Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 63, Shloka 37

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

उपकारी न मे त्वत्तो महाभागाधिकःऽपरः ।

येनाहं सुमहाकष्टान्महाशापाद्विमोक्षितः ॥

Transliteration

upakārī na me tvatto mahābhāgādhiko 'paraḥ | yenāhaṃ sumahākaṣṭānmahāśāpādvimokṣitaḥ

Translation

«အို အလွန်ကံကောင်းမြင့်မြတ်သူ၊ ကျွန်ုပ်အတွက် သင်ထက် ကြီးမြတ်သော ကျေးဇူးရှင် မရှိပါ—သင်ကြောင့်ပင် ကျွန်ုပ်သည် ကြီးမားသော ကျိန်စာ၊ အလွန်ကြီးမားသော ဒုက္ခမှ လွတ်မြောက်ခဲ့သည်» ဟု ဆို하였다။

Word by Word

• उपकारी: benefactor, helpful
• उपकारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√kṛ (धातु) + ṇin (कृत्)
• Form: णिन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (agent noun/adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of aparaḥ)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• मे: for me / of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• त्वत्तः: than you / from you
• त्वत्तः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• महाभाग: great-noble
• महाभाग: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (very fortunate/noble), समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• अधिकः: greater
• अधिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of aparaḥ)

• अपरः: another (person)
• अपरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (elliptic: ‘any other person’)

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सु: very
• सु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: su (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/निपात (intensifier), समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• महा: great
• महा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• कष्टात्: from great distress
• कष्टात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; (in compound su-mahā-kaṣṭāt)

• महा: great
• महा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• शापात्: from the curse
• शापात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; (in compound mahā-śāpāt)

• विमोक्षितः: freed, released
• विमोक्षितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√muc (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate of aham

Speakers

• Rākṣasa speaking to Svarociṣa; Mārkaṇḍeya narrating

Key Themes

• Kṛtajñatā (gratitude)
• Transformation of adversary
• Release from bondage

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text models kṛtajñatā: acknowledging help received is itself a dhārmic virtue. It also suggests that compassion can convert hostility into reverence.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara: ethical exemplification within a cycle of time.

What is the esoteric significance?

When the ‘demonic’ tendency is subdued, it can become an ally—raw energy redirected into devotion and acknowledgment, rather than predation.