Shloka 9

Matsya Purana — Ila–Sudyumna Episode and the Expansion of the Ikṣvāku

Devanagari script

तुष्टुवुर् विविधैः स्तोत्रैः पार्वतीपरमेश्वरौ ताव् ऊचतुर् अलङ्घ्यो ऽयं समयः किंतु साम्प्रतम् //

Transliteration

tuṣṭuvur vividhaiḥ stotraiḥ pārvatīparameśvarau tāv ūcatur alaṅghyo 'yaṃ samayaḥ kiṃtu sāmpratam //

Translation

They praised Pārvatī and Parameśvara with many kinds of hymns. Then the two divinities said: “This appointed time (and its obligation) cannot be transgressed—yet, for the present moment…”

Word by Word

• tuṣṭuvur: they praised

• vividhaiḥ: with various

• stotraiḥ: hymns/eulogies

• pārvatī-parameśvarau: Pārvatī and Parameśvara (Śiva)

• tau: those two

• ūcatuḥ: said (dual)

• alaṅghyaḥ: not to be overstepped/inviolable

• ayam: this

• samayaḥ: appointed time/condition/vow/compact

• kiṃtu: but/however

• sāmpratam: now/at present

Speaker

• Pārvatī–Parameśvara (Śiva and Pārvatī), responding to the hymns of devotees/supplicants in the narrative

Entities Mentioned

• Pārvatī
• Parameśvara (Śiva)

Tags

• Stotra
• Shaiva narrative
• Samaya (vow/time)
• Divine dialogue
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it stresses that a divinely fixed “samaya” (appointed time/condition) is inviolable, a principle often applied in Purāṇic cosmology where cosmic timings are fixed by order.

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

It highlights the dharmic ideal of not violating “samaya”—understood as a vow, agreement, or appointed duty-time. For kings and householders, this supports truthfulness, keeping promises, and honoring ritually or socially binding commitments.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it underscores the importance of correct timing (muhūrta/kāla) and the binding nature of vowed observances; while not a Vāstu rule itself, it aligns with the broader Purāṇic insistence that rites must follow prescribed time-conditions.