अध्याय ७७
श्लोक 1
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे सावर्णिके मन्वन्तरे वैवस्वतकीर्तनं नामैकोनाशीतितमो ऽध्यायः अशीतितमो ऽध्यायः- ८० क्रौष्टुकिरुवाच स्वायम्भुवाद्याः कथिताः सप्तैते मनवो मम ।तदन्तरेषु ये देवा राजानो मुनयस्तथा
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe sāvarṇike manvantare vaivasvatakīrtanaṃ nāmaikonāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ aśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ- 80 krauṣṭukiruvāca svāyambhuvādyāḥ kathitāḥ saptaite manavo mama / tadantareṣu ye devā rājāno munayastathā
हिन्दी अर्थ
यों कहकर महाभाग जैमिनि उन श्रेष्ठ पक्षियोंकी प्रशंसा करके अपने आश्रमपर चले गये। वे उन पक्षियोंद्वारा किये हुए परम उदार उपदेशका सदा चिन्तन करने लगे।
English
The messenger, on hearing this speech from the goddess, was filled with indignation, and approaching related it fully to the Daitya king. The Asura monarch then, after hearing that report from his messenger, was wroth and commanded Dhumra-lodana, a chieftain of the Daityas; —