Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 58, Shloka 54
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
तत्र पादे समाख्यातं पाकाय मुनिसत्तम ।
देशेष्वेतेषु चैतानि नक्षत्राण्यपि वै द्विज ॥
tatra pāde samākhyātaṃ pākāya munisattama / deśeṣveteṣu caitāni nakṣatrāṇyapi vai dvija
ಓ ಮುನಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ! ಆ ಪಾದದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಪಾಕ’ (ಫಲಾನುಮಾನ/ಪ್ರಗ್ನೋಸ್ಟಿಕ) ನಿಮಿತ್ತ ಇದು ವಿವರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ. ಓ ದ್ವಿಜಾ! ಈ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಇವೇ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಗಳು ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತವೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕು।
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FAQs
The text frames prediction as a disciplined reading of patterns (‘pāka’), implying that knowledge should be used to guide wise action rather than to inflame fear.
Ancillary cosmological/time-science material used alongside manvantara narratives; it supports Purāṇic world-order (loka-vyavasthā) rather than genealogies or creation proper.
‘Pāka’ (ripening) suggests that events mature according to subtle timings; the verse hints at a doctrine of latent causes becoming manifest when time and place align.