Shloka 29

Matsya Purana — Maya’s War-Counsel to the Danavas and the Moonlit Revels in Tripura

Devanagari script

पेपीयते चातिरसानुविद्धा विमार्गितान्या च प्रियं प्रसन्ना काचित्प्रियस्यातिचिरात्प्रसन्ना आसीत्प्रलापेषु च सम्प्रसन्ना //

Transliteration

pepīyate cātirasānuviddhā vimārgitānyā ca priyaṃ prasannā kācitpriyasyāticirātprasannā āsītpralāpeṣu ca samprasannā //

Translation

One woman, steeped in overflowing passion, drinks deeply of delight; another, having sought him out, becomes gracious toward her beloved. Yet another, after a long time, is reconciled with her lover, and in tender conversation becomes fully contented.

Word by Word

• pepīyate: drinks deeply / imbibes (enjoys)

• ca: and

• ati-rasa-anuviddhā: pierced/imbued with excessive rasa (intense passion)

• vimārgitā: having searched for / sought out

• anyā: another (woman)

• priyaṃ: the beloved

• prasannā: pleased, gracious, reconciled

• kācit: some (woman)

• priyasya: of/with her beloved

• ati-cirāt: after a long time

• āsīt: became/was

• pralāpeṣu: in gentle talk, in amorous conversation

• samprasannā: completely pleased, fully reconciled

Speaker

• Sūta (continuing the Purāṇic narration; descriptive verse rather than direct speech)

Tags

• Śṛṅgāra
• Nāyikā-bhāva
• Purāṇic poetry
• Emotions (rasa)
• Narrative episode

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is a śṛṅgāra-style description of emotional states in love, not a cosmological teaching on pralaya.

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

Indirectly, it reflects household life and relationship ethics: reconciliation (prasannā/samprasannā) and harmonious speech (pralāpa) are portrayed as stabilizing moods within intimate bonds.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated; the vocabulary centers on rasa, reconciliation, and amorous conversation rather than Vastu rules or ritual procedure.