Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

उपयोग्यतया विवृतं सुचिरं विमलद्युतिपूरितदिग्वदनम् भवतैव विनिर्मितमादियुगे सुरहेतिसमूहम् अनुत्थमिदम् //

Transliteration

upayogyatayā vivṛtaṃ suciraṃ vimaladyutipūritadigvadanam bhavataiva vinirmitamādiyuge surahetisamūham anutthamidam //

Translation

This assembly of the gods’ weapons—fit for use, long displayed, and facing all directions filled with stainless radiance—was fashioned by you yourself in the primordial age; it stands unmoved and unshaken.

Word by Word

• upayogyatayā: with fitness for use, in a serviceable manner

• vivṛtam: spread out, displayed, set forth

• suciram: for a long time, enduringly

• vimala-dyuti: pure/stainless radiance

• pūrita: filled, pervaded

• dig-vadanam: direction-faced, facing all quarters

• bhavatā eva: by you alone/indeed by you

• vinirmitam: well-fashioned, constructed

• ādi-yuge: in the first age/primordial era

• sura-heti-samūham: the collection (samūha) of divine weapons/implements (heti) of the gods (sura)

• anuttham: not risen up, not displaced, not stirred (i.e., stable/undisturbed)

• idam: this.

Speaker

• Vaivasvata Manu (addressing Lord Matsya/Vishnu in praise within the dialogue frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Vaivasvata Manu
• Lord Matsya
• Vishnu
• Suras (gods)
• Divine weapons (Sura-hetis)

Tags

• Pralaya
• Cosmogony
• Divine Weapons
• Primordial Age
• Vishnu-Matsya

FAQs

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

It emphasizes a primordial act of divine ordering: the Lord establishes enduring, stable divine implements (the gods’ weapons) that remain undisturbed—suggesting cosmic stability even across vast cycles associated with Pralaya.

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

By praising “fitness for use” and enduring order, the verse indirectly supports the Matsya Purana’s ethic that rulers and householders should create systems and resources that are practical, stable, and protective—mirroring divine governance and safeguarding society.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

While not a direct Vastu rule, the imagery of “facing all directions” and “pervading radiance” aligns with ritual-architectural ideals of directional orientation (dik) and auspicious luminosity—key themes later formalized in Matsya Purana’s temple and iconography sections.