Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 115
Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
वातरूपा निषेकान्ते सा यस्मै क्षिपते सुतम् ।
स पुमान् वातशुक्रत्वं प्रयाति वनितापि वा ॥
vātarūpā niṣekānte sā yasmai kṣipate sutam /
sa pumān vātaśukratvaṃ prayāti vanitāpi vā
Sa wakas ng pakikipagtalik/paglilihi, inihahagis ni Vātarūpā ang isang bata sa sinumang piliin niya; ang lalaking iyon ay nagiging may semilyang “tulad ng hangin” (di-mabisa), o ang babae man ay gayon din (napipinsala).
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FAQs
Vitality is depicted as contingent and ethically conditioned: when one is vulnerable (through adharma/impurity), subtle forces disrupt procreation and bodily order.
A subsidiary mythic-etiological strand within pratisarga-like narration (explaining the spread of conditions in the world).
'Wind-like seed' symbolizes dissipation of creative potency—prāṇa unmoored from śukra/ojas—hinting at the linkage between disciplined life (brahmacarya/śauca) and conserved vital essence.