Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 58
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
मनॊभिलषिता शय्या सुगन्धमनुलेपनम् ।
इहासतो महाभाग गृहे किं ते निजे 'धिकम् ॥
manobhilaṣitā śayyā sugandham anulepanam | ihāsato mahābhāga gṛhe kiṃ te nije 'dhikam ||
“Ở đây có giường nằm đúng như lòng ông mong muốn và các thứ dầu thơm để xoa bôi. Ôi bậc cao quý, khi ông cư trú tại đây, trong chính nhà mình còn có điều gì lớn hơn thế nữa sao?”
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FAQs
The verse frames sensual comfort as a persuasive argument; the ethical tension is whether pleasure can substitute for one’s rightful duties and place (svadharma and sva-gṛha).
Primarily ākhyāna (narrative instruction) rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita; it functions as dharma-upadeśa embedded in story.
‘Desired bed’ and ‘fragrant anointing’ symbolize the mind’s self-justifying pleasures; the test is whether consciousness remains anchored in truth rather than sensory persuasion.