Shloka 11
Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth
वेदार्थेषु त्वां विवृण्वन्ति बुद्ध्वा हृत्पद्मान्तःसंनिविष्टं पुराणम् त्वामात्मानं लब्धयोगा गृणन्ति सांख्यैर्यास्ताः सप्त सूक्ष्माः प्रणीताः //
vedārtheṣu tvāṃ vivṛṇvanti buddhvā hṛtpadmāntaḥsaṃniviṣṭaṃ purāṇam tvāmātmānaṃ labdhayogā gṛṇanti sāṃkhyairyāstāḥ sapta sūkṣmāḥ praṇītāḥ //
Having understood You as the Purāṇa seated within the lotus of the heart, the wise unfold You through the meanings of the Vedas. Those who have attained Yoga praise You as the very Self; and the Sāṅkhyas too extol You through the seven subtle principles they have set forth.
FAQs
This verse is not describing Pralaya directly; it frames the Purāṇa as an inner, heart-established wisdom that is accessed through Vedic meaning, Yoga-realization, and Sāṅkhya analysis—implying that liberation-wisdom stands beyond cycles like creation and dissolution.
It suggests that dharma and right governance should be grounded in inner discernment: the ruler/householder should study Vedic purport, cultivate yogic self-mastery, and use clear reasoning (Sāṅkhya-like discrimination) so that external duty is guided by knowledge of the Self.
No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated here; the key ritual takeaway is interiorization—true sacred authority is to be realized as ‘seated in the heart-lotus,’ making study and practice (svādhyāya, yoga) central to ritual meaning.