Markandeya Purana — Chapter 65

MkP 65.1

ततः स ताभिः सहितः पत्नीभिरमरद्युतिः । रराम तस्मिन् शैलेन्द्रे रम्यकानननिर्झरे

tataḥ sa tābhiḥ sahitaḥ patnībhiramaradyutiḥ / rarāma tasmin śailendre ramyakānananirjhare

Then he of immortal splendour, together with those wives, took his pleasure on that lord of mountains, with its lovely groves and waterfalls.

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MkP 65.2

सर्वोपभोगरत्नानि मधूनि मधुराणि च । निधयः समुपाजह्रुः पद्मिन्या वशवर्तिनः

sarvopabhogaratnāni madhūni madhurāṇi ca / nidhayaḥ samupājahruḥ padminyā vaśavartinaḥ

The treasures, being subject to Padminī, brought up all the jewels of enjoyment and sweet honeys (or wines),

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MkP 65.3

स्त्रजो वस्त्राण्यलङ्कारान् गन्धाढ्यमनुलेपनम् । आसनान्यतिशुभ्राणि काञ्चनानि यथेच्छया

strajo vastrāṇyalaṅkārān gandhāḍhyamanulepanam / āsanānyatiśubhrāṇi kāñcanāni yathecchayā

garlands, garments, ornaments, unguent rich in fragrance, and exceedingly bright golden seats, according to (their) wish,

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MkP 65.4

सौवर्णानि महाभाग ! करकान् भाजनानि च । तथा शय्याश्च विविधा दिव्यैरास्तरणैर्युताः

sauvarṇāni mahābhāga ! karakān bhājanāni ca / tathā śayyāśca vividhā divyairāstaraṇairyutāḥ

and golden water-jars and vessels, O greatly fortunate one, and likewise couches of various kinds furnished with divine coverlets.

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MkP 65.5

एवं स ताभिः सहितो दिव्यगन्धाधिवासिते । रराम स्वरुचिर्भाभिर्भासिते वरपर्वते

evaṃ sa tābhiḥ sahito divyagandhādhivāsite / rarāma svarucirbhābhirbhāsite varaparvate

Thus Svaruci took his pleasure with them on that excellent mountain, perfumed with divine fragrances and illuminated by (their) radiance.

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MkP 65.6

ताश्चापि सह तेनेति लेभिरे मुदमुत्तमाम् । रममाणा यथा स्वर्गे तथा तत्र शिलोच्चये

tāścāpi saha teneti lebhire mudamuttamām / ramamāṇā yathā svarge tathā tatra śiloccaye

And they too, along with him, in this way obtained the highest joy, taking their pleasure there on that mountain height as if in heaven.

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MkP 65.7

कलहंसी जगादैकां चक्रवाकीं जले सतीम् । तस्य तासाञ्च ललिते सम्बन्धे च स्पृहावती

kalahaṃsī jagādaikāṃ cakravākīṃ jale satīm / tasya tāsāñca lalite sambandhe ca spṛhāvatī

A female kalahaṃsa spoke to a certain female cakravāka who was in the water, longing for his charming union with them.

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MkP 65.8

धन्यो ऽयमतिपुण्यो ऽयं यो ऽय यौवनगोचरः । दयिताभिः सहैताभिर्भुङ्क्ते भोगानभीप्सितान्

dhanyo 'yamatipuṇyo 'yaṃ yo 'ya yauvanagocaraḥ / dayitābhiḥ sahaitābhirbhuṅkte bhogānabhīpsitān

"Fortunate is he, exceedingly meritorious is he, who, being in the range of youth, enjoys the desired pleasures together with these beloved women.

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MkP 65.9

सन्ति यौवनिनः श्लाघ्यास्तत्पत्न्यो नातिशोभनाः । जगत्यामल्पकाः पत्न्यः पतयश्चातिशोभनाः

santi yauvaninaḥ ślāghyāstatpatnyo nātiśobhanāḥ / jagatyāmalpakāḥ patnyaḥ patayaścātiśobhanāḥ

There are praiseworthy young men whose wives are not very beautiful; in the world few are the wives (who are beautiful) while the husbands are exceedingly handsome.

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MkP 65.10

अभीष्टा कस्यचित् कान्ता कान्तः कस्याश्चिदीप्सितः । परस्परानुरागाढ्यं दाम्पत्यमतिदुर्लभम्

abhīṣṭā kasyacit kāntā kāntaḥ kasyāścidīpsitaḥ / parasparānurāgāḍhyaṃ dāmpatyamatidurlabham

For someone the wife is desired, for some woman the husband is longed for; wedded life rich in mutual affection is very hard to obtain.

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MkP 65.11

धन्यो ऽयं दयिताभीष्टो ह्येताश्चास्यातिवल्लभाः । परस्परानुरागो हि धन्यानामेव जायते

dhanyo 'yaṃ dayitābhīṣṭo hyetāścāsyātivallabhāḥ / parasparānurāgo hi dhanyānāmeva jāyate

Fortunate is he, desired by his beloveds, and these are exceedingly dear to him; for mutual affection arises only in the fortunate."

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MkP 65.12

एतन्निशम्यवचनं कलहंसीसमीरितम् । उवाच चक्रवाकी तां नातिविस्मितमानसा

etanniśamyavacanaṃ kalahaṃsīsamīritam / uvāca cakravākī tāṃ nātivismitamānasā

Having heard this speech uttered by the kalahaṃsa hen, the cakravāka hen said to her, her mind not much astonished:

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MkP 65.13

नायं धन्यो यतो लज्जा नान्यस्त्रीसन्निकर्षतः । अन्यां स्त्रियमयं भुङ्क्ते न सर्वास्वस्य मानसम्

nāyaṃ dhanyo yato lajjā nānyastrīsannikarṣataḥ / anyāṃ striyamayaṃ bhuṅkte na sarvāsvasya mānasam

"He is not fortunate, since there is no shame (in him) at closeness to another woman: he enjoys one woman and then another, and his mind is not in all of them.

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MkP 65.14

चित्तानुराग एकस्मिन्नधिष्ठाने यतः सखि । ततो हि प्रीतिमानेष भार्यासु भविता कथम्

cittānurāga ekasminnadhiṣṭhāne yataḥ sakhi / tato hi prītimāneṣa bhāryāsu bhavitā katham

Since affection of the mind rests upon a single object, friend, how then will he be one who has love for (all his) wives?

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MkP 65.15

एता न दयिताः पत्युर्नैतासां दयितः पतिः । विनोदमात्रमेवैता यथा परिजनो ऽपरः

etā na dayitāḥ patyurnaitāsāṃ dayitaḥ patiḥ / vinodamātramevaitā yathā parijano 'paraḥ

These are not dear to the husband, nor is the husband dear to them; they are a mere diversion, like any other attendant.

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MkP 65.16

एतासाञ्च यदिष्टो ऽयं तत् किं प्राणान्न मुञ्चति । आलिङ्गत्यपरां कान्तां ध्यातो वै कान्तयान्यया

etāsāñca yadiṣṭo 'yaṃ tat kiṃ prāṇānna muñcati / āliṅgatyaparāṃ kāntāṃ dhyāto vai kāntayānyayā

And if he were dear to these women, why then does he not give up his life (for them)? He embraces one beloved while being thought of by another beloved.

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MkP 65.17

विद्याप्रदानमूल्येन विक्रीतो ह्येष भृत्यवत् । प्रवर्तते न हि प्रेम समं बह्वीषु तिष्ठति

vidyāpradānamūlyena vikrīto hyeṣa bhṛtyavat / pravartate na hi prema samaṃ bahvīṣu tiṣṭhati

For he has been bought like a servant at the price of the gift of the knowledge; and love does not remain equal, spread among many women.

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MkP 65.18

कलहंसि ! पतिर्धन्यो मम धन्याहमेव च । यस्यैकस्याञ्चिरं चित्तं यस्याश्चैकत्र संस्थितम्

kalahaṃsi ! patirdhanyo mama dhanyāhameva ca / yasyaikasyāñciraṃ cittaṃ yasyāścaikatra saṃsthitam

"Female goose! Blessed is (my) husband and blessed am I myself — his whose mind is long (fixed) on one alone, and hers whose (mind) rests on one alone."

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MkP 65.19

सर्वसत्त्वरुतज्ञो ऽसौ स्वरोचिरपराजितः । निशम्य लज्जितो दध्यौ सत्यमेव हि नानृतम्

sarvasattvarutajño 'sau svarociraparājitaḥ / niśamya lajjito dadhyau satyameva hi nānṛtam

He, Svaroci, unconquered, who knew the cries of all creatures, having heard (this), was ashamed and reflected: "It is indeed the truth, not a falsehood."

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MkP 65.20

ततो वर्षशते याते रममाणो महागिरौ । रममाणः समं ताभिर्ददर्श पुरतो मृगम्

tato varṣaśate yāte ramamāṇo mahāgirau / ramamāṇaḥ samaṃ tābhirdadarśa purato mṛgam

Then, when a hundred years had passed while he was enjoying himself on the great mountain, taking his pleasure together with them, he saw a deer before him,

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MkP 65.21

सुस्निग्धपीनावयवं मृगयूथविहारिणम् । वासिताभिः सुरूपाभिर्मृगीभिः परिवारितम्

susnigdhapīnāvayavaṃ mṛgayūthavihāriṇam / vāsitābhiḥ surūpābhirmṛgībhiḥ parivāritam

with very sleek, plump limbs, roaming with a herd of deer, surrounded by beautiful does in heat,

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MkP 65.22

आकृष्टघ्राणपुटका जिघ्रन्तीस्तास्ततो मृगीः । उवाच स मृगो रामा लज्जात्यागेन गम्यताम्

ākṛṣṭaghrāṇapuṭakā jighrantīstāstato mṛgīḥ / uvāca sa mṛgo rāmā lajjātyāgena gamyatām

and then, as those does were sniffing at him with their nostrils drawn in, the deer said: "Ladies, be off, casting shame aside!

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MkP 65.23

नाहं स्वरोचिस्तच्छीलो न चैवाहं सुलोचनाः । निर्लज्जा बहवः सन्ति तादृशास्तत्र गच्छतः

nāhaṃ svarocistacchīlo na caivāhaṃ sulocanāḥ / nirlajjā bahavaḥ santi tādṛśāstatra gacchataḥ

I am not Svaroci, of his character; I am not (such), O fair-eyed ones. There are many shameless ones of that sort — go there!

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MkP 65.24

एका त्वनेकानुगता यथा हासास्पदं जने । अनेकाभिस्तथैवैको बोगदृष्ट्या निरीक्षितः

ekā tvanekānugatā yathā hāsāspadaṃ jane / anekābhistathaivaiko bogadṛṣṭyā nirīkṣitaḥ

Just as one woman followed by many men is a laughing-stock among people, so too is one man looked upon by many women with an eye to enjoyment.

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MkP 65.25

तस्य धर्मक्रियाहानिरहन्यहनि जायते । सक्तो ऽन्यभार्यया चान्यकामासक्तः सदैव सः

tasya dharmakriyāhānirahanyahani jāyate / sakto 'nyabhāryayā cānyakāmāsaktaḥ sadaiva saḥ

Day after day his performance of religious duty falls away; attached to one man's wife, he is ever attached to desire for yet another.

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MkP 65.26

यस्तादृशो ऽन्यस्तच्छीलः परलोकपराङ्मुखः । तं कामयत भद्रं वो नाहं तुल्यः स्वरोचिषा

yastādṛśo 'nyastacchīlaḥ paralokaparāṅmukhaḥ / taṃ kāmayata bhadraṃ vo nāhaṃ tulyaḥ svarociṣā

Whatever other such one there is, of that character, turned away from the next world — desire him; good fortune to you! I am no match for Svaroci."

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