Markandya Purana (Markendya Rishi)
मार्कण्डेयपुराणम्
The Markandeya Purana is one of the eighteen major Puranas, a Sanskrit text. It includes the famous Devi Mahatmya section, which praises the goddess Devi.
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+ Add ShlokaThe story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 1
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 1
कथयामास तन्वङ्गी यथा प्राप्ता पुनर्मृता।।
kathayāmāsa tanvaṅgī yathā prāptā punarmṛtā||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 2
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 2
स्वजनञ्च यथापूर्वं वन्दनाश्लेषणादिभिः।।
svajanañca yathāpūrvaṃ vandanāśleṣaṇādibhiḥ||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 3
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 3
ततो महोत्सवो जज्ञे पौराणां तत्र वै पुरे।।
tato mahotsavo jajñe paurāṇāṃ tatra vai pure||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 4
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 4
निर्झरेषु च शैलानां निम्नगापुलिनेषु च।।
nirjhareṣu ca śailānāṃ nimnagāpulineṣu ca||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 5
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 5
पुण्यक्षयं वाञ्छमाना सापि कामोपबोगतः।।
puṇyakṣayaṃ vāñchamānā sāpi kāmopabogataḥ||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 6
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 6
ततः कालेन महता शत्रुजित स नराधिपः।।
tataḥ kālena mahatā śatrujit sa narādhipaḥ||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 7
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 7
ततः पौरा महात्मानं पुत्रं तस्य ऋतध्वजम।।
tataḥ paurā mahātmānaṃ putraṃ tasya ṛtadhvajam||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 8
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 8
सम्यक पालयतस्तस्य प्रजाः पुत्रानिवौरसान।।
samyak pālayatastasya prajāḥ putrānivaurasān||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 9
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 9
तस्य चक्रे पिता नाम विक्रान्त इति धीमतः।।
tasya cakre pitā nāma vikrānta iti dhīmataḥ||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 10
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 10
उल्लापनच्छलेनाह रुदमानमविस्वरम।।
ullāpanacchalenāha rudamānamavisvaram||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 11
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 11
नैवास्य त्वं रोदिषि कस्य हेतोः।।
naivāsya tvaṃ rodiṣi kasya hetoḥ||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 12
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 12
ऽगुणाश्च भौताः सकलेन्द्रियेषु।।
'guṇāśca bhautāḥ sakalendriyeṣu||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 13
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 13
न ते ऽस्ति वृद्धिर्न च ते ऽस्ति हानिः।।
na te 'sti vṛddhirna ca te 'sti hāniḥ||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 14
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 14
मदादिमूढैः सञ्चुकस्ते ऽपिनद्धः।।
madādimūḍhaiḥ sañcukaste 'pinaddhaḥ||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 15
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 15
त्वं भूतसङ्घं बहुमानयेथाः।।
tvaṃ bhūtasaṅghaṃ bahumānayethāḥ||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 16
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 16
जानात्यविद्वान सुविमूढयेताः।।
jānātyavidvāna suvimūḍhayetāḥ||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 17
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 17
स्थानं रतेः किं नरकं न योषित।।
sthānaṃ rateḥ kiṃ narakaṃ na yoṣit||
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The story of Kuvalayāśva and Madālasā (continued) - Verse 18
Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 25 · Verse 18
देहे ऽतिमात्रं बत मूढतैषा।।
dehe 'timātraṃ bata mūḍhataiṣā||
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