Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 81, Shloka 23
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
वैश्य उवाच
एवमेतद्यथा प्राह भवानस्मद्गतं वचः ।
किं करोमि न बद्नाति मम निष्ठुरतां मनः ॥
vaiśya uvāca
evam etad yathā prāha bhavān asmad-gataṃ vacaḥ |
kiṃ karomi na badhnāti mama niṣṭhuratāṃ manaḥ ||
ကုန်သည်က ဆို၏— «အရှင်ပြောသကဲ့သို့ ကျွန်ုပ်၏အခြေအနေသည် အမှန်တကယ် ထိုသို့ပင် ဖြစ်ပါသည်။ အဘယ်သို့ ပြုရမည်နည်း။ ကျွန်ုပ်၏စိတ်သည် ခွဲခွာမောဟကင်းသော တည်ကြည်မှု (ဝైరဂျ) သို့ မခိုင်မြဲနိုင်ပါ»။
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FAQs
Even when one intellectually recognizes harm or betrayal, the mind may cling through habit (saṃskāra). The verse highlights the gap between knowledge and inner transformation—prompting the need for deeper insight/discipline rather than mere reasoning.
Not a direct Pancalakṣaṇa element (sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita). It functions as the narrative frame that motivates the Devi Mahatmyam teaching.
The ‘mind that will not become hard’ indicates the jīva’s bondage by Māyā/Śakti—an inner compulsion that cannot be solved by intellect alone, preparing the ground for revelation of the Goddess as the power behind delusion and liberation.