Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 27
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
विभ्रष्टपादलेपोऽथ चिरेण जडितक्रमः ।
चिन्तयामास किमिदं मयाज्ञानादनुष्ठितम् ॥
vibhraṣṭapādalepo 'tha cireṇa jaḍitakramaḥ /
cintayāmāsa kimidaṃ mayājñānādanuṣṭhitam
随后，他脚上的涂膏已失，且过了许久步履才渐趋迟缓，他自省道：“我因无明究竟做了什么？”
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FAQs
The ethical pivot is accountability: recognizing one’s own ajñāna as the source of misstep is the beginning of correction; remorse is framed as inquiry rather than mere lament.
Carita with a didactic edge—psychological narration that supports dharma-teaching through lived consequence.
Loss of the ‘lepa’ and the ensuing sluggishness can symbolize the fading of borrowed power and the exposure of one’s real saṃskāras; the question ‘what have I done?’ marks the awakening of viveka (discernment).