Shloka 8

उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानप्रारम्भः — Uttanka’s Tapas, Viṣṇu-stuti, and the Dhundhumāra Prophecy

Opening

Devanagari script

आरामाश्चैव चैत्याश्ष॒ तटाकावसथास्तथा । पुष्करिण्यश्व विविधा देवतायतनानि च,उस युगमें नये-नये बगीचे लगाये जायाँगे। चैत्यवृक्षोंकी स्थापना होगी। पोखरों और धर्मशालाओंका निर्माण होगा। भाँति-भाँतिकी पोखरियाँ तैयार होंगी। कितने ही देवमन्दिर बनेंगे और नाना प्रकारके यज्ञकर्मोका अनुष्ठान होगा। ब्राह्मण साधु-स्वभावके होंगे। मुनिलोग तपस्यामें तत्पर रहेंगे

Transliteration

ārāmāś caiva caityāś ca taṭākāvasathās tathā | puṣkariṇyaś ca vividhā devatāyatanāni ca ||

Translation

马尔坎德耶说道：“在那个时代，人们将开辟新的游乐林苑与花园；建立圣所与神圣之树。将修筑水塘与歇息之所，并备办多种莲池。诸神的庙宇也将兴起。”

Word by Word

ārāmāḥgardens, pleasure-groves

caand

evaindeed, just

caityāḥshrines/holy monuments (caityas)

taṭākatanks, ponds (large reservoirs)

āvasathāḥrest-houses, lodgings

tathāso, likewise

puṣkariṇyaḥlotus-ponds, tanks (puṣkariṇīs)

caand

vividhāḥvarious, diverse

devatāof a deity

āyatanāniabodes, temples, sanctuaries

caand

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

ārāma (gardens/groves)

caitya (shrines/sacred trees)

taṭāka (tanks/ponds)

āvasatha (rest-houses)

puṣkariṇī (lotus-ponds)

devatāyatanāni (temples of the gods)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is expressed not only through personal virtue but also through sustaining institutions—gardens, waterworks, rest-houses, and temples—that nourish community life and support religious practice.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya is describing the characteristics of a particular age (yuga), portraying a time when people establish public amenities and sacred sites—ponds, shelters, shrines, and temples—signaling a turn toward organized piety and social welfare.