Shloka 52
Adhyaya 75 — Slaying of Mahishasura
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततोऽसावभवन् मौनी तेनोक्तः पृथिवीपतिः ।
ऋषिस्तथोद्यता कर्तुं तस्या वैवाहिकं विधिम् ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tato 'sāv abhavan maunī tenoktaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ / ṛṣis tathodyataḥ kartuṃ tasyā vaivāhikaṃ vidhim
मार्कण्डेय उवाच—ततः स राजा एवमुक्तः तूष्णीं बभूव। ऋषिश्च तस्याः विवाहसंस्कारं कर्तुं समुपचक्रमे।
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FAQs
Silence here signals inner conflict or gravity; nonetheless, dharmic processes move forward under the guidance of a qualified rishi, emphasizing the role of ritual expertise in life transitions.
Vaṃśānucarita/narrative episode (not cosmological creation or manvantara chronology).
Mauna (silence) can indicate a threshold state—between intention and act—while the ‘vaivāhika vidhi’ represents the formalization of a new dharmic identity through rite.