Shloka 9

Matsya Purana — Omens in Tripura and the Nārada–Maya Dialogue on Dharma

Devanagari script

आसीनं नारदं प्रेक्ष्य मयस्त्वथ महासुरः अब्रवीद्वचनं तुष्टो हृष्टरोमाननेक्षणः //

Transliteration

āsīnaṃ nāradaṃ prekṣya mayastvatha mahāsuraḥ abravīdvacanaṃ tuṣṭo hṛṣṭaromānanekṣaṇaḥ //

Translation

Seeing Nārada seated, Maya—the great Asura—then, pleased, with hair standing on end in rapture and eyes bright with delight, spoke words to him.

Word by Word

• आसीनम्: seated

• नारदम्: Nārada

• प्रेक्ष्य: having seen/observing

• मयः: Maya (Mayāsura)

• तु: indeed

• अथ: then

• महासुरः: the great Asura

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke

• वचनम्: words/speech

• तुष्टः: pleased/satisfied

• हृष्टरोम: with bristling hair (from joy/rapture)

• आननेक्षणः: (with) face and eyes expressing delight / with delighted gaze

Speaker

• Mayāsura (Maya), addressing Sage Nārada

Entities Mentioned

• Nārada
• Mayāsura

Tags

• Vastuvidya
• Dialogue
• Maya
• Narada
• PuranaNarrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya or cosmology; it sets the narrative scene for a dialogue by showing Mayāsura respectfully and joyfully beginning to speak to Nārada.

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

Indirectly, it models respectful conduct toward sages and proper conversational etiquette—an ethical ideal relevant to kings and householders who seek guidance on dharma and practical sciences.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No technical rule appears in this line, but it functions as the transition into the Maya–Nārada discourse that, in this thematic section, is commonly associated with Vāstuvidyā and allied instruction.