Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

साधु साध्वित्यवोचंस्ते तत्र दैत्याः सविस्मयाः सो ऽगच्छत्पारियात्रस्य गिरेः कन्दरमुत्तमम् //

Transliteration

sādhu sādhvityavocaṃste tatra daityāḥ savismayāḥ so 'gacchatpāriyātrasya gireḥ kandaramuttamam //

Translation

There, the Daityas, struck with amazement, exclaimed, “Well done! Well done!” Then he went to the finest cave of Mount Pāriyātra.

Word by Word

• साधु साधु (sādhu sādhu): “well done, excellent”

• इति (iti): thus

• अवोचन् (avocan): said, exclaimed

• ते (te): they

• तत्र (tatra): there

• दैत्याः (daityāḥ): the Daityas (asura clan)

• स-विस्मयाः (sa-vismayāḥ): with astonishment, amazed

• सः (saḥ): he

• अगच्छत् (agacchat): went

• पारियात्रस्य (pāriyātrasya): of (Mount) Pāriyātra

• गिरेः (gireḥ): of the mountain

• कन्दरम् (kandaram): cave, cavern

• उत्तमम् (uttamam): best, excellent, foremost

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) reporting the event; the exclaimed words are spoken by the Daityas

Entities Mentioned

• Daityas
• Pāriyātra (mountain)

Tags

• Tirtha
• Sacred geography
• Puranic narrative
• Asuras/Daityas
• Caves and mountains

FAQs

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

Nothing directly about Pralaya is stated here; the verse is narrative, describing Daityas reacting in amazement and a subsequent journey to a cave on Mount Pāriyātra.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Matsya Purana’s broader ethic of honoring merit and undertaking purposeful journeys; the explicit content here is not a rule of kingship or household dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The key term is kandara (cave), a sacred landscape feature often associated with tapas and pilgrimage; no specific Vastu or temple-building rule is stated in this verse.