Shloka 30

Matsya Purana — Agastya’s Origin

Devanagari script

गतायां बाढमित्युक्त्वा मित्रः शापमदात्तदा तस्यै मानुषलोके त्वं गच्छ सोमसुतात्मजम् //

Transliteration

gatāyāṃ bāḍhamityuktvā mitraḥ śāpamadāttadā tasyai mānuṣaloke tvaṃ gaccha somasutātmajam //

Translation

When she had departed, Mitra said, “So be it,” and then pronounced a curse: “For her sake, you shall go to the human world and become the son of Soma.”

Word by Word

• गतायाम् (gatāyām): when (she) had gone/departed

• बाढम् (bāḍham): ‘so be it’, certainly

• इति (iti): thus

• उक्त्वा (uktvā): having said

• मित्रः (mitraḥ): Mitra (the deity)

• शापम् (śāpam): a curse

• अदात् (adāt): gave/pronounced

• तदा (tadā): then

• तस्यै (tasyai): for her/to her (sake)

• मानुषलोके (mānuṣaloke): in the human world

• त्वम् (tvam): you

• गच्छ (gaccha): go

• सोमसुतात्मजम् (somasutātmajam): the son (ātmaja) of Soma (the Moon-god)

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting the episode; the quoted speech is Mitra’s

Entities Mentioned

• Mitra
• Soma

Tags

• Curse
• Puranic narrative
• Birth
• Lineage
• Deities

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on a curse-driven transition from a divine sphere to birth in the human world, a common Purāṇic mechanism for explaining lineage and destiny.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Matsya Purana’s ethical framework that actions and words (especially vows, consent, and transgressions implied in surrounding narrative) generate consequences that shape one’s birth and social role—key assumptions behind dharma for kings and householders.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its significance is narrative and genealogical, explaining a human-world birth linked to Soma’s lineage.