Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 65
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
परिखां वा समाक्रामेद् अबला गर्भधारिणी ।
अङ्गध्रुक् तनयं लेभे पिशुनं नाम नामतः ॥
parikhāṃ vā samākrāmed abalā garbha-dhāriṇī | aṅgadhruk tanayaṃ lebhe piśunaṃ nāma nāmataḥ ||
ಅಥವಾ ದುರ್ಬಲ ಗರ್ಭಿಣಿ ಒಂದು ಹಳ್ಳ/ಖಾತವನ್ನು ದಾಟಿದರೆ, ಆಗ ಅಂಗಧೃಕನಿಗೆ ಒಬ್ಬ ಪುತ್ರ ದೊರೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ—ಅವನಿಗೆ ‘ಪಿಶುನ’ ಎಂದು ನಾಮಕರಣ ಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತು.
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FAQs
The verse reflects a traditional ethic of protecting pregnancy through careful conduct; risky crossings (like moats) become narrative triggers for misfortune. The name Piśuna also moralizes character—malice and slander are treated as socially destructive ‘births’.
Didactic narrative attached to Vaṃśānucarita (begetting a named son) used to teach dharma for householders.
Crossing a ‘moat’ symbolizes transgressing boundaries; when protective limits are breached, harmful tendencies (piśunatā—malicious speech) arise.