Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

इन्द्रो निवारयामास मां रोदिष्ट पुनः पुनः ततः स चिन्तयामास किमेतदिति वृत्रहा //

Transliteration

indro nivārayāmāsa māṃ rodiṣṭa punaḥ punaḥ tataḥ sa cintayāmāsa kimetaditi vṛtrahā //

Translation

Indra repeatedly sought to restrain me, saying, “Do not weep again and again.” Then Vṛtrahā (Indra, the slayer of Vṛtra) reflected, “What indeed is this matter?”

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ): Indra

• निवारयामास (nivārayāmāsa): restrained/checked/forbade

• माम् (mām): me

• रोदिष्ट (rodiṣṭa): (you) weep/cry

• पुनः पुनः (punaḥ punaḥ): again and again

• ततः (tataḥ): then

• सः (saḥ): he

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa): pondered/reflected

• किम् (kim): what

• एतत् (etat): this

• इति (iti): thus/“”

• वृत्रहा (vṛtrahā): slayer of Vṛtra (epithet of Indra)

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Indra’s actions; Indra is quoted)

Entities Mentioned

• Indra
• Vṛtra

Tags

• Indra
• Devas
• Inquiry
• Emotion in Purana
• Cosmology

FAQs

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

This verse does not directly describe Pralaya; it highlights Indra’s attempt to stop repeated weeping and his reflective inquiry—an early narrative signal that an unusual cosmic or moral situation is unfolding.

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

Indirectly, it models restraint and discernment: first calming excessive grief, then investigating the cause (“kim etat?”). In Purāṇic ethics, prudent governance and household leadership similarly require emotional steadiness followed by inquiry.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is stated in this verse; its focus is narrative psychology—restraint (nivarana) and reflective questioning.