Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 59, Shloka 19

Adhyaya 59 — Cosmic Geography and Yuga-Order: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, and the Northern Kuru Region

Sanskrit

वस्त्राणि च प्रसूयन्ते फलेष्वाभरणानि च ।

सर्वकामप्रदास्ते हि सर्वकामफलप्रदाः ॥

Transliteration

vastrāṇi ca prasūyante phaleṣvābharaṇāni ca | sarvakāmapradāste hi sarvakāmaphalapradāḥ ||

Translation

ಅಲ್ಲಿ ವಸ್ತ್ರಗಳೂ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನವಾಗುತ್ತವೆ; ಫಲಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಆಭರಣಗಳೂ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಅವು ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲ ಇಷ್ಟಾರ್ಥಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತವೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಆಶೆಯ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಕೊಡುತ್ತವೆ.

Word by Word

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रसूयन्ते: are produced/come forth
• प्रसूयन्ते: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्ग ‘प्र-’

• फलेषु: in the fruits
• फलेषु: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक; location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• आभरणानि: ornaments
• आभरणानि: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्व-काम-प्रदाः: granting all desires
• सर्व-काम-प्रदाः: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √दा with प्र-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—‘ते’ (वृक्षाः)

• ते: they (those trees)
• ते: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/कारणार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/for)

• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदाः: bestowing the fruits of all desires
• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदाः: विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √दा with प्र-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्—‘ते’

Speakers

• Frame narrator (Purāṇic rishi voice) describing Uttara-Kuru’s miraculous abundance

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Cosmology
• Mythic Utopia
• Wish-Fulfillment

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The imagery contrasts ordinary human labor with a realm where needs are spontaneously met—highlighting how purāṇas use utopian geography to think about desire and its satisfaction.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sthāna (regional description), employing ‘marvel’ motifs common in purāṇic cosmography.

What is the esoteric significance?

Ornaments and garments arising from fruit suggest that refined enjoyments (bhoga) are ‘ripened’ outcomes—desire is portrayed as a product of maturation rather than acquisition.