Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 58, Shloka 73
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
प्रयतानां मनुष्याणां ग्रहर्क्षोत्थान्यशेषतः ।
एष कूर्मो मया ख्यातो भारते भगवान् विभुः ॥
prayatānāṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ graharkṣotthānyaśeṣataḥ / eṣa kūrmo mayā khyāto bhārate bhagavān vibhuḥ
Vì những người tinh cần, ta đã giải thích đầy đủ các hiệu quả phát sinh từ các hành tinh và các túc (nakṣatra). Do vậy, vị Chúa tể hùng vĩ—Đấng Quy (Kūrma)—đã được ta mô tả như thế trong Bhārata.
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FAQs
Human life is portrayed as embedded in a meaningful cosmic order; diligence (prayatna) is implied as the proper response—one should understand cosmic influences and act with disciplined remedies rather than fatalism.
Primarily aligns with Sarga/Pratisarga-style cosmological description (world-order and structure), with applied jyotiṣa implications (not a separate pancalakṣaṇa item, but commonly included under cosmological exposition).
The ‘Kūrma’ functions as a cosmic mandala: astral forces are integrated into a single divine body, implying that planetary/nakṣatra powers are subordinate limbs of Nārāyaṇa’s order.