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Shloka 1

Adhyaya 50Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)

पञ्चाशोऽध्यायः— ५०

मārkaṇḍeya उवाच

ततोऽभिध्यायतस्तस्य जज्ञिरे मानसīः प्रजाः ।

तच्छरीरसमुत्पन्नैः कार्यैस्तैः कारणैः सह ॥

pañcāśo ’dhyāyaḥ—50 | mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tato ’bhidhyāyatas tasya jajñire mānasīḥ prajāḥ | taccharīra-samutpannaiḥ kāryais taiḥ kāraṇaiḥ saha ||

มารกัณฑेयกล่าวว่า: ครั้นแล้วเมื่อเขาใคร่ครวญ สรรพชีวิตที่เกิดจากใจจึงบังเกิดขึ้น พร้อมกับสิ่งเหล่านั้น หน้าที่การงานของพวกเขาและเหตุปัจจัยของมันก็อุบัติขึ้น โดยกำเนิดจากกายของเขาเอง

पञ्चाशःfiftieth
पञ्चाशः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चाशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ordinal-like usage with अध्यायः
अध्यायःchapter
अध्यायः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
मार्कण्डेयःMārkaṇḍeya
मार्कण्डेयः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
ततःthen/from that
ततः:
Kāla/Hetu-adhikaraṇa (काल/हेतु-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, अव्यय-प्रकार: अव्यय-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)
अभिध्यायतःof (him) meditating
अभिध्यायतः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeVerb
Rootअभि√ध्यै (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle) in genitive singular: अभिध्यायतः; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; pronoun
जज्ञिरेwere born/arose
जज्ञिरे:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन
मानसीःmental (mind-born)
मानसीः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमानस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण
प्रजाःcreatures/offspring
प्रजाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
तत्his/that
तत्:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (in compound relation)
शरीरसमुत्पन्नैःby those arisen from (his) body
शरीरसमुत्पन्नैः:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशरीर-समुत्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (शरीरात् समुत्पन्न)
कार्यैःby effects/works
कार्यैः:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन
तैःby those
तैः:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; pronoun
कारणैःby causes
कारणैः:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकारण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन
सहtogether with
सह:
Sahārtha (सहार्थ/सहकारक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, सहार्थक (prepositional adverb)
Mārkaṇḍeya (narrator within the Purāṇic frame; addressee not given in excerpt)

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Brahmā
CosmologySarga (primary creation)Mind-born creationCause and effect (kāraṇa-kārya)

FAQs

Creation is presented as arising from consciousness (contemplation) and structured causality: beings are not random; they manifest with defined functions and causal conditions.

Directly fits Sarga (primary creation): the origination of beings through the creator’s contemplation and the emergence of causal-function frameworks.

The ‘mind-born’ motif implies that the cosmos is a projection/order of intelligence; ‘body-born causes and effects’ indicates that manifestation is inseparable from the creative principle’s own substance (upādāna) and intention (nimitta).