Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 70, Shloka 35
Adhyaya 70 — The King Confronts the Rakshasa and Restores the Brahmin’s Wife
नास्य दोषो न वा तस्य मम भर्तुर्महात्मनः ।
ममैव दोषो नान्यस्य सुकृतं ह्युपभुज्यते ॥
nāsya doṣo na vā tasya mama bhartur mahātmanaḥ |
mamaiva doṣo nānyasya sukṛtaṃ hy upabhujyate ||
“There is no fault in him—nor in that great-souled husband of mine. The fault is mine alone, not another’s; for merit (and its result) is indeed enjoyed by the one who has done it.”
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FAQs
The verse articulates moral accountability: one should not displace blame onto others when consequences arise from one’s own conduct. It also reiterates the karmic principle that the doer is the experiencer of results.
Dharma instruction via narrative (upākhyāna). No direct sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita content here.
Non-blame and self-attribution of doṣa point toward inner purification: liberation begins when the ego stops projecting causality outward and recognizes the law of inner seeds (karma) bearing fruit.