Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 14, Shloka 74
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
क्षुत्क्षामास्तृट्पतज्जिह्वातालवो वेदनातुराः ।
दिवामैथुनिनः पापाḥ परदारभुजश्च ये ॥
kṣutkṣāmās tṛṭpatajjihvā-tālavo vedanāturāḥ / divāmaithuninaḥ pāpāḥ paradārabhujaś ca ye
भूख से क्षीण, प्यास से जीभ और तालु सूखे हुए, और पीड़ा से व्याकुल—जो पापी दिन में मैथुन करते हैं तथा जो पर-स्त्रीगामी (व्यभिचारी) हैं, वे यहाँ दण्ड के लिए दिखाए जाते हैं।
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FAQs
Sexual conduct is framed as a dharmic responsibility affecting families and social order. Adultery is condemned as harm to another’s household; the imagery underscores desire leading to suffering.
Dharma/karmaphala instruction rather than cosmological lakṣaṇas.
Hunger and thirst symbolize insatiable craving (tṛṣṇā). The ‘dry tongue/palate’ indicates pleasure turning into aridity—desire that cannot truly satisfy.