Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 81, Shloka 26
Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account
तेषां कृते मे निःश्वासो दौर्मनस्यं च जायते ।
करोमि किं यन्न मनस्तेष्वप्रीतिषु निष्ठुरम् ॥
teṣāṃ kṛte me niḥśvāso daurmanasyaṃ ca jāyate |
karomi kiṃ yan na manas teṣv aprītiṣu niṣṭhuram ||
“Dahil sa kanila ako’y napapabuntong-hininga, at ang panghihina ng loob ay sumisibol sa akin. Ano ang magagawa ko, kung ang aking isip ay hindi tumitigas laban sa kanila—kahit sila’y hindi nalulugod (sa akin)?”
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FAQs
Suffering intensifies when one’s well-being depends on the regard of those who do not return affection. The verse implicitly urges inner autonomy and the cultivation of dispassion grounded in insight.
Serves as the narrative catalyst for the Devi Mahatmyam teaching; not a Pancalakṣaṇa classification passage.
The bodily signs (sighing, gloom) show how subtle bondage manifests somatically. In Devi Mahatmyam’s later theology, this bondage is traced to Mahāmāyā—whose withdrawal enables steadiness and liberation.