Markandeya Purana 34.78
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 34.78
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34.78
udvahet pitṛmātrośca saptamīṃ pañcamīntathā /
rakṣeddārān tyajedīrṣyāṃ divā ca svapnamaithune //
“He should eschew a maiden although well-born, if she is deformed, or sickly, or disfigured, or tawny-coloured, or talkative, or contaminated by everybody. And one who is free from deformity, who has a beautiful nose, and is marked with all the auspicious marks—such a maiden as that should a man always marry who desires welfare. He should marry one who is in the seventh or fifth degree distant from his parents: he should guard his wife, and he should shun jealousy, by day, in sleep and in sexual intercourse.
Translations (2)
- The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Brahmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit