Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 23, Shloka 115
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
समेत्य तैरात्मजभूपनन्दनैर्महोरगाणामधिपः स सत्यवाक् ।
मुदान्वितोऽन्नानि मधूनि चात्मवान् यथोपयोगं बुभुजे स भोगभुक् ॥
sametya tairātmajabhūpanandanair mahoragāṇāmadhipaḥ sa satyavāk / mudānvito 'nnāni madhūni cātmavān yathopayogaṃ bubhuje sa bhogabhuk
Nang makatagpo ang mga anak na iyon ng hari, ang tapat na panginoon ng mga dakilang nāga, puspos ng galak at may pagpipigil-sa-sarili, ay tumanggap ng pagkain at inuming pulot sa nararapat na paraan—siya, ang tagapagtamasa ng mga kaluguran.
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FAQs
Even indulgence is framed by appropriateness and self-mastery; the nāga-king is praised not merely for power but for truthfulness and measured enjoyment.
Ākhyāna supporting dharma: exemplary virtues (satya, saṃyama) embedded in story rather than cosmological enumeration.
The nāga realm often symbolizes subterranean/instinctive forces; ‘self-possessed’ enjoyment suggests integrating instinct with discernment—pleasure governed by buddhi.