Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 23, Shloka 113

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

ततः कुवलयाश्वेन हृदयोत्सवभूतया ।

कथया स्वल्पकं कालं स्थास्यामो हृष्टचेतसः ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ kuvalayāśvena hṛdayotsavabhūtayā / kathayā svalpakaṃ kālaṃ sthāsyāmo hṛṣṭacetasaḥ

Translation

Rồi cùng với Kuvalayāśva, bằng cuộc đàm đạo trở thành lễ hội của lòng, chúng ta sẽ lưu lại một lúc, với tâm trí hoan hỷ.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kāla/Sequence (काल/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक

• कुवलयाश्वेन: by/with Kuvalayāśva
• कुवलयाश्वेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुवलयाश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• हृदय-उत्सव-भूतया: having become a festival for the heart (delightful)
• हृदय-उत्सव-भूतया: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—हृदयस्य उत्सवः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + भूत (भू-क्त) = 'हृदयोत्सवभूता'

• कथया: by (means of) the story/conversation
• कथया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वल्पकम्: a little
• स्वल्पकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कालम् इति)

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Karma/Duration (कर्म/अवधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थास्यामः: we shall stay
• स्थास्यामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• हृष्ट-चेतसः: (we) of delighted minds
• हृष्ट-चेतसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (कृदन्त) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—हृष्टं चेतः येषाम् (those whose minds are delighted)

Speakers

• Narrator voice (the story’s internal speakers are not explicitly labeled here)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Satsaṅga / pleasant discourse
• Hospitality and social harmony
• Rest after rites and meal

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

After proper conduct and nourishment, elevating conversation (kathā) is treated as a refined enjoyment—social and emotional well-being through harmonious speech.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna (didactic narrative) that models cultured royal conduct; not a direct sarga/manvantara/vaṃśa passage.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Festival of the heart’ hints that right speech and shared narrative can be a subtle yajña—an offering that produces inner uplift (prīti) and cohesion.