Shloka 73

Sarasvatī–Tārkṣya Saṃvāda: Agnihotra-vidhi, Dāna-phala, and Mokṣa-prasaṅga (सरस्वती–तार्क्ष्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

भवन्त्यल्पायुष: पापा रौद्रकर्मफलोदया: । नाथन्त: सर्वकामानां नास्तिका भिन्नचेतस:,इस प्रकार पापकर्मामें प्रवृत्त होनेवाले पापियोंकी आयु उनके कर्मानुसार बहुत कम हो गयी। उनके पापकर्मोंके भयंकर फल प्रकट होने लगे। वे अपनी सभी अभीष्ट वस्तुओंके लिये दूसरोंके सामने हाथ फैलाकर याचना करने लगे। कितने ही नास्तिक और विचलितचित्त हो गये

Transliteration

bhavanty alpāyuṣaḥ pāpā raudrakarmaphalodayāḥ | nāthantaḥ sarvakāmānāṃ nāstikā bhinnacetasaḥ ||

Translation

マールカンデーヤは言った。「悪行に耽る罪人どもは、その業に応じて寿命が短くなった。邪悪な行いの恐るべき果報が現れ始めた。あらゆる望みのために他人の助けを求め、手を差し伸べて乞うようになった。多くは不信に堕ち、多くは心が乱れ、分裂した。」

Word by Word

भवन्तिbecome/are

अल्पायुषःshort-lived

पापाःsinners/evil persons

रौद्रकर्मफलोदयाḥwhose dreadful action-fruits have arisen

नाथन्तःbegging/imploring

सर्वकामानाम्of all desired objects

नास्तिकाःatheists/non-believers

भिन्नचेतसःof disturbed/divided mind

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Evil actions shorten life and bring harsh consequences; when adharma ripens, people lose inner steadiness, become dependent and desperate, and may even fall into disbelief—showing the moral and psychological collapse that follows sustained wrongdoing.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a deteriorating condition among people: sinners become short-lived, the frightening results of their deeds appear, they begin begging and relying on others for their desires, and many become nāstika (unbelieving) and mentally unsettled.