Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 7
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
यज्ञदानतपांसीह पुरुषस्य च भूतये । भवन्ति यः सदाचारं समुल्लङ्घ्य प्रवर्तते ॥
yajñadānatapāṃsīha puruṣasya ca bhūtaye | bhavanti yaḥ sadācāraṃ samullaṅghya pravartate ||
यज्ञ, दान और तप इस लोक में तभी मनुष्य की समृद्धि के साधन बनते हैं जब वह सदाचार का उल्लंघन किए बिना कर्म करता है; पर जो सदाचार को लाँघकर चलता है, वह उनके फल को भी नष्ट कर देता है।
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FAQs
Ritual and ascetic acts are not self-justifying; they require ethical integrity. Without sadācāra, religious ‘works’ lose their power to produce genuine bhūti (flourishing).
Ethical/dharma instruction; not pancalakṣaṇa.
The triad yajña–dāna–tapas corresponds to offering, sharing, and self-restraint; sadācāra is the unifying ‘seal’ that prevents these energies from becoming egoic display.