Shloka 1
Adhyaya 9 — Lineage of Manus
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे हरिश्चन्द्रोपाख्यानं नामाष्टमोऽध्यायः ।
नवमोऽध्यायः
पक्षिण ऊचुः राज्यच्युते हरिश्चन्द्रे गते च त्रिदशालयम् ।
निश्चक्राम महातेजा जलवासात् पुरोहितः ॥
iti śrī-mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇe hariścandropākhyānaṃ nāmāṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ | navamo 'dhyāyaḥ | pakṣiṇa ūcuḥ rājya-cyute hariścandre gate ca tridaśālayam | niścakrāma mahā-tejā jala-vāsāt purohitaḥ ||
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಾರ್ಕಂಡೇಯಪುರಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರೋಪಾಖ್ಯಾನ’ ಎಂಬ ಎಂಟನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು. ಈಗ ಒಂಬತ್ತನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಆರಂಭವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರನು ರಾಜ್ಯದಿಂದ ಪತನಗೊಂಡು ದೇವಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದಾಗ, ತೇಜಸ್ವಿಯಾದ ಕುಲಪುರೋಹಿತನು ತನ್ನ ಜಲನಿವಾಸದಿಂದ ಹೊರಬಂದನು.
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FAQs
The narrative shifts from the king’s ordeal to the priestly perspective, highlighting that dharma is sustained by multiple social pillars—kṣatra (royalty) and brāhma (priestly guidance).
Textual framing and carita continuation; the colophon is a structural marker rather than a pancalakṣaṇa component.
‘Water-dwelling’ suggests withdrawal and tapas-like containment; the priest emerging indicates re-entry of guiding wisdom after a period of dissolution or concealment.