Shloka 9

Matsya Purana — Mahāgaurī’s Entry

Devanagari script

न निवर्तयितुं शक्यः शापः किं तु ब्रवीमि ते शीघ्रमेष्यसि मानुष्यात् स त्वं कामसमन्वितः //

Transliteration

na nivartayituṃ śakyaḥ śāpaḥ kiṃ tu bravīmi te śīghrameṣyasi mānuṣyāt sa tvaṃ kāmasamanvitaḥ //

Translation

“This curse cannot be averted. Yet I tell you this: you will soon return to human life—though you, at that time, will be driven by desire.”

Word by Word

• na: not

• nivartayitum: to turn back/undo

• śakyaḥ: possible

• śāpaḥ: curse

• kiṃ tu: however/but

• bravīmi: I say

• te: to you

• śīghram: quickly/soon

• eṣyasi: you will come/return

• mānuṣyāt: from (the state of) being human / to human condition (contextual)

• saḥ: that

• tvam: you

• kāma-samanvitaḥ: endowed with desire, impelled by passion

Speaker

• Narrator/Teacher figure within the dialogue tradition (likely Lord Matsya addressing Manu or a principal interlocutor; exact speaker varies by recension)

Tags

• Shapa
• Karma
• Rebirth
• Dharma
• Desire

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it emphasizes karmic inevitability—certain outcomes (like a curse) unfold and lead to a subsequent human birth shaped by desire.

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

It warns that unchecked kāma (desire) can govern one’s conduct and future results; for rulers and householders, dharma requires restraint, discernment, and governance of impulses to avoid harmful karmic consequences.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated here; the focus is ethical causality—curse, inevitability, and desire as a driver of rebirth.