Shloka 3

Matsya Purana — The Chapter on Conquering Anger: Forbearance

Devanagari script

यः समुत्पतितं क्रोधम् अक्रोधने नियच्छति देवयानि विजानीहि तेन सर्वमिदं जितम् //

Transliteration

yaḥ samutpatitaṃ krodham akrodhane niyacchati devayāni vijānīhi tena sarvamidaṃ jitam //

Translation

Know this as the divine path (devayāna): whoever restrains anger as it suddenly arises and establishes it in a state of non-anger—by that person, indeed, all this is conquered.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• samutpatitam: sprung up, suddenly arisen

• krodham: anger

• akrodhane: in non-anger, in the condition of being free from anger

• niyacchati: restrains, checks, holds back

• devayāni: the divine way/path (leading to the gods, the higher course)

• vijānīhi: know (you should understand)

• tena: by him/by that (practice)

• sarvam: all

• idam: this (world/field of experience)

• jitam: conquered, mastered

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (instructing Vaivasvata Manu in nīti/dharma)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu

Tags

• Dharma
• Self-control
• Anger management
• Rajadharma
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it teaches an inner conquest—mastery over anger—which the Purana frames as a “divine path” (devayāna) leading to higher order rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It presents anger-control as a core qualification for rajadharma and household ethics: a ruler (or householder) who restrains sudden anger prevents injustice and conflict, and thereby “conquers” social order and personal conduct through self-mastery.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vastu/temple-building or ritual procedure is stated here; the takeaway is preparatory—ritual and governance succeed when performed with restraint and freedom from anger.