Shloka 160

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

Devanagari script

त्वं चोक्तवान्सुताया मे शरीरे दोषसंग्रहम् अहो मुह्यामि शुष्यामि ग्लामि सीदामि नारद //

Transliteration

tvaṃ coktavānsutāyā me śarīre doṣasaṃgraham aho muhyāmi śuṣyāmi glāmi sīdāmi nārada //

Translation

And you have spoken to me of the accumulation of faults in my daughter’s body. Alas—I am bewildered; I wither; I grow faint; I sink down, O Nārada.

Word by Word

• tvam: you

• ca: and

• uktavān: have said/spoken

• sutāyāḥ me: of my daughter, to me

• śarīre: in the body

• doṣa-saṃgraham: a collection/accumulation of defects (doṣas)

• aho: alas/oh

• muhyāmi: I am deluded/confused

• śuṣyāmi: I dry up/wither

• glāmi: I become weary/faint

• sīdāmi: I sink down/lose heart

• nārada: O Nārada

Speaker

• An unnamed interlocutor addressing Nārada (likely a father/guardian lamenting after Nārada’s statement)

Entities Mentioned

• Nārada

Tags

• Dialogue
• Lament
• Bodily doṣas
• Ethics
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya directly; it focuses on personal anguish and mental collapse upon hearing of bodily “doṣas,” emphasizing human vulnerability rather than cosmic dissolution.

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

It reflects a householder’s emotional turmoil regarding a child’s condition; implicitly, it points to the need for steadiness (dhairya) and discernment when facing distressing information, a virtue repeatedly valued in Purāṇic dharma guidance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, or ritual procedure is mentioned in this verse; the vocabulary is psychological and ethical (mohā, glāni, sīdana) rather than technical-ritual or architectural.