Shloka 32

Matsya Purana — Tārakāsura’s Austerity and Boon; Mobilization for War; Bṛhaspati’s Fourfold P...

Devanagari script

*तारक उवाच राज्येन कारणं किं मे त्व् अनाक्रम्य त्रिविष्टपम् अनिर्याप्य सुरैर्वैरं का शान्तिर्हृदये मम //

Transliteration

*tāraka uvāca rājyena kāraṇaṃ kiṃ me tv anākramya triviṣṭapam aniryāpya surairvairaṃ kā śāntirhṛdaye mama //

Translation

Tāraka said: “What use is sovereignty to me, if I do not storm and seize Triviṣṭapa (Svarga)? And if the enmity with the gods is not brought to its end, how can there be peace within my heart?”

Word by Word

• तारकः: Tāraka (the asura)

• उवाच: said

• राज्येन: by kingship/sovereignty

• कारणम्: purpose, use

• किम्: what?

• मे: for me

• तु: indeed

• अनाक्रम्य: without assaulting/overrunning

• त्रिविष्टपम्: Triviṣṭapa (Svarga, heaven of the gods)

• अनिर्याप्य: without bringing to an end/without resolving (lit. without causing to go out/cease)

• सुरैः: with the gods

• वैरम्: enmity, hostility

• का: what (kind of)

• शान्तिः: peace, tranquility

• हृदये: in (my) heart

• मम: my.

Speaker

• Tāraka

Entities Mentioned

• Tāraka
• Triviṣṭapa (Svarga)
• Suras (Devas)

Tags

• Devasura war
• Ambition
• Svarga conquest
• Vairāgya vs vaireṇa
• Puranic conflict

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it focuses on an asura’s political-military aim (seizing Svarga) and the psychology of unresolved hostility.

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

Indirectly, it contrasts dharmic rulership with ambition-driven sovereignty: mere “rule” is portrayed as meaningless if fueled by vengeance, highlighting that inner peace cannot arise from escalating rivalry.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned; the verse is strictly about conquest of Svarga and ending enmity with the Devas.