Shloka 53

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

Devanagari script

जनयिष्यति तं प्राप्य तारको ऽभिभविष्यति मयाप्युपायः स कृतो यथैवं हि भविष्यति //

Transliteration

janayiṣyati taṃ prāpya tārako 'bhibhaviṣyati mayāpyupāyaḥ sa kṛto yathaivaṃ hi bhaviṣyati //

Translation

“Once he is born and attained (as the destined one), Tāraka will be overcome. I too have devised that means—so indeed it shall come to pass in this very way.”

Word by Word

• janayiṣyati: will cause to be born / will beget

• tam: him

• prāpya: having obtained/attained (him), upon reaching

• tārakaḥ: Tāraka (the demon)

• abhibhaviṣyati: will be defeated/overpowered

• mayā api: by me also

• upāyaḥ: a means/strategy

• saḥ: that

• kṛtaḥ: has been made/devised

• yathā: as/in the manner

• evaṃ: thus

• hi: indeed

• bhaviṣyati: it will happen/come to be

Speaker

• Likely a divine authority figure within the narrative (commonly framed in Puranic dialogue as a god speaking—contextually aligned with Brahmā/Deva counsel rather than Vāstu or Pralaya instruction)

Entities Mentioned

• Tāraka

Tags

• Deva-Asura
• Prophecy
• Divine strategy
• Skanda narrative
• Mythic episode

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a predictive statement in a mythic conflict narrative, asserting that Tāraka will be overcome once the destined figure is born and reached.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Matsya Purana’s broader ethic that outcomes follow rightly chosen upāya (lawful strategy): one should act with foresight and proper means rather than relying on brute force or fate alone.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the key technical term is upāya (“means/strategy”), used in a narrative-ethical sense rather than a ritual or architectural procedure.