Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 35, Shloka 26

Adhyaya 35 — Madālasa’s Instruction on Purity, Impurity, and Corrective Rites (Śauca and Aśauca)

Sanskrit

प्रभूतोपहतात् अन्नात् अग्रं उद्धृत्य सन्त्यजेत् ।

शेषस्य प्रोक्षणं कुर्याद् आचम्यादिभस् तथा मृदा ॥

Transliteration

prabhūtopahatād annād agraṃ uddhṛtya santyajet | śeṣasya prokṣaṇaṃ kuryād ācāmyādi-bhas tathā mṛdā ||

Translation

အလွန်အမင်းညစ်ညမ်းသွားသော အစားအစာမှ ထိခိုက်ဆုံး/အပေါ်ဆုံးအပိုင်းကို ထုတ်ယူ၍ စွန့်ပစ်ရမည်။ ကျန်သည့်အပိုင်းအတွက် ရေဖြန်းခြင်းကို ပြုလုပ်ပြီးနောက် ācamana (အာစမန) နှင့် အခြားသန့်စင်ကာရိယာများကို ဆောင်ရွက်ကာ သတ်မှတ်ထားသည့်အတိုင်း မြေဖြင့်လည်း သန့်စင်ရမည်။

Word by Word

• प्रभूत: abundant/much
• प्रभूत: विशेषण (to अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभूत (प्रातिपदिक/विशेषण)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; qualifying अन्नात्

• उपहतात्: spoiled/tainted
• उपहतात्: विशेषण (to अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-हन् (धातु) → उपहत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; qualifying अन्नात्

• अन्नात्: from the food
• अन्नात्: अपादान (पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• अग्रम्: the first portion/top part
• अग्रम्: कर्म (द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• उद्धृत्य: having taken out
• उद्धृत्य: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ (धातु) → उद्धृत्य (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्ययभाव (gerund/क्त्वा), prior action

• सन्त्यजेत्: should discard
• सन्त्यजेत्: क्रिया (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• शेषस्य: of the remainder
• शेषस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• प्रोक्षणम्: sprinkling (purificatory)
• प्रोक्षणम्: कर्म (द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रोक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, 3rd person, Singular

• आचम्य: having sipped water (ācamana)
• आचम्य: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चम् (धातु) → आचम्य (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्ययभाव (gerund/क्त्वा), prior action

• आदिभिः: with etcetera/and other acts
• आदिभिः: करण (तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; ‘and the like’

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• मृदा: with earth/clay
• मृदा: करण (तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

Speakers

• Dharma-instructional narration within the Purāṇic discourse (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Food rules
• Purification rites
• Prokṣaṇa
• Ācamana

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The rule balances reverence for food with hygiene and dharma: discard what is clearly compromised, purify what remains by prescribed means, and avoid both wastefulness and negligence.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/dharma instruction.

What is the esoteric significance?

Removing the ‘front portion’ mirrors removing the first layer of defilement in the mind; sprinkling and earth symbolize subtle and gross purification—mantra-like sanctification and grounded cleansing.