Shloka 65

Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara

Sanskrit

अपाम्पतेर्गोष्पतिवित्तरक्षिणोः समीरणस्यापि तथा द्विजोत्तमाः ।

धातुर्विधातुस्त्वथ वैश्वदेविकाः श्रुतिप्रयुक्ता विविधास्तु सत्क्रियाः ॥

Transliteration

apāmpater goṣpati-vitta-rakṣiṇoḥ samīraṇasyāpi tathā dvijottamāḥ |

dhātur vidhātus tv atha vaiśvadevikāḥ śruti-prayuktā vividhās tu satkriyāḥ ||

Translation

おお、最勝の二度生まれよ。ヴェーダにより定められた聖なる儀礼（satkriyāḥ）は多種多様である—水の主に関するもの、家畜の主および財宝の守護者に関するもの、また風神に関するものがある。同様に、ダーターとヴィダーターのための儀礼、さらに諸神全体に結びつくヴァイシュヴァデーヴァ（Vaiśvadeva）の儀礼もある。

Speakers

• Unclear from the single verse excerpt; situated in the early Markandeya Purana discourse on dharma/ritual (likely a narrator addressing dvijas).

Primary Deities

• Apāṃpati (Lord of Waters)
• Goṣpati (Lord of Cattle)
• Vitta-rakṣin (Protector of Wealth)
• Vāyu (Samīraṇa)
• Dhātṛ
• Vidhātṛ
• Viśvedevas (All-gods)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Vedic ritualism (Śrauta/Smārta orientation)
• Devatā-specific rites
• Householder observances (implied through Vaiśvadeva)