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
ஒவ்வொரு பிரதேசத்திற்கும் நக்ஷத்திரங்களும் கிரகங்களும் உண்டாக்கும் ஒரு பொதுக் குறியீடு உண்டு; அது மக்களுக்கு அச்சமாகவோ அல்லது நன்மையாகவோ அமையும், இருபிறப்பாளர் தலைவரே।
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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.