Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 22, Shloka 25
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
मदालसा तु द् दृष्ट्वा तदीयं कण्ठभूषणम् ।
तत्याजाशु प्रियान् प्राणान् श्रुत्वा च निहन्त पतिम् ॥
madālasā tu d dṛṣṭvā tadīyaṃ kaṇṭhabhūṣaṇam /
tatyājāśu priyān prāṇān śrutvā ca nihanta patim
Nhưng Mādālasā, vừa thấy chuỗi ấy và nghe tin chồng mình đã bị sát hại, liền mau chóng từ bỏ hơi thở sinh mệnh yêu quý.
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FAQs
The episode illustrates how intense attachment (to spouse, status, tokens like ornaments) can precipitate collapse. It prepares for the counter-teaching: steadiness through discernment of anityatā.
Narrative ethics within royal lineage context (vaṃśānucarita-type), rather than sarga/manvantara material.
The necklace functions as a ‘saṃskāra-trigger’: a sensory object awakening overpowering memory (smṛti) and grief. Esoterically, it shows how vāsanā-s can dominate prāṇa and mind when viveka is absent.