Markandeyapurana 36.5

And Madālasā delivered this her last discourse to her son, in order that her son might abandon attachment to sensual pleasures.

Madālasā spoke:
“When intolerable pain, arising from separation from thy dear kinsmen, or caused by the opposition of thy enemies, or springing from the destruction of thy wealth or from thy own self, may befall thee as thou rulest thy kingdom, observing the laws of a householder—for the householder who depends on selfishness makes unhappiness his abode—then, my son, draw forth and read from this ring that I have given thee the writing that is inlaid in delicate letters on the plate.”