Markandeya Purana · Chapter 26

iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe madālasopākhyāne pañcaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
ṣaḍviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
jaḍa uvāca
vardhamānaṃ sutaṃ sā tu rājapatnī dine dine /
tamullāpādinā bodhamanayannirmamātmakam

yathāyathaṃ balaṃ lebhe yathā lebhe matiṃ pituḥ /
tathā tathātmabodhañca so 'vāpanmātṛbhāṣitaiḥ

itthaṃ tayā sa tanayo janmaprabhṛti bodhitaḥ /
cakāra na matiṃ prājño gārhasthyaṃ prati nirmamaḥ

dvitīyo 'syāḥ suto jajñe tasya nāmākarotpitā /
subāhurayamityukte sā jāhasa madālasā

tamapyevaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ bālamullāpanādinā /
prāha bālyāt sa ca prāpa tathā bodhaṃ māhamatiḥ

tṛtīyaṃ tanayaṃ jātaṃ sa rājā śatrumardanam /
yadāha tena sā subhrurjahāsāticiraṃ punaḥ

tathaiva so 'pi tanvaṅgyā bālatvādavabodhitaḥ /
kriyāścakāra niṣkāmo na kiñcidupakārakam

caturthasya sutasyātha cikīrṣurnāma bhūmipaḥ /
dadarśa tāṃ śubhācārāmīṣaddhāsāṃ madālasām /
tāmāha rājā hasatīṃ kiñcit kautūhalānvitaḥ

rājovāca
kriyamāṇe 'sakṛnnāmni kathyatāṃ hāsyakāraṇam /
vikrāntaśca subāhuśca tathānyaḥ śatrumardanaḥ

śobhanānīti nāmāni mayā manye kṛtāni vai /
yogyāni kṣatrabandhūnāṃ śauryāṭopayutāni ca

asantyetāni cedbhadre ! yadi te manasi sthitam /
tadasya kriyatāṃ nāma caturthasya sutasya me

madālasauvāca
mayājñā bhavataḥ kāryā mahārāja ! yathāttha mām /
tathā nāma kariṣyāmi caturthasya sutasya te

alarka iti dharmajñaḥ khyātiṃ loke prayāsyati /
kanīyāneṣa te putro matimāṃśca bhaviṣyati

tacchrutvā nāma putrasya kṛtaṃ mātrā mahīpatiḥ /
alarka ityasambaddhaṃ prahasyedamathābravīt

rājovāca
bhavatyā yadidaṃ nāma matputrasya kṛtaṃ śubhe /
kimīdṛśamasambaddhamarthaḥ ko 'sya madālase

madālasovāca
kalpaneyaṃ mahārāja ! kṛtā sā vyāvahāriko /
tvatkṛtānāṃ tathā nāmnāṃ śṛṇu bhūpa ! nirarthatām

vadanti puruṣāḥ prājñā vyāpinaṃ puruṣaṃ yataḥ /
krāntiśca gatiruddiṣṭā deśāddeśāntarantu yā

sarvago na prayātīti vyāpī deheśvaro yataḥ /
tato vikrāntasaṃjñeyaṃ matā mama nirarthikā

subāhuriti yā saṃjñā kṛtānyasya sutasya te /
nirarthā sāpyamūrtatvāt puruṣasya mahīpate

putrasya yad kṛtaṃ nāma tṛtīyasyārimardanaḥ /
manye tadapyasambaddhaṃ śṛṇu cāpyatra kāraṇam

eka eva śarīreṣu sarveṣu puruṣo yadā /
tadāsya rājan ! ka śatruḥ ko vā mitramiheṣyate

bhūtairbhūtāni mṛdyante amūrto mṛdyate katham /
krodhādīnāṃ pṛthagbhāvāt kalpaneyaṃ nirarthikā

yadi saṃvyavahārārthamasannāma prakalpyate /
nāmni kasmādalarkākhye nairarthyaṃ bhavato matam

jaḍa uvāca
evamuktastayā sādhu mahīṣyā sa mahīpatiḥ /
tathetyāha mahābuddhirdayitāṃ tathyavādinīm

tañcāpi sā sutaṃ subhrūryathā pūrvasutāṃstathā /
provāca bodhajananaṃ tāmuvāca sa pārthivaḥ

karoṣi kimidaṃ mūḍhe ! mamābhāvāya santateḥ /
duṣṭāvabodhadānena yathāpūrvaṃ suteṣu me

yadi te matpriyaṃ kāryaṃ yadi grāhyaṃ vaco mama /
tadenaṃ tanayaṃ mārge pravṛtteḥ sanniyojaya

karmamārgaḥ samucchedaṃ naivaṃ devi ! gamiṣyati /
pitṛpiṇḍanivṛttiśca naivaṃ sādhvi ! bhaviṣyati

pitaro devalokasthāstathā tiryaktvamāgatāḥ /
tadvanmanuṣyatāṃ yātā bhūtavarge ca saṃsthitāḥ

sapuṇyānasapuṇyāṃśca kṣutkṣāmān tṛṭpariplutān /
piṇḍodakapradānena naraḥ karmaṇyavasthitaḥ

sadāpyāyate subhru ! tadvaddevātithonapi /
devairmanuṣyaiḥ pitṛbhiḥ pretairbhūtaiḥ saguhyakaiḥ

vayobhiḥ kṛmikīṭaiśca nara evopajīvyate /
tasmāt tanvaḍgi ! putraṃ yatkāryaṃ kṣatrayonibhiḥ

aihikāmuṣmikaphalaṃ tat samyak pratipādaya

jaḍa uvāca
tenaivamuktā sā bhartrā varanārī madālasā /
alarkaṃ nāma tanayamuvācollāpavādinī

putra vardhasva madbharturmano nandaya karmabhiḥ /
mitrāṇāmupakārāya durhṛdāṃ nāśanāya ca

dhanyo 'si re yo vasudhāmaśatrur
ekaściraṃ pālayitāsi putra /
tatpālanādastu sukhopabhogo
dharmāt phalaṃ prāpsyasi cāmaratvam

dharāmarān parvasu tarpayethāḥ
samīhitaṃ bandhuṣu pūrayethāḥ /
hitaṃ parasmai hṛdi cintayethāḥ
manaḥ parastrīṣu nivartayethāḥ

yajñauranekairvibudhānajastram
arthairdvijān prīṇaya saṃśritāṃśca /
striyaśca kāmairatulaiścirāya
yuddhaiścārīṃstoṣayitāsi vīra

bālo mano nandaya bāndhavānāṃ
gurostathājñānakaraṇaiḥ kumāraḥ /
strīṇāṃ yuvā satkulabhūṣaṇānāṃ
vṛddho vane vatsa ! vanecarāṇām

rājyaṃ kurvan suhṛdo nandayethāḥ
sādhūn rakṣaṃstāta ! yajñairyajethāḥ /
duṣṭānnighran vairiṇaścājimadhye
goviprārthe vatsa ! mṛtyuṃ vrajethāḥ