Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 72, Shloka 27
Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)
ततः प्रवृत्तवाक्यान्तां गर्गः प्राह रसातले ।
उपकारः सखिभर्त्रा कृतोऽयमतिदुष्करः ॥
tataḥ pravṛttavākyāntāṃ gargaḥ prāha rasātale | upakāraḥ sakhībhartrā kṛto 'yam atiduṣkaraḥ ||
Pagkaraan, nang magsimulang umagos ang kanyang pananalita, nagsalita si Garga sa Rasātala: “Ang tulong na ginawa ng asawa ng kaibigan (ng reyna) ay tunay na napakahirap at napakabihira.”
FAQs
The narrative crowns the act of remedying another’s suffering as ‘atiduṣkara’—a rare virtue—emphasizing that dharma is measured by difficulty endured for others’ welfare.
Not a pancalakṣaṇa segment; it is a didactic narrative praising dharmic beneficence.
Rasātala indicates that actions and mantras reverberate across realms; restoring vāg is portrayed as a cosmic event acknowledged even in nether regions.