Shloka 10

Matsya Purana — Śukra Warns Vṛṣaparvan: The Ripening of Adharma and Devayānī’s Demand for Śar...

Devanagari script

*शुक्र उवाच समुद्रं प्रविशध्वं वो दिशो वा व्रजतासुराः दुहितुर्नाप्रियं सोढुं शक्तो ऽहं दयिता हि मे //

Transliteration

*śukra uvāca samudraṃ praviśadhvaṃ vo diśo vā vrajatāsurāḥ duhiturnāpriyaṃ soḍhuṃ śakto 'haṃ dayitā hi me //

Translation

Śukra said: “O Asuras, enter the ocean at once—or else flee to the quarters. I cannot endure what is displeasing to my daughter, for she is dear to me.”

Word by Word

• śukraḥ uvāca: Śukra said

• samudram: into the ocean

• praviśadhvam: enter (you all)

• vaḥ: for you / to you

• diśaḥ: the directions/quarters

• vā: or

• vrajatā: go, depart

• asurāḥ: O Asuras

• duhituḥ: of (my) daughter

• na-apriyam: what is not pleasing / what is offensive

• soḍhum: to bear, to endure

• śaktaḥ: able

• aham: I

• dayitā: beloved, dear one

• hi: indeed

• me: to me / of mine

Speaker

• Śukra (Śukrācārya)

Entities Mentioned

• Śukra (Śukrācārya)
• Asuras
• Duhitṛ (Śukra’s daughter)
• Samudra (Ocean)
• Diśaḥ (Directions/quarters)

Tags

• Asura counsel
• Family loyalty
• Conflict-avoidance
• Puranic dialogue
• Matsya Purana narrative

FAQs

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

This verse is not about cosmic Pralaya; it uses the ocean and the directions as immediate places of refuge/escape in a conflict-driven episode, highlighting narrative urgency rather than cosmology.

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

It reflects a governance-and-household ethic: leaders and elders may prioritize protecting family honor and avoiding intolerable harm to dependents, while also urging strategic retreat to prevent greater loss.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or ritual procedure is taught in this verse; the key takeaway is situational counsel (enter the ocean or disperse), not temple-building or rite performance.