Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 63, Shloka 8
Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses
ववृधे च महाभागो वयसाऽनुदिनं तथा ।
गुणौघैश्च यथा बालः कलाभिः शशिलाञ्छनः ॥
vavṛdhe ca mahābhāgo vayasā 'nudinaṃ tathā / guṇaughaiś ca yathā bālaḥ kalābhiḥ śaśalāñchanaḥ
वह भाग्यवान् बालक दिन-प्रतिदिन आयु में और गुणों की धारा में बढ़ता गया—जैसे शशांक (चन्द्र) कलाओं से क्रमशः बढ़ता है।
FAQs
The ideal of maturation is not mere aging but accretion of guṇas (virtues); the moon-phase simile implies gradual, measurable increase—ethical excellence is cultivated stepwise.
Vaṃśānucarita: continued life-description of a notable person within the manvantara’s historical canvas.
Moonlike waxing suggests the mind’s refinement and the steady increase of sattva; virtues ‘accumulate’ as kalās, hinting at inner completeness reached through stages.