Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 58, Shloka 59
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
तथैव शोभनः पाकः दुःस्थितैश्च तथा ग्रहैः ।
अल्पोपकाराय नृणां देशज्ञैश्चात्मनो बुधैः ॥
tathaiva śobhanaḥ pāko duḥ sthitaiśca tathā grahaiḥ / alpopakārāya nṛṇāṃ deśajñaiścātmano budhaiḥ
तथैव ग्रहाणां दुष्टस्थाने स्थितत्वे जनानां प्रति शुभोऽपि पाकोऽल्पफल एव भवति; देशज्ञानिनः स्वविवेकिनो बुद्धिमन्तोऽपि एतदवगच्छन्ति।
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FAQs
Even good indicators can be blunted by adverse conditions; therefore, prudence and contextual judgment (not simplistic optimism) are required.
Ancillary instruction aligning human decision-making with cosmic order; it functions as practical guidance within the Purāṇic encyclopedic style.
The verse encodes the idea of mixed karma: auspicious potentials may yield only small fruits when countered by stronger obstructive forces.