Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — Manifestation of Kauśikī

Devanagari script

ततस्तत्याज भृङ्गाङ्गं फुल्लनीलोत्पलत्वचम् //

Transliteration

tatastatyāja bhṛṅgāṅgaṃ phullanīlotpalatvacam //

Translation

Then he cast off that bee-like body, whose skin bore the hue of a fully blossomed blue lotus.

Word by Word

• tatas: then/thereupon

• tatyāja: abandoned/cast off/left behind

• bhṛṅga-aṅgam: a bee-like body (lit. body/form of a bee)

• phulla: fully bloomed

• nīla-utpala: blue lotus

• tvacam: skin/outer covering

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) or the primary narrator continuing the Matsya Purana’s account (exact interlocutor not explicit in this single pāda)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhṛṅga (bee-form)
• Nīlotpala (blue lotus)

Tags

• Iconography
• Metamorphosis
• Puranic imagery
• Color symbolism
• Narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly discuss Pralaya; it focuses on a transformation motif—casting off a prior form—common in Puranic narration rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It is not a prescriptive dharma-verse; indirectly, it reinforces the Purāṇic theme of impermanence of external forms, which supports vairāgya (detachment) often advised to kings and householders in broader Matsya Purana ethics.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the lotus-color imagery is, however, a common iconographic aesthetic used across temple art and pratima descriptions.