Shloka 12

Matsya Purana — Manifestation of Kauśikī

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तद्भाषितं श्रुत्वा प्रोवाच कमलासनः एवं भव त्वं भूयश्च भर्तृदेहार्धधारिणी //

Transliteration

tasyāstadbhāṣitaṃ śrutvā provāca kamalāsanaḥ evaṃ bhava tvaṃ bhūyaśca bhartṛdehārdhadhāriṇī //

Translation

Hearing her words, the Lotus-seated (Brahmā) spoke: “So be it. Become once again the bearer of half of your husband’s body.”

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her

• तत्-भाषितम्: that which was spoken (her statement)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• प्रोवाच: said, declared

• कमलासनः: the Lotus-seated one (Brahmā)

• एवम्: thus, so

• भव: be (imperative)

• त्वम्: you

• भूयः: again, once more

• च: and

• भर्तृ: of the husband

• देह-अर्ध: half of the body

• धारिणी: bearer, one who holds

Speaker

• Brahmā (Kamalāsana)

Entities Mentioned

• Brahmā (Kamalāsana)

Tags

• Pativrata
• Boons
• Stri-dharma
• Ardhanari motif
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it presents Brahmā granting a boon in a moral narrative centered on fidelity and divine sanction.

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

It reflects the Purāṇic ethic of gṛhastha-dharma by praising steadfast marital commitment and portraying divine authority (Brahmā) affirming a wife’s vow through a boon.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu/temple-building rule appears here; the key takeaway is ritual-ethical—boon-bestowal language and the ideal of conjugal unity expressed as “bearing half the husband’s body.”