Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 35, Shloka 7

Adhyaya 35 — Sins and Their Remedies

Sanskrit

सस्त्रेहाणाञ्च भाण्डानां शुद्धिरुष्णेन वारिणा । शूर्पधान्याजिनानाञ्च मुषलोलूखलस्य च ॥

Transliteration

sastrehāṇāñ ca bhāṇḍānāṃ śuddhir uṣṇena vāriṇā | śūrpadhānyājinānāñ ca muṣalolūkhalasya ca ||

Translation

凡器皿用具若为油脂所污，其净法为热水。此等规则亦适用于簸箕等扬谷之具、谷粒、皮革，以及杵与臼。

Word by Word

• sastrehāṇām: of (items called) sastrehā-s
• sastrehāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sastrehā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); rare/technical term (as in text)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय अव्यय)

• bhāṇḍānām: of vessels/utensils
• bhāṇḍānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• śuddhiḥ: purification
• śuddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uṣṇena: with hot
• uṣṇena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying vāriṇā

• vāriṇā: by water
• vāriṇā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śūrpa-dhānya-ajīnānām: of winnowing-baskets, grains, and hides
• śūrpa-dhānya-ajīnānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūrpa + dhānya + ajīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय अव्यय)

• muṣala-olūkhalasya: of the pestle and mortar
• muṣala-olūkhalasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muṣala + ulūkhala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय अव्यय)

Speakers

• Madālasā to Alarka

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Śauca
• Household discipline
• Purification procedures

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text links dharma to domestic order: cleanliness of tools and provisions is part of right living, preventing negligence from becoming a moral and ritual lapse.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Conduct code (ācāra) embedded in narrative; not pañcalakṣaṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

Hot water as purifier can symbolize intensified awareness: when ‘heat’ (tapas/effort) is applied, sticky residues (attachments) are removed more effectively.