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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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Chapter 26 · 40 shlokas

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 1

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 1

तमुल्लापादिना बोधमनयन्निर्ममात्मकम।।

tamullāpādinā bodhamanayannirmamātmakam||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 2

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 2

तथा तथात्मबोधञ्च सो ऽवापन्मातृभाषितैः।।

tathā tathātmabodhañca so 'vāpanmātṛbhāṣitaiḥ||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 3

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 3

चकार न मतिं प्राज्ञो गार्हस्थ्यं प्रति निर्ममः।।

cakāra na matiṃ prājño gārhasthyaṃ prati nirmamaḥ||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 4

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 4

सुबाहुरयमित्युक्ते सा जाहस मदालसा।।

subāhurayamityukte sā jāhasa madālasā||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 5

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 5

प्राह बाल्यात स च प्राप तथा बोधं माहमतिः।।

prāha bālyāt sa ca prāpa tathā bodhaṃ māhamatiḥ||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 6

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 6

यदाह तेन सा सुभ्रुर्जहासातिचिरं पुनः।।

yadāha tena sā subhrurjahāsāticiraṃ punaḥ||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 7

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 7

क्रियाश्चकार निष्कामो न किञ्चिदुपकारकम।।

kriyāścakāra niṣkāmo na kiñcidupakārakam||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 8

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 8

तामाह राजा हसतीं किञ्चित कौतूहलान्वितः।।

tāmāha rājā hasatīṃ kiñcit kautūhalānvitaḥ||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 9

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 9

विक्रान्तश्च सुबाहुश्च तथान्यः शत्रुमर्दनः।।

vikrāntaśca subāhuśca tathānyaḥ śatrumardanaḥ||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 10

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 10

योग्यानि क्षत्रबन्धूनां शौर्याटोपयुतानि च।।

yogyāni kṣatrabandhūnāṃ śauryāṭopayutāni ca||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 11

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 11

तदस्य क्रियतां नाम चतुर्थस्य सुतस्य मे।।

tadasya kriyatāṃ nāma caturthasya sutasya me||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 12

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 12

तथा नाम करिष्यामि चतुर्थस्य सुतस्य ते।।

tathā nāma kariṣyāmi caturthasya sutasya te||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 13

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 13

कनीयानेष ते पुत्रो मतिमांश्च भविष्यति।।

kanīyāneṣa te putro matimāṃśca bhaviṣyati||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 14

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 14

अलर्क इत्यसम्बद्धं प्रहस्येदमथाब्रवीत।।

alarka ityasambaddhaṃ prahasyedamathābravīt||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 15

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 15

किमीदृशमसम्बद्धमर्थः को ऽस्य मदालसे।।

kimīdṛśamasambaddhamarthaḥ ko 'sya madālase||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 16

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 16

त्वत्कृतानां तथा नाम्नां शृणु भूप! निरर्थताम।।

tvatkṛtānāṃ tathā nāmnāṃ śṛṇu bhūpa! nirarthatām||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 17

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 17

क्रान्तिश्च गतिरुद्दिष्टा देशाद्देशान्तरन्तु या।।

krāntiśca gatiruddiṣṭā deśāddeśāntarantu yā||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 18

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 18

ततो विक्रान्तसंज्ञेयं मता मम निरर्थिका।।

tato vikrāntasaṃjñeyaṃ matā mama nirarthikā||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 19

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 19

निरर्था साप्यमूर्तत्वात पुरुषस्य महीपते।।

nirarthā sāpyamūrtatvāt puruṣasya mahīpate||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 20

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 20

मन्ये तदप्यसम्बद्धं शृणु चाप्यत्र कारणम।।

manye tadapyasambaddhaṃ śṛṇu cāpyatra kāraṇam||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 21

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 21

तदास्य राजन! क शत्रुः को वा मित्रमिहेष्यते।।

tadāsya rājan! ka śatruḥ ko vā mitramiheṣyate||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 22

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 22

क्रोधादीनां पृथग्भावात कल्पनेयं निरर्थिका।।

krodhādīnāṃ pṛthagbhāvāt kalpaneyaṃ nirarthikā||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 23

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 23

नाम्नि कस्मादलर्काख्ये नैरर्थ्यं भवतो मतम।।

nāmni kasmādalarkākhye nairarthyaṃ bhavato matam||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 24

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 24

तथेत्याह महाबुद्धिर्दयितां तथ्यवादिनीम।।

tathetyāha mahābuddhirdayitāṃ tathyavādinīm||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 25

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 25

प्रोवाच बोधजननं तामुवाच स पार्थिवः।।

provāca bodhajananaṃ tāmuvāca sa pārthivaḥ||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 26

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 26

दुष्टावबोधदानेन यथापूर्वं सुतेषु मे।।

duṣṭāvabodhadānena yathāpūrvaṃ suteṣu me||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 27

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 27

तदेनं तनयं मार्गे प्रवृत्तेः सन्नियोजय।।

tadenaṃ tanayaṃ mārge pravṛtteḥ sanniyojaya||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 28

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 28

पितृपिण्डनिवृत्तिश्च नैवं साध्वि! भविष्यति।।

pitṛpiṇḍanivṛttiśca naivaṃ sādhvi! bhaviṣyati||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 29

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 29

तद्वन्मनुष्यतां याता भूतवर्गे च संस्थिताः।।

tadvanmanuṣyatāṃ yātā bhūtavarge ca saṃsthitāḥ||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 30

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 30

पिण्डोदकप्रदानेन नरः कर्मण्यवस्थितः।।

piṇḍodakapradānena naraḥ karmaṇyavasthitaḥ||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 31

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 31

देवैर्मनुष्यैः पितृभिः प्रेतैर्भूतैः सगुह्यकैः।।

devairmanuṣyaiḥ pitṛbhiḥ pretairbhūtaiḥ saguhyakaiḥ||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 32

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 32

तस्मात तन्वड्गि! पुत्रं यत्कार्यं क्षत्रयोनिभिः।।

tasmāt tanvaḍgi! putraṃ yatkāryaṃ kṣatrayonibhiḥ||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 33

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 33

ऐहिकामुष्मिकफलं तत सम्यक प्रतिपादय।।

aihikāmuṣmikaphalaṃ tat samyak pratipādaya||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 34

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 34

अलर्कं नाम तनयमुवाचोल्लापवादिनी।।

alarkaṃ nāma tanayamuvācollāpavādinī||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 35

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 35

मित्राणामुपकाराय दुर्हृदां नाशनाय च।।

mitrāṇāmupakārāya durhṛdāṃ nāśanāya ca||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 36

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 36

धर्मात फलं प्राप्स्यसि चामरत्वम।।

dharmāt phalaṃ prāpsyasi cāmaratvam||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 37

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 37

मनः परस्त्रीषु निवर्तयेथाः।।

manaḥ parastrīṣu nivartayethāḥ||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 38

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 38

युद्धैश्चारींस्तोषयितासि वीर।।

yuddhaiścārīṃstoṣayitāsi vīra||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 39

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 39

वृद्धो वने वत्स! वनेचराणाम।।

vṛddho vane vatsa! vanecarāṇām||

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The story of Kuvalayāśva (continued): The Education of his Sons - Verse 40

Markandeya Purana (GRETIL) · Chapter 26 · Verse 40

गोविप्रार्थे वत्स! मृत्युं व्रजेथाः।।

goviprārthe vatsa! mṛtyuṃ vrajethāḥ||

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