Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 72, Shloka 14
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
आनीयतां नरश्रेष्ठ ! या तवेष्टात्मनोऽन्तिकम् । भुङ्क्ष्व भोगांस्तया सार्धं यज यज्ञान्स्तथादृतः ॥
ānīyatāṃ naraśreṣṭha! yā taveṣṭātmano 'ntikam / bhuṅkṣva bhogāṃs tayā sārdhaṃ yaja yajñāṃs tathādṛtaḥ
हे नरश्रेष्ठ! उसे तुम्हारे पास लाया जाए—तुमने जो इष्टि की है। उसके साथ अपने धर्मोचित भोगों का उपभोग करो और यथाविधि आदरपूर्वक यज्ञ भी करो।
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FAQs
The householder path integrates kāma (enjoyment) with yajña (sacred duty); pleasure is affirmed when harmonized with responsibility and reverence.
Upākhyāna with dharma-śikṣā (ethical instruction); it operationalizes household dharma rather than describing creation or dynasties.
Union (sārdham) and sacrifice (yajña) together signal the ideal ‘consecrated household’: relationship becomes a locus of spiritual order, not mere gratification.