Shloka 1
Adhyaya 65 — Svarocis Enjoys on the Mountain; A Debate on Marital Fidelity and Desire
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणेऽथ स्वारोचिषे मन्वन्तरेऽ चतुःषष्ठितमोऽध्यायः ।
पञ्चषष्ठितमोऽध्यायः- ६५
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततः स ताभिः सहितः पत्नीभिरमरद्युतिः ।
ररामा तस्मिन् शैलेन्द्रे रम्यकानननिर्झरे ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe 'tha svārociṣe manvantare catuḥṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ / pañcaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ 65 / mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ sa tābhiḥ sahitaḥ patnībhir amaradyutiḥ / rarāma tasmin śailendre ramyakānananirjhare
Sa gayon nagwakas ang Kabanata 64 ng Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, sa Svārociṣa Manvantara; nagsisimula ang Kabanata 65. Sinabi ni Mārkaṇḍeya: Pagkaraan, ang maningning na nilalang na makalangit, kasama ang mga asawa, ay naglibang sa maringal na bundok na yaon sa gitna ng magagandang kakahuyan at mga talon.
FAQs
The text normalizes enjoyment after rightful attainment: bhoga is not condemned when situated within order and blessing, rather than driven by harm or adharma.
Manvantara: the colophon explicitly situates the narrative inside a manvantara unit, a classic Purāṇic organizing principle.
Mountain, grove, and waterfall imagery often signal a ‘tīrtha-like’ inner landscape—stability (mountain), flourishing (grove), and flowing vitality (waterfall).