Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 71, Shloka 27
Adhyaya 71 — The King’s Remorse and the Sage’s Counsel on the Necessity of a Wife
तन्मुहूर्तेऽभवच्चन्द्रस्तस्याः सोमसुतस्तथा ।
परस्परविपक्षौ तौ ततः पार्थिव ! ते भृशम् ॥
tanmuhūrte ’bhavac candras tasyāḥ somasutas tathā | parasparavipakṣau tau tataḥ pārthiva! te bhṛśam ||
Ngay trong khoảnh khắc ấy, Mặt Trăng liền hiện sinh, và cũng vậy, con trai của nàng—con của Soma—cũng xuất hiện. Về sau, tâu Đại vương, hai người ấy trở thành kẻ thù hung bạo của nhau.
FAQs
Even beings of high stature can fall into mutual opposition; the verse functions as a caution that rivalry can arise immediately with the emergence of power or lineage, and thus must be governed by dharma rather than impulsive hostility.
Primarily Manvantara (accounts situated in a particular Manu’s era) with an etiological/genealogical flavor (Vaṁśa/Anucarita-type narration about origins and ensuing relations).
The Moon often symbolizes the mind (manas) and Soma the sap/nectar of consciousness; ‘mutual enmity’ can be read as inner polarity—competing impulses arising together and requiring dharmic integration.