Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 77, Shloka 10

Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya

Sanskrit

इति संचिन्त्य बहुधा प्रजापतिसुता तदा ।

बहु मेने महाभागा पितृसंश्रयमेव सा ॥

Transliteration

iti saṃcintya bahudhā prajāpatisutā tadā / bahu mene mahābhāgā pitṛsaṃśrayameva sā

Translation

ဤသို့ နည်းလမ်းမျိုးစုံဖြင့် စဉ်းစားနေစဉ် ပရာဇာပတိ၏ သမီးဖြစ်သော ကံကောင်းသည့် မိန်းမမြတ်သည် မိမိအဖထံ၌ ခိုလှုံခြင်းကို အကောင်းဆုံး လမ်းကြောင်းဟု သတ်မှတ်하였다။

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-प्रकारेण/quotative particle

• संचिन्त्य: having reflected
• संचिन्त्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having thought/considered’

• बहुधा: in many ways
• बहुधा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्रजापति-सुता: Prajāpati's daughter
• प्रजापति-सुता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक) + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रजापतेः सुता)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• बहु: much, greatly
• बहु: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• मेने: thought/considered
• मेने: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/पर्फेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महाभागा: fortunate, noble
• महाभागा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्याः)

• पितृ-संश्रयम्: refuge with the fathers/at father's house
• पितृ-संश्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पितॄणां संश्रयः)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speakers

• Narrative voice (Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration continues)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Prajāpati (implied father)
• Saṃjñā
• Sūrya (implied)

Key Themes

• Refuge with family/elders
• Decision-making
• Social dharma (seeking shelter)
• Narrative causality

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

In crisis, the Purāṇic ethic often endorses seeking guidance and shelter from elders/lineage (pitṛ/ācārya), emphasizing continuity of social support structures.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśānucarita: movement within the divine family network that shapes subsequent births and events.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Father-refuge’ can symbolize returning to origin/source (prakṛti’s ground) to recalibrate from excess tejas—restoring balance before re-engaging worldly roles.