Shloka 37
Yugapramāṇa–Kaliyuga-lakṣaṇa–Pralaya-kathā
Markandeya’s Account of Yugas, Kali Signs, and Dissolution
प्रदाय च धन प्रीत: पुत्रेभ्य: प्रयतात्मवान् । तप: समभिसंधाय वनमेवान्वपद्यत,फिर मनपर संयम रखनेवाले वे महामुनि पुत्रोंको प्रसन्नतापूर्वक वह सारा धन बाँटकर तपस्याका शुभ संकल्प मनमें लेकर वनमें ही चले गये
pradāya ca dhanaṁ prītaḥ putrebhyaḥ prayatātmavān | tapaḥ samabhisandhāya vanam evānvapadyata ||
Having gladly distributed his wealth to his sons, that great sage—self-controlled and disciplined—formed the auspicious resolve to undertake austerities and withdrew into the forest itself.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should fulfill responsibilities to family without attachment—here, by distributing wealth to one’s sons—and then, with self-control, turn toward higher spiritual aims through tapas. The ethical emphasis is on disciplined renunciation grounded in duty rather than escapism.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a great sage who, after happily giving his property to his sons, makes a deliberate vow to practice austerities and departs for the forest to live an ascetic life.