Shloka 83

Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness

Sanskrit

ततः प्रीतिमता तेन तेऽनुज्ञाता महात्मना ।

जग्मुः शिखरिणां श्रेष्ठं विन्ध्यं द्रुमलतायुतम् ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ prītimatā tena te 'nujñātā mahātmanā |

jagmuḥ śikhariṇāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vindhyaṃ drumalatāyutam ||

Translation

Daraufhin, nachdem jener Großherzige, der zufrieden war, ihnen gütig die Erlaubnis erteilt hatte, brachen sie auf und gingen zum Vindhya — dem vornehmsten unter den Bergen, erfüllt von Bäumen und Schlingpflanzen.

Speakers

• Narratorial voice within the Markandeya Purana’s early frame (not within Devi Mahatmyam); specific interlocutors not explicit in this single verse

Key Themes

• Journey/transition in narrative
• Sacred geography (Vindhya)
• Respectful leave-taking / permission (anujñā)