Markandeyapurana 33
English (machine translation) 33
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- 33.16 — 3 parts
33.1
The first lunar day brings gain of wealth; the second bestows biped servants;
the third is for one desiring a good boon; the fourth destroys enemies.
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On the fifth day a man obtains prosperity; on the sixth he becomes worthy of worship;
leadership of the community on the seventh; supreme prosperity on the eighth.
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On the ninth he obtains women; on the tenth, fulfillment of desires;
and dedicated to rites, he obtains all the Vedas on the eleventh.
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On the twelfth, the worshipper of ancestors obtains victory;
offspring, intelligence, cattle, prosperity, independence, and excellent vigor,
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long life, and sovereignty, a man devoted to faith
obtains without doubt when performing a śrāddha on the thirteenth.
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Equipped with the wealth for a śrāddha according to the food available,
he whose ancestors died young or were slain by weapons
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must perform it on the fourteenth, desiring their satisfaction.
A pure man, performing a śrāddha on the new-moon day with diligence,
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attains all desires and enjoys endless heaven.
Worshipping the ancestors under the Kṛttikās, a man attains heaven;
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one desiring offspring should perform it under Rohiṇī; under Saumya (Mṛgaśiras), he obtains vigor;
he obtains valor under Ārdrā, and land and the like under Punarvasu.
33.10
Always worshipping under Puṣya, he obtains nourishment; under Āśleṣā, excellent sons;
pre-eminence among kin under Maghā; and good fortune under the Phālgunīs.
33.11
He becomes generous and endowed with offspring under Uttarā[phālgunī];
a man offering a śrāddha under Hasta truly attains pre-eminence.
33.12
Under Citrā he becomes endowed with beauty and likewise obtains children;
Svāti brings gain in trade; Viśākhā bestows the desire for a son.
33.13
Those who perform it under Anurādhā obtain universal sovereignty;
supremacy under Jyeṣṭhā; and excellent health under Mūla.
33.14
Attainment of fame occurs under [Pūrvā]ṣāḍhā, freedom from sorrow under Uttarā[ṣāḍhā];
auspicious worlds under Śravaṇa; and great wealth under Dhaniṣṭhā.
33.15
Knowledge of the Vedas is gained under Abhijit, success as a physician under Vāruṇa (Śatabhiṣaj);
goats and sheep he finds under Prauṣṭhapada (Pūrvabhādrapadā), and cows under the subsequent one (Uttarabhādrapadā).
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Under Revatī likewise he finds base metal; horses under Aśvinī;
and performing a śrāddha under Bharaṇī, he attains excellent longevity.
Therefore, one who knows the truth should perform optional śrāddhas under these asterisms.
33.16.p1
Thus ends the thirty-third chapter, named 'The Declaration of the Fruits of Optional Śrāddhas', in the venerable Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa.
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Thirty-fourth Chapter
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Madālasā said:
Translations (1)
- The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English
Linked texts (1)
- Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit