Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 24, Shloka 1
Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे मदालसोपाख्याने कुवलयाश्वपातालगमनं नाम त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः ।
चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः ।
जड उवाच
कृताहारं महात्मानामधिपं पवनाशिनाम् ।
उपासाञ्चक्रिरे पुत्रौ भूपालतनयस्तथा ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe madālasopākhyāne kuvalayāśvapātālagamanaṃ nāma trayoviṃso 'dhyāyaḥ caturviśo 'dhyāyaḥ jaḍa uvāca kṛtāhāraṃ mahātmanāmadhipaṃ pavanāśinām / upāsāñcakrire putrau bhūpālatanayastathā
Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, sa salaysay ni Madālasa, nagtatapos ang ikadalawampu’t tatlong kabanata na tinatawag na “Ang pagpunta ni Kuvalayāśva sa Pātāla.” Kabanata Dalawampu’t Apat. Sinabi ni Jaḍa: Nang matapos kumain ang dakilang-loob na panginoon ng mga “kumakain ng hangin” (mga nāga), ang dalawang anak na lalaki, gayundin ang mga anak ng hari, ay naglingkod at nag-alalay sa kanya.
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FAQs
Service to a guest or superior after hospitality (upāsanā/sevā) is presented as dharmic refinement—relationship is maintained not only by giving food but by respectful attendance.
The colophon is structural; the narrative remains ākhyāna. It does not directly instantiate sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa, though it sits within vaṃśa-linked royal legend.
‘Wind-eaters’ evokes prāṇa symbolism; attending the prāṇa-linked beings after ‘feeding’ suggests honoring subtle life-forces after satisfying gross needs.