Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 16, Shloka 51
Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata
अनसूयोवाच पतिव्रतायाः माहात्म्यं न हीयेत कथंत्विति ।
सम्मान्य तस्मात् तां साध्वीमहमः स्त्रक्ष्याम्यहं सुराः ॥
anasūyovāca pativratāyā māhātmyaṃ na hīyeta kathaṃ tv iti | sammānya tasmāt tāṃ sādhvīm ahaḥ strakṣyāmy ahaṃ surāḥ ||
Anasūyā nói: “Làm sao uy lực của một pativratā lại có thể suy giảm?” Vì vậy, hỡi các thần, tôn kính người phụ nữ đức hạnh ấy, ta sẽ tạo ra ban ngày.
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FAQs
Dharma’s power is non-negotiable: true virtue does not ‘lose’ its potency. The solution must preserve the integrity of the vow while also restoring welfare—ethics and compassion together.
Dharma-mahātmyam within narrative; not a pañcalakṣaṇa classification item.
The statement implies that realized virtue is an ontological force. ‘Creating day’ indicates mastery over experiential time—suggesting siddhi born of tapas, yet governed by dharmic restraint.