Shloka 1
Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे पुत्रानुशासने मदालसावाक्यं नामाष्टाविंशोऽध्यायः ॥
ऊनत्रिंशोऽध्यायः ।
अलर्क उवाच यत् कार्यं पुरुषाणां च गार्हस्थ्यमनुवर्तताम् ।
बन्धश्च स्याद् अकरणे क्रियायाः यस्य चोच्छ्रितिः ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe putrānuśāsane madālasāvākyaṃ nāmāṣṭāviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ || ūnatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ | alarka uvāca yat kāryaṃ puruṣāṇāṃ ca gārhasthyam anuvartatām | bandhaś ca syād akaraṇe kriyāyā yasya cocchritiḥ ||
Ainsi s’achève le vingt-huitième chapitre du Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, dans l’enseignement au fils appelé « Le Discours de Madālasā ». Commence maintenant le vingt-neuvième chapitre. Alarka dit : Quel est le devoir des hommes qui suivent la vie de maître de maison (gṛhastha) ? Et si l’on ne l’accomplit pas, quelle obligation ou lien (bandha) en résulte—au sujet de ce rite dont l’accomplissement est tenu pour élevé et faisant autorité/méritoire ?
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FAQs
The text pivots from general royal/social dharma to the practical foundation of society: the householder. The question frames dharma as both positive duty (kārya) and binding responsibility (bandha) when neglected.
Again, primarily dharma-upadeśa (ethical instruction) rather than the five canonical topics; it functions as normative teaching within the Purāṇic corpus.
By calling the rite ‘ucchrita’ (exalted), the verse signals that ordinary life-actions (especially in gārhasthya) can be vehicles of spiritual ascent when aligned with dharma—binding when ignored, liberating when performed rightly.