Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 58, Shloka 54
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
तत्र पादे समाख्यातं पाकाय मुनिसत्तम ।
देशेष्वेतेषु चैतानि नक्षत्राण्यपि वै द्विज ॥
tatra pāde samākhyātaṃ pākāya munisattama / deśeṣveteṣu caitāni nakṣatrāṇyapi vai dvija
ਹੇ ਮੁਨੀਸ਼੍ਰੇਠ! ਉਸ ਪਾਦ ਵਿੱਚ ‘ਪਾਕ’ (ਫਲ-ਨਿਰਣੇ/ਭਵਿੱਖ-ਸੂਚਨਾ) ਲਈ ਇਹ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਹੇ ਦਵਿਜ! ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਖੇਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਸ਼ਚੇ ਹੀ ਇਹੀ ਨਕਸ਼ਤਰ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵੀ ਸਮਝੇ ਜਾਣ।
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FAQs
The text frames prediction as a disciplined reading of patterns (‘pāka’), implying that knowledge should be used to guide wise action rather than to inflame fear.
Ancillary cosmological/time-science material used alongside manvantara narratives; it supports Purāṇic world-order (loka-vyavasthā) rather than genealogies or creation proper.
‘Pāka’ (ripening) suggests that events mature according to subtle timings; the verse hints at a doctrine of latent causes becoming manifest when time and place align.