Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 8, Shloka 190
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
Sanskrit
कस्य जानुप्रणीतेन पिङ्गेन क्षितिरेणुना ।
ममोत्तरीयमुत्सङ्गं तथाङ्गं मलमेṣ्यति ॥
Transliteration
kasya jānu-praṇītena piṅgena kṣiti-reṇunā | mamottarīyam utsaṅgaṃ tathāṅgaṃ malam eṣyati ||
Translation
Sa alikabok na kulay kayumanggi ng lupa—na itinatalsik ng maliliit na tuhod—sino pa ang muling magpapadumi sa aking balabal, sa aking kandungan, at sa aking katawan?
Speakers
The King (direct speech)
Key Themes
Domestic intimacyTender realismImpermanence of joy