Markandeya Purana · Chapter 11

iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe pitāputrasaṃvādo nāma daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ekādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ
putra uvāca
niṣekaṃ mānavaṃ strīṇāṃ bījaṃ prāptaṃ rajasyatha /
vimuktamātro narakāt svargādvāpi prapadyate

tenābhibhūtaṃ tat sthairyaṃ yāti bījadvayaṃ pitaḥ /
kalalatvaṃ budbudatvaṃ tataḥ peṣitvameva ca

peṣyāṃ yathāṇubījaṃ syādahkurastadvaducyate /
aṅgānāṃ ca tathotpattiḥ pañcānāmanubhāgaśaḥ

upāṅgānyaṅgulī-netra-nāsāsya-śravaṇāni ca /
prarohaṃ yānti cāṅgebhyastadvat tebhyo nakhādikam

tvaci romāṇi jāyante keśāścaiva tataḥ param /
samaṃ samṛddhimāyāti tenaivodbhavakoṣakam

nārikelaphalaṃ yadvat sakoṣaṃ vṛddhimṛcchati /
tadvat prayātyasau vṛddhiṃ sakoṣo 'dhomukhaḥ sthitaḥ

tale tu jānu-pārśvābhyāṃ karau nyasya sa vardhate /
aṅguṣṭho copari nyastau jānvoragre tathāṅgulī

jānupṛṣṭhe tathā netre jānumadhye ca nāsikā /
sphicau pārṣṇidvayasthe ca bāhujaṅghe bahiḥ sthite

evaṃ vṛddhiṃ kramādyāti jantuḥ strīgarbhasaṃsthitaḥ /
anyasattvodare jantoryathā rūpaṃ tathā sthitiḥ

kāṭhinyamagninā yāti bhuktapītena jīvati /
puṇyāpuṇyāśrayamayī sthitirjantostathodare

nāḍī cāpyāyanī nāma nābhyāṃ tasya nibadhyate /
strīṇāṃ tathāntrasuṣire sā nibaddhopajāyate

krāmanti bhuktapītāni strīṇāṃ garbhodare yathā /
tairāpyāyitadeho 'sau janturvṛddhimupaiti vai

smṛtīstasya prayāntyasya bahvyaḥ saṃsārabhūmayaḥ /
tato nirvedamāyāti pīḍyamāna itastataḥ

punarnaivaṃ kariṣyāmi muktamātra ihodarāt /
tathā tathā yatiṣyāmi garbhaṃ nāpsyāmyahaṃ yathā

iti cintayate smṛtvā janmaduḥ khaśatāni vai /
yāni pūrvānubhūtāni daivabhūtāni yāni vai

tataḥ kālakramājjantuḥ parivartatyadhomukhaḥ /
navame daśame vāpi māsi sajjayate yataḥ

niṣkramyamāṇo vātena prājāpatyena pīḍyate /
niṣkrāmyate ca vilapan hṛdi duḥ khanipīḍitaḥ

niṣkrāntaścodarānmūrcchāmasahyāṃ pratipadyate /
prāpnoti cetanāṃ cāsau vāyusparśasamanvitaḥ

tatastaṃ vaiṣṇavī māyā samāskandati mohinī /
tayā vimohitātmāsau jñānabhraṃśamavāpnute

bhraṣṭajñāno bālabhāvaṃ tato jantuḥ prapadyate /
tataḥ kaumārakāvasthāṃ yauvanaṃ vṛddhatāmapi

punaśca maraṇaṃ tadvajjanma cāpnoti mānavaḥ /
tataḥ saṃsāracakre 'smin bhrāmyate ghaṭiyantravat

kadācit svargamāpnoti kadācinnirayaṃ naraḥ /
narakaṃ caiva svargaṃ ca kadācicca mṛto 'śnute

kadācidatraiva punarjātaḥ svaṃ karma so 'śnute /
kadācidbhuktakarmā ca mṛtaḥ svalpena gacchati

kadācidalpaiśca tato jāyate 'tra śubhāśubhaiḥ /
svarloke narake caiva bhuktaprāyo dvijottama

narakeṣu mahadduḥ khametad yat svargavāsinaḥ /
dṛśyante tāta modante pātyamānāśca nārakāḥ

svarge 'pi duḥ khamatulaṃ yadārohaṇakālataḥ /
prabhṛtyahaṃ patiṣyāmītyetanmanasi vartate

nārakāṃścaiva saṃprekṣya mahadduḥ khamavāpyate /
etāṃ gatimahaṃ gantetyaharniśamanirvṛtaḥ

garbhavāse mahadduḥ khaṃ jāyamānasya yonitaḥ /
jātasya balābhāve ca vṛddhatve duḥ khameva ca

kāmerṣyā-krodhasambandhaṃ yauvane cātiduḥ saham /
duḥ khaprāyā vṛddhatā ca maraṇe duḥ khamuttamam

kṛṣṇamāṇasya yāmyaiśca narakeṣu ca pātyataḥ /
punaśca garbho janmātha maraṇaṃ narakastathā

evaṃ saṃsāracakre 'smin jantavo ghaṭiyantravat /
bhrāmyante prākṛtairbandhairbaddhvā bādhyanti cāsakṛt

nāsti tāta ! sukhaṃ kiñcidatra duḥ khaśatākule /
tasmānmokṣāya yatatā kathaṃ sevyā mayā trayī