Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 56

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

स्रजो वस्त्राण्यलङ्कारान् भोगभोज्यानुलेपनम् । दास्याम्यत्र तथाहन्ते स्मरेण वशगा हृता ॥

Transliteration

strajo vastrāṇy alaṅkārān bhoga-bhojyānulepanam | dāsyāmy atra tathāhante smareṇa vaśagā hṛtā ||

Translation

“Vòng hoa, y phục, châu báu, lạc thú, món ăn và hương dầu xoa—ta sẽ ban cho ngươi tất cả ngay tại đây. Than ôi! Ta bị Thần Ái (Kāma) mê hoặc và khuất phục.”

Word by Word

• स्रजः: garlands
• स्रजः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अलङ्कारान्: ornaments
• अलङ्कारान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• भोग: enjoyment, pleasures
• भोग: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• भोज्य: food, edible things
• भोज्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• अनुलेपनम्: unguents, ointment
• अनुलेपनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भोगभोज्यानुलेपनम्: pleasures, foods, and ointments (as a set)
• भोगभोज्यानुलेपनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग + भोज्य + अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective copulative)

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/in that manner)

• अहन्ते: indeed, I tell you
• अहन्ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहन्ते (अव्यय/निपातसमूह)
• Form: सम्बोधन/आश्वासनार्थक निपात (particle; emphatic/assuring)

• स्मरेण: by Love (Kāma)
• स्मरेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वशगा: subjugated, under control
• वशगा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of speaker)

• हृता: carried away, captivated
• हृता: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle/भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि

Speakers

• Varūthinī (to Brāhmaṇa)

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Kāma (Smara)

Key Themes

• Temptation
• Kāma
• Sensual allure
• Bondage through desire

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse exposes the mechanics of temptation: pleasure is offered as a comprehensive package (comfort, beauty, taste, luxury). Naming Smara (Kāma) acknowledges desire as a potent force that can override discernment.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Not pancalakṣaṇa; it is a narrative illustration of kāma vs dharma.

What is the esoteric significance?

The list of objects corresponds to sensory channels (sight, touch, taste, smell). Esoterically, it depicts the outward flow of consciousness into viṣaya (sense-objects), the root of distraction from svadharma.