Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 18, Shloka 54
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
प्रगृह्यास्त्राणि बद्ध्यन्तां तस्मादेते सुरारयः ।
न भेतव्यं भृशञ्चैते मया निस्तेजसः कृताः ।
परदारावमर्षाच्च दग्धपुण्याः हतौजसः ॥
pragṛhyāstrāṇi badhyantāṃ tasmād ete surārayaḥ / na bhetavyaṃ bhṛśaṃ caite mayā nistejasaḥ kṛtāḥ / paradārāvamarṣāc ca dagdhapuṇyā hataujasaḥ
ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿ ದೇವರ ಈ ಶತ್ರುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಿ ಹಿಡಿಯಿರಿ. ಅವರನ್ನು ಬಹಳವಾಗಿ ಭಯಪಡಬೇಡಿ; ನಾನು ಅವರನ್ನು ತೇಜೋಹೀನರನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಪರಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರ ಮೇಲಿನ ಅಪಚಾರದಿಂದ ಅವರ ಪುಣ್ಯ ದಗ್ಧವಾಗಿ, ಅವರ ಬಲ ನಾಶವಾಗಿದೆ.
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FAQs
Adharma—especially violation of others’ spouses—destroys puṇya and ojas; moral transgression is shown to have concrete consequences: loss of power, reputation, and protection.
A dharma-illustration within itihāsa-like narrative: ethical causality (puṇya/ojas) is demonstrated through the rise and fall of hostile powers.
Tejas is sustained by inner restraint (brahmacarya/saṃyama broadly). ‘Paradāra’ outrage symbolizes dissipation of vital force; when tejas collapses, even formidable foes become bindable.