Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

काचित्पुष्पोच्चये सक्ता लताजालेन वेष्टिता सखीजनेन संत्यक्ता कान्तेनाभिसमुज्झिता //

Transliteration

kācitpuṣpoccaye saktā latājālena veṣṭitā sakhījanena saṃtyaktā kāntenābhisamujjhitā //

Translation

A certain woman, absorbed in gathering flowers, became entangled in a net of creepers—abandoned by her circle of friends and cast off even by her beloved.

Word by Word

• kācit: a certain (woman)

• puṣpa-uccaye: in a heap/gathering of flowers, in flower-collecting

• saktā: attached, engrossed

• latā-jālena: by a mesh/net of creepers

• veṣṭitā: wrapped around, ensnared

• sakhī-janena: by (her) female friends/companions

• saṃtyaktā: abandoned, left behind

• kāntena: by the beloved/lover/husband

• abhisamujjhitā: utterly cast away, rejected

Speaker

• Matsya Purana narrator in the ongoing discourse (didactic narrative voice within the Matsya–Manu dialogue frame)

Tags

• Viraha
• Allegory
• Attachment
• Worldly entanglement
• Didactic narrative

FAQs

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

It does not describe cosmic pralaya directly; instead, it uses an allegory of entanglement and abandonment to point to the instability of worldly pursuits—an idea often used in Puranas to encourage detachment that prepares one for higher truths.

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

It cautions against blind attachment and distraction: a householder (and especially a king) should not become so engrossed in sensory or trivial pursuits that support-systems fail and relationships collapse; steadiness, discernment, and dharmic priorities prevent such “entanglement.”

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or ritual procedure is stated; the imagery of being ‘ensnared in a creeper-net’ functions poetically rather than as a technical instruction in temple architecture or rites.