Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 50, Shloka 43
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
ब्रह्मोवाच तवाश्रयो गृहं पुंसां जनश्चाधार्मिको बलम् ।
पुष्टिं नित्यक्रियाहान्या भवान् वत्स ! गमिष्यति ॥
brahmovāca tavāśrayo gṛhaṃ puṃsāṃ janaścādhārmiko balam | puṣṭiṃ nityakriyāhānyā bhavān vatsa! gamiṣyati ||
Wika ni Brahmā: “Ang iyong kanlungan ay ang mga bahay ng tao, at ang taong salungat sa dharma ang iyong lakas. Sa pagpapabaya sa mga pang-araw-araw na ritwal, mahal ko, ikaw ay magkakamit ng sustansiya at sigla.”
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FAQs
Neglect of nitya-karmas (daily disciplines such as cleanliness, offerings, prayer, respectful conduct) is depicted as actively empowering destructive forces. The ‘adhārmika person’ becomes the ecosystem in which deprivation and disorder thrive.
Falls under dharma-śikṣā (ethical/ritual instruction) rather than the five formal purāṇic topics; it is a moral application embedded in narrative.
‘House’ can also mean the body-mind complex; when daily inner disciplines are abandoned, tamas gains strength and becomes ‘at home,’ feeding on omission rather than commission.