Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 65, Shloka 17
Adhyaya 65 — Svarocis Enjoys on the Mountain; A Debate on Marital Fidelity and Desire
विद्याप्रदानमूल्येन विक्रीतो ह्येष भृत्यवत् ।
प्रवर्तते न हि प्रेम समं बह्वीषु तिष्ठति ॥
vidyāpradānamūlyena vikrīto hyeṣa bhṛtyavat |
pravartate na hi prema samaṃ bahvīṣu tiṣṭhati ||
Para bang siya’y naipagbili na tulad ng isang alipin kapalit ng halagang pagbibigay ng aral. Sapagkat ang pag-ibig ay hindi dumadaloy nang pantay; hindi ito nananatiling iisa sa gitna ng marami (na kapareha).
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FAQs
Where bonds are formed through bargaining or utility, dignity and genuine affection collapse. The verse also asserts a moral psychology: love is inherently partial and cannot be equally distributed across many.
Outside pañcalakṣaṇa; it is a dharma–nīti teaching embedded in the Purāṇic dialogue tradition.
‘Sold like a servant’ points to inner servitude: desire turns the self into a hired laborer of the senses, paid in fleeting pleasures rather than lasting freedom.