Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 46
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
बीजापहारिणी चान्या स्त्रीपुंसोरतिभीषणाः । मेध्यान्नभोजनैः स्नानैस्तस्याश्चोपशमो भवेत ॥
bījāpahāriṇī cānyā strīpuṃsor atibhīṣaṇā | medhyānna-bhojanaiḥ snānaiḥ tasyāś copśamo bhavet ||
மற்றொரு (தோஷம்) ‘பீஜாபஹாரிணீ’ பெண்-ஆண் இருவருக்கும் மிகப் பயங்கரமானது; ஏனெனில் அவள் பீஜம் (சந்தான சக்தி) ஐ அபகரிக்கிறாள். தூய உணவு உண்ணுதலும் நீராடுதலும் அவளின் தொல்லையை அடக்குகின்றன।
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The remedy emphasizes śauca (purity) through diet and bathing, implying that responsible regulation of body and habits is integral to sustaining household life and procreative dharma.
Operates as practical dharma/ācāra guidance embedded in Purāṇic discourse; not a cosmological or genealogical unit.
‘Seed’ can signify both biological potency and creative vitality (ojas/tejas). Purified food and water symbolize replenishment and stabilization of life-force.