Markandeya Purana — Chapter 33
MkP 33.1
प्रतिपद्धनलाभाय द्वितीया द्विपदप्रदा । वरार्थिनी तृतीया तु चतुर्थो शत्रुनाशिनी
pratipaddhanalābhāya dvitīyā dvipadapradā / varārthinī tṛtīyā tu caturtho śatrunāśinī
The first day (of the fortnight is) for gaining wealth; the second grants two-footed (offspring, i.e. children); the third is for one who seeks boons; the fourth destroys enemies.
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MkP 33.2
श्रियं प्राप्रोति पञ्चम्यां षष्ठ्यां पूज्यो भवेन्नरः । गणाधिपत्यं सप्तम्यामष्टम्यां वृद्धिमुत्तमाम्
śriyaṃ prāproti pañcamyāṃ ṣaṣṭhyāṃ pūjyo bhavennaraḥ / gaṇādhipatyaṃ saptamyāmaṣṭamyāṃ vṛddhimuttamām
On the fifth (day) one obtains prosperity; on the sixth a man becomes honoured; on the seventh, leadership of a troop; on the eighth, excellent increase.
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MkP 33.3
स्त्रियो नवम्यां प्राप्रोति दशम्यां पूर्णकामताम् । वेदांस्तथाप्नुयात् सर्वानेकादश्यां क्रियापरः
striyo navamyāṃ prāproti daśamyāṃ pūrṇakāmatām / vedāṃstathāpnuyāt sarvānekādaśyāṃ kriyāparaḥ
On the ninth one obtains women; on the tenth, the fulfilment of all desires; and on the eleventh, one intent on the rite obtains all the Vedas.
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MkP 33.4
द्वादश्यां जयलाभञ्च प्राप्रोति पितृपूजकः । प्रजां मेधां पशुं वृद्धिं स्वतन्त्र्यं पुष्टमुत्तमाम्
dvādaśyāṃ jayalābhañca prāproti pitṛpūjakaḥ / prajāṃ medhāṃ paśuṃ vṛddhiṃ svatantryaṃ puṣṭamuttamām
On the twelfth the worshipper of the ancestors obtains victory and gain, and offspring, intelligence, cattle, increase, independence, and the highest thriving.
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MkP 33.5
दीर्घमायुरथैश्वर्यं कुर्वाणस्तु त्रयोदशीम् । अवाप्रोति न सन्देहः श्राद्धं श्रद्धापरो नरः
dīrghamāyurathaiśvaryaṃ kurvāṇastu trayodaśīm / avāproti na sandehaḥ śrāddhaṃ śraddhāparo naraḥ
And a man devoted to faith who performs the śrāddha on the thirteenth obtains long life and lordship — there is no doubt of it.
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MkP 33.6
यथासम्भावितान्नेन श्राद्धसम्पत्समन्वितः । युवानः पितरो यस्य मृताः शस्त्रेण वा हताः
yathāsambhāvitānnena śrāddhasampatsamanvitaḥ / yuvānaḥ pitaro yasya mṛtāḥ śastreṇa vā hatāḥ
He whose fathers died young, or were slain by a weapon, being furnished with the requisites of a śrāddha, with food according to his means —
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MkP 33.7
तेन कार्यं चतुर्दश्यां तेषां प्रीतिमभीप्सता । श्राद्धं कुर्वन्नमावास्यां यत्नेन पुरुषः शुचिः
tena kāryaṃ caturdaśyāṃ teṣāṃ prītimabhīpsatā / śrāddhaṃ kurvannamāvāsyāṃ yatnena puruṣaḥ śuciḥ
— by him, desiring their satisfaction, (the śrāddha) is to be performed on the fourteenth. A man, pure and diligent, performing the śrāddha on the new-moon day
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MkP 33.8
सर्वान् कामानवाप्रोति स्वर्गञ्चानन्तमश्नुते । कुत्तिकासु पितॄनर्च्य स्वर्गमाप्रोति मानवः
sarvān kāmānavāproti svargañcānantamaśnute / kuttikāsu pitṝnarcya svargamāproti mānavaḥ
obtains all his desires and enjoys endless heaven. Having honoured the ancestors under the Kṛttikās, a man attains heaven.
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MkP 33.9
अपत्यकामो रोहिण्यां सौम्ये चौजस्वितां लभेत् । शौर्यमार्द्रासु चाप्रोति क्षेत्रादि च पुनर्वसौ
apatyakāmo rohiṇyāṃ saumye caujasvitāṃ labhet / śauryamārdrāsu cāproti kṣetrādi ca punarvasau
One desiring offspring (should perform it) under Rohiṇī; under Saumya (Mṛgaśiras) he would gain vigour; under the Ārdrās he obtains valour, and under Punarvasu, fields and the like.
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MkP 33.10
पुष्टिं पुष्ये सदाभ्यर्च्य आश्लेषासु वरान् सुतान् । मघासु स्वजनश्रैष्ठ्यं सौभाग्यं फाल्गुनीषु च
puṣṭiṃ puṣye sadābhyarcya āśleṣāsu varān sutān / maghāsu svajanaśraiṣṭhyaṃ saubhāgyaṃ phālgunīṣu ca
Worshipping (the ancestors) always under Puṣya (one gains) thriving; under the Āśleṣās, excellent sons; under the Maghās, pre-eminence among one's own people; and under the Phālgunīs, good fortune.
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MkP 33.11
प्रदानशीलो भवति सापत्यश्चोत्तरासु च । प्रयाति श्रेष्ठतां सत्यं हस्ते श्राद्धप्रदो नरः
pradānaśīlo bhavati sāpatyaścottarāsu ca / prayāti śreṣṭhatāṃ satyaṃ haste śrāddhaprado naraḥ
And under the Uttarā (Phālgunīs) he becomes generous and possessed of offspring; a man who gives the śrāddha under Hasta attains true pre-eminence.
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MkP 33.12
रूपयुक्तश्च चित्रासु तथापत्यान्यवाप्नुयात् । वाणिज्यलाभदा स्वातिर्विशाखा पुत्रकामदा
rūpayuktaśca citrāsu tathāpatyānyavāpnuyāt / vāṇijyalābhadā svātirviśākhā putrakāmadā
Under the Citrās he becomes possessed of beauty and likewise gains offspring; Svātī grants profit in trade, Viśākhā grants the desire for sons.
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MkP 33.13
कुर्वन्तश्चानुराधासु लभन्ते चक्रावर्तिताम् । आधिपत्यञ्च ज्येष्ठासु मूले चारोग्यमुत्तमम्
kurvantaścānurādhāsu labhante cakrāvartitām / ādhipatyañca jyeṣṭhāsu mūle cārogyamuttamam
Those performing (it) under the Anurādhās obtain sovereignty over (the whole) circle; under the Jyeṣṭhās, overlordship; and under Mūla, excellent health.
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MkP 33.14
आषाढासु यशः प्राप्तिरुत्तरासु विशोकता । श्रवणे च शुभान् लोकान् धनिष्ठासु धनं महत्
āṣāḍhāsu yaśaḥ prāptiruttarāsu viśokatā / śravaṇe ca śubhān lokān dhaniṣṭhāsu dhanaṃ mahat
Under the (Pūrva) Āṣāḍhās there is attainment of fame; under the Uttarā (Āṣāḍhās), freedom from sorrow; under Śravaṇa, auspicious worlds; under the Dhaniṣṭhās, great wealth.
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MkP 33.15
वेदवित्त्वमभिजिति भिषक्सिद्धन्तु वारुणे । अजाविकं प्रौष्ठपदे विन्देद् गास्तु तथोत्तरे
vedavittvamabhijiti bhiṣaksiddhantu vāruṇe / ajāvikaṃ prauṣṭhapade vinded gāstu tathottare
Under Abhijit, knowledge of the Vedas; under the Vāruṇa (Śatabhiṣaj), success as a physician; under (Pūrva) Prauṣṭhapada he would find goats and sheep, and under the Uttarā, cows.
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MkP 33.16
रेवतीषु तथा कुप्यमश्विनीषु तुरङ्गमान् । श्राद्धं कुर्वंस्तथाप्रोति भरणीष्वायुरुत्तमम् । तस्मात् काम्यानि कुर्वोत ऋक्षेष्वेतेषु तत्त्ववित्
revatīṣu tathā kupyamaśvinīṣu turaṅgamān / śrāddhaṃ kurvaṃstathāproti bharaṇīṣvāyuruttamam / tasmāt kāmyāni kurvota ṛkṣeṣveteṣu tattvavit
Likewise under the Revatīs, base metals; under the Aśvinīs, horses; and performing the śrāddha under the Bharaṇīs he obtains the highest length of life. Therefore let one who knows the truth (of this) perform optional rites under these lunar mansions.
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