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Markandeya Purana 76.14

Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 76.14

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76.14

mātovāca
na tvāhamupakārārthaṃ vatsa ! prītyā pariṣvaje /
na cedetadbhavatprītyai parityaktāsmyahaṃ tvayā //

The mother spoke:
“It is not for the sake of a benefit that I embrace thee lovingly, my darling, nor shall I be deprived of thee, if this shall be for thy pleasure.[9] I have note relinquished any self-interest which shall accrue to me from thee.”[10]

Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

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