Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 23, Shloka 115
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
समेत्य तैरात्मजभूपनन्दनैर्महोरगाणामधिपः स सत्यवाक् ।
मुदान्वितोऽन्नानि मधूनि चात्मवान् यथोपयोगं बुभुजे स भोगभुक् ॥
sametya tairātmajabhūpanandanair mahoragāṇāmadhipaḥ sa satyavāk / mudānvito 'nnāni madhūni cātmavān yathopayogaṃ bubhuje sa bhogabhuk
அரசனின் அந்த மகன்களைச் சந்தித்து, உண்மையுரைக்கும் மகாநாகங்களின் தலைவன் மகிழ்ச்சியுடனும் தன்னடக்கத்துடனும், முறையாக உணவுகளையும் தேன் பானங்களையும் அருந்தினான்—அவன் இன்பங்களை அனுபவிப்பவன்.
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FAQs
Even indulgence is framed by appropriateness and self-mastery; the nāga-king is praised not merely for power but for truthfulness and measured enjoyment.
Ākhyāna supporting dharma: exemplary virtues (satya, saṃyama) embedded in story rather than cosmological enumeration.
The nāga realm often symbolizes subterranean/instinctive forces; ‘self-possessed’ enjoyment suggests integrating instinct with discernment—pleasure governed by buddhi.