Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 15, Shloka 45
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
स्वर्गच्युतानां लिङ्गानि पुरुषाणामपापिनाम् ।
एतदुद्देशतो राजन् भवतः कथितं मया ॥
svargacyutānāṃ liṅgāni puruṣāṇām apāpinām | etad uddeśato rājan bhavataḥ kathitaṃ mayā ||
အို မင်းကြီး၊ အပြစ်မရှိသော်လည်း ကောင်းကင်မှ ကျဆင်းလာသော လူတို့၏ လက္ခဏာများကို ဤမျှသာ ငါက သင့်အား အကျဉ်းချုပ် ပြောကြားပြီးပြီ။
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FAQs
Heaven is not permanent; even the non-sinful may ‘fall’ when merit is spent. The ethical push is toward durable dharma (and ultimately liberative knowledge) rather than seeking only svarga.
This is didactic karma-theory within narrative (vaṃśānucarita-style storytelling environment), but not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa unit.
‘Falling from heaven’ symbolizes the impermanence of all reward states; it points to the need for inner transformation beyond transactional merit.