Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 52, Shloka 14

Adhyaya 52 — The Manifestation of Nilalohita (Rudra) and the Allocation of His Names, Abodes, Consorts, and Lineages

Sanskrit

उपयेमे पुनश्चैनामनन्यां भगवान्भवः ।

देवौ धाताविधातारौ भृगोः ख्यातिरसूयत ॥

Transliteration

upayeme punaś cainām ananyāṃ bhagavān bhavaḥ | devau dhātāvidhātārau bhṛgoḥ khyātir asūyata ||

Translation

随后，具福德的婆婆（Bhava，即湿婆 Śiva）再度迎娶她——那无可比拟者。婆罗瞿（Bhṛgu）之妻迦耶蒂（Khyāti）诞下两位天神：达特利（Dhātṛ）与毗达特利（Vidhātṛ）。

Word by Word

• upayeme: married; took (as wife)
• upayeme: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√yam (यम्) (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्) perfect, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person singular

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

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

• enām: her
• enām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Feminine, Accusative singular

• ananyām: unmatched; none other
• ananyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative singular; agrees with enām

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative singular

• bhavaḥ: Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative singular; apposition to bhagavān

• devau: two gods
• devau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative dual (द्विवचन)

• dhātā: Dhātā
• dhātā: Karta (कर्ता) (member of dual subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātṛ (धातृ) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative singular; in coordination with vidhātā

• vidhātārau: Vidhātā (and Dhātā)
• vidhātārau: Karta (कर्ता) (member of dual subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhātṛ (विधातृ) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative dual; together with dhātā forms the pair

• bhṛgoḥ: of Bhṛgu
• bhṛgoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (भृगु) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive singular

• khyātiḥ: Khyāti
• khyātiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khyāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative singular

• asūyata: gave birth
• asūyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sū (सू) (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्) imperfect/past, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

Speakers

• Narratorial genealogical discourse (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Primary Deities

• Śiva (Bhava)
• Pārvatī/Umā (implied)
• Bhṛgu
• Khyāti
• Dhātṛ
• Vidhātṛ

Shakti Aspects

• Pārvatī/Umā (as Satī reborn; called ananyā)

Key Themes

• Divine marriage
• Genealogies of deities
• Cosmic functions (Dhātṛ/Vidhātṛ as ordainers)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Restoration after cosmic/social rupture is shown through rightful union and ordered progeny. The appearance of Dhātṛ/Vidhātṛ underscores that cosmic order (ordination and arrangement) proceeds from sanctioned lineages and harmony.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Vaṁśa/Vaṁśānucarita: cataloging births of deities and their relational network among ṛṣis (Bhṛgu) and personified principles (Khyāti).

What is the esoteric significance?

Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ can be read as archetypes of ‘establishing’ and ‘apportioning’—the metaphysical structuring of reality that follows the reuniting of Śiva and Śakti.