Shloka 10

Dharma-pratyabhijñāna and Vara-pradāna (धर्मप्रत्यभिज्ञानम्—वरप्रदानम्)

Devanagari script

अद्य तद्‌ दिवसं चेति हुत्वा दीप्तं हुताशनम्‌ । युगमात्रोदिते सूर्ये कृत्वा पौर्वाह्निकी: क्रिया:,दूसरे दिन यह सोचकर कि आज ही वह दिन है, उसने सूर्यदेवके चार हाथ ऊपर उठते- उठते पूर्वाह्नकालके सब कृत्य पूरे कर लिये और प्रज्वलित अग्निमें आहुति दी

Transliteration

adya tad divasaṃ ceti hutvā dīptaṃ hutāśanam | yugamātrodite sūrye kṛtvā paurvāhṇikīḥ kriyāḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya berkata, “Dengan pikiran, ‘Hari ini benar-benar hari itu,’ ia mempersembahkan persembahan ke dalam api suci yang menyala. Ketika matahari baru terbit sebentar, ia telah menuntaskan seluruh ritus forenoon yang ditetapkan.”

Word by Word

अद्यtoday

तत्that

दिवसम्day

चand

इतिthus (thinking/saying)

हुत्वाhaving offered (oblation)

दीप्तम्blazing

हुताशनम्fire (the oblation-eater)

युगमात्रोदितेwhen (it was) risen by only a yuga-measure (i.e., a small extent)

सूर्येwhen the sun (was)

कृत्वाhaving done/completed

पौर्वाह्निकीःforenoon (rites/duties)

क्रियाःacts/ritual duties

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Sūrya (the Sun)

Hutāśana (sacrificial fire)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores steadfast adherence to one’s prescribed duties (nitya-karma): completing the forenoon rites promptly and offering into the sacred fire with firm resolve, treating the present moment as decisive for dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration, a person—believing that the awaited day has arrived—quickly completes the morning/forenoon ritual obligations and makes offerings into a blazing sacrificial fire soon after sunrise.