Shloka 1
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे कुवलयाश्वीयॆ मदालसावियोग नाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः ।
त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः पुत्रावूचतुः स राजपुत्रः संप्राप्य वेगादात्मपुरं ततः ।
पित्रोरवन्दिषुः पादौ दिदृक्षुश्च मदालसाम् ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe kuvalayāśvīye madālasāviyogo nāma dvāviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ | trayoviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ putrāvūcatuḥ sa rājaputraḥ saṃprāpya vegād ātmapuraṃ tataḥ | pitror avandiṣuḥ pādau didṛkṣuś ca madālasām ||
Así, en el Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, en el ciclo de Kuvalayāśva, concluye el capítulo vigésimo segundo, llamado «La separación de Madālasā». Ahora comienza el capítulo vigésimo tercero. Hablaron los dos hijos. Aquel príncipe, llegando con presteza a su propia ciudad, se postró a los pies de sus padres y deseó ver a Madālasā.
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FAQs
The narrative re-centers on filial piety and family bonds: returning home includes honoring parents, and the emotional thread (desire to see Madālasā) drives the next chapter.
This is chiefly adhyāya-colophon plus Ākhyāna continuation; it is not a pancalakṣaṇa enumerative passage but part of the narrative framework.
The swift return to ‘one’s own city’ and bowing to parents can symbolize returning to one’s inner source and aligning with foundational principles before seeking the ‘beloved’ (Madālasā) as a figure of sought truth/wholeness.