Shloka 28

Matsya Purana — The Kauśika Descendants: Śrāddha

Devanagari script

कदाचिदुद्यानगतस् तया सह स पार्थिवः ददर्श कीटमिथुनम् अनङ्गकलहाकुलम् //

Transliteration

kadācidudyānagatas tayā saha sa pārthivaḥ dadarśa kīṭamithunam anaṅgakalahākulam //

Translation

Once, when the king went with her to the pleasure-garden, he beheld a pair of insects, stirred and unsettled by the quarrel of Kāma—love’s impassioned desire.

Word by Word

• कदाचित्: once/at some time

• उद्यान-गतः: gone to the garden/pleasure-grove

• तया सह: together with her

• सः: he

• पार्थिवः: the king/earth-ruler

• ददर्श: saw/observed

• कीट-मिथुनम्: a pair/couple of insects

• अनङ्ग: Ananga (Kāma, the bodiless god of love)

• कलह: quarrel/strife

• आकुलम्: disturbed/agitated/overcome

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) / Purāṇic narrative voice describing the king

Entities Mentioned

• Ananga (Kāma)
• Pārthiva (the King)

Tags

• Kama
• Royal life
• Ethics
• Narrative episode
• Desire and attachment

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it uses a worldly scene—love’s agitation even among insects—to highlight how desire arises in embodied life.

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

By showing the king observing passion in nature, the text sets up a moral reflection: rulers and householders must recognize how kāma can disturb the mind and should govern themselves with restraint and discernment.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-architecture, or ritual procedure is stated here; the focus is psychological and ethical—how sensual impulse (Ananga) can agitate living beings.