Shloka 43

Matsya Purana — Mahāgaurī’s Entry

Devanagari script

*कृत्तिका ऊचुः दास्यामो यदि ते गर्भः सम्भूतो यो भविष्यति सो ऽस्माकमपि पुत्रः स्याद् अस्मन्नाम्ना च वर्तताम् भवेल्लोकेषु विख्यातः सर्वेष्वपि शुभानने //

Transliteration

*kṛttikā ūcuḥ dāsyāmo yadi te garbhaḥ sambhūto yo bhaviṣyati so 'smākamapi putraḥ syād asmannāmnā ca vartatām bhavellokeṣu vikhyātaḥ sarveṣvapi śubhānane //

Translation

The Kṛttikās said: “If the child-to-be is indeed conceived in you, we will nurse and raise him. Let him also be regarded as our son and be known by our name. O fair-faced one, may he become renowned in all the worlds.”

Word by Word

• कृत्तिकाः (kṛttikāḥ): the Kṛttikās (Pleiades)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ): said

• दास्यामः (dāsyāmaḥ): we shall give/nurse/raise (offer care)

• यदि (yadi): if

• ते (te): your

• गर्भः (garbhaḥ): embryo/child in the womb

• सम्भूतः (sambhūtaḥ): arisen/come into being

• यः (yaḥ): who

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati): will be (in the future)

• सः (saḥ): he

• अस्माकम् (asmākam): of us/our

• अपि (api): also

• पुत्रः (putraḥ): son

• स्यात् (syāt): should be/may be

• अस्मन्नाम्ना (asman-nāmnā): by our name

• च (ca): and

• वर्तताम् (vartatām): let him be known/let him be called

• भवेत् (bhavet): may he become

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu): in the worlds

• विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ): famous/celebrated

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu): among all

• अपि (api): indeed/also

• शुभानने (śubhānane): O beautiful-faced one

Speaker

• The Kṛttikās (Pleiades nymphs)

Entities Mentioned

• Kṛttikās

Tags

• Skanda-Kārttikeya
• Divine motherhood
• Naming
• Fame
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is part of a Deva-kathā episode about the Kṛttikās claiming and nurturing a future child, not about cosmic dissolution.

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

Indirectly, it highlights dharmic themes of guardianship and social legitimacy: accepting responsibility for a child’s welfare and ensuring an honorable name and reputation—values echoed in household ethics and royal concern for lineage and fame.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated; the closest ritual-cultural point is the emphasis on naming (nāma) and public recognition, which aligns with broader Purāṇic samskāra (life-rite) sensibilities.