Shloka 28

Matsya Purana — Mahāgaurī’s Entry

Devanagari script

यावद्वर्षसहस्रान्तम् उभयो रहसिस्थयोः नानाकरणबद्धोत्था क्रीडासीत् संतता तयोः //

Transliteration

yāvadvarṣasahasrāntam ubhayo rahasisthayoḥ nānākaraṇabaddhotthā krīḍāsīt saṃtatā tayoḥ //

Translation

For as long as a thousand years, while the two remained in a secret place, their amorous play continued unbroken—arising from many postures and movements bound into varied embraces.

Word by Word

• yāvat: as long as

• varṣa-sahasra-antam: up to the end of a thousand years

• ubhayoḥ: of the two

• rahasi-sthayoḥ: of the two staying in secrecy/in a private place

• nānā: various/many

• karaṇa: movements/acts/postures

• baddha: bound/arranged/combined

• utthā: arising from

• krīḍā: play/sport (here, erotic dalliance)

• āsīt: was

• saṃtatā: continuous/uninterrupted

• tayoḥ: of them/between them

Speaker

• Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) or the ongoing narrative voice (contextual attribution within Matsya Purāṇa storytelling)

Tags

• Matsya Purana narrative
• Secret union
• Kāma (desire)
• Purāṇic romance motif
• Time-span hyperbole

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it is a narrative description emphasizing prolonged, uninterrupted private amorous sport over an immense time-span.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic acknowledgment of kāma (desire) as a human pursuit; however, it offers no explicit dharma instruction here—only a descriptive narrative of private union.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the technical focus is on nānā-karaṇa (varied movements/postures) and continuous krīḍā (amorous play).