Markandeya Purana (chapters 94–134) — Chapter 96
MkP 96.1
अग्निस्तोत्रनामवर्णनम् मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततः परं तु भौत्यस्य समुत्पत्तिं निशामय । देवानृषींस्तथा पुत्रांस्तथैव वसुधाधिपान्
agnistotranāmavarṇanam mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ paraṃ tu bhautyasya samutpattiṃ niśāmaya | devānṛṣīṃstathā putrāṃstathaiva vasudhādhipān
Description of the hymn and the names of Agni. Mārkaṇḍeya said: But after that, hear the origin of Bhautya, and the gods, the seers, his sons, and likewise the lords of the earth.
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MkP 96.2
बभूवाङ्गिरसः शिष्यो भूतिर्नाम्नातिकोपनः । चण्डशापप्रदोऽल्पेऽर्थे मुनिरागस्यसौम्यवाक्
babhūvāṅgirasaḥ śiṣyo bhūtirnāmnātikopanaḥ | caṇḍaśāpaprado'lpe'rthe munirāgasyasaumyavāk
There was a pupil of Aṅgiras, Bhūti by name, exceedingly irascible, a sage who uttered fierce curses over a small matter, gentle of speech (only) when there was no offence.
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MkP 96.3
तस्याश्रमे मातरिश्वा न ववावतिनिष्ठुरम् । नातितापं रविश्चक्रे पर्जन्यो नातिकर्दमम्
tasyāśrame mātariśvā na vavāvatiniṣṭhuram | nātitāpaṃ raviścakre parjanyo nātikardamam
In his hermitage the wind did not blow too harshly, the sun made no excessive heat, and the rain-cloud (made) no excessive mud.
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MkP 96.4
नातिशीतं च शीतांशुः परिपूर्णोऽपि रश्मिभिः । चकार भीत्या वै तस्य कोपनस्यातितेजसः
nātiśītaṃ ca śītāṃśuḥ paripūrṇo'pi raśmibhiḥ | cakāra bhītyā vai tasya kopanasyātitejasaḥ
And the cool-rayed one (the moon), though full with his beams, made (his light) not too cold — indeed out of fear of that irascible man of exceeding fiery power.
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MkP 96.5
ऋतवश्च क्रमं त्यक्त्वा वृक्षेष्वाश्रमजन्मसु । तस्य पुष्पफलं चक्रुराज्ञया सार्वकालिकम्
ṛtavaśca kramaṃ tyaktvā vṛkṣeṣvāśramajanmasu | tasya puṣpaphalaṃ cakrurājñayā sārvakālikam
And the seasons, abandoning their order, made flowers and fruit appear at all times on the trees grown in his hermitage, at his command.
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MkP 96.6
ऊहुरापश्च छन्देन तस्याश्रमसमीपगाः । कमण्डलुगताश्चैव तस्य भीता महात्मनः
ūhurāpaśca chandena tasyāśramasamīpagāḥ | kamaṇḍalugatāścaiva tasya bhītā mahātmanaḥ
And the waters flowed at will (i.e., as he wished) near his hermitage, and entered his water-pot, afraid of that great-souled one.
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MkP 96.7
नातिक्तेशसहो विप्रः सोऽभवत्कोपनो भृशम् । अपुत्रश्च महाभागः स तपस्यकरोन्मनः
nātikteśasaho vipraḥ so'bhavatkopano bhṛśam | aputraśca mahābhāgaḥ sa tapasyakaronmanaḥ
That brahmin could not bear much trouble; he was exceedingly irascible. And that greatly fortunate one, being sonless, set his mind on ascetic practice.
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MkP 96.8
पुत्रकामो यताहारः शीतवातानलाहतः । तपस्यामि विचिन्त्येति तपस्येव मनो दधे
putrakāmo yatāhāraḥ śītavātānalāhataḥ | tapasyāmi vicintyeti tapasyeva mano dadhe
Desiring a son, restrained in food, beaten by cold, wind, and fire, thinking "I shall practise austerity," he fixed his mind on austerity alone.
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MkP 96.9
तस्येन्दुर्नातिशीताय नातितापाय भास्करः । अभवन्मातरिश्वा च ववौ नाति महामुने
tasyendurnātiśītāya nātitāpāya bhāskaraḥ | abhavanmātariśvā ca vavau nāti mahāmune
For him the moon became not too cold and the sun not too hot, and the wind blew not too much, O great sage.
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MkP 96.11
तस्य भ्राता सुवर्च्चाऽभूद्यज्ञे तेनाभिमन्त्रितः । यियासुः शान्तिनामानं शिष्यमाह महामतिम्
tasya bhrātā suvarccā'bhūdyajñe tenābhimantritaḥ | yiyāsuḥ śāntināmānaṃ śiṣyamāha mahāmatim
He had a brother named Suvarcas, and he was invited by him to a sacrifice; wishing to go, he spoke to his disciple named Śānti, of great intelligence —
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MkP 96.12
प्रशान्तमक्षप्रतिमं विनीतं गुरुकर्मणि । सदोद्युक्तं शुभाचारमुदारं मुनिसत्तमम्
praśāntamakṣapratimaṃ vinītaṃ gurukarmaṇi | sadodyuktaṃ śubhācāramudāraṃ munisattamam
— (to him who was) wholly calm, unwavering (like an axle?), disciplined in service to his teacher, always diligent, of good conduct, noble, the best of sages.
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MkP 96.13
भूतिरुवाच अहं यज्ञं गमिष्यामि भ्रातुः शान्ते सुवर्चसः । तेनाहूतस्त्वया चेह यत्कर्त्तव्यं शृणुष्व तत्
bhūtiruvāca ahaṃ yajñaṃ gamiṣyāmi bhrātuḥ śānte suvarcasaḥ | tenāhūtastvayā ceha yatkarttavyaṃ śṛṇuṣva tat
Bhūti said: I shall go, Śānti, to the sacrifice of my brother Suvarcas, invited by him; hear now what is to be done by you here.
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MkP 96.14
अतिजागरणं वह्नेस्त्वया कार्यं ममाश्रमे । तथा त्वया प्रयत्नेन यथाग्निर्न शमं व्रजेत्
atijāgaraṇaṃ vahnestvayā kāryaṃ mamāśrame | tathā tvayā prayatnena yathāgnirna śamaṃ vrajet
Great vigilance over the fire must be kept by you in my hermitage; and so you must take pains that the fire does not go out.
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MkP 96.15
मार्कण्डेय उवाच इत्याज्ञाप्य तथेत्युक्तो गुरुः शिष्येण शान्तिना । जगाम यज्ञं तं भ्रातुराहूतः स यवीयसः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ityājñāpya tathetyukto guruḥ śiṣyeṇa śāntinā | jagāma yajñaṃ taṃ bhrāturāhūtaḥ sa yavīyasaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having so commanded, and being answered "So be it" by his disciple Śānti, the teacher went, invited, to that sacrifice of his younger brother.
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MkP 96.16
स च शान्तिर्वनाद्यावत्समित्पुष्पफलादिकम् । उपानयति भूत्यर्थं गुरोस्तस्य महात्मनः
sa ca śāntirvanādyāvatsamitpuṣpaphalādikam | upānayati bhūtyarthaṃ gurostasya mahātmanaḥ
And that Śānti brought from the forest firewood, flowers, fruit and the rest, as much as (was needed), for Bhūti's sake, for that great-souled teacher.
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MkP 96.17
अन्यच्च कुरुते कर्म गुरुभक्तिवशानुगः । प्रशान्तस्तावदनलो योऽसौ भूतिपरिग्रहः
anyacca kurute karma gurubhaktivaśānugaḥ | praśāntastāvadanalo yo'sau bhūtiparigrahaḥ
And, following the sway of devotion to his teacher, he did other work as well; meanwhile that fire which was Bhūti's charge went out.
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MkP 96.18
तं दृष्ट्वा सोऽनलं शान्तं शान्तिरत्यन्तदुःखितः । भीतश्च भूतेर्बहुधा चिन्तामाप महामतिः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā so'nalaṃ śāntaṃ śāntiratyantaduḥkhitaḥ | bhītaśca bhūterbahudhā cintāmāpa mahāmatiḥ
Seeing that fire gone out, Śānti was utterly distressed, and afraid of Bhūti; that man of great intelligence fell into manifold anxiety.
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MkP 96.19
किं करोमि कथं वात्र भविता गमनं गुरोः । मयाद्य प्रतिपत्तव्यं किं कृते सुकृतं भवेत्
kiṃ karomi kathaṃ vātra bhavitā gamanaṃ guroḥ | mayādya pratipattavyaṃ kiṃ kṛte sukṛtaṃ bhavet
"What shall I do? or how in this case will my teacher's coming be (met)? What course must I take now — by doing what will good come of it?"
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MkP 96.21
यद्यन्यमग्निमत्राहमग्निस्थाने करोमि तत् । सर्वप्रत्यक्षदृग्भस्म सोऽवश्यं मां करिष्यति
yadyanyamagnimatrāhamagnisthāne karomi tat | sarvapratyakṣadṛgbhasma so'vaśyaṃ māṃ kariṣyati
"If I put another fire here in the place of the (sacred) fire, then he, who sees everything directly, will certainly reduce me to ashes."
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MkP 96.22
सोऽहं पापो गुरोस्तस्य निमित्तं कोपशापयोः । तथात्मानं न शोचामि यथा पापं कृतं गुरोः
so'haṃ pāpo gurostasya nimittaṃ kopaśāpayoḥ | tathātmānaṃ na śocāmi yathā pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ guroḥ
"Sinful as I am, I am the cause of that teacher's anger and cursing; yet I do not grieve for myself so much as for the wrong done to my teacher."
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MkP 96.23
दृष्ट्वा प्रशान्तमनलं नूनं शप्स्यति मां गुरुः । यथा वा पावकः क्रुद्धस्तथा वीर्यो हि स द्विजः
dṛṣṭvā praśāntamanalaṃ nūnaṃ śapsyati māṃ guruḥ | yathā vā pāvakaḥ kruddhastathā vīryo hi sa dvijaḥ
"Seeing the fire gone out, my teacher will surely curse me; for that brahmin, when angered, is of the same power as fire itself."
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MkP 96.24
यस्य प्रभावाद्बिभ्यन्ते देवास्तिष्ठन्ति शासने । कृतागसं स मां युक्त्या कया नो धर्षयिष्यति
yasya prabhāvādbibhyante devāstiṣṭhanti śāsane | kṛtāgasaṃ sa māṃ yuktyā kayā no dharṣayiṣyati
"He by whose power the gods are afraid and abide under his rule — by what device will he not lay low me, who have done wrong?"
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MkP 96.25
मार्कण्डेय उवाच बहुधैवं विचिन्त्यासौ भीतस्तस्य सदा गुरोः । ययौ मतिमतां श्रेष्ठः शरणं जातवेदसम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca bahudhaivaṃ vicintyāsau bhītastasya sadā guroḥ | yayau matimatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ śaraṇaṃ jātavedasam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having thus reflected in many ways, ever fearful of that teacher, he, the best of the wise, went for refuge to the Fire-god (Jātavedas).
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MkP 96.26
स चकार तदा स्तोत्रं सप्तर्च्चेर्यतमानसः । स चैकचित्तो मेदिन्यां न्यस्तजानुः कृताञ्जलिः
sa cakāra tadā stotraṃ saptarcceryatamānasaḥ | sa caikacitto medinyāṃ nyastajānuḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ
Then, with restrained mind, he made a hymn of seven verses; single-minded, with his knees set on the earth and his palms joined.
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MkP 96.27
शान्तिरुवाच ओं नमः सर्वभूतानां साधनाय महात्मने । एकद्विपञ्चधिष्ण्याय राजसूये षडात्मने
śāntiruvāca oṃ namaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sādhanāya mahātmane | ekadvipañcadhiṣṇyāya rājasūye ṣaḍātmane
Śānti said: Om, homage to the great-souled one who is the means of accomplishment for all beings, whose fire-seats are one, two, and five, and who is sixfold at the Rājasūya.
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MkP 96.28
नमः समस्तदेवानां वृत्तिदाय सुवर्चसे । शुक्ररूपाय जगतामशेषाणां स्थितिप्रदः
namaḥ samastadevānāṃ vṛttidāya suvarcase | śukrarūpāya jagatāmaśeṣāṇāṃ sthitipradaḥ
Homage to the brilliantly radiant one who grants sustenance to all the gods; to him whose form is Śukra, the giver of stability to all the worlds without exception.
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MkP 96.29
त्वं मुखं सर्वदेवानां त्वयात्तं भगवन्हविः । प्रीणयस्यखिलान्देवांस्त्वत्प्राणाः सर्वदेवताः
tvaṃ mukhaṃ sarvadevānāṃ tvayāttaṃ bhagavanhaviḥ | prīṇayasyakhilāndevāṃstvatprāṇāḥ sarvadevatāḥ
You are the mouth of all the gods; the oblation is taken by you, O Lord. You satisfy all the gods; all the deities have you as their breath.
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MkP 96.31
तेनाखिलौषधीजन्म भवत्यनिलसारथे । औषधीभिरशेषाभिः सुखं जीवन्ति जन्तवः
tenākhilauṣadhījanma bhavatyanilasārathe | auṣadhībhiraśeṣābhiḥ sukhaṃ jīvanti jantavaḥ
By that, O you whose charioteer is the wind, comes the birth of all plants; and by all the plants creatures live in comfort.
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MkP 96.32
वितन्वते नरा यज्ञांस्त्वत्सृष्टास्वोषधीषु च । यज्ञैर्देवास्तथा दैत्यास्तद्वद्रक्षांसि पावक
vitanvate narā yajñāṃstvatsṛṣṭāsvoṣadhīṣu ca | yajñairdevāstathā daityāstadvadrakṣāṃsi pāvaka
And men spread out sacrifices with the plants created by you; and by sacrifices the gods, the daityas, and likewise the rākṣasas, O Purifier —
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MkP 96.33
आप्याय्यन्ते च ते यज्ञास्त्वदाधारा हुताशन । अतः सर्वस्य योनिस्त्वं वह्ने सर्वमयस्तथा
āpyāyyante ca te yajñāstvadādhārā hutāśana | ataḥ sarvasya yonistvaṃ vahne sarvamayastathā
— and those sacrifices, which rest upon you, are made to swell, O eater of oblations. Therefore, O Fire, you are the womb of all and likewise consist of all.
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MkP 96.34
देवता दानवा यक्षा दैत्या गन्धर्वराक्षसाः । मानुषाः पशवो वृक्षा मृगपक्षिसरीसृपाः
devatā dānavā yakṣā daityā gandharvarākṣasāḥ | mānuṣāḥ paśavo vṛkṣā mṛgapakṣisarīsṛpāḥ
Gods, dānavas, yakṣas, daityas, gandharvas and rākṣasas, men, cattle, trees, beasts, birds and creeping things —
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MkP 96.35
आप्याय्यन्ते त्वया सर्वे संवर्ध्यन्ते च पावक । त्वत्त एवोद्भवं यान्ति त्वय्यन्ते च तथा लयम्
āpyāyyante tvayā sarve saṃvardhyante ca pāvaka | tvatta evodbhavaṃ yānti tvayyante ca tathā layam
— all are nourished by you and made to grow, O Purifier; from you alone they come into being, and in you at the end they dissolve.
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MkP 96.36
अपः सृजसि देवत्वं त्वमत्सि पुनरेव ताः । पच्यमानास्त्वया ताश्च प्राणिनां पुष्टिकारणम्
apaḥ sṛjasi devatvaṃ tvamatsi punareva tāḥ | pacyamānāstvayā tāśca prāṇināṃ puṣṭikāraṇam
You create the waters, O god, and you again consume them; and those waters, being cooked by you, become the cause of nourishment for living beings.
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MkP 96.37
देवेषु तेजोरूपेण कान्त्या सिद्धेष्ववस्थितः । विषरूपेण नागेषु वायुरूपः पतत्त्रिषु
deveṣu tejorūpeṇa kāntyā siddheṣvavasthitaḥ | viṣarūpeṇa nāgeṣu vāyurūpaḥ patattriṣu
Among the gods you stand as radiance, among the siddhas as beauty, among the serpents in the form of poison, among birds in the form of wind.
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MkP 96.38
मनुजेषु भवान्क्रोधो मोहः पक्षिमृगादिषु । अवष्टम्भोऽसि तरुषु काठिन्यं त्वं महीं प्रति
manujeṣu bhavānkrodho mohaḥ pakṣimṛgādiṣu | avaṣṭambho'si taruṣu kāṭhinyaṃ tvaṃ mahīṃ prati
Among men you are anger, among birds and beasts and the rest you are delusion; in trees you are their support, and towards the earth you are hardness.
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MkP 96.39
जले द्रवस्त्वं भगवाञ्जवरूपी तथाऽनिले । व्यापित्वेन तथैवाग्ने नभसि त्वं व्यवस्थितः
jale dravastvaṃ bhagavāñjavarūpī tathā'nile | vyāpitvena tathaivāgne nabhasi tvaṃ vyavasthitaḥ
In water you, O Lord, are fluidity, and in wind you have the form of speed; and just so, O Fire, you abide in the sky as pervasiveness.
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MkP 96.41
त्वामष्टधा कल्पयित्वा यज्ञवाहमकल्पयन् । त्वया सृष्टमिदं विश्वं वदन्ति परमर्षयः
tvāmaṣṭadhā kalpayitvā yajñavāhamakalpayan | tvayā sṛṣṭamidaṃ viśvaṃ vadanti paramarṣayaḥ
Having fashioned you eightfold, they made you the bearer of the sacrifice; the highest sages say that this universe was created by you.
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MkP 96.42
त्वामृते हि जगत्सर्वं सद्यो नश्येद्धुताशन । तुभ्यं कृत्वा द्विजः पूजां स्वकर्मविहितां गतिम्
tvāmṛte hi jagatsarvaṃ sadyo naśyeddhutāśana | tubhyaṃ kṛtvā dvijaḥ pūjāṃ svakarmavihitāṃ gatim
For without you, O eater of oblations, the whole world would perish at once. Having made worship to you, the twice-born (attain) the course ordained by their own rites —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.43
प्रयान्ति हव्यकव्याद्यैः स्वधास्वाहाभ्युदीरणात् । परिणामात्मवीर्याणि प्राणिनाममरार्चित
prayānti havyakavyādyaiḥ svadhāsvāhābhyudīraṇāt | pariṇāmātmavīryāṇi prāṇināmamarārcita
— they go (there) by oblations to gods and to the ancestors and the rest, through the uttering of svadhā and svāhā. The powers that are the very transformations of living beings, O you honoured by the immortals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 96.44
दहन्ति सर्वभूतानि ततो निष्क्रम्य हेतयः । जातवेदस्त्वयैवेदं विश्वं सृष्टं महाद्युते
dahanti sarvabhūtāni tato niṣkramya hetayaḥ | jātavedastvayaivedaṃ viśvaṃ sṛṣṭaṃ mahādyute
— (namely) the missiles that issue forth from there, burn all beings. O Jātavedas of great splendour, by you alone was this universe created.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 96.45
तवैव वैदिकं कर्म सर्वभूतात्मकं जगत् । नमस्तेऽनल पिङ्गाक्ष नमस्तेऽस्तु हुताशन
tavaiva vaidikaṃ karma sarvabhūtātmakaṃ jagat | namaste'nala piṅgākṣa namaste'stu hutāśana
Yours alone is the Vedic rite; yours is the world that has all beings for its self. Homage to you, O Fire with tawny eyes; homage be to you, O eater of oblations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.46
पावकाद्य नमस्तेऽस्तु नमस्ते हव्यवाहन । त्वमेव सर्वभूतानां पावनाद्विश्वपावनः ।। त्वमेव भुक्तपीतानां पाचनाद्विश्वपाचकः
pāvakādya namaste'stu namaste havyavāhana | tvameva sarvabhūtānāṃ pāvanādviśvapāvanaḥ || tvameva bhuktapītānāṃ pācanādviśvapācakaḥ
Homage be to you, O first Purifier; homage to you, O bearer of the oblation. You alone, because you purify all beings, are the purifier of all; you alone, because you cook what is eaten and drunk, are the cooker of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.47
सस्यानां पाककर्त्ता त्वं पोष्टा त्वं जगतस्तथा । त्वमेव मेघस्त्वं वायुस्त्वं बीजं सस्यहेतुकम्
sasyānāṃ pākakarttā tvaṃ poṣṭā tvaṃ jagatastathā | tvameva meghastvaṃ vāyustvaṃ bījaṃ sasyahetukam
You are the ripener of the crops, and you are the nourisher of the world; you alone are the cloud, you are the wind, you are the seed that causes the crops.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.48
पोषाय सर्वभूतानां भूतभव्यभवो ह्यसि । त्वं ज्योतिः सर्वभूतेषु त्वमादित्यो विभावसुः
poṣāya sarvabhūtānāṃ bhūtabhavyabhavo hyasi | tvaṃ jyotiḥ sarvabhūteṣu tvamādityo vibhāvasuḥ
For the nourishing of all beings you are the source of what has been and what is to be; you are the light within all beings, you are the sun, the radiant one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.49
त्वमहस्त्वं तथा रात्रिरुभे सन्ध्ये तथा भवान् । हिरण्यरेतास्त्वं वह्ने हिरण्योद्भवकारणम्
tvamahastvaṃ tathā rātrirubhe sandhye tathā bhavān | hiraṇyaretāstvaṃ vahne hiraṇyodbhavakāraṇam
You are the day, and you are the night, and you are both the twilights; you are the golden-seeded one, O Fire, the cause from which gold arises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.51
कलाकाष्ठानिमेषादिरूपेणासि जगत्प्रभो । त्वमेतदखिलं कालः परिणामात्मको भवान्
kalākāṣṭhānimeṣādirūpeṇāsi jagatprabho | tvametadakhilaṃ kālaḥ pariṇāmātmako bhavān
You exist in the form of the kalā, the kāṣṭhā, the twinkling of an eye and the rest, O Lord of the world; you are all this—you are Time, whose nature is transformation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.52
या जिह्वा भवतः काली कालनिष्ठाकरी प्रभो । तया नः पाहि पापेभ्य ऐहिकाच्च महाभयात्
yā jihvā bhavataḥ kālī kālaniṣṭhākarī prabho | tayā naḥ pāhi pāpebhya aihikācca mahābhayāt
That tongue of yours which is Kālī, which brings (all) to an end in time, O Lord—with it protect us from sins and from great danger here in this world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.53
कराली नाम या जिह्वा महाप्रलयकारणम् । तया नः पाहि पापेभ्य ऐहिकाच्च महाभयात्
karālī nāma yā jihvā mahāpralayakāraṇam | tayā naḥ pāhi pāpebhya aihikācca mahābhayāt
The tongue named Karālī, which is the cause of the great dissolution—with it protect us from sins and from great danger here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.54
मनोजवा च या जिह्वा लघिमागुणलक्षणा । तया नः पाहि पापेभ्य ऐहिकाच्च महाभयात्
manojavā ca yā jihvā laghimāguṇalakṣaṇā | tayā naḥ pāhi pāpebhya aihikācca mahābhayāt
And the tongue Manojavā, marked by the quality of lightness—with it protect us from sins and from great danger here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.55
करोति कामं भूतेभ्यो या ते जिह्वा सुलोहिता । तया नः पाहि पापेभ्य ऐहिकाच्च महाभयात्
karoti kāmaṃ bhūtebhyo yā te jihvā sulohitā | tayā naḥ pāhi pāpebhya aihikācca mahābhayāt
That bright red tongue of yours which fulfils the desire of beings—with it protect us from sins and from great danger here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.56
सुधूम्रवर्णा या जिह्वा प्राणिनां रोगदायिका । तया नः पाहि पापेभ्य ऐहिकाच्च महाभयात्
sudhūmravarṇā yā jihvā prāṇināṃ rogadāyikā | tayā naḥ pāhi pāpebhya aihikācca mahābhayāt
The tongue of pale smoky colour, which brings disease to living creatures—with it protect us from sins and from great danger here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.57
स्फुलिङ्गिनी च या जिह्वा यतः सकलपुद्गलाः । तया नः पाहि पापेभ्य ऐहिकाच्च महाभयात्
sphuliṅginī ca yā jihvā yataḥ sakalapudgalāḥ | tayā naḥ pāhi pāpebhya aihikācca mahābhayāt
And the tongue Sphuliṅginī (the sparkling one), from which come all bodily forms—with it protect us from sins and from great danger here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 96.58
या ते विश्वसृजा जिह्वा प्राणिनां शर्मदायिनी । तया नः पाहि पापेभ्य ऐहिकाच्च महाभयात्
yā te viśvasṛjā jihvā prāṇināṃ śarmadāyinī | tayā naḥ pāhi pāpebhya aihikācca mahābhayāt
That tongue of yours, creator of the universe, which gives comfort to living creatures—with it protect us from sins and from great danger here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.59
पिङ्गाक्ष लोहितग्रीव कृष्णवर्त्म हुताशन । त्राहि मां सर्वदोषेभ्यः संसारादुद्धरेह माम्
piṅgākṣa lohitagrīva kṛṣṇavartma hutāśana | trāhi māṃ sarvadoṣebhyaḥ saṃsārāduddhareha mām
O tawny-eyed one, red-necked one, you whose track is black, O eater of oblations, save me from all faults and lift me up out of transmigration here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.61
अग्नेऽग्रे सर्वभूतानां समुत्पत्तिर्विभावसो । प्रसीद हव्यवाहाख्य अभिष्टुत मयाव्यय
agne'gre sarvabhūtānāṃ samutpattirvibhāvaso | prasīda havyavāhākhya abhiṣṭuta mayāvyaya
O Fire, at the beginning of all beings is the origination, O radiant one; be gracious, you who are called the bearer of oblations, praised by me, O imperishable one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 96.62
त्वमक्षयो वह्निरचिन्त्यरूपः समृद्धिमन्दुष्प्रसहोऽतितीव्रः । तवाव्ययं भीममशेषलोकसंवर्धकं हन्त्यथवातिवीर्यम्
tvamakṣayo vahniracintyarūpaḥ samṛddhimanduṣprasaho'titīvraḥ | tavāvyayaṃ bhīmamaśeṣalokasaṃvardhakaṃ hantyathavātivīryam
You are the undecaying Fire, of inconceivable form, slow in your abundance, hard to withstand, exceedingly fierce; your imperishable, fearsome (power), which makes all the worlds grow, also destroys, being of surpassing might.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 96.63
त्वमुत्तमं तत्त्वमशेषसत्त्वहृत्पुंडरीकस्थमनन्तमीड्यम् । त्वया ततं विश्वमिदं चराचरं हुताशनैको बहुधा त्वमत्र
tvamuttamaṃ tattvamaśeṣasattvahṛtpuṃḍarīkasthamanantamīḍyam | tvayā tataṃ viśvamidaṃ carācaraṃ hutāśanaiko bahudhā tvamatra
You are the highest reality, seated in the heart-lotus of all beings, endless, to be praised; by you this universe, moving and unmoving, is pervaded—O eater of oblations, you are one and here manifold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.64
त्वमक्षयः सगिरिवना वसुन्धरा नभः ससोमार्कमहर्दिवाखिलम् । महोदधेर्जठरगतश्च वाडवो भवान्विभुः पिबति पयांसि पावक
tvamakṣayaḥ sagirivanā vasundharā nabhaḥ sasomārkamahardivākhilam | mahodadherjaṭharagataśca vāḍavo bhavānvibhuḥ pibati payāṃsi pāvaka
You are undecaying: the earth with its mountains and forests, the sky, the whole day-realm with moon and sun; and gone into the belly of the great ocean as the Vāḍava fire, you, the all-pervading, drink up the waters, O purifier.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.65
हुताशनस्त्वमिति सदाभिपूज्यसे महाक्रतौ नियमपरैर्महर्षिभिः । अभिष्टुतः पिबसि च सोममध्वरे वषट्कृतान्यपि च हवींषि भूतये
hutāśanastvamiti sadābhipūjyase mahākratau niyamaparairmaharṣibhiḥ | abhiṣṭutaḥ pibasi ca somamadhvare vaṣaṭkṛtānyapi ca havīṃṣi bhūtaye
As "eater of oblations" you are ever worshipped in the great sacrifice by great sages devoted to their observances; praised, you drink the soma at the rite, and also the oblations offered with the call vaṣaṭ, for (our) welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.66
त्वं विप्रैः सततमिहेज्यसे फलार्थं वेदाङ्गेष्वथ सकलेषु गीयसे त्वम् । त्वद्धेतोर्यजनपरायणा द्विजेन्द्रा वेदाङ्गान्यधिगमयन्ति सर्वकाले
tvaṃ vipraiḥ satatamihejyase phalārthaṃ vedāṅgeṣvatha sakaleṣu gīyase tvam | tvaddhetoryajanaparāyaṇā dvijendrā vedāṅgānyadhigamayanti sarvakāle
You are here constantly sacrificed to by brahmins for the sake of fruit, and you are sung of in all the branches of the Veda; for your sake the foremost of the twice-born, intent on sacrificing, study the Vedic auxiliaries at all times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.67
त्वं ब्रह्मा यजनपरस्तथैव विष्णुर्भूतेशः सुरपतिरर्यमा जलेशः । सूर्येन्दू सकलसुरासुराश्च हव्यैः सन्तोष्याभिमतफलान्यथाप्नुवन्ति
tvaṃ brahmā yajanaparastathaiva viṣṇurbhūteśaḥ surapatiraryamā jaleśaḥ | sūryendū sakalasurāsurāśca havyaiḥ santoṣyābhimataphalānyathāpnuvanti
You are Brahmā intent on sacrifice, and likewise Viṣṇu, the lord of beings, the lord of the gods, Aryaman, the lord of the waters; sun and moon and all the gods and demons, being gratified with oblations, thereby obtain their desired fruits.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.68
अर्चिभिः परममहोपघातदुष्टं संस्पृष्टं तव शुचि जायते समस्तम् । स्नानानां परममतीव भस्मना सत्सन्ध्यायां मुनिभिरतीव सेव्यसे तत्
arcibhiḥ paramamahopaghātaduṣṭaṃ saṃspṛṣṭaṃ tava śuci jāyate samastam | snānānāṃ paramamatīva bhasmanā satsandhyāyāṃ munibhiratīva sevyase tat
By your flames everything that is defiled, even by the greatest injury, becomes pure when touched; the best of baths is that with ashes—far beyond (others)—and so you are much resorted to by the sages at the true twilight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 96.69
तत्कृत्वा त्रिदिवमवाप्नुवन्ति लोकाः । सद्भक्त्या सुखनियताः समूहगतिम्
tatkṛtvā tridivamavāpnuvanti lokāḥ | sadbhaktyā sukhaniyatāḥ samūhagatim
Having done that, people attain the third heaven, and by true devotion, settled in happiness, (they attain) the state of the (celestial) company.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 96.71
यत्ते वह्ने शिवं रूपं ये च ते सप्त हेतयः । तैः पाहि न स्तुतो देव पिता पुत्रमिवात्मजम्
yatte vahne śivaṃ rūpaṃ ye ca te sapta hetayaḥ | taiḥ pāhi na stuto deva pitā putramivātmajam
That auspicious form of yours, O Fire, and those seven flames of yours — with them protect us, O god, being praised, as a father protects his own son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 96.96
आपीड्यमानो द्वन्द्वैश्च स भूतिर्मुनिसत्तमः । अनवाप्याभिलाषं तं तपसः सन्यवर्त्तत प्रशान्ताग्निमिमं धिष्ण्यं यदि पश्यति मे गुरुः । ततो मां विषमे ह्यद्य व्यसने सन्नियोक्ष्यति हुतं हविस्त्वय्यनल मेधत्वमुपगच्छति । ततश्च जलरूपेण परिणाममुपैति यत् त्वमग्ने सर्वभूतानामन्तश्चरसि पालयन् । त्वामेकमाहुः कवयस्त्वामाहुस्त्रिविधः पुनः हिरण्यगर्भश्च भवान्हिरण्यसदृशप्रभः । त्वं मुहूर्त्तं क्षणश्च त्वं त्वं त्रुटिस्त्वं तथा लवः प्रसीद वह्ने सप्तार्चिः कृशानो हव्यवाहन । अग्निपावकशुक्रादिनामाष्टाभिरुदीरितः प्रसीद वह्ने शुचिनामधेय प्रसीद वायो विमलातिदीक्ते । प्रसीद मे पावक वैद्युताभ प्रसीद हव्याशन पाहि मां त्वम् इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे भौत्यमन्वन्तरेऽग्निस्तोत्रं नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः
āpīḍyamāno dvandvaiśca sa bhūtirmunisattamaḥ | anavāpyābhilāṣaṃ taṃ tapasaḥ sanyavarttata praśāntāgnimimaṃ dhiṣṇyaṃ yadi paśyati me guruḥ | tato māṃ viṣame hyadya vyasane sanniyokṣyati hutaṃ havistvayyanala medhatvamupagacchati | tataśca jalarūpeṇa pariṇāmamupaiti yat tvamagne sarvabhūtānāmantaścarasi pālayan | tvāmekamāhuḥ kavayastvāmāhustrividhaḥ punaḥ hiraṇyagarbhaśca bhavānhiraṇyasadṛśaprabhaḥ | tvaṃ muhūrttaṃ kṣaṇaśca tvaṃ tvaṃ truṭistvaṃ tathā lavaḥ prasīda vahne saptārciḥ kṛśāno havyavāhana | agnipāvakaśukrādināmāṣṭābhirudīritaḥ prasīda vahne śucināmadheya prasīda vāyo vimalātidīkte | prasīda me pāvaka vaidyutābha prasīda havyāśana pāhi māṃ tvam iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe bhautyamanvantare'gnistotraṃ nāma ṣaṇṇavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ
And being oppressed by the pairs (of opposites), he, Bhūti, the best of sages — not having obtained that desire, he turned back from his austerity. "If my teacher sees this hearth with its fire extinguished, then he will surely today set me to some harsh punishment. The oblation offered in you, O Fire, attains the state of nourishing sap, and thereafter it undergoes transformation into the form of water. You, O Agni, move within all beings, protecting them; the seers call you one, and again they call you threefold. And you are Hiraṇyagarbha, whose radiance is like gold; you are the muhūrta and you are the kṣaṇa, you are the truṭi and likewise the lava. Be gracious, O Bearer of fire, seven-rayed one, Kṛśānu, conveyor of the oblation, you who are proclaimed by the eight names beginning with Agni, Pāvaka and Śukra. Be gracious, O Fire, bearer of the name Śuci; be gracious, O Wind, stainless and exceedingly bright; be gracious to me, O Purifier whose sheen is that of lightning; be gracious, O eater of oblations — protect me!" Thus (ends) in the glorious Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, within the Bhautya Manvantara, the ninety-sixth chapter, called the Praise of Agni.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain