Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 26, Shloka 1

Adhyaya 26 — Madālasa Names Alarka and Reorients Him Toward Kshatriya Duty

Sanskrit

इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे मदालसोपाख्याने पञ्चविंशोऽध्यायः ।

षड्विंशोऽध्यायः ।

जड उवाच

वर्धमानं सुतं सा तु राजपत्नी दिने दिने ।

तमुल्लापादिना बोधमनयन्निर्ममात्मकम् ॥

Transliteration

iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe madālasopākhyāne pañcaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ / ṣaḍviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ / jaḍa uvāca / vardhamānaṃ sutaṃ sā tu rājapatnī dine dine / tam ullāpādinā bodham anayann irmamātmakam

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ hai mươi lăm trong đoạn chuyện Madālasā của Thánh thư Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa. Chương hai mươi sáu bắt đầu. Jaḍa nói: Ngày qua ngày, khi con trai lớn dần, hoàng hậu đã dùng những khúc hát ru và các lời dạy tương tự để dẫn dắt nó đến sự hiểu biết, khiến tâm tính không chấp thủ, không ham sở hữu.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe: in the Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
• śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + mārkaṇḍeya + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्री-मārkaṇḍeya-पुराण)

• madālasā-upākhyāne: in the episode (upākhyāna) of Madālasā
• madālasā-upākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madālasā + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मदालसा-उपाख्यान)

• pañcaviṃśaḥ: twenty-fifth
• pañcaviṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcaviṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal adjective used with 'adhyāyaḥ' (understood)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• ṣaḍviṃśaḥ: twenty-sixth
• ṣaḍviṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaḍviṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ordinal adjective used with 'adhyāyaḥ' (understood)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• jaḍaḥ: Jaḍa (proper name)
• jaḍaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; speaker tag

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• vardhamānam: growing
• vardhamānam: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vardhamāna (कृदन्त; वर्ध् धातु)
• Form: Present participle (शतृ), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; Masculine/Neuter form agreeing with 'sutam'

• sutam: son
• sutam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; pronoun

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• rājapatnī: the king’s wife (queen)
• rājapatnī: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः पत्नी)

• dine: by day / each day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; used adverbially

• dine: day after day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; repetition for distributive sense

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; pronoun referring to the son

• ullāpa-ādinā: by lullabies and the like
• ullāpa-ādinā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ullāpa + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (उल्लापः आदिः यस्य/उल्लापादि)

• bodham: understanding/awakening
• bodham: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• anayat: brought/led (him) to
• anayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada; causative sense not marked here (simple 'led/brought')

• nirmama-ātmakam: of the nature of non-attachment
• nirmama-ātmakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmama + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; समासः—कर्मधारयः (निर्ममः आत्मकः) agreeing with 'bodham' (bodhaṃ nirmamātmakam)

Speakers

• Jaḍa (narrator within the episode) describing Madālasā

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Upākhyāna frame
• Spiritual education
• Non-attachment training

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text presents deliberate early formation of dispassion: spiritual instruction is integrated into daily nurturing, not postponed to later life.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily narrative (vaṃśānucarita-adjacent in royal context) serving as a vehicle for adhyātma instruction rather than a strict pancalakṣaṇa exposition.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘lullaby’ becomes mantra-like conditioning: repeated teaching reshapes saṃskāras toward nirmamatā (non-appropriation).