Shloka 8

Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)

Sanskrit

ब्राह्मण उवाच तव संप्रीतये तस्याः वरेष्टिरुपकारिणी । क्रियते मित्रकामैर्या मित्रविन्दां करोमि ताम् ॥

Transliteration

brāhmaṇa uvāca tava saṃprītaye tasyā vareṣṭir upakāriṇī / kriyate mitrakāmair yā mitravindāṃ karomi tām

Translation

พราหมณ์กล่าวว่า “เพื่อความพอใจอย่างสมบูรณ์ของท่าน มีพิธีบูชา ‘วระ-อิษฏิ’ อันเป็นมงคลยิ่งและประทานพรสำหรับนาง พิธีนี้กระทำโดยผู้ปรารถนามิตรไมตรี; ด้วยพิธีนี้เราจักทำให้นางเป็น ‘มิตรวินทา’ คือผู้ได้และทรงไว้ซึ่งความรักฉันมิตร”

Word by Word

ब्राह्मणःthe Brahmin

उवाचsaid

तवof you/for you

संप्रीतयेfor (your) full satisfaction/pleasure

तस्याःof her

वर-इष्टिःa boon-sacrifice (rite for obtaining a boon)

उपकारिणीbeneficial/helpful

क्रियतेis performed

मित्र-कामैःby those who desire friendship

याwhich/that (rite)

मित्र-विन्दाम्Mitravindā (name of a woman)

करोमिI perform/I do

ताम्that (rite)

Speakers

Brāhmaṇa speaking to the king (as narrated within Mārkaṇḍeya’s telling)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

DharmaGṛhastha-lifeRitual efficacy (iṣṭi)Reconciliation and social harmony

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Domestic harmony is treated as a dhārmic good; the text frames reconciliation not merely as emotion but as a cultivated virtue, supported by disciplined ritual and right counsel.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Primarily Ānuśaṅgika/Upākhyāna (didactic narrative) rather than direct Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita; it supports dharma through exemplary story.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Friendship’ (maitrī) is presented as a power that can be ritually invoked—symbolizing the transformation of inner dispositions (saṃskāra) through sacred action and intention.