Shloka 16

Matsya Purana — Brahmā–Gāyatrī as a Divine Pair and the Early Genealogies of Creation

Devanagari script

तस्मादनपराधो ऽहं त्वया शप्तस्तथा विभो कुरु प्रसादं भगवन् स्वशरीराप्तये पुनः //

Transliteration

tasmādanaparādho 'haṃ tvayā śaptastathā vibho kuru prasādaṃ bhagavan svaśarīrāptaye punaḥ //

Translation

Therefore, though I am not at fault, I have been cursed by you, O mighty Lord. O Bhagavān, be gracious—grant me favor, so that I may regain my own body once again.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore

• anaparādhaḥ: without offense, blameless

• aham: I

• tvayā: by you

• śaptaḥ: cursed

• tathā: thus/indeed

• vibho: O all-powerful one

• kuru: do/please bestow

• prasādam: grace, favor

• bhagavan: O Blessed Lord

• sva-śarīra-āptaye: for the attainment/recovery of one’s own body

• punaḥ: again

Speaker

• A cursed supplicant (addressing the Lord; within the Matsya Purana’s early deluge-related dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhagavan

Tags

• Pralaya
• Grace
• Curse
• Restoration
• Matsya-Avatara

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it frames the deluge-era narrative through a moral-spiritual lens: even amid cosmic upheaval, restoration depends on divine grace rather than mere circumstance.

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

It highlights humility and accountability before dharma: when afflicted (even if blameless), one should seek reconciliation, restraint, and divine/ethical approval rather than retaliation.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or iconography instruction appears; the ritual takeaway is the model of prārthanā (supplication) for prasāda (grace) as a devotional act.