Shloka 159

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

Devanagari script

यापि स्यात्पूर्णसर्वाढ्या पतिपुत्रधनादिभिः किं पुनर्दुर्भगा हीना पतिपुत्रधनादिभिः //

Transliteration

yāpi syātpūrṇasarvāḍhyā patiputradhanādibhiḥ kiṃ punardurbhagā hīnā patiputradhanādibhiḥ //

Translation

Even a woman fully endowed with every kind of prosperity—husband, sons, wealth, and the like—still depends upon good fortune; how much more, then, does an unfortunate woman deprived of husband, sons, wealth, and the like suffer from the lack of auspiciousness.

Word by Word

• yā api: even she

• syāt: may be/is

• pūrṇa: complete, fully endowed

• sarva-āḍhyā: rich in every respect, possessing all prosperities

• pati: husband

• putra: son(s)

• dhana: wealth

• ādibhiḥ: and the like (other supports/possessions)

• kim punar: how much more then

• durbhagā: unfortunate, ill-fated

• hīnā: bereft, lacking

• pati-putra-dhanādibhiḥ: of husband, sons, wealth, etc.

Speaker

• Suta (narrating traditional dharma instruction as preserved in the Purana)

Tags

• Stri-Dharma
• Grihastha
• Auspiciousness
• Family Prosperity
• Ethics

FAQs

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

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it focuses on worldly auspiciousness and the contrast between prosperity and misfortune in household life.

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

It frames husband, children, and wealth as key supports of household stability, reinforcing the householder ideal of maintaining family welfare; by extension, it supports the king’s duty to protect social conditions where households can flourish.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the verse is ethical/social, highlighting auspicious supports rather than ritual procedure.