Shloka 1
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे सृष्टिप्रकारणनामाष्टचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ।
ऊनपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः- ४९ ।
क्रौष्टुकिरुवाच ।
अर्वाक्स्रोतस्तु कथितो भवता यस्तु मानुषः ।
ब्रह्मन् ! विस्तरतो ब्रूहि ब्रह्मा समसृजद्यथा ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe sṛṣṭiprakāraṇanāmāṣṭacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ / ūnapañcāśo 'dhyāyaḥ- 49 / krauṣṭukir uvāca / arvākstrotas tu kathito bhavatā yas tu mānuṣaḥ / brahman ! vistarato brūhi brahmā samasṛjad yathā
इस प्रकार श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराण में ‘सृष्टि-प्रकार’ नामक अड़तालीसवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ। अब उनचासवाँ अध्याय आरम्भ होता है। क्रौष्टुकि बोले— “आपने मानुष सृष्टि-प्रवाह (अर्वाक्-स्रोतस्) का वर्णन किया; हे ब्रह्मन्, ब्रह्मा ने उसे कैसे रचा, विस्तार से बताइए।”
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FAQs
Inquiry is framed as a disciplined request for systematic explanation. The Purāṇa models learning: first a general account, then a focused question on the human order and its proper structure.
Sarga/Pratisarga-oriented transition: moving from general creation description to the specific formation of human society (often linked to dharma and varṇa-karmas).
‘Arvāk-srotas’ signals a particular directional flow of manifestation—toward embodied, action-bound existence—setting up the linkage between cosmology and ethical order (social/ritual duties).