Shloka 15
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
Sanskrit
मार्कण्डेय उवाच इत्युक्तस्तेन विप्रेण भूपालो विस्मितस्तदा । सस्मार तं महावीर्यं सत्यसन्धं निशाचरम् ॥
Transliteration
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ity uktas tena vipreṇa bhūpālo vismitas tadā / sasmāra taṃ mahāvīryaṃ satyasandhaṃ niśācaram
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya dit : Ainsi instruit par ce brāhmaṇa, le roi, stupéfait, se souvint alors de cet être noctambule (niśācara) d’une grande puissance, ferme dans la vérité.
Speakers
Mārkaṇḍeya as narrator
Key Themes
Memory as summonsSupernatural aid in narrativeSatya (truthfulness) even in non-human beings