Shloka 140

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

Devanagari script

वत्से वन्दय देवर्षिं ततो दास्यामि ते शुभम् रत्नक्रीडनकं रम्यं स्थापितं यच्चिरं मया //

Transliteration

vatse vandaya devarṣiṃ tato dāsyāmi te śubham ratnakrīḍanakaṃ ramyaṃ sthāpitaṃ yacciraṃ mayā //

Translation

My child, first bow to the divine seer; then I shall give you an auspicious gift—this delightful jeweled plaything, which I have long kept and set aside.

Word by Word

• वत्से: O child/beloved one

• वन्दय: bow to / pay reverence to

• देवर्षिम्: the divine seer (devarṣi)

• ततः: then/thereafter

• दास्यामि: I shall give

• ते: to you

• शुभम्: auspicious (a शुभ-दान, blessed gift)

• रत्नक्रीडनकम्: jeweled toy/plaything (ratna + krīḍanaka)

• रम्यम्: charming/delightful

• स्थापितम्: placed, set aside, kept in readiness

• यत्: which

• चिरम्: for a long time

• मया: by me.

Speaker

• Narrator/teacher figure within the discourse (likely a senior instructing a younger recipient; in the Matsya Purana’s frame this is typically Lord Matsya instructing Manu, though this verse’s vocative suggests a generic didactic dialogue)

Entities Mentioned

• Devarshi (Divine Sage)

Tags

• Vastu Shastra
• Ritual etiquette
• Dana (gift)
• Auspiciousness
• Reverence to sages

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it emphasizes ritual etiquette—honoring a divine sage first—and then giving an auspicious object as a blessed gift.

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

It reflects dharmic conduct: one should show reverence to sages (sources of sacred authority) before acts like gifting (dāna), and gifts should be given as śubha (auspicious), implying right intention and proper order in ceremony.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it prescribes sequence and propriety: first perform devarṣi-vandana (salutation to a sage), then offer a consecrated/kept-ready auspicious object (here, a jeweled item), aligning with Vastu/rite manuals that stress purity, order, and blessed implements.