Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 11
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
Sanskrit
तिष्ठत्यन्यकुमारस्तु तथास्त्त्वित्यसकृद्ब्रुवन् ।
शुभाशुभे नृणां युङ्क्ते तथोक्तिस्तच्च नान्यथा ॥
Transliteration
tiṣṭhaty anyakumārastu tathāsttv ity asakṛd bruvan / śubhāśubhe nṛṇāṃ yuṅkte tathoktis tacca nānyathā
Translation
May isa pang Kumāra na nananatili (na naroroon), na paulit-ulit na bumibigkas ng “tathāstu” (“mangyari nawa”). Siya ang nagtatakda sa mga tao ng mabuti at masamang bunga—siya si Tathokti, at tunay ngang gayon ito.
Speakers
Teacher-narrator describing the second kumāra’s mode of operation
Key Themes
DharmaPower of speech (vāc)Auspicious/inauspicious causalityGraha-affliction typology