Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 18, Shloka 44
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
तस्मात् सर्वे समुत्क्षिप्य शivikāyāṃ सुरार्दनाः ।
आरोप्य स्वमधिष्ठानं नयाम इति निश्चिताः ॥
tasmāt sarve samutkṣipya śivikāyāṃ surārdanāḥ | āropya svam adhiṣṭhānaṃ nayāma iti niścitāḥ ||
因此，那些折磨诸天者都决意道：“把她抬起，安置在肩舆上，带到我们的住处去。”
FAQs
When desire becomes collective policy, wrongdoing gains momentum and ‘certainty’ (niścaya). The verse shows the social dimension of adharma: group reinforcement replaces conscience.
Narrative used for ethical instruction; outside the direct pancalakṣaṇa framework.
The palanquin symbolizes the ego’s attempt to ‘carry off’ śrī (splendour) as property. In spiritual terms, it is the appropriation impulse—trying to possess what must be revered.