Shloka 15

Matsya Purana — Uma’s Austerities and the Slaying of the Deceiver Asura ĀḌi

Devanagari script

आडिश्चकार विपुलं तपः परमदारुणम् तमागत्याब्रवीद्ब्रह्मा तपसा परितोषितः //

Transliteration

āḍiścakāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ paramadāruṇam tamāgatyābravīdbrahmā tapasā paritoṣitaḥ //

Translation

Āḍi performed abundant austerity—extremely harsh and formidable. Pleased by that penance, Brahmā came to him and spoke.

Word by Word

• आडिः (āḍiḥ): Āḍi (a named ascetic/person)

• चकार (cakāra): performed, undertook

• विपुलम् (vipulam): abundant, great

• तपः (tapaḥ): austerity, penance

• परम-दारुणम् (parama-dāruṇam): exceedingly severe/terrible

• तम् (tam): to him

• आगत्य (āgatya): having come, approaching

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt): said, spoke

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā): Brahmā

• तपसा (tapasā): by/through the austerity

• परितोषितः (paritoṣitaḥ): fully satisfied, greatly pleased.

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) describing events (contextual narration within Matsya Purāṇa’s discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Brahmā
• Āḍi

Tags

• Tapas
• Brahmā
• Boons
• Puranic narrative
• Asceticism

FAQs

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

Directly, it does not describe Pralaya; it highlights a common Purāṇic mechanism of cosmic governance—intense tapas compels divine attention, leading to boons that often influence creation, lineages, or future events.

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

It underscores discipline and self-restraint as sources of power and legitimacy: for kings, controlled effort and vows support righteous rule; for householders, regulated austerity (within one’s station) is praised as a means to earn divine favor and moral strength.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple-building rule appears in this verse; ritually, it affirms tapas as an efficacious rite (austerity as sādhanā) that culminates in a deity’s or creator-god’s approval and instruction.