Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 72, Shloka 13
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
यदारोपितमैत्रीन्ताममন্যत महामुनिः । स्वभर्तरि तदा विप्रस्तमुवाच नराधिपम् ॥
yadāropitamaitrīṃ tāṃ mamanyata mahāmuniḥ / svabhartari tadā vipras tam uvāca narādhipam
ਜਦ ਮਹਾਨ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਨੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਸਨੇਹ ਪੱਕਾ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ, ਤਦ ਉਸ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਨੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ।
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FAQs
Maitrī is treated as a cultivable disposition; the narrative emphasizes intentional formation of virtuous affect within dhārmic bonds.
Upākhyāna; ethical teaching through story rather than formal cosmology or dynastic history.
‘Implanting maitrī’ suggests samskāra-transformation: ritual as a means to re-pattern subtle tendencies and relational karma.