Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 50, Shloka 49
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
यन्नाम्बुपूर्वकं क्षिप्तमनर्थोकृतमेव च ।
त्यक्तुमाविष्कृतं यत् तु दत्तं चैवातिविस्मयात् ॥
yan nāmbu-pūrvakaṃ kṣiptam anartho-kṛtam eva ca |
tyaktum āviṣkṛtaṃ yat tu dattaṃ caivāti-vismayāt ||
“又凡未先献水而弃掷者，凡无益无目的而为者；凡仅为展示而终将舍弃者；凡因惊讶或过度冲动而施与者——（这一切我亦赐予你）。”
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FAQs
Dāna and relinquishment are not merely physical acts; they are ethical-ritual transfers that require mindfulness and proper vidhi (such as udaka). Careless disposal and impulsive giving are treated as spiritually misdirected.
Ācāra/Dharma material within a purāṇic narrative frame; not a pancalakṣaṇa core (like manvantara or vaṃśa) passage.
‘Water-first’ symbolizes conscious dedication and clear intentionality; without it, the relinquished ‘charge’ is unsealed and becomes available to disruptive or lower agencies.