Shloka 8

Adhyaya 32 — Sankhya Philosophy

Sanskrit

अनन्तां वै प्रयच्छन्ति तृप्तिं गौरीसुतस्तथा ।

पितॄणां नात्र सन्देहो गयाश्राद्धञ्च पुत्रक ॥

Transliteration

anantāṃ vai prayacchanti tṛptiṃ gaurīsutas tathā / pitṝṇāṃ nātra sandeho gayāśrāddhaṃ ca putraka

Translation

สิ่งเหล่านี้ย่อมประทานความอิ่มเอมไม่สิ้นสุด—ดังที่โอรสแห่งพระคุรี (เการี) กล่าวไว้ด้วย. ลูกเอ๋ย ในเรื่องบรรพชน (ปิตฤ) นั้นไม่มีข้อสงสัยเลย; และพิธีศราทธะที่ประกอบ ณ คยา ก็ให้ผลเช่นเดียวกัน.

Word by Word

• अनन्ताम्: endless (thing)/infinite (benefit)
• अनन्ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; object noun

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/indeed

• प्रयच्छन्ति: they bestow/give
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction/contentment
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; object noun

• गौरीसुतः: the son of Gaurī (Gaṇeśa)
• गौरीसुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गौर्याः सुतः)

• तथा: likewise/so
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गयाश्राद्धम्: the Gayā-śrāddha (rites at Gayā)
• गयाश्राद्धम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गया + श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (गयायां कृतं श्राद्धम्)

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

• पुत्रक: O dear son
• पुत्रक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; affectionate vocative

Speakers

• Dharmic instruction within the Markandeya Purana’s didactic discourse (speaker not explicit in the provided extract); verse reports an authoritative statement attributed to ‘Gaurīsuta’

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Gaurīsuta (commonly Gaṇeśa)

Shakti Aspects

• Gaurī (Pārvatī) referenced indirectly via ‘Gaurīsuta’

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Pitṛ-pūjā
• Tīrtha (Gayā)
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text elevates certain rites (notably Gayā-śrāddha) as exceptionally efficacious, reinforcing the Purāṇic ethic that place (tīrtha), method, and śraddhā (faithful intent) jointly shape karmic and ancestral outcomes.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This is tīrtha-and-dharma instruction (ancillary), not a direct instance of sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Endless satisfaction’ suggests a rite that breaks ordinary time-accounting of merit. Gayā functions as a liminal ‘crossing place’ where offerings are believed to reach ancestors with maximal continuity.