Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 58, Shloka 1
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणेऽथ नद्यादिवर्णन नाम सप्तपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः । अष्टपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः—५८ । क्रौष्टुकिरुवाच भगवन् कथितं सम्यक् भवता भारतं मम । सरितः पर्वता देशा ये च तत्र वसन्ति वै ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe ’tha nadyādivarṇana nāma saptapañcāśo ’dhyāyaḥ | aṣṭapañcāśo ’dhyāyaḥ—58 | krauṣṭukir uvāca bhagavan kathitaṃ samyak bhavatā bhārataṃ mama | saritaḥ parvatā deśā ye ca tatra vasanti vai ||
ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໃນ ສຣີ ມາຣະກັນເດຍະ ປຸຣານະ ບົດທີ 57 ຊື່ «ການພັນລະນາແມ່ນ້ຳ ແລະສິ່ງທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງ» ສິ້ນສຸດລົງແລ້ວ; ບັດນີ້ ເລີ່ມບົດທີ 58. ກຣາວສະຕຸກີ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພຣະຜູ້ເຈົ້າຜູ້ມີພຣະພາກ, ທ່ານໄດ້ພັນລະນາໃຫ້ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຟັງຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງເຖິງ ພາຣະຕະ—ແມ່ນ້ຳ, ພູເຂົາ, ພາກພື້ນ, ແລະຜູ້ອາໄສຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ»។
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FAQs
The transition underscores Purāṇic pedagogy: knowledge is transmitted dialogically, with the student confirming reception before moving to a more specific inquiry.
This is structural/frame material that introduces and organizes bhūvanakośa-type description within the Purāṇic compilation.
Colophons function as ‘seams’ in oral-textual tradition, marking completed units of contemplation; the student’s recap is itself a mnemonic and ritual affirmation of learning.