Markandeyapurana 76.54
Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 76.54
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76.54
sumedhā virajāścaiva haviṣmānunnato madhuḥ /
atināmā sahiṣṇuśca saptāsanniti carṣayaḥ //
Hear, O brāhman, who were the gods of the period, while he reigned over the manvantara; and who were the ṛṣis, and who was the Indra, and who were his sons. The gods therein were named Āryas; they formed one group of eight persons; it was composed of those who had done famous deeds, who partook of the oblations at the sacrifice, O brāhman, of those who were famous for strength and valour, who were hardly to be gazed at because of their halo of splendour. And the second class of gods was called Prasūtas, consisting of eight persons. There was another class of gods also called Bhavyas, consisting of just eight persons; and a fourth class therein was called Yūthagas, which also consisted of eight persons. There were, moreover, other gods called Lekha in a fifth class also in that manvantara, O brāhman; those so named fed indeed on amṛta. And the Indra was Manojava, who offered a hundred sacrifices and became their lord; he was reckoned the eater of a portion of the sacrifices. And Sumedhas, and Virajas, Haviṣmat, Unnata, Madhu, Atināman, and Sahiṣṇu were the seven ṛṣis. Manu Cākṣuṣa’s sons, chief of whom were Urū,[12] Puru, and Śatadyumna, very great in strength, were the kings of the earth.
Translations (2)
- The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
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- Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) — Sanskrit