Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 40

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

यथाहमस्मिन्मय्येष सानुरागस्तथा यदि । भवेदत्र मया कार्यस्तत्कृतः पुण्यसञ्चयः ॥

Transliteration

yathāham asmin mayy eṣa sānurāgas tathā yadi / bhaved atra mayā kāryas tatkṛtaḥ puṇyasañcayaḥ

Translation

“Kung siya man ay magtamo ng paglingap sa akin gaya ng paglingap ko sa kanya, magkakaroon ako rito ng dapat gawin; sa gayon, maiipon ang kayamanang-bisa ng kabutihan.”

Word by Word

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; yathā-śabda, comparative/conjunctive adverb

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; (gender not fixed)

• अस्मिन्: in this (person/thing)
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• स-अनुरागः: affectionate, with love
• स-अनुरागः: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुराग (प्रातिपदिक) with स- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारयः (अनुरागयुक्तः)

• तथा: so, in the same way
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (correlative with यथा)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conditional conjunction

• भवेत्: should be/become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्/vidhiliṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; deśa-adverb

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करणम्/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• कार्यः: to be done, necessary
• कार्यः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; from कृ धातु, यत्/ण्यम् sense)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective ‘to be done/fit to be done’

• तत्-कृतः: done by that/thereby accomplished
• तत्-कृतः: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ धातु, क्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुषः (तत् कारणेन कृतः / तेन कृतः)

• पुण्य-सञ्चयः: accumulation of merit
• पुण्य-सञ्चयः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सञ्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुण्यस्य सञ्चयः)

Speakers

• Narrative voice reporting the thoughts of a divyayoṣit

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Kāma (desire)
• Reciprocity
• Puṇya (merit) rhetoric
• Intention and action

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse shows how desire can cloak itself in dharmic language (‘puṇya’), rationalizing personal longing as merit. Purāṇic narratives often expose such self-justifying moves to prompt self-scrutiny.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna; ethical psychology embedded in story rather than a pancalakṣaṇa core (sarga etc.).

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Puṇya-sañcaya’ here can be read ironically: when intention is desire-driven, the subtle fruit may be bondage rather than liberation—highlighting the primacy of saṅkalpa (inner motive).