Markandeya Purana — Chapter 36

MkP 36.1

स एवमनुशिष्टः सन् मात्रा संप्राप्य यौवनम् । ऋतध्वजसुतश्चक्रे सम्यग्दारपरिग्रहम्

sa evamanuśiṣṭaḥ san mātrā saṃprāpya yauvanam / ṛtadhvajasutaścakre samyagdāraparigraham

He, having been thus instructed by his mother, on reaching youth — the son of Ṛtadhvaja — duly took a wife.

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MkP 36.2

पुत्रांश्चोत्पादयामास यज्ञैश्चाप्ययजद्विभुः । पितुश्च सर्वकालेषु चकाराज्ञानुपालनम्

putrāṃścotpādayāmāsa yajñaiścāpyayajadvibhuḥ / pituśca sarvakāleṣu cakārājñānupālanam

And the mighty one begot sons, and performed sacrifices, and at all times carried out the observance of his father's commands.

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MkP 36.3

ततः कालेन महता संप्राप्य चरमं वयः । चक्रे ऽभिषेकं पुत्रस्य तस्य रज्ये ऋतध्वजः

tataḥ kālena mahatā saṃprāpya caramaṃ vayaḥ / cakre 'bhiṣekaṃ putrasya tasya rajye ṛtadhvajaḥ

Then after a long time, having reached his last stage of life, Ṛtadhvaja performed the consecration of that son into the kingship.

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MkP 36.4

भार्यया सह धर्मात्मा यियासुस्तपसे वनम् । अवतीर्णो महारक्षो महाभागो महीपतिः

bhāryayā saha dharmātmā yiyāsustapase vanam / avatīrṇo mahārakṣo mahābhāgo mahīpatiḥ

The righteous one, wishing to go to the forest for austerity together with his wife — the greatly fortunate lord of the earth laid down the great task of protection.

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MkP 36.5

मदालसा च तनयं प्राहेदं पश्चिमं वच । कामोपभोगसंसर्गप्रहाणाय सुतस्य वै

madālasā ca tanayaṃ prāhedaṃ paścimaṃ vaca / kāmopabhogasaṃsargaprahāṇāya sutasya vai

And Madālasā spoke this, her last speech, to her son, for the sake of the son's abandoning of attachment to the enjoyment of pleasures:

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MkP 36.6

यदा दुः खमसह्यं ते प्रियबन्धुवियोगजम् । शत्रुबाधोद्भवं वापि वित्तनाशात्मसम्भवम्

yadā duḥ khamasahyaṃ te priyabandhuviyogajam / śatrubādhodbhavaṃ vāpi vittanāśātmasambhavam

"When there is unbearable sorrow for you, arising from separation from a dear kinsman, or arising from the affliction of enemies, or arising from loss of wealth or from your own self —

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MkP 36.7

भवेत्तत् कुर्वतो राज्यं गृहधर्मावलम्बिनः । दुः खायतनभूतो हि ममत्वालम्बनो गृही

bhavettat kurvato rājyaṃ gṛhadharmāvalambinaḥ / duḥ khāyatanabhūto hi mamatvālambano gṛhī

— when that befalls you as you rule the kingdom, clinging to the duty of a householder — for the householder, resting upon the sense of 'mine', has become a dwelling-place of sorrow —

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MkP 36.8

तदास्मात् पुत्र ! निष्कृष्य मद्दत्तादङ्गुलीयकात् । वाच्यं ते शासनं पट्टे सूक्ष्माक्षरनिवेशितम्

tadāsmāt putra ! niṣkṛṣya maddattādaṅgulīyakāt / vācyaṃ te śāsanaṃ paṭṭe sūkṣmākṣaraniveśitam

— then, my son, drawing out from this ring given by me, you should read the instruction on the plate, set down in tiny letters."

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MkP 36.9

इत्युक्त्वा प्रददौ तस्मै सौवर्णं साङ्गुलीयकम् । आशिषश्चापि या योग्याः परुषस्य गृहे सतः

ityuktvā pradadau tasmai sauvarṇaṃ sāṅgulīyakam / āśiṣaścāpi yā yogyāḥ paruṣasya gṛhe sataḥ

Having said this, she gave him the golden ring, and also such blessings as are fitting for a man remaining in a household.

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MkP 36.10

ततः कुबलयाश्वो ऽसौ सा च देवी मदालसा । पुत्राय दत्त्वा तद्राज्यं तपसे काननं गतौ

tataḥ kubalayāśvo 'sau sā ca devī madālasā / putrāya dattvā tadrājyaṃ tapase kānanaṃ gatau

Then that Kuvalayāśva and the queen Madālasā, having given that kingdom to their son, went to the forest for austerity.

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