Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

सुतं स भविता तस्य तारकस्यान्तकारकः शंकरस्याभवत्पत्नी सती दक्षसुता तु या //

Transliteration

sutaṃ sa bhavitā tasya tārakasyāntakārakaḥ śaṃkarasyābhavatpatnī satī dakṣasutā tu yā //

Translation

He would become his son—the destroyer of Tāraka. And Satī, the daughter of Dakṣa, became the wife of Śaṅkara (Śiva).

Word by Word

• sutam: a son

• saḥ: he

• bhavitā: will become / will be

• tasya: of him / of that one

• tārakasya: of Tāraka

• antakārakaḥ: bringer of death, destroyer

• śaṅkarasya: of Śaṅkara (Śiva)

• abhavat: became

• patnī: wife

• satī: Satī

• dakṣasutā: daughter of Dakṣa

• tu: and/indeed

• yā: who

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in discourse to Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Tāraka
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Satī
• Dakṣa

Tags

• Genealogy
• Deva-Mythology
• Śiva
• Skanda-Kārttikeya
• Puranic Narratives

FAQs

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

This verse does not address Pralaya; it belongs to a genealogical-mythic narrative describing divine relationships and the destined birth of a son who will kill Tāraka.

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

Indirectly, it reinforces the Purāṇic theme of dharma upheld through rightful lineage and ordained roles—marriage (gṛhastha order) and progeny serving cosmic order—though no explicit royal or household injunction is stated here.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu, temple-building, iconography, or ritual procedure is specified in this verse; it is primarily a narrative statement about Satī and the future slayer of Tāraka.