Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 63, Shloka 65
Adhyaya 63 — Sumati's Dharma
ततोऽतिशोभने कन्ये विमुक्ते व्याधितः शुभे ।
स्वकान्त्योद्यॊति दिग्भागं चक्राते तन्महीधरम् ॥
tato ’tiśobhane kanye vimukte vyādhitaḥ śubhe / svakāntyodyoti digbhāgaṃ cakrāte tanmahīdharam
Then those two exceedingly beautiful, auspicious maidens—freed from illness—by their own radiance illuminated the quarters and made that mountain resplendent.
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Health and virtue are portrayed as luminous: when affliction is removed, innate tejas naturally manifests, benefiting not only the individual but the surrounding world.
Manvantara narrative conclusion: the episode closes with a visible sign (radiance) of restored order—typical of Purāṇic storytelling within era-accounts.
Illuminating the directions symbolizes harmonization of the inner faculties; cure is not merely absence of disease but reappearance of sattvic brilliance that ‘lights up’ one’s entire sphere.