अध्याय ४
श्लोक 1
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे विन्ध्यप्राप्तिर्नाम तृतीयो ऽध्यायः चतुर्थो ऽध्यायः मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवं ते द्रोणतनयाः पक्षिणो ज्ञानिनो ऽभवन् ।वसन्ति ह्यचले विन्ध्ये तानुपास्व च पृच्छ च
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe vindhyaprāptirnāma tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ mārkaṇḍeya uvāca evaṃ te droṇatanayāḥ pakṣiṇo jñānino 'bhavan / vasanti hyacale vindhye tānupāsva ca pṛccha ca
हिन्दी अर्थ
मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं--जैमिनि! इस प्रकार वे द्रोणके पुत्र चारों पक्षी ज्ञानी हैं और विन्ध्यगिरिपर निवास करते हैं। तुम उनकी सेवामें जाओ और उनसे ज्ञातव्य बातें पूछो।
English
ous birds. And when Jaimini reached that mountain, he heard their voices as they were reading, and having heard fc filled with surprise, he reflected. ‘ The brahmans are read- ing, observing the beauties of the various passages, regu- lating their breath, without any intermission, distinctly and ) without faults: wondrous is this, methinks, that Sarasvati does not forsake these Muni’s sons, although they are born in • the brute creation. One’s circle of relatives and a friend and whatever else is desired in one’s home — all that forsakes oue