Shloka 27

Matsya Purana — Śiva–Pārvatī Quarrel and Pārvatī’s Resolve for Austerity to Attain Gaurī-hood

Devanagari script

अहं त्वामनुयास्यामि व्रजन्तीं स्नेहवर्जिताम् नो चेत्पतिष्ये शिखरात् तपोनिष्ठे त्वयोज्झितः //

Transliteration

ahaṃ tvāmanuyāsyāmi vrajantīṃ snehavarjitām no cetpatiṣye śikharāt taponiṣṭhe tvayojjhitaḥ //

Translation

I shall follow you as you depart, even if you go devoid of affection. Otherwise, O steadfast one in austerity, abandoned by you, I shall fall from the mountain peak.

Word by Word

• aham: I

• tvām: you

• anuyāsyāmi: shall follow (go after)

• vrajantīm: (you) going/departing

• sneha-varjitām: bereft of affection/love

• na u cet (no cet): if not/otherwise

• patiṣye: I shall fall

• śikharāt: from the summit/peak

• tapo-niṣṭhe: O one devoted to austerity (vocative)

• tvayā: by you

• ujjhitaḥ (ojjhitaḥ): abandoned/left behind

Speaker

• A distressed lover/companion addressing an ascetic woman (taponiṣṭhā) within the Adhyaya’s narrative episode (speaker not explicitly named in the provided verse alone).

Tags

• Dharma
• Renunciation
• Viraha
• Tapas
• Narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on human emotion—attachment, abandonment, and the tension between love (sneha) and ascetic resolve (tapas).

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

It highlights the danger of uncontrolled attachment and emotional coercion; for householders (and rulers), it implies the need for steadiness, responsible bonds, and restraint rather than threats or impulsive despair.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-architecture, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the imagery of a “mountain peak” functions poetically to express extreme distress, not a technical instruction.