Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 58, Shloka 57
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
प्रत्येकं देशसामान्यं नक्षत्रग्रहसम्भवम् ।
भयं लोकस्य भवति शोभनं वा द्विजोत्तम ॥
pratyekaṃ deśasāmānyaṃ nakṣatragrahasambhavam / bhayaṃ lokasya bhavati śobhanaṃ vā dvijottama
प्रत्येक प्रदेशासाठी नक्षत्रे व ग्रह यांपासून उत्पन्न होणारे एक सामान्य निमित्त असते; ते लोकांसाठी कधी भय तर कधी शुभ ठरते, हे द्विजश्रेष्ठ।
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FAQs
The Purāṇa acknowledges collective conditions (social or regional) beyond individual control, encouraging solidarity and prudent leadership when signs indicate strain.
Supports loka-saṃsthā (ordering of the world) as an ancillary Purāṇic aim; not a primary pancalakṣaṇa item but commonly embedded within manvantara expositions.
‘Sāmānya’ suggests archetypal patterns: recurring signatures in time that imprint on collective psyche and events.