Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 78, Shloka 25
Adhyaya 78 — Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line
Sanskrit
ततः स्वरूपमतुलं दर्शयामास भानुमान् ।
तस्यैषा च समालोक्य स्वरूपं मुदमाददे ॥
Transliteration
tataḥ svarūpamatulaṃ darśayāmāsa bhānumān / tasyaiṣā ca samālokya svarūpaṃ mudamādade
Translation
其后，婆奴曼（太阳神）显现其无与伦比的真实形相；她见此真相，心中充满欢喜。
Word by Word
ततःthen
ततः:
Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
स्वरूपम्(his) true form
स्वरूपम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन
अतुलम्incomparable
अतुलम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to ‘स्वरूपम्’
दर्शयामासshowed
दर्शयामास:
Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) + णिच्
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; causative (णिजन्त) of √दृश्: ‘caused to see/showed’
भानुमान्the radiant one (Sun)
भानुमान्:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootभानुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन
एषाthis (woman)
एषा:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय
समालोक्यhaving seen
समालोक्य:
Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-लोक् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having looked at’
स्वरूपम्the form
स्वरूपम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
मुदम्joy
मुदम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootमुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन
आददेtook/received
आददे:
Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-दा (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
Speakers
Narratorial Purāṇic narration
Primary Deities
Sūrya (Bhānumān)Saṃjñā
Key ThemesRecognition (pratyabhijñā)True form (svarūpa)Reconciliation
FAQs
Harmony is restored through truth: the revelation of svarūpa resolves suspicion and re-establishes right relationship.
Vaṃśānucarita: the episode functions as a narrative hinge enabling the continuation and clarification of lineage.
Sūrya revealing ‘atulya-svarūpa’ mirrors the Upaniṣadic movement from appearance to essence: joy (ānanda) arises when reality is directly apprehended.