Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 23, Shloka 1
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे कुवलयाश्वीयॆ मदालसावियोग नाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः ।
त्रयोविंशोऽध्यायः पुत्रावूचतुः स राजपुत्रः संप्राप्य वेगादात्मपुरं ततः ।
पित्रोरवन्दिषुः पादौ दिदृक्षुश्च मदालसाम् ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe kuvalayāśvīye madālasāviyogo nāma dvāviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ | trayoviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ putrāvūcatuḥ sa rājaputraḥ saṃprāpya vegād ātmapuraṃ tataḥ | pitror avandiṣuḥ pādau didṛkṣuś ca madālasām ||
如是，在《圣·摩尔迦ṇḍeya往世书》之俱伐罗耶湿婆传段中，名为《与摩达拉萨别离》的第二十二章至此结束。今启第二十三章。二子开言。彼王子迅速抵达本城，遂礼拜父母足下，并愿得见摩达拉萨。
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FAQs
The narrative re-centers on filial piety and family bonds: returning home includes honoring parents, and the emotional thread (desire to see Madālasā) drives the next chapter.
This is chiefly adhyāya-colophon plus Ākhyāna continuation; it is not a pancalakṣaṇa enumerative passage but part of the narrative framework.
The swift return to ‘one’s own city’ and bowing to parents can symbolize returning to one’s inner source and aligning with foundational principles before seeking the ‘beloved’ (Madālasā) as a figure of sought truth/wholeness.