Shloka 1

Matsya Purana — Mahāgaurī’s Entry

Devanagari script

*वीरक उवाच एवमुक्त्वा गिरिसुता माता मे स्नेहवत्सला प्रवेशं लभते नान्या नारी कमललोचने //

Transliteration

*vīraka uvāca evamuktvā girisutā mātā me snehavatsalā praveśaṃ labhate nānyā nārī kamalalocane //

Translation

Vīraka said: “Having spoken thus, the daughter of the Mountain—my mother, affectionate and tender—may obtain entry; no other woman (besides her), O lotus-eyed one, is permitted to enter.”

Word by Word

• वीरक (vīraka): Vīraka

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• एवम् (evam): thus

• उक्त्वा (uktvā): having spoken

• गिरिसुता (girisutā): the daughter of the mountain (Pārvatī / a mountain-born lady, contextually ‘the Mountain’s daughter’)

• माता (mātā): mother

• मे (me): my

• स्नेहवत्सला (snehavatsalā): full of affection, tenderly loving

• प्रवेशम् (praveśam): entry, admission

• लभते (labhate): obtains, is granted

• न (na): not

• अन्यā (anyā): another

• नारी (nārī): woman

• कमललोचने (kamalalocane): O lotus-eyed one (vocative address to a revered lady/deity).

Speaker

• Vīraka

Entities Mentioned

• Vīraka
• Girisुतā (daughter of the mountain)
• Kamalalocanā (lotus-eyed one)

Tags

• Dialogue
• Permission/Entry
• Maternal devotion
• Puranic narrative
• Etiquette/Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it is a narrative exchange about granting entry/permission, emphasizing interpersonal and social boundaries rather than cosmology.

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

It reflects dharmic norms of regulated access and propriety: granting entry is framed as an exception grounded in kinship (mother) and affection, implying careful guardianship of private spaces and honor.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; however, the emphasis on ‘praveśa’ (admission/entry) aligns generally with controlled access to inner quarters or sanctified/private areas in puranic social settings.