Shloka 42

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवम् सञ्चिन्तयन्ती सा दिव्ययोषित् स्मरातुरा । आत्मानं दर्शयामास कमनीयतराकृतिम् ॥

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca evaṃ sañcintayantī sā divyayoṣit smarāturā / ātmānaṃ darśayāmāsa kamanīyatarākṛtim

Translation

మార్కండేయుడు అన్నాడు—ఇలా ఆలోచిస్తూ, కామంతో బాధపడిన ఆ దివ్యస్త్రీ ఆపై తనను తాను వెల్లడించింది; ఇంకా మరింత మనోహరమైన రూపాన్ని ధరించింది.

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयः: Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेयः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्/Liṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; manner adverb

• सञ्चिन्तयन्ती: thinking, reflecting
• सञ्चिन्तयन्ती: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + चिन्त् (धातु) → चिन्तयत् (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ/śatṛ); Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with ‘सा’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• दिव्य-योषित्: the divine woman
• दिव्य-योषित्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारयः (दिव्या योषित्)

• स्मर-आतुरा: distressed by love (Kāma)
• स्मर-आतुरा: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मर (प्रातिपदिक) + आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (स्मरेण आतुरा)

• आत्मानम्: herself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• दर्शयामास: showed, displayed
• दर्शयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) causative: दर्शय (णिच्)
• Form: Causative stem (णिच्); Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• कमनीय-तर-आकृतिम्: a more charming form/appearance
• कमनीय-तर-आकृतिम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमनीय (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (तद्धित/तरप्) + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (कमनीयतरा आकृतिः यस्य/कमनीयतराकृतिः) used as object-complement to ‘आत्मानम्’

Speakers

• Mārkaṇḍeya (narrator within the Purāṇa’s frame)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shringara", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Smara (Kāma)

Key Themes

• Narration
• Transformation/manifestation
• Kāma as affliction

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Desire leads to self-display and strategizing; the story externalizes inner agitation (āturatā) into action (self-revelation), illustrating how mental states condition behavior.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna with didactic coloring; it is not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Assuming a more alluring form’ can symbolize māyā’s capacity to intensify appearances to capture attention; it warns that enhanced attractiveness may be a deliberate veil over truth.