Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 51, Shloka 58

Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

Sanskrit

तेषामेव प्रसादेन विघ्ना नश्यन्तु सर्वशः ।

उद्वाहेषु च सर्वेषु वृद्धिकर्मंसु चैव हि ॥

Transliteration

teṣām eva prasādena vighnā naśyantu sarvaśaḥ |

udvāheṣu ca sarveṣu vṛddhi-karmasu caiva hi ||

Translation

Nhờ chính ân điển của các Ngài, xin cho mọi chướng ngại hoàn toàn tiêu diệt—trong mọi lễ thành hôn, và cả trong các nghi lễ cầu tăng trưởng và thịnh vượng.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• प्रसादेन: by (their) grace/favor
• प्रसादेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव (instrumental/means)

• विघ्नाः: obstacles
• विघ्नाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• नश्यन्तु: may (they) perish/disappear
• नश्यन्तु: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वशः: completely/in every way
• सर्वशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-अर्थे (adverb: in every way/entirely)

• उद्वाहेषु: in weddings/marriages
• उद्वाहेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; ‘उद्वाहेषु’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वृद्धिकर्मसु: in rites for prosperity/increase
• वृद्धिकर्मसु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धिकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; ‘वृद्ध्यर्थं कर्म’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

Speakers

• Prayer voice in śānti sequence (speaker not specified in excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Saṃskāras (life-cycle rites)
• Marriage dharma
• Prosperity rites
• Vighna-nāśa

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Transitions (like marriage) are liminal and thus vulnerable to disruption; dharma addresses this by embedding protective rites so that social continuity and prosperity are safeguarded.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/Dharma (saṃskāra-supporting śānti).

What is the esoteric significance?

Marriage and ‘increase rites’ symbolize the expansion of lineage and fortune; removing vighnas here signifies clearing psychic/social thresholds so growth can proceed without fragmentation.