Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 81, Shloka 13

Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account

Sanskrit

ये मामनुगता नित्यं प्रसादधनभोजनैः ।

अनुवृत्तिं ध्रुवं तेऽद्य कुर्वन्त्यन्यमहीभृताम् ॥

Transliteration

ye mām anugatā nityaṃ prasāda-dhana-bhojanaiḥ /

anuvṛttiṃ dhruvaṃ te 'dya kurvanty anya-mahībhṛtām

Translation

“Những kẻ từng luôn theo ta, được nuôi dưỡng bởi ân huệ của ta—tặng vật, của cải và lương thực—hôm nay quả thật lại dâng lòng trung thành cho một vị vua khác.”

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धि-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अनुगताः: followed, having followed
• अनुगताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘ये’)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्रसाद-धन-भोजनैः: by favors, wealth, and food
• प्रसाद-धन-भोजनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक) + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार); साधन/हेतु-भाव

• अनुवृत्तिम्: service, attendance, allegiance
• अनुवृत्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ध्रुवम्: surely
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of certainty)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संकेत-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• कुर्वन्ति: do, render
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• अन्य-महीभृताम्: of other kings
• अन्य-महीभृताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + महीभृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘अन्येषां महीभृताम्’); षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

Speakers

• Narrator describing King Suratha’s reflections (within Devi Mahatmyam frame)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Impermanence of political loyalty
• Grief and disillusionment
• Karma and dependence on royal patronage

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Worldly relationships grounded in benefit (food, wealth, favor) are unstable; when circumstances change, loyalty shifts. The verse sets up Suratha’s inner crisis that will later be resolved through devotion and insight.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily outside strict pañcalakṣaṇa categories; it belongs to ethical-narrative instruction (ākhyāna/upākhyāna) within the Purāṇic teaching framework rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘followers’ represent the mind’s tendencies that adhere to a perceived source of pleasure; when the inner ‘king’ (egoic control) weakens, these tendencies migrate to other objects. This prepares the ground for the Goddess’s teaching on delusion (moha) and liberation.