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Markandeyapurana 37.6

Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 37.6

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Sanskrit

37.6

vairāgyaṃ nāsya sañjajñe bhuñjato viṣayān priyān /
na cāpyalamabhūttasya dharmārthopārjanaṃ prati //

And there were born to him sons, mighty and valiant, righteous in soul, magnanimous, who were adversaries to evil conduct. And he amassed wealth by means of righteousness, and righteousness again by means of wealth; and since those two things are not antagonistic, he enjoyed even the pleasures of sense. Thus many years passed away as if but a single day, while he ruled the earth, devoted to righteousness, wealth and the gratification of his desires. No feelings of indifference occurred while he enjoyed his loved objects of sense; nor again did he grow satiated in amassing righteousness and wealth.

Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

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taṃ tathā bhogasaṃsarga-pramattamajitendriyam /

His brother Subāhu, who roamed the forests, heard that he was thus besotted in his attachment to pleasure, and uncontrolled in his senses. The prince, being desirous of admonishing him, pondered long and concluded that an alliance on his part with the king’s enemies would be beneficial to the king. Then he cleverly made repeated visits to the king of Kāśī, who had numerous armies and chariots, as his protector, in order to regain his kingdom.

Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

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