Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 63, Shloka 30
Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे रक्षस्तत्तदा भीषणाकृति ।
नर्दमानं महानादमाजगाम त्वरान्वितम् ॥
etasminnantare rakṣastattadā bhīṣaṇākṛti | nardamānaṃ mahānādamājagāma tvarānvitam
ထိုအချိန်တည်းမှာပင် ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ်ရုပ်သဏ္ဍာန်ရှိသော ရာက္ခသတစ်ကောင်သည် အလျင်အမြန် ရောက်လာ၍ မိုးကြိုးသံကြီးကဲ့သို့ ထွက်ဟောက်လေ၏။
FAQs
The narrative emphasizes vigilance: danger often arrives suddenly and loudly; preparedness (through prior instruction) is the dhārmic response.
Manvantara: exemplary events within a Manu’s age, illustrating dharma and adharma through characters and conflicts.
The roaring rākṣasa can be read as the eruption of tamas/violent impulse; the ‘swift arrival’ mirrors how unguarded mind-states can rapidly overwhelm if not checked.