Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 62, Shloka 26

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

Sanskrit

आयुषः सावशेषं मे नृणमस्ति महामते ।

निवृत्तस्तेन नूनं त्वं हृदयाह्लादकारकः ॥

Transliteration

āyuṣaḥ sāvaśeṣaṃ me nṛṇam asti mahāmate | nivṛttas tena nūnaṃ tvaṃ hṛdayāhlāda-kārakaḥ ||

Translation

O dakilang ang loob, hangga’t may buhay pa ako, may natitira pa akong utang sa mga tao. Kaya ikaw nga ang lumilikha ng ligaya sa aking puso, sapagkat binago mo ang aking pasya at pag-urong.

Word by Word

• āyuṣaḥ: of (my) life
• āyuṣaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• sa-avaśeṣam: with some remainder left
• sa-avaśeṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + avaśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (contextually predicate with asti); समासः—कर्मधारय: ‘अवशेषेण सह’ (with remainder)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध) एकवचन

• nṛṇam: a debt
• nṛṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता) एकवचन

• asti: is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahāmate: O great-minded one
• mahāmate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन) एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय: ‘महती मतिः यस्य’ (O great-minded)

• nivṛttaḥ: withdrawn / ceased
• nivṛttaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-√vṛt (धातु) + क्त (Kṛdanta)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘tvam’)

• tena: therefore / by that
• tena: Hetu/Instrument (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण/हेतु), एकवचन

• nūnam: surely
• nūnam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक (certainly)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• hṛdaya-āhlāda-kārakaḥ: a heart-delighter
• hṛdaya-āhlāda-kārakaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āhlāda (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘हृदयस्य आह्लादं करोति’ (one who causes heart-delight)

Speakers

• Varūthinī (addressing the disguised figure)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Debt/obligation (ṛṇa) language
• Emotional attachment
• Rhetorical justification

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Invoking ṛṇa (debts/obligations) to justify personal desire shows how sacred categories can be repurposed for private ends. The verse invites scrutiny of motivations behind ‘dharma-talk.’

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna with ethical subtext; not a direct exposition of ṛṇa-dharma, but a narrative usage of its vocabulary.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Debt to men’ can symbolize the pull of social identity and worldly ties. The ‘heart-delighter’ is the seductive thought that makes renunciation ‘turn back’ (nivṛtti → pravṛtti).