Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 15, Shloka 50
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तेषां तं याम्यपुरुषं नृपः ।
पप्रच्छ कथमेतेषामाह्लादो मयि तिष्ठति ॥
etac chrutvā vacas teṣāṃ taṃ yāmyapuruṣaṃ nṛpaḥ | papraccha katham eteṣām āhlādo mayi tiṣṭhati ||
ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਬਚਨ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੇ ਯਮ ਦੇ ਉਸ ਦੂਤ ਨੂੰ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ— ‘ਜਦੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ?’
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FAQs
The king’s question models reflective ethics: one should inquire into which concrete actions generate welfare for others, and then cultivate those actions deliberately.
A dharma-illustrative narrative episode; not directly pañcalakṣaṇa.
Inquiry (vicāra) is itself a purifying act; it turns the mind from spectacle (seeing Naraka) to understanding causality (hetu) and responsibility.