Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 41, Shloka 7
Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi
यथैवमवमन्यन्ते जनाः परिभवन्ति च । तथा युक्तश्चरेद्योगी सतां वर्त्म न दूषयन् ॥
yathaivam avamanyante janāḥ paribhavanti ca | tathā yuktaś cared yogī satāṃ vartma na dūṣayan ||
ਜਿਵੇਂ ਲੋਕ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਬੇਅਦਬੀ ਤੇ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ, ਤਿਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਯੋਗੀ ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿ ਕੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਚਰਨ ਜਾਰੀ ਰੱਖੇ—ਸੱਜਣਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਾਰਗ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਲਾ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ।
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FAQs
External disrespect is not a license for inner collapse or unethical reaction; the yogin preserves noble conduct even when society behaves ignobly.
Dharma teaching (sādhu-ācāra) within dialogue; not a pañcalakṣaṇa narrative element.
Not ‘defiling the path’ points to guarding saṃskāras: retaliatory reactions imprint the mind; restraint keeps the mind fit for samādhi.