Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 22, Shloka 46
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
पुत्रावूचतुः ततः स राजा संस्कारं पुत्रपत्नीमलम्भयत् ।
निर्गम्य च बहिः स्नातो ददौ पुत्राय चोदकम् ॥
putrāvūcatuḥ tataḥ sa rājā saṃskāraṃ putrapatnīm alambhayat | nirgamya ca bahiḥ snāto dadau putrāya codakam ||
于是两位儿子开口说话；其后，国王为其子之妻安排诸般仪式。出外沐浴之后，他亦为其子献上水供（udaka）。
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FAQs
Even amid grief, dharma is maintained through proper rites: purification (snāna) and water-offering reflect responsibility to the departed and to social-religious order.
Ākhyāna; it depicts ritual practice (ācāra) inside a royal story rather than cosmological categories.
Bathing signifies inner cleansing after contact with death; udaka symbolizes continuity of remembrance and the ‘flow’ of merit/connection across thresholds.