Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 93, Shloka 15

Adhyaya 93 — The Goddess’s Boons to Suratha and the Merchant (Conclusion of the Devi Mahatmyam)

Sanskrit

वैश्यवर्य त्वया यश्च वरोऽस्मत्तोऽभिवाञ्छितः ।

तं प्रयच्छामि संसिद्ध्यै तव ज्ञानं भविष्यति ॥

Transliteration

vaiśyavarya tvayā yaś ca varo 'smatto 'bhivāñchitaḥ | taṃ prayacchāmi saṃsiddhyai tava jñānaṃ bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

“Hỡi bậc thương nhân ưu tú, điều ân huệ mà ngươi đã cầu xin nơi Ta—Ta ban cho. Để ngươi đạt đến viên mãn, chân tri sẽ khởi sinh trong ngươi.”

Word by Word

• vaiśya-varya: O best of Vaiśyas
• vaiśya-varya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśya (प्रातिपदिक) + varya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: 'best among vaiśyas'

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण/agentive instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• yaḥ: which
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• varaḥ: boon
• varaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• asmattaḥ: from me
• asmattaḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• abhivāñchitaḥ: desired; wished for
• abhivāñchitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-√vāñch (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त) with prefix abhi-; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tam: that (boon)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• prayacchāmi: I grant
• prayacchāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• saṃsiddhyai: for accomplishment; for success
• saṃsiddhyai: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsiddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• tava: of you; your
• tava: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speakers

• Goddess (Devī) to the merchant Samādhi

Primary Deities

• Devī

Shakti Aspects

• Devī as Jñānadā (giver of liberating knowledge) and Siddhidā (giver of accomplishment)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Moksha-oriented knowledge
• Grace and spiritual attainment
• Bhakti leading to jñāna

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text balances the two devotees’ aims: one receives restoration of worldly duty (rājya), the other receives liberating insight (jñāna). Devī’s grace accommodates both pravṛtti (worldly duty) and nivṛtti (renunciation).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita (narrative exemplum) emphasizing dharma and mokṣa; indirectly supports the Purāṇic aim of teaching right goals (puruṣārthas) through story.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Jñāna will be’ indicates the Goddess as inner awakening itself (cit-śakti): the boon is not merely information but transformative discernment leading toward release.