Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 16, Shloka 75

Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata

Sanskrit

अनसूयोवाच यदि वा रोचते भद्रे ! ततस्त्वद्वचनादहम् ।

करोमि पूर्ववद्देहं भर्तारञ्च नवं तव ॥

Transliteration

anasūyovāca yadi vā rocate bhadre! tatas tvad-vacanād aham /

karomi pūrvavad dehaṃ bhartārañ ca navaṃ tava

Translation

Sinabi ni Anasūyā: “Kung ito’y ikalulugod mo, O mabuting Ginang, kung gayon sa iyong salita ay ibabalik ko ang iyong katawan gaya ng dati—at (ipagkakaloob) ko rin sa iyo ang isang bagong asawa.”

Word by Word

• अनसूया: Anasūyā
• अनसूया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनसूया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (निपात) 'if'

• वा: indeed / or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive/optional particle (निपात) 'or/indeed'

• रोचते: pleases
• रोचते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); ātmanepada; impersonal sense 'it pleases'

• भद्रे: O good lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) 'then/from that'

• त्वत्: from you
• त्वत्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन) used in compound-like construction with वचनात्

• वचनात्: from (your) word/command
• वचनात्: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• करोमि: I make/do
• करोमि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) 'as before'

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• भर्तारम्: husband
• भर्तारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• नवम्: new
• नवम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with भर्तारम्

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Anasūyā speaking to the Brāhmaṇī

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Tapas (ascetic power)
• Compassionate boon-giving
• Restoration/healing
• Dharma of protecting dependents

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Spiritual attainment is portrayed as most dharmic when expressed as compassionate restoration. The verse also shows consent/agency (‘if it pleases you’) as a prerequisite for the exercise of power.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Didactic narrative (upākhyāna) serving dharma instruction; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara genealogy.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Restoring the body’ suggests renewal of the embodied instrument; ‘new husband’ can symbolize a transformed karmic partnership—life reconfigured through tapas when aligned with truth and compassion.