Adhyaya 29 Shloka 22 - Markandeya Purana | Vietnamese | Vedapath

Markandeya

Shloka 22

Adhyaya 29 — Alarka’s Inquiry and Madalasa’s Teaching on Householder Dharma (Gārhasthya), Vaiśvadeva, and Atithi Hospitality

Sanskrit

स्थानेषु निक्षिपेत् प्राज्ञस्तास्ता उद्दिश्य देवताः ।

एवं गृहबलिं कृत्वा गृहे गृहपतिः शुचिः ॥

Transliteration

sthāneṣu nikṣipet prājñas tāstā uddiśya devatāḥ / evaṃ gṛhabaliṃ kṛtvā gṛhe gṛhapatiḥ śuciḥ

Translation

Bậc trí nên đặt các phần lễ vào đúng chỗ của chúng, đồng thời xưng danh các vị thần tương ứng. Làm xong các lễ cúng trong nhà (gṛhabali) như vậy, gia chủ ở trong nhà được thanh tịnh.

Word by Word

स्थानेषुin the places (designated spots)

निक्षिपेत्should place/deposit

प्राज्ञःthe wise person

ताःthose (offerings)

ताःeach of those

उद्दिश्यhaving dedicated/indicated (to)

देवताःthe deities

एवम्thus

गृह-बलिम्the house-offering

कृत्वाhaving done

गृहेin the house

गृहपतिःthe master of the house

शुचिःpure/clean

Speakers

Not in Devi Māhātmyam; dharma-teaching context.

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

Various devatās (as designated in the rite)

Key Themes

DharmaVaiśvadevaHousehold ritesRitual intentionality (uddiśya)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purity is framed as a consequence of conscientious duty: the householder becomes ‘śuci’ not by exclusion, but by correct distribution—giving each sphere its due.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/Dharma layer; Purāṇas often interweave such prescriptive passages alongside genealogical and cosmological accounts.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Uddiśya’ (intentional designation) implies that offering is fundamentally about directed consciousness; places in the home become a mapped sacred cosmos when paired with correct invocation.