Shloka 26

Matsya Purana — Catalogue of the Eighteen Puranas

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेयेन कथितं तत्सर्वं विस्तरेण तु पुराणं नवसाहस्रं मार्कण्डेयम् इहोच्यते //

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeyena kathitaṃ tatsarvaṃ vistareṇa tu purāṇaṃ navasāhasraṃ mārkaṇḍeyam ihocyate //

Translation

All that was expounded by Mārkaṇḍeya—indeed in full detail—is here spoken of as the “Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa”, a Purāṇa consisting of nine thousand verses.

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयेन (mārkaṇḍeyena): by Mārkaṇḍeya

• कथितं (kathitaṃ): narrated/expounded

• तत् सर्वं (tat sarvaṃ): all that

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa): in detail, expansively

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• पुराणं (purāṇaṃ): Purāṇa, ancient sacred narrative

• नवसाहस्रं (navasāhasraṃ): nine-thousand (in extent), consisting of 9,000 verses

• मार्कण्डेयम् (mārkaṇḍeyam): (called) Mārkaṇḍeya (i.e., belonging to/associated with Mārkaṇḍeya)

• इह (iha): here, in this context

• उच्यते (ucyate): is said/is called.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in dialogue with Vaivasvata Manu; attributive statement about Purāṇic corpus)

Entities Mentioned

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

Tags

• Purana-Attribution
• Textual-Extent
• Markandeya
• Scriptural-Catalog
• Purana-Tradition

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it is a bibliographic note identifying the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa and stating its traditional extent as 9,000 verses.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly: by clarifying Purāṇic sources and their scope, it supports dharma-based conduct by pointing readers to authoritative narratives and teachings preserved in recognized Purāṇas.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit vastu/temple or ritual procedure is mentioned; the focus is on textual attribution and the stated verse-count of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa.