Markandeyapurana 49.74
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 49.74
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49.74
brahmā svayambhūrbhagavān hastasiddhiñca karmajām /
tataḥ prabhṛtyathauṣadhyaḥ kṛṣṭapacyāstu jajñire //
Thereupon the adorable self-existent Brahmā devised means of livelihood for the advancement of those people, and the perfection of the hands which results from work. Thenceforward plants were produced, which must ripen after ploughing. But when their livelihood was thoroughly ordained, the lord himself next established bounds for them according to
Translations (2)
- The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (2)
- Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vāyupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit