Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 70, Shloka 29
Adhyaya 70 — The King Confronts the Rakshasa and Restores the Brahmin’s Wife
राजोवाच स्वभावं वयमश्नीमस्त्वयोक्तं यन्निशाचर ।
तदर्थिनो वयं येन कार्येण शृणु तन्मम ॥
rājovāca svabhāvaṃ vayam aśnīmas tvayoktaṃ yan niśācara |
tad-arthino vayaṃ yena kāryeṇa śṛṇu tan mama ||
国王说道：“夜行者啊，如你所言，我等依诸事之本性而受理处置。我亦有一事所求——且听我为此恩所要求之任务。”
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FAQs
The king treats the rākṣasa’s ‘nature’ as a given and attempts to channel it toward a desired outcome. The moral tension is whether governance may instrumentalize adharma to correct another adharma.
Upākhyāna (instructional tale) illustrating rajadharma in practice; not a pancalakṣaṇa core topic.
Acknowledging ‘svabhāva’ reflects realism about guṇas/instincts; the spiritual challenge is transforming nature rather than merely bargaining with it.