Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 26, Shloka 6
Adhyaya 26 — Madālasa Names Alarka and Reorients Him Toward Kshatriya Duty
तृतीयं तनयं जातं स राजा शत्रुमर्दनम् ।
यदाह तेन सा सुभ्रूर्जहासातिचिरं पुनः ॥
tṛtīyaṃ tanayaṃ jātaṃ sa rājā śatrumardanam / yadāha tena sā subhrūr jahāsāticiraṃ punaḥ
ਤੀਜੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਦੇ ਜਨਮ ਉੱਤੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ “ਸ਼ਤ੍ਰੁਮਰਦਨ” ਰੱਖਿਆ। ਇਹ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹੀ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਭੌਂਹਾਂ ਵਾਲੀ ਰਾਣੀ ਫਿਰ ਲੰਮੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੱਕ ਹੱਸਦੀ ਰਹੀ।
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FAQs
The repeated laughter signals Madālasa’s distance from conventional royal pride. Names celebrating conquest are treated as shallow when measured against the higher aim of self-knowledge and freedom from attachment.
Primarily Dharma/Ācāra and Itihāsa-style upākhyāna (didactic narrative). It is not a direct Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita datum here, though it supports ethical instruction embedded in the Purāṇic narrative mode.
The ‘enemy-crushing’ motif can be read inwardly: the true enemies are ignorance, ego, and craving. Madālasa’s laughter hints that outer victory is secondary to inner conquest.