Shloka 15

अरण्यकपर्व — मार्कण्डेयकथिते रामविजयः, सीताशुद्धिः, अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनवर्णनम्

Rāma’s victory, Sītā’s vindication, and return to Ayodhyā as told by Mārkaṇḍeya

Devanagari script

पितामहस्तु प्रीतात्मा ददौ वैश्रवणस्यथ ह । अमरत्वं धनेशत्वं लोकपालत्वमेव च,परंतु पितामह ब्रह्माजी उनपर प्रसन्न थे; अतः उन्होंने वैश्रवणको अमरत्व प्रदान किया और धनका स्वामी तथा लोकपाल बना दिया

Transliteration

pitāmahastu prītātmā dadau vaiśravaṇasyātha ha | amaratvaṃ dhaneśatvaṃ lokapālatvam eva ca ||

Translation

马尔坎德耶说道：“而祖父神（梵天）心怀欢喜，遂赐毗舍罗伐那不死之身，立其为财富之主，并任命为护世者。”

Word by Word

• पितामहः: the Grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• प्रीतात्मा: having a pleased mind; delighted
• प्रीतात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ददौ: gave/granted
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वैश्रवणस्य: to/for Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
• वैश्रवणस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्रवण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• अमरत्वम्: immortality
• अमरत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरत्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनेशत्वम्: lordship of wealth; being the lord of riches
• धनेशत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनेशत्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• लोकपालत्वम्: status of being a world-guardian (lokapāla)
• लोकपालत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपालत्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Divine boons are portrayed as confirmations of worth and as assignments of duty: being made ‘Lord of Wealth’ and a ‘Lokapāla’ implies stewardship and protection of cosmic order, not indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Brahmā, pleased with Vaiśravaṇa, grants him immortality and elevates him to the offices of Dhanesha (Lord of Wealth) and Lokapāla (world-guardian).