Shloka 30

Matsya Purana — The Madana-Dvādaśī Vow and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

कश्यपो व्रतमाहात्म्याद् आगत्य परया मुदा चकार कर्कशां भूयो रूपयौवनशालिनीम् //

Transliteration

kaśyapo vratamāhātmyād āgatya parayā mudā cakāra karkaśāṃ bhūyo rūpayauvanaśālinīm //

Translation

Kaśyapa, arriving through the greatness of the sacred vow (vrata) and filled with supreme joy, made the harsh woman once again endowed with beauty and youthful charm.

Word by Word

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ): Kaśyapa (the sage)

• व्रत-माहात्म्यात् (vrata-māhātmyāt): by/through the greatness (spiritual power) of the vow

• आगत्य (āgatya): having come/arrived

• परया (parayā): with supreme/utmost

• मुदा (mudā): joy, delight

• चकार (cakāra): made, caused to become

• कर्कशाम् (karkaśām): harsh, rough, unpleasant (in manner/appearance)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ): again, once more

• रूप-यौवन-शालिनीम् (rūpa-yauvana-śālinīm): endowed with beauty and youth (youthful radiance).

Speaker

• Narrator (Puranic narrator in the Matsya Purana’s frame narration; specific speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Entities Mentioned

• Kaśyapa
• Vrata (vow)

Tags

• Vrata
• Merit (Punya)
• Transformation
• Purana narrative
• Dharma

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it emphasizes the transformative efficacy of vrata (vowed observance) and its merit, shown through Kaśyapa’s restoring power.

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

It highlights the Matsya Purana theme that disciplined vows and dharmic observances can purify conditions and restore auspiciousness—an implicit encouragement for householders (and rulers) to uphold vrata, self-restraint, and religious duty to improve life and society.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-architecture rule appears here; the ritual takeaway is the proclaimed “vrata-mahātmya”—the potency of vowed practice to bring about auspicious transformation.