Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 63
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततस्तपः प्रभावेण रेवत्यृक्षं महामुनिः ।
यथापूर्वं तथा चक्रे सोमयोगी द्विजोत्तम ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tatas tapaḥ prabhāveṇa revatyṛkṣaṃ mahāmuniḥ | yathāpūrvaṃ tathā cakre somayogī dvijottama ||
မားကဏ္ဍေယက ပြောသည်— «ထို့နောက် သူ၏ တပသအာနုဘော်ကြောင့် ထို မဟာရှင်တော်သည်—နှစ်ကြိမ်မွေး (dvija) များအနက် အမြတ်ဆုံး၊ လမင်းယောဂ (lunar yoga) ကို လေ့ကျင့်သူ—ရေဝတီ (Revati) နက္ခတ်ကို ရည်ရွယ်သလို မှန်ကန်စွာ ပြန်လည်စီစဉ်တည်ဆောက်하였다»
FAQs
The Purāṇa legitimizes tapas as a sanctioned spiritual technology when wielded by a ‘dvijottama’ for dharmic ends, rather than for disruption or ego.
Sthāna (ordering of the cosmos) is explicitly invoked through rearranging an asterism; it remains embedded in Vaṃśānucarita as part of a lineage narrative.
‘Somayoga’ hints at mastery over the lunar principle—mind, time, and cyclicality—suggesting inner control that reflects outwardly as control over celestial cycles.