Shloka 1
Adhyaya 11 — The Son’s Discourse on Embryogenesis, Birth, and the Wheel of Saṃsāra
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे पितापुत्रसंवादो नाम दशमोऽध्यायः ।
एकादशोऽध्यायः ।
पुत्र उवाच
निषेकं मानवः स्त्रीणां बीजं प्राप्तं रजस्यथ ।
विमुक्तमात्रो नरकात् स्वर्गाद्वापि प्रपद्यते ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe pitāputrasaṃvādo nāma daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ | ekādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ | putra uvāca | niṣekaṃ mānavaḥ strīṇāṃ bījaṃ prāptaṃ rajasy atha | vimuktamātro narakāt svargād vāpi prapadyate ||
かくして「父と子の対話」と名づけられた第十章は終わる。ここに第十一章が始まる。子は言った――男の種子が女の月経の時にその身に納められるとき、地獄より解き放たれた者、あるいは天界からでさえ来た有情が、その状態へと入るのである。
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FAQs
Birth is presented as the next station in a moral continuum: the jīva arrives at conception carrying the momentum of prior destinations (heaven/hell), highlighting responsibility for actions across lifetimes.
Micro-creation/account of embodiment aligns loosely with sarga-type explanation at the individual level; primarily a didactic exposition on saṃsāra rather than cosmic creation.
The ‘moment of release’ from other realms into the womb signifies karmic compulsion: subtle impressions seek a fitting field (kṣetra) for manifestation as a body.