Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 63, Shloka 50
Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses
नष्टस्मृतिर्यदा क्रुद्धः स्वमपत्यञ्चिखादिषुः ।
निशाचरत्बं गन्तासि तदस्त्रानलतापितः ॥
naṣṭa-smṛtir yadā kruddhaḥ svam apatyam cikhādiṣuḥ | niśācaratvaṃ gantāsi tad-astrānala-tāpitaḥ ||
“Kapag, sa pagkawala ng alaala, magngangalit ka at (maghahangad na) lamunin ang sarili mong mga supling, kung gayon—na sinusunog ng apoy ng mga sandata—papasok ka sa kalagayan ng isang gumagala sa gabi (niśācara).”
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FAQs
Anger coupled with delusion (loss of discernment/memory) drives one toward the gravest violations of dharma (violence against one’s own), and such inner collapse is portrayed as producing an outer ‘demonic’ condition.
Not a pancalakṣaṇa passage; it is didactic narrative illustrating karma and the psychology of adharma.
‘Weapon-fire’ can be read as the heat of consequences generated by one’s own actions; the niśācara-state represents consciousness dominated by tamas where natural bonds (like parent/child) are forgotten.