Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — Origin of Soma

Devanagari script

एवं कृतापचारस्य तासां भर्तृगणस्तदा न शशाकापचाराय शापैः शस्त्रादिभिः पुनः //

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtāpacārasya tāsāṃ bhartṛgaṇastadā na śaśākāpacārāya śāpaiḥ śastrādibhiḥ punaḥ //

Translation

Thus, when such an offence had been committed, the company of their husbands at that time was no longer able to retaliate for the wrong—whether by curses or by weapons and the like.

Word by Word

• evam: thus

• kṛta-apacārasya: of one who has committed an offence / after an offence was done

• tāsām: of those women / of them

• bhartṛ-gaṇaḥ: the group of husbands

• tadā: then, at that time

• na: not

• śaśāka: was able

• apacārāya: for (countering) the offence / for retaliation regarding the offence

• śāpaiḥ: by curses

• śastra-ādibhiḥ: by weapons and similar means

• punaḥ: again, further

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) / Purana narrator (contextual narration)

Tags

• Dharma
• Offence
• Retaliation
• Curses
• Kshatriya-ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it focuses on a moral-narrative point: even powerful means like curses (śāpa) and weapons (śastra) may fail to undo or answer an offence once it has occurred.

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

It implies a dharmic caution: rulers and householders should not assume that anger-driven retaliation will restore order. Effective response requires discernment (viveka) and lawful remedy, not merely force or malediction.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; the technical terms here concern conflict-response methods—śāpa (curse) and śastra (weapon)—used as examples of attempted redress.