Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 58, Shloka 56

Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions

Sanskrit

यस्यर्क्षस्य पतिर्यो वै ग्रहस्तद्भावितो भयम् ।

तद्देशस्य मुनिश्रेष्ठ तदुत्कर्षे शुभागमः ॥

Transliteration

yasyarkṣasya patiryo vai grahastadbhāvito bhayam / taddeśasya muniśreṣṭha ! tadutkarṣe śubhāgamaḥ

Translation

နက္ခတ်တစ်ခု၏ အရှင်ဖြစ်သော ဂြိုဟ်မည်သည်—ထိုဂြိုဟ်သည် မကောင်းသဘောဖြစ်လာလျှင် ထိုဒေသအတွက် ကြောက်ရွံ့မှု ပေါ်ပေါက်၏၊ အို ရှင်ပညာရှိတို့အနက် အမြတ်ဆုံး။ သို့သော် ထိုဂြိုဟ်သည် မြင့်တင်/အားကောင်းလျှင် ကောင်းကျိုးများ ဖြစ်ပေါ်၏။

Word by Word

• yasya: of which/whose
• yasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘whose/of which’

• ṛkṣasya: of the asterism (nakṣatra)
• ṛkṣasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• patiḥ: lord/ruler
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to ‘patiḥ’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• grahaḥ: planet
• grahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tat-bhāvitaḥ: caused by that
• tat-bhāvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhāvita (कृदन्त, क्त; √bhū/√bhāv)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘by that/thereby caused’); qualifies ‘bhayam’ in sense ‘caused by that (planet)’

• bhayam: fear/danger
• bhayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tat-deśasya: of that region
• tat-deśasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘of that region’)

• muni-śreṣṭha: O best of sages
• muni-śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘best among sages’)

• tat-utkarṣe: in its prosperity/ascendancy
• tat-utkarṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + utkarṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘in its rise/prosperity’)

• śubha-āgamaḥ: an auspicious outcome/arrival
• śubha-āgamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘auspicious arrival/occurrence’)

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided excerpt

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Jyotiṣa
• Causality
• Auspicious/inauspicious omens

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse teaches discernment: outcomes depend on the ‘state’ (avasthā) of governing influences, implying that one should respond with measured remedies and right action, not panic.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Auxiliary doctrine supporting Purāṇic cosmology and social order; it is applied time-science rather than sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa proper.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Lord of the nakṣatra’ mirrors the idea of an inner ruler (adhiṣṭhātṛ): when the ruling principle is disturbed, fear manifests; when elevated, harmony returns.