Markandeyapurana 53.32
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 53.32
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- Sanskrit
53.32
pañcasveteṣu varṣeṣu sarvasādhāraṇaḥ smṛtaḥ /
agnīdhrāya pitā pūrvaṃ jambudvīpaṃ dadau dvija //
In the five continents, which begin with Plakṣadvīpa and end with Śākadvīpa, righteousness also must be known as arising from the divisions of the castes and the several stages of a brāhman’s life. The righteousness which is settled,[9] and springs from one’s natural disposition, and is exempt from the rules of harmlessness is well-known to be universal in these five continents.
His father Priyavrata gave Jambudvīpa to Agnīdhra at the first, O brāhman. He had nine sons indeed, who were equal to the Prajāpati Priyavrata. The eldest was named Nābhi; his younger brother was Kimpuruṣa; the third son was Havirvarṣa; the fourth was Ilāvṛta; and the fifth son was Yaśya; the sixth was called Hiraṇya: the seventh of them was Kuru; the eighth was known as Bhadrāśva; and the ninth was Ketumāla. Designated by their names was the arrangement of their countries.
Translations (2)
- The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation