Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 85, Shloka 58
Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy
शुम्भ उवाच । इति चेति च वक्तव्या सा गत्वा वचनान्मम ।
यथा चाभ्येति संप्रीत्या तथा कार्यं त्वया लघु ॥
śumbha uvāca iti ceti ca vaktavyā sā gatvā vacanān mama / yathā cābhyeti saṃprītyā tathā kāryaṃ tvayā laghu
舒姆婆说道：“你去，把我的这些话转告她——务必迅速行事，使她怀着善意来到此处。”
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FAQs
The verse illustrates how power seeks to convert domination into ‘consent’ through rhetoric. It cautions that ‘pleasant speech’ can be an instrument of control when driven by possessiveness.
Narrative (ākhyāna) dialogue; not pancalakṣaṇa content.
The demand that the Divine come ‘with goodwill’ mirrors the ego’s wish that reality affirm it. In Shakta symbolism, Shakti is svatantrā (self-sovereign); she is not summoned by another’s will.