Shloka 32
Matsya Purana — The Greatness of the Vibhūti-Dvādaśī Vow: Pushkara
साप्यनङ्गवती वेश्या कामदेवस्य साम्प्रतम् पत्नी सपत्नी संजाता रत्याः प्रीतिरिति श्रुता लोकेष्वानन्दजननी सकलामरपूजिता //
sāpyanaṅgavatī veśyā kāmadevasya sāmpratam patnī sapatnī saṃjātā ratyāḥ prītiriti śrutā lokeṣvānandajananī sakalāmarapūjitā //
That very Anaṅgavatī—once known as a courtesan—has now become Kāma-deva’s wife, a co-wife alongside Rati. She is famed in the worlds as “Prīti” (Affection), the mother who gives rise to joy, and she is worshipped by all the gods.
FAQs
This verse does not address pralaya; it focuses on a mythic identification of Prīti (Affection) as a divine figure connected to Kāma-deva and the source of joy in the worlds.
Indirectly, it frames “prīti” (affection) as a world-sustaining virtue: for householders and rulers, cultivating lawful affection, harmony among relationships, and social well-being is presented as a dharmic ideal reflected through divine archetypes.
No vastu/temple-building rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is devotional—Prīti is described as worshipped by the gods, implying her reverence as a divine principle associated with joy and auspiciousness.