Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 50, Shloka 66
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
योषितोऽबिरता यत्र न वहिर्गमनोत्सुकाः ।
लज्जान्विताः सदा गेहं यक्ष तत्परिवर्जय ॥
yoṣito 'biratā yatra na vahirgamanotsukāḥ | lajjānvitāḥ sadā gehaṃ yakṣa tat parivarjaya ||
हे यक्ष! जिस घर में स्त्रियाँ व्यभिचारिणी नहीं होतीं, बाहर भटकने की लालसा नहीं रखतीं और सदा लज्जा/मर्यादा से युक्त रहती हैं—उस घर से दूर रहो।
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FAQs
The passage reflects a classical dharma-text valuation of restraint and propriety as stabilizers of household life. Such restraint is framed as creating a boundary that harmful influences should not cross.
Social-ethical instruction; not a pancalakṣaṇa element.
‘Lajjā’ functions as inner guardianship—an internal boundary that prevents dissipation of attention and vitality; the home becomes symbolically ‘closed’ to predatory or chaotic forces.