Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

काचित्स्वनेत्रचपलनीलोत्पलयुतं पयः पीत्वा पप्रच्छ रमणं क्व गते ते ममोत्पले //

Transliteration

kācitsvanetracapalanīlotpalayutaṃ payaḥ pītvā papraccha ramaṇaṃ kva gate te mamotpale //

Translation

A certain woman, whose restless eyes were like blue lotuses, having drunk milk, asked her beloved: “Where have you gone, my lotus-eyed one?”

Word by Word

• kācit: a certain (woman)

• sva: her own

• netra: eyes

• capala: restless, playful

• nīla-utpala: blue lotus

• yutam: endowed with, possessing

• payaḥ: milk

• pītvā: having drunk

• papraccha: asked, inquired

• ramaṇam: the beloved, lover

• kva: where?

• gate: (you) gone

• te: you

• mama: my

• utpale: O lotus (i.e., lotus-eyed one), a term of endearment

Speaker

• An unnamed woman (narrative voice reporting her speech)

Entities Mentioned

• Utpala (blue lotus as poetic simile)

Tags

• Poetics
• Dialogue
• Rasa
• Simile
• Narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it is a lyrical, human-scale dialogue using lotus imagery, typical of kavya-style narration within Purana storytelling.

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

Indirectly, it reflects household life and interpersonal bonds (gṛhastha context) through affectionate address and separation-tinged inquiry, rather than prescribing formal rajadharma or ritual duties.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu/temple-building or ritual procedure is specified; the key technical element is poetic alaṅkāra—eyes compared to blue lotuses and the endearment “utpala/lotus-eyed.”