Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तन्निशम्याब्रवीद्दैत्यः प्रतीहारस्य भाषितम् यथेष्टं स्थीयतामेभिर् गृहं मे भुवनत्रयम् //

Transliteration

tanniśamyābravīddaityaḥ pratīhārasya bhāṣitam yatheṣṭaṃ sthīyatāmebhir gṛhaṃ me bhuvanatrayam //

Translation

Als der Daitya die Worte des Türhüters vernahm, erwiderte er: „Diese mögen hier bleiben, wie es ihnen beliebt; mein Haus ist so weit wie die drei Welten.“

Word by Word

• tat: that (statement)

• niśamya: having heard

• abravīt: said/replied

• daityaḥ: the Daitya (demon-lord)

• pratīhārasya: of the doorkeeper/porter

• bhāṣitam: the speech/utterance

• yathā-iṣṭam: as desired, at will

• sthīyatām: let (them) stay/remain (imperative/passive)

• ebhiḥ: by these / these persons (instrumental plural

• gṛham: house, dwelling

• me: my

• bhuvana-trayam: the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven) / the triple cosmos.

Speaker

• Daitya (the demon-lord addressed in this episode)

Entities Mentioned

• Daitya
• Pratīhāra (doorkeeper)
• Bhuvanatraya (the three worlds)

Tags

• Hospitality
• Dialogue
• Power
• Cosmic sovereignty
• Matsya Purana narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya directly; it uses the cosmic term “bhuvanatraya” (three worlds) as a rhetorical claim of vastness and dominion.

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

It echoes the ethic of accommodating guests—granting them freedom to stay “as they wish”—though here it is framed through the Daitya’s boastful assertion of abundance and control.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or ritual rule is stated; “my house is the three worlds” is a hyperbolic, cosmological metaphor rather than a technical architectural instruction.