Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 23, Shloka 25
Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati
नागराडश्वतर उवाच यद्यशक्यमिति ज्ञात्वा न करिष्यन्ति मानवाः ।
कर्मण्युद्यममुद्योगहाण्या हानिस्ततः परम् ॥
nāgarāḍ aśvatara uvāca yady aśakyam iti jñātvā na kariṣyanti mānavāḥ | karmaṇy udyamam udyoga-hānyā hānis tataḥ param ||
龙王阿湿伐多罗说道：“若人们心想‘此事不可能’而不去行动，那么由于在作为中丧失了主动与进取，随之而来的只会是更深的败亡。”
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FAQs
Despair (‘impossible’) is itself a cause of downfall; dharma requires udyama—steady exertion. Even uncertain outcomes do not justify abandoning right effort.
Ethical upadeśa embedded in narrative (Ākhyāna), not a pañcalakṣaṇa category proper.
Udyama is the inner ‘prāṇa’ of sādhana; when effort collapses, the subtle current that supports mantra and tapas dissipates, producing ‘hāni’ (spiritual and worldly).