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
为勤勉之人，我已详尽阐明由诸行星与诸月宿（nakṣatra）所生之果报。故此，这位大能的主宰——龟形之主库尔摩（Kūrma）——已由我在《婆罗多》（Bhārata）中如是叙述。
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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.