Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 91, Shloka 29

Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations

Sanskrit

रोगानशेषानपहंसि तुष्टा रुष्टा तु कामान्सकलानभीष्टान् ।

त्वामाश्रितानां न विपन्नराणां त्वामाश्रिता ह्याश्रयतां प्रयान्ति ॥

Transliteration

rogānaśeṣānapahaṃsi tuṣṭā ruṣṭā tu kāmān sakalānabhīṣṭān | tvāmāśritānāṃ na vipannarāṇāṃ tvāmāśritā hyāśrayatāṃ prayānti ||

Translation

你若欢悦，便除去一切疾病；你若震怒，便摧毁一切所求之愿。归依于你者不堕败亡；诚然，已归依于你者，亦能成为他人的归依处。

Word by Word

• rogān: diseases
• rogān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन

• aśeṣān: all, without remainder
• aśeṣān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; rogān इति विशेषण

• apahaṃsi: you remove/destroy
• apahaṃsi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-han (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• tuṣṭā: when pleased
• tuṣṭā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) used adjectivally; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘pleased’

• ruṣṭā: when angered
• ruṣṭā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ruṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) used adjectivally; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘angered’

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विभेदार्थ

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• sakalān: all
• sakalān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; kāmān इति विशेषण

• abhīṣṭān: desired, wished-for
• abhīṣṭān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; kāmān इति विशेषण

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन

• āśritānām: of those who have sought refuge (in you)
• āśritānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ā-śri (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) used substantively; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन; ‘of those who have taken refuge’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• vipannarāṇām: of the distressed/ruined
• vipannarāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi-pad (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) used substantively; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘of the ruined/afflicted’

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āśritāḥ: those who have sought refuge
• āśritāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ā-śri (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) used substantively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘those who have taken refuge’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• āśrayatām: of those who seek shelter
• āśrayatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ā-śri (धातु)
• Form: शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present participle) used substantively; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन; ‘of those seeking refuge’

• prayānti: go/attain
• prayānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

Speakers

• Gods (Devas) offering praise to the Devī

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Devī (Durgā/Nārāyaṇī)

Shakti Aspects

• Devī as healer and as dispenser of consequences (grace/discipline)

Key Themes

• Grace and corrective wrath
• Refuge (śaraṇāgati/āśraya)
• Health and well-being
• Ethical causality

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Devotion is not transactional: the same Devī who grants well-being also disciplines egoic desire. True refuge yields stability, and the devotee’s maturation turns them into support for others.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

This is theological instruction embedded in the Devī-ākhyāna; it supports dharma (proper aims and surrender) rather than describing sarga/manvantara/vaṃśa.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Tuṣṭā/ruṣṭā’ can be read as inner states: when consciousness aligns with Śakti, ailments dissolve; when it resists dharma, one’s projects collapse—driving the aspirant toward genuine surrender and service.