Shloka 47

Matsya Purana — Origin of Soma

Devanagari script

*सूत उवाच तथेति चोवाच हिमांशुमाली युद्धाद् अपाक्रामदतः प्रशान्तः बृहस्पतिः स्वामपगृह्य तारां हृष्टो जगाम स्वगृहं सरुद्रः //

Transliteration

*sūta uvāca tatheti covāca himāṃśumālī yuddhād apākrāmadataḥ praśāntaḥ bṛhaspatiḥ svāmapagṛhya tārāṃ hṛṣṭo jagāma svagṛhaṃ sarudraḥ //

Translation

Sūta said: “So be it,” replied Soma, the Moon-crested one; and, becoming calm, he withdrew from the battle. Then Bṛhaspati, taking back his own wife Tārā, joyfully returned to his home—together with Rudra (Śiva).

Word by Word

• सूत उवाच: Sūta said

• तथ इति: “so be it”

• च उवाच: and said/replied

• हिमांशुमाली: Soma/the Moon (the one garlanded with moonbeams)

• युद्धात्: from the battle

• अपाक्रामत्: withdrew/retreated

• अतः: then/thereupon

• प्रशान्तः: pacified/calm

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

• स्वाम्: his own (wife)

• अपगृह्य: having taken back/received

• ताराम्: Tārā

• हृष्टः: delighted/joyful

• जगाम: went/returned

• स्वगृहम्: to his own house

• सरुद्रः: along with Rudra (Śiva).

Speaker

• Sūta (Sūta Uvāca)

Entities Mentioned

• Sūta
• Soma (Chandra)
• Bṛhaspati
• Tārā
• Rudra (Śiva)

Tags

• Pauranic legend
• Deva conflict
• Marital dharma
• Reconciliation
• Genealogy context

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it narrates the resolution of a divine conflict, emphasizing pacification and withdrawal from violence.

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

It underscores restoration of lawful order after conflict—Soma desists from battle, and Bṛhaspati reclaims his wife—reflecting the householder ideal of protecting marital integrity and resolving disputes through restraint.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; its significance is narrative and ethical (conflict resolution and reestablishing social-dharmic order).