Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 98
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
अप्रक्षालितपादेषु प्रविशत्सु महानसम् । खलेषु गोष्ठेषु च वै द्रोहो येषु गृहेषु वै ॥
aprakṣālita-pādeṣu praviśatsu mahānasam | khaleṣu goṣṭheṣu ca vai droho yeṣu gṛheṣu vai ||
যে সব গৃহে লোকেরা পা না ধুয়ে রান্নাঘরে প্রবেশ করে, আর যেখানে নোংরা স্থানে ও গোয়ালঘরে বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা থাকে—সেখানেই নিশ্চয়ই সেই অনিষ্টকারী শক্তিগুলি বাস করে।
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FAQs
The kitchen is treated as a quasi-sacred space; neglect of basic purity and tolerance of deceit in the household sphere are seen as openings for misfortune. Cleanliness and trust are practical dharma.
Ancillary ācāra-dharma material rather than pancalakṣaṇa narrative units.
Food is the carrier of prāṇa and mind (anna → manas). Impurity at the point of food preparation symbolizes contamination of consciousness; ‘treachery’ in hidden places points to unexamined shadows that destabilize the home.