Markandeya Purana (chapters 94–134) — Chapter 116
MkP 116.1
विविंशचरितवर्णनम् मार्कण्डेय उवाच क्षुपः खनित्रपुत्रस्तु प्राप्य राज्यं यथा पिता । तथैव पालयामास प्रजाधर्मेण रञ्जयन्
viviṃśacaritavarṇanam mārkaṇḍeya uvāca kṣupaḥ khanitraputrastu prāpya rājyaṃ yathā pitā | tathaiva pālayāmāsa prajādharmeṇa rañjayan
Description of the deeds of Viviṃśa. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Kṣupa, Khanitra's son, having obtained the kingdom, ruled it just as his father had, delighting the subjects by (his) righteousness.
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MkP 116.2
स दानशीलो यष्टा च यज्ञानामवनीपतिः । समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च व्यवहारादिवर्त्मनि
sa dānaśīlo yaṣṭā ca yajñānāmavanīpatiḥ | samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca vyavahārādivartmani
That lord of the earth was given to giving, and a performer of sacrifices, and equal toward enemy and friend in the course of legal proceedings and the like.
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MkP 116.3
एकदा स महीपालो निजस्थानगतो मुने । सूतैरुक्तो यथा पूर्वं क्षुपो राजा तथाऽभवत्
ekadā sa mahīpālo nijasthānagato mune | sūtairukto yathā pūrvaṃ kṣupo rājā tathā'bhavat
Once, O sage, that protector of the earth, having gone to his own place, was told by the bards how formerly there had been a king named Kṣupa.
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MkP 116.4
ब्रह्मणस्तनयः पूर्वं क्षुपोऽभूत्पृथिवीपतिः । यादृक्चरितमस्यासीत्तादृक्तस्यैव चेष्टितम्
brahmaṇastanayaḥ pūrvaṃ kṣupo'bhūtpṛthivīpatiḥ | yādṛkcaritamasyāsīttādṛktasyaiva ceṣṭitam
Formerly Kṣupa, the son of Brahmā, was a lord of the earth; such as his conduct was, such too was his activity.
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MkP 116.5
राजोवाच श्रोतुमिच्छामि चरितं क्षुपस्य सुमहात्मनः । यदि तादृङ्मया शक्यं चेष्टितुं तत्करोम्यहम्
rājovāca śrotumicchāmi caritaṃ kṣupasya sumahātmanaḥ | yadi tādṛṅmayā śakyaṃ ceṣṭituṃ tatkaromyaham
The king said: I wish to hear the deeds of the very great-souled Kṣupa; if such a thing can be done by me, I will do it.
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MkP 116.6
सूता ऊचुः स चकाराकरान्भूप राजा गोब्राह्मणान्पुरा । षष्ठांशेन कृता चोर्व्यामिष्टिस्तेन महात्मना
sūtā ūcuḥ sa cakārākarānbhūpa rājā gobrāhmaṇānpurā | ṣaṣṭhāṃśena kṛtā corvyāmiṣṭistena mahātmanā
The bards said: That king, O lord of the earth, formerly made cows and brahmins (his) mines (of wealth); and by that great-souled one an offering was made on earth with a sixth part.
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MkP 116.7
राजोवाच तेषां महात्मनां राज्ञां कोऽनुयास्यति मद्विधः । तथाप्युत्कृष्टचेतानां चेष्टासूद्यमवान्भवेत्
rājovāca teṣāṃ mahātmanāṃ rājñāṃ ko'nuyāsyati madvidhaḥ | tathāpyutkṛṣṭacetānāṃ ceṣṭāsūdyamavānbhavet
The king said: Who of my sort will follow after those great-souled kings? Still, one should be diligent in the deeds of those of lofty mind.
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MkP 116.8
तच्छ्रूयतां प्रतिज्ञा या साम्प्रतं क्रियते मया । क्षुपस्यानुकरिष्यामि महाराजस्य चेष्टितम्
tacchrūyatāṃ pratijñā yā sāmprataṃ kriyate mayā | kṣupasyānukariṣyāmi mahārājasya ceṣṭitam
So let this vow be heard, which is now made by me: I shall imitate the deeds of the great king Kṣupa.
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MkP 116.9
त्रींस्त्रीन्यज्ञान्करिष्यामि सस्यापाते गतागते । पृथिव्यां चतुरन्तायां प्रतिज्ञेयं कृता मया
trīṃstrīnyajñānkariṣyāmi sasyāpāte gatāgate | pṛthivyāṃ caturantāyāṃ pratijñeyaṃ kṛtā mayā
I shall perform three sacrifices each at the fall of the crops, coming and going; this vow has been made by me on the four-bounded earth.
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MkP 116.11
मार्कण्डेय उवाच इति प्रतिज्ञाय वचः क्षुपस्तत्कृतवांस्तथा । सस्यापाते स यज्ञांस्त्रीनयजद्यजतांवरः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca iti pratijñāya vacaḥ kṣupastatkṛtavāṃstathā | sasyāpāte sa yajñāṃstrīnayajadyajatāṃvaraḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having thus vowed his word, Kṣupa did accordingly: at the fall of the crops he, the best of sacrificers, offered three sacrifices.
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MkP 116.12
गोब्राह्मणाः पुरा राज्ञामददद्यं च वै करम् । तावत्संख्यमदाद्वित्तमन्यद्गोब्राह्मणाय सः
gobrāhmaṇāḥ purā rājñāmadadadyaṃ ca vai karam | tāvatsaṃkhyamadādvittamanyadgobrāhmaṇāya saḥ
Formerly cows and brahmins used to give the tax that was to be given to kings; he gave to the cows and brahmins other wealth of that same amount.
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MkP 116.13
तस्य पुत्रोऽभवद्वीरः प्रमथायामनिन्दितः । यस्य प्रतापशौर्याभ्यां कृता वश्या महीभृतः
tasya putro'bhavadvīraḥ pramathāyāmaninditaḥ | yasya pratāpaśauryābhyāṃ kṛtā vaśyā mahībhṛtaḥ
To him was born of Pramathā a blameless, heroic son, by whose might and valour the kings of the earth were brought into subjection.
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MkP 116.14
तस्यापि नन्दिनी नाम वैदर्भी दयिताऽभवत् । विविंशं तनयं तस्यां जनयामास स प्रभुः
tasyāpi nandinī nāma vaidarbhī dayitā'bhavat | viviṃśaṃ tanayaṃ tasyāṃ janayāmāsa sa prabhuḥ
He too had a beloved wife, a princess of Vidarbha named Nandinī; upon her that lord begot a son, Viviṃśa.
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MkP 116.15
विविंशे शासति महीं महीपाले महौजसि । महीतलमभूद्व्याप्तं निरन्तरतया नरैः
viviṃśe śāsati mahīṃ mahīpāle mahaujasi | mahītalamabhūdvyāptaṃ nirantaratayā naraiḥ
While Viviṃśa, the mighty protector of the earth, was ruling the land, the surface of the earth was filled with men without a gap.
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MkP 116.16
ववर्ष काले पर्जन्यो मही सस्यवती तथा । सुफलानि च सस्यानि रसवन्ति फलानि च
vavarṣa kāle parjanyo mahī sasyavatī tathā | suphalāni ca sasyāni rasavanti phalāni ca
The rain-cloud rained in season, and so the earth was rich in crops; the crops bore good fruit, and the fruits were full of juice.
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MkP 116.17
रसाः पुष्टिकराश्चासन्पुष्टिर्नोन्मादकारिणी । न वित्तनिचया नॄणां प्रभूतां मदहेतवः
rasāḥ puṣṭikarāścāsanpuṣṭirnonmādakāriṇī | na vittanicayā nṝṇāṃ prabhūtāṃ madahetavaḥ
The juices were nourishing, and the nourishment did not cause intoxication; nor were men's heaped-up riches, though abundant, a cause of arrogance.
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MkP 116.18
तत्प्रतापेन रिपवो भयमापुर्महामुने । स्वास्थ्यं जनः सुहृद्वर्गो मुदमाप सुपूजितः
tatpratāpena ripavo bhayamāpurmahāmune | svāsthyaṃ janaḥ suhṛdvargo mudamāpa supūjitaḥ
By his majesty (his) enemies came to fear, O great sage; the people (came to) well-being, and the circle of his friends, well honoured, attained joy.
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MkP 116.19
इष्ट्वा स यज्ञान्सुबहून्सम्यक्सम्पाल्य मेदिनीम् । सङ्ग्रामे निधनं प्राप्य शक्रलोकमितो गतः
iṣṭvā sa yajñānsubahūnsamyaksampālya medinīm | saṅgrāme nidhanaṃ prāpya śakralokamito gataḥ
Having sacrificed very many sacrifices and having rightly protected the earth, he met his death in battle and went from here to the world of Indra.
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MkP 116.116
यच्च गोब्राह्मणाः पूर्वमददन्भूभृते करम् । तमेव प्रतिदास्यामि ब्राह्मणानां तथा गवाम् इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे विविंशचरितं नाम षोडशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
yacca gobrāhmaṇāḥ pūrvamadadanbhūbhṛte karam | tameva pratidāsyāmi brāhmaṇānāṃ tathā gavām iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe viviṃśacaritaṃ nāma ṣoḍaśādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
"And that very tax which formerly cows and brahmins paid to the ruler of the earth, that I shall give back to the brahmins and to the cows." — Thus in the glorious Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa the one hundred and sixteenth chapter, called the story of Viviṃśa.
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