Markandeya Purana (chapters 94–134) — Chapter 127
MkP 127.1
मरुत्तचरितवर्णनम् मार्कण्डेय उवाच इति तापसवाक्यं स श्रुत्वा लज्जापरो नृपः । धिङ्मां चारान्धमित्युक्त्वा निःश्वस्य जगृहे धनुः
maruttacaritavarṇanam mārkaṇḍeya uvāca iti tāpasavākyaṃ sa śrutvā lajjāparo nṛpaḥ | dhiṅmāṃ cārāndhamityuktvā niḥśvasya jagṛhe dhanuḥ
The Description of the Deeds of Marutta. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard that speech of the ascetic, the king, overcome with shame, said, "Shame on me, blind (though possessed) of spies!" and, sighing, took up his bow.
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MkP 127.2
ततः स त्वरितं गत्वा तमौर्वस्याश्रमं प्रति । ववन्दे शिरसा वीरां मातरं पितुरात्मनः
tataḥ sa tvaritaṃ gatvā tamaurvasyāśramaṃ prati | vavande śirasā vīrāṃ mātaraṃ piturātmanaḥ
Then, going swiftly to that hermitage of Aurva, he bowed with his head to the heroic mother of his own father.
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MkP 127.3
तापसांश्च यथान्यायं तैश्चाशीर्भिरभिष्टुतः । दृष्ट्वा च तापसान्सप्त नागैर्दष्टान्मृतान्भुवि
tāpasāṃśca yathānyāyaṃ taiścāśīrbhirabhiṣṭutaḥ | dṛṣṭvā ca tāpasānsapta nāgairdaṣṭānmṛtānbhuvi
And (he saluted) the ascetics as was proper, and was blessed by them with benedictions; and he saw seven ascetics lying dead on the ground, bitten by serpents.
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MkP 127.4
निनिन्दात्मानमसकृत्पुरस्तेषां महीपतिः । उवाच चैतदद्याहं मद्वीर्यमवमन्यताम्
ninindātmānamasakṛtpurasteṣāṃ mahīpatiḥ | uvāca caitadadyāhaṃ madvīryamavamanyatām
The king reproached himself repeatedly in front of them, and said this: "Today let (all) see what I do
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MkP 127.5
यत्करोमि भुजङ्गानां दुष्टानां ब्राह्मणद्विषाम् । तत्पश्यतु जगत्सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम्
yatkaromi bhujaṅgānāṃ duṣṭānāṃ brāhmaṇadviṣām | tatpaśyatu jagatsarvaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam
to the wicked serpents who hate brahmins, who despise my valour — let the whole world with its gods, asuras and men behold it!"
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MkP 127.6
मार्कण्डेय उवाच इत्युक्त्वा जगृहे कोपादस्त्रं संवर्तकं नृपः । नाशायाशेषनागानां पातालोर्वीविचारिणाम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ityuktvā jagṛhe kopādastraṃ saṃvartakaṃ nṛpaḥ | nāśāyāśeṣanāgānāṃ pātālorvīvicāriṇām
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having spoken thus, the king in anger took up the Saṃvartaka weapon for the destruction of all the serpents that move in the netherworld and on the earth.
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MkP 127.7
ततो जज्वाल सहसा नागलोकः समन्ततः । महास्त्रतेजसा विप्र दह्यमानो निवारितः
tato jajvāla sahasā nāgalokaḥ samantataḥ | mahāstratejasā vipra dahyamāno nivāritaḥ
Then, O brahmin, all at once the world of the serpents blazed up on every side, burning with the fiery power of the great weapon, and (they were) held back.
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MkP 127.8
हा हा तातेति हा मातर्हा हा वत्सेति संभ्रमे । तस्मिन्नस्त्रकृते वाचः पन्नगानामथाभवन्
hā hā tāteti hā mātarhā hā vatseti saṃbhrame | tasminnastrakṛte vācaḥ pannagānāmathābhavan
Then, in the confusion caused by that weapon, there arose cries of the serpents: "Alas, alas, father!" "Alas, mother!" "Alas, alas, child!"
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MkP 127.9
केचिज्ज्वलद्भिः पुच्छाग्रैः फणैरन्ये भुजङ्गमाः । गृहीतपुत्रदाराश्च त्यक्ताभरणवाससः
kecijjvaladbhiḥ pucchāgraiḥ phaṇairanye bhujaṅgamāḥ | gṛhītaputradārāśca tyaktābharaṇavāsasaḥ
Some serpents with the tips of their tails ablaze, others with their hoods (aflame), taking their wives and children, abandoning their ornaments and garments —
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MkP 127.11
तामुपेत्योरगाः सर्वे सप्रणामं भयातुराः । सगद्गदमिदं प्रोचुः स्मर्यतां नः पुरोदितम्
tāmupetyoragāḥ sarve sapraṇāmaṃ bhayāturāḥ | sagadgadamidaṃ procuḥ smaryatāṃ naḥ puroditam
— all the serpents, approaching her, afflicted with fear, with a bow, said this in faltering voices: "Let what we said before be remembered by you!
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MkP 127.12
प्रणम्याभ्यर्थितं पूर्वं यदस्माभिः रसातले । तस्य कालोऽयमायातस्त्राहि वीरप्रजायिनि
praṇamyābhyarthitaṃ pūrvaṃ yadasmābhiḥ rasātale | tasya kālo'yamāyātastrāhi vīraprajāyini
"That which was requested by us before, with a bow, in the netherworld — the time for it has come; save (us), O bearer of a heroic offspring!
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MkP 127.13
पुत्रो निवार्यतां राज्ञि प्राणैः संयोज्यमस्तु नः । दह्यते सकलो लोको नागानामस्त्रवह्निना
putro nivāryatāṃ rājñi prāṇaiḥ saṃyojyamastu naḥ | dahyate sakalo loko nāgānāmastravahninā
"Let your son be restrained, O queen; let us be joined with (our) lives. The whole world of the serpents is being burnt by the fire of the weapon.
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MkP 127.14
एवं संदह्यमानानामस्माकं तनयेन ते । त्वामृते शरणं नान्यत्कृपां कुरु यशस्विनि
evaṃ saṃdahyamānānāmasmākaṃ tanayena te | tvāmṛte śaraṇaṃ nānyatkṛpāṃ kuru yaśasvini
"For us, thus being burnt up by your son, there is no other refuge but you; show mercy, O illustrious one!"
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MkP 127.15
मार्कण्डेय उवाच इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तेषां संस्मृत्यादौ च भाषितम् । भर्त्तारमाह सा साध्वी ससम्भ्रममिदं वचः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca iti śrutvā vacasteṣāṃ saṃsmṛtyādau ca bhāṣitam | bharttāramāha sā sādhvī sasambhramamidaṃ vacaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard this speech of theirs, and recalling what had been said at the beginning, that virtuous woman spoke this word in agitation to her husband:
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MkP 127.16
पूर्वमेव तवाख्यातं पाताले यद्भुजङ्गमैः । प्रोक्तमभ्यर्थनापूर्वं ममासीत्तनयं प्रति
pūrvameva tavākhyātaṃ pātāle yadbhujaṅgamaiḥ | proktamabhyarthanāpūrvaṃ mamāsīttanayaṃ prati
"What was told to you before, which was spoken by the serpents in the netherworld — it was a request made to me concerning (my) son.
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MkP 127.17
त इमेऽभ्यागता भीता दह्यन्ते तस्य तेजसा । मामेते शरणं पूर्वं दत्तमेभ्यो मयाऽभयम्
ta ime'bhyāgatā bhītā dahyante tasya tejasā | māmete śaraṇaṃ pūrvaṃ dattamebhyo mayā'bhayam
"These same ones have come, terrified, and are being burnt by his fiery power; they (have come) to me for refuge, and safety was granted to them by me before.
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MkP 127.18
ये मां शरणमापन्नास्ते त्वां शरणमागताः । अपृथग्धर्मचरणा याताहं शरणं तव
ye māṃ śaraṇamāpannāste tvāṃ śaraṇamāgatāḥ | apṛthagdharmacaraṇā yātāhaṃ śaraṇaṃ tava
"Those who have come to me for refuge have come to you for refuge, since our practice of duty is not separate; (and) I have come to you for refuge.
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MkP 127.19
तन्निवारय पुत्रं त्वं मरुत्तं वचनात्तव । मया चाभ्यर्थितोऽवश्यं शममभ्युपयास्यति
tannivāraya putraṃ tvaṃ maruttaṃ vacanāttava | mayā cābhyarthito'vaśyaṃ śamamabhyupayāsyati
"So do you restrain (your) son Marutta; at your word, and being entreated by me, he will surely come to appeasement."
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MkP 127.21
नागा ऊचुः शरणागतास्तव वयं प्रसादः क्रियतां नृप । क्षत्रस्यार्तपरित्राणनिमित्तं शस्त्रधारणम्
nāgā ūcuḥ śaraṇāgatāstava vayaṃ prasādaḥ kriyatāṃ nṛpa | kṣatrasyārtaparitrāṇanimittaṃ śastradhāraṇam
The serpents said: "We have come to you for refuge; show favour, O king. The bearing of weapons by the kṣatriya class is for the sake of rescuing the afflicted."
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MkP 127.22
मार्कण्डेय उवाच नागानां तद्वचः श्रुत्वा भूतानां शरणैषिणाम् । तया चाभ्यर्थितः पत्न्या प्राहावीक्षिन्महायशाः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca nāgānāṃ tadvacaḥ śrutvā bhūtānāṃ śaraṇaiṣiṇām | tayā cābhyarthitaḥ patnyā prāhāvīkṣinmahāyaśāḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard that speech of the serpents, beings seeking refuge, and being entreated by that wife (of his), the greatly renowned Avīkṣit spoke:
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MkP 127.23
गत्वा ब्रवीमि तं भद्रे तनयं त्वरया तव । परित्राणाय नागानां न त्याज्याः शरणागताः
gatvā bravīmi taṃ bhadre tanayaṃ tvarayā tava | paritrāṇāya nāgānāṃ na tyājyāḥ śaraṇāgatāḥ
"I shall go and speak to that son of yours at once, good lady, for the rescue of the nāgas: those who have come for refuge must not be abandoned."
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MkP 127.24
नोपसंहरते सोऽस्त्रं यदि मद्वचनान्नृपः । तदास्त्रैर्वारयिष्यामि तस्यास्त्रं तनयस्य ते
nopasaṃharate so'straṃ yadi madvacanānnṛpaḥ | tadāstrairvārayiṣyāmi tasyāstraṃ tanayasya te
"If that king does not withdraw the weapon at my word, then with weapons I shall ward off that weapon of your son."
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MkP 127.25
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततो गृहीत्वा स धनुरविक्षित्क्षत्रियोत्तमः । भार्यया सहितः प्रायात्त्वरावान्भार्गवाश्रमम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tato gṛhītvā sa dhanuravikṣitkṣatriyottamaḥ | bhāryayā sahitaḥ prāyāttvarāvānbhārgavāśramam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then Avikṣit, the best of kṣatriyas, took up his bow and, together with his wife, went in haste to the hermitage of the Bhārgava.
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MkP 127.127
पातालमुत्सृज्य ययुः शरणं भामिनीं तदा । मरुत्तमातरं पूर्वं यया दत्तं तदाभयम् राजोवाच महापराधे नियतं मरुत्तः क्रोधमागतः । दुर्निर्वर्त्यमहं मन्ये तस्य क्रोधं सुतस्य ते इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे मरुत्तचरितवर्णनं नाम सप्तविंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
pātālamutsṛjya yayuḥ śaraṇaṃ bhāminīṃ tadā | maruttamātaraṃ pūrvaṃ yayā dattaṃ tadābhayam rājovāca mahāparādhe niyataṃ maruttaḥ krodhamāgataḥ | durnirvartyamahaṃ manye tasya krodhaṃ sutasya te iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe maruttacaritavarṇanaṃ nāma saptaviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
Abandoning Pātāla, they then went for refuge to the lady, Marutta's mother, by whom that promise of safety had earlier been given. The king said: "For so great an offence Marutta has surely come to anger; I think that anger of that son of yours is hard to turn back." Thus the one hundred and twenty-seventh chapter, called "The Description of Marutta's Deeds," in the glorious Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa.
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