Financially, she was well under average. She had struggles to meet ends every other week. She was considered as belonging to the lowest caste. However, she made some friends among it. People saw Markunda as cultivated, eager to read and learn when possible, and mastering writing, which she did for friends. She was force of nature, and people saw in their body and beauty the incarnation of a god. She was iron-willed, achieving any goal she set.