Shloka 1
Adhyaya 65 — Svarocis Enjoys on the Mountain; A Debate on Marital Fidelity and Desire
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणेऽथ स्वारोचिषे मन्वन्तरेऽ चतुःषष्ठितमोऽध्यायः ।
पञ्चषष्ठितमोऽध्यायः- ६५
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततः स ताभिः सहितः पत्नीभिरमरद्युतिः ।
ररामा तस्मिन् शैलेन्द्रे रम्यकानननिर्झरे ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe 'tha svārociṣe manvantare catuḥṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ / pañcaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ 65 / mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ sa tābhiḥ sahitaḥ patnībhir amaradyutiḥ / rarāma tasmin śailendre ramyakānananirjhare
Así concluye el Capítulo 64 del Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, en el Svārociṣa Manvantara; comienza el Capítulo 65. Dijo Mārkaṇḍeya: Entonces aquel ser celeste resplandeciente, acompañado por aquellas esposas, se recreó en aquel monte señorial, entre hermosos bosques y cascadas.
FAQs
The text normalizes enjoyment after rightful attainment: bhoga is not condemned when situated within order and blessing, rather than driven by harm or adharma.
Manvantara: the colophon explicitly situates the narrative inside a manvantara unit, a classic Purāṇic organizing principle.
Mountain, grove, and waterfall imagery often signal a ‘tīrtha-like’ inner landscape—stability (mountain), flourishing (grove), and flowing vitality (waterfall).