Shloka 33

Matsya Purana — Tripura’s Prosperity

Devanagari script

कामं चेर्ष्यां च कोपं च असूयां संविहाय च सत्ये दमे च धर्मे च मुनिवादे च तिष्ठत //

Transliteration

kāmaṃ cerṣyāṃ ca kopaṃ ca asūyāṃ saṃvihāya ca satye dame ca dharme ca munivāde ca tiṣṭhata //

Translation

Casting aside desire, jealousy, anger, and spite, remain steadfast in truth, self-restraint, righteousness (dharma), and in the counsel of the sages.

Word by Word

• कामम् (kāmam): desire/lust

• च (ca): and

• ईर्ष्याम् (īrṣyām): jealousy/envy

• कोपम् (kopam): anger/wrath

• असूयाम् (asūyām): malice/spite/censoriousness

• संविहाय (saṃvihāya): having abandoned/renounced

• सत्ये (satye): in truth

• दमे (dame): in self-control/restraint

• धर्मे (dharme): in dharma/righteous duty

• मुनिवादे (munivāde): in the words/counsel/teaching of sages

• तिष्ठत (tiṣṭhata): stand firm/abide (imperative, plural).

Speaker

• Likely Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (didactic discourse on dharma)

Entities Mentioned

• Munis (sages)

Tags

• Dharma
• Self-control
• Ethics
• Sage-counsel
• Matsya Purana teachings

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya directly; it gives ethical discipline meant to preserve order (dharma) in times of stability or crisis by urging abandonment of destructive passions.

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

It frames core governance and household ethics: renounce desire-driven bias, envy, anger, and malice; rule or live by truth (satya), restraint (dama), dharma, and the guidance of qualified sages—principles crucial for just decisions and social harmony.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or ritual procedure is stated; indirectly, it establishes the moral qualifications (truthfulness, restraint, respect for sages) expected of patrons and priests who undertake temple-building or rites in the Matsya Purana tradition.