Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

गेयं प्रवृत्तं त्वथ शोधयन्ति केचित्प्रियां तत्र च साधयन्ति केचित्प्रियां सम्प्रति बोधयन्ति संबुध्य संबुध्य च रामयन्ति //

Transliteration

geyaṃ pravṛttaṃ tvatha śodhayanti kecitpriyāṃ tatra ca sādhayanti kecitpriyāṃ samprati bodhayanti saṃbudhya saṃbudhya ca rāmayanti //

Translation

When a song has begun, some refine it further; some, within it, accomplish what is pleasing; some awaken delight in the listener at once—and, rousing the heart again and again, they continually gladden the audience.

Word by Word

• geyam: that which is to be sung, a song

• pravṛttam: begun, set in motion

• tu/atha: and then, moreover

• śodhayanti: they purify, refine, correct

• kecit: some (people)

• priyām: what is pleasing, belovedness/delight

• tatra: there, in that (song/performance)

• ca: and

• sādhayanti: accomplish, bring about, perfect

• samprati: now, immediately, at once

• bodhayanti: they cause to understand/awaken, they arouse

• saṃbudhya saṃbudhya: having awakened again and again, repeatedly rousing

• rāmayanti: they delight, gladden, give joy

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) continuing an instructive passage (didactic description of cultivated arts and pleasing communication)

Tags

• Geya
• Poetics
• Rasa
• Arts
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on how skilled people refine a song and repeatedly awaken delight in listeners.

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

It supports the broader Purāṇic ethic of cultured conduct: rulers and householders are encouraged to foster refined arts and pleasant, uplifting communication that harmonizes society.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-ritual rule is stated here; the emphasis is aesthetic—perfecting performance and generating rasa (pleasurable appreciation).