Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 81, Shloka 64

Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account

Sanskrit

यया त्वया जगत्स्रष्टा जगत्पात्यत्ति यो जगत् ।

सोऽपि निद्रावशं नीतः कस्त्वां स्तोतुमिहेश्वरः ॥

Transliteration

yayā tvayā jagatsraṣṭā jagatpātyatti yo jagat / so 'pi nidrāvaśaṃ nītaḥ kastvāṃ stotum iheśvaraḥ

Translation

သင်သည် ကမ္ဘာကို ဖန်ဆင်းသူဖြစ်၍၊ ကမ္ဘာကို ထိန်းသိမ်း အုပ်ချုပ်သူတောင် သင်၏ နိဒ္ဒာ (အိပ်စက်ခြင်း) အာဏာအောက်သို့ ကျရောက်စေခဲ့၏။ ထို့ကြောင့် ဤနေရာ၌ အို အရှင်မိခင်တော်၊ မည်သူက သင်ကို ချီးမွမ်းနိုင်မည်နည်း။

Word by Word

• yayā: by whom/with which (power)
• yayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd—तृतीया), Singular; relative pronoun

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun, Instrumental (3rd—तृतीया), Singular

• jagat-sraṣṭā: creator of the world
• jagat-sraṣṭā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + sraṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक; from √sṛj धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; 'creator of the world'

• jagat-pāti: protector of the world
• jagat-pāti: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + pāti (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; from √pā धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; 'protector of the world'

• atti: devours
• atti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ad (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person, Singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात); 'also/even'

• nidrā-vaśam: into sleep’s sway
• nidrā-vaśam: Gati/Prāpti (गति/प्राप्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidrā (प्रातिपदिक) + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular; 'under the control of sleep'

• nītaḥ: led, brought
• nītaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त—कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with 'saḥ'

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; interrogative pronoun

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second person pronoun, Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular

• stotum: to praise
• stotum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), expresses purpose/ability

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• īśvaraḥ: lord, master
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speakers

• Brahmā (stotra) to Devī

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Devī
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā

Shakti Aspects

• Yoga-nidrā; Mahāmāyā (as the power that veils even Viṣṇu)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Devī as supreme over Trimūrti functions
• Cosmic sleep and dissolution imagery

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even the highest cosmic offices depend on a deeper power; humility before the Supreme is modeled by Brahmā, who admits the limits of speech and intellect.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Sarga/Pratisarga logic is invoked via creation–maintenance–withdrawal functions; Devī is presented as the underlying force enabling and suspending these operations.

What is the esoteric significance?

“Nidrā” symbolizes the veiling power that suspends consciousness; the verse implies that liberation or awakening (bodha) requires grace from the very power that binds.