Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 15, Shloka 53
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
ततस्त्वद्गात्रसंसर्गो पवनो ह्लाददायकः ।
पापकर्मकृतो राजन् यातना न प्रबाधते ॥
tatas tvadgātrasaṃsargo pavano hlādadāyakaḥ | pāpakarmakṛto rājan yātanā na prabādhate ||
সেয়েহে, হে ৰাজন, তোমাৰ দেহ-স্পৰ্শ পোৱা বায়ুও আনন্দদায়ক হয়; আৰু যেতিয়ালৈকে সেই প্ৰভাৱ থাকে, তেতিয়ালৈকে পাপকর্মকাৰীকো যাতনা পীড়া নকৰে।
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FAQs
Puṇya is portrayed as benefitting even those in adverse states: generous, dharmic living can become a refuge to others, temporarily easing suffering and inspiring reform.
Ethical-karmic teaching within narrative; not pañcalakṣaṇa proper.
The ‘joy-giving wind’ is a symbol for sāttvika saṅga: proximity to purified conduct subtly reorders the afflicted psyche, interrupting the momentum of pain (yātanā) at least for a time.