Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 30

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

इदं रम्यमिदं रम्यमित्यस्मिन् वरपर्वते ।

शक्तदृष्टिरहं तृप्तिं न यास्येऽब्दशतैरपि ॥

Transliteration

idaṃ ramyam idaṃ ramyam ity asmin varaparvate | śaktadṛṣṭir ahaṃ tṛptiṃ na yāsye ’bdaśatair api ||

Translation

“‘妙哉，妙哉！’——在这殊胜之山上，我的目光被牢牢摄住；纵使百年亦不知餍足。”

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म; as object of implied 'seeing/considering')
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular; used predicatively

• ramyam: beautiful/charming
• ramyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; predicate adjective

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular (repetition)

• ramyam: beautiful
• ramyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular (repetition)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• vara-parvate: on the excellent mountain
• vara-parvate: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara-parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular; karmadhāraya: varaḥ parvataḥ

• śakta-dṛṣṭiḥ: (I) with powerful sight
• śakta-dṛṣṭiḥ: Karta-pradhāna viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakta-dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; bahuvrīhi meaning 'one whose sight is capable/strong'

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• tṛptim: satisfaction
• tṛptim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• yāsye: I shall attain/go to
• yāsye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā या (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्; future), Uttama-puruṣa, Singular, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• abda-śataiḥ: by hundreds of years
• abda-śataiḥ: Karana (करणम्; measure of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abda-śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन); dvigu: śatāni abdāḥ (hundreds of years)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि; 'even/also')

Speakers

• Narrated by Mārkaṇḍeya; the brāhmaṇa’s captivated reflection (implied)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Aesthetic rapture
• Attachment to sense-objects
• Wonder of nature

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even refined beauty can bind attention. The verse subtly contrasts the pull of the senses with the urgency of one’s duties, setting up the need for discrimination (viveka).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Descriptive narrative (ākhyāna) supporting ethical reflection; not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘A hundred years without satiety’ signals saṃsāric insatiability: sensory enjoyment promises fullness but perpetuates longing, prompting the seeker toward higher fulfillment.