Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 62

Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu

Sanskrit

ऋषिरुवाच एवं भवतु भद्रन्ते भद्रे प्रीतिमती भव ।

आरोपयामीन्दुमार्गे रेवत्यृक्षं कृते तव ॥

Transliteration

ṛṣiruvāca evaṃ bhavatu bhadrante bhadre prītimatī bhava | āropayāmīndu-mārge revatyṛkṣaṃ kṛte tava ||

Translation

ရှင်တော်က ပြောသည်— «အဲဒီလိုပဲ ဖြစ်စေ၊ မင်္ဂလာရှိသော မိန်းကလေးရေ။ ဂုဏ်သိက္ခာရှိသော မဟာမိန်းမ၊ ဝမ်းမြောက်ပါ။ သင့်အတွက် ငါသည် ရေဝတီ (Revati) နက္ခတ်ကို လမင်း၏ လမ်းကြောင်းပေါ်တွင် မြှောက်တင်၍ ထားမည်»

Word by Word

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• भवतु: let it be
• भवतु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive command), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भद्रं: good, auspicious
• भद्रं: Karma (कर्म/Predicate content)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थक (used as ‘good/auspicious’)

• ते: to you, for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• भद्रे: O auspicious one
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रा/भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रीतिमती: joyful, pleased
• प्रीतिमती: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति-मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष/उपपद (प्रीतिः अस्ति यस्याः/one who has joy)

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आरोपयामि: I will place/raise (cause to ascend)
• आरोपयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु) (causative: आरोपय-)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• इन्दुमार्गे: on the moon’s path (lunar track)
• इन्दुमार्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु-मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (इन्दोः मार्गः/moon’s path)

• रेवती: Revati
• रेवती: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (in compound with ऋक्षम्)

• ऋक्षम्: the Revati constellation
• ऋक्षम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (रेवत्याः ऋक्षम्/Revati-constellation)

• कृते: for (the sake of)
• कृते: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृते इति अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण ‘for the sake of’ (हेतोः)

• तव: of you, for you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speakers

• Sage Ṛtavāk

Primary Deities

• Chandra (Moon)

Key Themes

• Tapas as world-ordering power
• Astral/cosmic geography
• Blessing for marriage auspiciousness

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse presents the ideal of benevolent ascetic power: tapas is not merely self-mortification but a capacity used to support dharmic life (here, an auspicious marriage).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Touches Sthāna (cosmic arrangement) alongside Vaṃśānucarita: it narrates an adjustment in the celestial order while serving a genealogical storyline.

What is the esoteric significance?

Placing Revati on the Moon’s path can symbolize aligning mind (often linked with the Moon) with an auspicious ‘station’—stabilizing the psyche for rightful union and progeny.