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Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 40, Shloka 12

Adhyaya 40 — The Yogin’s Impediments (Upasargas), Subtle Concentrations, and the Eight Siddhis

Sanskrit

समस्ताचारविभ्रंशाद् भ्रमः स परिकीर्तितः ।

आवर्त इव तोयस्य ज्ञानावर्तो यदाकुलः ॥

Transliteration

samastācāravibhraṃśād bhramaḥ sa parikīrtitaḥ | āvarta iva toyasya jñānāvarto yadākulaḥ ||

Translation

Sự lệch khỏi mọi hạnh kiểm chân chánh được gọi là “mê vọng” (moha). Khi vòng xoáy của tri thức bị khuấy động, nó giống như một xoáy nước trong dòng nước.

Word by Word

samasta-ācāra-vibhramśātfrom the collapse of all right conduct

bhramaḥdelusion, confusion

saḥthat (it)

parikīrtitaḥis proclaimed

āvartaḥa whirlpool

ivalike, as

toyasyaof water

jñāna-āvartaḥthe whirlpool of (disturbed) knowledge

yadāwhen

ākulaḥturbulent, agitated

Speakers

Unspecified in provided excerpt (within Markandeya Purana’s instructional dialogue context)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

YogaAntaḥkaraṇa (mind) disciplineObstacles to meditationEthics (ācāra) as foundation

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse ties epistemic clarity to ethical stability: when right conduct collapses, the mind’s ‘knowledge’ becomes a turbulent eddy—appearing as understanding but actually producing confusion.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily outside pañcalakṣaṇa’s cosmological-historical scope; it aligns with ancillary purāṇic instruction (dharma/yoga-śikṣā) rather than sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Jñānāvarta’ suggests that even refined cognition can bind when it churns; the seeker must still the subtle movements of knowing itself, not merely gross distractions.