Shloka 131

Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तवति देवर्षौ नारदे सादरं गिरा हिमशैलस्य महिषी मेना मुनिदिदृक्षया //

Transliteration

ityuktavati devarṣau nārade sādaraṃ girā himaśailasya mahiṣī menā munididṛkṣayā //

Translation

When the divine sage Nārada had thus spoken, Menā—the revered queen-consort of Himālaya—addressed him with respectful words, desiring to behold the sage (and receive his audience).

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• uktavati: having spoken/when (he) spoke

• devarṣau: the divine sage

• nārade: O Nārada / in Nārada (locative)

• sādaram: respectfully, with reverence

• girā: with speech/words

• himaśailasya: of the हिमशैल (Himālaya mountain)

• mahiṣī: chief queen, royal consort

• menā: Menā (proper name)

• muni-didṛkṣayā: with the desire to see a sage (muni = sage

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the scene; likely Sūta’s narration within the Matsya Purāṇa frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Nārada
• Menā
• Himālaya (Himaśaila)

Tags

• Sages
• Himalaya
• Genealogy
• Puranic narrative
• Hospitality (Atithi-satkara)

FAQs

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

Nothing directly about pralaya appears here; the verse is a narrative transition describing Nārada’s speech and Menā’s reverent response.

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

It highlights the ideal of honoring holy guests: Menā, as royal consort, responds to a visiting sage with respectful speech—an implied model for householders and rulers in receiving saints.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-ritual rule is stated; the ritual undertone is social-religious—proper reverence and audience-giving to a muni.