Markandeya Purana — Chapter 78

MkP 78.1

ततस्तं तुष्टुवुर्देवास्तथा देवर्षयो रविम् । वाग्भिरोड्यमशेषस्य त्रैलोक्यस्य समागताः

tatastaṃ tuṣṭuvurdevāstathā devarṣayo ravim / vāgbhiroḍyamaśeṣasya trailokyasya samāgatāḥ

Then the gods and likewise the divine sages, gathered together, praised that Sun with words fit to be uttered by the whole of the three worlds.

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MkP 78.2

नमस्ते ऋक्स्वरूपाय सामरूपाय ते नमः । यजुः स्वरूपरूपाय साम्नान्धामवते नमः

namaste ṛksvarūpāya sāmarūpāya te namaḥ / yajuḥ svarūparūpāya sāmnāndhāmavate namaḥ

Homage to you whose form is the Ṛg (verses); homage to you whose form is the Sāman; to you whose own form is the Yajus, to you who are the abode of the Sāmans, homage.

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MkP 78.3

ज्ञानैकधामभूताय निर्धूततमसे नमः । शुद्धज्योतिः स्वरूपाय विशुद्धायामलात्मने

jñānaikadhāmabhūtāya nirdhūtatamase namaḥ / śuddhajyotiḥ svarūpāya viśuddhāyāmalātmane

Homage to you who have become the sole abode of knowledge, whose darkness is shaken off; to you whose own form is pure light, to the utterly pure, to the spotless-selved one.

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MkP 78.4

वरिष्ठाय वरेण्याय परस्मै परमात्मने । नमो ऽखिलजगद्व्यापिस्वरूपायात्ममूर्तये

variṣṭhāya vareṇyāya parasmai paramātmane / namo 'khilajagadvyāpisvarūpāyātmamūrtaye

To the most excellent, to the one to be chosen, to the supreme, to the highest Self; homage to him whose form pervades the entire world, to him whose body is the Self.

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MkP 78.5

इदं स्तोत्रवरं रम्यं श्रोतव्यं श्रद्धया नरैः । शिष्यो भूत्वा समाधिस्थो दत्त्वा देयं गुरोरपि

idaṃ stotravaraṃ ramyaṃ śrotavyaṃ śraddhayā naraiḥ / śiṣyo bhūtvā samādhistho dattvā deyaṃ gurorapi

This best of hymns, delightful, is to be heard by men with faith; having become a disciple, settled in concentration, it is to be given (only) after a gift has been given, even to a teacher.

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MkP 78.6

न शून्यभूतैः श्रोतव्यमेतत्तु सफलं भवेत् । सर्वकारणभूताय निष्ठायै ज्ञानचेतसाम्

na śūnyabhūtaiḥ śrotavyametattu saphalaṃ bhavet / sarvakāraṇabhūtāya niṣṭhāyai jñānacetasām

It should not be heard by those who are empty (of faith); but (thus heard) it becomes fruitful. — To him who is the cause of all, to the (final) resting-place of those whose minds are (set on) knowledge,

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MkP 78.7

नमः सूर्यस्वरूपाय प्रकाशात्मस्वरूपिणे । भास्कराय नमस्तुभ्यं तथा दिनकृते नमः

namaḥ sūryasvarūpāya prakāśātmasvarūpiṇe / bhāskarāya namastubhyaṃ tathā dinakṛte namaḥ

Homage to him whose form is the sun, to him whose own nature is light itself; homage to you, the Light-maker, and likewise homage to the Day-maker.

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MkP 78.8

शर्वरीहेतवे चैव सन्ध्याज्योत्स्नाकृते नमः । त्वं सर्वमेतद् भगवन् जगदुद्भ्रमता त्वया

śarvarīhetave caiva sandhyājyotsnākṛte namaḥ / tvaṃ sarvametad bhagavan jagadudbhramatā tvayā

And homage to him who is the cause of night, the maker of twilight and moonlight. You are all this, O Lord; by you, who make it revolve, this world—

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MkP 78.9

भ्रमत्याविद्धमखिलं ब्रह्माण्डं सचराचरम् । त्वदंशुभिरिदं स्पृष्टं सर्वं सञ्जायते शुचि

bhramatyāviddhamakhilaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ sacarācaram / tvadaṃśubhiridaṃ spṛṣṭaṃ sarvaṃ sañjāyate śuci

the whole egg of Brahmā, with what moves and what does not move, revolves, set spinning (by you). Touched by your rays, all this becomes pure.

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MkP 78.10

क्रियते त्वत्करैः स्पर्शाज्जलादीनां पवित्रता । होमदानादिको धर्मो नोपकाराय जायते

kriyate tvatkaraiḥ sparśājjalādīnāṃ pavitratā / homadānādiko dharmo nopakārāya jāyate

By the touch of your rays the purity of water and the rest is brought about; the religious duty of oblation, gift-giving and so on does not arise for benefit

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MkP 78.11

तावद्यावन्न संयोगि जगदेतत् त्वदंशुभिः । ऋचस्ते सकला ह्येता यजूंष्येतानि चान्यतः

tāvadyāvanna saṃyogi jagadetat tvadaṃśubhiḥ / ṛcaste sakalā hyetā yajūṃṣyetāni cānyataḥ

so long as this world is not joined with your rays. All these Ṛg verses are yours, and these Yajus formulas too from another (part of you);

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MkP 78.12

सकलानि च सामानि निपतन्ति त्वदड्गतः । ऋङ्मयस्त्वं जगन्नाथ ! त्वमेव च यजुर्मयः

sakalāni ca sāmāni nipatanti tvadaḍgataḥ / ṛṅmayastvaṃ jagannātha ! tvameva ca yajurmayaḥ

and all the Sāmans issue forth from your limbs. You are made of the Ṛg, O Lord of the world, and you yourself are made of the Yajus,

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MkP 78.13

यतः साममयश्चैव ततो नाथ ! त्रयीमयः । त्वमेव ब्रह्मणो रूपं परञ्चापरमेव च

yataḥ sāmamayaścaiva tato nātha ! trayīmayaḥ / tvameva brahmaṇo rūpaṃ parañcāparameva ca

and since you are made of the Sāman, therefore, O Lord, you are made of the threefold Veda. You alone are the form of Brahman, both the higher and the lower.

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MkP 78.14

मूर्तामूर्तस्तथा सूक्ष्मः स्थूलरूपस्तथा स्थितः । निमेषकाष्ठादिमयः कालरूपः क्षयात्मकः । प्रसीद स्वेच्छया रूपं स्वतेजः शमनं कुरु

mūrtāmūrtastathā sūkṣmaḥ sthūlarūpastathā sthitaḥ / nimeṣakāṣṭhādimayaḥ kālarūpaḥ kṣayātmakaḥ / prasīda svecchayā rūpaṃ svatejaḥ śamanaṃ kuru

You abide as having form and as formless, as subtle and likewise as gross in form; you are made of the winks and kāṣṭhās and the rest, your form is time, your nature is destruction. Be gracious; by your own will (assume a) form and make your fiery energy subside.

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MkP 78.15

एवं संस्तूयमानस्तु देवैर्देवर्षिभिस्तथा । मुमोच स्वं तदा तेजस्तेजसां राशिरव्ययः

evaṃ saṃstūyamānastu devairdevarṣibhistathā / mumoca svaṃ tadā tejastejasāṃ rāśiravyayaḥ

Thus being praised by the gods and by the divine seers, he then released his own fiery energy — he, the imperishable heap of energies.

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MkP 78.16

यत्तस्य ऋङ्मयं तेजो भविता तेन मेदिनी । यजुर्मयेनापि दिवं स्वर्गः साममयं रवेः

yattasya ṛṅmayaṃ tejo bhavitā tena medinī / yajurmayenāpi divaṃ svargaḥ sāmamayaṃ raveḥ

That energy of his which consists of the Ṛg (verses) — by it the earth will come to be; by that which consists of the Yajus, the sky; and svarga (comes) from the Sāman-made (energy) of the sun.

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MkP 78.17

शातितास्तेजसो भागा ये त्वष्ट्रा दश पञ्च च । त्वष्ट्रैव तेन शर्वस्य कृतं शूलं महात्मना

śātitāstejaso bhāgā ye tvaṣṭrā daśa pañca ca / tvaṣṭraiva tena śarvasya kṛtaṃ śūlaṃ mahātmanā

The portions of that energy which were pared off by Tvaṣṭṛ, ten and five, — by that very great-souled Tvaṣṭṛ the trident of Śarva was made (from them).

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MkP 78.18

चक्रं विष्णोर्वसूनाञ्च शङ्कवो ऽथ सुदारुणाः । पावकस्य तथा शक्तिः शिबिका धनदस्य च

cakraṃ viṣṇorvasūnāñca śaṅkavo 'tha sudāruṇāḥ / pāvakasya tathā śaktiḥ śibikā dhanadasya ca

(and) the discus of Viṣṇu, and the exceedingly dreadful spikes of the Vasus, likewise the spear of Pāvaka (Fire), and the palanquin of the giver of wealth (Kubera),

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MkP 78.19

अन्येषामसुरारीणामस्त्राण्युग्राणि यानि वै । यक्षविद्याधराणाञ्च तानि चक्रे स विश्वकृत्

anyeṣāmasurārīṇāmastrāṇyugrāṇi yāni vai / yakṣavidyādharāṇāñca tāni cakre sa viśvakṛt

and whatever fierce weapons belonged to the other enemies of the Asuras, and to the Yakṣas and Vidyādharas — those that maker of all fashioned.

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MkP 78.20

ततश्च षोडशं भागं बिभर्ति भगवान् विभुः । तत्तेजः पञ्चदशधा शातितं विश्वकर्मणा

tataśca ṣoḍaśaṃ bhāgaṃ bibharti bhagavān vibhuḥ / tattejaḥ pañcadaśadhā śātitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā

And thereafter the pervading Lord bears the sixteenth portion; that energy (of his) was pared into fifteen parts by Viśvakarman.

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MkP 78.21

ततो ऽश्वरूपधृग्भानुरुत्तरानगमत् कुरून् । तदृशे तत्र संज्ञाञ्च वडवारूपधारिणीम्

tato 'śvarūpadhṛgbhānuruttarānagamat kurūn / tadṛśe tatra saṃjñāñca vaḍavārūpadhāriṇīm

Then the sun, taking the form of a horse, went to the northern Kurus, and there he saw Saṃjñā bearing the form of a mare.

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MkP 78.22

सा च दृष्ट्वा तमायान्तं परपुंसो विशङ्कया । जगाम संमुखं तस्य पृष्ठरक्षणतत्परा

sā ca dṛṣṭvā tamāyāntaṃ parapuṃso viśaṅkayā / jagāma saṃmukhaṃ tasya pṛṣṭharakṣaṇatatparā

And she, seeing him coming, out of suspicion that he was another male, went to face him, intent on guarding her hindquarters.

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MkP 78.23

ततश्च नासिकायोगं तयोस्तत्र समेतयोः । नासत्यदस्त्रौ तनयावश्वीवक्त्रविनिर्गतौ

tataśca nāsikāyogaṃ tayostatra sametayoḥ / nāsatyadastrau tanayāvaśvīvaktravinirgatau

And then, as the two came together there, there was a joining of their nostrils; the two sons Nāsatya and Dasra issued from the mare's mouth.

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MkP 78.24

रेतसो ऽन्ते च रेवन्तः खड्गी चर्मो तनुत्रधृक् । अश्वारूढः समुद्भूतो बाणतूणसमन्वितः

retaso 'nte ca revantaḥ khaḍgī carmo tanutradhṛk / aśvārūḍhaḥ samudbhūto bāṇatūṇasamanvitaḥ

And at the end of the semen Revanta arose, bearing a sword, a shield, and armour, mounted on a horse, equipped with arrows and quiver.

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MkP 78.25

ततः स्वरूपमतुलं दर्शयामास भानुमान् । तस्यैषा च समालोक्य स्वरूपं मुदमाददे

tataḥ svarūpamatulaṃ darśayāmāsa bhānumān / tasyaiṣā ca samālokya svarūpaṃ mudamādade

Then the radiant one displayed his incomparable own form; and she, beholding his own form, took delight.

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MkP 78.26

स्वरूपधारिणीञ्चैमामानिनाय निजाश्रयम् । संज्ञां भार्यां प्रीतिमतीं भास्करो वारितस्करः

svarūpadhāriṇīñcaimāmānināya nijāśrayam / saṃjñāṃ bhāryāṃ prītimatīṃ bhāskaro vāritaskaraḥ

And Bhāskara, the stealer of the waters, brought her, now bearing her own form, to his own dwelling — Saṃjñā, his affectionate wife.

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MkP 78.27

ततः पूर्वसुतो यो ऽस्याः सो ऽभूद्वैवस्वतो मनुः । द्वितीयश्च यमः शापाद्धर्मदृष्टिरभूत् सुतः

tataḥ pūrvasuto yo 'syāḥ so 'bhūdvaivasvato manuḥ / dvitīyaśca yamaḥ śāpāddharmadṛṣṭirabhūt sutaḥ

Then that first son of hers became the Manu Vaivasvata; and the second son, Yama, became, through the curse, one whose vision is righteousness.

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MkP 78.28

कृमयो मांसमादाय पादतो ऽस्य महीतले । पतिष्यन्तीति शापान्तं तस्य चक्रे पिता स्वयम्

kṛmayo māṃsamādāya pādato 'sya mahītale / patiṣyantīti śāpāntaṃ tasya cakre pitā svayam

"Worms, taking flesh from his foot, will fall upon the earth" — thus the father himself made an end to his curse.

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MkP 78.29

धर्मदृष्टिर्यतश्चासौ समो मित्रे तथाहिते । ततो नियोगं तं याम्ये चकार तिमिरापहः

dharmadṛṣṭiryataścāsau samo mitre tathāhite / tato niyogaṃ taṃ yāmye cakāra timirāpahaḥ

And since he was of righteous vision, alike toward friend and toward foe, therefore the dispeller of darkness appointed him to the office of Yama.

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MkP 78.30

यमुना च नदी जज्ञे कलिन्दान्तरवाहिनी । अश्विनौ देवभिषजौ कृतौ पित्रा महात्मना

yamunā ca nadī jajñe kalindāntaravāhinī / aśvinau devabhiṣajau kṛtau pitrā mahātmanā

And the river Yamunā was born, flowing within (the mountains of) Kalinda; and the two Aśvins were made physicians of the gods by their great-souled father.

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MkP 78.31

गुह्यकाधिपतित्वे च रेवन्तो ऽपि नियोजितः । च्छायासंज्ञासुतानाञ्च नियोगः श्रुयतां मम

guhyakādhipatitve ca revanto 'pi niyojitaḥ / cchāyāsaṃjñāsutānāñca niyogaḥ śruyatāṃ mama

And Revanta too was appointed to the lordship over the Guhyakas. And now let the appointment of the sons of Chāyā-Saṃjñā be heard from me.

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MkP 78.32

पूर्वजस्य मनोस्तुल्यश्छायासंज्ञासुतो ऽग्रजः । ततः सावर्णिकीं संज्ञामवाप तनयो रवेः

pūrvajasya manostulyaśchāyāsaṃjñāsuto 'grajaḥ / tataḥ sāvarṇikīṃ saṃjñāmavāpa tanayo raveḥ

The eldest son of Chāyā-Saṃjñā was like the earlier-born Manu; therefore that son of the sun received the designation Sāvarṇika.

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MkP 78.33

भविष्यति मनुः सो ऽपि बलिरिन्द्रो यदा तदा । शनैश्चरो ग्रहाणाञ्च मध्ये पित्रा नियोजितः

bhaviṣyati manuḥ so 'pi balirindro yadā tadā / śanaiścaro grahāṇāñca madhye pitrā niyojitaḥ

He too will be a Manu, at the time when Bali is Indra; and Śanaiścara was appointed by his father among the planets.

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MkP 78.34

तयोस्तृतीया या कन्या तपती नाम सा कुरुम् । नृपात् संवरणात् पुत्रमवाप मनुजेश्वरम्

tayostṛtīyā yā kanyā tapatī nāma sā kurum / nṛpāt saṃvaraṇāt putramavāpa manujeśvaram

She who was the third child of those two, a daughter named Tapatī — she obtained from king Saṃvaraṇa a son, Kuru, lord of men.

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MkP 78.35

तस्य वैवस्वतस्याहं मनोः सप्तममन्तरम् । कथयामि सुतान् भूपानृषीन् देवान् सुराधिपम्

tasya vaivasvatasyāhaṃ manoḥ saptamamantaram / kathayāmi sutān bhūpānṛṣīn devān surādhipam

Of that Manu Vaivasvata I (now) relate the seventh interval (manvantara): the sons, the kings, the seers, the gods and the lord of the gods.

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