Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 15, Shloka 43

Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell

Sanskrit

सत्यं भूतहितार्थोक्तिर्वेदप्रामाण्यदर्शनम् । गुरु देवर्‍षि सिद्धर्‍षिपूजनं साधुसङ्गमः ॥

Transliteration

satyaṃ bhūta-hitārthoktir veda-prāmāṇya-darśanam / guru-devarṣi-siddharṣi-pūjanaṃ sādhu-saṅgamaḥ

Translation

ಸತ್ಯನಿಷ್ಠೆ; ಭೂತಹಿತಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಿದ ವಾಣಿ; ವೇದವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಮಾಣವೆಂದು ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸುವ ಬುದ್ಧಿ; ಗುರು, ದೇವರ್ಷಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಿದ್ಧರ್ಷಿಗಳ ಪೂಜೆ/ಗೌರವ; ಹಾಗೂ ಸತ್ಸಂಗ—ಇವು (ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು).

Word by Word

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भूत-हित-अर्थ-उक्तिः: speech intended for the welfare of beings
• भूत-हित-अर्थ-उक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + हित (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्तिः/उक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वेद-प्रामाण्य-दर्शनम्: recognition of the Veda's authority
• वेद-प्रामाण्य-दर्शनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रामाण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गुरु-देवर्षि-सिद्धर्षि-पूजनम्: worship of the teacher, divine sages, and perfected sages
• गुरु-देवर्षि-सिद्धर्षि-पूजनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + देवर्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धर्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• साधु-सङ्गमः: association with the virtuous
• साधु-सङ्गमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speakers

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Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Satya (truth)
• Ahimsa/beneficence in speech
• Vedic authority
• Reverence to gurus and sages
• Satsanga

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ethical life is not only abstaining from harm but actively aligning speech, belief, and community: truth spoken for welfare, trust in Vedic pramāṇa, reverence for transmitters of wisdom, and sustained satsanga.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/dharma instruction; supportive of the Purāṇa’s broader purpose of guiding right living within cosmic history rather than narrating cosmic history itself.

What is the esoteric significance?

The cluster (satya + bhūtahita + veda-prāmāṇya + guru/sage honor + satsanga) describes a ‘sattva ecology’: truthful beneficent speech and right epistemic alignment, reinforced by proximity to realized beings, becomes a vehicle for inner purification.