Shloka 52

Matsya Purana — Solar Dynasty Prelude: Vivasvān–Saṃjñā–Chāyā

Devanagari script

भ्रमन्ती च वने तस्मिंश् चिन्तयामास भामिनी को मे पिताथवा भ्राता का मे माता भवेदिह //

Transliteration

bhramantī ca vane tasmiṃś cintayāmāsa bhāminī ko me pitāthavā bhrātā kā me mātā bhavediha //

Translation

Wandering in that forest, the distraught woman reflected: “Who here could be my father or my brother? Who here could be my mother?”

Word by Word

• भ्रमन्ती: wandering

• च: and

• वने: in the forest

• तस्मिन्: in that

• चिन्तयामास: she pondered/reflected

• भामिनी: the woman (lovely one

• कः: who?

• मे: my

• पिता: father

• अथवा: or else

• भ्राता: brother

• का: who? (feminine)

• मे: my

• माता: mother

• भवेत्: could be/might be

• इह: here

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice within Matsya Purana’s narrative flow)

Tags

• Matsya Purana narrative
• Forest episode
• Separation
• Lament
• Family

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya or cosmology; it is a human-centered narrative moment expressing disorientation and loss while wandering in a forest.

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

Indirectly, it underscores the vulnerability caused by separation from family and protection; in Purāṇic ethics this supports the householder’s duty of care and the ruler’s duty to ensure safety and refuge for the distressed.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the verse is purely narrative and psychological in tone.