Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

जनयिष्यति यं शर्वा दयितद्युतिमण्डितम् स भविष्यति हन्ता वै सुरारीणामसंशयम् //

Transliteration

janayiṣyati yaṃ śarvā dayitadyutimaṇḍitam sa bhaviṣyati hantā vai surārīṇāmasaṃśayam //

Translation

He whom Śarvā (Śiva) will beget—adorned with the splendor of the beloved—will indeed become the slayer of the enemies of the gods, without doubt.

Word by Word

• janayiṣyati: will beget/give birth to

• yam: whom

• śarvā: Śarva (Śiva)

• dayita: beloved/dear one (consort)

• dyuti: radiance, splendor

• maṇḍitam: adorned, embellished

• saḥ: he

• bhaviṣyati: will become

• hantā: slayer, destroyer

• vai: indeed

• sura-arīṇām: of the enemies of the gods (devas)

• asaṃśayam: without doubt

Speaker

• Likely Sūta/Ugraśravas narrating (within the Matsya Purana’s continuous discourse; exact sub-speaker uncertain from isolated verse)

Entities Mentioned

• Śarvā (Śiva)
• Suras (Devas)
• Surārī (enemies of the gods)

Tags

• Prophecy
• Deva-Asura conflict
• Śiva
• Divine birth
• Puranic genealogy

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it is a prophetic statement about a future divine birth destined to destroy the enemies of the gods.

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

Indirectly, it upholds the Purāṇic ethic that righteous power exists to protect dharma—just as the foretold hero destroys forces hostile to the devas, a king is expected to restrain adharma and defend the social-cosmic order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No Vāstu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the verse is theological and prophetic, centered on Śiva’s begetting of a radiant champion against the surārīs.