Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam

The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya

Devanagari script

इज्याध्ययनदानानि सदा कार्याणि ते सुत । एवं पित्रा समादिष्टो मार्कण्डेयो मुनीश्वरः ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

ijyādhyayanadānāni sadā kāryāṇi te suta | evaṃ pitrā samādiṣṭo mārkaṇḍeyo munīśvaraḥ || 13 ||

Translation

「わが子よ、礼拝（イジャー）とヴェーダの学習と布施（ダーナ）を常に行いなさい。」父にこのように諭されて、偉大なる聖仙マールカンデーヤ（ムニの中の主）はその教えに従った。

Word by Word

• इज्या: worship; sacrifice
• इज्या: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इज्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वस्य अङ्गम्

• अध्ययन: study
• अध्ययन: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्ययन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वस्य अङ्गम्

• दानानि: gifts; donations
• दानानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वस्य अङ्गम्

• इज्याध्ययनदानानि: worship, study, and gifts (these duties)
• इज्याध्ययनदानानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इज्या + अध्ययन + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective copulative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• कार्याणि: are to be done
• कार्याणि: Vidhi (विधि/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘to be done’

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of you/your’

• सुत: O son
• सुत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Rīti-adhikaraṇa (रीति-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb) ‘thus’

• पित्रा: by (his) father
• पित्रा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समादिष्टः: was instructed
• समादिष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘having been instructed/commanded’

• मार्कण्डेयः: Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुनीश्वरः: lord among sages
• मुनीश्वरः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनाम् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Suta (narrator)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It presents a compact dharma-sādhana: worship (ijyā), sacred study (adhyayana), and charity (dāna) as lifelong duties that purify conduct and sustain spiritual progress.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By placing ijyā (worship) at the forefront, it frames devotion as an ongoing practice supported by scriptural learning and generosity—bhakti expressed through disciplined daily life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Adhyayana implies disciplined recitation and study that relies on Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar) to preserve correct Vedic transmission.