Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

ये त्वां स्तोष्यन्ति वरदे पूजयिष्यन्ति वापि ये ते सर्वकामानाप्स्यन्ति नियता नात्र संशयः //

Transliteration

ye tvāṃ stoṣyanti varade pūjayiṣyanti vāpi ye te sarvakāmānāpsyanti niyatā nātra saṃśayaḥ //

Translation

O Varadā, bestower of boons, those who praise you—or those who worship you—will assuredly obtain all their desired aims; of this there is no doubt.

Word by Word

• ये (ye): those who

• त्वाम् (tvām): you

• स्तोष्यन्ति (stoṣyanti): will praise

• वरदे (varade): O giver of boons

• पूजयिष्यन्ति (pūjayiṣyanti): will worship

• वा अपि (vāpi): or even

• ये (ye): who

• ते (te): they

• सर्वकामान् (sarvakāmān): all desires/desired objectives

• आप्स्यन्ति (āpsyanti): will obtain

• नियताः (niyatāḥ): certainly/inevitably

• न (na): not

• अत्र (atra): here/in this matter

• संशयः (saṃśayaḥ): doubt.

Speaker

• Narrator within the Matsya Purana’s devotional discourse (phala-śruti style assurance to devotees)

Entities Mentioned

• Varada Devi

Tags

• Devi-Stuti
• Phala-shruti
• Bhakti
• Puja
• Boons

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it is a phala-śruti statement promising definite results from praising and worshipping the boon-giving Goddess.

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

It supports the householder/kingly duty of regular puja and stuti: devotion performed with discipline is presented as a legitimate means to fulfill righteous aims (kāma) and prosperity within dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it emphasizes two core acts—stuti (hymnic praise) and pūjā (formal worship)—as efficacious procedures; it does not specify temple architecture or vāstu rules in this line.