Shloka 19

Matsya Purana — Hiranyakashipu’s Boons

Devanagari script

वरप्रदानाद्भगवन् वधिष्यति स नो ऽसुरः तत्प्रसीदाशु भगवन् वधो ऽप्यस्य विचिन्त्यताम् //

Transliteration

varapradānādbhagavan vadhiṣyati sa no 'suraḥ tatprasīdāśu bhagavan vadho 'pyasya vicintyatām //

Translation

O Blessed Lord, by the power of the boon that was granted, that asura will slay us. Therefore, be gracious quickly, O Lord—please consider a means for his destruction as well.

Word by Word

• vara-pradānāt: from the granting of a boon

• bhagavan: O Lord

• vadhiṣyati: will kill/slay

• saḥ: that/he

• naḥ: us

• asuraḥ: the demon/asura

• tat: therefore

• prasīda: be gracious/show favor

• āśu: quickly

• bhagavan: O Lord

• vadhaḥ api: even (a plan for) slaying/destruction

• asya: of him

• vicintyatām: let it be considered/devised.

Speaker

• A supplicant addressing the Lord (likely devas/ṛṣis petitioning Lord Matsya/Vishnu in the narrative frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhagavan (Vishnu/Lord Matsya)
• Asura
• Vara (boon)

Tags

• Asura-vadha
• Boon
• Divine protection
• Dharma
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya directly; it highlights a crisis caused by an asura empowered by a boon and the need for divine intervention to restore order.

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

It models dharmic response to danger: when ordinary means fail against an unjust aggressor, one should seek wise counsel and divine refuge, and pursue a lawful strategy to remove the threat rather than succumb to fear.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated in this verse; the ritual takeaway is the devotional posture of urgent supplication (prapatti/prārthanā) to Bhagavān in times of adharma.