Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 59, Shloka 17
Adhyaya 59 — Cosmic Geography and Yuga-Order: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, and the Northern Kuru Region
त्रिनक्षत्रयुते देशे नक्षत्राणि शुभानि च ।
इत्येतत् केतुमालान्ते कथितं मुनिसत्तम ॥
trinakṣatrayute deśe nakṣatrāṇi śubhāni ca | ityetat ketumālante kathitaṃ munisattama ||
ત્રિ-નક્ષત્રસમન્વિત તે દેશમાં તારાઓ મંગલપ્રદ છે. હે મુનિશ્રેષ્ઠ, આ રીતે કેતુમાલનો વર્ણન કહ્યો ગયો.
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FAQs
Auspicious astral conditions are treated as part of a realm’s dharmic ‘climate,’ reflecting the purāṇic view that cosmos and moral-spiritual order are intertwined.
Sthāna (regional/cosmic description), with a jyotiṣa-flavored note about nakṣatras.
‘Three nakṣatras’ can indicate a triadic rhythm governing time/experience in that realm—suggesting that consciousness there is shaped by a distinctive celestial cadence.