Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 76, Shloka 15
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
स्वार्थो मया परित्यक्तो यस्त्वत्तो मे भविष्यति ।
इत्युक्त्वा सा तमुत्सृज्य निष्क्रान्ता सूतिकागृहात् ॥
svārtho mayā parityakto yastvatto me bhaviṣyati / ityuktvā sā tamutsṛjya niṣkrāntā sūtikāgṛhāt
“Anumang pansariling pakinabang na maaari kong makuha mula sa iyo ay tinalikdan ko na.” Pagkasabi nito, binitiwan niya siya at lumabas mula sa silid ng panganganak.
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FAQs
The narrative contrasts proclaimed detachment with the real-world consequences of leaving the vulnerable unguarded. Dharma includes protection (rakṣaṇa) alongside affection and renunciation.
Ākhyāna: a moral tale illustrating consequences; ancillary to broader purāṇic aims rather than a direct pancalakṣaṇa unit.
The ‘sūtikāgṛha’ (birth-chamber) can symbolize the liminal state where new life/new resolve is fragile. Leaving that threshold unattended invites ‘jātahāriṇī’—the force that steals nascent vitality.