Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

तदा मृत्युर्मम भवेद् अन्यथा त्वमरो ह्यहम् इत्युक्तस्तु तदोवाच तुष्टः कमलसंभवः //

Transliteration

tadā mṛtyurmama bhaved anyathā tvamaro hyaham ityuktastu tadovāca tuṣṭaḥ kamalasaṃbhavaḥ //

Translation

“Then let death be mine; otherwise you would be immortal while I am (mortal).” Thus addressed, the Lotus-born (Brahmā), being pleased, spoke in reply.

Word by Word

• tadā: then

• mṛtyuḥ: death

• mama: for me / mine

• bhavet: may it be / should occur

• anyathā: otherwise

• tvam: you

• amaraḥ: immortal

• hi: indeed

• aham: I

• iti: thus

• uktaḥ: having been spoken to / thus addressed

• tu: then / indeed

• tadā: at that time

• uvāca: said

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased / satisfied

• kamala-saṃbhavaḥ: the lotus-born (Brahmā).

Speaker

• Narrator (Purāṇic narration); Brahmā is the respondent within the verse

Entities Mentioned

• Brahma (Kamalasambhava)
• Mrityu (Death)

Tags

• Boon
• Mortality
• Brahma
• Cosmology
• Puranic dialogue

FAQs

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

It reflects a cosmological principle: even extraordinary boons are framed to preserve order—mortality is asserted as a necessary boundary so the world’s cycle (including dissolution and renewal) is not disrupted by unchecked immortality.

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

It teaches restraint and fairness in power: like conditional boons, authority should be bounded by dharma—privilege must not become an exemption from accountability, and social order depends on accepting limits.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple-ritual rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is thematic—boons and rites are ideally performed with dharmic safeguards so outcomes do not violate cosmic balance.