Markandeyapurana 15.9
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 15.9
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- Sanskrit
15.9
sañjāyate mahāvaktro mūṣiko babhrusannibhaḥ /
paradārābhimarṣāttu vṛko ghoro 'bhijāyate //
“For carrying off through folly paddy, barley, sesamum[4] seed, māṣ beans,[5] kulattha beans,[6] mustard-seed,[7] chickpeas,[8] beans,[9] āman rice,[10] mudga beans,[11] wheat and flax, or other crops, a man void of understanding is born a large-mouthed rat resembling an ichneumon.
“Moreover for improperly touching another’s wife he is born a horrible wolf. And the foolish sinner who violates his -brother’s wife becomes a dog, a jackal, a heron, a vulture, a snake, and a bird of prey,[12] by degrees. And the sinner, who has violated his friend’s wife, his guru’s wife, and the king’s wife, becomes a cock-cuckoo when released from hell. The man of lustful soul is born a hog.
Translations (2)
- The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation