Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 74, Shloka 53
Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu
कृतास्त्रस्तानरीन् जित्वा पितुरानीय चान्तिकम् ।
अनुज्ञातान् मुनोचाथ तेन स्वं धर्ममास्थितः ॥
kṛtāstrastānarīn jitvā piturānīya cāntikam / anujñātān munocātha tena svaṃ dharmamāsthitaḥ
Armed with those weapons, he conquered those enemies and brought them before his father. Then, when permission was granted, he released them and thus remained established in his own dharma.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as victory tempered by restraint: force is used to restore order, but the defeated are spared under legitimate authority and counsel.
Vaṃśa narrative illustrating dharmic rulership—an ethical credential for the later Manvantara description tied to the same lineage.
Conquering ‘enemies’ and then releasing them can symbolize conquering inner passions and then reintegrating energies under wisdom rather than suppression.