Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 18, Shloka 1
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे पितापुत्रसंवादे दत्तात्रेयोत्पत्तिर्नाम सप्तदशोऽध्यायः ।
अष्टादशोऽध्यायः ।
पुत्र उवाच कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य कृतवीर्यात्मजोऽर्जुनः ।
कृतवीर्ये दिवं याते मन्त्रिभिः सपुहितैः ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeya-purāṇe pitāputra-saṃvāde dattātreyotpattir nāma saptadaśo 'dhyāyaḥ /
aṣṭādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ /
putra uvāca kasyacit tv atha kālasya kṛtavīryātmajo 'rjunaḥ /
kṛtavīrye divaṃ yāte mantribhiḥ sapurohitaiḥ
Thus ends, in the Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, in the dialogue of father and son, the seventeenth chapter called ‘The Origin of Dattātreya.’ Now begins the eighteenth chapter. The son said: After some time, Arjuna, son of Kṛtavīrya—when Kṛtavīrya had gone to heaven—was approached by ministers together with the royal priest(s).
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FAQs
The colophon signals a shift from yogic exemplum to political-ethical discourse on kingship—implying that spiritual narratives and rājanīti (royal duty) are both vehicles for dharma instruction.
Begins moving into Vaṃśa (dynastic account) and Vaṃśānucarita (accounts of kings), one of the standard Purāṇic concerns.
The structural pivot itself is meaningful: Purāṇas often juxtapose yogic ideals with worldly governance, suggesting dharma must be upheld across āśramas (life-stages) and social roles.