Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 76
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
पर्वस्वथाऽन्यत् तस्मात्तु वर्ज्यान्येतानि पण्डितैः ।
गर्भहन्तुः सुतो निघ्नो मोहनी चापि कन्यका ॥
parvasv athānyat tasmāt tu varjyāny etāni paṇḍitaiḥ | garbhahantuḥ suto nighno mohanī cāpi kanyakā ||
On festival or transition days (parvan), and likewise on certain others, the learned should avoid these times. Otherwise, it is said there result a “destroyer of the fetus” (garbha-hantṛ), a “son who kills” (suta-nighna), and a “bewitching, deluding daughter” (mohanī kanyakā).
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FAQs
The ethical thrust is precautionary: acts with generational consequences should be regulated by restraint and tradition. The stark outcomes function as deterrents to heed timing and discipline.
This is dharma/ācāra and does not map to the five purāṇic characteristics.
‘Harmful progeny’ can symbolize the fruits of untimely or unrighteous action—misdirected desire producing inner poisons (moha) and violence (nighna).