Shloka 13
Matsya Purana — Pṛthu
Devanagari script
पृष्ठतो ऽनुगतस्तस्याः पृथुर्दीप्तशरासनः ततः स्थित्वैकदेशे तु किं करोमीति चाब्रवीत् //
Transliteration
pṛṣṭhato 'nugatastasyāḥ pṛthurdīptaśarāsanaḥ tataḥ sthitvaikadeśe tu kiṃ karomīti cābravīt //
Translation
Following behind her, Pṛthu—his bow blazing with brilliance—stopped at a certain spot and said, “What am I to do?”
Word by Word
पृष्ठतःfrom behind
पृष्ठतः:
अनुगतःfollowed
अनुगतः:
तस्याःof her
तस्याः:
पृथुःPṛthu
पृथुः:
दीप्त-शरासनःhaving a radiant/blazing bow
दीप्त-शरासनः:
ततःthen
ततः:
स्थित्वाhaving stood/stopped
स्थित्वा:
एकदेशेin one place/at a certain spot
एकदेशे:
तुindeed/then
तु:
किम्what
किम्:
करोमिshall I do
करोमि:
इतिthus
इति:
चand
च:
अब्रवीत्he said
अब्रवीत्:
Speaker
Narrator (Sūta/Pauraṇika voice) describing Pṛthu
Entities Mentioned
Pṛthu
TagsPursuitKshatriya-DharmaRoyal-ActionDialogueEpic-Narrative
FAQs
This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmic creation; it focuses on a royal figure pausing mid-action and reflecting on what should be done.
It highlights a key Rajadharma principle: even a powerful king (armed and capable) should pause, assess, and choose the proper course rather than act impulsively.
No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned in this verse; it is purely narrative and ethical in tone.