Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 78
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
सरीसृपाणि चाऽन्यानि पुरीषमथवा पुनः ।
षण्मासान् गुर्विणीं मांसमश्नुवानामसंयताम् ॥
sarīsṛpāṇi cānyāni purīṣam athavā punaḥ | ṣaṇmāsān gurviṇīṃ māṃsam aśnuvānām asaṃyatām ||
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FAQs
The text promotes self-control and regulated diet during pregnancy, presenting extreme negative outcomes as admonitory. The ethical emphasis is on restraint (saṃyama) and responsibility toward new life.
Ācāra/dharma material; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
‘Creeping creatures’ and ‘impurity’ imagery can signify the subtle ‘contamination’ of mind and body when cravings dominate; pregnancy here becomes a metaphor for the gestation of karmic results.