यदा प्रसृष्टा ओषध्यो न प्ररोहन्ति ताः पुनः । ततः स तासां वृद्ध्यर्थं वार्तोपायञ्चकार ह॥४९.
When the scattered herbs did not sprout again, then, for their growth, he devised the means of agriculture.
ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूर्भगवान् हस्तसिद्धिञ्च कर्मजाम् । ततः प्रभृत्यथौषध्यः कृष्टपच्यास्तु जज्ञिरे॥४९.
Brahma, the self-born Lord, bestowed skill of hand and actions; from that time, the herbs that are sown and cultivated came into being.
संसिद्धायान्तु वार्तायां ततस्तासां स्वयं प्रभुः । मर्यादां स्थापयामास यथान्यायं यथागुणम्॥४९.
When agriculture was thus established, the Lord himself set proper boundaries for them, according to justice and their qualities.
वर्णानामाश्रमाणाञ्च धर्मान् धर्मभृतांवर । लोकानां सर्ववर्णानां सम्यग्धर्मार्थपालिनाम्॥४९.
O best of those who uphold dharma, he established the duties of the classes and stages of life, for all the worlds and all classes, who rightly protect dharma and wealth.
प्राजापत्यं ब्राह्मणानां स्मृतं स्थानं क्रियावताम् । स्थानमैन्द्रं क्षत्रियाणां संग्रामेष्वपलायिनाम्॥४९.
The place of Prajapati is remembered for Brahmanas who perform rites; the place of Indra for Kshatriyas who do not flee in battle.
वैश्यानां मारुतं स्थानं स्वधर्ममनुवर्तताम् । गान्धर्वं शूद्रजातीनां परिचर्यानुवर्तताम्॥४९.
For Vaishyas who follow their own dharma, the place of Marut; for Shudras who engage in service, the place of Gandharva.
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणामृषीणामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् । स्मृतं तेषान्तु यत् स्थानं तदेव गुरुवासिनाम्॥४९.
For the eighty-eight thousand sages of pure celibacy, their place is remembered as that of those who dwell with their teachers.
सप्तर्षोणान्तु यत् स्थानं स्मृतं तद्वै वनौकसाम् । प्राजापत्यं गृहस्थानां न्यासिनां ब्रह्मणः क्षयम् । योगिनाममृतं स्थानमिति वै स्थानकल्पना॥४९.
The place of the seven sages is remembered as that of forest-dwellers; the place of Prajapati for householders, the abode of Brahma for renunciants, and the immortal place for yogis—thus is the arrangement of places.
भास्करादृष्टशय्यानि नित्याग्निसलिलानि च । सूर्यावलोकदीपानि लक्ष्म्या गेहानि भाजनम्॥५०.
Where beds are exposed to sunlight, where fire and water are always present, where lamps are lit by the sun’s rays, and where the house is the vessel of Lakshmi—such a dwelling is not your abode.
यत्रोक्षा चन्दनं वीणा आदर्शो मधुसर्पिषी । विषाज्यताम्रपात्राणि तद्गृहं न तवाश्रयः॥५०.
Where there are sprinklings of sandalwood, the sound of the lute, mirrors, honey and ghee, and where copper vessels are set aside—such a house is not your shelter.
यत्र कष्टकिनो वृक्षा यत्र निष्पाववल्लरी । भार्या पुनर्भूर्वल्मीकस्तद्यक्ष ! तव मन्दिरम्॥५०.
Where there are trees with thorns, where there are creepers of beans, where the wife is remarried, and where there are anthills—O Yaksha, that is your dwelling.
यस्मिन् गृहे नराः पञ्च स्त्रीत्रयं तावतीश्च गाः । अन्धकारेन्धनाग्निश्च तद्गृहं वसतिस्तव॥५०.
In a house where there are five men, three women, and just as many cows, and where darkness and firewood are present—such a house is your residence.
एकच्छागं द्विवालेयं त्रिगवं पञ्चमाहिषम् । षडश्वं सप्तमातङ्गं गृहं यक्षाशु शोषय॥५०.
A house with one goat, two sheep, three cows, five buffaloes, six horses, and seven elephants—Yaksha, quickly drain such a house.
कुद्दालदात्रपिटकं तद्वत् स्थाल्यादिभाजनम् । यत्र तत्रैव क्षिप्तानि तव दद्युः प्रतिश्रयम्॥५०.
Where hoes, sickles, baskets, and likewise pots and other vessels are thrown about—let such a place be your refuge.
मुसलोलूखले स्त्रीणामास्या तद्वदुदुम्बरे । अवस्करे मन्त्रणञ्च यक्षैतदुपकृत् तव॥५०.
Where women’s mouths are on mortars and pestles, where there is a fig tree, where there is a refuse heap, and where there is gossip—Yaksha, this is to your advantage.
लङ्घ्यन्ते यत्र धान्यानि पक्वापक्वानि वेश्मनि । तद्वच्छास्त्राणि तत्र त्वं यथेष्टं चर दुः सह॥५०.
Where grains, whether cooked or uncooked, are stepped over in the house, and likewise where scriptures are treated so—there, roam as you wish, O difficult one.
स्थालीपिधाने यत्राग्निर्दत्तो दर्वोफलेन वा । गृहे तत्र दुरिष्टानामशेषाणां समाश्रयः॥५०.
Where fire is offered in a cooking pot or with the tip of a ladle, in such a house of the inauspicious, take up your complete residence.
मानुषास्थि गृहे यत्र दिवारात्रं मृतस्थितिः । तत्र यक्ष ! तवावासस्तथान्येषाञ्च रक्षसाम्॥५०.
Where human bones are in the house, and the dead remain day and night—there, Yaksha, is your abode, as well as that of other spirits.
अदत्त्वा भुञ्जते ये वै बन्धोः पिण्डं तथोदकम् । सपिण्डान् सोदकांश्चैव तत्काले तान् नरान् भज॥५०.
Those who eat without giving food and water to their kin, to those of the same lineage and with shared offerings—at that time, dwell among those people.
यत्र पद्मपहापद्मौ सुरभिर्मोकाशिनी । वृषभैरावतौ यत्र कल्प्यन्ते तद्गृहं त्यज॥५०.
Where the lotus and the lotus-stalk are not present, where the fragrant cow and the cow that eats only grass are not kept, and where the bulls Bhairava and Vṛṣabha are established—leave that house.
अशस्त्रा देवता यत्र सशस्त्राश्चाहवं विना । कल्प्यन्ते मनुजैरर्च्यास्तत् परित्यज मन्दिरम्॥५०.
Where gods are worshipped without weapons and also with weapons, but not in proper sacrifice, and where men establish them for worship—abandon that dwelling.
पौरजानपदैर्यत्र प्राक्प्रसिद्धमहोत्सवाः । क्रियन्ते पूर्ववद् गेहे न त्वं तत्र गृहे चर॥५०.
Where great festivals, renowned among townsfolk and villagers, are held as before in the house—do not remain in such a home.
शूर्पवातघटाम्भोभिः स्त्रानं वस्त्राम्बुविप्रुषैः । नखाग्रसलिलैश्चैव तान् याहि हतलक्षणान्॥५०.
Where women bathe with water from winnowing baskets, pots, or with drops from their clothes, or with water from the tips of their nails—go to those of ill fortune.
देशाचारान् समयान् ज्ञातिधर्मं जपं होपं मङ्गलं देवतेष्टिम् । सम्यक्शौचं विधिवल्लोकवादान् पुंसस्त्वया कुर्वतो मास्तु सङ्गः॥५०.
Where people properly observe local customs, agreements, family duties, recitation, sacrifice, auspicious rites, worship of gods, proper cleanliness, rituals, and worldly conventions—do not associate with such men.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच इत्युक्त्वा दुः सहं ब्रह्मा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । चकार शासनं सोऽपि तथा पङ्कजजन्मनः॥५०.
Markandeya said: Having spoken thus, Brahma vanished right there, and he (the Yaksha) carried out the command of the lotus-born one accordingly.
एकपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः- ५१ मार्कण्डेय उवाच दुः सहस्याभवद्भार्या निर्माष्टिर्नाम नामतः । जाता कलेस्तु भार्यायामृतौ चाण्डालदर्शनात्॥५१.
Markandeya said: The wife of Duhsaha was named Nirmashti; she was born in the Kali age as his wife, after seeing a Chandal woman at the time of death.
तयोरपत्यान्यभवने जगद्व्यापीनि षोडश । अष्टौ कुमाराः कन्याश्च तथाष्टावतिभीषणाः॥५१.
From those two were born sixteen offspring who pervade the world: eight sons and likewise eight daughters, all exceedingly fearsome.
तन्ताकृष्टिस्तथोक्तिश्च परिवर्तस्तथापरः । अङ्गध्रुक् शकुनिश्चैव गण्डप्रान्तरतिस्तथा॥५१.
The sons are Dantākṛṣṭi, Ukti, Parivarta, Aṅgadhruk, Śakuni, and Gaṇḍaprāntarati.
गर्भहा सस्यहा चान्यः कुमारास्तनयास्तयोः । कन्याश्चान्यास्तथैवाष्टौ तासां नामानि मे शृणु॥५१.
Another son is Garbhahā, and another is Sasyahā—these are the sons of those two. There are also eight daughters; listen to their names from me.
नियोजिका वै प्रथमा तथैवान्या विरोधिनी । स्वयंहारकरी चैव भ्रामणी ऋतुहारिका॥५१.
The first is Niyojikā, and the next is Virodhinī; then Svayaṃhārakarī, Bhrāmaṇī, and Ṛtuhārikā.