Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 71, Shloka 20
Adhyaya 71 — The King’s Remorse and the Sage’s Counsel on the Necessity of a Wife
तया मातुः सपत्नीयं सा भवित्रीति शोभना ।
दृष्टा स्वगेहं सा नीता गुप्ता चान्तः पुरे शुभा ॥
tayā mātuḥ sapatnīyaṃ sā bhavitrīti śobhanā / dṛṣṭā svagehaṃ sā nītā guptā cāntaḥ pure śubhā
那位吉祥而可爱的少女（难陀 Nandā）心想：“她将成为我母亲的共妻。”便见到了她；随后将她带入自家宫邸，并藏匿于内宫之中。
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FAQs
The verse highlights how fear of rivalry (sapatnī-bhāva) breeds secrecy and injustice; domestic dharma collapses when relationships are managed through concealment rather than truth.
Carita—ethical narrative illustrating doṣa (fault) and its later phala (result).
The ‘inner palace’ can signify the inner mind where jealousy hides uncomfortable truths; what is repressed (guptā) later returns as disturbance in affection and speech.