Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 20, Shloka 50
Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
पातालाम्बरतॊयेषु न चास्य विहता गतिः ।
समस्तदिक्षु व्रजतो न भङ्गः पर्वतेष्वपि ॥
pātālāmbaratoyeṣu na cāsya vihatā gatiḥ | samastadikṣu vrajato na bhaṅgaḥ parvateṣv api ||
In the netherworld, in the sky, and in the waters, his movement is not obstructed; as he goes in all directions, there is no hindrance even from mountains.
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FAQs
Dharma’s protection is envisioned as boundary-crossing: the righteous agent must not be limited by terrain, distance, or conventional barriers when confronting adharma.
Uses cosmographic vocabulary (realms like pātāla), but here in service of narrative, not systematic cosmology (sarga/pratisarga).
The three domains—nether, sky, waters—can symbolize subconscious, intellect, and emotions; the ‘horse’ as disciplined vitality/prāṇa moves freely when integrated, unhindered by ‘mountains’ (fixed mental blocks).