Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 118
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
वसेन्नित्यं सुशीलेषु सहवासिषु पण्डितः । इत्येतत् कथितं पुत्र ! मया ते हितकाम्यया ॥
vasennityaṃ suśīleṣu sahavāsiṣu paṇḍitaḥ | ityetat kathitaṃ putra mayā te hitakāmyayā ||
Người có trí nên luôn sống giữa những người có hạnh kiểm đúng đắn, là bạn lành. Vì vậy, hỡi con, ta đã nói điều này với lòng mong cầu lợi ích cho con.
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FAQs
Character is shaped by association: the text recommends intentional proximity to the virtuous (suśīla) as a practical means of sustaining dharma and restraining harmful habits.
This passage is primarily dharma-upadeśa (ethical instruction) rather than a core pañcalakṣaṇa unit (sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita). It appears as didactic material embedded in narrative.
On a subtler level, “dwelling with the virtuous” can be read as keeping one’s mind (antaḥkaraṇa) in the company of sattvic tendencies—cultivating inner saṅga with clarity, restraint, and truth.