Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

अद्यास्मानपहाय त्वम् इतो यास्यसि भार्गव समुद्रं सम्प्रवेक्ष्यामि नान्यदस्ति परायणम् //

Transliteration

adyāsmānapahāya tvam ito yāsyasi bhārgava samudraṃ sampravekṣyāmi nānyadasti parāyaṇam //

Translation

“Today, leaving us behind, you will depart from here, O Bhārgava. I shall enter the ocean—there is no other refuge for me.”

Word by Word

• adya: today

• asmān: us

• apahāya: abandoning, leaving behind

• tvam: you

• itaḥ: from here

• yāsyasi: you will go/depart

• bhārgava: O Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)

• samudram: the ocean/sea

• sampravekṣyāmi: I will enter, I will plunge into

• na: not

• anyat: any other

• asti: there is

• parāyaṇam: ultimate resort, refuge, final recourse

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (contextual speaker in the deluge narrative; addressing a Bhārgava sage)

Entities Mentioned

• Bhārgava
• Samudra (Ocean)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Matsya Avatara
• Refuge
• Deluge narrative
• Puranic dialogue

FAQs

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

It reflects the psychological crisis within the Pralaya setting: separation from guidance and the sense that the ocean (the deluge itself) is unavoidable, prompting a stark statement of having “no other refuge.”

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

It highlights the ethic of responsibility under catastrophe: when counsel or protection seems to depart, the ruler/householder must still choose a decisive course—yet the verse also implies that true “parāyaṇa” (final refuge) should be sought in dharma and divine protection rather than despair.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or iconographic rule appears in this verse; its ritual takeaway is the concept of parāyaṇa—seeking ultimate refuge—often expressed in Purāṇic practice through prayer, vrata, and surrender rather than technical temple-building instructions.