Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 58, Shloka 59
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
तथैव शोभनः पाकः दुःस्थितैश्च तथा ग्रहैः ।
अल्पोपकाराय नृणां देशज्ञैश्चात्मनो बुधैः ॥
tathaiva śobhanaḥ pāko duḥ sthitaiśca tathā grahaiḥ / alpopakārāya nṛṇāṃ deśajñaiścātmano budhaiḥ
इसी प्रकार ग्रहों के दुष्ट स्थान में स्थित होने पर लोगों के लिए शुभ पाका (पूर्वसंकेत) भी अल्प फलदायक ही होता है—यह देश-प्रदेश को जानने वाले, स्वविवेकी बुद्धिमान समझते हैं।
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FAQs
Even good indicators can be blunted by adverse conditions; therefore, prudence and contextual judgment (not simplistic optimism) are required.
Ancillary instruction aligning human decision-making with cosmic order; it functions as practical guidance within the Purāṇic encyclopedic style.
The verse encodes the idea of mixed karma: auspicious potentials may yield only small fruits when countered by stronger obstructive forces.