Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

इयं विहारवेला ते ह्य् अतिक्रामति साम्प्रतम् एह्येहि पृथुसुश्रोणि संभ्रान्ता केन हेतुना //

Transliteration

iyaṃ vihāravelā te hy atikrāmati sāmpratam ehyehi pṛthusuśroṇi saṃbhrāntā kena hetunā //

Translation

“Your hour for recreation is passing even now. Come, come, O broad-hipped, fair-thighed one—why are you so agitated; for what reason?”

Word by Word

• iyam: this

• vihāra-velā: time/hour for recreation or strolling

• te: your

• hi: indeed

• atikrāmati: is passing/going beyond

• sāmpratam: at present/just now

• ehyehi: come, come (an urgent invitation)

• pṛthu-suśroṇi: O one with broad hips and beautiful thighs (epithet of a woman)

• saṃbhrāntā: bewildered, flustered, agitated

• kena: by what

• hetunā: cause/reason

Speaker

• Likely a male interlocutor addressing a woman in the narrative frame (courtly/dialogic setting); specific identification is unclear from the single verse alone.

Tags

• Dialogue
• Courtly setting
• Narrative frame
• Emotion/Agitation
• Time/Occasion

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly mention Pralaya; it functions as a narrative/dialogue moment setting mood and urgency, which in the broader Matsya Purana can precede larger cosmological events.

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

Indirectly, it reflects courtly conduct and attentiveness—recognizing proper time (velā) and inquiring into the cause of distress—values consistent with household and royal etiquette in Purāṇic literature.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; it is primarily conversational, focused on time (velā) and the addressee’s agitation.