Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 196

Devanagari script

नमस्कृत्य वृषाङ्काय तदा देवाय धीमते उवाच सो ऽपि संहृष्टो नारदं तु हिमाचलः //

Transliteration

namaskṛtya vṛṣāṅkāya tadā devāya dhīmate uvāca so 'pi saṃhṛṣṭo nāradaṃ tu himācalaḥ //

Translation

তখন বৃষচিহ্নধারী প্রজ্ঞাবান দেব (শিব)-কে প্রণাম করে, আনন্দিত হিমাচলও নারদকে বললেন।

Word by Word

• नमस्कृत्य: having bowed / having paid obeisance

• वृषाङ्काय: to the Bull-marked one (Śiva)

• तदा: then

• देवाय: to the god/lord

• धीमते: to the wise, discerning one

• उवाच: said/spoke

• सः अपि: he also

• संहृष्टः: delighted, pleased

• नारदम् तु: to Nārada indeed

• हिमाचलः: Himavat, the Himalaya mountain (personified).

Speaker

• Himavat (Himachala), addressing Narada after offering obeisance to Shiva

Entities Mentioned

• Shiva (Vṛṣāṅka)
• Narada
• Himavat (Himachala)

Tags

• Shiva
• Bhakti
• Narada
• Himalaya
• Stotra-Context

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya directly; it establishes a devotional setting—Himavat begins by honoring Śiva before speaking, a common Purāṇic framing for sacred instruction.

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

It models dharmic etiquette: one should commence speech, teaching, or counsel with reverence to the deity and with a composed, joyful mind—an ideal for householders and rulers alike when undertaking serious discourse.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it highlights the principle of pūrva-namaskāra—offering obeisance before recitation or instruction; while not Vāstu-specific, it aligns with temple/ritual procedure where invocation and salutations precede rites.