Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

किलान्विषन् वने तस्मिन् नाजुहाव स तामिलाम् बहिर् वनस्यान्तरितः किल पादपमण्डले //

Transliteration

kilānviṣan vane tasmin nājuhāva sa tāmilām bahir vanasyāntaritaḥ kila pādapamaṇḍale //

Translation

While searching in that forest, he did not call out to Ilā. Remaining outside the forest, he stayed concealed, it is said, within a circle of trees.

Word by Word

• kila: it is said/indeed

• anviṣan: searching

• vane: in the forest

• tasmin: in that

• na: not

• ājuhāva: called out/summoned

• saḥ: he

• tām: to her/that

• ilām: Ilā (the woman named Ilā)

• bahiḥ: outside

• vanasya: of the forest

• antaritaḥ: hidden/concealed

• kila: it is said

• pādapa-maṇḍale: in a grove/within a circle (maṇḍala) of trees

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator), recounting the episode in the Matsya Purana’s early narrative frame

Entities Mentioned

• Ilā

Tags

• Forest-episode
• Narrative
• Concealment
• Manu-lineage
• Puranic-story

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it narrates a forest episode where the man refrains from calling Ilā and remains concealed among trees.

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

It suggests restraint and deliberation—acting cautiously rather than impulsively—an ethic often applied to kingship and household conduct in Purāṇic instruction.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is taught here; the only technical nuance is the term maṇḍala, used descriptively as a ‘circle/cluster’ of trees rather than a ritual diagram.