Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 60

Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

Sanskrit

शरीरारोग्यभोग्येषु सुखदानधनेषु च ।

वृद्धबालातुरेष्वेव शान्तिं कुर्वन्तु मे सदा ॥

Transliteration

śarīrārogya-bhogyeṣu sukha-dāna-dhaneṣu ca |

vṛddha-bāla-ātureṣv eva śāntiṃ kurvantu me sadā ||

Translation

Na saúde do corpo e nos gozos; na felicidade, na dádiva (caridade) e na riqueza—especialmente no que toca aos idosos, às crianças e aos enfermos—que eles me concedam sempre a paz.

Word by Word

• शरीरारोग्यभोग्येषु: in matters of bodily health and enjoyments
• शरीरारोग्यभोग्येषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर + आरोग्य + भोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; ‘शरीरस्य आरोग्यस्य भोग्येषु’ (objects/conditions of bodily health and enjoyment)

• सुखदानधनेषु: in wealth/gifts that give happiness
• सुखदानधनेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख + दान + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; ‘सुखस्य दानं धनं वा’ इत्यर्थे समाहार-निर्देश

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

• वृद्धबालातुरेषु: among the old, children, and the sick
• वृद्धबालातुरेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्ध + बाल + आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (the old, the children, and the sick)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• शान्तिम्: peace/relief
• शान्तिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कुर्वन्तु: may they do/bring about
• कुर्वन्तु: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: for me/of me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) एकवचन (genitive) / दत्तिवैकल्प्ये (enclitic ‘me’); अत्र षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speakers

• Prayer voice in śānti instruction (speaker not specified in excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Health and welfare
• Charity (dāna)
• Wealth and prosperity
• Care for vulnerable persons
• Śānti/vighna management

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Well-being is holistic: health, prosperity, enjoyment, and charity are linked, and dharma is measured by special concern for those most susceptible to suffering—the old, the young, and the sick.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/Dharma—social ethics and protective ritual intent.

What is the esoteric significance?

The vulnerable categories mark ‘thin boundaries’ of life-force; śānti here means stabilizing prāṇic and social supports so that prosperity does not become a source of imbalance or harm.