Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 76, Shloka 34
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
अत्रापि जातस्य सतः सम्बन्धो योऽस्य बान्धवैः ।
सोऽप्यस्तङ्गते देहे प्रयात्येषोऽखिलक्रमः ॥
atrāpi jātasya sataḥ sambandhoyo 'sya bāndhavaiḥ / so 'pyastaṅgate dehe prayātyeṣo 'khilakramaḥ
यहाँ भी जो जन्मा और जीवित है, उसका अपने स्वजनों से जो बन्धन है—शरीर के अस्त होने (नष्ट होने) पर वह भी चला जाता है। यही समस्त वस्तुओं की गति है।
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FAQs
Affection and duty may operate within life, but one should remember that the body’s end ends the practical network of relations. This supports balanced dharma without clinging.
General saṃsāra-viveka teaching embedded in narrative; not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa unit.
The metaphor of ‘sunset’ (astaṅgama) for the body suggests the witness remains while the ‘day’ of embodiment ends—inviting inquiry into the imperishable Self.