Markandeya Purana (chapters 94–134) — Chapter 97
MkP 97.1
सम्पातिवर्णनम् मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवं स्तुतस्ततस्तेन भगवान्हव्यवाहनः । ज्वालामालावृततनुस्तस्यासीदग्रतो मुने
sampātivarṇanam mārkaṇḍeya uvāca evaṃ stutastatastena bhagavānhavyavāhanaḥ | jvālāmālāvṛtatanustasyāsīdagrato mune
The description of Sampāti. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Thus praised by him, the lord Conveyor of Oblations, his body wreathed with garlands of flame, then stood before him, O sage.
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MkP 97.2
देवो विभावसुः प्रीतस्तोत्रेणानेन वै द्विज । तं शान्तिमाह प्रणतं मेघगम्भीरवागथ
devo vibhāvasuḥ prītastotreṇānena vai dvija | taṃ śāntimāha praṇataṃ meghagambhīravāgatha
The god Vibhāvasu, pleased by this hymn, O twice-born one, then spoke to Śānti, who was bowing (before him), with a voice deep as a cloud.
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MkP 97.3
अग्निरुवाच परितुष्टोऽस्मि ते विप्र भक्त्या या ते स्तुतिः कृता । वरं ददामि भवते प्रार्थ्यतां यत्तवेप्सितम्
agniruvāca parituṣṭo'smi te vipra bhaktyā yā te stutiḥ kṛtā | varaṃ dadāmi bhavate prārthyatāṃ yattavepsitam
Agni said: I am well pleased with you, O brahman, because of the devotion with which this praise of yours was made. I grant you a boon; let whatever you desire be requested.
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MkP 97.4
शान्तिरुवाच भगवन्कृतकृत्योऽस्मि यत्त्वा पश्यामि रूपिणम् । तथापि भक्तिनम्रस्य भवता श्रूयतां मम
śāntiruvāca bhagavankṛtakṛtyo'smi yattvā paśyāmi rūpiṇam | tathāpi bhaktinamrasya bhavatā śrūyatāṃ mama
Śānti said: Lord, my purpose is accomplished, in that I see you in bodily form. Yet still, let my (words) be heard by you, as I bow in devotion.
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MkP 97.5
भ्रातृयज्ञं गतो देव ममाचार्यो निजाश्रमान् । आगतश्चाश्रमं धिष्ण्यं त्वत्सनाथं स पश्यतु
bhrātṛyajñaṃ gato deva mamācāryo nijāśramān | āgataścāśramaṃ dhiṣṇyaṃ tvatsanāthaṃ sa paśyatu
My teacher, O god, has gone from his own hermitage to his brother's sacrifice; when he has returned to the hermitage, let him see the hearth graced with your presence.
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MkP 97.6
ममापराधात्सन्त्यक्तं धिष्ण्यं यत्ते विभावसो । तत्त्वयाधिष्ठितं सोऽद्य पूर्ववत्पश्यतु द्विजः
mamāparādhātsantyaktaṃ dhiṣṇyaṃ yatte vibhāvaso | tattvayādhiṣṭhitaṃ so'dya pūrvavatpaśyatu dvijaḥ
The hearth of yours, O Vibhāvasu, that was abandoned through my fault — let that twice-born one today see it occupied by you as before.
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MkP 97.7
तथान्यदपि मे देव प्रसादं कुरुषे यदि । पुत्रो विशिष्टो भवतु तदपुत्रस्य मे गुरोः
tathānyadapi me deva prasādaṃ kuruṣe yadi | putro viśiṣṭo bhavatu tadaputrasya me guroḥ
And likewise, O god, if you will show me another favour, let an excellent son be born to my sonless teacher.
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MkP 97.8
तथा च मैत्रीं तनये स करिष्यति मे गुरुः । तथा समस्तसत्त्वेषु भवत्वस्य मनो मृदु
tathā ca maitrīṃ tanaye sa kariṣyati me guruḥ | tathā samastasattveṣu bhavatvasya mano mṛdu
And so my teacher will show affection toward the son; and let his mind be gentle toward all creatures.
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MkP 97.9
यश्च त्वां स्तोष्यतेऽनेन प्रीतिं यातोऽसि मेऽव्यय । स्तोत्रेण तस्य वरदो भवेथा मत्प्रसादितः
yaśca tvāṃ stoṣyate'nena prītiṃ yāto'si me'vyaya | stotreṇa tasya varado bhavethā matprasāditaḥ
And whoever will praise you with this (hymn) by which you have come to be pleased with me, O imperishable one — to him, made favourable by me, may you be a granter of boons through this hymn.
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MkP 97.11
अग्निरुवाच गुरोरर्थे यतो ब्रह्मन्याचितं ते वरद्वयम् । नात्मार्थं तेन मे प्रीतिस्त्वय्यतीव महामुने
agniruvāca gurorarthe yato brahmanyācitaṃ te varadvayam | nātmārthaṃ tena me prītistvayyatīva mahāmune
Agni said: Since, O brahman, the pair of boons was asked by you for your teacher's sake and not for your own, therefore my delight in you is exceedingly great, O great sage.
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MkP 97.12
भविष्यत्येतदखिलं गुरोर्यत्प्रार्थितं त्वया । मैत्री समस्तभूतेषु पुत्रश्चास्य भविष्यति
bhaviṣyatyetadakhilaṃ guroryatprārthitaṃ tvayā | maitrī samastabhūteṣu putraścāsya bhaviṣyati
All this that you have requested for your teacher will come to pass: friendliness toward all beings, and a son will be born to him.
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MkP 97.13
मन्वन्तराधिपः पुत्रो भौत्यो नाम भविष्यति । महाबलो महावीर्यो महाप्राज्ञो गुरुस्तव
manvantarādhipaḥ putro bhautyo nāma bhaviṣyati | mahābalo mahāvīryo mahāprājño gurustava
The son will be a lord of a manvantara, Bhautya by name; your teacher (will have him,) of great strength, great valour, great wisdom.
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MkP 97.14
अनेन यश्च स्तोत्रेण स्तोष्यते मां समाहितः । तस्याभिलषितं सर्वं पुण्यं चास्य भविष्यति
anena yaśca stotreṇa stoṣyate māṃ samāhitaḥ | tasyābhilaṣitaṃ sarvaṃ puṇyaṃ cāsya bhaviṣyati
And whoever, with his mind collected, will praise me with this hymn — all that he desires, and merit too, will be his.
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MkP 97.15
यज्ञेषु पर्वकालेषु तीर्थेज्याहोमकर्मसु । धर्माय पठतामेतन्मम पुष्टिकरं परम्
yajñeṣu parvakāleṣu tīrthejyāhomakarmasu | dharmāya paṭhatāmetanmama puṣṭikaraṃ param
At sacrifices, at the parvan times, at sacred fords, in acts of worship and oblation, for those who recite this for the sake of dharma it is supremely strengthening to me.
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MkP 97.16
अहोरात्रकृतं पापं श्रुतमेतत्सकृद्द्विज । नाशयिष्यत्यसन्दिग्धं मम तुष्टिकरं परम्
ahorātrakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ śrutametatsakṛddvija | nāśayiṣyatyasandigdhaṃ mama tuṣṭikaraṃ param
When this has been heard even once, O twice-born one, it will destroy, beyond doubt, the sin committed by day and night; it is supremely pleasing to me.
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MkP 97.17
अहोमकालदोषादीनयोग्यैरपि तत्कृतः । ये दोषास्तानिदं सद्यः शमयिष्यति संश्रुतम्
ahomakāladoṣādīnayogyairapi tatkṛtaḥ | ye doṣāstānidaṃ sadyaḥ śamayiṣyati saṃśrutam
Whatever faults arise from defects in the time of the oblation and the like, performed even by the unqualified — this (hymn), when heard, will at once allay them.
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MkP 97.18
पौर्णमास्याममावास्यां पर्वस्वन्येषु च स्तवः । ममैष संश्रुतो मर्त्यैर्भविता पापनाशनः
paurṇamāsyāmamāvāsyāṃ parvasvanyeṣu ca stavaḥ | mamaiṣa saṃśruto martyairbhavitā pāpanāśanaḥ
At the full moon, at the new moon, and at the other parvan days, this hymn of mine, when heard by mortals, will be a destroyer of sin.
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MkP 97.19
मार्कण्डेय उवाच इत्युक्त्वा भगवानग्निः पश्यतस्तस्य वै मुने । बभूवादर्शनः सद्यो दीपस्थो निर्वृतो यथा
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ityuktvā bhagavānagniḥ paśyatastasya vai mune | babhūvādarśanaḥ sadyo dīpastho nirvṛto yathā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having said this, the lord Agni at once became invisible while that man looked on, O sage, like (a flame) set in a lamp that has gone out.
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MkP 97.21
जाज्वल्यमानं तत्रासौ गुरुधिष्ण्ये हुताशनम् । ददर्श पूर्ववत्प्राप ततः स परमां मुदम्
jājvalyamānaṃ tatrāsau gurudhiṣṇye hutāśanam | dadarśa pūrvavatprāpa tataḥ sa paramāṃ mudam
There, in his teacher's fire-chamber, he saw the fire blazing as before; thereupon he attained the highest joy.
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MkP 97.22
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे सोऽपि गुरुस्तस्य महात्मनः । भ्रातुर्यवीयसो यज्ञादाजगाम स्वमाश्रमम्
etasminnantare so'pi gurustasya mahātmanaḥ | bhrāturyavīyaso yajñādājagāma svamāśramam
Meanwhile that teacher of the great-souled one also returned to his own hermitage from the sacrifice of his younger brother.
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MkP 97.23
तस्याग्रतश्च शिष्योऽसौ चक्रे पादाभिवन्दनम् । गृहीतासनपूजश्च तमाह स तदा गुरुः
tasyāgrataśca śiṣyo'sau cakre pādābhivandanam | gṛhītāsanapūjaśca tamāha sa tadā guruḥ
And that pupil, before him, made obeisance to his feet; and when (the teacher) had accepted a seat and honours, the teacher then said to him:
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MkP 97.24
वत्सातिहार्दं त्वयि मे तथान्येषु च जन्तुषु । न वेद्मि किमिदं त्वं चेद्वेत्स्ये तत्कथयाशु मे
vatsātihārdaṃ tvayi me tathānyeṣu ca jantuṣu | na vedmi kimidaṃ tvaṃ cedvetsye tatkathayāśu me
"Child, I have an excessive affection for you, and likewise for other creatures too. I do not know what this is; if you know, tell me quickly."
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MkP 97.25
ततः स शान्तिस्तत्सर्वमाचार्याय महामुने । अग्निनाशादिकं विप्रः समाचष्टे यथातथम्
tataḥ sa śāntistatsarvamācāryāya mahāmune | agnināśādikaṃ vipraḥ samācaṣṭe yathātatham
Then that brahmin Śānti related it all to his teacher exactly as it was, O great sage — the disappearance of the fire and the rest.
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MkP 97.26
तच्छ्रुत्वा स परिष्वज्ये स्नेहार्द्रनयनो गुरुः । शिष्याय प्रददौ वेदान्साङ्गोपाङ्गान्महामुने
tacchrutvā sa pariṣvajye snehārdranayano guruḥ | śiṣyāya pradadau vedānsāṅgopāṅgānmahāmune
Hearing that, the teacher, his eyes moist with affection, embraced him and bestowed on his pupil the Vedas together with their limbs and sub-limbs, O great sage.
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MkP 97.27
भौत्यो नाम मनुस्तस्य पुत्रो भूतेरजायत । तस्य मन्वन्तरे देवानृषीन्भूपांश्च मे शृणु
bhautyo nāma manustasya putro bhūterajāyata | tasya manvantare devānṛṣīnbhūpāṃśca me śṛṇu
A Manu named Bhautya was born as the son of that Bhūti. Hear from me the gods, the seers and the kings in his Manu-period.
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MkP 97.28
भविष्यस्य भविष्यास्तु गदतो मम विस्तरात् । देवेन्द्रो यश्च भविता तस्य विख्यातकर्मणः
bhaviṣyasya bhaviṣyāstu gadato mama vistarāt | devendro yaśca bhavitā tasya vikhyātakarmaṇaḥ
And (hear) the future beings of the future (Manu) as I relate them at length, and who will be the Indra of the gods of that (Manu) of renowned deeds.
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MkP 97.29
चाक्षुषाश्च कनिष्ठाश्च पवित्रा भ्राजिरास्तथा । धारावृकाश्चेत्येते वै पञ्च देवगणाः स्मृताः
cākṣuṣāśca kaniṣṭhāśca pavitrā bhrājirāstathā | dhārāvṛkāścetyete vai pañca devagaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ
The Cākṣuṣas, the Kaniṣṭhas, the Pavitras, the Bhrājiras, and the Dhārāvṛkas — these five are recorded as the classes of gods.
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MkP 97.31
आग्नीध्रश्चाग्निबाहुश्च शुचिर्मुक्तोऽथ माधवः । शुक्रोऽजितश्च सप्तैते तदा सप्तर्षयः स्मृताः
āgnīdhraścāgnibāhuśca śucirmukto'tha mādhavaḥ | śukro'jitaśca saptaite tadā saptarṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ
Agnīdhra, Agnibāhu, Śuci, Mukta, Mādhava, Śukra and Ajita — these seven are recorded as the seven seers then.
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MkP 97.32
गुरुर्गभीरो ब्रध्नश्च भरतोऽनुग्रहस्तथा । श्रीमानी च प्रतीरश्च विष्णुः संक्रन्दनस्तथा
gururgabhīro bradhnaśca bharato'nugrahastathā | śrīmānī ca pratīraśca viṣṇuḥ saṃkrandanastathā
Guru, Gabhīra, Bradhna, Bharata, Anugraha, Śrīmānī, Pratīra, Viṣṇu, Saṃkrandana,
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MkP 97.33
तेजस्वी सुबलश्चैव भौत्यस्यैते मनोः सुताः । चतुर्दशं मयैतत्ते मन्वन्तरमुदाहृतम्
tejasvī subalaścaiva bhautyasyaite manoḥ sutāḥ | caturdaśaṃ mayaitatte manvantaramudāhṛtam
Tejasvī and Subala — these are the sons of the Manu Bhautya. This fourteenth Manu-period has been declared by me to you.
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MkP 97.34
श्रुत्वा मन्वन्तराणीत्थं क्रमेण मुनिसत्तम । पुण्यमाप्नोति मनुजस्तथाऽक्षीणां च सन्ततिम्
śrutvā manvantarāṇītthaṃ krameṇa munisattama | puṇyamāpnoti manujastathā'kṣīṇāṃ ca santatim
Having thus heard the Manu-periods in order, O best of sages, a man obtains merit and also an unfailing lineage.
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MkP 97.35
श्रुत्वा मन्वन्तरं पूर्वं धर्ममाप्नोति मानवः । स्वारोचिषस्य श्रवणात्सर्वकामानवाप्नुते
śrutvā manvantaraṃ pūrvaṃ dharmamāpnoti mānavaḥ | svārociṣasya śravaṇātsarvakāmānavāpnute
Hearing the first Manu-period, a man obtains dharma; from hearing that of Svārociṣa he obtains all his desires.
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MkP 97.36
औत्तमे धनमाप्नोति ज्ञानमाप्नोति तामसे । रैवते च श्रुते बुद्धिं सुरूपां विन्दते स्त्रियम्
auttame dhanamāpnoti jñānamāpnoti tāmase | raivate ca śrute buddhiṃ surūpāṃ vindate striyam
At (the hearing of) the Auttama he obtains wealth; at the Tāmasa he obtains knowledge; and when the Raivata is heard he gains understanding and a beautiful wife.
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MkP 97.37
आरोग्यं चाक्षुषे पुंसां श्रुते वैवस्वते बलम् । गुणवत्पुत्रपौत्रांस्तु सूर्यसावर्णिके श्रुते
ārogyaṃ cākṣuṣe puṃsāṃ śrute vaivasvate balam | guṇavatputrapautrāṃstu sūryasāvarṇike śrute
Men (obtain) health when the Cākṣuṣa is heard, strength when the Vaivasvata is heard, and sons and grandsons endowed with virtues when the Sūryasāvarṇika is heard.
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MkP 97.38
माहात्म्यं ब्रह्मसावर्णेर्धर्मसावर्णिके शुभाम् । मतिमाप्नोति मनुजो रुद्रसावर्णिके जयम्
māhātmyaṃ brahmasāvarṇerdharmasāvarṇike śubhām | matimāpnoti manujo rudrasāvarṇike jayam
(He obtains) greatness of soul from the Brahmasāvarṇi, and at the Dharmasāvarṇika a man obtains a good mind; at the Rudrasāvarṇika, victory.
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MkP 97.39
ज्ञातिश्रेष्ठो गुणैर्युक्तो दक्षसावर्णिके श्रुते । निशातयत्यरिबलं रौच्यं श्रुत्वा नरोत्तम
jñātiśreṣṭho guṇairyukto dakṣasāvarṇike śrute | niśātayatyaribalaṃ raucyaṃ śrutvā narottama
When the Dakṣasāvarṇika is heard, (he becomes) foremost among his kinsmen and endowed with virtues; and having heard the Raucya, O best of men, he blunts the strength of his enemies.
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MkP 97.41
सर्वाण्यनुक्रमाद्यश्च शृणोति मुनिसत्तम । मन्वन्तराणि तस्यापि श्रूयतां फलमुत्तमम्
sarvāṇyanukramādyaśca śṛṇoti munisattama | manvantarāṇi tasyāpi śrūyatāṃ phalamuttamam
And he who hears all the Manu-periods in sequence, O best of sages — let his excellent reward too be heard.
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MkP 97.42
तत्र देवानृषीनिन्द्रान्मनूंस्तत्तनयान्नृपान् । श्रुत्वा वंशांश्च सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यो विप्रमुच्यते
tatra devānṛṣīnindrānmanūṃstattanayānnṛpān | śrutvā vaṃśāṃśca sarvebhyaḥ pāpebhyo vipramucyate
Having heard therein the gods, the seers, the Indras, the Manus, their sons, the kings and the lineages, he is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 97.43
देवर्षीन्द्रनृपाश्चान्ये ये तन्मन्वन्तराधिपाः । ते प्रीयन्ते तथा प्रीता प्रयच्छन्ति शुभां मतिम्
devarṣīndranṛpāścānye ye tanmanvantarādhipāḥ | te prīyante tathā prītā prayacchanti śubhāṃ matim
The gods, seers, Indras and kings, and the others who are the lords of that manvantara — they are pleased, and being thus pleased they bestow an auspicious mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 97.44
ततः शुभां मतिं प्राप्य कृत्वा कर्म तथा शुभम् । शुभां गतिमवाप्नोति यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
tataḥ śubhāṃ matiṃ prāpya kṛtvā karma tathā śubham | śubhāṃ gatimavāpnoti yāvadindrāścaturdaśa
Then, having gained an auspicious mind and having done likewise auspicious deeds, (a man) attains an auspicious destination for as long as the fourteen Indras (endure).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 97.45
सर्वे स्युर्ऋतवः क्षेम्याः सर्वे सौम्यास्तथा ग्रहाः । भवन्त्यसंशयं श्रुत्वा क्रमान्मन्वन्तरस्थितिम्
sarve syurṛtavaḥ kṣemyāḥ sarve saumyāstathā grahāḥ | bhavantyasaṃśayaṃ śrutvā kramānmanvantarasthitim
All the seasons would be favourable, and all the planets benign: this comes about without doubt for one who has heard the account of the manvantaras in order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 97.97
मार्कण्डेय उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य तमाह द्विजसत्तमम् । स्तोत्रेणाराधितस्तेन गुरुभक्त्या च पावकः स च शान्तिर्गते वह्नौ परितुष्टेन चेतसा । हर्षरोमाञ्चिततनुः प्रविवेशाश्रमं गुरोः शुचिरिन्द्रस्तदा तेषां त्रिदशानां भविष्यति । महाबलो महावीर्यः सर्वैरिन्द्रगुणैर्युतः देवप्रसादमाप्नोति भौत्ये मन्वन्तरे श्रुते । तथाग्निहोत्रं पुत्रांश्च गुणयुक्तानवाप्नुते
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca etacchrutvā vacastasya tamāha dvijasattamam | stotreṇārādhitastena gurubhaktyā ca pāvakaḥ sa ca śāntirgate vahnau parituṣṭena cetasā | harṣaromāñcitatanuḥ praviveśāśramaṃ guroḥ śucirindrastadā teṣāṃ tridaśānāṃ bhaviṣyati | mahābalo mahāvīryaḥ sarvairindraguṇairyutaḥ devaprasādamāpnoti bhautye manvantare śrute | tathāgnihotraṃ putrāṃśca guṇayuktānavāpnute
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard this speech of his, (Agni) spoke to that best of the twice-born, the Fire having been propitiated by him with a hymn and with devotion to his teacher: "He shall be Śānti; and when the Fire had departed, with a mind well satisfied, his body bristling with the hairs of joy, he entered, purified, the hermitage of his teacher. He shall then be the Indra of those thirty (gods), of great strength and great valour, endowed with all the qualities of an Indra. When the Bhautya manvantara has been heard, one obtains the favour of the gods, and likewise the agnihotra and sons endowed with good qualities."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain