Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 62, Shloka 25

Adhyaya 62 — The Fire-God Enters the Brahmin Youth; Varuthini’s Love-Sickness and Kali’s Disguise

Sanskrit

मया समेत्य रम्येऽस्मिन् महाकन्दरकन्दरे ।

मत्परित्राणजं धर्ममवश्यं प्रतिपत्स्यसे ॥

Transliteration

mayā sametya ramye 'smin mahā-kandara-kandare | mat-paritrāṇa-jaṃ dharmam avaśyaṃ pratipatsyase ||

Translation

Magsama kayo sa akin sa marikit na malaking yungib na ito; tiyak ninyong isasagawa ang dharma na isinilang mula sa aking pag-iingat, ang tungkuling nakaugat sa aking pagprotekta.

Word by Word

• mayā: by me / with me
• mayā: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुष-प्रातिपदिक; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (singular)

• sametya: having met
• sametya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-√i (धातु) + ल्यप् (Kṛdanta)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having come together/meeting’

• ramye: in the lovely (place)
• ramye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• mahā-kandara-kandare: in the great cavern-grotto
• mahā-kandara-kandare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kandara (प्रातिपदिक) + kandara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (descriptive): ‘महच्च तत् कन्दरम्’ (great cavern)

• mat-paritrāṇa-jam: born of my protection
• mat-paritrāṇa-jam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mat (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + paritrāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative): ‘मत्-परित्राणात् जातम्’ (born from my protection)

• dharmam: dharma / righteous duty
• dharmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• avaśyam: surely / certainly
• avaśyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: avaśya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावार्थे)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of certainty)

• pratipatsyase: you will attain / understand
• pratipatsyase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√pad (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speakers

• Varūthinī (continuing persuasion)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Seclusion and secrecy
• Protection-as-control
• Reframing desire as dharma

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The rhetoric ‘dharma born of protection’ can be read as a warning: power dynamics can rename dependence as virtue. True dharma does not require secrecy and pressure.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna; it indirectly teaches dharma by exposing counterfeit-dharma language in interpersonal contexts.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘cave’ is a symbol of the hidden psyche where impulses seek privacy. ‘Protection’ can signify the ego’s promise of safety in exchange for surrender—an inner bondage presented as refuge.