Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — Inquiry into Taraka’s Slaying and the Prelude to Guha

Devanagari script

नियमे वर्त हे देवि सहस्रं शुचिमानसा वर्षाणां लप्स्यसे पुत्रम् इत्युक्ता सा तथाकरोत् //

Transliteration

niyame varta he devi sahasraṃ śucimānasā varṣāṇāṃ lapsyase putram ityuktā sā tathākarot //

Translation

“Abide, O goddess, in disciplined observance (niyama) with a purified mind for a thousand years; you shall obtain a son.” Thus addressed, she acted accordingly.

Word by Word

• नियमे (niyame): in disciplined observance/vow

• वर्त (varta): abide, remain, conduct yourself

• हे देवि (he devi): O goddess/lady

• सहस्रम् (sahasram): a thousand

• शुचि-मानसा (śuci-mānasā): with a pure mind, mentally purified

• वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām): of years/for years

• लप्स्यसे (lapsyase): you will obtain/receive

• पुत्रम् (putram): a son

• इति (iti): thus

• उक्ता (uktā): having been told/addressed

• सा (sā): she

• तथा (tathā): so, accordingly

• अकरोत् (akarot): did, performed (the instruction).

Speaker

• Narrator within the Matsya Purana (instructional/itihasa-style narration; specific interlocutors not explicit in this single verse)

Tags

• Vrata
• Niyama
• Dharma
• Punya
• Putra-prapti

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse focuses on niyama (disciplined observance) and the promised fruit of progeny, not on pralaya or cosmology.

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

It emphasizes disciplined conduct and mental purity sustained over time—core householder virtues in the Matsya Purana—showing that desired aims like progeny are framed as outcomes of dharmic restraint rather than mere desire.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the primacy of niyama (regulated vow/observance) and śuci-manas (inner purity) as prerequisites for attaining a boon.