Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 63, Shloka 51

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

पुनः संज्ञामवाप्य स्वामवाप्स्यसि निजं वपुः ।

तथैव स्वमधिष्ठानं लोके गन्धर्वसंज्ञिते ॥

Transliteration

punaḥ saṃjñām avāpya svām avāpsyasi nijaṃ vapuḥ | tathaiva svam adhiṣṭhānaṃ loke gandharva-saṃjñite ||

Translation

پھر تم اپنی ہوش و آگہی دوبارہ پا کر اپنا حقیقی جسم حاصل کر لو گے؛ اور اسی طرح ‘گندھرو لوک’ کے نام سے معروف جہان میں اپنا مسکن بھی پھر پا لو گے۔

Word by Word

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• saṃjñām: consciousness/recognition
• saṃjñām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular

• avāpya: having regained
• avāpya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु) with prefix ava- + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यबन्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable; prior action

• svām: one's own
• svām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying 'saṃjñām'

• avāpsyasi: you will obtain
• avāpsyasi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु) with prefix ava-
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 2nd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• nijam: one's own
• nijam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying 'vapuḥ'

• vapuḥ: body/form
• vapuḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• svam: your own
• svam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying 'adhiṣṭhānam'

• adhiṣṭhānam: abode/seat
• adhiṣṭhānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhiṣṭhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th—सप्तमी), Singular

• gandharva-saṃjñite: called ‘Gandharva’
• gandharva-saṃjñite: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñita (ज्ञा-धातु + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular; agrees with 'loke'; तत्पुरुष—‘named Gandharva’

Speakers

• Unspecified speaker concluding the forecast of fall and return

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Restoration after downfall
• Identity recovery
• Cosmic order and rightful station

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even severe karmic descent is not necessarily permanent; when delusion lifts and right understanding returns, one can be restored—implying that inner clarity is the hinge between bondage and release.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Didactic narrative (ākhyāna) rather than the five hallmark topics; it supports dharma teaching through story.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Regaining saṃjñā’ suggests reawakening of the higher self; ‘Gandharva-loka’ can symbolize refined perception and harmony restored after the turbulence of tamas.