Matsya Purana — Śiva–Pārvatī Quarrel and Pārvatī’s Resolve for Austerity to Attain Gaurī-hood, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

मूर्ध्नि शूलं जनयसि स्वैर्दोषैर्मामधिक्षिपन् यस्त्वं मामाह कृष्णेति महाकालेति विश्रुतः //

Transliteration

mūrdhni śūlaṃ janayasi svairdoṣairmāmadhikṣipan yastvaṃ māmāha kṛṣṇeti mahākāleti viśrutaḥ //

Translation

নিজ দোষের বশে আমাকে অপমান করে তুমি আমার মস্তকে তীক্ষ্ণ যন্ত্রণা সৃষ্টি করছ; অথচ তুমি ‘কৃষ্ণ’ বলে আমাকে ডাকো এবং ‘মহাকাল’ নামে প্রসিদ্ধ।

Word by Word

• mūrdhni: on (my) head

• śūlam: a spear-like pain/acute torment

• janayasi: you generate/cause

• svaiḥ doṣaiḥ: by your own faults

• mām: me

• adhikṣipan: reviling/insulting, casting reproach

• yaḥ tvam: you who

• mām: me

• āha: calls/says

• kṛṣṇeti: as “Kṛṣṇa”

• mahākāleti: as “Mahākāla” (Great Time/Great Death

• viśrutaḥ: well-known, renowned

Speaker

• Uncertain (a reproaching speaker addressing a revered figure known for the epithets “Kṛṣṇa” and “Mahākāla”); likely a dialogue within a kṣetra/tīrtha narrative rather than the Matsya–Manu pralaya discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Kṛṣṇa
• Mahākāla

Tags

• Tirtha-Mahatmya
• Kshetra legends
• Epithets
• Dharma (speech ethics)
• Puranic dialogue

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on interpersonal reproach and the moral point that abuse often arises from one’s own दोष (faults).

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

It supports the dharmic ideal of restrained speech: a king or householder should avoid adhikṣepa (reviling) and self-justifying blame, recognizing that anger and insult commonly spring from one’s own doṣas.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated directly; the only “technical” element is the use of revered epithets (Kṛṣṇa, Mahākāla), typical of kṣetra/tīrtha narrative style rather than architectural instruction.