Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 77
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
अव्यङ्गीं सौम्यनासाञ्च स्रवलक्षणलक्षिताम् ।
तादृशीमुद्वहेत् कन्यां श्रेयः कामो नरः सदा ॥
avyaṅgīṃ saumyanāsāñ ca sravalakṣaṇalakṣitām | tādṛśīm udvahet kanyāṃ śreyaḥ kāmo naraḥ sadā ||
恒求安泰之男子，应娶无身体缺陷、容貌与鼻相端美可喜，并具吉祥女性征相之少女。
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FAQs
Householder dharma is framed as a pursuit of śreyas (long-term welfare). The verse encodes an ideal of harmony: health, auspicious disposition, and socially recognized ‘good signs’ are presented as supports for stable family life.
Ācāra/social dharma content rather than the Purāṇa’s five characteristic narrative domains.
Auspicious ‘marks’ can be read as external indicators of inner sattva—balance, gentleness, and steadiness—qualities valued for sustaining dharma in the gṛhastha āśrama.