Shloka 137

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

Devanagari script

कण्ठे गृहीत्वा पितरम् उत्सङ्गे समुपाविशत् उवाच माता तां देवीम् अभिवन्दय पुत्रिके //

Transliteration

kaṇṭhe gṛhītvā pitaram utsaṅge samupāviśat uvāca mātā tāṃ devīm abhivandaya putrike //

Translation

Embracing her father by the neck, she sat upon his lap. Then the mother said, “Daughter, bow in reverence to that Goddess.”

Word by Word

• कण्ठे: by the neck

• गृहीत्वा: having seized/held, having embraced

• पितरम्: the father

• उत्सङ्गे: on the lap

• समुपाविशत्: sat down/settled

• उवाच: said

• माता: the mother

• ताम्: that (her)

• देवीम्: goddess/divine lady

• अभिवन्दय: salute, bow to, pay reverence

• पुत्रिके: O daughter

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narration); within the verse, the mother is the direct speaker giving instruction

Entities Mentioned

• devi (a goddess/divine lady)

Tags

• Bhakti
• Stree-dharma
• Family
• Reverence
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on interpersonal conduct and devotional etiquette—specifically, honoring a goddess.

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

It models gṛhastha (householder) dharma: proper respect to divine beings and elders, and the mother’s role in teaching correct religious etiquette within the family.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is simple upacāra—abhivandana (formal salutation) to a देवी as an act of reverence.