Shloka 11

Adhyaya 93 — The Goddess’s Boons to Suratha and the Merchant (Conclusion of the Devi Mahatmyam)

Sanskrit

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततो वव्रे नृपो राज्यं अविभ्रंश्यन्यजन्मनि ।

अत्रैव च निजं राज्यं हतशत्रुबलं बलात् ॥

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tato vavre nṛpo rājyaṃ avibhraṃśy anyajanmani /

atraiva ca nijaṃ rājyaṃ hata-śatru-balaṃ balāt

Translation

మార్కండేయుడు పలికెను—అప్పుడు ఆ రాజు వరంగా, మరొక జన్మలో అచలమైన రాజ్యాన్ని, అలాగే ఈ జన్మలోనూ తన స్వరాజ్యాన్ని—శత్రుసేనలు పరాక్రమంతో నశించినదిగా—ఎంచుకున్నాడు।

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयः: Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेयः: कर्ता (वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• वव्रे: chose, requested
• वव्रे: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘chose/asked for’

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: कर्म (object of वव्रे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अविभ्रंश्य: without losing (it)
• अविभ्रंश्य: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ-वि-भ्रंश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप (gerund/absolutive): ‘without falling away/without losing’

• अन्य-जन्मनि: in another birth
• अन्य-जन्मनि: अधिकरण (locus/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘in another birth’

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed, right
• एव: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

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

• निजम्: one's own
• निजम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: कर्म (object understood with वव्रे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• हत-शत्रु-बलम्: with enemy forces destroyed
• हत-शत्रु-बलम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत + शत्रु + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘(kingdom) whose enemy-forces are slain’

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: हेतु/क्रियाविशेषण (cause/manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् ‘by force/forcibly’ (ablative of cause/manner)

Speakers

• Mārkaṇḍeya narrating; Suratha’s request

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Devī

Shakti Aspects

• Devī as giver of rājya-siddhi and future destiny

Key Themes

• Boon selection
• Karma across births
• Kingship dharma
• Restoration of order

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even after spiritual instruction, the king’s svadharma expresses as rightful sovereignty and protection. The text acknowledges layered aims: immediate restoration and longer-term continuity shaped by merit and grace.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Touches vaṃśānucarita insofar as it concerns a king’s destiny across births, but it remains a devotional narrative endpoint rather than genealogical cataloging.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘twofold kingdom’ (now and next birth) symbolizes the persistence of saṃskāra: devotion plants seeds that fructify beyond one lifetime, showing Śakti’s governance over both visible and karmic orders.