Shloka 29

Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu

Sanskrit

ततस्तस्याः वरं प्रष्टुमग्निं स प्रमुको मुनिः ।

विवेश वह्निशालां वै प्रष्टारं प्राह हव्यभुक् ॥

Transliteration

tatastasyā varaṃ praṣṭum agniṃ sa pramuco muniḥ |

viveśa vahniśālāṃ vai praṣṭāraṃ prāha havyabhuk ||

Translation

তখন মুনি প্রমুচা তাঁর জন্য বর প্রার্থনা করতে ইচ্ছুক হয়ে অগ্নিশালায় প্রবেশ করলেন; হব্যভোজী অগ্নি প্রশ্নকারীর প্রতি বাক্য বললেন।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence/time

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• praṣṭum: to ask
• praṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (धातु)
• Form: Tumun infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to ask’ (कर्तुमर्थे)

• agnim: Agni (fire-god)
• agnim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• pramucaḥ: Pramuca (name of the sage)
• pramucaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramuca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name/appellation

• muniḥ: sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to pramucaḥ

• viveśa: entered
• viveśa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-viś (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vahniśālām: the fire-hall (fire-house)
• vahniśālām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni-śālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: vahni (अग्नि) + śālā (hall/house)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (निपात/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) for emphasis/assurance

• praṣṭāram: the questioner
• praṣṭāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• prāha: said/spoke
• prāha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āh (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• havyabhuk: the oblation-eater (Agni)
• havyabhuk: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: havyabhuj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: havya (oblation) + bhuj (eater)

Speakers

• Narration (Markandeya’s narrative voice implied); Agni addresses the sage Pramuca

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Agni

Key Themes

• Rishi–deva consultation
• Boons (vara)
• Vedic ritual space (agniśālā)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

A boon is not sought casually; the sage approaches the divine through the sanctioned ritual locus (the agniśālā), indicating that desire is disciplined by dharma and proper means.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This passage is best classed under Vaṃśānucarita/Carita (narrative of persons and events) rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara.

What is the esoteric significance?

Agni functions as the ‘mouth of the gods’—the mediator between human intention (praṣṭā) and divine ordinance—suggesting that transformation and revelation occur through the fire-principle.