Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

त्वया विरहितं शून्यं मन्यमानो जगत्त्रयम् प्राप्ता प्रसन्नवदना युक्तमेवंविधं त्वयि //

Transliteration

tvayā virahitaṃ śūnyaṃ manyamāno jagattrayam prāptā prasannavadanā yuktamevaṃvidhaṃ tvayi //

Translation

“Thinking the three worlds to be empty without you, I have come to you with a serene face; such a state is indeed fitting in relation to you.”

Word by Word

• त्वया (tvayā): by you/with you

• विरहितम् (virahitam): separated, bereft

• शून्यम् (śūnyam): void, empty

• मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ): considering, deeming

• जगत्त्रयम् (jagat-trayam): the three worlds

• प्राप्ता (prāptā): (I) have reached/come (fem.)

• प्रसन्नवदना (prasanna-vadanā): with a calm/bright face (fem.)

• युक्तम् (yuktam): proper, appropriate

• एवम्-विधम् (evaṃ-vidham): of such a kind, thus

• त्वयि (tvayi): in you/toward you.

Speaker

• A female devotee/supplicant voice addressing the Lord (contextually a stuti/viraha utterance within the chapter’s dialogue frame).

Entities Mentioned

• Jagat-traya (three worlds)

Tags

• Bhakti
• Viraha
• Stuti
• Theology
• Devotional Poetics

FAQs

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

Indirectly, it presents the Lord as the meaningful fullness of the “three worlds”; without Him, existence feels like a void—an inner, devotional “emptiness” rather than a technical pralaya description.

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

It models devotion and dependence on divine order: a king or householder is urged to see worldly prosperity as incomplete without dharma and the Lord’s guidance, cultivating steadiness (prasanna-vadanā) through faith.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple-rule detail appears; ritually, it aligns with stuti (praise) and darśana-seeking—approaching the deity with a composed mind and reverent longing.