Markandeya Purana (chapters 94–134) — Chapter 125
MkP 125.1
मरुत्तचरित्रवर्णनम् मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततः स राजपुत्रस्तमादाय दयितं सुतम् । पत्नीं चानुगतो विप्र गन्धर्वैराययौ पुरम्
maruttacaritravarṇanam mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ sa rājaputrastamādāya dayitaṃ sutam | patnīṃ cānugato vipra gandharvairāyayau puram
The account of Marutta's deeds. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then that prince, taking that beloved son, and followed by his wife, O brahmin, came to the city with the gandharvas.
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MkP 125.2
स पितुर्भवनं प्राप्य ववन्दे पितुरादरात् । चरणौ सा च तन्वङ्गी ह्रीमती नृपते सुता
sa piturbhavanaṃ prāpya vavande piturādarāt | caraṇau sā ca tanvaṅgī hrīmatī nṛpate sutā
Reaching his father's house, he reverently saluted his father's feet, and so did she, the slender-limbed, modest daughter of a king.
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MkP 125.3
तथाह राजपुत्रोऽसौ गृहीत्वा बालकं सुतम् । धर्मासनगतं भूपं राज्ञां मध्ये करन्धमम्
tathāha rājaputro'sau gṛhītvā bālakaṃ sutam | dharmāsanagataṃ bhūpaṃ rājñāṃ madhye karandhamam
And that prince, holding the boy, his son, spoke thus to the king Karandhama, who was seated on the seat of justice in the midst of the kings:
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MkP 125.4
मुखं पौत्रस्य पश्यैतदुत्सङ्गस्थस्य यन्मया । किमिच्छके प्रतिज्ञातं तुभ्यं मातुः कृते पुरा
mukhaṃ pautrasya paśyaitadutsaṅgasthasya yanmayā | kimicchake pratijñātaṃ tubhyaṃ mātuḥ kṛte purā
"Look upon this face of your grandson who sits in (my) lap — the thing that was promised to you by me long ago at the wish-offering, for his mother's sake."
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MkP 125.5
इत्युक्त्वा पितुरुत्सङ्गे तं कृत्वा तनयं ततः । यथावृत्तमशेषं स कथयामास तस्य तत्
ityuktvā piturutsaṅge taṃ kṛtvā tanayaṃ tataḥ | yathāvṛttamaśeṣaṃ sa kathayāmāsa tasya tat
Having said this, and having then placed his son in his father's lap, he told him all that had happened, without omission.
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MkP 125.6
स परिष्वज्य तं पौत्रमानन्दास्राविलेक्षणः । स भाग्योऽस्मीत्यथात्मानं प्रशशंस पुनः पुनः
sa pariṣvajya taṃ pautramānandāsrāvilekṣaṇaḥ | sa bhāgyo'smītyathātmānaṃ praśaśaṃsa punaḥ punaḥ
Embracing that grandson, his eyes blurred with tears of joy, he then praised himself again and again, saying, "I am fortunate!"
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MkP 125.7
ततः सोऽर्घ्यादिना सम्यग्गन्धर्वान्समुपागतान् । सम्मानयामास मुदा विस्मृतान्यप्रयोजनः
tataḥ so'rghyādinā samyaggandharvānsamupāgatān | sammānayāmāsa mudā vismṛtānyaprayojanaḥ
Then he duly honoured the gandharvas who had come, with the water-offering and the rest, joyfully, having forgotten every other concern.
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MkP 125.8
ततः पुरे महानासीदानन्दः पौरवेश्मसु । अस्माकं सन्ततिर्जाता नाथस्येति महामुने
tataḥ pure mahānāsīdānandaḥ pauraveśmasu | asmākaṃ santatirjātā nāthasyeti mahāmune
Then in the city there was great rejoicing in the houses of the townsfolk: "Offspring has been born to our lord!" — so (they said), O great sage.
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MkP 125.9
हृष्टपुष्टे पुरे तस्मिन्गीतवाद्यैर्वराङ्गनाः । विलासिन्योऽतिचार्वङ्ग्यो ननृतुर्लास्यमुत्तमम्
hṛṣṭapuṣṭe pure tasmingītavādyairvarāṅganāḥ | vilāsinyo'ticārvaṅgyo nanṛturlāsyamuttamam
In that city, delighted and thriving, lovely women, courtesans of exceedingly fair limbs, danced an excellent dance to song and instrumental music.
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MkP 125.11
ततः स बालो ववृधे शुक्लपक्षे यथा शशी । पितॄणां प्रीतिजनको जनस्येष्टश्च सोऽभवत्
tataḥ sa bālo vavṛdhe śuklapakṣe yathā śaśī | pitṝṇāṃ prītijanako janasyeṣṭaśca so'bhavat
Then that boy grew as the moon in the bright fortnight; he became a source of joy to his elders and dear to the people.
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MkP 125.12
आचार्याणां सकाशात्स प्राग्वेदाञ्जगृहे मुने । ततः शास्त्राण्यशेषाणि धनुर्वेदं ततः परम्
ācāryāṇāṃ sakāśātsa prāgvedāñjagṛhe mune | tataḥ śāstrāṇyaśeṣāṇi dhanurvedaṃ tataḥ param
From his teachers he first received the Vedas, O sage; then all the sciences, and after that the science of archery.
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MkP 125.13
कृतोद्योगो यदा सोऽभूत्खड्गकार्मुककर्मणि । अन्येषु च तथा वीरः शस्त्रेषु विजितश्रमः
kṛtodyogo yadā so'bhūtkhaḍgakārmukakarmaṇi | anyeṣu ca tathā vīraḥ śastreṣu vijitaśramaḥ
When that hero had set to work at the exercise of sword and bow, and likewise at the other weapons, he overcame all toil.
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MkP 125.14
ततोऽस्त्राणि स जग्राह भार्गवाद्भृगुसम्भवात् । विनयावनतो विप्र गुरोः प्रीतिपरायणः
tato'strāṇi sa jagrāha bhārgavādbhṛgusambhavāt | vinayāvanato vipra guroḥ prītiparāyaṇaḥ
Then he received the (missile-)weapons from the Bhārgava born of Bhṛgu's line, bowed down in humility, O brahmin, and wholly devoted to pleasing his teacher.
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MkP 125.15
गृहीतास्त्रः कृती वेदे धनुर्वेदस्य पारगः । निष्णातः सर्वविद्यासु न बभूव ततः परः
gṛhītāstraḥ kṛtī vede dhanurvedasya pāragaḥ | niṣṇātaḥ sarvavidyāsu na babhūva tataḥ paraḥ
Having received the weapons, accomplished in the Veda, having reached the far shore of the science of archery, thoroughly versed in all the branches of knowledge — there was none superior to him.
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MkP 125.16
विशालोऽपि सुतावार्त्तामुपलभ्याखिलामिमाम् । हर्षनिर्भरचित्तोऽभूद्दौहित्रस्य च योग्यताम्
viśālo'pi sutāvārttāmupalabhyākhilāmimām | harṣanirbharacitto'bhūddauhitrasya ca yogyatām
Viśāla too, learning all this news of his daughter and the fitness of his daughter's son, became filled to overflowing with joy in his mind.
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MkP 125.17
अथ राजा सुतसुतं दृष्ट्वा प्राप्तमनोरथः । यज्ञाननेकान्निष्याद्य दत्त्वा दानानि चार्थिनाम्
atha rājā sutasutaṃ dṛṣṭvā prāptamanorathaḥ | yajñānanekānniṣyādya dattvā dānāni cārthinām
Then the king, seeing his son's son, his wish fulfilled, having had many sacrifices performed and having given gifts to suppliants —
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MkP 125.18
कृतशेषक्रियो युक्तः स वर्णेर्धर्मतो महीम् । परिपाल्यारिविजयी बलबुद्धिसमन्वितः
kṛtaśeṣakriyo yuktaḥ sa varṇerdharmato mahīm | paripālyārivijayī balabuddhisamanvitaḥ
— having performed the remaining rites, and joined (with the classes), he guarded the earth lawfully according to the (four) classes, a conqueror of foes, endowed with strength and intelligence.
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MkP 125.19
स यियासुर्वनं पुत्रमविक्षितमभाषत । पुत्र वृद्धोऽस्मि गच्छामि वनं राज्यं गृहाण मे
sa yiyāsurvanaṃ putramavikṣitamabhāṣata | putra vṛddho'smi gacchāmi vanaṃ rājyaṃ gṛhāṇa me
Wishing to go to the forest, he spoke to his son Avikṣit: "Son, I am old, I am going to the forest; take my kingdom."
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MkP 125.21
इत्युक्तः पितरं प्राह सोऽविक्षिन्नृपनन्दनः । प्रश्रयावनतो भूत्वा यियासुस्तपसे वनम्
ityuktaḥ pitaraṃ prāha so'vikṣinnṛpanandanaḥ | praśrayāvanato bhūtvā yiyāsustapase vanam
So addressed, that Avikṣit, the king's son, bowing down in deference, spoke to his father, who wished to go to the forest for austerity:
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MkP 125.22
नाहं तात करिष्यामि पृथिव्याः परिपालनम् । नापैति ह्रीर्मे मनसि राज्येऽयं त्वं नियोजय
nāhaṃ tāta kariṣyāmi pṛthivyāḥ paripālanam | nāpaiti hrīrme manasi rājye'yaṃ tvaṃ niyojaya
"Father, I will not undertake the protection of the earth. The shame does not depart from my mind; appoint this one to the kingdom."
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MkP 125.23
तातेन मोक्षितो बद्धो न स्ववीर्यादहं यतः । ततः कियत्पौरुषं मे पुरुषैः पाल्यते मही
tātena mokṣito baddho na svavīryādahaṃ yataḥ | tataḥ kiyatpauruṣaṃ me puruṣaiḥ pālyate mahī
"Since I was bound and released by my father, not by my own valour — how much manhood, then, is mine? The earth is guarded by (real) men."
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MkP 125.24
योऽहं न पालनायालमात्मनोऽपि वसुन्धराम् । स कथं पालयिष्यामि राज्यमन्यत्र विक्षिप
yo'haṃ na pālanāyālamātmano'pi vasundharām | sa kathaṃ pālayiṣyāmi rājyamanyatra vikṣipa
"I, who am not competent even for my own protection — how shall I protect the earth? Cast the kingdom elsewhere."
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MkP 125.25
स स्त्रीसधर्मा पुरुषो यश्चान्येनावद्रुह्यते । आत्माऽमोहाय भवता बन्धनाद्येन मोक्षितः
sa strīsadharmā puruṣo yaścānyenāvadruhyate | ātmā'mohāya bhavatā bandhanādyena mokṣitaḥ
"That man who is overpowered by another has the same nature as a woman; and by you my very self was released from bondage — to my confusion."
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MkP 125.26
सोऽहं कथं भविष्यामि स्त्रीसधर्मा महीपतिः । स्त्रियः पुमान्भवेद्भर्त्ता य शूरः स महीपतिः
so'haṃ kathaṃ bhaviṣyāmi strīsadharmā mahīpatiḥ | striyaḥ pumānbhavedbharttā ya śūraḥ sa mahīpatiḥ
"How shall I, being of a woman's nature, become lord of the earth? A man should be a woman's husband; he who is a hero is lord of the earth."
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MkP 125.27
पितोवाच न भिन्न एव पुत्रस्य पिता पुत्रस्तथा पितुः । नान्येन मोक्षितो वीर यस्त्वं पित्रा विमोक्षितः ।। पुत्र उवाच हदयं नान्यथा नेतुं मया शक्यं नरेश्वर
pitovāca na bhinna eva putrasya pitā putrastathā pituḥ | nānyena mokṣito vīra yastvaṃ pitrā vimokṣitaḥ || putra uvāca hadayaṃ nānyathā netuṃ mayā śakyaṃ nareśvara
The father said: A father is not separate from his son, nor a son from his father. You were not released by another, hero, since you were released by your father. The son said: My heart cannot be led otherwise by me, lord of men.
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MkP 125.28
हृदये ह्रीर्ममातीव यस्त्वहं मोक्षितस्त्वया
hṛdaye hrīrmamātīva yastvahaṃ mokṣitastvayā
The shame in my heart is very great, in that I was the one released by you.
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MkP 125.29
पित्रोपात्तां श्रियं भुङ्क्ते पित्रा कृच्छ्रात्समुद्धृतः । विज्ञायते च यः पित्रा मानवः सोऽस्तु नो कुले
pitropāttāṃ śriyaṃ bhuṅkte pitrā kṛcchrātsamuddhṛtaḥ | vijñāyate ca yaḥ pitrā mānavaḥ so'stu no kule
He enjoys the wealth got by his father, he was raised out of trouble by his father, and he is known by reference to his father — let such a man be in our family!
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MkP 125.31
मार्कण्डेय उवाच इत्याह बहुशः पित्रा यदाप्युक्त्वाऽप्यसौ मुने । तदा तस्य सुतं राज्ये मरुत्तमकरोन्नृपः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ityāha bahuśaḥ pitrā yadāpyuktvā'pyasau mune | tadā tasya sutaṃ rājye maruttamakaronnṛpaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Though the father said this many times, O sage, even so, when he (Avikṣit) had spoken thus, the king then installed his (Avikṣit's) son Marutta in the kingdom.
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MkP 125.32
स पित्रा समनुज्ञातं राज्यं प्राप्य पितामहात् । चकार सम्यक्सुहृदामानन्दमुपपादयन्
sa pitrā samanujñātaṃ rājyaṃ prāpya pitāmahāt | cakāra samyaksuhṛdāmānandamupapādayan
He, having obtained from his grandfather the kingdom consented to by his father, ruled it well, giving joy to his friends.
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MkP 125.33
राजा करन्धमश्चापि वीरामादाय तां तथा । वनं जगाम तपसे यतवाक्कायमानसः
rājā karandhamaścāpi vīrāmādāya tāṃ tathā | vanaṃ jagāma tapase yatavākkāyamānasaḥ
And King Karandhama too, taking that Vīrā with him, went to the forest for austerity, restraining speech, body and mind.
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MkP 125.34
तत्र वर्षसहस्रं स तपस्तप्त्वा सुदुश्चरम् । विहाय देहं नृपतिः शक्रस्याप सलोकताम्
tatra varṣasahasraṃ sa tapastaptvā suduścaram | vihāya dehaṃ nṛpatiḥ śakrasyāpa salokatām
There the king, having practised most difficult austerity for a thousand years, gave up his body and attained the same world as Śakra.
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MkP 125.35
सास्य पत्नी तदा वीरा वर्षाणामपरं शतम् । तपश्चचार विप्रर्षे जटिलामलपङ्किनी
sāsya patnī tadā vīrā varṣāṇāmaparaṃ śatam | tapaścacāra viprarṣe jaṭilāmalapaṅkinī
Then his wife Vīrā, O brahmin-sage, practised austerity for another hundred years, with matted hair and soiled with dirt.
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MkP 125.36
सालोक्यमिच्छती भर्त्तुः स्वर्गतस्य महात्मनः । फलमूलकृताहारा भार्गवाश्रमसंश्रया ।। द्विजातिपत्नीमध्यस्था द्विजशुश्रूषणादृता
sālokyamicchatī bharttuḥ svargatasya mahātmanaḥ | phalamūlakṛtāhārā bhārgavāśramasaṃśrayā || dvijātipatnīmadhyasthā dvijaśuśrūṣaṇādṛtā
— desiring to share the world of her husband, the great soul who had gone to heaven; making her food of fruits and roots, taking refuge in the hermitage of Bhārgava, living among the wives of the twice-born, devoted to the service of brahmins.
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MkP 125.125
राजा च द्विजमुख्येभ्यो रत्नानि च वसूनि च । गावो वस्त्राण्यलङ्कारानददाद्धृष्टमानसः कृतकृत्योऽस्मि नास्त्यन्यत्किञ्चित्त्वदभिषेचनात् । सुनिष्पन्नमतो राज्यं त्वं गृहाण मयार्पितम् स्वयमर्जितवित्तानां ख्यातिं स्वयमुपेयुषाम् । स्वयं निस्तीर्णकृच्छ्राणां या गतिः साऽस्तु मे गतिः इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे मरुत्तचरिते पञ्चविंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
rājā ca dvijamukhyebhyo ratnāni ca vasūni ca | gāvo vastrāṇyalaṅkārānadadāddhṛṣṭamānasaḥ kṛtakṛtyo'smi nāstyanyatkiñcittvadabhiṣecanāt | suniṣpannamato rājyaṃ tvaṃ gṛhāṇa mayārpitam svayamarjitavittānāṃ khyātiṃ svayamupeyuṣām | svayaṃ nistīrṇakṛcchrāṇāṃ yā gatiḥ sā'stu me gatiḥ iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe maruttacarite pañcaviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
And the king, glad at heart, gave to the foremost of the twice-born jewels and riches, cows, garments and ornaments. "I have accomplished my task; there is nothing further beyond your consecration. The kingdom is therefore well made ready; receive it, handed over by me. May my course be the course of those who have won wealth by themselves, who have attained renown by themselves, who have passed through hardships by themselves." Thus the one hundred twenty-fifth chapter in the glorious Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, in the story of Marutta.
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