Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 50, Shloka 28
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
सुखं सिद्धिर्यशः कीर्तिरित्येते धर्मयोनयः ।
कामादतिमुदं हर्षं धर्मपौत्रमसूयत ॥
sukhaṃ siddhir yaśaḥ kīrtir ity ete dharmayonayaḥ | kāmād atimudaṃ harṣaṃ dharmapautram asūyata ||
Ang Sukha (Kaligayahan), Siddhi (Kaganapan), Yaśas (Katanyagan), at Kīrti (Mabuting pangalan)—ang mga ito’y isinilang mula sa Dharma. Mula kay Kāma (Pagnanasa) isinilang si Atimuda (Labis na pagdiriwang) at si Harṣa (Galak), na apo sa angkan ni Dharma.
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FAQs
The Purāṇic model ties social and inner goods (happiness, success, reputation) to dharmic living, while noting that joy and exhilaration also arise from desire—implying the need to govern kāma so that pleasure remains aligned with dharma.
Sarga/Pratisarga-style genealogical enumeration: the ‘creation’ of moral qualities and their outcomes is presented as lineage.
Yaśas and kīrti symbolize the ‘outer radiance’ of inner order; harṣa/atimuda are the volatile waves of kāma, which can either support dharma (as a descendant) or destabilize it when excessive.