Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

कण्ठमाल्यगुणैः काचित् कान्तेन कृष्यताम्भसि त्रुट्यत्स्रग्दामपतितं रमणं प्राहसच्चिरम् //

Transliteration

kaṇṭhamālyaguṇaiḥ kācit kāntena kṛṣyatāmbhasi truṭyatsragdāmapatitaṃ ramaṇaṃ prāhasacciram //

Translation

A certain woman, playfully drawn into the water by her beloved by the cords of the garland-necklace at her throat, laughed for a long while when the lover slipped and fell as the garland-cord snapped.

Word by Word

• काचित्: a certain (woman)

• कण्ठ-माल्य-गुणैः: by the strings/threads of the neck-garland

• कान्तेन: by the beloved (lover)

• कृष्यताम्भसि: while being drawn/pulled into the water

• त्रुट्यत्: snapping/breaking

• स्रग्-दाम: garland-cord/garland-string

• पतितम्: fallen down

• रमणम्: the lover/beloved man

• प्राहसत्: she laughed

• चिरम्: for a long time

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) continuing the Matsya Purana’s flowing narration (kathā style); exact interlocutors not explicit in this verse

Entities Mentioned

• kāntā (beloved woman)
• ramaṇa (lover)

Tags

• Katha
• Romance
• Humor
• Human Emotion
• Narrative

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this verse is a light narrative moment centered on playful romance in water, not on cosmology or pralaya.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purana’s acknowledgment of ordinary human life—love, play, and laughter—suggesting a balanced householder world where affection and joy exist alongside dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple, or ritual procedure is stated here; the imagery is purely narrative (garland, water-play, and a humorous mishap).