Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 35, Shloka 25

Adhyaya 35 — Madālasa’s Instruction on Purity, Impurity, and Corrective Rites (Śauca and Aśauca)

Sanskrit

स्पृष्टानामप्यसंसर्गैर्विरथ्याकर्दमाम्भसाम् ।

पक्वेष्टरचितानाञ्च मेध्यता वायुसङ्गमात् ॥

Transliteration

spṛṣṭānām apy asaṃsargair virathyā-kardamāmbhasām | pakveṣṭa-racitānāñ ca medhyatā vāyu-saṅgamāt ||

Translation

ਛੁਹੀਆਂ ਹੋਈਆਂ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਜੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਅਸ਼ੌਚ ਦਾ ਹੋਰ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ, ਅਤੇ ਗਲੀ ਦੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਤੇ ਚਿਕੜ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਭਾਵ ਨਾਲ ਬਣੇ ਪੱਕੇ ਭੋਜਨ ਦੀ ਵਿਵਸਥਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ, ਹਵਾ ਦੇ ਸਪਰਸ਼ ਨਾਲ ਸ਼ੁੱਧਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• स्पृष्टानाम्: of those that have been touched
• स्पृष्टानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु) → स्पृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), concessive/emphatic

• असंसर्गैः: by non-contact/without contact
• असंसर्गैः: करण (तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-संसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; negated noun (a- prefix)

• विरथ्या: of the street/road
• विरथ्या: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-रथ्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• कर्दम: of mud
• कर्दम: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• अम्भसाम्: of waters
• अम्भसाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• पक्व: when cooked/in the cooked state
• पक्व: अधिकरण (सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पच् (धातु) → पक्व (कृदन्त/विशेषण)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP used adjectivally), Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; used with इष्ट

• इष्ट: in the food/oblation
• इष्ट: अधिकरण (सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष् (धातु) → इष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) used as noun, Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the offering/food’

• रचितानाम्: of those prepared/made
• रचितानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रच् (धातु) → रचित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मेध्यता: purity/fitness for ritual
• मेध्यता: कर्ता (प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेध्यता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• वायु: of air
• वायु: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (in compound)

• सङ्गमात्: from contact/association
• सङ्गमात्: अपादान (पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

Speakers

• Dharma-instructional narration within the Purāṇic discourse (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Śauca (purity)
• Wind as purifier
• Food purity

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purity is recoverable: if one prevents further contamination and allows natural purification (airing), everyday items and even food-contexts can return to fitness, supporting sustainable household practice.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/dharma instruction.

What is the esoteric significance?

The emphasis on ‘non-association’ (asaṃsarga) points inward: avoiding further entanglement with defiling tendencies is itself a purifier, and vāyu signifies the subtle current that clears residual traces.