatastayoḥ sa rājendraścakre vaivāhikaṃ kramam | mudāvatyāśca duhiturbhalandanasutasya vai
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then that lord of kings performed the marriage rite for the two of them — for his daughter Mudāvatī and for the son of Bhalandana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.73
ततः स तया रेमे वत्सप्रीर्नवयौवनः । रमणीयेषु देशेषु प्रासादशिखरेषु च
tataḥ sa tayā reme vatsaprīrnavayauvanaḥ | ramaṇīyeṣu deśeṣu prāsādaśikhareṣu ca
Then Vatsaprī, in the freshness of youth, took his pleasure with her in delightful regions and on the terraces of palaces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.74
कालेन गच्छता वृद्धः पिता तस्य भलन्दनः । वनं जगाम वत्सप्रीः स बभूव महीपतिः
kālena gacchatā vṛddhaḥ pitā tasya bhalandanaḥ | vanaṃ jagāma vatsaprīḥ sa babhūva mahīpatiḥ
As time passed his father Bhalandana grew old and went to the forest, and Vatsaprī became lord of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.75
इयाज यज्ञान्सततं प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन् । पुत्रवत्पाल्यमानास्तु प्रजास्तेन महात्मना
iyāja yajñānsatataṃ prajā dharmeṇa pālayan | putravatpālyamānāstu prajāstena mahātmanā
He constantly performed sacrifices, protecting his subjects according to dharma; and the subjects, guarded like sons by that great-souled one,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.76
ववृधुर्विषये तस्य न चाभूद्वर्णसङ्करः । न दस्युव्यालदुर्वृत्तभयमासीच्च कस्यचित् ।। नोपसर्गभयं चैव तस्मिञ्छासति भूपतौ
vavṛdhurviṣaye tasya na cābhūdvarṇasaṅkaraḥ | na dasyuvyāladurvṛttabhayamāsīcca kasyacit || nopasargabhayaṃ caiva tasmiñchāsati bhūpatau
prospered in his realm, and there was no confusion of the classes; nor had anyone fear of robbers, beasts of prey, or evildoers, nor fear of plagues, while that king was ruling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 113.113
मार्कण्डेय उवाच विदूरथोनाम नृपः ख्यातकीर्तिरभूद्भुवि । तस्य पुत्रद्वयं जातं सुनीतिः सुमतिस्तथा तेन भिन्नात्र वसुधा सुनन्दमुशलेन तु । भोक्ष्यते वसुधामेतां तमजित्वा कथं भवान् तं मन्त्रं क्रियमाणं तु मन्त्रिभिस्तेन भूभृता । तत्पार्श्ववर्तिनी कन्या शुश्रावाथ मुदावती ततः शुश्राव [https://sa.wikisource.org/s/1zvi वत्सप्री]र्भलन्दनसुतो हि तत् । आघोष्यमाणं बलवान्कृतास्त्रः शौर्यसंयुतः गन्धैर्माल्यैस्तथा धूपैः पूज्यमानः स तिष्ठति । अन्तःपुरे महाभाग प्रजापतिविनिर्मितः स चापि राजपुत्रस्तं हत्वा तौ नृपतेः सुतौ । मोचयामास तन्वङ्गी तां च कन्यां मुदावतीम् त्वं राजपुत्र चार्वङ्ग्याः कन्याया दुहितुर्मम । मुदावत्या मुदा युक्तः सत्यवाक्यं कुरुष्व माम् इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे भलन्दनवत्सप्रीचरितं नाम त्रयोदशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca vidūrathonāma nṛpaḥ khyātakīrtirabhūdbhuvi | tasya putradvayaṃ jātaṃ sunītiḥ sumatistathā tena bhinnātra vasudhā sunandamuśalena tu | bhokṣyate vasudhāmetāṃ tamajitvā kathaṃ bhavān taṃ mantraṃ kriyamāṇaṃ tu mantribhistena bhūbhṛtā | tatpārśvavartinī kanyā śuśrāvātha mudāvatī tataḥ śuśrāva [https://sa.wikisource.org/s/1zvi vatsaprī]rbhalandanasuto hi tat | āghoṣyamāṇaṃ balavānkṛtāstraḥ śauryasaṃyutaḥ gandhairmālyaistathā dhūpaiḥ pūjyamānaḥ sa tiṣṭhati | antaḥpure mahābhāga prajāpativinirmitaḥ sa cāpi rājaputrastaṃ hatvā tau nṛpateḥ sutau | mocayāmāsa tanvaṅgī tāṃ ca kanyāṃ mudāvatīm tvaṃ rājaputra cārvaṅgyāḥ kanyāyā duhiturmama | mudāvatyā mudā yuktaḥ satyavākyaṃ kuruṣva mām iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe bhalandanavatsaprīcaritaṃ nāma trayodaśādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: There was on earth a king named Vidūratha, of renowned fame. Two sons were born to him, Sunīti and Sumati. — "By him the earth here was split with the pestle Sunanda; how will you enjoy this earth without conquering him?" — And the maiden Mudāvatī, who was standing at his side, then heard that counsel being taken by the ministers with that king. Then Vatsaprī, the son of Bhalandana, strong, trained in weapons, endowed with valour, heard it proclaimed. — "He stands (there), being honoured with fragrances, garlands and incense, O greatly fortunate one, in the inner apartments, fashioned by Prajāpati." — And that king's son, having slain him, set free those two sons of the king and that slender-limbed maiden Mudāvatī. — "You, O king's son, being joined in delight with the fair-limbed maiden, my daughter Mudāvatī, make my word true." Thus in the glorious Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa the hundred and thirteenth chapter, called 'The Deeds of Bhalandana and Vatsaprī'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain