Shloka 12

Matsya Purana — Purūravas Witnesses the Sports of Apsarases and Gandharvas; Attains the Grace...

Devanagari script

काचिद् आताडयत् कान्तम् उदकेन शुचिस्मिता ताड्यमानाथ कान्तेन प्रीतिं काचिदुपाययौ //

Transliteration

kācid ātāḍayat kāntam udakena śucismitā tāḍyamānātha kāntena prītiṃ kācidupāyayau //

Translation

A certain woman, smiling with bright purity, splashed her beloved with water; and though her lover struck back in return, she only grew more delighted.

Word by Word

• kācid: a certain (woman)

• ātāḍayat: struck/splashed

• kāntam: (her) beloved/lover

• udakena: with water

• śuci-smitā: one with a bright/pure smile

• tāḍyamānā: being struck (in return)

• atha: then/and

• kāntena: by the beloved

• prītim: joy, affection, delight

• kācid: that woman

• upāyayau: attained/obtained/reached

Speaker

• Sūta (narratorial voice within the Purāṇic discourse; verse presented as illustrative narration)

Tags

• Grihastha-Dharma
• Social-Conduct
• Household-Ethics
• Rasa
• Behavioral-Norms

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is ethical-social in tone, illustrating human affection and playful domestic behavior rather than cosmology or Pralaya.

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

It reflects the Purāṇic concern with regulated household life: even ordinary playful acts between spouses are framed as part of social conduct, suggesting harmony and affection within the home as a dharmic ideal.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is explicit; the verse does not discuss Vāstu, temple rules, iconography, or ritual procedure—its focus is interpersonal behavior within domestic life.