Markandeya Purana — Chapter 19
MkP 19.1
इत्यृषेर्वचनं श्रुत्वा कार्तवीर्यो नरेश्वरः । दत्तात्रेयाश्रमं गत्त्वा तं भक्त्या समपूजयत्
ityṛṣervacanaṃ śrutvā kārtavīryo nareśvaraḥ / dattātreyāśramaṃ gattvā taṃ bhaktyā samapūjayat
Having heard the sage's words thus, Kārtavīrya, the lord of men, went to Dattātreya's hermitage and honoured him with devotion:
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MkP 19.2
पादसंवाहनाद्येन मध्वाद्याहरणेन च । स्त्रक्चन्दनादिगन्धाम्बु-फलाद्यनयनेन च
pādasaṃvāhanādyena madhvādyāharaṇena ca / strakcandanādigandhāmbu-phalādyanayanena ca
by rubbing his feet and the like, by fetching honey and other things, and by bringing garlands, sandal-paste and other perfumes, water, fruits and the rest,
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MkP 19.3
तथान्नसाधनैस्तस्य उच्छिष्टापोहनेन च । परितुष्टो मुनिर्भूतं तमुवाच तथैव सः
tathānnasādhanaistasya ucchiṣṭāpohanena ca / parituṣṭo munirbhūtaṃ tamuvāca tathaiva saḥ
and likewise by preparing his food, and by clearing away his leavings. The sage, become well pleased, said to him just this:
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MkP 19.4
यथैवोक्ताः पुरा देवा मद्यभोगादिकुत्सनम् । स्त्री चेयं मम पार्श्वस्थेत्येतद्भोगाच्च कुत्सितम्
yathaivoktāḥ purā devā madyabhogādikutsanam / strī ceyaṃ mama pārśvasthetyetadbhogācca kutsitam
just as the gods were told before — the censure of the enjoyment of liquor and so forth: "And this woman stands at my side, so by this enjoyment too I am blameworthy."
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MkP 19.5
सदैवाहं न मामेवमुपरोद्धुं त्वमर्हसि । अशक्तमुपकाराय शक्तमाराधयस्व भोः
sadaivāhaṃ na māmevamuparoddhuṃ tvamarhasi / aśaktamupakārāya śaktamārādhayasva bhoḥ
"I am always so; you ought not to importune me in this way. Leave one who is unable to do a favour, sir, and worship one who is able."
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MkP 19.6
जड उवाच तेनैवमुक्तो मुनिना स्मृत्वा गर्गवचश्च तत् । प्रत्युवाच प्रणम्यैनं सार्तवीर्यार्जुनस्तदा
jaḍa uvāca tenaivamukto muninā smṛtvā gargavacaśca tat / pratyuvāca praṇamyainaṃ sārtavīryārjunastadā
Jaḍa said: Being addressed thus by the sage, and remembering that speech of Garga, Kārtavīryārjuna then bowed to him and replied:
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MkP 19.7
किं मां मोहयसे देव ! स्वां मायां समुपाश्रितः । अनघस्त्वं तथैवेयं देवी सर्वभवारणिः
kiṃ māṃ mohayase deva ! svāṃ māyāṃ samupāśritaḥ / anaghastvaṃ tathaiveyaṃ devī sarvabhavāraṇiḥ
"Why do you bewilder me, O god, taking recourse to your own magic power? You are without fault, and just so this goddess is the kindling-wood of all becoming."
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MkP 19.8
इत्युक्तः प्रीतिमान् देवस्ततस्तं प्रत्युवाच ह । कार्तवीर्यं महाभागं वशीकृतमहीतलम्
ityuktaḥ prītimān devastatastaṃ pratyuvāca ha / kārtavīryaṃ mahābhāgaṃ vaśīkṛtamahītalam
Addressed thus, the god, become pleased, then replied to him — to Kārtavīrya of great fortune, who had brought the earth's surface under his sway:
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MkP 19.9
वरं वृणीष्व गुह्यं मे यत् त्वया समुदीरितम् । तेन तुष्टिः परा जाता त्वय्यद्य मम पार्थिव
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva guhyaṃ me yat tvayā samudīritam / tena tuṣṭiḥ parā jātā tvayyadya mama pārthiva
"Choose a boon, since what is secret about me has been declared by you; by that, supreme satisfaction with you has arisen in me today, O prince."
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MkP 19.10
ये च मां पूजयिष्यन्ति गन्धमाल्यादिभिर्नराः । मांसमद्योपहारैश्च मिष्टान्नैश्चाज्यसंयुतैः
ye ca māṃ pūjayiṣyanti gandhamālyādibhirnarāḥ / māṃsamadyopahāraiśca miṣṭānnaiścājyasaṃyutaiḥ
"And those men who will worship me with perfumes, garlands and the rest, with offerings of meat and liquor, and with sweet foods mixed with ghee,
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MkP 19.11
लक्ष्मीसमेतं गीतैश्च ब्राह्मणानां तथार्च्चनैः । वाद्यैर्मनोरमैर्वोणा-वेणु-शङ्कादिभिस्तथा
lakṣmīsametaṃ gītaiśca brāhmaṇānāṃ tathārccanaiḥ / vādyairmanoramairvoṇā-veṇu-śaṅkādibhistathā
(worshipping me) together with Lakṣmī, and with songs, and likewise with honours to brahmins, and with delightful music — lute, flute, conch and the rest —
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MkP 19.12
तेषामहं परां तुष्टिं पुत्रदारधनादिकम् । प्रदास्याम्यवघातञ्च हनिष्याम्यवमन्यताम्
teṣāmahaṃ parāṃ tuṣṭiṃ putradāradhanādikam / pradāsyāmyavaghātañca haniṣyāmyavamanyatām
to them I shall grant supreme satisfaction, sons, wife, wealth and the rest, and I shall destroy the ruin of those who are slighted."
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MkP 19.13
स त्वं वरय भद्रं ते वरं यन्मसेप्सितम् । प्रसादसुमुखस्ते ऽहं गुह्यनामप्रकीर्तनात्
sa tvaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te varaṃ yanmasepsitam / prasādasumukhaste 'haṃ guhyanāmaprakīrtanāt
"So choose, blessings on you, the boon that is desired by you; I am well-disposed in favour towards you because of your proclaiming my secret name."
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MkP 19.14
यदि देव प्रसन्नस्त्वं तत् प्रयच्छर्धिमुत्तमाम् । यया प्रजाः पालये ऽहं न चाधर्ममवाप्नुयाम्
yadi deva prasannastvaṃ tat prayacchardhimuttamām / yayā prajāḥ pālaye 'haṃ na cādharmamavāpnuyām
"If, O god, you are pleased, then grant me the highest prosperity, by which I may protect my subjects and not incur unrighteousness;
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MkP 19.15
परानुसरणे ज्ञानमप्रतिद्वन्द्वतां रणे । सहस्रमाप्तुमिच्छामि बाहूनां लघुतागुणम्
parānusaraṇe jñānamapratidvandvatāṃ raṇe / sahasramāptumicchāmi bāhūnāṃ laghutāguṇam
knowledge in the tracking of enemies, unrivalledness in battle; I wish to obtain a thousand arms, and the quality of lightness;
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MkP 19.16
असङ्गा गतयः सन्तु शैलाकाशाम्बु-भूमिषु । पातालेषु च सर्वेषु वधश्चाप्यधिकान्नरात्
asaṅgā gatayaḥ santu śailākāśāmbu-bhūmiṣu / pātāleṣu ca sarveṣu vadhaścāpyadhikānnarāt
May my movements be unobstructed on mountains, in the sky, in water and on the earth, and in all the nether regions; and (may there be) also the slaying of one superior to (any other) man.
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MkP 19.17
तथोन्मार्गप्रवृत्तस्य चास्तु सन्मार्गदेशकः । सन्तु मे ऽतिथयः श्लाघ्या वित्तदाने तथाक्षये
tathonmārgapravṛttasya cāstu sanmārgadeśakaḥ / santu me 'tithayaḥ ślāghyā vittadāne tathākṣaye
And when I have set out on a wrong path, let there be one who points out the right path; let my guests be praiseworthy, and (my) wealth inexhaustible in giving.
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MkP 19.18
अनष्टद्रव्यता राष्ट्रे ममानुस्मरणेन च । त्वयि भक्तिर्ममैवास्तु नित्यमव्यभिचारिणी
anaṣṭadravyatā rāṣṭre mamānusmaraṇena ca / tvayi bhaktirmamaivāstu nityamavyabhicāriṇī
And let there be no loss of property in the kingdom through remembrance of me; and let my devotion to you be constant and never wavering.
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MkP 19.19
यत्र ते कीर्तिताः सर्वे तान् वरान् समवाप्स्यसि । मत्प्रसादाच्च भविता चक्रवर्तो त्वमीश्वरः
yatra te kīrtitāḥ sarve tān varān samavāpsyasi / matprasādācca bhavitā cakravarto tvamīśvaraḥ
You shall obtain all those boons that have been named by you here; and by my favour you shall become a universal emperor, a lord.
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MkP 19.20
प्रणिपत्य ततस्तस्मै दत्तात्रेयाय सो ऽर्जुनः । आनाय्य प्रकृतीः सम्यगभिषेकमगृह्णत
praṇipatya tatastasmai dattātreyāya so 'rjunaḥ / ānāyya prakṛtīḥ samyagabhiṣekamagṛhṇata
Then that Arjuna, having bowed down to that Dattātreya, summoned his subjects and duly received consecration.
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MkP 19.21
आघोषयामास तदा स्थितो राज्ये स हैहयः । दत्तात्रेयात् परामृद्धिमवाप्यातिबलान्वितः
āghoṣayāmāsa tadā sthito rājye sa haihayaḥ / dattātreyāt parāmṛddhimavāpyātibalānvitaḥ
Then that Haihaya, established in the kingdom, having obtained supreme prosperity from Dattātreya and endowed with immense strength, made a proclamation.
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MkP 19.22
अद्यप्रभृति यः शस्त्रं मामृते ऽन्यो ग्रहीष्यति । हन्तव्यः स मया दस्युः परिहंसारतो ऽपि वा
adyaprabhṛti yaḥ śastraṃ māmṛte 'nyo grahīṣyati / hantavyaḥ sa mayā dasyuḥ parihaṃsārato 'pi vā
From today onward, whoever other than me takes up a weapon, he is to be slain by me as a brigand, even if he does it merely for sport.
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MkP 19.23
इत्याज्ञप्तेन तद्राष्ट्रे कश्चिदायुधधृङ्नरः । तमृते पुरुषव्याघ्रं बभूवोरुपराक्रमः
ityājñaptena tadrāṣṭre kaścidāyudhadhṛṅnaraḥ / tamṛte puruṣavyāghraṃ babhūvoruparākramaḥ
Since this was commanded, in that kingdom there was no man bearing arms except that tiger among men of mighty valour.
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MkP 19.24
स एव ग्रामपालो ऽभूत् पशुपालः स एव च । क्षेत्रपालः स एवासीद् द्विजातीनाञ्च रक्षिता
sa eva grāmapālo 'bhūt paśupālaḥ sa eva ca / kṣetrapālaḥ sa evāsīd dvijātīnāñca rakṣitā
He alone was the village-guard, and he alone the herdsman; he alone was the field-guard and the protector of the twice-born.
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MkP 19.25
तपस्विनां पालयिता सार्थपालस्तु सो ऽभवत् । द्स्यु-व्यालाग्रि-शस्त्रादि-भयेष्वब्धौ निमज्जताम्
tapasvināṃ pālayitā sārthapālastu so 'bhavat / dsyu-vyālāgri-śastrādi-bhayeṣvabdhau nimajjatām
He became the guardian of ascetics and the protector of caravans; and of those sinking in the ocean, in perils of brigands, beasts of prey, fire, weapons and the like—
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MkP 19.26
अन्यासु चैव मग्रानामापत्सु परवीरहा । स एव संस्मृतः सद्यः समुद्धर्ताभवन्नृणाम्
anyāsu caiva magrānāmāpatsu paravīrahā / sa eva saṃsmṛtaḥ sadyaḥ samuddhartābhavannṛṇām
—and in other calamities of those who were sunk (therein), he, the slayer of enemy heroes, once remembered, at once became the rescuer of men.
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MkP 19.27
अनष्टद्रव्यता चासीत् तस्मिन् शासति पार्थिवे । तेनेष्टं बहुभिर्यज्ञैः समाप्तवरदक्षिणैः
anaṣṭadravyatā cāsīt tasmin śāsati pārthive / teneṣṭaṃ bahubhiryajñaiḥ samāptavaradakṣiṇaiḥ
And while that king ruled, there was no loss of property; by him sacrifice was offered with many rites furnished with ample sacrificial fees.
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MkP 19.28
तेनैव च तपस्तप्तं संग्रामेष्वभिचेष्टितम् । तस्यार्धिमतिमानञ्च दृष्ट्वा प्राहाङ्गिरा मुनिः
tenaiva ca tapastaptaṃ saṃgrāmeṣvabhiceṣṭitam / tasyārdhimatimānañca dṛṣṭvā prāhāṅgirā muniḥ
And by him austerity was practised, and (great deeds) were performed in battles; and seeing his prosperity and his pride, the sage Aṅgiras said:
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MkP 19.29
न नूनं कार्तवीर्यस्य गतिं यास्यन्ति पार्थिवाः । यज्ञैर्दानैस्तपोभिर्वा संग्रामे चातिचेष्चितैः
na nūnaṃ kārtavīryasya gatiṃ yāsyanti pārthivāḥ / yajñairdānaistapobhirvā saṃgrāme cāticeṣcitaiḥ
"Surely kings will not attain the state of Kārtavīrya, whether by sacrifices, by gifts, by austerities, or by extraordinary feats in battle."
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MkP 19.30
दत्तात्रेयाद्दिन् यस्मिन् स प्रापर्धि नरेश्वरः । तस्मिंस्तस्मिन् दिने यागं दत्तात्रेयस्य सो ऽकरोत्
dattātreyāddin yasmin sa prāpardhi nareśvaraḥ / tasmiṃstasmin dine yāgaṃ dattātreyasya so 'karot
On whatever day that lord of men obtained prosperity from Dattātreya, on that very day he performed a sacrifice to Dattātreya.
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MkP 19.31
तत्रैव च प्रजाः सर्वास्तस्मिन्नहनि भूपतेः । तस्यर्धि परमां दृष्ट्वा यागं चक्रुः समाधिना
tatraiva ca prajāḥ sarvāstasminnahani bhūpateḥ / tasyardhi paramāṃ dṛṣṭvā yāgaṃ cakruḥ samādhinā
And there too all the subjects, on that day, seeing the king's supreme prosperity, performed the sacrifice with concentration.
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MkP 19.32
इत्येतत् तस्य माहात्म्यं दत्तात्रेयस्य धीमतः । विष्णोश्चराचरगुरोरनन्तस्य महात्मनः
ityetat tasya māhātmyaṃ dattātreyasya dhīmataḥ / viṣṇoścarācaraguroranantasya mahātmanaḥ
Such is this greatness of the wise Dattātreya, of Viṣṇu, the teacher of the moving and unmoving, the endless, the great-souled one.
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MkP 19.33
प्रादुर्भावाः पुराणेषु कथ्यन्ते शार्ड्गधन्विनः । अनन्तस्याप्रमेयस्य शङ्ख-चक्र-गदाभृतः
prādurbhāvāḥ purāṇeṣu kathyante śārḍgadhanvinaḥ / anantasyāprameyasya śaṅkha-cakra-gadābhṛtaḥ
The manifestations of the bearer of the Śārṅga bow are told in the Purāṇas—of the endless, immeasurable one who holds conch, discus and mace.
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MkP 19.34
एतस्य परमं रूपं यश्चिन्तयति मानवः । स सुखी स च संसारात् समुत्तीर्णो ऽचिराद्भवेत्
etasya paramaṃ rūpaṃ yaścintayati mānavaḥ / sa sukhī sa ca saṃsārāt samuttīrṇo 'cirādbhavet
The man who meditates on this supreme form of his becomes happy, and he would soon be one who has crossed over from the round of rebirth.
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MkP 19.35
सदैव वैष्णवानाञ्च भक्त्याहं सुलभो ऽस्मि भोः । इत्येवं यस्य वै वाचस्तं कथं नाश्रयेज्जनः
sadaiva vaiṣṇavānāñca bhaktyāhaṃ sulabho 'smi bhoḥ / ityevaṃ yasya vai vācastaṃ kathaṃ nāśrayejjanaḥ
"I am ever easily attained by the devotion of the Vaiṣṇavas, sirs"—how should a man not take refuge in him whose words are thus?
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MkP 19.36
अधर्मस्य विनाशाय धर्माचारार्थमेव च । अनादिनिधनो देवः करोति स्थिति-पालनम्
adharmasya vināśāya dharmācārārthameva ca / anādinidhano devaḥ karoti sthiti-pālanam
For the destruction of unrighteousness and for the sake of the practice of righteousness, the god who has neither beginning nor end effects the maintaining and protection (of the world).
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MkP 19.37
तथैव जन्म चाख्यातमलर्कं कथयामि ते । तथा च योगः कथितो दत्तात्रेयेण तस्य वै । पितृभक्तस्य राजर्षेरलर्कस्य महात्मनः
tathaiva janma cākhyātamalarkaṃ kathayāmi te / tathā ca yogaḥ kathito dattātreyeṇa tasya vai / pitṛbhaktasya rājarṣeralarkasya mahātmanaḥ
And just so his birth has been told; (now) I shall tell you of Alarka, and likewise the yoga that was taught by Dattātreya to him — to Alarka, the great-souled royal sage devoted to his father.
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