Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — The Birth of Tāraka: Varāṅgī’s Lament

Devanagari script

*वराङ्ग्युवाच त्रासितास्म्यपविद्धास्मि कर्षिता पीडितास्मि च रौद्रेण देवराजेन नष्टनाथेव भूरिशः //

Transliteration

*varāṅgyuvāca trāsitāsmyapaviddhāsmi karṣitā pīḍitāsmi ca raudreṇa devarājena naṣṭanātheva bhūriśaḥ //

Translation

Varāṅgī said: “I am terrified; I have been cast aside. I have been dragged and tormented as well—by the fierce Lord of the gods. O Bhūriśa, I am like a woman who has lost her protector.”

Word by Word

• varāṅgī uvāca: Varāṅgī said

• trāsitā asmi: I am frightened/terror-stricken

• apaviddhā asmi: I have been rejected/cast away

• karṣitā: dragged/pulled/harried

• pīḍitā asmi: I am oppressed/tormented

• ca: and

• raudreṇa: by the fierce/terrible one

• deva-rājena: by the king of the gods (Indra)

• naṣṭa-nāthā iva: like one whose lord/protector is lost

• bhūriśaḥ: O Bhūriśa (vocative, addressing a person named Bhūriśa).

Speaker

• Varāṅgī

Entities Mentioned

• Varāṅgī
• Devarāja (Indra)
• Bhūriśa

Tags

• Supplication
• Indra
• Protection
• Dharma
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya or cosmology; it is a personal lament describing fear, rejection, and oppression, highlighting the need for protection rather than creation/dissolution doctrine.

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

By portraying someone “like one who has lost a protector,” the verse indirectly underscores the dharmic duty of rulers and householders to provide refuge, prevent oppression, and protect those who are abandoned or vulnerable.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu, temple-building, iconographic, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its focus is narrative and ethical (appeal for protection).