Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 77

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

Sanskrit

एवं त्वत्तो भवत्येतद्येन सत्येन वै जगत् ।

तथाहमद्य स्वं गेहं पश्येयं सति भास्करे ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ tvatto bhavaty etad yena satyena vai jagat | tathāham adya svaṃ gehaṃ paśyeyaṃ sati bhāskare ||

Translation

“Kaya nga, mula sa iyo nagmumula yaong sa pamamagitan nito umiiral ang daigdig sa katotohanan. Sa katotohanang iyon, nawa’y makita ko ngayon ang sarili kong tahanan habang nagniningning pa ang araw.”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• भवति: comes to be
• भवति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• येन: by which
• येन: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• सत्येन: by truth
• सत्येन: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध/निश्चय (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/पदार्थ-प्रकाशक (emphatic particle)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: so, in that way
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/तुल्यतावाचक (thus/so)

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

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• स्वम्: one's own
• स्वम्: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• पश्येयम्: may I see
• पश्येयम्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिङ्-लकार (Optative/Potential), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सति: while (it) is present
• सति: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa; locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• भास्करे: when the sun is (there)
• भास्करे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa; locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी-सह (with ‘sati’)

Speakers

• brāhmaṇa → Agni (within Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Agni
• Sūrya (Bhāskara) (by reference)

Key Themes

• Satya (truth) as power
• Prayer and vow
• Ritual efficacy
• Dharma-protected agency

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Truth (satya) is treated as a real potency: when one’s life aligns with dharma, speech grounded in truth becomes efficacious and protective.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra and vrata-like practice; not directly one of the five purāṇic marks.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Seeing the home before sunset’ can indicate restoring right order before the day’s end—symbolically, returning to one’s inner center before darkness (confusion/temptation) prevails.