Shloka 1
Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness
इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे चटकॊत्पत्तिर्नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः । तृतीयोऽध्यायः । मार्कण्डेय उवाच । अहन्यहनि विप्रेन्द्र स तेषां मुनिसत्तमः । चकाराहारपयसाऽ तथा गुप्त्या च पोषणम् ॥
iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe caṭakotpattirnāma dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ | tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ | mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | ahanyahani viprendra sa teṣāṃ munisattamaḥ | cakārāhārapayasā tathā guptyā ca poṣaṇam ||
至此，吉祥《摩尔坎德耶往世书》第二章——名为《麻雀（Caṭaka）之起源》——告终。今第三章开始。摩尔坎德耶说道：“日复一日，噢，婆罗门中最胜者，那位在他们之中最卓越的圣仙供给养育——赐予食物与乳米甜粥（pāyasa）——并以护佑与谨慎守卫来维系他们。”
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FAQs
Dharma is shown as consistent, daily responsibility: true merit lies not in a single grand act but in sustained care—feeding, protecting, and fostering those placed under one’s charge.
This verse is not directly sarga/pratisarga/vamśa/manvantara/vamśānucarita data; it belongs mainly to vamśānucarita-style narrative ethics (illustrative conduct within a story) and supports purāṇic dharma instruction.
‘Food (āhāra) + sweet nourishment (pāyasa) + protection (gupti)’ forms a triad of sustaining life: material support, affectionate strengthening, and safeguarding—symbolically the threefold maintenance of embodied beings (śarīra, prāṇa, and security) through sattvic stewardship.