Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 50, Shloka 59
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
अब्रह्मचारिणाधीतमिज्या चाविदुषा कृता ।
तपोवने ग्राम्यभुजां तथैवानिर्वजितात्मनाम् ॥
abrahmacāriṇādhītam ijyā cāviduṣā kṛtā | tapovane grāmyabhujāṃ tathaivānirvajitātmanām ||
બ્રહ્મચર્ય/સંયમ વિનાના વ્યક્તિએ મેળવેલી વિદ્યા, અજ્ઞાની દ્વારા કરાયેલ યજ્ઞ, અને હજી પણ ગ્રામ્ય (ભોગપ્રધાન) આહાર લેતા લોકોનું વનતપ—તથા જેમનું ચિત્ત શુદ્ધ નથી—આ બધું દોષયુક્ત છે।
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FAQs
Scriptural learning and ritual are not merely technical acts; they require inner discipline (brahmacarya, śuddhi). Ascetic settings (tapovana) do not sanctify a person who retains indulgent habits and an unpurified mind.
Ethical-ritual instruction ancillary to Purāṇic narrative; not a direct instance of the five hallmark topics, but supportive of ‘dharma’ exposition often embedded in vaṃśānucarita narratives.
The verse encodes the principle that mantra/vidyā without containment of desire becomes ‘leaky’—power dissipates. ‘Tapovana + grāmya-bhoga’ is a symbol of mixed (saṅkīrṇa) intention that blocks spiritual fruition.