Shloka 32

Matsya Purana — Kailasa

Devanagari script

कृतं तु तैर्बहुसरस् ततो बिन्दुसरः स्मृतम् ततस्तस्या निरुद्धाया भवेन सहसा रुषा //

Transliteration

kṛtaṃ tu tairbahusaras tato bindusaraḥ smṛtam tatastasyā niruddhāyā bhavena sahasā ruṣā //

Translation

Then they made a lake called Bahu-saras; thereafter it became renowned as Bindu-saras. After that, when she was restrained, Bhava (Śiva) reacted in sudden anger.

Word by Word

• कृतम्: was made/constructed

• तु: indeed/then

• तैः: by them

• बहुसरस्: ‘Bahu-saras’, a lake of many waters (proper name)

• ततः: then/thereafter

• बिन्दुसरः: ‘Bindu-saras’ (proper name)

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/known as

• ततस्: then

• तस्याः: of her/that (feminine—referring to a river, goddess, or personified water)

• निरुद्धायाः: when restrained/blocked/checked

• भवेन: by Bhava (Śiva)

• सहसा: suddenly

• रुषा: with anger/in wrath.

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) continuing the Matsya Purana narration to the sages

Entities Mentioned

• Bindu-saras
• Bahu-saras
• Bhava (Shiva)

Tags

• Tirtha
• Sarovara
• Sacred geography
• Shiva
• Etymology

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a tirtha-geography notice describing the making and naming of a sacred lake (Bahu-saras/Bindu-saras) and Śiva’s sudden wrath when a feminine entity (likely a personified watercourse) is restrained.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic duty of honoring tīrthas: kings and householders are encouraged to maintain water-bodies, respect sacred waters, and avoid obstructing rivers or consecrated flows—acts that are framed as provoking divine displeasure.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse implies ritual and civil significance of constructing/maintaining sarovaras (lakes). In Matsya Purana-style dharma, creating water-reservoirs and preserving their sacred status is a meritorious public work often linked with tīrtha rites.