Shloka 1
Adhyaya 64 — Kalavati (Vibhavari) Offers Herself and the Padmini Vidya to Svarocisha
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे स्वारोचिषे मन्वन्तरे त्रिषष्टितमोऽध्यायः । चतुःषष्टितमोऽध्यायः- ६४ ।
मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवं विमुक्तरोगा तु कन्यका तं मुदान्विता ।
स्वरोचिषमुवाचेदं शृणुष्व वचनं प्रभो ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe svārociṣe manvantare triṣaṣṭitamo ’dhyāyaḥ / catuḥṣaṣṭitamo ’dhyāyaḥ 64 / mārkaṇḍeya uvāca evaṃ vimuktarogā tu kanyakā taṃ mudānvitā / svarociṣam uvāca idaṃ śṛṇuṣva vacanaṃ prabho
Như vậy kết thúc chương sáu mươi ba của Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa trong Svārociṣa Manvantara. Nay bắt đầu Chương 64. Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Bấy giờ, thiếu nữ ấy, đã thoát bệnh và tràn đầy hoan hỷ, thưa với Svārociṣa: ‘Bạch chúa tể, xin lắng nghe những lời này.’”
FAQs
Joy after cure becomes the ground for gratitude and reciprocity; the healed person seeks to respond meaningfully to benefaction.
Manvantara: the colophon explicitly situates the narration within the Svārociṣa Manu cycle, a hallmark Purāṇic structuring device.
The shift of chapter indicates a shift of inner state—from affliction to agency—where the once-suffering character now initiates speech and offering.