Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

दित्यां गर्भम् अथाधत्त कश्यपः प्राह तां पुनः त्वया यत्नो विधातव्यो ह्य् अस्मिन्गर्भे वरानने //

Transliteration

dityāṃ garbham athādhatta kaśyapaḥ prāha tāṃ punaḥ tvayā yatno vidhātavyo hy asmingarbhe varānane //

Translation

Then Kashyapa implanted a conception in Diti, and again addressed her: “O fair-faced one, you must exercise great care and discipline regarding this pregnancy.”

Word by Word

• दित्याम् (dityām): in/unto Diti

• गर्भम् (garbham): embryo, pregnancy

• अथ (atha): then

• आधत्त (ādhattā/ādhatt): placed, implanted, caused to be conceived

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ): Kashyapa

• प्राह (prāha): said, spoke

• ताम् (tām): to her

• पुनः (punaḥ): again

• त्वया (tvayā): by you, you must

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ): effort, careful attention

• विधातव्यः (vidhātavyaḥ): to be undertaken/observed

• हि (hi): indeed

• अस्मिन् (asmin): in this

• गर्भे (garbhe): in the pregnancy

• वरानने (varānane): O beautiful-faced lady

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narrator) reporting Kashyapa’s instruction to Diti

Entities Mentioned

• Diti
• Kashyapa

Tags

• Genealogies
• Devas and Daityas
• Pregnancy vows
• Dharma
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to the creation/genealogical stream, emphasizing how disciplined conduct around conception shapes the birth and nature of progeny.

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

It reflects the householder ethic that conception and pregnancy are dharmic acts requiring restraint, purity, and careful observance—implying that personal discipline supports social and cosmic order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is the importance of niyama (regulated conduct) during pregnancy, a common Purāṇic theme tied to auspicious outcomes.