Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 27, Shloka 14

Adhyaya 27 — Madālasa’s Instruction to King Alarka: Royal Ethics, Self-Conquest, and Statecraft

Sanskrit

कामप्रसक्तमात्मानं स्मृत्वा पाण्डुं निपातितम् ।

निवर्तयेत्तथा क्रोधादनुह्रादं हतात्मजम् ॥

Transliteration

kāmaprasaktam ātmānaṃ smṛtvā pāṇḍuṃ nipātitam /

nivartayet tathā krodhād anuhrādaṃ hatātmajam

Translation

忆念因执著于欲而沉沦的般度（Pāṇḍu），当自我约束；亦当（忆念）阿努赫罗陀（Anuhrāda），其因嗔怒而杀害亲子。

Speakers

• Didactic instruction within the Markandeya Purana’s nīti/rājadharma discourse (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Exempla (itihāsa-style)
• Self-restraint
• Consequences of desire and anger