Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 33
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
एवं गते तु पश्येयं यदि कञ्चित् तपोनिधिम् ।
स ममोपदिशेन्मार्गं गमनाय गृhaं प्रति ॥
evaṃ gate tu paśyeyaṃ yadi kañcit taponidhim | sa mamopadiśen mārgaṃ gamanāya gṛhaṃ prati ||
“Kung sa kalagayan ngayon ay makita ko ang isang dakilang asceta, na wari’y kayamanan ng pag-aayuno at pagninilay (tapas), ituturo niya sa akin ang landas ng pagbabalik sa tahanang pinagmulan.”
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FAQs
When ordinary competence fails, one turns to realized persons. The verse affirms tapas as a marker of trustworthy guidance and the social role of ascetics as counselors.
Ākhyāna: a narrative hinge that prepares the entry of a significant character (here, the apsaras Varūthinī soon appears).
‘Going home’ can double as returning to one’s spiritual source (ātma-sthāna). The sought ‘taponidhi’ represents higher insight that reorients the seeker.