Markandeya Purana — Chapter 52
MkP 52.1
इत्येष तामसः सर्गो ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः । रुद्रसर्गं प्रवक्ष्यामि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
ityeṣa tāmasaḥ sargo brahmaṇo 'vyaktajanmanaḥ / rudrasargaṃ pravakṣyāmi tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
Thus this is the dark (tāmasa) creation of Brahmā, whose birth is unmanifest. I shall now declare the creation of Rudra; hear it from me as I recite.
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MkP 52.2
तनयाश्च तथैवाष्टौ पत्न्यः पुत्राश्च ते तथा । कल्पादावात्मनस्तुल्यं सुतं प्रध्यायतः प्रभोः
tanayāśca tathaivāṣṭau patnyaḥ putrāśca te tathā / kalpādāvātmanastulyaṃ sutaṃ pradhyāyataḥ prabhoḥ
And likewise the eight sons, the wives and their sons: at the beginning of the kalpa, while the Lord was meditating on a son equal to himself,
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MkP 52.3
प्रादुरासीदथाङ्के ऽस्य कुमारो नीललोहितः । रुरोद सुस्वरं सो ऽथ द्रवंश्च द्विजसत्तम
prādurāsīdathāṅke 'sya kumāro nīlalohitaḥ / ruroda susvaraṃ so 'tha dravaṃśca dvijasattama
then there appeared on his lap a boy, dark-blue and red; and he wept with a clear voice and ran about, O best of the twice-born.
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MkP 52.4
किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं प्रत्युवाच ह । नाम देहीति तं सो ऽथ प्रत्युवाच जगत्पतिम्
kiṃ rodiṣīti taṃ brahmā rudantaṃ pratyuvāca ha / nāma dehīti taṃ so 'tha pratyuvāca jagatpatim
"Why do you weep?" — so Brahmā said in reply to him as he wept. "Give (me) a name" — he then answered the lord of the world.
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MkP 52.5
रुद्रस्त्वं देव ! नाम्नासि मा रोदीर्धैर्यमावह । एवमुक्तस्ततः सो ऽथ सप्तकृत्वो रुरोद ह
rudrastvaṃ deva ! nāmnāsi mā rodīrdhairyamāvaha / evamuktastataḥ so 'tha saptakṛtvo ruroda ha
"You are Rudra by name, O god! Do not weep; take courage." Being thus addressed, he then wept seven times over.
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MkP 52.6
ततो ऽन्यानि ददौ तस्मै सप्त नामानि वै प्रभुः । स्थानानि चैषामष्टानां पत्नीः पुत्रांश्च वै द्विज
tato 'nyāni dadau tasmai sapta nāmāni vai prabhuḥ / sthānāni caiṣāmaṣṭānāṃ patnīḥ putrāṃśca vai dvija
Thereupon the Lord gave him seven other names, and also the stations of these eight, and wives and sons, O twice-born one.
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MkP 52.7
भवं शर्वं तथेशानं तथा पशुपतिं प्रभुः । भीममुग्रं महादेवमुवाच स पितामहः
bhavaṃ śarvaṃ tatheśānaṃ tathā paśupatiṃ prabhuḥ / bhīmamugraṃ mahādevamuvāca sa pitāmahaḥ
Bhava, Śarva, and Īśāna, and Paśupati, Bhīma, Ugra, Mahādeva — so the Lord, that grandfather, spoke.
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MkP 52.8
चक्रे नामान्यथैतानि स्थानान्येषाञ्चकार ह । सूर्यो जलं मही वह्निर्वायुराकाशमेव च
cakre nāmānyathaitāni sthānānyeṣāñcakāra ha / sūryo jalaṃ mahī vahnirvāyurākāśameva ca
He made these names, and he made their stations: the sun, water, the earth, fire, wind, and space as well,
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MkP 52.9
दीक्षितो ब्राह्मणः सोम इत्येतास्तनवः क्रमात् । सुवर्चला तथैवोमा विकेशी चापरा स्वधा
dīkṣito brāhmaṇaḥ soma ityetāstanavaḥ kramāt / suvarcalā tathaivomā vikeśī cāparā svadhā
Dīkṣita, Brāhmaṇa, Soma — these are (his) bodies in order; and Suvarcalā, likewise Umā, Vikeśī, and another, Svadhā,
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MkP 52.10
स्वाहा दिशस्तथा दीक्षा रोहिणी च यथाक्रमम् । सूर्यादीनां द्विजश्रेष्ठ ! रुद्राद्यैर्नामभिः सह
svāhā diśastathā dīkṣā rohiṇī ca yathākramam / sūryādīnāṃ dvijaśreṣṭha ! rudrādyairnāmabhiḥ saha
Svāhā, the Directions, Dīkṣā, and Rohiṇī, respectively — (these are the consorts) of Sūrya and the rest, O best of the twice-born, together with (their) names beginning with Rudra.
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MkP 52.11
शनैश्चरस्तथा शुक्रो लोहिताङ्गो मनोजवः । स्कन्दः सर्गो ऽथ सन्तानो बुधश्चानुक्रमात् सुतः
śanaiścarastathā śukro lohitāṅgo manojavaḥ / skandaḥ sargo 'tha santāno budhaścānukramāt sutaḥ
Śanaiścara (Saturn), likewise Śukra (Venus), Lohitāṅga (Mars), Manojava, Skanda, Sarga, then Santāna, and Budha (Mercury) — (these were their) sons in order.
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MkP 52.12
एवम्प्रकारो रुद्रो ऽसौ सतीं भार्यामविन्दत । दक्षकोपाच्च तत्याज सा सती स्वं कलेवरम्
evamprakāro rudro 'sau satīṃ bhāryāmavindata / dakṣakopācca tatyāja sā satī svaṃ kalevaram
Rudra, of such a kind, took Satī as his wife; and because of Dakṣa's anger that Satī abandoned her own body.
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MkP 52.13
हिमवद्दुहिता साभून्मेनायां द्विजसत्तम । तस्या भ्राता तु मैनाकः सखाम्भोधेरनुत्तमः
himavadduhitā sābhūnmenāyāṃ dvijasattama / tasyā bhrātā tu mainākaḥ sakhāmbhodheranuttamaḥ
She became the daughter of Himavat by Menā, O best of the twice-born; and her brother was Maināka, the unsurpassed friend of the ocean.
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MkP 52.14
उपयेमे पुनश्चैनामनन्यां भगवान् भवः । देवौ धाताविधातारौ भृगोः ख्यातिरसूयत
upayeme punaścaināmananyāṃ bhagavān bhavaḥ / devau dhātāvidhātārau bhṛgoḥ khyātirasūyata
And the lord Bhava married her again, (taking) no other; and Khyāti (bore) to Bhṛgu the two gods Dhātā and Vidhātā.
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MkP 52.15
श्रियञ्च देवदेवस्य पत्नी नारायणास्य या । आयातिर्नियतिश्चैव मेरोः कन्ये महात्मनः
śriyañca devadevasya patnī nārāyaṇāsya yā / āyātirniyatiścaiva meroḥ kanye mahātmanaḥ
and Śrī, who is the wife of Nārāyaṇa, god of gods. And Āyati and Niyati were the two daughters of great-souled Meru.
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MkP 52.16
धाताविधात्रोस्ते भार्ये तयोर्जातौ सुतावुभौ । प्राणश्चैव मृकण्डुश्च पिता मम महायशाः
dhātāvidhātroste bhārye tayorjātau sutāvubhau / prāṇaścaiva mṛkaṇḍuśca pitā mama mahāyaśāḥ
Those two were the wives of Dhātā and Vidhātā; of the two of them two sons were born: Prāṇa, and Mṛkaṇḍu, my father of great renown.
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MkP 52.17
मनस्विन्यामहं तस्मात् पुत्रो वेदशिरा मम । धूम्रवत्यां समभवत् प्राणस्यापि निबोध मे
manasvinyāmahaṃ tasmāt putro vedaśirā mama / dhūmravatyāṃ samabhavat prāṇasyāpi nibodha me
From him I (was born) in Manasvinī; my son is Vedaśiras. Of Prāṇa too (a son) was born in Dhūmravatī — learn of it from me.
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MkP 52.18
प्राणस्य द्युतिमान् पुत्र उत्पन्नस्तस्य चात्मजः । अजराश्च तयोः पुत्राः पौत्राश्च बहवो ऽभवन्
prāṇasya dyutimān putra utpannastasya cātmajaḥ / ajarāśca tayoḥ putrāḥ pautrāśca bahavo 'bhavan
Prāṇa's son Dyutimān was born, and his son (in turn); and of those two the sons and grandsons became many, and free from age.
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MkP 52.19
पत्नी मरीचेः सम्भूतिः पौर्णमासमसूयत । विरजाः पर्वतश्चैव तस्य पुत्रौ महात्मनः
patnī marīceḥ sambhūtiḥ paurṇamāsamasūyata / virajāḥ parvataścaiva tasya putrau mahātmanaḥ
Sambhūti, the wife of Marīci, bore Paurṇamāsa; Virajas and Parvata were the two sons of that great-souled one.
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MkP 52.20
तयोः पुत्रांस्तु वक्ष्ये ऽहं वंशसंकीर्तने द्विज । स्मृतिश्चाङ्गिरसः पत्नी प्रसूता कन्यकास्तथा
tayoḥ putrāṃstu vakṣye 'haṃ vaṃśasaṃkīrtane dvija / smṛtiścāṅgirasaḥ patnī prasūtā kanyakāstathā
Their sons I shall relate in the recital of the lineage, O twice-born one. And Smṛti, the wife of Aṅgiras, brought forth daughters:
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MkP 52.21
सिनीवाली कुहूश्चैव राका भानुमती तथा । अनसूया तथैवात्रेर्जज्ञे पुत्रानकल्पषान्
sinīvālī kuhūścaiva rākā bhānumatī tathā / anasūyā tathaivātrerjajñe putrānakalpaṣān
Sinīvālī, Kuhū, Rākā, and Bhānumatī. And likewise Anasūyā bore to Atri faultless sons:
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MkP 52.22
सोमं दुर्वाससञ्चैव दत्तात्रेयञ्च योगिनम् । प्रीत्यां पुलस्त्यभार्यायां दत्तो ऽन्यस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
somaṃ durvāsasañcaiva dattātreyañca yoginam / prītyāṃ pulastyabhāryāyāṃ datto 'nyastatsuto 'bhavat
Soma, and Durvāsas, and Dattātreya the yogin. In Prīti, the wife of Pulastya, Datta was born as another son of his.
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MkP 52.23
पूर्वजन्मनि सो ऽगस्त्यः स्मृतः स्वायम्भुवे ऽन्तरे । कर्दमश्चार्ववीरश्च सहिष्णुश्च सुतत्रयम्
pūrvajanmani so 'gastyaḥ smṛtaḥ svāyambhuve 'ntare / kardamaścārvavīraśca sahiṣṇuśca sutatrayam
In a former birth he is remembered as Agastya, in the Svāyambhuva (manvantara). Kardama, Arvavīra, and Sahiṣṇu — three sons —
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MkP 52.24
क्षमा तु सुषुवे भार्या पुलहस्य प्रजापतेः । क्रतोस्तु सन्नतिर्भार्या बालखिल्यानसूयत
kṣamā tu suṣuve bhāryā pulahasya prajāpateḥ / kratostu sannatirbhāryā bālakhilyānasūyata
these Kṣamā, the wife of Pulaha the Prajāpati, bore; and Sannati, the wife of Kratu, gave birth to the Bālakhilyas,
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MkP 52.25
षष्टिर्यानि सहस्राणि ऋषीणामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् । ऊर्जायान्तु वसिष्ठस्य सप्ताजायन्त वै सुताः
ṣaṣṭiryāni sahasrāṇi ṛṣīṇāmūrdhvaretasām / ūrjāyāntu vasiṣṭhasya saptājāyanta vai sutāḥ
who are the sixty thousand sages of upward-flowing seed. And in Ūrjā seven sons of Vasiṣṭha were born:
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MkP 52.26
रजोगात्रोर्ध्वबाहुश्च सबलश्चानघस्तथा । सुतपाः शुक्ल इत्येते सर्वे सप्तर्षयः स्मृताः
rajogātrordhvabāhuśca sabalaścānaghastathā / sutapāḥ śukla ityete sarve saptarṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ
Rajas, Gātra, Ūrdhvabāhu, Sabala, and Anagha, Sutapas, Śukla — all these are remembered as the Seven Sages.
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MkP 52.27
यो ऽसावग्निरभीमानी ब्रह्मणस्तनयो ऽग्रजः । तस्मात् स्वाहा सुतान् लेभे त्रीनुदारौजसो द्विज
yo 'sāvagnirabhīmānī brahmaṇastanayo 'grajaḥ / tasmāt svāhā sutān lebhe trīnudāraujaso dvija
That fire Abhimānī, the eldest son of Brahmā — from him Svāhā obtained three sons of mighty vigour, O twice-born one:
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MkP 52.28
पावकं पवमानञ्च शुचिञ्चापि जलाशिनम् । तेषान्तु सन्तातावन्ये चत्वारिंशच्च पञ्च च
pāvakaṃ pavamānañca śuciñcāpi jalāśinam / teṣāntu santātāvanye catvāriṃśacca pañca ca
Pāvaka, and Pavamāna, and also Śuci who feeds on water. But of them the offspring are another forty-five.
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MkP 52.29
कथ्यन्ते बहुशश्चैते पिता पुत्रत्रयञ्च यत् । एवमेकोनपञ्चाशद् दुर्जयाः परिकीर्तिताः
kathyante bahuśaścaite pitā putratrayañca yat / evamekonapañcāśad durjayāḥ parikīrtitāḥ
These are spoken of in many ways—the father and the three sons; thus forty-nine are proclaimed as (the) Durjayas.
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MkP 52.30
पितरो ब्रह्मणा सृष्टा ये व्याख्याता मया तव । अग्निष्वात्ता बर्हिषदो ऽनग्नयः साग्नयश्च ये
pitaro brahmaṇā sṛṣṭā ye vyākhyātā mayā tava / agniṣvāttā barhiṣado 'nagnayaḥ sāgnayaśca ye
The fathers (Pitṛs) created by Brahmā, whom I have explained to you: the Agniṣvāttas, the Barhiṣads, those without fires and those with fires.
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MkP 52.31
तेभ्यः स्वधा सुते जज्ञे मेनां वै धारिणीं तथा । ते उभे ब्रह्मवादिन्यौ योगिन्यौ चाप्युभे द्विज
tebhyaḥ svadhā sute jajñe menāṃ vai dhāriṇīṃ tathā / te ubhe brahmavādinyau yoginyau cāpyubhe dvija
To them Svadhā bore daughters, Menā and Dhāriṇī; both of them were expounders of the Veda, and both were yoginīs, O twice-born one.
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MkP 52.32
उत्तमज्ञानसंपन्ने सर्वैः समुदिते गुणैः । इत्येषा दक्षकन्यानां कथितापत्यसंततिः । श्रद्धावान् संस्मरन्नित्यं प्रजावानभिजायते
uttamajñānasaṃpanne sarvaiḥ samudite guṇaiḥ / ityeṣā dakṣakanyānāṃ kathitāpatyasaṃtatiḥ / śraddhāvān saṃsmarannityaṃ prajāvānabhijāyate
(They were) endowed with the highest knowledge and furnished with all good qualities. Thus has the succession of offspring of Dakṣa's daughters been told; a faithful man who constantly recalls it becomes rich in progeny.
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