Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 73
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
ब्राह्मण उवाच परस्त्रियां नाभिलषेदित्युगुर्गुरवो मम ।
तेन त्वां नाभिवाञ्छामि कामं विलप शुष्य वा ॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca para-striyaṃ nābhilaṣed ity ucur guravo mama | tena tvāṃ nābhivāñchāmi kāmaṃ vilapa śuṣya vā ||
ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਮੇਰੇ ਆਚਾਰਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਹੈ: ‘ਪਰਾਏ ਪੁਰਖ ਦੀ ਪਤਨੀ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਨੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ।’ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ। ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮਰਜ਼ੀ ਰੋ ਲੈ, ਜਾਂ ਸੁੱਕ ਕੇ ਮਿਟ ਜਾ।
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FAQs
Dharma is upheld through śāstra/guru instruction even under emotional pressure; the verse asserts clear boundaries against parastrī-gamana (illicit relations).
Ācāra (codes of conduct) presented via exemplifying story; not one of the five structural purāṇic marks.
Guru-vākya symbolizes inner law (antaryāmin as conscience/discipline). The refusal indicates mastery over kāma, a prerequisite for higher knowledge and ritual purity.