Shloka 30

Matsya Purana — The Kauśika Descendants: Śrāddha

Devanagari script

न त्वया सदृशी लोके कामिनी विद्यते क्वचित् मध्यक्षामातिजघना बृहद्वक्षो ऽभिगामिनी //

Transliteration

na tvayā sadṛśī loke kāminī vidyate kvacit madhyakṣāmātijaghanā bṛhadvakṣo 'bhigāminī //

Translation

In this world there is nowhere a desirable woman equal to you—slender of waist, full of hips, broad of breast, and wholly captivating in your approach.

Word by Word

• na: not

• tvayā: by/with you (compared to you)

• sadṛśī: equal, similar

• loke: in the world

• kāminī: a desirable woman, beloved

• vidyate: is found, exists

• kvacit: anywhere, at any time

• madhya-kṣāmā: having a slender waist (lit. ‘thin in the middle’)

• ati-jaghanā: very full-hipped (with prominent hips/thighs)

• bṛhat-vakṣaḥ: broad/full-breasted (lit. ‘having a large chest’)

• abhigāminī: approaching/charming, alluring, captivating.

Speaker

• An unnamed male speaker (courtship-style praise within the narrative frame; not a Vastu/Pralaya technical passage)

Tags

• Śṛṅgāra
• Stuti (Praise)
• Narrative
• Courtship
• Poetics

FAQs

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

Nothing directly—this śloka is a poetic compliment describing physical beauty and attraction, not cosmology or Pralaya doctrine.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic narrative world where desire and praise occur; ethically, it can be read as a reminder that attraction should be governed by dharma (self-restraint and rightful conduct), though no explicit rule is stated here.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated—there are no Vāstu, temple, iconography, or ritual prescriptions in this verse.