Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 24, Shloka 13

Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya

Sanskrit

तत् सर्वमिह संप्राप्तं यदङ्घ्रियुगलं तव ।

मच्चूडामणिना स्पृष्टं यच्चाङ्गस्पर्शमाप्तवान् ॥

Transliteration

tat sarvam iha saṃprāptaṃ yad aṅghriyugalaṃ tava |

mac-cūḍāmaṇinā spṛṣṭaṃ yac cāṅga-sparśam āptavān ||

Translation

此处所获之一切——皆因我头上宝珠曾触及汝之双足，亦因我得以亲触汝之圣身。

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with tat

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place

• saṃprāptam: obtained/attained
• saṃprāptam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa / Bhāva (भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-pra-√āp (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• aṅghri-yugalam: pair of feet
• aṅghri-yugalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅghri (प्रातिपदिक) + yugala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘aṅghryoḥ yugalam’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tava: of you; your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mat-cūḍāmaṇinā: by my crest-jewel
• mat-cūḍāmaṇinā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (प्रातिपदिक) + cūḍāmaṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘mama cūḍāmaṇiḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• spṛṣṭam: touched
• spṛṣṭam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √spṛś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies aṅghri-yugalam

• yat: and which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• aṅga-sparśam: touch of (your) body
• aṅga-sparśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + sparśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘aṅgasya sparśaḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āptavān: has obtained/received
• āptavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√āp (धातु) + tavat (तवत्)
• Form: Kṛdanta periphrastic perfect (लिट्-अर्थे तवत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agentive ‘having obtained’

Speakers

• Same speaker-stream as vv.7–13; expresses completion through reverential contact; v.14 then shifts to Jāḍa’s narration

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Darśana
• Reverence (pāda-vandana)
• Auspicious contact

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse underscores bhakti-coded etiquette: honoring the worthy (touching feet, humility) is portrayed as spiritually efficacious and ‘complete in itself,’ surpassing material acquisitions.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Devotional/ethical narrative element within an episode; not pañcalakṣaṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

Feet-touching signifies surrender of ego (head lowered). ‘Aṅga-sparśa’ symbolizes transmission: proximity to a higher being reorders one’s inner state, making external boons secondary.