Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 35, Shloka 50
Adhyaya 35 — Madālasa’s Instruction on Purity, Impurity, and Corrective Rites (Śauca and Aśauca)
तत्रापि शुद्धिरुद्दिष्टा पूर्वजन्मवतो दिनैः ।
दशद्वादशमासार्ध-माससङ्ख्यैर्दिनैर्गतैः ॥
tatrāpi śuddhir uddiṣṭā pūrvajanmavato dinaiḥ /
daśadvādaśamāsārdha-māsasaṃkhyair dinair gataiḥ
அந்நிலையிலும் கடந்த நாட்களின் அளவின்படி சௌசக் காலம் விதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது—பத்து அல்லது பன்னிரண்டு மாதக் கணக்கினாலும், மேலும் பக்ஷம் மற்றும் மாத அளவுகளினாலும், நாட்கள் கழிவதற்கேற்ப.
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FAQs
Dharma is not merely intention; it is also precision in observance. The verse emphasizes that purification is time-bound and rule-governed, encouraging disciplined conformity to śāstric measures of time.
This passage is primarily ācāra/dharma-śāstra material rather than pañcalakṣaṇa narrative. It relates secondarily to “vaṃśānucarita” only insofar as it appears inside a didactic-legend frame, but its direct function is prescriptive conduct.
Purification periods symbolize the gradual re-stabilization of sattva after disruption (death-impurity/ritual disturbance). The calendrical counting mirrors the idea that inner clarity is restored through measured, repeated restraint.