Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 16, Shloka 62

Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata

Sanskrit

तस्मात् साध्वि ! महाभागे ! पतिशुश्रूषणं प्रति ।

त्वया मतिः सदा कार्या यतो भर्ता परा गतिः ॥

Transliteration

tasmāt sādhvi mahābhāge pati-śuśrūṣaṇaṃ prati | tvayā matiḥ sadā kāryā yato bhartā parā gatiḥ ||

Translation

ထို့ကြောင့် သီလရှိ၍ ကံကောင်းသော မိန်းမရေ၊ သင်သည် အမြဲတမ်း စိတ်ကို ခင်ပွန်းကို စေဝာပြုခြင်းသို့ ဦးတည်ထားရမည်—အကြောင်းမှာ ခင်ပွန်းသည် သင့်အတွက် အမြင့်ဆုံး အားကိုးရာ/ပန်းတိုင် ဖြစ်သောကြောင့်ပင်။

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore; from that
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान: ‘therefore/from that’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• sādhvi: O virtuous lady
• sādhvi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• mahā-bhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahā-bhāge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (Bahuvrihi: ‘mahān bhāgaḥ yasyāḥ’ = very fortunate), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• pati-śuśrūṣaṇam: service to the husband
• pati-śuśrūṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object with prati)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + śuśrūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; from desiderative/nominal of √śru)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha: ‘pateḥ śuśrūṣaṇam’ = service/attendance to husband), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• prati: towards; regarding
• prati: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relational)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/प्रत्ययार्थक (preposition-like indeclinable: ‘towards/with regard to’)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (कर्ता/agent of kāryā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (contextual), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun)

• matiḥ: intention; resolve; mind
• matiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘always’)

• kāryā: should be made; should be (kept)
• kāryā: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण/Predicate adjective of matiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (कृदन्त; √kṛ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कृदन्त: तव्यत्/यत्-भाव (gerundive: ‘to be done/should be’)

• yataḥ: because
• yataḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Cause marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal relative: ‘because/since’)

• bhartā: husband
• bhartā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied ‘asti’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• parā: supreme; highest
• parā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (of gatiḥ)

• gatiḥ: goal; refuge; course
• gatiḥ: Pradhāna (प्रधान/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speakers

• Instructor voice within the dialogue (Anasūyā’s counsel culminates)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Pativratā
• Dharma
• Bhakti via household duty
• Ethical conclusion

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The instruction culminates in a single-pointed ethic: sustained intention (mati) toward dutiful service is treated as the principal spiritual orientation within this model of household dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A dharma-upadeśa close; ancillary teaching embedded in narrative rather than cosmological/genealogical pancalakṣaṇa content.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Parā gati’ can be read as the principle of surrender: the text channels the psychology of devotion into a concrete daily focus, turning ordinary obligation into a path of single-minded dedication.