Shloka 42

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

Sanskrit

मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवम् सञ्चिन्तयन्ती सा दिव्ययोषित् स्मरातुरा । आत्मानं दर्शयामास कमनीयतराकृतिम् ॥

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca evaṃ sañcintayantī sā divyayoṣit smarāturā / ātmānaṃ darśayāmāsa kamanīyatarākṛtim

Translation

مارکنڈےیہ نے کہا—یوں سوچتے ہوئے وہ آسمانی عورت، خواہشِ عشق سے مضطرب ہو کر، پھر اپنے آپ کو ظاہر کرنے لگی اور اس سے بھی زیادہ دلکش صورت اختیار کی۔

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयः: Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेयः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्/Liṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; manner adverb

• सञ्चिन्तयन्ती: thinking, reflecting
• सञ्चिन्तयन्ती: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + चिन्त् (धातु) → चिन्तयत् (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ/śatṛ); Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with ‘सा’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• दिव्य-योषित्: the divine woman
• दिव्य-योषित्: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारयः (दिव्या योषित्)

• स्मर-आतुरा: distressed by love (Kāma)
• स्मर-आतुरा: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मर (प्रातिपदिक) + आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (स्मरेण आतुरा)

• आत्मानम्: herself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• दर्शयामास: showed, displayed
• दर्शयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) causative: दर्शय (णिच्)
• Form: Causative stem (णिच्); Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• कमनीय-तर-आकृतिम्: a more charming form/appearance
• कमनीय-तर-आकृतिम्: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमनीय (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (तद्धित/तरप्) + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (कमनीयतरा आकृतिः यस्य/कमनीयतराकृतिः) used as object-complement to ‘आत्मानम्’

Speakers

• Mārkaṇḍeya (narrator within the Purāṇa’s frame)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Smara (Kāma)

Key Themes

• Narration
• Transformation/manifestation
• Kāma as affliction

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Desire leads to self-display and strategizing; the story externalizes inner agitation (āturatā) into action (self-revelation), illustrating how mental states condition behavior.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna with didactic coloring; it is not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Assuming a more alluring form’ can symbolize māyā’s capacity to intensify appearances to capture attention; it warns that enhanced attractiveness may be a deliberate veil over truth.