Shloka 7

Matsya Purana — Tripura Takes Refuge in the Ocean; Maya’s Hidden Nectar-Reservoir and the God...

Devanagari script

अप्रियं क्रियते व्यक्तं देवैर्नास्त्यत्र संशयः यत्र नाम महाभागाः प्रविशन्ति गिरेर्वनम् //

Transliteration

apriyaṃ kriyate vyaktaṃ devairnāstyatra saṃśayaḥ yatra nāma mahābhāgāḥ praviśanti girervanam //

Translation

Surely the gods are plainly being offended—of this there is no doubt—when those illustrious ones enter the forest of the mountain.

Word by Word

• apriyam: displeasing, offensive

• kriyate: is done, is being caused

• vyaktam: clearly, manifestly

• devaiḥ: by the gods / to the gods (in sense: regarding the gods’ displeasure)

• na asti: there is not

• atra: here, in this matter

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt

• yatra: where, when

• nāma: indeed, in fact

• mahābhāgāḥ: great-souled, illustrious persons

• praviśanti: enter

• gireḥ: of the mountain

• vanam: forest

Speaker

• Likely Sūta (narrator) reporting the episode (context suggests narrative voice rather than direct Matsya–Manu instruction)

Entities Mentioned

• Devas

Tags

• Tirtha
• Sacred Forest
• Devas
• Taboo/Transgression
• Pilgrimage

FAQs

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

This verse does not discuss creation or Pralaya; it focuses on conduct in a sacred mountain-forest and the resulting displeasure of the devas.

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

It implies a dharmic duty of restraint and reverence in sacred spaces: even eminent persons must avoid actions that provoke divine displeasure when entering sanctified forests or pilgrimage regions.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it hints at tirtha-etiquette (kṣetra-maryādā): entry into sacred groves/mountain forests requires proper conduct and purity; no direct Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated in this verse.