Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 36, Shloka 5

Adhyaya 36 — Madalasa’s Final Counsel and the Renunciation of King Ritadhvaja

Sanskrit

मदालसा च तनयं प्राहेदं पश्चिमं वचः ।

कामोपभोगसंसर्गप्रहाणाय सुतस्य वै ॥

Transliteration

madālasā ca tanayaṃ prāhedaṃ paścimaṃ vacaḥ | kāmopabhogasaṃsargaprahāṇāya sutasya vai

Translation

And Madālasā spoke to her son these final words—truly intended for the son’s renunciation of attachment to the contacts and enjoyments of desire.

Speakers

• Narrator introducing Madālasā’s speech

Key Themes

• Vairāgya
• Sense-restraint
• Maternal instruction
• Ethics of renunciation