Shloka 5

Matsya Purana — Mahāgaurī’s Entry

Devanagari script

संचिन्त्यैवमुवाचेदं वीरकं प्रति शैलजा लज्जासज्जविकारेण वदनेनाम्बुजत्विषा //

Transliteration

saṃcintyaivamuvācedaṃ vīrakaṃ prati śailajā lajjāsajjavikāreṇa vadanenāmbujatviṣā //

Translation

Having reflected thus, Śailajā (the Mountain-born goddess) spoke these words to Vīraka—her lotus-bright face showing the tender change that comes with bashful modesty.

Word by Word

• संचिन्त्य (saṃcintya): having reflected/considered

• एवम् (evam): thus

• उवाच (uvāca): spoke/said

• इदम् (idam): this (speech/these words)

• वीरकम् (vīrakam): to Vīraka (proper name)

• प्रति (prati): toward/to

• शैलजा (śailajā): Śailajā, the Mountain-born (Pārvatī)

• लज्जा (lajjā): modesty/bashfulness

• सज्ज (sajja): gentle/soft, tenderly present (as an emotional state)

• विकारेण (vikāreṇa): with a change/with an expression

• वदनेन (vadanena): with (her) face

• अम्बुज (ambuja): lotus

• त्विषा (tviṣā): with radiance/splendour

Speaker

• Śailajā (Pārvatī)

Entities Mentioned

• Śailajā (Pārvatī)
• Vīraka

Tags

• Dialogue
• Puranic narrative
• Devī
• Emotion (bhāva)
• Character scene

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it is a narrative moment describing Śailajā’s reflective pause and her modest, lotus-radiant expression as she addresses Vīraka.

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

Indirectly, it highlights the Purāṇic ideal of thoughtful speech (saṃcintya) and restrained emotion—qualities valued in ethical conduct, though no explicit rājadharma or gṛhastha-dharma instruction appears in this line.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, iconography, or ritual procedure is referenced; the verse functions as poetic characterization (lotus-like radiance, modest demeanor) within a dialogue scene.