Shloka 33

Matsya Purana — The Slaying of Tāraka: Skanda’s Śakti and the Victory of the Devas

Devanagari script

बालानां व्याधिजुष्टानां राजद्वारं च सेवताम् इदं तत्परमं दिव्यं सर्वदा सर्वकामदम् तनुक्षये च सायुज्यं षण्मुखस्य व्रजेन्नरः //

Transliteration

bālānāṃ vyādhijuṣṭānāṃ rājadvāraṃ ca sevatām idaṃ tatparamaṃ divyaṃ sarvadā sarvakāmadam tanukṣaye ca sāyujyaṃ ṣaṇmukhasya vrajennaraḥ //

Translation

For children, for those afflicted by disease, and for those who serve at the king’s gate, this is declared the supreme, divine means—ever granting all desired aims. And when the body falls away, a man goes to union (sāyujya) with Ṣaṇmukha, entering his realm.

Word by Word

• बालानाम्: of children

• व्याधि-जुष्टानाम्: of those visited/afflicted by illness

• राज-द्वारम्: the king’s gate/royal doorway

• च: and

• सेवताम्: of those who serve/attend

• इदम्: this (practice/means)

• तत्-परमम्: that which is supreme/highest

• दिव्यम्: divine

• सर्वदा: always

• सर्व-काम-दम्: bestower of all desires

• तनु-क्षये: at the wasting/end of the body (death)

• च: and

• सायुज्यम्: union/identity (liberative closeness)

• षण्मुखस्य: of Ṣaṇmukha (the six-faced deity, Skanda/Kārttikeya)

• व्रजेत्: would go/attains

• नरः: a man/person.

Speaker

• Traditional Purāṇic narrator (likely Sūta) conveying the phalaśruti (fruit of the observance); framed within Matsya Purana’s instructional discourse

Entities Mentioned

• Ṣaṇmukha (Skanda/Kārttikeya)

Tags

• Vrata
• Phalaśruti
• Healing
• Devotion
• Moksha

FAQs

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

This verse is not about cosmic dissolution; it is a phalaśruti stating that a divine practice grants worldly aims and, at death, leads to sāyujya with Ṣaṇmukha.

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

By mentioning those who “serve at the king’s gate,” it includes royal attendants and public servants among eligible practitioners, implying that even people in demanding social duties can pursue dharma and gain both practical benefits and spiritual attainment.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu/temple-architecture rule is stated here; the ritual emphasis is on the efficacy of a “supreme divine means” (a vow/observance or worship) whose stated fruit includes health-related relief and final union with Ṣaṇmukha.