Markandeya Purana — Chapter 43
MkP 43.1
अरिष्टानि महाराज ! शृणु वक्ष्यामि तानि ते । येषामालोकनान्मृत्युं निजं जानाति योगवित्
ariṣṭāni mahārāja ! śṛṇu vakṣyāmi tāni te / yeṣāmālokanānmṛtyuṃ nijaṃ jānāti yogavit
Hear, great king, of the fatal omens; I shall tell them to you — from seeing which the knower of yoga knows his own death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.2
देवमार्गं ध्रुवं शुक्रं सोमच्छायामरुन्धतीम् । यो न पश्येन्न जीवेत् स नरः संवत्सरात् परम्
devamārgaṃ dhruvaṃ śukraṃ somacchāyāmarundhatīm / yo na paśyenna jīvet sa naraḥ saṃvatsarāt param
The path of the gods (the Milky Way), the Pole Star, Venus, the shadow in the moon, and Arundhatī: the man who does not see (these) will not live beyond a year.
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MkP 43.3
अरश्मिबिम्बं सूर्यस्य वह्निं चैवांशुमालिनम् । दृष्ट्वै कादशमासात् तु नरो नोर्धन्तु जीवति
araśmibimbaṃ sūryasya vahniṃ caivāṃśumālinam / dṛṣṭvai kādaśamāsāt tu naro nordhantu jīvati
(Seeing) the sun's disc without rays, and fire wreathed with rays — having seen (these), a man does not live beyond eleven months.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.4
वान्ते मूत्रपूरीषे च यः स्वर्णं रजतं तथा । प्रत्यक्षं कुरुते स्वप्ने जीवेत् स दशमासिकम्
vānte mūtrapūrīṣe ca yaḥ svarṇaṃ rajataṃ tathā / pratyakṣaṃ kurute svapne jīvet sa daśamāsikam
He who, in a dream, sees plainly gold and silver in vomit, urine and excrement — he lives (only) ten months.
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MkP 43.5
दृष्ट्वा प्रेतपिशाचादीन् गन्धर्वनगराणि च । सुवर्णवर्णान् वृक्षांश्च नव मासान् स जीवति
dṛṣṭvā pretapiśācādīn gandharvanagarāṇi ca / suvarṇavarṇān vṛkṣāṃśca nava māsān sa jīvati
Having seen ghosts, demons and the like, and cities of the gandharvas, and trees of golden hue, he lives nine months.
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MkP 43.6
स्थूलः कृशः कृशः स्थूलो यो ऽकस्मादेव जायते । प्रकृतेश्च निवर्तेत तस्यायुश्चाष्टमासिकम्
sthūlaḥ kṛśaḥ kṛśaḥ sthūlo yo 'kasmādeva jāyate / prakṛteśca nivarteta tasyāyuścāṣṭamāsikam
He who all at once becomes fat when thin, or thin when fat, and departs from his (natural) constitution — his remaining life is eight months.
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MkP 43.7
खण्डं यस्य पदं पार्ष्णयां पादस्याग्रे च वा भवेत् । पांशुकर्दमयोर्मध्ये सप्त मासान् स जीवति
khaṇḍaṃ yasya padaṃ pārṣṇayāṃ pādasyāgre ca vā bhavet / pāṃśukardamayormadhye sapta māsān sa jīvati
He whose footprint, (impressed) in dust or mud, is broken at the heel or at the front of the foot — he lives seven months.
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MkP 43.8
गृध्रः कपोतः काकालो वायसो वापि मूर्धनि । क्रव्यादो वा खगो नीलः षण्मासायुः प्रदर्शकः
gṛdhraḥ kapotaḥ kākālo vāyaso vāpi mūrdhani / kravyādo vā khago nīlaḥ ṣaṇmāsāyuḥ pradarśakaḥ
A vulture, a pigeon, a crow, or a raven upon (a man's) head, or a flesh-eating bird, or a dark bird, is an indicator of a lifespan of six months.
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MkP 43.9
हन्यते काकपङ्क्तीभिः पांशुवर्षेण वा नरः । स्वां च्छायामन्यथा दृष्ट्वा चतुः पञ्च स जीवति
hanyate kākapaṅktībhiḥ pāṃśuvarṣeṇa vā naraḥ / svāṃ cchāyāmanyathā dṛṣṭvā catuḥ pañca sa jīvati
The man who is struck at by lines of crows or by a rain of dust, or who sees his own shadow altered, lives four or five (months).
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MkP 43.10
अनभ्रे विद्युतं दृष्ट्वा दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रिताम् । रात्राविन्द्रधनुश्चापि जीवितं द्वित्रिमासिकम्
anabhre vidyutaṃ dṛṣṭvā dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritām / rātrāvindradhanuścāpi jīvitaṃ dvitrimāsikam
Having seen lightning in a cloudless sky resting in the southern quarter, and also a rainbow at night, (his) life is two or three months.
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MkP 43.11
घृते तैले तथादर्शे तोये वा नात्मनस्तनुम् । यः पश्येदशिरस्कां वा मासादूर्ध्वं न जीवति
ghṛte taile tathādarśe toye vā nātmanastanum / yaḥ paśyedaśiraskāṃ vā māsādūrdhvaṃ na jīvati
He who does not see his own body in ghee, in oil, in a mirror, or in water, or sees it headless, does not live beyond a month.
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MkP 43.12
यस्य वस्तसमो गन्धो गात्रे शवसमो ऽपि वा । तस्यार्धमासिकं ज्ञेयं योगिनो नृप ! जीवितम्
yasya vastasamo gandho gātre śavasamo 'pi vā / tasyārdhamāsikaṃ jñeyaṃ yogino nṛpa ! jīvitam
He on whose body there is a smell like a goat's, or like a corpse's — his life, O king, is to be known as half a month, (even if he be) a yogin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 43.13
यस्य वै स्त्रमात्रस्य हृत्पादमवशुष्यते । पिबतश्च जलं शोषो दशाहं सो ऽपि जीवति
yasya vai stramātrasya hṛtpādamavaśuṣyate / pibataśca jalaṃ śoṣo daśāhaṃ so 'pi jīvati
He whose heart and feet dry up as soon as he has bathed(?), and who has dryness (of the throat) even while drinking water — he too lives (only) ten days.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 43.14
सम्भिन्नो मारुतो यस्य मर्मस्थानानि कृन्तति । हृष्यते नाम्बुसंस्पर्शात् तस्य मृत्युरुपस्थितः
sambhinno māruto yasya marmasthānāni kṛntati / hṛṣyate nāmbusaṃsparśāt tasya mṛtyurupasthitaḥ
He whose deranged (internal) wind cuts at the vital points, and who feels no thrill at the touch of water — for him death is at hand.
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MkP 43.15
ऋक्षवानरयानस्थो गायन् यो दक्षिणां दिशम् । स्वप्ने प्रयाति तस्यापि न मृत्युः कालमिच्छति
ṛkṣavānarayānastho gāyan yo dakṣiṇāṃ diśam / svapne prayāti tasyāpi na mṛtyuḥ kālamicchati
He who in a dream, riding on a bear or a monkey, goes singing toward the southern quarter — for him too death does not wait for its (proper) time.
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MkP 43.16
रक्तकृष्णाम्बरधरा गायन्ती हसती च यम् । दक्षिणाशान्नयेन्नारी स्वप्ने सो ऽपि न जीवति
raktakṛṣṇāmbaradharā gāyantī hasatī ca yam / dakṣiṇāśānnayennārī svapne so 'pi na jīvati
The man whom a woman wearing red and black garments, singing and laughing, leads away toward the southern quarter in a dream — he too does not live.
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MkP 43.17
नग्नं क्षपणकं स्वप्ने हसमानं महाबलम् । एकं संवीक्ष्य वल्गन्तं विद्यान्मृत्युमुपस्थितम्
nagnaṃ kṣapaṇakaṃ svapne hasamānaṃ mahābalam / ekaṃ saṃvīkṣya valgantaṃ vidyānmṛtyumupasthitam
Having seen in a dream a naked mendicant, laughing, of great strength, alone and leaping about, one should know that death is at hand.
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MkP 43.18
आमस्तकतलाद्यस्तु निमग्नं पङ्कसागरे । स्वप्ने पश्यत्यथात्मानं स सद्यो म्रियते नरः
āmastakatalādyastu nimagnaṃ paṅkasāgare / svapne paśyatyathātmānaṃ sa sadyo mriyate naraḥ
But the man who in a dream sees himself sunk in a sea of mud from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet — that man dies at once.
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MkP 43.19
केशाङ्गारांस्तथा भस्म भुजङ्गान्निर्जलां नदीम् । दृष्ट्वा स्वप्ने दशाहात्तु मृत्युरेकादशे दिने
keśāṅgārāṃstathā bhasma bhujaṅgānnirjalāṃ nadīm / dṛṣṭvā svapne daśāhāttu mṛtyurekādaśe dine
Having seen in a dream hair, coals, and ashes, serpents, and a waterless river — death comes after ten days, on the eleventh day.
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MkP 43.20
करालैर्विकटैः कृष्णैः पुरुषैरुद्यतायुधैः । पाषाणैस्ताडितः स्वप्ने सद्यो मृत्युं लभेन्नरः
karālairvikaṭaiḥ kṛṣṇaiḥ puruṣairudyatāyudhaiḥ / pāṣāṇaistāḍitaḥ svapne sadyo mṛtyuṃ labhennaraḥ
A man struck with stones in a dream by gaping, hideous, black men with weapons raised, meets death at once.
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MkP 43.21
सूर्योदये यस्य शिवा क्रोशन्ती याति संमुखम् । विपरीतं परीतं वा स सद्यो मृत्युमृच्छति
sūryodaye yasya śivā krośantī yāti saṃmukham / viparītaṃ parītaṃ vā sa sadyo mṛtyumṛcchati
He toward whom, at sunrise, a jackal goes howling, facing him, either turned away or circling round — he meets death at once.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 43.22
यस्य वै भुक्तमात्रस्य हृदयं बाधते क्षुधा । जायते दन्तघर्षश्च स गतायुर्न संशयम्
yasya vai bhuktamātrasya hṛdayaṃ bādhate kṣudhā / jāyate dantagharṣaśca sa gatāyurna saṃśayam
He whose heart is tormented by hunger just after he has eaten, and in whom grinding of the teeth arises — his life is gone, without doubt.
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MkP 43.23
दीपगन्धं न यो वेत्ति त्रस्यत्यह्नि तथा निशि । नात्मानं परनेत्रस्थं वीक्षते न स जीवति
dīpagandhaṃ na yo vetti trasyatyahni tathā niśi / nātmānaṃ paranetrasthaṃ vīkṣate na sa jīvati
He who does not perceive the smell of a lamp, who is frightened by day as by night, and who does not see himself reflected in another's eye — he does not live.
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MkP 43.24
शक्रायुधं चार्धरात्रे दिवा ग्रहगणन्तथा । दृष्ट्वा मन्येत संक्षीणमात्मजीवितमात्मवित्
śakrāyudhaṃ cārdharātre divā grahagaṇantathā / dṛṣṭvā manyeta saṃkṣīṇamātmajīvitamātmavit
Seeing Indra's bow at midnight, and likewise the host of planets by day, the one who knows himself should conclude that his own life is spent.
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MkP 43.25
नासिका वक्रतामेति कर्णयोर्नमनोन्नती । नेत्रञ्च वामं स्त्रवति यस्य तस्यायुरुद्गतम्
nāsikā vakratāmeti karṇayornamanonnatī / netrañca vāmaṃ stravati yasya tasyāyurudgatam
He whose nose grows crooked, whose ears sink down or rise up, and whose left eye runs — his lifespan has gone out.
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MkP 43.26
आरक्ततामेति मुखं जिह्वा वा श्यामतां यदा । तदा प्राज्ञो विजानीयान्मृत्युमासन्नमात्मनः
āraktatāmeti mukhaṃ jihvā vā śyāmatāṃ yadā / tadā prājño vijānīyānmṛtyumāsannamātmanaḥ
When the face turns reddish, or the tongue turns dark, then the wise man should understand that his own death is at hand.
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MkP 43.27
उष्ट्र-रासभयानेन यः स्वप्ने दक्षिणां दिशम् । प्रयाति तञ्च जानीयात् सद्योमृत्युं न संशयः
uṣṭra-rāsabhayānena yaḥ svapne dakṣiṇāṃ diśam / prayāti tañca jānīyāt sadyomṛtyuṃ na saṃśayaḥ
And he who in a dream travels toward the southern quarter riding a camel or a donkey — of him one should know that death is immediate, without doubt.
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MkP 43.28
पिधाय कर्णौ निर्घोषं न शृणोत्यात्मसम्भवम् । नश्यते चक्षुषोर्ज्योतिर्यस्य सो ऽपि न जीवति
pidhāya karṇau nirghoṣaṃ na śṛṇotyātmasambhavam / naśyate cakṣuṣorjyotiryasya so 'pi na jīvati
He who, stopping his ears, does not hear the sound that arises within himself, and whose light of the eyes is destroyed — he too does not live.
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MkP 43.29
पततो यस्य वै गर्ते स्वप्ने द्वारं पिधीयते । न चोत्तिष्ठति यः श्वभ्रात्तदन्तं तस्य जीवितम्
patato yasya vai garte svapne dvāraṃ pidhīyate / na cottiṣṭhati yaḥ śvabhrāttadantaṃ tasya jīvitam
He for whom, as he falls into a pit in a dream, the opening is closed up, and who does not climb out of the hole — his life ends there.
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MkP 43.30
ऊर्ध्वा च दृष्टिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा रक्ता पुनः संपरिवर्तमाना । मुखस्य चोष्मा शुषिरञ्च नाभेः शंसन्ति पुंसामपरं शरीरम्
ūrdhvā ca dṛṣṭirna ca saṃpratiṣṭhā raktā punaḥ saṃparivartamānā / mukhasya coṣmā śuṣirañca nābheḥ śaṃsanti puṃsāmaparaṃ śarīram
A gaze turned upward and not steady, reddened, and rolling about again and again; heat in the mouth, and a hollowness of the navel — these announce that men will have another body.
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MkP 43.31
स्वप्ने ऽग्निं प्रविशेद्यस्तु न च निष्क्रमते पुनः । जलप्रवेशादपि वा तदन्तं तस्य जीवितम्
svapne 'gniṃ praviśedyastu na ca niṣkramate punaḥ / jalapraveśādapi vā tadantaṃ tasya jīvitam
He who in a dream enters fire and does not come out again, or likewise from entering water — his life ends there.
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MkP 43.32
यश्चाभिहन्यते दुष्टैर्भूतै रात्रावथो दिवा । स मृत्युं सप्तरात्र्यन्ते नरः प्राप्रोत्यसंशयम्
yaścābhihanyate duṣṭairbhūtai rātrāvatho divā / sa mṛtyuṃ saptarātryante naraḥ prāprotyasaṃśayam
And the man who is struck down by evil spirits, whether at night or by day, attains death at the end of seven nights, without doubt.
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MkP 43.33
स्ववस्त्रममलं शुक्लं रक्तं पश्यत्यथासितम् । यः पुमान् मृत्युमासन्नं तस्यापि हि विनिर्दिशेत्
svavastramamalaṃ śuklaṃ raktaṃ paśyatyathāsitam / yaḥ pumān mṛtyumāsannaṃ tasyāpi hi vinirdiśet
The man who sees his own spotless white garment as red or else as black — of him too one should declare that death is at hand.
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MkP 43.34
स्वभाववैपरीत्यन्तु प्रकृतेश्च विपर्ययः । कथयन्ति मनुष्याणां सदासन्नौ यमान्तकौ
svabhāvavaiparītyantu prakṛteśca viparyayaḥ / kathayanti manuṣyāṇāṃ sadāsannau yamāntakau
But a reversal of one's own character and an inversion of one's natural disposition: these tell men that Yama and the Ender are ever near.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.35
येषां विनीतः सततं ये ऽस्य पूज्यतमा मताः । तानेव चावजानाति तानेव च विनिन्दति
yeṣāṃ vinītaḥ satataṃ ye 'sya pūjyatamā matāḥ / tāneva cāvajānāti tāneva ca vinindati
Those to whom he was always submissive, those held by him to be most worthy of honour — those very ones he now slights, and those very ones he reviles;
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MkP 43.36
देवान्नार्चयते वृद्धान् गुरून् विप्रांश्च निन्दति । मातापित्रोर्न सत्कारं जामातॄणां करोति च
devānnārcayate vṛddhān gurūn viprāṃśca nindati / mātāpitrorna satkāraṃ jāmātṝṇāṃ karoti ca
he does not worship the gods; he abuses elders, teachers and brahmins; and he shows no courtesy to his mother and father or to his sons-in-law.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.37
योगिनां ज्ञानविदुषामन्येषाञ्च महात्मनाम् । प्राप्ते तु काले पुरुषस्तद्विज्ञेयं विचक्षणैः
yogināṃ jñānaviduṣāmanyeṣāñca mahātmanām / prāpte tu kāle puruṣastadvijñeyaṃ vicakṣaṇaiḥ
But for yogins, for those learned in knowledge, and for other great souls, when the time has come, (there are signs regarding) the man: that is to be discerned by the perceptive.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 43.38
योगिनां सततं यत्नादरिष्टान्यवनीपते । संवत्सरान्ते तज्ज्ञेयं फलदानि दिवानिशम्
yogināṃ satataṃ yatnādariṣṭānyavanīpate / saṃvatsarānte tajjñeyaṃ phaladāni divāniśam
For yogins the portents (are to be observed) constantly with effort, O lord of the earth; at the end of the year that is to be known — they bear fruit by day and by night.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 43.39
विलोक्या विशदा चैषां फलपङ्क्तिः सुभीषणा । विज्ञाय कार्यो मनसि स च कालो नरेश्वर
vilokyā viśadā caiṣāṃ phalapaṅktiḥ subhīṣaṇā / vijñāya kāryo manasi sa ca kālo nareśvara
And their row of fruits, clear and most terrible, is to be observed; having discerned it, that time too should be fixed in the mind, O lord of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 43.40
ज्ञात्व कालञ्च तं सम्यगभयस्थानमाश्रितः । युञ्जीत योगी कालो ऽसौ यथा नास्याफलो भवेत्
jñātva kālañca taṃ samyagabhayasthānamāśritaḥ / yuñjīta yogī kālo 'sau yathā nāsyāphalo bhavet
And having rightly known that time, taking refuge in a place free from fear, the yogin should practise yoga, so that this time may not be fruitless for him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.41
दृष्ट्वारिष्टं तथा योगी त्यक्त्वा मरणजं भयम् । तत्स्वभावं तदालोक्य काले यावत्युपागतम्
dṛṣṭvāriṣṭaṃ tathā yogī tyaktvā maraṇajaṃ bhayam / tatsvabhāvaṃ tadālokya kāle yāvatyupāgatam
So the yogin, having seen the portent, casting off the fear born of death, having observed its nature and at what time it has come —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.42
तस्य भागे तथैवाह्नो योगं युञ्जीत योगवित् । पूर्वाह्ने चापराह्ने च मध्याह्ने चापि तद्दिने
tasya bhāge tathaivāhno yogaṃ yuñjīta yogavit / pūrvāhne cāparāhne ca madhyāhne cāpi taddine
at just that portion of the day the knower of yoga should practise yoga: in the forenoon, or the afternoon, or at midday, on that same day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.43
यत्र वा रजनीभागे तदरिष्टं निरीक्षितम् । तत्रैव तावद्युञ्जीत यावत् प्राप्तं हि तद्दिनम्
yatra vā rajanībhāge tadariṣṭaṃ nirīkṣitam / tatraiva tāvadyuñjīta yāvat prāptaṃ hi taddinam
Or, in whichever portion of the night that omen (of death) was observed, in that very portion let him practise (yoga) for just so long, until that day has come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.44
ततस्त्यक्त्वा भयं सर्वं जित्वा तं कालमात्मवान् । तत्रैवावसथे स्थित्वा यत्र वा स्थैर्यमात्मनः
tatastyaktvā bhayaṃ sarvaṃ jitvā taṃ kālamātmavān / tatraivāvasathe sthitvā yatra vā sthairyamātmanaḥ
Then, abandoning all fear, self-possessed, having conquered that (appointed) time, remaining in that very dwelling, or wherever there is steadiness for himself,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.45
युञ्जीत योगं निर्जित्य त्रीन् गुणान् परमात्मनि । तन्मयश्चात्मना भूत्वा चिद्वृत्तिमपि सन्त्यजेत्
yuñjīta yogaṃ nirjitya trīn guṇān paramātmani / tanmayaścātmanā bhūtvā cidvṛttimapi santyajet
let him practise yoga, having conquered the three qualities, (fixed) upon the supreme Self; and having become of one nature with it in his own self, let him relinquish even the activity of consciousness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.46
ततः परमनिर्वाणमतीन्द्रियमगोचरम् । यद्बुद्धेर्यन्न चाख्यातुं शक्यते तत् समश्नुते
tataḥ paramanirvāṇamatīndriyamagocaram / yadbuddheryanna cākhyātuṃ śakyate tat samaśnute
Then he attains that supreme extinction, beyond the senses, not an object (of perception), which is not of the intellect and which cannot be described.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.47
एतत् सर्वं समाख्यातं तवालर्क ! यथार्थवत् । प्राप्स्यसे येन तद्ब्रह्म संक्षेपात्तन्निबोध मे
etat sarvaṃ samākhyātaṃ tavālarka ! yathārthavat / prāpsyase yena tadbrahma saṃkṣepāttannibodha me
All this has been declared to you, Alarka, in accordance with the truth. Learn from me in brief that by which you will reach that Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.48
शशाङ्करश्मिसंयोगाच्छन्द्रकान्तमणिः पयः । समुत्सृजति नायुक्तः सोपमा योगिनः स्मृता
śaśāṅkaraśmisaṃyogācchandrakāntamaṇiḥ payaḥ / samutsṛjati nāyuktaḥ sopamā yoginaḥ smṛtā
By contact with the moon's rays the moonstone gives forth water, but not when unconjoined (with them): that is held to be a simile for the yogin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.49
यच्चार्करश्मिसंयोगादर्ककान्तो हुताशनम् । आविष्करोति नैकः सन्नुपमा सापि योगिनः
yaccārkaraśmisaṃyogādarkakānto hutāśanam / āviṣkaroti naikaḥ sannupamā sāpi yoginaḥ
And that by contact with the sun's rays the sunstone brings forth fire, but not when it is alone — that too is a simile for the yogin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.50
पिपीलिकाखु-नकुल-गृहगोधा-कपिञ्जलाः । वसन्ति स्वामिवद् गेहे ध्वस्ते यान्ति ततो ऽन्यतः
pipīlikākhu-nakula-gṛhagodhā-kapiñjalāḥ / vasanti svāmivad gehe dhvaste yānti tato 'nyataḥ
Ants, mice, mongooses, house-lizards and partridges dwell in a house as though they were its master; when it is ruined they go elsewhere from it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.51
दुः खन्तु स्वामिनो ध्वंसे तस्य तेषां न किञ्चन । वेश्मनो यत्र राजेन्द्र ! सोपमा योगसिद्धये
duḥ khantu svāmino dhvaṃse tasya teṣāṃ na kiñcana / veśmano yatra rājendra ! sopamā yogasiddhaye
But the grief at the ruin of the house belongs to the master; of that they have none at all, O best of kings: that is a simile for the attainment of yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.52
मृद्वाहिकाल्पदेहापि मुखाग्रेणाप्यणीयसा । करोति मृद्भारचयमुपदेशः स योगिनः
mṛdvāhikālpadehāpi mukhāgreṇāpyaṇīyasā / karoti mṛdbhāracayamupadeśaḥ sa yoginaḥ
Though the earth-carrying ant is of tiny body, with the very small tip of its mouth it makes a great heap of earth: that is an instruction for the yogin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.53
पशुपक्षिमनुष्याद्यैः पत्रपुष्पफलान्वितम् । वृक्षं विलुप्यमानन्तु दृष्ट्वा सिध्यन्ति योगिनः
paśupakṣimanuṣyādyaiḥ patrapuṣpaphalānvitam / vṛkṣaṃ vilupyamānantu dṛṣṭvā sidhyanti yoginaḥ
But seeing a tree endowed with leaves, flowers and fruit being stripped by beasts, birds, men and the rest, yogins attain success.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.54
रुरुशावविषाणाग्रमालक्ष्य तिलकाकृतिम् । सह तेन विवर्धन्तं योगी सिद्धिमवाप्नुयात्
ruruśāvaviṣāṇāgramālakṣya tilakākṛtim / saha tena vivardhantaṃ yogī siddhimavāpnuyāt
Observing on the tip of the horn of a young ruru deer a mark shaped like a sesame seed, and (seeing it) grow together with the horn, a yogin would attain success.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 43.55
द्रवपूर्णमुपादाय पात्रमारोहतो भुवः । तुङ्गमार्गं विलोक्योच्चैर्विज्ञातं किं न योगिना
dravapūrṇamupādāya pātramārohato bhuvaḥ / tuṅgamārgaṃ vilokyoccairvijñātaṃ kiṃ na yoginā
Seeing one who, having taken up a vessel filled with liquid, climbs up from the ground along a high, steep path — what is not understood by the yogin (from that)?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 43.56
सर्वस्वे जीवनायालं निखाते पुरुषस्य या । चेष्टा तां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा योगिनः कृतकृत्यता
sarvasve jīvanāyālaṃ nikhāte puruṣasya yā / ceṣṭā tāṃ tattvato jñātvā yoginaḥ kṛtakṛtyatā
The effort which a man makes, when all his wealth is buried, sufficient (only) for keeping alive — knowing that as it truly is, the yogin has done what is to be done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 43.57
तद्गृहं यत्र वसतिः तद्भोज्यं येन जीवति । येन सम्पद्यते चार्थस्तत्सुखं ममतात्र का
tadgṛhaṃ yatra vasatiḥ tadbhojyaṃ yena jīvati / yena sampadyate cārthastatsukhaṃ mamatātra kā
That is a house, where one dwells; that is food, by which one lives; and that is happiness, by which one's aim is accomplished: what sense of "mine" is there in this?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.58
अभ्यर्थितो ऽपि तैः कार्यं करोति करणैर्यथा । तथा बुध्यादिभिर्योगी पारक्यैः साधयेत्परम्
abhyarthito 'pi taiḥ kāryaṃ karoti karaṇairyathā / tathā budhyādibhiryogī pārakyaiḥ sādhayetparam
Just as one, even when solicited by them, does his work by means of the instruments (the senses), so let the yogin accomplish the highest by means of intellect and the rest, which belong to another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 43.59
ततः प्रणम्यात्रिपुत्रमलर्कः स महीपतिः । प्रश्रयावनतो वाक्यमुवाचातिमुदान्वितः
tataḥ praṇamyātriputramalarkaḥ sa mahīpatiḥ / praśrayāvanato vākyamuvācātimudānvitaḥ
Then that lord of the earth, Alarka, bowing to the son of Atri, bent low in reverence, filled with great joy, spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.60
दिष्ट्यादेवैरिदं ब्रह्मन् ! पराभिभवसम्भवम् । उपपादितमत्युग्रं प्राणसन्देहदं भयम्
diṣṭyādevairidaṃ brahman ! parābhibhavasambhavam / upapāditamatyugraṃ prāṇasandehadaṃ bhayam
Fortunately, O brahman, this fear arising from an enemy's overpowering (me), most terrible, putting my life in doubt, was brought about by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.61
दिष्ट्या काशिपतेर्भूरि-बलसम्पत्पराक्रमः । यदुच्छेदादिहायातः स युष्मत्सङ्गदो मम
diṣṭyā kāśipaterbhūri-balasampatparākramaḥ / yaducchedādihāyātaḥ sa yuṣmatsaṅgado mama
Fortunately the lord of Kashi had abundant force, wealth and valour, by whose destroying (of my kingdom) I came here — that gave me your company.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 43.62
दिष्ट्या मन्दबलश्चाहं दिष्ट्या भृत्याश्च मे हताः । दिष्ट्या कोषः क्षयं योतो दिष्ट्याहं भीतिमागतः
diṣṭyā mandabalaścāhaṃ diṣṭyā bhṛtyāśca me hatāḥ / diṣṭyā koṣaḥ kṣayaṃ yoto diṣṭyāhaṃ bhītimāgataḥ
Fortunately my strength was slight; fortunately my servants were slain; fortunately my treasury went to ruin; fortunately I came to fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.63
दिष्ट्या त्वत्पादयुगलं मम स्मृतिपथं गतम् । दिष्ट्या त्वदुक्तयः सर्वा मम चेतसि संस्थितः
diṣṭyā tvatpādayugalaṃ mama smṛtipathaṃ gatam / diṣṭyā tvaduktayaḥ sarvā mama cetasi saṃsthitaḥ
Happily, the pair of your feet has come into the path of my memory; happily, all your words stand firm in my mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.64
दिष्ट्या ज्ञानं ममोत्पन्नं भवतश्च समागमात् । भवता चैव कारुण्यं दिष्ट्या ब्रह्मन् ! कृतं मम
diṣṭyā jñānaṃ mamotpannaṃ bhavataśca samāgamāt / bhavatā caiva kāruṇyaṃ diṣṭyā brahman ! kṛtaṃ mama
Happily, knowledge has arisen in me from meeting with you; and happily, O brahman, compassion has been shown to me by you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.65
अनर्थो ऽप्यर्थतां याति पुरुषस्य शुभोदये । यथेदमुपकाराय व्यसनं सङ्गमात्तव
anartho 'pyarthatāṃ yāti puruṣasya śubhodaye / yathedamupakārāya vyasanaṃ saṅgamāttava
Even a misfortune turns into a benefit for a man when good fortune dawns—just as this calamity (has turned) to my advantage through meeting with you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.66
सुबाहुरुपकारी मे स च काशिपतिः प्रभो । ययोः कृते ऽहं संप्राप्तो योगीश ! भवतो ऽन्तिकम्
subāhurupakārī me sa ca kāśipatiḥ prabho / yayoḥ kṛte 'haṃ saṃprāpto yogīśa ! bhavato 'ntikam
Subāhu is my benefactor, and so is that lord of Kāśi, O master, on whose account, O lord of yogins, I have come into your presence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.67
सो ऽहन्तव प्रसादाग्नि-निर्दग्धाज्ञानकिल्विषः । तथा यतिष्ये येनेदृङ् न भूयां दुः खभाजनम्
so 'hantava prasādāgni-nirdagdhājñānakilviṣaḥ / tathā yatiṣye yenedṛṅ na bhūyāṃ duḥ khabhājanam
I, whose taint of ignorance has been burnt away by the fire of your grace, shall so strive that I may not again become such a vessel of sorrow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.68
परित्यजिष्ये गार्हस्थ्यमार्तिपादपकाननम् । त्वत्तो ऽनुज्ञां समासाद्य ज्ञानदातुर्महात्मनः
parityajiṣye gārhasthyamārtipādapakānanam / tvatto 'nujñāṃ samāsādya jñānadāturmahātmanaḥ
I shall abandon the household state, that forest of trees of affliction, once I have obtained permission from you, the great soul who gave (me) knowledge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.69
गच्छ राजेन्द्र ! भद्रं ते यथा ते कथितं मया । निर्ममो निरहङ्कारस्तथा चर विमुक्तये
gaccha rājendra ! bhadraṃ te yathā te kathitaṃ mayā / nirmamo nirahaṅkārastathā cara vimuktaye
Go, best of kings, blessings on you; act as it has been told to you by me—free of the sense of "mine," free of the sense of "I"—for liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.70
एवमुक्तः प्रणम्यैनमाजगाम त्वरान्वितः । यत्र काशिपतिर्भ्राता सुबाहुश्चास्य सो ऽग्रजः
evamuktaḥ praṇamyainamājagāma tvarānvitaḥ / yatra kāśipatirbhrātā subāhuścāsya so 'grajaḥ
Addressed thus, he bowed to him and came in haste to where the lord of Kāśi and his elder brother Subāhu were.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.71
समुत्पत्य महाबहुं सो ऽलर्कः काशिभूपतिम् । सुबाहोरग्रतो वीरमुवाच प्रहसन्निव
samutpatya mahābahuṃ so 'larkaḥ kāśibhūpatim / subāhoragrato vīramuvāca prahasanniva
That Alarka, springing forward, spoke to the mighty-armed hero, the king of Kāśi, in front of Subāhu, as if laughing:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.72
राज्यकामुक काशीश ! भुज्यतां राज्यमूर्जितम् । तथा च रोचते तद्वत् सुबाहोः संप्रयच्छ वा
rājyakāmuka kāśīśa ! bhujyatāṃ rājyamūrjitam / tathā ca rocate tadvat subāhoḥ saṃprayaccha vā
"O lord of Kāśi, greedy for kingdom, let the mighty kingdom be enjoyed (by you); or, if it so pleases you, hand it over to Subāhu."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.73
किमलर्क ! परित्यक्तं राज्यं ते संयुगं विना । क्षत्रियस्य न धर्मो ऽयं भवांश्च क्षत्रधर्मवित्
kimalarka ! parityaktaṃ rājyaṃ te saṃyugaṃ vinā / kṣatriyasya na dharmo 'yaṃ bhavāṃśca kṣatradharmavit
"Why, Alarka, has the kingdom been given up by you without a battle? This is not the duty of a kṣatriya, and you are one who knows the kṣatriya's duty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.74
निर्जितामात्यवर्गस्तु त्यक्त्वा मरणजं भयम् । सन्दधीत शरं राजा लक्ष्यमुद्दिश्य वैरिणम्
nirjitāmātyavargastu tyaktvā maraṇajaṃ bhayam / sandadhīta śaraṃ rājā lakṣyamuddiśya vairiṇam
Rather, having subdued the body of his ministers and cast off the fear born of death, a king should fit the arrow to the bow, aiming at the enemy as his target.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.75
तं जित्वा नृपतिर्भोगान् यथाभिलषितान् वरान् । भुञ्जीत परमं सिद्ध्यै यजेत च महामखैः
taṃ jitvā nṛpatirbhogān yathābhilaṣitān varān / bhuñjīta paramaṃ siddhyai yajeta ca mahāmakhaiḥ
Having conquered him, the king should enjoy choice pleasures as he desires, and should sacrifice with great sacrifices for the highest success."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.76
एवमीदृशकं वीर ! ममाप्यासीन्मनः पुरा । साम्प्रतं विपरीतार्थं शृणु चाप्यत्र कारणम्
evamīdṛśakaṃ vīra ! mamāpyāsīnmanaḥ purā / sāmprataṃ viparītārthaṃ śṛṇu cāpyatra kāraṇam
"Just such was my own mind too, O hero, formerly; now its purpose is the opposite—hear the reason for this as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.77
यथायं भौतिकः सङ्घस्तथान्तः करणं नृणाम् । गुणास्तु सकलास्तद्वदशेषेष्वेव जन्तुषु
yathāyaṃ bhautikaḥ saṅghastathāntaḥ karaṇaṃ nṛṇām / guṇāstu sakalāstadvadaśeṣeṣveva jantuṣu
As this aggregate of elements is, so is the inner organ of men; and likewise all the qualities are present in absolutely all creatures.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.78
चिच्छक्तिरेक एवायं यदा नान्यो ऽस्ति कश्चन । तदा का नृपते ज्ञानान्मित्रारिप्रभुभृत्यता
cicchaktireka evāyaṃ yadā nānyo 'sti kaścana / tadā kā nṛpate jñānānmitrāriprabhubhṛtyatā
When this power of consciousness is one alone, and there is no other whatsoever, then, O king, what—from (the standpoint of) knowledge—is being friend, foe, master, or servant?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.79
तन्मया दुः खमासाद्य त्वद्भयोद्भवमुत्तमम् । दत्तात्रेयप्रसादेन ज्ञानं प्राप्तं नरेश्वर
tanmayā duḥ khamāsādya tvadbhayodbhavamuttamam / dattātreyaprasādena jñānaṃ prāptaṃ nareśvara
So, having met with that supreme suffering that arose from fear of you, I obtained knowledge, O lord of men, by the grace of Dattātreya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.80
निर्जितेन्द्रियवर्गस्तु त्यक्त्वा सङ्गमशेषतः । मनो ब्रह्मणि सन्धाय तज्जये परमो जयः
nirjitendriyavargastu tyaktvā saṅgamaśeṣataḥ / mano brahmaṇi sandhāya tajjaye paramo jayaḥ
Rather, having conquered the host of the senses, having abandoned attachment entirely, and having fixed the mind on Brahman—in the conquest of that (mind) lies the supreme victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.81
संसाध्यमन्यत्तत्सिद्ध्यै यतः किञ्चिन्न विद्यते । इन्द्रियाणि च संयम्य ततः सिद्धिं नियच्छति
saṃsādhyamanyattatsiddhyai yataḥ kiñcinna vidyate / indriyāṇi ca saṃyamya tataḥ siddhiṃ niyacchati
Since there is nothing else to be accomplished for the attainment of that; and having restrained the senses, one thereby secures that attainment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MkP 43.82
सो ऽहं न ते ऽरिर्न ममासि शत्रुः सुबाहुरेषो न ममापकारी । दृष्टं मया सर्वमिदं यथात्मा अन्विष्यतां भूप ! रिपुस्त्वयान्यः
so 'haṃ na te 'rirna mamāsi śatruḥ subāhureṣo na mamāpakārī / dṛṣṭaṃ mayā sarvamidaṃ yathātmā anviṣyatāṃ bhūpa ! ripustvayānyaḥ
Such being I, I am not your enemy, nor are you my foe; this Subāhu is no wrongdoer of mine. All this has been seen by me as it is—as the Self. Let another enemy be sought by you, O king!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MkP 43.83
इत्थं स तेनाभिहितो नरेन्द्रो हृष्टः समुत्थाय ततः सुबाहुः । दिष्ट्येति तं भ्रातरमाभिनन्द्य काशीश्वरं वाक्यमिदं बभाषे
itthaṃ sa tenābhihito narendro hṛṣṭaḥ samutthāya tataḥ subāhuḥ / diṣṭyeti taṃ bhrātaramābhinandya kāśīśvaraṃ vākyamidaṃ babhāṣe
Thus addressed by him, that lord of men Subāhu rose up delighted, and greeting his brother with "How fortunate!", he spoke this word to the king of Kāśī:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition