Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 161

Devanagari script

अयुक्तमथ वक्तव्यम् अप्राप्यमपि सांप्रतम् अनुग्रहेण मे छिन्द्धि दुःखं कन्याश्रयं मुने //

Transliteration

ayuktamatha vaktavyam aprāpyamapi sāṃpratam anugraheṇa me chinddhi duḥkhaṃ kanyāśrayaṃ mune //

Translation

وإن كان ما أنا مقبل على قوله غير لائق—وإن بدا في الوقت الحاضر غير مُنال—فبرحمتك، أيها الحكيم، اقطع عني حزني المتعلّق بابنتي.

Word by Word

• अयुक्तम्: improper, unfitting

• अथ: now/then

• वक्तव्यम्: to be spoken, should be said

• अप्राप्यम्: unattainable, not obtainable

• अपि: even

• सांप्रतम्: at present, just now

• अनुग्रहेण: by grace, out of compassion

• मे: my

• छिन्द्धि: cut off, remove

• दुःखम्: sorrow, grief

• कन्या-आश्रयम्: resting on/centered upon the daughter, daughter-related

• मुने: O sage

Speaker

• A petitioner addressing a sage (muni) within the Matsya Purana’s dialogue frame

Entities Mentioned

• Muni (sage)
• Kanyā (daughter)

Tags

• Supplication
• Grief
• Dharma
• Counsel
• Family Duty

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it is a personal plea for compassionate intervention to remove grief.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It reflects the householder’s (and ruler’s) dharmic impulse to seek wise counsel when family welfare—here, a daughter’s situation—becomes a source of suffering, emphasizing humility and reliance on righteous guidance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu/temple-building or ritual procedure is specified; the verse is primarily ethical and psychological, centered on seeking a sage’s grace to resolve family-afflicted sorrow.