Markandeya Purana (chapters 94–134) — Chapter 121
MkP 121.1
अविक्षिच्चरितवर्णनम् मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततः शुश्राव तं बद्धं तनयं स करन्धमः । तस्य पत्नी तथा वीरा अन्ये चापि महीभृतः
avikṣiccaritavarṇanam mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ śuśrāva taṃ baddhaṃ tanayaṃ sa karandhamaḥ | tasya patnī tathā vīrā anye cāpi mahībhṛtaḥ
Description of the deeds of Avikṣit. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then Karandhama heard that his son had been bound, and so too did his wife, and the heroes, and the other kings.
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MkP 121.2
तमधर्मेण तनयं बद्धं श्रुत्वा महीपतिः । समन्तैः पृथिवीपालैश्चिरं दध्यौ महामुने
tamadharmeṇa tanayaṃ baddhaṃ śrutvā mahīpatiḥ | samantaiḥ pṛthivīpālaiściraṃ dadhyau mahāmune
Hearing that his son had been bound unrighteously, the king pondered long together with the surrounding rulers of the earth, O great sage.
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MkP 121.3
केचिदूचुर्महीपाला वध्याः सर्वे महीभृतः । यैरेकः संयुगे बद्धः समस्तैस्तैरधर्मतः
kecidūcurmahīpālā vadhyāḥ sarve mahībhṛtaḥ | yairekaḥ saṃyuge baddhaḥ samastaistairadharmataḥ
Some of the kings said: "All these rulers of the earth deserve death, since by them all together one man was bound in battle, contrary to dharma."
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MkP 121.4
युज्यतां वाहिनी शीघ्रमूचुरन्ये किमास्यते । विशालो बध्यतां दुष्टस्तत्र येऽन्ये समागताः
yujyatāṃ vāhinī śīghramūcuranye kimāsyate | viśālo badhyatāṃ duṣṭastatra ye'nye samāgatāḥ
Others said: "Let the army be harnessed at once—why do we sit still? Let the wicked Viśāla be killed, and those others who have assembled there."
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MkP 121.5
अन्ये तथोचुर्धर्मोऽत्र त्यक्तः पूर्वमहीक्षिता । अन्यायेन बलाद्येन गृहीता तमवाच्छती
anye tathocurdharmo'tra tyaktaḥ pūrvamahīkṣitā | anyāyena balādyena gṛhītā tamavācchatī
Others spoke thus: "Here dharma was abandoned by the former king, by whom the girl, who wanted him, was seized by force, unlawfully."
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MkP 121.6
स्वयंवरेष्वशेषेषु तेन राजसुतास्तदा । खिलीकृतास्ततः सर्वे समेत्य स वशीकृतः
svayaṃvareṣvaśeṣeṣu tena rājasutāstadā | khilīkṛtāstataḥ sarve sametya sa vaśīkṛtaḥ
"By him, at all the bride-choosings, the daughters of kings were then made useless (to others); therefore all, having joined together, brought him under their power."
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MkP 121.7
तेषामेतद्वचः श्रुत्वा वीरा वीरप्रजावती । वीरगोत्रसमुद्भूता वीरपत्नी प्रहर्षिता
teṣāmetadvacaḥ śrutvā vīrā vīraprajāvatī | vīragotrasamudbhūtā vīrapatnī praharṣitā
Hearing this speech of theirs, that heroic woman, mother of a hero, sprung from a hero's lineage, wife of a hero, was delighted.
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MkP 121.8
उवाच भर्त्तुः प्रत्यक्षमन्येषां च महीक्षिताम् । भद्रं कृतं भद्रभुजा मम पुत्रेण पार्थिवाः
uvāca bharttuḥ pratyakṣamanyeṣāṃ ca mahīkṣitām | bhadraṃ kṛtaṃ bhadrabhujā mama putreṇa pārthivāḥ
She said, in the sight of her husband and of the other kings: "A fine thing has been done, O princes, by my son of the auspicious arm."
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MkP 121.9
गृहीता यद्बलात्कन्या जित्वा सर्वमहीक्षितः । तदर्थं युध्यमानोऽयं बद्ध एको न धर्मतः
gṛhītā yadbalātkanyā jitvā sarvamahīkṣitaḥ | tadarthaṃ yudhyamāno'yaṃ baddha eko na dharmataḥ
"That the girl was taken by force, after conquering all the kings—and that, fighting for her sake, he alone was bound, contrary to dharma—
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MkP 121.11
नीतिं न गणयत्येवं जिघांसुरिव केसरी । स्वयंवराय विन्यस्ता मम पुत्रेण कन्यका
nītiṃ na gaṇayatyevaṃ jighāṃsuriva kesarī | svayaṃvarāya vinyastā mama putreṇa kanyakā
"He takes no account of prudent policy, like a lion bent on killing. The maiden who had been set out for the bride-choosing by my son—
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MkP 121.12
बह्व्यो गृहीता भूपानां पश्यतामतिमानिनाम् । क्व क्षत्रियकुले जन्म क्व याञ्चा हीनसेविता
bahvyo gṛhītā bhūpānāṃ paśyatāmatimāninām | kva kṣatriyakule janma kva yāñcā hīnasevitā
"—many (such) were carried off while the exceedingly proud kings looked on. What has birth in a kṣatriya family to do with begging, the practice of the low?"
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MkP 121.13
बलादेव समादत्ते क्षत्रियो बलिनां पुरः । लोहशृंखलबद्धा वा न वशं यान्ति कातराः
balādeva samādatte kṣatriyo balināṃ puraḥ | lohaśṛṃkhalabaddhā vā na vaśaṃ yānti kātarāḥ
"A kṣatriya takes (what he wants) by force alone, in the very presence of the strong; or else, bound with iron chains, the faint-hearted do not submit."
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MkP 121.14
प्रसह्यकारिणो यान्ति राजानो धर्मशालिनः । तदलं दौर्मनस्येन श्लाघ्यमेवास्य बन्धनम्
prasahyakāriṇo yānti rājāno dharmaśālinaḥ | tadalaṃ daurmanasyena ślāghyamevāsya bandhanam
"Kings who act by main force prosper and abide in dharma. So enough of despondency: his being bound is itself something to be praised."
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MkP 121.15
युष्माकमपि ये पूर्वे कृत्वारीणां निपातनम् । हृत्वैव पृथिवीशानां पृथ्वीपुत्रादिकं वसु
yuṣmākamapi ye pūrve kṛtvārīṇāṃ nipātanam | hṛtvaiva pṛthivīśānāṃ pṛthvīputrādikaṃ vasu
"Your own ancestors too, who brought about the downfall of their enemies, and by seizing from the lords of the earth their wealth—land, sons and the rest—
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MkP 121.16
भार्यावीर्यनिमित्तानि ततो यातातिगौरवम् । तत्त्वर्यतां रणायाशु स्यन्दनान्यधिरोहत
bhāryāvīryanimittāni tato yātātigauravam | tattvaryatāṃ raṇāyāśu syandanānyadhirohata
"—on account of their wives and their valour, thereby attained the highest honour. So let there be haste for battle: mount the chariots at once."
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MkP 121.17
सज्जीकुरुत नागाश्वमचिरेण ससारथिम् । मन्यध्वं किं महीपालैर्बहुभिः सह विग्रहम्
sajjīkuruta nāgāśvamacireṇa sasārathim | manyadhvaṃ kiṃ mahīpālairbahubhiḥ saha vigraham
"Make ready the elephants and horses, with their drivers, without delay. Why do you think a war with many kings (a serious matter)?"
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MkP 121.18
प्रभूता एव तोषाय शूरस्याल्परणे क्रियाः । कस्य नाल्पेषु सामर्थ्यं नरेन्द्रादिषु जायते
prabhūtā eva toṣāya śūrasyālparaṇe kriyāḥ | kasya nālpeṣu sāmarthyaṃ narendrādiṣu jāyate
"Actions in a slight battle are quite enough to satisfy a hero(?). In whom does capacity not arise where the odds are small, among kings and the rest?"
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MkP 121.19
येभ्यो न विद्यते भीतिर्विक्रान्तस्यापि शत्रुषु । व्याप्य लोभान्समस्तान्यो ह्यभिभूय यतो नरः ।। व्यरोचतेऽतिशूरः स तमांसीव दिवाकरः
yebhyo na vidyate bhītirvikrāntasyāpi śatruṣu | vyāpya lobhānsamastānyo hyabhibhūya yato naraḥ || vyarocate'tiśūraḥ sa tamāṃsīva divākaraḥ
The man for whom, though valiant, there is no fear from his enemies—who, spreading over and overcoming all the greedy(?) ones—he, of surpassing heroism, shines out like the sun over the darknesses.
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MkP 121.21
ततस्तस्य समं भूपैर्विशालेन च सङ्गरः । बभूव बद्धपुत्रस्य तैरशेषैर्महामुने
tatastasya samaṃ bhūpairviśālena ca saṅgaraḥ | babhūva baddhaputrasya tairaśeṣairmahāmune
Then, O great sage, there was a battle between him, whose son was bound, and those kings together with Viśāla—all of them.
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MkP 121.22
दिनत्रयमभूद्युद्धं तेन राज्ञा समं तदा । करन्धमेन भूपानां विशालस्यानुकुर्वताम्
dinatrayamabhūdyuddhaṃ tena rājñā samaṃ tadā | karandhamena bhūpānāṃ viśālasyānukurvatām
For three days there was then a battle with that king Karandhama, the kings acting in support of Viśāla.
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MkP 121.23
यदा पराजितप्रायं तत्सर्वं भूपमण्डलम् । तदा विशालोऽर्घ्यकरः करन्धममुपस्थितः
yadā parājitaprāyaṃ tatsarvaṃ bhūpamaṇḍalam | tadā viśālo'rghyakaraḥ karandhamamupasthitaḥ
When that whole circle of kings was all but defeated, then Viśāla, bearing a guest-offering, presented himself before Karandhama.
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MkP 121.24
करन्धमोऽपि सम्प्रीत्या तेन राज्ञाभिपूजितः । विमुक्ते तनये तत्र निशान्तां सुखमावसत्
karandhamo'pi samprītyā tena rājñābhipūjitaḥ | vimukte tanaye tatra niśāntāṃ sukhamāvasat
Karandhama too was honoured with great affection by that king; and, his son having been released, he stayed there comfortably until the night was over.
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MkP 121.25
तां च कन्यामुपादाय विशालं समुपस्थितम् । अविक्षित्प्राह विप्रर्षे विवाहार्थं पितुः पुरः
tāṃ ca kanyāmupādāya viśālaṃ samupasthitam | avikṣitprāha viprarṣe vivāhārthaṃ pituḥ puraḥ
And taking that maiden, (the king) approached; (but) Avikṣit said, O brahmin sage, in the presence of her father, when (she was brought) for the marriage:
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MkP 121.26
नाहमेतां ग्रहीष्यामि न चान्यां योषितं नृप । परैर्यस्या निरीक्षन्त्याः संग्रामेऽहं पराजितः
nāhametāṃ grahīṣyāmi na cānyāṃ yoṣitaṃ nṛpa | parairyasyā nirīkṣantyāḥ saṃgrāme'haṃ parājitaḥ
"I will not take her, nor any other woman, O king — she in whose sight I was defeated in battle by my enemies.
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MkP 121.27
अन्यस्मै सम्प्रयच्छेमामियं चान्यं वृणोतु तम् । अखण्डितयशो वीर्यो यः परैर्नापमानितः
anyasmai samprayacchemāmiyaṃ cānyaṃ vṛṇotu tam | akhaṇḍitayaśo vīryo yaḥ parairnāpamānitaḥ
Give her to another, and let her choose that other man — one whose fame and valour are unbroken, who has not been humiliated by enemies.
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MkP 121.28
परैः पराजितोऽहं यत्कातरेयं यथाऽबला । किमत्र मानुषत्वं मे नैतस्या मम चान्तरम्
paraiḥ parājito'haṃ yatkātareyaṃ yathā'balā | kimatra mānuṣatvaṃ me naitasyā mama cāntaram
Since I was defeated by enemies, this (I am) a coward like a weak woman. What manhood is there in me here? There is no difference between her and me.
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MkP 121.29
स्वतन्त्रता मनुष्याणां परतन्त्रा सदाऽबला । नरोऽपि परतन्त्रो यस्तस्य कीदृङ्मनुष्यता
svatantratā manuṣyāṇāṃ paratantrā sadā'balā | naro'pi paratantro yastasya kīdṛṅmanuṣyatā
Independence belongs to men; a weak woman is always dependent on another. But a man too who is dependent on another — what sort of manhood is his?
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MkP 121.31
इत्युक्ते तेन तनयामुवाच जगतीपतिः । श्रुतं ते वचनं वत्से वदतोऽस्य महात्मनः ।। वरयान्यं पतिं यत्र मनस्ते रमते शुभे
ityukte tena tanayāmuvāca jagatīpatiḥ | śrutaṃ te vacanaṃ vatse vadato'sya mahātmanaḥ || varayānyaṃ patiṃ yatra manaste ramate śubhe
When he had spoken thus, the lord of the earth said to his daughter: "You have heard the words of this great-souled one as he spoke, my child. Choose another husband, O fair one, in whom your mind takes delight;
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MkP 121.32
वयं वा सम्प्रयच्छामो यस्मिंस्तस्मिंस्तवादृतिः । एतयोर्ह्येकमातिष्ठ मार्गयो रुचिरानने
vayaṃ vā samprayacchāmo yasmiṃstasmiṃstavādṛtiḥ | etayorhyekamātiṣṭha mārgayo rucirānane
or we shall bestow (you) upon whomever you have regard for. Hold to one of these two courses, O bright-faced one."
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MkP 121.33
कन्योवाच।। पराजितोऽयं बहुभिर्न सम्यक्सम्यगाचरन् । संग्रामे तद्यशो वीर्यहानिकारि न पार्थिव
kanyovāca|| parājito'yaṃ bahubhirna samyaksamyagācaran | saṃgrāme tadyaśo vīryahānikāri na pārthiva
The maiden said: He was defeated by many who did not act rightly, while he acted rightly; therefore that (defeat) in battle does not cause the loss of his fame and valour, O king.
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MkP 121.34
एको बहूनां युद्धाय गजानामिव केसरी । यत्संस्थितः परं शौर्यं तेनास्य प्रकटीकृतम्
eko bahūnāṃ yuddhāya gajānāmiva kesarī | yatsaṃsthitaḥ paraṃ śauryaṃ tenāsya prakaṭīkṛtam
Since he stood alone to fight against many, like a lion against elephants, by that his supreme heroism was made manifest.
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MkP 121.35
न केवलमयं तस्थौ युद्धे तेप्यखिला जिताः । बहुशोऽनेन यत्नेन विक्रमोऽपि प्रकाशितः
na kevalamayaṃ tasthau yuddhe tepyakhilā jitāḥ | bahuśo'nena yatnena vikramo'pi prakāśitaḥ
Not only did he stand (his ground) in the fight — they too were all conquered; many times over by his effort his prowess also was displayed.
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MkP 121.36
शौर्यविक्रमसंयुक्तमिमं सर्वमहीक्षितः । धर्मयुद्धमधर्मेण जितवन्तोऽत्र का त्रपा
śauryavikramasaṃyuktamimaṃ sarvamahīkṣitaḥ | dharmayuddhamadharmeṇa jitavanto'tra kā trapā
All the kings of the earth conquered him, who was endowed with heroism and prowess, in a righteous fight by unrighteous means — what shame is there in this (for him)?
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MkP 121.37
न चापि रूपमात्रेऽहं लोभमस्य गता पितः । शौर्यविक्रमधैर्याणि हरन्त्यस्य मनो मम
na cāpi rūpamātre'haṃ lobhamasya gatā pitaḥ | śauryavikramadhairyāṇi harantyasya mano mama
And it is not for his mere beauty that I have come to desire him, father: his heroism, prowess and steadfastness carry away my mind.
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MkP 121.38
तत्किमुक्तेन बहुना याच्यतां मत्कृते नृपः । त्वया महानुभावोऽयं नान्यो मे भविता पतिः
tatkimuktena bahunā yācyatāṃ matkṛte nṛpaḥ | tvayā mahānubhāvo'yaṃ nānyo me bhavitā patiḥ
So what use is much talking? Let the king be entreated by you for my sake; this man of great dignity, and no other, shall be my husband.
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MkP 121.39
विशाल उवाच राजपुत्रसुता प्राह ममैतच्छोभनं वचः । एवं चैव त्वया तुल्यः कुमारो न महीतले
viśāla uvāca rājaputrasutā prāha mamaitacchobhanaṃ vacaḥ | evaṃ caiva tvayā tulyaḥ kumāro na mahītale
Viśāla said: The princess, my daughter, has spoken these fine words; and indeed there is no prince on earth equal to you.
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MkP 121.41
राजपुत्र उवाच नाहमेतां ग्रहाष्यामि न चान्यां योषितं नृप । आत्मन्येव हि मे बुद्धिः स्त्रीमयी मनुजेश्वर
rājaputra uvāca nāhametāṃ grahāṣyāmi na cānyāṃ yoṣitaṃ nṛpa | ātmanyeva hi me buddhiḥ strīmayī manujeśvara
The prince said: I will not take her, nor any other woman, O king; for my thought regarding myself is that I am (as good as) a woman, O lord of men.
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MkP 121.42
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततः करन्धमः प्राह पुत्रेयं गृह्यतां त्वया । विशालतनया सुभ्रूस्त्वयि हार्दवती दृढम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ karandhamaḥ prāha putreyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ tvayā | viśālatanayā subhrūstvayi hārdavatī dṛḍham
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then Karandhama said: "Son, let her be taken by you — the fair-browed daughter of Viśāla, who is firmly in love with you."
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MkP 121.43
राजपुत्र उवाच नाज्ञाभङ्गः कदाचित्ते कृतः पूर्वं मया प्रभो । तथाऽऽज्ञापय मां तात यथाज्ञां करवाणि ते
rājaputra uvāca nājñābhaṅgaḥ kadācitte kṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ mayā prabho | tathā''jñāpaya māṃ tāta yathājñāṃ karavāṇi te
The prince said: Never before have I broken your command, my lord; so command me, father, that I may carry out your order.
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MkP 121.44
मार्कण्डेय उवाच अत्यन्तनिश्चितमतौ तस्मिन्राजसुते सुताम् । तामुवाच विशालोऽपि व्याकुलीकृतमानसः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca atyantaniścitamatau tasminrājasute sutām | tāmuvāca viśālo'pi vyākulīkṛtamānasaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Since the prince's mind was utterly fixed, Viśāla too, his mind distressed, said to his daughter:
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MkP 121.45
निवर्त्यतां मनः पुत्रि एतस्माच्च प्रयोजनात् । अन्यं वरय भर्त्तारं सन्त्यनेके नृपात्मजाः
nivartyatāṃ manaḥ putri etasmācca prayojanāt | anyaṃ varaya bharttāraṃ santyaneke nṛpātmajāḥ
"Let your mind be turned back, daughter, from this aim; choose another husband — there are many sons of kings."
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MkP 121.46
कन्योवाच वरं वृणोम्यहं तात मामेष यदि नेच्छति । तपसाऽन्यो न मे भर्त्ता जन्मन्यस्मिन्भविष्यति
kanyovāca varaṃ vṛṇomyahaṃ tāta māmeṣa yadi necchati | tapasā'nyo na me bharttā janmanyasminbhaviṣyati
The maiden said: I choose (my) husband, father; if this man does not want me, then through austerity no other shall be my husband in this birth.
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MkP 121.47
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततः करन्धमो राजा विशालेन समं मुदा । स्थित्वा दिनत्रयं तत्र निजमभ्याययौ पुरम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ karandhamo rājā viśālena samaṃ mudā | sthitvā dinatrayaṃ tatra nijamabhyāyayau puram
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then King Karandhama, having stayed there three days in joy together with Viśāla, went home to his own city.
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MkP 121.48
अविक्षितोपि तेनैव पित्रान्यैश्च नराधिपैः । निदर्शनैः पुरावृत्तैः सान्त्वितोऽभ्यागमत्पुरम्
avikṣitopi tenaiva pitrānyaiśca narādhipaiḥ | nidarśanaiḥ purāvṛttaiḥ sāntvito'bhyāgamatpuram
Avikṣit too, consoled by that same father and by the other kings with illustrations of things that had happened in the past, went (back) to the city.
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MkP 121.49
सापि कन्या वनं गत्वा निसृष्टा निजबान्धवैः । तपस्तेपे निराहारा वैराग्यं परमास्थिता
sāpi kanyā vanaṃ gatvā nisṛṣṭā nijabāndhavaiḥ | tapastepe nirāhārā vairāgyaṃ paramāsthitā
That maiden too, released by her own kinsmen, went to the forest and, fasting, practised austerity, established in the highest detachment.
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MkP 121.51
मन्दोत्साहातितन्वङ्गी मुमूर्षुरपि बालिका । देहत्यागाय सा चक्रे तदा बुद्धिं नृपात्मजा
mandotsāhātitanvaṅgī mumūrṣurapi bālikā | dehatyāgāya sā cakre tadā buddhiṃ nṛpātmajā
Her limbs grown very thin, her energy slack, the girl, the king's daughter, wishing to die, then made up her mind to abandon her body.
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MkP 121.52
आत्मत्यागाय तां ज्ञात्वा कृतबुद्धिं सुरास्ततः । समेत्य प्रेषयामासुर्देवदूतं तदन्तिकम्
ātmatyāgāya tāṃ jñātvā kṛtabuddhiṃ surāstataḥ | sametya preṣayāmāsurdevadūtaṃ tadantikam
Then the gods, knowing that she had resolved upon giving up her life, came together and sent a divine messenger to her.
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MkP 121.53
समुपेत्य स तां प्राह दूतोऽहं पार्थिवात्मजे । प्रेषितस्त्रिदशैस्तुभ्यं यत्कार्यं तन्निशामय
samupetya sa tāṃ prāha dūto'haṃ pārthivātmaje | preṣitastridaśaistubhyaṃ yatkāryaṃ tanniśāmaya
Approaching, he said to her: "I am a messenger, O daughter of a king, sent to you by the gods; hear what is to be done.
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MkP 121.54
न भवत्या परित्याज्यं शरीरमतिदुर्लभम् । त्वं भविष्यसि कल्याणि जननी चक्रवर्तिनः
na bhavatyā parityājyaṃ śarīramatidurlabham | tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi kalyāṇi jananī cakravartinaḥ
"This body, so very hard to obtain, must not be cast away by you; you, O blessed one, will become the mother of a universal emperor.
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MkP 121.55
पुत्रेण च महाभागे भोक्तव्यानि हतारिणा । अव्याहताज्ञेन चिरं सप्तद्वीपवती मही
putreṇa ca mahābhāge bhoktavyāni hatāriṇā | avyāhatājñena ciraṃ saptadvīpavatī mahī
"And by (your) son, O greatly fortunate one, the slayer of foes, whose command is unobstructed, the earth with its seven continents is to be enjoyed for a long time.
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MkP 121.56
हन्तव्यस्तेन तरुजिद्देवानां पुरतो रिपुः । अयःशंकुस्तथा क्रूरो धर्मे स्थाप्यास्ततः प्रजाः
hantavyastena tarujiddevānāṃ purato ripuḥ | ayaḥśaṃkustathā krūro dharme sthāpyāstataḥ prajāḥ
"By him, in the presence of the gods, the enemy Tarujit is to be slain, and likewise the cruel Ayaḥśaṅku; and thereafter the people are to be established in dharma.
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MkP 121.57
परिपालनीयमखिलं चातुर्वर्ण्यं स्वधर्मतः । हन्तव्या दस्यवो म्लेच्छा ये चान्ये दुष्टचेष्टिताः
paripālanīyamakhilaṃ cāturvarṇyaṃ svadharmataḥ | hantavyā dasyavo mlecchā ye cānye duṣṭaceṣṭitāḥ
"The whole of the four classes is to be protected, each according to its own dharma; the robbers and barbarians and whatever others are of evil conduct are to be slain.
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MkP 121.58
वाजिमेधादिभिर्भद्रे षट्सहस्रैश्च संख्यया
vājimedhādibhirbhadre ṣaṭsahasraiśca saṃkhyayā
"And, O gracious one, with horse-sacrifices and the rest, six thousand in number...
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MkP 121.59
मार्कण्डेय उवाच तं दृष्ट्वा साऽन्तरिक्षस्थं दिव्यस्रगनुलेपनम् । देवदूतमुवाचेदं राजपुत्री ततो मृदु
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca taṃ dṛṣṭvā sā'ntarikṣasthaṃ divyasraganulepanam | devadūtamuvācedaṃ rājaputrī tato mṛdu
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Seeing him standing in the sky, with heavenly garlands and unguents, the king's daughter then spoke this gently to the divine messenger:
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MkP 121.61
अविक्षितमृते भर्त्ता मम नान्योऽत्र जन्मनि । भवितेति प्रतिज्ञातं मयैतत्सन्निधौ पितुः
avikṣitamṛte bharttā mama nānyo'tra janmani | bhaviteti pratijñātaṃ mayaitatsannidhau pituḥ
"Apart from Avikṣit, no other will be my husband in this birth — such was my vow, made by me in the presence of my father.
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MkP 121.62
स च नेच्छति मां प्रोक्तो मत्पित्रा जनकेन च । करन्धमेनाथ सम्यग्याचितश्च मया तथा
sa ca necchati māṃ prokto matpitrā janakena ca | karandhamenātha samyagyācitaśca mayā tathā
"And he does not want me, though asked by my father and by his begetter Karandhama, and though duly entreated by me as well."
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MkP 121.63
देवदूत उवाच किमनेन महाभागे बहुनोक्तेन ते सुतः । समुत्पत्स्यति मा त्याक्षीस्त्वमात्मानमधर्मतः
devadūta uvāca kimanena mahābhāge bahunoktena te sutaḥ | samutpatsyati mā tyākṣīstvamātmānamadharmataḥ
The divine messenger said: "What need of this much talk, O greatly fortunate one? Your son will be born. Do not destroy yourself unrighteously.
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MkP 121.64
अत्रैव कानने तिष्ठ तनुं क्षीणां च पोषय । तपःप्रभावादेतत्ते सर्वं साधु भविष्यति
atraiva kānane tiṣṭha tanuṃ kṣīṇāṃ ca poṣaya | tapaḥprabhāvādetatte sarvaṃ sādhu bhaviṣyati
"Stay right here in this forest and nourish your wasted body; by the power of (your) austerity all this will turn out well for you."
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MkP 121.65
मार्कण्डेय उवाच इत्युक्त्वा देवदूतोऽसौ यथागतमगच्छत । चकारानुदिनं सुभ्रूः साप्यात्मतनुपोषणम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ityuktvā devadūto'sau yathāgatamagacchata | cakārānudinaṃ subhrūḥ sāpyātmatanupoṣaṇam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having said this, that divine messenger went as he had come; and she of the fair brows also day by day nourished her own body.
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MkP 121.121
तदप्यस्मत्सुतस्याजौ मन्ये नापचयप्रदम् । एतदेवहि पौरुष्यं यदमर्षवशान्नरः मार्कण्डेय उवाच इत्थमुद्धर्षितो राजाऽनया पत्न्या करन्धमः । चकार स बलोद्योगं हन्तुं पुत्राहितान्मुने सोऽहमस्या मुखं भूयो दृष्टं दर्शयिता कथम् । योऽहमस्याः पुरो भूमौ परैर्भूपैः खिलीकृतः अविसंवादिते शौर्यमतीव च पराक्रमः । पावयास्मत्कुलं वीर दुहितुर्मे परिग्रहात् निराहारा यदा सा तु मासत्रयमवस्थिता । सम्प्राप परमामार्त्तिं कृशाधमनिसन्तता सत्यं त्वमागतः स्वर्गाद्देवदूतो न संशयः । किन्तु भर्त्रा विना पुत्रः स कथं मे भविष्यति इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणेऽविक्षिच्चरितं नामैकविंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
tadapyasmatsutasyājau manye nāpacayapradam | etadevahi pauruṣyaṃ yadamarṣavaśānnaraḥ mārkaṇḍeya uvāca itthamuddharṣito rājā'nayā patnyā karandhamaḥ | cakāra sa balodyogaṃ hantuṃ putrāhitānmune so'hamasyā mukhaṃ bhūyo dṛṣṭaṃ darśayitā katham | yo'hamasyāḥ puro bhūmau parairbhūpaiḥ khilīkṛtaḥ avisaṃvādite śauryamatīva ca parākramaḥ | pāvayāsmatkulaṃ vīra duhiturme parigrahāt nirāhārā yadā sā tu māsatrayamavasthitā | samprāpa paramāmārttiṃ kṛśādhamanisantatā satyaṃ tvamāgataḥ svargāddevadūto na saṃśayaḥ | kintu bhartrā vinā putraḥ sa kathaṃ me bhaviṣyati iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe'vikṣiccaritaṃ nāmaikaviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
"That too I think brings no loss to our son in battle; for this itself is manliness, that a man (acts) under the sway of indignation." Mārkaṇḍeya said: Thus incited by this wife of his, King Karandhama made his mustering of forces to slay his son's enemies, O sage. "How shall I again show my face, once seen, to her — I who was laid low on the ground before her by rival kings? Valour and prowess exceedingly (belong) to one who does not break his word; purify our family, O hero, by taking my daughter (in marriage). But when she had remained without food for three months, she came to the utmost distress, emaciated, her veins standing out. "Truly you have come from heaven, a divine messenger, there is no doubt; but without a husband, how shall that son of mine come to be?" Thus (ends) in the glorious Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa the one hundred and twenty-first chapter, called "The Deeds of Avikṣit."
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