Shloka 33

Matsya Purana — Bhīma-Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

करिष्यामि यतात्माहं निर्विघ्नेनास्तु तच्च मे एवमुक्त्वा स्वपेद्भूमाव् इतिहासकथां पुनः //

Transliteration

kariṣyāmi yatātmāhaṃ nirvighnenāstu tacca me evamuktvā svapedbhūmāv itihāsakathāṃ punaḥ //

Translation

“I shall do it with self-control; may that undertaking of mine be free from obstacles.” Having spoken thus, he lay down and slept upon the ground, and then the text resumes the narrative of the ancient account once again.

Word by Word

• करिष्यामि: I shall do

• यतात्मा: self-restrained, composed in mind

• अहम्: I

• निर्विघ्नेन: without obstacles, unhindered

• अस्तु: let it be

• तत्: that

• च: and

• मे: for me / mine

• एवम्: thus

• उक्त्वा: having said

• स्वपेत्: he should sleep / he slept

• भूमौ: on the ground

• इतिहास-कथाम्: the story of the ancient account (itihāsa)

• पुनः: again, once more

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; likely Sūta-style narration within Matsya Purāṇa’s frame)

Tags

• Itihasa
• Narrative
• Resolve
• Austerity
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly describe pralaya; it functions as a narrative transition emphasizing a vow/resolve and the resumption of an itihāsa (ancient account).

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

It highlights the dharmic ideal of yatātmatā (self-restraint) and beginning an undertaking with a prayer for nirvighnatā (freedom from obstacles), along with simplicity (sleeping on the ground) associated with discipline and restraint.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-ritual rule appears here; the closest ritual nuance is the customary invocation for an obstacle-free completion of a vowed action (nirvighna-saṅkalpa).