Shloka 1
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे सृष्टिप्रकारणनामाष्टचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ।
ऊनपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः- ४९ ।
क्रौष्टुकिरुवाच ।
अर्वाक्स्रोतस्तु कथितो भवता यस्तु मानुषः ।
ब्रह्मन् ! विस्तरतो ब्रूहि ब्रह्मा समसृजद्यथा ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe sṛṣṭiprakāraṇanāmāṣṭacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ / ūnapañcāśo 'dhyāyaḥ- 49 / krauṣṭukir uvāca / arvākstrotas tu kathito bhavatā yas tu mānuṣaḥ / brahman ! vistarato brūhi brahmā samasṛjad yathā
至此，在《圣·摩尔迦ṇḍेय往世书》中，名为《造化之法》的第四十八章告终。今起第五十九……（更正）第四十九章开始。克劳什图基（Krauṣṭuki）说道：“你已叙述人类造化之流（arvāk-srotas）。噢婆罗门，请详明开示梵天如何创造它。”
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FAQs
Inquiry is framed as a disciplined request for systematic explanation. The Purāṇa models learning: first a general account, then a focused question on the human order and its proper structure.
Sarga/Pratisarga-oriented transition: moving from general creation description to the specific formation of human society (often linked to dharma and varṇa-karmas).
‘Arvāk-srotas’ signals a particular directional flow of manifestation—toward embodied, action-bound existence—setting up the linkage between cosmology and ethical order (social/ritual duties).