Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

समाप्तनियमा देवी यदा चोमा भविष्यति तदा स्वमेव तद्रूपं शैलजा प्रतिपत्स्यते //

Transliteration

samāptaniyamā devī yadā comā bhaviṣyati tadā svameva tadrūpaṃ śailajā pratipatsyate //

Translation

Wenn die Göttin die vorgeschriebenen Gelübde vollendet hat und wenn sie zu Umā wird, dann wird Śailajā, die Berggeborene, von selbst eben jene Gestalt annehmen.

Word by Word

• samāpta: completed

• niyamā: vows/observances

• devī: the Goddess

• yadā: when

• ca: and

• umā: Umā (a name/form of the Goddess)

• bhaviṣyati: will become/will be

• tadā: then

• svam eva: by herself/of her own accord

• tad-rūpam: that very form

• śailajā: the Mountain-born (Pārvatī)

• pratipatsyate: will attain/assume/enter into

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic account; internal speaker attribution may be narrative rather than direct dialogue)

Entities Mentioned

• Devī
• Umā
• Śailajā (Pārvatī)

Tags

• Devi
• Tapas
• Vrata
• Shaiva
• Iconography

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on the Goddess’s completion of vows (niyama) and her voluntary assumption of the form called Umā.

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

It highlights the Purāṇic principle that disciplined observances (vrata/niyama) culminate in spiritual fruition—an ethical model for householders and rulers alike: steady restraint and completion of vowed duties lead to auspicious results.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it underscores niyama/vrata-completion as the prerequisite for attaining a desired sacred state; while not giving Vāstu rules directly, it supports the broader Matsya Purāṇa emphasis on correct observance before consecrations and devotional rites.