Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 72

Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

Sanskrit

प्रविष्टः कथयेदन्तं वसतां तत्र वेश्मनि ।

ईदृक् परित्यजेद् गेहं शान्तिं कुर्याच्च पण्डितः ॥

Transliteration

praviṣṭaḥ kathayed antaṃ vasatāṃ tatra veśmani | īdṛk parityajed gehaṃ śāntiṃ kuryāc ca paṇḍitaḥ ||

Translation

Kapag ang gayong nilalang o masamang palatandaan ay pumasok sa bahay, ito’y naghuhula ng wakas para sa mga naninirahan doon. Kaya sa gayong pagkakataon, ang marunong ay dapat lisanin ang bahay at magsagawa ng mga ritwal ng pagpapayapa (śānti).

Word by Word

• प्रविष्टः: having entered
• प्रविष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु) → प्रविष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/क्तवतु-प्रायः), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); used adjectivally ‘having entered’

• कथयेत्: should tell
• कथयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• अन्तम्: the end / conclusion
• अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• वसताम्: of the residents
• वसताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस् (धातु) → वसत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), Genitive (षष्ठी) Plural (बहुवचन); ‘of those dwelling’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• वेश्मनि: in the house
• वेश्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी) Singular (एकवचन)

• ईदृक्: such (a person)
• ईदृक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun-like adjective; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन) (agreeing with implied subject)

• परित्यजेत्: should abandon
• परित्यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• गेहम्: house
• गेहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• शान्तिम्: peace
• शान्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• कुर्यात्: should make / should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• पण्डितः: a wise man
• पण्डितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Dialogue voice not explicit in the provided excerpt; likely instructional narration within the Purāṇic discourse

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Gṛhastha duties
• Śakuna (omens)
• Ritual pacification (Śānti)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames certain intrusions/portents as warnings requiring prudence: one should not cling to property when it becomes a locus of harm; instead, one should prioritize protection of life and dharmic remediation through śānti rites.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

This material is ancillary dharma-nīti (ācāra/śānti/śakuna) rather than a core pañcalakṣaṇa topic (sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita).

What is the esoteric significance?

A ‘house’ can symbolize the embodied condition; an ominous ‘entry’ can be read as the onset of destructive tendencies. The instruction to ‘leave’ and ‘pacify’ suggests detachment plus inner purification to avert decline.