Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 41

Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

Sanskrit

चिन्तयेच्च नरः पापा मामेषा दुष्टचेतना ।

भ्रामयत्यसकृज्जप्यं भुवः सूक्तं समाधिना ॥

Transliteration

cintayec ca naraḥ: pāpā mām eṣā duṣṭa-cetanā | bhrāmayaty asakṛj japyaṃ bhuvaḥ sūktaṃ samādhinā ||

Translation

ಮತ್ತು ಆ ಪುರುಷನು ಚಿಂತಿಸಬೇಕು—‘ಈ ಪಾಪಿನಿ, ದುಷ್ಟಚಿತ್ತವಳಾದವಳು ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಭ್ರಮೆಗೆ/ಅಲೆದಾಟಕ್ಕೆ ತಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದೆ.’ ನಂತರ ಏಕಾಗ್ರತೆಯಿಂದ ಪುನಃಪುನಃ ‘ಭೂಃ-ಸೂಕ್ತ’ವನ್ನು ಜಪಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• चिन्तयेत्: should think/reflect
• चिन्तयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Samuccaya/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• पापा: sinful/evil
• पापा: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular); ‘पापा’ = पाप + आ (fem.)

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• दुष्टचेतना: of wicked mind
• दुष्टचेतना: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट + चेतना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• भ्रामयति: makes (me) wander/deludes
• भ्रामयति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); णिच् (causative)

• असकृत्: repeatedly
• असकृत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: repeatedly)

• जप्यम्: to be recited
• जप्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप् (धातु) → जप्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मणि -य (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• भुवः: ‘bhuvaḥ’ (the mantra syllable/word)
• भुवः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Specifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवस्/भुवः (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भुवः’ as mantra-word)
• Form: अव्ययवत् मन्त्रपद-प्रयोगः; रूपतः षष्ठी (6th/genitive) एकवचन (singular) / मन्त्राङ्ग (mantric element)

• सूक्तम्: hymn/verse
• सूक्तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• समाधिना: with concentration/collected mind
• समाधिना: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

Speakers

• Didactic narration

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Mantra-japa
• Mental steadiness
• Ritual psychology (concentration as protection)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Protection is not only external; it is also cognitive and contemplative: naming the disturbance, rejecting it ethically (‘pāpā’), and restoring steadiness through disciplined recitation and concentration.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Mantra/ācāra instruction; not pancalakṣaṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘Bhūḥ’ principle is grounding; japa with samādhi counters ‘bhrama’ (whirling) by re-centering awareness, converting scattered attention into stable presence.