Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततः स विप्रस्तं भूयः प्रत्युवाचेदमादरात् ।
श्रद्धधानो वचस्तस्य ब्राह्मणस्य विपश्चितः ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ sa vipras taṁ bhūyaḥ pratyuvācedam ādarāt |
śraddadhāno vacas tasya brāhmaṇasya vipaścitaḥ ||
মাৰ্কণ্ডেয় ক’লে—তেতিয়া সেই শ্ৰোতা ব্ৰাহ্মণে পুনৰ শ্ৰদ্ধাৰে তাক উত্তৰ দিলে, সেই জ্ঞানী ব্ৰাহ্মণৰ বাক্যত বিশ্বাস ৰাখি।
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Knowledge transmission in Purāṇic culture is relational: respect (ādara) and faith (śraddhā) are prerequisites for receiving higher methods.
Narrative connective tissue (ākhyāna) within a larger story arc.
The shift to Markandeya’s voice signals layered authority: experiential marvels are embedded within a sanctified chain of narration.