The Instruction of the Yaksha

Verse 1 (markandeya.50.1)

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततोऽभिद्यायतस्तस्य जज्ञिरे मानसीः प्रजाः । तच्छरीरसमुत्पन्नैः कार्यैस्तैः कारणैः सह ॥ 50.1 ॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tato'bhidyāyatastasya jajñire mānasīḥ prajāḥ taccharīrasamutpannaiḥ kāryaistaiḥ kāraṇaiḥ saha

Markandeya said: Then, as he meditated, mind-born creatures were born to him, together with their causes and effects arising from that very body.

Verse 2 (markandeya.50.2)

क्षेत्रज्ञाः समवर्तन्त गात्रेब्यस्तस्य धीमतः । ते सर्वे समवर्तन्त ये मया प्रगुदाहृताः ॥ 50.2 ॥

kṣetrajñāḥ samavartanta gātrebyastasya dhīmataḥ te sarve samavartanta ye mayā pragudāhṛtāḥ

The individual souls (kshetrajnas) came into being from the limbs of that wise Brahma; all those whom I have already described came into being in this way.

Verse 3 (markandeya.50.3)

देवाद्याः स्थावरान्ताश्च त्रैगुण्यविषयाः स्मृताः । एवंभूतानि सृष्टानि स्थावराणि चराणि च ॥ 50.3 ॥

devādyāḥ sthāvarāntāśca traiguṇyaviṣayāḥ smṛtāḥ evaṁbhūtāni sṛṣṭāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca

From the gods down to the immobile, all these beings are remembered as subject to the three gunas; thus were created beings both unmoving and moving.

Verse 4 (markandeya.50.4)

यदास्य ताः प्रजाः सर्वा न व्यवर्धन्त धीमतः । अथान्यान्मानसान् पुत्रानु सदृशानात्मनोऽसृजत् ॥ 50.4 ॥

yadāsya tāḥ prajāḥ sarvā na vyavardhanta dhīmataḥ athānyānmānasān putrānu sadṛśānātmano'sṛjat

When all these creatures of that wise Brahma did not multiply, he then created other mind-born sons resembling himself.

Verse 5 (markandeya.50.5)

भृगुं पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुमङ्गिरसन्तथा । मरीचिं दक्षमत्रिञ्च वसिष्टञ्चैव मानसम् ॥ 50.5 ॥

bhṛguṁ pulastyaṁ pulahaṁ kratumaṅgirasantathā marīciṁ dakṣamatriñca vasiṣṭañcaiva mānasam

Bhrigu, Pulastya, Pulaha, and likewise Kratu and Angiras, Marichi, Daksha, Atri, and Vasishtha — these were his mind-born sons.

Verse 6 (markandeya.50.6)

नव ब्रह्माण इत्येते पुराणे निश्चयङ्गताः । ततोऽसृजत् पुनर्ब्रह्मा रुद्रं क्रोधात्मसम्भवम् ॥ 50.6 ॥

nava brahmāṇa ityete purāṇe niścayaṅgatāḥ tato'sṛjat punarbrahmā rudraṁ krodhātmasambhavam

These nine are established in the Puranas as the 'nine Brahmas'; then Brahma created once more Rudra, born from his very wrath.

Verse 7 (markandeya.50.7)

सङ्कल्पञ्चैव धर्मञ्च पूर्वेषामपि पूर्वजम् । सनन्दनादयो ये च पूर्वं सृष्टाः स्वयंभुवा ॥ 50.7 ॥

saṅkalpañcaiva dharmañca pūrveṣāmapi pūrvajam sanandanādayo ye ca pūrvaṁ sṛṣṭāḥ svayaṁbhuvā

And also Sankalpa and Dharma, elder even to those born before them; and those such as Sanandana and the rest, whom the Self-born Brahma had already created earlier —

Verse 8 (markandeya.50.8)

न ते लोकेषु सज्जन्तो निरपेक्षाः समाहिताः । सर्वे तेऽनागतज्ञाना वीतरागा विमत्सराः ॥ 50.8 ॥

na te lokeṣu sajjanto nirapekṣāḥ samāhitāḥ sarve te'nāgatajñānā vītarāgā vimatsarāḥ

— did not attach themselves to the worlds, remaining indifferent and inwardly composed; knowing what was yet to come, all were free from passion and free from envy.

Verse 9 (markandeya.50.9)

तेष्वेवं निरपेक्षेषु लोकसृष्टौ महात्मनः । ब्रह्मणोऽभून्महाक्रोधस्तत्रोत्पन्नोऽर्कसन्निभः ॥ 50.9 ॥

teṣvevaṁ nirapekṣeṣu lokasṛṣṭau mahātmanaḥ brahmaṇo'bhūnmahākrodhastatrotpanno'rkasannibhaḥ

When these sons remained thus indifferent to the creation of the worlds, a great wrath arose in the great-souled Brahma, and from it there arose a being resembling the sun.

Verse 10 (markandeya.50.10)

अर्धनारीनरवपुः पुरुषोऽतिशरीरवान् । विभजात्मानमित्युक्त्वा स तदान्तर्दधे ततः ॥ 50.10 ॥

ardhanārīnaravapuḥ puruṣo'tiśarīravān vibhajātmānamityuktvā sa tadāntardadhe tataḥ

That being of vast form, half woman and half man in body — having said 'divide yourself', he then at once vanished from sight.

Verse 11 (markandeya.50.11)

स चोक्तो वै पृथक् स्त्रीत्वं पुरुषत्वं तथाकरोत् । बिभेद पुरुषत्वञ्च दशधा चैकधा तु सः ॥ 50.11 ॥

sa cokto vai pṛthak strītvaṁ puruṣatvaṁ tathākarot bibheda puruṣatvañca daśadhā caikadhā tu saḥ

And that being, thus addressed, indeed made womanhood and manhood separate; and he divided the male portion into ten forms, and also into one.

Verse 12 (markandeya.50.12)

सौम्यासौम्यैस्तथा शान्तैः पुंस्त्वं स्त्रीत्वञ्च स प्रभुः । बिभेद बहुधा देवः पुरुषैरसितैः सितैः ॥ 50.12 ॥

saumyāsaumyaistathā śāntaiḥ puṁstvaṁ strītvañca sa prabhuḥ bibheda bahudhā devaḥ puruṣairasitaiḥ sitaiḥ

That lord, that god, further divided manhood and womanhood in many ways — through gentle and fierce forms, through peaceful ones, and through beings dark and fair.

Verse 13 (markandeya.50.13)

ततो ब्रह्मात्मसम्भूतं पूर्वं स्वायम्भुवं प्रभुः । आत्मनः सदृशं कृत्वा प्रजापालो मनुं द्विज ॥ 50.13 ॥

tato brahmātmasambhūtaṁ pūrvaṁ svāyambhuvaṁ prabhuḥ ātmanaḥ sadṛśaṁ kṛtvā prajāpālo manuṁ dvija

Then, O brahmin, that lord and guardian of creatures, Brahma, made in his own likeness the one born of himself earlier — Svayambhuva — and established him as Manu.

Verse 14 (markandeya.50.14)

शतरूपाञ्च तां नारीं तपोनिर्धूतकल्मषाम् । स्वायम्भुवो मनुर्देवः पत्नीत्वे जगृहे विभुः ॥ 50.14 ॥

śatarūpāñca tāṁ nārīṁ taponirdhūtakalmaṣām svāyambhuvo manurdevaḥ patnītve jagṛhe vibhuḥ

And the divine Svayambhuva Manu took as his wife that woman named Shatarupa, whose impurities had been washed away by austerity.

Verse 15 (markandeya.50.15)

तस्माच्च पुरुषात् पुत्रौ शतरूपा व्यजायत । प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ प्रख्यातावात्मकर्मभिः ॥ 50.15 ॥

tasmācca puruṣāt putrau śatarūpā vyajāyata priyavratottānapādau prakhyātāvātmakarmabhiḥ

From that man, Shatarupa bore two sons, Priyavrata and Uttanapada, renowned for their own deeds.

Verse 16 (markandeya.50.16)

कन्ये द्वे च तथा ऋद्धिं प्रसूतिञ्च ततः पिता । ददौ प्रसूतिं दक्षाय तथा ऋद्धिं रुचेः पुरा ॥ 50.16 ॥

kanye dve ca tathā ṛddhiṁ prasūtiñca tataḥ pitā dadau prasūtiṁ dakṣāya tathā ṛddhiṁ ruceḥ purā

And two daughters as well, Akuti and Prasuti; their father then gave Prasuti to Daksha, and had earlier given Akuti to Ruchi.

Verse 17 (markandeya.50.17)

प्रजापतिः स जग्राह तयोर्यज्ञः सदक्षिणः । पुत्रो जज्ञे महाभाग ! दम्पतीमिथुनं ततः ॥ 50.17 ॥

prajāpatiḥ sa jagrāha tayoryajñaḥ sadakṣiṇaḥ putro jajñe mahābhāga ! dampatīmithunaṁ tataḥ

That Prajapati Ruchi took her as his wife; from that union, together with the sacrifice and its Dakshina, O highly fortunate one, a paired son and daughter were born.

Verse 18 (markandeya.50.18)

यज्ञस्य दक्षिणायान्तु पुत्रा द्वादश जज्ञिरे । यामा इति समाख्याता देवाः स्वायम्भुवोऽन्तरे ॥ 50.18 ॥

yajñasya dakṣiṇāyāntu putrā dvādaśa jajñire yāmā iti samākhyātā devāḥ svāyambhuvo'ntare

To Yajna, by Dakshina, twelve sons were born, known as the Yamas — the gods of the Svayambhuva manvantara.

Verse 19 (markandeya.50.19)

तस्य पुत्रास्तु यज्ञस्य दक्षिणायां सभास्वराः । प्रसूत्याञ्च तथा दक्षश्चतस्त्रो विंशतिस्तथा ॥ 50.19 ॥

tasya putrāstu yajñasya dakṣiṇāyāṁ sabhāsvarāḥ prasūtyāñca tathā dakṣaścatastro viṁśatistathā

These sons of Yajna, by Dakshina, are the radiant gods called 'Sabhasvara'. And upon Prasuti, Daksha begot twenty-four daughters.

Verse 20 (markandeya.50.20)

ससर्ज कन्यास्तासाञ्च सम्यङ्नामानि मे शृणु । श्रद्धा लक्ष्मीर्धृतिस्तुष्टिः पुष्टिर्मेधा क्रिया तथा ॥ 50.20 ॥

sasarja kanyāstāsāñca samyaṅnāmāni me śṛṇu śraddhā lakṣmīrdhṛtistuṣṭiḥ puṣṭirmedhā kriyā tathā

He begot those daughters; now hear their names from me exactly: Shraddha, Lakshmi, Dhriti, Tushti, Pushti, Medha, and Kriya,

Verse 21 (markandeya.50.21)

बुद्धिर्लज्जा वपुः शान्तिः सिद्धिः कीर्तिस्त्रयोदशी । पत्न्यर्थे प्रतिजग्राह धर्मो दाक्षायणीः प्रभुः ॥ 50.21 ॥

buddhirlajjā vapuḥ śāntiḥ siddhiḥ kīrtistrayodaśī patnyarthe pratijagrāha dharmo dākṣāyaṇīḥ prabhuḥ

Buddhi, Lajja, Vapu, Shanti, Siddhi, and Kirti as the thirteenth — Lord Dharma took these daughters of Daksha as his wives.

Verse 22 (markandeya.50.22)

ताभ्यः शिष्टा यवीयस्य एकादश सुलोचनाः । ख्यातिः सत्यथ सम्भूतिः स्मृतिः प्रीतिस्तथा क्षमा ॥ 50.22 ॥

tābhyaḥ śiṣṭā yavīyasya ekādaśa sulocanāḥ khyātiḥ satyatha sambhūtiḥ smṛtiḥ prītistathā kṣamā

The remaining eleven, the younger, lovely-eyed daughters, were: Khyati, Sati, Sambhuti, Smriti, Priti, and Kshama,

Verse 23 (markandeya.50.23)

सन्ततिश्चानसूया च ऊर्जा स्वाहा स्वधा तथा । भृगुर्भवो मरीचिश्च तथा चैवाङ्गिरा मुनिः ॥ 50.23 ॥

santatiścānasūyā ca ūrjā svāhā svadhā tathā bhṛgurbhavo marīciśca tathā caivāṅgirā muniḥ

Santati, Anasuya, Urja, Svaha, and Svadha. In corresponding order, the sages Bhrigu, Bhava, Marichi, and the sage Angiras,

Verse 24 (markandeya.50.24)

पुलस्त्यः पुलहश्चैव क्रतुश्च ऋषयस्तथा । वसिष्ठोऽत्रिस्तथा वह्निः पितरश्च यथाक्रमम् ॥ 50.24 ॥

pulastyaḥ pulahaścaiva kratuśca ṛṣayastathā vasiṣṭho'tristathā vahniḥ pitaraśca yathākramam

Pulastya, Pulaha, and the sage Kratu, and likewise Vasishtha, Atri, Vahni (Agni), and the Pitrs — each in due order,

Verse 25 (markandeya.50.25)

ख्यात्याद्या जगृहुः कन्या मुनयो मुनिसत्तमाः । श्रद्धा कामं श्रीश्च दर्पं नियमं धृतिरात्मजम् ॥ 50.25 ॥

khyātyādyā jagṛhuḥ kanyā munayo munisattamāḥ śraddhā kāmaṁ śrīśca darpaṁ niyamaṁ dhṛtirātmajam

— these sages, the best among sages, took Khyati and the rest of the daughters as their wives. Shraddha bore Kama; Shri bore Darpa; Dhriti bore a son named Niyama;

Verse 26 (markandeya.50.26)

सन्तोषञ्च तथा तुष्टिर्लोभं पुष्टिरजायत । मेधा श्रुतं क्रिया दण्डं नयं विनयमेव च ॥ 50.26 ॥

santoṣañca tathā tuṣṭirlobhaṁ puṣṭirajāyata medhā śrutaṁ kriyā daṇḍaṁ nayaṁ vinayameva ca

Tushti bore Santosha; Pushti bore Lobha; Medha bore Shruta; and Kriya bore Danda, Naya, and Vinaya.

Verse 27 (markandeya.50.27)

बोधं बुद्धिस्तथा लज्जा विनयं वपुरात्मजम् । व्यवसायं प्रजज्ञे वै क्षेमं शान्तिरसूयत ॥ 50.27 ॥

bodhaṁ buddhistathā lajjā vinayaṁ vapurātmajam vyavasāyaṁ prajajñe vai kṣemaṁ śāntirasūyata

Buddhi bore Bodha; Lajja bore Vinaya; Vapu brought forth a son named Vyavasaya; and Shanti bore Kshema.

Verse 28 (markandeya.50.28)

सुखं सिद्धिर्यशः कीर्तिरित्येते धर्मयोनयः । कामादतिमुदं हर्षं धर्मपौत्रमसूयत ॥ 50.28 ॥

sukhaṁ siddhiryaśaḥ kīrtirityete dharmayonayaḥ kāmādatimudaṁ harṣaṁ dharmapautramasūyata

Siddhi bore Sukha, and Kirti bore Yashas — these are the offspring born through Dharma. And from Kama was born Harsha, a grandson of Dharma, filled with the greatest joy.

Verse 29 (markandeya.50.29)

हिंसा भार्या त्वधर्मस्य तस्यां जज्ञे तथानृतम् । कन्या च निरृतिस्तस्यां सुतौ द्वौ नरकं भयम् ॥ 50.29 ॥

hiṁsā bhāryā tvadharmasya tasyāṁ jajñe tathānṛtam kanyā ca nirṛtistasyāṁ sutau dvau narakaṁ bhayam

Himsa (Violence) was the wife of Adharma; from her were born Anrita (Falsehood) and a daughter, Nirriti; from Nirriti were born two sons, Naraka and Bhaya.

Verse 30 (markandeya.50.30)

माया च वेदना चैव मिथुनं द्वयमेतयोः । तयोर्जज्ञेऽथ वै माया मृत्युं भूतापहारिणम् ॥ 50.30 ॥

māyā ca vedanā caiva mithunaṁ dvayametayoḥ tayorjajñe'tha vai māyā mṛtyuṁ bhūtāpahāriṇam

Maya and Vedana were the paired wives of these two; and of these, Maya bore Mrityu (Death), the taker-away of beings.

Verse 31 (markandeya.50.31)

वेदनात्मसुतञ्चापि दुःखं जज्ञेऽथ रौरवात् । मृत्योर्व्याधि-जरा-शोक-तृष्णा-क्रोधाश्च जज्ञिरे ॥ 50.31 ॥

vedanātmasutañcāpi duḥkhaṁ jajñe'tha rauravāt mṛtyorvyādhi-jarā-śoka-tṛṣṇā-krodhāśca jajñire

And Vedana bore her own son, Duhkha (Sorrow), called Raurava; and from Mrityu were born Vyadhi (Disease), Jara (Old Age), Shoka (Grief), Trishna (Craving), and Krodha (Anger).

Verse 32 (markandeya.50.32)

दुः खोद्भवाः स्मृता ह्येते सर्वे वाधर्मलक्षणाः । नैषां भार्यास्ति पुत्रो वा सर्वे ते ह्यूर्ध्वरेतसः ॥ 50.32 ॥

duḥ khodbhavāḥ smṛtā hyete sarve vādharmalakṣaṇāḥ naiṣāṁ bhāryāsti putro vā sarve te hyūrdhvaretasaḥ

All these are remembered as born of sorrow, marked by unrighteousness; none of them has a wife or a son, for all of them are perpetually celibate.

Verse 33 (markandeya.50.33)

निरृतिश्च तथा चान्या मृत्योर्भार्याभवन्मुने । अलक्ष्मीर्नाम तस्याञ्च मृत्योः पुत्राश्चतुर्दश ॥ 50.33 ॥

nirṛtiśca tathā cānyā mṛtyorbhāryābhavanmune alakṣmīrnāma tasyāñca mṛtyoḥ putrāścaturdaśa

And, O sage, another goddess, named Alakshmi, became the wife of Mrityu; and from her, Mrityu had fourteen sons.

Verse 34 (markandeya.50.34)

अलक्ष्मीपुत्रका ह्येते मृत्योरादेशकारिणः । विनाशकालेषु नरान् भजन्त्येते शृणुष्व तान् ॥ 50.34 ॥

alakṣmīputrakā hyete mṛtyorādeśakāriṇaḥ vināśakāleṣu narān bhajantyete śṛṇuṣva tān

These sons of Alakshmi carry out Mrityu's command, and they descend upon men at the time of ruin — now hear of them.

Verse 35 (markandeya.50.35)

इन्द्रियेषु दशस्वेते तथा मनसि च स्थिताः । स्वे स्वे नरं स्त्रियं वापि विषये योजयन्ति हि ॥ 50.35 ॥

indriyeṣu daśasvete tathā manasi ca sthitāḥ sve sve naraṁ striyaṁ vāpi viṣaye yojayanti hi

They dwell in the ten senses, and likewise in the mind, engaging a man or a woman, each in his own particular domain.

Verse 36 (markandeya.50.36)

अथेन्द्रियाणि चाक्रम्य रागक्रोधादिभिर्नरान् । योजयन्ति यथा हानिं यान्त्यधर्मादिभिर्द्विज ॥ 50.36 ॥

athendriyāṇi cākramya rāgakrodhādibhirnarān yojayanti yathā hāniṁ yāntyadharmādibhirdvija

Then, overpowering the senses, they engage men with passion, anger, and the rest, O brahmin, so that through unrighteousness and its like, they come to ruin.

Verse 37 (markandeya.50.37)

अहङ्कारगतश्चान्यस्तथान्यो बुद्धिसंस्थितः । विनाशाय नराः स्त्रीणां यतन्ते महोसंश्रिताः ॥ 50.37 ॥

ahaṅkāragataścānyastathānyo buddhisaṁsthitaḥ vināśāya narāḥ strīṇāṁ yatante mahosaṁśritāḥ

One dwells in ego, another abides in the intellect; resorting to great delusion, they strive for the ruin of men and women.

Verse 38 (markandeya.50.38)

तथैवान्यो गृहे पुंसां दुः सहो नाम विश्रुतः । क्षुत्क्षामोऽधोमुखो नग्रश्चीरी काकसमस्वनः ॥ 50.38 ॥

tathaivānyo gṛhe puṁsāṁ duḥ saho nāma viśrutaḥ kṣutkṣāmo'dhomukho nagraścīrī kākasamasvanaḥ

And likewise, in the houses of men, there is another well-known being called 'Duhsaha' — wasted with hunger, face cast down, naked, clothed in rags, his voice like a crow's.

Verse 39 (markandeya.50.39)

स सर्वान् खादितुं सृष्टो ब्रह्मणा तमसो निधिः । दंष्ट्राकरालमत्यर्थं विवृतास्यं सुभैरवम् ॥ 50.39 ॥

sa sarvān khādituṁ sṛṣṭo brahmaṇā tamaso nidhiḥ daṁṣṭrākarālamatyarthaṁ vivṛtāsyaṁ subhairavam

He, a very storehouse of tamas, was created by Brahma to devour all things, his fangs exceedingly fierce, his mouth gaping wide, altogether dreadful to behold.

Verse 40 (markandeya.50.40)

तमत्तुकाममाहेदं ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । सर्वब्रह्ममयः शुद्धः कारणं जगतोऽव्ययः ॥ 50.40 ॥

tamattukāmamāhedaṁ brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ sarvabrahmamayaḥ śuddhaḥ kāraṇaṁ jagato'vyayaḥ

To him, desiring to devour, Brahma, the grandfather of the worlds — himself made wholly of Brahman, pure, the imperishable cause of the universe — spoke thus:

Verse 41 (markandeya.50.41)

ब्रह्मोवाच नात्तव्यन्ते जगदिदं जहि कोपं शमं व्रज । त्यजैनान्तामसी वृत्तिमपास्य रजसः कलाम् ॥ 50.41 ॥

brahmovāca nāttavyante jagadidaṁ jahi kopaṁ śamaṁ vraja tyajaināntāmasī vṛttimapāsya rajasaḥ kalām

Brahma said: Do not devour this whole world! Give up your anger, go to peace; abandon this tamasic disposition, and take on instead a portion of rajas.

Verse 42 (markandeya.50.42)

दुः सह उवाच क्षुत्क्षामोऽस्मि जगन्नाथ ! पिपासुश्चापि दुर्बलः । कथं तृप्तिमियान्नाथ ! भवेयं बलवान् कथम् । कश्चाश्रयो ममाक्याहि वर्तेयं यत्र निर्वृतः ॥ 50.42 ॥

duḥ saha uvāca kṣutkṣāmo'smi jagannātha ! pipāsuścāpi durbalaḥ kathaṁ tṛptimiyānnātha ! bhaveyaṁ balavān katham kaścāśrayo mamākyāhi varteyaṁ yatra nirvṛtaḥ

Duhsaha said: O Lord of the universe, I am wasted with hunger, thirsty and weak. O Lord, how shall I find satisfaction, how shall I become strong? Tell me what refuge is mine, where I may dwell content.

Verse 43 (markandeya.50.43)

ब्रह्मोवाच तवाश्रयो गृहं पुंसां जनश्चाधार्मिको बलम् । पुष्टिं नित्यक्रियाहान्या भवान् वत्स ! गमिष्यति ॥ 50.43 ॥

brahmovāca tavāśrayo gṛhaṁ puṁsāṁ janaścādhārmiko balam puṣṭiṁ nityakriyāhānyā bhavān vatsa ! gamiṣyati

Brahma said: The household of men is your refuge, and unrighteous people are your strength; my child, you shall attain your nourishment through the neglect of daily duties.

Verse 44 (markandeya.50.44)

वृथास्फोटाश्च ते वस्त्रमाहारञ्च ददामि ते । क्षतं कीटावपन्नञ्च तथा श्वबिरवेक्षितम् ॥ 50.44 ॥

vṛthāsphoṭāśca te vastramāhārañca dadāmi te kṣataṁ kīṭāvapannañca tathā śvabiravekṣitam

Things wastefully torn and discarded, and food damaged and infested with worms, and food that a dog has looked upon — these I grant you as your clothing and your food.

Verse 45 (markandeya.50.45)

भग्नभाणागतन्तद्वन्मुखवातोपशामितम् । उच्छिष्टापक्वमास्विन्नमवलीढमसंस्कृतम् ॥ 50.45 ॥

bhagnabhāṇāgatantadvanmukhavātopaśāmitam ucchiṣṭāpakvamāsvinnamavalīḍhamasaṁskṛtam

Food brought in a broken vessel, cooled by the breath of the mouth, leftover, half-cooked, sweated upon, tasted, and improperly consecrated —

Verse 46 (markandeya.50.46)

भग्नासनस्थितैर्भुक्तमासन्नागतमेव च । विदिङ्मुखं सन्ध्ययोश्च नृत्यवाद्यस्वनाकुलम् ॥ 50.46 ॥

bhagnāsanasthitairbhuktamāsannāgatameva ca vidiṅmukhaṁ sandhyayośca nṛtyavādyasvanākulam

Food eaten seated on a broken seat, food eaten just as a guest arrives, food eaten facing the wrong direction, and food eaten at twilight amid the noise of dance and music —

Verse 47 (markandeya.50.47)

उदक्योपहतं भुक्तमुदक्या दृष्टमेव च । यच्चोपघातवत् किञ्चिद् भक्ष्यं पेयमथापि वा ॥ 50.47 ॥

udakyopahataṁ bhuktamudakyā dṛṣṭameva ca yaccopaghātavat kiñcid bhakṣyaṁ peyamathāpi vā

Food touched or merely looked upon by a menstruating woman, and whatever food or drink has become defiled in any way —

Verse 48 (markandeya.50.48)

एतानि तव पुष्ट्यर्थमन्यच्चापि ददामि ते । अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तमस्नातैर्यदवज्ञया ॥ 50.48 ॥

etāni tava puṣṭyarthamanyaccāpi dadāmi te aśraddhayā hutaṁ dattamasnātairyadavajñayā

These I give you for your nourishment, and more besides: oblations offered without faith, and gifts given without proper regard by those who have not bathed,

Verse 49 (markandeya.50.49)

यन्नाम्बुपूर्वकं क्षिप्तमनर्थोकृतमेव च । त्यक्तुमाविष्कृतं यत् तु दत्तं चैवातिविस्मयात् ॥ 50.49 ॥

yannāmbupūrvakaṁ kṣiptamanarthokṛtameva ca tyaktumāviṣkṛtaṁ yat tu dattaṁ caivātivismayāt

Whatever is thrown down without the water-offering, whatever is done uselessly or wrongly, whatever is given only for display, or given out of excessive astonishment,

Verse 50 (markandeya.50.50)

दुष्टं क्रुद्धार्तदत्तञ्च यक्ष तद्भागि तत् फलम् । यच्च पौनर्भवः किञ्चित् करोत्यामुष्मिकं क्रमम् ॥ 50.50 ॥

duṣṭaṁ kruddhārtadattañca yakṣa tadbhāgi tat phalam yacca paunarbhavaḥ kiñcit karotyāmuṣmikaṁ kramam

Whatever is corrupt, or given in anger or distress — O Yaksha, the fruit of all these is yours; and whatever a remarried woman's husband does regarding rites for the next world,

Verse 51 (markandeya.50.51)

यच्च पौनर्भवा योषित् तद्यक्ष ! तव तृप्तये । कन्याशुल्कोपधानाय समुपास्ते धनक्रियाः ॥ 50.51 ॥

yacca paunarbhavā yoṣit tadyakṣa ! tava tṛptaye kanyāśulkopadhānāya samupāste dhanakriyāḥ

and whatever a remarried woman does — O Yaksha, that too is for your satisfaction; and whatever wealth-dealings are made for the sake of a bride-price —

Verse 52 (markandeya.50.52)

तथैव यक्ष ! पुष्ट्यर्थमसच्छास्त्रक्रियाश्च याः । यच्चार्थनिर्वृतं किञ्चिदधीतं यन्न सत्यतः ॥ 50.52 ॥

tathaiva yakṣa ! puṣṭyarthamasacchāstrakriyāśca yāḥ yaccārthanirvṛtaṁ kiñcidadhītaṁ yanna satyataḥ

Likewise, O Yaksha, for your nourishment are the rites performed by false doctrines, and whatever is studied merely for the sake of wealth, not for truth —

Verse 53 (markandeya.50.53)

तत सर्वं तव कालांश्च ददामि तव सिद्धये । गुर्विण्यभिगमे सन्ध्यानित्यकार्यव्यतिक्रमे ॥ 50.53 ॥

tata sarvaṁ tava kālāṁśca dadāmi tava siddhaye gurviṇyabhigame sandhyānityakāryavyatikrame

All this, together with certain times, I give you for your success — at the approach to a pregnant woman, at the neglect of the twilight and daily rites,

Verse 54 (markandeya.50.54)

असच्छास्त्रक्रियालापदूषितेषु च दुः सह । तवाभिभवसामर्थ्यं भविष्यति सदा नृषु ॥ 50.54 ॥

asacchāstrakriyālāpadūṣiteṣu ca duḥ saha tavābhibhavasāmarthyaṁ bhaviṣyati sadā nṛṣu

And, O Duhsaha, wherever people are corrupted by false teachings, false rites, and idle talk — there your power over men shall always prevail.

Verse 55 (markandeya.50.55)

पङ्क्तिभेदे वृथापाके पाकभेदे तथा क्रिया । नित्यञ्च गेहकलहे भविता वसतिस्तव ॥ 50.55 ॥

paṅktibhede vṛthāpāke pākabhede tathā kriyā nityañca gehakalahe bhavitā vasatistava

At a breach in the dining-row, at wasteful cooking, at the improper division of cooked food, and ever amid domestic quarrels — there shall be your dwelling.

Verse 56 (markandeya.50.56)

अपोष्यमाणे च तथा भृत्ये गोवाहनादिके । असन्ध्याभ्युक्षितागारे काले त्वत्तो भयं नृणाम् ॥ 50.56 ॥

apoṣyamāṇe ca tathā bhṛtye govāhanādike asandhyābhyukṣitāgāre kāle tvatto bhayaṁ nṛṇām

And where servants, cattle, and beasts of burden are left unfed, and where the house is not sprinkled with water at twilight — at such times men shall have cause to fear you.

Verse 57 (markandeya.50.57)

नक्षत्रग्रहपीडासु त्रिविधोत्पातदर्शने । अशान्तिकपरान् यक्ष ! नरानभिभविष्यसि ॥ 50.57 ॥

nakṣatragrahapīḍāsu trividhotpātadarśane aśāntikaparān yakṣa ! narānabhibhaviṣyasi

At times of affliction by constellations and planets, and at the sighting of the threefold portents — O Yaksha, you shall overpower those men who neglect the rites of appeasement.

Verse 58 (markandeya.50.58)

वृथोपवासिनो मर्त्या द्यूतस्त्रीषु सदा रताः । त्वद्भाषणोपकर्तारो वैडालव्रतिकाश्च ये ॥ 50.58 ॥

vṛthopavāsino martyā dyūtastrīṣu sadā ratāḥ tvadbhāṣaṇopakartāro vaiḍālavratikāśca ye

Mortals who fast pointlessly, who are ever devoted to gambling and women, those who invoke your name for aid, and those who follow the hypocritical 'cat's vow' —

Verse 59 (markandeya.50.59)

अब्रह्मचारिणाधीतमिज्या चाविदुषा कृता । तपोवने ग्राम्यभुजां तथैवानिर्वजितात्मनाम् ॥ 50.59 ॥

abrahmacāriṇādhītamijyā cāviduṣā kṛtā tapovane grāmyabhujāṁ tathaivānirvajitātmanām

— what is studied without having kept celibacy, sacrifice performed by one without knowledge, and the conduct of those who, though dwelling in a hermitage of austerity, enjoy village-like comforts and remain impure of heart —

Verse 60 (markandeya.50.60)

ब्राह्मण-क्षत्रिय-विशां शूद्राणाञ्च स्वकर्मतः । परिच्युतानां या चेष्टा परलोकार्थमीप्सताम् ॥ 50.60 ॥

brāhmaṇa-kṣatriya-viśāṁ śūdrāṇāñca svakarmataḥ paricyutānāṁ yā ceṣṭā paralokārthamīpsatām

— and whatever effort is made, by brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, and shudras fallen from their own proper duties, who still desire the fruits of the world beyond —

Verse 61 (markandeya.50.61)

तस्याश्च यत् फलं सर्वं तत् ते यक्ष ! भविष्यति । अन्यच्च ते प्रयच्छामि पुष्ट्यर्थं सन्निबोध तत् ॥ 50.61 ॥

tasyāśca yat phalaṁ sarvaṁ tat te yakṣa ! bhaviṣyati anyacca te prayacchāmi puṣṭyarthaṁ sannibodha tat

— O Yaksha, the entire fruit of that shall be yours. And I grant you one more thing for your nourishment; understand this too.

Verse 62 (markandeya.50.62)

भवतो वैश्वदेवान्ते नामोच्चारणपूर्वकम् । एतत् तवेति दास्यन्ति भवतो बलिमूर्जितम् ॥ 50.62 ॥

bhavato vaiśvadevānte nāmoccāraṇapūrvakam etat taveti dāsyanti bhavato balimūrjitam

At the end of the Vaishvadeva rite, uttering your name first, they will offer 'this is for you' — a potent offering for you.

Verse 63 (markandeya.50.63)

यः संस्कृताशी विधिवच्छुचिरन्तस्तथा बहिः । अलोलुपो जितस्त्रीकस्तद्गेहमपवर्जय ॥ 50.63 ॥

yaḥ saṁskṛtāśī vidhivacchucirantastathā bahiḥ alolupo jitastrīkastadgehamapavarjaya

But the house of one who eats only properly consecrated food, who is pure within and without according to rule, free from greed, and who has mastered his senses regarding women — that house you must avoid.

Verse 64 (markandeya.50.64)

पूज्यन्ते हव्यकव्याभ्यां देवताः पितरस्तथा । यामयोऽतिथयश्चापि तद्गेहं यक्ष ! वर्जय ॥ 50.64 ॥

pūjyante havyakavyābhyāṁ devatāḥ pitarastathā yāmayo'tithayaścāpi tadgehaṁ yakṣa ! varjaya

O Yaksha, avoid the house where the gods are worshipped with oblations and the ancestors with offerings, and where the self-restrained and guests too are honored.

Verse 65 (markandeya.50.65)

यत्र मैत्री गृहे बालवृद्धयोषिन्नरेषु च । तथा स्वजनवर्गेषु गृहं तच्चापि वर्जय ॥ 50.65 ॥

yatra maitrī gṛhe bālavṛddhayoṣinnareṣu ca tathā svajanavargeṣu gṛhaṁ taccāpi varjaya

Avoid also that house where there is friendliness among the children, elders, women and men of the household, and among their own kin.

Verse 66 (markandeya.50.66)

योषितोऽबिरता यत्र न वहिर्गमनोत्सुकाः । लज्जान्विताः सदा गेहं यक्ष ! तत् परिवर्जय ॥ 50.66 ॥

yoṣito'biratā yatra na vahirgamanotsukāḥ lajjānvitāḥ sadā gehaṁ yakṣa ! tat parivarjaya

O Yaksha, avoid entirely that house where the women remain content, are not eager to go outdoors, and are ever modest.

Verse 67 (markandeya.50.67)

वयः सम्बन्धयोग्यानि शयनान्यशनानि च । यत्र गेहे त्वया यक्ष ! तद्वर्ज्यं वचनान्मम ॥ 50.67 ॥

vayaḥ sambandhayogyāni śayanānyaśanāni ca yatra gehe tvayā yakṣa ! tadvarjyaṁ vacanānmama

That house where the beds and the food are fitting to each one's age and relation — that, O Yaksha, by my very word, you must avoid.

Verse 68 (markandeya.50.68)

यत्र कारुणिका नित्यं साधुकर्मण्यवस्थिताः । सामान्योपस्करैर्युक्तास्त्यजेथा यक्ष ! तद्गृहम् ॥ 50.68 ॥

yatra kāruṇikā nityaṁ sādhukarmaṇyavasthitāḥ sāmānyopaskarairyuktāstyajethā yakṣa ! tadgṛham

O Yaksha, avoid that house where the people are ever compassionate, established in righteous conduct, and content with ordinary household goods.

Verse 69 (markandeya.50.69)

यत्रासनस्थास्तिष्ठत्सु गुरु-वृद्ध-द्विजातिषु । न तिष्ठन्ति गृहं तच्च वर्ज्यं यक्ष ! त्वया सदा ॥ 50.69 ॥

yatrāsanasthāstiṣṭhatsu guru-vṛddha-dvijātiṣu na tiṣṭhanti gṛhaṁ tacca varjyaṁ yakṣa ! tvayā sadā

O Yaksha, always avoid that house where people do not remain seated while their teacher, elders, or brahmins are standing.

Verse 70 (markandeya.50.70)

तरुगुल्मादिभिर्धारं न विद्धं यस्य वेश्मनः । मर्मभेदोऽथवा पुंसस्तच्छ्रेयो भवनं न ते ॥ 50.70 ॥

tarugulmādibhirdhāraṁ na viddhaṁ yasya veśmanaḥ marmabhedo'thavā puṁsastacchreyo bhavanaṁ na te

That house whose foundation is not damaged by trees or shrubs, and in whose family there is no breach of vital bonds — that auspicious dwelling is not for you.

Verse 71 (markandeya.50.71)

देवतापितृभृत्त्यानामतिथीनाञ्च वर्तनम् । य्सायवशिष्टेनान्नेन पुंसस्तस्य गृहं त्यज ॥ 50.71 ॥

devatāpitṛbhṛttyānāmatithīnāñca vartanam ysāyavaśiṣṭenānnena puṁsastasya gṛhaṁ tyaja

Leave alone the house of a man who provides for the gods, ancestors, servants, and guests, and who himself lives on whatever food remains after them.

Verse 72 (markandeya.50.72)

सत्यवाक्यान् क्षमाशीलानहिंस्त्रान्नानुतापिनः । पुरुषानीदृशान् यक्ष ! त्यजेथाश्चानसूयकान् ॥ 50.72 ॥

satyavākyān kṣamāśīlānahiṁstrānnānutāpinaḥ puruṣānīdṛśān yakṣa ! tyajethāścānasūyakān

O Yaksha, avoid such men as speak truth, are patient by nature, non-violent, free of anxious remorse, and free from malice.

Verse 73 (markandeya.50.73)

भर्तृशुश्रूषणे युक्तामसत्स्त्रीसङ्गवर्जिताम् । कुटुम्बभर्तृशेषान्नपुष्टाञ्च त्यज योषितम् ॥ 50.73 ॥

bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇe yuktāmasatstrīsaṅgavarjitām kuṭumbabhartṛśeṣānnapuṣṭāñca tyaja yoṣitam

Avoid the woman devoted to serving her husband, who avoids the company of wicked women, and who sustains herself on the food remaining after her family and husband.

Verse 74 (markandeya.50.74)

यजनाध्ययनाभ्यासदानासक्तमतिं सदा । याजनाध्यापनादानकृतवृत्तिं द्विजं त्यज ॥ 50.74 ॥

yajanādhyayanābhyāsadānāsaktamatiṁ sadā yājanādhyāpanādānakṛtavṛttiṁ dvijaṁ tyaja

Avoid the brahmin whose mind is ever devoted to sacrifice, study, practice, and giving, and who earns his livelihood by officiating, teaching, and rightful gifts.

Verse 75 (markandeya.50.75)

दानाध्ययनयज्ञेषु सदोद्युक्तञ्च दुः सह । क्षत्रियं त्यज सच्छुल्कशस्त्राजीवात्तवेतनम् ॥ 50.75 ॥

dānādhyayanayajñeṣu sadodyuktañca duḥ saha kṣatriyaṁ tyaja sacchulkaśastrājīvāttavetanam

O Duhsaha, avoid the kshatriya who is ever diligent in giving, study, and sacrifice, and who earns his sustenance rightly, through just tolls and arms.

Verse 76 (markandeya.50.76)

त्रिभिः पूर्वगुणैर्युक्तं पाशुपाल्य-वणिज्ययोः । कृषेश्चावाप्तवृत्तिञ्च त्यज वैश्यमकल्मषम् ॥ 50.76 ॥

tribhiḥ pūrvaguṇairyuktaṁ pāśupālya-vaṇijyayoḥ kṛṣeścāvāptavṛttiñca tyaja vaiśyamakalmaṣam

Avoid the vaishya, free from taint, who possesses those same three qualities of giving, study and sacrifice, and who earns his living through cattle-keeping, trade, and agriculture.

Verse 77 (markandeya.50.77)

दानेझ्या-द्विजशुश्रूषा-तत्परं यक्ष ! सन्त्यज । शूद्रञ्च ब्राह्मणादीनांशुश्रूषावृत्तिपोषकम् ॥ 50.77 ॥

dānejhyā-dvijaśuśrūṣā-tatparaṁ yakṣa ! santyaja śūdrañca brāhmaṇādīnāṁśuśrūṣāvṛttipoṣakam

O Yaksha, avoid entirely the shudra who is devoted to giving, to worship, and to serving brahmins, and who sustains his livelihood through service to them.

Verse 78 (markandeya.50.78)

श्रुतिस्मृत्यविरोधेन कृतवृत्तिर्गृहे गृही । यत्र तत्र च तत्पत्नि तस्यैवानुगतात्मिका ॥ 50.78 ॥

śrutismṛtyavirodhena kṛtavṛttirgṛhe gṛhī yatra tatra ca tatpatni tasyaivānugatātmikā

The householder who conducts his livelihood without contradicting Shruti and Smriti, wherever he may be, and whose wife's very heart follows him alone —

Verse 79 (markandeya.50.79)

यत्र पुत्रो गुरोः पूजां देवानाञ्च तथा पितुः । पत्नी च भर्तुः कुरुते तत्रालक्ष्मीभयं कुतः ॥ 50.79 ॥

yatra putro guroḥ pūjāṁ devānāñca tathā pituḥ patnī ca bhartuḥ kurute tatrālakṣmībhayaṁ kutaḥ

Where the son honors his teacher, the gods, and his father, and where the wife honors her husband — how could there be any fear of Alakshmi there?

Verse 80 (markandeya.50.80)

सदानुलिप्तं सन्ध्यासु गृहमम्बुसमुक्षितम् । कृतपुष्पबलिं यक्ष ! न त्वं शक्नोषि वीक्षितुम् ॥ 50.80 ॥

sadānuliptaṁ sandhyāsu gṛhamambusamukṣitam kṛtapuṣpabaliṁ yakṣa ! na tvaṁ śaknoṣi vīkṣitum

O Yaksha, a house that is ever anointed at twilight, sprinkled with water, and where a flower-offering has been made — such a house you are unable even to look upon.

Verse 81 (markandeya.50.81)

भास्करादृष्टशय्यानि नित्याग्निसलिलानि च । सूर्यावलोकदीपानि लक्ष्म्या गेहानि भाजनम् ॥ 50.81 ॥

bhāskarādṛṣṭaśayyāni nityāgnisalilāni ca sūryāvalokadīpāni lakṣmyā gehāni bhājanam

Houses with decently private sleeping-quarters, ever tended with fire and water, and bright with lamps — such houses are a vessel of Lakshmi.

Verse 82 (markandeya.50.82)

यत्रोक्षा चन्दनं वीणा आदर्शो मधुसर्पिषी । विषाज्यताम्रपात्राणि तद्गृहं न तवाश्रयः ॥ 50.82 ॥

yatrokṣā candanaṁ vīṇā ādarśo madhusarpiṣī viṣājyatāmrapātrāṇi tadgṛhaṁ na tavāśrayaḥ

Where there is a bull, sandalwood, a lute, a mirror, honey and ghee, and vessels of fine metal and copper — that house is not your refuge.

Verse 83 (markandeya.50.83)

यत्र कष्टकिनो वृक्षा यत्र निष्पाववल्लरी । भार्या पुनर्भूर्वल्मीकस्तद्यक्ष ! तव मन्दिरम् ॥ 50.83 ॥

yatra kaṣṭakino vṛkṣā yatra niṣpāvavallarī bhāryā punarbhūrvalmīkastadyakṣa ! tava mandiram

Where there are thorny trees, where wild creepers grow untended, where the wife is a remarried woman, and where there is an anthill — that, O Yaksha, is your very temple.

Verse 84 (markandeya.50.84)

यस्मिन् गृहे नराः पञ्च स्त्रीत्रयं तावतीश्च गाः । अन्धकारेन्धनाग्निश्च तद्गृहं वसतिस्तव ॥ 50.84 ॥

yasmin gṛhe narāḥ pañca strītrayaṁ tāvatīśca gāḥ andhakārendhanāgniśca tadgṛhaṁ vasatistava

The house with only a handful of men, women and cattle in poor proportion, and where there is darkness and scarce firewood and fire — that house is your dwelling.

Verse 85 (markandeya.50.85)

एकच्छागं द्विवालेयं त्रिगवं पञ्चमाहिषम् । षडश्वं सप्तमातङ्गं गृहं यक्षाशु शोषय ॥ 50.85 ॥

ekacchāgaṁ dvivāleyaṁ trigavaṁ pañcamāhiṣam ṣaḍaśvaṁ saptamātaṅgaṁ gṛhaṁ yakṣāśu śoṣaya

A house with a lone goat, two camels, three cows, five buffaloes, six horses, or seven elephants — O Yaksha, swiftly wither away that house.

Verse 86 (markandeya.50.86)

कुद्दालदात्रपिटकं तद्वत् स्थाल्यादिभाजनम् । यत्र तत्रैव क्षिप्तानि तव दद्युः प्रतिश्रयम् ॥ 50.86 ॥

kuddāladātrapiṭakaṁ tadvat sthālyādibhājanam yatra tatraiva kṣiptāni tava dadyuḥ pratiśrayam

Where the spade, sickle, basket, and cooking-pots and other vessels lie carelessly thrown here and there — these grant you a foothold.

Verse 87 (markandeya.50.87)

मुसलोलूखले स्त्रीणामास्या तद्वदुदुम्बरे । अवस्करे मन्त्रणञ्च यक्षैतदुपकृत् तव ॥ 50.87 ॥

musalolūkhale strīṇāmāsyā tadvadudumbare avaskare mantraṇañca yakṣaitadupakṛt tava

Women's idle chatter at the pestle and mortar, likewise at the udumbara tree, and secret counsel taken at the refuse-heap — O Yaksha, this too serves you.

Verse 88 (markandeya.50.88)

लङ्घ्यन्ते यत्र धान्यानि पक्वापक्वानि वेश्मनि । तद्वच्छास्त्राणि तत्र त्वं यथेष्टं चर दुः सह ॥ 50.88 ॥

laṅghyante yatra dhānyāni pakvāpakvāni veśmani tadvacchāstrāṇi tatra tvaṁ yatheṣṭaṁ cara duḥ saha

Where grains, whether cooked or uncooked, are carelessly stepped over in the house, and likewise where the scriptures are treated with similar disrespect — there, O Duhsaha, roam as you please.

Verse 89 (markandeya.50.89)

स्थालीपिधाने यत्राग्निर्दत्तो दर्वोफलेन वा । गृहे तत्र दुरिष्टानामशेषाणां समाश्रयः ॥ 50.89 ॥

sthālīpidhāne yatrāgnirdatto darvophalena vā gṛhe tatra duriṣṭānāmaśeṣāṇāṁ samāśrayaḥ

Where fire is placed upon a pot's lid or on the back of a ladle — in that house is the complete refuge of all ill-omened things.

Verse 90 (markandeya.50.90)

मानुषास्थि गृहे यत्र दिवारात्रं मृतस्थितिः । तत्र यक्ष ! तवावासस्तथान्येषाञ्च रक्षसाम् ॥ 50.90 ॥

mānuṣāsthi gṛhe yatra divārātraṁ mṛtasthitiḥ tatra yakṣa ! tavāvāsastathānyeṣāñca rakṣasām

Where human bones lie in the house, and where a corpse remains unattended day and night — there, O Yaksha, is your dwelling, and that of other Rakshasas too.

Verse 91 (markandeya.50.91)

अदत्त्वा भुञ्जते ये वै बन्धोः पिण्डं तथोदकम् । सपिण्डान् सोदकांश्चैव तत्काले तान् नरान् भज ॥ 50.91 ॥

adattvā bhuñjate ye vai bandhoḥ piṇḍaṁ tathodakam sapiṇḍān sodakāṁścaiva tatkāle tān narān bhaja

Those who eat without first offering the funeral rice-ball and water to their departed kinsman — seize upon those men, who neglect the bonds of pinda and water, at that very time.

Verse 92 (markandeya.50.92)

यत्र पद्मपहापद्मौ सुरभिर्मोकाशिनी । वृषभैरावतौ यत्र कल्प्यन्ते तद्गृहं त्यज ॥ 50.92 ॥

yatra padmapahāpadmau surabhirmokāśinī vṛṣabhairāvatau yatra kalpyante tadgṛhaṁ tyaja

Where Padma and Mahapadma, Surabhi and Mokashini, and Vrishabha and Airavata are set up and worshipped — that house you must leave alone.

Verse 93 (markandeya.50.93)

अशस्त्रा देवता यत्र सशस्त्राश्चाहवं विना । कल्प्यन्ते मनुजैरर्च्यास्तत् परित्यज मन्दिरम् ॥ 50.93 ॥

aśastrā devatā yatra saśastrāścāhavaṁ vinā kalpyante manujairarcyāstat parityaja mandiram

Where deities that are by nature unarmed are fashioned by men as though armed, without any real occasion of war, and worshipped so — that shrine you must abandon entirely.

Verse 94 (markandeya.50.94)

पौरजानपदैर्यत्र प्राक्प्रसिद्धमहोत्सवाः । क्रियन्ते पूर्ववद् गेहे न त्वं तत्र गृहे चर ॥ 50.94 ॥

paurajānapadairyatra prākprasiddhamahotsavāḥ kriyante pūrvavad gehe na tvaṁ tatra gṛhe cara

Where the townsfolk and country-folk celebrate, just as of old, the great festivals long established from before — do not roam in that house.

Verse 95 (markandeya.50.95)

शूर्पवातघटाम्भोभिः स्त्रानं वस्त्राम्बुविप्रुषैः । नखाग्रसलिलैश्चैव तान् याहि हतलक्षणान् ॥ 50.95 ॥

śūrpavātaghaṭāmbhobhiḥ strānaṁ vastrāmbuvipruṣaiḥ nakhāgrasalilaiścaiva tān yāhi hatalakṣaṇān

Go instead toward those who lack the marks of purificatory bathing — with sieved water, water from a full pot, sprinkled drops from wrung cloth, and water from the fingertips — go to those marked by misfortune.

Verse 96 (markandeya.50.96)

देशाचारान् समयान् ज्ञातिधर्मं जपं होपं मङ्गलं देवतेष्टिम् । सम्यक्शौचं विधिवल्लोकवादान् पुंसस्त्वया कुर्वतो मास्तु सङ्गः ॥ 50.96 ॥

deśācārān samayān jñātidharmaṁ japaṁ hopaṁ maṅgalaṁ devateṣṭim samyakśaucaṁ vidhivallokavādān puṁsastvayā kurvato māstu saṅgaḥ

Let there be no contact from you with a man who observes local custom, agreements, and the duties owed to kin; who performs japa, fire-offerings, auspicious rites, and worship of the gods; and who keeps proper purity according to rule and honors worldly convention.

Verse 97 (markandeya.50.97)

मार्कण्डेय उवाच इत्युक्त्वा दुः सहं ब्रह्मा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । चकार शासनं सोऽपि तथा पङ्कजजन्मनः ॥ 50.97 ॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ityuktvā duḥ sahaṁ brahmā tatraivāntaradhīyata cakāra śāsanaṁ so'pi tathā paṅkajajanmanaḥ

Markandeya said: Having spoken thus to Duhsaha, Brahma vanished from that very place; and Duhsaha too then carried out the command of the lotus-born one.