Markandeya Purana · Chapter 25

iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe madālasāprāptirnāma caturviśo 'dhyāyaḥ
pañcaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
jaḍa uvāca
āgamya svapuraṃ so 'tha pitroḥ sarvamaśeṣataḥ /
kathayāmāsa tanvaṅgī yathā prāptā punarmṛtā

nanāma sā ca caraṇau śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ śubhā /
svajanañca yathāpūrvaṃ vandanāśleṣaṇādibhiḥ

pūjayāmāsa tanvaṅgī yathānyāyaṃ yathāvayaḥ /
tato mahotsavo jajñe paurāṇāṃ tatra vai pure

ṛtadhvajaśca suciraṃ tayā reme sumadhyayā /
nirjhareṣu ca śailānāṃ nimnagāpulineṣu ca

kānaneṣu ca ramyeṣu tathaivopavaneṣu ca /
puṇyakṣayaṃ vāñchamānā sāpi kāmopabogataḥ

saha tenātikāntena reme ramyāsu bhūmiṣu /
tataḥ kālena mahatā śatrujit sa narādhipaḥ

samyak praśāsya vasudhāṃ kāladharmamupeyivān /
tataḥ paurā mahātmānaṃ putraṃ tasya ṛtadhvajam

abhyaṣiñcanta rājānamudārācāraceṣṭitam /
samyak pālayatastasya prajāḥ putrānivaurasān

madālasāyāḥ sañjajñe putraḥ prathamajastataḥ /
tasya cakre pitā nāma vikrānta iti dhīmataḥ

tutuṣustena vai bhṛtyā jahāsa ca madālasā /
sā vai madālasā putraṃ bālamuttānaśāyinam /
ullāpanacchalenāha rudamānamavisvaram

śuddho 'si re tāta ! na te 'sti nāma
kṛtaṃ hi te kalpanayādhunaiva /
pañcātmakaṃ dehamidaṃ tavaitan
naivāsya tvaṃ rodiṣi kasya hetoḥ

na vā bhavān roditi vai svajanmā
śabdo 'yamāsādya mahīśaśūnum /
vikalpyamānā vividhā guṇāste
'guṇāśca bhautāḥ sakalendriyeṣu

bhūtāni bhūtaiḥ paridurbalāni
vṛddhiṃ samāyānti yatheha puṃsaḥ /
annāmbupānādibhireva kasya
na te 'sti vṛddhirna ca te 'sti hāniḥ

tvaṃ kañcuke śīryamāṇe nije 'smiṃs
tasmiṃśca dehe mūḍhatāṃ mā vrajethāḥ /
śubhāśubhaiḥ karmabhirdehametan
madādimūḍhaiḥ sañcukaste 'pinaddhaḥ

tāteti kiñcittanayeti kiñcid
ambeti kiñciddayiteti kiñcit /
mameti kiñcinna mameti kiñcit
tvaṃ bhūtasaṅghaṃ bahumānayethāḥ

duḥ khāni duḥ khopagamāya bhogān
sukhāya jānāti vimūḍhacetāḥ /
tānyeva duḥ khāni punaḥ sukhāni
jānātyavidvāna suvimūḍhayetāḥ

hāso 'sthisandarśanamakṣiyugmam
atyujjvalaṃ tarjanamaṅganāyāḥ /
kucādipīnaṃ piśitaṃ ghanaṃ tat
sthānaṃ rateḥ kiṃ narakaṃ na yoṣit

yānaṃ kṣitau yānagatañca dehaṃ
dehe 'pi cānyaḥ puruṣo niviṣṭaḥ /
mamatvabuddhirna tathā yathā sve
dehe 'timātraṃ bata mūḍhataiṣā