Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 16, Shloka 75

Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata

Sanskrit

अनसूयोवाच यदि वा रोचते भद्रे ! ततस्त्वद्वचनादहम् ।

करोमि पूर्ववद्देहं भर्तारञ्च नवं तव ॥

Transliteration

anasūyovāca yadi vā rocate bhadre! tatas tvad-vacanād aham /

karomi pūrvavad dehaṃ bhartārañ ca navaṃ tava

Translation

ਅਨਸੂਯਾ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਹੇ ਭਦ੍ਰੇ! ਜੇ ਇਹ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਚੰਗਾ ਲੱਗੇ, ਤਾਂ ਤੇਰੇ ਬਚਨ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਮੈਂ ਤੇਰਾ ਸਰੀਰ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਵਾਂਗ ਕਰ ਦਿਆਂਗੀ—ਅਤੇ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਨਵਾਂ ਪਤੀ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਾਂਗੀ।

Word by Word

• अनसूया: Anasūyā
• अनसूया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनसूया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (निपात) 'if'

• वा: indeed / or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive/optional particle (निपात) 'or/indeed'

• रोचते: pleases
• रोचते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); ātmanepada; impersonal sense 'it pleases'

• भद्रे: O good lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) 'then/from that'

• त्वत्: from you
• त्वत्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन) used in compound-like construction with वचनात्

• वचनात्: from (your) word/command
• वचनात्: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• करोमि: I make/do
• करोमि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) 'as before'

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• भर्तारम्: husband
• भर्तारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• नवम्: new
• नवम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with भर्तारम्

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Anasūyā speaking to the Brāhmaṇī

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Tapas (ascetic power)
• Compassionate boon-giving
• Restoration/healing
• Dharma of protecting dependents

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Spiritual attainment is portrayed as most dharmic when expressed as compassionate restoration. The verse also shows consent/agency (‘if it pleases you’) as a prerequisite for the exercise of power.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Didactic narrative (upākhyāna) serving dharma instruction; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara genealogy.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Restoring the body’ suggests renewal of the embodied instrument; ‘new husband’ can symbolize a transformed karmic partnership—life reconfigured through tapas when aligned with truth and compassion.