Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

ततः प्रसाद्य देवेशः क्षमस्वेति दितिं पुनः अर्थशास्त्रं समास्थाय मयैतद् दुष्कृतं कृतम् //

Transliteration

tataḥ prasādya deveśaḥ kṣamasveti ditiṃ punaḥ arthaśāstraṃ samāsthāya mayaitad duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam //

Translation

Then, having pacified the Lord of the gods, he again said to Diti, “Forgive me.” Grounded in the principles of Arthaśāstra (statecraft), he confessed, “This evil deed has been done by me.”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon

• prasādya: having pleased/appeased

• deveśaḥ: the Lord of the gods (Indra or the divine lord addressed)

• kṣamasva iti: ‘forgive (me),’ thus

• ditim: Diti (accusative)

• punaḥ: again

• arthaśāstram: arthaśāstra, political science/statecraft

• samāsthāya: having resorted to/standing upon

• mayā: by me

• etat: this

• duṣkṛtam: evil act, misdeed

• kṛtam: done/committed

Speaker

• Narrator (Sūta/compilatory voice of the Purāṇa) describing the conduct of the concerned actor in the episode

Entities Mentioned

• Deveśa
• Diti
• Arthaśāstra

Tags

• Rājadharma
• Arthaśāstra
• Confession
• Forgiveness
• Ethical conduct

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it focuses on ethical conduct—appeasement, asking forgiveness, and taking responsibility for wrongdoing.

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

It models rājadharma and household ethics: pacify conflict, explicitly request forgiveness, and confess one’s misdeed—actions aligned with arthaśāstra-guided self-restraint and accountability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is specified; the key takeaway is moral-ritual decorum—seeking pardon and admitting fault as a purificatory social act.