Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 15, Shloka 50
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तेषां तं याम्यपुरुषं नृपः ।
पप्रच्छ कथमेतेषामाह्लादो मयि तिष्ठति ॥
etac chrutvā vacas teṣāṃ taṃ yāmyapuruṣaṃ nṛpaḥ | papraccha katham eteṣām āhlādo mayi tiṣṭhati ||
Nang marinig ang kanilang mga salita, tinanong ng hari ang lingkod ni Yama: “Paano sumisibol ang galak na ito para sa kanila kapag ako’y nananatili rito?”
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FAQs
The king’s question models reflective ethics: one should inquire into which concrete actions generate welfare for others, and then cultivate those actions deliberately.
A dharma-illustrative narrative episode; not directly pañcalakṣaṇa.
Inquiry (vicāra) is itself a purifying act; it turns the mind from spectacle (seeing Naraka) to understanding causality (hetu) and responsibility.