Markandeyapurana 45.51
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 45.51
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45.51
śabdādīnāmavāptyarthaṃ buddhiyuktāni vakṣyate /
pādau pāyurupasthaśca hastau vāk pañcamī bhavet //
The five organs of the intellect,[20] and the five organs of action, men call these the energetic[21] organs; they are the ten Vaikārika deities. The mind[22] is the eleventh organ among them. Such are the Vaikārika deities known to be. The ear, the skin, the pair of eyes, the tongue, and fifthly the nose; men say[23] these are the organs connected with the intellect for the purpose of perceiving sound and the other impressions. The pair of feet, the anus, the organ of generation, the pair of hands, and the voice may rank as fifth with them; walking, evacuation, sexual delight, manual work and speech—that is the work for each of these organs respectively.
Translations (2)
- The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (5)
- Vāyupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Liṅgapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) — Sanskrit
- Liṅgapurāṇa — Ativīrarāma Pāṇṭiyar 1500, Sanskrit
- Ṭoḍarānanda — Ṭoḍaramalla 1564, Sanskrit