Shloka 33

Matsya Purana — The Kauśika Descendants: Śrāddha

Devanagari script

किमर्थं वद कल्याणि सरोषवदना स्थिता सा तमाह सकोपा तु किम् आलपसि मां शठ //

Transliteration

kimarthaṃ vada kalyāṇi saroṣavadanā sthitā sā tamāha sakopā tu kim ālapasi māṃ śaṭha //

Translation

“Tell me—why is it so, O auspicious lady?” Standing there with an angered face, she replied to him in wrath: “You deceitful man—why do you speak to me at all?”

Word by Word

• kimartham: for what reason, why

• vada: tell, speak

• kalyāṇi: O auspicious one (address to a woman)

• saroṣa-vadanā: with an angry face

• sthitā: standing, remaining

• sā: she

• tam: to him

• āha: said

• sa-kopā: being angry, in wrath

• tu: indeed/but

• kim: why/what

• ālapasi: you speak, address (2nd person singular)

• mām: me

• śaṭha: O deceitful one, rogue

Speaker

• Narrator (describing the woman’s reply within the episode); direct speech by an unnamed woman to an unnamed man

Tags

• Dialogue
• Domestic dispute
• Ethics
• Speech conduct
• Narrative episode

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it depicts a tense interpersonal exchange marked by anger and accusation.

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

It highlights the destructive role of anger and abusive speech in relationships—an implicit dharma lesson for householders to practice restraint, truthful communication, and avoidance of deceit.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu Shastra, temple architecture, or ritual procedure is mentioned in this verse; it is purely narrative dialogue.