Shloka 5
अक्षयश्चव भेवत् स्वर्गस्त्वत्प्रसादाद्धि नः प्रभो । त्वां पुत्रं चाप्यभीप्साम: कृत्वैतदनृणो भव,'प्रभो! तुम्हारी कृपासे हमें अक्षय स्वर्गकी प्राप्ति हो सकती है। इसके सिवा हम तुम्हें अपना पुत्र भी बनाये रखना चाहती हैं। यह सब कार्य सम्पन्न करके तुम हमसे उऋण हो जाओ'
akṣayaś caiva bhavet svargas tvatprasādād dhi naḥ prabho | tvāṃ putraṃ cāpy abhīpsāmaḥ kṛtvaitad anṛṇo bhava ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “O Lord, by your grace we may attain an imperishable heaven. Beyond that, we also desire to keep you as our son. Having accomplished this, be free of any debt to us, O Lord.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethic of grace and reciprocity: divine favor can grant imperishable heavenly reward, yet relationships and obligations (ṛṇa) still matter. The speakers seek both spiritual fruit (akṣaya svarga) and a lasting familial bond (keeping the Lord as a son), and they frame the fulfillment of these aims as completing mutual obligation—so the Lord becomes anṛṇa, free of debt.
Mārkaṇḍeya reports a request addressed to a divine ‘Lord’: by his grace the petitioners hope to obtain imperishable heaven, and additionally they wish that he remain their son. They conclude by urging him to accomplish this and thereby be released from any obligation toward them.