Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 107
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
एवमेभिः सदा तीर्थैर्देवानां पितृभिः सह । सदा कार्याणि कुर्वोत नान्यतीर्थेन कर्हिचित् ॥
evamebhiḥ sadā tīrthairdevānāṃ pitṛbhiḥ saha | sadā kāryāṇi kurvota nānyatīrthena karhicit ||
இவ்வாறு இந்நியமிக்கப்பட்ட தீர்த்தங்களாலேயே தேவர்களுக்காகவும் பித்ருக்களுடன் கூடவும் எப்போதும் கருமங்களைச் செய்ய வேண்டும்; வேறு தீர்த்தத்தால் எந்நேரமும் செய்யக்கூடாது.
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FAQs
The verse insists on consistency and fidelity: sacred action is safeguarded by precise forms, preventing casual improvisation where the rite’s intent and recipient-differentiation could be confused.
Ācāra/Dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Exclusive tīrtha usage preserves distinct ‘currents’ of offering—deva and pitṛ channels remain unmixed. Symbolically, it maintains clarity between ascent (deva-oriented) and ancestral continuity (pitṛ-oriented) in the practitioner’s subtle economy.