Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 15, Shloka 41
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
निकृत्या कञ्चनं नृणां कार्पण्यं च नृणां वधः । यानि च प्रतिषिद्धानि तत्प्रवृत्तिश्च सन्तता ॥
nikṛtyā kañcanaṃ nṛṇāṃ kārpaṇyaṃ ca nṛṇāṃ vadhaḥ / yāni ca pratiṣiddhāni tat-pravṛttiś ca santatā
लोगों के स्वर्ण को छल से हड़पना, कंजूसी, मनुष्यों की हत्या, और जो-जो कर्म निषिद्ध हैं—उनमें निरंतर प्रवृत्त रहना—ये सब महादोष माने जाते हैं।
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FAQs
Beyond single acts, the text highlights ‘santatā pravṛtti’—habitual persistence in wrongdoing—as especially damaging, implying that character formation is central to karmic outcome.
Ethical instruction; not pancalakṣaṇa content.
Repetition (santatā) indicates saṃskāra-building: sustained vice creates deep grooves in consciousness, making liberation-oriented disciplines progressively harder.