Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 2, Shloka 51
Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara
विलासिनस्तथैवान्ये कामयाना निरामयाः ।
अविक्षताङ्गाः शस्त्रैश्च प्रेतराजवशङ्गताः ॥
vilāsinastathaivānye kāmayānā nirāmayāḥ | avikṣatāṅgāḥ śastraiśca pretarājavaśaṅgatāḥ ||
Có kẻ ham lạc thú; có kẻ đầy dục vọng mà vẫn không bệnh tật. Tay chân họ không hề bị thương dù bởi vũ khí—thế nhưng họ đã rơi vào quyền lực của Chúa tể các vong linh (Preta-rāja/Yama).
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FAQs
Health, pleasure, and even apparent invulnerability do not exempt one from mortality and karmic order. The verse underscores that attachment to enjoyment and desire (kāma) can persist as a binding force, while Yama’s jurisdiction is universal—thus urging dispassion, dharmic living, and preparation for death through right conduct.
Primarily supports Dharma/karma teaching within the Purāṇic narrative rather than a strict pancalakṣaṇa slot; secondarily it aligns with 'Manvantara/vaṃśānucarita' style moral-historical exposition insofar as Purāṇas use such depictions to illustrate karmic consequences. Functionally, it serves as didactic upadeśa embedded in narrative.
The contrast—unwounded by weapons yet still seized by Preta-rāja—symbolizes that death is not merely a physical event avoidable by strength, medicine, or protection. It points to subtler bonds: desire and identification with enjoyment. Esoterically, it implies that inner purification (vāsanā-kṣaya) is the true ‘invulnerability,’ not bodily intactness.