Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 24, Shloka 12

Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya

Sanskrit

तद्वयं त्वत्प्रसादेन धनरत्नादिसञ्चयान् ।

पितृमुक्तान् प्रयच्छामः कामतो नित्यमर्थिनाम् ॥

Transliteration

tad vayaṃ tvatprasādena dhana-ratnādi-sañcayān |

pitṛmuktān prayacchāmaḥ kāmato nityam arthinām ||

Translation

ଏହିହେତୁ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପ୍ରସାଦରେ ଆମେ ଯାଚକମାନଙ୍କୁ ସଦା ତାଙ୍କ ଇଚ୍ଛାନୁସାରେ, ପିତାଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମତିରେ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୋଇଥିବା ଧନ-ରତ୍ନାଦି ଭଣ୍ଡାର ଦେବୁ।

Word by Word

• tat: that (thing)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), First person pronoun, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tvat-prasādena: by your grace
• tvat-prasādena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘tava prasādaḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dhana-ratna-ādi-sañcayān: collections of wealth, jewels, etc.
• dhana-ratna-ādi-sañcayān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + sañcaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: dhana-ratna-ādi (enumerative qualifier) + sañcaya; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pitṛ-muktān: released by (our) fathers/ancestors
• pitṛ-muktān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + mukta (कृदन्त; √muc)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘pitṛṇāṃ muktāḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• prayacchāmaḥ: we give/bestow
• prayacchāmaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kāmataḥ: as desired; at will
• kāmataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverbial ablative sense (तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थ)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb

• arthinām: of the supplicants/seekers
• arthinām: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speakers

• Same speaker-stream as vv.7–13 (a party expressing intent to give boons); v.14 then marks Jāḍa speaking

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Dāna (generosity)
• Boon-giving
• Authority of elders

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even generosity is framed as disciplined and sanctioned: giving is enabled by grace (prasāda) and regulated by elder authority (pitṛ). The verse presents dāna as a dharmic institution, not mere impulse.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Narrative ethics (ākhyāna) rather than pañcalakṣaṇa categories.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Prasāda’ implies a descending power that unlocks ‘sañcaya’ (stored potential). ‘Pitṛmukta’ suggests that power becomes wholesome only when released through proper lineage-order, i.e., aligned with dharmic hierarchy.