Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 22, Shloka 20
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
कृतार्तहरेषाशब्दो वै त्रस्तः साश्रुविलोचनः ।
नीतः सो 'श्वश्च तेनैव दानवेन दुरात्मना ॥
kṛtārtahreṣāśabdo vai trastaḥ sāśruvilocanaḥ | nītaḥ so 'śvaśca tenaiva dānavena durātmanā ||
Habang sumisigaw at naglalabas ng hingal na huni ng kabayong nagdurusa, takót at luhaan—siya at ang kabayo ay tinangay ng yaong dānava na may masamang loob.
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FAQs
Adharma is marked by needless terrorizing and seizure. The vivid distress imagery is meant to awaken urgency in the listener: compassion must translate into prompt corrective action.
Ākhyāna. Emotional detail serves the narrative’s dharma-impulse rather than encyclopedic Purāṇic categories.
The ‘horse’ can stand for prāṇa or momentum; when seized by a dānava (lower impulse), one’s forward movement becomes fear-driven until reclaimed by dharmic force.