Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 76, Shloka 14
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
मातोवाच न त्वाहमुपकारार्थं वत्स ! प्रीत्या परिष्वजे ।
न चेदेतद्भवत्प्रीत्यै परित्यक्तास्म्यहं त्वया ॥
mātovāca na tvāhamupakārārthaṃ vatsa ! prītyā pariṣvaje / na cedetadbhavatprītyai parityaktāsmyahaṃ tvayā
母亲说道：“亲爱的，我拥抱你并非为求任何利益；我因慈爱而拥抱。若此不合你意，那么我便已被你舍弃。”
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FAQs
The mother articulates a key dharmic ethic: love and care (especially in family relations) are not merely utilitarian exchanges. The verse also depicts how a simple-hearted virtue can be exploited—virtue must be protected by prudence.
Ākhyāna/Dharma-śikṣā: ethical instruction through character speech; not a cosmological or genealogical marker.
“Not for benefit” gestures toward niṣkāma-bhāva (desireless disposition). In an inner reading, the ‘mother’ can symbolize sattvic care of the self, which should not be bargained away to hostile forces.