Shloka 14

Matsya Purana — The Burning of Tripura: Maya’s Triple Fortresses and the Boon that Leads to S...

Devanagari script

उवाच हर्षपूर्णाक्षो हर्षपूर्णमुखस्तदा वरदो ऽहं हि वो वत्सास् तपस्तोषित आगतः //

Transliteration

uvāca harṣapūrṇākṣo harṣapūrṇamukhastadā varado 'haṃ hi vo vatsās tapastoṣita āgataḥ //

Translation

Then, with eyes brimming with joy and a face radiant with delight, he said: “Dear children, I have come to you as a giver of boons, pleased by your austerities (tapas).”

Word by Word

• उवाच: said/spoke

• हर्षपूर्णाक्षः: whose eyes were filled with joy

• हर्षपूर्णमुखः: whose face was filled with joy

• तदा: then

• वरदः: boon-giver

• अहम्: I

• हि: indeed

• वः: to you/for you

• वत्साः: dear children/beloved ones

• तपस्-तोषितः: satisfied/pleased by austerity

• आगतः: has come/arrived

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu as the boon-giving divine speaker in the Pralaya narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• Lord Matsya
• Ascetics (tapasvins)
• Disciples/Children (vatsas)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Tapas
• Boons
• Divine Assurance
• Manu-Matsya Dialogue

FAQs

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

It shows the divine response that accompanies the Pralaya cycle: the Lord appears as a compassionate protector and boon-giver, arriving when austerity and righteousness mature into divine favor.

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

It reinforces the Matsya Purana ethic that disciplined practice (tapas, vows, self-restraint) and sincere duty invite protection and guidance—principles applicable to a king’s governance and a householder’s regulated life.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vastu or temple rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is that tapas and devotional discipline are presented as the qualifying means by which one becomes fit to receive boons and divine instruction.