Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 81
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
शस्यार्धिं स सदा हन्ति लब्ध्वा रन्ध्रं शृणुष्व तत् ।
अमङ्गल्यदिनारम्भे अतृप्तो वपते च यः ॥
śasyārdhiṃ sa sadā hanti labdhvā randhraṃ śṛṇuṣva tat | amaṅgalyadinārambhe atṛpto vapate ca yaḥ ||
Siempre destruye la mitad de la cosecha en cuanto halla una abertura—escucha eso. Quien siembra sin quedar satisfecho o sin la debida propiciación al inicio de un día infausto, atrae tal pérdida.
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FAQs
Prosperity requires right timing and right preparation. The ‘opening’ (randhra) is negligence—beginning important work under inauspicious conditions or without due readiness leads to predictable loss.
Ancillary dharma and practical nīti (especially agrarian), not pañcalakṣaṇa.
The ‘crop’ is the fruit of karma; the ‘gap’ is a breach in awareness or discipline. Inauspicious beginnings symbolize actions initiated in tamas or agitation, which ‘halve’ the yield of effort.