Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 81, Shloka 24
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
यैः सन्त्यज्य पितृस्नेहं धनलुब्धैर्निराकृतः ।
पतिस्वजनहार्दं च हार्दि तेष्वेव मे मनः ॥
yaiḥ santyajya pitṛ-snehaṃ dhana-lubdhair nirākṛtaḥ |
pati-svajana-hārdaṃ ca hārdi teṣv eva me manaḥ ||
जिन धनलोभी जनों ने मुझे त्याग दिया—यहाँ तक कि पुत्रों ने पिता के प्रति जो स्नेह होना चाहिए, उसे भी छोड़ दिया—उन्होंने दाम्पत्य और बान्धव-भाव भी त्याग दिया, फिर भी मेरा हृदय उन्हीं में ही लगा रहता है।
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FAQs
The verse critiques dharma’s erosion through greed, while also diagnosing attachment as irrational persistence: affection can remain even when reciprocity and duty are absent.
Frame-narrative (vaṃśānucarita-style human episode is minimal here), primarily a didactic setup rather than cosmological genealogy.
The heart’s fixation on the undeserving illustrates Māyā’s binding power (āvaraṇa/ākṣepa): covering discernment and projecting compulsive attraction.