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Markandeyapurana 85.64

Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 85.64

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Sanskrit

85.64

kṣīrodamathanodbhūtamaśvaratnaṃ mamāmaraiḥ /
uccaiḥ śravasasaṃjñaṃ tatpraṇipatya samarpitam //

The messenger spoke:
O goddess! Śumbha, lord of the Daityas, is supreme lord, over the three worlds. A messenger am I, sent by him; to thy presence here I have come. Hearken to what he has said, whose command is never resisted among all beings of divine origin, and who has vanquished every foe of the Daityas—“Mine are all the three worlds; obedient to my authority are the gods, I eat every portion of the sacrifices separately. The choicest gems in the three worlds are altogether under my power; and so are the finest elephants and the chariot of the lord of the gods, since I have captured them. That gem among horses, named Uccaiḥ-śravasa, which came forth at the churning of the sea of milk, was presented to me by the immortals who prostrated themselves before me. And whatever other created things in the shape of gems existed among the gods, Gandharvas and Nāgas, they were presented even to me, O brilliant lady. I esteem thee O goddess, to be the gem of womankind in the world; do thou, who art such, approach unto me, since I am an enjoyer of gems. Either to me, or to my younger brother Niśumbha of wide-reaching prowess, approach thou, O lady of quick side-glances, since thou art in truth a gem. Supreme dominion beyond compare thou shalt gain by wedding me. Understand and consider this, and come unto wedlock with

Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

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