Markandeya Purana — Chapter 18
MkP 18.1
पुत्र उवाच कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य कृतवीर्यात्मजोर्ऽजुनः । कृतवीर्ये दिवं याते मन्त्रिभिः सपुरोहितैः
putra uvāca kasyacittvatha kālasya kṛtavīryātmajor'junaḥ / kṛtavīrye divaṃ yāte mantribhiḥ sapurohitaiḥ
The son said: Then, after some time, when Kṛtavīrya had gone to heaven, Arjuna the son of Kṛtavīrya, (being summoned) by the ministers along with the household priests
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MkP 18.2
पौरैश्चात्माभिषेकार्थं समाहूतो ऽब्रवीदिदम् । नाहं राज्यं करिष्यामि मन्त्रिणो नरकोत्तरम्
pauraiścātmābhiṣekārthaṃ samāhūto 'bravīdidam / nāhaṃ rājyaṃ kariṣyāmi mantriṇo narakottaram
and by the townspeople for his own consecration, said this: "I will not rule a kingdom, ministers, for it leads to hell."
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MkP 18.3
यदर्थं गृह्यते शुल्कं तदनिष्पादयन् वृथा । पण्यानां द्वादशं भागं भूपालाय वणिग्जनः
yadarthaṃ gṛhyate śulkaṃ tadaniṣpādayan vṛthā / paṇyānāṃ dvādaśaṃ bhāgaṃ bhūpālāya vaṇigjanaḥ
"The merchant folk give the king a twelfth part of their wares; if he does not accomplish the purpose for which the toll is taken, it is (given) in vain."
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MkP 18.4
दत्त्वार्थरक्षिभिर्मार्गे रक्षितो याति दस्युतः । गोपाश्च घृततक्रादेः षड्भागञ्च कृषीबलाः
dattvārtharakṣibhirmārge rakṣito yāti dasyutaḥ / gopāśca ghṛtatakrādeḥ ṣaḍbhāgañca kṛṣībalāḥ
"Having paid (it), (the merchant) travels on the road guarded from robbers by the guards of goods; and cowherds (give) a sixth part of ghee, buttermilk and the like, and so do farmers."
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MkP 18.5
दत्त्वान्यद्भूभुजे दद्युर्यदि भागं ततो ऽधिकम् । पण्यादीनामशेषाणां वणिजो गृह्णतस्ततः
dattvānyadbhūbhuje dadyuryadi bhāgaṃ tato 'dhikam / paṇyādīnāmaśeṣāṇāṃ vaṇijo gṛhṇatastataḥ
"If, having already paid other (dues), they should give the king a share beyond that, then (the king), taking from the merchants (a share) of all their wares and the rest,
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MkP 18.6
इष्टापूर्तविनाशाय तद्राज्ञश्चौरधर्मिणः । यद्यन्यैः पाल्यते लोकस्तद्वृत्तयन्तरसंश्रितैः
iṣṭāpūrtavināśāya tadrājñaścauradharmiṇaḥ / yadyanyaiḥ pālyate lokastadvṛttayantarasaṃśritaiḥ
that (leads) to the destruction of the sacrifices and pious works of that king, who behaves as a thief — if the people are protected by others who follow other occupations.
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MkP 18.7
गृह्णतो बलिषड्भागं नृपतेर्नरको ध्रुवम् । निरूपितमिदं राज्ञः पूर्वै रक्षणवेतनम्
gṛhṇato baliṣaḍbhāgaṃ nṛpaternarako dhruvam / nirūpitamidaṃ rājñaḥ pūrvai rakṣaṇavetanam
"For a king who takes the sixth part as tribute, hell is certain. This was laid down by the ancients as the king's wage for protection."
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MkP 18.8
अरक्षंश्चौरतश्चौर्यं तदेनो नृपतेर्भवेत् । तस्माद्यदि तपस्तप्त्वा प्राप्तो योगित्वमीप्सितम्
arakṣaṃścaurataścauryaṃ tadeno nṛpaterbhavet / tasmādyadi tapastaptvā prāpto yogitvamīpsitam
"Failing to protect, the theft committed by a thief becomes the king's sin. Therefore, if, having practised austerity, one has attained the yogic power one desired —
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MkP 18.9
भुवः पालनसामर्थ्य-युक्त एको महीपतिः । पृथिव्यां शस्त्रधृङ्मान्यस्त्वहमेवर्धिसंयुतः । ततो भविष्ये नात्मानं करिष्ये पापभागिनम्
bhuvaḥ pālanasāmarthya-yukta eko mahīpatiḥ / pṛthivyāṃ śastradhṛṅmānyastvahamevardhisaṃyutaḥ / tato bhaviṣye nātmānaṃ kariṣye pāpabhāginam
if I alone shall be a lord of the earth endowed with the power to protect the earth, honoured as the bearer of arms upon the earth and possessed of prosperity, then I shall become (king); I will not make myself a partaker in sin."
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MkP 18.10
तस्य तन्निश्चयं ज्ञात्वा मन्त्रिमध्यस्थितो ऽब्रवीत् । गर्गो नाम महाबुद्धिर्मुनिश्रेष्ठो वयो ऽतिगः
tasya tanniścayaṃ jñātvā mantrimadhyasthito 'bravīt / gargo nāma mahābuddhirmuniśreṣṭho vayo 'tigaḥ
Knowing that resolve of his, one standing in the midst of the ministers spoke — Garga by name, of great intelligence, foremost of sages, far advanced in years:
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MkP 18.11
यद्येवं कर्तुकामस्त्वं राज्यं सम्यक् प्रशासितुम् । ततो शृणुष्व मे वाक्यं कुरुष्व च नृपात्मज
yadyevaṃ kartukāmastvaṃ rājyaṃ samyak praśāsitum / tato śṛṇuṣva me vākyaṃ kuruṣva ca nṛpātmaja
"If you wish to act in this way, to govern the kingdom rightly, then hear my word and do it, O prince.
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MkP 18.12
दत्तात्रेयं महाभागं सह्यद्रोणीकृताश्रयम् । तमाराधय भूपाल ! पाति यो भुवनत्रयम्
dattātreyaṃ mahābhāgaṃ sahyadroṇīkṛtāśrayam / tamārādhaya bhūpāla ! pāti yo bhuvanatrayam
Dattātreya, the greatly blessed, who has made his dwelling in the valley of the Sahya — propitiate him, O ruler of the earth, for he protects the three worlds.
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MkP 18.13
योगयुक्तं महाभागं सर्वत्र समदर्शिनम् । विष्णोरंशं जगद्धातुरवतीर्णं महीतले
yogayuktaṃ mahābhāgaṃ sarvatra samadarśinam / viṣṇoraṃśaṃ jagaddhāturavatīrṇaṃ mahītale
(Worship him who is) joined to yoga, greatly blessed, who sees all things alike, a portion of Viṣṇu the world-supporter, descended to the surface of the earth.
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MkP 18.14
यमाराध्य सहस्राक्षः प्राप्तवान् पदमात्मनः । हृतं दुरात्मभिर्दैत्यैर्जघान च दितेः सुतान्
yamārādhya sahasrākṣaḥ prāptavān padamātmanaḥ / hṛtaṃ durātmabhirdaityairjaghāna ca diteḥ sutān
By worshipping whom the thousand-eyed (Indra) regained his own station, which had been carried off by the evil-souled Daityas, and slew the sons of Diti.
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MkP 18.15
कथमाराधितो देवैर्दत्तात्रेयः प्रतापवान् । कथञ्चापहृतं दैत्यैरिन्द्रत्वं प्राप वासवः
kathamārādhito devairdattātreyaḥ pratāpavān / kathañcāpahṛtaṃ daityairindratvaṃ prāpa vāsavaḥ
How was the mighty Dattātreya worshipped by the gods? And how did Vāsava regain the lordship of Indra that had been taken away by the Daityas?
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MkP 18.16
देवानां दानवानाञ्च युद्धमासीत् सुदारुणम् । दैत्यानामीश्वरो जम्भो देवानाञ्च शचीपतिः
devānāṃ dānavānāñca yuddhamāsīt sudāruṇam / daityānāmīśvaro jambho devānāñca śacīpatiḥ
There was a most terrible battle between the gods and the Dānavas; the lord of the Daityas was Jambha, and of the gods, the husband of Śacī.
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MkP 18.17
तेषाञ्च युध्यमानानां दिव्यः संवत्सरो गतः । ततो देवाः पराभूता दैत्या विजयिनो ऽभवन्
teṣāñca yudhyamānānāṃ divyaḥ saṃvatsaro gataḥ / tato devāḥ parābhūtā daityā vijayino 'bhavan
And as they fought, a divine year passed; then the gods were defeated and the Daityas became victorious.
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MkP 18.18
विप्रचित्तिमुखैर्देवा दानवैस्ते पराजिताः । पलायनकृतोत्साहा निरुत्साहा द्विषज्जये
vipracittimukhairdevā dānavaiste parājitāḥ / palāyanakṛtotsāhā nirutsāhā dviṣajjaye
Those gods were vanquished by the Dānavas led by Vipracitti; they set their energy on flight, having no energy for victory over the foe.
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MkP 18.19
बृहस्पतिमुपागम्य दैत्यसैन्यवधेप्सवः । अमन्त्रयन्त सहिता बालखिल्यैस्तथर्षिभिः
bṛhaspatimupāgamya daityasainyavadhepsavaḥ / amantrayanta sahitā bālakhilyaistatharṣibhiḥ
Approaching Bṛhaspati, desiring the destruction of the Daitya army, they took counsel together with the Bālakhilyas and the sages.
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MkP 18.20
दत्तात्रेयं महात्मानमत्रेः पुत्रं तपोधनम् । विकृताचरणं भक्त्या सन्तोषयितुमर्हथ
dattātreyaṃ mahātmānamatreḥ putraṃ tapodhanam / vikṛtācaraṇaṃ bhaktyā santoṣayitumarhatha
"You ought with devotion to please the great-souled Dattātreya, son of Atri, rich in austerity, whose conduct is unconventional.
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MkP 18.21
स वो दैत्यविनाशाय वरदो दास्यते वरम् । ततो हनिष्यथ सुरा सहिता दैत्यदानवान्
sa vo daityavināśāya varado dāsyate varam / tato haniṣyatha surā sahitā daityadānavān
He, a granter of boons, will give you a boon for the destruction of the Daityas; then, O gods, united, you will slay the Daityas and Dānavas."
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MkP 18.22
इत्युक्तास्ते तदा जग्मुर्दत्तात्रेयाश्रमं सुराः । ददृशुश्च महात्मानं तं ते लक्ष्म्या समन्वितम्
ityuktāste tadā jagmurdattātreyāśramaṃ surāḥ / dadṛśuśca mahātmānaṃ taṃ te lakṣmyā samanvitam
Thus addressed, the gods then went to Dattātreya's hermitage, and they saw that great-souled one accompanied by Lakṣmī.
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MkP 18.23
उद्गीयमानं गन्धर्वैः सुरापानरतं मुनिम् । ते तस्य गत्वा प्रणतिमवदन् साध्यसाधनम्
udgīyamānaṃ gandharvaiḥ surāpānarataṃ munim / te tasya gatvā praṇatimavadan sādhyasādhanam
(They saw) the sage being sung of by the Gandharvas, devoted to the drinking of liquor; going up, they spoke their salutation to him, (which is) the means of accomplishing (their) aim.
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MkP 18.24
चक्रुः स्तवञ्चोपजह्रुर्भक्ष्यभोज्यस्त्रगादिकम् । तिष्ठन्तमनुतिष्ठन्ति यान्तं यान्ति दिवौकसः
cakruḥ stavañcopajahrurbhakṣyabhojyastragādikam / tiṣṭhantamanutiṣṭhanti yāntaṃ yānti divaukasaḥ
They made praise and offered him foods, dishes, garlands and the like; when he stood the dwellers of heaven stood too, when he went they went.
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MkP 18.25
आराधयामासुरधः स्थितास्तिष्ठन्तमासने । स प्राह प्रणतान् देवान् दत्तात्रेयः किमिष्यते । मत्तो भवद्भिर्येनेयं शुश्रूषा क्रियते मम
ārādhayāmāsuradhaḥ sthitāstiṣṭhantamāsane / sa prāha praṇatān devān dattātreyaḥ kimiṣyate / matto bhavadbhiryeneyaṃ śuśrūṣā kriyate mama
Standing below, they worshipped him as he sat upon his seat. Dattātreya said to the bowing gods: "What is wished for from me by you, for which this service is done to me?"
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MkP 18.26
दानवैर्मुनिशार्दूल ! जम्भाद्यैर्भूर्भुवादिकम् । हृतं तैलोक्यमाक्रम्य क्रतुभागाश्च कृत्स्नशः
dānavairmuniśārdūla ! jambhādyairbhūrbhuvādikam / hṛtaṃ tailokyamākramya kratubhāgāśca kṛtsnaśaḥ
"O tiger among sages, by the Dānavas led by Jambha, having overrun the three worlds, the earth, the mid-region and the rest have been seized, and the shares of sacrifice entirely.
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MkP 18.27
तद्वधे कुरु बुद्धिं त्वं परित्राणाय नो ऽनघ । त्वत्प्रसादादभीप्सामः पुनः प्राप्तं त्रिविष्टपम्
tadvadhe kuru buddhiṃ tvaṃ paritrāṇāya no 'nagha / tvatprasādādabhīpsāmaḥ punaḥ prāptaṃ triviṣṭapam
Set your mind on their slaying, for our rescue, O sinless one; by your grace we desire heaven regained again.
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MkP 18.29
अनघस्त्वं जगन्नाथ न लेपस्तव विद्यते । विद्याक्षालनशुद्धान्तर्निविष्टज्ञानदीधिते !
anaghastvaṃ jagannātha na lepastava vidyate / vidyākṣālanaśuddhāntarniviṣṭajñānadīdhite !
You are sinless, lord of the world; no stain is found in you, O you in whom the light of knowledge is set, whose inner being is purified by the cleansing of wisdom!
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MkP 18.30
सत्यमेतत् सुरा विद्या ममास्ति समदर्शिनः । अस्यास्तु योषितः सङ्गादहमुच्छिष्टतां गतः
satyametat surā vidyā mamāsti samadarśinaḥ / asyāstu yoṣitaḥ saṅgādahamucchiṣṭatāṃ gataḥ
"This is true, O gods: I have the knowledge of one who sees all alike; but through contact with this woman I have come to a state of defilement.
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MkP 18.31
स्त्रीसम्भोगो हि दोषाय सातत्येनोपसेवितः । एवमुक्तास्ततो देवाः पुनर्वचनमब्रुवन्
strīsambhogo hi doṣāya sātatyenopasevitaḥ / evamuktāstato devāḥ punarvacanamabruvan
For enjoyment of a woman, indulged in continually, leads to fault." Thus addressed, the gods then spoke a further word:
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MkP 18.32
अनघेयं द्विजश्रेष्ठ जगन्माता न दुष्यते । यथांशुमाला सूर्यस्य द्विज-चाण्डालसङ्गिनी
anagheyaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha jaganmātā na duṣyate / yathāṃśumālā sūryasya dvija-cāṇḍālasaṅginī
"This (woman) is sinless, O best of the twice-born; she is the mother of the world and is not defiled — just as the sun's garland of rays, though touching brahmin and outcaste (alike, is not defiled).
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MkP 18.33
एवमुक्तस्ततो देवैर्दत्तात्रेयो ऽब्रवीदिदम् । प्रहस्य त्रिदशान् सर्वान् यद्येतद्भवतां मतम्
evamuktastato devairdattātreyo 'bravīdidam / prahasya tridaśān sarvān yadyetadbhavatāṃ matam
Thus addressed by the gods, Dattātreya then said this, laughing, to all the thirty gods: "If this is your view,
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MkP 18.34
तदाहूयासुरान् सर्वान् युद्धाय सुरसत्तमाः । इहानयत मद्दृष्टिगोचरं मा विलम्बतः
tadāhūyāsurān sarvān yuddhāya surasattamāḥ / ihānayata maddṛṣṭigocaraṃ mā vilambataḥ
"Therefore, best of gods, summon all the asuras to battle and bring them here within range of my sight — do not delay,
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MkP 18.35
मद्दृष्टिपातहुतभुक्-प्रक्षीणबलतेजसः । येन नाशमशेषास्ते प्रयान्ति मम दर्शनात्
maddṛṣṭipātahutabhuk-prakṣīṇabalatejasaḥ / yena nāśamaśeṣāste prayānti mama darśanāt
so that they, their strength and fiery energy burnt away by the fire that is the fall of my glance, all go to destruction, without remainder, merely from my looking at them."
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MkP 18.36
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवैर्दैत्या महाबलाः । आहवाय समाहूता जग्मुर्देवगणान् रुषा
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā devairdaityā mahābalāḥ / āhavāya samāhūtā jagmurdevagaṇān ruṣā
Hearing that speech of his, the mighty daityas, challenged to combat by the gods, went at the hosts of gods in fury.
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MkP 18.37
ते हन्यमाना दैतेयैर्देवा शीघ्रं भयातुराः । दत्तात्रेयाश्रमं जग्मुः समेताः शरणार्थिनः
te hanyamānā daiteyairdevā śīghraṃ bhayāturāḥ / dattātreyāśramaṃ jagmuḥ sametāḥ śaraṇārthinaḥ
Those gods, being struck down by the sons of Diti, stricken with fear, quickly went together to Dattātreya's hermitage, seeking refuge.
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MkP 18.38
तमेव विविशुर्दैत्याः कालयन्तो दिवौकसः । ददृशुश्च महात्मानं दत्तात्रेयं महाबलम्
tameva viviśurdaityāḥ kālayanto divaukasaḥ / dadṛśuśca mahātmānaṃ dattātreyaṃ mahābalam
The daityas, driving the dwellers in heaven, entered that very (hermitage), and they saw the great-souled, mighty Dattātreya,
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MkP 18.39
वामपार्श्वस्थितामिष्टामशेषजगतां शुभाम् । भार्याञ्चास्य सुचार्वङ्गीं लक्ष्मीमिन्दुनिभाननाम्
vāmapārśvasthitāmiṣṭāmaśeṣajagatāṃ śubhām / bhāryāñcāsya sucārvaṅgīṃ lakṣmīmindunibhānanām
and his wife, standing at his left side, beloved, auspicious to all the worlds without exception, of very lovely limbs, Lakṣmī, whose face was like the moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 18.40
नीलोत्पलाभनयनां पीनश्रोणिपयोधराम् । गदन्तीं मधुरां भाषां सर्वैर्योषिद्गुणैर्युताम्
nīlotpalābhanayanāṃ pīnaśroṇipayodharām / gadantīṃ madhurāṃ bhāṣāṃ sarvairyoṣidguṇairyutām
with eyes like blue lotuses, with full hips and breasts, uttering sweet speech, endowed with all the qualities of a woman.
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MkP 18.41
ते तां दृष्ट्वाग्रतो दैत्याः साभिलाषा मनोभवम् । न शेसुरुद्धतं धैर्यान्मनसा वोढुमातुराः
te tāṃ dṛṣṭvāgrato daityāḥ sābhilāṣā manobhavam / na śesuruddhataṃ dhairyānmanasā voḍhumāturāḥ
Seeing her before them, the daityas, filled with longing and distressed, were not able by their firmness to bear in their minds the desire that had arisen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 18.42
त्यक्त्वा देवान् स्त्रियं तां तु हर्तुकामा हतौजसः । तेन पापेन मुह्यन्तः संशक्तास्ते ततो ऽब्रुवन्
tyaktvā devān striyaṃ tāṃ tu hartukāmā hataujasaḥ / tena pāpena muhyantaḥ saṃśaktāste tato 'bruvan
Abandoning the gods, desiring to carry off that woman, their vigour destroyed, bewildered by that sin, they, being attached (to her), then said:
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MkP 18.43
स्त्रोरत्नमेतत् त्रैलोक्ये सारं नो यदि वै भवेत् । कृतकृत्यास्ततः सर्व इति नो भावितं मनः
stroratnametat trailokye sāraṃ no yadi vai bhavet / kṛtakṛtyāstataḥ sarva iti no bhāvitaṃ manaḥ
"If this jewel of women, the choicest thing in the three worlds, were indeed to be ours, then we should all have accomplished our purpose" — such was the thought in our minds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 18.44
तस्मात् सर्वे समुत्क्षिप्य शिविकायां सुरार्दनाः । आरोप्य स्वमधिष्ठानं नयाम इति निश्चिताः
tasmāt sarve samutkṣipya śivikāyāṃ surārdanāḥ / āropya svamadhiṣṭhānaṃ nayāma iti niścitāḥ
"Therefore let us all, tormentors of the gods, lift her up, set her in a palanquin, and carry (her) to our own residence" — thus they resolved.
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MkP 18.45
सानुरागास्ततस्ते तु प्रोक्ताश्चेत्त्थं परस्परम् । तस्य तां योषितं साध्वीं समुत्क्षिप्य स्मरार्दिताः
sānurāgāstataste tu proktāścettthaṃ parasparam / tasya tāṃ yoṣitaṃ sādhvīṃ samutkṣipya smarārditāḥ
Then, filled with passion, having spoken thus to one another, tormented by love, lifting up that virtuous wife of his,
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MkP 18.46
शिविकायां समारोप्य सहिता दैत्यदानवाः । शिरः सु शिविकां कृत्वा स्वस्थानाभिमुखं ययुः
śivikāyāṃ samāropya sahitā daityadānavāḥ / śiraḥ su śivikāṃ kṛtvā svasthānābhimukhaṃ yayuḥ
having set her in the palanquin, the daityas and dānavas together, having placed the palanquin on their heads, went off toward their own place.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 18.47
दत्तात्रेयस्ततो देवान् विहस्येदमथाब्रवीत् । दिष्ट्या वर्धथ दैत्यानामेषा लक्ष्मीः शिरोगता । सप्त सथानान्यतिक्रान्ता नवमन्यमुपैष्यति
dattātreyastato devān vihasyedamathābravīt / diṣṭyā vardhatha daityānāmeṣā lakṣmīḥ śirogatā / sapta sathānānyatikrāntā navamanyamupaiṣyati
Then Dattātreya, laughing, said this to the gods: "By good fortune you prosper! This Lakṣmī of the daityas has gone to (their) head; she has passed beyond seven stations, and will approach yet another, a ninth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 18.48
कथयस्व जगन्नाथ ! केषु स्थानेष्वस्थिता । पुरुषस्य फलं किं वा प्रयच्छत्यथ नश्यति
kathayasva jagannātha ! keṣu sthāneṣvasthitā / puruṣasya phalaṃ kiṃ vā prayacchatyatha naśyati
"Tell us, Lord of the world: abiding in which stations does she grant what fruit to a man, or (when) does she perish?"
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MkP 18.49
दत्तात्रेय उवाच नृणां पदे स्थिता लक्ष्मीर्निलयं सम्प्रयच्छति । सक्थ्न्योश्च संस्थिता वस्त्रं तथा नानाविधं वसु
dattātreya uvāca nṛṇāṃ pade sthitā lakṣmīrnilayaṃ samprayacchati / sakthnyośca saṃsthitā vastraṃ tathā nānāvidhaṃ vasu
Dattātreya said: Lakṣmī, abiding in men's feet, bestows a dwelling; abiding in the two thighs, clothing and likewise wealth of various kinds;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 18.50
कलात्रञ्च गुह्यसंस्था क्रोडस्थापत्यदायिनी । मनोरथान् पूरयति पुरुषाणां हृदि स्थिता
kalātrañca guhyasaṃsthā kroḍasthāpatyadāyinī / manorathān pūrayati puruṣāṇāṃ hṛdi sthitā
abiding in the private parts, a wife; abiding in the lap, she is the giver of offspring; abiding in the heart, she fulfils men's desires.
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MkP 18.51
लक्ष्मीर्लक्ष्मीवतां श्रेष्ठा कण्ठस्था कण्ठभूषणम् । अभीष्टबन्धुदारैश्च तथाश्लेषं प्रवासिभिः
lakṣmīrlakṣmīvatāṃ śreṣṭhā kaṇṭhasthā kaṇṭhabhūṣaṇam / abhīṣṭabandhudāraiśca tathāśleṣaṃ pravāsibhiḥ
Lakṣmī, foremost among the fortunate, when abiding in the throat, (gives) ornament for the throat, and embracing with desired kinsmen and wives, with those who have been away from home.
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MkP 18.52
सृष्टानुवाक्यलावण्यमाज्ञामवितथां तथा । मुखसंस्था कवित्वञ्च यच्छत्युदधिसम्भवा
sṛṣṭānuvākyalāvaṇyamājñāmavitathāṃ tathā / mukhasaṃsthā kavitvañca yacchatyudadhisambhavā
The ocean-born one, abiding in the face, grants the charm of well-composed speech, and command that does not fail, and poetic skill.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 18.53
शिरोगता सन्त्यजति ततो ऽन्यं याति चाश्रयम् । सेयं शिरोगता चैतान् परित्यक्ष्यति साम्प्रतम्
śirogatā santyajati tato 'nyaṃ yāti cāśrayam / seyaṃ śirogatā caitān parityakṣyati sāmpratam
Gone to the head, she abandons (a man), and then goes to another support. This very (Lakṣmī), now gone to their heads, will presently forsake these ones.
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MkP 18.54
प्रगृह्यास्त्राणि बध्यन्तां तस्मादेते सुरारयः । न भेतव्यं भृशञ्चैते मया निस्तेजसः कृताः । परदारावमर्षाच्च दग्धपुण्या हतौजसः
pragṛhyāstrāṇi badhyantāṃ tasmādete surārayaḥ / na bhetavyaṃ bhṛśañcaite mayā nistejasaḥ kṛtāḥ / paradārāvamarṣācca dagdhapuṇyā hataujasaḥ
"Therefore take up your weapons and let these enemies of the gods be slain! You need not fear at all: these have been made devoid of splendour by me, and by their outrage upon another's wife their merit is burnt away and their vigour destroyed."
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MkP 18.55
ततस्ते विविधैरस्त्रैर्वध्यमानाः सुरारयः । मूध्नि लक्ष्म्या समाक्रान्ता विनेशुरिति नः श्रुतम्
tataste vividhairastrairvadhyamānāḥ surārayaḥ / mūdhni lakṣmyā samākrāntā vineśuriti naḥ śrutam
Then those enemies of the gods, being struck by weapons of many kinds, with Lakṣmī having trodden upon their heads, perished — so we have heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 18.56
लक्ष्मीश्चीत्पत्य सम्प्राप्ता दत्तात्रेयं महामुनिम् । स्तूयमाना सुरैः सर्वैर्दैत्यनाशान्मुदान्वितैः
lakṣmīścītpatya samprāptā dattātreyaṃ mahāmunim / stūyamānā suraiḥ sarvairdaityanāśānmudānvitaiḥ
And Lakṣmī, having leapt down, came to Dattātreya, the great sage, being praised by all the gods, who were filled with joy at the destruction of the demons.
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MkP 18.57
प्रणिपत्य ततो देवा दत्तात्रेयं मनीषिणम् । नाकपृष्ठमनुप्राप्ता यथापूर्वं गतज्वराः
praṇipatya tato devā dattātreyaṃ manīṣiṇam / nākapṛṣṭhamanuprāptā yathāpūrvaṃ gatajvarāḥ
Then the gods, having bowed to the wise Dattātreya, went back to the vault of heaven as before, their fever (of distress) gone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 18.58
तथा त्वमपि रोजेन्द्र ! यदीच्छसि यथेप्सितम् । प्राप्तुमैश्वर्यमतुलं तूर्णमाराधयस्व ताम्
tathā tvamapi rojendra ! yadīcchasi yathepsitam / prāptumaiśvaryamatulaṃ tūrṇamārādhayasva tām
So you too, O lord of kings, if you wish to obtain unequalled sovereignty as you desire, worship her at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition