Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

इति निःशेषमथवा निःशेषं वै न शक्यते तस्याविनयमाख्यातुं स्रष्टा तत्र परायणम् //

Transliteration

iti niḥśeṣamathavā niḥśeṣaṃ vai na śakyate tasyāvinayamākhyātuṃ sraṣṭā tatra parāyaṇam //

Translation

وهكذا، سواء حاول المرء أن يذكر الأمر على وجه الاستقصاء أم لا، فحقًّا لا يمكن وصف انعدام الانضباط التام لذلك الشخص وصفًا كاملًا؛ وفي هذا الشأن يكون الخالق نفسه هو المرجع الأخير.

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• niḥśeṣam: completely, without remainder

• athavā: or else

• niḥśeṣaṃ vai: entirely indeed

• na śakyate: it is not possible

• tasya: of that (person)

• avinayam: lack of discipline, impropriety

• ākhyātum: to narrate, to describe

• sraṣṭā: the Creator (Brahmā)

• tatra: in that matter/therein

• parāyaṇam: the ultimate resort/decisive authority

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) / Purana narrator voice (contextual attribution within Matsya Purana’s didactic discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Brahma (Sraṣṭā)

Tags

• Rajadharma
• Niti
• Dharma
• Conduct
• Censure

FAQs

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

It does not directly discuss Pralaya; it emphasizes moral discourse—some forms of avinaya are so extensive that even a complete account is said to be beyond ordinary description, invoking the Creator’s supreme authority.

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

It underscores that avinaya (undisciplined, improper conduct) undermines order; for a king, it warns against tolerating or embodying such behavior, and for a householder it stresses self-restraint and adherence to dharma as the basis of social stability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or ritual procedure is stated; the takeaway is ethical—ritual and temple-building disciplines presuppose vinaya (discipline), and the verse frames lack of discipline as a foundational fault.