Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 19, Shloka 10

Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise

Sanskrit

ये च मां पूजयिष्यन्ति गन्धमाल्यादिभिर्नराः ।

मांसमद्योपहारैश्च मिष्टान्नैश्चाज्यसंयुतैः ॥

Transliteration

ye ca māṃ pūjayiṣyanti gandhamālyādibhir narāḥ /

māṃsamadyopahāraiś ca miṣṭānnaiś cājyasaṃyutaiḥ

Translation

At yaong mga lalaki na sasamba sa akin sa pamamagitan ng mga pabango, mga kuwintas ng bulaklak, at mga katulad nito—gayundin sa mga handog na karne at alak, at mga matatamis na pagkain na hinaluan ng ghee—

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun (यद्-शब्द)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/अन्वय)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Common (gender-neutral pronoun), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pūjayiṣyanti: will worship
• pūjayiṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लृट्/Future), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• gandha-mālya-ādibhiḥ: with perfumes, garlands, and the like
• gandha-mālya-ādibhiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + mālya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; compound: gandha-mālya-ādi = 'fragrance, garlands, etc.'

• narāḥ: men
• narāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• māṃsa-madya-upahāraiḥ: with offerings of meat and liquor
• māṃsa-madya-upahāraiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃsa (प्रातिपदिक) + madya (प्रातिपदिक) + upahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; compound: 'offerings of meat and liquor'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

• miṣṭa-annaiḥ: with sweet foods
• miṣṭa-annaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: miṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; karmadhāraya: miṣṭa-anna = 'sweet food'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

• ājya-saṃyutaiḥ: mixed with ghee
• ājya-saṃyutaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ājya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; adjective qualifying miṣṭa-annaiḥ/upahāraiḥ: 'joined with ghee'

Speakers

• Dattātreya speaking (to Kārtavīrya)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Dattātreya

Key Themes

• Bhakti
• Pūjā/Upacāra
• Phala-śruti (promised results)
• Royal power (as outcome)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames devotion as a concrete ethic expressed through upacāras (ritual services/offerings). The emphasis is on sincerity of worship and the reciprocity of divine grace, rather than on mere status or birth.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita (narrative of notable persons) rather than sarga/pratisarga. It is an itihāsa-style episode explaining the rise of a royal figure through divine favor.

What is the esoteric significance?

The diversity of offerings symbolizes the devotee’s full-spectrum surrender of sensory life (smell, taste, pleasure) into sacred order, converting worldly enjoyment into consecrated act (yajña-like orientation).