Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 41
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
यद्येष मयि सुस्निग्धां दृष्टिमद्य निपातयेत् । कृतपुण्या न मत्तोऽन्या त्रैलोक्ये वनिता ततः ॥
yadyeṣa mayi susnigdhāṃ dṛṣṭim adya nipātayet / kṛtapuṇyā na matto 'nyā trailokye vanitā tataḥ
“Kung ngayon ay igawad niya sa akin ang isang titig na lubhang mapagmahal, kung gayon sa tatlong daigdig ay wala nang babaeng hihigit pa sa akin sa kabutihang-merito.”
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FAQs
Craving for a ‘glance’ shows how small tokens of attention can become the axis of self-worth. The verse critiques comparative pride (māna) arising from desire.
Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna; it supports the narrative’s moral texture rather than cosmological or dynastic accounting.
The ‘glance’ (dṛṣṭi) is a subtle motif for śakti of attention: when sought externally, it binds; when internalized as witnessing awareness, it liberates—here shown in its binding form.