Shloka 73

Devanagari script

प्रसादात्‌ तव पूज्याश्व प्रियमेतत्‌ कुरुष्व न: । कुमारियाँ बोलीं--हम सब लोग सम्पूर्ण जगतकी श्रेष्ठ माताएँ हों और आपकी कृपासे हम सदा पूजनीय मानी जायाँ, यही हमारा प्रिय मनोरथ है, आप इसे पूर्ण कीजिये

Transliteration

prasādāt tava pūjyāśva priyam etat kuruṣva naḥ |

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “O revered one, by your gracious favor, accomplish this dear wish of ours: may we become mothers of the highest excellence in the whole world, and by your blessing may we always be regarded as worthy of honor.”

Word by Word

प्रसादात्from (your) grace/favor

तवof you/your

पूज्यworthy of worship/honorable

अश्वO horse (name/epithet used in address)

प्रियम्dear/pleasing

एतत्this

कुरुष्वdo; make; fulfill

नःfor us/to us

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

the maidens (kumāryaḥ, implied by the narrative gloss)

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 highlights the ethical power of prasāda (grace): rightful honor and auspicious outcomes are sought not through coercion but through a revered person’s benevolent blessing, emphasizing humility and the dharmic value of being worthy of respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration, the maidens express their cherished request as a boon: that they become supremely excellent mothers and remain perpetually honored, asking the revered figure to fulfill it through his favor.