Shloka 64
Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth
स भविष्यति दैत्यस्य तारकस्य विनाशकः जातमात्रा तु सा देवी स्वल्पसंज्ञा च भामिनी //
sa bhaviṣyati daityasya tārakasya vināśakaḥ jātamātrā tu sā devī svalpasaṃjñā ca bhāminī //
He shall become the destroyer of the demon Tāraka. But that Goddess—though just born—was faint of awareness, a radiant lady with only slight consciousness.
FAQs
This verse does not discuss Pralaya; it is a prophetic statement within a Deva–Asura narrative, focusing on the destined destruction of the demon Tāraka and the condition of a newly born Goddess.
Indirectly, it reinforces a key Purāṇic ethic: adharma (embodied here by the Daitya Tāraka) is ultimately checked by divinely sanctioned protection. For kings, the implied ideal is to act as a “vināśaka” of oppression—upholding order and safeguarding subjects.
No Vāstu or temple-building rule is stated in this verse. Its ritual takeaway is thematic: births and divine manifestations are treated as pivotal auspicious events in Purāṇic narration, often framing later rites and victories, but the technical procedure is not specified here.