Markandeya Purana (chapters 94–134) — Chapter 94
MkP 94.1
पितृवरप्रदानवर्णनम् मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवं तु स्तुवतस्तस्य तेजसो राशिरुच्छ्रितः । प्रादुर्बभूव सहसा गगनव्याप्तिकारकः
pitṛvarapradānavarṇanam mārkaṇḍeya uvāca evaṃ tu stuvatastasya tejaso rāśirucchritaḥ | prādurbabhūva sahasā gaganavyāptikārakaḥ
Description of the granting of the boon by the ancestors. Mārkaṇḍeya said: As he was praising thus, a mass of radiance suddenly arose, filling the whole sky.
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MkP 94.2
तद्दृष्ट्वा सुमहत्तेजः समासाद्य स्थितं जगत् । जानुभ्यामवनिं गत्वा रुचिः स्तोत्रमिदं जगौ
taddṛṣṭvā sumahattejaḥ samāsādya sthitaṃ jagat | jānubhyāmavaniṃ gatvā ruciḥ stotramidaṃ jagau
Seeing that very great radiance standing there, having overtaken the world, Ruci went down to the ground on his knees and sang this hymn.
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MkP 94.3
रुचिरुवाच अमूर्तानां च मूर्तानां पितॄणां दीप्ततेजसाम् । नमस्यामि सदा तेषां ध्यानिनां दिव्यचक्षुषाम्
ruciruvāca amūrtānāṃ ca mūrtānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ dīptatejasām | namasyāmi sadā teṣāṃ dhyānināṃ divyacakṣuṣām
Ruci said: To the ancestors, both the formless and the embodied, of blazing radiance, to those meditators with divine sight, I offer homage always.
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MkP 94.4
इन्द्रादीनां च नेतारो दक्षमारीचयोस्तथा । सप्तर्षीणां तथान्येषां तान्नमस्यामि कामदान्
indrādīnāṃ ca netāro dakṣamārīcayostathā | saptarṣīṇāṃ tathānyeṣāṃ tānnamasyāmi kāmadān
(They are) the leaders of Indra and the rest, and of Dakṣa and Marīci, of the seven sages and of others too — to them, the granters of desires, I offer homage.
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MkP 94.5
मन्वादीनां मुनीन्द्राणां सूर्याचन्द्रमसोस्तथा । तान्नमस्याम्यहं सर्वान्पितरश्चार्णवेषु ये
manvādīnāṃ munīndrāṇāṃ sūryācandramasostathā | tānnamasyāmyahaṃ sarvānpitaraścārṇaveṣu ye
To Manu and the rest, to the chief of sages, to the sun and the moon — to all of them I offer homage, and to the ancestors who are in the oceans.
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MkP 94.6
नक्षत्राणां ग्रहाणां च वाय्वग्न्योर्नभसस्तथा । द्यावापृथिव्योश्च तथा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलिः
nakṣatrāṇāṃ grahāṇāṃ ca vāyvagnyornabhasastathā | dyāvāpṛthivyośca tathā namasyāmi kṛtāñjaliḥ
To the constellations and the planets, to wind and fire and space, and to heaven and earth, I offer homage with joined palms.
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MkP 94.7
देवर्षीणां ग्रहाणां च सर्वलोकनमस्कृतान् । अक्षय्यस्य सदा दातॄन्नमस्येऽहं कृताञ्जलिः
devarṣīṇāṃ grahāṇāṃ ca sarvalokanamaskṛtān | akṣayyasya sadā dātṝnnamasye'haṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ
To those honoured by the divine sages and by the planets and by all the worlds, the ever-givers of what is imperishable, I offer homage with joined palms.
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MkP 94.8
प्रजापतेः कश्यपाय सोमाय वरुणाय च । योगेश्वरेभ्यश्च सदा नमस्यामि कृताञ्जलिः
prajāpateḥ kaśyapāya somāya varuṇāya ca | yogeśvarebhyaśca sadā namasyāmi kṛtāñjaliḥ
To Prajāpati, to Kaśyapa, to Soma and to Varuṇa, and to the lords of yoga, I offer homage always with joined palms.
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MkP 94.9
नमो गणेभ्यः सप्तभ्यस्तथा लोकेषु सप्तसु । स्वयंभुवे नमस्यामि ब्रह्मणे योगचक्षुषे
namo gaṇebhyaḥ saptabhyastathā lokeṣu saptasu | svayaṃbhuve namasyāmi brahmaṇe yogacakṣuṣe
Homage to the seven hosts, and to those in the seven worlds; I offer homage to the self-existent, to Brahmā whose eye is yoga.
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MkP 94.11
अग्निरूपांस्तथैवान्यान्नमस्यामि पितॄनहम् । अग्नीषोममयं विश्वं यत एतदशेषतः
agnirūpāṃstathaivānyānnamasyāmi pitṝnaham | agnīṣomamayaṃ viśvaṃ yata etadaśeṣataḥ
And likewise I bow to the other fathers, those of the form of fire; for this universe, entirely, is made of Agni and Soma.
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MkP 94.12
ये तु तेजसि ये चैते सोमसूर्याग्निमूर्त्तयः । जगत्स्वरूपिणश्चैव तथा ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणः
ye tu tejasi ye caite somasūryāgnimūrttayaḥ | jagatsvarūpiṇaścaiva tathā brahmasvarūpiṇaḥ
And those who are in the radiance, and these who have the forms of moon, sun and fire, and those whose own form is the world, and likewise those whose own form is Brahman —
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MkP 94.13
तेभ्योऽखिलेभ्यो योगिभ्यः पितृभ्यो यतमानसः । नमो नमो नमस्ते मे प्रसीदन्तु स्वधाभुजः
tebhyo'khilebhyo yogibhyaḥ pitṛbhyo yatamānasaḥ | namo namo namaste me prasīdantu svadhābhujaḥ
to all those yogin fathers, with restrained mind, my homage, homage, homage to you; may the eaters of the svadhā offering be gracious.
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MkP 94.14
मार्कण्डेय उवाच एव स्तुतास्ततस्तेन तेजसा मुनिसत्तम । निश्चक्रमुस्तेऽपि ततो भासयन्तो दिशो दश
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca eva stutāstatastena tejasā munisattama | niścakramuste'pi tato bhāsayanto diśo daśa
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Thus praised by him, best of sages, they too came forth from that radiance, illuminating the ten directions.
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MkP 94.15
निवेदितं च यत्तेन पुष्पगन्धानुलेपनम् । तद्भूषितानथ स तान्ददृशे पुरतः स्थितान्
niveditaṃ ca yattena puṣpagandhānulepanam | tadbhūṣitānatha sa tāndadṛśe purataḥ sthitān
And the flowers, perfume and ointment that had been offered by him — adorned with that, he then saw them standing before him.
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MkP 94.16
प्रणिपत्य पुनर्भक्तया पुनरेव कृताञ्जलिः । नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यमित्याह पृथगादृतः
praṇipatya punarbhaktayā punareva kṛtāñjaliḥ | namastubhyaṃ namastubhyamityāha pṛthagādṛtaḥ
Bowing down again with devotion, again with folded hands, he said, honouring each one separately, "Homage to you, homage to you."
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MkP 94.17
ततः प्रसन्नाः पितरस्तमूचुर्मुनिसत्तमम् । वरं वृणीष्वेति स तानुवाचानतकन्धरः
tataḥ prasannāḥ pitarastamūcurmunisattamam | varaṃ vṛṇīṣveti sa tānuvācānatakandharaḥ
Then the fathers, gratified, said to that best of sages, "Choose a boon"; he, with neck bowed, said to them:
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MkP 94.18
रुचिरुवाच साम्प्रतं सर्गकर्तृत्वमादिष्टं ब्रह्मणा मम । सोऽहं पुत्रीमभीप्सामि धन्यां दिव्यां प्रजावतीम्
ruciruvāca sāmprataṃ sargakartṛtvamādiṣṭaṃ brahmaṇā mama | so'haṃ putrīmabhīpsāmi dhanyāṃ divyāṃ prajāvatīm
Ruci said: Now the office of creator has been assigned to me by Brahmā; being such, I desire a daughter, blessed, divine, and possessed of offspring.
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MkP 94.19
पितर ऊचुः अद्यैव सद्यः पत्नी ते भवत्वतिमनोरमा । तस्यां च पुत्रो भविता भवतो मनुरुत्तमः
pitara ūcuḥ adyaiva sadyaḥ patnī te bhavatvatimanoramā | tasyāṃ ca putro bhavitā bhavato manuruttamaḥ
The fathers said: This very day at once let there be for you a most delightful wife; and in her a son will be born to you, an excellent Manu.
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MkP 94.21
तस्यापि बहवः पुत्रा महाबलपराक्रमाः । भविष्यन्ति महात्मानः पृथिवीपरिपालकाः
tasyāpi bahavaḥ putrā mahābalaparākramāḥ | bhaviṣyanti mahātmānaḥ pṛthivīparipālakāḥ
And of him too there will be many sons of great strength and valour, great-souled, protectors of the earth.
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MkP 94.22
त्वं च प्रजापतिर्भूत्वा प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा चतुर्विधाः । क्षीणाधिकारो धर्मज्ञ ततः सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि
tvaṃ ca prajāpatirbhūtvā prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā caturvidhāḥ | kṣīṇādhikāro dharmajña tataḥ siddhimavāpsyasi
And you, having become a Prajāpati and having created the four kinds of creatures, when your charge is exhausted, O knower of dharma, will then attain perfection.
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MkP 94.23
स्तोत्रेणानेन च नरो योऽस्मांस्तोष्यति भक्तितः । तस्य तुष्टा वयं भोगानात्मज्ञानं तथोत्तमम्
stotreṇānena ca naro yo'smāṃstoṣyati bhaktitaḥ | tasya tuṣṭā vayaṃ bhogānātmajñānaṃ tathottamam
And whatever man will gratify us with this hymn out of devotion, to him, gratified, we (will give) enjoyments and also the highest knowledge of the self,
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MkP 94.24
शरीरारोग्यमर्थं च पुत्रपौत्रादिकं तथा । प्रदास्यामो न सन्देहो यच्चान्यदभिवाच्छितम्
śarīrārogyamarthaṃ ca putrapautrādikaṃ tathā | pradāsyāmo na sandeho yaccānyadabhivācchitam
bodily health, wealth, and likewise sons and grandsons and the rest — we shall grant, no doubt of it, and whatever else is desired.
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MkP 94.25
तस्मात्पुण्यफलं लोके वाञ्छद्भिः सततं नरैः । पितॄणां चाक्षया तृप्तिं स्तव्याः स्तोत्रेण मानवैः
tasmātpuṇyaphalaṃ loke vāñchadbhiḥ satataṃ naraiḥ | pitṝṇāṃ cākṣayā tṛptiṃ stavyāḥ stotreṇa mānavaiḥ
Therefore by men in the world who constantly wish for the fruit of merit, and for the imperishable satisfaction of the fathers, the fathers are to be praised with this hymn.
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MkP 94.26
वाञ्छद्भिः सततं स्तव्याः स्तोत्रेणानेन वै यतः । श्राद्धे च इमं भक्त्या अस्मत्प्रीतिकरं स्तवम्
vāñchadbhiḥ satataṃ stavyāḥ stotreṇānena vai yataḥ | śrāddhe ca imaṃ bhaktyā asmatprītikaraṃ stavam
Since (we) are to be praised constantly with this very hymn by those who so wish — and (whoever) with devotion in a śrāddha (recites) this hymn that gives us pleasure,
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MkP 94.27
पठिष्यन्ति द्विजाग्र्याणां भुञ्जतां पुरतः स्थितः । स्तोत्रश्रवणसम्प्रीत्या सन्निधाने परे कृते
paṭhiṣyanti dvijāgryāṇāṃ bhuñjatāṃ purataḥ sthitaḥ | stotraśravaṇasamprītyā sannidhāne pare kṛte
(those who) will recite it, standing before the foremost twice-born as they eat — when, through the pleasure of hearing the hymn, our supreme presence has been effected,
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MkP 94.28
अस्माकमक्षयं श्राद्धं तद्भविष्यत्यसंशयम् । यद्यप्यश्रोत्रियं श्राद्धं यद्यप्युपहतं भवेत्
asmākamakṣayaṃ śrāddhaṃ tadbhaviṣyatyasaṃśayam | yadyapyaśrotriyaṃ śrāddhaṃ yadyapyupahataṃ bhavet
then that śrāddha of ours will be imperishable, without doubt — even if the śrāddha is performed without a Vedic scholar, even if it be spoiled,
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MkP 94.29
अन्यायोपात्तवित्तेन यदि वा कृतमन्यथा । अश्राद्धार्हैरुपहतैरुपहारैस्तथा कृतम्
anyāyopāttavittena yadi vā kṛtamanyathā | aśrāddhārhairupahatairupahāraistathā kṛtam
or if it is done with wealth acquired unlawfully, or done otherwise (than prescribed), or done with offerings that are unfit for a śrāddha or defiled,
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MkP 94.31
अस्माकं तृप्तये श्राद्धं तथाप्येतदुदीरणात् । यत्रैतत्पठ्यते श्राद्धे स्तोत्रमस्मत्सुखावहम्
asmākaṃ tṛptaye śrāddhaṃ tathāpyetadudīraṇāt | yatraitatpaṭhyate śrāddhe stotramasmatsukhāvaham
still, by the recitation of this, that śrāddha serves for our satisfaction. Where at a śrāddha this hymn which brings us happiness is recited,
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MkP 94.32
अस्माकं जायते तृप्तिस्तत्र द्वादशवार्षिकी । हेमन्ते द्वादशाब्दानि तृप्तिमेतत्प्रयच्छति
asmākaṃ jāyate tṛptistatra dvādaśavārṣikī | hemante dvādaśābdāni tṛptimetatprayacchati
there arises for us a satisfaction lasting twelve years. In the cold season this grants satisfaction for twelve years.
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MkP 94.33
शिशिरे द्विगुणाब्दांश्च तृप्तिं स्तोत्रमिदं शुभम् । वसन्ते षोडश समास्तृप्तये श्राद्धकर्मणि
śiśire dviguṇābdāṃśca tṛptiṃ stotramidaṃ śubham | vasante ṣoḍaśa samāstṛptaye śrāddhakarmaṇi
In the cool season this auspicious hymn (grants) satisfaction for twice as many years; in spring, sixteen years, for (our) satisfaction in the śrāddha rite.
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MkP 94.34
ग्रीष्मे षोडशैवैतत्पठितं तृप्तिकारकम् । विकलेऽपि कृते श्राद्धे स्तोत्रेणानेन साधिते
grīṣme ṣoḍaśaivaitatpaṭhitaṃ tṛptikārakam | vikale'pi kṛte śrāddhe stotreṇānena sādhite
In summer, this same (hymn), when recited, produces satisfaction for sixteen (years). Even when a śrāddha has been performed defectively, if it is accomplished by this hymn,
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MkP 94.35
वर्षासु तृप्तिरस्माकमक्षया जायते रुचे । शरत्कालेऽपि पठितं श्राद्धकाले प्रयच्छति
varṣāsu tṛptirasmākamakṣayā jāyate ruce | śaratkāle'pi paṭhitaṃ śrāddhakāle prayacchati
in the rainy season our satisfaction becomes inexhaustible, O Ruci. Recited also in the autumn season, at the time of the śrāddha it grants
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MkP 94.36
अस्माकमेतत्पुरुषस्तृप्तिं पञ्चदशाब्दिकीम् । यस्मिन्गृहे च लिखितमेतत्तिष्ठति नित्यदा
asmākametatpuruṣastṛptiṃ pañcadaśābdikīm | yasmingṛhe ca likhitametattiṣṭhati nityadā
us — this, O man — a satisfaction lasting fifteen years. And in whatever house this (hymn) stands written permanently,
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MkP 94.37
सन्निधानं कृते श्राद्धे तत्रास्माकं भविष्यति । तस्मादेतत्त्वया श्राद्धे विप्राणां भुञ्जतः पुरः
sannidhānaṃ kṛte śrāddhe tatrāsmākaṃ bhaviṣyati | tasmādetattvayā śrāddhe viprāṇāṃ bhuñjataḥ puraḥ
there, when a śrāddha is performed, our presence will be. Therefore this (hymn) is to be (recited) by you at a śrāddha, in front of the brahmins as they eat,
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MkP 94.38
श्रवणीयं महाभाग अस्माकं पुष्टिहेतुकम् । इत्युक्त्वा पितरस्तस्य स्वर्गता मुनिसत्तम
śravaṇīyaṃ mahābhāga asmākaṃ puṣṭihetukam | ityuktvā pitarastasya svargatā munisattama
it should be made heard, O greatly fortunate one, for the sake of our nourishment. Having said this, his ancestors went to heaven, O best of sages.
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MkP 94.94
सोमाधारान्पितृगणान्योगमूर्तिधरांस्तथा । नमस्यामि तथा सोमं पितरं जगतामहम् मन्वन्तराधिपो धीमांस्त्वन्नाम्नैवोपलक्षितः । रुचे रौच्य इति ख्यातिं यो यास्यति जगत्त्रये अकालेऽप्यथवाऽदेशे विधिहीनमथापि वा । अश्रद्धया वा पुरुषैर्दम्भमाश्रित्य वा कृतम् इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे रौच्ये मन्वन्तरे पितृवरप्रदानं नाम चतुर्नवतितमोऽध्यायः
somādhārānpitṛgaṇānyogamūrtidharāṃstathā | namasyāmi tathā somaṃ pitaraṃ jagatāmaham manvantarādhipo dhīmāṃstvannāmnaivopalakṣitaḥ | ruce raucya iti khyātiṃ yo yāsyati jagattraye akāle'pyathavā'deśe vidhihīnamathāpi vā | aśraddhayā vā puruṣairdambhamāśritya vā kṛtam iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe raucye manvantare pitṛvarapradānaṃ nāma caturnavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
I bow to the hosts of ancestors who have soma as their support and who bear the form of yoga, and likewise to Soma, the father of the worlds. (Your son will be) the wise lord of a manvantara, designated by your very name: O Ruci, he will attain renown in the three worlds as "Raucya." Even (a śrāddha) performed at a wrong time or in a wrong place, or without the prescribed rules, or by men without faith, or resorting to hypocrisy — Thus the ninety-fourth chapter, called "The Granting of the Boon by the Ancestors, in the Raucya Manvantara," in the venerable Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain