Shloka 32

Matsya Purana — Origin of Soma

Devanagari script

न तृप्तिरासीच्च गृहे ऽपि तस्य तारानुरक्तस्य सुखागमेषु बृहस्पतिस् तद्विरहाग्निदग्धस् तद्ध्याननिष्ठैकमना बभूव //

Transliteration

na tṛptirāsīcca gṛhe 'pi tasya tārānuraktasya sukhāgameṣu bṛhaspatis tadvirahāgnidagdhas taddhyānaniṣṭhaikamanā babhūva //

Translation

Even in his own home he found no satisfaction in pleasures and comforts, for he was deeply attached to Tārā. Bṛhaspati, burned by the fire of separation from her, became wholly single-minded, steadfast only in meditation upon her.

Word by Word

• na: not

• tṛptiḥ: satisfaction/contentment

• āsīt: was

• ca: and

• gṛhe api: even at home/in the household

• tasya: of him

• tārā-anuraktasya: of one attached/infatuated with Tārā

• sukha-āgameṣu: in the arrivals/occasions of pleasure, in enjoyments

• bṛhaspatiḥ: Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

• tad-viraha: separation from her

• agni: fire

• dagdhaḥ: burned/consumed

• tad-dhyāna: meditation upon her

• niṣṭha: fixed devotion/steadfastness

• eka-manā: single-minded

• babhūva: became

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) relating the episode within the Matsya Purana’s genealogical narrative

Entities Mentioned

• Bṛhaspati
• Tārā

Tags

• Purāṇic narrative
• Rishi lore
• Desire and attachment
• Separation (viraha)
• Ethics of household life

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is a psychological-ethical vignette about attachment and the suffering of separation, not a cosmological teaching on pralaya.

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

It warns that unchecked attachment (āsakti) destroys inner peace even in a well-provisioned home; for householders and rulers, self-restraint and steadiness of mind are essential to preserve dharma and right judgment.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated here; the focus is entirely on emotional fixation (dhyāna) arising from viraha.