Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

पानेन खिन्ना दयितातिवेलं कपोलमाजिघ्रसि किं ममेदम् आरोह मे श्रोणिमिमां विशालां पीनोन्नतां काञ्चनमेखलाढ्याम् //

Transliteration

pānena khinnā dayitātivelaṃ kapolamājighrasi kiṃ mamedam āroha me śroṇimimāṃ viśālāṃ pīnonnatāṃ kāñcanamekhalāḍhyām //

Translation

Worn out by drinking, O beloved, you keep kissing and smelling my cheek again and again—what is it in me that so captivates you? Come, mount upon my broad hips, full and high, adorned with a golden girdle.

Word by Word

• pānena: by drinking

• khinnā: wearied, exhausted

• dayita: beloved

• ativelam: excessively, again and again

• kapolam: cheek

• ājighrasi: you smell/kiss closely (sniff, nuzzle)

• kim: what?

• mama: of me/mine

• idam: this

• āroha: climb, mount

• me: my

• śroṇim: hips/loins

• imām: this

• viśālām: broad, wide

• pīna: full, plump

• unnatām: raised, high

• kāñcana: golden

• mekhalā: girdle/belt

• āḍhyām: rich with, adorned with

Speaker

• A woman addressing her beloved (nāyikā speaking to nāyaka in a romantic dialogue episode)

Tags

• Śṛṅgāra
• Narrative
• Kāvya-style verse
• Dialogue
• Matsya Purana episode

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it is a śṛṅgāra (romantic) dialogue passage focused on intimacy and desire.

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

Directly, it is not a dharma instruction; indirectly, it reflects the Purana’s inclusion of worldly life (kāma) within narrative literature, which later dharma sections typically regulate through ideals of restraint and propriety.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the imagery centers on personal adornment (a golden girdle) rather than technical ritual or architectural rules.