Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 29
न तु वेत्सि चराचरभूतगतं भवभावमतीव महानुच्छ्रितः प्रभवः / पुनरर्थिवचो ऽभिविस्तृतश्रवणोपमकौतुकभावकृतः //
na tu vetsi carācarabhūtagataṃ bhavabhāvamatīva mahānucchritaḥ prabhavaḥ / punararthivaco 'bhivistṛtaśravaṇopamakautukabhāvakṛtaḥ //
Doch du erkennst nicht wahrhaft die tiefe Natur des Werdens, das alle bewegten und unbewegten Wesen durchdringt, noch den überaus großen, erhabenen Ursprung (Prabhava). Darum, erneut durch die Worte des Bittenden angeregt, erwiderte er mit einer weit ausgreifenden Darlegung, vom Staunen bewegt, als würde er die Ohren des Hörers weiten, damit dieser mehr vernehme.
FAQs
It frames pralaya/creation knowledge as rooted in understanding the Prabhava (supreme source) that pervades all beings (moving and unmoving); without knowing that underlying cause, one cannot grasp the deeper truth of cosmic cycles.
It emphasizes humility and disciplined inquiry: a ruler or householder should seek right knowledge of the world’s nature and its source, because governance and dharma become steady only when grounded in a clear understanding beyond mere appearances.
No direct Vastu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse functions as a preface to an expanded teaching—useful as a doctrinal lead-in for later Matsya Purana instructions (including ritual or Vastu sections) by stressing proper questioning and attentive listening.