Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 10, Shloka 21
Adhyaya 10 — Jaimini’s Questions on Birth, Death, Karma, and the Embodied Journey
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणाञ्चापि योनिषु ।
पुनश्च पशुकीटानां मृगाणामथ पक्षिणाम् ॥
brāhmaṇa-kṣatriya-viśāṃ śūdrāṇāñ cāpi yoniṣu /
punaś ca paśu-kīṭānāṃ mṛgāṇām atha pakṣiṇām
Ako’y isinilang sa sinapupunan ng mga brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, at śūdra; at muli ring isinilang sa mga hayop, insekto, mga mailap na gaya ng usa, at sa mga ibon.
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FAQs
The verse stresses the vast range of embodied existence produced by karma—human and non-human—prompting detachment from pride of birth and strengthening the resolve for liberation.
Primarily aligns with Vamśānucarita/Dharma-kathā style ethical instruction rather than strict Sarga/Pratisarga; it functions as mokṣa-śāstra within narrative discourse.
The ‘many wombs’ motif symbolizes the jīva’s identification with guṇas and forms; recognizing this endless cycling is the inner trigger for turning toward the formless Brahman.