Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 22, Shloka 50
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
प्रणिपत्य स तं प्रायाद्राजपुत्रः पुरं पितुः ।
समारुह्य तमेवाश्वं सुपर्णानिलविक्रमम् ॥
praṇipatya sa taṃ prāyād rājaputraḥ puraṃ pituḥ | samāruhya tam evāśvaṃ suparṇānilavikramam ||
उसे प्रणाम करके राजकुमार अपने पिता की नगरी को चला गया; उसी घोड़े पर आरूढ़ होकर, जो गरुड़ और वायु के वेग के समान तीव्र था।
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FAQs
Proper closure of receiving help includes reverence and gratitude; dharmic action is paired with humility (praṇipāta) before moving on to one’s next duty.
Ākhyāna; narrative progression within the royal episode.
The ‘wind/Garuḍa-speed’ horse symbolizes prāṇa and aspiration carrying the agent from liminal sacred space back to the realm of responsibility.