Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 58, Shloka 77
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
तुलाथ वृश्चिकाश्चोभौ पादे दक्षिणपश्चिमे ।
पृष्ठे च वृश्चिकेनैव सह धन्वी व्यवस्थितः ॥
tulātha vṛścikāścobhau pāde dakṣiṇapaścime / pṛṣṭhe ca vṛścikenaiva saha dhanvī vyavasthitaḥ
தென்-மேற்கு பாதத்தில் துலாம் மற்றும் விருச்சிகம் உள்ளன. மேலும் முதுகில் விருச்சிகத்துடன் தனுசும் சேர்ந்து அமைந்துள்ளது.
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FAQs
The text treats zodiacal forces as ordered placements rather than random fate, supporting a worldview where knowledge and right action (including rites) can respond to circumstances.
Again cosmography within Sarga/Pratisarga-type exposition.
The ‘back’ association can be read as the hidden/supporting aspect of destiny—what is ‘behind’ events—integrated into the divine body rather than outside it.