Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु संक्षुब्धस् तस्याः पुत्रार्थमुद्यतः तपो घोरं करिष्यामि जयाय त्रिदिवौकसाम् //

Transliteration

evamuktastu saṃkṣubdhas tasyāḥ putrārthamudyataḥ tapo ghoraṃ kariṣyāmi jayāya tridivaukasām //

Translation

Thus addressed, he was deeply agitated; and, striving to obtain a son for her sake, he resolved: “I shall undertake terrible austerities, to win victory even over the dwellers of the three heavens.”

Word by Word

• evam: thus

• uktas: addressed/spoken to

• tu: indeed

• saṃkṣubdhas: shaken, disturbed, agitated

• tasyāḥ: of her/for her

• putra-artham: for the sake of a son/for obtaining a son

• udyataḥ: resolved, striving, set upon

• tapaḥ: austerity, ascetic practice

• ghoram: fierce, terrible

• kariṣyāmi: I shall do/perform

• jayāya: for victory, to conquer

• tridiva-okasām: of those whose abode is the three heavens (the gods/celestials).

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller, reporting the resolve of a king/hero within the lineage narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• tridivaukas (celestial beings/devas)

Tags

• Putra-prapti
• Tapas
• Royal resolve
• Dynasties
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it emphasizes personal resolve and ascetic power (tapas) used to fulfill a lineage goal—obtaining a son.

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

It reflects the Purāṇic ideal that a ruler/householder safeguards lineage and social continuity; when ordinary means fail, disciplined tapas is taken up as a dharmic effort toward putra-prāpti (securing progeny).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is the centrality of tapas (austerity) as a sanctioned spiritual method to obtain boons and accomplish dharmic aims.