Shloka 33

Mārkaṇḍeya’s Consolation to the King: Exempla of Rāma and the Efficacy of Allies (मार्कण्डेयाश्वासनम्)

Devanagari script

हित्वा स भगवॉल्लड्कामाविशद्‌ गन्धमादनम्‌ । गन्धर्वयक्षानुगतो रक्ष:किम्पुरुषै: सह

Transliteration

hitvā sa bhagavāṁl laṅkām āviśad gandhamādanam | gandharvayakṣānugato rakṣaḥ-kimpuruṣaiḥ saha ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya disse: «Deixando Laṅkā para trás, aquele bem-aventurado entrou no monte Gandhamādana. Ia acompanhado por Gandharvas e Yakṣas, juntamente com Rākṣasas e Kimpuruṣas.»

Word by Word

हित्वाhaving abandoned/left

सःhe

भगवान्the blessed/illustrious one

लङ्काम्Lankā

आविशद्entered

गन्धमादनम्Gandhamādana (mountain/forest)

गन्धर्वयक्षानुगतःaccompanied by Gandharvas and Yakṣas

रक्षःकिम्पुरुषैःwith Rākṣasas and Kiṃpuruṣas

सहtogether with

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Markandeya

Laṅkā

Gandhamādana

Gandharvas

Yakṣas

Rākṣasas

Kimpuruṣas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights purposeful movement from one realm to another under auspicious guidance: the ‘blessed one’ proceeds on a significant journey, and even diverse classes of beings align behind him. Ethically, it suggests that righteous or spiritually potent leadership can harmonize varied forces toward a shared course.

What is happening in the narrative?

Markandeya narrates a transition: the revered figure departs from Laṅkā and enters the Gandhamādana region, traveling with an entourage of Gandharvas and Yakṣas, along with Rākṣasas and Kimpuruṣas—signaling a shift of scene into a sacred, otherworldly landscape.