Shloka 52

Matsya Purana — Manvantaras

Devanagari script

अप्रद्वेषो ह्यनिष्टेषु इष्टं वै नाभिनन्दति प्रीतितापविषादानां विनिवृत्तिर् विरक्तता //

Transliteration

apradveṣo hyaniṣṭeṣu iṣṭaṃ vai nābhinandati prītitāpaviṣādānāṃ vinivṛttir viraktatā //

Translation

One who bears no hatred toward the unpleasant and does not exult over the pleasant—whose delight, anguish, and dejection have ceased—such withdrawal is called dispassion (virakti).

Word by Word

• apradveṣaḥ: absence of hatred

• hi: indeed

• aniṣṭeṣu: toward the undesirable/unpleasant

• iṣṭam: the desirable/pleasant

• vai: verily

• na abhinandati: does not rejoice over/does not celebrate

• prīti: pleasure/attachment-born delight

• tāpa: inner heat, distress, anguish

• viṣādānām: of despondency/dejection

• vinivṛttiḥ: complete cessation/turning back

• viraktatā: dispassion, detachment

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu

Tags

• Dharma
• Vairagya
• Moksha
• Equanimity
• Ethics

FAQs

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

It does not describe cosmic pralaya directly; it teaches an inner “dissolution” of reactive emotions—ending delight, distress, and dejection—which is presented as virakti (detachment).

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

It advises emotional impartiality: a ruler or householder should not hate adversity nor become intoxicated by success. Such steadiness supports fair judgment, restraint, and dharmic conduct amid praise/blame and gain/loss.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or ritual procedure is stated; the relevance is indirect—rituals and temple acts are meant to be performed without attachment to pleasant outcomes or aversion to difficulties, aligning practice with inner detachment.