Shloka 49
Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara
Sanskrit
नश्यतो युध्यतो वापि तावद्भवति जीवितम् ।
यावद्धातासृजत् पूर्वं न यावन्मनसेप्सितम् ॥
Transliteration
naśyato yudhyato vāpi tāvad bhavati jīvitam |
yāvad dhātā sṛjat pūrvaṃ na yāvan manasepsitam ||
Translation
কোনো জন নাশমান হওক বা যুদ্ধত ৰত হওক, ধাত্ৰ (বিধাতা)য়ে পূৰ্বে যিমান আয়ু নিৰ্মাণ কৰিছে সিমানেই জীৱন থাকে; কেৱল মনৰ ইচ্ছাৰে ই দীঘল নহয়।
Speakers
Contextual teaching voice within the Markandeya Purana’s early discourse (speaker varies by recension; presented as an aphoristic doctrinal statement on fate and lifespan)
Primary Deities
Dhātṛ (Creator/Ordainer, typically Brahmā as fate-dispenser)
Key ThemesDharmaDaiva (destiny) and Puruṣakāra (human effort)Ayus (lifespan) and mortalityEthical restraint (limits of desire)