Shloka 27
Adhyaya 48 — The Emanation of Beings from Brahma: Night, Day, Twilight, and the Orders of Creation
Sanskrit
उष्ट्रानश्वतरांश्चैव नानारूपाश्च जातयः ।
ओषध्यः फलमूलिन्यो रोमभ्यस्तस्य जज्ञिरे ॥
Transliteration
uṣṭrān aśvatarāṃś caiva nānārūpāś ca jātayaḥ | oṣadhyaḥ phalamūlinyo romabhyas tasya jajñire ||
Translation
Auch Kamele und Maultiere sowie viele andere Arten in mannigfaltigen Gestalten wurden erschaffen. Heilpflanzen—die Früchte und Wurzeln tragen—entstanden aus seinen Haaren.
Speakers
Narratorial cosmology within Markandeya Purana’s discourse frame (exact speaker depends on edition’s framing dialogue)
Primary Deities
Brahmā (implied as creator)
Key ThemesCosmologySargaBiodiversityOṣadhi (medicinal plants)