Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 72

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

Sanskrit

प्रविष्टः कथयेदन्तं वसतां तत्र वेश्मनि ।

ईदृक् परित्यजेद् गेहं शान्तिं कुर्याच्च पण्डितः ॥

Transliteration

praviṣṭaḥ kathayed antaṃ vasatāṃ tatra veśmani | īdṛk parityajed gehaṃ śāntiṃ kuryāc ca paṇḍitaḥ ||

Translation

இத்தகைய உயிர் அல்லது அபசகுனக் குறி வீட்டிற்குள் நுழைந்தால், அந்த வீட்டில் வாழ்பவர்களுக்கு முடிவு வருவதை அது முன்னறிவிக்கும். ஆகவே அந்நிலையில் அறிவுடையவன் வீட்டை விட்டு நீங்கி சாந்தி விதிகளைச் செய்ய வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• प्रविष्टः: having entered
• प्रविष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु) → प्रविष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/क्तवतु-प्रायः), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally ‘having entered’

• कथयेत्: should tell
• कथयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• अन्तम्: the end / conclusion
• अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• वसताम्: of the residents
• वसताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस् (धातु) → वसत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), Genitive (षष्ठी) Plural (बहुवचन); ‘of those dwelling’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• वेश्मनि: in the house
• वेश्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी) Singular (एकवचन)

• ईदृक्: such (a person)
• ईदृक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun-like adjective; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन) (agreeing with implied subject)

• परित्यजेत्: should abandon
• परित्यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• गेहम्: house
• गेहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• शान्तिम्: peace
• शान्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• कुर्यात्: should make / should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

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

• पण्डितः: a wise man
• पण्डितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Dialogue voice not explicit in the provided excerpt; likely instructional narration within the Purāṇic discourse

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Gṛhastha duties
• Śakuna (omens)
• Ritual pacification (Śānti)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames certain intrusions/portents as warnings requiring prudence: one should not cling to property when it becomes a locus of harm; instead, one should prioritize protection of life and dharmic remediation through śānti rites.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

This material is ancillary dharma-nīti (ācāra/śānti/śakuna) rather than a core pañcalakṣaṇa topic (sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita).

What is the esoteric significance?

A ‘house’ can symbolize the embodied condition; an ominous ‘entry’ can be read as the onset of destructive tendencies. The instruction to ‘leave’ and ‘pacify’ suggests detachment plus inner purification to avert decline.