Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 33, Shloka 13

Adhyaya 33 — Madālasa on the Fruit of Śrāddha Performed on Lunar Days and Nakṣatras

Sanskrit

कुर्वन्तश्चानुराधासु लभन्ते चक्रवर्तिताम् ।

आधिपत्यञ्च ज्येष्ठासु मूले चारोग्यमुत्तमम् ॥

Transliteration

kurvantaś cānurādhāsu labhante cakravartitām | ādhipatyaṃ ca jyeṣṭhāsu mūle cārogyam uttamam ||

Translation

于阿奴罗陀（Anurādhā）行（施罗达）则得王者大统之权（转轮王，cakravartin之位）；于阇耶什吒（Jyeṣṭhā）得主宰之势；于牟罗（Mūla）得上等健康。

Word by Word

• kurvantaḥ: doing, performing
• kurvantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• anurādhāsu: in (the nakṣatra) Anurādhā
• anurādhāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anurādhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; (नक्षत्र-नाम)

• labhante: obtain
• labhante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• cakra-vartitām: sovereignty, status of a universal ruler
• cakra-vartitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra-vartin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भावार्थे -तā; तत्पुरुष-निष्पन्नः (cakre vartate iti cakravartin)

• ādhipatyam: lordship, dominion
• ādhipatyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādhipatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• jyeṣṭhāsu: in (the nakṣatra) Jyeṣṭhā
• jyeṣṭhāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyeṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; (नक्षत्र-नाम)

• mūle: in (the nakṣatra) Mūla
• mūle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (नक्षत्र-नाम)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ārogyam: health
• ārogyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent, best
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ārogyam)

Speakers

• Dharma-instructional narrator within the Purāṇic dialogue framework (not Devi Māhātmya); specific speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Pitṛs (Ancestors)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Nakṣatra observance
• Rulership
• Health
• Merit (puṇya)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Power and authority are depicted as downstream of dharma rather than mere force; legitimacy (ādhipatya) is tied to right conduct, including honoring the ancestral order.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/dharma instruction; it uses the Purāṇic mode of promising karmic fruits to motivate correct practice.

What is the esoteric significance?

Mūla (‘root’) granting health suggests a symbolic ‘root-repair’: tending to the ancestral root is imagined to stabilize the bodily root (vitality), while rulership fruits express the amplification of lineage merit into public authority.