Shloka 1
Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे मदालसोपदेशो नामोनत्रिंशोऽध्यायः । त्रिंशोऽध्यायः । मदालसोवाच नित्यं नैमित्तकञ्चैव नित्यनैमित्तिकं तथा । गृहस्थस्य तु यत् कर्म तन्निशामय पुत्रक ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe madālasopadeśo nāmonatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ | triṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ | madālasovāca nityaṃ naimittakañ caiva nityanaimittikaṃ tathā | gṛhasthasya tu yat karma tan niśāmaya putraka ||
Así concluye el vigésimo noveno capítulo, llamado «La instrucción de Madālasa», en el Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa. Ahora comienza el trigésimo capítulo. Dijo Madālasa: Los deberes del cabeza de familia son de tres clases: diarios (nitya), ocasionales (naimittika) y los que son a la vez diarios y ocasionales (nitya-naimittika). Escúchalos, hijo mío.
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FAQs
Dharma is systematized: some obligations are constant, others arise from life-events. This classification helps a householder prioritize duties without confusion.
Meta-structural dharma teaching; outside pancalakṣaṇa. It functions as a practical śāstra-like layer within the purāṇa.
The threefold karma classification mirrors rhythms of consciousness: steady discipline (nitya), responsive action (naimittika), and integrated practice where daily life itself becomes sacred timing (nitya-naimittika).