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 (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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