Shloka 86

Matsya Purana — Narasimha’s Victory over Hiraṇyakaśipu and the Catalogue of Apocalyptic Omens

Devanagari script

कम्पितं मानसं चैव हंसकारण्डवाकुलम् त्रिशृङ्गपर्वतश्चैव कुमारी च सरिद्वरा //

Transliteration

kampitaṃ mānasaṃ caiva haṃsakāraṇḍavākulam triśṛṅgaparvataścaiva kumārī ca saridvarā //

Translation

He also described the trembling (wind-stirred) Mānasa Lake, filled with swans and kāraṇḍava ducks; likewise Triśṛṅga Mountain, and the excellent river named Kumārī.

Word by Word

• kampitam: trembling, shaken (stirred by wind/waves)

• mānasam: Mānasa (the sacred lake)

• ca eva: and indeed/also

• haṃsa: swan

• kāraṇḍava: a kind of duck (kāraṇḍava)

• ākulam: crowded, thronged, filled

• triśṛṅga: Triśṛṅga (“three-peaked”)

• parvataḥ: mountain

• ca eva: and also

• kumārī: Kumārī (name of a river)

• ca: and

• sarit-varā: best/excellent among rivers

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Mānasa Lake (Mānasa-sarovara)
• Haṃsa (swans)
• Kāraṇḍava (ducks)
• Triśṛṅga Mountain
• Kumārī River

Tags

• Tirtha
• Sacred Geography
• Himalayas
• Pilgrimage
• Punya

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it functions as sacred geography (tīrtha) narration, listing holy natural sites—Mānasa Lake, Triśṛṅga Mountain, and the Kumārī River.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic duty of seeking merit through tīrtha-yātrā: a householder or ruler sustains dharma by honoring sacred places, patronizing pilgrimage routes, and protecting rivers, lakes, and their environs.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The verse is primarily topographical, but its ritual takeaway is tīrtha practice—bathing, worship, and offerings at revered lakes/rivers; such sites often become loci for ghāṭas, shrines, and temple foundations in later sacred landscape planning.