Shloka 52

Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara

Sanskrit

अन्ये तपस्याभिरता नीताः प्रेतनृपानुगैः ।

योगाभ्यासे रताश्चान्ये नैव प्रापुरमृत्युताम् ॥

Transliteration

anye tapasyābhiratā nītāḥ pretanṛpānugaiḥ | yogābhyāse ratāś cānye naiva prāpur amṛtyutām ||

Translation

କେହି ତପସ୍ୟାରେ ନିଷ୍ଠ ଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରେତରାଜଙ୍କ ଅନୁଚରମାନେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ନେଇଗଲେ; ଅନ୍ୟେ ଯୋଗାଭ୍ୟାସରେ ଲୀନ ଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅମରତ୍ୱ ପାଇଲେ ନାହିଁ।

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the early Markandeya Purana framework (not Devi Mahatmyam); specific interlocutors not explicit from this single verse

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Karma and fate
• Mortality
• Tapas
• Yoga
• Limitations of mere practice without highest realization