Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 45, Shloka 26
Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation
सर्वमेतन्महाभाग ! श्रूयतां मे समाधिना ।
यथाश्रुतं मया पूर्वं दक्षस्य गदतो मुने ॥
sarvam etan mahābhāga! śrūyatāṃ me samādhinā |
yathāśrutaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ dakṣasya gadato mune ||
Hỡi người hữu phúc, bậc hiền triết, hãy lắng nghe trọn vẹn từ ta với tâm chuyên nhất, đúng như ta đã từng nghe từ Dakṣa khi ngài thuyết giảng.
FAQs
The verse elevates disciplined listening (śravaṇa) and mental one-pointedness (samādhi) as prerequisites for grasping metaphysical teaching—an ethical cue toward humility and attentiveness.
Introductory to Sarga/Pratisarga material: it sets the pedagogical frame for a creation/doctrine narrative rather than giving genealogy or manvantara details.
‘Samādhi’ here functions as a bridge between Purāṇic narration and yogic interiorization: cosmology is not merely external history but a contemplative map to be realized inwardly.