Markandeya Purana — Chapter 79

MkP 79.1

आदित्या वसवो रुद्राः साध्या विश्वे मरुद्गणाः । भृगवो ऽङ्गिरसश्चाष्टौ यत्र देवगणाः स्मृताः

ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ sādhyā viśve marudgaṇāḥ / bhṛgavo 'ṅgirasaścāṣṭau yatra devagaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ

The Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Sādhyas, the Viśvas, the troops of Maruts, the Bhṛgus and the Aṅgirases — these are remembered as the eight troops of gods in that (period).

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MkP 79.2

आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा विज्ञेयाः कश्यपात्मजाः । साध्याश्च मरुतो विश्वे धर्मपुत्रगणास्त्रयः

ādityā vasavo rudrā vijñeyāḥ kaśyapātmajāḥ / sādhyāśca maruto viśve dharmaputragaṇāstrayaḥ

The Ādityas, the Vasus and the Rudras are to be known as sons of Kaśyapa; and the Sādhyas, the Maruts and the Viśvas are the three troops that are sons of Dharma.

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MkP 79.3

भृगोस्तु भृगवो देवाः पुत्रा ह्यङ्गिरसः सुताः । एष सर्गश्च मारीचो विज्ञेयः साम्प्रताधिपः

bhṛgostu bhṛgavo devāḥ putrā hyaṅgirasaḥ sutāḥ / eṣa sargaśca mārīco vijñeyaḥ sāmpratādhipaḥ

The Bhṛgu gods are the sons of Bhṛgu, and the Aṅgirases the sons of Aṅgiras. This creation is to be known as Mārīca (descended from Marīci); (and now) the present ruler.

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MkP 79.4

ऊर्जस्वी नाम चैवेन्द्रो महात्मा यज्ञभागभुक् । अतीतानागता ये च वर्तन्ते साम्प्रतञ्च ये

ūrjasvī nāma caivendro mahātmā yajñabhāgabhuk / atītānāgatā ye ca vartante sāmpratañca ye

And the Indra (of this period) is named Ūrjasvin, a great being who enjoys his share of the sacrifice. And those who are past, those yet to come, and those who exist at present —

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MkP 79.5

सर्वे ते त्रिदशेन्द्रास्तु विज्ञेयास्तुल्यलक्षणाः । सहस्राक्षाः कुलिशिनः सर्व एव पुरन्दराः

sarve te tridaśendrāstu vijñeyāstulyalakṣaṇāḥ / sahasrākṣāḥ kuliśinaḥ sarva eva purandarāḥ

all those lords of the thirty (gods) are to be known as having like marks: thousand-eyed, wielders of the thunderbolt, all of them breakers of strongholds,

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MkP 79.6

मघवन्तो वृषाः सर्वे शृङ्गिणो गजगामिनः । ते शतक्रतवः सर्वे भूताभिभवतेजसः

maghavanto vṛṣāḥ sarve śṛṅgiṇo gajagāminaḥ / te śatakratavaḥ sarve bhūtābhibhavatejasaḥ

all bountiful (maghavan), bulls, horned, moving like elephants; all of them are performers of a hundred rites, of a splendour that overpowers (all) beings,

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MkP 79.7

धर्माद्यैः कारणैः सुद्धैराधिपत्यगुणान्विताः । भूतभव्यभवन्नाथाः शृणु चैतत् त्रयं द्विज

dharmādyaiḥ kāraṇaiḥ suddhairādhipatyaguṇānvitāḥ / bhūtabhavyabhavannāthāḥ śṛṇu caitat trayaṃ dvija

endowed with the qualities of overlordship through pure causes beginning with righteousness, lords of the past, the future and the present. And hear this triad, O twice-born.

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MkP 79.8

भूर्लोको ऽयं स्मृता भूमिरन्तरिक्षं दिवः स्मृतम् । दिव्याख्याश्च तथा स्वर्गस्त्रैलोक्यमिति गद्यते

bhūrloko 'yaṃ smṛtā bhūmirantarikṣaṃ divaḥ smṛtam / divyākhyāśca tathā svargastrailokyamiti gadyate

This world Bhūr is the earth, so it is remembered; the mid-region is remembered as the sky; and likewise the divine (region) called heaven — this is spoken of as the triple world.

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MkP 79.9

अत्रिश्चैव वसिष्ठश्च काश्यपश्च महानृषिः । गौतमश्च भरद्वाजौ विश्वामित्रो ऽथ कौशिकः

atriścaiva vasiṣṭhaśca kāśyapaśca mahānṛṣiḥ / gautamaśca bharadvājau viśvāmitro 'tha kauśikaḥ

Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Kāśyapa the great seer, Gautama, Bharadvāja, and Viśvāmitra the Kauśika,

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MkP 79.10

तथैव पुत्रो भगवानृचीकस्य महात्मनः । जमदग्निस्तु सप्तैते मुनयो ऽत्र नथान्तरे

tathaiva putro bhagavānṛcīkasya mahātmanaḥ / jamadagnistu saptaite munayo 'tra nathāntare

and likewise the venerable son of the great-souled Ṛcīka, Jamadagni — these seven are the sages in this interval (of Manu).

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MkP 79.11

इक्ष्वाकुर्नाभगश्चैव धृष्टः शर्यातिरेव च । नरिष्यन्तश्च विख्यातो नाभागारिष्ट एव च

ikṣvākurnābhagaścaiva dhṛṣṭaḥ śaryātireva ca / nariṣyantaśca vikhyāto nābhāgāriṣṭa eva ca

Ikṣvāku, Nābhaga, Dhṛṣṭa, and Śaryāti, the renowned Nariṣyanta, and Nābhāga and Ariṣṭa,

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MkP 79.12

करूषश्च पृषध्रश्च वसुमान् लोकविश्रुतः । मनोर्वैवस्वतस्यैते नव पुत्राः प्रकीर्तिताः

karūṣaśca pṛṣadhraśca vasumān lokaviśrutaḥ / manorvaivasvatasyaite nava putrāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

and Karūṣa and Pṛṣadhra and Vasumān, famed in the world — these are proclaimed the nine sons of Manu Vaivasvata.

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MkP 79.13

वैवस्वतमिदं ब्रह्मन् ! कथितन्ते मयान्तरम् । अस्मिन् श्रुते नरः सद्यः पठिते चैव सत्तम । मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैः पुण्यञ्च महदश्नते

vaivasvatamidaṃ brahman ! kathitante mayāntaram / asmin śrute naraḥ sadyaḥ paṭhite caiva sattama / mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ puṇyañca mahadaśnate

This Vaivasvata interval, O brahman, has been told to you by me. When it is heard, and likewise when it is recited, a man at once, O best of the good, is freed from all sins and attains great merit.

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