Shloka 19

Matsya Purana — Genealogy from Budha to Purūravas and Yayāti; Raji’s war episode; the Paurava...

Devanagari script

कामो ऽप्याह तवोन्मादो भविता गन्धमादने कुमारवनमाश्रित्य वियोगादुर्वशीभवात् //

Transliteration

kāmo 'pyāha tavonmādo bhavitā gandhamādane kumāravanamāśritya viyogādurvaśībhavāt //

Translation

Kāma, the god of love, also said: “Your frenzy will arise on Gandhamādana; taking refuge in the grove called Kumāravana, it will come about because of your separation from Urvaśī.”

Word by Word

• कामः (kāmaḥ): Kāma, the god of love

• अपि (api): also

• आह (āha): said

• तव (tava): your

• उन्मादः (unmādaḥ): madness, delirium, love-frenzy

• भविता (bhavitā): will occur, will come to be

• गन्धमादने (gandhamādane): on/in Gandhamādana (a famed mountain/region)

• कुमारवनम् (kumāravanam): Kumāravana, the ‘grove of the Kumāras’ (proper place-name)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya): having resorted to, taking refuge in

• वियोगात् (viyogāt): due to separation

• उर्वशीभवात् (urvaśī-bhavāt): from/with regard to Urvaśī (i.e., separation from Urvaśī)

Speaker

• Kāma (God of Love), as quoted within the narrative

Entities Mentioned

• Kāma
• Gandhamādana
• Kumāravana
• Urvaśī

Tags

• Mythology
• Apsaras
• Love
• Separation
• Prophecy

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a narrative prophecy about love-frenzy arising from separation (viyoga) in the setting of Gandhamādana.

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

Indirectly, it highlights the disruptive power of kāma and viraha (desire and separation), implying the ethical need for self-control and steadiness of mind—virtues repeatedly praised in the Matsya Purana’s broader dharma teachings.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is taught in this verse; the only ‘site’ reference (Gandhamādana, Kumāravana) functions as sacred/mythic geography rather than architectural instruction.