Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 14
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
रतिमाप्नोति वाक्यञ्च विवक्षोरन्यदेव यत् ।
परिवर्तकसंज्ञो 'यं तस्यापि सितसर्षपैः ॥
ratim āpnoti vākyañ ca vivakṣor anyadeva yat | parivartaka-saṃjño 'yaṃ tasyāpi sita-sarṣapaiḥ ||
वक्ता की प्रवृत्ति दूसरी ओर हो जाती है, और बोलने की इच्छा रखने वाले के शब्द भी ‘कुछ और’ बन जाते हैं। इसे ‘परिवर्तक’ कहा गया है; इसके लिए भी श्वेत सरसों से प्रतिकार बताया गया है।
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FAQs
Guarding intention and speech is part of dharma; when distortion arises (mis-speaking, sudden change of mind), one should treat it as a warning sign and apply calming, purificatory measures rather than acting rashly.
Ritual/dharma appendix material; not one of the five core purāṇic markers.
Parivartaka symbolizes the instability of vāk (speech) when prāṇa and manas are agitated. White mustard is widely used as a ‘cutting’/clearing substance in śānti rites, representing sharp discriminative purification.