Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 76, Shloka 26
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
गुरुरुवाच कुतस्त्वं कथयानन्द ! चैत्रः को वा त्वयोच्यते ।
सङ्कटं महदाभाति क्व जातोऽत्र ब्रवीषि किम् ॥
gurur uvāca kutas tvaṃ kathayānanda caitraḥ ko vā tvayocyate | saṅkaṭaṃ mahad ābhāti kva jāto 'tra bravīṣi kim ||
गुरु ने कहा— “आनन्द, तुम ऐसा कहाँ से कह रहे हो? यह ‘चैत्र’ कौन है जिसका तुम उल्लेख कर रहे हो? कोई बड़ा संकट प्रतीत होता है— तुम कहाँ जन्मे हो? तुम वास्तव में क्या कह रहे हो?”
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FAQs
The guru models dharmic investigation: when duties depend on facts, one must inquire carefully rather than act on assumptions.
Didactic narrative (ācāra) framed as dialogue; not a pancalakṣaṇa core topic.
The ‘saṅkaṭa’ is also inner: when identity narratives clash, the mind destabilizes; the teacher’s questioning is the beginning of reintegration through discernment (viveka).