Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 70, Shloka 24
Adhyaya 70 — The King Confronts the Rakshasa and Restores the Brahmin’s Wife
मार्कण्डेय उवाच वैकल्योच्चारणात्तस्य ब्राह्मणस्य महामतेः ।
ततः स राजातिभृशं विषण्णः समजायत ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca vaikalyoccāraṇāt tasya brāhmaṇasya mahāmateḥ | tataḥ sa rājātibhṛśaṃ viṣaṇṇaḥ samajāyata ||
માર્કંડેય બોલ્યા—તે મહાત્મા બ્રાહ્મણની અશક્તિ વિશે સાંભળીને (અથવા કહેવામાં આવતાં) રાજા ત્યારે અત્યંત વ્યથિત થયો.
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FAQs
A righteous ruler is pained by the suffering of the dharmic (here, a brāhmaṇa and the integrity of sacrifice). Compassion becomes the seed of corrective action.
Narrative-dharma (upākhyāna) supporting ethical ideals of kingship; not a direct pancalakṣaṇa segment.
The king’s ‘viṣāda’ can be read as the awakening of conscience; inner disquiet arises when the protective order (dharma) is perceived as wounded.